【Vines +20】
【'Lan Qingyou's Shop' is now open.】
Looking at the window that popped up on the small screen, Lan Qingyou now technically had a storage warehouse for her shop.
Although it was only ten slots, it was still better than piling things up in this tiny room.
She tested the storage and retrieval functions of the small screen with a mineral water bottle; it arrived in seconds, which was very convenient.
After completing the test, Lan Qingyou checked her personal information to confirm if what that person said yesterday was true.
Sure enough, she was missing 20 points of mana.
I can't afford that, I really can't.
Better go look for supply chests first.
Lan Qingyou turned and flew out of the room, beginning her search for any nearby chests.
Finding chests during the day wasn't as easy as at night when they had ambient lights.
While 'scanning' the ground with her eyes, Lan Qingyou boredly snacked on a ham sausage.
When she finished and was about to throw away the casing, she suddenly had a thought and stuffed the casing into the pocket of her hospital gown.
In such a beautiful and fantasy-like place, there should be a little less industrial pollution.
As for the hospital gown she was wearing...
Although she had been lucky enough to find a dress yesterday, she hadn't changed out of her hospital gown because she hadn't bathed in days and had to go out searching today.
Since it was already dirty, getting it a bit dirtier shouldn't matter.
After flying for about half an hour, Lan Qingyou hadn't found a single supply chest.
However, she wasn't without gains.
During this half hour, she had been constantly monitoring her mana. She found that after all this time, her mana was still at 60.
It hadn't increased or decreased.
This led her to a bold hypothesis.
The mana recovery rate might be exactly 1 point per minute.
If that were the case, theoretically, as long as her mana didn't hit zero, she could fly indefinitely.
This was good news for Lan Qingyou; at least it allowed her to let herself go and fly more freely.
That place looks strange.
When Lan Qingyou flew to a relatively open area, she discovered a large mass of vines climbing diagonally up the base of a tree.
It looked as if someone had pitched a tent under the vines.
Could it be a shelter?
Although the entire forest seemed vibrant with life and everything was competing to grow, remembering that someone needed vines to upgrade their shelter made Lan Qingyou cautious.
She observed from all sides for over ten minutes. After finding no doors or windows, she finally flew over boldly.
After pulling aside some vines with her hands, Lan Qingyou saw a wooden hut that had mostly collapsed.
Struggling to crawl inside, she was met with a scene of total chaos.
Tables, chairs, and bookshelves had all collapsed onto the floor due to rot.
They were even covered in moss, weeds, and other plants.
Despite its dilapidated state, Lan Qingyou didn't give up on the place.
It was such a well-hidden spot; what if there was a chest?
So, Lan Qingyou searched the areas that hadn't collapsed yet.
She even used all her strength to flip over the fallen cabinets.
"Uh..."
After searching for a long time, she didn't find a chest, but she found something more interesting.
A notebook.
A palm-sized notebook with a cracked brown hide cover embossed with the words 【Albert's Alchemy Handbook】.
She wasn't sure what material the notebook was made of.
But the clearly visible text inside allowed Lan Qingyou to be certain that this thing hadn't been corroded by time like the furniture.
Is it because there's mana flowing through it?
Lan Qingyou thought, barely able to sense the fluctuations of mana on it.
It was also interesting.
She had never seen the script used on the cover or inside before, yet she could unexpectedly understand it.
Could it be the script of the Karim world?
A transmigration perk from the world will?
Lan Qingyou didn't know and didn't care; she just stuffed it into her pocket and took it with her.
Feeling she had gained something, and seeing that there was nothing left to search in the ruined hut, she turned and left the room to continue her search for chests.
By the end of the morning, Lan Qingyou had found two chests.
They were the same size as the one from last night.
One contained a 500ml bottle of Chafan tea, a 500g loaf of coconut bread, an apple, and a towel.
The other contained a 500ml can of Snowball Beer and a pack of Kang Shuaifu instant noodles with 'extra volume at the same price'.
There was even a wooden bowl about twenty centimeters wide and ten centimeters high!
The preparations were quite thorough; the focus was clearly on being considerate.
She could see the pattern now.
A chest usually contained one drink, one or two food items, and one daily necessity—though the necessities were quite varied, and anything was possible.
But regardless, this was clearly intended to keep everyone from suffering too much.
So, she found two vines, tied the two chests together, and flew toward home carrying them.
She had experimented with various things this morning and found that as long as it didn't exceed her own weight, she could lift it.
She was about 170cm tall and weighed around 100 pounds.
She could manage two boxes.
The reason Lan Qingyou took the boxes with her was mainly because she had nothing at home; a few extra boxes could serve as storage cabinets.
"Hmm? Did you notice something flying past just now?"
Someone searching for resources suddenly looked up at the sky and asked the guy wearing glasses beside him.
"Don't slack off. Even if your mana is gone, we need to collect materials as quickly as possible. This damn place might launch a sneak attack any day. I don't trust that 'seven-day beginner period' the world will mentioned."
"No, I really saw it. Just now, a dark shadow."
"Really?"
The man in glasses, who had been seriously chopping a tree, lowered his longsword and looked at the other with a serious expression.
"Yeah."
"Looks like we can't stay here. Let's go chop trees to the south."
With that, the man in glasses looked around warily, shouldered his longsword and wood, and made a run for it, complaining as he went.
"If I'd known, I would have picked the axe. A longsword is completely unsuited for chopping trees."
"Uh..."
Seeing this, the person who saw the shadow also grabbed the wood on the ground and followed behind.
Lan Qingyou had naturally noticed those two as well.
But she had no intention of going down to say hello.
In fact, while darting around the sky all morning, she had seen quite a few people out collecting resources.
Those with mana used Collection Technique; those without used the weapons or tools in their hands.
In short, everyone was working hard to collect as much as possible.
Of course, this had nothing to do with Lan Qingyou.
She only wanted to live well on her own, and then see if she could encounter those who had harmed her in the past to give them some unforgettable lessons.
After returning to the shelter, Lan Qingyou could finally catch her breath.
She drank some water, consolidated all the resources into one chest, and then pulled out the coconut bread to munch on while checking the chat.
The World Channel was the same as ever—too many people speaking, the screen scrolled too fast to read, and there was little useful information.
The Regional Channel, however, was not only exceptionally lively but also contained quite a few useful things.
As for what was useful...
It made Lan Qingyou very clear about the kind of environment she was currently in.
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