Volume One, Chapter 55: Member of the Heaven and Earth Society Refuses to Trade

Lin Yifan took a quick glance at the messages in the chat channel, and it didn't take long for him to figure out why he was being targeted.

Although the messages in the chat channel scrolled past rapidly and quickly disappeared from view, the history was actually permanently retained.

As long as one was patient enough to keep scrolling upwards, it was always possible to find what they were looking for.

Even the messages sent on the very first day of arriving in this world were still there.

Lin Yifan scrolled up extensively and quickly located the person who had first targeted him.

And that person belonged to the Heaven and Earth Society!

Come to think of it, his only interaction with the Heaven and Earth Society happened the day before yesterday, when the guild's leader—whose nickname was "Father of God"—tried to get the formula for the [High-Efficiency Insecticide] from him.

Furthermore, that person had no intention of engaging in a fair trade and simply wanted to get something for nothing.

Lin Yifan couldn't be bothered to deal with him, and after refusing, he promptly blocked the guy.

Since then, he had not had any further dealings with anyone from the Heaven and Earth Society, nor with anyone else for that matter.

Because today, he had spent the entire time searching for a water source, and after finding that pool of water, he had been striving to complete the chained quests.

Now it appeared that he had been targeted by the Heaven and Earth Society.

Judging by the current situation, the Heaven and Earth Society was thriving. Not only had a large number of people claiming to be members emerged, but many others were crying and shouting to join them.

Of course, none of this mattered to Lin Yifan; he didn't care whether people liked or loathed him.

However, there was one prerequisite: they must not bring their nonsense in front of him!

Since members of the Heaven and Earth Society had now pushed their arrogance right to his face, he naturally wouldn't hold back and decisively sent out a message:

"To the people of the Heaven and Earth Society, let me issue a final warning. You can detest me as much as you want and hold a deep-seated hatred for me. If we ever happen to cross paths in reality, I don't care if you even want to kill me. But there is one condition: shut your stinking mouths. If I ever see you guys posting messages in the chat channel to curse me or insult my reputation again, I will make a note of every single one of you, no exceptions."

"Then you can start praying! Pray that I never cross paths with you, or else I will make you understand the true meaning of regret."

"Besides that, from this moment on, any and all supplies I put up for sale will be strictly refused to members of the Heaven and Earth Society."

The moment his message was sent, the chat channel instantly erupted.

"Damn, the big boss is truly a boss! He's not even afraid of the Heaven and Earth Society and dares to go head-to-head with them directly. That is seriously badass!"

"Hmph! Lin Yifan, stop trying to threaten people here. Our Heaven and Earth Society is currently the largest guild in District 10086, with four to five thousand members alone. Daring to oppose us like this is nothing short of courting death!"

"Exactly! Our Heaven and Earth Society is full of talented individuals. Even if you, Lin Yifan, are somewhat strong, can you possibly compare to so many of us? If you know what's good for you, you'd better come out immediately and apologize to our Heaven and Earth Society!"

"We won't accept an apology even if you offer one! For the sake of our fellow countrymen in District 10086, our Heaven and Earth Society has been working hard to produce low-cost mosquito repellent so that more people can survive. And look at you—you have such great items like [High-Efficiency Mosquito Repellent] in your hands, yet you sell them at such exorbitant prices. We will never accept an apology from a heartless and unrighteous person like you!"

"That's right! If you genuinely want everyone's forgiveness, quickly hand over the [High-Efficiency Mosquito Repellent Formula] in your possession to our Heaven and Earth Society so we can help everyone!"
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Lin Yifan couldn't be bothered to deal with this group of morons from the Heaven and Earth Society anymore and directly closed the chat channel.

Then, he went straight to the auction house and listed a batch of crocodile meat.

This batch of crocodile meat was strictly designated for exchange against ceramics, pig iron, and various special items.

Although by this point, most of the surviving survivors were no longer facing severe food shortages, not lacking food didn't mean the food tasted good!

In reality, the majority of survivors still had to subsist on wild berries or chew on dry rations to fill their stomachs.

Because starting today, the probability of white treasure chests appearing was much higher than in the previous two days, yet white treasure chests only yielded the most ordinary food.

Most of them were the cheapest bread, cold and hard steamed buns, and similar items.

It was enough to keep people from starving to death, but that was strictly where it ended; expecting anything delicious was entirely out of the question.

As for meat, it remained an extremely scarce commodity.

So far, apart from wild boar meat, the only meat listed on the auction house was the crocodile meat put up by Lin Yifan.

Even that wild boar meat had come from Hong Shaoqiang, while the rest consisted of minor things like rat meat and frogs.

Furthermore, the exchange conditions for those items were extremely harsh, basically demanding weapons or blueprints in return.

In addition, their portions were so minuscule that even if someone brought weapons or blueprints to trade, they wouldn't get much in return.

Lin Yifan, however, was completely different. He had hundreds of pounds of crocodile meat. He portioned the crocodile meat into blocks of around 100 grams each and listed more than 100 portions at once.

There was simply no way it could all be bought out!

Moreover, apart from the crocodile meat, he took out the [Mutated King Ginger] he had dug up in the morning and brewed a substantial amount of ginger soup.

However, he did not list the ginger soup on the market; instead, he reopened the chat channel:

"The [King Ginger Soup] can be used to prevent and treat colds. Priority given to exchanges for blueprints and special items. Those in need, private message me. People from the Heaven and Earth Society can get lost."

Ever since arriving in this world, it had rained every single day!

And most people were not as fortunate as Lin Yifan, who managed to unbox rain gear from a treasure chest.

Most people had no choice but to brave the rain to gather supplies. After a full day of that, they were thoroughly chilled to the bone.

To make matters worse, temperatures were dropping steadily, and many people had already fallen ill. In a few more days, quite a few individuals would likely lose their lives because of this cold.

The number of medicines that could be obtained from treasure chests was very small. Traditional Chinese medicine did include remedies capable of treating colds, but the medicinal herbs themselves were exceptionally rare.

Lin Yifan had been deliberately acquiring medicinal herbs over the past few days, but even so, he only had a few varieties.

Most of them merely provided a cooling and detoxifying effect, with a negligible impact on treating colds—falling far short of the efficacy of ginger soup.

Not to mention, what he had was [King Ginger Soup].

He had already drunk a bowl earlier. The moment that [King Ginger Soup] entered his stomach, his entire body instantly felt warm and cozy—what an absolute relief!

Its effectiveness was far superior to ordinary ginger soup!

And this wasn't just his personal sensation; he had also shared a small bowl with Hong Shaoqiang, his daughter, and Ruan Qiantan.

They all agreed that the effect of the [King Ginger Soup] was remarkable!

Meanwhile, inside the chat channel, members of the Heaven and Earth Society were still relentlessly attacking him.

Because of their continuous spamming, messages from ordinary survivors were instantly drowned out the moment they were posted.

Consequently, ordinary survivors couldn't even be bothered to send messages anymore.

However, the moment Lin Yifan's message was posted, it instantly detonated the entire chat channel.

Those ordinary survivors, who had previously stayed silent, scrambled to beg for the ginger soup:

"Damn, it's ginger soup! I've had a cold for two days, and today I've even started running a fever. Boss, please trade a bowl to me quickly!"

"I want one too, I want one too! I caught a cold on my very first day in the Survival Realm and have just been gritting my teeth through it these past few days. I honestly thought I was going to lose my little life to this damn cold!"

"Lin Yifan is simply too cold-blooded. Even knowing that everyone is sick, he's unwilling to contribute ginger soup for free, unlike our Heaven and Earth Society..."

"Get lost with your Heaven and Earth Society! Since you guys are so magnanimous and so kind-hearted, why don't you share your resources with us?! Boss, don't listen to him, I want the ginger soup, Boss!"

"Exactly! You keep calling the boss cold-blooded, but how come we never see your Heaven and Earth Society distributing free supplies to us?"
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