LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 19: Obtaining Resources Outside the Game Area
“They’ve started clearing the corpses, they must be preparing to come see me.”
After knocking off the last speck of dirt in front of him, Chen Xiyi glanced at the map. There were many white dots moving back and forth on the previously vacant land. It was obvious that they were clearing the bodies.
“It seems there are no other resources here.” Chen Xiyi sighed, climbed back up, and on the way, he casually knocked down and took away the wooden ladder and torches.
He dug down 1,300 units and didn’t find any iron ore or coal at all. It was mostly either dirt or stones. Although these two resources were also precious non-renewable resources for Chen Xiyi, he had a surplus now, urgently needing iron ore and coal.
It could only be said that his luck was not good. There seemed to be no other resources in this area.
“With enough minerals, coal, sand, and so on, I can start making a laboratory. By then, even knocking on dirt will be possible, with a bit more loss at most.”
“It seems like I can only proceed with trickery.”
Chen Xiyi also wanted to rely on hard work to get rich, but the problem was that he couldn’t find the right direction now. If he stubbornly continued to dig down, he might not even be able to find iron ore. Instead, he could come across magma, underground cavities, and so on.
However, Chen Xiyi had no psychological burden about deceiving resources through trickery. He was mainly concerned that this homestead would not acknowledge it.
If he had manually worked or had someone else use tools for him to obtain resources that could be converted into material resources and added to his inventory, then it would work. However, if not, then he couldn’t collect them at all.
He should have no issue with iron ore, but the problem was that he might not be able to take it away. After all, the resources he mined would be automatically picked up and stored in his inventory.
“Luckily, this homestead sandbox game is still a work in progress, and there are many bugs to exploit.”
Chen Xiyi naturally had a way to deal with this.
That is, to have them place the resources he needed into a container. Then he would knock down the container, which would cause the resources to spill out.
When he destroyed Xuanli Old Taoist’s table with a stone sword before, he obtained wooden boards, not timber. Wooden boards need to be processed from wood on a workbench.
That’s why he had the idea to go knock on the city walls before.
So, by just changing perspective, if he placed materials into a container, then knocked it down, he could treat it as a storage box filled with resources. Therefore, upon destruction, he would naturally gain the resources inside.
“I’m quite crafty.”
Chen Xiyi climbed back to the surface and casually covered the 9×9 pit.
As long as the durability of this stone floor was not depleted, the large pit he created would not be discovered.
“In this way, this stone house can’t be dismantled. Fortunately, it’s just some stones, and I’m not short of stones right now.”
Although he had lost some building materials, Chen Xiyi thought that it was better to stay here. Perhaps hundreds of years later when he returned, this stone house might have been spiritualized, serving as a hidden card.
Chen Xiyi yawned, used some food casually to fill his satiety, then sat down to rest while reading the “Fairy Breeding Manual.”
“River fairies are water attribute fairies in Jianghu, so in order for them to grow quickly, I need some special materials.”
“For example, this essence of condensing water, this thing can be obtained each time you harvest a water attribute spiritual being.”
“Where can I find water attribute spiritual beings? How long do I have to wait for the river and lakes to nurture the water veins?”
“Go find the spiritual water attribute creature? It takes a long time for the water vein in Jianghu to appear.”
“And this recipe for stewed spirit fish, there must be no spirit fish left. It’s also absurd that they use jellyfish and kelp. Can you explain to me why jellyfish and kelp can be paired together? Oh, they are both water attribute spiritual creatures, then it’s fine.”
In short, the bottom line is that apart from jelly ice cream, Chen Xiyi can’t come up with anything else, and even his jelly ice cream is just the lowest grade. The top-grade jelly ice cream is made from water elemental dragon race eggs, high-concentration spiritual water dew, deep-sea spiritual ore, and a series of high-end ingredients.
His jelly ice cream-making skills are simply atrocious.
“This food is better than mine.”
Speaking of which, if he really had these ingredients, Chen Xiyi would definitely make them for Jianghu to enjoy, and once consumed, the growth of Jianghu would definitely soar.
As he was watching, Chen Xiyi noticed that the white dots on the map were gradually disappearing, seeming to have been cleared.
A few minutes later, several white dots reappeared.
Chen Xiyi knew that the main guest had arrived.
“Magistrate Cai Hai of Lingqu, accompanied by the Wu, Song, and Li families, has come to pay respects to Carefree Immortal Fuyaozi.”
“Come in.” Chen Xiyi said, remotely opening the stone door.
Cai Hai stood at the forefront, followed by three middle-aged men, and behind them were a group of servants carrying boxes.
“Thank you, Immortal.” The four of them said simultaneously, then entered the house.
Due to the comfort of the place, these four naturally felt the same comfort as Wu Xiu and the others before.
To that, one could only marvel at this being the abode of immortals; it was indeed different.
“Please, have a seat.” Saying that, Chen Xiyi took out tea from the item bar.
Tea is very easy to make, just need some leaves and water, regardless of variety.
However, the tea made varies in type because it’s random, so he has amassed various types of tea.
He didn’t know if the people in this world drink tea or have tea leaves, but it didn’t stop him from doing things according to his own habits.
As someone who’s set up an immortal persona, he naturally had to have a corresponding demeanor to let them adapt to him, rather than him adapting to them.
“Have some tea.”
After pouring a cup of tea for each person, the four of them were somewhat surprised. They thought this carefree immortal, who casually killed people, might treat them like ants, but they didn’t expect to be treated equally.
“Thank you, Immortal.” The four of them quickly drank a sip and felt a warm flow spreading through their bodies, making them several years younger and filled with inexhaustible energy.
The four of them glanced at each other, knowing that this drink was extraordinary, so they quickly finished it.
Then the teacups turned into twinkling stardust and dissipated, which made them a bit regretful that the cups were gone.
But seeing Chen Xiyi’s lack of reaction, they had to pretend to remain calm.
Cai Hai slowly spoke, “Immortal, we have come here seeking the Longevity Immortal Technique. Previously, you mentioned that as long as we bring something that interests you, an exchange can be made. Would that be acceptable?”
“Of course, it will be acceptable. However, the problem is that what you’ve brought doesn’t interest me in the slightest; they are just mundane items.”
Chen Xiyi looked at the light spots on the map. Apart from the white dots, only he had a golden dot, completely lacking the blue dots with historical legacy items.