Chapter 8: Water of Life

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Liao Fan could not help but overthink!

He stepped onto the grassland.

Suddenly, the scene around him changed.

The originally barren areas nearby were now covered in green grass.

Liao Fan frowned and looked at the ground.

Fortunately, the line he drew using the black crystal block was still there.

He let out a sigh of relief.

As long as the line was visible, he would be able to find his way back.

Anyway, the scene in front of Liao Fan stunned him.

The desert before was a desolate place that made people despair.

Now, this place was full of resources!

For a moment, Liao Fan could not even believe it.

There were countless unknown flowers and plants around.

Furthermore, there were even trees with unknown fruits on them!

The system’s synthesis list appeared in front of Liao Fan’s eyes.

[ Basic Ingredients: Cypress berries, poplar branches, wind grass, poisonous berries, water… ]

[ Do you want to increase your strength? ]

[ Basic Enhancement: Strength +1 ]

[ Upgrade Enhancement: Requires water, wind grass, et cetera. ]

[ 1. Breeze Syrup: Clears heat and detoxifies poison. Consuming this can protect you from the invasion of Miasma. ]

[ 2. Wind Vine: Has excellent tenacity. It can replace ropes. ]

[ 3. Highly Toxic Potion: A lethal poison. ]

…

There were a bunch of options available.

Liao Fan immediately handed two new torches to the second villager.

“Stay here and gather the supplies! Prioritize the wood and berries! Don’t go anywhere and wait for me to come back!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Liao Fan held a torch in his hand and started sprinting into the forest!

Many of the formulas required ‘water’!

This meant that a water source was nearby!

Otherwise, the system would not list it.

Liao Fan was confident in his own deduction!

In this post-apocalyptic world, having a water source was crucial.

After all, a human could survive by solely drinking water for seven days.

Even if one had a large amount of food, they would die within three days without water!

This was why Liao Fan rushed into the forest.

If he found the water source, his chances of survival would greatly increase.

Moreover, he could also trade the water for basic resources with other people!

Once he had enough supplies, he could carry out his second exploration.

Since Liao Fan found a forest that was rich with resources, most of his troubles had been resolved.

It was a huge haul!

Liao Fan planned to bring back as many resources as possible!

[ Ding! Congratulations to Lord Liao Fan for successfully collecting cypress wood berries *1 ]

[ Ding! Congratulations to Lord Liao Fan for successfully collecting wood *10 ]

[ Ding! Congratulations to Lord Liao Fan for successfully collecting wind grass *10 ]

[ Ding! Congratulations to Lord Liao Fan for successfully collecting detoxifying grass *10 ]

‘Eh?

‘Detoxifying grass?’

When Liao Fan saw that notification, he stopped in his tracks.

That was a good item.

If Liao Fan was poisoned in the wild, he would not have to worry since he had the detoxifying grass.

Additionally, the detoxifying grass had healing effects.

If he auctioned the detoxifying grass in the world channel, the price would definitely skyrocket!

People would be willing to pay a hefty price to guarantee their own safety.

However, Liao Fan quickly stopped his thoughts.

Right now, he needed to focus.

He was still under the mercy of the thick fog.

Liao Fan held a torch in his right hand and the black crystal block on the left. As he searched for the water source, he drew lines on the ground.

He could not let his guard down.

If he did, it would be equivalent to death!

One minute passed.

The sparse sound of a stream could be heard.

After pinpointing the direction of the sound, Liao Fan found the water source in less than ten seconds.

It was a clear stream.

One could almost see the fishes swimming in it.

They could be made into really delicious dishes!

*Gulp.*

Liao Fan swallowed his saliva.

Then, he quickly shook his head.

This was not the right time to think about fishing. 

He did not have much time left to spare.

There was only more than an hour left!

Liao Fan could save up on torches once he reunited with the second villager on his way back.

It would be much more cost-efficient!

As for the first villager, he was probably on his way back to the cottage!

For now, Liao Fan had a little more than thirty minutes to spare since the second villager just started collecting.

After half an hour, he must meet up with the second villager and return to the cottage!

At the moment, the most important thing was to obtain the water.

Liao Fan was a little anxious.

There was a big problem.

He had nothing to contain the water. All he had were the three water bottles that were provided at the start!

‘How am I supposed to carry this water back?’

Liao Fan did not have much time to think.

He immediately filled up the three water bottles.

Then, he looked at the synthesis list on the system’s interface.

There was no way to synthesize bottles since he did not have any plastic!

Liao Fan felt helpless.

It was then his gaze fell on the wooden treasure chest that he had found in the mound.

The treasure chest had yet to be opened.

Looking at the structure, Liao Fan felt that it could be used to hold water.

Suddenly, a notification appeared.

[ Wooden Treasure Chest: An ordinary treasure chest. Open it and you will receive a reward! ]

After reading the notification, Liao Fan immediately opened the treasure chest without any hesitation!

There were many items inside.

[ Congratulations to Lord Liao Fan for obtaining sturdy rope *1 ]

[ Congratulations to Lord Liao Fan for obtaining iron ingot *3 ]

[ Congratulations to Lord Liao Fan for obtaining raw egg *5 ]

[ Congratulations to Lord Liao Fan for obtaining white beast egg *1 ]

The last notification flashed a golden light!

Liao Fan’s mind went blank.

‘White beast egg?

‘What is it?’

The white beast egg was larger in size than a normal egg. It was milky white in color with a hint of opaque. There was also a layer of luster!

However, Liao Fan did not have much time to further investigate the white beast egg. 

He could do that after he returned to the cottage.

Liao Fan put away all the items in his inventory.

Now, he just needed to collect the water.

After picking up the wooden treasure chest, Liao Fan headed to the stream.

He filled the chest with water and even caught a fish.

Liao Fan was surprised at how smoothly things were going.

The water issue had been solved.

‘Could it be that God was trying to make up for my bad luck?’

All of a sudden, Liao Fan cursed out loud.

“D*mn it! Why can’t I store this water in the system’s inventory?!”

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