On the third day on the deserted island, Gu Mian unlocked the backpack slot for storing bottled water.
One backpack slot can hold 99 identical items. If nothing unexpected happens, the water in this one slot should be enough to meet their drinking needs for a month.
The bronze box was still filled with a solid block of ice, which Xu Kun and the others must have solidified with dry ice spray before they left.
On the lid of the bronze box that served as a storage box, there was a small handful of red wild berries, each about the size of a fingernail, with clean leaves underneath.
I picked one up and tasted it. It tasted pretty good, very juicy, and had a slightly sweet flavor.
After finishing all the fruit, rinse your mouth with mouthwash, take out five bronze boxes from your backpack, and open them one by one.
[IOUs * 30]
[5 cornbreads]
[Mineral water * 5]
The above supplies will be doubled.
Perfect timing, cornbread can be used for breakfast.
Gu Mian opened two packets of spicy dried fish, sandwiched them between the bread, and ate them with relish.
The bread was soft and had a pleasant corn aroma; it tasted delicious, but it got a bit dry after eating too much.
Gu Mian could only open a bottle of mineral water, take a few sips to relieve the discomfort, and then continue eating.
One loaf of bread increases satiety by 10 points, and after eating it, she felt about 60% full, so she stopped eating.
After putting the remaining bread and bottled water into the box, she finally had time to study what the IOU was all about.
[IOU: Once signed, the player will be bound by the system.]
Um...that's it?
It's such a simple sentence, I really can't see anything special about it.
Gu Mian was still looking at the IOU over and over when the system notification sounded.
[Day 3 of survival on a desert island, 8:00 AM, sunny.]
Today's temperature is 30℃-40℃.
This round of natural disaster: High temperatures.
[Note: Starting today, the temperature will rise by 1°C daily until the end of the competition.]
Chat channel.
"If the temperature rises by 1°C every day, won't the lowest temperature be 40°C in ten days?"
"Holy crap! The highest temperature on the last day is 67℃? Are they trying to kill us with heat?"
"I thought the system would finally stop messing things up this time, but I didn't expect there to be a trap waiting for me here?!"
"There's no point in saying more, let's hurry up and find a suitable shelter!"
"I opened 10 bottles of mineral water from an airdrop yesterday, and I was happy that I wouldn't have to worry about not having water to drink for a while."
"This is bad! At this rate, I don't know if 10 bottles of water will be enough for me for two days!"
Upon seeing this message, an idea suddenly flashed through Gu Mian's mind.
Other players may lack water, but she certainly doesn't.
In that case, could we lend mineral water to players who need it using IOUs, and then repay them after they return to their rafts?
After all, what she needed was definitely not ordinary supplies, otherwise she would have just made a direct trade.
Furthermore, the IOU states that the player will be bound by the system after signing it. Does this mean she doesn't need to worry about being renege on her debt?
Let's give it a try.
Finding a small, partially burned twig in the fire, Gu Mian wrote on the IOU:
One bottle of mineral water can be exchanged for one purification stone, payable no later than the end of the desert island survival competition.
She wrote her own name in the lender's section, while the borrower's section was left blank.
Exchanging a bottle of mineral water for a purification stone would normally be nothing short of wishful thinking.
But in the extreme heat that followed, a bottle of water might have saved his life, and its value is naturally immeasurable by a single purification stone.
Open the chat channel: "[Image], does anyone need it? You can pay after the match ends."
"Uh... are you crazy? You want to trade a bottle of mineral water for a purification stone?"
Someone said sarcastically, "How dare you talk to a big shot like that? He just wanted to trick you, and if you didn't want to, fine, but how dare you say he's crazy?"
"I believe that Gu Mian wouldn't cheat me. Please send me the IOU via private message, I need to exchange it!"
So, Gu Mian clicked on the profile picture of Liu Wei and sent him the IOU and the twig.
Liu Wei: "[Image] It's signed. Can you send the water over now, boss?"
I haven't had a drop of water since yesterday, I'm dying of thirst!
Gu Mian clicked on the picture and glanced at it. After confirming that the borrower's name was his own, he sent a bottle of mineral water over.
[You have received a purification stone, which has been sent to your in-game mailbox.]
Gu Mian: ? ? ?
She had just sent the water when the system paid the outstanding amount?
I'm a little confused. So, does the constraint mentioned on the IOU mean that the system will first advance the borrower's resources to her?
Are you going to seize the borrower's assets only after the loan period has expired?
I don't understand, but it doesn't seem to be doing her any harm.
If you don't take advantage of an opportunity, you're a bastard.
Gu Mian found a small twig in the fire, wrote down the remaining 59 IOUs, and then continued sending messages in the chat channel.
"[Image] There are 9 more copies available. Send me a private message if you need them."
Yes, she doesn't plan to use all the IOUs at once.
Firstly, she has a limited supply of bottled water, and she needs to drink it herself.
Secondly, with everyone's backpacks sealed, she took out so much water at once, which was really too high-profile.
This doesn't align with her treacherous nature.
Although she's never seemed to keep a low profile...
In short, Gu Mian managed to exchange ten bottles of mineral water for ten purification stones using the IOU, which was a huge profit for her.
...
Around ten o'clock, a series of messy footsteps came from outside the cave, followed by a greasy male voice: "Brother Xia, what do you think of this place?"
"There's a pool of water and a cave; we can stay here until the competition is over."
Xia Ge: "This place is indeed nice. Let's go check if there's a lot of prey nearby. If there's enough prey here, we'll stay here."
Greasy man: "Okay, whatever Brother Xia says."
Then, the sound of hurried footsteps grew closer and closer to the cave.
Gu Mian drew her short sword and walked straight out, saying, "There are already people here. You should find another place."
The group of people, who were about to reach the cave entrance, were stunned when someone suddenly walked out from inside.
Soon, the greasy man retorted, "This cave doesn't belong to you, so only you can live here."
As he spoke, his eyes swept over Gu Mian's fair face with ill intent, "I think this cave is quite big, it's a waste for you to live alone, why don't you..."
Gu Mian frowned in disgust. Why did she always encounter such disgusting scum?
Xia Ge coughed and tried to smooth things over: "Xiao Li is right, this cave is big enough for all of us to live in together."
"Beautiful lady, if you don't mind, we can team up and help each other out."
"No need." Gu Mian sneered, brandishing the short knife a couple of times. "If you don't leave, I'll take it as a declaration of war."
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