01 Survival Squad：

【I Love Survival Game: Info · Long Down Jacket,  Down Jacket, Down Vest. Do you guys need one?】

【Civil Engineering Brother：？】

【Civil Engineering Brother: Gaming Master, be honest—aren’t you the kind of person in real life who buys a drink and gets a free bottle, wins a scratch-off ticket on a whim, and finds money on the street whenever you step outside?】

【Civil Engineering Brother: I really need that. Give me two sets of each, thanks, brother.】

【Dare Not Open My Eyes: Count me in for two sets of each, thanks, bro.】

【Tranquility Yields Transcendence: Then I’ll take two sets of those too. Hey, down jacket—what materials do you need to make it? Swallow feathers, maybe? If so,  I’ve got plenty of those lying around.】

【I Love Survival Game: I’ve never found money or won a prize.】

Qiyu made two down jacket sets for each of them.

A complete down jacket set requires 90 Swallow Feathers. The total cost is 540 Swallow Feathers.

【I Love Survival Game: Not right now—I have plenty @Tranquility Yields Transcendence.】

【Civil Engineering Brother: Haha, a top player’s feathers—they must come from multiple regions.】

Qiyu opened the page of that contract manufacturing player in the trading section to take a look.

That person’s blueprint probably doesn’t have as many options as his; they only offer custom-made down jackets for a processing fee of 10 Beast Crystals.

A Level 1 Beast Crystal sells for 1 gold coin at the mages association store; factoring out the 50% discount, a Level 1 Beast Crystal should be worth 2 gold coins on the open market.

That processing fee would be considered extremely expensive on the open market.

However, Qiyu recalled what a friend in the group had said earlier: when evaluating an item, one must consider not only its cost but also other factors. 

It’s very cold in the Star Forest right now, and down jackets are essential for staying warm. Not many people have obtained the blueprint.

Moreover, Qiyu had been to Gold Hole City and knew that the currency system used by players in the survival game couldn’t be compared to that of the natives in the outside world.

In the outside world, for ordinary people, spending 1 gold coin is a huge deal.

For a mage, 1 gold coin is equivalent to having no money. 

Warriors are slightly better off than mages. Last time, Qiyu also ran into a brother and sister—both warriors—from Ambner’s main city in the Premium Resource Zone. Each time the two entered the Premium Resource Zone, they spent 10,000 gold coins within 24 hours.

For players participating in the Swift Points Event, 10 Beast Crystals are roughly equivalent to the loot from killing 20 Swifts. When you look at it that way, it doesn’t seem so expensive.

After all, common lumber from the Star Forest sells for 1 gold coin per 10 units at the Guild. Based on that, the price seems reasonable.

However, wanting to get a professional opinion, Qiyu decided to send a private message to Civil Engineering Brother Tu Mu.

【I Love Survival Game: If I want to sell down jackets and price them in Beast Crystals, what do you think would be a good price?】

【Civil Engineering Brother: Game master, are you planning to sell finished products, or charge a processing fee like the players in the trading section do?】

【I Love Survival Game: Finished products.】

【Civil Engineering Brother: How many items can you supply?】Supply and demand are crucial.

【I Love Survival Game: As for sets, I have over 1,000 right now. I’ll keep hunting Swifts, so that number will go up.】 

Civil Engineering Brother: ???

After a moment of silence:

【Civil Engineering Brother: I suggest you sell them separately. For many casual players, buying three sets at once might be too extravagant.】

When the resource zone opened last time, some players from Server 01 went there and brought back quite a bit of information.

They ran into players from other regions as well as locals. After asking around, it turns out that resources and currencies vary by region—the “specialty” of the Emerald Crystal Star Forest simply doesn’t exist anywhere else.

As for the “gold coins” used by the native inhabitants, survival players have absolutely no way to obtain them.

After discussing and compiling everyone’s information, they discovered one common thread: Beast Crystals.

When players kill mutated creatures, they drop Beast Crystals.

As for the indigenous people, they refer to monsters similar to the mutated creatures as “Beast Monsters,” and killing them also yields Beast Crystals.

Clearly, Beast Crystals—which have a stable source and are universally accepted—are highly likely to become the “currency” used within the survival game and even in transactions between players and the outside world.

Given the current situation—even though many players have accumulated Beast Crystals through the Swift Points event—they aren’t likely to spend them lavishly. The two discussed it and set the prices.

The down vest is priced at 5 Level 1 Beast Crystals. The down jacket is priced at 10 Level 1 Beast Crystals.

The Long Down Jacket, priced at 15 Level 1 Beast Crystals.

The player in that area specializes in crafting down jackets; if you provide your own materials, their price is 5 Beast Crystals cheaper than Qiyu’s. Many players who don’t have enough feathers are more willing to save those 5 Beast Crystals.

Knowing that Qiyu has the blueprints, sufficient materials, and sells at a fixed price, Civil Engineering Brother Tu Mu suggested that he simply list the items on the trading page himself, rather than having him sell them on his behalf—this would also save on transaction fees.

So he decided to craft 200 sets of each and list them on the trading page. This consumed a total of 18,000 Swallow Feathers.

After listing the items on the trading page, he logged into the game, opened the zone chat, and promoted his listings:

【I Love Survival Game: Three types of insulated down jackets are now listed on the marketplace. Check them out if you’re interested.】

【Cockroach Taste is So Weird: Boss!】 

【Liver Emperor: Game God, why haven’t your points moved since last night?】 

【Be A Good Person: Down jackets? I’m going to snap them up right away!】

【A Howl: Game Big Shot, can’t you make the price a little cheaper? The down jackets made with your own materials next door only cost 10 Beast Crystals.】

After posting his ad in the zone chat, Qiyu logged out.

God has No Form sent him a message.

At this moment, a message from God Has No Form = a delicious breakfast. 

【Your friend “God has No Form” has sent you a gift.】 

【Received Seafood Grand Slam Instant Noodles x1, Golden Shad Fish Soup x1.】

God Has No Form really made seafood instant noodles—and fish soup, too! 

【God Has No Form: I spent a long time perfecting this flavor—is it good? There’s also some soup; I was supposed to give it to you yesterday.】

【I Love Survival Game: It’s definitely going to be delicious. With your cooking, the only difference is between “delicious” and “extra delicious.”】

Dan Xingyu stared at the survival panel, lost in thought.

He felt like he’d been tricked.

That sly local—he always sweet-talks him to keep him happy. 

He’s a top-tier player who makes the server announcements every other day—and he’s the one who’s always complimenting my cooking. He’s that good; there’s absolutely no reason for him to lie. 

That must mean my cooking is really good. 

Just then:

【I Love Survival Game: God-tier player, your seafood instant noodles are even more delicious than the ones you get in the game!】

【I Love Survival Game: You’re really amazing.】 

His hands were faster than his brain:

【Hod Has No Form: Sure thing! Next time I’ll make you some braised pork chops.】 

Dan Xingyu: “……”

After a moment of silence, he stubbornly tried to save face, hoping to make himself seem less worthless: 

【God Has No Form: Making instant noodles takes a lot of effort.】

【God Has No Form: Pay up!】

Qiyu set aside the seafood instant noodles he’d just taken a bite of and replied earnestly:

【I Love Survival Game: That’s only fair.】

【I Love Survival Game: I’ve been meaning to tell you this since yesterday—I’ve stockpiled a lot of swift meat.】

【Your friend “I Love Survival Game” has initiated a trade with you.】 

【Received 103,090 Swift Meat.】

Dan Xingyu：？

At first glance at the quantity, he thought his eyes were playing tricks on him from staying up late last night. 

【I Love Survival Game: It’s all yours. You figure out how to sell it yourself.】

Qiyu let out a sigh of relief. Doing business was such a hassle—just pricing and selling over 1,000 down jacket sets had already worn him out. He’d much rather spend the morning taking a magic array class with Teacher Karen, or even go fishing while practicing his magic.

As for the 100,000 portions of swiftlet meat, let the God of Commerce figure out how to handle them on his own.

【I Love Survival Game: I’m going to eat first; let’s chat later.】 

He closed the survival panel with a satisfied smile and began to enjoy his fragrant instant noodles.

He loved the springy texture of the noodles! All his praise earlier was sincere—the Divine Book was truly amazing. Qiyu even began to wonder if he might have a second job as a “master chef.” 

After finishing the special seafood instant noodles, he had some blue-quality golden-silk fish soup made from the fish he’d caught yesterday. 

The soup had been simmered until it turned milky white; the ingredients themselves were already delicious enough, requiring no extra seasoning. After cooking, the fish meat took on a crystal-clear texture and melted in his mouth.

【Mental +5.】 

It actually boosted his Spirit attribute.

Qiyu opened his personal panel and found that his Mental stat had reached 142.

However, since his Mental was already quite high to begin with, the 5-point boost didn’t feel like much of a difference. After finishing breakfast and washing the dishes, he reopened his Survival Panel.

First, he checked the trading page and found that all 600 down jackets he’d listed had sold out.

He clicked on the regional chat and saw a flood of @ mentions directed at him:

【Freeze-Dried Fruit: A top player selling down jackets? Aaaah, I didn’t manage to snag one!】

【Reply to me: Is there anything else? I have to wait in line to trade gold, silver, copper, and iron one by one—it’ll take forever, and my kid is freezing.】

“Gold, Silver, Copper, and Iron” refers to the player who processes down jackets.

【I Love Survival Game: I’ll list another 1,000 of each item.】

He used the remaining swift feathers to craft 1,000 pieces of each of the three types of clothing and listed them on the trading board.

There were still a little over 100 Swallow Feathers left in his backpack. 

Qiyu opened his friends list and suddenly noticed a lone ID. 

Need a Little Money to Save Me.

He blinked.

It seemed he’d forgotten about him. 

To be honest, although the “01 Survival Squad” had three members, the only one who frequently chatted with Qiyu privately was Civil Engineering Brother Tu Mu. Qiyu was also more accustomed to observing and sharing information within the group chat.

Since “Need A Little Money To Save Me” wasn’t in the group, it was no wonder Qiyu didn’t think of him right away. 

Luckily, he still had 107 units of Swift feathers.

He quickly crafted a three-piece set and sent it to Need A Little Money.

【Need A Little Money To Save Me: Wow! A top player sent me relief supplies?】 

【Need A Little Money To Save Me: I feel a bit embarrassed about always freeloading off you, big shot.】

Qiyu thought for a moment, then opened the chat window with Civil Engineering Brother Tu Mu:

【I Love Survival Game: I have a friend who isn’t as high up on the leaderboard as you guys, but he’s got really good luck and probably has plenty of weird and unusual supplies. Does he join the group chat to trade with everyone?】