"Trading in progress..."
After both parties had loaded their items, they clicked exchange. The box above the screen flipped direction. It was completed in a few seconds.
"Trade successful. Please retrieve your items."
Two large chunks of meat and two bear paws. The other party saw she had added an extra box of chocolates and also added two animal hides. Su Muqing set them aside. Looking up, she saw the person on the screen had finished a piece of chocolate.
"Phew~ Thank you! You gave me so much. I haven't had chocolate in ages. This tastes so good! By the way, my name is Chen Yuan, I'm 21 years old, and I transmigrated to a prehistoric beast world about a week ago. What about you?" Chen Yuan tore off another piece of chocolate and continued eating. There were still a few minutes left for the trade. They could chat for a while.
Seeing how delicious the other party found it, Su Muqing opened a piece of chocolate herself, eating and chatting with her. "My name is Su Muqing, 19 years old. I only transmigrated to ancient times today, and it's during a famine year! ... Oh right, why do you have so much meat there? Why don't you cook it and eat it?"
"I don't know about other things in the beast world, but I feel meat and hides are what we lack the least. As for cooking meat... sigh! It's a long story. It's too cold outside today, so they didn't take me hunting. I accidentally put out the fire seeds they left for me. Now there's nothing in the cave except raw meat. I haven't eaten anything for almost a day!" Chen Yuan was full of frustration at the mention of it.
Today, she accidentally extinguished the fire. She wanted to try drilling wood to make fire, but she ended up with torn hands and still couldn't start a fire.
"You're quite amazing! You can hunt." Su Muqing expressed her surprise. She didn't expect the other party to be a strong woman! She even dared to fight a black bear!
"...Uh! You're overthinking it... I'm not even enough for a bear to eat in one bite! Oh! Sister, haven't you read beast world novels? Anyway, it's... it's hard to explain!" Chen Yuan seemed to be thinking of something and pouted awkwardly!
Su Muqing had also read novels. She seemed to understand a little. "Oh oh oh! I get it! Then how did you level up so quickly? Does the beast world also have gold and silver currency?"
"My space could only store things before. The trading function was just updated when I was about to starve to death. The server said that because the beast world system is incomplete and the signal is unstable, besides storing things, the space only has the dimension trading function enabled. To express their apology, my space had the trading function directly activated and didn't require an upgrade." Chen Yuan spread her hands. She had always been an optimist and felt quite lucky.
Being able to have a portable warehouse with permanent preservation was already great for her. And today, the warehouse gained a trading function. What else could she be dissatisfied with?
"Don't you think transmigration is very fantastical? And suddenly arriving in a strange place, aren't you afraid?" Su Muqing admired her optimism in such harsh conditions. She had been immersed in understanding her space and didn't feel much. However, upon seeing others, the fear of transmigration was reawakened.
If she had transmigrated to a zoo, and an ancient one at that, she would probably be "reborn" in minutes!
Hearing Su Muqing's question, Chen Yuan took a large bite of chocolate and said while chewing, "How could I not be afraid? I was almost scared to death at first. You have no idea how big the animals here are. Any random mouse is bigger than a dog in our original world."
After swallowing her food, she continued, "Anyway, it was really tough at first. Later, I could only comfort myself! After all, being scared is useless now that I've transmigrated. Besides, I was washed away by a flood before I transmigrated, and I was already dead in my previous world."
Seeing Su Muqing still looking dejected, Chen Yuan said to her sternly,
"Sister, we must learn to be content. Only then can we appreciate the happiness of life. For me, transmigration gave me a second life. What reason do I have not to cherish it? So no matter what, I must live on."
"What you need to do now is not to dwell on why you transmigrated, but to adapt to your new environment. And frankly, the conditions where you are are much better than mine! There's no danger of being snatched away by fierce beasts at any moment, and you don't have to eat bland, half-cooked meat... What else is there to be dissatisfied with? Thinking so much is just asking for trouble!"
Chen Yuan's words seemed to enlighten Su Muqing. She nodded. "...You're right. Then..."
Before she could finish speaking, Chen Yuan disappeared, and the screen switched back to its previous state.
"This trade is complete. Disconnecting."
They were chatting so enthusiastically that they didn't notice the countdown timer on the side of the screen. The conversation ended midway.
Su Muqing carefully recalled Chen Yuan's words and suddenly felt much lighter. She vigorously rubbed her face, telling herself not to overthink or dwell on the past.
Chen Yuan was right. Accept what has happened and make the best of it. Whether she wanted to or not, she had transmigrated, and that was an unchangeable fact.
In their previous lives, both of them had transmigrated after accidents! Even if they returned, they would likely be corpses, lying in some forgotten corner.
Since heaven had given her a second chance, she should strive to live each day well, rather than being consumed by her past.
Moreover, in the previous world, her parents were no longer alive. If she went back, she would still be alone. Her parents would surely want her to live well, right?
Otherwise, she wouldn't have heard her father's shouts during the car accident. And when she was buried, it was the constant shouts of her parents in her mind that woke her up and gave her strength.
Come on, girl! Stop indulging in sadness. To live again, and directly become several years younger, it's practically a massive windfall!
She must strive to live this life to the fullest, so her parents can rest assured. Only then would she be worthy of all the arrangements and worthy of herself!
After organizing her mindset, she became even more dedicated to her space. It was her exclusive cheat, and it was the treasure that would allow her to settle down in this unfamiliar time and space.
Su Muqing proactively asked, "217, is there anything else that can be unlocked?"
"Detected one SSS-rank rare card in the host's card pack. Do you wish to open it immediately?"
"SSS card? That's amazing. Open it!"
"Opening Spiritual Spring Card... Congratulations to the host for obtaining the rare Spiritual Spring Stone. Current level: Level 0. It can condense one drop of spiritual spring water per day. A dedicated dropper x1 is included. Features: Long-term use of spiritual spring water can improve all bodily functions. Additionally, spiritual spring water has detoxification and repair effects."
Su Muqing had thought that anything related to water would probably be a pool. But as 217 finished speaking, an object almost as tall as her appeared before her.
Below was a stand half her height, on which sat what should be the Spiritual Spring Stone. It looked like a grindstone, completely dark and shiny, appearing glistening and moist. It felt very smooth and cool to the touch, but her hands did not feel wet.
At the large circular base below, there was a slight protrusion extending downwards. Below the protrusion was a dropper. The recessed position on the dropper was aligned with the protrusion.