Chapter 32 The Gambler God doesn't play dice, but the gambler does...
Shen Dixin thought to herself that she couldn't do a losing business, so she drafted another contract for Lu Mingang to sign, which would extend the servant contract by one day for every experience fruit.
Lu Mingang accepted it immediately without even glancing at it twice.
Shen Dixin was speechless. Could it be that they sold him out and then helped him count the money?
I glanced at the chat channel and saw that everyone was quite active today. They started chatting before evening, and I could barely keep up with all the messages.
I only read a few posts before I was almost overwhelmed by their anxiety.
Batian: Damn it, @Liguagua, come out here! Why are you selling me sour bread? It's been sitting out for days! Don't force me to come find you offline.
What was that just now? It's already the seventh day without me even realizing it. Every time I close my eyes, I feel like I can go back home and lie down...
Qi Mu: There are only 12 hours left. What do you think will happen after the newbie protection period ends?
"I'll just hang myself if I have to": Good grief, you almost drove me to my death. You call this a newbie protection period? How creative.
Crying Cat Head: My family has been fishing at sea for generations, but I became a lawyer because I didn't want to die at sea. Who would have thought that I would end up making a living at sea? lol Compared to the ordinary sea, this place is indeed too calm.
Little Fish Ball: Brothers and sisters, don't scare me! Is there really going to be a storm? Can my little raft hold up? It'll capsize in one big wave!
The team card that Chen Dixin had tried so hard to keep secret was revealed when the second card was released. After all, although the team card is useful, its output is not particularly low. Currently, its market price is about eight iron blocks. Fortunately, players do not yet know how to avoid the team card.
What they guessed was actually pretty close to the truth.
She needs to rest early tonight because once the newbie protection period is over, the storm will follow seamlessly.
Who dares to sleep? They'll be thrown into the sea in a heartbeat.
Shen Dixin pursed her lips. Although she had upgraded the ship to level three and was not afraid of storms at all, it also meant that her peaceful life was over.
What followed was disaster.
For the first time, Chen Dixin offered advice without receiving any payment.
AAA Supply Wholesaler Lao Shen: It might be unsafe after the newbie protection period ends. I suggest that players who can upgrade their ships gather enough supplies to upgrade them first.
It's not about the quality of the wine: By now, everyone should have upgraded to level 2 ships and be stuck on level 3 materials, right?
Taoyuan: Since Sister Chen has said so, I won't stock up on food. I have fried chicken, fried fish fillets, fried turtle eggs, and all kinds of other things. It's a cheap clearance sale, so contact me quickly if you need any.
Of course, besides these friendly words, there were quite a few people who secretly criticized Shen Dixin for talking without understanding the situation. Was it because they didn't want to upgrade the ships? No, it was because they lacked supplies!
Seven days have passed, and it's a certainty that players who don't give up will upgrade their ships to level two, but level three ships... I estimate that only Shen Dixin will be able to do it.
She wasn't just making things up; if she hadn't experienced it herself, Shen Dixin wouldn't have believed why so many people wouldn't upgrade their ships.
Perhaps they used all their resources to develop their professions, like in Peach Blossom Spring; or perhaps they were too extravagant from the start and didn't accumulate any resources? Or perhaps the calm seas made them lower their guard and think that upgrading their ships wasn't important?
Regardless, Shen Dixin clearly remembered that the storm in her previous life swept away more than two thousand players, giving the survivors a harsh lesson: the sea is not as peaceful as you think.
As the start of each month's disaster, the storm has a special function in survival at sea—eliminating players whose ships are not up to standard.
The first wave of the storm undoubtedly hit level two.
"I'll offer whatever I can to remind you," Chen Dixin thought, pulling himself back to his senses and bowing his head.
Zhu Sha is waving its tentacles at Chen Dixin to show him the supply crates it has retrieved!
On the morning of the seventh day, with the extra experience accumulated from the previous critical hits, Zhu Sha quickly leveled up to level two.
Unlike humans, the attributes they gain from leveling up cannot be arbitrarily increased; they only increase according to their own development path. Its strength and agility each increased by one point.
After the upgrade, Chen Dixin wanted to test Zhu Sha's abilities, so he sent it to carry back a supply box. Unexpectedly, the little guy did a perfect job, not only carrying the supply box but also bringing back some supplies along the way.
The cinnabar panel shows an agility of 9, but the speed is still not fast, and it often takes about ten minutes to swim a lap.
After all, due to racial limitations, the rabbit's agility of 9 is obviously different from the tortoise's agility of 9. Fortunately, there won't be that many supply boxes for it to pick up anytime soon.
Zhu Sha clearly felt this was hard work. Every time she came back from retrieving a supply box, she would linger in front of Shen Dixin until she approved her to get a meal.
It, Cinnabar, is a good jellyfish that can support itself!
Under its guidance, it even learned to read the red dots on a simple radar. A red dot meant that life had come and it could be exchanged for food!
Chen Dixin is now truly free of worries. If people who were tormented by pets in their past lives knew about Zhu Sha, they would probably carry him home in a sack overnight.
However, not everyone has the financial means to raise Zhu Sha. In just a few days, it has been eating enough food for six or seven people every day!
Perhaps this is the saying "poverty makes even the most devoted pets miserable"—if you don't give your pet enough to eat, it's no wonder they find fault with everything you do.
After calming my mind and purifying my body, I even started exercising during the day. Once my physical condition improved to a certain level, I had less and less time to rest.
She chose to do some physically demanding exercises so that she could both conserve her energy and get some rest.
Then she lay happily under the parasol, where her new recliner was, took a sip of the coconut chicken soup that Lu Mingang had made for her, and leisurely opened the box.
There's an extremely low chance of finding gold supply crates on the sea surface with Tier 3 ships, and the one Zhu Sha brought back is exactly that.
[Open the Golden Supply Crate to receive 5 experience points!]
[Congratulations, player! You have received 2 sets of supplies from the chest!]
[The player has obtained a total of 8 nails, 4 wires, 2 concrete, 2 emeralds, 2 first aid kits, 2 planks, 2 lotions, 2 cashmere vests, 2 tissues, 2 whole-grain breads, and 2 green wooden bed blueprints.]
I made two copies of the blueprints. I studied one myself and hung the other in the shop.
There's always someone who wants a bed.
She couldn't resist the bed either, but it was too expensive and useless except for comfort. It's great that it's been exposed now!
Having a bed would at least offer some relief from the pervasive dampness at sea, but Chen Dixin still felt the lingering salty smell of the ocean and figured he was about to develop rheumatism.
After three days of preparation, Shen Dixin now has the confidence to plan the upgrade requirements for level four ships. In addition to resources, there are additional requirements after level four.
[Character Level Required for Ship Upgrade (4/5)]
[Number of building repairs required for ship upgrade (8/8)]
[Materials required for boat upgrade: Planks (3322/10000), Plastic (2450/10000), Rope (43/200), Nails (187/400), Iron Plate (88/300), Wire (24/200), Electrical Wire (25/150), Rubber (167/100), Gold Nuggets (25/100), Silver Nuggets (26/150), Copper Nuggets (37/150), Electronic Components (12/60), Alloy (4/40), Battery (6/40), Steel Reinforcing Bars (5/20), Concrete (6/20)]
The supplies required for a level four ship have increased exponentially, and Shen Dixin knew that this was not something that could be gathered in a day.
The required level and number of repairs are not a big deal in the early stages; usually, gathering all the materials is enough to achieve the goal. However, the difficulty in the later stages can rival that of collecting resources.
At this moment, Shen Dixin received the message.
Luck is on my side: Boss, do you want an entry spot to the premium island?
Scrolling up through the chat history, it turned out to be the person who had helped her buy things on Dwarf Island.
AAA Materials Wholesaler Lao Shen: Tell me more, do you have an invitation letter?
The so-called invitation is issued by some high-level event islands and may appear in various supply boxes. For example, Yuyin Island, which Chen Dixin visited, is eligible for this.
Players who use the invitation can go to the island to participate in activities in the next day or two, and some invitations have special effects.
I denied the prediction and sent a screenshot of my talent.
[A-Level Gambler: You always roll the dice when making important decisions.]
Luck is on my side: Hehe, my dice have twenty sides. Last time on Dwarf Island, I rolled a 14, and today's number is 18! There must be something good in here! Hey, wanna come with me? I even have a team card.
Seeing that my luck was on my side and I had everything prepared, Chen Dixin told her to speak her mind and not to hold back.
Luckily, she explained that she didn't dare go up alone. The dice rolls don't lie, but they don't care whether you live or die.
Last time she rolled 18, but before she even got to the island, she saw a bear hunting on the shore. With its claws and teeth, it would probably have smashed her bones to pieces with one slap!
In the end, I could only leave dejectedly. What a waste of such a good island! My luck was practically bleeding inside me; it was 6 PM!
This damn die is like cheating. She can roll it a dozen or twenty times a day, but she might not roll a number greater than 15 even once in a whole day. What's more, it just so happens to land on an island. Who knows how many good things it might contain!
So this time at 6 PM, my luck was such that I dared not make any rash moves. I gritted my teeth, bought a team card, looked through my friend list, and chose to cling to a powerful player. It shouldn't be too difficult to save her life, right?
Even if it really doesn't work out, having someone die with her makes the journey less boring, doesn't it?
As for the rest, luck isn't something that comes easily to me, the gambler's title. She loved gambling even before she went to sea to survive, because fortune favors the bold!
For Shen Dixin, this was like a windfall!
Old Shen: Sure, shall we go now? I'll pay for the team card, and I'll bring a helper along.
My luck was so good I was overjoyed, and I readily agreed. Let's set off right now! We're going to wreak havoc!
The name of Shen Dixin on the team card slowly turned black, and both of them showed mysterious smiles.
My luck is on my side: I'm safe now.
Chen Dixin: Now we have an island.
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