Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Crisis in the Dark
The night gradually deepened. Feeling that there was no longer the sense of urgency of life brought by Xiao Yi flying towards her from the bottom of the sea, Chang Ruijia just thought that it had returned to its home.
Looking at the stars gradually brightening up in the sky, Chang Ruijia sighed, knowing that it was that time of the day again when she was bored and couldn't fall asleep.
But this time, Chang Ruijia turned over in bed and couldn't find something to do to pass the time.
When it was still daylight, he had only read two of the four columns generated by the Kan Yidao system.
Later, Xiao Ai interrupted him and threw the following [住] and [行] aside.
After watching Xiao Yi's figure go away, Chang Ruijia hesitated for a while, and her eyes fell on a dirty spot at the end of the bed.
Although she swore in her heart that she believed the bed would be restored to its original condition every night, was she going to spend tonight with that mess?
Especially when she saw that almost two-thirds of the bed was wet due to Xiao Yi's flapping of its tail, Chang Ruijia sighed silently in her heart.
She didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but she always felt that as the sea water acted on the bed, the stench of the slaughtered marlin seemed to spread to a large area of the bed.
Otherwise, how about just a simple cleanup?
Before the sun set completely, Chang Ruijia picked up the short-sleeved shirt that had just been taken off and tied it around her nose and mouth like a mask, preparing to carefully tidy up the area at the end of the bed.
Although her fresh water resources still depended on exchanges from the Kan Yidao system mall and were not enough to wash the bed, water was the most abundant thing at sea.
Even if you are stained by the salt that seeps out after the sea water is cleaned, it is better than being attacked by dirty poisonous gas.
While busy cleaning the dirt at the end of the bed, Chang Ruijia was also thinking about an important question in her mind.
At present, all her actions are basically carried out in bed, but after all, the bed is a relatively private place that carries all the functions of food, clothing, and daily life.
And looking at the four-level authority exchange method given by the system this time, if she wants to continue to obtain higher authority, she will probably have to get used to exchanging the corpses of those unknown creatures for system authority.
But she can't always be like a sucker, contributing most of her bed, and then having to clean it up herself every time after it gets dirty, right?
So seeing that she had enough things in her hands, Chang Ruijia was wondering if she could find a way to create an extra space besides the existing bed?
Although this idea may be a bit far-fetched, and it may not be able to provide her with a shelter from the unknown creatures under the sea like her own bed, but it will be enough to have a place to do other things.
While stirring the sea water to wash the sheets, Chang Ruijia was brainstorming frantically, thinking about what uses these things in her hands could be put to.
From a professional perspective, the items that can help rebuild a new platform should all be those that appear in [Residential].
Although Chang Ruijia was still busy cleaning the things in her hands in the daylight which was not yet completely dark, and had no way to search carefully inside, but according to her understanding of the system, the item she wanted would definitely not appear in the current commodity levels.
So although this option seems to be the best solution, it is the least likely one for her.
As usual, Chang Ruijia grumbled in her heart about the stinginess of the system, but in the end she still set her eyes on the group of things around her that were the least likely to be used as materials for the new floating platform.
Paddles? While two paddles put together do have some platform-like qualities, the cost of exchanging for a new floating platform would be a bit too high if this method were really followed.
Chang Ruijia shook her head and looked at other things.
The game consoles were what she had planned to save up to use as walls, but they didn't seem to be of much use. Moreover, even if she used the game consoles as new floating platforms, it would take too long to wait.
After looking around, Chang Ruijia finally set her sights on the 2L Lei Bi, which she had drunk most of as if it were fresh water.
If she collected all the plastic bottles she emptied each time and connected them together, wouldn't it be more likely to work than with a video game console?
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this method was feasible. Chang Ruijia excitedly cleaned up the sheets in her hands in a few seconds and began to plan while looking at the end of the bed in front of her.
When the time comes, she will put the beverage bottles together one by one on the left and one by one on the right. As long as she can find a strong rope that is not afraid of sea water corrosion, she can build a spacious enough platform with her continuous accumulation every day.
Chang Ruijia really thought that she was so smart that she could come up with such a perfect idea.
Anyway, at the moment, accumulating three plastic bottles can only exchange for 1 point of first-level authority. It is better to keep these large plastic bottles and do more useful things.
So in the night when it was gradually becoming difficult to see the surroundings, Chang Ruijia fumbled to keep the large plastic bottles on the bed.
This may be the foundation for her future!
After finding items that could be recycled, Chang Ruijia did not forget about the "Housing" and "Transportation" columns. What if the system suddenly had a change of heart and launched some materials that might be used?
Since there was nothing else to do in the dark, she found a clean and comfortable place, ready to rest while checking the remaining goods in the system mall.
The products in [Living] are no longer empty like before when the level 3 authority was reached. The first thing that catches the eye is the canopy on Chang Ruijia's bed that has accompanied her through all the ups and downs.
As expected, the system is indeed a black-hearted system. A regular-priced skylight will cost you 8 points of level 4 authority.
Chang Ruijia was once again extremely thankful that she had redeemed the skylight in time when it was on sale.
Not only did it provide her with a temporary home during storms, but it also prevented her from falling into the system's trap again.
However, in addition to the skylight, the system has also been very conscientious and has recently put many other products on the shelves. After Chang Ruijia took a closer look, she was dazzled.
Counting the few remaining privileges in her pocket, Chang Ruijia cried in her heart: It's over, I'm really going bankrupt this time, and I won't be able to keep anything.
Just when Chang Ruijia was still immersed in the thought that her wallet was about to be emptied by the system, this little goblin, a sudden sense of danger suddenly rose in her heart.
Chang Ruijia touched her chest, feeling her heart beating uneasily.
Unlike the previous time when Xiao Yi swam over quickly, the feeling that the heart was about to jump out as a warning, this time the heartbeat seemed much slower but still could not be ignored.
The night sky was pitch dark, making it impossible to see what was happening. Chang Ruijia was able to subconsciously pick up the oar hanging beside the bed based on her intuition.
Without any hesitation, Chang Ruijia followed her intuition and paddled the boat towards a direction in the darkness.
A crisp "pop" sound was heard, and in addition to the sound of the oar hitting something, there seemed to be a muffled groan as if something was being carried down.
What the hell? Chang Ruijia's hairs stood on end in an instant. Her intuition was right. Someone really appeared on the nearby sea?!
Chang Ruijia picked up the paddle that was about to be thrown out and didn't hesitate for a second. She directly inserted the paddle into the sea, exerted force with both arms, and quickly rowed away from where she was originally.
It was pitch black, and even if she had just taken a picture of someone, what would it matter? Someone could sneak up on her in the dark, and they might not have anything in their hands. With the enemy in the dark and us in the light, when would she run?
However, it must be said that the paddles produced by the system are easy to use.
Chang Ruijia originally thought that it would take some time to get used to the oars of this system, but unexpectedly, she mastered the use of the oars as soon as she started.
At this moment, she felt like she had bought a rare toy. She couldn't let go of the oar in her hand and wished she could find someone to paddle past her quickly so that she could show off.
However, while being delighted with the ease of use of the oar, Chang Ruijia did not forget her purpose of escaping, and she swung the oar so fast that it could almost catch up with driving a tractor.
Only after making sure that they had created a sufficient distance did Chang Ruijia slowly stop paddling.
This time, she was not careless at all, and her ears were almost perked up to listen to the sounds coming from around her.
Sure enough, after a while, a very subtle sound of breaking water flow reached the ears.
Someone! Someone wanted to devour her in the night!
Realizing that the voice seemed to be still coming, Chang Ruijia could hardly stop sweating.
If the warning in her heart had been delayed by a second, and she had not thrown out the oar just in time to slow down the man's speed, she would have become someone else's meal by now.
Perhaps it was the comfort brought by being away from the crowd for a long time that made her relax involuntarily on the sea, and she had forgotten the sense of crisis brought by the crowd.
She cursed herself for being careless. Although she couldn't find the man's location in the dark, Chang Ruijia always pricked up her ears to listen to the faint sound of water flow in the air.
However, how could someone who could hide his tracks at dusk and sneak up quietly after dark reveal his whereabouts so easily?
As if aware that Chang Ruijia was trying hard to find his location, the sound of flowing water coming from the sea became quiet again, as if there was no one around except Chang Ruijia.
But she knew that the man would not just give up and leave. The warning bell in her heart was still beating, reminding her of the danger around her.
Chang Ruijia could only keep raising her vigilance, holding the paddle board tightly with both hands and not daring to relax for a moment.
But that person seemed to have made up his mind to capture her in one fell swoop in the dark night. Even though the two sides were in a confrontation, he had no intention of giving up.
Chang Ruijia didn't know how the man sensed her direction in the dark, but in the pitch-black night, if she hadn't given timely warnings in her mind several times, she would have been caught by the man before she could even row away.
This is not a solution! Chang Ruijia thought anxiously.
As she and the man were constantly struggling, she could only rely on the faint sounds coming from the air and was always in a state of passive escape. Every time, she would run away in a panic at the moment when danger approached.
But people will get tired eventually. Even though Chang Ruijia knew that holding the bed in her hands would relieve fatigue every night, her ignorance of time made her have no idea how long she could hold on.
In the darkness, she didn't dare to just paddle away in one direction and escape. No one knew whether the man was acting alone or in a gang. If she ran headfirst into the encirclement, she would be caught in a trap.
So she now had to think of a way to turn the passive situation into the active one, and before being forced by that person to move too far away, she had to take action directly in this sea area that she was relatively familiar with to eliminate future troubles.
I just don't know why, the pitch-black night that was pitch dark for her didn't seem to have the same impact on that person as it did on her, so that person could act confidently in the dark.
Since everything you do is completely dependent on the deep night, then eliminate your reliance.
Although Chang Ruijia did not have an item in her hand that could ignore the influence of the night like that person, she seemed to have remembered something that could bring a little help to herself now.
Chang Ruijia took a deep breath and moved to open the Kanyidao Mall in the air in front of her.
When she first encountered the Kanyidao Mall, she accidentally experimented in the crowd to see if other people could see this page, and the answer at that time was no.
However, for her, the owner of the Kan Yidao Mall, in the boundless darkness, in order to promote the mall's products more clearly, the light emitted from the mall is enough to illuminate the small sea area under her feet.
Looking at the Kanyidao Mall that was successfully used as a night light, Chang Ruijia nodded with satisfaction. Some things should be used to their full potential to make people happier.
As she spoke, she didn't care what the system thought about her behavior of taking advantage of the mall. She kept turning the Kan Yi Dao mall page in front of her and shining it on the sea around her.
In this dim light, she indeed saw a blurry figure hiding quietly on the sea not far away.
It seems that it is you! Chang Ruijia raised her eyebrows. She would not have much mercy on someone who was determined to use her as nourishment for his own upgrade.
While thinking, she sat directly facing the man, picked up the oar in her hand, and slid towards the man quickly.
Now that they have set their sights on her, let's see who has the tougher brain and who will devour whom in the end!
Chang Ruijia said that the man must have something in his hand that could vaguely see the surroundings through the darkness. When she quickly lifted the bed under her and moved towards the man, the man, who was a few steps away, seemed to have seen her movements and turned around quickly to retreat behind her.
He ran away and she chased him. The roles of hunter and prey seemed to have completely reversed at this moment. Chang Ruijia became the one who was pursuing relentlessly and aggressively.
However, after all, the brightening effect brought by the slashing mall was still very weak. After the man turned a few corners flexibly, Chang Ruijia seemed to have lost him and never found that person again.
However, she would not think that the man would just let it go.
The warning feeling in her heart did not dissipate but became more and more intense, making her realize that the man had completely set his sights on her.
However, it seemed that he had discovered that she could clearly see nearby traces in a faint range, so he distanced himself further from her, waiting for the prey to tire before moving forward and delivering a swift and fatal blow.
Just talking about endurance, can't Chang Ruijia outlast him?
Realizing what that person was thinking, Chang Ruijia snorted inwardly. She had the opportunity to relieve fatigue brought by the bed every night, but could it be that she was no match for someone who simply stayed up late?
It's just that this method is too tiring.
Chang Ruijia breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed her hand that had just swung the paddle board quickly, and sat back on the bed, quietly waiting for the man to think she was tired and take the initiative again.
However, it seemed that he accidentally touched the system mall page when he swiped just now. When Chang Ruijia was about to close the mall and exit, he looked at the place in front of him and was a little stunned, not knowing what he had clicked.
Groping for the oar in her hand, Chang Ruijia tried to rely entirely on the warning in her heart for her safety, and to pay some attention to this mall that suddenly brought her a huge surprise.
Among a series of dazzling new products produced by the system, Chang Ruijia suddenly saw a system tool that completely fits the current situation.
It's tailor-made for her now!
Camping Lantern: Super long battery life, a huge light source that easily illuminates hundreds of square meters, and solar charging completely frees up your power supply, making it the perfect choice for both home and outdoor use. So what are you waiting for? Grab it now!
Looking at the introduction of the camping lantern on the product page, Chang Ruijia's heart was pounding with excitement.
Isn't that person so bold because it is dark and Chang Ruijia can't see his trace at all?
If she took out this camping lamp that could illuminate hundreds of square meters, the entire night would be illuminated as bright as day. She didn't believe that the man would have anywhere to hide!
In the excitement and joy, Chang Ruijia looked at the three points of level four permissions on the back of the camping lantern without any feeling of regret. She simply and generously used the few remaining permissions to exchange for the camping lantern.
Only those who have stayed in the pitch-black night for a long time will understand how happy the light source is at this moment, not to mention that there is a nasty "mosquito" constantly harassing you.
Taking out the camping lamp exchanged from the system, Chang Ruijia smiled inwardly, holding the paddle board in one hand and quickly turning on the switch of the camping lamp with the other hand.
It would not be the camping light that the system promised to illuminate hundreds of square meters. In the moment the light suddenly came on, almost everything on the entire sea surface had nowhere to hide.
Chang Ruijia's eyes quickly swept around, and she immediately saw the man who was stunned by the light source that suddenly appeared on the sea.
Run! Run again! If I can't find you, I lose!
Chang Ruijia cursed in her heart, and immediately swung the paddle board and rushed towards the person who had not yet recovered.
If she hadn't reacted quickly before, she probably wouldn't have realized the unavoidable danger that suddenly appeared in the uninhabited sea until she was swallowed.
Now she is going to return this fear to that person!
With the help of the camping lamp, under Chang Ruijia's almost flying paddle board, the props used by the man to escape were of no use at all, and were swallowed up by Chang Ruijia without any effort.
In his struggle before death, the man tried to use the information in his hand to seduce Chang Ruijia to show leniency to him.
"Wait, wait a minute, I can give you something extremely important. Spare me, spare me and you will..."
Chang Ruijia didn't even pay attention to what he said, and directly rushed over by controlling the bed under her.
She really didn't have any intention of believing the important information that person was about to contribute. The words of such a person before his death might just be a last-ditch struggle, and there was not much room for belief in them.
What's more, Chang Ruijia didn't think she needed to hear more information from others.
She didn't care much about the information about the crowd. Not to mention that she was now only trying to escape from the crowd. Even if she really wanted to understand, wouldn't she go among the crowd herself?
If it was information about floating objects, wouldn't Chang Ruijia just swallow him up more conveniently? Why bother listening to him ramble on for so long?
She wouldn't be like the villains in TV dramas who give too much time to the person they are about to kill, giving them enough time to wait for backup.
The moment the lights came on, Chang Ruijia indeed saw that there were many people around who should be his "accomplices", but they did not move forward.
Now, after seeing that man suffer such an end, Chang Ruijia, who still had a light bulb as bright as daylight in her hand, instantly scattered like birds and beasts, without even the thought of revenge, and ran away without even a trace of her shadow.
Tsk, coward!
Chang Ruijia had no intention of chasing after the man and catching him in one fell swoop. After swallowing the man's floating object, she simply put away the camping light in her hand.
Although camping lights are extremely convenient for daily life at night, for others, they will just turn it into a huge and conspicuous target, which can easily cause more trouble for themselves.
Therefore, when there is not enough power to cover up the light of the camping lamp, Chang Ruijia generally does not plan to use it for too long.
The time for updating items every day has not yet arrived, and Chang Ruijia has no chance to carefully check what means the man used to see her. She can only put the things in her hands away and wait patiently for the next day.
However, Chang Ruijia's previous sleepiness has now dissipated a lot. She looked at the Kan Yidao Mall in front of her with bright eyes. The two columns of "Accommodation" and "Transportation" that she had not had time to see before seemed to have many surprises waiting for her.
After exiting the product page of the camping lantern that she had just redeemed, Chang Ruijia's hand kept sliding across the "Accommodation" product page that she had already clicked on.
The more Chang Ruijia flipped through the pages, the brighter her eyes became. The system really gave her a big surprise this time.
[Camping tent], [Camping storage box], [Camping picnic mat], [Camping cart], [Camping hammock]...
Every one of these items completely touched Chang Ruijia's heart. If he could really exchange them all, it would definitely be able to greatly improve his current life!
Unfortunately, the price of each of the above products is enough to empty her wallet.
Looking at the huge price above, Chang Ruijia smiled bitterly and thought, if you want a better life, you can't do it without more effort.
Slowly scrolling down the [Accommodation] column, although Chang Ruijia found many new products, she still found nothing for the two things she wanted most.
Looking at the dazzling array of goods in the mall, Chang Ruijia thought with a headache that it seemed that her only way to expand her space was to use beverage bottles.
The newly emerged camping mats do have a little possibility, but apart from the slightly expensive price, Chang Ruijia doesn't think that this kind of mat laid on the weeds can bear a huge weight on the sea and still not sink.
However, as for the wind and rainproof wall that had puzzled her before, Chang Ruijia looked at the things on it and suddenly came up with a new idea.
Although she didn't find anything suitable to use as a wall, if she thought about it from a different perspective, could the canopy that was clearly marked on the product page as being used to provide shade and rain protection also be used as a windproof plastic wrapped around the surrounding walls?
Looking at the sky curtain that finally appeared first and had no limit on the number of redemptions, she thought curiously in her heart, after all, among all the commodities that appeared, the sky curtain should be the thing that looks most like a wall.
Chang Ruijia still doesn't know when the system will actually appear and can be used to build a "wall" to block wind and rain, but before that, it seems nice to be able to achieve the same effect with a skylight.
Moreover, since the canopy can be raised and lowered at any time, if the canopy is used as a wall, the bed can be restored to a state without the "wall" blocking it at any time during the day.
After thinking about it carefully, it seems that there is nothing more convenient than using the skylight as the surrounding walls! Chang Ruijia thought excitedly.
Although the cost will be much higher.
Looking at the price of the genuine canopy, and then looking at the bed that was now leaking air from all sides, she couldn't help but cover her face and think in pain.
Anyway, with the few permissions left in her pocket, she decided not to think about the skylight that would have to expand all the surrounding walls at the same time.
However, the crisis that suddenly occurred in the dark night did serve as a wake-up call for her.
If someone really wants to attack you, no matter whether you have run to a deserted place or not, safety is something you must be vigilant about!
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