Xiao Jin frowned. She opened the map of the entire island and found that the island was quite large, and it was more than enough for 10,000 people to move around here.
The map is roughly divided into five areas: A, B, C, D, and E. Xiao Jin is currently in area C, which is the southeast corner of the map, next to the sea.
To be honest, considering the size of this map, ten minutes is really too short. Players might not even be able to escape when disaster strikes. Furthermore, the "choose two out of five" rule seems to be designed to prevent players from staying at the map's boundaries and simply going to whichever side is safest.
This means that even Xiao Jin might get trapped inside the disaster map.
After thinking it over, Xiao Jin felt that the system wouldn't immediately present him with a situation where he was doomed. Disasters vary in scale, and perhaps if he handled them well, he could survive.
It's too early to think about these things. There are still six hours before the first wave of disaster arrives. She should use this time to find more resource boxes and see if there are any items inside to help her cope.
To her surprise, as soon as she looked up, Xiao Jin saw two small silver-white boxes on the beach not far away.
Is it that conspicuous?
Xiao Jin was taken aback. Then she walked over across the soft sand, picked up the two basketball-sized supply boxes, and opened them.
A flash of light.
[Open Small Resource Box *2]
[Includes: 2 x 300ml mineral water, 4 x small bread rolls, 1 x coconut, +10 points]
I didn't expect there to be points in the resource box!
But Xiao Jin's expression was still somewhat indescribable.
The two resource boxes contained mostly useless items besides points. No wonder they were placed right at my feet; were they trying to keep the players from starving?
It's likely that not only Xiao Jin, but also other players probably have some food purchased from the system store in their inventory.
You might as well exchange all this food for points!
But then Xiao Jin noticed a line of small print faintly marked on the bottom of the bread: [All food items in the shop are inedible during this dungeon.]
Xiao Jin: "..." They really don't give us any loopholes!
She rummaged through her spatial storage, taking out a portion of food she had purchased from the system shop, and another portion she had collected in the game.
Thank goodness, Xiao Jin breathed a sigh of relief. The supplies she had stockpiled in the game were still edible, so she didn't have to worry about being unlucky and not being able to find resource boxes and starving to death.
The reason was that Xiao Jin, who had evolved into a psionicist, not only had a bigger appetite but also got hungry very quickly. The two bottles of water and the coconut could only keep Xiao Jin from dying of thirst for a short time. There were only four small bread rolls, each about the size of a palm, which would turn into a thin slice if squeezed.
Full? Not even enough to fill a gap between your teeth!
She said the system was worthless and that you couldn't expect it to show any kindness!
Xiao Jin then walked to the seaside, bent down slightly, and tried to see the situation in the sea.
Logically, there should be some crabs or fish in the sea, but before Xiao Jin could even get close, she felt a chill run down her spine. She raised an eyebrow, slowly backed away, and a shattered shadow instantly appeared in her palm.
There's something in the sea!
At that moment, Xiao Jin felt as if she were being locked onto by something. As for what it was, she couldn't see clearly. Even after she left the beach, the thing inside didn't show itself, and the ever-present threat gradually disappeared.
It seemed as if the other side wouldn't attack Xiao Jin unless she stepped into the sea!
It seems we can't go near the beach.
Glancing at the map, Xiao Jin exclaimed in surprise, "Huh?" "They're already starting to reduce their numbers?"
Whether it was the danger posed by the island itself or the actions of other players, the number of people on the panel increased from 1,000 to 9,976. In just five minutes, 24 people had died!
Actually, both of these situations exist.
Some people encountered other players on the island. Now that everyone knows that killing others earns points, the players became more cautious and less enthusiastic than they had been in the plaza earlier.
Some players, not wanting to cause trouble, would remain silent when both sides retreated, agreeing to a mutual retreat. Others, however, were far from innocent; in the game world, they killed many people for resources, both players and NPCs.
Many people were tempted by the 100 points, so some players were killed, some escaped with serious injuries, and others ran into a brick wall and were killed in return.
Among these 24 players, a few were simply unlucky.
In the center of Area B lies a natural lake, which is also the island's only freshwater source. Surrounding the lake are vast stretches of marshland.
A few unlucky souls were teleported directly to the swamp. Before they could even react, some lost their footing and sank in, while others had half their heads bitten off by crocodiles in the swamp, without even having a chance to use their items.
Not only in Area B, but in every area of the island, there are hidden dangers. Without systematic intervention, an isolated island located in an unnamed sea and without any human civilization is inherently uncertain.
…………
Two hours later, Xiao Jin crossed the beach and arrived deep in the jungle.
Along the way, she found six supply boxes.
Just as Xiao Jin had thought, supply boxes were not easy to find. The two on the beach earlier were probably a starting bonus given to players by the system.
The six supply boxes in Xiao Jin's hands were either hanging on tree branches, completely blocked by large rocks, or mostly buried in the ground.
If the resource box hadn't been so conspicuously colored, Xiao Jin wouldn't have noticed it at all.
After evolving, Xiao Jin's physical abilities were far superior to those of the tree that was over ten meters tall. She quickly scrambled up the tree and took down the resource box.
One liter of water, five small bread rolls, a waterproof cloth, two mangoes, and 20 points—that's what Xiao Jin got in the last two hours.
At this moment, Xiao Jin also encountered her first player since arriving on the island.
Xiao Jin found a resource box inside the tree hole. Just as she was about to open the box, she heard footsteps coming from a distance.
The other party thought he was hiding it very well, but to Xiao Jin's ears, both the sound of his feet lightly crushing the sand and gravel and his deliberately weakened breathing were exceptionally clear.
Xiao Jin paused for a moment, then pretended not to notice and continued opening the resource box in her hand.
[Open the Small Resource Box]
[Chocolate*1, Umbrella*1, Pineapple*1]
A bright yellow pineapple appeared in Xiao Jin's hand. Sure enough, a greedy gaze was faintly visible behind the tree, mixed with a hint of murderous intent.
Xiao Jin's gaze instantly turned cold. She then turned to the side, looking at the pineapple in her hand with a delighted expression on her face, as if she was happy to have found such a good thing.
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