Xiao Jin had a longsword, but he was missing a dagger. He could buy one in the shop. He also had medicine. Xiao Jin remembered his still throbbing shoulder and tapped on the screen.

The next second, a bunch of items appeared in her system inventory.

Ten rolls of medical bandages (10 points), three bottles of spray (9 points), two red pills (10 points), one antidote and one nano-medical needle (22 points), and a dagger (2 points) add up to a total of 53 points.

Scrolling down further, Xiao Jin's finger stopped without hesitation on an item: [Intermediate Protective Suit: Provides a certain level of basic defense].

'Scratching!'

Xiao Jin seemed to hear the sound of money slipping away. Then, a message flashed above the screen: [Points -85, Balance: 11]. In the blink of an eye, Xiao Jin only had 11 points left in his pocket. After deducting the 'rent' for the next 9 days, he only had a pitiful 2 points left.

Xiao Jin, who possessed a space full of supplies, had no shortage of food, so he didn't need to worry about it for the next ten days.

She took out a protective suit from her spatial storage. The suit was very light and thin, and it could be stretched without any problems. Xiao Jin chose black as the color. She used her newly bought dagger to scratch it, and the surface of the suit was completely undamaged.

Xiao Jin nodded in satisfaction.

Next is the [Trade] panel, which is empty since everyone is equally poor. Finally, there is the [Channel] panel.

Upon clicking, a long string of numbers appeared at the top of the screen, but it was much shorter than when Xiao Jin first saw it.

[Number of players: 7,652,348,558]

If Xiao Jin remembered correctly, there were 8.3 billion players when he first entered the game world, and 700 million have been lost in just one world.

Xiao Jin lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes obscuring the emotions within them. These were not just numbers; behind each number lay a vibrant life.

"Hoo~" Xiao Jin looked up, tucked the hair behind her head, and coldly uttered a few words: "Trash game!"

The [Channel] panel is roughly divided into two parts. The first is the system announcement, where new player tips and train tips are displayed in red for easy viewing by all players.

Below that were two more black messages, notifications from the task completion system to Xiao Jin personally.

The second part is the communication channel between players. The public channel contains all the players on Blue Star at this moment, and the barrage of messages is flying by. The input field indicates that "each player can post ten messages per day".

[M] Carol: Oh my god, I almost died, this damn survival game.

[F] Leo: No, I'm getting married tomorrow. Sweetheart, are you there? It's me, Leo.

[X] Alfonso: Does anyone know what's going on with this game? Is everyone really here?

[H] Han Zhenxi: I remember that the population of our Blue Star is 8 billion. Didn't you notice the number of players before? But so many people died.

【Y】Amran: This is a revelation from heaven, a punishment from God. God has brought sin upon the world; this is His will.

【Z】Zheng Fei: Screw your God's will! So many people died, including children and the elderly. What crime did they commit?

【Z】Zhang Chen: If you can't speak, then don't speak. Wait until you're about to die in the game, then pray to your god how to survive!

The comments on all the channels were of varying quality, and people from all over the world were present, making it difficult for Xiao Jin to discern the information.

Xiao Jin turned off the complaining, proselytizing, people-seeking, and even those boasting about their imminent world domination without looking back, and went to check the regional channels.

This channel is an independent channel belonging to Country Z. The number of messages is also set within the general regional channel, and there are more than a hundred sub-channels below it. Xiao Jin is in [Sub-channel 18], which has a total of ten million people, but there is no need to control the messages in the sub-channels.

[District 18] Wu Dong: Sigh, so many people died right next to me. I was lucky; they were all swept away by the water.

[18th District] Yuan Hao: Who says otherwise? But I have a big shot here who took us on the cruise ship in advance. It's just that the cruise ship sank during the tsunami, but luckily we made it back in time.

[District 18] Ruan Yadan: What? A cruise ship? You guys are so lucky, I'm so envious.

[District 18] Chongxianyu: Sigh, this system is so stingy, only giving a few points, and they still have the nerve to sell the items at such high prices. I worked so hard and almost lost my life, and all I got was 50 points.

[District 18] Liu Feng: Of course, there are guns in the mall too.

[18th District] Fuji Ankei: Pshaw! What's the use of a gun? It'll just misfire the first thing you encounter when things get really tough. If you ask me, the storage space is the most useful thing.

The mention of storage space immediately piqued everyone's interest. This kind of magical prop usually appears in movies, TV shows, or novels, and no one has ever really known whether it is as magical as it seems.

Everyone chimed in, speculating whether there were even more fantastical items in the mall later on.

Just then, a message popped up, and its contents instantly caught everyone's attention.

[District 18] Pan Peng: You guys only have 50 points, but I have 80.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Jin's face showed a thoughtful expression.

The messages on the channel paused for a second, and then a flurry of inquiries came in like snowflakes.

[18th District] Wen Hang: How is that possible? Everyone has 50 points and we all have the same task. Why do you have 30 more?

[18th District] Ji Yong: Master, how did you do it? Can you share some experience?

[District 18] Li Xiaoji: That's right, that's right, boss, please tell us!

In another carriage, Pan Peng, his face glowing, was incredibly pleased to see the big shots floating on the public screen. He then directly told the players where the points came from.

[District 18] Pan Peng: Actually, it's nothing much. The system just told me that I entered a safe zone and received reward points.

Be safe!

Those who received the news were overjoyed, secretly cursing him as a fool, while those who already knew cursed Pan Peng even more, saying, "So you're the one who opened your mouth!"

Those who had also entered the safe zone but had not received any points began to question this.

[District 18] Zhou Xiaolin: Impossible, I also entered the safe zone, why didn't the system reward me with points?

[District 18] Wang Le: I don't have any either.

Pan Peng paused in his lying position for a moment, then suddenly sat up: "Impossible!"

Then another message appeared.

[District 18] Yang Tianyu: He wasn't lying, but only the first few people to enter the safe zone get a reward. I came in second and got 50 points. I don't know how many points the first place got.

50 points? Oh, I see! The players rubbed their hands together excitedly.

They almost lost their lives and only got 50 points, while others got an entire world's worth of base rewards just from a single safe point.

It seems I'll need to focus on finding safe spots in the game world from now on, so I can accumulate enough points sooner and buy storage space sooner.