Chapter 89 The Lord Wants Them All

Formic acid +1
Insect armor +1
Beast core +1
…
The soldier ants did not drop any meat or internal organs, presumably making them inedible. Most of what they dropped were their tough ant armor and small pouches of green formic acid, which could be collected and used as poison. The insect armor consisted of hard shells, somewhat resembling tiles. Ye Da surmised these insect shells were likely materials for crafting equipment.
As for the beast cores…
After Ye Da advanced to Black Iron Tier Three, he found that the energy provided by these Tier One Black Iron beast cores was now much diminished. Previously, devouring a single beast core of stone element would be enough to cover a region of his body—his entire forearm, or even a whole upper arm. At the very least, a single palm could be encased.
But this time…
After consuming ten soldier ant beast cores in succession, Ye Da managed only to cover the sole of his right foot with a layer of stone skin, as if wearing a stone sock.
Yet as the stone skin spread, Ye Da clearly felt some changes brought about by reaching Tier Three!
The most notable was the increased speed at which stone elements condensed. Where once it took him a full second to form a stone arrow, now it required only a single thought—instantaneous completion.
Moreover, the stone arrows he now conjured were far smoother, even sporting fletching at the tail!
This improved both the stability and velocity of the stone arrows by another level.
“Achoo!”
A cold wind swept by, prompting Ye Da to sneeze!
Even wearing a down jacket, he still felt…
“So cold!”
The moment he spoke, a dense white mist erupted from his mouth—hot breath condensing into droplets in the freezing air.
Clearly…
The temperature was exceedingly low.
“Little Grey, Little White, come inside!”
Ye Da quickly called to the two pups. A cold snap was here.
No one knew how drastically temperatures might plummet in this foreign world, so Ye Da dared not take risks; he had to hurry back indoors to warm himself by the fire.
He would wait for the temperature to rise before venturing out again to collect herbs and hunt monsters.
His monster compendium was nearly complete—just ten entries left.
Soon, Ye Da would unlock a new side profession!

“Clack!”
Ye Da tossed the stone house orb against the cliff edge of the valley.
Deployment successful!
Please select the location for the stone house.
1. Ground Floor (1–50 meters)
2. Middle Floor (51–100 meters)
3. Top Floor (198 meters)
This cliff was not as tall as the giant tree; its highest point was only 198 meters.
But Ye Da’s goal was to reach the summit for the view, so he chose the top level without hesitation!
Selection successful, please wait for deployment!
“Achoo!”
“Achoo!!”
While Ye Da waited for the stone house to unfold, the two wolf cubs sneezed as well.
Looking around, Ye Da noticed that a puddle Little White had just made was already frozen into a thin layer of ice, and the grass beside the cliff was stiff with frost.
When the wind blew, the leaves clattered together like hard objects.
Curious, Ye Da reached out and rubbed a blade of grass, crumbling it easily in his fingers.
It felt just like…
Roasted crispy seaweed!
“Little Grey, Little White, come into my arms.”
Fearing the pups might freeze to death, Ye Da hurriedly scooped them up, tucking them inside his down jacket so only their little heads poked out.
Man and three wolves huddled together for warmth, and Ye Da finally felt much more comfortable.
The cubs, too, burrowed contentedly into his embrace, even letting out happy whimpers.
After a few minutes, the stone house finished deploying.
Ye Da quickly opened the door and stepped inside. At once, a rush of warmth greeted him, causing the fog on his analysis glasses to condense into tiny droplets and obscure his vision.
He freed the wolf pups from his jacket and wiped his glasses.
But as he took them off, he realized his vision was still crystal clear—he could see every detail, including the fur flying from the cubs as they shook themselves by the fireplace, each strand illuminated.
“My nearsightedness is gone—and my dynamic vision improved as well?”
Watching the drifting wolf fur, the snapping sparks, and dust dancing in the light, Ye Da felt as if he were a high-definition camera, able to capture details he’d never noticed before.
So this was the benefit of reaching Tier Three!
Putting the glasses back on, he noticed new prompts in the stone house.
Pharmacy Table: Requires 10 units of fine stone, 1 unit of fine wood, 1 unit of fine mud.
Smelting Furnace: Requires 100 units of steel ingots, 10 units of silver ingots.
Basic Tool Table: Requires 10 units of fine stone, 1 unit of fine mud, 1 unit of steel ingots.
Wooden Bed: Requires 10 units of fine wood, 1 unit of fine linen, 10 units of fur.
So many upgrades were possible, but Ye Da’s materials were in short supply.

He had only 20 units of fine stone—enough for the pharmacy table, but lacking wood.
What a pity…
Otherwise, he could have spent his lunch break making some potions.
Looks like he’ll need to prepare some lunchboxes today, hoping to earn enough wood to build the pharmacy table!
The smelting furnace was even more unattainable—one hundred steel ingots?!
Oh, the tool table didn’t need wood.
He had just enough materials for that.
Construct!
The next moment, a white jade stone workbench appeared on the left side of the stone house.
It stood 1.2 meters tall, two meters long, one meter wide—about the size of a large desk.
But as Ye Da approached, a red exclamation mark appeared on its surface.
Like this…
❗️
And it spun, clearly trying to attract Ye Da’s attention.
Curious, Ye Da tapped it with his finger, and a list popped up.
Storage Ring (Damaged): Can be repaired with one unit of space stone.
Black Iron Set (4/7): Collect the full set to craft a set ring.
Fire Rune Stone: Requires 10 units of fine charcoal, 1 unit of fine stone.
Water Rune Stone: Requires 10 units of fine ice, 1 unit of fine stone.
Gold Rune Stone: Requires 10 units of gold ingots, 1 unit of fine stone.
Wood Rune Stone: Requires 10 units of fine wood, 1 unit of fine stone.
Earth Rune Stone: Requires 10 units of fine mud, 1 unit of fine stone.
Wind Rune Stone: Requires 10 units of fine feathers, 1 unit of fine stone.
Lightning Rune Stone: Requires 10 units of fine thunderwood, 1 unit of fine stone.
Basic Armor: Requires 10 units of insect armor, 1 unit of fine linen.
Basic Armguards…
“Huh?!”
After building the tool table, Ye Da discovered new territory.
First, when fighting the treasure chest monster, he had gotten a ring—a damaged storage ring!
Ye Da had always been annoyed by the limited capacity of his storage backpack.
If he could obtain a storage ring, he wouldn’t have to carefully weigh and choose which materials to keep or discard.
Children make choices—adults want it all!