[Game Hint: Congratulations, adventurer, for obtaining a lucky charm! Your luck will increase by +3 for the time being today.]
[Auspicious Blessing: Congratulations, host, you have obtained a lucky fortune slip Today, your Constitution, Strength, Agility, Luck, and Critical Strike will all receive an additional +2]
"Good fortune?" Xi Xi slowly put away the bamboo slip in her hand, her face full of disappointment. It was a bit annoying, really; everyone else was hoping for the highest possible ranking, but Xi Xi was fixated on the small "lucky" slip she'd drawn on the first day. It was all because, with the system's bonus, this small "lucky" slip granted her an extra new resource every time she opened a box.
Xi Xi had thought about it carefully. This meant that with the Little Blessing bonus, even a locked treasure chest with superior quality supplies could yield one more item. Thinking of this, Xi Xi's heart stirred.
Originally, Xi Xi had another chance to use the magic pen today, and she had planned to draw a set of universal keys, but she hesitated again. If she saved the locked intermediate treasure chest until the day she drew a lucky charm, wouldn't she get an extra supply?
Thinking this, Xi Xi opened the event page. Sure enough, some players with a laid-back attitude and who had chosen to give up had already uploaded their photos.
The photos are incredibly diverse. Some are nice, featuring a piece of candy or a bowl of soup, while others are downright bizarre, including photos of spiders crawling and landscapes…
Xi Xi randomly clicked on one of the photos, and to her surprise, it was a live-action image with sound. The image showed a glass of water and two biscuits, with a man reaching out to pick up a biscuit and put it in his mouth.
Finding it somewhat intriguing, Xi Xi clicked on the next picture. This time, she saw a steaming cup of fragrant coffee. Under the warm sunlight, wisps of steam rose from the coffee, creating a rather picturesque scene.
A faint, almost imperceptible aroma of coffee beans drifted into Xi Xi's nostrils. She stared at the photograph before her with a look of disbelief on her face. She opened and closed the photo several times before finally confirming that the aroma was indeed emanating from it.
Xi Xi was utterly astonished. Was this the "Special Event Camera"? ...They even considered the sense of smell! It truly gave people a feeling of being there...
The lively chatter on the public chat gradually subsided, as if everyone was engrossed in today's giveaway event. Time flew by, and the morning passed in the blink of an eye. Xi Xi tallied her gains, having received one beginner-level treasure chest and one intermediate-level treasure chest.
When obtaining the treasure chest, everything went smoothly except for a gerbil with glowing red eyes suddenly darting out from behind a sand dune. Xi Xi naturally swiftly and decisively killed the gerbil with a swift and fierce strike, ending this thrilling battle.
However, as Xi Xi examined the rather obese gerbil, she felt no joy. Four years into the apocalypse, someone in her region had unfortunately contracted the plague from eating rats, suffering from high fever, headaches, and gastrointestinal bleeding, ultimately dying from septicemia. Since then, Xi Xi had developed a deep psychological aversion to rat meat, finding it impossible to swallow it.
Therefore, the item description clearly states "edible," but for Xi Xi, it was by no means an easy task.
Left with no other option, she had to trade rat meat with others in the public chat, eventually succeeding in getting a large tomato in return. Logically, Xi Xi felt she had lost out, since rat meat is a very high-protein food. But Xi Xi didn't seem to care much.
For her, being able to replace this unpalatable rat meat with something else, even just a cherry tomato, would be better than throwing it away.
She casually set aside the tomatoes she had received in exchange, and then opened the low-level treasure chest without hesitation.
Congratulations on receiving a glass*1
Congratulations on receiving 2 units of gasoline!
Congratulations on winning two 350ml bottles of drinking water!
[Successfully obtained a low-level treasure chest x1. Congratulations, adventurer, you have gained 10 survival points.]
Xi Xi looked at the glass thoughtfully. To be honest, she had no other tableware besides a porcelain bowl, a lunchbox, and an insulated food container. If she were to participate in a competition, she felt that putting the food in an insulated food container would not look very elegant.
Thinking of this, Xi Xi quickly opened the trading interface and was surprised to find that the three stone knives she had left were all sold out, and she had exchanged them for two cleaning talismans and one invisibility talisman. Xi Xi accepted them all and then searched through the trading hall. Before long, she exchanged a bag of brown candy for a set of brand-new tableware.
She carefully organized and stored the fragile items, then opened the second treasure chest.
Congratulations on receiving 1 piece of premium raw beef!
Congratulations on receiving 2 units of gasoline!
Congratulations on receiving a small pack of tissues*1
Congratulations on receiving one pair of noise-canceling earplugs!
[Successfully obtained Intermediate Treasure Chest x1. Congratulations, adventurer, for gaining 20 Survival Points.]
High-quality raw beef! That's great! Xi Xi quickly searched her mind for the remaining ingredients and recipes. Suddenly, she recalled the bag of toast she found in the treasure chest in the canyon last night, and the cheese slices in the treasure chest after hunting the giant scorpion.
Xi Xi made a quick decision. She took out the high-quality raw beef, cut off several pieces and placed them in the preheated iron pot, while putting the rest back into the car refrigerator. Soon, a sizzling sound came from the pot. The aroma of meat filled the air, and Xi Xi sprinkled on some black pepper and chopped parsley that she had stocked up on from the convenience store while it was still hot.
Meanwhile, she washed the tomatoes, cut them in half, and sliced one half into thin slices. Next, she cracked a fresh duck egg into the pan, stirring gently to maintain the texture and prevent it from overcooking.
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