Day 15 of survival at sea, sunny weather.
Today is the seventh day of Hard Mode.
"Finally, we've made it to day 7. It's been such a long and difficult journey."
"Stop talking. I got back to the cabin ten minutes late this morning and was almost too hot to see Grandma."
"Oh my god, look at the number of survivors in the area, it's plummeting!"
Gu Mian was startled and looked at the upper left corner. In less than a minute, the number of survivors had dropped from more than 90,000 to 60,000, while the number of deaths continued to decline.
"What happened? How come so many people suddenly disappeared!"
"Is the protection period for the second batch of new players over?"
"Mom, it's so hot... I don't want to die!"
"Why is it suddenly so hot? It's so hot my heart is going to explode!"
"This bastard game was just brought in so we could die!!"
"Those of you still playing solo, hurry up and team up! Sharing resources with a group will definitely increase your chances of survival compared to playing alone!"
...
The chat channel was in complete chaos, with countless people sending team-up requests only to have their avatars turn gray the next second.
Soon, the number of survivors dropped to 30,000.
[System: High player mortality rate detected, hindering game progression; Hard Mode has been terminated.]
[System: Surviving players will enjoy a three-day "Peace Day".]
[System: All remaining Earth players will be released in three days. Players are encouraged to explore other gameplay features on their own.]
The moment the three announcements were released, the previously silent chat channel instantly erupted in excitement.
"What does 'peacetime' mean? Won't there be any danger?"
"Hehe, the hard mode has been turned off because of the high death toll."
"It really doesn't seem so hot outside anymore."
"This idiot game is going to throw all the Earth players into it in three days? Holy crap! My parents are almost seventy, how are they going to survive here?!"
"Upstairs, you can live with your parents."
"Sigh, I can barely survive on my own, I have no energy left to take care of others..."
"You're overthinking it. Do you think your family members live in the same district as you?"
The upcoming release of the third batch of players had little to do with Gu Mian. She wasn't close to her parents, and her grandmother, who raised her, had passed away. So she just watched others chatting enthusiastically.
The temperature has returned to around 30 degrees Celsius. Although it's still hot when facing the sun directly, it's not as terrifyingly hot as before.
At this moment, Gu Mian sat by the raft, testing the high-end fishing rod she had acquired the day before.
The advanced fishing rod can catch silver supply boxes; I wonder what kind of high-level supplies are inside.
...
An hour later, Gu Mian stared angrily at the three bronze boxes and one wooden box on the raft.
Although I knew the chances of catching a silver chest were low, I never expected that after an hour, I still wouldn't have caught a single one.
Gu Mian felt frustrated for a while, but still went to retrieve the six wooden crates from the resource network and prepared to open them.
[Toilet paper *1]
[Timber*, Weeds*3]
[Seasoning Set *1]
[Fire Basin Blueprint *1]
[Ice cream * 3]
[Thermal underwear *1]
...
Having not gotten anything good, it seemed like her luck wasn't great today. Gu Mian simply put away her fishing rod and began researching advanced planting land.
I rummaged through the storage cabinet, took out cabbage seeds, scattered them on the ground, and then watered them with a bottle of nutrient solution.
One minute later.
[The cabbages are ripe; please harvest them.]
[Collection successful, obtained 10 cabbages.]
Gu Mian: ...
I was stunned. The cabbages matured way too fast after using the nutrient solution.
I took a cabbage out of my backpack, weighed it in my hand, and estimated it to be over two pounds.
Cut the cabbage into about 20 portions with a kitchen knife, then make all of them into a cold cabbage salad and put it on the trading area.
Gu Mian: "[Cold Cabbage Salad * 100g] is now available. We're replacing it with various vegetable seeds."
"Look at this, what a big shot is? So many people have died, and he can still do business without batting an eye."
Wang Xuanyi: "Gu Mian, your heart is so cold. Are you a cold-blooded monster? So many people have died, and you still have the mind to sell food!"
Gu Mian looked completely bewildered: "Do I need to observe three seconds of silence? You've been in the game for days now, and you're still so naive?"
Here, who can guarantee they'll live to see tomorrow? Do you expect me to risk my life for someone else?
Wang Xuanyi: "But you can't just suddenly appear and sell food while everyone is mourning!!"
Gu Mian: "It's not like it was sold to you, it's so strange."
"The cold cabbage salad is so delicious, it's spicy and refreshing, but the portion is too small, 100g is not enough at all!"
Xu Kun: "Delicious, delicious, but the portion is too small. Mianmei, please put more on the shelves."
Jiang Bai: "Hmm, not enough to eat."
"Hey Wang Xuanyi, what are you jumping around for? I don't even know if I'll survive tonight, and I have to mourn for someone else?"
"If you're sick, go get treatment right away. I think you're delirious from the illness."
Hua Xinrui: "I agree with the comment above. If you're sick, get treatment quickly."
Seeing that everyone in the channel was speaking up for Gu Mian, Wang Xuanyi, who was staring at the screen, turned red with anger and became even more jealous of Gu Mian.
After criticizing Wang Xuanyi, Gu Mian went to check her emails.
20 servings of bok choy were exchanged for 6 romaine lettuce seeds, 10 potato seeds, 3 spinach seeds, and 5 Chinese cabbage seeds.
She wasn't getting many seeds, but she was still quite satisfied.
After a while, when more people own land, it won't be so easy to change seeds.
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