Chapter 6 The third day of the novice period (1) The last day of the novice period...
The alarm clock rang at seven in the morning, waking Yu Luowei from her sweet dream. The upgraded wooden shelter had a window without glass, letting in a few rays of starlight and a chill breeze. The cold wind blew against Yu Luowei's face, dispelling the sleepiness and awakening her somewhat.
Yu Luowei ate a steamed bun while opening the survivor's handbook. The first thing she saw was the news that her points had been credited to her account at 12 a.m. She already had enough points. She was too tired to open the points mall yesterday, so she took the opportunity to study it quickly.
As Fang Min had predicted, the Points Mall lacked basic materials like wood, stone, weeds, and vines. However, more advanced materials like glass and cement were available, ranging in price from two points to ten points each. Food items were limited to basic items like compressed biscuits (3 points per piece) and 500ml of mineral water (2 points per bottle). After clicking on more advanced materials, food, medicine, and weapons, the page displayed a low-level error and was inaccessible.
Yu Luowei then realized there was a VIP level icon in the upper right corner of the points mall. She was currently level 0 (0/10). After looking at the items in the mall, Yu Luowei carefully bought two glasses, spending four points. The experience bar changed to (4/10), confirming that one point equals one experience point.
It was almost 8 o'clock, and Yu Luowei closed the manual page, sorted out the bracelet, and prepared to leave. He would study the other products in detail when he returned in the evening.
At 8 o'clock, not only the sun came, but also the system prompt sound:
[Ding, ding, ding! Congratulations everyone for making it to Day 3! Today is also the last day of the Novice Period. Tomorrow morning at 8:00, your base will no longer be completely secure and may be breached. Your safety is closely related to the level of your base and shelter. For your own safety, please actively upgrade your base and shelter levels!]
To inspire the courage and passion of all survivors, the "Micro Beast Tide" event is now online! The event content is as follows:
At 3:00 PM, a group of small monsters (10 to 20) will descend around each survivor's base. The number and level of these monsters will depend on your personal information. If a survivor eliminates all of these monsters before 5:00 PM, they will receive a Blue Supply Chest x 1.
Kind tips:
1. Monsters that already exist in the surrounding environment will not disappear and are not included in the number of monster groups.
2. Damage caused to monsters within the base fence is reduced by half.
3. It is recommended that survivors do not take action easily unless they are smart enough or have high enough strength. Monsters move randomly. If you can't afford to provoke them, can you just hide?
It turned out to be a new event. The rewards were quite generous, considering Yu Luowei had never seen a blue treasure chest before. But the danger level was also high. The monster she encountered yesterday was a level one monster, and the monsters that descended in today's event would likely be of the same level or higher.
Moreover, according to her previous experience, a green treasure chest may drop from a level one monster, and treasure chests dropped from more than 10 level two monsters, as well as additional rewards for eliminating all monsters, are numerous and high in level, so the level of the blueprints or items that can be opened will be higher.
Opportunities and dangers coexisted. Yu Luowei pondered over this matter: the ultimate reward must be obtained. To be more cautious, while chopping trees and collecting rocks this morning, he would practice magic more, research new attack forms, and strive to upgrade his magic to level two, providing greater support for killing monsters this afternoon.
With the plan complete, Yu Luowei no longer hesitated and quickly set off, heading towards the stream. Along the way, Yu Luowei noticed that the stumps left over from the previous felling had neither grown into new trees nor disappeared. The vast expanse of stumps stood out against the surrounding forest, looking even a little alarming. Recalling the original purpose of the Survival Trial game, which was to save the devastated Blue Planet, Yu Luowei felt a sense of unease.
However, wood was essential for upgrading bases and shelters, and the points store didn't sell wood. Yu Luowei could only choose to spread out his wood cutting efforts, not chopping in one area, and only chopping what he needed. He also stopped selling wood, which at least gave him some psychological comfort. Therefore, today, Yu Luowei decided to gather wood from a farther distance, along the stream.
Arriving at the stream, Yu Luowei first filled the empty treasure chest with water. Then, while exploring in the opposite direction of the frog monster he had encountered last time, he cut down trees every few meters along the stream. This time, his luck was quite good; he walked for a long time without encountering any monsters, so he didn't have to expend any extra energy. After about an hour, Yu Luowei saw a green patch before his eyes. He walked closer and saw that it was a wild bamboo forest.
Yu Luowei was thrilled. Bamboo was a treasure from head to toe: Bamboo itself could be used to make all sorts of furniture, like bowls, chopsticks, and quilts. Bamboo fiber was breathable, absorbent, and durable. Both bamboo shoots and bamboo rice were edible. Putting everything else aside, there seemed to be plenty of bamboo shoots in this bamboo forest, offering yet another source of food.
Chopping a bamboo only cost 0.5 durability points. With the bamboo shoots almost fully collected, Yu Luowei swung his axe, chopping down a row of bamboos until the stone axe's durability reached 0 and collapsed from his grasp, unable to bear the weight. Fortunately, he had already collected 181 pieces of wood and 68 pieces of bamboo, enough wood for the upgrade. Yu Luowei was no longer in a hurry and decided to take a break by eating a bun.
After this morning's training in ice magic, Yu Luowei had some vague feelings. Now that he had no tools to chop down trees, Yu Luowei decided to take advantage of the break to see if he could condense an ice axe.
Solidifying an axe is much more difficult than solidifying an ice brick, after all, you have to control the shape and hardness. After trying five or six times, Yu Luowei finally solidified an axe that was not so strange in shape. As soon as he got it and had no time to read the prompt, he heard the system prompt sound:
[Congratulations to the survivor, your ice magic has reached level 2! Your personal level has reached level 2!]
Finally, I leveled up before the event started. The feeling of leveling up was wonderful, like a complete refresh of my entire being. Yu Luowei felt the fatigue from the day's "work" disappear. Even though she couldn't access her personal information without the survivor's handbook, she could feel her spirit level return to full.
Putting aside the finished product for the time being, Yu Luowei made a new ice axe head and wanted to compare the differences between the second-level and first-level ice axe heads:
[Ice Axe (Green): After equipping, it gains +3 attack. It is a high-level alternative to the Stone Axe. It can cause damage to monsters at level 1 and below. It has no durability and cannot be destroyed by talents or items other than level 1 or above.]
[Ice Axe (Green): After equipping, it gains +4 attack. It is a high-level alternative to the Stone Axe. It can damage monsters at level 2 and below. It has no durability and cannot be destroyed by talents or items other than level 2 or above.]
The most important thing about a level 2 weapon compared to a level 1 weapon is that it can deal damage to level 2 monsters, giving it a greater advantage in the upcoming event. Yu Luowei thought for a moment, then pulled out the beginner bow and arrow from the treasure chest and, following the same pattern, concentrated on creating an ice bow and twenty-five arrows.
[Ice Bow (Blue): After equipping, it gains +15 attack, making it a decent bow. It can damage monsters level 3 and below, but cannot damage monsters that are not equipped with talents or items above level 3.]
[Ice Arrow (Blue): A good partner for the Ice Bow of the same tier, it increases damage to monsters by 50% and has a freezing effect. The downside is that it cannot be retrieved.]
The new ice bow's attributes were almost twice as good as the previous ice sword's, worthy of Yu Luowei's full effort. However, the aftereffects were also obvious: the moment the weapon was formed, her head felt like it had hit a wall, and she felt dizzy and had to sit down to recover.
During the break, Yu Luowei couldn't help but think back to the past: when his supernatural power level was still elementary during the zombie apocalypse, Yu Luowei mainly relied on a compound bow and fifty arrows that he accidentally found in a residential building to kill zombies.
Initially, as an ordinary office worker, she could barely draw a bow, but after several life-or-death battles with zombies, she had mastered the art of archery, practically hitting the target every time. Later, due to a shortage of arrows and the increase in her ability level, she used it less and less, but she never forgot the archery skills she had honed. Back on Blue Star, Yu Luowei often went to the club to practice archery in her free time. Unexpectedly, in her new place, her archery skills came in handy again, and she even stopped recycling arrows and could make her own.
The aftereffects were so pronounced this time, the mental energy consumed was likely far more than 20. This was mainly to deal with the special circumstances of the afternoon; otherwise, Yu Luowei wouldn't have been so reckless. "Lesson learned. Next time, I must not expend so much mental energy at once, at least not outside the base." Yu Luowei silently summed up the experience in his mind.
Taking deep breaths to relieve his headache, Yu Luowei couldn't help but think again: If his mental and spatial abilities hadn't been stripped away, even if they were A-level, he could easily tear apart the space in the area where the monsters were, and easily complete activities to get rewards. Why would there be so many things to worry about?
Moreover, since losing her psychic powers, Yu Luowei felt that her memory had also declined significantly. Having been accustomed to the benefits of a photographic memory, Yu Luowei was now somewhat unaccustomed to it. She would put some items she had ordered into her wristband that she didn't need immediately, and then she would gradually forget about them. She would have to search for them in her wristband when she needed them.
Complaining is just a way to ease the situation. Difficulties must be overcome and survival must continue. After feeding himself a few bowls of chicken soup for the soul, he felt that his mental strength had recovered a little. Worried about accidents, Yu Luowei tried to condense an ice sword again:
[Ice Sword (Green): After equipping, it gains +12 attack. Compared to the other weapon, its stats are a bit low. It can deal damage to level 2 monsters and below. It cannot be destroyed unless it is a level 2 or higher talent.]
Compared to the bow and arrow, the attributes of this ice sword are slightly inferior, but it consumes very little mental energy and can also attack level 2 monsters. Yu Luowei is already very satisfied.
With a little over an hour until three o'clock, Yu Luowei decided not to continue any more physical work. She temporarily put away all her newly acquired tools and weapons, not even the half-finished axes, as they had taken up her mental energy. Then, she picked up stones while walking back in the direction she had come from.
She wasn't traveling fast, mainly picking up rocks. After picking up over two hundred, her total reached 102, enough for the upgrade. Time was almost up, so Yu Luowei simply stopped midway. This was a new area, so she ate another bun and drank some water to replenish her energy while observing the surroundings and getting familiar with them.
It was three o'clock, and the system's voice sounded on time:
It's three o'clock! The "Micro Beast Tide" event has officially launched! Small monster swarms have been released! Survivors, please actively participate!
Warm reminder: Event monsters will not actively approach the survivor base. If you don't want to participate, you can hide in the base! 】
The game system kindly provided a "turtle-type solution", but this had nothing to do with Yu Luowei. Fortune and wealth are sought in danger, so Yu Luowei decided to take the initiative, search for the monster's traces, and strive to "strike first and gain the upper hand".
Holding the newly condensed ice bow in his right hand and ready to take out the arrow with his left hand at any time, Yu Luowei half-crouched down and began to search for clues about the monster group in the surrounding area.
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