<strong><b>Chapter 36: Only Left with Gold</b></strong>


    This time, the items Su Mu and Meng Tianyi made were mostly simple furniture, like tables and chairs.


    When the girl heard that Su Mu wanted to use gold to craft furniture, she couldn’t help but twitch at the corners of her mouth.


    <strong><b>[Meng Tianyi: Boss, you even want to use gold to make furniture?]</b></strong>@@novelbin@@


    <strong><b>[Meng Tianyi: Boss, aren’t you being just a bit too extravagant?]</b></strong>


    Su Mu exined that he had no other choice.


    Currently, no one had realized the true value of gold, and Meng Tianyi’s workshop could only process metals and energy stones.


    If Su Mu knew of any other practical uses for gold, or had ess to a significant quantity of other metals, he wouldn’t be using gold to make furniture at all.


    But as things stood, Su Mu admitted, <strong><b>“I’m so broke, all I’ve got left is gold.”</b></strong>


    <strong><b>[Meng Tianyi: Boss, you know the rules.]</b></strong>


    <strong><b>[Meng Tianyi: Just surviving on bone soup isn’t enough. Boss, look at me—I’ve gotten so skinny I can barely muster the strength to process materials.]</b></strong>


    As she spoke, Meng Tianyi extended her small, rosy hand, pairing it with an overly adorable expression meant to charm.


    Normally, Su Mu might have been swayed by such a disy, but at the moment, a much cuter littlepanion—his ck de, Mu Ran—was perched on his shoulder.


    So, attempts to act cute were entirely ineffective on Su Mu.


    <strong><b>[Su Mu: Meng Tianyi, I noticed that your level has already reached Level 2.]</b></strong>


    <strong><b>[Su Mu: You’re also ranked 50th on the personal leaderboard.]</b></strong>


    <strong><b>[Su Mu: How is it possible that you can’t hunt on your own at this point?]</b></strong>


    <strong><b>[Su Mu: And weren’t you the first in the world to achieve a boss kill? Didn’t you get a piece of equipment from that chest?]</b></strong>


    <strong><b>[Meng Tianyi: Uh… well…]</b></strong>


    Hearing Su Mu’s remarks, the girl let out an embarrassed sound.


    After trading with Su Mu earlier, Meng Tianyi had indeed reached Level 2.


    The cost, however, was that she’d processed crafting materials until her hands nearly cramped.


    Not long after, the girl shared the details of a piece of equipment along with its attributes.


    <strong><b>[Name: Headset]</b></strong>


    <strong><b>[Quality: Excellent]</b></strong>


    <strong><b>[Effect: Amplifies sound and enhances singing.]</b></strong>


    <strong><b>[Description: Speaking loudly in a post-apocalyptic world will attract monsters’ attention.]</b></strong>


    Upon seeing this piece of equipment, Su Mu almost couldn’t hold back hisughter.


    This girl’s luck was truly unparalleled.


    The weapon she got from the starter pack was a <em><i>handmade knife</i></em>.


    Then, from the first-kill loot box, her first piece of equipment turned out to be… a <em><i>headset</i></em>.


    Su Mu couldn’t even decide if her luck was extraordinarily good or just downright terrible.


    <strong><b>[Meng Tianyi: Boss! Please have pity on me! I’ll keep processing materials for you, just give me some more good food!]</b></strong>


    <strong><b>[Meng Tianyi: Or how about this? Turn on voice chat, and I’ll sing for you!]</b></strong>


    <strong><b>[Meng Tianyi: I have a beautiful voice! Back in university, I was the lead of the choir!]</b></strong>


    Su Mu agreed but told Meng Tianyi it would have to wait.


    Daytime was for exploration; there was no time to indulge.


    The doomsday cmity three days away wouldn’t be as simple as another acid rainstorm.


    Su Mu needed to prepare for anything and everything.


    Listening to a girl sing exclusively for him? That could wait until nighttime.


    <strong><b>[Scarlet Boar Meat] x5</b></strong>


    <strong><b>[Gold Pieces] x40</b></strong>


    <strong><b>[Su Mu: I’ve sent you the materials. Try to get it done today.]</b></strong>


    <strong><b>[Meng Tianyi: No problem, boss! Mission will be aplished!]</b></strong>


    On the other side, Meng Tianyi made an enthusiastic “OK” gesture. She truly was an energetic and cheerful girl.


    Meanwhile, Su Mu nced at the little ck knife, Mu Ran, dozingzily on his shoulder.


    As a spiritual entity, how could it seemzier than a lively young girl?


    “Master, is there something you’re dissatisfied with?” Mu Ran’s voice chimed in, drowsy yet slightly defensive.


    The little ck knife, Mu Ran, squinted at Su Mu.


    Su Mu flicked Mu Ran’s head with a finger.


    Mu Ran immediately hugged his head with both hands. Although it didn’t hurt, he didn’t understand why the master had done such a thing.


    “You could be a bit more diligent yourself. Before you died, you said you’d stir up the Scarlet n as the Soul Nurturing ck de.”


    “Now, why have you turned into such azy spirit?”


    Mu Ran didn’t say anything further, and seeing how cute Mu Ran looked, Su Mu didn’t feel the need to reprimand him any longer.


    Perhaps this was just his personality?


    “Mu Ran, you can control the ck des to fight enemies, right?”


    “The defense towers over here will soon start attacking monsters.”


    “You can go and deal with those monsters that the defense towers attract.”


    Su Mu had not dismantled the Boar Hair Defense Tower before, and now it still had the capability to attack enemies from afar.


    Upon hearing Su Mu’smand, Mu Ran nodded and moved his hand lightly. The Spirit-infused ck de swung through the air and instantly split a Scarlet Wild Dog that had ventured too close into two halves.


    “Fully automated experience farming,” Su Mu muttered with approval.


    “Not bad at all.”


    Su Mu nodded in satisfaction as he watched the ck de and the defense towers working together to eliminate enemies.


    ording to the world announcement, the leader of a shelter would eventually be able to lead their own guard and conquer this post-apocalyptic world.


    Su Mu, however, was already enjoying that feeling ahead of time.


    Seeing that the Spirit-infused ck de and the defense towers were efficiently handling the enemies around him, Su Mu decided to open the trade market.


    Having acquired some new equipment, Su Mu naturally turned to the trading market to exchange goods.


    With two billion survivors to trade with, there was no reason not to take advantage of the opportunity.


    Besides, with the luxury of Scarlet Boar King meat to eat, materials from ordinary monster drops were perfect for trading.


    <strong><b>[Trading Setting: Crushed Gold Grass, Iron ke Stone, Distilled Stone.]</b></strong>


    <strong><b>[Trading Items: Purified Skeleton, Scarlet Boar Meat, Wild Dog Bone and Meat.]</b></strong>


    When Su Mu uploaded such arge batch of goods in one go, the global channel buzzed with chatter and discussion.