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On the [Character] page, there's an [Add New] option. Tao Sai clicked it, and the system began scanning the object in her sight. The wardrobe in her field of view appeared with a red border, and a mechanical sound indicated an error, because the wardrobe wasn't a character.
Tao Sai slowly turned her head and cast her gaze at Zhou Ning who was sleeping next to her. The jumping red border immediately turned into a constant green border.
Green means that the person can be added as a role.
Tao Sai further checked the character details and found that Zhou Ning's loyalty was as high as 99!
In the game, characters with a loyalty of 60 or above can be added as roles. Tao Sai remembered that when she was recruiting crew members during the game, she never encountered a character with a loyalty of 95 or above, and even characters with a loyalty of 85 or above were rare. It seemed that this girl was determined to follow her.
Tao Sai chose to add it without hesitation.
Ten seconds later, the system scan was complete and a second name was added to the [Character] list.
【Zhou Ning [female]
Star rating: ☆
Level: 1
Experience: 0/128
property
Intelligence: 4/100
Strength: 1/100
Physical strength: 1/100
Agility: 1/100
Resistance: 0/100
Skill: Unequipped]
It seems that the initial attribute points are based on one's actual situation. Zhou Ning's body is indeed a little weaker than hers. She has never liked sports and believes that life lies in stillness. When she was in college, Tao Sai asked her to go for a night run but never succeeded.
Therefore, Zhou Ning's basic attribute points are reasonable.
No, that's not right! Tao Sai suddenly realized that Zhou Ning's IQ was actually a little higher than hers. Damn it.
But in fact, intelligence in the game is a comprehensive concept, not just IQ, but also includes memory, learning, judgment and reasoning ability, etc. Maybe she scored lower in other aspects.
Tao Sai ignored this unimportant detail. She remembered that the newbie gift pack given by the system had arrived, so she quickly opened it in the [Backpack] module.
A string of subtitles skips just above the panel.
[You received [Star Upgrade Card x1], [Skill Blind Box x1], and [T7 Pistol x1]. ]
Three glowing game props immediately appeared in the originally empty [Backpack] grid.
Tao Sai's attention was focused on the [Star Upgrade Card]. She opened her character panel again with ease and clicked on the Star Upgrade.
[You used the [Star Up Card], and the character [Taosai]'s star level increased from (☆) to (★).]
Tao Sai remembered that star upgrades could not only improve the character's potential, but also compensate for some attribute points.
Looking at the character panel more carefully, it turned out to have changed.
【Tao Sai [female]
Star rating: ★
Level: 1
Experience: 0/128
property
Intelligence: 4/100
Strength: 8/100
Physical strength: 3/100
Agility: 3/100
Resistance: 1/100
Skill: Unequipped]
All attributes increased, but only the strength value increased by two points, which made Tao Sai have a bad feeling.
Tao Sai is also interested in the game props in his backpack, including the Skill Blind Box. Opening it randomly unlocks a skill that can be equipped or unequipped on any character. The Skill Blind Box costs 10,000 gold coins in the store, and can only be purchased once a month.
Each initial character has only one skill slot, but can go to the [Mall] to spend 50,000 gold coins to purchase additional skill slots.
Tao Sai had opened a lot of [Skill Blind Boxes] when he was playing games before. Some skills were very practical, while others were very useless.
One skill she remembered vividly was [Teleport], similar to the flash in MOBA games, which allowed her to instantly move about five meters in one direction. If there was an obstacle like a wall in that direction, she could even pass through it, a truly magical skill.
With this skill, it is almost impossible for the character to be killed by insect attacks. The disadvantage is that each use will cause great loss of physical energy.
Tao Sai focused his eyes on the icon. The novice gift package came with a [Skill Blind Box], so of course he had to open it and take a look.
【You opened the [Skill Blind Box]. 】
The system is redirecting.
Tao Sai prayed silently that he would not get any useless skills, and that it would be best if he could get combat skills that would be helpful in the early stages.
[You have acquired the skill [Deep Sleep·D-level]: After equipping this skill, you can enter a deep sleep state by closing your eyes for more than ten seconds.]
Tao Sai: “…”
Well, she is indeed not a European emperor, but a very dark African.
Leaving Africa and joining the EU? It’s impossible in this lifetime.
[Skill Blind Box] Although she can still use gold coins to buy it and open it later, this is not a problem she should consider now. She is a poor person with no money in her pocket.
As for the T7 pistol, it cannot be used now because the natural disaster has not officially arrived and society still has order and laws. Taking it out would be illegal possession of a gun, which is a crime.
Tao Sai returned to his room and equipped himself with [Deep Sleep]. Although it was a useless skill, it was better to have it than not.
Lying on the bed, Tao Sai closed his eyes.
The skill seemed to work, and she soon lost consciousness completely.
Tao Sai vaguely heard Zhou Ning calling her in her ear. As she regained consciousness little by little, she opened her eyes and found that Zhou Ning had indeed been standing by the bed since she didn't know when. The sunlight outside the window was dazzling and it was daybreak.
Zhou Ning looked puzzled and said, "Taotao, you never slept in before."
Tao Sai took out his cell phone and saw that he had slept until ten o'clock the next morning!
But she clearly felt that her sleep was very brief, as if she had just closed her eyes when she was awakened. It was indeed a deep sleep, and she must not have even dreamed during it.
Tao Sai got up from the bed and stretched out his body. At that moment, all the meridians and organs in his body were reactivated. Full energy and power filled his body, and all the fatigue was swept away, as if he had just walked out of a sauna. In one word, awesome!
This seemingly useless skill is still somewhat useful.
The plan for the whole day today is to dig the soil.
His phone indicated that several packages had been delivered, including the plastic storage boxes. His home was quite a distance from the delivery point, and the sheer volume of packages was difficult to move. After some thought, Tao Sai borrowed a rickshaw from his neighbor and hauled all the packages back from the delivery station in five trips.
These are just the packages accumulated in the past two days. There are many more and heavier things that have not been shipped yet and are on the way, and this does not include the ones Zhou Ning bought.
The two of them spent the rest of the morning squatting in the yard unpacking packages. Their hands cramped up in the end, and the packaging paper piled up to a considerable height.
Of course, Tao Sai wouldn't just throw these cardboards away. She would go to the scrap yard later to collect materials for upgrading the refuge boat, and then sell the cardboard for money. Her family's financial situation had forced Tao Sai to develop a good habit of saving money.
Today was a cloudy day, neither too hot nor too cold, perfect for work. After noon, Tao Sai took Zhou Ning to a field on the small slope behind the yard.
The soil of this land is moist and fertile. My grandfather has always used this land to grow vegetables. The vegetables grown are of good quality and high yield, so of course she has to move the soil here into plastic boxes first.
Since my grandfather was hospitalized, this land has been abandoned for more than a year and is overgrown with weeds.
Tao Sai stood on the stem, unwaveringly digging the soil with her hoe in both hands. Lifting the hoe handle, she used the lever to lift out a large lump of earth. Using the grooves on the hoe, she smoothly moved the entire lump into the plastic bin. She'd dig it back in for now, loosening the soil later; otherwise, it would be too much work.
Digging with one hoe after another, a plastic box was soon filled up. Tao Sai continued to dig for the next empty box with swift movements.
Although Zhou Ning was a city kid and had never done farm work, he was smart and could learn most of what Tao Sai did in just a few steps.
Soon, eight of the ten plastic crates they had brought in were full. Tao Sai asked Zhou Ning to continue digging out the two empty ones while she carried the filled ones back to the yard and then brought new crates.
Tao Sai bent down, then held the edge of the storage box with both hands, stood up, hugged the box and walked back home along the path.
Zhou Ning, who was wiping her sweat, accidentally saw her actions and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Taotao, you are too strong, aren't you?!"
Only then did Tao Sai notice that the box she was carrying was only about 70% full of moist soil, which must have weighed at least 20 to 30 kilograms. She was carrying it so easily and could walk calmly and freely on the rugged path.
The reason is not difficult to guess. The strength attribute on her character panel is much higher than that of ordinary girls. Then, when she upgraded her star, she compensated for it by two points of strength attribute, directly reaching 8 points, which is almost the value of a male.
For the next few hours, the two of them divided the work. Zhou Ning was responsible for digging the soil into plastic boxes with a hoe, and Tao Sai was responsible for carrying it one trip at a time.
During this period, Tao Sai's physical and strength attributes played a good role. Zhou Ning's speed in loading soil was far behind her speed in moving soil, and she could even find time to do Zhou Ning's work.
But even the best of physical strength eventually wears out, and after four hours, Tao Sai felt completely exhausted, as if he were about to fall apart. This feeling of exhaustion was even more intense than before.
As for Zhou Ning——
"Taotao, I can't take it anymore..." Zhou Ning collapsed on the edge of the field. In the end, Tao Sai carried her back home.
Today's exercise completely exceeded her limit. It seemed like she had done a whole year's work in just half a day.
It's fine when I'm working, but as soon as I take a break, my body gets cold, my back aches, and everything feels uncomfortable.
After taking a shower, Zhou Ning sat in the yard for an hour, still unable to recover. She complained, "Taotao, I feel exhausted. I have no strength left in my body. I'm sure it will take several days to recover."
Tao Sai helped her massage the sore parts on her back.
Work should indeed be done gradually, and Tao Sai herself hadn't done this kind of physical work in a long time. But with the added attribute points, she was stunned and couldn't control herself, and she exhausted herself.
She probably hasn't adapted to her physical condition after the increase in points, and needs some time to adjust.
But even though they worked so hard today, they only dug half of the soil, and there were still a hundred empty boxes piled in the yard.
Judging from Zhou Ning's current condition, she might have to dig the soil alone from now on.
Tao Sai helped Zhou Ning back to the room and lay on the bed. Suddenly, she thought of something. After the lights in the room were turned off, she quickly entered the [Character] section, removed her own skill [Deep Sleep], and equipped it on Zhou Ning.
Half an hour later, when Zhou Ning was almost asleep, she re-equipped herself with the skills and closed her eyes.
It's a bit shabby for two people to share one skill.
This was the last clear thought in Tao Sai's mind. After that, she completely lost consciousness and entered a deep sleep under the effect of the skill.
The next day, Tao Sai was awakened by the shrill ring of the alarm clock. Time passed so quickly that it seemed like just a blink of an eye.
Zhou Ning also woke up. She had a feeling that the pain all over her body would be more severe than yesterday, and she might even be unable to get out of bed. In the past, every time she did strenuous exercise, she would feel like a waste the next day.
She carefully moved her arms, nothing happened. Then she moved her legs. No pain? She expanded her chest, stretched her waist, got down, walked, jumped up, and miraculously, there was no pain at all.
She said excitedly: "Taotao, it's amazing! After a good sleep, I feel energetic again and full of vitality!"
This is thanks to the skill [Deep Sleep].
Tao Sai smiled with relief and patted her shoulder encouragingly. "That's good. Let's continue working today."
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