Chapter 35 Spring Season Day 7 Event Day 2
The base was shrouded in fog at night, and even the stars in the sky could not be seen. After Yu Luowei woke up, she made some dumplings, ate them, played with Ma Tuan, and waited quietly for dawn.
Bored, Yu Luowei opened the chat channel again, wanting to see if there were any further developments regarding last night's events. Jin Yu was incredibly adaptable. Late last night, he finally came up with a plan: if your health dropped to zero during the event, you could go to him and claim a white supply chest (most of which was from Frost Season, which you'd exchanged for the five self-service lumberjacks). While it was a drop in the bucket compared to the supplies he'd embezzled, it at least reassured some people.
After reading the message, it was already dawn. Yu Luowei stuffed all the skill cards and detoxification pills into the bracelet and entered the fog with Ma Tuan (in the pet space).
After leaving the base, he headed straight to the last area cleared yesterday, saving time on travel. After lamenting the game's user-friendly nature in some ways, Yu Luowei headed to the next area without stopping.
The first area of the day dealt Yu Luowei a blow: the poisonous fog concentration reached a staggering 85%. As soon as she entered the mist, her health bar began to dwindle. She immediately took an antidote pill, but it only slowed the decline, not completely stopped it. So she took a second one, and it finally stabilized.
The high concentration of the poisonous fog reduced the area to a mere handful of vines, and it took Yu Luowei only five minutes to clear them. Fortunately, the fog, while toxic, was colorless and odorless, allowing Yu Luowei to endure searching for plants and controlling the temperature to identify monsters.
Killing the eight monsters took nearly fifty minutes. However, the detoxification pills lost their effectiveness every ten minutes, and taking too many at once was useless. Yu Luowei could only keep an eye on the time and replenish his supply quickly. When the passage to the next area opened, Yu Luowei practically fled.
The next area wasn't poisonous, but before Yu Luowei could even breathe a sigh of relief, she was attacked by a sudden vine, a branch nearly hitting her in the face. Fortunately, having dealt with vines so many times, Yu Luowei had developed a reflex. She dodged backwards, avoiding the vine's attack, and quickly drew her flaming sword to retaliate.
After dealing with this vine, no other vines came to attack for a while. Yu Luo'e waited for a while, and when he found no movement, he prepared to explore forward. As soon as he took a step, he understood why there were no other vines:
There was no land in front of him, instead there was a clear lake, and he could clearly see the various aquatic plants below the lake surface. If he hadn't smelled the unique damp smell of the lake water, Yu Luowei would have fallen in.
Vines can't survive in the lake. This area only has one vine, so the rest of the fog is probably just lake. Yu Luowei was a little worried. Now he couldn't control the temperature. The lake was a whole, and with his current abilities, he couldn't divide it. If he did, he wouldn't be able to control the temperature of such a large area, and even if he could, it would accidentally harm a lot of plants.
It didn't take long for Yu Luowei to remember the special bait she'd unboxed yesterday. She didn't believe it had anything to do with the lake she'd encountered. She sprinkled a little bait into the lake and waited a moment, and sure enough, a few water plants slowly began to move towards her.
This plant-derived monster seemed to be a bit lacking in intelligence. It would pause after a few steps in the water plants below, attempting to attribute its movement to the ripples on the surface. However, with no wind, no major ripples on the surface, and Yu Luowei able to clearly see through the lake's surface, the water plant monster's camouflage seemed poor.
The ice magic, which had been idle for several days, finally came in handy. Yu Luowei pulled out her ice sword and thrust it into the center of the bait. Once the monsters had gathered, she quickly activated her ice magic, freezing the surrounding lake water and the monsters. Then, with a thought, the ice shattered, breaking the monster inside into several pieces. Even the roots (the monster's feet) weren't spared, dying completely.
As the monster approached, Yu Luowei walked around the lake's edge and realized the land was only as big as two floor tiles. If she lay down, there would be no place else to stand. Unable to reach the center of the lake, Yu Luowei could only wait until the bait in the lake was gone. She took a few steps and then threw the next batch of bait at the lake's edge.
Fortunately, the bait's effect could travel quite far. After Yu Luowei dealt with the next batch of monsters, a small bridge appeared on the lake. She followed it to the next area.
The other areas were relatively normal compared to these two, not as densely packed with poisonous fog, nor completely filled with water. They only encountered a bamboo forest, which provided Ma Tuan with another satisfying meal.
The last monster in this bamboo forest was similar to the first one Yu Luowei had killed in the bamboo forest near the base a few days ago. However, the flowers here were obscured by the fog, making them even more elusive, and Yu Luowei was hit once. Fortunately, in this activity, as long as the damage didn't affect movement, the damage only decreased health, which Yu Luowei regained by killing the monster itself.
By 5:40 PM, Yu Luowei had already cleared nine areas. The one in the lake took the longest, but the others were generally finished in less than an hour. Yu Luowei clicked to exit the activity and control the temperature for the day. Although the mental energy consumption was not as high, the brain was still burdened. She really wanted to go back and give her solar plexus a massage.
After entering the shelter, Yu Luowei first let Ma Tuan out, then lay down on the sofa and rested for a while. She glanced at the rankings: she had moved up one place in the overall rankings, after all, she had cleared more areas today. Only then did she begin to officially process the day's spoils.
As usual, she ate all the Life Fruits. Now Yu Luowei's health had reached 600. She then made all the Source Fruits into Detoxification Pills to replenish the Detoxification Pills she had consumed today. As for the Poison Fruits, she just casually threw them into her bracelet. Now she had almost filled up a full bar of Poison Fruits.
I used none of the skill cards I got yesterday, and I got eight more today, including an orange-level Holy Light Judgment, which only has three uses. This skill card doesn't seem to have an expiration date, so I can save it for later, when I encounter a level 5 monster.
The other five cards were normal, but there were two blank skill cards. Without any hints, Yu Luowei could only guess that these skill cards could be used to record some magic skills or something like that.
Now that he had it all in hand, Yu Luowei picked up one and wanted to try to record Lion Soul Flame Slash into it. Not knowing how to operate it specifically, Yu Luowei tried one by one. First, he injected fire magic while thinking about the skill in his mind, but it didn't work. After trying a few more times without any effect, Yu Luowei could only use one last method: using Lion Soul Flame Slash on the skill card.
A huge wave of flames illuminated the darkness outside the shelter. A few seconds later, the skill card also burst into a dazzling light, instantly absorbing all the flames. After the flames disappeared, Yu Luowei picked up the skill card that had changed from a blank card to "Lion Soul Blazing Slash (Purple)".
After successfully entering a skill, Yu Luowei thought about buying some blank skill cards from the market and entering some in advance. That way, when he ran into a monster and his mental strength was exhausted, he could use it directly. He could also take this opportunity to test whether anyone else had similar magic or other talents. After all, only those who had these talents knew how to use blank skill cards.
After opening the market and exchanging the Flame Sword and Moon Scythe's trading materials for blank skill cards, Yu Luowei began to open the remaining boxes. Today, he had collected fifteen white supply boxes, seven green supply boxes, four blue supply boxes, and one purple supply box.
Putting the white treasure chest aside for now, Yu Luowei opened the remaining three treasure chests first. Fortunately, she didn't open the other treasure chests together, otherwise she would have had to spend more time to open the lake today.
Today's chests didn't contain anything special, though. The purple treasure chest finally yielded a Level 5 base plan, which can be used to upgrade the base. The other items were two material selection cards and a blueprint for Purple Scale Armor. The other chests yielded 10 magic stones, some light bulbs, an electric fan, and a massage chair.
The level of this purple scale armor is the same as the Gale Set. Although it does not have the set bonus, its attributes are not bad, and it has a poison attribute, and it can also be immune to some toxins. The only materials required are not only animal skins, but also scales and snake venom of snake-like monsters above level four. The number of light tubes is enough to illuminate the entire shelter, so Yu Luowei directly added light tubes and electric fans to the original circuit diagram. As for the massage chair, although it is electric, it cannot be installed in the circuit. It is used by paying points, five points per hour. Yu Luowei placed it next to the sofa, paid five points to experience it, and it was quite comfortable. He can massage it when he comes back next time.
Back to the Purple Scale Armor. Because it grants immunity to poison, it's incredibly useful in this event. However, monster materials above level 4 are not only scarce in the market, but also command exorbitant prices. Yu Luowei gave up on searching the market and instead opened the Points Mall to see if any were for sale.
Since she had the forest farm, she had to replenish her saplings almost every day in the points store, so her VIP level had already reached level 5. Furthermore, since the spring season, she had accumulated over 5,000 points from killing monsters and opening treasure chests. (Activity points are not the same as these points.)
In addition to regular medicines, the Level 5 Points Mall also boasted equipment blueprints and magical potions. Like special recipes, these had both buffs and debuffs. Finally, could I enter the magical world? Yu Luowei eagerly selected some potions and spent two thousand points to reach Level 6, where she could purchase not only high-level monster materials but also skill cards.
After trying it out, I discovered that not only could I purchase skill cards, but I could also recycle those I earned from events. However, buying a blue-level skill card cost 100 points, but recycled it for only 50. As for the scales Yu Luowei desperately needed, a level 5 basilisk with Thunder and Ice attributes cost 150 points each, while those with other attributes cost 100 points each.
One piece of purple scale armor required five snake scales, so Yu Luowei bought five lightning snake scales, one snake venom, and two level 5 animal hides, spending another 1,000 points. As soon as the materials arrived, Yu Luowei hurriedly made the purple scale armor, as he would rely on it for his next mission tomorrow.
After finishing these tasks, Yu Luowei prepared to upgrade the base. She had almost finished preparing the materials a few days ago. She hadn't upgraded immediately because this level 5 base allowed for the free adjustment of various facilities and also came with a small fountain. She had planned to upgrade it after finishing other tasks.
On the blueprint, Yu Luowei placed the shelter in the center of the innermost part of the base. A cobblestone path (also provided with the base) connected the shelter gate and the fence gate. The fountain and animal enclosures were placed on one side of the path, and the farmland on the other. Then, Yu Luowei clicked "Upgrade Base." This time, after about five minutes, the base, identical to the blueprint, appeared before her eyes.
Congratulations on upgrading to a Level 5 base! Base defense increased by 200. To upgrade to the next level, you'll need: 1 Level 6 Base Plan, 1 Energy Source Stone, 100 Black Gold Stones, 100 Golden Wood, 5000 Cement, 5000 Red Bricks, 1000 Iron Blocks.
Yu Luowei had just seen Black Gold Stone and Golden Silk Wood in the Points Mall. They were high-end building materials, costing 50 and 80 points respectively. Buying them was definitely out of her reach; she'd just have to wait and see if she could find a resource point. And the included fountain, the water wasn't drinkable, and the building itself didn't have any special effects labeled; it seemed to be purely decorative. Yu Luowei walked around the fountain a few times, but couldn't figure out what it was, so she turned back to her farmland.
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