Magic Farm 82

Chapter 82: “I Heard You.”

He opened his personal panel, and sure enough, every section was flashing.

Clearly, the mysterious “resource zone” feature had ignited countless players’ curiosity and enthusiasm for the world of the survival game.

Qi Yu first opened the chat page with Shenben Wuxiang.

[I Love Survival Games: I entered the resource zone and got some information about the Golden Sand Desert.]

[Shenben Wuxiang: I went to the resource zone and heard some rumors about the Forest of Stars.]

The two messages were sent almost simultaneously.

Both paused, then laughed.

[Shenben Wuxiang: What a coincidence?]

[I Love Survival Games: I met two martial artists and asked them on purpose. What about you, did you also go out of your way to ask someone because of me?]

Dan Xingyu: …

Even though he was already familiar with his friend’s personality, he was still taken aback by such direct words.

How could anyone speak so frankly about something like this?

Even as a listener, he felt a bit embarrassed!

[Shenben Wuxiang: .]

Qi Yu took that as an admission.

He replied happily:

[I’ve prepared a gift for you, but I’m not entirely sure if you’ll be able to use it. Wait a moment, I want to check in with some other friends first.]

Shenben Wuxiang: Understood. The first thing he does is check in with me.

[Shenben Wuxiang: Go ahead, go ahead. I have something for you as well.]

Qi Yu closed the chat page.

01 Survival Squad.

The three people in the group were chatting. Tu Mu Laoge and Ningjing Zhiyuan, who hadn’t received resource zone cards, were incredibly curious about this mysterious “resource zone” and were bombarding Bugan Zhengkaiyan with questions.

[I Love Survival Games: I’m back.]

[Tu Mu Laoge: The game boss is back too?]

[Ningjing Zhiyuan: Congratulations on returning safely.]

They had already learned some information about the resource zone from Bugan Zhengkaiyan and from what some players were saying in the area channel.

There were a lot of people in the resource zone. Besides players, there were also what seemed to be native inhabitants of this world.

This news had left many people stunned.

Many had still been fantasizing that this world might just be a giant virtual game, and that if they worked hard to survive to the end, the final reward might be a return to Blue Star.

But after this trip to the resource zone, they realized they were wrong.

It turned out this world was more than just the Forest of Stars and the areas where other players lived.

It was a vast world.

With different races, different civilizations, and its own set of rules.

It was as if they had been pulled into a “real world.”

Many people were overjoyed, treating the survival game as a grand adventure in another world, fantasizing about gradually making contact with this world in the future.

But others began to despair, realizing they might never be able to go home again.

[Tu Mu Laoge: Did you guys meet any natives? What are they like? How did it feel?]

[Bugan Zhengkaiyan: I had a red resource zone card. The resource zone I landed in was pretty similar to the Forest of Stars. It was huge, empty, and I gathered a lot of magical plants for making potions. I also ran into a giant spider and spent ages hiding, too scared to move.]

[Bugan Zhengkaiyan: I saw a bunch of natives in the plaza before entering the resource zone.]

[Bugan Zhengkaiyan: Who can understand how scared I was to enter an unfamiliar resource zone? I put on every piece of gear I could find. No joke, I think I lost all my dignity in this life.]

[Bugan Zhengkaiyan: I didn’t know I’d have to meet people dressed like that!]

Qi Yu thought of the players he’d seen on the plaza: …

[I Love Survival Games: I met two martial artists in the resource zone.]

[I Love Survival Games: They’re just normal people, look pretty much like us.]

[Tu Mu Laoge: The game boss actually interacted with natives? Do you think they’re real people?]

To be honest, Qi Yu felt that whether it was the Gareth siblings or the people he’d met in Gold Cavern City like Leslie, they all seemed more human than he did.

[I Love Survival Games: I think they’re very real.]

[I Love Survival Games: I got some information about the resource zone.]

He shared the information he’d gotten from the alchemical golem in the group—maybe it would be useful to everyone in the future.

[Bugan Zhengkaiyan: !! Wow, game boss, you’re amazing! How do you manage to get your hands on everything!]

The other two also thanked him.

Qi Yu then opened the last chat page.

[Need a Little Money to Survive: Game boss, I’m back from being scolded.]

[Need a Little Money to Survive: Jeez, why is it so cold?]

[I Love Survival Games: Info—Brocade Flame Feather set. 20 Emerald Crystals for a set, do you want it?]

He and Need a Little Money to Survive had a bit of a friendship, so he offered a friends’ price.

[Need a Little Money to Survive: !!! I just saw people talking about this in the area channel, but I missed out because I was in the resource zone!]

[Need a Little Money to Survive: I was just about to shamelessly ask you about it, but you brought it up first, boss.]

And!

Tu Mu Laoge was selling them for 50 Emerald Crystals, but the game boss was only charging him 20.

What did that mean?

It meant his money was already starting to stand out in the eyes of the game boss!

He was finally clinging to the right thigh!

He happily bought a full set of the Brocade Flame Feather gear.

Qi Yu also sent him the resource zone information.

[Need a Little Money to Survive: Thanks, game boss! Boss, are you sure you don’t want to painlessly adopt a son? One with normal intelligence, who can feed himself, and knows a bit of alchemy?]

[I Love Survival Games: ? No, thank you.]

Need a Little Money to Survive sent a long string of messages.

First, he complained about the alchemical golem’s outrageous prices. Of course, he didn’t have five thousand gold coins, nor did he have that many beast crystals.

He ended up in a regular resource zone, and then fell into a bizarre trial.

He was muddled through a series of tasks and handed a blueprint, told to analyze its contents.

Then a strange old man’s phantom called him an idiot.

After being scolded, he was told to continue.

And so it went: analyze, practice, get scolded, analyze again, practice again, get scolded again.

[Need a Little Money to Survive: The time in there must be off, I was definitely scolded for more than twenty-four hours.]

After that, he inexplicably received an alchemist’s inheritance.

[Need a Little Money to Survive: I got scolded like a grandson, and still managed to get an inheritance. This survival game really isn’t picky, huh.]

[I Love Survival Games: Congratulations on obtaining an alchemist’s inheritance.]

[Need a Little Money to Survive: Hehe, thanks, game boss.]

[Need a Little Money to Survive: But I’m just a rookie. Once I learn alchemy, I’ll craft alchemical items for you!]

Trying to quietly show off his future value to the boss—that was the real reason for all his chatter.

.

Qi Yu began to check his backpack.

In truth, he was looking at the magical crystal stones inside.

The number of magical crystal stones in the backpack was displayed automatically, but ever since he’d put them in, he’d checked no less than twenty times.

With a thought, he took out the magical crystal stones from his backpack.

Clatter——

A pleasant sound rang out as the emerald-green crystals appeared out of thin air, cascading across the floor like flowing water.

Qi Yu sat in the pile of crystals, squinting with happiness.

From yesterday’s trip to the resource zone, he had gained a total of 11,900 first-level magical crystal stones, 1,700 second-level magical crystal stones, 699 third-level magical crystal stones, and 100 fourth-level magical crystal stones.

And, one fifth-level magical crystal stone.

All the third-level and above were wood-elemental magical crystal stones, over ninety percent of them from the same resource mine—the one Qi Yu had been so reluctant to leave.

Qi Yu held the lone fifth-level magical crystal stone in his palm. Unlike its siblings, which were simply bright and pretty, this one was suffused with pure wood elemental energy, so dense it had become tangible, like a wisp of soft mist curling around it.

Qi Yu could feel its rich vitality. If this stone were made into an accessory and worn by an ordinary person, over time it would gently improve their health and prolong their life.

A real treasure.

Converting the value of the magical crystal stones, Qi Yu could almost see countless gold coins sprouting wings and flying toward him.

He spent a happy while with his magical crystal stones before reluctantly putting them back into his backpack.

[I Love Survival Games: I have a gift, but I’m not sure if it can be used.]

He fitted an energy bead into the communication orb and sent it to Shenben Wuxiang.

Then he called out expectantly, “Shenben Wuxiang.”

[I Love Survival Games: Did you hear anything?]

[Shenben Wuxiang: ?]

Dan Xingyu stared at the item information on his survival panel.

[Communication Orb: Dawson Chamber of Commerce’s star product, reliably made.]

There was no detailed explanation, but from the name alone, he could guess the gist.

His heart began to pound.

[Shenben Wuxiang: No.]

So it didn’t work like this.

Qi Yu infused his own spiritual power, completing the binding.

[I Love Survival Games: Input a bit of your own spiritual power, and you can bind it.]

Shenben Wuxiang did as instructed.

Then, he saw the blue orb flash.

A cheerful voice sounded in his ear: “Shenben Wuxiang, can you hear me?”

Dan Xingyu froze.

A survival game version… of a telephone?

Was that just now—I Love Survival Games’ voice?

Not hearing a reply, Qi Yu sounded a bit disappointed:

“Still no? Mia said the effect would be much stronger after binding, but it seems it still doesn’t work in the survival game.”

Dan Xingyu cleared his throat nervously:

“No, it works.”

“I heard you.”