Chapter 178: Disaster Survival System (7)

50 Gold Coins is the recycling price for one piece of Wood.

Xie Yang chopped down one Golden Phoebe Wood, harvesting 10 pieces of Wood; this meant she earned 500 Gold Coins from this one tree alone.

No wonder it is Rare Wood; its value is indeed high!

But seeing the phrase "best wood for shipbuilding," she became thoughtful: Could it be that Golden Phoebe Wood is needed for shipbuilding in the later stages?

But the sea surface is frozen; even if a ship were built, there would be no way to go out to sea.

Unless the ice and snow melt...

Xie Yang paused abruptly, thinking that since the game has Four Seasons Natural Disasters and it is currently the low-temperature winter, then one cannot rule out a high-temperature summer in the later three seasons.

When the time comes for the ice and snow to melt and the sea level to rise, the Residence Island might be submerged, so it might truly be necessary to build a ship to escape.

Thinking of this, Xie Yang continued to swing her axe to chop trees.

She used up the durability of the Cast-Iron Axe in one go.

After its durability was exhausted, the Cast-Iron Axe became a "dull waste axe" and could no longer be used to chop trees.

But since it was made of iron, Xie Yang pondered that it might be repurposed into other iron tools by the Tool Bench, making use of waste.

Thus, she put the "dull waste axe" back into her Game Backpack.

In one morning, she chopped a total of 100 trees, harvesting 890 Wood and 110 Rare Wood.

Her route went from the southeast side of the island to the northwest side.

That was equivalent to half a lap around the island.

Fortunately, she had drunk Nutrient Solution, so she did not need to eat at noon. As for water, she had it in her Storage Space.

Thus, she did not return the way she came, but continued north, planning to circle the island once to return to the Wooden House.

Without the tree-chopping Task, her pace was faster.

Around three o'clock in the afternoon, she returned to the vicinity of the Wooden House.

It could be seen that this island was not large; if one walked with focus, one could circle the island in half a day.

The resources on the island were not plentiful; besides trees, there seemed to be nothing else.

Moreover, she did not even have a usable axe now, so she could not chop trees even if she saw them.

She would go back, wash her hands clean, and open the Blind Box Treasure Chest, hoping to open another axe.

When she opened an axe yesterday, she had looked down on it, but today she could no longer afford it.

【Congratulations to player GY for being the first to explore the Residence Island! Reward: Points*100】

Xie Yang: "..."

This works too?

As usual, this message was broadcast three times on the World Channel's small megaphone, sparking discussion among other players:

【Damn! Which big shot is so awesome? I haven't even walked out of my Wooden House, and the big shot is already exploring the island?】

【It's him/her again! Was it him/her yesterday too?】

【As expected, we are still worrying about food and clothing, while the big shot has already become a 'ten-thousand-gold household'!】

【Big shot, please protect me!】

【Have you all upgraded? Who has extra Wood? I'm short on Wood! Damn it!】

【Friends, does anyone have extra Iron Nails?】

【God bless! Let me upgrade!】

【Holy Mary! Protect me and keep me safe!】

【Can we not upgrade?】

【The three-day Novice Protection Period is ending; I reckon it'll be tough!】

One stone stirred up a thousand waves.

This player's honest words caused panic among countless people.

The topic also shifted from island exploration back to Shelter upgrading.

A private message lay quietly in Xie Yang's private channel.

She currently only had one friend—GY00005.

Chang Lebao sent a voice message to congratulate her:

"Big shot! You are too awesome!"

"By the way, isn't it cold outside? Aren't you afraid?"

"I haven't left the Wooden House until now, sob... I wanted to go out and look this morning, but I pulled the door open and shrank back; it's really too cold outside!"

"The Small Fire Stove feels like it's about to go out. I suspect that once the Novice Protection Period is over, this stove will go out. How will we survive after three days!"

"Ah no! There are only two days left now! Sob..."

Xie Yang: "..."

Was this person treating the private chat window as a tree hole?

She replied with a voice message: "How much more Wood do you need for the upgrade?"

After a period of silence on the other end—

"Ahhh! Big shot! Big shot Wanyi, you are actually a woman?"

"..."

Is that the point?

She asked her again how much Wood was still missing for the upgrade.

"Ah?" Chang Lebao was stunned, "Big shot, do you have extra Wood? I'm still short 6! And all I have to trade is food, water, and one extra Iron Nail."

Xie Yang: "I don't need food or water; consider the Wood a loan to you."

After saying that, she sent over 6 Wood.

Then she logged onto the Regional Channel and posted a message—

【How many of us haven't reached Level 1 yet? I have extra Wood available for Trading; if you're short on Wood, feel free to find me.】

The amount of Wood she currently possessed was enough to help 32 players in the region upgrade their Shelters to Level 1 all at once.

Of course, what she was taking out was ordinary Wood; she had to save the Rare Wood for shipbuilding.

Although she hadn't obtained a shipbuilding blueprint yet, preparing the materials in advance was never wrong; it's better to be safe than sorry.

There were actually players popping up in the Regional Channel now, but they were either complaining or asking for help.

Everyone was struggling to look after themselves; how could they have the energy to help others?

Therefore, as soon as Xie Yang's post was published, it attracted the attention of more than half of the players.

GY05678: 【Big Boss! Big Boss Wanyi is actually from our Dragon Country?! One of our own! Hahahaha—Big Boss, please protect me!】

Ming Hao was going absolutely insane!

In the real world, he was the unrestrained Tai Zi Ye of the Ming Family Group; what didn't he have?

But after entering the game, damn it, he was short on everything.

【Big Boss, Big Boss! Did you hear your little brother's call? Your little brother is untalented; the Xinsou Libao I opened only had water and Iron Nail...】

Xie Yang:...

She sent 10 Wood to him directly.

The other party added her as a friend, and after Xie Yang accepted, he received the Wood and sent back a voice message; the voice sounded very young:

"Big Boss! *Cough*, I'm really sorry, I don't have anything to trade, and the only bottle of Mineral Water I had was already drunk by me... Consider the Wood a loan; I'll pay you back double once I've saved enough!"

"Lastly, Big Boss, can I hug your thigh? If not, being a pendant on your leg is fine too!"

Xie Yang:...

Fu Zhangzheng, with the ID GY09854, was the second person to send her a private message.

He was an active-duty soldier.

Logically speaking, with his physical fitness and adaptability, having participated in missions in extreme weather and undergone special training many times, he shouldn't have been in such a sorry state.

But when this god-forsaken game appeared, he was on a mission at the edge of a rainforest, so hot he wanted to take off even his thin military uniform; where would he get cold-weather supplies?

The supplies opened from his Xinsou Libao were also few and far between.

There was no help for it; his luck was bad.

He was famous in his special forces team for having bad luck.

Aside from a thin set of summer military fatigues, he only had a sniper rifle, a handgun, two sets of half-used ammunition, a dagger tucked into his military boot, and a communication device that lost signal the moment he entered the game.

Don't look at the fact that he had weapons on him; the whole island was covered in ice and snow, and even with a gun and bullets, he simply couldn't find any food to hunt to fill his stomach.

The key was that he had no cold-weather clothing, so he didn't dare go too far from the Wooden House; he had to retreat to the Wooden House to warm up after being out for a while.

Even so, he was freezing uncontrollably.

Seeing a compatriot in the Regional Channel say they had extra Wood and were willing to help everyone upgrade, he decided to try his luck.

【Hello, I am active-duty soldier Fu Zhangzheng. May I ask if you still have a surplus of Wood? I am still 7 short of upgrading. It's just that I don't have many supplies on me; can I use this dagger to make a trade with you?】