Chapter 5
Jiang Zihan circled around the wooden house angrily and asked everyone in the barrage, but they all said they had not seen anyone come.
This is a bit strange. Even if Zhizhi is dormant, it should be able to sense if an evil beast comes.
So it is very likely that the thief who stole the tomatoes was not an evil beast!
Could that be a deformed war beast? Zhizhi sniffed the surroundings and tilted her head in confusion.
Jiang Zihan opened the system interface. The bright red distortion values around him kept jumping, but they were still stable, no different from before.
She looked at the remaining large tomatoes with a bit of depression. The ones at the top weren't ripe yet, but they would be soon. What if she wasn't careful again and they were stolen?
The live broadcast was not captured and the system did not respond. It seems I have to rely on myself.
She gritted her teeth and, carrying her multi-purpose shovel, ran to the bamboo forest. The soil in the area where the distortion had been cleared had become much softer, and a number of autumn bamboo shoots had sprouted. She broke off a few and threw them into her backpack, then chopped a few more into bamboo shoots and brought them back.
The bamboo was split into bamboo poles and made into railings around the wooden house. The simple courtyard took shape, and some mutated thorn branches were placed on top for protection and to increase the deterrent effect.
While busy, Jiang Zihan finally remembered that he was a host, so he started chatting with the barrage.
By now she had lost interest in rewarding people. After all, the variety was too limited. It was not as interesting as exploring the dense forest to harvest fresh ingredients.
It would be nice if they could tip something new.
Jiang Zihan: "Wait until I finish building the fence. Hopefully, it will stop the thief."
Seeing that the host finally paid attention to them, the barrage of comments immediately started refreshing the screen frequently.
She glanced at the comments: "Can Zhizhi do juggling? Don't you feel guilty about letting a little mouse perform for you?"
"Go say hello to the other streamers? No, I can't fight or run away, I don't want to die. Can't we just stay alone like this?"
"What? Saving for seeds?" Jiang Zihan paused, glanced back at the tomatoes that were growing beautifully, and nodded seriously, "You're right, I have to save one."
The number of seeds is limited, so you have to find a way to save some for emergencies.
Because the tomatoes were planted outdoors, she was very restrained when using the growth medium, at least to avoid anyone noticing any problems with the growth rate. Fortunately, this was a distorted world, where a dense forest could sprout a field of bamboo shoots overnight, so it wasn't uncommon for her tomatoes to mature in a few days.
Jiang Zihan picked a tomato with the best shape, marked it, patted it gently, and then used it to breed other small tomato seedlings.
She rubbed her hands, waved to the live broadcast, left Zhizhi outside the house as a temporary anchor, and returned to the cabin to continue opening treasure chests.
Low-level Iron-tier treasure chests were actually quite easy to obtain. The distorted plants in the dense forest alone provided a good amount of points, but the rewards were mostly common consumables. Pure water alone was piled all over the floor. There were also some tools, like scissors, needles and thread, and hoes.
In order to avoid suspicion from the live broadcast audience, she would ride her bicycle around every day. The wicker basket had a lid, so they couldn't see what she picked up.
In addition, the items opened from the treasure chest are not always 100% new. Sometimes there are some old items such as "worn shoes", which can be barely fooled.
Jiang Zihan thought about it and realized that it would be a waste of time to open ten at a time. The system warehouse had a limited number of slots, and the wooden house would soon be unable to hold the extra things.
After this batch is opened, she needs to save some money first, for example, save ten bronze-level treasure chests and open them together. Maybe she can get an extra silver-level treasure chest?
The sound of opening a treasure chest jingled in my ears, and the numbers on the [Warehouse] button on the system interface kept changing, and new items that exceeded the number of grids were thrown out.
Click.
Jiang Zihan stepped forward to pick it up and weighed it casually.
The bag was quite light and it didn't sound like a hard object. But when I opened it, I found that it was actually a bag of seeds.
Jiang Zihan found the corresponding name in a series of system notifications, [Random Seed]?
She poured the stuff out, and sure enough, it was a bag of seeds of several varieties mixed together, some big and some small, and she could only barely identify one or two kinds.
There was one thing that made her hesitate. The seed was about the size of the little finger. Her eyes lit up. This thing looked like a cotton core?
If these are really cotton seeds, then she will have hope for winter!
[Ding Dong—The Bronze Treasure Chest has been opened. Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Random Weather Changer +1. I wish you a happy life!]
Why do my treasure chests keep popping up random items? Are they nesting dolls?
Jiang Zihan clicked on the weather changer and saw a palm-sized ball in his hand. It looked a bit like a weather bottle. If this thing could really change the weather, it wouldn't be considered a purely scientific reward, right?
Artificial rainfall requires the launch of catalysts, but the system only needs to open a treasure chest. It seems that the system is not so useless.
[Ding—Congratulations on obtaining the weather · Thunderstorm, which lasts for 10 minutes. Would you like to use it immediately?]
Jiang Zihan nodded "yes", and instantly the sound of thunder was heard outside.
Rumble!
Zhizhi was so frightened by the thunder that she hid in her collar. She looked out the window and saw that it started to rain heavily a few seconds later.
The range of this thunderstorm is not too large, and it is estimated that it can barely reach the mountains and forests.
Jiang Zihan wrapped herself tightly in the quilt, took a deep breath, and used her points to upgrade the system. She suddenly felt that this random weather changer was the carrot the system was dangling in front of her, tempting her to keep spending points.
But it worked.
[Ding—System upgrade, congratulations on reaching level 3, the battle beast training function is enabled, do you want to add the big-eared rat to the training list?]
Jiang Zihan nodded "yes" without hesitation.
More and more detailed properties are listed.
Primary training of war beast 1:
Species: Big-eared mouse
Age: 2 years old
Level: C (upgradable)
Physical fitness: C level (upgradeable)
Skill: Claw Assault (Upgradeable)
Distortion value: 54
Current status: Malnutrition
This series of information is quite comprehensive, and there is even a full-body X-ray diagram next to it, showing all the distorted parts, making it clear at a glance where things can develop and where they must be suppressed.
Just when she wanted to know more clearly, the system immediately popped up a warning interface: "Host level is too low, permissions have not been opened."
Jiang Zihan was speechless for a moment. She was about to level up again, but this time her points were really not enough, so she had to hold back.
[Ding—Detected the host's first association with a war beast, an additional reward of a "Basic Nutritional Meal Formula" was obtained.]
She clicked on it and took a quick look. The formula was nutritionally comprehensive and would be very helpful for Zhizhi's current malnutrition. It seemed that this new feature was still of great value. The only bad thing was that they were on a deserted island, and it was a bit difficult to gather all the ingredients.
She counted and found that she had seen most of the ingredients on the island. She planned to go to the jungle to look for the rest to see if she could put together the recipe.
As for upgrading Zhizhi's skills, that was not within her consideration. After all, she knew nothing about war beasts, and blindly training them might be counterproductive. So as long as she could control its deformation and prevent it from getting worse, she would just do her duty as a breeder.
Jiang Zihan walked into the dense forest carrying a basket. After the rain, the surroundings were filled with a fresh fragrance of grass and trees, and all the plants seemed refreshed as if they had drunk a lot of water.
During the exploration, she also found a pool of mountain spring water in an inconspicuous place, but the water quality was not clear enough. She lay on the ground and scooped a small bucket of water back. After filtering it, she should be able to use it directly.
Water means food.
In the next few days, the amount of wild supplies suddenly increased dramatically. Jiang Zihan dried and stored all that could be found, and finally the first recipe was complete.
She squatted in front of the stove and processed the ingredients one by one according to the steps. It was called a nutritious meal, but it was prepared for war beasts after all. In a sense, it was similar to cat food and dog food, all of which were dried.
Jiang Zihan didn't take it seriously at first, but as the nutritious meal was gradually completed, an enticing aroma began to fill the air.
Zhizhi was sniffing her little nose in her sleep, and her body had already moved closer before she even opened her eyes.
The man and the rat looked into the pot and began to swallow their saliva.
When it was out of the pot, Zhizhi dove into the small bowl without saying a word. Seeing this, Jiang Zihan became even more greedy and couldn't help but pick up a small piece with chopsticks and put it into her mouth.
She smacked her lips, and the food didn't taste as good as it used to. After all, the taste sensitivities of war beasts and humans were different, so it was normal that it didn't suit her taste.
This is good. She doesn't have to worry about competing with Zhizhi for the nutritious meal. After all, it takes a lot of effort to make such a pot.
Jiang Zihan bottled the remaining portion and sealed it. This amount would last Zhizhi about a week based on her appetite. She would then find a way to add some snacks to it, and it should be able to recover from its malnutrition soon.
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The cotton buds grew very fast and took root in a corner of the yard in just a few days.
After the railing was inserted, the thief was indeed blocked.
Jiang Zihan went to pick tomatoes at a set time every day, for fear that he would be a step late.
The other party had been unsuccessful for a while and finally couldn't bear it anymore.
In the middle of the night, Zhizhi, who was lying on the side, suddenly stood up with its two big ears standing straight up. Jiang Zihan, who was half asleep, was startled by its movement. What happened?
She suddenly tilted her ears and heard a faint rustling sound outside. She leaned over to look out through the crack in the door and saw several dark shadows gradually approaching the hut.
Evil beasts! More than one!
She couldn't help but hold her breath. The evil beasts were getting closer and closer, and began to ram the railings hard. The railings were shaking, and even with the thorns there, they rammed even harder in pain!
If this continues, we won’t be able to survive even an hour, let alone daybreak.
Jiang Zihan held the stressed Zhizhi in her arms and comforted her and herself: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it will be fine."
She held the scalpel in her hand and picked up the torch in the corner. If the hut was also broken into, she would find a way to lock them in and burn it down...
Perhaps they smelled the scent of a living person inside, the evil beasts drooled and their movements became more violent.
Bang!
The flimsy railing gave way.
Zhizhi was instantly enraged and quickly squeezed out through the window.
"Zhizhi!" Jiang Zihan was shocked and immediately rushed to the window.
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