Chapter 47: Day 67 of the Eclipse Rainy Season: Acid Rain and the Villain’s Retribution…
A new day, a new fishing rod. Today's rod was the Monster Rod. Yu Luowei woke up a little early and threw her bedding into the washing machine before grabbing the rod.
After waiting for the washing machine to start working, since it was not yet eight o'clock, Yu Luowei went to the living room on the first floor and turned on the controller to check the situation.
This glance shows that yesterday's acid-proof paint came in handy - starting at 12 o'clock last night, the heavy rain turned into acid rain, and the acid-proof paint also has a durability, which has dropped to 87% this morning.
No wonder yesterday's harvest was enough to buy acid-resistant paint for a 55-meter-high platform, a level 5 base, and a forest farm. It turned out this wasn't just a one-time deal. Yu Luowei resignedly picked up the fishing rod that had been given in the mailbox and went out to catch monsters.
But this fishing rod was different. Even without the acid-proof coating, it was completely unaffected by the acid rain, maintaining the same rate of catching a monster every thirty to forty minutes. The only difference was that today's monsters looked even more bizarre than yesterday's, some even sporting red wounds and slime. It wasn't clear if this was due to the acid rain.
The monster's level didn't increase, but it looked really disgusting. Not only did Yu Luowei increase the frequency of his attacks because he couldn't accept it, but even Ma Tuan refused to use his biting skill anymore.
Because it was acid rain, Yu Luowei didn't dare go into the water anymore. He stayed at the base, fighting monsters from morning till night. He didn't even pay attention to the time.
By the time she put away her fishing rod and returned to base, she realized it was already eight o'clock in the evening. Normally, her head would have started to ache by this time, but today, she was as energetic as ever. She checked her personal information and saw that her mental power limit had indeed increased. The five thousand event points for first place had also been credited to her account—a truly double blessing.
After today's mandatory usage period ended, during Yu Luowei's evening extra practice, a small disturbance arose in the chat channel, and the protagonist was an acquaintance:
Ma Ming: What's going on?! Why is my ship already level 5 and has a strong drainage system, but it keeps sinking? Also, why is my defense constantly decreasing? It didn't even rain before!
Yu Fan: Because the seawater density is constantly decreasing! I don't know how the game does it, but it's true. Click the top right corner of the controller panel to see the current seawater density. Don't you have the points to upgrade your materials to lighter ones? Actually, you could just build a few more empty cabins.
[Zhang Qian: Something's wrong. Even if you didn't look closely and didn't see the density in the upper right corner, you couldn't have known that today would be acid rain. Every treasure chest can open up acid-resistant paint, which you can use on the controller. You can see it as soon as you open it. You didn't even turn on the controller, did you?]
Chen Yu: Oh, I remember now. You're Jin Yu's lackey, the one who just a few days ago complained about the bosses' useless intelligence! So there really are people that stupid! They're not really focusing on office struggles, are they? No wonder you were so low-key this time, not calling me "old man" all the time. I didn't recognize you right away.
Upon seeing this news, Ma Ming's face instantly turned pale, and he didn't even have the energy to refute it. On the third day, due to laziness and arrogance, he thought the flood posed no threat to someone like him with a boat, so he didn't look for the starter key. On the fourth day, he still looked for it out of suspicion, even buying a guide from another ocean survivor for a high price, but he still couldn't find it.
Yesterday, Ma Ming had been consoling himself, believing the loss of the controller wouldn't have any impact. But today, reality completely shattered his illusions. With feeble hands, he shut down the communication channel and rushed to the control room. He cranked the drainage system to maximum power and frantically used crystals to repair his defenses. The acid rain wasn't very concentrated today, so he could barely keep it under control. But his crystals were running low, not to mention the fact that the acid rain was sure to increase in the coming days.
Ma Ming seemed to see death beckoning. He knew there were crystals in the points mall, but his level wasn't high enough, and his points weren't high enough. He could only seek help from other high-level players, offering to trade compressed cookies for crystals. But no one was willing to help him, because he insisted they hand over the crystals first before giving him the compressed cookies. His behavior in the chat channel had already reduced his credibility to a minimum.
After much searching, only Jin Yu was willing to help. So, when Jin Yu named the price, Ma Ming hurriedly agreed. Jin Yu wasn't stupid either; he not only secretly raised the price but also offered to pay in installments to prevent Ma Ming from withholding payment. No one else would respond, so Ma Ming had no choice but to agree, exchanging all his points for compressed biscuits and then crystals.
By the time Yu Luowei had packed up and started eating and brushing the manual, the incident had already ended. The discussion about acid rain dominated the chat channel, so Yu Luowei didn't see it.
The acid rain concentration in everyone's environment was the same. Yu Luowei checked the durability of his acid-proof paint and found it had dropped to 69%, exactly the average level in the chat channel.
Everyone speculated that the acid rain concentration would increase tonight, and Yu Luowei shared the same thought. A new grade II acid-resistant paint had been added to the event mall. After Yu Luowei had "squandered" his event points, he collected the four-piece set by the campfire and went to bed. He also set an alarm for 3:00 AM to check the durability of the acid-resistant paint and replace it promptly.
Yu Luowei woke up as soon as the alarm went off. She went downstairs and saw that the durability had indeed dropped to 5%. She quickly applied the newly purchased secondary paint and returned to bed, sleeping until eight in the morning.
The channel was filled with wailing. Many people hadn't paid attention last night or had slept too soundly, so they hadn't woken up yet. With the acid-proof paint's durability reduced to zero, the base's defense had dropped by half. And because crystals weren't sold in the event store, their sales had risen again.
I originally thought there wouldn't be much to sell this season, but unexpectedly, business opportunities kept coming one after another. Yu Luowei put away today's treasure chest fishing rod first, and then put half of her crystal reserves on the market.
Thinking that Ma Tuan could control elements, Yu Luowei called Ma Tuan out to see if it could control the water and wind elements to bring up the treasure chest it caught.
After trying it twice, it really worked. Yu Luowei kissed Ma Tuan happily, let it stay here to watch the fishing rod, and used a teleportation card to go to the crystal mine to start mining.
After digging almost everything, Yu Luowei teleported back. Seeing that Ma Tuan was enjoying fishing, he did not disturb it. After putting the crystal on the shelf, he took out the willow branches and began to weave a new nest for Ma Tuan.
At this time, the chat channel started arguing again:
Zeng Cheng: No, I'm really impressed. It's so hard to find someone selling crystals in the market, but every time they're listed, they're sold out in seconds. Who's so quick? Can you give those of us at the bottom of the rankings a chance to survive?
Ji Wen: Stop talking. I didn't buy any either. Who on earth could have bought so much at once?
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[Chen Yu: I didn't buy it either. No, if so many people didn't buy it, it must be someone who needs a lot of crystals. Ma Ming, it can't be you, right? You don't have a controller, so you can only rely on crystals to make up for your defense!]
Ma Ming: Stop slandering me. Do you have any evidence? Besides, even if I bought it, it's my due. First, I spent the money, and second, you all have controllers. What's wrong with me taking a few extra crystals?
Shen Ming: Okay, I was just suspicious, but now I'm sure it's you. Everyone, go away. I don't think anyone can buy it with him around. I'm just trying to see if I can upgrade my VIP level and buy it in the points mall.
Yu Luowei happened to be taking a break when she opened the manual and saw these messages. She realized her crystals had already sold out. She put a new batch on the shelves, setting a purchase limit of eighty per person. She asked Su Tang, and she learned that eighty was exactly the number of crystals needed to restore a level 4 base from 1 point of defense to full defense without any other items.
This season, bases couldn't be upgraded, so everyone's base was basically stuck at level 4. When the purchase limit was announced, everyone else immediately became happy, rushing to buy, and thanking the seller in their hearts.
Only Ma Ming was distraught because he couldn't get all the crystals this time. He had unlocked the Monster Fishing Rod yesterday and had earned some new points by killing monsters, but Jin Yu had refused Ma Ming's request to continue the trade this morning, citing his own need for the crystals.
However, today the concentration of acid rain has increased by more than double or triple. Ma Ming's base is level five, and the crystals he bought from Yu Luowei are used up very quickly. Unable to think of any other solution, Ma Ming can only pace around the deck anxiously.
Time slowly approached seven o'clock. The new nest had been woven. Yu Luowei stretched his body and called Ma Tuan back.
Ma Tuan liked the new den very much and immediately pounced on it when he saw it. Yu Luowei moved today's spoils into the shelter and prepared to unpack them. When he looked back, he saw Ma Tuan happily playing with a bear in the den.
It didn't want to come out, so Yu Luowei put Ma Tuan and Wo Wo into the pet space, brought them upstairs and let them out, which saved much more effort than carrying them up by herself.
Next up was the treasure chest opening. Points were awarded only after the chests were opened. Yu Luowei didn't open the chest right away that day, which meant she was about to be overtaken by the second-place finisher.
But after these days, he had become very familiar with the unpacking process. In less than half an hour, Yu Luowei had packed the contents of the box neatly.
Some third-level acid-resistant paint was also produced today. However, it was not enough to replace the entire base. Yu Luowei had to endure the original paint, whose durability had dropped to 22%, for a while longer, and waited until 12 o'clock to replace everything with new ones.
In addition to acid rain, the water level has been rising in the past few days, and only two floors are left from her 55-meter-high base. Yu Luowei directly raised it to 100 meters, using up all the materials she had purchased in the past two days.
To raise it further would require two height breakthrough stones, which Yu Luowei used directly. However, she didn't spend any more basic materials. After all, she didn't know what would happen to the platform after the season ended, and she couldn't let all her materials go to waste.
After packing herself up, Yu Luowei chatted with her friends as usual, but then she got some surprising news.
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