'Is Kyle Lewis connected to Hailey Miles?'
'In the original novel, Kyle Lewis was Hailey Miles's lackey, wasn't he?'
'I didn't remember before. I already made the Blood Replenishing Potions, so what's done is done. But if he's connected to Hailey Miles, then he doesn't deserve to stay on my friends list.'
Faye Yardley wasn't one for guessing games, so she asked directly, "Let me ask you a question. What's your relationship with Hailey Miles?"
Kyle Lewis was clearly taken aback. Unsure if her question was a good or bad thing, he decided to tell the truth. "Does having traded once count as a relationship?"
Faye Yardley breathed a sigh of relief. 'Maybe they develop a relationship later in the novel, but at least for now, they haven't, right?'
'The future isn't set in stone.'
'After all, the fact that I was inexplicably pulled into this book world proves things were different from the start.'
So she said, "Then that means there's no relationship. Send me the materials, and I'll make them for you."
Kyle Lewis was young, but not stupid. He immediately understood that Faye Yardley must not get along with Hailey Miles. Thankfully, he hadn't tried to be clever and claim they were close. He quickly sent over the materials he had prepared via Gift.
They had already traded once, so there was a small foundation of trust between them. He felt that when asking for a favor, there was no need to go through the formal trade channel again.
Faye Yardley didn't delay after receiving the materials. She went straight to the workbench, put in the materials for six Blood Replenishing Potions, and clicked "Start Crafting."
Crafting was completed nearly a minute later.
When Faye Yardley reached out to collect them, the system prompted: [Obtained Blood Replenishing Potion x6. Talent triggered. Harvest doubled. Total obtained: Blood Replenishing Potion x12]
Stunned for a second, Faye Yardley couldn't help but gasp again.
She jumped up and down on the spot in excitement.
"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god! Even things made at the workbench can trigger my Talent! This... this... Hahahaha...!"
So much sudden happiness today. Fortunately, Faye Yardley still had a shred of rationality left and quickly sent three Blood Replenishing Potions to Kyle Lewis.
'Good lord, could it be that I, Faye Yardley, am the survival system's favorite daughter?!'
She covered her mouth, but she couldn't suppress the grin spreading across her face.
She didn't know what other people's Talents were like, but she was pretty sure a Talent like hers was one of a kind.
"Time to open the chests! Time to open the chests!"
There were still 16 chests left to open.
[Obtained Complete Set of White Porcelain Dinnerware x1, Cotton Socks x3, Soft Mattress x1]
Talent "Double Good Luck" triggered. All items obtained this time are doubled.
[Obtained Wood x30, Chinese Cabbage x2, Shovel x1, Tofu Buns x5]
Talent "Double Good Luck" triggered. All items obtained this time are doubled.
[Obtained Women's Down Jacket x2, Women's Down Pants x1, Men's Gloves x1, Women's Underwear Set x1]
Talent triggered... tripled.
[Obtained Iron Block x20, Stones x20, Wood x35, Copper x10]
Talent triggered... doubled.
[Obtained Mineral Water x10, Fried Dough Sticks x6, Savory Tofu Pudding x2, Sweet Tofu Pudding x2, Original Milk Tea x3]
Talent triggered... doubled.
...
[Obtained Raincoat x1, Rain Boots x1, Poncho x1, Water Basin x1]
Talent triggered... doubled.
The pleasant system prompts kept coming, but Faye Yardley's mood had actually calmed down a lot. 'What can I say? Your girl has seen it all now.'
Looking at the last chest before her, Faye Yardley rubbed her hands together and took a deep breath. "System-daddy, you have to love me! Open!"
[Obtained Angel Brand Sanitary Napkins x3, Small Water Storage Tower x1, Hand Warmers x20]
Talent "Double Good Luck" triggered. All items obtained this time are quintupled.
"Five times!" 'Faye Yardley felt that happiness could indeed hit even harder.'
Then it hit her. "Sanitary napkins! Ahhh... if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have totally forgotten that I get my period every month."
"In a world like this, if I got my period and didn't have any sanitary napkins, the smell of blood would probably attract a swarm of Sea Monsters. Even if they don't attack the raft, just seeing them circling it would be terrifying," Faye Yardley muttered to herself. "It's already hard enough, and now all of us women have this added difficulty because of our biology."
If she hadn't gotten sanitary napkins from a chest, she would have thought she was truly in a game world, where people were like the characters in the games of her past life, with no gender differences.
As long as you stacked your Attributes, the only difference would be your male or female avatar.
Suddenly, the joy from the five-times multiplier faded, and the items she got no longer felt so great.
"System, regional channel."
[Faye Yardley: Timidly asking... we've been in the game for three days and are about to start the fourth. Have any of the ladies gotten their periods? I just realized my time of the month is coming up, and I'm wondering what to do if you get it and don't have enough sanitary napkins.]
[Holy crap, girl, don't say it, just don't. Now that you've brought it up, I totally forgot. Mine is coming soon too. No way, we're in a game world and we still can't escape this?]
[Person above, don't panic. I was on my period when I entered the game, and it stopped after I got here.]
[Me too. Looks like we won't have to worry about this monthly problem anymore.]
[Faye Yardley: Have you guys considered that it might have stopped just because we're still in the novice protection period? I just got a pack of sanitary napkins, and I'm worried it won't be enough when the time comes. Angel_Brand_Sanitary_Napkins.jpg]
As soon as Faye Yardley sent that message, the regional channel fell silent for a moment.
"Seriously? Has no one thought about this? I just gave a little warning, why did everyone go quiet?"
"Whatever. If they don't want to talk, they don't have to. At least I gave them a heads-up."
[You women really are a lot of trouble. Since Faye Yardley can get sanitary napkins, others should just open more treasure chests. The problem will eventually be solved.]
[The guy above must be single. What the hell is one pack going to do?]
[Getting even one pack is considered extremely lucky, right? There are nearly a million people in this region. Who else has gotten any?]
[Hailey Miles: Everyone, don't worry. Getting these doesn't necessarily mean we'll get our periods. Let's just wait until after the protection period is over.]
"Tch, what a buzzkill." Seeing Hailey Miles appear, Faye Yardley immediately switched to her active group chat.
Inside, Bonnie Callahan was spamming with screams.
Faye Yardley: Stop spamming, or I'll mute you.
Bonnie Callahan: Faye, my beautiful group leader, did you really only get one pack? If you have extra, I'm willing to trade other things for them.
Faye Yardley: I don't have extra. And do you think I'd ever have too many of these?
Bonnie Callahan: Ahhh, what am I going to do?! Help me! I was on the second day of my period when I entered the game. If it only stopped because of the protection period and comes back after, what am I going to do?
Leo Sloan: Someone from the Langdons just said on the regional channel that they got the crafting recipe for 'Love Heart' brand sanitary napkins.