LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 8: Qingxu, Fuyaozi
“Well, since that’s the case, if you want to go back, this treasure will be left to protect you.”
With that, Chen Xiyi took out a wooden sword and handed it to the other person.
“This…” Wu Xiu wasn’t really looking down on the wooden sword; it was mainly that he didn’t want to leave.
“Not interested?” Chen Xiyi thought if the other party didn’t want it, he saved a wooden sword.
“I dare not, thank you for the precious gift, may I ask for your respectful name?” Wu Xiu hurriedly took the wooden sword and then asked.
Chen Xiyi thought for a moment, looked at his outfit named “Qingxu Sect’s True Disciple,” and then spoke, “Qingxu, Fuyaozi.”
Wu Xiu heard this and became even more surprised. He knew about Qingxu but didn’t understand the meaning of Fuyao. Adding the word “zi” definitely indicated a special background; only sages would dare to use “zi.”
Of course, Chen Xiyi had no idea, he was just making things up casually. He knew that this world was completely different from his previous life. From the fact that the other person didn’t know about Divine Earth Essence, it was clear that terms like Qingxu and Fuyaozi would also be unknown. Chen Xiyi was right about this.
“I shall take my leave then. If the immortal has any demands, feel free to send someone to inform the Wu Family in Lingqu City, and the Wu Family will surely do their best.” With that said, Wu Xiu turned and headed towards the direction where he was called.
Chen Xiyi didn’t say anything but turned back to continue digging.
As for the idea of going together to explore Lingqu City with the other person, Chen Xiyi wasn’t interested. He just wanted to dig more non-renewable resources, which was the real benefit.
【You have gifted Wu Xiu, the Scholar, a wooden sword. Relationship points +5, Relationship: 2 stars】
Chen Xiyi found the new log in the game log a bit strange. Clearly, both were gifts, but why did giving the other person a bowl of braised beef noodles only increase the relationship by 1 point, while giving a wooden sword increased it by 5 points, directly raising the relationship to 2 stars.
Unfortunately, Chen Xiyi couldn’t figure out what the star rating of the relationship was for and the way to level it up was also vague.
“It seems like it’s getting dark. Looks like I need to set up a place to stay first, or else I can only sleep in the wilderness at night.” Chen Xiyi watched the sun setting, took out resources like wood, iron ore, and started crafting a workbench.
【You have crafted a workbench, Consumed: 1 unit of iron ore, 5 units of stone, 10 units of wood】
A workbench was freshly crafted just like that.
“A wooden house doesn’t seem suitable. Although comfort might be higher, durability is far inferior to a stone house.”
“In this unknown world, I need enough safety rather than comfort. It’s a pity there is no laboratory; otherwise, I could create a home shelter and make an air wall, which would be like a low-end version of a home world.”
For Chen Xiyi, making these things was not a loss; he could knock them down and take them away later, or even throw them into the furnace for recycling when they were no longer needed.
“Stone walls, stone doors, stone floors, stone roofs, the current stock of stone should be enough, so I can start crafting.”
As for beams and load-bearing structures, there was no need to consider them at all. Who would consider such things in sandbox games? For Chen Xiyi, the existence of pillars was not for bearing weight but for aesthetics and increased comfort.
“Without sand and coal, I can’t make glass, so I’ll just use wooden windows for now. I don’t need furniture; I brought my own before, after all, they are all made of wood. I don’t lack any wood.”
Chen Xiyi continuously crafted the building materials he needed on the workbench.
【You have crafted 100 Stone Walls on the workbench, consuming: 100 units of stone】
【You have crafted Stone on the workbench】
The crafting efficiency was actually quite fast, and he had crafted all the building materials before it got dark.
He hurriedly started building a stone house.
The building process was much faster than crafting. Crafting required reading progress bars, but building did not; you just had to take it out and install it.
In just a short time, Chen Xiyi had built a one-story stone house and added various furniture to increase comfort.
“Finally done. With this workload, it’s even more than the work I did today.” Chen Xiyi sat on the chair, looking very relaxed and content.
Comfort could make people more comfortable, and it could also restore health points, increase rest efficiency, and so on. Generally, the higher the comfort level, the better.
Looking at the well-lit stone house illuminated by torches, Chen Xiyi directly consumed food from the inventory and started working on the workbench.
【You have crafted 100 Torches on the workbench, consuming: 100 units of wood, 100 units of resin】
【You have crafted 300 Wooden Ladders on the workbench, consuming: 300 units of wood】
After checking the torches in his backpack, Chen Xiyi began his nighttime mining life.
But this time, he didn’t plan to mine openly; he was going to dig down.
Digging up only dirt and stones had made Chen Xiyi somewhat dissatisfied. If he had a laboratory, digging up dirt and stones would be fine, but the problem was he didn’t have a laboratory and couldn’t achieve material transmutation. He needed resources like iron ore and coal.
These things were buried deep underground, not easily visible on the surface.
So, he was ready to mine.
After fixing the torch, it could be used for illumination, and the wooden ladder naturally was for climbing.
As for the stone house, it served as a place to rest, as well as a cover.
If someone were to come over, he would cover the entrance to the mine with stone flooring. While this might be a bit redundant, Chen Xiyi felt it was better to be cautious.
After retrieving the items from the workbench, Chen Xiyi started mining.
In this stone house, despite having so much furniture, the workbench was the most important to Chen Xiyi, so of course, he had to take it with him. What if he was mining below, and someone came in from above? It only occupied a single space anyway.
“Very well, tonight’s goal is to use up all the wooden ladders.”
Chen Xiyi glanced at his status bar, then encouraged himself.
This time, he didn’t plan to use the progress bar method. It was too slow, and now he prioritized efficiency over style; he could only dig on his own.
And with an ample supply of food, he could quickly recover stamina.
“It’s a pity I can only dig down and not horizontally.”
This wasn’t a mine vein but soil. If he were to dig horizontally, it would collapse due to physical rules. Therefore, he could only dig straight down.
In the Wu Residence of Lingqu City, after returning home, Wu Xiu mysteriously took his father to the study.
“Father, today I met an immortal who gave this to me.”