Chapter 45: The fourth day of the Eclipse Rainy Season, the Golden Fisherman event begins
The incident was resolved within twenty minutes, before Luo Wei even spoke. Only Ma Ming, red-faced with rage, remained.
Seeing that this matter had been skipped over in the channel, Yu Luowei discussed possible follow-up problems and solutions with everyone in the group for a while, then went to the points mall to buy some cement and red bricks, then closed the manual and prepared to rest.
On the fourth day, Yu Luowei was awakened by the sound of rain outside. It was already pouring down. The first thing Yu Luowei did upon waking was check the overall leaderboard. She was still in first place, and the second-highest was 24 meters. It seemed likely that there were insufficient resources.
After making herself a bowl of porridge, Yu Luowei moved the table to the window and ate breakfast while enjoying the rain.
I haven't finished breakfast yet. The system's activity reminder has arrived:
Hello everyone! SURPRISE! Due to the deep water, it's impossible to travel. This season's exclusive event, "Golden Angler," is now live! The rules are as follows:
1. Special fishing rods will be distributed via mailbox at 8:00 AM each day. Using these special rods, you can fish in the water near the fence, unaffected by the disaster. Other fishing rods are temporarily unusable and easily damaged by the disaster.
2. There are three types of fishing rods: Treasure Chest Rod, Monster Rod, and Junk Rod. Each rod can only catch a specific type of item. Today's rod is a Treasure Chest Rod. From tomorrow until the end of the season, one of these rods will be randomly assigned and will disappear at 12:00 PM.
3. In addition to the corresponding points earned by opening treasure chests and defeating monsters, you will also receive an equal amount of activity points. Activity points can be exchanged for resources and materials in the activity mall. The activity mall will be closed at 24:00 on the settlement day and the activity points will expire.
4. This event is for fun, and survivors can choose whether to participate in the ranking. If you participate, you must use your fishing rod for at least eight hours daily. If you do not participate, you can choose not to use the rod after receiving it, and there is no usage requirement. This selection is a one-time opportunity and cannot be changed.
5. A limited-time event points ranking list will be launched for this event, with participants ranked based on their points. In addition to the fixed ranking rewards on the settlement day, a large number of event points will be awarded daily at 8:00 PM based on the daily ranking. Participants who do not participate in the ranking will have their points earned from opening treasure chests and defeating monsters reduced by half. They can use the event mall, but will not receive any ranking rewards or points.
Oh, and I believe you have already discovered that the garbage disposal is no longer usable and can be recycled according to the manual. An upgraded version of the classified garbage disposal box has been sent to your mailbox, which can not only handle your daily garbage, but also the garbage you catch with the garbage fishing rod.
For humanitarian reasons, all trash caught must be everyday, sortable, and properly packaged. You will earn points for this activity only if you catch and correctly sort the trash. Incorrect sorting will result in a point deduction.
Today's treasure chest fishing rods have been distributed, please start taking action! 】
The game's activities were becoming increasingly complex. Yu Luowei chose to participate in the rankings without hesitation. She accepted the treasure chest fishing rod and the waste sorting processor, replacing the old one. This waste sorting processor looked relatively simple, with only four types of waste: recyclables, hazardous waste, kitchen waste, and other waste.
The fishing rod the system gave him looked quite advanced. After studying it for a while, Yu Luowei placed it near the base gate and then returned to sort yesterday's garbage. Unfortunately, his daily garbage wouldn't earn him any activity points.
After moving a chair next to the fishing rod, Yu Luowei took the manual and picked out some snacks, planning to spend the day at the base.
The water level was six or seven meters high today. No trace of other plants could be seen, only the endless expanse of water. Unsure how long it would take to catch a treasure chest, Yu Luowei scrolled through the manual while keeping an eye on the rod.
Before I even caught anything, a quarrel broke out in the channel:
Ding Hui: What's going on? Is there something wrong with the game? Why are my activity points negative? I didn't do anything!
[Fu Zha: I'm also negative! It's negative five hundred! Shouldn't the game system give us an explanation?]
[Yu Fan: Did you guys do something to yourselves? Mine is still a normal 0.]
Yu Luowei glanced at her own rankings; it was also 0 points. The same was true for her friends in the two groups. After thinking for a moment, Yu Luowei suspected it might be related to trash; those with negative scores might have thrown trash into the water.
After discussing it with her friends for a while, everyone agreed that this idea was the most reasonable. Yu Luowei hesitated for a while, wondering whether to post this conjecture in the channel. After all, there was still the city construction order, and a city couldn't be populated by only her and her friends.
After thinking for a while, Yu Luowei still posted in the channel. However, she was not the only one who thought of this. Almost at the same time as she posted the message, another message was also posted:
Yu Luowei: Did you throw the garbage from yesterday's garbage disposal failure into the water?
Fu Xiangming: It's because they dumped garbage into the water. This happens to everyone in our organization with negative points. The amount of points deducted is probably related to the quality of the garbage.
Yu Luowei was number one on the six lists, and Fu Xiangming was also number one in their area before, and is now number two. As soon as the two of them spoke, the originally noisy channel suddenly became quiet. They were probably thinking about how much garbage they had thrown away.
Although there were still people occasionally arguing about why the game didn't mention this rule in advance, Yu Luowei no longer had time to look at it at this time - there was movement on her fishing rod.
When he pulled up the fishing rod, a white box appeared on the hook. Yu Luowei opened it and found ten stones, a bottle of Coke, and an activity point (regular points were not mentioned, but they would also be obtained).
Yu Luowei opened the Coke and cast the fishing rod down again. However, this fishing rod was really unaffected by any disaster. The falling raindrops seemed to be separated by something, and the fishing rod was still clean.
It's easy to wait for the treasure chest to be hooked, but it's a bit boring. And in this case, the event ranking depends more on luck.
He accepted another supply treasure chest (green). Since he had nothing else to do anyway, Yu Luowei threw down the fishing rod and opened the box. There were some building materials inside, some ordinary ones and one special one - acid-proof paint.
This material, coupled with the name of the new season updated today—Erosion Rain Season—almost guaranteed to turn into acid rain. However, the instructions for use weren't explained in the manual, nor were there any specific instructions. However, the base's defenses hadn't been reduced. Yu Luowei first returned to the shelter and checked the controls.
Sure enough, there was a new sign on the page, allowing for acid-resistant coating to be added to the underground platform. Not just the platform, but also the base. One copy was only good for a 0.5-meter-high underground platform or one square meter of base.
This now created another material gap. Yu Luowei used the acid-proof paint he had just acquired, sighed, and resigned himself to his fate as he continued fishing for treasure chests.
The fishing trip lasted until 3 or 4 in the afternoon, and he caught 15 treasure chests, 20 pieces of acid-proof paint, and a lot of miscellaneous materials. During the process, Yu Luowei, unwilling to be lonely, would occasionally harass Ma Tuan and the small animals, and also harvest the crops in the fields.
As the sky grew darker, Yu Luowei went to relight the bonfire that had been set up at the base to dry fodder. At this time, the group chat also started discussing the bonfire.
Yu Luowei took a quick look and was startled. Her bonfires were all lit with fire magic, so they had never failed to work. But for the others, the constant rain and the high humidity inside the base made it impossible to light their bonfires or fireplaces.
Shelters were a bit better. Those with electrical circuits could use a dehumidifier first. If they didn't, keeping a campfire lit wouldn't be a problem unless they suddenly needed to use it after a long period of inactivity. But bases weren't so good. There was no dehumidifier, no campfire, and no electrical circuits for lights. It was very dark in the rain, and it was hard to see without a campfire.
The channel was buzzing with activity, everyone was talking about this. It was okay if I got a treasure chest fishing rod today, but if I randomly got a monster fishing rod someday and couldn't see it clearly, it would be troublesome and I could lose my life.
Yu Luowei was also worried, but she was worried about something else. After finding something and experimenting with it, she finally felt relieved and told her friends in the group chat that they could temporarily use the flaming sword or flaming cloak for lighting.
At the same time, she put some new flame cloaks on the shelves, and then posted some information on the uses of the flame cloaks in the channel.
Indeed, she was testing the difference between a flaming sword infused with fire magic and a standard one. But the flaming sword itself was a level 3 weapon; even if it were left out in the rain, it wouldn't go out, let alone the current humidity. The flaming sword infused with fire magic only increased its attack power, making it difficult for monsters to extinguish the flames, which didn't affect the lighting.
Reason told Yu Luowei that the result was definitely correct, but she still had to do an experiment herself to be completely relieved. However, whether in the group or in the channel, when sending messages, she added a sentence: "Whether it is a flaming sword or a flaming cloak, the range and brightness of the lighting are very limited. We still need to find other ways."
I continued fishing while keeping an eye on the discussion. Many people had bought fire swords or fire cloaks as a temporary solution, while the group was discussing how to reduce humidity.
The Points Mall does sell desiccant, but the dosage is very small and not very cost-effective. Just when everyone was at their wit's end, things took a turn for the better the next second—everyone opened a box with a blueprint for a physical dehumidifier.
This machine is made of plastic, iron, and charcoal. It doesn't require electricity and can be used in the base, but the iron and charcoal need to be replenished frequently. After Yu Luowei opened this item and checked the channel, he found that it was a bonus item in the game, and everyone received a blueprint.
Among the materials, charcoal was still a Frost Season commodity, and it rarely came out after that. Furthermore, wood couldn't be cut in large quantities right now, so everyone's stock was low. Of course, except for Yu Luowei—she had harvested a large amount of low-quality charcoal, which she had been burning in her fireplaces. Add to that the water purifier business, and she had a large stockpile that she hadn't used much, not to mention her own forest farm.
It just so happened that the machine was not needed at the moment, so Yu Luowei took out most of the charcoal and put it on the shelf. It could be traded with materials (stones, plastic, cement, red bricks) or compressed biscuits.
Although it is also sold in the event mall, the highest level box after fishing all day today is blue, and the total is only more than 100 event points. Those with low luck or those who do not participate in the ranking will definitely not be willing to buy it - they still have to buy materials to upgrade buildings. Yu Luowei believes that his charcoal business can still be successful.
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