At 10 a.m., Gu Mian opened her eyes wearily.

She hadn't slept well for two nights in a row. Although she slept until 10 o'clock today, she still felt dizzy. She sat on a beach chair for a while before she felt a little better.

Two more piles of garbage have appeared on the island. It looks like they will reappear after a certain period of time. Fortunately, it is a cloudy day today, so there is no smell yet.

Gu Mian ate two pieces of bread and drank a bottle of milk for breakfast, then opened the task panel—

Daily Task 1: Clean up at least 20 kilograms of trash. (20 points)

Status: Incomplete.

2: Upgrade the garbage island to level 2. (20 points)

Status: Incomplete.

3: Cut down two trees. (5 points)

Status: Incomplete.

Gu Mian: ?

I just upgraded Garbage Island to level 1 yesterday, and today it's going to be upgraded to level 2?

Was this task intentionally designed to be impossible to complete?

Thinking of the consequences of mission failure, Gu Mian couldn't help but feel a wave of dizziness.

When people are having a bad time, they feel better when they find out that someone is even more unlucky than themselves. Although it's not very ethical, it's a way to relieve stress.

Therefore, Gu Mian decisively opened the chat channel.

"I feel dizzy, I think I've caught a chill. Does anyone have any cold medicine? I'll trade two roast ducks for it."

"After wearing three masks, I can finally stop smelling the stench."

"Why would there be such an inhumane task as swimming in the sea for an hour? Damn it! The water is so black, I'd probably become a pollutant myself if I went in for five minutes!"

"...My task is to make two grilled fish, but the question is, where am I supposed to get two fish?"

"Are everyone's tasks this ridiculous? My task today is to pick 5 fruits. LOL, this place is so tiny, there isn't even a single tree, and they want me to pick fruits..."

...

Sure enough, she wasn't the only one who couldn't complete the task.

Gu Mian pursed her lips, put on her cotton gloves, and continued picking up trash in a neutral mood.

Although one task is destined to be impossible to complete, the other two can still be done.

[Recycling successful. Received 100ml bottle of mineral water.]

[Recycling successful. Obtained 2 Konjac Jelly.]

[Recycling successful, you have obtained 2 raincoats.]

[Recycling successful, obtained 2 iron pickaxes.]

...

It was just past six o'clock when it got dark.

The sky was pitch black, without a single star.

Gu Mian lit the fire early and is now patiently waiting for the potatoes to roast.

Under the tranquil night sky, only the glow of the burning fire could be seen.

Unbeknownst to her, two people were rowing a small boat toward her garbage island on the dark sea.

"Huff, huff, how much longer until we reach that level 1 garbage island? If it takes more than half an hour, let's grab something to eat before we row on." A slightly aged voice suddenly rang out from the small boat.

"Let me see," the young man replied, then took out an object that looked like a mobile phone and checked how far away he was from the located destination.

"It takes about half an hour, if you keep paddling without taking a break in between."

"Hmm..." The aged voice hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let's rest here for a bit and have something to eat. There might be a fierce battle to fight once we get to the island."

"Hehe." The young man chuckled, "Dad, don't worry, how could the two of us be no match for one? Maybe the moment we get to the island, that guy will be scared into surrendering."

"How do you know there's only one person on that island?" the old voice said seriously. "What if they, like us, dumped the garbage on the island as a family unit?"

"Hao'er, if you only know how to look down on others, you'll die in this game sooner or later!"

"Dad..." The young man's lips moved a few times, but he didn't say anything in rebuttal.

"I understand, Dad. I'll definitely be more careful from now on!"

As the sound faded into the distance, the outline of the garbage island gradually came into view.

"It's so dark. Don't the people on this island have any lighting? There's only one fire burning."

"Hao'er, extinguish the lanterns, and let's slowly approach," the old voice whispered.

"Okay, Dad!" Wang Hao replied immediately, then opened the lantern hanging at the bow of the boat and blew out the candle inside.

In the darkness, the two quietly rowed their small boat, silently approaching Gu Mian's garbage island.