Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Monsters disappear, bed expands
Feeling the direct sunlight on her body, she felt a rare warm sensation from head to toe. Chang Ruijia wanted to stretch out her body directly on the bed and dry all the sides together.
Although she had a waterproof and fog-proof tent as protection in the increasingly thick fog, the extreme humidity could not be solved by just a tent.
Otherwise, there would be no plum rain season, with light rain outside and light to heavy rain inside.
Not to mention that in order to prevent fog from seeping into the tent without her knowledge, the air purifier in Chang Ruijia's tent is turned on 24 hours a day, which makes the already humid air even more humid.
Chang Ruijia even suspected that if the fog lasted any longer, even if she hid inside the protective suit, she would be suffocated to the point of growing mushrooms... real mushrooms.
So when she saw the long-awaited bright sunshine, Chang Ruijia wanted to turn the entire tent over, expose it to the sun, and get rid of the moldy smell.
But there was an important problem before her now. Compared to her and the tent, which were both slightly damp, the bed beneath her had really absorbed all the moisture from the fog.
Before, Chang Ruijia had been wearing full-body protective clothing and didn't feel anything, but when she stepped on the bed again, she felt how moist everything on the bed was.
It is no exaggeration to say that it has almost reached the point where every time you step into a puddle, you fall into it.
After taking two tentative steps on the bed, Chang Ruijia was originally planning to happily pack up the tent and feel the beauty of her bed that cost tens of thousands of dollars again.
But now it seems that I should keep the tent on the bed for a while longer!
Even sleeping in a small tent is much better than lying on a bed that leaves a dent wherever she steps. She doesn't want sleeping to be as uncomfortable as taking a shower.
Chang Ruijia sighed, not knowing how long it would take to restore the bed to its original dry state under such strong sunlight. There was still time to wait.
It seems that there is no need to rush to return the canopy that was temporarily used as a fence to its original place. It is better to let the entire bed stay in the sun for a while longer.
As a result, Chang Ruijia, who had vowed to bask in the sun for a while, only stayed outside for a short while before she couldn't stand it anymore and hid back under the tent.
Forget it. Looking at the bright and scorching sun that was not affected by the fog, Chang Ruijia thought angrily that she had indeed overestimated her own endurance.
It is enough to make sure that this sunshine really exists. She should not try to put herself in the sun and become a man.
In just a short while, she could feel her exposed skin starting to feel hot.
Chang Ruijia, who had not experienced much of the test of the scorching sun before, actually did not have much resistance to the sun, which had only recovered to the point where it could burn people.
However, the subsequent impact of the fog is not just that everything exposed to the air becomes extremely wet due to the moisture in the fog.
Although she hid back in the tent, Chang Ruijia still happily celebrated the appearance of the sunshine for a long time. However, as her joyful mood faded, she suddenly found that the sea surface, which had finally returned to normal, seemed to be a little different.
What is it? Chang Ruijia looked around tentatively.
Without the obstruction of fog, the sunlight and wind on the entire sea have returned to normal. Standing on the bed and looking at the horizon in the distance, it is no longer blurry.
After checking everywhere within her sight, Chang Ruijia sat back in the tent and listened to her heartbeat like a drum, when she suddenly felt the source of the abnormality.
Everything around was too quiet.
Chang Ruijia pressed her pounding heart. She still remembered the sense of crisis her heart conveyed when the group of monsters under the sea were always wandering in the water before the fog appeared.
That made her hold her breath tightly and be always cautious about any changes that might occur on the sea surface, regardless of day or night.
But now, when the fog has dissipated and everything should be back to normal, the sense of crisis that should have reappeared in my heart has not appeared at all.
Chang Ruijia, who was used to the quiet and peaceful atmosphere around her in the fog, felt a chill in her heart. Could it be that as the fog on the sea surface disappeared, the group of monsters under the sea did not reappear as promised?
"Xiaohei?"
Chang Ruijia lay on the sea surface beside the bed, looking at the dark blue depths of the sea, softly calling out to the only monster that could possibly give her an answer.
However, no matter when she screamed before, he would always respond to her little cry on the sea surface. But now, there is no reaction at all.
The familiar feeling of palpitations was gone, and Chang Ruijia's heart couldn't help but sink again and again.
Could it be that all the monsters in the sea have disappeared?
However, that was just mist caused by the evaporation of seawater. Would the monster fish that survived in the seawater be afraid of that thing?
Even the surface water wouldn't affect the temperature of the entire ocean, right? How could it possibly have such a significant impact on those monster fish on the seabed?
If she didn't know that the sea water contained toxic substances, and if she didn't have a way to easily escape the protection of the floating objects, Chang Ruijia really wanted to dive to the bottom of the sea to investigate the situation.
But now, Chang Ruijia could only stand on the edge of the bed, looking at the calm sea and secretly pondering the reason in her heart.
Although the disappearance of the monster fish in the sea is a good thing for others, for Chang Ruijia, the news brought by this incident is not so good.
The most important tool for her to survive on the sea is the Kanyidao Mall.
However, with the continuous upgrading of the permissions of the Kan Yidao Mall, it is imperative to exchange the corpses of those monsters in the sea for more permissions.
Now that the means of exchange have disappeared, is there anything more despairing than this?
Fortunately, she replenished a large amount of supplies in time before the fog came, and she did not squander the power because she was always stuck in the tent. Now she can at least hold on for a while.
It means that for the time being, you will not be able to harvest more new and strange things.
However, seeing that a lot of authority had been consumed due to the long period of fog, Chang Ruijia still sighed. It seemed that the days of frugality would have to continue for a while longer.
Although she had another way to increase her authority, waiting for a wave of items to be exchanged for Xianyu every three days was ultimately too slow. This method, which was better than nothing, could not be regarded as the mainstream idea.
Secretly thinking about how to continue to survive on the sea when there are no monsters, Chang Ruijia couldn't help but sigh as she looked at this unfamiliar sea area.
After much difficulty, she arrived at the sea where new species might appear. In order to replenish the mall permissions in time after the fog ended, she did not even accept Lu Baian's invitation to go with him to the expected crowd gathering market. But now it seems that all her efforts were in vain.
However, Chang Ruijia was not discouraged. The crowds were gathering there, and it wouldn't make much difference whether she went or not. It was just a matter of when she would finally arrive.
Moreover, she believed that the disappearance of the underwater monsters must not be a permanent phenomenon. The final lair of the underwater monsters is here, and they will definitely not leave this only sea area.
What's more, isn't the general disappearance of species usually accompanied by severe disasters?
Can a poisonous mist emanating from the original ocean make the underwater monsters disappear? Chang Ruijia doesn't believe that those monsters that are three or four meters long can be eliminated so easily.
These should just be some temporary impacts, and they will reappear sooner or later. Otherwise, the atavistic version of the ocean crisis that the system initially reported would be too simple, right?
With confidence in the current environment, Chang Ruijia did not show too much anxiety. Instead, she was calm as if she had been "isolated" in the fog for many days, and waited patiently for everything to return to normal.
While enjoying the dazzling sunshine, Chang Ruijia did not completely relax and wait for the monster to reappear.
Would she not do other things if the monsters didn't appear? How could that be possible? There were still many things waiting to be solved.
Looking at the items on the bed that had accumulated for several months and had not been consumed at all, Chang Ruijia felt deeply that although there was no urgent need to hunt the monster fish for the time being, for her, the leisurely days like those in the fog were gone forever.
Other things can be left aside for now. During this period, some useless large items were promptly exchanged by Chang Ruijia in the Xianyu system. However, for some items that had been accumulated early on, they still occupied the vast majority of the space.
For example, a large empty beverage bottle.
Looking at the number of beverage bottles that could almost cover the entire shop, Chang Ruijia finally nodded with satisfaction. They could use them to implement the plan of adding more pavement.
Although there is no trace of those monster fish now, for Chang Ruijia, the purpose of installing the pavement is not just to make room for loading the corpses of the monster fish.
Although the bed had reached a length of six meters after the two previous swallowings, this distance was far from enough if she wanted to have more living space.
When you are not actively devouring it, it is particularly important to install pavement in a planned way.
After tidying up the beverage bottles on the bed, Chang Ruijia took out the rope she had exchanged from Lu Baian before.
Although this rope does not seem to be as strong as the system's wind rope in terms of quality, it is sufficient for installing a beverage bottle shop.
After all, the system wind rope can only be exchanged for the purchase of the skylight, and this is a completely unnecessary expense for her who is now "penniless".
The main plastic bottles for the additional bed and the connecting ropes were ready. Chang Ruijia looked at the things in her hand and thought seriously about what method could be used to fix them together more firmly.
At the beginning, Chang Ruijia thought of placing these beverage bottles vertically side by side, and then tying them tightly with ropes.
According to this method, the height of the beverage bottle itself can fully support the buoyancy, and the stability of the entire added bed can also be more solid.
However, when Chang Ruijia actually counted the number of these beverage bottles, she found that this method was difficult to implement.
Abandoning the original length of more than ten centimeters high of the beverage bottle, only the palm-sized bottom is used as the area for adding a bed. This requires a much greater number of beverage bottles.
Just relying on the beverage bottles in Chang Ruijia's hand, if they were connected bit by bit, they would only be enough to add one or two rows of space on the six-meter-long bed.
Moreover, the space added is only the size of a palm, so it really feels like it would be better not to do it.
After much deliberation, Chang Ruijia gave up the original idea of filming and began to think of other methods.
In fact, compared to others who made a boat out of beverage bottles out of thin air, Chang Ruijia just added some extra space on the bed that could float, and there was no serious problem to be solved.
Chang Ruijia looked at the other items on the bed, and after thinking about it, she decided to try putting the drink bottle upside down.
This method was not adopted at first because we were not sure whether the stability of the added bed could be guaranteed after the beverage bottles were turned over.
After all, if you don't put water in the beverage bottle, it's just a piece of plastic. In addition, if you unfold the beverage bottle to its maximum area, you can't be sure whether it can bear the weight.
But now, looking at the car tires that appeared on the bed, Chang Ruijia suddenly thought of another way to increase stability.
In her previous life, she could often see tire boats on the coast. For her now, this is a more powerful thing.
Looking at the only two tires left on the bed, Chang Ruijia smiled helplessly. Ever since the tires appeared on her bed, she seemed to have not been able to stay in bed peacefully for two days.
Either it was peeled open and made into a slingshot for fishing, or it was peeled open again and made into a rubber net bag for covering items at the head of the bed.
Now the only two remaining tires that were left to be used as temporary coffee tables were used by her for other purposes to make beds with floating objects.
Although the fate of the tire in front of it was pitiful, Chang Ruijia's hands did not hesitate at all and directly and skillfully separated the tire and the wheel hub.
For some people who make temporary tire boats, tires are something that can directly float in water, and all they need to do is to ensure that there is a flat surface on which the tires rest.
This is also the reason why many people simply take out a large steel basin and insert it in the middle of the tire as the smallest boat.
However, for Chang Ruijia, the beverage bottles that were originally used for making can be used as a temporary surface as long as they can be connected to the tires.
It happened in a flash. Now that the final plan had been decided, Chang Ruijia took out the rope and started connecting the flat surfaces of the beverage bottles.
It was not until she really started to make it that Chang Ruijia was glad that she did not simply connect the beverage bottles and use the Xiajin sea water as the surface.
Only after connecting the beverage bottles and feeling them in your hands, can you know how light such a simple shop is.
Chang Ruijia had no doubt that if the first storm came at this moment, this beverage bottle shop would fly directly into the sky and would never be seen again.
That would be a waste of effort for her.
She tied the rope around the middle of the beverage bottles and connected them into a string bit by bit. Seeing that only a few beverage bottles were already falling all over the place, Chang Ruijia could only use her hands and feet, kicking the things tied in her hands down while using all her strength to tie up the next beverage bottle.
Soon, a 20-centimeter-wide blue-green beverage bottle strap began to unfold in front of him.
After roughly estimating the number of remaining beverage bottles in her mind, Chang Ruijia was certain that by the time all the beverages were spread out in front of her, nearly half a meter of new space would definitely appear.
The most important thing is that this is not a one-time activity of adding beds. When a certain number of beverage bottles continue to accumulate in the future, new bed area can be added according to demand.
It's really a good thing that kills two birds with one stone!
With the imagination of a better life in the future, Chang Ruijia quickly wove two beverage bottle straps, waiting to put them together at the end.
However, the next step made Chang Ruijia feel a little troubled.
Her initial idea was to use car tires as floats fixed to the edge of the bed.
But what she accidentally overlooked was that the only place to fix the mast of the canopy at that time was the only place to fix the team song on the edge of the bed.
Now we have to continue fixing the tire, which is really a bit embarrassing.
After searching for a long time, she still couldn't find a place to fix it in the corner of the bed. Looking at the accessories that were already ready, Chang Ruijia was really reluctant to give up.
In fact, for her, there is another adventurous idea that should be able to solve this problem.
Looking at the dark blue sea with no apparent depth, Chang Ruijia was very clear about the structure of his bed.
Although there are only the bed board and mattress floating on the sea, her bed is supported at four corners under the sea, which is a perfect place to restrain the tire.
However, the place where the operation was carried out was really not very convenient for Chang Ruijia to perform.
Half-handstand with the upper body as close to the sea surface as possible is not only a huge test for her body, but also an infinite test of courage for Chang Ruijia.
She still has not forgotten those people who died because they used their bodies to paddle in the sea, which eventually attracted the attention of monsters. Although the monsters have disappeared in the sea now, what if they suddenly return?
Chang Ruijia hesitated for a long time between the possibility of being hurt by the monster and giving up the space for adding a bed.
Finally, looking at the still motionless sea, she made up her mind to fix the tire. As the saying goes, nothing ventured, nothing gained!
But before immersing his body in the sea water, Chang Rui still has one most important thing to do.
Chang Ruijia took out the protective suit that had been kept in the corner of the commodity warehouse. She originally thought that she would never need these things again after the fog ended, but now she had to put them on again.
The mist had evaporated from the sea surface right before her eyes. Without knowing it, she could have simply used sea water to wash the bed and dry it, but it was better to take precautions now.
She still cherishes this hard-earned life very much.
Because the most important thing was to be done in the sea water, Chang Ruijia did not protect herself completely. She only wore protective clothing to protect her body that was in direct contact with the sea water.
The rope, which had not appeared for a long time, was tied around her waist again, securing her to the head of the bed to ensure that she would not accidentally fall into the sea due to any operational error.
Everything was ready. Chang Ruijia threw the inflated tire inner tube onto the sea, picked up the rope that had been tied to the tire and began to grope for the bed legs that were submerged in the sea water.
Chang Ruijia's goal was clear. She lay down in the corner at the end of the bed and started groping, but the foot of the bed might not appear at the very edge under the bed.
The rope tied to the head of the bed was getting straighter and straighter. If the rope was not strong enough, it would have turned white by now, and would have continued to bind Chang Ruijia's body.
However, although she was prepared for the possibility that the foot of the bed might not be easy to find, when the strength of the ropes on her body had reached its limit and she still couldn't find the foot of the bed, Chang Ruijia's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.
Could it be that this matter is just over? Chang Ruijia, who had given up temporarily and lay back on the bed, turned her head and glanced at the packed bed, thinking somewhat unwillingly.
No, she clearly remembered that the foot of the bed was nearby. If she hadn't thought of this method, it would be fine, but now that she had thought of the best way and even made preparations, she had to find the location.
After tying the rope on her body a little lower, Chang Ruijia could only bend her calves to firmly fix the rope tied at her knees, and her whole body was more prone to lying on the sea.
This time, Chang Ruijia even put on all the waterproof and fog-proof things she had worn before. Half of her face was submerged in the sea water, and she was concentrating on searching for traces of the bed leg.
If those monsters suddenly appeared in the sea at this time, Chang Ruijia was not sure whether she could shrink her body back to the safe area in time.
Fortunately, God did not play this joke on her.
While Chang Ruijia finally found the foot of the bed and tied the tire rope in her hand to it and made a knot, the sea surface remained the same as when she first went into the water.
After surfacing from the sea, only one section of the rope on Chang Ruijia's body remained on her ankle. It can be said that if that foot had not remained on the bed, her entire body would have been swimming in the sea.
But now Chang Ruijia didn't have time to think about those things. She struck while the iron was hot and ran directly to the other side of the bed foot, repeated the last operation again, and tied the other tire rope to the bed foot. Then she lay back on the bed with confidence.
Looking at her ankles, the only dry part of her body, Chang Ruijia felt a sudden sense of fear in her heart.
If she had taken one more step into the sea, the rope would have detached from her ankles and she would have fallen into the sea, and her floating object might have disappeared.
Thinking of this unsolvable consequence, Chang Ruijia lay on the bed gasping for breath. She was only an ankle away from death just now. This was really something that made people break out in cold sweats.
Moreover, considering how deeply she had just immersed herself in the sea, if an expected monster suddenly appeared in the sea, even if the danger warning in his mind took effect, it would be impossible for him to swim past the monster in such a short time.
Each and every one of these incidents showed the entire process of how she had just escaped death.
Chang Ruijia was now lying on the bed, and she even wondered where she got the courage from just now to tie the safety rope around her waist directly to her feet. It was something that could easily come loose if she was not careful.
After escaping death, Chang Ruijia looked at the two car tires floating safely on the sea, and finally felt a sense of satisfaction.
These two useless tires are the foundation for everything she can do in the future.
Whether you want to continue to expand the area of the bed or want to use the position at the end of the bed to do anything, there are two solid and extremely stable cornerstones.
I will never have to go through the same trouble to find the damn bed leg under the sea again!
Having gotten rid of a major issue that had been on her mind for a long time, Chang Ruijia finally smiled with satisfaction as she looked at the plastic bottle platform floating steadily behind the bed.
The canopy that was originally blocking the end of the bed was removed without much effort. Chang Ruijia looked at the bed that had become much drier under the scorching sun and decided to reinstall it.
Due to the addition of half a meter of space at the end of the bed, the fence that originally surrounded the bed tightly now has a big hole.
It is still okay to continue using the fences on both sides to cover the items on the left and right of the bed, but there is no need to reinstall the bed. After all, the big gap cannot be easily filled.
Moreover, she has fully experienced the days of living under the scorching sun, and there is really no need to feel such a life deeply anymore. It is better to reinstall it in time.
He took off his protective suit without stopping and started to reinstall the canopy again. Feeling the rare coolness under the scorching sun, Chang Ruijia sighed comfortably.
Sure enough, this kind of normal life is better!
If possible, she really hopes that there will be no more trouble on this sea. Every time it happens, it is an extremely severe test for mankind.
But even with such a beautiful fantasy, Chang Ruijia knew that it was actually unlikely.
The situation at sea is unpredictable, and this is not just a simple saying.
If the sea could really be so calm and peaceful that no accidents would occur, then those things in the previous life where going out to sea meant leaving one's life to God would not happen so frequently.
For them, who are more like gambling their lives at sea than using various high technologies in their previous life, the only thing they can do is to make full preparations in advance to deal with the next crisis.
But the biggest cheating weapon in her hand is no longer useful!
Chang Ruijia once again sat on the plastic bottle at the end of the bed, looking at the sea surface which still showed no abnormalities, and sighed deeply.
She had never wished so much for the monsters that had appeared in the sea since she woke up to return safely.
Even though we have saved and saved again, some necessary shopping expenses are still unavoidable.
It has been a long time since the fog began to appear and the mall permissions have not been replenished. Now Chang Ruijia is looking at the decreasing number of permissions on the mall and she can no longer maintain her calmness.
Even if she ignores other small things, food and water are the things she must keep in sufficient quantities. These two things are essential in any crisis. Without enough food and water, no one can guarantee how long they can survive on the sea.
Now, for Chang Ruijia, the monsters have not appeared for two or three consecutive days, and even the number of permissions has been reduced. She has developed a deep sense of crisis about these two things, and she can no longer wait there.
Chang Ruijia gave the monsters in the sea one last night's chance. If there were still no monsters in the sea at dawn tomorrow, she would have to choose other ways to survive.
Looking at the deserted sky above the sea, Chang Ruijia couldn't help but sigh. Perhaps at this time, only a sufficient number of people could provide her with what she needed more.
She might just have to take the initiative to go out and look for people for the first time.
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