Chapter 20: The sixth day of the Frost Season, the Snowstorm Villa event begins...
On the sixth day of the Frost Season, the temperature dropped another 10 degrees. The first thing Yu Luowei did after waking was to add more charcoal to the fireplace to raise the temperature. She had long since outgrown her homemade refrigerator, so she melted the ice and added some water.
After changing into autumn clothes and a sweater, Yu Luowei seemed to be back in her teenage years in the countryside during the winter, wearing three layers of clothes inside and three layers outside. She seemed to hear her grandmother's voice urging her to wear autumn trousers.
At eight o'clock, the system announced again, this time about the so-called Frost Season exclusive event.
[The Frost Season exclusive event "Snowstorm Villa" is officially launched!
Starting now, a three-day extreme blizzard will descend upon the Trial Game. This blizzard will not only affect survivors' ability to explore, but will also damage their base's defenses. Bases can be repaired using "Crystals." If their defense drops to 0, they will be completely destroyed and irreparable. Furthermore, Yetis, monsters born from the blizzard, have taken over the entire environment, threatening the survivors' bases. Leaderboard Update: Yeti Kill Leaderboard (limited to three days), with rewards distributed during the settlement period.
I hope all the survivors will do their best to survive. Note: During a snowstorm, the daily temperature drop rate will double.
At the moment the system sound rang out, the outside of the base was instantly engulfed in a blizzard. In just the short time that the system released the activity, the outside had turned silver-white.
Looking at the harsh environment outside the base, Yu Luowei didn't rush out. He first opened the currently empty Snow Monster Killing Ranking to check the details and rules.
Initially, Yeti will roam randomly in the blizzard. As the blizzard intensifies over time, their appearance frequency will increase. Also, starting on the second day of the event, if survivors remain in the same area (including the base) for more than three hours during the day, Yeti will actively gather towards them. Yeti levels are the same as regular monsters, and killing them does not earn points. However, killing a high-level Yeti will earn you points equivalent to killing level 1 Yeti. Final ranking is based on the number of level 1 Yeti killed.
There is a ranking list for snow monster kills, and today's blizzard is relatively the smallest, so Yu Luowei must go out and kill some snow monsters to improve his ranking.
However, before going out, one still needs to be prepared. For example, the original ordinary suit is definitely not enough to deal with such a situation. Yu Luowei took out the orange wind suit he had made earlier and put it on.
Compared with the ordinary suit, the advanced suit not only has more added attributes, but also can keep warm better. Yu Luowei tried it and found that wearing only this orange equipment outside the sweater was enough to cope with the outside temperature, so he did not wear a down jacket.
Leaving the base and stepping into the snow, Yu Luowei's eyes were suddenly blinded by the flying snow. The violent wind rushed towards her madly, and she was blown so hard that she could hardly stand and almost fell down.
Yu Luowei shielded her eyes with one hand and pulled out the torch she'd used to explore the cave with the other. She injected some fire magic into it, making the flames burn even bigger and more intensely. The torch, crafted from level three fire magic, easily melted the falling snow, allowing her to move freely in the snowstorm, though her speed was naturally much slower. Fortunately, she no longer had to shield her eyes, so she used her free hand to form a flaming sword, ready to deal with the snow monster that might appear at any moment.
The surrounding environment turned silvery white in the wind and snow. Worried that he would not be able to find the way back, Yu Luowei broke off a few branches from the surrounding trees, shook off the fallen snow on them, and made a few more torches. He would stick one on the side of the road every few minutes to ensure that he could see the light of the torch at any time.
Unable to see clearly around him, Yu Luowei wandered aimlessly. Yeti appeared quite frequently, and within ten minutes he'd already encountered two. Since he was only level one, Yu Luowei didn't even need to use his flame sword; he simply waved his torch and killed them.
After three hours of walking, his energy consumption was twice as high as usual, yet the distance covered was only a quarter of the usual. He had only just crossed the stream he had come from. The stream was now completely frozen, covered with a thick layer of snow. If it weren't for the lack of trees, Yu Luowei might not have recognized it. However, the slow pace also had something to do with the fact that he had killed more than fifty low-level snow monsters along the way.
They found a larger pine tree nearby. The top was covered in snow, but the ground beneath was relatively clear. Yu Luowei cleaned up a bit, then stuck the torch into the ground in front of them and sat down to rest. As she did so, she suddenly felt something hard. She quickly dug up the dirt and, sure enough, found a treasure chest (green). Thinking she'd lost the treasure chest for the day, Yu Luowei happily collected her unexpected find.
Today's lunch was the mutton bamboo rice I'd made last night. It was still steaming from the bracelet. Yu Luowei couldn't bear to eat it right away, so she held it in her hand to warm it, the hand that had just held the torch, before wolfing it down to warm her stomach.
Worried about not being able to return home at night, Yu Luowei didn't dare go any further. Instead, she wandered around, picked out a few easy-to-buy snow monsters, and then set off on her way back. On the way back, the snow was already very deep, leaving pits with every step. Yu Luowei struggled to walk while retrieving the torch stuck in the ground.
After reaching the base, Yu Luowei didn't rush in. Instead, he found the trap that had been destroyed yesterday and disassembled the monster corpse inside. He obtained a green treasure chest and 2 points. While searching for this trap, Yu Luowei discovered two more traps, each containing the corpses of several snow monsters.
Not knowing whether the snow monsters killed by fences and traps were also counted as the survivors' kills, to be on the safe side, before six o'clock, Yu Luowei hurried back to the shelter, took out the manual and looked at his current kill count: 264. Then he found a snow monster near the base, lured it to the fence, killed it with a trap, and went back to check his current kill count: 265.
Seeing the number increase, Yu Luowei finally felt relieved. He placed a newly made torch in each trap, which would not only damage the snow monster but also prevent the trap from being buried by snow. Yu Luowei then returned to the shelter.
I'd been running so fast that I hadn't even turned on the fireplace. Yu Luowei lit it and added some charcoal. Once the temperature in the shelter rose a bit, Yu Luowei took off his Wind Suit and checked his durability. It still had 84% left. The snow monsters he'd encountered today were all below level 2, and their attacks couldn't even touch him. Yet, his durability had still dropped so much. The blizzard was far more powerful than Yu Luowei had imagined.
Yu Luowei checked the base's current defense value. Higher-level bases experience slower declines, but after just one day, the level 4 base's defense value, originally at 510, had dropped to 450 due to monsters and blizzards. Of this, the base's defense value had dropped by 37. Each crystal could repair 5 points of defense, so Yu Luowei used 7. The remaining defense value was due to damaged traps, which required repairing with wood and thorns. Fortunately, the materials were plentiful and the manual was all that was needed. Finally, the base's defense value dropped to 508.
To address the potential danger of Yeti gathering around the base while he was asleep, Yu Luowei pulled out the blueprints for the Flame Arrow Tower from the construction page. After upgrading the fence, Yu Luowei hadn't immediately built the structure due to the lack of monsters. But now, things were different; it was practically a cheating tool in this event.
A level 4 base can build 8 arrow towers, each requiring 20 iron ores and 5 flaming crystals. Arrows need to be made separately. Although there are no arrow blueprints, Yu Luowei can condense her own flaming arrows, so there is no need to worry. The main problem is the iron blocks. She sent a message to Zhao Linlang:
Yu Luowei: Linlang, I want to trade some iron with you. How much do you have?
Zhao Linlang: I still have over 800 to sell. How many do you want? I'm out of food, though. If possible, could you trade for food?
Yu Luowei: I want 200. As for food, have you had dinner yet? I'll give you one I made first. You can try it first.
After saying that, he sent a portion of animal meat bamboo tube rice to Zhao Linlang.
After receiving it, Zhao Linlang first gave Yu Luowei 5 iron blocks as a deposit, and then there was no movement. She must have gone to taste it.
Taking advantage of this time, Yu Luowei opened the two boxes for today and obtained:
Sichuan rice noodles × 3, tripe × 2, cucumber × 2
[Salt × 3, Carrot Seed × 1, Thermometer × 1]
Each portion of food was 500g, and each portion of seeds was 50. Yu Luowei put the food in the storage room, worried that the low temperature would affect some of the food, so he moved the bonfire in the living room to the side of the storage room.
With an extra thermometer, Yu Luowei finally no longer had to carry the previous one up and down. He simply put this one between the storage room and the fireplace, and put the other one on the second floor.
With more salt and cucumbers, Yu Luowei planned to pickle one of the cucumbers as a side dish tonight. Right now, she had opened a self-heating hot pot. After a few days of proper meals, she was craving these "junk foods" again.
At this time, news from Zhao Linlang also arrived:
Zhao Linlang: Did you really make this yourself? It's so delicious! You must have been a chef, right? If I were to trade this, I'd give you 30 servings for the remaining iron. Or, do you have any rice? I'll provide you with the seasoning and meat, and you can make 45 servings for me.
Yu Luowei: "As long as you like it, I'll choose to work off my debt. However, you'll get tired of eating bamboo rice all the time. I can make 20 servings of bamboo rice for you, and I'll let you use your imagination to make something else for the rest. Is that okay with you?"
Zhao Linlang: Of course! I trust your cooking! I'll give you these iron blocks first. Oh, and I'll eat anything. Just give it to me whenever the food is ready!
As he said this, he sent Yu Luowei a large pile of things including 195 iron blocks.
Yu Luowei was shocked by Zhao Linlang's trust for a while, then counted the pile of things, which included four pounds of level two beast meat, two pounds of pork, three pounds of mutton, a large gift pack of seasonings, and a large gift pack of marinade.
After counting, Yu Luowei built eight arrow towers.
[Flame Arrow Tower (Orange): An advanced arrow tower that automatically identifies and attacks hostile creatures. Inserting a standard arrow into the tower will add a flame effect to it, while inserting a flame arrow into the tower will double its attack power.]
The eight arrow towers were evenly spaced within the base's fence. The manual's defense page now had arrow tower icons, allowing users to check their remaining arrows. Yu Luowei summoned 160 flaming arrows (each costing 0.5 mental power) and placed them evenly among the towers. She'd planned to place 50 in each tower, but since she was outside the shelter, she didn't want to expend too much mental power at once. She planted the carrot seeds and returned home.
After returning, Yu Luowei first made 30 bamboo tubes, took out six portions of second-level animal meat slices, made 30 servings of bamboo tube rice, put them in the pot to cook, and then took out two buns to eat with the self-heating hot pot.
After dinner, Yu Luowei took out some flour. She had originally wanted to make steamed buns last night, but since she had to cook for Zhao Linlang, she changed her mind and decided to make dumplings with cabbage and pork fillings and green onion and mutton fillings.
After everything was done, Yu Luowei made four more bamboo tubes filled with raw dumplings, and sent them to Zhao Linlang along with 20 servings of bamboo tube rice and the remaining ingredients, and also gave her three extra buns.
Zhao Linlang: Thank you, Weiwei! Now I have breakfast for tomorrow. But don't give me back the marinade, I won't be using it. Can I ask you to make these dishes again in the future?
Yu Luowei: Of course!
After replying to the message, Yu Luowei was almost done with rest. He went to the forest farm to collect some wood, made the remaining fire arrows, put them into the arrow tower from the manual, and went to bed.
After checking the market, he found that because of today's snowstorm, the sales of down jackets had skyrocketed and they were sold out. Yu Luowei still exchanged half for points and kept the other half, then went to the points mall to buy saplings and down jacket materials, and made another 500 pieces to put on the shelves.
There are 3 more wooden shops on the homepage, and the prices are all recommended by the system. Yu Luowei's own shop business has been affected by this. Now he has sold less than 600 pieces, so Yu Luowei did not restock.
The bamboo tube rice was also sold out, and Yu Luowei received 20 iron blocks and 90 stone blocks. Seeing that the sales were good, Yu Luowei put another 10 pieces on the shelves.
Since wood was not easy to sell, Yu Luowei took out 1,000 pieces of wood and made them into charcoal, which was also put on the market. The price was 15 pieces of charcoal for one piece of compressed biscuit, which was cheaper than buying wood with points and then making it into charcoal. It was a case of small profits but quick turnover.
Everything was done. Before going to sleep, Yu Luowei took another look at the base's defense value. Sure enough, it had dropped a little. After taking out the crystal to repair it, Yu Luowei fell asleep with peace of mind.
I don't know how many snow monsters this arrow tower can kill at night. It would be best if I could wake up tomorrow and find treasure chests lying on the ground outside. Yu Luowei was dreaming in his heart.
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