Exploring the third cave.
Chen Yu entered a damp, muddy cave. There were no resources here, but the soul of gluttony had informed him of the presence of fruit.
After exploring for a while.
Chen Yu spotted two plants in a corner, bearing fruit that resembled black grapes.
One had two bunches of fruit.
Like black pearls.
[Black Tian Tian: Collectible]
It wasn't grapes after all.
Looking at the seedlings, they certainly didn't resemble grapevines.
They were just too large.
He had eaten them at his grandmother's house before; Black Tian Tian always came in bunches, but they were very small.
These were as large as black grapes.
Regardless, he would pick them first.
[Cave Reminder: One bunch of Black Tian Tian +4]
[Ding: Glutton's Greed triggered, Food Greed Crit x5]
[Greed Crit: One bunch of Black Tian Tian +20]
A full twenty bunches of Black Tian Tian.
Each bunch had ten fruits. Chen Yu took one, rubbed it with his hand, and popped it into his mouth.
It was slightly sweet.
The taste was quite similar to grapes.
Satisfying.
Chen Yu picked a few more and put them in his mouth.
Sweet and sour juice flowed between his lips and teeth.
The flesh was tender.
In just a moment, the bunch of Black Tian Tian in Chen Yu's hand was gone.
He glanced at his inventory; his reserves were still ample.
Another bunch.
After eating two bunches of Black Tian Tian, Chen Yu decided to curb his appetite; the remaining fruit could be saved for dessert.
Chen Yu truly felt that his current life was the absolute best.
No worries about food or drink, and even fruit.
Exploring by day, exploiting by night.
It was great!
"I wonder if these seedlings can be transplanted?"
Chen Yu muttered to himself.
If he could transplant them back to the survival camp, he could have his own fruit supply in the future.
Chen Yu checked his wristband.
[Black Tian Tian: Growing]
It didn't show that it could be transplanted.
[Can be transplanted]
The reminder from the soul of gluttony appeared.
Chen Yu naturally trusted his talent.
More importantly, he wanted to transplant the seedling himself.
If he didn't take it back.
It would be too much of a waste.
He would probably be thinking about it all night, tossing and turning.
He took out his shovel and stepped on it.
[Black Tian Tian Seedling: Damaged]
[Black Tian Tian Seedling: Can be planted in a greenhouse or a small planter, growth period depends on fertilization]
He had dug up one seedling.
Fortunately, there was still another seedling to plant.
Greenhouse.
This kind of facility felt very advanced.
Chen Yu searched the auction channel and private messages. As expected, there were none, but he did find the blueprint for a small planter.
"Boss, do you need a [Small Planter]?"
"Uh... no?"
"Boss, pity me, take this. I haven't had a drink of water in a day, and I couldn't even get the water you listed."
"100ml, I just want 100ml of water."
These messages had been sent yesterday, and the suffering of thirst was evident in his words.
He should still be alive, right?
Chen Yu frowned and sent a message.
"Sure!"
...
Despair, delusion.
In a desert, a man in coarse linen clothes lay on the sand, his face pale, a scabbed scar on his palm.
The dried blood on his hand axe, the dried blood in the plastic bottle.
All signs indicated.
He had just drunk blood, his own blood.
He was so thirsty.
When he first arrived in the cave world, he was full of confidence.
He was skilled at hunting.
He possessed rich wilderness survival skills.
While everyone else hesitated, he had taken the first step in exploring the caves.
He entered a desert.
He collected some basic materials and, full of confidence, went to explore the second cave.
Still a desert.
After that, desert, desert, desert...
Ten chances.
All of them were deserts.
He was fortunate not to have entered the so-called gas chambers, lava rooms, or rooms infested with beasts, but ten desert explorations were still misfortune for him.
His skills were of no use whatsoever.
Moreover, he hadn't found water!
The lack of water caused his mental state to deteriorate. When the invitation refreshes the next day, he wanted to explore a cave while he still had some consciousness.
Desert, desert, desert.
He had seen in the chat channel that others were exploring caves in jungles, rainforests, and caves inhabited by beasts. Why only him?
He despaired.
Extremely dehydrated, his lips were cracked, his eyes vacant.
Ding dong.
A special notification sound rang.
The only person he had set up special notifications for was.
Chen Yu.
Almost at the point of consciousness fading, he somehow found the strength, perhaps from his desire to live.
He didn't want to die!
His trembling fingers tapped the chat window.
Chen Yu: "Sure."
One message immediately made his eyes shine with brilliant color.
Yu Pu: "Water!"
Chen Yu: "50ml, I don't have much water either."
Yu Pu: "Okay."
Upon receiving 50ml of water, Yu Pu caught it in a plastic bottle and took a sip.
This amount of water was a drop in the bucket for him.
He needed more water.
...
After exchanging 50ml of drinking water for the [Small Planter Blueprint], Chen Yu glanced at the blueprint.
[Small Planter: Suitable for planting small plants]
He looked at the seedling.
The Black Tian Tian plant was indeed not large, so planting it here was suitable.
[Cave Reminder: Learn Blueprint?]
Learn.
[Cave Reminder: Learning blueprint, time remaining 59:59]
A small, insignificant planter required an hour.
During this time, he could explore another cave, and then it would be time for lunch.
Yu Pu: "Boss, can you sell me some more water?"
Yu Pu: "I need water!"
Yu Pu: "50ml is too little."
Wasn't this about selling the planter?
Water?
Everyone needed water.
Did Chen Yu not need it?
Chen Yu: "I'm short on water too."
Yu Pu: "Boss, I need water to save my life, please, sell me some more, I'll give you all my materials."
Yu Pu: "Wood 34, Stone 24, Iron 11, Copper 9, Silver 5."
Yu Pu: "1000ml."
Yu Pu: "I just want 1000ml of water."
Yu Pu was truly desperate.
He had actually tried to buy water on the auction. He had lowered the price extremely low, but no one bought the 50ml he listed for 200ml of silver.
Now, no one except Chen Yu sold water and food to others.
Everyone was hoarding food and water.
Chen Yu was his last hope. If Chen Yu wasn't willing to buy his materials, he would truly have to say goodbye to this world.
Holy crap!
Seeing the offer from Yu Pu, Chen Yu was stunned.
So many resources.
And he only wanted 1000ml of water?
He was truly desperate for water.
Chen Yu wasn't surprised why he would rather exchange these materials for 1000ml of water than sell them at a low price on the trading channel.
No one would buy them.
Chen Yu didn't reply immediately.
He was considering.
Whether to haggle.
Yu Pu: "800ml."
Anxious, Yu Pu lowered the price himself.
In fact, Chen Yu felt that even if he cut the price to 500ml at this point, Yu Pu would readily agree.
After thinking about it, he decided against it.
He didn't need to make things difficult for an unfortunate person. He had already profited from these materials purchased with 800ml of water, and it included the silver he needed.
Chen Yu: "Okay."
The transaction was complete.
Chen Yu exchanged 800ml of water for 34 wood, 24 stone, 11 iron, 9 copper, and 3 silver. Even at half the lowest price on the trading channel, these materials were worth 1835ml of water.
Yu Pu: "Thank you, you are my savior."
Yu Pu: "Thank you so much."
Chen Yu: "You don't need to thank me so much, it's just a transaction, and I've benefited greatly from you."
Yu Pu: "No, only you sell me water. If I don't have water, no amount of resources will be useful. In the end, you saved my life."
Chen Yu: "Then if you really want to thank me, remember me if you find elemental crystal shards in the future."
Yu Pu: "If I find any, I'll give you the first one."
Chen Yu, seeing the message, paid it no mind. He just smiled and exited the chat window.
He didn't take the promise to heart.
Such words were enough to hear.
He opened the crafting page.
[Water Condenser Crafting Requirements: Wood 163/20, Stone 41/20, Iron 62/20, Silver 3/5, Water Elemental Crystal Shard 1/1, Fire Elemental Crystal Shard 0/1]
He only needed a Fire Elemental Crystal Shard to craft the Water Condenser.
He would explore one last cave before eating.
He had also done a good deed just now, saving a life. Good deeds should be rewarded, and good luck should fall upon him.
He wasn't greedy.
One Fire Elemental Crystal Shard.
It didn't feel like enough.
They say saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda.
At least,
He should get another 50 bottles of water.