Chapter 86: Large Island Detected

Right after, a few more stones appeared before her.

The Eternal Wind Stone could continuously blow a gentle breeze.

The Mysterious Dark Stone could create a twilight-like environment.

The Eternal Daylight Stone had the exact opposite effect of the Eternal Night Dark Stone; this one would actually be useful.

Out of the four stones in total, the final Wood Stone was still nowhere to be found.

It made sense. While these strange stones sounded impressive with their ability to summon wind and alter the environment, they didn’t offer any real practical use to a Survivor. They couldn’t increase one’s combat strength, so trading them away wasn’t a painful loss at all.

The Wood Stone, however, was different. It directly affected plants. If Lily had one, she wouldn’t bear to trade it away either.

"Whatever. I’ll settle for this. Getting this much of a haul is already pretty good."

Lily stored all the items she had traded for today into her warehouse. She hesitated briefly when storing the Eternal Daylight Stone but ultimately decided to tuck it away. With the Light Wing Tree around, she had no immediate need for it.

Meanwhile, Shelly was still steadily moving forward. Her destination was the island Zachary Locke had mentioned earlier.

Now that they had a general direction, finding the place was only a matter of time.

"Almost forgot." Lily slapped her forehead and opened the Advanced Materials Trading Group.

She had known the people in this chat for quite a while now. Even though they had never met in person, they were practically friends.

Rhodes: "Do you guys want Wujin Bone Armor and Black Gold Bone Knives?"

Gu: "You finally remembered us. I thought you’d forgotten we existed."

That tone sounded suspiciously like a neglected spouse complaining.

Rhodes: "I didn’t forget. I’m selling them as a set this time. But I’ll warn you upfront—both the Wujin Bone Armor and the Black Gold Bone Knives are extremely heavy. Ordinary people can’t use them at all. This goes double for the armor; without enough strength, it’s hard to even move while wearing it."

Zhan: "Is it really that exaggerated?"

Rhodes: "I have no reason to lie to you."

Since they were long-term VIP clients, Lily chose to be completely honest.

Vaughn: "If that’s the case, why didn’t you mention it before?"

Rhodes: "Because I didn’t feel like it. Are you buying or not? Just know that all sales are final—no refunds or exchanges."

In the end, Lily sold another seven sets of armor and seven Black Gold Bone Knives.

She inspected the items she received in exchange. The Flower Seed Gift Pack seemed completely ordinary, just a bunch of seeds. However, it had actually been opened from a Seven-color Treasure Box. Once planted, there was a chance for Flower Elves to be born from them.

This was exactly what Lily needed right now. She had been worrying about her lack of flowers.

Aside from the seeds, the other buyers didn’t have items of sufficient value, so they chose to make up the difference with massive amounts of Crystal Cores.

Within this Advanced Materials Trading Group, everyone except Lily had established their own Guild. Moreover, they were highly renowned, large guilds in their respective regions, making it easy for them to fork over vast quantities of Crystal Cores.

After stashing her new wealth, Lily took the Flower Seed Gift Pack up to the Sky Garden.

Stepping onto the soft soil, she opened the pack, letting the seeds tumble out into her hand. Looking at their exteriors, she couldn’t tell which flower each seed belonged to, so she simply scattered them randomly across the ground.

Since the Sky Garden currently had a limited area, Lily didn’t use all the seeds. She only threw out about a tenth of the pack, which was enough to cover the entire plot.

As the seeds fell, the entire Sky Garden unexpectedly began to tremble. Seeing this, Lily quickly climbed down. It took a long while before the trembling ceased and the garden returned to peace.

CHIRP CHIRP.

Back in the courtyard, before Lily could even sit down to rest, she felt something yank forcefully on her pant leg. The pull was so strong that she was completely dragged to the ground.

Looking down, she saw it was Goldwing. The bird’s size had grown once again, and its feathers had become noticeably fuller. From a distance, it looked just like a golden furball.

Perhaps because it had only recently hatched, Goldwing currently lacked any of the majesty of an apex aerial predator. With its innocent, clear eyes, it looked more like a golden free-range chicken.

"What’s wrong?" Lily asked.

CHIRP...

Goldwing let out a cry, its tone tinged with a hint of grievance.

Seeing this, Lily assumed it was sick or uncomfortable. Instead, Goldwing led her over to its food bowl. The mountain of meat that had been in there was completely gone.

The bird looked from Lily to the bowl, then back to Lily again, its eyes brimming with anticipation.

Finally understanding what it wanted, Lily’s face filled with helpless amusement. She crouched down, stroking its incredibly soft feathers, and laughed. "I thought you were feeling sick. Turns out you were just hungry."

Well, having an empty stomach technically counted as being uncomfortable.

Lily refilled Goldwing’s bowl to the brim with meat. Watching it wolf down the food, she wondered if she was spoiling the bird. She really hoped she wouldn’t end up raising a literal domestic yard chicken.

But then again, she had only ever owned cats in the past. She had never raised a bird, let alone a bird of prey. Besides, Goldwing wasn’t even a day old yet; it was still just a baby.

While Goldwing was busy gorging itself, Lily took the opportunity to inspect its wings. Its body was growing at a rapid pace, and its wings were already quite massive. Judging by its overall proportion, however, it still wasn’t capable of flight.

Whatever. She would just keep feeding it for a few more days.

Just then, Shelly’s voice suddenly echoed in her ear. "Found it."

Hearing this, Lily pulled out an item that allowed her to see the surface of the sea.

She raised her binoculars and looked up. The first thing that hit her was the blinding glare of the sky, followed by a sweltering heat that she could almost feel through the lens, even while safely indoors.

It had to be afternoon out there. Even though peak noon had passed, the temperature remained utterly unbearable.

Lily adjusted her angle. Soon, a massive island appeared in her line of sight not too far away. The landmass was blanketed in a dense forest, and its sheer scale made it the largest island she had encountered so far.

At that moment, the Exploration Medal pinned to her chest buzzed to life.

[Large island detected. Abundant vegetation with medicinal value detected. High volume of wild beasts detected. Please exercise caution when disembarking.]

"Plants with medicinal value?"

This was exactly what Lily needed.

Although the potions she currently crafted were highly effective, only she knew the truth: the vast majority of the credit belonged to the Water Spirit Pearl. All she really did was haphazardly mix things together.

But she couldn’t take all the blame. The medicinal ingredients she had on hand were simply too scarce. The herbs she had collected previously weren’t nearly enough, which severely limited her potential.