31: Build a stove! Construct a bathroom!

[Buzz!]

A bright light burst forth both inside and outside Su Lie's Shelter.

Under the illumination of the light, the Mist Monsters wandering around the Shelter all turned and walked away toward the distance.

The three-headed strange monkey that had been squatting on a nearby branch squeaked and scurried into the depths of the jungle.

In the blink of an eye, all the monsters within a 100-meter radius centered on the Shelter were gone.

It should be noted that previously, these monsters only roamed in the area 5 meters away from the Shelter.

Some high-level monsters even chased Su Lie right up to the entrance of the Shelter.

Now, all of this had undergone a tremendous change.

Su Lie, sitting inside the house, didn't feel anything.

He looked at the Shelter's special effect for repulsion.

He saw that its ability had changed from repelling Mist Monsters below Level 10 to repelling Mist Monsters below Level 20, and it also gained a range: a 100-meter diameter area centered on the Shelter.

“A hundred-meter diameter overlaps with Su Liya's movement range! Hmm! That’s not bad!”

Su Lie's eyes lit up upon seeing this, and he couldn't help but think: “I can use this opportunity to fence off this hundred-meter diameter area and create a safe enclosure!”

He then looked at the Shelter's upgrade requirements, but then shook his head again.

The Shelter upgrade required 600 units of Stone, 200 units of monster crystal, and 200 units of iron.

This was the change that occurred after the demon-repelling effect was added, requiring 100 more monster crystal and 100 more units of iron than before.

He had the stone and the iron.

He only lacked monster crystal.

Refining the Flying Sword earlier consumed 1,000 units of monster crystal.

He now only had 87 units of monster crystal left.

He needed to kill monsters if he wanted to upgrade.

Su Lie got up and got out of bed.

He first looked at the pile of strong acid red date that resembled a small mountain, then turned his head and asked Number 2: “Number 2! How many of these dates are there?”

Number 2 raised his hand.

Su Liya, standing nearby, immediately spoke up: “Master! There are 50,000 dates! I have already purified one bucket, roughly 2,500 dates! They are stored in the bamboo tube here!”

As she spoke, Su Liya moved a bamboo tube closer to Su Lie.

Su Lie smiled upon seeing this, and he said to Su Liya and the other Little Skeletons: “Well done!”

This praise made Su Liya's eyes shine with excitement.

The rest of the Little Skeletons were even more thrilled, cheering with open mouths, as if Su Lie's approval was their sole motivation.

Su Lie took out a purified strong acid red date and examined it closely.

He was surprised to find that after purification, the date had become a growth resource highly beneficial to the human body.

The ordinary quality great red date could provide the consumer with 1 point of Life Attribute per date, and a maximum of 10 dates could be consumed per day.

“Good! Not only can these dates be eaten, but the pits can also be planted to grow trees! This is an endless resource!”

Su Lie said excitedly.

He used his Enhancement Talent on the great red date.

Buzz!

After an enhancement, the great red date turned into a Blood-Nourishing Red Dates.

[Blood-Nourishing Red Dates: Red God-level Quality. After consumption, it can increase the consumer's Life Attribute by 100 points. A maximum of 5 can be consumed per day. It can also be combined with other materials to refine supplementary medicinal pills.]

“Hiss! A gain of 500 points of Life Attribute every day... If I had known its value was this high, I wouldn't have wasted it!”

Su Lie felt immense regret after reading this.

To kill the Slave Dog earlier, he had consumed a large amount of Blood-Nourishing Red Dates.

Looking at it now, he wasn't killing the enemy; he was using his life attributes to reduce the opponent's life!

“Purify all these red dates!”

Su Lie looked up and seriously instructed Su Liya: “After purification, store them all in the bamboo tube for preservation!”

“Yes!”

Su Liya replied earnestly.

She arranged for No. 6 Little Skeleton to carry the purification water bucket to the pile of dates.

Su Lie first enhanced 5 units of Blood-Nourishing Red Dates, and after eating them, his Life Attribute increased from 2,100 to 2,600 points.

He gave the remaining 5 date pits to Number 7 Little Skeleton, instructing Number 7 Little Skeleton to plant the pits in the spirit field.

At this time, the Sunlight Wheat in the Paddy Field had already grown slender stalks.

Although the ears of wheat were only just beginning to form, their shape was already visible.

Only two days had passed.

Su Lie then looked at the soil next to the fireplace: “Since I have nothing else to do, I should build the stove first!”

Saying this, he called two Little Skeletons to help.

One Little Skeleton mixed the mud, and the other Little Skeleton transported Stone.

Su Lie transferred the fire from the fireplace hearth to an empty space nearby.

Only then did he start using mud and Stone to build the stove platform.

While building, he occasionally brought the iron pot over to test its placement.

About an hour later, he successfully built a stove platform wrapped in yellow mud on the outside and inside, with stone sandwiched in the middle.

He had no experience with this first construction.

He even had to tear it down once during the process.

Looking at the result before him, Su Lie smiled happily.

He transferred the fire back underneath the stove.

Under the assault of the flames, the moisture in the yellow mud inside and outside the stove slowly evaporated, and cracks appeared in the hardened mud blocks.

“The smoke is all running out through the flue.

This construction was very successful!”

Su Lie nodded in satisfaction.

He then manually crafted a brush for cleaning the pot using wood and ula grass.

After that, he used the machete to carve a wooden spatula.

Only then did he begin teaching the Little Skeletons how to boil water, how to use hot water to process wolf offal, and how to cook and stew it.

Soon, a distinct, fishy smell of wolf offal wafted through the room.

However, the Shelter's breathing effect quickly took effect, "spitting" out the strong fishy smell and replacing it with fresh air.

After completing these instructions, Su Lie reached into his pocket and pulled out the final reward from this mission: a random building blueprint.

Buzz!

After he used it, some writing appeared on the building blueprint.

This turned out to be a blueprint for a washroom.

[Washroom: Ordinary Quality Blueprint. Allows construction of a washroom approximately 10 square meters in size, including a shower, a 1,000 ML water container, and a wastewater collection pool. Requirements: 100 units of iron, 500 units of Stone, 10 units of wood, 10 units of monster crystal.]

“Great!”

Su Lie became excited upon seeing this.

He hadn't taken a shower in several days.

He was filthy all over.

His clothes carried a stench mixed with sweat.

If this were peacetime, he would have showered and changed clothes long ago.

But this was the Mist World, a world full of dangers and parasites everywhere.

Taking a shower was a luxury activity, even more so than eating.

He quickly used the Enhancement Talent on the blueprint.

Soon, the washroom blueprint was enhanced into Red God-level Quality.

[Washroom: Red God-level Quality. Allows construction of a washroom approximately 50 square meters in size.

The washroom is divided into three rooms: 1 shower room (10 square meters), 1 soaking room (30 square meters), and 1 water room (10 square meters).

Includes 5 random special effects.

Material Requirements: 500 units of iron, 1,000 units of Stone, 500 units of wood, 50 units of monster crystal.]

“Good!”

Su Lie's eyes brightened, and he immediately began searching inside the Shelter.

Finally, he decided on the location diagonally opposite the Shelter door.

That area still had a vacant space.

The Little Skeletons quickly finished transporting the materials.

After Su Lie used the blueprint.

Buzz!

The room suddenly darkened.

A wall quickly stacked itself up.

Following that were various construction sounds.

After a full five minutes, the washroom finally completed construction.

Su Lie immediately picked up the Night light and walked inside...