Chapter 81: Chapter 81: Disaster Relief? I Have the Perfect Solution!"Iron wire, is anyone selling iron wire... Ah, there really is, let’s see the offer! Oh? It’s been sold?"

    [You lost 50ml of wine]

    [You acquired the iron wire blueprint]

    Lin Yue quickly made a transaction in the Trading Mall and immediately used the new blueprint.

    Soon after, he opted to start crafting.

    A single Iron Block can be used to create a large bundle of iron wire—it’s quite economical. After making a large bundle, Lin Yue took pliers out of the toolbox.

    He walked to the middle of the courtyard.

    Standing here was a building shaped like a "＞", connected by two walls 6 meters long each.

    Using the pliers, Lin Yue took 20 iron wires and crossed them horizontally and vertically, ten wires each.

    [You acquired 1 iron wire mesh blueprint]

    Upon receiving feedback from the system, Lin Yue immediately crafted a sheet of iron wire mesh.

    "This one is roughly two meters wide and long, not enough..." He crafted several more sheets and connected them with the remaining wire, forming a large triangular net.

    Then, Lin Yue used the wire to make the net extremely dense and climbed a ladder to drape it over the two walls.

    This net was not yet complete and required further processing later on.

    However, it was still early, and this would have to wait until twilight.

    After all, the earthquake would start at midnight on the seventh day, and it was not yet noon.

    Lin Yue shouldered the Steel Repeating Crossbow, held an Iron Spear, and went outside with Bai.

    He circled around the walls and arrived at the burial site of the raiders from yesterday.

    There he found the ground teeming with various insects.

    Some were even burrowing vigorously into the soil, seemingly drawn to the corpses.

    Lin Yue’s spear tip slashed continuously through the mass of insects and kept harvesting Wooden Treasure Chests.

    He was like an emotionless Wooden Treasure Chest harvesting machine, killing all the insects in three places before moving to where he buried mutant sheep or tiger-striped shadow deer corpses days ago.

    The insects that could drop Wooden Treasure Chests loved feeding on the rotting flesh of these creatures. Lin Yue took advantage of this.

    Before, he consistently collected the corpses of slain mutant creatures into Storage Space and dissected them back at the Shelter for this very reason.

    Using their bodies to attract scavenging insects, especially effective for obtaining Wooden Treasure Chests!

    Lin Yue constantly searched the spots he previously placed corpses for scavenging insects and small lizards, continuously turning them into new corpses while reaping treasure chests!

    He was particularly focused on dealing with these insects because Lin Yue’s demand for water and food had grown from before.

    Having acquired two medium-sized Soilless Cultivation Kits, Lin Yue had to keep increasing his water reserves to cultivate more vegetables.

    Bai no longer paid attention to these little insects, and even a lone mutant sheep held no interest for Bai.

    With its strength greatly enhanced compared to before, Bai was now a ruler of the desert, capable of chasing after two or even three mutant sheep.

    It could even challenge opponents like the spotted wolf or tiger-striped shadow deer.

    Lin Yue trusted Bai and allowed it freedom, as his current targets were not these large mutant creatures. Sёarch* The Novёl?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Unknowingly, the total count of Wooden Treasure Chests in the Storage Space had reached a high of 131.

    After resting for a while, as the sun set, Lin Yue headed outside the Shelter.

    He took out the long-grain fragrant rice previously obtained from the Copper Treasure Chest, poured it into a pot, added an appropriate amount of water, and used a dagger to carve a wooden plank for a lid.

    He started a fire to cook!

    Rice was something Lin Yue had long desired.

    Since arriving here, his main dishes were either bread or instant noodles, longing for rice but unable to obtain it.

    Now that he had it, he decided to enjoy a good meal before the disaster arrived.

    Cooking with an iron pot and making stir-fried dishes were skills Lin Yue learned while renting and living in a small house off-campus during his four-year university time.

    Having prepared the rice, Lin Yue also crafted an iron pot and took out some chicken feather vegetables, washed them briefly, and dried them before retrieving a piece of mutant sheep meat.

    Taking out the knife set he previously obtained, he selected a handy one to remove the sheep meat’s sinew and fillet it into fine strands.

    Without onions, ginger, or garlic, the situation was temporary. Lin Yue, though unable to reach his culinary peak, could still create a simple tasty dish utilizing the ingredients’ inherent flavors.

    The seasoning set obtained from the Survival Points Mall came in handy; Lin Yue prepared a sauce in a bowl, heated oil in a pot, stir-fried the meat, then added vegetables...

    "Chirp? Chirp chirp?" Bai came running back, lured by the aroma. It had never smelled such a fragrance before and abandoned a half-finished mutant sheep herd nearby.

    "Haha, Bai, you’re too gluttonous! Be patient; the rice will be ready soon."

    "Chirp chirp!" Bai circled the pot, watching Lin Yue add various seasonings as the aroma intensified, causing its stomach to growl louder.

    After some time, Lin Yue uncovered the pot, carrying it into the Shelter.

    A unique rice fragrance permeated the entire room.

    Lin Yue used a wooden spatula to serve the aromatic rice into two bowls and brought over the stir-fried sheep meat with chicken feather vegetables, putting some into Bai’s bowl.

    "Bai, eat up. We need to replenish our strength today; the night might be hard to bear."

    Lin Yue shoveled rice into his mouth, relishing the nostalgic aroma of rice and the freshness of vegetables, while lost in thought.

    In a short time, this disaster—the earthquake—will erupt.

    Yet the system only provided information of an earthquake ranging from magnitude 1 to 8, no other details.

    Unlike last time during the snow disaster when a definite duration was given.

    Even so, Lin Yue hoped the earthquake wouldn’t last for hours or even a few, as surviving humans couldn’t bear it.

    The myriad natural disasters following the earthquake would unleash terrifying energy!

    Generally, an earthquake lasting a few minutes is already considered fortunate, but caution was still necessary.

    He gazed outside at the incomplete "＞"-shaped walls.

    Lin Yue shoveled the remaining rice into his mouth and descended into the basement, storing all wine into Storage Space, before going outside to retrieve a prized item he’d previously acquired.

    The East Beige Disaster Relief Tent.

    He laid the groundsheet out, set up the tent, positioned poles, and secured it with stakes and polyester fiber ropes according to the instructions.

    With Lin Yue’s actions, a sturdy tent nearly ten square meters large was pitched between the two walls!

    The tent’s ceiling was not low; Lin Yue moved a wooden bed inside, tidied it up, testing its comfort.

    After finishing these preparations, Lin Yue emerged from the tent and found darkness outside.

    Heading indoors, he inspected the basement thoroughly, ensuring stability before cramming everything appearing flimsy from the first floor into Storage Space.

    He completed these tasks, closed the stone door, and took a deep breath.

    Next, he would bring his perfect disaster-resistant structure idea to life.

    "Chirp?" Bai tilted its head, clueless about its owner’s intentions.

    But it had already heard the noisy sounds of mutant creatures gradually growing active in the desert.

    The night is when mutant creatures become more active, posing the greatest threat to Survivors!