Magic Farm 103
by CristaeChapter 103: Earthfire Dragon Thermal Suit
After sorting out the trash can, Qi Yu returned to the shelter.
He opened the survival panel and navigated to the trading board.
He initiated an automatic trade:
[Item: “1 Beast Crystal” in exchange for “10 Swallow Meat.”]
He put up 50,000 Level 1 Beast Crystals.
Then he opened the regional channel:
[I Love Survival Games: I’ve listed a new trade on the trading board—automatic transaction. If you’re interested, go check it out.]
[Cockroach Tastes Weird: Got it!]
[Little Me: Damn, are you crazy, @I Love Survival Games?]
[By the Roadside: I saw it too. Gaming god, what do you want with all this swallow meat?]
Even as a few people replied, Qi Yu’s trading page began to light up with red dots.
That meant people were already buying his items.
[Sapphire Raisin: Buying up swallow meat? Ahhh, I threw away so much before because my backpack was too full.]
[Coke in a Thermos: Good thing I’m frugal—I just piled up what wouldn’t fit in the shelter. Finally, I can sell this stuff off.]
[Little Me: Gaming god, does swallow meat have some use we don’t know about? @I Love Survival Games.]
The District 01 Survival Squad group was also startled by Qi Yu’s sudden move, asking what was going on.
[I Love Survival Games: It’s useful for me, probably not for you.]
After all, District 01 didn’t lack drinking water.
His openness was so excessive, it actually made some people hesitate.
Plenty of self-styled clever players:
[I’m Still Not Full: If the gaming god is doing this, there must be a reason. I’ll hold off selling for now and see what happens.]
[Some Fries: @I Love Survival Games, can you explain exactly what it’s for? Being so vague—are you buying up swallow meat because it’s secretly super valuable?]
[By the Roadside: Come on, isn’t it common knowledge that the more there is of something, the less it’s worth? Why would you think that with everyone in our district holding anywhere from a few hundred to tens of thousands of portions, swallow meat could be that valuable?]
[By the Roadside: Of course, maybe it really is, but I just have too much of it. I’ll exchange some for beast crystals now and play it safe.]
[Grind King: I exchanged some too.]
[Cranky Bro: Am I the only one shocked by how rich the gaming god is? How many beast crystals did he put up? I see over twenty thousand trades already on the page.]
[Little Me: Gaming god has over two hundred thousand points—are you kidding?]
Little Me was feeling cranky too.
Because “My Fate Is Mine, Not Heaven’s” was furiously arguing with him about “I Love Survival Games.”
[My Fate Is Mine, Not Heaven’s: I’m not selling. He must have some purpose for buying swallow meat—otherwise, what’s the point?]
[My Fate Is Mine, Not Heaven’s: Maybe our next disaster is drought, and he knows through some channel and is buying in advance to prepare?]
Little Me rolled his eyes.
He knew he was a petty person, and petty people understood each other best.
From his perspective, “I Love Survival Games” wasn’t some selfless saint, but he definitely wasn’t the type to make a fortune off disaster at the expense of his conscience.
If “I Love Survival Games” really knew what the next disaster would be, rather than making a killing, he or his civil engineering buddies would be more likely to drop hints in the regional channel.
He agreed with By the Roadside: something everyone in the district had, and in large quantities, couldn’t be that valuable.
Even if “I Love Survival Games” had some special use for it, that was his own business—he was number one, after all, maybe he had some special channel.
He secretly sold some himself, but still played along with “My Fate Is Mine, Not Heaven’s” in the chat:
[Little Me: I agree, he must have some scheme—his intentions are definitely not simple!]
…
District 01 Survival Squad:
[I Love Survival Games: I have a channel to sell off swallow meat.]
As soon as he said this, the group exploded:
[Civil Engineering Bro: Holy shit, really?]
[Need a Little Money to Save Me: That’s my gaming god for you—amazing!]
[Serenity: You’re buying at 1 beast crystal for 10 portions. How much can you sell it for?]
He was worried this kid was too honest and would sell at cost again, running in circles for nothing and having to cover a huge transaction fee himself.
But as soon as he asked, he realized his words might be ambiguous, and was about to clarify when—
[I Love Survival Games: 1 beast crystal for 2 portions of swallow meat.]
[Civil Engineering Bro: That’s a pretty reasonable profit.]
[Don’t Dare Open My Eyes: I exchanged some too. This stuff is useless for us—might as well trade it for beast crystals.]
[Don’t Dare Open My Eyes: Damn, it’s sold out.]
Qi Yu: ?
He’d put up 50,000 beast crystals, which meant he could buy 500,000 portions of swallow meat.
That fast?
But then he remembered there were still over 72,000 players left in District 01.
Five hundred thousand portions of swallow meat, divided up, was only about seven per person.
And this time, his self-service trade had no purchase limit.
Some of the top players could easily exchange thousands of portions, even after keeping some for themselves.
So it really wasn’t that much.
He withdrew the 500,000 portions of swallow meat.
Looking at the regional channel, he saw that now the trade was over, those who’d hesitated were getting anxious:
[How did it sell out so fast? Gaming god, will you buy again in the future?]
He didn’t reply.
.
Qi Yu opened his comms orb directly.
And just in time, on the other end:
[Your friend “Divine Formless” has sent you a gift.]
He opened it, and a full five dishes and a soup appeared on the table.
Qi Yu was surprised. “So lavish?”
Dan Xingyu smiled. “After all, today I got to enjoy some delicious ‘soft rice’—I had to show off my skills, prove my worth, right?”
Qi Yu latched onto the key point: “What’s delicious ‘soft rice’? Is it tasty?”
Dan Xingyu: “…”
Oh, right—he’d forgotten this little alien didn’t get Blue Star memes.
He cleared his throat. “It’s not actual rice. It means this is a thank-you for the icicles and the temperature control magic array you gave me.”
Qi Yu: “…Oh. So, how is it? Working well?”
“Works perfectly.” He’d painlessly gained four adopted sons.
Qi Yu sounded a bit smug. “I learned it after just one lesson with my teacher. He said I’m a genius.”
“An undisputed genius,” Dan Xingyu praised him enthusiastically. “I can’t even make sense of those magic lines.”
Satisfied with the praise he’d wanted, Qi Yu started eating.
Dan Xingyu knew his habits. The two of them quietly finished dinner together, separated only by the comms orb.
“I have something to send you,” they both said at the same time.
“Something else for me?” Dan Xingyu was shocked. “I really am turning into a kept man!”
A kept man?
Qi Yu recalled their meeting in the resource zone—he hadn’t paid much attention, so he couldn’t remember if Dan Xingyu was pale or not.
He could only say, “It’s so hot over there, and you can still turn pale? That’s impressive.”
Dan Xingyu: “…”
He stifled a laugh. “Mm, maybe I just don’t tan.”
They initiated trades with each other.
[Received Swallow Meat x500,000.]
[Received Earthfire Dragon Hide x50,000; received Earthfire Dragon Thermal Underwear Set Blueprint x1; received Earthfire Dragon Leather Coat Blueprint x1.]
Qi Yu remembered they’d talked before about how earthfire dragon hide was both insulating and waterproof.
Dan Xingyu clearly hadn’t forgotten either. “It’s freezing over there, right? This should be perfect.”
Qi Yu asked, “What price did you pay?”
“One beast crystal each.” Earthfire dragon hide didn’t have a particularly high drop rate. Aside from beast crystals and dragon hide, the main drop from killing earthfire dragons was meat.
Dan Xingyu asked, “Does your district want earthfire dragon meat? There’s a ton of it, and it tastes awful. If you want it, I could probably get it for a really cheap price.”
Leather goods were always worth keeping—you never knew when you’d need them. But as for the meat, and especially such unpalatable meat, most players in District 88 couldn’t even be bothered to pick it up.
Qi Yu recalled seeing complaints in the regional channel and hesitated. “Maybe? I’ll ask around.”
After the swallow outbreak, it was hard to find any other mutant creatures in the Star Forest. He remembered players complaining that soon there’d be nothing left to eat.
But right now, thanks to the points event, players could open food blind boxes.
Each blind box cost 50 points and could yield all sorts of things, so for now, players shouldn’t be short on food.
Dan Xingyu said, “Alright, just let me know if you need it.”
Qi Yu: “Mm.”
He told Dan Xingyu, “I bought swallow meat in our district at 1 beast crystal for 10 portions. This time, I can make a lot of beast crystals. When the time comes, we’ll split the profits.”
Dan Xingyu could practically see the sparkle in the other man’s eyes at the words “make a lot of beast crystals.”
He replied, “Alright, we’ll split it. When I make beast crystals, I’ll split them with you too.”
“Then we’ll get rich together.” The magician, who’d always been making money but never been rich, looked forward to it with shining eyes.
After their conversation, Qi Yu studied the blueprints Dan Xingyu had sent over.
[Earthfire Dragon Leather Coat: Waterproof, thermal, defensive. Materials: Earthfire dragon hide x1.]
[Earthfire Dragon Thermal Underwear Set: Stores heat, thermal, defensive. Materials: Earthfire dragon hide x1.]
Qi Yu made a set first.
The leather coat was a dark red, long trench coat, with a texture that felt like leather.
The thermal underwear set was a long-sleeved top and long pants, soft and fluffy to the touch, clearly meant to be worn next to the skin.
Qi Yu marveled: The same hide could make two completely different types of clothing.
He put them on, and within minutes, he could clearly feel himself warming up.
He made a few more sets and posted in the District 01 Survival Squad group:
[I Love Survival Games: Try these out.]
[Need a Little Money to Save Me: Gaming god with more good stuff—wow, thanks boss!]
[Civil Engineering Bro: Is this… thermal underwear? And a leather coat?]
[I Love Survival Games: I’m thinking of selling these—try them out and let me know how they work.]
[Civil Engineering Bro: OK, I’ll give a serious review!]
[Don’t Dare Open My Eyes: Got it!]
[Need a Little Money to Save Me: What do we need to do for the review? I want to join too!]
He closed the survival panel.
Qi Yu took out three books from his backpack.
The “Advanced Magic Array Theory and Practice” he’d gotten from a diamond chest,
and the body-forging manual “Earth Guardian” and the martial art “Ghost Phantom Step,” both purchased at great expense.
He was interested in all of them.
But because of the giant tree made of magic arrays in his shelter, “Advanced Magic Array Theory and Practice” was the one that truly called to him.
He gently opened the obviously priceless book.