Chapter 6
◎ Novice Protection Period ◎
The going rate on the market was roughly ten wood planks for one loaf of bread. A loaf of bread was 250g, while one jin of fish meat was equivalent to the weight of four loaves.
Furthermore, it was meat, and delicious at that. No one else was currently selling fish meat on the market, so the price could probably be doubled. This meant one piece of fish meat could be exchanged for 100 wood planks, or 20 metal scraps.
Yu Chi listed it for 20 metal scraps. She was already prepared for no one to trade for it, in which case she would lower the price accordingly.
The reality was that one should never underestimate others. The fish meat was snatched up the moment it was listed, and 20 metal scraps were instantly in her hands.
Yu Chi also noticed that the buyer was a familiar name from the chat channel.
【SurfingTheSea】: Thanks, Sis Dazed. If you have any more fish meat and want to trade for materials, you can contact me directly.
Before the other party replied, everyone could only send one message. Yu Chi’s gaze lingered on the words “Sis Dazed” for a long time.
【DazedFish】: Don’t call me Sis Dazed.
The name was chosen at random and had nothing to do with her personally. This dazed, foolish feeling it gave off just sounded strangely odd to Yu Chi.
【SurfingTheSea】: Boss Dazed!
Yu Chi: …
Oh no, here comes the downside of choosing a screen name.
Yu Chi carefully considered it in her mind. “Sis Dazed” was unacceptable, and “Boss Dazed” sounded particularly awful. Being called “DazedFish” directly felt somewhat embarrassing… For a moment, she couldn’t think of a better form of address.
She didn’t reply, so she had no idea that the man on the other end took her reaction as tacit approval and quickly popularized it in the chat.
【SurfingTheSea】: From now on, call her Boss Dazed! This is officially certified by the boss herself, so don’t get it wrong.
【ZhangSanAskedMeOut】: ? You’ve managed to cozy up to a top player?
【ILoveBlueSkies】: No, but on what grounds?!
【DumplingOfHeaven】: Who are you guys talking about? How come I’ve never heard of them?
【FiveStarSurvivor】: The one selling drinks and fish meat in the trade section. We’re still gnawing on bread, and they’re already eating fish!
【FruitSis】: The disparity in the world.
…
When she was selling drinks, everyone had just joked around a bit. But upon seeing the fish meat, the look in many people’s eyes immediately changed.
If Yu Chi had done a bit of market research, she would have discovered that, apart from her, no one had yet been able to catch a fish of normal quality from the sea.
That’s right, normal quality.
No matter what item they used for fishing, they would only end up with contaminated creatures. Forget eating them, even looking at them was disgusting.
For the players, since this [DazedFish] had the ability to get fish the first time, she had the ability to get it a second time. Although the quantity was scarce, what if they managed to buy some one day?
It was just a matter of improving their lives. Calling her “Boss” to flatter her a bit was nothing to be ashamed of.
Yu Chi took out an apple, gave it a simple wash with the water purified by the water purifier, and then took a big bite.
Delicious!
Only when Yu Chi had no fruit to eat could she bite into such a boring fruit with such joy.
She was very satisfied with her current life. In any case, she had no desire to compete or strive for supremacy. Her biggest thought right now was just to find her wandering father, and then the two of them could live on properly.
Now, without the pollution of a mobile phone, she actually felt much more clear-headed and sharp-eyed.
She received another private message, this time with a different notification sound—if two parties had communicated in the private message interface, they would automatically be added as friends.
【SurfingTheSea】: Boss Dazed, do you have any more fish meat?
Opening the private message, it was this SurfingTheSea again.
【DazedFish】: Didn’t you just trade for one jin?
【SurfingTheSea】: I finished it. Still very hungry.
【DazedFish】: What materials do you have?
Yu Chi was a little surprised. For an adult with a normal appetite, one jin of fish meat alone was enough for a meal. Even if it wasn’t completely filling, it would be about 70-80% full.
【SurfingTheSea】: Are metal scraps okay? Or if there are any materials you want, I can go get some.
【DazedFish】: …How do you get them?
This was touching on privacy. Asking this in a survival game sounded a bit impolite, but it didn’t matter. Yu Chi was a university student; she could be a mix of smart and silly.
If she got an answer, she’d profit. If not, she’d just fish more to secure a stable supply.
【SurfingTheSea】: Killing monsters.
【SurfingTheSea】: Killing monsters drops a lot of materials, but the meat from these contaminated creatures is inedible. The system resource chests only gave me water, so I’ve traded with a lot of people for food.
From entering this game until now, a full eight hours had passed. This person’s appetite…
Yu Chi was curious about the monsters he mentioned, but she also had some speculations. The creatures in this world were probably divided into contaminated and normal creatures. The fish she caught belonged to the normal species, while the ones he encountered were all contaminated.
【DazedFish】: Do you have stone?
Yu Chi didn’t plan to inquire further. This [SurfingTheSea] was 100% an official player. She just didn’t know if acquiring official player status required a special skill, or if there were other channels.
【SurfingTheSea】: I have some, but stone is harder to get. I don’t have enough for myself.
【SurfingTheSea】: I can only trade five at most.
Yu Chi thought to herself that even though upgrading the raft required fewer nails than stones, stones seemed to be much rarer.
【DazedFish】: Okay.
The other party directly initiated a trade for five stones. She needed to put her own item up for exchange before the trade could be successful.
Stone was a mineral resource and couldn’t be found on the sea’s surface or in Level 1 resource chests. No one on the market was trading with stone either.
Yu Chi traded one jin of fish meat and sent a message along with it.
【If you have more stone, you can continue to trade with me for fish meat.】
She guessed that this SurfingTheSea was probably quite strong and could be a long-term partner.
【SurfingTheSea】: Okay.
Yu Chi placed the stones on the small boat and looked around. One end held useful materials like wood planks, plastic, and stone. In the middle was a water purifier, and she herself sat on the other end, closer to the middle.
She had just upgraded to a small boat, and she already felt like there wasn’t enough space. Yu Chi rubbed her chin. For a better living environment, she had to find a way to upgrade.