After an hour, Qin Ziwen came to check again.
The power storage device display showed it had stored 0.015 kWh of electricity.
Although the amount wasn't much, it proved it could work successfully.
It was currently cloudy with weak sunlight, so the power generation should increase when the sun was stronger.
Then he went out to Building 6, Unit 1, Apartment 101.
Even while still outside Unit 1, Apartment 101, Qin Ziwen noticed the lawn outside Building 6 looked different from the surrounding areas.
In the lawn, a man wearing glasses was carrying a large bucket, bending over to pour mud from the bucket onto the lawn in specific proportions.
Standing outside the green belt, Qin Ziwen teased, "Are you preparing to cultivate new farmland again?"
The bespectacled man's arm trembled slightly. He turned his head, adjusted his glasses, and when he recognized Qin Ziwen, his face immediately broke into a smile.
"You're here. Let me get the things for you." The bespectacled man stood up and threw the long-handled plastic ladle back into the bucket.
"Aren't you going to invite me in?" Qin Ziwen looked behind him.
The bespectacled man was momentarily stunned, then realized his oversight. "How rude of me, please come in."
He pushed open the door behind him. Since his home was on the first floor, he had not only installed security grilles but also a concealed side door.
Stepping out from the side door led directly to a lawn, which was surrounded by shrubs with several large trees scattered throughout.
This place was very secluded. If not for the transmigration, it could almost be considered a naturally isolated small garden.
Entering his home, Qin Ziwen noticed that every usable container was filled with soil and planted with various crops.
Some containers were placed under window corners, others on cabinets, filling the entire house.
Judging from these shelves and containers, this didn't seem like a sudden hobby but more like a long-standing passion of his.
No wonder he was selling seedlings—he had already filled his entire home with plants.
When Qin Ziwen entered, the two elderly people in his home gave him polite smiles before returning to their bedroom.
His wife poured a glass of cool boiled water. "Please have a seat."
The bespectacled man sat to Qin Ziwen's left. "My name is Wei Zhaohua."
Qin Ziwen said, "I'm Qin Ziwen, living in Building 8."
Wei Zhaohua thought for a moment, then clapped his hands. "Oh, Building 8! I know about that place. I heard there's a group of ruthless people there who killed many others. One person even got his head chopped off—so brutal."
"..."
Wei Zhaohua leaned closer, his eyes filled with curiosity. "Do you know them?"
Qin Ziwen shook his head. "No, I don't."
Hearing that Qin Ziwen didn't know them, Wei Zhaohua seemed understanding. "It's normal not to know them. We ordinary people should stay away from that kind of person. Actually, in my opinion, we're all neighbors. Even if there are conflicts, there's no need to kill people. Everyone should sit down and talk things out properly, right?"
Qin Ziwen nodded in agreement. "You're absolutely right."
Wei Zhaohua was about to say more when his wife gently nudged him with her elbow and scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about? Haven't you heard that the ones who were killed were thieves? How can you sit down and talk with thieves? Should we tell them 'please don't steal from me, go steal from others instead'? You blockhead, I think all that teaching has made you stupid. They're not your students."
Although scolded by his wife, Wei Zhaohua didn't get angry, just nodded with a smile.
Qin Ziwen said to Wei Zhaohua, "I'll take your seedlings. If you have more high-quality, high-yield seedlings in the future, we can continue trading."
Hearing that Qin Ziwen agreed to the trade, Wei Zhaohua's smile brightened.
Qin Ziwen said, "But I have one condition—if I have any planting-related questions, I'll consult you."
Wei Zhaohua agreed without hesitation, considering this only reasonable.
Then they completed the transaction, and Qin Ziwen left with the seedlings he had acquired.
After he had gone some distance, Liu Jinli looked at Wei Zhaohua with exasperation. "Can you please control your mouth next time and stop blabbering nonsense?"
Wei Zhaohua looked confused. "What did I say?"
Liu Jinli said, "When you were talking about how brutal the people in Building 8 were, saying they killed people randomly, didn't you see his expression change? He didn't say anything, yet you leaned over and asked him if he knew them. You really..."
At this point, Liu Jinli felt both annoyed and amused. "Fortunately, Xiao Qin is magnanimous and didn't take it personally."
Wei Zhaohua was shocked. "Ah, so he did know them after all!"
Looking at her husband's clueless expression, Liu Jinli sighed helplessly. After so many years together, she had grown accustomed to his low emotional intelligence.
...
Returning home, Qin Ziwen planted the acquired seedlings in the farmland.
Looking at this row of vibrant green young sprouts filled him with a deep sense of accomplishment.
Hunting and gathering represented an exogenous economy, heavily dependent on the external environment.
Cultivation and animal husbandry, however, constituted an endogenous economy that could reduce dependence on the external environment. This was the real foundation for surviving in this primitive forest.
In the evening, shortly after dinner,
Li Tieshan arrived carrying a spear. "Sir, the spear is finished."
Seeing the spear in Li Tieshan's hands, Qin Ziwen's eyes lit up.
Perhaps awakened by some primal hunting instinct within him, he felt excited as he took the spear.
He gently weighed the spear in his hands—it felt perfectly balanced.
It weighed about four or five pounds.
Besides the spearhead at the front, there was also a flat small cone at the tail.
Li Tieshan explained, "Sir, I added a butt spike. Without it, the spear would be front-heavy and back-light with only the spearhead."
Qin Ziwen praised, "You're more professional in this area than I am. Just add whatever you think is necessary."
He gave it a light swing, but the room was too cramped to properly wield it.
He went to the expanded space behind the bathroom, which was much more spacious. As he swung the spear, the tip sliced through the air with a whistling sound.
"Good, very good."
Qin Ziwen was delighted, like a big boy who had received a new toy.
Qin Ziwen lifted the spearhead and examined it carefully. "You made the front part thicker and wider?"
Li Tieshan said, "Yes, considering you'll be using the spear to hunt beasts, I made it larger than ordinary spearheads. I also added blood grooves."
"Excellent, very good." He played with the spear for a while, though it was a pity there was no prey to test it on.
Qin Ziwen suddenly understood an old saying: When you hold a sharp weapon, the desire to kill naturally arises.
With a killing tool in hand, one always wants to test it in actual combat.
"If we had several of these, when beasts charge at us, we could plant the spear butts in the ground, pointing diagonally forward, forming a spear formation." Qin Ziwen shook his head, dismissing the distracting thoughts.
The next phase should focus on having Li Tieshan forge a powerful animal trap.
When dealing with beasts as opponents, animal traps would be more effective.
As long as he could obtain a powerful animal trap, he could attempt to hunt that large wild boar.
A large wild boar of that level should definitely drop cards.
The night passed without incident.
The next day, after waking up, Qin Ziwen checked yesterday's settlement.
「You have successfully survived safely in the wilderness for fourteen days. You traded for some vegetable seedlings, raised livestock, hunted a python in a team, and crafted a simple spear. Comprehensive score: 33 points」
「You received rewards: 【Building Card】 Level 1 Stable1, Archery Equipment Case1, 【Resource Card】 Level 1 Iron Mine」