Aethelgard: The Survival Game (Chloe) novel Chapter 63

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Chapter 63

Although RichUtagonWolf had plenty of other material: Chloe decided not to continue trading with him.

Trading in the chat group would give her a better gauge of the other Players and their capabilities

She did some quick math in her head.

Upgrading the Arcane Forge would take 3 High-Mana Energy Medium. 30 Obsidiars, and 50 Premium Iron Ingots

On the other hand, crafting a Rune Pen would require 1 High-Spirit Feather, 3 Arcane Materials, and 1 Arcane Core

The Arcane Core was easy enough to solve since any Magic Medium could serve as one, but the Arcane Materials were a ittle trickier, for they had to be Elemental Mediums.

As for the High-Spirit Feather, she already had one on hand.

Of the three Arcane Materials she needed, the Winding Vines she obtained in the Forbidden Forest counted as one

After crunching the numbers, she realized she only lacked 2 High-Mana Energy Medium, 10 Obsidian, and 50 Premium ron Ingots to upgrade the Arcane Forge and craft the Rune Pen.

Given the heavy snowfall today, it was the perfect time to sell the Flame Fruit.

She planned to take advantage of the weather and stockpile some Arcane Materials.

At noon, she threw some chicken on the grill. The chicken had been sitting around for days and had begun to spoil.

Before, she hadn’t noticed anything unusual about the meat. But today, the rotten smell, the slightly altered texture, and the trong bloody taste were overwhelming. The system no longer filtered out any of these disgusting aspects.

She gagged, unable to stomach it.

Meat without any seasoning was nearly inedible.

And once it was spoiled, the foul, sour taste and the bloody stink were impossible to mask.

She once believed her strong resilience had allowed her to adapt quickly to the apocalypse. In reality, the system bad simply been far too forgiving during the Novice Protection Period.

Determined not to waste any food, she forced herself to finish the chicken, which was technically still edible, gulping down dew water with each mouthful to suppress the nausea.

When she was done, she sighed and thought, ‘God, that was awful.

She immediately yearned for the taste of Flame Fruit after eating the chicken.

In winter, the shelf life of the Flame Fruit could be extended to 15 days.

There were 24 left in her possession.

Opening the Advanced Trading Group, she was surprised to see that the member count had gone down instead of up Only 981 people remained. ‘Huh, that’s weird, she thought.

[Chloe: Selling 10 Advanced Buff Fruits! Quality: Grand Rare, system-rated as Advanced Rare. Eating one grants a 4-hour Cold-Resistance Buff and dispels any Chilled status debuffs! Priority trade for Epic-grade Arcane Materials Minimum 2 per

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[Chloe Flame Fruit tastes like a mix of large cherries and peaches sweet jimry and super refreshing |

After posting the details for the Flame Fruit, she also shared the message in the h

It was cold enough that she could really feel the chull rod y de pife being wrapped in her wine thermal nude and jahita Fur Earmuffs Standing on the snowy edge of her territory she fished while keeping an eye on the chat messages

The moment news of fruit appeared in the Trading Post, Players tormented by the new sensory system went wor

[MinnieMint: OMG! Fruit? And in my two favorite flavors! I can’t believe it!)

[RiverVie: Wait, there’s actually fruit and vegetables in the game? I’ve been choking down monster treat, compressed sec and even bread that was just meat mashed up with some mystery stuff. I’d kill for something that isn’t meat)

Misty Vane: Food with a Cold-Resistance Buff? I’m about to freeze to death!]

Almost instantly, Chloe was bombarded by messages.

She opened her inbox and scrolled through the messages, skipping the random stuff and focusing only on the offers

To begin, she traded 2 Flame Fruits for 5 Epic Snow Spirit Arcane Materials. These were not only High-Magic Medium, but also Spirit Liquids.

She also received a piece of intel as part of the deal.

During the 15-day Novice Protection Period, the system would rapidly cycle through several weakened versions of the seasons to help Players adapt.

The final day would be the most brutal. It was expected that many Players would not make it through the day.

Furthermore, Snow Yetis could spawn in the field if the snow was thick enough.

They were pretty small, only knee-high at most, but they could destroy buildings.

And since tomorrow was the last day of the season, there was a good chance of even nastier blizzards and deadly cold.

Chloe had already encountered a Snow Yeti.

It was tiny and, to be honest, kind of adorable, almost as though a little snowman had suddenly come to life and started running wild. But its destructive behavior was insane. It had absolutely devastated her buildings.

It took several Pyro Spheres to defeat it, and she received a bunch of Common Snow Essences as loot.

Afterward, she traded 2 more Flame Fruits for 20 Obsidian, 20 Gilded Iron Ore, and 90 Sulfur-Crystal

One of the ingredients in a special glass recipe she had was Sulfur-Crystals, so she made sure to add them to her stash

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As she progressed, she noticed the recipes were becoming increasingly specific, even demanding exact material types Substitutions were no longer allowed.

Next, she traded 4 Flame Fruits for a huge batch of Cubic Yard Soil Plots, fragments of various Skill Tomes, including both advanced and basic Pyro Sphere and Aqua Sphere skills, and plenty of seeds.

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Only Noble Scalper with his unique skills, could pull off such a massive bulk deal

After learning what she needed, he worked his magic and efficiently swapped resource trouble of trading one by one

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In the end, she scored 20 Cubic Yard Soil Plots, 20 Fleece-Gras. Seeds bulk pack of 80 assorted seeds 10 Skill Tome fragments, and 80 Premium Iron Ingots.

However, she noticed something strange.

Epic Arcane Materials seemed to be priced significantly lower compared to ordinary goods right now

Curious, she asked.

NobleScalper, despite having just closed a huge deal, was already planning to stockpile resources are resell the four Flame Fruits for a high price during tomorrow’s blizzard.

Delighted with their transaction, he generously shared the information with her.

NobleScalper: Sure, these are Epic Arcane Materials. But there are barely any Players who can actually use them night now. Most construction blueprints don’t require them, and those that do have crazy restrictions. It’s just too advanced for the early stages of the game.]

[NobleScalper: Counting you, I’d say… only a few dozen Players across the entire server actually need Arcane Materials. So even though they’re rare, demand is even lower. It’s currently oversupplied.]

[NobleScalper: At the moment, you’re basically the only Player who consistently trades for Epic Arcane Materials. So prices naturally stay low.]

[NobleScalper: Most Players are just hoarding them, treating them like gold reserves, hoping they’ll be worth more later. But when survival’s at stake, they’re quick to sell their Arcane Materials for basic necessities first.]

Chloe blinked, surprised.

She vaguely sensed there was more to his words than he was letting on.

[Chloe: You’ve been hoarding quite a lot of Epic Arcane Materials, haven’t you?]

[NobleScalper: Why don’t you take a guess?]

[NobleScalper: Oh, Chloe, you know how it is. For people like us without any special skills, trading is the only way to survive Of course, I’ve got to keep some stock on hand.]

She suddenly remembered something. She had seen him in the Trading Post before, snapping up seeds for dirt cheap. If she remembered correctly, he’d traded I seed for 3 Wooden Logs.

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