Chapter 8: Trading

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Opening the trading interface, a dazzling array of items appeared in front of Gray.

It seemed that a large number of Guardians had come to their senses. If they couldn’t go out of the safe house to hunt, then they could temporarily rely on the trading function to exchange for necessities.

On one hand, this made the trading hall full of items. On the other hand, it also made the items inside really difficult to explain.

“Sell a jacket for half a unit of meat.”

“Sell a pair of stockings for one-third of a unit of meat.”

“Sell initial cutlery for half a unit of drinking water.”

“Sell a human wig (long chestnut hair) for one unit of meat and one unit of drinking water.”

…

It seemed that to get through this most difficult period, the Guardians directly put themselves and all the valuables in their safe house on the trading platform.

Unfortunately, there were almost no transactions on the trading platform.

It was no wonder. It was only the first day of transmigration, and everyone’s situation was the same. They lacked food, water, and the ability to explore.

Even the Guardians who could hunt and find water might not necessarily exchange these things that were useless to them.

After all, in this strange and unpredictable new world, who knew if you could get food today or tomorrow.

Nothing was more important than ensuring one’s own survival.

Only Guardians with troops that could harvest and store food after hunting would trade for the most basic survival materials.

As he was thinking, Gray saw the trade message from the Guardian who claimed to have the Golden Lion:

“Selling five units of beast meat. Each unit of beast meat can be exchanged for three units of wood and two units of metal.”

Wood and metal?

What was this? And what was it used for?

Gray was puzzled. He clicked into the trade channel, where there were more detailed trade descriptions and discussions about the trade.

The first thing that came into his sight was the detailed description of the trade:

[Only wood and metal are accepted for trading. If there are other valuable items, you can also privately chat with me. Don’t talk nonsense in private. If there are no items, the private chat will be blocked, and you won’t be able to trade with me in the future.]

Seeing that there was nothing valuable in the trade description, Gray turned his gaze to the discussion section of the trade information:

“Boss, I’m a girl. I don’t have any wood or metal, and I’m about to cry from hunger. If Boss is willing, I can actually use other ways to pay.”

“Eh, disgusting. Brothers above, stop pretending. Be careful not to disgust boss and die.”

“Who knows what to do with wood and metal?”

“Don’t think about it. These are all external materials used to build a safe house. When we are still stuck in the safe house, Boss will already be upgrading his safe house.”

“The heavens are trying to kill me…”

…

The transaction requirements of the Golden Lion Guardian seemed to have stumped quite a number of people. The discussion forums were practically filled with laments, and there were no signs of the transaction continuing.

Gray saw that someone had mentioned upgrading the safe house. He opened the [building] entry in his attribute panel.

Sure enough, there was only a sign that displayed “safe house” in the entry. After opening it, he saw the introduction of his safe house, as well as the upgrade requirements mentioned in the chat logs:

[Safe house]

[Current level: 1]

[Functions: Invincible (remaining 6 days)]

[Upgrade requirements: Wood * 20, metal * 10]

[Architectural description: An ordinary small house in the forest. It can slightly resist the intrusion of some weak beasts.]

The safe houses were currently the only shelter for the Guardians, and it was also an important reliance for them to deal with the Beast Tide in seven days. Upgrading it was definitely a must.

But what surprised Gray was that someone had already begun to prepare the materials for upgrading on the first day.

The other party was worthy of having a top-tier troop. While others were still struggling to survive, he had already far surpassed the progress of others.

Gray still had to work hard!

Meeting a Guardian who surpassed him did not defeat Gray’s spirit. Instead, it ignited his fighting spirit even more.

Then, an idea flashed through Gray’s mind. Just now, most of the items in his trade window were useless. It was understandable that he was limited by the current Guardians’ abilities.

However, this Golden Lion’s Guardian could obtain five units of meat surplus, so was it possible for him to obtain a mana crystal?

Although he did not have any wood or metal in his hands, the other party would most likely be interested in the spoils of war from the defeated gnawing rabbit.

After all, all resources were precious on the first day. Even if the other party had the ability to hunt, how could they dislike having too many resources?

Without further ado, Gray immediately followed the message on the trade window and opened a private chat channel with the other party.

The other party’s name was Aikasha, and it seemed to be a girl’s name.

Gray went straight to the point and asked directly:

“Hello, Aikasha. I want a mana crystal. I can exchange it with some of my hunting spoils. Do you have one?”

After sending the message, Gray didn’t wait too long for Aikasha’s reply.

It seemed like Aikasha had been paying attention to her private messages.

However, the message Aikasha sent made Gray somewhat surprised:

“Mana crystal? What’s that?”

Did the other party actually not know about mana crystals?

Gray pondered for a moment, first ruling out the possibility that the other party was toying with him.

He had no enmity with the other party, nor did they have any interactions beforehand. There was no reason for the other party to lie to him about something that could be falsified at any time.

So the other party was serious?

This was even more inconceivable. The other party was able to sell five units of meat in exchange for the resources to upgrade the safe house. This must mean that they had killed a sufficient number of wild beasts.

Unless…

Gray looked at the dragon egg that was still immersed in the joy of eating its fill.

Maybe mana crystals were not something that every wild beast would carry!

Gray recalled the process of following the dragon egg’s guidance to find the gnawing rabbit.

Just as he had guessed, if he did not encounter any wild beasts along the way, it was actually because the dragon egg’s Dragon’s Might was at work. The dragon egg’s direction had never changed during that period of time, so it wasn’t because there was only the gnawing rabbit in the surroundings, but because that one gnawing rabbit was the only special wild beast.

As for what made the gnawing rabbit different, although Gray still didn’t know it, this kind of difference definitely had some value.

What value? He would probably have to wait for further exploration before he could understand it.

And just as Gray was silent, Aikasha, who was opposite him, sent another message:

“You said you had spoils from your hunt. Did you get something?”

“If you want to forge a weapon, you can look for me!”

A weapon!

Gray lowered his head to look at the bloody dinner knife in his hand. After the battle with the gnawing rabbit, his knife seemed to have been twisted during his tussle with the gnawing rabbit. He immediately replied,

“I do.. Tell me in detail!”