"You!" Liu Jun was still unconvinced, but he knew that what Zhou Zhou said was true, and there was no way to refute it.

"Alright, Liu Jun, Zhou Zhou is right. Without their help, we wouldn't have been able to kill these scorpions. It's only right that they get a bigger share of the boxes."

A woman in her thirties, standing behind Liu Jun, stepped forward with a kind smile to smooth things over.

"They're clearly after the points and boxes, not helping out," a girl named Wang Shanshan muttered under her breath.

Zhou Zhou looked up at her, then continued, "Since you have no objections, let's divide it according to this ratio."

"You all look really fierce, so we don't dare to say anything," the girl named Wang Shanshan continued to mutter quietly.

Zhou Zhou wasn't looking at her. He only glanced at her after his teammates had sorted the supplies and packed their backpacks: "The way you're muttering to yourself makes it seem like you're deliberately trying to get my attention."

I hope I've misunderstood, after all... I'm completely uninterested in your type.

After saying that, he turned and left with his teammates.

Wang Shanshan, left behind, was filled with shame and anger, her lips bitten until they turned white.

"So that's why some people neither reject me nor accept me, they're just stringing me along!"

"Look, she's met someone she likes and wants to get their attention, but unfortunately, they don't even give her a second glance!" Liu Jun glared at Wang Shanshan and mocked her loudly.

The other teammates also looked at Wang Shanshan with strange expressions. Although they didn't say anything, their eyes conveyed what they wanted to say.

Wang Shanshan lowered her head, feeling both ashamed and resentful, and tears were almost welling up in her eyes.

"Alright, alright, why are you all standing still? Aren't you hot?"

In the end, it was the woman in her thirties who stepped in to smooth things over. Although she also disapproved of Wang Shanshan's behavior, they were still teammates, and team harmony had to be maintained.

...

This desert is really barren. After walking around all day, we didn't find many treasure chests, nor did we encounter any pollutants, and we didn't even encounter any other players!

As six o'clock approached, the temperature began to drop sharply, and the sandstorm became much stronger than during the day.

Gu Mian reassembled the tent, washed up, and put on a thick down jacket.

To be honest, she was actually a bit cold just now, wearing only a thin sweatshirt.

I took out a prepared boxed lunch and seafood soup, and just as I opened the lid to eat, I saw Xu Kun sending a message in the group.

"My dear sister, have you had dinner yet?"

Gu Mian: "I was just about to eat, what's up?"

Xu Kun chuckled: "What delicious food is it? Let me see."

Gu Mian raised an eyebrow, then sent a screenshot of the boxed lunch and seafood soup on the small dining table.

Xu Kun: "Wow! It looks so delicious! Um..."

Gu Mian: "Hmm? What are you trying to say? Why are you hesitating?"

Xu Kun: "I wanted to say... this food is so delicious, is there any for me and Lao Bai?"

Gu Mian: Yes.

Xu Kun was overjoyed: "There really is! I knew you had feelings for me, little sister!"

Gu Mian: "50 points per serving, thank you for your patronage."

Xu Kun: "..."

Xu Kun: "Given our relationship, can I use a kiss to get 50 points?"

Gu Mian: "No way, wouldn't you be making a huge profit? Not only are you eating and drinking for free, but you're also taking advantage of me?"

Jiang Bai: "That's right, he's just that shameless."

Xu Kun: "?"

Xu Kun: "Damn it! Lao Bai, you betrayed me!"

...

The boxed lunch contained two lion's head meatballs, some cabbage stir-fried with eggs, and some stir-fried pork with chili peppers.

Each item wasn't in large quantities, but together they were enough to fill her up, not to mention there was also a bowl of seafood soup.

After eating and drinking to our hearts' content, it was almost nine o'clock.

Having walked almost all day, Gu Mian was exhausted. She fell asleep almost as soon as she crawled into her sleeping bag.

When I opened my eyes, it was already eight o'clock the next morning.

I slept for eleven hours and felt refreshed, although the rumbling in my stomach slightly dampened my mood.

Fortunately, the breakfast she prepared was not only plentiful but also had a variety of options.

Gu Mian ate her egg pancake while opening the chat channel to see how other players fared yesterday.

"Damn, I knew the temperature difference in the desert was big, but I didn't expect it to be this big!"

Wearing a sweater underneath and a padded windbreaker on top is not enough!

I was so cold I woke up several times last night, I'm so pissed off!

"Bro, you were just woken up by the cold, but I was blown away by the wind! Who the hell can I complain to about this?!"

"Blown away by the wind? What happened? Didn't you find a cave to spend the night in?"

"A cave? What cave? I brought a tent."

"...I'll pretend I didn't say anything."

"Upstairs, are you still in the cave? Could you send me your location? I slept in a tent last night and got blown away by the wind several times in the middle of the night!"

"It's still there. I can send you its location, but it requires points."

How many points?

"Ten thousand."

"What? Ten thousand? Are you robbing me?"

"That's right! It costs 10,000 points just to post a location, are you even one of our compatriots?"

"Um... of course it's not robbery, but it's not much different from robbery. If you're willing, you can send me a private message to give me points. If you're not willing, then forget it."

However, I should warn you that caves are very rare in the desert.

This kind of opportunistic behavior is despicable, and it's still daytime, so there's no need for a cave to shelter from the wind.

Besides, 10,000 points is a lot, and you might not even earn that much in this points race. It's really not worth using it to buy a spot.

If it gets really windy at night, you can consider it.

After all, life is more important than points.

Being cold and having your tent snagged are manageable, but the real danger is falling asleep and having your tent buried by sandstorms without your knowledge – that would be fatal.

...

Wiping away the sweat that was about to drip into her eyes, Gu Mian hid behind the sand dune, took out a bottle of mineral water, and slowly sipped it.

I had ice water in my backpack, but the temperature in the desert was too high to drink right now.

People should not drink large amounts of ice water when it is very hot, otherwise it may irritate the blood vessels in the stomach, causing a tear in the esophageal sphincter and resulting in gastrointestinal bleeding.

Although it's uncertain whether the body will remain so fragile after being modified by the game, it's better to be cautious.

In addition, she had prepared a bunch of ice buckets, which would be a good choice to cool down at this time.

The ice in the ice bucket melted rapidly, at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After consuming three buckets of ice, Gu Mian sprayed sunscreen all over her body, put on a sun-protective shirt, and continued on her way.

I've been in the desert for almost a day and a half and have only earned 100 points. It's really frustrating.