After Moon Island was purified into a pollution-free zone, the amount of pollutants on the island was greatly reduced.

The fact that the combat bots haven't spawned many chests in the past month is a clear indication of this.

Gu Mian collected the scattered silver treasure chests into her backpack, which occupied four backpack slots, totaling 380 slots.

We only get about 10 boxes a day.

However, every advantage has its disadvantages, and she can accept this result completely.

There was no rush to open these boxes. Gu Mian walked to the beach and began to clean up the polluted sea area.

[Polluted sea area detected. Current status: Can be cleaned up. Clean up the current sea area?]

"yes!"

Ripples spread across the water, and the dark seawater turned a deep blue at a visible speed, continuing to spread into the distance.

[Announcement: Main quest progress is currently 10%]

With only four percent of the progress made, Gu Mian lowered her head and let out a long sigh.

She used three thousand copy cards to copy a Water Spirit Orb, but the main storyline progress was only four percent!

At this moment, Gu Mian had to admit she was quite disappointed.

It seems that there's no rush to complete the main quest.

It's also because I couldn't find any lucky cards on the market, otherwise the number of duplicated Water Spirit Orbs would have doubled, and the progress of the main quest could have been pushed to at least 14%.

well!

Gu Mian never expected that among so many players, not a single one would be selling lucky cards!

This is so disappointing!

[Announcement: Main quest completion has reached 10%, triggering a system update.]

[System update in progress... 3, 2, 1, update complete.]

The update details are as follows:

Note 1: The supply box now contains a variety of new supplies; players will need to explore them on their own to find out more.

Note 2: Opening the Time-Space Gate allows you to enter and complete tasks to earn 100,000 points, with a chance to obtain a Heart of Purification. (Time-Space Gates do not spawn in fixed locations.)

Note 3: The points-based tournament will begin in seven days, and all players will be released at once. Please be prepared (the rules for this points-based tournament have been updated; please check them).

Gu Mian suddenly raised her head, opened the system panel, and clicked the leaderboard icon.

[Server-wide Points Tournament Rules (2.0)]

This competition will feature a faction mode, where all players will be divided into two factions, and players from different factions can attack each other.

You can earn 1,000 points by defeating players from different factions.

During the competition, players can earn points by eliminating pollutants and players from different factions.

[The terrain for this match is a desert. Players will be randomly teleported to different locations. Players from different factions may be teleported together, so please be prepared.]

[Points awarded for eliminating contaminants remain unchanged: Tier 1 contaminants: 1 point. Tier 2 contaminants: 100 points. Tier 3 contaminants: 1000 points. Tier 4 and higher contaminants will be determined separately by the system.]

[Final Ranking: When the countdown ends, the system will calculate the rankings based on the players' rankings.]

The top 100 players in total points will receive 10 Gold Chests, the top 10 players will receive 10 Diamond Chests, and the first-place player will receive an additional Island-Bound Card.

[Note: The qualifying tournament lasts for seven days. Once the tournament begins, players will be teleported directly to the desert and cannot teleport back to the raft during the tournament.]

The points-based competition is about to begin again, in just seven days!

Moreover, the competition rules have been drastically changed, and the focus is no longer on eliminating pollutants!

Looking at the rules of the game, players will be divided into different factions, and killing players from different factions will earn you a thousand points.

All the players were immediately in a state of confusion.

"What? Faction wars have started? Killing a player from a different faction rewards you with 1,000 points?"

This damn system is encouraging players to kill each other!

"Disgusting! I feel incredibly disgusted right now!"

"What should I do! I'm a casual player! If I teleport to a player from a different faction, will I just die?!"

"Pay close attention to the competition rules. Although a faction mode has been added this time, the rule that the bottom-ranked player is directly converted into a pollutant is no longer there!"

"Really not! Does this mean that once the competition starts, all I need to do is find a place to hide for seven days?!"

"That's theoretically true, provided you don't encounter players from different factions. After all, people can be treacherous, and who can guarantee that the other party won't be tempted by a thousand points?"

"What you said upstairs makes sense, then I'd better stick with players from the same faction!"

It's too dangerous for me to be alone; I want to stay with everyone!

"Looking at it this way, although the rules of this competition have changed, they are much more favorable than last time. At least I don't have to worry about being at the bottom of the standings all the time, so I suddenly feel much more relaxed."

"Is it friendly now?"

I don't see it that way at all. Even though being at the bottom of the score won't turn you into pollutants, you still have to kill your own kind. This system has clearly become even more disgusting!

"Why don't you just not kill them? Like the person upstairs said, once the match starts, you can just find a place to hide."

Unless you can't resist the temptation of a thousand points?

"Bullshit! Stop spouting nonsense!"

"I didn't say anything, why are you getting so worked up? Unless I hit the nail on the head and you're feeling guilty?"

"Shut up! You think you're the only one with a mouth? You just keep babbling on and on!"

Someone tried to mediate: "Alright, alright, stop arguing. What's the point of arguing? Instead of wasting time arguing here, you should hurry up and organize the supplies that can be used during the competition."

Someone suddenly realized, "Thanks for reminding me, I need to prepare more things."

As for what they were preparing, nobody knows.

The players were either excited, fearful, or giving up, creating a noisy atmosphere.

Gu Mian didn't care at all; she had already teleported back to the raft and was eating a smoothie.

You can lose money on anything, but you can't lose money on your food.

There are still seven days left in the qualifying rounds, so she can take her time to pack the necessary supplies.

As for the portal in Note 2?

The new points-based competition rules had such a huge impact that all the players overlooked them, including Gu Mian.

...

The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is extreme, so you need to bring both sun protection and warm clothing.

Gu Mian prepared a backpack compartment filled with bottled water, as well as sunscreen spray, cooling balm, essential oil, and insect repellent spray.

Two thick waterproof jackets, a temperature-controlled sleeping bag, a tent, and some ice cubes, smoothies, iced soda, etc.

As for the food to eat these past few days, Gu Mian hesitated for two seconds between preparing everything and bringing it over, or preparing it fresh after arriving.

In the end, I decided to prepare it and bring it with me!

The surface temperature in the desert can reach 70°C to 80°C during the day. She thought she probably didn't have the courage to cook in such temperatures.