Chapter 5 Expanding the Raft

Shen Jue thought it would take quite a while for the next wooden box, but she didn't expect to have to wait so long.

This time, only five minutes had passed since she last opened a wooden box.

Shen Jue could not determine whether there was a certain pattern to the distribution of the wooden boxes.

Today, in addition to timber, we must ensure we have enough food.

When the wooden box drifted nearby, Shen Jue swung his hook and pulled the box to the side of the raft.

(This is a clump of weeds; keeping it might be useful.)

Weeds?

Never mind, if the game dares to give it away, it must be useful. I'll keep it.

Shen Jue opened the wooden box and obtained ten weeds.

Perhaps because he had opened two wooden crates in a row, Shen Jue did not see a single wooden crate for the next two hours.

Looking at the chat interface, he saw other people talking about how they opened eight wooden crates and found nothing but weeds. Some even said that after opening wooden crates for so long, all they found were rags and wood. These things couldn't be eaten, and what use were these junk things to them?

If we don't give him some food soon, he'll starve to death.

It seems that everyone else's wooden crate distribution process is normal, but the chances of getting food are low. It turns out she's the only one with bad luck.

It's not a big deal if she has bad luck in real life, after all, she's a rich woman and doesn't lack money.

But now we're in a life-or-death situation in a game, and someone with a luck value of 1 is really vulnerable, especially since this value was just added yesterday. It's even more disheartening to think about.

Fortunately, Shen Jue is a naturally optimistic person, and he only felt down for a short while before returning to normal.

Another hour passed, and finally the wooden crate came into view.

This time, however, the wooden box emitted a purple light.

It's purple light again. Last time I encountered a box emitting purple light, I got a luck bonus. I wonder what I'll get this time.

When the purple wooden box floated up to him, Chen Jue hooked it in his hand.

(This is a card; opening it might reveal a surprise!)

This prompt?

It must be something good!

When Shen Jue opened the purple wooden box, it said, "You have obtained a Double Good Fortune Card. The amount of supplies you receive from wooden boxes will be doubled for the next day."

To be able to obtain such a high-level item, is she really unlucky? She started to doubt the authenticity of her luck stat.

However, before she could even have a second thought, the truth was that after using the "Double Happiness Card," four hours had passed without any response. It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon, and she hadn't even had lunch yet, but she still hadn't received a wooden box.

She must be incredibly unlucky; even a high-level card like this is useless on her, it's such a waste.

I didn't eat lunch, and spent the afternoon waiting around without much effort. Oh well, I'll skip dinner to save some food.

Just as Shen Jue made this plan, he saw a wooden box floating in from afar.

Upon closer inspection, he said, "There's plenty of food inside; it might feed you for a long time."

Upon seeing the message on the wooden crate, Shen Jue rubbed his eyes, looked at it again, and after confirming that he hadn't misread it, he showed his first smile since arriving in this game.

"You have received three croissants, five butter buns, two boxes of cookies, a bucket of drinking water, and 10 servings of compressed biscuits."

"Double Good Fortune Card in effect, all the above supplies doubled."

"You have now received six croissants, ten butter breads, four boxes of cookies, two buckets of drinking water, and 20 servings of compressed biscuits."

Food can be stored in the backpack for a period of time, so there's no need to worry about quality issues.

These foods, when mixed with water, can last for about half a month.

There's no need to worry about food for a short period of time.

Shen Jue thought that since the chests he opened this time were so generous, there was a high chance that he wouldn't be able to open any more chests.

But she was proven wrong; this time, the wooden crate arrived only ten minutes later.

This time they gave us rags, five rags in total, double that and we'll have ten.

It's alright. If you collect 50 scraps, you can make a basic linen garment. That will keep you warm and is much better than the pajamas she's wearing.

Furthermore, she discovered that many people in the server chat seemed to have overlooked this point: the weeds and rags given by the wooden crate were all useful.

Weeds can be combined with wood to make a simple thatched hut, and rags can be combined to make hemp clothing.

Both of these are ways to keep warm. Right now, they are in the novice period and have a three-day protection period. They will not feel the cold or danger for the time being. Once this safe period is over, the protection will be gone, and the temperature in the deep sea will drop sharply at night.

A small number of people may die at that time, as the game system does not explicitly state that cold weather will cause death.

However, in the chat, many people have found weeds and rags, which indicates a potential danger. Once the safe zone is over, the cold will be the first hardship they face.

Because once the three-day novice period is over, it will be nighttime, and those who survive until then will not lack food.