Chapter 8 What's going on so late at night?
Unboxing!
Shen Dixin opened three wooden supply boxes without triggering a critical hit, but she was delighted and reached for the black iron supply box.
She usually padded the item a few times before touching anything important, and if it was crooked, she would padded it again. When the safety mechanism kicks in, the probability of getting a critical hit with a good item increases.
No critical hit! Shen Dixin recalled that she had triggered a critical hit more than ten times before.
She was internally rubbing her hands together like a madman, wishing for a critical hit!
Although the black iron supply box isn't much, why would you pray to gods and Buddhas only when you need it? Chen Dixin chose to do it every time. Whether he was devout to the gods or not, he was quite devout to the supplies.
The bracelet disassembled the nails, the wooden planks fell apart, and Chen Dixin checked the system announcement early on.
[Open the Black Iron Supply Crate to receive 5 EXP!]
[Congratulations, player! You have triggered a talent effect! You have gained 3 experience points from opening the chest!]
It triggered! But not fully. Chen Dixin sighed, "How did it get skewed to experience points? She wants resources!"
[Players have obtained a total of 1 rubber, 1 plank, 2 floral hair ties, 1 flashlight, 2 instant chicken legs, and 1 bag of orange jelly.]
These were ordinary supplies, but all of them were useful. Shen Dixin picked up a hair tie and tied her hair into a bun, which made her look much more refreshed!
On the sea, with its sticky, humid air and the sweat from working under the sun, Chen Dixin had long been annoyed by the sticky hair everywhere. If she had scissors, she could have given herself a buzz cut!
Now that we have hair ties, our hair can finally breathe a sigh of relief!
[As night falls, dear players, don't worry that the darkness will make it difficult for you to collect resources, because not only will material spawns be halved at night, but there will also be no supply crates! Please get some rest!]
There were already many people in the chat channel worried about how to get light at night, and the prices of items such as lanterns, tinderboxes, and flints were driven up.
[Have you noticed: Selling two lighters, reusable, extremely cost-effective. DM me with your price if interested!]
[Sunflower pitcher: I'm supposed to be getting some rest, why don't you just give everyone a coffin, dig a hole, and bury us so we can rest better?]
[Yellow River Yangtze River: What am I going to do? I'm out of supply crates! This lousy game is killing me! I opened four crates all day and didn't get a single food item. Can anyone give me some?!]
Shen Dixin took out the flint and steel she had exchanged with Xiaoming, used a nail to scrape off some wood shavings, and easily lit a fire in a few moments.
Like the starting point in many games, the initial plank is indestructible, so... even bizarre things like starting a fire on the raft are possible.
After the initial planks were expanded, they were now in the very center of the raft, quite a distance from the tent. Sleeping inside would definitely not allow one to feel the heat of the flames.
However, it is still the first spring, and the temperature is suitable. It is not time to need a fire for warmth. Chen Dixin lit the fire only for lighting. Otherwise, who would be responsible if he stepped into the water?
What's burning are the wooden planks left over from the supply crates, which were their primary use in the early stages.
Even with a campfire at night, it was difficult to see things in the distance. Chen Dixin didn't plan to continue collecting supplies, but instead focused her attention on the collection net in the crafting list.
This is where it comes in handy! Any materials that touch the collection net will be intercepted by it, and it can store twenty materials.
Chen Dixin used 96 palm leaves and 12 planks to make six collection nets, which she placed in a row along the side of the raft.
There were only eight palm leaves left to cleanse her soul, which was about what she had estimated. As for the leaves, enough was enough; she could have as many as she needed once she got to the island.
She opened the wooden box specifically for storing food, picked out a large white steamed bun, and then took out the half-eaten bun and half-bottle of water that she had left, without even glancing at the dazzling array of delicious food next door.
Having endured hardship for so long in my past life, I'm reluctant to eat these things.
The remaining half bottle of water was finished, and the remaining plastic bottle was collected by Chen Dixin, not only because plastic bottles have many uses, but also because it is not allowed to litter at sea!
It's an absolute double standard; players surviving at sea have virtually no human rights.
Even if it's covered with wood planks, plastic, and other general types of trash, you can't just not throw it away!
The various waste products generated can only be thrown into the randomly spawning recycling stations on the island, but since they can be exchanged for coins, Chen Dixin is happy to clean them up.
After confirming that both of her stamina-saving buffs were active, Chen Dixin began training with a serious expression.
She even brought out the resistance band she had picked up cheaply from other players, and both sides felt that the other was being taken advantage of.
Physical training is an officially sanctioned benefit of the survival game, allowing players to bridge the gap between themselves through hard work. It is said that every player can reach the human limit through training – an average of 12 points in stamina and agility.
The increase in the upper limit only records the initial attribute points. Even if Shen Dixin later raised her constitution to 9, the attribute points she can increase later will still be calculated as (3/12).
This is a godsend for weaklings! Huge potential for improvement!
Chen Dixin diligently did various exercises, one set after another, maintaining the same pace as during work to maximize her physical exertion and try to keep both buffs active throughout.
During breaks, they can also retrieve some supplies from the collection net.
The upgrade materials are now almost the same: wood (324/350) and plastic (245/350).
If you sell the remaining food at market price, you can get 56 materials. You can collect about ten items per hour using the collection net.
With about five hours left before going to bed at midnight, and some sporadic processing fees coming in, I'm sure I can upgrade my ship to level two on the first day!
By that calculation, it's possible that you could gather enough food without even selling any, but Shen Dixin still traded all the food, except for her big white steamed buns.
Food is only scarce when it first arrives. She's selling it at a high price now because it's a seller's market. After a few days, when everyone has food on hand and starts selling, the price will drop and stabilize at 2-3 basic materials.
Every little bit helps!
When exercising, she would clear her mind and relax by listening to people chat. She easily found the voice broadcast function in the chat channel and listened to the emotionless system voice reading the messages.
"He didn't know that a pair of blood-red eyes were already watching him from behind."
"As the man pushed open the door, the vines on the wall began to rustle and crawl."
"Guest, please do not move around." The butler in black appeared behind the man at some point, speaking softly, his cool breath brushing against the man's neck.
"Ahhh, big brother, please stop talking! I feel like Sadako could crawl out of this sea any minute now."
The man whirled around, but there was no one there. It was as if the sound he'd just heard was a hallucination. A look of confusion crossed his eyes, then they became empty and stiff. He muttered, "I must have misheard. I made sure that old man was fast asleep before I came out. Haha, an ancestral relic! I'll be rich after this job!"
Cleanse your heart: ...
No, where would I have gotten the money for her?
I glanced down and wow, as soon as it got dark, the ghost storyteller came out. And it was someone I knew. Xiao Ming is such a lively guy.
The words read by that inorganic voice had a chilling quality to them, and with the evening breeze and the surging flames, most people would feel a chill down their spines.
Shen Dixin listened for a moment. Although the plot was old-fashioned, it didn't have any major flaws. He figured he could just make do with it and buried himself in his training again, treating it as background music.
There are very few people who exercise like her. After dark, most people look at the stars and the moon, and talk about poetry and philosophy with people they don't meet.
Losing communication with people would be an unbearable experience on this vast ocean.
With mutual dependence and mutual support, the atmosphere in the channel has become much warmer and more harmonious, and even those who ask for high prices in transactions are no longer ridiculed.
One advantage of digitizing the body is that normal humans can only rest after exercising continuously to a certain extent; it is almost impossible to achieve rapid progress.
But now, Shen Dixin can do several sets of exercises in one go, catch her breath, and once her strength returns, she's a hero again! She can just close her eyes and start training!
It's like quickly recovering to the next day's state after a day of training and continuing to train. You can train in one day what others train in a week. As long as you don't die, you train like crazy!
During my journey of purification, I took some time to upgrade my ship.
[Congratulations to the player on upgrading their boat to level 2 – a brand new raft, boat durability (500/500), onboard facilities: tent (upgradeable), level 1 workbench (upgradeable)]
[Congratulations to the player who has obtained the unique title "Just Like New!", unlocked when the first player upgrades their ship to level 2. Wearing this title increases ship speed by 5%.]
With the title "Hey, Raft!", some planks and plastic were returned, and the remaining 5% of items that were less than one piece were automatically replenished with basic materials.
After the upgrade, the following materials are available: 32 planks, 22 plastic, 6 stones, 8 palm leaves, 2 silver ingots, 3 copper ingots, 3 iron plates, 3 gold ingots, 7 iron nails, 1 charcoal, 1 gasoline, 2 batteries, 1 wire, 2 electronic components, 1 canvas, 1 rubber, and 6 iron wires.
[Required for tent upgrade: 50 planks, 20 stones, 10 ropes]
[Required for upgrading to Level 1 Workbench: 50 Wooden Planks, 30 Nails, 30 Stones, 15 Gold Ingots, 10 Silver Ingots, 10 Copper Ingots, 2 Glue, 2 Tape]
Starting from level two, the materials required for upgrading visibly increased. However, this was only a fraction of what was needed to upgrade a level three ship. The level one workbench could only make items of blue quality or lower, so upgrading was necessary. The tent wasn't needed much, so it was upgraded as well.
Shen Dixin knew that the remaining materials would definitely not be gathered today, so he put them aside for the time being.
Counting the time, Shen Dixin didn't rest at all in the last session. She used up all her energy before 12 o'clock, leaving herself only 20 points. When she finished practicing, she couldn't even lift her arms.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one could see him, Chen Dixin crawled from the bow to the stern of the boat without any regard for his image.
She threw herself onto the blanket and instantly fell asleep!
In the middle of the night, Shen Dixin vaguely heard the sound of rain hitting the tent. The habit she had developed at sea made her subconsciously think about whether anything would get wet. After checking everything, she buried her head back under the covers and went back to sleep comfortably.
The next day, upon hearing the alarm clock, Shen Dixin almost instinctively sat up from the covers, getting out of bed before her brain could even process the idea of staying in bed.
Six o'clock! A calm and focused mind won't sleep a second longer; six hours is more than enough.
I've just managed to consume half of the extra energy I get from sleep, and with the six hours of natural recovery, my energy level is now 187/190. If I sleep any longer, I'll lose energy.
As dawn broke, Shen Dixin had just emerged when he spotted a supply crate floating in the distance – a perfect start!
With a flick of the hook, then a flick of the hook, Chen Dixin, still dazed, hooked up several items of supplies before finally coming to his senses.
Stretching her body, Chen Dixin took out her mouthwash and used a quarter of the bottle to tidy herself up.
You know, once you break the habit of maintaining hygiene, it's very difficult to continue. As for her body, Chen Dixin could only give herself a simple wash and change into the new clothes she had exchanged.
It only took ten minutes to finish this whole thing; Chen Dixin's dawdling habit had long been cured by this lousy game.
While eating breakfast, Shen Dixin, as usual, opened her bracelet and checked her messages. She found that Xiaoming had sent her quite a few messages, the earliest of which was from 2 a.m. last night.
"It's raining, oh no, do you have anything to shelter from the rain?"
"Great, it didn't rain for long."
"Oh no, I think I have a fever. My head is so dizzy. I hope the game won't make me stupid."
In the last comment, Xiaoming said he had gained another debuff and felt like he couldn't survive.
The message included all the remaining supplies he had.
A note from the author:
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