“It’s nothing, I’m just thinking about how to complete the next stage of the mission without triggering it,” Qin An’s mouth twitched, thinking, ‘So you really want to do that!’
“Ahem, where are we going to eat?”
Fang Xinhan’s stomach rumbled when he heard that.
Then, Fang Xinhan rummaged through his netherite backpack and found a frying pan.
Qin An: ?
Item Name: Stone - Frying Pan
Item Type: Weapon
Quality: Common
Special Effect 1: Defense blocks half of incoming enemy attacks. The frying pan can be placed down and its interface opened to cook.
Special Effect 2: Charged attack, increased attack power, can knock back enemies.
(Note: For home travel, murder and arson.)
Fang Xinhan placed the frying pan on the ground, opened its interface, put in pork, beef, and eggs, and after adding fuel, the frying pan began to work.
Then he pulled out some kitchen utensils from his netherite backpack.
“You… you’ve got it all set up nicely.”
Qin An watched the busy Fang Xinhan, unable to help, and feeling a bit awkward just standing there with nothing to do.
Fang Xinhan seemed to notice Qin An’s awkwardness and asked him to gather more wood, as they would need a table for eating later.
After a while, Yuan Qingchen, Lin Yue, and Lin Weiwei also woke up.
As soon as they came out, they smelled a rich aroma of food.
Since Fang Xinhan was cooking outdoors, the scent of the food quickly filled the entire camp.
“Oh my goodness, what smells so good?”
A survivor suddenly asked.
“The scent seems to be coming from those wanderers who entered the camp yesterday.”
The people in the survivor camp hadn't eaten a proper meal in a long time; they usually ate energy bars, compressed biscuits, and similar foods.
They truly yearned for meat, but it was out of reach.
“I can’t take it anymore. Today, even if I have to shamelessly beg, I’ll ask them for some food, even just scraps.”
A survivor shouted, ‘I want to eat meat!’ and then other survivors joined him in the cry.
“Hmm? Why are those survivors coming over?”
Fang Xinhan first sent the players' portions to Qin An and the others.
Then Fang Xinhan took out a sign.
Item Name: Cactus - Battle Sign
Item Type: Weapon
Quality: Common
Special Effect 1: Blocks all enemy attacks.
Special Effect 2: Can deal counter-damage to enemies; if paired with a weapon, counter-damage increases.
(Note: Battle, satisfying. One counter-attack from me might kill you.)
Fang Xinhan stuck the Battle Sign into the ground and wrote a sentence.
“Queue up for food.”
Seeing the words on the sign, the survivors immediately ran back to their tents to get containers.
Seeing everyone leave, Fang Xinhan released the puppet.
“Later, people will come with containers for food. You are responsible for serving them.”
Fang Xinhan handed the spoon to the puppet, then thought for a moment and said,
“From now on, you’ll be called Ford. Remember, you can only get more after finishing what you have. No wasting food.”
“Yes, Creator.”
Fang Xinhan first made tables and wooden stools from the wood Qin An brought back.
Then, carrying his own portion of food, he also went to join the other players.
“Liang Boss, your cooking tastes amazing!”
Qin An couldn't help but praise him.
However, Lin Yue raised her own question.
“Why are you giving them food?”
“To increase their favorability, to make the survivors here trust us more. That way, even if we don't trigger the next stage of the mission, the final mission evaluation should still improve. And…”
Fang Xinhan paused, and everyone leaned in to hear what he was saying.
“These equipment of mine will be sold in my shop.”
“You've all probably seen the item descriptions, so I won't keep you in suspense.”
Immediately, Fang Xinhan took out several membership cards and gave them to the other players.
“These are my shop’s membership cards. From now on, you can enjoy a 15% discount when buying things in my shop. For every 100 gold coins purchased, you’ll also get one point.”
“What are the points for?”
“I haven’t decided yet.”
Everyone: …
“But don’t worry, they will definitely be useful. Now that we’re here, let’s eat.”
Then Fang Xinhan picked up his food, ready to eat.
Everyone looked at Fang Xinhan, curious how he would eat with such a block head.
Fang Xinhan just held the food near the mouth of his block head and wiggled it twice, and then the food in his hand disappeared.
Everyone: !!!
After the meal, Fang Xinhan went to put away his tools, while the other players went to talk with the leader.
“Are you really that comfortable with those survivors eating the food we made?”
Yuan Qingchen couldn't help but ask.
“Why wouldn’t I be? They haven’t had normal food in a long time.”
“I have a request I’d like your help with.”
Mike Weil picked up a map and handed it to Qin An.
“This is a map of the area around our camp. The zombies have been a bit active lately, and I’d like you to clear them out. Of course, as compensation, we’ll provide you with relevant intelligence.”
Stage Two Mission activated.
Stage Two Mission: Gain Mike Weil’s trust and learn the location of the Biological Laboratory.
Mission Reward: Gold x300, Experience x400, Free Attribute Points x2.
Mission Failure Penalty: Deduct 2 points from the highest attribute.
Fang Xinhan, who had just finished putting away his tools, was stunned when he saw this mission prompt and sighed.
“It actually triggered directly? I originally wanted to try skipping it, never mind.”
After putting away all his items, Fang Xinhan waited in their tent.
About half an hour later, Qin An and his group returned.
“How was it? Was the conversation smooth?”
Qin An took out the map and spread it on the table.
“These areas have severe zombie outbreaks; Mike wants us to clear them out.”
“He certainly knows how to boss people around.”
Fang Xinhan stood up, did a set of calisthenics, then stretched his legs.
Then he pulled out a hoverboard, stepped onto it, and turned to the others, saying,
“Shall we go?”
Everyone was speechless; seeing his fierce actions, they thought he was going to run there.
Qin An drove the car, taking everyone except Fang Xinhan to the clearing area.
Fang Xinhan, meanwhile, escorted them from above the off-road vehicle. Any zombie that dared to approach was immediately given an air energy bullet, then disintegrated into molecules.
The map Mike Weil gave Qin An had three points marked with red crosses, and the three points were of different sizes.
Small red crosses represented low danger.
Medium ones represented danger.
Large ones represented extreme danger.
After Fang Xinhan escorted the group to the smallest red cross area, he flew towards the medium-sized red cross area.
The group agreed to meet at the largest red cross area after clearing their respective zones to clear the last one together.
(PS: The author of Tinkers' Construct has only played the old 1.7.10 version, being a long-time user. Please point out any inaccuracies.)