in2ebook Chapter 12 Upgrade and Changes
Chapter 12 Upgrade and Changes
Before Su Li could fully appreciate the changes in the new carriage, the manual sent her a system message.
Congratulations, you have boarded the real train.
[Your train has been upgraded to level 1, and now it has gained new features.]
[New Feature: Clock Function]
[Speed up startup, now only 4 minutes warm-up required]
Combustion efficiency has been improved.
You have received the "Welcome to the Eternal Train" gift pack from the game operators, which has been automatically opened.
[You have received a wooden furniture blueprint pack, which includes crafting instructions for a wooden bed, a wooden square table, and a wooden chair.]
You have received a blueprint reward. Two basic survival blueprints, two basic combat blueprints, and one basic furniture blueprint will be randomly selected. Please choose two of them as your upgrade reward.
[Iron Axe Blueprint] [Iron Shovel Blueprint] [Iron Two-Handed Sword Blueprint] [Wooden Shield Blueprint] [Iron Cabinet Blueprint]
Su Li glanced at the five blueprints and immediately ruled out the shovel and the cabinet. They were completely useless.
Then there's the iron axe, the two-handed sword, and the wooden shield.
After thinking about it for a moment, Su Li decided to give up the wooden shield.
A weapon and a resource-gathering tool. These are things that Suli urgently needs right now. Chopping down trees with a stone axe is really grueling and exhausting; compared to these two, the wooden shield has to take a backseat.
After selecting two drawings and using them, the system continues to broadcast.
You have received an item reward. Please choose 2 items from the following 5 options.
【背包增容道具（5格）】【水元素碎片*2】【净水片(5片装)】【小型皮革背包（10格）】【营养剂*5（恢复身体疲劳，消耗饱食度）】
"Let's eliminate the recovery potion and the leather backpack for now. We might consider the healing potion, but the nutritional supplement isn't that valuable." Su Li looked at the other three options.
After thinking it over for a while, he decided on the backpack expansion item first. This is a permanent effect, giving him 5 extra slots, so he can carry more things normally and make fewer trips when moving things, which is very convenient.
Furthermore, when choosing rewards, Zuli tends to favor personal ability options that she can retain forever.
Then there are water element fragments and water purification tablets.
In the early stages of the survival game, clean water is never enough. With water purification tablets, he can fill a bucket with water, purify it, and store it as a reserve.
However, water element fragments are also a good option. He guessed that these water element fragments could be used as an energy source.
What can water do? Zu Li immediately thought of water production and refrigeration.
The future is promising.
Moreover, Lin Feng, who is speculated to be the protagonist and has a cheat-like ability, has been collecting elemental fragments without stopping, indicating that the demand for these items will likely be quite large in the future.
Water purification tablets actually depreciate in value over time because drinking water is ultimately a basic necessity. Focusing on elemental fragments first should prevent any supply chain disruptions.
Many gamers know that during gameplay, you often encounter a point where certain items become a bottleneck, preventing you from progressing. However, once you overcome this hurdle, the availability of these items increases significantly, making them less worthwhile to collect.
Su Li suspected that the elemental fragment was this type of item.
However, after careful consideration, Su Li still chose the water purifier tablets.
"Compared to being choked, the threat of not having water to drink is greater. I'm not the main character who's always causing trouble, so it's okay if my progress is slowed down for a while."
After making her selection, a bottle of water purification tablets and a card appeared in front of Su Li.
The card is a backpack expansion tool. Su Li first expanded the backpack's capacity, and then picked up the water purification tablet to check the instructions.
One box of water purification tablets contains 5 tablets, each capable of purifying 1 liter of lightly polluted water.
Su Li put away the water purification tablets. They hadn't reached the end of their rope yet. To be honest, they could still tolerate drinking the strange-tasting water after a while.
"Moreover, these water purification tablets can completely purify water, which can then be traded with others. During this period, water is the most expensive commodity."
After finishing all this, Zuli opened the manual and checked the recipes for the iron sword and iron axe.
[Iron Axe: 2 Iron Ingots, 2 Wood, requires a Forge]
Iron Cross Pickaxe: 2 Iron Ingots, 2 Wood, Requires a Forge
[Iron Two-Handed Sword: 10 Iron Ingots, 2 Wood, 1 Whetstone, requires a Forging Table]
"With the advent of the Iron Age, we'll have to start making all sorts of workbenches," Su Li sighed.
The manual comes with recipes for several crafting stations, but there wasn't a need for that before.
Su Li first opened the workbench.
Basic workbench: A flat platform that can be used to make some simple tools.
Wood*10, Stone*5
It takes 5 minutes to prepare.
Five minutes later, Su Li took out the workbench. It was just an ordinary large table.
After setting up the table, Zuli continued making the food.
Anvil: A tool for working with metal
Iron ingots * 5
Once the crafting is complete, you can then craft the forging table.
Forging table: A work platform for processing metal.
Stone*40, Iron Ingot*10, Clay*5, Iron Felt*1
Clay is something that drops when mining, so there's no shortage of it.
This process took Su Li a full 40 minutes. After the countdown ended, Su Li placed the forging table on the ground. She didn't dare to get it too close to the wall, afraid of cracking her wooden frame.
After putting it down, I was finally able to make an iron two-handed sword.
Zuli quickly hung an axe, a pickaxe, and an iron two-handed sword on the construction sequence.
After it was hung up, the tools on the forging table started moving automatically. This amazing scene amazed Su Li.
After finishing all this, Su Li roasted some brown algae and some bird meat. He had no way to preserve it; the bird meat would slowly rot even if kept in his backpack. If he didn't eat it, it would spoil sooner or later.
Moreover, he has been doing heavy physical labor these past two days, so he really needs to eat well, at least to get some protein to repair his torn muscles.
Then he took out three water purification tablets and purified 3 liters of water.
He then listed the water on the stock exchange.
[50ml Drinking Water - 10 Wood Items] *50
Currently, the prices for timber and drinking water on the trading interface are as shown. Su Li still feels that these prices are too high. However, it's much better than when Lin Feng was trading, when it was 10 ml for 10 pieces of timber.
He then found another deal that interested him.
[1 Nutrient Solution - 250ml Water] *5
Zuli directly exchanged two bottles. These were probably taken from a box by someone.
Nutritional supplements, while allowing the body to quickly recover from fatigue, consume food, and right now, food and water are the most scarce resources. Therefore, the price isn't very high. Su Li's current transaction is considered a small bargain.
These past two days, most players have developed the habit of going to bed early and waking up early, since there are no lights at night. I went to bed around 8 pm and woke up around 5 am, so there were quite a few people browsing trades in the morning.
The transaction in Zuli was completed in about half an hour.
Su Li took out a bottle of nutritional supplement and drank it on the spot.
"It tastes good, banana milk flavor." Su Li smacked her lips in response.
Then, he felt a warm, comfortable sensation all over his body, like being massaged. However, his stomach was growling loudly. He quickly started eating.
This meal boasted 3 kilograms of bird meat, 5 bird eggs, and 5 units of brown algae!
After finishing his meal and stretching, Su Li felt much better. He had pushed himself too hard these past two days; the muscles in his right arm were so sore he couldn't move them, and his left arm was almost the same. Now he could move them again, and the pain was gone, though there was still a slight soreness.
Just as I was about to start the car, a deafening system notification suddenly rang in my mind.
Zuli then realized that it was already 6 o'clock.
The three-day new player protection period has ended.
Wild animals may regain their ferocity.
[Weather System Launched]
Wilderness resource abundance adjusted back to 1x
Increased spawn rate of treasure chests in the wild
"The newbie protection period is over, and wild creatures will start attacking players on their own." Su Li clicked her tongue. "It's a headache. I guess I'm one of the better ones among this group. I've only just leveled up my train to level 1."