《The World Is A Wasteland: I Obtained A Top Tier Shelter》 Chapter 1 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°This is¡­ a treasure chest?¡± In the wasteland, Lin Yue looked at the treasure chest under his feet and muttered to himself. While he was on his way to work, he saw an unimaginably large meteorite fall from the sky. Following the deafening explosion and white light that filled the sky, he lost consciousness. When he opened his eyes again, he was in this unfamiliar place. He accidentally stepped on a small purple lizard and a basketball-sized treasure chest appeared on the ground. A mechanical voice rang in his mind, ¡°You have obtained a wooden treasure chest.¡± Just as Lin Yue was feeling puzzled, he lowered his head and was about to pick the treasure chest when he realized that there was a black leather book lying beside him. The words ¡°Survival Manual¡± were written on it. Picking it up, lines of bright blue words suddenly appeared in front of him. [Congratulations, you, along with the other 7.8 billion people on Earth, have been brought to this foreign wasteland world to participate in this survival game.] [Survival is your only goal.] [Disaster follows closely in this alien world. Every seven days, a random disaster will descend. Three days before the disaster, you will be given a notice of it.] [The shelter is your only safety guarantee. It will disappear after being destroyed and will not be restored.] [The elderly, children, disabled, and various groups who can¡¯t take care of themselves will be teleported to the vicinity of their relatives after the first disaster. They will also be provided three days worth of food, water, and other resources.] [This world is rich in resources but also filled with danger. You can try to fight the mutated creatures that live here and have a chance of obtaining treasure chests, but you might also fail and become their food.] [Mutated creatures will become more active and dangerous when night falls. Please be careful.] [Survival resources will appear in the wild and can also be obtained through treasure chests. The quality of the treasure chests will change depending on the strength of the mutated creatures.] [By concentrating your thoughts, you can open the game interface. You can use it to make your survival easier.] [Remember, the death here is true death.] [All humans, good luck!] After a while, the screen and manual disappeared. ¡°This is a survival game in a foreign world?¡± Lin Yue could not help but be surprised. This light screen was not something that could be created with Earth¡¯s technology. The treasure chest in front of him and the notification in his mind made him immediately accept reality. The only goal of transmigrating to this alien planet with all of humanity was to survive. The notification even said that there would be a random disaster every seven days. What was a disaster? Flood, blizzard, mud avalanche, earthquake, beast tide, meteorite fall¡­ Either way, it did not sound good. Even the usually calm Lin Yue was a little tense. He looked around. This was a world formed by sparse grassland and covered by loess. Barren and desolate. Dead silence. ¡®Wait a minute, didn¡¯t it say that there was a chance of obtaining a treasure chest by fighting mutated creatures?¡¯ Lin Yue looked at the treasure chest again and was puzzled. ¡°Was that weak little lizard a mutated creature as well?¡± He opened the treasure chest. [You have obtained: 600ML Mineral Water x1] The moment the mineral water appeared, the treasure chest disappeared. ¡°Strange.¡± Lin Yue looked up in another direction. Less than ten meters away from him was a tattered straw hut. It should be the ¡®shelter¡¯ mentioned in the manual. This thing that was leaning to the side and had holes everywhere was actually a ¡®shelter¡¯. Lin Yue couldn¡¯t help but curse. He pulled the door open, but before he could enter, the door fell to the ground. The corners of Lin Yue¡¯s mouth twitched. He looked into the dark room and realized that it was very simple. The walls that were made by piling hay were about 2.5 meters tall, and besides a pile of hay in the corner, there was nothing in the room. How could this be a shelter? It would probably collapse and crush him to death. Lin Yue sat on the moldy hay, worried about the stability of this place. However, it should be able to be repaired¡­ He remembered what the manual said and focused. Soon, a screen appeared in front of him. [Important] [Trading Center] [Shelter] [Manufacture] [Inventory] ¡°Oh, it¡¯s really like a game.¡± Lin Yue focused his gaze on the [Important] and a new screen popped up. There were three options: [Announcement], [Group Chat], and [Private Chat]. D*mn, isn¡¯t this QQ? Looks like Tencent is the victim of plagiarism this time. [Announcement]: Messages regarding calamities will be sent in real time. There will be a continuous reminder before the disaster arrives. Lin Yue remembered that the manual mentioned that there would be a random disaster every seven days. There would also be a notice three days in advance. It was unknown what the first disaster was. However, this matter made him feel even more pressured. The time was even thoughtfully pinned at the top: Doomsday Calendar, Day 1, 11:23:49 He moved on to the [Group Chat]. This was almost the same as the QQ chat group. However, the profile picture was his main photo, and his nickname was his original name. There was a plus sign beside it, which should mean adding him as a friend. There were a total of 10,000 people in the group. Lin Yue flipped through the member list and realized that there were not many Chinese faces. Most of them were foreigners, but their names were thoughtfully translated into Chinese. The chat was constantly refreshing. ¡°Hey, guys, is this straw hut the ¡®shelter¡¯? I bet it will collapse if I just push it a little. Oh my god, I only touched it and it collapsed!¡± ¡°Which one of you appeared beside a water source? There¡¯s not a drop of water here. It¡¯s all sand. I¡¯m dying of thirst!¡± ¡°F*ck, why is there no water!¡± ¡°The chances of getting a treasure chest from killing monsters are too low. I¡¯ve killed four green rat-like monsters, but not a single box dropped.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, the chances are too low. I also killed a bunch of insects, but none of them dropped a box.¡± ¡°Reporting, an unlucky person passing by! I have killed seven fist-sized beetles, but not one box appeared.¡± ¡°Forget about the treasure chest. Who found food? I was on a diet for three days before. I¡¯m starving!¡± ¡­ Lin Yue browsed through the messages. There were a lot of troll comments, but there was also some useful information. He noticed that everyone appeared in different terrains. Some appeared in forests, deserts, while some were in wasteland like him. But the common thing was that they all seemed to lack water and food. For this, some people set their sights on the treasure chest and went to battle the mutated creatures. Lin Yue found the chat search function. After entering the ¡°treasure chest¡± with his thoughts, he realized that there were thousands of messages related to the keyword. They were all complaining about the low probability of the treasure chest dropping, and how none of them had obtained a treasure chest. Were the chances really that low? This made Lin Yue gradually feel that he might have been possessed by the king of luck when he stepped on that lizard. He walked out of the room and looked around. There was no trace of water or food. Other than weeds and soil, there was nothing in his vicinity. Crackle. At this moment, a purple-black grasshopper that was several times larger than he thought jumped near his feet. Lin Yue stepped on it instinctively. [You have obtained a wooden treasure chest!] ¡®Hmm? I obtained it again?¡¯ After opening it¡­ [You have obtained: Braised Mutton-Flavored Instant Noodles x1] Eh? There was suddenly food? Who said that food was rare? Holding the instant noodles, Lin Yue couldn¡¯t help but wonder. Was he so lucky? After searching carefully, he saw a crawling red caterpillar. He took a deep breath. Let¡¯s try it! Taking off his shoes, Lin Yue aimed at it! Smack! [You have obtained a wooden treasure chest!] Something was wrong. Looking at the treasure chests that appeared on the ground, Lin Yue¡¯s scalp went numb. I can¡¯t be so lucky, right? Other people did not even get one after killing ten, but I killed three and got three? Wasn¡¯t the probability a little too high? Lin Yue walked into the distance and found three slightly-large red lizards that looked like they were eating something. He picked up his shoes and walked over. Smack smack smack! [You have obtained a wooden treasure chest!] [You have obtained¡­] Lin Yue looked at the three boxes in front of him and his head buzzed. Six treasure chests in a row! Could it be¡­ ¡°100% chance of obtaining treasure chests¡­ Is this my cheat?¡± Chapter 2 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Looking at the treasure chests in front of him, Lin Yue was filled with excitement. He could now confirm that after transmigrating to this other world, he had obtained a cheat. He had a 100% chance of obtaining treasure chests from killing monsters! After killing the three slightly-large lizards, three treasure chests appeared at the same time. This was definitely not something that could be explained with just luck. Lin Yue opened the four treasure chests he had obtained. [You have obtained 600ml Mineral Water!] [You have obtained 500 grams of bread!] [You have obtained 600ml Mineral Water!] [You have obtained 500 grams of bread!] What he obtained was food and water which were supposed to be the most scarce. He opened the group chat and silently watched for a while. He still saw that many people were complaining about the low chance of getting treasure chests. It seemed like he was the only one with such a cheat. Lin Yue also realized that because most people did not have water and food, they braced themselves and attacked the mutated creatures, hoping to obtain treasure chests. Drinking water and food were necessary for survival. Lin Yue had read the statistics. A human could survive for two months or even longer without food. But if they did not drink water, they would die in three days. It could be said that water was the most basic prerequisite for survival. The manual said that after the first disaster, the elderly and children would be transported with three days worth of food and water. But the first disaster was seven days later. Without water, how many people could survive until seven days later? Moreover, they had to pass the disaster first. Who knew how many days would the disaster last. Lin Yue had grown up in an orphanage and had no family or friends. Even at that time, he would not receive those supplies. With this path blocked, Lin Yue could only rely on himself. However, including the mineral water from the first treasure chest, he already had three bottles of water, each of which was 600 milliliters. In theory, you would need to drink two liters of water every day to maintain the best state of your body. But in this humanity survival game world, this would be a dream. Lin Yue looked at the water that could last a day and heaved a sigh of relief. At least he did not have to worry about water for the time being. As for food, it could last him for two days. Moreover, with the cheat that gave 100% treasure chest drop rate, he should be able to get as many of these things as he wanted. While carrying these things back to the straw hut, Lin Yue tripped over the door. This made him realize that while the problem of water and food was resolved, there were still other issues left. After unscrewing the cap of a bottle of water, Lin Yue drank a large mouthful and focused. He opened the game interface again. After opening it, he suddenly saw that the number of people in the upper right corner of the group had decreased to 9,996. After another minute or so, it became 9,991! ¡®Wait, what is going on? The number of people decreased? Decreased, it meant¡­¡¯ ¡°Dead!?¡± A chill instantly enveloped Lin Yue. This game was undoubtedly real. Then, the decrease in the number meant that some people had really died! Lin Yue searched the list carefully and saw that nine people¡¯s avatars had turned gray. Among them was the one who said that the hut had collapsed. Death¡­ Does dying here mean a real death? Lin Yue felt a sense of danger again. Water and food could ensure that he did not die of thirst and hunger, but in terms of safety, what difference did his shelter have from that collapsed hut? With a trace of worry, he looked at the [Shelter] option. Soon, an image jumped out. Shelter: Straw Hut Area: 40 m2 Durability: 2/10 Evaluation: It will be blown away if the big bad wolf breathes at it. Find a pig that knows how to make wooden huts. Shelter Points: 0 ¡®Holy smoke, looking at the durability, it seems like it can collapse at any time.¡¯ ¡®The game can even ridicule.¡¯ However, it was true. Not to mention whether this straw hut could withstand the random disaster, it would not be able to block even a large mutated creature. In particular, the survival manual said that the mutated creatures would become even more active and violent at night. If they were unlucky, they could just wait to die. Lin Yue walked out of the hut again and looked into the distance. In the distant grass, some black spots were moving. They were definitely not an easy target like those mutated insects. He felt that he had to resolve this matter before night arrived. Lin Yue looked at [Manufacture]. Two sub-options popped up. One was [Shelter], and the other was [Survival]. Shelter was divided into doors, walls, floors, and roofs. Lin Yue looked at the collapsed straw door. This seemed to be the first thing he had to take care of. [Straw Door: Grass x3] [Wood Door: Wood x2] [Stone Door: Stone x4] Soon, three plans were shown on the screen. Lin Yue ignored the straw door without thinking. That thing was the same as having nothing. It would be good enough if it could block bugs. As for the stone door, Lin Yue felt that this straw hut might not be able to withstand the weight of the stone door. Then there was only one choice. However, he had to gather wood first. He looked around. Wasteland, shrubs. Trees? There seemed to be a wood a few hundred meters away. After walking over, Lin Yue realized that the thinnest tree was at least ten centimeters thick and the branches were too high. This was an issue. He had no tools. Opening the [Manufacture] page, there was indeed a solution in the survival sub-option. [Stone Ax: Wood x1, Stone x1] What? If I had wood, would I need to make an ax? After searching for a while, he found no branches or stones nearby. Other than this place, there was nowhere else that had any connection to the word ¡®tree¡¯. After another careful search, he did not find even a single stone. Good lord, how barren is my area? On the way back to the straw hut, Lin Yue was surprised to discover that he had not encountered any mutated creatures for such a long time. Not to mention the little lizards, he did not even see a purple grasshopper. Were they hiding? Lin Yue thought for a moment and entered the straw hut. He opened the game interface and looked at the [Trading Center]. The screen flashed. There were not many messages. [Seller: Island City Boss] [Item: Slider] [Requirement: 1 liter of any liquid] [Seller¡¯s Note: Best of luck, bros! Drain it!] ¡­ [Seller: Berg] [Item: Mutated Creature¡¯s Meat] [Requirement: Iron x2] [Seller¡¯s Note: Rich in protein and chicken taste, crispy and crunchy] ¡­ [Seller: Zhang Lei] [Item: Wood x2] [Requirement: Drinking Water 500 ML] [Seller¡¯s Note: I hacked at a tree for a long time to get this. Need Water!] ¡­ After browsing through it, Lin Yue realized that not only did they have the ability to trade items, but they could also auction their items. Although there were many random posts, Lin Yue realized that most people were asking for the same thing. Water! Water seemed to have become a hard currency. Indeed, if they wanted to survive, they had to have water. Without the concept of money, bartering became the only mainstream trading method. Moreover, it was not only a simple transaction, they could also auction. He searched if anyone was selling water, but found no results. It seemed like not many treasure chests dropped. Looking at the water beside him, Lin Yue fell into thoughts. Opening the inventory, Lin Yue noticed that there were ten slots in total. Moreover, items of the same category could be added to one slot. He took out a bottle and drank it. Then, he placed the remaining two bottles of water in the inventory. Soon, one of the slots in the inventory showed ¡®Water x2¡¯. Three bottles of water, a total of 1.8 liters. It was not much. It was time to choose how to exchange it. Lin Yue looked at the trade posts requesting for water. Although there were many of them, the price they were offering was too ridiculous. It was better to set the price himself! Auction! [Seller: Lin Yue] [Auction Item: 200 milliliters of mineral water] [Requirement: Wood] [Seller¡¯s Note: The highest bidder wins.] After Lin Yue added the water, the group chat exploded! Chapter 3 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios By now, half a day had passed in the survival game. The sun was high in the sky and it was fiery hot outside. Many thirsty people were lying in their straw huts to rest. However, the news of Lin Yue selling water instantly woke these people up! ¡°Someone is selling water! They only want wood?¡± ¡°F*ck, someone is actually willing to sell water? And 200 milliliters at that?¡± ¡°Did he get it from a treasure chest?¡± ¡°Is there a water source beside his shelter? I didn¡¯t see any water even after digging two meters into the ground!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go cut the trees now. Wait for me, boss!¡± ¡°Brother Lin Yue, please give me the water. I¡¯m so thirsty. When we leave this place, I can date you for a day.¡± ¡°Send me your bank number. I will send 20,000 RMB!¡± ¡­ Lin Yue looked at his private message box and instantly saw 100+ messages! Some tempted him, some threatened him, some said that they would pay him a lot of money when they returned to Earth, and some begged him. He ignored these messages. Moreover, return to Earth? There was probably no such possibility. He looked at the bidding record. He was surprised to find that someone had already offered a number that exceeded his expectations. Lin Yue did not want to waste too much time and accepted that person¡¯s offer. [You lost 200ml of water.] [You have obtained Wood x20] After the transaction was completed, Lin Yue realized that the water in a water bottle was much less. At the same time, there were 20 units of wood in his inventory! A breeze blew into the straw hut through the countless gaps. Back on Earth, water was not worth much, but in this survival game, it became a hard currency. Perhaps this 200 milliliters of water could be exchanged for more, but Lin Yue was not that greedy. Moreover, his time was precious. ¡°Open the manufacture panel, then the shelter¡­¡± The interface in front of him changed again. Lin Yue looked at the interface. [Wooden Walls: Wood x15] Now that he had 20 units of wood, there was no need for Lin Yue to just repair the wooden door. Wouldn¡¯t it be nice to directly change the walls of the entire shelter to the stronger wood version? Confirm manufacturing! A white light flashed. [Wood-15] [Your shelter¡¯s straw walls have been changed to wooden walls.] Soon, after the light dissipated, Lin Yue was delighted to discover that the loose and unstable straw walls had been changed to slightly thick wooden planks. Although the roof was still the straw roof, the hut was much sturdier than before. Next was the door. [Wood Door: Wood x2] Confirm manufacturing! A white light flashed. [Wood-2] [Your shelter¡¯s straw door has been changed to a wooden door.] Lin Yue looked ahead and saw a brand new wooden door. He walked over and realized that there was a bolt on the door. After putting the door bolt in place, he instantly felt a sense of security wrap around him. The hut should be able to resist the mutated creatures now. Water and food issues were resolved, and the shelter had become much sturdier. The pressure on him decreased greatly. Lin Yue lay on the straw and looked at the remaining materials in his inventory. What should he modify next? Looking up, the roof still had gaps. It was also uncomfortable to lie on the straw. The quality of life could be improved. However, before that, he had some other plans. What Lin Yue could confirm now was that the treasure chests could ensure water and food, while wood and stones could change the sturdiness of the shelter and make it safer. However, the area he was in only had sparse grass and loess. There were only a few trees, and he had never seen stones or other ores. Resources could be said to be extremely scarce. If not for the 100% treasure chest drop rate cheat, this would have been an absolutely despairing start. Moreover, the crisis was not completely resolved. How many mutated insects were there in this area? What if he encountered stronger ones? Lin Yue thought of the insects and lizards that had exploded from his smacks and took off his shoes. He picked up some straw and planned to clean the soles. However, he saw many holes had appeared on the soles! What¡­ Those insect lizards did not seem to be as weak as he thought. Fortunately, he had stepped on them with his shoes and not his hands. Otherwise, the consequences would have been disastrous. Lin Yue finally understood what a mutated creature was. He thought of the people who had died in the group. Perhaps they had died because they had underestimated these mutated creatures. It seemed like he had to make a weapon before improving his lifestyle. He opened the [Manufacture] interface and chose [Survival]. There were many blueprints inside. [Wooden Shovel: Wood x2] [Stone Spear: Wood x3, Stone x2] [Wooden Bow: Wood x3, Fiber x3] [Slingshot: Wood x1, Leather x2] [Iron Spear: Wood x2, Iron x3] [Torch: Wood x1, Straw x3] [Wooden Bed: Wood x4] ¡­ Lin Yue took a bite of bread and looked at the options. There were all kinds of tools, weapons, and even furniture. But after browsing for a while, Lin Yue eliminated most of them. Although some of the wooden weapons and stone weapons could be made immediately, they had their own flaws. As a weapon, axes and hammers had a short range. Even if he could throw them, Lin Yue had not practiced throwing before. Accuracy was a problem. The attack range of the wooden bow was wide, but there was still the problem of accuracy. Furthermore, he needed to manufacture the arrows too. Forget about farming tools, their lethality was limited. Lin Yue finally looked at the spears. The wooden spear with a shorter tip cost two wood and two stones, while the wooden spear with a longer tip1 cost three wood and two stones. Lin Yue noticed the difference in the consumption of resources for these two similar weapons. Lin Yue chose the spear with the shorter tip, but he was going to select iron spear as it would be sharper than the wooden or the stone spear. It could more easily pierce the enemies. He did not have iron, but someone should have it. When he walked out of the hut, the sun seemed to be setting. After taking a sip of water, Lin Yue opened the group chat and saw that the chat was still lively. ¡°I found a water source, but the water is green. Can I drink it? I¡¯m too thirsty!¡± ¡°Put it in the trading center, I¡¯ll try it for you.¡± ¡°Auction it. The highest bidder will get it!¡± ¡°Where did the boss who sold water go? People are selling 10 milliliters and 15 milliliters of water now. They want to exchange a bottle cap of water for other things? What¡¯s the use?¡± ¡°Reporting, the seventeenth little lizard has finally dropped a wooden treasure chest. There are steamed buns inside!¡± ¡°Exchanging a lot of materials for water. Let¡¯s chat privately!¡± ¡­ Lin Yue browsed the chat for more than ten minutes. He obtained a lot of useful information. Some people had obtained treasure chests, food, or water. Opening the trading center again, Lin Yue saw that some people were really selling water at a high price. Even the ¡®green liquid¡¯ he saw in the chat was put up in the trading center and was instantly sold. However, most of the trades were still asking for water in exchange for a large number of materials. Indeed, compared to wood and stone, water was more necessary. Especially in these first few days. How many people who had transmigrated to this other world could challenge the human limit of surviving without drinking water? There were probably not many. Without water and food, people would fall into anxiety, pessimism, and other negative emotions. They would also try their best to find some hope in the trading center. Some people would blindly search for mutated creatures in hopes of obtaining treasure chests. However, the low drop rate and the uniqueness of the mutated creatures increased the danger of this behavior, and thus¡­ Lin Yue looked at the upper right corner of the screen. 9811. In the 10,000-man group, nearly 200 people were gone, and it only took a few hours. Lin Yue did not know how they died, but there was no doubt that water was one of the reasons. I wonder how many people among all humanity have been wiped out? This survival game was really terrifying. Chapter 4 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios It had been more than six hours since everyone arrived in this alien world. While sighing, Lin Yue checked the trading center and searched for the keyword ¡®water¡¯. Soon, eight sales messages popped up. Three of them were posted by the same person. It was just like what he read in the group chat. They were really selling five to ten milliliters while demanding a lot of things. However, no one bought them. After all, no one was stupid. No one would buy it unless as a last resort. Lin Yue thought for a moment and put up a post. [Seller: Lin Yue] [Auction Item: 200 milliliters of mineral water] [Requirement: Iron] [Seller¡¯s Note: The highest bidder wins.] Just like last time, Lin Yue did not reveal the amount he needed. The purchasing power of water as a hard currency depended on the urgency and purchasing power of those who needed it. If he showed his trump card and wanted to sell it later, there would be a huge backlash. Moreover, such an auction could maximize the benefits. Could he change it to more? Just as Lin Yue¡¯s auction entered, the group chat exploded again. ¡°F*ck, who is this Lin Yue? He is selling water again?¡± ¡°Boss Lin, you got so much water. Were you transported near a water source? Damn it, I¡¯m in the desert!¡± ¡°You want materials this time too? Is your place that deficient in resources?¡± ¡°I am mining, picking stones, and cutting trees.¡± ¡°I have a mine outside. Let¡¯s chat privately, Lin Yue.¡± ¡­ Lin Yue glanced at the chat and waited for another ten minutes. He looked at the trading center and saw that his private message had reached 100+. He still did not read them. As for the number of bids, it was an astonishing 50! Lin Yue chose the highest bid and nodded in satisfaction. [You lost 200ml of water.] [You have obtained Iron x10] [You have obtained plastic bottle x1] As expected, as time passed, the purchasing power of water increased again. Of course, it was also because many people had gathered more materials. 200 milliliters was much more sincere than the other people¡¯s five to ten milliliters. It was also one of the main reasons why these people were bidding crazily. To Lin Yue, it was only a third of a bottle of water. Moreover, he could continue to kill mutated creatures and obtain them easily. But Lin Yue knew clearly. This state could not be maintained for long. From the group chat, he could see that there were many fierce people. When he first arrived, there were already people farming small lizards and other creatures. No matter how low the chances were, it was only a matter of time before a treasure chest appeared. Moreover, he was not the only one who had a game interface. Everyone had this thing. As the number of materials gathered increased, many people would also use the materials they gathered to manufacture items. Right now, everyone was still exploring and familiarizing themselves with this survival game, but as time passed, more and more people would sell water, and the purchasing power of water would decrease. Lin Yue felt that he had to gather all kinds of resources during this period so that he could be more prepared than others when he learned about the disaster three days later. In the inventory, the wood was 3, and the iron was 10. Lin Yue closed the group chat and went to the [Manufacture] page. After choosing the iron spear, a faint light flashed. [You have obtained Iron Spear (Ordinary)] [Wood-2, Iron-3] A spear appeared in Lin Yue¡¯s hand! The spear was about two meters long, its spearhead was sharp, and it was slightly heavy. Lin Yue ran outside and played with it to familiarize himself with the feeling. Stab, poke, pierce, stir, redirection, sweep! He remembered that when he was learning to fight from an older child in the orphanage, he had once practiced with a long stick. Although it looked like they were fooling around, to a certain extent, it allowed him to learn the unfamiliar weapon, the spear, faster. However, Lin Yue also realized something. The iron spear was tagged as ¡®ordinary¡¯. Could it be that this thing was also divided into levels? Would there be higher levels of items after more of them were made? Or was it completely random? Lin Yue did not have much information about this. He could only guess. After searching for a while, he found a large purple-black grasshopper. The number of mutated creatures did not seem to be as many as he had imagined. This grasshopper was several times larger than its kind on Earth. Moreover, its body fluids seemed to be corrosive. Its jumping ability was alright, and its movement speed was actually not much slower than his. Previously, he had not observed it so carefully. Now, it seemed like this thing was really dangerous. The grasshopper had also noticed Lin Yue. It jumped high and flapped its wings, flying straight at him! Lin Yue did not choose to kill this thing in the air. Instead, he looked in the direction it was flying and dodged to the side. The moment it landed on the ground, he used the sharp spear to cut it into two! This time, Lin Yue was much more careful than before. Although the insect was still the same, Lin Yue¡¯s mentality had changed. He was lucky not to be burned by the insect¡¯s body fluids the previous few times, but it did not mean that he could take the risk after knowing. He only had one life. If he lost to this insect, it would not be worth it. [You have obtained a wooden treasure chest.] At the same time, a treasure chest appeared. Lin Yue was no longer surprised. What came out of the wooden treasure chest was either water or food. Perhaps a higher-level treasure chest could give better things. However, there were too few mutated creatures around his shelter. Moreover, he did not have the strength to challenge those larger mutated creatures. He had a 100% chance of obtaining treasure chests while others did not. With such a low drop rate, the others could only attack the larger mutated creatures after not obtaining any treasure chests from killing the surrounding weak mutated creatures. The game was forcing people to adapt and become stronger¡­ He placed the chest in his inventory and continued hunting. Other than the problem of resources, it was also good to be familiar with his weapon. However, Lin Yue did not find a single mutated creature even after walking around for a while. The doubt in his mind became greater and greater. The resources here were scarce. Could it be that the mutated creatures were scarce too? If that was the case, there was no use to having a 100% chance of obtaining the treasure chest. Lin Yue came to a relatively tall hill. In the world covered by loess and weeds, hundreds of meters away, he did see some black spots that appeared and disappeared in the weeds. To be able to see it from so far away, it must be something much larger than insects¡­ He felt that it was at least the size of a dog or sheep. Could he deal with such a huge mutated creature? ¡®Why don¡¯t I first cut the trees and change the roof to a wooden roof first?¡¯ After choosing the ¡®Iron Ax¡¯, Lin Yue spent one wood and one iron. Soon, a sturdy iron ax appeared in his hand. It was similar to the iron ax he had used to cut wood when he was young, and looked quite sharp. Arriving at the wood, Lin Yue waved his iron ax. Although the sun was setting, it was still hot. Under the high temperature, such intense labor consumed a lot of mental and physical energy, making it easy to feel thirsty. After finally cutting down a tree and drinking a large mouthful of water, Lin Yue could fully understand that the other people¡¯s desire for water was not fake. Other than some who were still resting in their huts, everyone was probably outside cutting trees or gathering stones and iron. After resting for a while, Lin Yue picked up the ax and continued cutting trees. After cutting down three small trees, Lin Yue obtained 15 units of wood and placed them in his inventory. After resting for a while, he picked up the iron ax and walked back into the wasteland. He had felt that something was wrong. Were the mutated creatures hiding? After searching carefully and spending more time than chopping the trees, Lin Yue saw a strange caterpillar with tentacles growing all over its body at the place where he had stepped a small lizard to death. The iron ax swung down, and a treasure chest appeared. ¡®This should be enough.¡¯ Looking up, the sky was much darker. The hungry Lin Yue had just turned around and was walking towards the shelter when he suddenly heard a weird sound. He suddenly turned around and his pupils enlarged. Dozens of meters away, a fiery red thing was slowly moving towards him. Chapter 5 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios At this moment, the word ¡®danger¡¯ appeared in Lin Yue¡¯s mind! He quickly turned around. Just as he was about to move, he saw the giant locust jump into the air and fly towards him! Its wings flapped and let out a terrifying sound. Lin Yue gasped and immediately ran to the side as fast as he could. From the corner of his eye, he saw the huge locust land on the ground before jumping towards him again! This time, Lin Yue ran quickly in the direction of his shelter. ¡®This thing is too fast. It can fly even though it¡¯s so big? Isn¡¯t this cheating?¡¯ After entering the hut, he quickly closed the door and locked it as quickly as possible. However, before he could take a breath, he felt a strong shock from the other side of the door! Lin Yue leaned against the door tightly, sweat flowing down his forehead. However, the continuous impact disappeared soon. The sound of the locust jumping disappeared as well. After a few minutes, Lin Yue wiped the sweat off his face and was puzzled. What was going on? ¡®It went away?¡¯ However, Lin Yue could only guess. After all, his shelter did not even have a window. He had no idea what was going on outside. Just as he was feeling puzzled, Lin Yue suddenly heard a strange sound. This sound came from above. Straw was falling to the ground. Lin Yue raised his head and looked at the roof. Less than three to four meters away, a huge locust head had already pierced through the straw roof and was staring at him with its huge compound eyes! He almost instinctively opened the door and rushed out. At the same time, a tremor came from behind. The giant locust had already fallen to the ground. Lin Yue closed the door without thinking. The door could not be opened outward, and the locust could not come out. For the time being, he was safe. However, the sound of the impacts sounded from inside the hut. If he left it alone, this newly built wooden hut might be destroyed. If the shelter was destroyed¡­ He thought of the person who had turned gray after his hut collapsed. ¡®No, if the shelter is gone, I won¡¯t be far from death.¡¯ Lin Yue wiped the sweat from his face and looked at the huge hole in the roof. He picked up the iron spear and climbed up. For someone who was used to climbing trees in the orphanage, this was simply too easy. Through the hole, Lin Yue looked into the room. The giant locust was still hitting the walls, causing strong vibrations to spread throughout the hut. ¡°Stinky bug, look here!¡± Lin Yue tightened his grip on the iron spear and shouted angrily! The locust noticed the commotion and suddenly jumped, flying straight for the hole! The iron spear in Lin Yue¡¯s hand was instantly shot out when the monster reached close. Pierce! The tip of the spear stabbed into the locust¡¯s head, and the sharp tip quickly cut through its skin, rushing out of its lower abdomen and smashing heavily into the ground with the locust! ¡°Is it done?¡± Lin Yue looked at the thing jumping and struggling on the ground and did not let his guard down. After a while, when its twitching decreased, Lin Yue finally relaxed and jumped down the roof. [You have obtained an iron treasure chest!] The notification finally arrived. Lin Yue¡¯s strength seemed to have been sucked away as he fell on the ground. This was too dangerous. He finally stood up after a while. This locust was more like a monster than a mutated creature. How could there be a locust as big as a big dog? It could jump so high. If not for the iron spear, he might have to spend a lot of effort to kill it¡­ or be killed by it. It was Lin Yue¡¯s first time facing death. He took a deep breath as he calmed himself. At this moment, the joy of obtaining the iron treasure chest washed away most of the nervousness. He had been obtaining wooden treasure chests, and this was the first time he had obtained an iron treasure chest. Only then did he remember that the survival manual had mentioned that the stronger the mutated creature, the higher the level of the treasure chest. After entering the hut, there was indeed a metal box that was larger than the previous wooden treasure chest beside the huge red locust corpse. Lin Yue dragged the heavy locust corpse out of the door and pulled the iron spear out. After doing this, he felt exhausted. Opportunities often followed challenges. He opened the iron treasure chest. [You have obtained: A box of matches, a packet of tin foil, a roll of toilet paper.] There was actually a box of matches! The importance of fire was self-evident. If the mutated creatures attacked during the night, he would be in a passive position without a light source in the darkness. He might even lose his life. Fire also allowed him to cook food and resist the cold. Wooden treasure chests gave water and food at random. As for the iron treasure chests, they seemed to provide some basic tools for survival. Tin foil can be used as a cooking tool. Lin Yue remembered some food videos where they wrapped food in tin foil and threw it into fire. The food was cooked quickly. As for the toilet paper, he could not always use those unknown weeds to wipe his butt, right? Lin Yue walked out of the hut again. After spending 1 piece of wood and 1 piece of iron to make an iron shovel, he started digging a pit. It was naturally to bury this locust. He had a feeling that this thing might attract other mutated creatures. If there was an even more powerful one, it would be too overwhelming. After a while, Lin Yue dug out the initial shape of a large pit. However, he thought of something at this moment. Could he dig out an underground shelter? He looked back at the wooden hut. If he had not killed the locust, how long could the wooden walls have lasted? What if he had encountered a mutated creature stronger than the giant locust? Lin Yue felt that even if he changed the entire house to a stone hut, it would not be sturdy enough. Moreover, he had to guard against more than just mutated creatures. There were humans too. This was a survival game, an extreme environment similar to an apocalypse. When there was no water, no food, and even the shelter was gone, the ugliest side of human nature would be triggered. Born in an orphanage, Lin Yue had come into contact with society earlier than ordinary people and was more aware of human nature. Therefore, he was more cautious than his peers. He would not harm any humans, provided that no one harmed him. The pit was finally dug. He looked up and saw the setting sun. Unknowingly, it was already so late. Chapter 6 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After burying the locust, Lin Yue returned to the hut with the iron spear and shovel. He took a big bite of the bread and chewed it slowly, then swallowed it with the sweet mineral water. Lin Yue could clearly feel that his energy had been greatly exhausted. The feeling he got when he ate the bread and water could be described as¡­ Rain after a long drought, meeting an old friend in a foreign land after a long drought¡­ Cough, cough. In short, it felt very good. However, this shelter was still not perfect. The wooden walls, the wooden door, and¡­ the straw roof of the hut. This could not continue. Who knew if there would not be mutated insects, bats, and birds running in at night? He opened the game interface. [Torch: Wood x1, Straw x3] He picked the straw on the ground and placed them in his inventory, and clicked the torch. Soon, a pitch-black torch appeared in his hand. Lin Yue took out the match he had just obtained and lit it. A red flame ignited! The light of the flames also lit up the dark shelter. The torch was effective for 12 hours. He could use this to judge the time. After digging a hole on the ground and placing the torch in it, Lin Yue looked up at the roof. If it had been wooden, how could the giant locust have entered the house? After choosing the shelter sub-option under the manufacture page, Lin Yue immediately chose the wooden roof option. [Wooden roof: Wood x8] Good lord, that was a lot. Lin Yue had no choice. After choosing to create it, a white light flashed and he finally obtained a complete wooden house. ¡°It seems like there¡¯s something missing?¡± The straw that he had used as a bedding had been turned into a torch. Lin Yue spent another 4 units of wood to make a wooden bed. He threw the remaining straw on the wooden bed and lay on it. Comfortable! Too many things had happened today. Transmigrating, survival game, treasure chests, giant locust¡­ Everything seemed unreal, but it was real. Lin Yue was also thinking about what power could transmigrate the entire world and let everyone have something similar to a ¡®system¡¯. What were mutated creatures? Could he return to Earth? Thinking of these questions, Lin Yue was still very energetic at first, but as time passed, his eyelids gradually drooped. The sense of security that the wooden house gave him made him no longer worry about the danger of the night. After a while, he hugged the straw and finally fell asleep. In comparison, other people could not even guarantee the most basic food and water, let alone sleep. Some people¡¯s shelters were in the forest and mountain area. They could gather a lot of wood, stone, and iron, so they built wooden houses and even stone houses, as well as various tools and weapons. The continuous work made them thirsty and hungry. They only obtained temporary safety and some materials. But they did not have the most important water and food. Therefore, they could only check the trading center again and again, and wait for someone to sell water again. There was also a portion of people who created some simple weapons and even some who fought mutated creatures without weapons. However, the low probability of treasure chests dropping constantly challenged their nerves. After all, killing mutated creatures consumed a lot of energy. There were also a few lucky people who got treasure chests, but the things inside could only maintain their lowest survival needs. Some unlucky people even choked to death while eating bread because of no water. However, these were not the main reasons why the entire human race was greatly reduced. After night fell, in their dilapidated straw huts, the survivors who were not protected by the fire faced more violent and powerful mutated creatures than in the day. Those who took the risk to go out, those who thought they were very strong, and some who had been lying down for the entire day died silently in the night. ¡­ In the wasteland, the howls of wild beasts and the cries of birds resounded. Poisonous insects wandered freely, and unknown beasts appeared and disappeared in the fog. But as the sun rose and the moon set, all of them left. In the wooden shelter, the flames on the burning torch became smaller and smaller. Finally, it fluttered and died with a soft sound. Lin Yue was woken up by the sound and opened his sleepy eyes. ¡°I actually slept for almost twelve hours?¡± He stared at the torch in surprise. He rubbed his aching muscles and sat up. His stomach growled. After confirming that there was no unusual sound outside, Lin Yue opened the door with the iron ax, and the fierce sunlight shone in. There was only the sound of the breeze blowing in the desolate land. However, a strong stench filled the air. Lin Yue walked around the shelter and found some feces left behind by something not far away. There were many of them, and they were huge. Moreover, they smelled extremely bad. Lin Yue had learned from some documentaries that the feces of carnivores was much more smelly than those of herbivores. It seemed like there were many uninvited guests near his shelter last night. Was it the same for other people¡¯s shelters too? Lin Yue returned to the hut and took out the iron shovel. He dug a pit and buried the feces in. Of course, he was very careful not to let the shovel touch the feces and only pushed them with the surrounding soil. After doing this, the stench was mostly gone. Lin Yue had the intention to cook. Cooking was naturally not like eating dry bread with water. From the inventory, Lin Yue tore off two pieces of tin paper of the same size and pinched them into the shape of a double-layered bowl. He took out a bottle of water and poured it into the tin foil bowl. After testing that it was not leaking, he picked up the shovel and dug a triangular pit. Lin Yu used the straw and cut some tree branches from the wood and placed them in the pit. He placed the tin bowl on top and put some mineral water in it. He lit the firewood with the match. After waiting for the water to boil, he threw half of the instant noodles he had obtained into the bowl. It was because the ¡®pot¡¯ was too small. He opened the seasonings, vegetable packet, and sauce packet, and put them in the noodles. The fragrance quickly wafted out. Lin Yue, who had not touched oily things for the entire day yesterday, could not help but sniff deeply when he smelled this smell. Making a pair of chopsticks out of a tree branch, Lin Yu picked up the noodles that were filled with a wondrous fragrance. Like wind blowing the clouds away, the noodles were gone with not even soup left. Satisfying! Right now, this noodles was better than any delicacies! The sweating Lin Yue could not wait to prepare the other half of the noodles. But just as he was about to put the sauce in, Lin Yue suddenly thought of something. Could he exchange this cooked half a bag of instant noodles for something good? He naturally did not mean food and water that could be obtained from wooden treasure chests. He did not lack them. What he lacked was things that could make his shelter stronger or this survival easier. Was he the only one who had obtained an iron treasure chest? After all, there were many ferocious people in this group. Perhaps there would really be those who had continuously killed many mutated creatures and obtained iron treasure chests. If the iron treasure chest could give useful things like matches and tin foil, it should also give other good things. Lin Yue opened the trading center and began to search. Soon, he focused on a post. [Seller: Zheng Jing] [Auction Item: Small soilless culture set] [Requirement: Drinking Water 2L] [Seller¡¯s Note: It was not easy to get a bronze treasure chest. It should be worth this price.] Chapter 7 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°A small soilless culture set?¡± Lin Yue was instantly attracted to the name of this thing. The soilless culture was naturally related to vegetables and fruits. When Lin Yue was in high school, the school had organized a visit to a greenhouse. He still remembered his shock when he saw the cherry tomato plants that looked like trees with thousands of fruits. Then, was this small soilless culture set what he was thinking of? He looked at the cooked instant noodles and opened the group chat. ¡°This person is really funny. He wants two liters of water? Why don¡¯t you just go rob someone?¡± ¡°Indeed, it¡¯s difficult to even offer a few hundred milliliters, and he is asking for two liters of water. Let¡¯s wait for him to lower the price!¡± ¡°Speaking of which, there¡¯s also a bronze treasure chest? Isn¡¯t there only wood and iron treasure chests?¡± ¡°Lucky bro, do you need a subordinate?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be silly. Even soilless culture requires water. If it requires nutrient solution, then it¡¯s even more useless. Where can we find nutrient solutions? Even if it¡¯s just water, it¡¯s not enough for us to drink. How can we plant vegetables?¡± ¡°I¡¯m from the countryside. You might be able to fool city people, but not us. Even if you plant bean sprouts, it will take four to five days to grow in it. Four to five days is more than enough to make people die of thirst. What¡¯s the point of growing vegetables?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, I¡¯ll offer one piece of wood. Are you selling it, brother?¡± ¡­ It was a case of sour grapes. Some mocked, and some sighed that this person had gone crazy. But some people were indeed telling the truth. Not everyone could take out two liters of water. The noodles were cooked. Lin Yue smelled the alluring fragrance and knew that not everyone could resist this thing. Especially after being tested by hunger and thirst for an entire day. Moreover, the other party was also from China. It could be said that he had no resistance against hunger. Then, should he give it a try? Since the other party was auctioning, it was a good opportunity to see how much power his instant noodles had. Although the first bid would directly expose his base price and he would fall in a passive position in the bargaining, he had no other ideas. To Lin Yue, instant noodles would not be rare. Not many people were bidding. Lin Yue placed the instant noodles on the bid. [Bidder Lin Yue: A bowl of cooked instant noodles.] This action quickly ignited the entire group! ¡°What? Boss Lin Yue is bidding? F*ck, what! It¡¯s actually¡­ instant noodles?¡± ¡°Wait, it¡¯s cooked! This means that Boss Lin Yue has enough water, noodles, and a pot¡­ How many treasure chests did he open? Did he farm mutated creatures all night yesterday? Isn¡¯t he too fierce?!¡± ¡°I haven¡¯t drunk water yet, while he has already eaten noodles. Is this the difference between us?¡± ¡°Boss Lin Yue, can you add me as a friend? You give me noodles, I¡¯ll give you p*ssy.¡± ¡°Brothers, what¡¯s there to eat in instant noodles? It¡¯s better to eat the slider. It will be enough for three meals!¡± ¡­ After Lin Yue made the bid, he watched the group chat and waited for the seller¡¯s answer. Before long, Zheng Jing¡¯s reply came! ¡°Boss! I really want to eat instant noodles, but I want water even more. A bowl of instant noodles and 1.5 liters of water is the lowest price.¡± Lin Yue did not reply. ¡®Give an inch and they will take a mile.¡¯ Although the soilless culture set was the most eye-catching item in the entire trading center, it was not a necessity. Lin Yue had considered the problem of nutritional balance in the future. After all, this concerned his health. His body would not be able to take it if he ate bread and noodles every day. But even so, this thing that sounded like it consumed a lot of water was not a necessity for him. It was like this for him, who had a 100% treasure chest drop rate, let alone others. You need water? Then let¡¯s see who will give you that much! After eating the slightly overcooked instant noodles, Lin Yue burped in satisfaction. He stood up and looked at the vast wasteland. There were too many things to do yesterday, and he had slept early. This caused him to not explore too much of the wasteland around the shelter. Holding the iron spear, Lin Yue began to search carefully within twenty to thirty meters of the shelter. This time, it did not take long for him to discover five worms with red shells that looked like prawns. They were constantly digging the place where the giant locust was buried. The sharp iron spear swept them away, and Lin Yue obtained five wooden treasure chests. In addition to the treasure chest he had not opened yesterday, he opened these six chests one by one. [You have obtained 600 ml mineral water!] [You have obtained¡­] ¡­ Four bottles of water, and two pieces of bread weighing 500 grams! If it were anyone else, they would probably have to fight dozens or even a hundred mutated creatures to obtain so many resources. But to Lin Yue, it was just normal. After putting them in his inventory, Lin Yue came to the wood. He took out the iron ax and began to gather wood. Wood seemed to be needed everywhere. Be it tools, weapons, furniture, or anything else, they all required some wood. Lin Yue had a lot of water, but it was too wasteful to exchange this hard currency for the wood. Before finishing these sparse trees, he decided not to use water to exchange for wood. There were no stones or iron ores in this wasteland. The only thing he had a lot of was water and food. They were something that others lacked. Through the group chat, Lin Yue knew that other than the few unlucky people who had descended into wasteland like him, the others were either in the forest, beside ore deposits, or beside a pile of stones. In short, they had abundant resources around them. Picking up the iron ax again, Lin Yue cut the trees more efficiently than yesterday. After a while, as he cut down the fifth tree, the wood reserves in his inventory increased to 25 units! After finding a flat ground, Lin Yue sat down and opened a bottle of water. He also checked his current food and water reserves. In terms of water, he had drunk a bottle, sold 400 milliliters of water, and used a bottle to cook the noodles¡­ In addition to the water he had obtained later, there were still four bottles and some more left. In terms of food, he had obtained two pieces of bread and a bag of instant noodles yesterday. There was half a loaf of bread left from yesterday, and he had just obtained two more loaves. Oh, and two empty plastic bottles. It was not much actually. A 100% chance of a treasure chest dropping was indeed impressive, but the fact that there were not many mutated creatures near the shelter was a limitation. ¡®Should I expand the search range?¡¯ Chapter 8 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The breeze blew Lin Yue¡¯s hair. On the roof of the shelter, his figure was lonely and silent. From the highest point he could climb in this wasteland, he looked around and did not miss a single corner. However, in this desolate land, the loess and sparse weeds occupied his entire vision. From time to time, some slowly moving black spots appeared and disappeared in the grass. Lin Yue estimated that they were at least hundreds of meters away from him. The temperature was constantly rising. After drinking the last remaining water in a bottle, Lin Yue walked down the ladder and landed on the ground. He had created this ladder earlier, and even obtained a blueprint of it. After putting the ladder into his inventory, he had some doubts. Why was there no sign of a second shelter in such a large area? Humans were social animals. Especially in this strange survival game, people were looking for comfort in the group chat to satisfy their lonely hearts. Although Lin Yue did not want to meet anyone by chance, he still wanted to find traces of them in this apocalyptic survival game. After all, in the past day or so, he had only seen over 9,000 people in the group chat. This survival game was filled with countless mysteries. They could cut trees and turn them into wood, or replace the walls and roof with wood. He could even rely on his imagination to create a ladder with wood and obtain the blueprint of a wooden ladder. After entering the wooden hut, Lin Yue closed the door and heaved a sigh of relief. The shelter was the safest place he could find. Sitting on the bed, he thought about something. How big was this world? According to the survival manual, 7.8 billion people had been transferred to this foreign world. Excluding the elderly, children, and others who did not have much survival ability, the total participants should be about a third. Lin Yue remembered that he had read statistics that said that if the land on Earth was divided to everyone, each person would get about 45 acres on average. If this world allocated everyone in similar size areas, then each person would have an area of about 130 acres. It was about the size of 14 football fields. But the range he could see from the roof should be higher than this number. Then, was this place bigger than Earth? Or was it that the distribution of people was not even? Was he the only unlucky one who was further away from others? Lin Yue felt that this question needed to be asked in the group. Opening the group interface, Lin Yue suddenly realized that the number of people in the upper right corner had decreased greatly! 8,907! In a short time, a thousand people had died. Was it fast? If it were before he encountered the giant locust, Lin Yue would have thought that this was too fast. But now, he did not think so. His experience yesterday made him understand how terrifying mutated creatures were. Even the body fluids of small insects could corrode the soles of their shoes. What would happen if a big insect came? What if it was not insects that had no intelligence, but mutated beasts and birds? There was no food or water here. They seemed to only exist in treasure chests. In order to find water and food, everyone had to fight mutated creatures, but the drop rate of treasure chests was shockingly low. With the loss of a large amount of stamina, exhaustion, thirst, and hunger, how many people had fallen while fighting the mutated creatures? Although there were no overly powerful mutated creatures, this was probably the ¡®newbie benefit¡¯ at the beginning of the survival game. Moreover, it was not only that. From the large amount of feces behind the hut, it could be known that the mutated creatures who would not approach the shelter easily during daytime would move in the direction of the shelter at night. Night was the most dangerous time in this world before the disaster arrived. Those who did not change the straw hut into something sturdier were cruelly punished at night. They might be severely injured or died without a corpse. Lin Yue looked around the shelter. Whether it was the roof, the walls, or the door, they were made of wood. It was much sturdier than the previous straw hut. But it was still not as strong as he had imagined. After the giant locust was locked inside by him yesterday, the impact from it shook the whole hut. What if a stronger animal came? What if there was more than one? Thinking of the black dots in the distance, Lin Yue suddenly felt that this shelter was not too reliable. If wood can¡¯t do it, what about¡­ stone? Lin Yue opened the trading center. There were many people selling stones, but they were fewer in number than wood and iron. Lin Yue searched. There were about 3,000 posts about selling wood, 1,900 posts about selling iron, and only 700 posts about selling stone. The simple comparison made Lin Yue understand that stones were rarer than the other two. Actually, it was not accurate to say that it was rare. There should be a lot of stones mined, but almost 100% of them were used to upgrade the shelter. A stone shelter was stronger than a wooden shelter. Most people would choose this without hesitation when they saw the directions of upgrading to the stone shelter on the [Manufacture] panel. Therefore, other than water, stone was also a hard currency. As for the exchange ratio between the two¡­ The water was naturally stronger! [Seller: Lin Yue] [Auction: 300 milliliters of mineral water] [Requirement: Stone] [Seller¡¯s note: Auction, you know it.] ¡°This is the third time Lin Yue is selling water¡­ altogether, it comes to 700 milliliters? Comparison is frustrating! If I had a drop of water, I would have to divide it into two and drink!¡± ¡°Speaking of which, that big shot hasn¡¯t said where he got the water from, right?¡± ¡°Humans are facing a common disaster, but people are still hiding things. How inhumane!¡± ¡°His shelter is definitely by the river. Speaking of which, those who bought his water, can you tell me if the water is turbid or clean?¡± ¡°I bought his water last time. The water was a little sweet. It¡¯s definitely not from the riverside.¡± ¡°Where did the girl who sold the green water go? I remember she sold some.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t ask. Her profile picture is already gray.¡± ¡°Please, it¡¯s too difficult for me. Boss Lin Yue, give me some water!¡± ¡°I have a delicate and sexy body. Hundreds of people used to send rockets in my live-stream. Little Brother Lin Yue, do you wanna consider it? I only want water.¡± The group was very lively. Faced with everyone¡¯s envy, slander, pleading, and temptation, Lin Yue only watched silently without any emotions. No matter what he said, he would still be faced with endless questions and doubts. Of course, if he revealed the secret, he might be squeezed even after his death. Before he could really live comfortably, he would not consider the life and death of others. They were all strangers to him. Chapter 9 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The group chat was still lively. The content was not about flirting. Everyone¡¯s comments were filled with dissatisfaction with their current situation and envy and jealousy of others. Of course, there were also people who were preaching that doomsday was here and everyone should die together, while they secretly lead a good life. The name Lin Yue had already become famous in this group. After all, his continuous selling of water had attracted everyone¡¯s attention. There were many people talking about him in the group chat. Although there were all kinds of words, Lin Yue did not care. The most important thing now was to live longer in this world, and not pay attention to these trivial matters. Lin Yue read the chat carefully when he surprisingly saw someone mentioning an interesting term. ¡°I got a blueprint. I want water. We can discuss it if anyone is interested!¡± Blueprint! What blueprint? Lin Yue¡¯s interest was piqued. He opened the trading center and entered the word ¡®blueprint¡¯ in the search bar. Soon, a product appeared. [Seller: Louis Capone] [Item: Wok Blueprint] [Requirement: Water] [Seller¡¯s Note: I got it from an iron treasure chest which appeared after a day of effort. I want water, the more the better!] Wok¡¯s¡­ blueprint? In other words, with this blueprint, he could use materials to make a wok. In the [Survival] sub-option in [Manufacture], there were only blueprints of basic items. Weapons like axes, hammers, shovels, pickaxes, spears, bows, and slingshots. Other than that, there were only tables, chairs, beds, and torches. The required materials were mostly wood, stone, and iron. But other than these items, there was nothing else. If he wanted to have new things, he could only obtain blueprints by creating them, like when he made the wooden ladder, or open treasure chests. Speaking of which, if one was born with the skill of woodworking or stonemason, would they obtain the blueprints when creating some things? Then, could these blueprints be sold? Lin Yue tried to place the wooden ladder blueprint that was in his inventory in the trading center. It worked! Since his guess was validated, he immediately removed it. Moreover, he had guessed one of the core goals of this game. It was to let the better, stronger, and more skillful people survive. The reason why the game did not transport those elderly, children, and those who did not have the ability to survive with the capable participants was because of this. Let those young and strong people participate in this game first to carry out a large screening. The first round was to eliminate those who were too lazy to put in effort. Their shabby straw huts would not be able to block the ruthless mutated creatures. The second batch of people who would be eliminated was those who could not get water for a long period. In the disaster seven days later, those who could not survive it would be the third batch to be eliminated. Lin Yue thought for a while and checked the comments again. He realized that many people were also surprised by the wok blueprint, but most of them were mainly envious about the fact that the seller got an iron treasure chest. He moved his arms, but they were still sore. He had moved too much these two days. Lin Yue, who did not exercise much, quickly felt the effect of this. However, if he could persevere, he would become stronger. Moreover, there were still six days before the unknown disaster. Before that, he had to upgrade this shelter¡¯s defenses and store a large amount of food and water. In the group chat, Lin Yue, who was lurking, realized that more and more people were asking for water. No one could stand not drinking water for almost a day and a half. It had to be said that stones were indeed a hard currency. Few people sold it. Even though he auctioned 300 milliliters of water, there were few bids. Even after a while, the number of bids was 22. However, the offer was okay. He looked at the bids. There was no sign of the person who wanted to sell the small soilless culture set. You want to hold it? Then, let it rot in your hand. It¡¯s not a necessity anyway. However, just as Lin Yue was about to confirm the person who offered ten units of stone, a new bid appeared. [Stone x8, Wok Blueprint x1] Oh, Louis couldn¡¯t help but take this chance. However, the wok¡­ Lin Yue looked at the tin foil in his inventory. It was not good to keep using tinfoil to cook food. Moreover, if he wanted to boil more water, he really needed a wok. If his standard of living increased in the future, wouldn¡¯t it be fine to stew a goose in this wok? There was something else that made Lin Yue decide on this bid. Score. The system had an evaluation standard for the bidding. The bids would be given a score according to the value of the items, and they would be ranked accordingly. The third place bid ¡®Stone X9¡¯ had a score of 540, and the second place bid ¡®Stone X10¡¯ had a score of 600, while the ¡®Stone x8, Wok Blueprint¡¯ was given a high score of 2,900! Lin Yue could not see any pattern in the evaluation. However, this showed the value of this wok blueprint. Lin Yue immediately clicked confirm. [You have lost 300 milliliters of water.] [You have obtained stone x8, wok blueprint x1] The transaction was completed, and Lin Yue felt relaxed. What should he do next? He thought for a moment and opened the [Shelter] panel. The last time, the system ridiculed that his straw hut would be blown away by the big bad wolf. What about this time? Sanctuary: A full wooden hut Area: 40 m2 Durability: 45/50 Evaluation: You have a wooden hut that can be burned easily. By the way, did you remove formaldehyde? ¡®Hahahaha, f*ck.¡¯ Who designed this system? Lin Yue really wanted to greet the family of the programmer who designed this system. It just liked to complain maliciously? However, it was not important. Lin Yue clicked on [Manufacture] and clicked [Shelter]. ¡®Let¡¯s see how many stones I need.¡¯ [Stone Door: Stone x4] [Stone Walls: Stone x20] [Stone Roof: Stone x10] [Stone Floor: Stone x10] Lin Yue was speechless. Why did it need so much stone? Why was it so much more than the wooden hut? This was only a small hut of 40 square meters. If he wanted to turn this wooden hut into a stone hut, did he need to continue selling water? Although his water reserves were quite large, there was a problem. There were not many mutated creatures around. Lin Yue went out of the house again with the iron spear, deciding to kill some more mutated creatures first. ¡°The furthest I walked before was about 200 meters. Then, let¡¯s walk another 100 meters!¡± As Lin Yue spoke, he walked in a direction. After roughly moving a hundred meters beyond the previous 200 meters range, before Lin Yue could do anything, ferocious roars suddenly sounded from afar! ¡°What¡­ is it?¡± Chapter 10 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The wind blew, and the roars of wild beasts sounded in the wasteland. Lin Yue gripped the iron spear tightly and stared towards the end of his vision. Although he could not see or hear what made this sound he was sure that this was undoubtedly a ferocious beast! A ferocious beast. On Earth, ferocious beasts were carnivorous animals like tigers and lions, they were not something ordinary people could deal with with bare hands or even with spears. In this world, there were locusts the size of a large dog. Then, could there be tigers and lions that were as big as elephants? It was not impossible. Even in this foreign world, there should be a food chain. Since there were giant locusts, it would not be surprising for there to be larger herbivores or carnivores. Lin Yue tightened his grip on the iron spear and kept retreating while remaining vigilant. Even if he had a sharp iron spear, his skills were not good at all. If he rashly searched for the source of the roar, he would undoubtedly be delivering food to the other party. There was no need to take the risk. It would be too stupid to explore the source of the sound in this situation. However, just as Lin Yue retreated for a while, the terrifying roars suddenly stopped and fell silent. ¡®What happened?¡¯ Did it leave, or¡­ Lin Yue could not be sure, but he knew that it was not a nice idea to explore in that direction. Holding the iron spear, he carefully searched for mutated creatures like the small insects and lizards. Perhaps it was luck or coincidence, but it did not take long for him to discover a group of six small lizards. With the experience from many successful hunts, Lin Yue did not miss a single one. Six treasure chests quickly appeared in his inventory. This did not satisfy Lin Yue. He kept looking in the direction of the sound while carefully searching for mutated creatures. There were still not enough treasure chests. He needed more food and water. Although the probability of getting a treasure chest was 100%, if there was no mutated creature, this cheat would be useless. He was living frugally and saving the resources for the disaster. When the disaster befell, if it was the kind of disaster that forced people to stay in the hut for many days, the small amount of resources would kill him! He looked up at the sky. The sun was high in the sky. There was still a lot of time for him to hunt mutated creatures. Lin Yue heaved a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his face. He continued to search. The range of his search was gradually expanding. If he was thirsty, he would drink some water. If he was hungry, he would eat some bread. If he was tired, he would return to the shelter to rest. Under Lin Yue¡¯s continuous search, by the time the sun set, another ten treasure chests were added to his inventory. In addition to the previous ones, he had 16 unopened treasure chests. Lin Yue moved his slightly sore neck and climbed up the roof again. The blood-colored sunset dyed the wasteland dark red. Lin Yue did not know if time passed quickly or slowly. He was getting more and more familiar with the spear, and he was able to use the fastest and most efficient way to kill those insects and lizards. The only thing he lacked now was the iron treasure chest like yesterday. In fact, Zheng Jing had obtained a small soilless culture set from a bronze treasure chest! However, he did not see any giant locusts like yesterday. Lin Yue felt that the reason this thing appeared at that time should be related to ¡®night¡¯ like the survival manual said. The mutated creatures at night were more active, irritable, and dangerous. Mutated creatures like giant locusts were easier to encounter at night. Then¡­ Would it come? It was getting dark. Lin Yue focused on everything in the wasteland. At the same time, he was listening to the sounds coming from the distance. He had made up his mind. If a giant locust really came, he would fight it. But if it looked like a tiger, lion, or bear, he would immediately hide in the shelter. However, if it was really those ferocious beasts, it would probably be useless for him to hide in the shelter. A black shadow gradually approached this direction. Lin Yue immediately discovered this uninvited guest. He took a deep breath and focused on the other party approaching the shelter. The remaining light of the setting sun shone on this mutated creature that was less than ten meters away from Lin Yue. At the same time, its true appearance was exposed to Lin Yue. ¡°Wait, is this a sheep?¡± It had curved horns, a plump body covered in fluffy gray fur, and looked almost identical to its kind on Earth. Lin Yue did not come down from the roof immediately. After being familiar with this world for nearly two days, he understood that this sheep that looked almost identical to its counterpart on Earth might not be the same. He waited for a while and realized that the sheep did not seem to notice him at all. Instead, it ran behind the shelter. Lin Yue had just turned around to take a look when he suddenly smelled an extremely smelly smell. He quickly saw that this guy was releasing a pile of feces. What the h*ll, are you really here to poop? Wait a minute, wasn¡¯t the feces from a carnivore? He pinched his nose and carefully observed the large sheep. Wait, those teeth¡­ Fangs! Holy sh*t, this sheep had fangs. That pile of feces was really this guy¡¯s doing. Lin Yue tightened his grip on the iron spear and took a deep breath. Then, should he kill it? Or should he let it leave? Was it really dangerous? However, just as Lin Yue was hesitating, after this guy finished excreting, it actually leaned against Lin Yue¡¯s wooden hut and rubbed against it. Soon, a special color appeared on the outside of the clean wooden hut. Lin Yue looked like he had seen something novel. However, he slowly moved over and aimed at the happy sheep. He threw the iron spear! ¡°Gooaahhhh!!¡± The iron spear pierced through the sheep¡¯s neck. At the same time, it instantly let out an extremely terrifying roar! ¡®Wait a minute¡­ This roar sounds familiar?¡¯ Lin Yue fell into deep thought when he saw the sheep with an iron spear on its neck running and jumping while roaring and slamming into his shelter. The roar he heard in the afternoon was this guy¡¯s cry! Was it such a terrifying mutated creature? The fanged sheep¡¯s footsteps gradually slowed. When the last ray of sunlight fell, it lay on the ground and panted heavily. Lin Yue came down from the ladder with an iron ax in his hand. This thing was not inferior to the sharpness of the iron spear. He held the ladder and nudged the sheep a few times. It did not even have the strength to resist. Then¡­ He moved two to three meters closer and aimed with the ax before throwing it! The iron ax flew out, and blood splattered! [You have obtained a bronze treasure chest!] Chapter 11 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios In the dark wasteland, Lin Yue looked at the stiff corpse of the mutated sheep. He grabbed the iron spear with both hands and stepped on its neck to pull the iron spear out. At the same time, a system voice suddenly sounded. [Do you want to dissect the mutated creature?] ¡®Eh? Is there such a function?¡¯ However, he did not hesitate and chose ¡®yes¡¯. [You have obtained Mutated Mutton x10kg, Sheepskin x1, Fangs x2] Only the skeleton and internal organs of the mutated sheep were left on the ground. This was like a scene that only appeared in games, making Lin Yue fall into deep thought. However, if he really took it as a game, the consequences would be disastrous. Lin Yue carried the iron ax and spear and returned to the shelter. He made a torch and lit it with a match. In the wasteland wrapped in endless darkness, the light of the fire could be seen jumping through the cracks of the shelter that stood like a reef in the sea. After confirming that the door was locked, Lin Yue sat by the bed and heaved a sigh of relief. He ended this second day by killing a large mutated creature. He had gained a lot today. Not only did he gain a lot from killing the mutated sheep, but he also had 16 unopened wooden treasure chests. Today¡¯s gains were much more bountiful than yesterday¡¯s. Before checking the group, Lin Yue decided to open the treasure chests first. There were no surprises from the sixteen wooden treasure chests. Twelve bottles of water, three packets of instant noodles, and 500gms of bread. Lin Yue was satisfied. Altogether, he had 14 bottles of water, 3 packets of instant noodles, and 3 loaves of bread that weighed 500 grams each. It was enough to last two days. If he was thrifty, it could last for three to four days. After all, he had enough water that almost the whole group lacked. It was the second day after entering this survival world. The three days survival limit of humans in case of thirst was not far away. His water could be exchanged for better things. For example, a certain person was still holding the soilless culture set in his hand. Speaking of which, the seller, Zheng Jing, had obtained this thing by opening a copper treasure chest. Then, what would the copper treasure chest he had just obtained give him? Lin Yue opened the treasure chest. [You have obtained Inventory Expansion (Small) x1, Emergency Medicine Kit x1] Wait. What? Inventory expansion? Emergency medicine kit? Lin Yue was surprised. There was such a good thing? As expected of a copper treasure chest! He looked at the two things which could not come out of the treasure chest because the ten slots of the inventory were filled, and felt that the expansion of the inventory was necessary. After using Inventory Expansion (Small), Lin Yue looked at his inventory. [Inventory Capacity 10/20] Sure enough. Then¡­ Lin Yue looked at the emergency medicine box. [Emergency Medicine Kit] Medicines: 10 painkillers, 30 antidiarrheal , 5 bottles of iodine, 10 bandages, 30 band-aids, 2 anesthetic, 2 epinephrine I¡¯ll be damned, Lin Yue praised. How was this an emergency kit? This was simply a life-saving kit. Once he encountered some special situations, this small medicine box had things that could save his life in that critical moment! This was much more valuable than the soilless culture set that Zheng Jing had obtained. In this extreme survival game, the existence of the small medicine kit was akin to a powerful weapon. Painkiller tablets, iodine, bandages, and band-aids would greatly reduce the chances of injuries worsening. The antidiarrheal medicine was also a life-saving item. In this unfamiliar environment, it was normal to eat something bad. If you get a serious diarrhea, you would start dehydrating. If you did not treat it in time, you would fall into an extremely dangerous state, causing you to fall into an extreme passive state regardless of whether it was when you were moving or in battle. As for the anesthetic, Lin Yue felt that it was not useful for the time being. After all, he was not a medical student. He did not know how much to use. There was no need to talk about epinephrine. This was the most valuable thing in this box. Whether it was in television dramas, movies, or documentaries, Lin Yue had seen the magical use of this thing countless times. It could be said that in certain situations, just this thing could instantly reverse the situation! Lin Yue was excited. He opened the small medicine box and carefully checked it before closing it again. He put it back in the inventory and heaved a sigh of relief. On the second day after coming to this world, he had already resolved the huge issue of injury infection. Opening a bottle of water, Lin Yue sighed. After spending 4 stones to change the door to a stone door, he felt more at ease. He took a big gulp of water to ease the thirst in his mouth, Lin Yue lay on the bed and opened the group chat. ¡°Water! Water! Give me water! Someone, give me water, I will do anything!¡± ¡°I have both wood and iron. Give me water!¡± ¡°F*ck, why is there no water? Why is there no water?!¡± ¡°There¡¯s still no water after digging six meters deep. Who has dug out water?¡± ¡°I pinched my nose and drank my urine. It¡¯s a little sweet.¡± ¡°F*ck, mine is sweet too.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to drink it. The smell is too strong, wuwu.¡± ¡°Act coy all you want If you want to die. Everyone, I¡¯ll drink first. Do as you please!¡± ¡°Where did the water seller, Lin Yue, go? I have something good. I¡¯ll bid if you auction water!¡± ¡­ Sure enough. From the group chat, Lin Yue could clearly feel the extreme desire for water. He looked at his inventory. 13 bottles of water. About 9.8 liters. There was enough to drink, and even surplus. Moreover, as long as he continued to farm the small mutated creatures tomorrow, he could obtain more water and food. However, how long could the water act as a hard currency? At the same time, he realized something. People were dying. If he kept holding the water to himself, more and more people might die from lack of water which would in turn reduce the number of resources mined and sold in the trading center. It just so happened that he was in a wasteland which lacked all the resources. He needed the resources of these people. If he let them die, it would be a vicious cycle which would instead harm him. This could not continue. The next few days would be very important. Lin Yue decided to exchange water for resources from time to time. This was also for the long term. Lin Yue felt that as people continued to open the treasure chests, water would sooner or later lose its purchasing power. It was not a secret that he had a lot of water. In that case, he might as well¡­ [Seller: Lin Yue] [Auction: 100 ml of mineral water x 20] [Requirements: Iron, stone, blueprint, or other] [Seller¡¯s Note: 20 portions. Everyone can only bid once. The highest bidders will get them.] Lin Yue knew that there were also some people selling water at high prices in the market. Him doing this was tantamount to disrupting the entire market. However, it did not matter. Who could locate anyone in this desolate world? Chapter 12 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios For the others, the second day was not over yet. They, who had luckily survived the first day, were facing an even greater challenge. Thirst and hunger, dangerous mutated creatures, and this extreme environment constantly challenged their limits. At this moment, those who were still alive were trying their best to find any liquid and food. Many people had no choice but to drink their urine to quench their thirst. They endured the disgust and ate the meat of the mutated creatures. The roars of wild beasts, the cries of birds, and even the faint cries of insects tortured them mentally. Many people could not fall asleep. They could only open the game interface and scroll through the trading center again and again, hoping for a miracle. And a miracle really appeared! ¡°Who is that man?! Why does he have so much water?! He¡¯s selling two liters of water this time?¡± ¡°20 portions of 100 milliliters? Two liters of water? I¡¯ve been digging with a shovel for a day, but haven¡¯t been able to see a single drop of water.¡± ¡°Hmph, maybe he stole it from someone else. Look, so many people died during the day. Who knows why they died?¡± ¡°Lin Yue, don¡¯t let me know where you are, or I will definitely snatch your water!¡± ¡°Lin, give me the two liters of water. I¡¯ll give you ten million when we get out!¡± ¡­ Realizing that Lin Yue was selling water again, many people fell into madness! They realized that Lin Yue only needed simple materials or blueprints. The group immediately exploded in discussion. They were discussing how Lin Yue had obtained so much water. There were envious, jealous, and sarcastic comments. However, everyone bid with some or all of the materials they had obtained. But as time passed, there was still no response from Lin Yue. Everyone was filled with anticipation and nervousness. They hoped that their bids could win. With mixed feelings, the people in this group fell asleep. But some people never woke up again. After all, for mutated creatures that had gone crazy, night was the best time to move and hunt! The night passed. Lin Yue rubbed his eyes and woke up. In the room, the torch was still burning, which meant that he had not slept for twelve hours. He took out a bottle of water and drank a mouthful. Then, he tore open the bread bag and opened the game interface. He had gone to sleep after putting the water for sale last night. Then, let¡¯s see how many have bid. ¡°Hmm? There are more than a thousand bids? That¡¯s a lot.¡± He was also a little surprised by this number, but he quickly chose 20 of them. [You lost 2L of water.] [You have obtained: Stone x28, Iron x50, Iron Dagger Blueprint x1, Wooden Shield Blueprint x1, Wooden Barrel Blueprint x1, Wooden Cabinet Blueprint x1, Wooden Window Frame Blueprint x1, Apple X2, Radish Seed x1] This time, Lin Yue did not focus on the stone. Instead, he focused on finding various blueprints and other things. Resources were important, but the blueprints were also important. He had not learned stonemasonry or woodworking, nor could he make anything decent. It was clearly more efficient to exchange water for these blueprints. Any one of these blueprints looked quite useful. Iron daggers could be moved much faster and were much better than an iron ax at close range. As for the shield, wouldn¡¯t it be a perfect match to the spear? As for the wooden barrel and wooden cabinet blueprints, they would be helpful later on. As for the window¡­ There were no windows in the shelter. Other than the door, it was more like a large wooden coffin. Not only was there no ventilation, but it also made the entire room seem very dark. Even during the day, he needed to open the door or use a torch to light the room. In short, he was quite satisfied with the various blueprints. He took out these blueprints from his inventory and immediately used them. Soon, he confirmed the total amount of materials needed for these items. [Iron Dagger: Wood x1, Iron x2] [Wooden Shield: Wood x3] [Wooden Barrel: Wood x3, Iron x1] [Wooden Cabinet: Wood x6, Iron x1] [Wooden Window Frame: Wood x4, Iron x1] These blueprints basically required wood and iron. The wok blueprint from before also required wood and iron. Lin Yue checked the total number of required materials. Wood 25, Stone 36, Iron 55. Was it a lot? It was a lot, even a lot more than the materials he had obtained during the first two days combined. But¡­ It seemed like when there was a lot of material, there were often many places to use them in. In addition to these blueprints that he had just obtained, he was also going to make a chair which required two units of wood and a table with three units of wood¡­ Moreover, it seemed like he had to prepare a new iron spear, and also a hammer. Considering all these, these materials were still not enough. Other than the sparse wood, nothing else could be gathered in this wasteland. Lin Yue could only use water to exchange for them. This became a cycle. Others needed water, but he needed materials. However, the purchasing power of the water was still very strong, but how long could it be strong for? Most people could only survive for three days without water, but now, in order to continue living, some people choose to drink urine. This might help them persist for another two days. In other words, in the next two to three days, the value of water would continue increasing. Of course, there was a prerequisite. Lin Yue looked at the time. There were 14 hours left for the third day to end. The details of the disaster four days later would be revealed after this. There were many types of disasters. Plague of insects, beast tide, earthquakes, meteorites, fire, and even zombies¡­ All of this could happen. But there were two kinds of disasters where the water would lose its value as hard currency. Flood and snowstorm. Either one of these two disasters could provide enough water to everyone, and water would become a simple material like wood. With this in mind, Lin Yue felt that he had to be prepared. He had to sell more water as soon as possible. Otherwise, for him, who basically had no other resources, the true disaster would have begun at that time! Just as Lin Yue was thinking about this and was about to put more water for sale, he remembered something. He opened Zheng Jing¡¯s auction post. After the message he had left before, there were dozens of replies from the seller! Chapter 13 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Lin Yue, let¡¯s cut the crap. 1.8 liters is not difficult for you, right?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t such a thing worth this price to you? Okay, let me take this loss and consider it as doing a good deed. Give 1.6 liters and take it.¡± ¡°This can¡¯t be, right? You think such a low request is too much? Okay, 1.5 liters!¡± ¡°F*ck, make the transaction, why aren¡¯t you making the transaction!¡± ¡­ ¡°I understand. You can¡¯t take out so much water. Hahaha, I guessed it. Lin Yue, do you not want it? I¡¯ll give you two hours!¡± ¡°Lin Yue, if you don¡¯t hurry up, I¡¯ll give it to the person who offered 1.2 liters.¡± ¡­ ¡°Boss Lin, please reply. Urine tastes too bad.¡± ¡°Boss, I was wrong. I¡¯ll sell it for 1 liter. It¡¯ll be even better if there¡¯s instant noodles.¡± ¡°Lord Lin, I¡¯m begging you. I¡¯m dying of thirst. Tell me how much you can offer. We can discuss it¡­ I¡¯ll contact you immediately if I have anything good later, okay?¡± Lin Yue looked at the messages sent by the seller, Zheng Jing, and was caught between laughter and tears. From being arrogant at first, to coming to terms, and finally begging. This fully reflected the entire process of Zheng Jing¡¯s psychological change due to the extreme lack of water; from being slightly anxious at the beginning, to anger, anxiousness, helplessness, mental breakdown, and even begging. Almost all the people chatting in the group were talking about water. There was no lack of cursing, pessimism, despair, anger, fear, and begging. A large portion of them were still chanting Lin Yue¡¯s name, waiting for him to sell water. Lin Yue could only sigh. He had no choice. Although he was not a saint, he could not let the total number of people in the group continue to decrease in the long term. And now¡­ He glanced at the upper right corner. Good lord, there were only 8,001 people left? In another moment, the number became less than 8000. A lot of people seemed to have died the previous night. A crisis of lack of water, hunger, and dangerous mutated creatures¡­ How many would be left after the disaster? Lin Yue thought for a moment and decided to trade with Zheng Jing first. In any case, he did not lack water. He was also very concerned about this soilless culture set. After he bid 800 milliliters of water, Zheng Jing replied almost instantly. ¡°Lord Lin, please forgive me. Thank you so much for this!¡± Soon, the transaction was completed. [You have lost 800 milliliters of water.] [You have obtained a small soilless culture set!] Lin Yue took out an apple from his inventory and wiped it with his sleeve before taking a bite. The crisp sound of the bite and the rich juice quickly entered his throat. The sweet and sour taste was like sweet dew. This was a good thing that was exchanged for 100 milliliters of water. Lin Yue was puzzled. Why did the buyer trade it for water instead of eating it? Biting on the apple, Lin Yue opened the manufacture interface. He did not sell water immediately. Instead, he prepared to upgrade this shelter. Yesterday, before he fell asleep, he had already upgraded the door to a stone door. Its sturdiness was much stronger than the wooden door. The structure of this stone door was beyond Lin Yue¡¯s expectations. As long as he held the handle tightly, he could easily push it. The reason was that there was a glide wheel below. It was quite scientific. Moreover, the stone door was equipped with a keystone. After pushing it against the door, the bottom would be stuck in a small pit. It was impossible to pull it again. This way, no matter how the person outside tried, the door would not open. What Lin Yue wanted to change was not just this door. The walls, the roof, he wanted to change everything in one go. If any giant locust were to try to smash in again, their heads should be the one to burst! He looked at the manufacture panel. [Stone Walls: Stone x20] [Stone Roof: Stone x10] [Stone Floor: Stone x10] He had 36 stones. The walls and roof were directly upgraded. As for the floor¡­ Lin Yue was still thinking about making a basement and decided to not change the floor for now. He pressed create and a gentle white light lit up. Extremely hard stone replaced the originally uneven wooden walls. At the same time, the roof also underwent a qualitative change! The neat stone walls, roof, and door had already completely fused together to create a strange thickness that enveloped Lin Yue, increasing his sense of security. He opened the Shelter panel. Shelter: Stone Hut Area: 40 m2 Durability: 120/120 Evaluation: Pray that the next disaster is not an earthquake. Lin Yue: ¡°F*ck¡± What the hell was with this system? He had to pray that he did not encounter an earthquake? What kind of shelter could be so awesome that the system could not say anything? Lin Yue felt that he had to explore this. [You made an iron dagger. Wood-1, Iron-2] [You made a wooden shield. Wood -3] [You made a wooden barrel. Wood -3, Iron -1] [You made a wooden cabinet. Wood -6, Iron -1] [You have made a wooden window. Wood-4, Iron-1] [You made a wok. Wood -1, Iron -2] [You have made an iron hammer. Wood-1, Iron-2] [You have made a wooden table. Wood-4] [You have made an iron spear. Wood-2, Iron-3] A large pile of things was created by Lin Yue, and he quickly placed them in corresponding positions. As for the wooden window, Lin Yue was in no hurry to use it. After all, this was just a window frame, and it did not come with glass. If a locust jumped in from this empty frame at night and killed him, it would not be a joke. However, Lin Yue did feel a sense of accomplishment after creating so much at once. Although the raw materials were disappearing, he felt that the shelter was stronger and safer than before. Moreover, it felt more like a ¡®home¡¯. In this other world, this shelter was indeed a home. There was a bed, a table, a cabinet, a wooden barrel, and a wok. As for weapons and tools, there was a wooden shield, a hammer, and another iron spear. From the looks of it, this was already quite good. Lin Yue finished the last bite of the apple and carefully dug out the apple seeds to dry on the wooden table. He lay on the wooden bed and watched the group chat. The group was still lively. However, this liveliness was an illusion that was created by spamming ¡®water¡¯ in the chat. The number of people in the upper right corner was still decreasing, and it even showed signs of accelerating. Lin Yue also knew that the time to sell water on a large scale had arrived. He still had nearly seven liters of water. How about selling half? Chapter 14 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Profiteer. At some point, Lin Yue realized that in the group, other than ¡®Boss Lin Yue¡¯, he had another nickname. I just want some materials. When did I become a profiteer? While browsing the group chat and looking for mentions of items that came out of high level treasure chests, Lin Yue kept discovering this new prefix in his name. I¡¯m a profiteer? Then, what about those people who are selling 15 milliliters of water for 20 units of iron? However, this did not matter. Profiteer? I¡¯ll show you what a profiteer is. Lin Yue looked at his inventory. Small soilless culture set¡­ He had not had the time to use it. He was about to open it when a notification box appeared. A small soilless culture set. Area: 50 m2 Components: Chive seed, nutrient solution, helical pipes, sponge. Description: A special item that can greatly reduce the growth speed of crops. It requires a large amount of water. Lin Yue widened his eyes. What? 50 square meters? His shelter was only 40 square meters. Was this a joke? No wonder Zheng was in such a hurry to sell it, and even had to sell it at such a low price at the end. This was a lesson. Lin Yue knew that this thing could only occupy a slot of the inventory for the time being unless he could immediately upgrade the shelter to a larger area. ¡®Speaking of which, is there a blueprint to expand the shelter?¡¯ Lin Yue searched. There was not. They were all blueprints of tools and some basic things like sickles and wooden staff. There did not seem to be any special blueprints. He looked at the materials column. Wood, stone, and iron. These should not be the only materials. Gold, silver, copper, iron, and aluminum. There were the so-called ¡®copper treasure chests¡¯, so could there be copper? He searched in the group chat and trading center. As expected, there was! However, the production seemed to be very small. Only a few people had mentioned it in the chat. They had also posted it in the trading center, but no one bought it. Lin Yue felt that this might be because there were no blueprints that required it. After all, almost everyone¡¯s blueprints only required straw, wood, stone, or iron. Indeed, this was a blind spot. Lin Yue thought for a moment and searched for many keywords. In the end, he found coal, aluminum, asbestos, and other materials. It seemed like what was seen currently in this world was only the most basic things. Perhaps there would be a considerable change later. Now, the wood was gone, and there were only 6 units of stone left. There were still 43 units of iron. Lin Yue decided to do the same as last time and exchange a large amount of materials on the market. This time, in order to ensure that not too many people died of thirst, he directly put up a large amount of water! [Seller: Lin Yue] [Auction: 50ml of mineral water x 100] [Requirements: Stone, copper, blueprints, or other.] [Seller¡¯s Note: 100 portions. Everyone can only bid once. The highest bidders will get them.] After putting this on, Lin Yue closed the interface. This thing wasted too much time. He had done almost nothing this morning. Time was precious. Lin Yue held the small wooden shield in his left hand and the iron spear in his right hand and opened the stone door. The high temperature brought by the strong sunlight made him frown. This weather was too weird. However, a breeze blew across the wasteland and dispersed the hot air. He looked at the shallow pit where he buried the bones and internal organs of the mutated sheep and realized that it was in a mess. The shallow pit seemed to have been ransacked by some animal. Strange claw marks were everywhere, and the bones and internal organs were naturally gone. Now, only some beetles with pure silver carapace and about twice the size of his fist were crawling there. Lin Yue picked up the iron spear and stabbed them to death. Seven treasure chests dropped. It was a pretty good gain. He went to the place where he had buried the giant locust on the first day. There were indeed some insects crawling there as well. It seemed like these insects were the decomposers of this world¡­ Lin Yue did not stand on ceremony and sent them on their way. Being merciful to the enemy was being cruel to oneself. Who knew when these things would crawl into the shelter and cripple him? After searching for a while and confirming that there was no threat, Lin Yue returned to the hut and took out the shovel. He dug the same pit as before and placed the 30cm wok on it. He grabbed the dry grass that was everywhere in the wasteland and lit them. He poured water and waited for it to boil before putting a packet of instant noodles. He took the opportunity to run to the wood and casually found two thin branches. He cut them into the shape of chopsticks¡­ well, they were similar. [You have obtained Wooden Chopsticks Blueprint] Wonderful. However, when he created it, a box of chopsticks appeared, making him raise his eyebrows. Forget it, forget it. Lin Yue slurped the noodles while looking around warily. The environment tempered people. If it were on Earth, he would not have such a habit. After eating the noodles, he placed the tools in his inventory and went straight to the wood to cut 20 units of wood. After two days of familiarity, he could use the most energy-saving method to cut and gather more units of wood. Wood was the only material that Lin Yue could obtain, but it had a lot of usage. After doing this, Lin Yue drank some water and rested for a moment. He picked up the iron spear and the small shield and patrolled the surroundings of the shelter. Hunting mutated creatures, or rather, bullying those small mutated creatures like small lizards, grasshoppers, and ants. Lin Yue still did not have absolute confidence in winning against the giant locust and the mutated sheep. He was not one of those ferocious people in the group who went to hunt more than ten to twenty mutated creatures when they had just arrived. He could not overstep his limits. However, he had gained some combat experience, and after killing five small lizards, he decided to walk further today. He would run back to the shelter if he encountered any mutated creatures that he could not deal with. He climbed up to the roof with the ladder and looked around. Finally, he chose a direction where there were not many moving black dots. Taking a deep breath, Lin Yue decided to take this small risk. He could not just stay around the shelter. Not only were there too few resources, but there were also various factors that prevented him from developing. Who knew how long this water could be sold for? Speaking of which¡­ What kind of disaster was it going to be? Lin Yue opened the announcement. There were still five hours to go. ¡®I will return before that!¡¯ Chapter 15 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°The nineteenth!¡± Lin Yue held the wooden shield in his left hand and the iron spear in his right. Under his attack, the small blue lizard that had spat out venom was instantly cut into two! [You have obtained a wooden treasure chest.] A familiar voice sounded. Lin Yue placed the treasure chest in his inventory. After cleaning the mucus on the shield with soil, he continued to search for mutated creatures. After killing another three small lizards nearby, Lin Yue placed the half-meter-wide round shield on the ground and sat on it, wiping the sweat from his face. Fighting could accumulate experience. Whether it was confidence, physical skills, or reaction speed, they would increase with the number of battles. It could also make him stronger. Although it had only been two days, Lin Yue had already gained some proficiency in using the iron spear. The sun was about to set again, and another day was about to pass. The breeze blew the loess and the sparse weeds in the wasteland. No one knew what was hidden behind these weeds and under the loess. With the 100% chance of dropping treasure chests, Lin Yue did not lack water and food, but this did not guarantee that he could survive the disaster four days later. For this, he had to force himself to kill stronger mutated creatures, like the giant locust. But it was not easy. Previously, he had spent a lot of time and energy and was almost forced into a corner to kill just one giant locust. He was originally just an ordinary person. Compared to those ferocious people in the group who went to hunt more powerful mutated creatures, the difference was quite huge. The cheat could prevent him from dying of thirst and hunger, but how to use this to survive in this survival game depended upon him. After resting for a while, Lin Yue picked up the shield. Just as he stored the wooden treasure chests, he heard a rustling sound. He looked up and saw a shadow jumping over from the other side. Lin Yue grabbed the iron spear and focused. He slowly approached that direction while paying attention to his surroundings, not daring to be careless. The outline of the shadow became clearer. Lin Yue realized that this was a mutated creature he had seen on the first day. Giant locust! He took a deep breath. Another one was here. However, the current him had made huge progress. With the increase in confidence, Lin Yue moved much faster. Soon, he was less than twenty meters away. The giant locust also noticed Lin Yue. It quickly turned its body and moved towards him! Lin Yue stopped and waited for the other party. With the flapping sound of wings, the red locust jumped into the air! Lin Yue protected his body with the shield in his left hand, and rolled to the side. Before the giant locust could move further, his iron spear had already stabbed it! [You have obtained an iron treasure chest.] The red giant locust was pierced into two by the sharp spear. Beside it, the iron treasure chest was waiting for Lin Yue. ¡°I seem to be stronger than before.¡± Lin Yue heaved a sigh of relief and picked up the treasure chest. At this moment, the sky had turned red. Lin Yue did not continue to search for mutated creatures. Instead, he returned to the shelter. He made a new torch, and the fire lit up the dark room again. Sitting by the bed, Lin Yue took out bread and water. At the same time, he opened the wooden treasure chests and the iron treasure chest he had just obtained. The wooden chests were nothing special. It was just water and food. Among the 19 wooden chests, 11 gave water, 7 were 500 grams of bread, and one gave a packet of instant noodles. These things were not surprising, and Lin Yue¡¯s attention was not on them. He opened the iron chest. [You have obtained regional map fragment x1, saw blueprint x1] Good things. Taking out the regional map fragment, Lin Yue was about to take a closer look when a notification suddenly sounded. [The map has been transferred to the system. You can check it at any time.] Oh, how convenient. It saved him the trouble of carrying it with him and considering the problem of wear and tear. Lin Yue opened the system and quickly found an option. ¡°Click¡­ then, lock onto the upper right corner.¡± Following the system notification, a map appeared in the upper right corner of his vision. To his surprise, it was actually an electronic map! A square area was marked in the map, and the center of the area was his shelter. There was a red dot on it, and there was even an arrow that looked like a navigation guide. The one in the shelter was gray. As Lin Yue moved, the arrow kept changing directions. On the map, other than the wasteland, the wood, a huge pit, and a few unknown areas were also marked. Lin Yue clicked on the map and realized that the selected area could be fit to the screen, but it did not have another function of a map. The scale. Without the scale, there was no way to know the actual size of this map. Although there was a centimeter long scale mark, there was no label. He looked at the wood closest to his shelter and thought for a moment before moving in that direction. Direction, northwest. Lin Yue took out his dagger and drew a line beside the door. He squatted on the ground and stretched out his arms. A person¡¯s arm span was equivalent to their height. Lin Yue was 182 centimeters tall, and the size of his shoes was number 40 which was 25 centimeters. When added together, it would come to less than 2.1 meters. He took out the dagger and marked the ground. This was a distance of more than two meters. He also moved the iron spear when he suddenly realized that this iron spear seemed to be about two meters long! This thing was really a good ruler. He kept measuring the distance between the shelter and the wood with the iron spear and quickly came to a conclusion. ¡°This wood is 102 meters away from the shelter, so¡­¡± Looking at the map, he realized that the wood was about a centimeter away from the shelter. A centimeter in the map was about 100 meters of distance, so the ratio of the scale was 1: 10,000. Lin Yue looked at the location of the pit. It was about eight centimeters away in the map, so about 800 meters. It was getting dark. Lin Yue decided to explore tomorrow. After getting inside the shelter, Lin Yue lay on the bed and opened the trading interface to confirm the transactions. More than 2,000 offers proved the buyers¡¯ eagerness. He realized that many people had taken out really good things, some of which surprised him. Then¡­ [You lost 5L of water.] [You have obtained stone x40, copper x43, coal x22, potato chips x1, snickers X3, rock salt x2, bacon x2, sewing kit x1, bowl blueprint, barbecue grill blueprint, iron sword blueprint, machete blueprint, mutant creature egg.] What a great harvest! Chapter 16 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios In the sturdy stone hut, Lin Yue checked the large number of items he had exchanged for water. Other than some materials, the other things were quite good. Things like bacon, rock salt, potato chips, and snickers could provide some flavor in this dull survival game. As for the various blueprints, there was no need to say more. However, what Lin Yue cared about the most was the mutated creature¡¯s egg. He did not expect such a thing to be used as a trade item. He had thought that the mutated creature meat he had obtained before from the sheep was already quite novel. Lin Yue squatted beside the basketball-sized egg. Under the light of the torch, he could see that it was white, but there were some irregularly distributed monochrome patterns. Overall, it looked quite beautiful. What mutated creatures would this thing hatch? Oviparous creatures included birds, turtles, snakes, lizards, and so on. However, what among them could lay such a big egg? Could it be an ostrich? Or was it¡­ a dinosaur? Although he was quite curious about this egg, Lin Yue still decided that when the mutated creature was born, he would give it a quick death. Was it not a wonderful deal to exchange 50 milliliters of water for a wooden treasure chest? He knocked on the eggshell which produced dull sounds. ¡®Hopefully, it is not a dud egg. Speaking of which, when will this thing hatch?¡¯ With doubts, Lin Yue looked at the system interface. There was still an hour before the disaster was announced. Looking at the group chat, it was lively as usual. Surviving people¡­ only 7,304? Lin Yue was surprised by the speed of death, but he also knew that more people would continue to die silently. Nearly three thousand people had died in this group in just three days. What about the other groups? What about the entire world? He shook his head and continued to browse the chat. ¡°Lin Yue is awesome! If any of you say anything bad about him in the future, I¡¯ll spam curse you!¡± ¡°I have even thought of the name of my and Boss Lin Yue¡¯s child.¡± ¡°What kind of person can sell five liters of water? Is this Water Profiteer Lin Yue a terminator? He took out the inbuilt weapons to hunt all the surrounding monsters?¡± ¡°Reporting, my bid finally succeeded. The first bottle of water on the third day, long live Lin Yue!¡± ¡°Speaking of which, the disaster notice is coming soon. What kind of disaster will happen? I have nothing but this lousy hut.¡± ¡°As long as it¡¯s not some plague of insects or beast tide. I¡¯ll gladly welcome a rainstorm.¡± ¡°Rainstorm+1¡± ¡°Rainstorm+10086¡± ¡°A rainstorm is considered a disaster? Shouldn¡¯t it be flood?¡± ¡°You jinx, I¡¯ll curse you if you speak again!¡± ¡°But the system is quite humane. We have enough time to prepare since it is telling us three days in advance. If it was only a day¡­¡± ¡­ Lin Yue closed his eyes and took a deep breath. The details of the disaster would be announced soon. Once the details of this disaster were revealed, everyone would crazily hoard various resources. Water might still be in high demand for a while, but other resources might be more popular. As for water, Lin Yue felt that other than him and a few others, everyone else might still struggle in this extremely dry swamp. But if it was really a rainstorm, no one would lack water. But then, there was another issue. Would the shelter be swept away by the flood? Lin Yue made up his mind. If the disaster was a rainstorm, he would start working on the drainage channel tomorrow morning. If it were a flood¡­ such a huge disaster should not appear this early. According to Lin Yue¡¯s current understanding of this survival game, from the beginning until now, this game had been constantly screening out those who were weak or simply not able to adapt to this extreme environment. Under the situation of lacking water and food, the survivors faced those mutated creatures and overcame various difficulties to survive. Only then were they ¡®qualified¡¯ to challenge this disaster. Moreover, this should be the ¡®newbie protection period¡¯. If a meteor suddenly fell to the ground, or a flood, a beast tide, or an earthquake appeared, it would not make sense. If this system wanted to kill wantonly, wouldn¡¯t sending a disaster on the very first day finish them? Why would it even notify them three days in advance? This clearly did not make sense. Lin Yue looked at the countdown. There was less than half an hour left. No one in the group was talking about water anymore. They were all guessing what disaster they would encounter. Some pessimistic people even felt that the entire humanity had reached a dead end and they might all die out after this disaster. Would it really be like this? Perhaps, Earth was already finished, and humans had obtained this chance to start over. In the face of countless trials, how many people could last until the end? No matter what, Lin Yue felt that even if only one person survived in this world, he would do his best to make sure that person was him. With this system, he would not starve to death at least. The development of his shelter would also not fall behind others¡¯. As he continued to train, he would continue to improve and become stronger. Killing the giant locust today was enough to prove that he was already stronger than on the first day. Humans were creatures that could grow, especially when faced with such an extreme environment. Lin Yue opened the trading interface. He decided to use this opportunity to pick up things cheap. As a hard currency, especially on the third day, when it reached the physiological limit of most people, water could be exchanged for more things. Lin Yue had no reason to let go of this opportunity. This was the best time to demand a lower price. Look, after these people kept farming mutated creatures, they obtained things that were useless at the moment but would be useful in the future. Lin Yue cut the Gordian knot. If he felt that something was worth the price, he directly bought it. Soon, a minute before the countdown, he had exchanged 2.4 liters of water for saltpeter, lighter, fishing hook blueprint, flashlight blueprint, hoe blueprint, stator, and some other materials. Lin Yue was familiar with the stator. He had been a member of a robotics club for a while in university and knew that this thing was a key part of electric generators. Generator¡­ He had never seen this being mentioned in the group or the trading center. Did no one have it, or were they hiding it? There were ten seconds till the announcement! Many people in the group chat were counting down! ¡°Five!¡± ¡°Please, don¡¯t be too extreme!¡± ¡°Four!¡± ¡°Rainstorm, rainstorm!¡± ¡°Three!¡± ¡°The world is going to end, hahahaha!¡± ¡°Two!¡± ¡°Why do I hear rumbling outside?¡± ¡°One!¡± Everyone was focused! Lin Yue immediately switched to the announcement interface! However, when he saw the name of this first disaster, his eyes widened! ¡°What? It¡¯s actually¡­ actually this disaster?!¡± At the same time, the entire group fell into commotion! Chapter 17 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios As the countdown ended, all the survivors switched the interface to the announcement panel. The words displayed on it made them fall into collective silence and shock. ¡°Snowstorm? No way.¡± Lin Yue realized that his mouth was cursed. The snowstorm that he had thought might happen really happened. He opened the group chat and saw that everyone was in a frenzy. ¡°F*ck, there¡¯s water now. Those water traffickers can go die!¡± ¡°Haha, Lin, I¡¯m talking about you. Cunning guy, let¡¯s see how you raise the price this time!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, he wanted to buy my bread with 100 milliliters of water, but I scolded him back.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already traded with him once. What a loss. The profiteers will die a horrible death. I think I can survive four days by drinking urine. It¡¯s not unacceptable to be familiar with the smell of urine.¡± ¡°Come, come, come. I will teach everyone a filter method that can eliminate the smell of urine to the greatest extent. First, pinch your nose¡­¡± ¡°Snowstorm? The people near the equator are overjoyed. Is snow edible?¡± ¡°Unfortunately, the shelters are too far away. Otherwise, we could have a snowball fight. ¡°As expected, this is a game. How can it snow on such a hot day?¡± ¡­ Lin Yue silently read the chat and closed the interface. Snowstorm. He did not expect this game to play such a big move. He felt the heat in the air. It was difficult to imagine that such a weather that was at least 30 degrees Celsius would welcome a snowstorm in four days. Lin Yue did not care much about the people making personal attacks on him in the group. ¡®Sooner or later, you will cry and beg me.¡¯ He was actually puzzled by these people¡¯s blind optimism. They were all cheering as if they had won a lottery. Some even wanted to eat snow or even have a snowball fight. Didn¡¯t they consider the other adverse factors of the snowstorm? The extreme cold brought by the snowstorm was the most terrifying thing. Lin Yue remembered that when he was eight years old, he was beaten up by the director of the orphanage for talking back. He felt wronged and decided that he could not stay in the orphanage any longer, so he escaped at night. That night, it happened to be snowing heavily. He walked on the streets for a few hours. In the end, he was so cold that he could not continue. He thought of the igloo of the Eskimos and dug a hole to hide in it. If not for the adults who passed by, he would have almost frozen to death. Actually, thinking about it, he would be fine if he had just gone to KFC or McDonalds. However, the greatest impact that night on Lin Yue was that he understood how terrifying snow was. That bone-chilling cold and the long period of low temperature were enough to be fatal! Lin Yue got up and touched the wall. Even in such a high temperature, it could still maintain a cold touch. What if there was a snowstorm outside? If he did not do anything, he felt that there would definitely be a frozen corpse in this shelter in four days. While thinking of various ways to block the cold, Lin Yue fell asleep. However, the rest of the world did not fall silent as he entered the sweet dream. Countless people scattered in the wasteland, desert, grassland, mine, basin, river, and forest could not close their eyes. Some people were still tortured by the thirst, and their bodies were extremely weak. They could not sleep at all. Some people could not endure the hunger and even ate the meat of mutated creatures. Some people set traps and used weapons to continue fighting the mutated creatures, hoping that a treasure chest that was helpful for survival would drop. Some cut trees and mined, gathering resources crazily as if they did not know fatigue¡­ This night was definitely torturous for almost everyone. However, they were also optimistic about the upcoming disaster. At least, they did not have to worry about drinking water. The premise was that they could live until the seventh day! ¡­ The night passed. Lin Yue rubbed his eyes and stretched. After three days, he slowly adapted to this place. There was no electronic equipment, and there was almost nothing related to technology. Without an alarm, Lin Yue woke up naturally. After opening the stone door, fresh air entered the room. Lin Yue, who was holding a round wooden shield and an iron spear, checked the surroundings carefully before leaving the room. In an environment filled with mutated creatures, who knew what dangers he would encounter? It was not impossible for there to be monsters outside of the hut. A familiar stench entered his nostrils. Lin Yue looked around and finally stopped behind the hut. There was another large pile of feces, identical to the previous one. Moreover, there were even more of them. Lin Yue frowned. Something was wrong. Didn¡¯t he kill the mutated sheep? Why was there feces again? Could there be more sheep? Lin Yue remembered the faint black dots when he looked into the distance. He instantly tensed up and looked around warily. The wind was stronger than yesterday. But in the wind, Lin Yue heard some noises mixed in. Moreover, these sounds were intermittent. They were definitely not the sounds that originally existed in the wasteland. He gulped and walked toward the door of the shelter. For some reason, he felt danger. This was an instinctive reaction trained from dozens of battles with mutated creatures. After taking out the ladder and climbing up to the roof, Lin Yue quickly saw what was making the sound. Seven mutated sheep were hiding in the tall grass dozens of meters away, eyeing this direction! Lin Yue gasped. If he had not checked carefully and started cooking like yesterday, the consequences would be unimaginable! Another surprising thing was these mutated sheep actually appeared in a group and were even hiding in the grass. They were not simple mutated creatures. These mutated creatures seemed to have some intelligence. If he was not standing on a high ground, Lin Yue would not have been able to discover them. ¡®What should I do now? Should I hide in the shelter and wait for them to leave, or¡­¡¯ However, at this moment, as a mutated sheep stood up and looked up at his location, the other mutated sheep also stood up. They looked up at Lin Yue and approached the shelter step by step. Lin Yue began to regret not getting a bow, but¡­ He seemed to have another thing that could attack from afar? Chapter 18 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios On the morning of the fourth day, Lin Yue encountered the greatest crisis till now. The seven mutated sheep with fangs were no longer hiding in the grass. Instead, they surrounded the shelter from all directions. Their vertical pupils reflected the figure of this human standing on the roof. Lin Yue tightened his grip on the iron spear. The wind became stronger. For some reason, Lin Yue felt that the wind seemed to have lowered the temperature. On the wasteland, the loess was blown up from time to time, and the weeds were swaying wildly. Lin Yue was thinking of a way to resolve the situation. The hut was over two meters tall. There was no need to worry about being knocked down from the roof by these slightly larger sheep. At most, he would be surrounded by them. There should not be a danger to his life¡­ probably. Lin Yue looked at the mutated creatures that looked like sheep but had opened their bloody mouths and let out terrifying ¡®gooaahhh¡¯ sounds. He wondered if the sheep and wolves in this world had developed some taboo feelings that resulted in these things. Holding the iron spear, he put down his shield and picked up the iron ax from his inventory. The iron ax was actually quite sharp. The previous mutated sheep¡¯s head had been decapitated by the iron ax. However, at that time, he had already incapacitated the sheep by piercing the iron spear through its neck. Lin Yue waited. As long as these sheep approached the shelter, he would attack them with the iron spear or throw the ax at them. Even if he could not kill them, he would severely injure them. However, ten minutes passed, then twenty. More and more sweat appeared on Lin Yue¡¯s forehead, but these sheep kept a distance of ten meters from him and were standing like statues. Holy cow, they even knew tactics? He felt that these sheep had exceeded his understanding. He wondered if the mutated creatures that others encountered that could produce copper treasure chests were also like this. If they did not get close, he could only attack from afar, but he did not have a suitable weapon for that. Should he throw the ax? The iron ax only cost one wood and one iron, and Lin Yue had a lot of these two resources. Why don¡¯t I give it a try? He clicked create and ten iron axes appeared in his inventory. It seemed like now was a good time to train his ax throwing skills. He aimed an iron ax at the closest one and threw it! When the sheep saw Lin Yue throw the ax, it jumped to the side and easily dodged it. Then, Lin Yue threw another ax, and the sheep quickly jumped to the other side. When Lin Yue threw the third ax, all the sheep turned their gazes. This was the opportunity that Lin Yue wanted! After familiarizing himself with the jumping movement of the mutated sheep, he threw the fourth ax, but this time, his target was another sheep! That sheep along with the rest were watching the show. It did not expect the target to be changed to itself. The ax cut off its front legs before it could even react. Just as its scream sounded, another iron ax flew over! However¡­ The target was changed again. The ax flew and cut off half of the sheep¡¯s head. [You have obtained a copper treasure chest.] Damn, this was really ridiculous. Lin Yue continued to throw the remaining six iron axes. Even though he had hit one accurately this time, the rest of the axes failed to hit any of them. However¡­ After suffering casualties, the mutated sheep were no longer as ferocious as before and were in a panic. Under the influence of the injured sheep¡¯s roars and screams, the remaining five gradually retreated. Lin Yue continued to observe from the roof. He could continue to create iron axes or even throw iron spears, but the five mutated sheep were already some distance away. Instead of wasting so much effort, it was better to continue the stalemate. ¡®Let¡¯s see who can hold on to the end¡¯ Lin Yue also calculated. If he went down the ladder and pushed open the stone door before closing it, perhaps two or three of the sheep would be able to follow. However, he only needed to feint and throw a few more axes. It would not be a problem to enter the shelter and not be caught by the sheep. After moving his sore right arm, Lin Yue put down the iron spear and wooden shield and took out water from his inventory to drink. Even in a stalemate, there was no need for him to be as nervous as the other party. He opened the game interface. It felt quite nice to sit on the roof and watch the group chat while drinking water. ¡°Wooden bows need wood and fibers, but there are no fibers on sale. Slingshots need wood and leather¡­ well, the leather is not on sale either.¡± Lin Yue really wanted to complain about this manufacturing system. Why did the things that could be made in the early stages require materials that could not be easily found? However, it did not matter. Lin Yue opened the trading center and searched for anything new. He quickly realized something. The purchasing power of water had decreased. When he searched for the keyword ¡®water¡¯, he realized that there were more than a hundred posts, when clearly there were only few others who sold water besides him previously! What were these people doing before? Not only that, these people were no longer selling 15 to 30 milliliters like before. Instead, they were selling 100 to 200 milliliters like him. Although this was the case, no one was buying them. There were even people in the group chat who were tabulating the names of the sellers and spam cursing them. Many people also joined in the fun. Getting angry at other people for having something they did not have? There were still about four days left. How many days could they last just by drinking urine? Lin Yue would tell them to screw off at that time! After lurking for a while, Lin Yue stood up again and looked at the mutated sheep. He realized that they were also lying on the ground as if they were tired. Lin Yue thought for a moment and placed the ladder on the edge of the roof. He pretended to go down the ladder. These sheep quickly got up and stared warily at Lin Yue¡¯s every move. However, Lin Yue quickly returned to the roof. The sheep sat down again after a while. Lin Yue stood up again. The sheep also stood up. After repeating it seven times, the sheep seemed to have lost their patience and began to move towards the shelter. This was the result Lin Yue wanted. When he did it a few more times, a sheep seemed to be unable to hold it in anymore. It moved closer, but was still very vigilant. Lin Yue took out the mutated mutton from his inventory and threw it to the ground. He would not eat this thing anyway, so he did not feel it a pity to throw it away. After doing this, he quickly realized that it was effective. The five sheep were attracted by the fresh smell of blood and seemed to be unable to restrain themselves. Their eyes were fixed in that direction! However, at this moment. ¡°Buzz¡­¡± A strange sound suddenly sounded. Lin Yue looked around in confusion and suddenly realized that a strange thing had appeared beside the wood. Chapter 19 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°What¡­ is it?¡± Lin Yue was holding the iron spear in his hand and preparing to shoot at the gradually approaching mutated sheep when something appeared beside the wood that stopped him from continuing his action. The white fog that was emitting a weird buzzing sound dissipated, and he saw a strange structure appear. Lin Yue could vaguely make out an ancient wooden door surrounded by old bricks. White fog was still lingering around it. He knew very well that this door did not belong to this wasteland. It had never existed before. Looking down at the mutated sheep, he saw that they did not seem to care about the ancient door at all. The closest one was already less than six to seven meters away from the shelter. The other mutated sheep also came closer. Lin Yue was quite concerned about the ancient door, but he knew that even if he wanted to inspect it, he had to resolve these threats first. Gripping the iron spear tightly, Lin Yue pretended to continue looking in the direction of the ancient door while waiting for the closest one to approach. He did not have to wait long. The mutated mutton he threw was indeed too attractive to them. As that mutated sheep approached, Lin Yue knew that it was time. He suddenly turned around and stood up. At the same time, the iron spear in his hand turned into a silver light like a meteor! ¡°Gooahhh!¡± A tragic cry sounded! The iron spear cut through the soft abdomen of the mutated sheep. The next second, a large amount of blood rushed out, and the internal organs fell to the ground. The other mutated sheep were stunned for a second when they saw this sudden situation. However, the iron axes that were flying at them quickly made them come to their senses. They immediately turned and fled into the distance! The situation that was extremely dangerous to Lin Yue changed instantly after the four of them escaped. Lin Yue panted heavily and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Although he did not know how powerful and terrifying these fanged mutated sheep were, he did not want to experience being surrounded by seven huge mutated creatures a second time. If he had not climbed to the roof and instead retreated to the hut, who knew what would have happened? Perhaps he would be surrounded by these mutated sheep until the snowstorm arrived. After confirming that the four mutated sheep had turned into four black dots again, he went down the ladder and turned to enter the shelter. He wanted to take out the spare iron spear and give the two seriously injured sheep a quick death. He suddenly heard a cracking sound coming from the table. Lin Yue looked up and saw that the egg of the mutated creature on the table was cracking like dry land. Crack, crack. The cracking sound became more and more intense, and the cracks became larger and larger. Crackle! With the last crisp sound, the entire eggshell suddenly split into two! ¡°Puuu ~¡± Lin Yue heard a small cry. He saw a little white creature standing up in the middle of the eggshell. Its ruby-like eyes stared quietly at Lin Yue. The dense scales all over its body were also emitting a silvery-white light, as if they were covered in snow. ¡°This¡­ should be a lizard, right?¡± The iron spear in Lin Yue¡¯s hand slowly lowered. For some reason, the appearance of this little guy in front of him touched his heart. ¡°It seems quite cute?¡± Lin Yue walked over and took out a slightly long piece of straw. This little guy¡¯s two little claws touched the end of the dry grass playfully, while its big eyes were still staring at Lin Yue¡¯s face. ¡°It should be 18 centimeters, including the tail.¡± According to his experience, Lin Yue gave an accurate number. ¡°Puji?¡± The little guy tilted its head and called out as if it understood something. However, such a big egg only had such a small lizard? Lin Yue thought that a mutated creature that was as ferocious as the mutated sheep outside would be born. ¡°Then, should I turn it into a treasure chest, or¡­¡± At this moment, a notification suddenly appeared in front of Lin Yue. [Congratulations, you have obtained a pet. Do you want to name it?] Pet? Hahaha. What the hell was this game system? There is even a pet? I haven¡¯t said anything about raising it, okay? [Pet Race: Ice Lizard] [Pet Name: Unnamed] [Status: Hatchling] [Description: A rare mutated creature which lives in caves. Its breath can reduce the surrounding temperature by five degrees. It likes playing in water.] [Abilities Agile movements allow it to escape the battlefield quickly or gain the advantage in speed in battle. Frost Breath: When it exhales, it can freeze the target for a few seconds and cause slight damage.] [Innate Talent: Unawakened] Lin Yue looked at the interface that suddenly appeared and observed it carefully. At the same time, he suspected that he was really looking at some interface in a game. What was going on? Ice Lizard? Frost Breath? Innate talent? Why was it developing in a completely unknown direction? However¡­ Lin Yue looked at the white lizard again. ¡°Puji?¡± It tilted its head and flicked its pink tongue. Holy smoke, it can act cute. Lin Yue thought about it. If raising a pet was helpful to survival, should he keep it? Moreover, from the looks of it, this little guy could not eat much. He had a lot of food. Moreover¡­ Lin Yue heard the sounds outside the house. The two mutated sheep were still crying out in pain. Those two can provide a lot of meat¡­ Can this little thing eat meat? After some thought, Lin Yue looked at the little lizard again. ¡°Alright, one more won¡¯t make a difference. Then I will name you¡­ uh, Xiaobai.¡± Lin Yue, who was bad at naming, could not think of many good names. ¡°Puji!¡± The little ice lizard seemed to like this name. It crawled around, its eyes still staring at Lin Yue. ¡°Alright, as long as you like it. Then what¡¯s next¡­¡± ¡°Puji, puji!¡± Xiaobai grabbed the straw tightly and climbed into Lin Yue¡¯s hand, seemingly quite happy. [Congratulations, you have named your pet ice lizard ¡®Xiaobai¡¯. Intimacy has increased.] There was even an intimacy stat? Was this not a survival game? Lin Yue placed Xiaobai on his shoulder. It seemed to like the slightly higher place and looked around curiously. Lin Yue walked out of the house with the iron spear and went to the mutated sheep that had its forelimbs cut off. He stabbed the iron spear into its throat. [You have obtained a copper treasure chest.] [Do you want to dissect the mutated creature?] Of course. [You have obtained Mutated Mutton x10kg, Sheepskin x1, Fangs x2] He walked to another mutated sheep that had its abdomen cut open and was constantly wailing. Just as Lin Yue was about to give it a quick death, Xiaobai suddenly jumped to the ground. ¡°Xiaobai?¡± Lin Yue suddenly realized that this little guy had jumped into the fallen internal organs. It bit an intestine and chewed it! Chapter 20 - The First Air Conditioner Chapter 20 The First Air Conditioner A breeze blew in the desolate wasteland. Lin Yue pierced the iron spear through the dying mutated sheep¡¯s heart and ended its pain. But he did not pull out the iron spear immediately. Xiaobai was still eating happily (You have obtained a copper treasure chest.) After picking up the copper treasure chest, Lin Yue went to put the other two copper treasure chests into his inventory. At the same time, he dissected the one that he had killed with one strike. While returning to the hut, he picked the mutated mutton he had used as a bait. Before storing it, Lin Yue smelled it and realized that the meat did not smell bad. It had been in his inventory for a day. It should have deteriorated in such hot weather. However, it looked and smelled like when he had just gotten it. The inventory retained freshness? Lin Yue instantly understood that the system had given them some convenience in this aspect. ¡°Puji!¡± Xiaobai lay on the grass, its stomach bulging This guy looked like it was enjoying itself under the sunlight and closed its eyes in satisfaction. Lin Yue stroked it for a while. This fellow seemed to enjoy it. It rubbed its head against his arm. Placing it on his shoulder again, Lin Yue dissected the sheep. [You have obtained Mutated Mutton xiokg, Sheepskin x1, Fangs x2] Although the mutated sheep was large, he would only obtain 10kg of meat every time. In addition to the previous one, he now had 40kg of mutated mutton, four pieces of sheepskin, and eight fangs. Lin Yue brought Xiaobai back to the hut. He felt that this little guy¡¯s body was extremely cold. Under this hot temperature, it felt like ice. He had picked up the iron axes, a total of 16 iron axes. Lin Yue posted 14 of them on the trading center. There was no use in having more. He would exchange them for whatever he could get. After digging a huge pit and burying the remaining parts of the sheep in it, this matter came to an end. As for what to do next¡­ He looked at the ancient door that had not disappeared. It¡¯s still early. Let¡¯s go take a look. However, he had to be prepared. The most important information source was the other survivors. He opened the group chat and immediately searched. ¡°The water profiteer has just placed a pile of axes on the trading center. Let¡¯s form a team to mock him!¡± ¡°Why aren¡¯t you selling water now, Lin Yue?¡± ¡°By the way, will the snowstorm be very cold? I feel like the temperature has dropped a lot.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about this. There¡¯s a strange thing beside my shelter. Has anyone seen it? It¡¯s a door!¡± ¡°Reporting! I¡¯ve already explored it. I¡¯ve obtained something good and placed it in the trading center. I want to exchange it for water!¡± ¡°What¡¯s that called? A foreign realm? A secret realm? I opened the door and saw a pile of fog rushing out, so I didn¡¯t enter. Is there something good inside?¡± ¡°You have to be alive to get good things. The person who said that he would go in has already turned gray. Whoever wants to go can go. I¡¯ll continue to farm monsters.¡± Lin Yue searched for a few more keywords and realized that many people had already entered the door called the secret realm. What was certain was that there was something good inside, but it was also dangerous. This was in line with the meaning of ¡®opportunities and challenges coexist¡¯. Lin Yue looked at the person who said that he had obtained something good and saw that he was an acquaintance who had traded with him a few times. He opened the trading center and immediately found the content. [Seller: Du Ping] [Item: Bearing] [Requirement: Drinking Water 1L] (Seller¡¯s Note: I don¡¯t need to say who has so much water, right? The price is fixed!] Lin Yue did not hesitate and bought it. To him, there was no need to think about water. Moreover, one liter of water for a bearing was quite worth it. After all, where else would he search for this thing? The bearing was also one of the important parts needed for the generator. He took out the bearing and placed it on the ground. Then, he connected the stator and the bearing. Lin Yue was surprised to find that they were quite compatible. However, without covers, terminal blocks, and other things, it was still not possible to create a generator. Perhaps these things would exist in that secret realm? However, before that, he had to make sufficient preparations before going in to investigate. Lin Yue took a deep breath and opened the three copper treasure chests he had just obtained. (You have obtained hiking boots x1, umbrella blueprint x1) (You have obtained wooden helmet blueprint x1, binocular x1] (You have obtained emergency food kit x1, compressed towel x10] As expected of copper treasure chests. They were all useful. SU ter After these treasure chests were opened, his inventory was filled again. His inventory was too small. Lin Yue could not imagine what he would do if he only had ten slots in his inventory like before. Water, bread, instant noodles, and mutated mutton would not be moved from the inventory. The other materials that he had exchanged for in the trading center did not matter. Moreover, there were a few blueprints that he had not used yet. He could use them together to save time. [Wooden Armor: Wood x3, Iron x2] (Wood Bowl: Wood xi] [Barbecue Grill: Wood x1, Iron x3] (Iron Sword: Wood x1, Iron x2] [Machete: Wood x1, Iron x2] [Umbrella: Iron x2] After making them all in one go, a lot of the raw materials were consumed. Lin Yue picked up the wooden armor from the ground and put it on. He felt that he looked quite good, like those characters in Saint Seiya he had watched when he was young. Aside from the machete and the small medicine kit, he placed everything he had obtained before into the shelter. He had no choice but to hold the soilless culture set that required a large area. The sheepskin and fangs were placed inside the room as well. Lin Yue realized that there was not much space left in this 40 square meter hut. He took a look. Water, bread, instant noodles, mutated mutton, wood, stone, iron, coal, copper, medicine box, and machete were left in the inventory, using up 11 slots. He really hoped to obtain another inventory or a blueprint to expand the inventory. Lin Yue sighed as he held the iron spear and small round shield. On his shoulder was the burping Xiaobai. After closing the stone door of the shelter, he looked at the door of the secret realm. It had not disappeared yet. ¡°If I don¡¯t take any action, I will always be in the same position.¡± Lin Yue took a deep breath and walked over. When he reached the door, Xiaobai, who was on his shoulder, raised its head. The cold air it exhaled made Lin Yue feel a little comfortable. Wasn¡¯t this a small air conditioner? ¡°Xiaobai, don¡¯t run around later when we¡¯re exploring the secret realm.¡± Lin Yue smiled. The door was only a distance away from him. ¡°Then¡­ let¡¯s go!¡± Chapter 21 - Ruins Exploration, A Lot of Remnants! Chapter 21 Ruins Exploration, A Lot of Remnants! The ancient door was gently pushed open by Lin Yue. A thick fog surged out crazily. ¡°Puji?¡± Xiaobai seemed to be quite excited. It gently raised its front claws and stood up on Lin Yue¡¯s shoulder. Lin Yue held the round shield in his left hand and the spear in his right. He narrowed his eyes and looked inside the door, but did not step in immediately. Secret realm. When he browsed the chat earlier, no one had said what was inside or what place it was. Some people went in and found good things, but some went in and never came out. What kind of fatal danger was inside? Lin Yue could only guess. He had been here for four days. He had weapons, a shield, and even armor. He was more than twice as strong as before. But he was still an ordinary person with a mortal body. At most, his combat strength would be slightly higher than 5. He would be lying if he said he was not nervous. ¡°Xiaobai, if you sense danger, remind me.¡± The little guy puffed in response. Lin Yue took a deep breath. He did not place the hope of his survival on this little thing. Talking to it was actually talking to himself, but this did reduce his nervousness. When Lin Yue stepped into the secret realm, a mechanical voice sounded in his ears. (Player has entered an unknown area. All system functions are turned off except for the inventory.] ¡°Holy shit, is it that serious?¡± It was silent everywhere. The fog was dense, and the air was filled with a choking smell. The temperature was much lower than in the shelter. Xiaobai seemed to like this temperature and jumped between Lin Yue¡¯s shoulders. Lin Yue looked around. Although the lighting was not good, he could tell that it was daytime. However, the fog was quite thick, and he could not see anything more than a few meters clearly. He stomped his feet and squatted down to carefully examine the extremely hard ground. ¡°This is asphalt road?¡± The ground was covered in a layer of dust, but under the dust was a layer of black asphalt. He tried to mark the spot with the iron spear, and a string of sparks appeared from the contact. It was a little difficult to make a mark. However, what was this place? Why was there an asphalt road? Lin Yue did not continue forward. Instead, he walked around. This turn allowed him to see something even more unbelievable. ¡°A car? It¡¯s even a limited edition one!¡± He was even more surprised to see a car that had been corroded by the rust than seeing the asphalt road. Why was there a car here? Could it be¡­ He looked at the front and back of the car and swept away the rust with the tip of the spear. There were traces of a few numbers that he was familiar with. Lin Yue¡¯s heart raced. ¡°Is this Earth?¡± With doubts, he continued to search. In order to mark the route, he took out many materials from his inventory every few meters and placed them under his feet. Whether it was wood or iron, they were all standard cubes. However, there were large and small ones. The large ones were like firewood, and each was about half a meter in length, width, and height. They were quite eye-catching in this fog. Before long, his path was blocked by a huge obstacle. When he walked closer, he saw that it was a building that had fallen to the ground! The rusted and corroded steel bars of the building were exposed. The glass on the outside was shattered, and all kinds of debris were scattered outside. He realized that the surroundings were filled with things that looked like broken office tables and chairs. They were reduced to dust with a light touch. ¡°Was this an office building?¡± Gripping the iron spear tightly, Lin Yue looked into the dark building. Could there be anything good inside? He approached a broken window frame and touched the only unbroken glass. (You have obtained Plexiglas xi] The system¡¯s sudden voice made Lin Yue¡¯s scalp tingle. ¡®However, I gained something just like this?¡¯ He looked into the building and swallowed. What would be inside? If it was an office building¡­ would there be abandoned computers, phones, or other materials? Lin Yue walked in and realized that the lighting was a little dim. ¡°I forgot to make a torch earlier. Looks like I can¡¯t go too deep.¡± He used the iron spear to pick up the trash on the ground and realized that whatever he touched would disintegrate. However, Lin Yue also realized that the documents on the ground were all items from Earth that he was very familiar with. n In the corner, he found a newspaper in a broken cabinet. The words on the front were not in Chinese. When he picked it up, the newspaper turned into dust like other things. How many years had passed on Earth? At this moment, Lin Yue had basically confirmed that this was Earth. The secret realm is actually Earth¡­ Was it like this for him alone, or was it like this for everyone who entered? Thinking of Du Ping, who sold the bearing, Lin Yue felt that this person had entered a similar place as him. After walking out of the room, Lin Yue returned to the outside and jumped into another room. [You have obtained a power cord.] [You have obtained a laptop (seriously damaged)] After entering the room, Lin Yue found a broken briefcase under a collapsed table. A power cord and a laptop with a shattered screen fell out. He heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°My luck is good. At least, there were some gains in this room.¡± ¡°Puji!¡± Xiaobai seemed to agree. Lin Yue took out a bottle of water and drank a mouthful. He poured it into his palm and let Xiaobai drink it. This little thing was quite obedient. After drinking the water, it licked Lin Yue¡¯s palm. ¡°Haha, it¡¯s a little ticklish.¡± Lin Yue¡¯s voice echoed in the empty room. ¡°Puji!¡± Lin Yue was about to lift another collapsed cabinet to check when Xiaobai suddenly shouted at the door. ¡°Xiaobai?¡± Just as Lin Yue was wondering why Xiaobai suddenly called out, he heard rustling sounds. Moreover, the sound was gradually increasing! Lin Yue quickly took two steps back and squatted down slightly, holding the round shield in front of him and the iron spear tightly. ¡°Puji!¡± Xiaobai jumped to the shield in Lin Yue¡¯s left hand and shouted at the open door! Over there! Lin Yue suddenly turned around and saw a shadow rushing towards him! Bang! That thing hit Lin Yue¡¯s shield and knocked him down! Lin Yue immediately rolled and stood up. He quickly realized that the black figure was running towards him again! He raised his shield again and swung the iron spear in his hand. A furry thing had bitten the vambrace of the wooden armor on his arm and crushed it! ¡°Squeak!!¡± A shrill cry sounded. Before Lin Yue could react, the round wooden shield protecting his body suffered another violent impact! Chapter 22 - Strange Secret Realm, Xiaobais Merit! Chapter 22 Strange Secret Realm, Xiaobai¡¯s Merit! Bang! Lin Yue¡¯s back hit the mottled wall, producing a muffled sound. ¡°It¡¯s¡­ really strong! F*cking rat!¡± Lin Yue struggled to stand up and looked at the animal on the ground that had gotten dizzy after ramming into his shield. A machete appeared in his hand. Although it was different from the small gray animal in his impression and this thing in front of him was at least the size of a medium-sized dog, its appearance was not much different from the rats in his memory. ¡°Squeak!!¡± The big rat shook its head. Before it could recover, Lin Yu¡¯s machete had already slashed down! However, the big rat rolled over and dodged this fatal blow. The machete struck the cement and produced sparks. Lin Yue was about to slash again, when he heard a ¡®puji¡¯ sound. Xiaobai had jumped onto the back of the huge rat and spat out white gas! Almost instantly, the large rat¡¯s movements stopped, and Lin Yue¡¯s machete followed! The rat gave out a shrill cry before being cut into two by Lin Yue! ¡°It¡¯s finally settled.¡± Lin Yue wiped the sweat from his forehead. He picked up the iron spear and poked the huge rat. After realizing that it was completely motionless, he heaved a sigh of relief. He did not expect it to be so dangerous. The rat was much faster than him. Although it was only a matter of time before he killed it, he would definitely be injured. The reason why he could resolve the battle in a short time was because of Xiaobai¡¯s help. Lin Yue had seen that Xiaobai, who was clearly faster than the rat, lay on its back and blew on it, then the rat stopped moving. Lin Yue looked carefully and saw a layer of frost on the rat¡¯s long gray fur! He immediately remembered Xiaobai¡¯s character interface. Its Frost Breath had the ability to freeze the target for a few seconds. It was a huge help. ¡°Xiaobai, well done.¡± Lin Yue touched the head of Xiaobai, who had returned to his shoulder. Xiaobai also narrowed its ruby-like eyes, enjoying Lin Yue¡¯s caress. However, to Lin Yue¡¯s surprise, Xiaobai did not seem to want to eat the meat of the rat on the ground. Instead, it played with Lin Yue¡¯s shoulder and arm. This little guy did not seem to be afraid in battle. It was a good helper. Lin Yue looked at the rat¡¯s corpse again and raised its head with the iron spear to take a closer look. It was dead as a dodo. Strangely, he gained no treasure chest from it. It seemed like this world was completely different from the other world. The rules of the two worlds were not the same, except for the inventory. Lin Yue put away his machete and picked up the small round shield before checking the vambrace on his arm that had been bitten by the rat. Almost half of it was destroyed! ¡°Wow, such power.¡± Lin Yue tried his best to speak casually to calm himself down, but he knew that if a few more rats came, he would definitely be injured. Or even worse! Taking a deep breath, he looked at the door where the big rat had jumped out from and decided not to take the risk this time. Without a torch, the light source was a problem. Moreover, he did not have a powerful weapon. And Xiaobai could not do much else other than breathing out freezing air. Safety first. In any case, he was here to scout this time. Moreover, he had already gained a lot. After thinking this through, Lin Yue decided to retreat now. There was no need for him to take the risk. It would not be too late to explore more after he had enough weapons and equipment! ¡°Xiaobai, let¡¯s go,¡± Lin Yue said as he walked backward while observing the surroundings vigilantly. If anything else came, it would just be more trouble. On the asphalt road, Lin Yue followed the direction of the materials he had thrown as coordinates and returned to the ancient door. After storing the materials, he suddenly thought of something and went to that car. Although the frame was old and rusty, it seemed like it could be taken away¡­ [Target object is too large to carry.] Damn it, the system did not allow it. Then¡­ Lin Yue pried open the hood with the iron spear and picked at the parts. [You have obtained a rusty car engine xi] [You have obtained battery x1] (You have obtained fuse xi] As for the other things, Lin Yue felt that he could not use them for the time being. After all, he did not have any expectations of being able to drive in the wasteland. No matter how good a car was, it would be useless on the bumpy path in the wasteland. However, Lin Yue felt that he could use the engine, battery, and fuse, especially the battery. He wanted to use this thing to create something. After confirming that there was nothing else to take, Lin Yue reached for the tires. Although this car was rusty, the flat tires might be of use elsewhere. It did not take long before Lin Yue removed the tires and placed them in his inventory. After doing this, Lin Yue finally walked back to the ancient door. After confirming that he had brought everything, he opened the door and stepped out of the fog. The ancient door closed with a heavy sound. Lin Yue bathed in the sunlight and took a deep breath. The secret realm in the ancient door was very strange. Instead of calling it a foreign land, it was more like Earth decades after humans disappeared. Collapsed buildings, abandoned cars, cracked asphalt roads, tables and chairs that were as fragile as paper¡­ Lin Yue did not explore many places, but those things gave him an intense feeling. Moreover, that huge rat made Lin Yue worry about the ecology there. Even the rats were so big. What about the predators, would they be bigger? ¡°Puji!¡± Xiaobai¡¯s voice pulled Lin Yue back to reality. ¡°Xiaobai, let¡¯s go back first. When we become stronger, we will come again!¡± As Lin Yue spoke, he turned around and looked at the secret realm¡¯s ancient door that was emitting white fog behind him. He walked towards the shelter. It was almost evening. Lin Yue quickened his pace. His left arm was hurting even though the vambrace had blocked the rat¡¯s bite. Moreover, powerful mutated creatures became active after sunset. He had spent a lot of effort in the secret realm, and the crazy attacks of the huge rat had taken a toll on his mind. It made him want to quickly lie on the bed and peek at the group chat to relax his mind. When he finally returned to the hut, Lin Yue heaved a sigh of relief, but he remembered something. The pile of feces behind the hut had not been cleaned up. He would not be able to stand it if the smell entered the hut at night. After taking a shit and cleaning with toilet paper, Lin Yue dug a huge pit with the shovel. Just as he was about to push the feces into the pit, an idea suddenly appeared. These mutated sheep use this place as a toilet every day. Then¡­ Wouldn¡¯t it be nice to set a trap? Chapter 23 - Shelter Blueprint? Chapter 23 Shelter Blueprint? The sun set and the last light dissipated. Lin Yu¡¯s speed increased. After digging a large pit near the feces with the shovel, Lin Yue used the ax to sharpen a piece of wood and placed it at the bottom of the pit. At this moment, a voice sounded. (You have obtained the trap blueprint.) Oh, this works too? [Simple Trap: Wood x3, Iron x3, Straw x3] He used the trap blueprint and pulled out some straw. Lin Yue immediately clicked on the manufacturing button. Immediately after, the pit was filled with wooden spikes and covered with straw. In the poor lighting , it looked almost flawless. This was much better than what he had imagined ¡°Puji?¡± Xiaobai had been guarding nearby. Seeing that Lin Yue had finished his work, it couldn¡¯t help but cry out. ¡°It¡¯s finished. Xiaobai, come back!¡± Lin Yue stretched out his hand, and a white figure climbed onto his shoulder. Xiaobai¡¯s perception was much sharper than his, which was its innate advantage. In the secret realm, it was the one who discovered the mutated rat first. If it were him, he would probably be much slower. After returning to the shelter, Lin Yue looked at the messy room filled with all sorts of things. It was satisfying to have a 100% treasure chests drop rate, but there was a small flaw. As resources, tools, and weapons increased, the area they occupied would also increase. There was not much that could be stuffed into the forty-square-meter shelter. Lin Yue cleared out a spot and lit a torch. ¡°Puji, puji, puji.¡± Xiaobai crawled around the messy things as if it was enjoying itself. However, to Lin Yue, who liked cleanliness, the current shelter was like a pigsty. He put the items into his inventory first, then placed the larger items on the ground and smaller ones above them. The cleaning process took a while. Lin Yue felt that it was even more tiring than killing mutated creatures. It seemed like solving the shelter¡¯s size would be a top priority in the future. This was not the only important thing. The disaster three days later, that had been temporarily forgotten because of the mutated sheep and the secret realm, was an urgent matter too. It was impossible to pass the snowstorm easily with his current supplies. The heating of the shelter, his own warmth, and Xiaobai¡¯s warmth. Food, water, and other supplies¡­ If the snowstorm lasted for a long time, he would have to make more preparations. Currently, Lin Yue could only resolve the problem of food and water. Everything else had to be considered thoroughly. Sitting by the bed, Lin Yue looked at the four pieces of sheepskin in the corner. This thing could definitely keep him warm, but the smell on it was not small. It should be fine to use it as a blanket, although it was slightly heavy. Is there any way to modify it? If you want to warm yourself in the snow¡­ burn wood! He had a fire and wood to use as firewood, but not a stove. He needed to expand the shelter and as well as get a stove to warm the room. There seemed to be a lot to do. With this in mind, the workload for the entire day increased. However, there were shortcuts. Lin Yue opened the game interface and looked at the group chat, planning to search for useful information. ¡°Speaking of which, aren¡¯t there a little too many people who died today? There are only 6,700 people left?¡± ¡°It¡¯s much faster to find good things in the secret realm than killing monsters and obtaining treasure chests. They probably died there.¡± ¡°I actually found a bottle of 1982 Lafite. It¡¯s real and not fake! If you have anything good, you can send me a private message. The highest bidder will get it.¡± ¡°Boss Lin, did you go to the secret realm? I have something good here too. I want to exchange it for water.¡± ¡°Reporting, I obtained a rare blueprint. Lin Yue, I want to trade with you.¡± ¡°Why the f*ck are you calling him a boss? He is just a water profiteer. There are actually fools who want to buy water from him? Lin Yue, go f*ck yourself!¡± ¡°Lin, you stinky bug!¡± ¡°By the way, aren¡¯t you guys paying attention to the snowstorm? The snowstorm won¡¯t just be snow that can be turned into water.¡± ¡°Discovered a big bug! It has to be 30 degrees now, right? There will be a snowstorm? Who are you kidding?¡± Lin Yue blacklisted the people who were cursing him. The group chat naturally had this function. Not only could he block other¡¯s friend requests and various messages, but he could also stop the blocked people from buying his items or private messaging through his trade posts. When you guys are about to die of thirst and look for my posts, then you will know real despair! He was not a vindictive person, but it was not excessive to blacklist these trolls. After dealing with this, Lin Yue immediately opened the trading center and found the things Du Ping was selling. There were also many people in this group who were in urgent need of water like Du Ping. After all, there were still three days before the snowstorm. How many more times could they drink urine? At least before the snowstorm, water was still quite important. [Seller: Du Ping] [Item: Shelter Blueprint] [Requirement: Drinking Water 2L) [Seller¡¯s Note: Unfortunately, I can¡¯t tag the person I want to sell it to. God Lin, think about whether this is worth the price or not.] Wait a minute? Shelter blueprint? There was even a blueprint for a shelter? Moreover, how did he get this? After some thought, he sent a private message to Du Ping. ¡°How did you get it?¡± Almost instantly, Du Ping replied, ¡°Boss, tell me if you want it or not. I think you should know that this thing is not trash like those fools are saying.¡± Lin Yue did not reply. He immediately bought it! (You lost 2L of water.) [You have obtained Shelter Blueprint xi] Du Ping sent another private message. ¡°Boss, how about adding me as a friend? I¡¯ll tell you immediately if there¡¯s anything good.¡± ¡°Next time.¡± Lin Yue did not agree. For now, he did not want to add anyone as a friend. After all, the relationship he had with other people was only through the group chat and the trading center. It was too unreliable. Complex interpersonal relationships were not a problem for him, but at this moment, he had to think about how to survive in this world. He did not have time to deal with such things. He only trusted Xiaobai, who was playing on the table. Recalling that Xiaobai liked water, Lin Yue poured some water into the wooden bowl. Xiaobai immediately ran over and soaked itself in it. However, Xiaobai was longer than the bowl. The water was immediately spilled on the table. Xiaobai seemed to feel that it was a pity and drank all the water on the table. Lin Yue tore a piece of bread and gave it to Little White, and ate the rest. He looked at the shelter blueprint he had just obtained. (Shelter blueprint can be used to build a new shelter. It has an area of 40 square meters.] The system¡¯s explanation immediately popped up. Lin Yue¡¯s eyes lit up. Wasn¡¯t this enough to resolve a problem he was facing? Chapter 24 - Reward From the Trap Chapter 24 Reward From the Trap The endless night swallowed everything in the wasteland. A weak light emitted from the cracks of the shelter. Mutated creatures that had become abnormally active due to the night also surged out from their hiding places and wandered in the wasteland. Birds flew past the stone shelter, large gray moths fluttered in the gaps of the land, carrion beetles used their forelimbs to dig through the soil where the bones were buried, and groups of mutated sheep hunted the unihorn rabbits that ate the grass¡­ Night was as crazy as always! In the center of the wasteland, Lin Yue was already asleep in his shelter. The sense of security brought by this stone shelter was truly good. Some mutated creatures used their bodies to hit the stone walls, but they realized that it was useless. Instead, they were the ones bleeding. Although Xiaobai kept calling after being woken up from the noise, Lin Yue, who had been fighting and exploring for the entire day, was exhausted and was in a deep sleep. In the end, Xiaobai gradually got used to the sound of the impacts and fell asleep in the bowl. There were not many people who could sleep so soundly like Lin Yue. Most people were facing challenges from thirst, hunger, and mutated creatures. To them, sleeping at night was an extravagant hope! The night passed. Lin Yue stretched and yawned as he got out of bed. There was still a faint pain in his left arm. He moved his arm closer to the torch and realized that there was a large bruise! Yesterday, he had been too busy to pay attention to it. After returning from the secret realm, he was busy digging traps and cleaning up the shelter. Then, he checked the trading center and bought Du Ping¡¯s shelter blueprint. He did not even know how he fell asleep. ¡°It is not that bad. Fortunately, there are no cuts. Otherwise¡­¡± Lin Yue felt relieved. He did not care much about the broken wooden armor. Now that he thought of the battle, it was indeed a little dangerous. Fortunately, he survived. Xiaobai was sleeping soundly in the bowl. Lin Yue did not disturb it. He used the last few units of wood to make a new wooden armor and put it on. Then, he opened the stone door while holding the small round shield and iron spear. The sun had yet to rise, and the air was filled with a faint mist. Lin Yue felt that this morning seemed to be colder than before. It was not quiet outside. He heard huffing sounds from behind the hut. After cautiously walking over, he was surprised to see two mutated sheep lying in the trap he had dug yesterday! Moreover, they had lost a lot of blood. They were breathing heavily. Lin Yue¡¯s iron spear easily pierced through their throats and ended their lives. At the same time, he obtained two copper treasure chests. ¡°The trap is really effective.¡± He smiled as he obtained two more pieces of sheepskin, twenty kilograms of mutated mutton, and four fangs. After packing up, Lin Yue started making new things. As long as you could make something that resembled the original product, the system would produce a blueprint. The ladder and the trap blueprints were created like this. With this in mind, Lin Yue decided to make some new things to see if they could be judged as blueprints by the system. The materials he took out yesterday in the secret realm to mark the way were cube-shaped. Lin Yue¡¯s inspiration came from them. He took out four units of stones and made a ¡®D¡¯ shape with them. No reaction. How about another layer? (You have obtained the blueprint for the stone stove.] As expected! (Stone stove: Stone x4] He manufactured the stove. Lin Yue realized that it was just the right size to put down the wok. He placed some hay under the stone stove and lit the match! He set the wok and boiled water and placed two bags of instant noodles, vegetable packets, and sauce into it. After a while, the fragrant smell spread in the air and Lin Yue¡¯s stomach growled. Xiaobai climbed up on his shoulder and sniffed the smell from the wok with interest. ¡°Xiaobai, you want a bite too?¡± ¡°Puji!¡± Lin Yue touched its head and took out a new pair of chopsticks from the chopsticks box. He picked up some noodles and blew on them to cool them before bringing them to Xiaobai¡¯s mouth. As if it was born to eat noodles, Xiaobai slurped the noodles and swallowed them. ¡°Puji ~¡± After eating this mouthful, it actually wanted more. ¡°I¡¯ll be damned, who would have thought that lizards love instant noodles?¡± Lin Yue couldn¡¯t help but laugh. This time, he took out Xiaobai¡¯s bowl and put some noodles in it to cool before putting it aside for Xiaobai to eat. He also started eating from the wok. After a while, the human and pet burped in satisfaction. Lin Yue did not expect cooking instant noodles to be a different kind of fun. After eating, it was time to get down to business. Putting away the stove, wok, and wooden chopsticks, Lin Yue looked at the shelter blueprint in his inventory. ¡°Use it!¡± However, the familiar white light did not appear. Instead, the system¡¯s voice sounded. (Shelter blueprint, please choose the construction classification.] [1] [2] Build separately or combine them? He examined the limitations of the current shelter. The main issue was that the space was too small, but these two construction directions could resolve this problem. The second issue was safety! Lin Yue looked at the details of the current shelter and realized that its durability had decreased by 22 points. He did not need to guess to know that this was the work of the mutated creatures. Even a stone shelter was not fully safe. Moreover, he was only going to face a snowstorm this time. If the next disaster was a huge earthquake, could this shelter hold on? The second option was to merge and expand the area. Lin Yue thought for a moment and eliminated it. The larger the area, the worse the warmth. He had not made preparations for the snowstorm, but if he blindly expanded the area of the shelter, he would be in a disadvantageous situation. The first option was to either use it as a warehouse or a basement. The warehouse could not be a basement, but the basement could be used as a warehouse. ¡°Then, I¡¯ll choose to build an underground shelter!¡± (Please choose the material of the shelter.) Why was it so complicated? He looked at the various materials he had. Wood 4, Stone 72, Iron 25, Copper 43, Coal 22. [Building an underground stone shelter requires 45 stones.] (Please choose the location.] ¡°Below the original shelter!¡± A white light flashed. Lin Yue walked into the shelter and realized that there was a dark hole under the table. Looking carefully, there was a stone staircase leading down! [1] Independent unit. Place the shelter on the ground or underground of any terrain. [2] Merge and build. Can be fused with the existing shelter to expand the area of the shelter. Chapter 25 - Collar Chapter 25 Collar Under the sturdy wooden table was a hole about a meter wide. Lin Yue placed the wooden table in his inventory and stepped on the stairs. Xiaobai had already jumped over. It seemed to be interested in this underground space that had suddenly appeared. The stairs were a little steep. Lin Yue raised the torch and carefully walked down. After ten steps, there was a small platform. After making a turn, he walked down ten steps and finally arrived at flat ground. He raised the torch and observed carefully. It was square and was the same shape as the shelter above. However, it was much cooler and dry here, and the airtightness was very good. Xiaobai chirped as if it liked this environment. ¡°Haha, it¡¯s like I¡¯m in a coffin. The air quality here seems to be lacking.¡± Lin Yue looked around and quickly found a flaw. However, this was still much better than the other options. At worst, he would just treat it as a warehouse. [Entering the underground shelter. Because the foundation has not been laid on the upper floor, the upper floor might collapse. Do you want to spend 10 stones to lay the foundation?] At this moment, the system¡¯s voice suddenly sounded. What, he even had to lay a foundation? Although Lin Yue complained, he still immediately confirmed to make the foundation. There was a stone shelter above. If it collapsed and he happened to be inside, the result would be very interesting. Soon, as a white light lit up above the basement, the foundation seemed to be built. Lin Yue returned to the surface with the torch and placed some heavy things like the engine and battery that he had obtained from the secret realm in his inventory before moving them to the basement. After a while, everything was settled. After doing this, the shelter above became tidier again, and a lot of space was freed up. Lin Yue, who was in a good mood, brought Xiaobai outside. After doing all that, the next thing he had to do was to think about how to survive the snowstorm two days later. Wearing wooden armor, a small round shield in his left hand, and an iron spear in his right hand, Lin Yue was fully armed. With this equipment and the help of Xiaobai, it was easy to deal with the small insects and other mutated creatures nearby. Looking at the place where the mutated sheep¡¯s remains were buried, Lin Yue discovered many beetles and other small insects. At this moment, they were digging through the soil and digging out the bones and internal organs of the mutated sheep. There were also many more of them than before. Lin Yue suddenly thought of something. This¡­ was like a bait trap. In the beginning, he had to spend a lot of effort and time to find a few of these small mutated creatures in the wasteland. Now, with these bones and internal organs, he could easily find them. These insects that ate on the corpses had low attack power. As long as he did not take the initiative, they would not attack him. These insects were the main source of wooden treasure chests for Lin Yue. For the past two days, he had been killing mutated sheep. After dissecting them and burying them in the ground, he could see a large number of these mutated insects the next day. As long as he destroyed the insects and lizards, there would be wooden treasure chests which meant water and food. If such large mutated creatures were always buried here, these insects would keep on appearing. It seemed to have entered a virtuous cycle? While thinking about this, Lin Yue kept harvesting the large beetles and small lizards with the iron spear. In a short while, the number of wooden treasure chests in his inventory reached 30! ¡°Puji, puji!¡± Xiaobai on his shoulder kept shouting, as if it wanted to join the battle. ¡°Thirty is enough. Xiaobai, I¡¯ll leave the remaining few to you.¡± Lin Yue felt Xiaobai¡¯s desire to fight. This little guy seemed to be quite combative. It was a good opportunity to train it. In the battle with the big rat in the secret realm, it could only help a little. However, if he encountered a stronger opponent, Xiaobai¡¯s current strength was too weak to be of any help. It was necessary to train it well so that it could become a more capable helper. Moreover, Xiaobai needed to grow. It was still a hatchling right now. Could it be stronger when it grew up? Lin Yue looked at Xiaobai, who had already pounced on a large beetle. The large beetle was still eating the innards of the smelly mutated sheep and did not pay much attention to its surroundings. It quickly paid the price for this! As Xiaobai spat out a white mist, the large green beetle was instantly covered in white frost! The beetle¡¯s black limbs stopped moving as if they were frozen. At this moment, Xiaobai opened its mouth and bit its head! This set of movements was performed smoothly. Xiaobai was like a natural hunter, killing with swiftness and fierceness! Xiaobai, who seemed to be unsatisfied, stared at the remaining few. Double kill, triple kill, quadra kill, penta kill, overkill! No one could stop it! This white figure instantly turned into a death god in the wasteland! Nice! Lin Yue was surprised. He did not expect this little guy to be so fierce! [You have obtained a special treasure chest.) After Xiaobai killed the last beetle, the system¡¯s voice suddenly sounded. Hmm? Why was there a treasure chest when Xiaobai killed the insects? Moreover, what the hell was this special treasure chest? Lin Yue looked at the special treasure chest. It was basically the same as the wooden treasure chests, but there was a yellow five-pointed star on it. What did that mean? He opened it. (You have obtained Elemental Collar xi] Hmm? Another thing that did not belong to the normal range appeared. [Elemental Collar: When worn by mutated creatures, it can increase their elemental attacks.] Was this not a wasteland survival game? Lin Yue took out the collar with a light yellow star and looked at Xiaobai. The little guy seemed to be very interested in the collar in his hand and kept staring at it. ¡°Do you like it that much? But it seems a little big for you.¡± The collar in his hand was not small. It was not a problem for even big dogs to wear it. However, just as Lin Yue was pretending to put it on Xiaobai¡¯s neck, the collar miraculously shrank to an extremely fitting size! Indeed, some things in this world could not be explained with common sense. He could only consider it as a high-tech game. Xiaobai did not feel uncomfortable wearing the collar. Lin Yue pulled it gently and realized that it could be taken off easily. However, since the instructions said that it could increase the power of elemental attacks¡­ ¡°Xiaobai, use Frost Breath on that insect again.¡± ¡°Puji!¡± Xiaobai seemed to understand and quickly spat white mist at a beetle. This white fog¡¯s range was actually twice as large as before. It even covered the beetle¡¯s corpse and the grass beside it with a thick layer of frost! ¡°This¡­ has it changed from air conditioning to a refrigerator?¡± Lin Yue said in surprise. Chapter 26 - Sauna? Chapter 26 Sauna? The change in Xiaobai surprised Lin Yue. The special ability of Frost Breath seemed to be much stronger than before. With this attack, Lin Yue felt that even the big rat in the secret realm might be defeated. He looked towards the secret realm that was still beside the wood and felt an urge to search it. He could not go over yet. What he had to do now was much more important and urgent than exploring the secret realm. The snowstorm was coming in two days, and other than food and water, he had not prepared anything else. Moreover, he was lacking materials. There was not much wood, stone, and iron left. Wood was especially useful. Looking at the saw blueprint that he had forgotten to make, Lin Yue quickly made it. (You have obtained a saw. Wood-2, Iron-4] Walking towards the wood, Lin Yue quickly used the saw. It had to be said that this thing was much more efficient in gathering wood than the iron ax. After sawing a few small trees, Lin Yue looked at the largest tree in the wood. An hour later. Lin Yue looked at the 100 units of wood in his inventory and left with the saw in satisfaction. ¡°Xiaobai, it¡¯s time to go.¡± Lin Yue nudged Xiaobai, who was sleeping soundly on a tree stump. It seemed to be exhausted after using the strengthened version of Frost Breath. It looked like that ability could not be used constantly. Xiaobai did not wake up. After putting it on his shoulder, Lin Yue looked at the ancient door beside the forest. He shook his head and quickly walked to the shelter. There were many things left to do. The exploration of the secret realm could be put aside for now. At this moment, Lin Yue¡¯s mind was racing. How should he solve the issue of heat? If he used his body temperature to resist the cold of the snowstorm in this stone hut, he would definitely freeze to death. This stone shelter was indeed firm, but there were many gaps. As the saying went, even a small hole could lead to a huge wind. It was hot now, and the air was cool, but it would be a big problem when the snowstorm arrived. Something warm¡­ sheepskin! It was a useful thing. If he fixed the sheepskin on the walls of the hut and blocked the gaps, just the thought of it made him feel hot! However, how could he fix them? He opened the trading center and searched for ¡®nails¡¯. Nice, a bunch of people are selling it! Indeed, just because he did not have it did not mean that the others did not have it. Lin Yue quickly exchanged 300 milliliters of water for 50 iron nails. Although people were lowering the price of water, many smart people were still hoarding water. Not many people bought the nails, and no one exchanged them. After exchanging with Lin Yue, the iron nail seller even thanked him. ¡°Next¡­¡± Lin Yue took out the sheepskin and unfolded it. The skin of the mutated sheep was quite large, about 1.5 by 2 meters. He brought it to a corner of the room and took out a hammer to nail it. However¡­ ¡°The stone is too hard!¡± Lin Yue couldn¡¯t help but complain. The nails bent a few times but could not pierce through. This method did not seem to work. But Lin Yue quickly thought of a way. ¡°What if I stick wooden boards to the wall?¡± With this in mind, he quickly took out a unit of wood. The square wooden block was sawed into a board of about two centimeters thick. Soon, the system notification sounded. (You have obtained the wooden plank blueprint!) That¡¯s it! [Wooden plank: Wood x1] Lin Yue immediately created a wooden plank that was twenty centimeters wide and three meters long! Not bad, not bad. He immediately created ten wooden planks and arranged them by the wall. The pressure allowed them to line up against the wall perfectly, forming a wooden wall. After doing this, the system immediately made a new judgment. (You have obtained the wooden decorative wall blueprint!) (Wooden Decorative Wall Blueprint: Wooden planks x10] Lin Yue heaved a sigh of relief. This saved him a lot of trouble. He immediately spent another 30 wooden planks to cover the remaining three walls with wooden decorative walls. Then, he used 15 wooden planks to cover the ceiling The result was quite beautiful. After doing this, a large number of gaps were filled, and the temperature of the shelter instantly increased. ¡°Looks like it works. What if I nail sheepskin on them?¡± With the wooden planks, it was easy to nail the sheepskin. This time, the system did not give any new blueprint. The six pieces of sheepskin in his hand were nailed to the four corners and the intersection between the roof and the walls. Although it did not look pleasing, it was okay. ¡°Why is it so hot?¡± Lin Yue, who was covered in sweat, opened the stone door and realized that the room was like a steamer. He even felt that it was cooler outside than inside. He seemed to have made a sauna. Xiaobai almost fainted from the heat. Lin Yue quickly brought it out and poured some water on it before it regained some energy. However, his thoughts seemed to be in the right direction. If there were more sheepskin to cover the walls, the temperature might go even higher. He let Xiaobai rest outside the house. Under the hot air, Lin Yue entered the house again and took off the sheepskin. He realized that the wooden decorative walls could also be placed in his inventory. The temperature in the room gradually returned to normal after a while. Lin Yue had found a way to keep the shelter warm. But this was not enough. Lin Yue ate some bread and drank some water and began to think of other ways to warm himself. When talking about warmth, the simplest answer was fire. He had enough sources of fire. Matchsticks and the lighter could last for a long time and were enough to use during the snowstorm. If he wanted to start a fire in the house, it would not be a problem now. The torch would burn for the entire night, and the gaps in the shelter would allow for ventilation and prevent him from dying from carbon monoxide poisoning. But if he did this, it would be difficult to use the wooden decorative walls and the sheepskin. It seemed like he had to create a vent. Moreover, this vent had to prevent insects from coming in. The next step was to find something that could prevent insects from entering and ventilate the air¡­ Wait, iron mesh? Lin Yue immediately opened the trading center and searched for iron mesh. However, he found nothing. It looked like he could only try to make one himself. Chapter 27 - Weapon Upgrade! Chapter 27 Weapon Upgrade! It turned out that it was not so easy to create a blueprint. For example, Lin Yue was using the dagger to create dozens of holes in the wooden board. ¡°Alright, I can¡¯t use it. I have to think of another way.¡± Lin Yue looked at the damaged wood in his hand and frowned before throwing it away. He had to find something else, it would be best if he could find a porous iron plate¡­ Wait. ¡®If it was a porous iron plate, isn¡¯t there a place with it?¡¯ Lin Yue looked in the direction of the forest. The ancient door of the secret realm was still emitting fog. ¡°Puji?¡± Xiaobai ran to Lin Yue¡¯s shoulder and seemed to be hungry. Lin Yue thought for a moment and took out the mutated mutton. He placed it on a wooden board and cut it into small pieces with the dagger. Xiaobai was also a mutated creature. Could it eat the meat of this mutated sheep? Just as Lin Yue was thinking about this, he suddenly realized that half a kilogram of mutton had disappeared! He looked at Xiaobai and saw that its stomach had enlarged. Bloody hell, would this be considered overeating? ¡°Don¡¯t eat so quickly. Be careful not to gain weight, haha.¡± Lin Yue patted its little head again. This little guy had really brought him a lot of fun. After coming to this world, there was no one around him to talk to, and the people in the group chat were just a bunch of strangers. Their goal of communicating with him was very simple. To these people, he was just a lucky guy who had found a water source. Xiaobai¡¯s appearance in this lonely world seemed to have awakened something, making him smile more. He cut some more pieces of mutton and placed them in his inventory where they appeared as ¡®mutton pieces¡¯. These were the rations that Lin Yue prepared for Xiaobai. Although the little guy clearly liked to eat cooked instant noodles, it was clearly more convenient to give it meat. ¡°Xiaobai, what do you think about going to the secret realm again?¡± Xiaobai suddenly turned around and sat up again. ¡°Puji?¡± Lin Yue smiled and looked at his inventory, preparing to put everything he did not need in the shelter. It was then that he realized that there were still two copper treasure chests that had not been opened These were from the two mutated sheep in the trap this morning. [You have obtained wool yarn blueprint x1] (You have obtained iron spear blueprint x1 and coke x2.] What? The wool comes from the sheep. Good sheep has good fur, good fur gives out good wool yarn? Wool yarn could be useful in certain areas. Lin Yue immediately used it. (Wool yarn: Wool x1] He had wool. Lin Yue went through the pile of items in the hut. Immediately, his inventory showed ¡®wool X4¡¯. Then, let¡¯s create wool yarn. Soon, four fluffy balls of yarn appeared in Lin Yue¡¯s hand. This pure yarn was quite prickly. He looked at the gains from the other copper treasure chest. Iron spear blueprint, the system already provided it. Everyone had this, so he could not even sell it. He seemed to have obtained trash? This seemed to be the first time a treasure chest gave a useless thing. ¡°Why don¡¯t I just use it? Otherwise, it will just take up space.¡± With this thought, a faint light flashed. [Your iron spear blueprint has been upgraded!) Huh? Lin Yue thought he had heard wrongly. Wait, this thing can be upgraded? Then, if it is used, will the manufactured iron spear be an upgraded one? [Iron Spear: Wood x4, Iron x6] Wait, manufacturing this requires more resources than before? ¡®Try?¡¯ (You have obtained Iron Spear (Excellent) x1] (You have lost wood x4, iron x6] Excellent! The quality had increased! The iron spear in front of him had changed greatly. The spearhead had become larger, almost twice the size of before. The spearhead was extremely sharp, and the body was smooth. Lin Yue picked up the excellent iron spear and swept it across the grass outside! (You have obtained straw x10] (You have obtained¡­] ¡®Holy, I got 30 units of straw just like this?¡¯ In the grassland, this thing would be a ruthless lawn mower. Then, what would it be like against mutated creatures? However, although Lin Yue had the thought, he did not immediately go to the distance to find trouble with those black dots. To him, the most important thing now was to get a vent, and this material was likely to be found in the secret realm. It was too difficult to get it through treasure chests. He checked his equipment again. Wooden armor, small round shield, and excellent iron spear. His inventory was emptied of all items other than materials, food, and water. This time, Lin Yue did not forget the lighter. He immediately used straw and wood to make two torches. Xiaobai was lying on his shoulder, seemingly ready. Lin Yue took a deep breath. Although it had only been a day, he had a sharper weapon now, and Xiaobai¡¯s ability had strengthened. It should not be a problem to find something like a porous iron plate. ¡°Xiaobai, be cautious. Let¡¯s go.¡± Lin Yue pushed open the door to the secret realm. At the same time, the fog enveloped him. Endless fog filled the air. Lin Yue took out the wool yarn and tied it to the huge rock beside the door, circling it a few times. He lowered the wool yarn to the ground and found a piece of wood to hold it down. Lin Yue released the wool as he walked. This was a method he had read in a story to explore complicated mazes. Although the yarn was much more brittle than materials, it was much more convenient. ¡°Puji!¡± Just as Lin Yue walked to the car where he had taken the engine and battery, Xiaobai suddenly shouted. ¡°What happened?¡± Lin Yue immediately turned around and looked in the direction Xiaobai was looking. At the same time, he prepared for battle! ¡°Squeak, squeak, squeak¡­¡± Lin Yue tensed up as he heard the squeaks! He did not expect the big rats to welcome him as soon as he entered. Lin Yue raised his wooden shield and retreated to the ancient door with the fastest speed he could muster. If he was unable to defeat them, he could retreat from there. Soon, his back was against the ancient door. Lin Yue immediately saw a few gray rats approaching him! Lin Yue lowered his center of gravity and swept his spear. There were miserable cries before the surroundings fell silent again. Eh? That¡¯s it? He maintained his combat posture and looked ahead. All six large rats were cut into two. Bloody hell, this iron spear was too sharp! While sighing at the power of the upgraded weapon, he moved forward again. According to his memory, he kept moving deeper. It did not take long for him to find the building he had been to before. Taking a deep breath, Lin Yue walked into the room where he had killed the big rat and lit the torch. Xiaobai was on the lookout. After passing through the collapsed door, Lin Yue realized that there was a huge gap in the stairs ahead. He passed through the gap and saw a wide street. There were ordinary shops on both sides of the street. The houses were not tall. They were all two-story buildings, but they had collapsed. However, the various English letters on the signboards let him know that this was not China. Maintaining a combat posture, Lin Yue searched the buildings. Since he was here, wouldn¡¯t it be a waste if he didn¡¯t take something? However, when he walked to the door of a shop and looked in through the broken glass that was covered in dust, his eyes suddenly widened. ¡°There¡¯s actually this?¡± He exclaimed. Chapter 28 - Indescribable Enemy Chapter 28 Indescribable Enemy The door was quite shabby. With a light pull, it shattered like foam. Lin Yue covered his nose and walked into the shop with the dust, heading straight for the big metal thing he had just seen. As his hand touched the thing that was not damaged much by the passage of time, the system quickly sent a message! (You have obtained an embedded steel plate fireplace.] Who would have thought that the thing he had spent so much effort to create would be found in this secret realm so easily? Lin Yue thought of the meaning of the existence of this secret realm. He looked around the room, and the flames on the torch kept jumping. Xiaobai did not make a sound and lay obediently on his shoulder. Its ruby-like eyes looked around curiously. Tables, chairs, books, paper, and other things had all decayed. Metallic things were covered in rust. However, he saw some dusty glasses and porcelain plates that did not shatter and carefully placed them in his inventory. There were not many things that could resist the flood of time, but things like glass and porcelain could retain their integrity longer than wood and metal. Lin Yue did not know how many years later this was, but it should be the Earth he knew. He searched carefully in the shop and even went to the second floor to search. After not finding anything useful, he thought for a while and decided to return to the shelter first. He would come back another day. Since he had already found a fireplace, there was no need to search for iron mesh. Puji! Puji! At this moment, Xiaobai suddenly cried out. Just as Lin Yue got ready to fight, he realized that Xiaobai was hiding behind him and biting his clothes hard, its entire body trembling ¡°Xiaobai?¡± Lin Yue believed in Xiaobai¡¯s intuition. This little guy had sensed those big rats much earlier than him. And its current state proved that¡­ danger was coming! He instantly squatted down in the corner and piled a few pieces of wood in front of him, completely hiding his location. At the same time, he looked through the gap in the wood at the empty window frame on the second floor. Outside was a hazy fog. Suddenly, a shrill cry sounded. Then, a shadow fell from the sky and landed on the window frame! Lin Yue was surprised to discover that these were three creatures he had never seen before! They had a dark red body covered in keratotic skin and a pair of thin wings on their back. They had five bird-like claws under their strong hind legs. At this moment, they were grabbing the window frame tightly. Their lizard-like bright yellow eyes kept scanning the room. Lin Yue believed that their long beaks were as hard as awls. The round shield in his hand and the wooden armor on his body would not be able to withstand a single blow! Not only that, when these monsters turned to look in another direction, the long white tentacles behind their heads moved up and down! What¡­ What kind of monster was this? It looked like a combination of a bat and a bird. It also looked like the pterosaur¡¯s concept art that he had seen before! But those tentacles¡­ He tried his best to control his breathing and not make any sound. He even lowered his head and stopped looking. Xiaobai even closed its eyes and curled up without moving. It was obvious how dangerous this creature was! Lin Yue knew very well that if he rushed out rashly, he would undoubtedly become food for these terrifying monsters! Time passed slowly. Lin Yue had never felt time moving so slowly. He tried his best to control his heart from beating too fast. At the same time, he hoped that the monsters would leave quickly. After an unknown period of time, the three monsters spread their wings and let out another indescribable distorted cries before flying away. Lin Yue waited for a while longer. His legs were almost numb from squatting. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief and sit gently on the ground. Xiaobai returned to his shoulder, still in a shocked state. It kept looking around. After resting for a while and confirming that it was safe, Lin Yue gently stood up and put away the wood. He immediately went down the stairs to the first floor. His heart was beating crazily! ¡°What kind of creature is that? Was there such a creature on Earth?¡± The more Lin Yue thought about it, the more he felt that compared to them, the mutated sheep he had encountered earlier were harmless. He recalled the group chat. Some people¡¯s profiles turned gray after they entered the secret realm. Perhaps they had encountered those monsters. After exiting the house, Lin Yue returned to that collapsed building as quickly as possible. He immediately found the end of the wool yarn and walked towards the ancient door. Of course, he was extremely careful along the way and paid attention to Xiaobai¡¯s actions. When he arrived at the ancient door, he saw that the corpses of the big rats he had killed were gone. On the hard asphalt road, there were only pools of blood and huge claw marks! Pushing open the ancient door, Lin Yue breathed in the air of the wasteland again. He relaxed and sat on the ground. Too dangerous! At this moment, he did not have the strength to fight against even one flying monster that was about two meters long, let alone three! If only¡­ At this moment, a crystalline snowflake swayed before him. Finally, it turned into a drop of water on his pants and disappeared. Lin Yue looked up. More snow fell from the gloomy sky. ¡°It¡¯s snowing? Wait, why is it snowing so quickly?¡± Today was the fifth day. The disaster would only happen the day after tomorrow. The snow became denser. But after landing on the ground, it quickly turned into water droplets that seeped into the soil. Even so, Lin Yue could feel the coldness brought by the snow! Lin Yue thought that Xiaobai, who could breathe cold air, would like the snow very much, but he did not expect this little guy to crawl into his pocket and not even dare to show its head. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Isn¡¯t this the weather you like?¡± Lin Yue was puzzled. Something was wrong. He quickly returned to the shelter and took off his equipment. He realized that Xiaobai was walking around the table as if nothing had happened. However, to this ice lizard, this snow that was most suitable for its nature did not attract its interest at all. Instead, Lin Yue felt that it seemed to be afraid of the snow. Could it be that there was a problem with the snow? Lin Yue walked out of the house and reached out to catch a snowflake. But the moment the snowflake melted, he suddenly felt a slight burning sensation! Chapter 29 - Cold and Hot Chapter 29 Cold and Hot Snow could burn? Lin Yue thought that he was hallucinating and caught another snowflake. A sharp pain came from his palm again! Lin Yue quickly checked and saw a slight red mark, and it felt a little itchy. There was no mistake. This snow was abnormal! He quickly returned to the hut. He finally understood why Xiaobai did not like the snow. Moreover, the temperature seemed to have decreased greatly. The previous temperature was like midsummer, but now, even though he was wearing long-sleeved sportswear, he felt a little cold. Wait a minute, were others¡¯ situations the same? He opened the group chat that he had not opened for a while and realized that almost everyone was talking about snow! ¡°What¡¯s going on? Isn¡¯t the snowstorm the day after tomorrow?¡± ¡°There is only winter here. This snow drizzle has further lowered the temperature. It¡¯s so cold.¡± ¡°Haha, you didn¡¯t expect the snow to come so quickly, right? I am going to collect it in a basin. Where are those black-hearted sellers? Lin, no need to look around, I¡¯m talking about you!¡± ¡°There¡¯s water, we¡¯re saved!¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been drinking my urine for two days. I think I might have diabetes.¡± ¡°It¡¯s time for snow.¡± ¡°This is the first time the equatorial residents have seen snow. Is it supposed to make people itch?¡± ¡°It¡¯s too f*cking cold. I can¡¯t take it! I will burn wood!¡± ¡°Indeed. The thermometer I got in the secret realm was showing 12 degrees just some time ago, and now, it changed to 6 degrees in just a while.¡± ¡°F*ck, how cold will it be later? Who has the central heating blueprint? I¡¯ll exchange all the resources I have for it!¡± After lurking for a while, Lin Yue felt that the room was getting colder and colder. He closed the group chat. Rubbing his hands, he looked at the embedded steel plate fireplace in his inventory. Fortunately, he had found this thing. Otherwise, he would really have to consider how to maintain ventilation while the house was sealed. Sensing that it was getting colder, Lin Yue first placed the four wooden decorative walls and immediately placed the four pieces of sheepskin in the four corners of the room. Soon, as the torch in the room continued to burn, the entire room became warm. However, with the airtight effect from the wooden walls and the sheepskin, with just the gap in the stone door, he would definitely suffocate to death after the flames burned for a certain period of time. (Please designate the location for the embedded steel plate fireplace. Note that a certain amount of stone is needed as support.] This was not a problem. A faint light flashed, and Lin Yue realized that his embedded fireplace had completely fused with the wall. A long pipe passed through the stone roof and completely opened the ventilation. There was no need to worry about carbon monoxide now. Lin Yue observed carefully and realized that this fireplace¡¯s combustion chamber was completely closed. There was even a label on the side that said that it used secondary combustion. It was smokeless and dustless, leaving no residue after combustion, and even providing more heat. When he had interviewed for a furnishing company before, the other party had similar things. He had also specially read through related information in order to pass the interview. He knew that such a high-end fireplace would have an air pressure sensor, blast control, smoke alarm system, and so on. Although the alarm system was completely unusable, the others seemed fine. Then, what was left was to find firewood. Lin Yue took out an iron ax and started chopping a unit of wood. Before long, the system notification sounded. (You have obtained the firewood blueprint.] Heh heh heh, even firewood has a blueprint. However, this saved a lot of effort. A unit of wood could produce 20 firewood. Lin Yue threw a lot of firewood into the fireplace and used straw as an incendiary. After throwing in a match, it did not take long for the fire to start. Moreover, the fire was getting stronger and stronger. Lin Yue closed the door to the fireplace. He felt the temperature in the room increase bit by bit. After feeling no sense of suffocation, he heaved a sigh of relief. His shelter was enough for him to survive this upcoming snowstorm! However¡­ ¡°It¡¯s so hot. Why is it so hot?¡± In order to lower the temperature, Lin Yue opened the stone door. The snow outside was still falling, and the ground was wet. The temperature dropped, and he felt a little cold again. Holy smoke, fire and ice, is it? It was as hot as summer in the hut, and as cold as winter outside. It seemed to be a stark contrast to the other people¡¯s situation. Lin Yue stood at the door with his arms crossed. Xiaobai was also lying lazily on his shoulder. This little guy was not used to such heat. My back is so hot¡­ Lin Yue was very troubled. What should he do? Did he have to wear shorts and a tank top in the shelter? He looked at everyone in the group who were complaining about the cold with envy. Seeing that it was starting to get dark, Lin Yue closed the stone door again and enjoyed the warmth inside. For the sake of Xiaobai, Lin Yue moved the wooden barrel over and made a big hole on top with the iron spear. The wooden barrel was sealed quite tightly. Lin Yue thought for a moment and poured about two liters of water into it. Then, he placed the little guy in the wooden barrel. Xiaobai felt the wooden barrel was quite good. It had been almost half a day since it had touched water. It kept swimming in the shallow water and liked it a lot. It seemed like the little guy did not need that bowl anymore. He looked at the fireplace and saw that the firewood was still burning. The amount of firewood he had put in earlier was too much. He estimated that it would continue to burn till late at night. He threw a piece of firewood into the wooden barrel. When Xiaobai was tired of swimming, it could lie on it. Lin Yue immediately began his nude life in the shelter. After all, it was too hot. He stared at the fire in the fireplace and suddenly thought of something. Lin Yue lay on the wooden bed and opened the group chat again. At the same time, he searched for the words ¡®mutated creature meat¡¯ in the chat. Soon, a large number of messages appeared. After reading for more than ten minutes, he immediately went to the trading center. He quickly came to a conclusion. The meat of mutated creatures could be eaten! The premise was that it was normal red and white meat, not green and purple. Lin Yue looked at the 50 kilograms of mutated mutton lying quietly in his inventory and swallowed his saliva. ¡°Xiaobai, do you want to eat lamb skewers?¡± ¡°Puji?¡± Xiaobai stuck its head out of the wooden barrel in confusion. At the same time, it heard a strange gurgling sound coming from its owner, Lin Yue. Chapter 30 - Are You Hungry? Mutton Skewers Are the Best Chapter 30 Are You Hungry? Mutton Skewers Are the Best The iron skewers easily passed through the sliced mutton. Under the roasting of the charcoal, the mutton skewers were dripping with mutton oil and sizzling with smoke. After the fatty red mutton was roasted, it was slightly burnt on the outside and tender on the inside. Then, they were sprinkled with crushed rock salt¡­ High-end ingredients often required the simplest cooking Lin Yue took a bite. It was tender, juicy, not greasy, fragrant, and delicious! Lin Yue ate ten skewers in one go, and Xiaobai ate three as well. The two of them lay on the bed and table, satisfied. This was the first time Lin Yue had eaten meat since he came here, and it was such a pleasurable experience too. Barbecue was dopamine! Lin Yue felt that this saying was correct. Although there was no cumin or chili powder, this time, he felt that it was perfect. After having the idea of roasting mutton, he immediately went to the trading center and exchanged some water for the iron skewer blueprint. After skewering the mutton, he opened the fireplace and took out some charcoal. Then, he took out the simple barbecue grill and crushed the rock salt. He felt that his subconscious had been preparing for the mutton skewers. He had unknowingly gathered all the tools. After resting for a while, Lin Yue opened the door again. It was snowing heavily outside, but the temperature was not too low. The snow that fell on the ground melted into water, making the exposed ground wet and slippery. Lin Yue covered his head with his jacket and carried the shovel to the trap. He had caught two mutated sheep in the trap earlier. The more Lin Yue thought about it, the more he felt that this mutton was really delicious. It tasted much better than the mutton skewers he had eaten on Earth. Not only was the meat tender, but the gamy odor was also very small, while the taste of the mutton was retained. Although there was still 57 kilograms of meat in the inventory, who would complain about having too much food? He dug the pit and picked out the sharp wooden spikes that had been broken and knocked down. Lin Yue thought for a moment and took out the twelve fangs of the mutated sheep from his inventory and fixed them on the ground as spikes. (You have upgraded the hunting trap. Power of the trap +100%) Oh, what a surprise. When he discovered the two trapped mutated sheep in the morning, they were still struggling. Now that the trap was strengthened, they would probably die if they fell into the trap. After setting up four more traps around the shelter, Lin Yue realized that it was almost completely dark outside. He also heard the roars of wild beasts from unknown directions. Once it was night, the danger of the wasteland would increase to the maximum. For his own safety, he did not want to fight with mutated creatures at night. With enough water and food, there was no need for him to take the risk. There was still one day before the snowstorm. He only needed to focus on how to resist it. It was easy to feel sleepy when you were full. Lin Yue yawned and returned to the warm shelter. The open stone door indeed made the temperature inside quite comfortable, but he did not dare to take the risk at night. Lin Yue closed the stone door and placed the keystone properly. He looked at the remaining firewood in the fireplace and threw a few firewood in it. After taking off his jacket and shoes, he lay on the bed. Xiaobai was silent in the wooden barrel. It was probably asleep. Lin Yue opened the group chat. Without a phone, lurking in the chat became Lin Yue¡¯s only hobby. Indeed, browsing the group chat was quite good at killing time. Unlike before, the people in the group chat might say something that might contain a lot of information. This was especially true after the snow started falling Even those who thought that the snowstorm was not a big deal were shocked by the sudden drop in temperature and the continuous snow outside. They understood that the so-called snowstorm was not a joke. ¡°Ugh, I¡¯m so hungry¡­ I want to eat pork ribs. I want to eat mom¡¯s food.¡± ¡°I think I have a cold. Who has obtained cold medicine?¡± ¡°F*ck, these straw are useless. I¡¯ve already lit ten torches in the room. Why isn¡¯t it warm?¡± ¡°Its snowy and windy, I and those who are in the equator love it.¡± ¡°Why do I feel like the secret realm is warmer? It¡¯s too cold here. Let¡¯s go to the secret realm to get some warmth.¡± ¡°Go to the secret realm +1.¡± ¡°Go to the secret realm +2.¡± ¡°I¡¯m so hungry. I ate a bug this morning and my stomach is starting to hurt now. Can I still be saved?¡± ¡°I¡¯m cold and hungry. What kind of day is this? I will just go to sleep. There¡¯s everything in the dream. Boohoo.¡± ¡°Who would have thought that the snow would fall a day before its time? What kind of stupid game is this¡­ By the way, why is the profile of the person who said that he ate snow gray?¡± ¡°Reporting, I just opened a copper treasure chest. There¡¯s something good inside. That boss, check it and see if we can make the trade.¡± After a rough look, Lin Yue felt his eyes ache and sleepiness rise. After five days, there were only 5,902 people left in this group. Almost half of the people died silently before the disaster arrived. The rest were not in a good condition either. He suppressed his sleepiness and struggled to look at the trading center. He found Du Ping¡¯s post. [Seller: Du Ping] [Item: Mountain bike blueprint] [Requirement: Drinking Water 3L] [Seller¡¯s Note: I think only one person can buy it. Others can just watch the show.] Mountain bike? You could really get anything from the treasure chests. However, what could he do with this? Moreover, the seller wanted three liters of water. Why not just go rob it? It was better to leave this to those who wanted it. Just as Lin Yue was about to close the trading interface, he suddenly remembered that he had placed 14 iron axes on it. He wondered if anyone had placed a bid. Opening the page, he was surprised to see that the first place was actually Du Ping¡¯s bid. Moreover, his bid¡¯s evaluation was nearly 2,000 points higher than the second place¡¯s! [Du Ping bids: Inoperable washing machine X1] Washing machine? Moreover, unusable? Even if it¡¯s good, I don¡¯t want it. The washing machine consumed a lot of water to wash clothes. He indeed had a lot of water now, but he could not afford to wash them away. What about the second place? Slider x1. What? Good lord, did he really have no choice? However, even a broken washing machine was better than the 14 axes. If it was repaired, he could wear clean clothes. Speaking of cleanliness, Lin Yue sniffed at his clothes. He frowned. This smell was too strong. His hair was also oily. He touched his beard and found it to be a mess. He was known as ¡®Linardo DiCaprio¡¯ back on Earth and often asked for his WeChat when he walked on the streets. His image was quite lacking now. Could having good looks feed him? If it could, he would already be stuffed to death. While clicking to confirm the transaction, Lin Yue was thinking about a question. Why did Du Ping always get treasure chests? Did he also have a 100% chance of obtaining treasure chests? No, he always requested water. Lin Yue suddenly thought of a possibility. Was Du Ping not alone? Chapter 31 - Freeloading Feels Good Chapter 31 Freeloading Feels Good Snow flew around and fell on the ground, covering all the shelters in this foreign world with a layer of white mixed with some red. The bone-chilling wind wreaked havoc in the entire world, and the temperature kept falling The summer-like heat before disappeared like an illusion. The snow was also silently reaping lives. Countless mutated creatures rushed in crazily after sensing warmth in the direction of the shelter in the snow, making the survivors who had finally managed to warm themselves turn cold forever. Some survivors ran out and ate snow, but they lost consciousness in pain and confusion. There were even survivors who burned too much fire and ignited the shelter, causing a ball of flames to appear in the snow¡­ Snow did not pity or show mercy. It just kept falling From a few centimeters to tens of centimeters and half a meter, the snow continued to pile on the ground. Some shelters could not withstand the weight of the snow and collapsed loudly! The sky gradually brightened while the snow continued to fall like rain. In the wasteland, a shelter was in a completely different state from other shelters. Steam emitted from the stone roof, and a long wisp of smoke rose into the sky from the chimney. There was not even a speck of snow on the roof. Around the shelter, dozens of larger mutated creatures were trembling, almost leaning their entire bodies against the wall for warmth. Beside them were countless corpses of mutated creatures. Some had stepped into the traps and were struggling at death¡¯s door, while others were bitten to death because they wanted to snatch the heat around the shelter. Many mutated insects were eating these corpses. Lin Yue stretched lazily. He had a good sleep last night, but it was too hot. If not for the cold air coming from the basement, the temperature would probably be even higher. It seemed like he had put too much firewood in the fireplace. He had to be careful tonight. Otherwise, he would probably faint from the heat. ¡°Puji! Puji!¡± Xiaobai, who had just woken up, was still shouting at the door with a fighting posture. ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Xiaobai? Is there an enemy?¡± Lin Yue immediately put on his clothes and the wooden armor. At the same time, he raised his iron spear. ¡°Puji!¡± Xiaobai continued to shout at the stone door. Lin Yue knew very well that this little guy¡¯s ability to sense the enemies was strong. Previously, in the secret realm, it could sense the bird-like creature in advance. Now, there was probably a mutated creature outside! ¡°Xiaobai, get ready!¡± ¡°Puji!¡± Xiaobai hid by the door, and its small body bulged. He took a deep breath and grabbed the handle of the stone door with his left hand, gently pulling it out a crack. At the same time, Xiaobai blew out an icy breath at the crack that was less than twenty centimeters long! ¡°Aouuuu aaouuu!!¡± A cry rang out. At the same time as a strong force hit the stone door, the iron spear in Lin Yue¡¯s hand stabbed forward! In an instant, a decapitated frozen wolf head appeared at the door! (You have obtained a copper treasure chest.] There were indeed mutated creatures! Lin Yue immediately closed the stone door and used the keystone to lock it. Almost at the same time, the stone wall emitted sounds of collision! Bloody hell, how many were there outside? Lin Yue thought for a moment and figured out the reason. It should be quite cold outside, so these mutated creatures came to his shelter to warm themselves! ¡°Puji!¡± Xiaobai continued to shout, as if it wanted Lin Yue to open the door again. ¡°Xiaobai, can you use Frost Breath again?¡± Lin Yue took out a skewer of mutton and handed it to Xiaobai to replenish its energy. The inventory was much better than the fridge. The mutton was still steaming when he took it out. Xiaobai blew a small mouthful of Frost Breath to cool the meat. After swallowing it, it instantly became much more energetic and its desire to fight became stronger. Lin Yue opened the door gently again. At the same time, the shadow outside was frozen by Xiaobai! (You have obtained a Silver Treasure Chest.] Lin Yue¡¯s iron spear cut off the head of the mutated creature that wanted to enter the door. The treasure chest that dropped was actually a silver treasure chest! Oh, that was easy! He closed the stone door again, and the sound of collision sounded again. He had gotten a hold of a BUG. ¡°Xiaobai, can you continue?¡± ¡°Puji!¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s continue!¡± Lin Yue repeated this process twice more. Xiaobai was finally exhausted, and he also had exhausted a lot of energy. There were still many mutated creatures outside. Lin Yue wanted to go out and take a look. He also wanted to pick up the three copper and silver treasure chests that had fallen outside. The slamming sounds continued. Lin Yue saw that the durability of the shelter was rapidly decreasing However, just as he was checking the status of the shelter, a notice appeared. (You can use materials to restore the durability of the shelter.] Was there such a hint before? Lin Yue threw in a stone and its durability instantly recovered by 10 points. He used five stones in a row. The shelter could resist for a while. However¡­ he was almost out of stones. If these mutated creatures continued to hit the walls and the door, he would have to buy some stones. Bang! Bang! How annoying. Lin Yue fed some meat to Xiaobai. ¡°Do you still have strength?¡± ¡°Puji¡­¡± Xiaobai seemed to be weak and lay on the ground lazily. It had already done its best by using Frost Breath four times. However, it was indeed not a good idea to continue to rely on Xiaobai. Although Lin Yue had the urge to rush out and chase these annoying mutated creatures away, his rationality told him that that was definitely not possible. He did not have the capital to be reckless. Now, he was just an ordinary person with a weapon. He was not someone who had been in the army or a martial arts practitioner who had received strict training. Blindly going out would only be courting death. He did not even know how many mutated creatures were outside and how powerful they were. Wait, there seems to be something that can observe those mutated creatures. Lin Yue went to the basement and looked through the things he had obtained from the secret realm. Plexiglas! He looked at the thing that had been gathering dust¡ªthe wooden window frame. Could these two things be combined to make a window? He approached the two. (You have obtained a wooden window (Plexiglas) blueprint.] As expected! Lin Yue immediately used the blueprint. (Wooden window: Wooden window frame x1, Plexiglas x1) He immediately clicked on manufacture and a new item the size of a square meter appeared in Lin Yue¡¯s inventory! The next step was to decide where to place it. He returned to the ground shelter and looked around before looking up. Fighting on the roof seemed to be his forte? Chapter 32 - Disaster? What a Joke, This Is the Harvest Season Chapter 32 Disaster? What a Joke, This Is the Harvest Season Lin Yue took out the wooden ladder and placed it against the wall. He then placed the window on the roof. It was calm outside the window. Only the snow continued to fall on the glass, but it was quickly melted by the temperature in the room. ¡°The snow is really heavy.¡± Looking at the snow falling from the gloomy sky, Lin Yue had a premonition about how big the snowstorm would be tomorrow. Perhaps, it would be beyond his imagination. The window had a small iron bolt. Holding the iron spear, Lin Yue opened the iron bolt and gently pushed open a small gap to observe the situation outside. Very good, there were no flying or bird-type mutated creatures. There was almost no snow on the roof as they were all melted by the temperature created by the fireplace. The four walls of the shelter extended for about two meters, but there was no snow. It seemed like the effect of this fireplace was indeed powerful. Lin Yue used the jacket to cover his head and covered his hands with the sleeves and lowered his head. He tried his best not to let the snow touch his skin to prevent it from swelling and itching. He had read in the group chat yesterday that someone had run into the snow and his entire body was swollen. Lin Yue did not know what the aftereffects were, but he did not want to experience it himself. The cold wind at his clothes as Lin Yue looked at the ground. The extremely thick snow actually covered the entire wasteland overnight! Moreover, due to the snow, he could not see what was in the distance. He stepped on the roof and listened to the sound near the shelter. Lin Yue couldn¡¯t help but be amused. Did they form a team to clear the shelter? There were actually five creatures who were hitting the walls and the door! Among them, three were mutated sheep, and it was the first time he had seen the other two. One of the two was a mutated creature, the size of a horse, with a wolf head and spots all over its body. They were focused on hitting the walls and door and did not see Lin Yue appear on the roof. The iron spear in Lin Yue¡¯s hand was already thirsty. ¡°I¡¯m coming, my treasure chests!¡± Taking a deep breath, the excellent iron spear in Lin Yue¡¯s hand was instantly extended. The incomparably sharp spear blade cut through the air like a silver dragon! Pierce! Fast, accurate, and fierce! The spear pierced into the neck of that largest mutated wolf and was pulled out by Lin Yue at an extremely fast speed. At the same time, dark red blood flowed down the wolf¡¯s neck. [You have obtained a copper treasure chest!) Before the remaining few could react, Lin Yue¡¯s iron spear pierced into a mutated sheep! [You have obtained a copper treasure chest!) The other mutated creatures finally looked up and saw Lin Yue. However, they did not expect this human to attack so quickly! He aimed at the remaining two mutated sheep and threw the two iron axes down. At such a short distance, the probability of hitting them was much higher than before. The distance was too short and the inertia was not big either, so the power of the iron ax was naturally much weaker. However, Lin Yue aimed at the legs and got good feedback. Miserable cries sounded as the sheep fell to the ground! The remaining creature had a head that looked like a deer¡¯s, but it had conspicuous tiger fur. The mutated creature with sharp fangs kept retreating. In the end, Lin Yue only pretended to attack it and it fled in another direction, crawling into the snow. ¡°Ah, that side is¡­¡± ¡°Howl, how!!!¡± It let out an extremely miserable cry, and the snow was dyed red by its blood. ¡°This is¡­ heading for its doom?¡± Lin Yue was speechless at this sudden change. That deer could have escaped anywhere, but it had to run to the upgraded trap. Lin Yue began to wonder if he had maxed out his luck. After wandering around the roof and realizing that no large mutated animals were coming, he opened the window and returned to the room. Xiaobai had been guarding below worriedly. Although it was still exhausted, when Lin Yue came down, it jumped onto his hand and rubbed against it. ¡°Haha, I know you¡¯re worried about me, but it¡¯s fine now.¡± Lin Yue felt pretty good at having someone who worried about him. ¡°Puji!¡± Xiaobai shouted at the door. It did not know what had happened outside. Lin Yue¡¯s hand touched the door handle, and Xiaobai cried anxiously. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the monsters outside have been killed.¡± Although Lin Yue said this, he was still armed and vigilant. Carelessness lost Jingzhou[1], but it could also cause deaths. Just as he opened the stone door, the screams of the two mutated sheep outside sounded. Xiaobai crawled onto Lin Yue¡¯s shoulder. With clothes covering it, it did not have to worry about the snow touching it. Lin Yue glanced outside. After confirming that there was no threat, he quickly killed the two screaming mutated sheep with the iron spear. Copper Treasure Chest x2! Lin Yue placed the five copper treasure chests and a silver treasure chest into his inventory. He did not immediately start to dissect the mutated creatures on the ground. Instead, he took out the shovel and shoveled the snow that was more than half a meter deep, clearing the way towards the back of the shelter. Soon, he found the unlucky guy lying inside. ¡°I¡¯ll give you a quick death.¡± Lin Yue pierced it with the spear. Another copper treasure chest! What a great harvest. He began the dissection. (You have obtained Tiger Striped Shadow Deer¡¯s Fur x1, Venison (Poisonous) 10kg] ¡®Poisonous?¡¯ He looked at the green venison and shook his head. Lin Yue was about to throw it away but stopped after thinking that it might be useful in the future. After reorganizing the trap, Lin Yue looked for other traps. The snow was getting heavier. Lin Yue finally dug out the trap, but he realized that the mutated creatures inside were already frozen stiff. What a pity. He dissected the fur of a mutated sheep, but did not touch the meat. After looking at its stomach which had been corroded by those beetles, he did not want to touch its meat. Moreover, they were all dead already. After dealing with the five sheep at the door, Lin Yue looked at the three spotted wolves that he had beheaded or stabbed to death. He did not obtain wolf meat from the dissection, but three spotted wolf skins. After doing this, Lin Yue ignored the corpses and entered the shelter. The snowstorm was too heavy. After closing the stone door, it was time to count the spoils of war. The three copper treasure chests and the silver treasure chest at the start were obtained by coordinating with Xiaobai. Later, he had used his intelligence and adaptability to obtain five copper treasure chests. This time, he obtained a total of 50kg of mutton, six sheepskins, ten fangs, 10kg of poisonous venison, and three spotted wolf skins. He had killed nine mutated creatures! Looking at the treasure chests and the items in the inventory, Lin Yue couldn¡¯t help but sigh. This snowstorm might be a disaster for others. But to him, it was a great opportunity to hunt! He checked his resources and knew that he did not have many raw materials left. ¡®Why don¡¯t I exchange water for other good things?¡¯ [1] From Romance of the Three Kingdoms Chapter 33 - Before the Disaster, the Biggest Material Reaper! Chapter 33 Before the Disaster, the Biggest Material Reaper! Snow gradually buried everything. Whether it was the wasteland, the plains, mountains, valleys, and deserts, they were all covered by the slightly red snow. The entire world changed color. Almost all the shelters were buried by the crazy snowstorm, fusing with everything around them. At this moment, there were less than eight hours before the official snowstorm, but all the survivors had already sensed how terrifying this so-called disaster was and how difficult it was to survive. If this was happening before the disaster, what would happen when the disaster officially descended? Not only were the desperate survivors in an extreme situation of lack of food and water, but they were also attacked by the cold and threatened by mutated creatures that might break into the shelter at any time. There was also the danger of the shelter collapsing from the snow. But in this other world, there was a shelter that looked completely different. ¡°It¡¯s so hot¡­¡± Lin Yue realized that he had to open the window to ensure that the room was not too hot and that he would not be severely dehydrated. After making a window with another piece of Plexiglas, Lin Yue placed it on the wall. This way, he could also see the situation outside the shelter immediately. Even if a mutated creature hit the glass, the glass would not be completely shattered like ordinary glass. Now, the snow was falling like crazy. The temperature outside was also falling rapidly, but water was flowing down from the roof of the shelter as the falling snow was melted by the heat. Lin Yue¡¯s shelter was even emitting steam in this snowstorm, becoming a unique scene in the wasteland. At this moment, Lin Yue kept opening the treasure chests. (You have obtained: Humus nutrient soil X30Kgs] (You have obtained: Can of instant coffee x1, masks x50] (You have obtained: Inventory expansion (Small) x1, machete blueprint x1] [You have obtained: Dagger blueprint x1, Water Jar x4L) [You have obtained: A bag of bok choy seeds, memory foam pillow x1] (You have obtained: Inventory expansion (Small) x1, pepper spray x1] (You have obtained: Seasoning bottle set x1, floor mirror x1] (You have obtained: Hardshell jacket x1, flight pants x1] There were a lot of things in the eight copper treasure chests. There were also some things that puzzled Lin Yue, and he could not see their use for the time being. For example, humus nutrient soil and masks. The worst was the pepper spray. He did not seem to need to guard against perverts, right? He placed the floor mirror on the ground. A handsome young man with a well-proportioned figure appeared in the mirror. However, his hair was a little messy, and the stubble made him feel dispirited. His face was stained with blood and dust from the many days of continuous battle. It seemed like he had to tidy up. After using the dagger blueprint to upgrade the original dagger blueprint to excellent quality, Lin Yue created an excellent quality dagger. He used the wok to boil some hot water and used the compressed towel he had obtained to wipe the dirt off his face. He used the dagger to gently shave off his beard. He put on the light green flight pants and hardshell jacket and put on his hiking boots. Before long, ¡®Linardo DiCaprio¡¯ appeared in the mirror again! However¡­ ¡°It¡¯s too hot, I can¡¯t wear it. When will the snowstorm arrive? Why does it feel even hotter than before?¡± Lin Yue was once again envious of the others in the group However, speaking of the group¡­ ¡°How many are left?¡¯ He opened the game interface and saw that there were still seven hours and 42 minutes before the snowstorm. Lin Yue frowned and looked at the snow wall that almost covered his vision. He thought to himself, ¡®Isn¡¯t this a snowstorm? What level does it have to reach to be considered a snowstorm?¡¯ He looked at the upper right corner of the group. 5107 Moreover, this number was still decreasing. It had only been six days, but half of the people had been eliminated?! Wasn¡¯t this too cruel? He took a deep breath and looked at the group chat which was filled with complaints. ¡°Isn¡¯t there still a few hours before the snowstorm? My shelter is already f*cking buried in snow! I open the door and I see a snow wall in front of me! This kind of exaggeration can only be seen in videos!¡± ¡°I¡¯m so hungry. I¡¯ve already eaten all the grass. Can someone give me some food¡­¡± ¡°The snow is poisonous! I ate some snow, and my mouth and nose are swollen now. It¡¯s so difficult to breathe¡­¡± ¡°What should I do? Half of the roof of my shelter has collapsed. It looks like the whole thing will collapse at any moment. Who can save me?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to die. I don¡¯t want to die. My leg was bitten by a deer and is starting to rot. Someone, save me!¡± ¡°The shelter is useless. I think we have to hide in the secret realm. At least it¡¯s warm there.¡± ¡°I¡¯m already at the door. I¡¯ll stay inside for a few days before coming out. It should be better than the shelter!¡± ¡°Exchanging a lot of materials for water and food. Is there anyone who wants to trade?¡± ¡°I was wrong. We can¡¯t quench our thirst with snow. God Lin, forgive my ignorant eyes. I swear I won¡¯t dare to undermine you again. Please be magnanimous¡­¡± Taking a deep breath of the hot air, Lin Yue opened a mineral bottle and took a few gulps. The situation seemed to be very serious. Before the snowstorm officially began, half of the people had already disappeared. Moreover, at this rate, there might only be three to four thousand people left after the snowstorm. He looked at his materials. Wood 72, Stone 6, Iron 10, Copper 43, Coal 22. Other than wood, the stones and iron needed to be replenished. Since the snowstorm was here, wood, which was a good material for fire, became a necessity and its price was increasing. Moreover, after learning that the snow brought by the snowstorm could not be used to drink, the status of water was still strong. With a large number of people complaining about hunger, food also seemed to have become a hard currency. Lin Yue looked at his inventory. There were 14 liters of water, nearly 100 kilograms of mutated mutton, 3 loaves of bread, and 3 packets of instant noodles. He did not lack food and water at all. Moreover, there were 30 unopened wooden treasure chests. After using the inventory expansion he got from the copper treasure chests, Lin Yue¡¯s inventory space increased to 40 slots. He took out the items and placed them on the table and in the basement. Those copper treasure chests had disappeared after they were opened. If only the copper treasure chests could be disintegrated. While thinking of this, Lin Yue placed water, food, and another item on the trading center. [Seller: Lin Yue] (Auction: 100 ml of mineral water x 100] [Requirements: Iron, stone, blueprints, or other] [Seller¡¯s Note: 100 portions. Everyone can only bid once. The highest bidders will get them. The time limit is an hour before the disaster officially begins.] [Seller: Lin Yue] (Auction: Mutated Mutton 200g x 100) [Requirements: Iron, stone, blueprints, or other] [Seller¡¯s Note: 100 portions. They are non-toxic and can be grilled. Everyone can only bid once. The highest bidders will get them. The time limit is an hour before the disaster officially begins.] [Seller: Lin Yue] [Auction: Torch (Used) x20] [Requirements: Iron, stone, blueprints, or other] (Seller¡¯s Note: 20 portions. Everyone can only bid once. The highest bidders will get them. The time limit is an hour before the disaster officially begins.] Now was the golden moment! At this moment, food and water could exchange for much more resources than at the beginning of the survival game! Were stones expensive? No matter how expensive they were in the past, right now, they could not compare to water, food, and the warmth provided by the fire source in the hearts of the other survivors! There were still four hours before the official disaster! Chapter 34 - The Disaster Officially Begins! Chapter 34 The Disaster Officially Begins! ¡°What? God Lin is selling water at this time? Is he a savior?¡± ¡°I have resources! I¡¯ve already offered a price. God Lin, please trade!¡± ¡°He even has torches. Lin Yue is really good at doing business.¡± ¡°This Lin Yue is definitely not alone. He definitely has teamed up with others. Otherwise, how could he have so many resources to sell?¡± ¡°That¡¯s really possible. Look at the few who have never posted anything. They might be Lin Yue¡¯s accomplices.¡± ¡°Haha, it¡¯s also possible that Lin Yue is a vagrant survivor who steals resources of other survivors and exchanges them for the resources he needs!¡± ¡°That¡¯s possible too!¡± ¡°Brothers, there is no snow in the secret realm, it is quite hot here. It¡¯s much better than the shelter. All of you should go too!¡± Information kept flowing. While watching the screen, Lin Yue was thinking about something. Team. He was alone and had no desire to team up. In the private message, Du Ping had sent a lot of messages. Among them, he repeatedly mentioned ¡®team¡¯. Du Ping always spoke a lot in the group chat. He always liked to start with ¡®reporting¡¯ and mentioned how many mutated creatures he fought and what good stuff he obtained. But this time, after someone mentioned teaming up, this guy became invisible. Du Ping always showed off how many mutated creatures he had killed or obtained iron and copper treasure chests. Logically speaking, he should not be so powerful. Even for special forces, with the low treasure chest drop rate, it was unreasonable for so many treasure chests to drop in the first few days, especially high-grade treasure chests. Therefore, Lin Yue became more and more suspicious that there was a team behind him, and the number was not small. As for the other term in the group, the so-called ¡®vagrant survivors¡¯, it was said that they lived by snatching other people¡¯s resources. He searched the chat history in the group and realized that there were indeed many discussions related to them and many victims. Most of the victims¡¯ profiles had already turned gray! Good lord, killing and robbing? He was a little shocked at first, but then he immediately understood. There were no laws or rules in this foreign world, nor were there any restrictions on anyone. In other words, good and evil were just a thought away. Under such an extreme environment, it could stimulate the most primitive desires of humans, and it could make people become even more selfish. Moreover, the ones who had transmigrated were all of humanity. Among them, how many criminals were there? It was not surprising for such robbers to appear. Lin Yue told himself to keep an eye out for them. He was not only dealing with mutated creatures, but also people who could be anywhere. Perhaps they had long regarded him as their target. In that case, a stone shelter did not seem to be safe. Then, how about iron? Copper? ¡®Wait, hiding in that secret realm is also a good idea. Although it is indeed dangerous inside, there is no snow. Moreover¡­¡¯ ¡°Puji?¡± Xiaobai¡¯s cry interrupted Lin Yue¡¯s thoughts. He walked over and realized that the water in the little guy¡¯s wooden barrel was almost gone. Moreover, the surface of the remaining water had already turned into thin ice by the cold air it had just emitted. ¡°Haha, tell me if you need water.¡± Lin Yue poured about two liters of water into the wooden barrel. This was enough for it to survive the night of unbearable heat. Looking at the time, he realized that quite some time had passed already. There was just about over an hour before the disaster. He looked out the window. It was getting darker. The thickness of the snow had gradually increased from half a meter to one and a half meters, and it was still accumulating. How serious was the snowstorm? At first, Lin Yue thought that this first disaster might be easier because of the so-called novice protection period, but now, he did not think so at all. If the snowstorm was really severe, it would not be worse than any other disaster! How many people could survive this? Lin Yue decided to end the auction early. Soon, as the water, mutton, and the torch disappeared, the system¡¯s notifications sounded. (You have lost: Water x10 liters, mutated mutton x20kg, torch x20!] [You have obtained wood x110, stone x213, iron x168, copper x88, limestone x70, ghost chili seed x1, summer sleeping mat x1, tea bags x50, hoe blueprint, longsword blueprint.] Lin Yue realized that there were not many blueprints. Moreover, most of the other bids were things like spoons and forks. He was not too interested in them. Basically, he exchanged his items for various materials that he needed to accumulate. He had a feeling that after this snowstorm, the purchasing power of water and food would experience a landslide. After all, those who could survive this disaster would definitely be powerful and capable people. Moreover, those with family members would receive enough food and water for three days. In other words, as long as they survived this disaster, it would be a victory! At that time, the price of the materials might increase. It might not be as easy to buy them then. IS As for the summer sleeping mat, the person who offered it price probably did not expect that Lin Yue might be the only one in the entire group who was experiencing high heat. Lin Yue accepted the demon chili seed because of pure interest. Maybe later on, he might plant it. After putting away all the things, Lin Yue decided to clean up his inventory and put away the things that he did not need for the time being Then, he opened the 30 wooden treasure chests. 21 bottles of water, 3 loaves of bread, and 6 packets of instant noodles. Compared to food, Lin Yue needed more water, even though he already had enough. After doing this, he finally heaved a sigh of relief. At this moment, the system¡¯s voice suddenly sounded. (Warning, the first disaster, a snowstorm is coming! Warning, the first disaster, a snowstorm is coming!] [This disaster will last for 48 hours!) (All secret realms will be closed. Those who are inside the secret realms will be kicked out! They will open again after 48 hours!) (After 48 hours, elderly, children, and people with special circumstances will be released to the shelters of their kin!] (After this disaster, more system functions will be activated! The points function will be activated and everyone will be ranked according to the points!) [Good luck!) [The next disaster announcement will be released in 72 hours!] The disaster was here! Boom¡­ Loud explosions sounded from outside the shelter! Chapter 35 - What Can You Get From the Silver Treasure Chest? Chapter 35 What Can You Get From the Silver Treasure Chest? Rumbling sounds kept coming from afar. Lin Yue looked out of the window. However, his vision was blocked by the nearly three-meter-tall snow. ¡°So much snow fell? Is this only a snowstorm?¡± Moreover, the explosions seemed to be¡­ ¡°Wind?¡± Lin Yue heard something. At this moment, as if to congratulate him for getting it right, a large ball of snow smashed into the glass with the wind. Violent wind and snowstorm. This was really a fatal combination. Did the system want to kill everyone? The disaster had already begun, and it would continue for 48 hours! According to the system, the people who had hidden in the secret realms to survive this disaster had already been kicked out. To put it nicely, this was fairness. To put it bluntly, this was a punishment and elimination! ¡®Speaking of which, what are points and rankings?¡¯ Lin Yue took out a glass he had obtained from the secret realm and placed a tea bag in it. He boiled hot water and poured it in. The fragrance of tea filled the shelter. ¡°Puji?¡± Xiaobai climbed out of the bucket and came to the table. It was quite interested in the light yellow thing that was emitting heat from the glass. ¡°You want to drink too, little foodie?¡± Lin Yue sat on the chair and looked at Xiaobai, who was sticking its tongue out at the tea. He couldn¡¯t help but tease it. Lin Yue was fighting the drowsiness. He felt that the tea should be able to help him fight the drowsiness. He opened the bag of potato chips and fed it to Xiaobai. He started pondering while eating. He was fighting the drowsiness because he wanted to gain more information. After all, if it was a snowstorm, he would not be able to go out during the day as well. He could sleep for as long as he wanted during the next day. He took a sip of tea and opened the group chat. It was already filled with wails! ¡°48 hours? Is this a joke? This is extermination!¡± ¡°I encountered a monster in the secret realm earlier and was about to be caught by it. All of a sudden, my vision turned white and I was sent to the snow. I survived, hahaha.¡± ¡°I have discovered that as long as the shelter doesn¡¯t collapse, the snow covering it seems to be able to isolate a certain amount of cold air. It doesn¡¯t seem to be so cold anymore?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, I even feel like it is much better than before? Even the mutated creatures that always become crazy and active at night have not appeared.¡± ¡°Will the mutated creatures be gone in the future?¡± ¡°Hope.¡± ¡°Hope my ass. Although the drop rate of treasure chests is low, it can only be obtained from mutated creatures.¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to sleep. I hope when I wake up, there is only one hour before the disaster ends. Also, I don¡¯t want to be unable to open my eyes again. I want to hold on until my parents arrive!¡± ¡°By the way, how¡¯s the one who ate the snow? And the dozens of idiots who rolled around in the snow?¡± ¡°Their profile pictures are gray, okay? You can¡¯t see it? F*ck, haven¡¯t you guys noticed that more than half of the total people in the group have died?!¡± ¡°By the way, did anyone pay attention to the points?¡± ¡­ Lin Yue frowned and looked at the chat records carefully. At the same time, he saw that the number had dropped to 4,655. After the disaster officially began, the total number of deaths exceeded half in just a short while! These were all people who had been eliminated, or rather, were not able to adapt to this extreme change. After these people were eliminated, what method would their families use to persist in this cruel world? They could not do anything with just water and food for three days. Lin Yue made some firewood. After looking out of the window, he added more firewood and threw some coal into it. Heat was better than the cold. He poured tea into the bottle cap for Xiaobai. Xiaobai licked it and immediately retracted its neck to stop drinking. Just as Lin Yue thought that this little guy was not used to the taste of the tea, it quickly finished the tea. Rubbing its little head, Lin Yue spread the summer sleeping mat on the bed and lay on it. A cool feeling came from his back. After the snowstorm began, Lin Yue felt the coolness for the first time. After licking the bottle cap clean, Xiaobai crawled over and enjoyed the magic of the mat. It had been 20 minutes since the disaster began. It seemed like everyone was struggling hard except him. Lin Yue understood that with a great disaster in front of them, people should not only consider themselves. However, he had already done everything he could. Before you could help others, you had to consider your own condition first. Was he doing well? His condition was pretty good for the time being. There was enough food and water. The shelter was strong and could keep him warm. However, after 48 hours, when the disaster passed, these advantages would shrink infinitely Most people would have a large family to help them in this survival game, while he was alone with Xiaobai. At that time, who would care about this ¡®God Lin¡¯? Just as he took out a bottle of water and took a sip, he suddenly realized an important problem. He still had a silver treasure chest to open! Oh my, I was so happy opening the copper treasure chests that I forgot about the silver treasure chest. Taking out the silver treasure chest, Lin Yue looked at the silver treasure chest that was half a meter in length and width and couldn¡¯t help but feel excited. This was the first silver treasure chest he had obtained. What would it give? Would it be a blueprint for more advanced weapons? Or something that could improve his life? Or even a blueprint for the shelter? The excited Lin Yue took a deep breath and opened the silver treasure chest. (You have obtained: Elementary exoskeleton blueprint x1) Exoskeleton blueprint? Was this the blueprint for the thing he knew? After putting it on, it would greatly increase the kinetic energy, making it easy to move heavy objects and use heavy weapons! It could also instantly turn an ordinary person into a powerful warrior! He had seen similar things in some documentaries. In fact, the exoskeleton used the simplest level principle, but it was a powerful equipment that combined a lot of technology and alloy materials. Lin Yue opened the blueprint excitedly. [Elementary Exoskeleton) However, after looking at the required materials, Lin Yue fell into deep thought. [Elementary exoskeleton: Body, arms, legs, feet, connect joints, active joints, elbow joints (hard aluminum alloy X10, power controller X1, battery pack X1, power cord X10, copper X15, firm cotton X5, rubber X1), precision linear actuator] Ah¡­ These materials did not seem to be easily found. Did the elementary exoskeleton need so many things? Then what about the higher-level ones? Lin Yue had understood a rule by now. The more something exceeds the current level of the game, the higher the price to obtain it. Looking at the sleeping Xiaobai, Lin Yue lay back down. He took a glance at the group chat when he realized that Du Ping had tagged him. ¡°Lin Yue, I have something good again. Do you want it?¡± Chapter 36 - Dominating the Rankings From Today! Chapter 36 Dominating the Rankings From Today! The snowstorm that seemed to never stop covered the entire sky and the entire world. The howling wind kept blowing the snow like waves, sweeping it into the air and scattering it on the ground. Almost all the shelters were covered by snow, and the nearly three-meter-tall snow harvested all life. Although it was already daytime, there was no difference between night and day in this snowstorm. Lin Yue¡¯s shelter was still the same. In the steel plate fireplace, the firewood was burning brightly, maintaining a high temperature in the entire shelter. After Lin Yue woke up from the wooden bed in the basement, he touched a stick-like object in a daze, instantly waking him up. He only heaved a sigh of relief when the thing let out a puji sound. ¡°Xiaobai, why are you here?¡± ¡°Puji.¡± Xiaobai replied lazily. Lin Yue grabbed it and placed it on his shoulder as he climbed up the stairs. He had burned too much firewood last night. After waking up from the heat in the middle of the night, he ran to the basement to cool down. This basement was originally used as a warehouse. It was usually extremely cool, and the temperature was several degrees lower than above. In order to have a good rest, he made a new wooden bed and put the sleeping mat on it. It was indeed much more comfortable and cool. He woke up naturally, and without a torch to mark time like before, he did not know what time it was. ¡°It¡¯s dawn?¡± Lin Yue took out the wooden ladder and wiped the window on the roof. It was indeed daytime. The snow was still falling. It was no different from yesterday. The only difference was the snow wall that was more than two meters away from the shelter. The snow wall was already higher than the roof and was continuing to accumulate. He put on his flight pants and wooden armor and went to the roof with the iron spear. There was still no snow on the roof, and the falling snow quickly turned into water droplets. Lin Yue looked down from the roof and realized that there were no more mutated creatures around the shelter like yesterday. Did they¡­ freeze to death? After circling the roof and finding nothing, Lin Yue returned to the room and pushed open the stone door. Other than the angry roar of the wind, there was nothing else. It was as if he was the only one in this world. He lowered his head as much as possible to prevent the snow from falling on his face. He first resolved his private matter, and made eight traps. After placing them around the shelter, he returned inside. There was nothing to explore outside. Moreover, in the snowstorm, vision and hearing were greatly restricted. As an ordinary person, he did not have the spirit to clear the snow with a shovel to search for mutated creatures. Of course, that secret realm was a good place, but because of this disaster, it was closed for 48 hours. Although it was to prevent the survivors from cheating and hiding inside, it was one less opportunity for Lin Yue to plunder. ¡°How long do I have to wait?¡± Lin Yue yawned as he took off his clothes other than his underwear. He opened the group chat. It was safe outside for the time being, and he did not feel much pressure. He might as well take a look at the group chat for now and prepare breakfast later. He checked the announcement panel first which told him that eleven hours had passed since the disaster began! Good lord, he had really woken up naturally. He had slept too late last night. In addition, he had studied the things Du Ping wanted to trade for a long time. After using 5kg of mutated mutton and 1L of water, Lin Yue had exchanged for several good things. Rotor, cover, and power controller. Among these three, two were necessary for the generator, and the power controller was required by the elementary exoskeleton. Although the price was higher than before, Lin Yue was slowly gathering what he wanted. After connecting the rotor and cover to the previous stator and bearing, the only thing he needed to find was the terminal block that was one of the most important components of the generator. As for the mountain bike blueprint that Du Ping wanted to exchange for 3L water, after some bargaining, Lin Yue finally bought it for 2L water. After doing all these yesterday, he fell asleep at some point in time and even forgot about the snowstorm. After all, the snowstorm was not a problem for him. He yawned and looked at the group chat. ¡°Oh, I¡¯m not dead yet, but is it an illusion? I don¡¯t think I can feel my legs anymore?¡± ¡°I suddenly realized that it¡¯s not that cold anymore. Thank you, Lin Yue, for selling the torches! However, at the same time, I look down on those profiteers who got the torches then resold them at a profit! Are you still human?!¡± ¡°Fortunately, Lin Yue sold a lot of water and food. Otherwise, many of us would have died! Lin Yue, you have obtained my approval.¡± ¡°Does the boss need your approval? Who do you think you are? Speaking of which, God Lin, are you still selling mutton? It¡¯s too delicious.¡± ¡°What was Lin Yue¡¯s profession? Special forces? That score is too exaggerated!¡± ¡°Yes, his score is actually the highest! Is there a mistake? I always thought that Du Ping would be first, but he was fourth.¡± ¡°If I had water, I could do it too! If Lin Yue did not have water, he would not be much better off than us!¡± ¡°Ah, right, right.¡± ¡°I saw myself in the 1,985th place. Is the difference that big? No, what¡¯s the evaluation standard?¡± ¡°Lin Yue¡¯s score is three times that of the second place, fifteen times higher than mine! He must be cheating!¡± Lin Yue suddenly realized that the entire group was discussing him, not the snowstorm. Although there was this trend before, it was not as concentrated as now. The reason why they were like this was also because of the so-called points. He opened the points ranking panel. Ah¡­ Why is my score so high? How did the system evaluate me? However, being able to reach first place in this group was worth celebrating. Just as he was about to click on the detailed composition of the points in the ranking, Lin Yue¡¯s stomach rumbled. Even Xiaobai kept looking at his stomach. Alright, it seemed like he had to resolve this problem first. As for the points, let¡¯s look at it later. He took out the stone stove and started a fire. He put the wok on it and boiled water. He took out the bacon that he had not eaten yet and cut it into eight slices with the dagger. After putting the instant noodles into the wok, he made a cup of coffee and took out the remaining apple. Splitting the apple with his bare hands, he handed half of it to the dazed Xiaobai. He then prepared the cutlery and poured the instant noodles into the bowl. A perfect breakfast. Chapter 37 - Why Is His Style Different? Chapter 37 Why Is His Style Different? [Notification: A brief video of the top three rankers in the group will be shown!) [Attention, this is a special function of the beginner¡¯s protection period. The videos will immediately disappear after the broadcast!) A new function appeared on the system interface. The rankings updated everyone¡¯s ranking in real time. It was fair. The scores were also displayed on the screen. The survivors looked at the videos beside the top three on the rankings. They all started from the third place. A video suddenly appeared in front of everyone. In the vast snowfield, the storm swept up snow. (Current number of people: 4,008] A line of blood-red words flashed in the white background and gradually decreased to 4007 and 4001. After a while, it disappeared. The scene changed to a flat wasteland. Then, a cave-like hole was shown in the snow. The camera entered through the gap and instantly fell into darkness. Not long after, an iron wall appeared. ¡°F*ck, this third place is interesting. Iron shelter? I did not even think of this.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, I thought the stone shelter was the strongest. Moreover, he even made a passage. It seems like he strengthened the snow into ice and strengthened this passage?¡± ¡°However, metal conductivity is very strong. If it¡¯s hot outside, it will be hot inside. If it¡¯s cold outside¡­¡± ¡°Haha, I seem to know why this person is ranked third. Speaking of which, when the scores came out, wasn¡¯t Du Ping in second place? How is it that when it came time for the first ranking announcement, his score became fourth?¡± ¡°Du Ping is fourth? He¡¯s a big boss who has been fighting mutated creatures since the beginning. How can a person who can always open high-grade treasure chests be fourth? What a joke.¡± ¡°Why am I 79th instead of third? I also have an iron shelter!¡± ¡°Haha, didn¡¯t the system say that the top three would be rewarded by the system by being broadcast to others? Du Ping was overtaken by the other party. What a good opportunity to appear on screen!¡± ¡°It is about the comprehensive score. It won¡¯t do if you are bad in other aspects. There must be something wrong with Du Ping.¡± Under everyone¡¯s envy, ridicule, and confusion, the camera passed through the outer part of the shelter and arrived inside. Soon, the fire filled shelter appeared on the screen. Everyone saw that the shelter was almost completely covered in different-colored animal skin. The bearded man sitting beside the fire was wearing at least seven to eight layers of fur clothes to keep himself warm. Beside him were many bones of some unknown mutated creature. There was also a bowl of extremely turbid steaming soup. The furnishings in the room were very simple, but there seemed to be someone lying beside the bed. Their long hair draped over their shoulders, and they seemed to be asleep. [Comprehensive score: 299] (Shelter Rating: 180] (Resource Rating: 89] [Bonus for number of people in the shelter: 20] [Bonus for disaster resistance measures: 10] The last lines on the screen gave a detailed explanation regarding the score of the third place, Berg ¡°F*ck, this poor thing is actually third? Is there a mistake?¡± ¡°Haha, this guy might freeze to death at any time! I really want to know if he has a relationship with the system to get third place!¡± ¡°It can¡¯t be that Du Ping can¡¯t even compare to this guy, right? I can¡¯t understand it at all.¡± ¡°Looks like the second and first place might not be much better.¡± ¡°Thank you, system, for letting us watch a good show. Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°F*ck, I can¡¯t quit at all, so is this a compulsory viewing? Can¡¯t I close my eyes?¡± ¡°Pay attention, this guy actually has a companion! They seem to be sleeping?¡± ¡°Good lord, I didn¡¯t expect to see a couple in such a place!¡± ¡°Does the system want us to learn from them and survive the disaster? The top three are better than us no matter what.¡± Under people¡¯s sighs, surprise, and doubts, the video of the third place on the rankings, Berg¡¯s shelter, which had been rated 299 points by the system, stopped. While everyone was discussing whether there was a conspiracy behind the third place, the scene of the second place, Cork Brown, having a system score of 338, quickly unfolded in front of everyone. Soon, the camera swept to a strange shelter. In the high-definition image, dozens of large tree stumps were placed together. There was a lot of fur tied together on them, forming a huge tent-like roof. Smoke was coming out of the cracks in the roof. Under this huge roof was a 40-square-meter wooden shelter that was not affected by the snow at all. The scene changed. The layout of the shelter was basically made of wood, and a muscular brown-haired man wearing tight clothes and thick fur was roasting some unknown meat in a stone fireplace. However, there was not much water left in the cup beside him, and his almost dry lips told everyone that he lacked water. [Comprehensive score: 338] [Shelter Rating: 200) [Resource Rating: 58] (Bonus for number of people in the shelter: 0] (Bonus for disaster resistance measures: 80] ¡°This is a real expert.¡± ¡°Indeed, he might have a carpentry background. Moreover, his shelter is in the forest, such a perfect pairing.¡± ¡°Look at those muscles, I am getting chills.¡± ¡°Boss, please provide for him. I think he can eat three bowls of rice with those muscles.¡± ¡°But he might not be able to support you. He doesn¡¯t even have much water in his hands.¡± ¡°It seems like it, but it¡¯s much better than the third place. This house even has a fireplace. It looks very warm.¡± ¡°If it¡¯s really warm, he won¡¯t be wearing fur. This person is clearly posturing in front of the camera. Can¡¯t you see that he¡¯s trembling?¡± ¡°Both second and third place are like this, I don¡¯t have any expectations for the first place, Water Profiteer Lin. I guess it¡¯s only because he has a lot of water that his score is above a thousand.¡± ¡°Haha, if Lin Yue doesn¡¯t have a bunch of people with him, I¡¯ll eat sh*t upside down!¡± ¡°I agree. I will eat three meals of sh*t!¡± However, the system did not care what these people were saying. After the scene changed, a wisp of white smoke appeared in front of everyone. The camera rose to the sky and continued to track the white smoke, searching for the thing that emitted the white smoke. A large square pit appeared on the screen. ¡°F*ck? What¡¯s this?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. Is this a volcano?¡± ¡°Your volcano is square?¡± ¡°What about squares? I¡¯ve seen octagonal ones too.¡± Comments flashed across the bottom right corner of the video. Everyone was wondering if they had seen it wrongly. Weren¡¯t they being shown Lin Yue¡¯s shelter? Why did it look like the mouth of a volcano? However, as the camera zoomed in, everyone gasped! There was actually no snow in this pit! There was no snow within two meters of this shelter! ¡°F*ck? What¡¯s going on? Does this place have geothermal heat?¡± ¡°Is this Big Boss Lin Yue¡¯s shelter? It looks ordinary, but it feels unfathomable!¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t this just an ordinary stone shelter? At most, there are two windows¡­ But am I seeing wrongly? Is the window actually open?¡± ¡°I understand. Lin Yue also wants to act cool just like Cork Brown.¡± The camera circled the shelter, and those with sharp eyes had already noticed something! There were actually eight traps! ¡°F*ck, I¡¯m getting goosebumps. Who is this Lin Yue? Is he an old hunter?¡± Just as everyone was guessing, the camera entered the shelter. But when everyone saw Lin Yue inside, they were shocked by the magical scene. Silence dominated the entire live-stream. After a long while, a girl sent a message. ¡°His¡­ is so big¡­¡± Chapter 38 - Is His Shelter in the Same Dimension as Mine? Chapter 38 Is His Shelter in the Same Dimension as Mine? On the screen was Lin Yue, who was holding bacon and instant noodles with his chopsticks and looking blankly at the camera. The focus of everyone in the group was on something else. Sensing something, Lin Yue quickly ran down to the basement and put on his vest and flight pants and returned. ¡°Ahem, not bad. I think it¡¯s average.¡± ¡°I can even wrap mine around my waist, but did I say anything? Did I act proud?¡± ¡°According to my experience over the years, this is really¡­¡± ¡°Does God Lin lack a partner? Don¡¯t be so stuck about gender.¡± ¡°I want to have a deep conversation with you.¡± ¡°Wait, I am the first in line! Even the word ¡®God Lin¡¯ was invented by me, okay?¡± ¡°I am already on my way.¡± However, these people¡¯s voices were quickly replaced by exclamations. The camera spun inside the shelter and captured everything on the first floor. ¡°Wait, wasn¡¯t it a stone shelter? Why are the walls inside the house wooden?¡± ¡°I got it! F*ck, Lin Yue is awesome. He used wooden planks to strengthen the insulation and nailed the skin of the mutated creature on them. It¡¯s equivalent to adding another layer of warmth.¡± ¡°F*ck, isn¡¯t that a built-in steel plate fireplace? I¡¯ve sold that before. It has secondary combustion and also¡­¡± ¡°Get to the point.¡± ¡°In short, with such a thing and Lin Yue¡¯s double-layered heating measures, it¡¯s easy for there to be a gap in the snowfield outside without snow anywhere near the shelter. Of course, he has to wear light clothes inside due to this; otherwise, he might get a heat stroke.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it wonderful to have a heat stroke during a snowstorm? I understand now why he opened the window. It is not to show off, but because it is really hot inside. Of course, it can also be considered showing off, I guess?¡± ¡°Look at the sweat on Lin Yue¡¯s head. It¡¯s not that he doesn¡¯t want to wear clothes, but he really can¡¯t. He hasn¡¯t even worn the clothes for a minute, but his sweat is already flowing down like water, right?¡± NO ¡°Professional! Boss is awesome!¡± The scene continued to move. Everyone was carefully looking at this shelter that shook them deeply. Many people also realized from the bottom of their hearts that Lin Yue was not just a person with a lot of water. He really had a certain ability to allow his points to be three times that of the second place. Moreover, many people knew very well that things might not be so simple. After the camera was focused on Lin Yue¡¯s table, everyone was envious once again. ¡°Enough already. I¡¯ve been eating grass for two days. It¡¯s all thanks to Lin Yue that I can eat meat for the first time in seven days, but I didn¡¯t expect a top-notch configuration like bacon and instant noodles.¡± ¡°There is even an apple. I forgot when I last ate fruits.¡± ¡°And potato chips¡­ Good lord, my lunch just now was the crumbs from the steamed bun from a treasure chest several days ago. This comparison is too hurtful.¡± ¡°Everyone, take a closer look at that instant noodles. Look more carefully, who knows you might get full just by looking at it. This is called feeding on illusions.¡± ¡°Are you a demon? I¡¯m even hungrier now. Ten thousand people begging Boss Lin to sell instant noodles! 1/10,000!¡± ¡°2/10,000.¡± ¡°Do you guys see that? Glass, coffee! F*ck, we seem to be living in different dimensions. Why don¡¯t I even have water?¡± ¡°Everyone, don¡¯t be in a hurry to praise him. Lin Yue definitely has companions. They¡¯re probably hiding in the basement. I don¡¯t believe that he can get so many things and live so well by himself! He¡¯s just a mascot.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, like I said before, if he doesn¡¯t have companions, I¡¯ll eat shit upside down!¡± However, other than these people who were looking at Lin Yue¡¯s appearance and what he ate, many people also noticed Xiaobai, who was eating an apple and instant noodles. ¡°How cute. Where can we find this thing? I want it!¡± ¡°From rough estimation, that lizard looks 18 centimeters, as big as Lin Yue¡¯s d*ck!¡± ¡°Haha, that¡¯s half the size of mine.¡± ¡°This little thing¡¯s eyes are so beautiful. It¡¯s pure red. Lin Yue, can you send it to me? Don¡¯t forget to add two liters of water as well.¡± ¡°F*ck, why is it so cute? Why!¡± ¡°I want to raise one too. Who knows where I can get it?¡± Xiaobai seemed to sense something. After taking a bite, its two ruby-like eyes stared ahead and suddenly spat out visible white fog! The screen was instantly covered by the white fog, but it became clear again after a while. But this time, the others were not calm. ¡°Did¡­ did you see that? White fog?¡± ¡°Has the magic world begun? No one can stop me. I know the Avada Kedavra Curse!¡± ¡°Uh, wait, have you guys not seen mutated creatures that can breathe fire? This is not ridiculous. The real ridiculous thing is that Lin Yue can tame such a mutated creature, okay?¡± ¡°Now that you said it, when I went to a cave previously, I saw a similar mutated creature, but it was much larger and extremely ferocious. I relied on my agile movements to avoid it. They are overlords in the cave.¡± Y ¡°Who is Lin Yue? He can actually tame this thing?¡± ¡°He definitely has companions to help him!¡± However, after the camera circled the room again and displayed the complete furniture and various weapons, it descended from the stairs below the table and directly entered the quiet basement. The basement was quiet. Other than a bed with a sleeping mat, there were a large number of materials, and a lot of them were unfamiliar to everyone. Moreover, there was no one else in the basement. Some people were shocked by the fur, some were shocked by the fact that Lin Yue had obtained a lot of machinery, and some were thinking about how Lin Yue could have achieved so much in such a short time. At this moment, the screen changed again, showing the detailed evaluation on Lin Yue. (Comprehensive score: 1095) (Shelter Rating: 350] [Resource Rating: 495] (Bonus for number of people in the shelter: 0] [Bonus for disaster resistance measures: 250] Unlike the previous two rankings, almost no one questioned Lin Yue¡¯s ranking this time, let alone think that there was a problem with the system¡¯s score. Everyone saw how different Lin Yue¡¯s life was in this snowstorm where everyone was about to freeze to death. While others wished they could wrap themselves in ten layers of fur, Lin Yue was so hot that he could only sweat and sleep. Other people had to split even a drop of water in two and last for three to four days with a piece of bread, but he actually drank coffee and ate instant noodles. He even ate the noodles with bacon, and there were fruits and snacks after the meal. Other people were lonely and could only let their hands accompany them. However, not only did Lin Yue have an extremely beautiful and cute pet, that pet could even breathe cold air and was quite spiritual. No matter what, Lin Yue lived a different life. He was ahead of everyone, as if everyone was suffering hardships, and he was having a vacation. ¡°Why is his life different from ours?¡± Someone roared. Chapter 39 - When You Beg Me! Chapter 39 When You Beg Me! In the shelter, Xiaobai ate the last mouthful of noodles and burped. It was already so full that it lay on the table and could not even move. However, after smelling the fragrance of Lin Yue¡¯s coffee, it tried its best to turn around and crawl to the side. It lay beside the cup and looked at Lin Yue with large red eyes. ¡°You want to drink this too?¡± Lin Yue exclaimed ¡®little foodie¡¯ in his heart. He dipped his chopsticks in it and let it lick it. After tasting the bitter and sour taste, Xiaobai instantly retracted its neck and shook its head hard. However, just as Lin Yue was about to finish the last mouthful, Xiaobai rubbed against his hand. Its eyes were fixed on the coffee cup again as it tilted its head and called out. ¡°Xiaobai, you can¡¯t sleep if you drink it too much.¡± He blew on the last bit and poured it on a porcelain plate. Then, Xiaobai drank it eagerly. Good lord, what kind of lizard am I raising? Not only is it eating instant noodles and mutton skewers, but it also drinks tea and coffee. Seeing Xiaobai lick the last bit as if it wanted more, Lin Yue exclaimed inwardly. It was very quiet in the shelter. The strong wind was still blowing outside. After Lin Yue returned to his birthday suit, he chewed on the apple and opened the game interface. He had paid no attention to the ranking last night and was not prepared for it at all. If he had known that the top three would be filmed for a while, he would have stored everything that should not be discovered in his inventory. Of course, when he had gone down to wear clothes, he had put away a lot of things. Lin Yue could have changed his clothes on the spot, but he considered the fact that there were many machinery materials in the basement and put them away. As the first place, he would naturally be paid attention to. After all, the first place was also the best survivor in this disaster. His experience would definitely be imitated and referenced by everyone. Was this a good thing? It should be a bad thing. Although the introduction video was less than a minute and it seemed to ¡®self-destruct¡¯ after being watched, it would still expose some information. Lin Yue looked at the scoreboard. After everyone¡¯s points, there was a ¡®¡­¡¯ sign. After clicking it, it showed the detailed source of the points. Lin Yue frowned. He opened his video and saw that the contents like the fireplace and the wooden planks were exposed. Moreover, some people had seen Xiaobai. But on careful thought, it was not a big deal. These things could only prove that his method was not bad. He could keep the shelter warm to the greatest extent and successfully survive this disaster. There was actually very little information recorded by this short video. It was not a big deal if others knew about it. At the very least, no one could discover the treasure chest cheat on him. ¡°It seems to be fine.¡± Lin Yue looked behind his name again. There was no sign of the video. As expected, it self-destructed. Survival¡­ Till now, more than half of the people in the group had died, and this number was still rising. Survival was not easy, and could even be said to be extremely difficult. Everyone was working hard to survive. The system gave everyone a chance to use materials to create and invent things. It also gave them a chance to obtain treasure chests by killing monsters. The goal was to let them have a better chance of survival. These short videos naturally had the same goal. The system wanted everyone to see how the top three maintained their shelter and how they survived the disaster. Those who had lived until now had become wiser. Although they had been commenting like trolls, they were actually carefully observing the shelters of the top three. They would rely on these experiences to live better so that they could survive the next disaster. Lin Yue opened a bottle of water and took a sip. He opened the video of the third place shelter. Since others could learn from him, he could also learn from them, right? With his 100% treasure chest drop rate cheat, he had to be much stronger than others. If he could not increase the distance between them, it could only mean that he was too lousy. The video was not too long. ¡°Iron shelter? I haven¡¯t thought about that. Moreover, the ice tunnel seems to have both ventilation and travel functions¡­ How many mutated creatures did this guy kill? Moreover, they all seem to be quite large.¡± In terms of sturdiness, the iron shelter was naturally much stronger than the stone shelter. It would probably not lose durability if mutated sheep collided with it. However, Lin Yue had never obtained the blueprint from the treasure chest, nor had he seen anyone selling it in the trading center. But he knew that if there was a blueprint, it would definitely be in this person¡¯s hands. ¡°Berg, right?¡± Lin Yue remembered his name and prepared to get the blueprint of the iron shelter from him when he was severely lacking resources. In Berg¡¯s score details, he had gotten 20 points for an additional person in the shelter. It seemed like the number of people could indeed affect this score to a certain extent. Working together to survive was naturally much easier than working alone. After all, there was an additional labor force. But this would also create a problem, and that was their contributions. If they worked well and put in the efforts, it would naturally be a win-win, but if they did not¡­ There was no need to say anything else. There was another issue here. Where was the other person¡¯s shelter? Just as Lin Yue was about to continue watching the video of the second place, he suddenly saw that the comments of the others had been talking about Du Ping falling from second to fourth place. Lin Yue had a deep impression of Du Ping. He had also been paying attention to him. It was not a small matter to fall from second to fourth place. Especially after knowing that the system was grading since the disaster last night, Lin Yue was even more puzzled. This gave him a thought. Was Du Ping controlling the score? Because the top three would be filmed in short videos, Du Ping, who did not want others to know about his shelter, controlled his score¡­ Would this possibility exist? The more Lin thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. If that was true, then Du Ping¡­ He had to be careful of this person in the future. He continued to watch the video of the second place. It did not take long, but there was a lot of information. The second person could be seen from the video. He should be a qualified carpenter and a good hunter. He could even make a fireplace with stones to keep warm. Moreover, this was done by himself. It could be seen how capable this person was. Lin Yue carefully checked the various arrangements in this person¡¯s house and made a decision. If this person wanted to buy water, he could take the opportunity to get some woodworking blueprints to add to his shelter. Lin Yue opened his private message. This was something he usually would not open. After all, most of the messages were trash. But at this moment, Lin Yue felt that it was not impossible to find a business opportunity. Especially since he had already become a celebrity in this group. Chapter 40 - Self-Sabotage Chapter 40 Self-Sabotage Unknowingly, the sky darkened again. Under the endless snowstorm, there was a shelter that seemed to never be drowned by snow. Two thick white smoke emitted from the two black chimneys, making the iron shelter even warmer. The shelter on the ground was only 40 square meters, and it was almost occupied by a large amount of firewood and two huge fireplaces. A woman in casual clothes opened one of the fireplaces and placed a pile of firewood in it. After checking that there was no problem with the other fireplace, she quickly went down the basement entrance in the middle of the room. In the 320-square-meter basement, seven people were doing their own things. Seeing the woman come down, the bespectacled man, who was paring a tree branch with a short knife, looked up and asked, ¡°Beth, is the fireplace okay?¡± ¡°Yes, yes.¡± The woman quickly nodded in fear. ¡°I¡¯ve already filled the firewood. They can burn for more than five hours. There¡¯s no need to¡­¡± Seeing the bespectacled man frown, Beth quickly went to the first floor to check. At this moment, the bearded man who had been making wooden planks walked over and patted the bespectacled man¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Du, are you thinking about the shelter of the first place kid again?¡± Du Ping smiled gently. ¡°There¡¯s a lot to study, isn¡¯t there, Elliot?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t deny that. Du, I¡¯ve a question. Why didn¡¯t we fight for first place? Instead, we changed the plan halfway and became fourth place?¡± ¡°Elliot, your words are very strange. Isn¡¯t it obvious enough? Du doesn¡¯t want us to expose our strength. He used so many methods to reduce our points¡­ Although we were only two points away from the third place, it was indeed a little dangerous.¡± The red-haired woman sat beside Du Ping and leaned against him. ¡°It¡¯s not a big deal to expose our strength. Isn¡¯t that even better for us to attract more people to work for us?¡± Elliot spread his hands. ¡°Du, there¡¯s no benefit in hiding our strength, right?¡± Du Ping pushed up his glasses and glared at Theresa. ¡°Fight for first place? Do you think I haven¡¯t calculated it? The eight of us together can¡¯t even do better than this Lin Yue! If we really take second place, we will be asking for humiliation. If we are first, it will be even more humiliating if we don¡¯t have much of a lead.¡± ¡°Ah? Is that so?¡± Theresa was in disbelief. ¡°I saw that video too. It doesn¡¯t seem to be a big deal. Will our score not be enough?¡± Du Ping pointed at the wooden barrel that only had a few liters of water and stood up. ¡°Our water was obtained from Lin Yue with the good stuff that we got from the treasure chests. What can we compare to him? When he was eating grilled meat and instant noodles, what did we eat? How can we compare? He even has food and water to raise a pet! Did you see that? There were a lot of things piled up in the basement, and it was definitely after Lin Yue put away a lot of the materials!¡± Theresa and Elliot looked at each other. That was indeed the case. The eight of them had reasonable division of work. They went out to cut trees, find ores, cut stones, and hunt. Although they had worked hard, they still did not obtain many resources. The crisis of the extreme lack of water was also expanding infinitely in front of this huge number of people. Because of this, they had no choice but to exchange for a small amount of water with Lin Yue. This forced them to take out better things for the water. However, the chances of obtaining treasure chests from killing mutated creatures were too low. In the end, they could only explore the secret realm to find some special things. Now that the snowstorm had descended and the secret realm was sealed, it was impossible for them to exchange for water with anything good. Even the mountain bike with the highest value was exchanged for two liters of water with Lin Yue. ¡°In another day, there will be many more people in this shelter. At that time, we won¡¯t have to listen to Lin Yue and beg him for water.¡± Du Ping took off his glasses and took a deep breath. ¡°We will reach the top in the next round! At that time, I will let this group know who the true king is!¡± At the same time, in another ¡®pit¡¯. Lin Yue was lying on the bed, stroking Xiaobai and bargaining with Berg and Cork Brown. He did not add these two people to his friends list. Instead, he started a temporary conversation with them. Unexpectedly, before he could make his move, these two guys started the conversation first. They were naturally asking for water, and Lin Yue would not let them off easy. There was a lot of animal skin with Berg, but what Lin Yue wanted was the blueprint of his iron shelter. While from the old carpenter, Cork Brown, Lin Yue wanted various wood products¡¯ blueprints. What was the greatest taboo in doing business? Letting others know your trump card. Lin Yue? He had no trump card, or rather, his trump cards were almost endless. What about those two? They had to take out everything they had to get what they needed. To be honest, Lin Yue was not good at bargaining, but he was the one with hard currency now. He would be the one to judge their bottom lines, and he would win whether he had to spend more or less. ¡°Lin, I want water. 2L isn¡¯t much for you, right?¡± Berg pestered. ¡°1L, I¡¯ll post it up.¡± Lin Yue replied after a while. ¡°Please give me 1.8L. My friend and I are short of water. Do us a favor!¡± ¡°Oh, then 0.9L.¡± ¡°What? Why are you lowering it? Lin Yue, I¡¯m warning you. My parents will be here at this time tomorrow. They will bring enough water to drink for three days¡­¡± ¡°Not satisfied? 0.8 L.¡± ¡°No! Don¡¯t lower it. I accept 1L. Lin, you¡¯re really a demon!¡± Berg cursed and left the temporary chat group. ¡° P . When Lin Yue was talking with him, he had left Cork Brown on hold, making him anxious. After using 1L of water to exchange for the iron shelter blueprint, Lin Yue was not interested in anything else and focused on dealing with Cork Brown. However, when he saw the chat window, he couldn¡¯t help but laugh. At first, Cork Brown¡¯s message style was¡­ ¡°No, impossible! I don¡¯t want to create a blueprint for a comfortable wooden bed! Lin, you want to exchange 500 milliliters of water for this? Dream on!¡± However, while Lin Yue and Berg were chatting, this person actually changed his style after getting no reply for a long time. ¡°Lin, you can¡­ bargain a little, right?¡± ¡°Alright, I can give you this with 1L of water. Consider it my kindness.¡± ¡°800 milliliters is not unacceptable too. You know about the situation of water. I will have more than three days of water and food tomorrow. This is your last chance, Lin!¡± ¡°Haha, how about 700 milliliters? Let¡¯s each take a step back?¡± ¡°Lin, don¡¯t pretend to be blind. Hurry up and reply!¡± ¡°Hurry up and answer! If you don¡¯t answer, I¡¯ll make a deal with someone else! This is very popular!¡± ¡°Alright, 600 milliliters!¡± ¡°Hurry up and trade, I beg you. God Lin, I was wrong. 500 milliliters is fine with me¡­¡± Lin Yue praised. Was this self-sabotage? Just as Lin Yue was about to trade with this guy, the system suddenly sounded. [The system will upgrade in 24 hours!)