As for the 16 fresh eggs that yielded a bountiful harvest today, they were carefully placed in that mysterious storage ring.

Only after everything was properly handled did she turn around with satisfaction and walk briskly towards the breeding pod.

As her gaze slowly swept over the adorable chicks fast asleep in their sweet dreams, and over the overflowing food and water troughs outside the coop,

A relieved and slightly joyful smile involuntarily appeared on her face, which had been looking tired from her work.

Without a doubt, what we see here proves that the little turtle is really reliable!

Just before leaving, Jiang An made a point of glancing at the incubator that was placed not far away and carefully inspected it to make sure that there was nothing unusual inside and that everything was as good as before.

After doing all this, she felt relieved and left with a heart full of joy.

Jiang An gently pushed open the door and walked into the bedroom.

At this moment, the little turtle has quietly shrunk back to the size of a palm, curled up quietly in its familiar little nest, sleeping soundly and deeply.

As early as midnight, Jiang An had sent the little turtle to sleep, since it had been fighting all day without a break.

The little turtle helped her a lot today.

Jiang An tiptoed into the bathroom like a nimble cat.

Then, she thoroughly enjoyed the warm and comfortable hot shower, as if to wash away all the fatigue and stress in her body.

Time passed by, and before we knew it, it was 2:30 a.m.

She stopped exercising today too; she was simply too tired.

Jiang An finally lay down on the soft bed, and in just a moment, she seemed to fall into an incredibly peaceful and serene dream, quickly drifting into a sweet slumber.

... ...

The bitter cold seemed to freeze the entire world into an ice sculpture. This was the thirteenth morning since the severe cold disaster struck!

As the clock struck eight, the second auction in the survival game at sea began on time!

Jiang An sat calmly on the comfortable sofa, his expression solemn and ready for battle.

[The auction has officially begun! Players, please bid generously for your favorite rare items!]

As soon as the words were spoken, hundreds of dazzling items shone like stars in the auction house.

The first thing that catches the eye is the key material for upgrading to level six—Originium, with a quantity of up to ten thousand!

Such a large number is enough to allow a full hundred players to reach level 6.

For players who are only a few or even a dozen Originium stones away from their goal, this batch of Originium stones is undoubtedly like rain after a long drought, arriving at just the right time.

However, faced with such an alluring treasure, Jiang An only glanced at it briefly before turning the page without hesitation.

What comes into view next is a dazzling array of skill books, ranging from beginner to intermediate to advanced levels.

Jiang Anxin carefully browsed each item in the auction, noting down the items she wanted in her small notebook.

She knew that in this fiercely competitive auction, a slight misstep could mean missing out on a great opportunity, so she had to be fully prepared to ensure that she could get what she wanted.

Lot 13 - 10 Advanced Archery Skill Books

Lot 32 - 10 Beginner Hearing Tests

Lot 45 - Pistol with 10 bullets.

Lot 59 - 10 bottles of spiritual water

Lot #65 - 10 Versatile Outfits (Clothing style can be adjusted at will, Defense +61)

Lot 72 - Skill Upgrade Book *10 (Use to upgrade any one skill.)

Lot 82 - Cloud Step Skill Book *10 (Increases footwork speed, allows for teleportation)

Lot 87 - 100 seeds of various excellent grades

Lot 90 - 10 Flying Cloud Boots

And the grand finale of this auction!

What appeared before Jiang An was a rare-grade bow, along with ten equally rare-grade arrows.

Looking at the notebook in her hand, she longed for every item listed on it, but unfortunately, she had very limited transaction points and could not acquire all the items she desired. She could only carefully select a few key items to participate in the auction.

These ten items were all selected after careful consideration.

Jiang An pondered for a long time before finally deciding to adopt a unique auction strategy: auctioning from the back to the front.

After all, she used knives and bows and arrows most frequently.

Now, her sword is already of rare quality. If she could also acquire a bow and arrow of the same rare quality, her strength would surely take a qualitative leap... Unfortunately, such exquisite weapons are extremely rare and hard to come by.

Not to mention that those that truly meet one's needs are extremely rare, as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.

Since it was a rare opportunity to encounter this at an auction, Jiang An was determined to get his hands on it at all costs.

Time passes by every second.

The auction was also coming to an end.

Jiang An ultimately won 5 out of the 10 items in her notebook, which meant she used up all her trading points, including the points she used to sell the Purple Gold Pill and the Antidote Pill.

Among them are advanced archery skill books, basic hearing, spirit water, skill upgrade skill books, and finally, suppressing rare-grade bows and arrows.

Jiang An looked at the level 5 item placed in front of him and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

[Ding! Advanced archery skill book found. Do you want to learn it?]

"yes!"

[Ding! A beginner's listening skills book has been found. Do you want to study it?]

"yes!"

[Ding! Skill upgrade book found. Use it?]

"yes!"

A hint of curiosity flashed in Jiang An's eyes as he looked at this unfamiliar skill upgrade book.

[Ding! Player Jiang An, please choose one skill from your current skills to upgrade!]

As the system notification sounded again, Jiang An's heart tightened.

She knew that all the skills she had learned were practical, but now she was in a real dilemma of choosing one to upgrade.