Chapter 65: Chapter 65: Cooking and Lord Status
Zong Shen arrived at the [Market].
He searched for the keywords "salt" and "black pepper".
Indeed, they were both available.
He even saw other spices used in cooking.
Today marks the second night since landing, and as time passes, more and more Lords have access to the [Market].
The entire trade market also began to flourish.
[100g Fine Salt]
[Effect: Common cooking condiment, can replenish the body’s salt requirement]
[Asking Price: Wood 50/Iron 15/Ma 50/5 Portions of Ordinary Ingredients]
Three portions in total, each 100g of fine salt.
Not sure if it’s acquired from the Indigenous People or obtained from a Treasure Chest.
The price is okay, not too expensive.
It seems the market has undergone a day of trading that has started to stabilize, aligning with its value, becoming more reasonable.
Salt demand at this stage is not high.
After all, most Lords are not yet extravagant enough to cook seasoned foods.
They are simply roasting meat to satiate their hunger.
Some Lords are even still going hungry.
Zong Shen chose to pay with food.
After spending 15 portions of fresh wolf meat, Zong Shen acquired 300 grams of salt.
Next up, black pepper.
It’s similarly cheap, even less expensive than salt.
50g black pepper costs only 20 units of wood.
Zong Shen spent 120 units of wood and bought six portions, obtaining 300 grams of black pepper.
Black pepper seems to be collectible by the Lords, with some Lords in certain areas able to gather wild black pepper.
However, these are all basic condiments.
Some precious spices are available for sale, but their prices are astonishing!
After all, acquiring precious spices is not easy, even trading with the Indigenous People can yield exorbitant profits!
He then retrieved the 100 Ma, 60 Iron, along with 100 Ma and 100 Wood traded earlier before leaving the territory in the afternoon,
and withdrew the advertising batch of [Tears of the Moon God].
These are all pre-upgrade Moon Spring Water, far inferior to the upgraded Moon God Spring.
Zong Shen took out the wooden barrel, filled with Moon God Spring.
He started to extract, with each portion 40ml, the current Moon God Spring Water, 40ml can restore 120 Life Value and 60 Mana, and can alleviate fatigue, its effect surpasses functional beverages.
[40ml Moon God Spring Water]
[Customized Name: Moon Holy Water]
[Effect: Consuming restores 120 Life Value, 60 Mana, recovers part of Energy Value]
[Asking Price: Basic Wood Rune ×5]
[Note: Also collecting blueprints, Skill Books, special materials, private messages accepted]
Zong Shen listed two portions to exchange for Basic Wood Runes.
He also listed one portion to exchange for 200 Wood, 80 Iron, 50 Stone, 50 Ma.
This price is very reasonable, as the effect of Moon God Spring surpasses all varieties of basic potions available on the market.
The clientele for such potions are those already possessing some strength, able to actively conquer outside monsters, search for Treasure Chests, and like a snowball, exponentially grow in strength.
High returns, inevitably implies high risks.
Just like the unfortunate guy who died in the dungeon earlier.
When facing powerful enemies, for these Lords, carrying [Moon Holy Water] with its potent effect is equivalent to an extra life, its importance goes without saying.
After listing [Moon Holy Water], Zong Shen clapped his hands and returned to the stove with the purchased condiments.
Including himself, there were a total of 28 people in the territory, so Zong Shen took out 28 portions of Bear Monster Meat, 224 grams of salt and black pepper, and began cooking uniformly.
Only 30 minutes of waiting is required to enjoy dinner.
He simply sat down on the grass next to the stove, summoned the system interface, and opened the [Channels] to check others’ situations.
He first opened the [World Channel].
The chat refresh rate in the entire channel was terrifyingly fast.
It seems as night falls, most Lords had nothing to do and chose the Water Channel.
After all, this is also considered the only way to communicate; even if the loyalty of the subjects is high, due to worldview differences, it’s challenging to chat like friends in a short time.
Only fellow Lords can have more in common.
Due to [World Channel] limitations, each person can only send one message per day.
Only Lords above Level 10 can send one more message.
Thus, most people treat the [World Channel] as an advertising and bragging space.
"Victor1996311: Just took down a blind Huaxia Lord today, subdued his soldiers and farmers. Lords of the Nord Kingdom, pray to the heavens not to meet me..."
"Li Jia1989415: Selling at the front line [Sharp Curved Saber], [Smooth Light Armor], white equipment with decent attributes, reasonably priced, already listed on the market!"
"Pira Nidipaisan1994112: Sawadee, this world is amazing, fulfilling my dream of womanhood!"
"Inagawa Akina1993213: I must prove that women of the Reiwa era can also stand alone!"
"Henry Lawson1982612: The Indigenous People in this world are too naive; I easily acquired several farmers and a large amount of food from them!"
...
Zong Shen briefly scanned around, shaking his head, there wasn’t much useful information.
The overall trend is still one of differentiation.
The strength of the fortunate and adaptable Lords is growing rapidly like a snowball.
The progress of more timid Lords is noticeably slower, and as for the unlucky ones, they can’t chat anymore.
Under the survivors’ bias, strictly speaking, the Lords still surviving are compared to those already dead, already considered winners.
Due to geographical separation, in the upcoming period, most Lords won’t meet.
Staying alive is the prerequisite for future discussions.
"Zong Shen1999514: Market [Moon Holy Water] has been listed, stronger effect, essential goods for home travel, also collecting rare blueprints, Skill Books, and tools, leave details message, replies will be unified each night."
He pondered for a bit and sent a message in the [World Channel].
Then he opened the [Regional Channel].
Being in the same area, the information here is more valuable to Zong Shen.
At this point, the number of people in the region became 8863/10000.
Compared to the previous day, 410 people died in this region, accounting for 4.1% of the total, a reduction of about half compared to the first day.
This is not surprising; those who survived the first day are proficient enough to adapt to the rhythm of the opening.
Not to mention the three-day novice protection period; theoretically, under the shelter of a small courtyard, they are virtually invincible within three days, even if a Wild Beast blocks the door, they can use the advantage of novice protection to evade and defeat it.
Therefore, as long as there is stable development during the three-day novice protection period, gradually accumulating initial advantages, survival within three days is almost ensured.