Chapter 21 21 Chapter - Six Hundred And Sixty-Six, The Salt Is Not Salty Anymore!
21 Chapter - Six Hundred And Sixty-Six, The Salt Is Not Salty Anymore!
“It’s actually raining,” the girl said, extending her arm out the window, letting the raindrops dampen her fair skin.
She stood there, her gaze calmly sweeping over the endless grassland outside, as if admiring the scenery.
But to be honest, apart from the green, the only thing one could feel was loneliness.
The gentle breeze from the window brought a hint of coolness, stirring the pink curls by her ears.
Turning her head to look at the remaining number of people on the channel: 7788, the girl suddenly sneered, “In such a realistic world, can you really return to reality just by dying?”
She didn't believe it, only finding the people in the channel foolish and naive.
“Still over two hundred kilometers,” the girl said, lying back down on the bed.
Feeling the patter of raindrops on the wooden ceiling, she clasped her hands behind her head and leisurely closed her eyes.
“Xiao Qing, try to reach First Station tomorrow.”
“Moo!”
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“A container, what can I use as a container, damn it!”
Bai Cheng looked around her train and found that there was no container at all that could be used to store water.
Wooden box?
Bai Cheng glanced at it and immediately shook her head; the gaps left at the joints of the wooden planks were larger than her grandmother's tooth gaps, making it impossible to seal.
What about mineral water bottles?
Bai Cheng looked up at the sky again, “The rain is too light; the collection speed probably can’t keep up with the evaporation speed…”
No sooner had she spoken than large raindrops immediately fell from the sky, making a pattering sound.
The wind howled, and the few small trees not far away began to thrash about.
When the raindrops hit Bai Cheng’s skin, she felt a stinging pain, and within a few seconds, her clothes were mostly soaked.
“Holy crap!” Bai Cheng couldn’t help but curse.
At this moment, she no longer cared about making a container to collect rainwater and quickly ran down the railcar with her silver axe.
Of course, during the process, Bai Cheng did not forget to change her clothes into a raincoat, though it was still a short-sleeved one, with most of her arms exposed.
Chopping trees during the day was much easier than at night, one axe, one tree.
Before long, these few small trees in front of her were leveled.
Bai Cheng carried the wood and immediately began transferring it to the tablet.
“That should be enough.” She frowned and decisively began to build.
In a moment, her six-square-meter bare railcar transformed into a small wooden house constructed from simple wooden planks.
Windows on all four sides made the small house not seem dim, and also allowed for easy observation of the surroundings, while Bai Cheng also left a simple outward-opening wooden door on the side.
To avoid the rain, she was forced to build a house.
Compared to moving with a heavy load, Bai Cheng was more worried about getting sick from the rain.
“Fortunately, my physique has already been strengthened,” she raised an eyebrow, observing her small house, “Otherwise, I’d probably be exhausted to death.”
The ceiling above her head continued to emit the pattering sound of raindrops, like a lullaby.
The breezy windows also allowed rainwater to intermittently pour into the room, making the originally dry floor increasingly damp.
Bai Cheng stood leaning against the corner; at this point, all her clothes were still wet.
Without hesitation, she decisively stripped off everything, including her shoes and socks, leaving only her underwear.
Propping up her clothes with a remaining piece of wood to dry them, Bai Cheng then collected all the scrap iron on the train into her backpack.
She took a look: a total of 51 pieces of scrap iron, 149 short of the target of 200, meaning she still needed 2980 pieces of wood.
“Who can chop trees faster than me…” Bai Cheng immediately felt the immense workload, but to exchange for scrap iron, she could only acquire it at a high price.
A sudden gust of wind from the window messed up Bai Cheng’s white hair scattered over her shoulders, and she squatted down.
It was summer, and even on a stormy day, it would only feel cool, not cold.
Bai Cheng sat cross-legged in the corner, barefoot, and reached for the green treasure chest.
She had picked {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} it up earlier while chopping trees.
“This treasure chest cannot be disassembled, and it seems to be sealed, so it should be usable as a container, right?” Bai Cheng curiously examined the treasure chest, wondering if she could use it.
Turning to look at the rain outside, it showed no signs of stopping.
As she prepared to open the treasure chest, Bai Cheng still began to pray, even pinching her chest to cast a luck buff on herself.
“Who would need fresh water on a stormy day like this? Please, let me get something useful…”
【Opened Excellent Treasure Chest: Obtained Furnace (Blueprint) * 1, Stone Floor (Blueprint) * 1, condenser * 1, Scrap Iron * 2.】
Bai Cheng was stunned on the spot: Six hundred sixty-six, it's not even salty anymore!
“The condenser isn't even a blueprint!” Annoyed, Bai Cheng directly threw the treasure chest out the window.
A container? What the hell kind of container!
The condenser was not large, a twenty-centimeter plastic bucket with a small funnel on top.
Bai Cheng clicked on its information.
【Name: condenser】
【Quality: Common】
【Description: Automatically collects 2L of fresh water every 24 hours.】
【Evaluation: An essential artifact for survival!】
“The water output isn’t that much, is it?” Bai Cheng couldn't help but feel a little confused.
Even the condenser’s output was only enough for one person’s daily normal drinking water, and there wasn’t much water left over for trading.
As for the Stone Floor blueprint, it was self-explanatory; Bai Cheng was too lazy to check the information and directly chose to use it.
Two stones make one stone floor, and compared to wooden floors, the only advantage is that you can light a bonfire indoors; the disadvantage is that it’s too heavy, and the materials are not as easy to obtain as wood.
Bai Cheng had no intention of building it; it would only add to her burden.
And the only excellent item in this excellent treasure chest was this Furnace blueprint.
“Equipment really does come from treasure chests,” Bai Cheng was delighted.
At this moment, she was eager to verify whether the Furnace could smelt scrap iron.
【Name: Furnace (Blueprint)】
【Quality: Common】
【Construction Requirement: Scrap Iron * 10】
【Description: Can process and refine metal ore materials.】
【Evaluation: An essential building for a new era!】
Bai Cheng barely hesitated, immediately chose to build it, and placed it in the corner of the room.
With a flash of light, a gray stone structure, a person's height and triangular prism in shape, settled into place.
Bai Cheng observed it and found three stove openings of varying sizes on the front bottom and both sides.
The front was obviously for adding fuel.
【Add Fuel: 0 / 10】
Bai Cheng directly threw in 10 pieces of coal, then placed 10 pieces of scrap iron into the side of the Furnace.
As the flames burned hotter, rolling steam emanated, turning Bai Cheng’s fair skin red, making her quickly move away from the Furnace.
Soon, with a clink, a smooth, flat square metal piece dropped out from the other side.
【Iron Ingot + 1!】
【Congratulations! You have unlocked Iron Axe, Iron Pickaxe, Iron Sword, Barbecue Grill, Iron Chest...】
Instantly, messages popped up on the screen, flooding it, and Bai Cheng’s face immediately lit up with wild joy.
“It can really process scrap iron!”
Looking at the heavy rain outside, Bai Cheng knew she probably wouldn't be able to chop trees today.
But now that she had the Furnace, it seemed she no longer needed to exchange wood for scrap iron.
Bai Cheng curled the corners of her lips, smiling faintly.
“It’s about time this young lady made a fortune!”
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