Minecraft: Global Infinite Survival

Lin Fan did not head directly to the market because many people were still coming to buy furnaces and stone swords from him today. He needed to first deliver cobblestone to Lilian to prepare for the shop's opening.

Upon returning home, Lin Fan found Lilian still playing by the river. He called her over and handed her the newly purchased cobblestone.

Although Lilian was a bit playful, she was very competent in handling things. Lin Fan briefly explained the shop's affairs, then confidently left it in her hands while he carried the oak logs and headed toward the market.

According to Modson, the market was behind the fishing village. It wasn't too far from Lin Fan's place, so it should be easy to find.

Sure enough, after walking only halfway there, he saw a cluster of unevenly built small houses.

These houses were tiny, even smaller than the shop he had built.

Some vendors didn't even have proper houses—they simply laid wool carpets on the grass and set up their stalls there.

The market was bustling with people, coming and going in an endless stream.

Lin Fan followed the crowd and wandered around for a while before quickly finding a shop that sold building materials.

This particular shop was relatively large, housed in a proper building, and run by a young woman.

When she saw Lin Fan approaching, she enthusiastically stood up from her chair.

"Sir, what do you need?"

"I want some cobblestone. How much do you have?"

"Cobblestone?" The shopkeeper thought for a moment, then turned around to check her storage chest before looking back at Lin Fan.

"I have 40 stacks left in my warehouse. That should be enough for you, right?"

"That's more than enough," Lin Fan replied, feeling relieved upon hearing the number.

He still had 15 stacks of oak logs on him. He planned to keep one stack for himself and use the rest to exchange for cobblestone.

"Can I trade oak logs for cobblestone?" Lin Fan suddenly thought to ask.

The shopkeeper looked at Lin Fan in surprise.

"Of course!"

She had expected Lin Fan to trade dirt for cobblestone, not oak logs.

After all, collecting oak logs was more difficult than mining cobblestone, so oak logs were generally more valuable.

"How much do you want to exchange?"

Lin Fan rummaged through his backpack and took out 14 stacks of oak logs.

"I have 14 stacks here. How many stacks of cobblestone can I get for them?"

"14 stacks? Wow, you must be a merchant too!" The shopkeeper exclaimed in surprise and quickly took out her cobblestone.

"For 14 stacks of oak logs, I'll give you 14 stacks of cobblestone. Just remember to do business with me again in the future."

"Of course, of course." Lin Fan hadn't expected to get a full exchange, and he felt quite pleased.

After carefully counting and swapping the materials, a commotion suddenly erupted nearby.

The noise came from a spot not far from the shop—it sounded like an auction was taking place, with a large crowd gathering around.

Curious, Lin Fan walked over.

As he squeezed through the crowd, he saw a bearded man holding a rope tied around five teenagers.

The five youths were bound to a wooden fence like animals. Their bodies were filthy, and their faces were drained of all color.

"What's going on here?" Lin Fan was stunned by the sight before him.

Noticing his confusion, a nearby spectator explained.

"This is a slave auction. This guy comes to the market every so often to sell slaves. It's rare to catch one. If you see someone you like, you can buy them and take them home as a servant."

Lin Fan was taken aback by this explanation.

He had never imagined that something like a slave auction would exist in Minecraft.

This was nothing like the version of Minecraft he had played in his previous life. But the more he encountered these differences, the more he felt that this was a real world.

As more people gathered, the auction officially began. The starting bid was 10,000 gold coins—an amount Lin Fan could only dream of.

Right now, he had barely over a hundred gold coins on him. There was no way he could afford to buy a slave.

So, after watching for a while, Lin Fan turned around and went home.

Just as Lin Fan arrived home, he saw a long line in front of his small shop. Today, there were even more customers than before.

Lilian was busy inside, constantly handing out stone swords and furnaces.

Seeing how well business was going, Lin Fan walked over, but before he could say anything to Lilian, the people in line began shouting.

"Who are you? Can't you see we're all waiting in line?"

"Yeah, we're all in a hurry. Don't cut in line! Go to the back like everyone else!"

Most of them were eager to buy their goods as soon as possible, so they weren't about to be polite with Lin Fan.

He was momentarily stunned. Looking at the crowd, he didn't know whether to go forward or back.

Was he really supposed to line up at his own shop?

"There's no need for me to wait in line, is there?" Lin Fan sighed, trying to bypass the long queue and enter through the side door.

But the impatient crowd wasn't about to let him through so easily.

"You still want to cut in line? Get to the back—we all waited our turn!"

"Yeah! Who do you think you are? Lin Fan? You think you can just cut the line?"

Lin Fan: "…"

Well, damn. I am Lin Fan!

Just as he was feeling utterly exasperated, Lilian finished crafting another batch of furnaces and stone swords, handing them to the first person in line.

When she spotted Lin Fan, her eyes lit up like stars.

"Master! You're back!" she cried out in delight, tossing aside the oak logs she had been holding, her gaze completely focused on Lin Fan.

The crowd glanced at Lilian, then back at Lin Fan.

"Did she just say… 'Master'?"

"Holy crap— this guy is really Lin Fan?"

"Wait—- why is his girlfriend calling him 'Master'? I'm losing my mind."

"Bro, same. What kind of weird roleplay is this?"

"This is some next-level depravity."

"Damn, I was going to say something earlier, why is Lin Fan's girlfriend so pretty?"

"Ugh, I'm so jealous. Comparing myself to him is just painful."

"How the hell does someone as average-looking as Lin Fan land a girlfriend that gorgeous? Where did I go wrong in life?"

Listening to the crowd's remarks, Lin Fan felt a little awkward.

Were they complimenting him or insulting him?

But now that everyone realized he was Lin Fan, they quickly stepped aside, clearing a path for him.

After all, he was the owner of the shop. No matter how bold they were, no one dared to mess with him.

Lin Fan walked past the queue and entered the shop through the side door. He placed the cobblestone from his backpack into a storage chest and then checked in with Lilian about how things were going.

According to Lilian's report, business had been booming all morning. The shop's storage had increased by over 100 stacks of oak logs, and there were also 200 gold coins in earnings.

The source of these gold coins? The customers who had bought stone swords yesterday.

After purchasing their swords, they had gone out to hunt zombies at night. The gold they earned from killing zombies was then used to buy even more stone swords.

Seeing that the shop was running smoothly, Lin Fan felt reassured.

His next plan? Save up money and buy a servant to help manage the store—after all, he still had other things to do.

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