Luo Xinglan went to check on the land first.
She now has 4 square meters of prime land where she grows jujubes, grapes, long-staple cotton, as well as coconut trees, pine trees, chestnut trees, and walnut trees.
The pine trees are already as tall as a person, and they are densely packed together, making them look somewhat crowded.
There are also two medium-grade plots of land planted with sea buckthorn, cacti, saxaul trees, tamarisk, peanuts, and sunflowers.
It was also a crowded place.
The two ordinary plots of land are planted with cucumbers, watermelons, corn, and bok choy.
Since there were no trellises for climbing, cucumbers and watermelons were climbing all over the ground, and some cucumber plants even climbed onto corn stalks.
Basically, it's all about vying for living space.
Luo Xinglan had a bit of a headache. When she planted the seeds, she was only thinking about the joy of a good harvest and didn't plan properly. As a result, the crops have grown so densely that there's not enough land left.
We still lack land.
However, land is definitely a scarce resource, and no one would likely offer it for exchange.
Luo Xinglan watched for a while, then picked some bok choy to cook. She'll move these crops when she gets new land; for now, she'll just leave them like this.
Luo Xinglan made herself a stir-fried bok choy, marinated some black pork for a while, pan-fried a pork chop, heated up some steamed buns, and washed a bunch of grapes. A simple dinner was ready.
I was just about to call the little mouse and the frog to eat when I discovered that the frog had gone out sometime earlier.
Luo Xinglan was somewhat helpless; the frog cub either went on trips or slept soundly—it was too self-disciplined.
She shared some with the little mouse, and the two of them ate together.
It was past six o'clock when we finished eating, and it was completely dark outside.
After three days at sea, Luo Xinglan noticed that it gets dark here precisely at six o'clock every evening, without the slightest hesitation, and she had already gotten used to it.
Today is the third day of the newbie period, and no one knows what awaits her next. Even though Luo Xinglan is usually optimistic, she can't help but feel a little nervous. She simply opened the chat channel, which was unusually lively:
"Why is it already six o'clock! I haven't found anything to eat all day! There's not much food left, what should I do next?"
"I've stocked up on three days' worth of food and water, but I'm still very anxious. Who knows what kind of challenges this lousy game will throw at us next?"
"But what exactly does this newbie protection period protect us from? All they give us is a broken raft and a fishing rod, nothing else! It's all down to luck! If we're this unlucky during the protection period, I can't even imagine what it will be like after it ends!"
"Have you noticed? Even though we're currently in the newbie protection period, people are still... dying."
When Luo Xinglan saw this message, she glanced at the number of viewers in the channel, which had changed to a slash.
More than forty people are missing.
Luo Xinglan felt a chill run down her spine.
She never expected that someone would die during the newbie protection period.
I couldn't help but hug the little ear mouse in my arms tightly.
The little mouse looked up and comforted her in a childish voice, "Sister, don't worry, no matter what happens, I'll be with you."
Luo Xinglan didn't say anything, but just hugged it even tighter.
Normally everyone goes to bed early, since there are no entertainment activities on the sea, and no way to secretly compete, so they can only sleep.
But tonight, everyone tacitly stayed up, anxiously waiting for midnight to arrive.
Around 11 p.m., Luo Xinglan was actually a little sleepy. In reality, she was a typical 9-to-5 worker who usually went to bed around 10 p.m., only indulging a little on Saturdays and Sundays.
She boiled some water and made herself a pot of tea. While drinking the tea, she looked at the messages in the chat channel. The little mouse was already fast asleep in her arms. She lay on the bed with the little mouse in her arms and looked at the chat channel.
Time passed second by second, and finally it was midnight.
Luo Xinglan's panel attributes have been refreshed.
[Fourth day of survival, midnight, weather: typhoon]
Survivor's Name: Luo Xinglan
Server: Huafu 66
Satiety level: 100
Stamina: 100
Energy: 100
Lucky charm attribute: Shopping spree (Today is a good day for shopping)
Luo Xinglan was a little confused. Her lucky streak today still left her bewildered. Shopping?
How is she going to shop?
Even if she did have money now, it would probably be worthless.
Also, the weather turned into a typhoon today?
It's been perfectly calm today, doesn't look like it's going to get windy.
The chat channel also became lively:
"Have you guys noticed? There's going to be a typhoon today!"
"Damn! This rickety raft is so weak, let alone a typhoon, even a slightly strong wind could capsize it! This is going to wipe us out!"
"Strange, there was a voice greeting when I first entered the game, like 'Welcome to the game,' why wasn't there this time?"
"That reminder is completely useless!"
Luo Xinglan was also puzzled. Could it be that the game prompts would not appear again?
Just then, that familiar electronic mechanical voice sounded:
Sorry, system upgrade, five minutes late!
[Survivors, congratulations on passing the newbie protection period! I bet your rafts are starting to take shape by now, right?]
Over the next five days, you will face a truly brutal test of survival! Only those who withstand this test will be qualified to proceed to the next stage. Remember: for the weak, only elimination and death await!
[At the same time, the in-game store is now open. You can purchase the resources you need there, but the resources are limited, so it's first-come, first-served!]
As for the rest, please explore them on your own!
The system left this ambiguous message and then went silent.
Luo Xinglan noticed that her panel had changed, with a new "Shop" icon added.
She clicked on it and found that it was divided into two sections: one was "Free Trade Zone" and the other was "Special Commodity Trade Zone".
Luo Xinglan clicked on the "Free Trade Zone" in a daze, only to find it completely empty with no goods inside.
She clicked on the "Special Commodity Trade Zone" again, and this time there were goods available, mostly survival supplies, but they were limited in quantity, and the pricing was also strange, with a "transaction price" and a "fixed price".
Luo Xinglan's current gold coins: 0.
The more I look at it, the more confused I get.
Putting aside the fact that this store is all flashy and you have to find ways to earn coins to buy things, why would survivors go to the store to buy things when they can trade directly?
Soon, Luo Xinglan's doubts were answered.
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