On the other hand, Su Han was very curious, "Why do you want to get these woods at all costs?"

Zhong Rui did not answer but asked, "What about you? What's the reason?"

Su Han deliberately lowered his voice, "Of course, because I guess it might come in handy in the next few days."

"Same." Zhong Rui said calmly, "Speaking of natural disasters, the most common ones are snowstorms, storms and high temperatures. Now that we have the chance, of course we have to stock up on some wood. It's better to be prepared."

Su Han thought to himself, no wonder the two of them refused to give in, it turned out they had both considered this possibility.

The two of them took a lot of effort to transport the wood back to the inn. When they came back, the other three were eating.

"You guys are back?" Cai Sheng greeted them warmly, "Come here, there's lunch. Three steamed buns per person, you can choose from corn buns, white flour buns, or rye buns."

Su Han took a closer look and found that the steamed bun was as big as an adult's fist and looked like it was made with plenty of ingredients.

Steamed Bun: Increases satiety by 20 after use.

Su Han walked over, picked up three corn buns and started to eat them. She had spent a lot of effort from morning till now. Both her fullness and cleanliness had dropped by more than 30%.

Next to them, Fan Wanyu was talking to Xiao Fang, "The transport ship hasn't come for ten days. It's really weird. I don't know how long this predicament will last!"

"Who says it's not true?" Xiao Fang sighed, "After this meal, I don't know where the next meal will come from."

"Maybe I'll have to cut wood in the afternoon." Fan Wanyu looked at her hands, feeling inexplicably sorry for herself.

Su Han cleared his throat and then suggested seriously, "I say, how about burning the tree this afternoon?"

Fan Wanyu was horrified, "Are you crazy?!"

"The person in charge only said that the trees should be cleared away, but he didn't say how to do it." Su Han was calm.

"Didn't he give the axe?" Xiao Fang questioned.

Su Han looked back innocently, "What if his brain is not working well? I didn't expect that burning the tree is also possible."

Xiao Fang was speechless.

Cai Sheng was a little uneasy, "What if it causes a fire?"

Before Su Han could answer, Zhong Rui said, "Find two people to stand by with water pipes to supervise. If they find anything wrong, put out the fire immediately. Nothing will happen."

Some areas have been cut off from water supply, but their area has not been affected and can still use water normally.

"Since there's no rule against it, why not just find a tree and give it a try?" Su Han was eager to try.

Cai Sheng found himself strangely convinced. He hesitated and said, "How about... give it a try?"

Three of the five people had already agreed, so Fan Wanyu and Xiao Fang lost their voting rights. So the vigorous tree burning operation officially began.

Zhong Rui placed some flammable materials around the tree to help it burn. Su Han took out a lighter and started to light fires everywhere. The other three held water pipes and stood ready to spray water at any time.

In fact, burning the tree went much more smoothly than expected. Surrounded by many flammable materials, the tree caught fire easily. Occasionally, sparks would drift around, and the firefighters would immediately spray water to extinguish the sparks.

Twenty minutes later, the trees were completely burned. The system announced, "Clearing progress +2%, current total progress 30.6%."

"It's possible." Su Han cheered up.

The person in charge appeared at the right time. He just opened his mouth, "Next...", but was ruthlessly interrupted by Zhong Rui.

Zhong Rui said righteously, "Please leave the task of clearing the trees to us."

Burning trees is very convenient. You only need to do the preliminary work and then wait for it to burn out. On the other hand, clearing the trees is very beneficial to the progress, so he wants to take on the work of clearing the trees.

The person in charge considered the work efficiency of the five-person team and nodded in agreement.

So the five of them set fire to trees everywhere, and the progress was rapid.

"Cleaning progress +2%, current total progress 37.9%."

"Cleaning progress +2%, current total progress 42.3%."

"Cleaning progress +2%, current total progress is 48%."

…

By 5pm, all the trees blocking the road had been cleared, and the total progress had just reached 60.1%, which was still a long way from the 70% required to not trigger the debuff.

Su Han gave up. “Only if the players work together, there is hope. Only one or two people can’t turn the tide.”

After all, no one is a savior, and no one is born with the responsibility of saving the world.

Zhong Rui was quite open-minded. "It's just a low-level debuff. It won't have much impact."

Su Han thought about it and it made sense, so he stopped taking it to heart.

Unexpectedly, at 9 o'clock the next day, the system's mechanical voice announced, "The cleanup progress is 64.3%, triggering a low-level debuff - the island's ecological environment is destroyed, and all residents on the island have -15 physical strength per day."

Su Han was very surprised. A low-level debuff actually reduced physical strength by 15 points every day! So what would the so-called intermediate level be like?

Although her upper limit of stamina is 220, 15 may not seem like much, but for most level 1 players, the maximum stamina is only 100, which means they can only live for 6 days. Not to mention that there are other debuff effects that constantly consume stamina.

Su Han estimated that if the player didn't quickly upgrade to level two, he wouldn't be able to hold on for long.

The bad news did not end there. The system continued to announce, "On the 11th day, a cold wave hit, the temperature dropped sharply to below zero, and the weak may get frostbite. (People with physical strength > 80 will be immune)"

Su Han, "..."

At this moment, she felt a little bit broken.

When I first entered the dungeon, the island had a typical beach climate. Not only was the temperature just right, but there was also a gentle breeze, so wearing short sleeves was just right.

Now that the system has announced the arrival of a cold wave, she doesn't know if it's an illusion, but she feels that the indoor temperature has dropped instantly. She originally changed to a camel wool blanket, and she was worried that it would be too redundant, but now, she only hates that she has too few winter supplies!

Su Han thought with a dull face, he originally thought it was just wind and rain, and the temperature dropped suddenly. He never expected that the system would not play by the rules at all, and instantly dropped the temperature to below zero!

As for the level 1 player's stamina, which is a maximum of 100, and decreases by 15 every day, unless a large amount of medicine is stockpiled, it is impossible to gain immunity, she was too lazy to complain. Everyone should take care of themselves, in times of crisis, no one can take care of anyone else.

Su Han wrapped herself in a blanket and tried to open the window. Then a biting cold wind blew, instantly waking her up.

She quickly closed the window and had to face the reality - in her current state, she absolutely could not go out.

There was a knock on the door.

After Su Han was fully armed, he went to open the door wrapped in a blanket.

When I opened the door, it turned out to be Santa Claus. Zhong Rui came to give gifts, including quilts, snow boots, cotton pants, down jackets, scarves, hats, and gloves.

"Do you need it? I can give it to you for free." Zhong Rui was very generous.

"Why?" Although she was frozen like a dog, Su Han pursed her lips tightly and refused to take it easily. With enough medicine, she could survive alone, but it would be more difficult...

Zhong Rui calmly said, "You should know that I got a lot of gold ornaments in the last dungeon. After entering the second dungeon, I cashed in the gold ornaments and got a lot of money. To me, these things are nothing."

Calculated at the price of 200 shells per gram of pure gold, the winter supplies on hand are only worth 1,000 shells and 5 grams of gold. Measured by the prices in the novice dungeon, it is just a candle or a bottle of mineral water.

"It may not mean anything to you, but that's no reason to give me things for free, to be honest." Su Han asked stubbornly.

Zhong Rui said seriously, "I hope you can be my companion."

"Why?" Su Han was very confused. God knew she just wanted to play games quietly by herself.

"The later the game progresses, the harder it is for a person to survive. I'm not discriminating against anyone, but it's the truth. It's like a group of people breaking into your house and robbing you. Even though you are powerful, you can't beat four people with two fists, and you may not be able to handle it." Zhong Rui explained word by word.

"Although our contact has been limited, I can see that you have good abilities and a good character. With you as my teammate, I can trust you with my back without having to worry about someone stabbing me in the back."

"These winter supplies are a gesture of sincerity. It's up to you to decide whether to accept them or not."

Su Han rubbed the goose bumps on her body and decided to give in to reality. But she took another way to pay the reward, "I don't know how the system assigns players, I may not meet you in the game again in the future. I can only promise that we will not be enemies when we meet again. If you are in trouble, I will do my best to help you."

"I know you have money and supplies, and you don't need anything. But the information I have is very valuable, and it should be enough to pay the reward."

Then, Su Han told Zhong Rui the technique of placing extra-large storage boxes in the portable warehouse.

After a long silence, Zhong Rui had to admit, "It's a very unique idea." And it could be of great help, as he was just worried about having too many varieties of goods in stock.

"There are also people stocking up on bottled mineral water." Su Han took the cold-proof supplies with peace of mind and quickly armed himself.

Unintentionally, the relationship between the two sides has become closer.

Zhong Rui suddenly said, "I know you can work and earn money in the game, but it doesn't have to be that troublesome. In the later stages of the game, you can exchange food and daily necessities for gold ornaments, jewelry, and currency, and then sell the gold ornaments and jewelry cheaply at the beginning of the next instance in exchange for cash, and then stock up on a large scale."

Su Han suddenly realized that gold jewelry cannot be eaten as food. In the later stages of the game, a bar of soap or a piece of black bread can easily be exchanged for valuable items.

When entering the next round of dungeons, the situation is relatively stable in the first few days. If you cash in your valuable items, you can immediately have a lot of money.

But……

"Why did you tell me this?" Su Han was quite helpless. In this way, wouldn't it be equivalent to exchanging information between the two of them? The cold-proof supplies were still free.

Zhong Rui said seriously, "Just owe the favor for now. Maybe after a while or a lot of it, you'll change your mind."

After saying that, he left without waiting for a refusal.

Su Han sighed from the bottom of her heart, this guy is really scheming. With her personality, owing someone a favor is much more terrible than being robbed.

The author has something to say: Zhong Rui (serious): I can see that you are a good person and very reliable.

Su Han (with paralyzed face): But I don’t trust you

Zhong Rui: QAQ

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In the Don't Starve game, trees can be cut down and burned