Chapter 24: Making New Friends

If Su Ya remembered correctly, "Sleeping in the Mist of Jiangnan" was very short on food and had previously traded a mileage card with her for supplies.

Even so, she still had to remain cautious.

[Invincible Tyrannosaurus Rex: How did you know I wanted cotton and fabric?]

[Sleeping in the Mist of Jiangnan: Half of the items in your personal homepage trade window are listed for cotton and fabric. So, I guessed these were the basic materials for sanitary pads.]

[Sleeping in the Mist of Jiangnan: Don't worry, without a crafting table and the unlocked function, knowing the specific materials doesn't mean I can craft them.]

[Sleeping in the Mist of Jiangnan: I guessed you needed a large amount of raw materials, and as it happens, I have some. I’d like to trade them with you for some food.]

Hearing this, Su Ya was mostly convinced.

[Invincible Tyrannosaurus Rex: How much do you have?]

[Sleeping in the Mist of Jiangnan: 500 units of cotton, 300 units of fabric, and I also have 200 units of plastic.]

Su Ya was stunned when she saw this answer!

She had originally expected the other party to have at most a few dozen units of materials to trade for a small amount of food. Instead, each type was counted in the hundreds.

Did that person go to a cotton field to steal cotton? Or raid a textile factory? Or perhaps they had contracted an entire plastic plant?

Reflections aside, Su Ya quickly replied.

[Invincible Tyrannosaurus Rex: I don't have much food either; I can't buy all these basic materials from you.]

[Sleeping in the Mist of Jiangnan: It’s fine, just give what you think is fair, as long as I don't starve to death these next few days. Consider the extra materials a gift for making friends.]

Su Ya’s reason told her that one shouldn't be bought off so easily; friendship required caution, and not just anyone could be treated as a friend.

So, she chose to reply:

[Invincible Tyrannosaurus Rex: Alright, my dear baby! From now on, we are good friends! My name is Su Ya~]

Su Ya thought to herself, "Dignity? What's that? One shouldn't give up supplies just for the sake of face!"

[Trading: "Mineral Water x5, Cola x16, Iced Black Tea x10, Instant Noodles x6, Pork Floss Sticks x5, Pork Floss Pastries x3, Eight-Treasure Porridge x5, Chocolate Bars x5, Whole Wheat Bread x3, Ham Sausages x2" for "Cotton x500, Fabric x300, Plastic x200"]

After sending the trade invite, Su Ya felt more and more embarrassed.

Trading a handful of food for a thousand units of basic materials—how was this any different from robbery? Even though the other party said it was a gift to initiate a friendship, wasn't this gift a bit too valuable?

Just as she was hesitating, "Sleeping in the Mist of Jiangnan" clicked "Confirm Trade," and the thousand units of basic materials quickly appeared in Su Ya’s backpack.

[Sleeping in the Mist of Jiangnan: Jiang Nanyu, that's my name.]

[Invincible Tyrannosaurus Rex: Love you~ Baby Yu.]

The more Su Ya thought about it, the guiltier she felt. She immediately took out her crafting table and synthesized two pieces of Level 1 armor, five packs of tissues, and five packs of sanitary pads. She also crafted four basic backpacks and used the fusion function to turn them into a Level 3 backpack.

Putting these supplies into the Level 3 backpack, Su Ya sent a message to Jiang Nanyu and delivered the bag to her as a return gift.

[Invincible Tyrannosaurus Rex: Baby Yu, if you need anything in the future, just tell me. If I have it, I'll help you~]

[Sleeping in the Mist of Jiangnan: Thank you, Baby Ya~ I’m going to sleep now, goodnight.]

[Invincible Tyrannosaurus Rex: Goodnight, I hope you have sweet dreams~]

After ending the chat with Jiang Nanyu, Su Ya didn't rush to sleep but scrolled through her private message list.

Most were people looking to buy sanitary pads after missing out, while some were incoherent ramblings from weirdos. Su Ya didn't reply to a single one; she felt it was a waste of time.

She placed the 500 units of cotton, 100 units of fabric, and 100 units of plastic she had received from Jiang Nanyu onto the crafting table, put away the excess materials, and began the boring and lengthy "synthesis" work.

—Thirty minutes later—

One hundred packs of sanitary pads were finished. Su Ya divided them into two types as per her usual practice and listed them on her personal homepage.

After finishing all this, she set her game manual to "Do Not Disturb" mode, turned off the lights, pulled up her quilt, and drifted off into a peaceful sleep.

...

The fifth day of the Road Survival game, 7:00 AM.

Su Ya stretched, got up, and washed.

After washing up, eating breakfast, and drinking her daily routine basic attribute enhancement potion, she opened her game manual again.

All one hundred packs of sanitary pads had been sold, and there were still many people looking for her in her private messages.

Sometimes, being too successful in business is a headache.

After collecting the proceeds from the trades, Su Ya synthesized another sixty packs of sanitary pads and listed them on her homepage once more.

Since her daily driving time hadn't arrived yet and the dungeon hadn't opened, she decided to check the Exchange Lobby to see what everyone was talking about.

To her surprise, as soon as she opened the Exchange Lobby, she saw a pinned update notice at the very top.

[Update Content: The personal homepage signature function is now live. You can enter up to 500 characters. Come and try it out, players~]

Su Ya’s eyes lit up at this new feature.

It was exactly what she needed; she had been worrying about not having time to reply to private messages, and now the system had launched this feature. As long as she wrote what she wanted to say on her homepage, anyone with eyes would naturally see it.

Without hesitation, Su Ya switched to her personal homepage and began writing her signature.

[Character quality unknown; I become stronger when facing stronger opponents.]

[Sanitary pads and Level 1 armor are available for purchase on this page; other supplies coming soon~ Items are restocked daily. For friends who didn't get any, please wait a moment; more will be available soon, no need to rush~]

[Please do not send private messages unless it is urgent; I can't keep up with them~ If it is urgent, please send the message multiple times so it doesn't get buried~ Thanks for your cooperation~]

After writing the signature, a prompt suddenly popped up on Su Ya’s game manual.

[System 2712: Player "Invincible Tyrannosaurus Rex" is the first to use the new signature feature and has earned the title "Brave Explorer." Would you like to announce this title to the entire region? Announcing it will grant you 100 units of any basic material.]

Su Ya’s eyes gleamed when she saw this.

Titles, when equipped, could increase attribute points. Moreover, 100 units of any basic material were exactly what she needed right now.

Su Ya: "Announce! Announce it quickly! I want 100 units of cotton!"

[System 2712: Congratulations to player "Invincible Tyrannosaurus Rex" for obtaining the title "Brave Explorer." Everyone, come and congratulate her~]

[Passionate American Freshman Falls for Hiroshima’s Cold Senior: The big boss is amazing, worshiping now~]

[Player 1002: I want a title too. @Invincible Tyrannosaurus Rex, can you tell us how to get it?]

[Apology or Household Registration: Who knows how they got it?]

Su Ya didn't reply to the messages in the Exchange Lobby; she silently crafted another twenty packs of sanitary pads and listed them on her trade page.

After finishing her tasks, she went out to the road.

It was exactly 8:00 AM. The system announced the day’s mileage and instructed players choosing to enter the dungeon to turn right at the upcoming intersection to enter "Spring Town."

Spring Town was the location of their current dungeon.