Am I the old man who's always by my apprentices' side?

Chapter 7 Now We Have a Place to Live
The warehouse was quickly built and placed next to the thatched hut, while the stonework was still missing 15 units of bamboo strips.

Gathering bamboo definitely requires a machete or axe, but Zhang Chengdao's construction system is great in every way except for the inability to craft tools.

Fortunately, there was a simple saw in the toolbox under the workbench, which could be used as a makeshift tool.

Zhang Chengdao then handed the saw to Chang Ping'an and ordered his apprentice, "Go and cut some bamboo!"

Chang Ping'an was only afraid that his master wouldn't give him anything to do, so how could he complain about having too much work? After hearing the order, he responded repeatedly, picked up the iron saw and rushed into the bamboo forest.

With bamboo, [Stonecraft] was no longer a problem, and the cheat code was successfully upgraded to level 3.

To my dismay, I still couldn't unlock the [Thatched House] at level 3!
The three newly unlocked buildings after the upgrade are the [Stone Mill], [Herbal Medicine Station], and [Coarse Cloth Workshop], all of which are functional buildings.

Fortunately, the materials used for these three buildings were still bamboo strips, wooden planks, and hemp rope. It only took half an hour longer for Zhang Chengdao to gather enough materials and build them, thanks to the efforts of his cheap apprentice.

With these, you can now craft more items, including [Kudzu Root Soup] and [Traumatic Injury Powder].

The raw materials for these two medicines are not complicated: kudzu root, licorice, and centella asiatica. Even if they are not available in the snowy wilderness now, they can certainly be sold in pharmacies in towns.

However, compared to these two medicines that seem to be considered divine medicines in this martial arts and cultivation world, Zhang Chengdao was more curious about what special effects [Ge Buyi] would have.

In the original game, after building the [Coarse Cloth Workshop], the villagers' clothes had to be handcrafted by the player—first crafting cloth, then crafting clothes.

The lowest grade is [Gebuyi], and the crafting material is the simplest: Gebu.

More advanced options include [Linen Clothing] and [Animal Hide Clothing], which require more materials. Even better are [Silk Clothing] and [Sable Clothing], as well as the top-tier [Cloud Brocade Clothing] and [Heavenly Silkworm Clothing]. Moreover, the materials required for these items probably cannot be found in this world; they can only be obtained by upgrading and unlocking buildings or by purchasing them from the in-game store using daily Peach Blossom Stones.

Of course, that's all for later. These high-level clothes can only be made after you level up and build new buildings, such as the [Weaving Workshop] and [Clothing Workshop].

Furthermore, higher-end clothing is not only more aesthetically pleasing, but also has higher numerical values.

Although these clothes are not equipment and do not have any attack or defense attributes, they have the functions of "reducing internal diseases" and "increasing life experience". The reduction ranges from 10% to 70%, and the life experience accumulates from 10 to 70 points.

For example, villagers who originally had a lifespan of only 50 years could extend their lifespan to 60 years or even higher after wearing high-quality clothing for an extended period. As for the reduction of internal illnesses, this refers to reducing the severity of illnesses among villagers during extreme weather conditions.

Ultimately, these are all concepts from the game. Zhang Chengdao has no idea what kind of functions they would actually perform in reality.

But considering that even the two most common and lowest-level medicines in the game are top-tier in this martial arts and cultivation world, then the so-called "Ge Buyi" should not be an ordinary "Ge Buyi", right?

However, no matter how curious she was, even a skilled cook can't cook without rice.

After all, the material needed to synthesize kudzu cloth is kudzu stems, which are dropped by kudzu vines. Although kudzu vines, like ramie, are one of the indispensable economic crops in Chinese history and are widely distributed, no matter how widespread they are, they cannot survive in such a cold winter.

Therefore, to obtain these raw materials, including ramie, he could only spend Peach Blossom Stones to buy [Kudzu Seedlings] and [Ramie Seedlings] from the shop and plant them. If he remembered correctly, the growth cycle for [Kudzu Seedlings] and [Ramie Seedlings] in the game was about 3 days. If the growth cycle was also 3 days in reality, then he would have to wait at least three more days to harvest them—and he didn't even know if the low temperatures of winter in reality would affect their growth and yield!
Therefore, after building the [Stone Mill], [Herbal Medicine Platform], and [Coarse Cloth Workshop], Zhang Chengdao still chose to upgrade the level of his cheat ability first.

After reaching level 4, the newly unlocked buildings finally included the [Thatched House].

The materials required for a thatched house have suddenly increased significantly: 80 weeds, 40 planks, and 20 stones.

It's worth mentioning that stone blocks and stones are two different materials. The former is processed from the latter and is a function that appears after the [Stonecraft] is built. Every 4 units of stone can be combined to make 1 stone block.

Although there are many materials, none of them are troublesome. Collecting weeds is the simplest. Just sweep away the snow, and throw the withered bushes and grass on the ground into your backpack.

The two worked diligently until nightfall, and finally, two exquisite wooden and thatched huts were built and stood side by side not far from the campfire.

Besides the thatched hut, the buildings unlocked at level 4 include the stone stove and the equipment workshop. The former is used to make more advanced food, while the latter is used to make equipment—the armor and weapons that combat characters obtain in the game.

And there is another building that is most important in the game: [Farmland].

[Farmland] is a small, reclaimed plot of land. It's not very big and is used to grow various crops. It's one of the main food sources throughout the early, mid, and late game.

The construction materials for [Farmland] are simpler, requiring only 5 units of stone and 5 units of bamboo strips, yet the return rate is very high. In as little as 3 days, you can harvest a crop with the shortest planting time.

Once the farmland was unlocked, Zhang Chengdao decisively built two plots behind the thatched house and gritted his teeth to spend 10 peach blossom stones from the shop to buy a bag of wheat seeds.

A packet of wheat seeds contains 1000 seeds, and each plot of farmland consumes 30 seeds per planting, while the basic harvest is 400 units of wheat.

In reality, Zhang Chengdao didn't know exactly how much 400 units of wheat were, but in the game, a plot of farmland was enough to feed three or four villagers, so 400 units of wheat shouldn't be a small amount.

Unlike the actual backbreaking labor of farming, with this cheat code game panel, planting wheat only takes a few seconds—simply take out a portion of wheat seeds and scatter them into the [farmland].

No need to loosen the soil, no need to water, and no need to fertilize.

In the game, villagers are assigned to take care of the farmland, but in reality, Zhang Chengdao doesn't even need to worry about them. The panel automatically displays the status "harvest in 2.9 days," which means the wheat is growing.

After doing all this, Zhang Chengdao finally felt a little more at ease. Although his apprentice's food supply for tomorrow was still uncertain, at least a batch of food could be harvested in three days. At worst, he could take his apprentice to town tomorrow to buy some. This kind of miraculous medicine, 【Dieda San】, should be worth quite a bit of money if sold.

As for tonight...

"My apprentice, I'm sorry to trouble you to have to drink lean meat soup again tonight!"

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