Farming With The In-game World - Chapter 29

Chapter 29: Chapter 29: It’s Just Krypton Gold. Isn’t It Just a Matter of Money?

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation

Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“Isn’t it just making in-game purchases? How difficult could it be?”

Looking at the 280 million Survival Points he had remaining, An Wen was immediately full of himself.

I might be unlucky, but I have money.

Spending 5000 Survival Points, another fusion was performed.

Whoosh!

A bolt of white light flashed.

“Wooden Kite: Ordinary Product”

“Results of Fusion: Overall Performance +45%, Structural Strength +31%, Product Sketch Formed”

“5000 Survival Points can be used to perform another fusion.”

When An Wen saw the new attributes of the Wooden Kite, he pursed his lips.

He already expected such an outcome.

After all, he had once spent more than two hours just drawing cards in order to obtain an SSR in another game.

The situation An Wen now faced was nothing in comparison to back then.

Again!

Whoosh!

A bolt of white light flashed.

This time around, An Wen did not even bother looking at the new attributes of the Wooden Kite.

As long as it was a bolt of white light, it would certainly not be a desirable outcome, so there was no point looking.

Again!

A bolt of white!

Again!

A bolt of white!

Again…

A bolt of white… a bolt of white… white… white… white… white… white…

Good heavens!

The white light is too bright and piercing!

An Wen returned home and put on a pair of sunglasses, then continued the fusions.

Five minutes passed!

Fifteen minutes passed!

Half an hour passed!

One-and-a-half hours passed!

Initially standing, An Wen sat down halfway through, and eventually lied down.

Now, he was lying on his stomach.

Whoosh!

A bolt of yellow light flashed past An Wen’s eyes.

“Aga– Eh? No, I think I saw a yellow flash of light?”

An Wen immediately tapped on the icon as he was filled with a rush of energy.

“Wooden Kite: Outstanding Product”

“Results of Fusion: Overall Performance +167%, Structural Strength +72%, Flying Speed +48%, Precision +133%, Production Sketch Formed”

“Hint: During the fusion process, the Wood Micro-carving Connection Skill underwent a development breakthrough. The Wood Micro-carving Connection Skill can now be lit up and activated.”

“20,000 Survival Points can be used to perform a second fusion.”

After seeing the new attributes of the Wooden Kite, what surprised An Wen the most was the hint notifying him about the breakthrough to the Wood Micro-carving Connection Skill.

Could researching and developing the Wooden Kite also enhance other skills?

An Wen opened the Wood Processing Skills Tree and indeed, the Connection skill that was connected below the Micro-carving Skill was lit up.

“My next question is, why wasn’t any knowledge infused into my mind when the skill icon was lit up?”

An Wen was deep in thought as he observed the skill icons.

It was extremely helpful that research and development could lead to skill breakthroughs. However, for An Wen, it was not promising.

Where is the knowledge I gained?!

He had not acquired anything, so what happened?!

For an educated teenager like An Wen who loved studying, it was simply unbearable.

“Let me light it up again.”

Spending another 80,000 Survival Points, An Wen lit up the Micro-carving Connection Skill again.

Indeed, the knowledge was infused into his mind this time.

Perfect!

An Wen was glad.

However, he also noticed another problem.

The Wooden Kite enhancements were not only related to the scientific theories of the main research skills; in fact, it was even more closely linked to Woodworking Skills.

The Knowledge Tree Storage and Consolidation List were both precisely used to summarize the skills and enhance the quality of the corresponding item.

As the levels of the item’s related skills increased, its quality would also increase, and the easier it would be for the item to be upgraded to a higher grade.

“In other words, all of the products in the Woodworking Skills List are the most basic items.”

An Wen originally became extremely excited when he saw Machine Megacity, Sacred War Beast, and Ancient Flying Eagle.

Now, however, it turned out that the upgrades were just starting points and still needed to be leveled up.

“Sigh… I guess there’s still no escape from spending ‘money’ in the game.”

Indeed, An Wen was accustomed to making in-game purchases.

However, he was still left speechless – it was simply a ‘scam’.

“Since that’s the case, I have no choice but to light up the required Woodworking Skills then.”

An Wen did not have any use for the skills previously, so he did not rush to light up and activate them.

Now, however, he needed them, so he decided to light them up.

Looking at the Woodworking Skills List, An Wen thought for a moment and then decided to light up and activate all of the required skills for Machine Megacity.

It wasn’t that An Wen did not wish to acquire Sacred War Beast and Ancient Flying Eagle, but he just did not have sufficient Survival Points to light them up.

Machine Megacity would certainly have a grade no lower than ‘epic’.

In such a case, he would gain much more Survival Points each day.

“So, is this how it feels to be poor?”

An Wen was distressed and exasperated.

For the first time, he realized how scary it was to be broke.

He gave up on his beloved Ancient Flying Eagle because he had insufficient Survival Points – something that he never imagined would happen.

Having insufficient money was simply too horrifying.

Holding back his tears, An Wen began lighting up and activating Woodworking Skills with his Survival Points.

After depleting all of his 280 million Survival Points, Machine Megacity was still unable to be lit up and activated. There were still three more skill icons before it.

Based on An Wen’s current Survival Points income, he still had to wait 17 more days before he could accumulate sufficient Survival Points to light up the remaining three skill icons.

What a tragedy!

An Wen had initially believed that he was decently rich, but now it seemed that it was all an illusion.

“Good grief, it’s just Survival Points! I may not have enough of them, but I have the power of money in my hands!”

An Wen left the other world. He then immediately picked up his mobile phone and called the bathtub seller.

“Hello… Yes, it’s me… There’s no need for formalities, do you have 500 bathtubs in stock?… Oh, you still need to acquire more… What, it will take half a month?… Nevermind then, just deliver all that you have in your warehouse to me.”

There were not enough bathtubs, what should he do?

Of course, he could buy toilet bowls. Modern smart toilet bowls would also contribute to ‘outstanding’ grade toilets.

The downside was that the income from toilets was significantly lower than that of bathrooms.

Nevertheless, An Wen had to work around what he could acquire. Besides, toilets occupied a smaller area than bathrooms, so ultimately, the income he earned would still be comparable, given that he could build more toilets.

An Wen made another call to purchase smart toilet bowls.

Next, he purchased temporary modular units.

An Wen had strict requirements for them the previous round, but not this time. As long as it was a temporary modular unit and it could be delivered in the shortest possible time, it sufficed.

One hour later…

Seven to eight vehicles had arrived in the courtyard in front of the warehouse and goods were being unloaded continuously.

“Mr. An, do you operate a sanitary ware business?”

Out of curiosity, Manager Yuan, who was escorting the delivery vehicles, asked An Wen when she arrived at the warehouse and caught sight of the bathtubs and toilet bowls being unloaded non-stop from the other two delivery vehicles. 

“…”

An Wen did not answer her question, for he was too lazy to explain.

As he had purchased quite a large number of goods, the warehouse would certainly be unable to contain everything at once.

Hence, after the delivery vehicles left, and before the second batch of deliveries arrived, An Wen took the opportunity to hurriedly transfer the goods to the other world.

It was not until 8 p.m. when An Wen finally stopped receiving deliveries for the day; the goods would continue to be delivered the following morning.

After eating dinner, An Wen looked at the enormous pile of goods in the valley and felt slightly apprehensive.

“I bought all of these… I have to finish constructing everything even if I collapse doing so.”

An Wen clenched his teeth as he began assembling the building panels of the first temporary modular unit.

The temporary modular units were constructed using polystyrene-coated colored steel panels, making them lightweight, not structurally complex, and easy to assemble. Even though An Wen worked alone, he could assemble them very quickly.

After assembling one temporary modular unit, An Wen placed a toilet bowl inside, and one toilet was complete.

The entire process was extremely fast.

Before 12 midnight, An Wen had finished assembling 25 temporary modular units.

“At such a speed, I will be able to assemble 150 temporary modular units in a day.”

An Wen was extremely pleased with his progress.

The next moment, however, An Wen recalled that he ‘seemed’ to have ordered 1500 temporary modular units, and his mood instantly took a complete turn for the worse.

“What choice do I have? It has to be done for my future of being able to spend however many points I want, and also form my Ancient Flying Eagle!”

For the next five days, An Wen received goods in the morning, carried out hard in the afternoon until the wee hours of the morning, and then went to sleep after taking a bath.

Five days later, all of the goods that he purchased were all delivered.

Then… he started working from day until night.

Fortunately for An Wen, he had a strong and healthy body, in addition to the fact that the baths he took could relieve all of his fatigue.

Otherwise, he would have possibly been completely tired out.

After spending eight full days working, An Wen had finally finished constructing all of the buildings. The entire valley was now filled with… bathrooms and toilets.

One would never be able to imagine the ‘grand’ scene of 1500 toilets being erected in neat rows.

Nevertheless, An Wen never once used any of the toilets.

However, as he stood on the city wall and looked down at the valley, it was almost as if he could ‘smell’ them.

“I must be seriously crazy.”

An Wen uttered to himself sulkily, looking as if he had been completely exploited.

The scene in front of him was truly too… intolerable.

In terms of aesthetics…

Well, it certainly was slightly ugly.

However, would one still find it ugly, considering that the buildings together generated a combined income of 27 million Survival Points per hour?

An Wen’s current income of Survival Points per day was now more than 568 million.

The majority of the lump sum was contributed by the toilets.

“Forget it, I won’t think about it anymore. I’ll leave the valley like this.”

An Wen stopped thinking about the problem and opened the Wood Processing Skills List straightaway.

“Do you wish to spend 1 billion Survival Points to research Manufacturing Skill – Machine Megacity?”

An Wen selected ‘Confirm’.

One billion Survival Points were instantly deducted from his savings.

In an instant, the Machine Megacity skill icon was lit up…