Chapter 182: Disaster Survival System (11)

After eating a satisfying breakfast, Xie Yang took the Tool Bench out of her Backpack Slot, installed the Iron Ore, and let it continue making Iron Nails.

Upgrading requires Iron Nails, so for the next period of time, aside from when it's cooling down, she will basically have to be banging away making Iron Nails.

By the way, when she mined the Palladium Gold, she also received a Blind Box Treasure Chest as a reward.

Xie Yang rubbed her hands together; since she had just washed her hair and bathed, feeling refreshed and carrying a faint, pleasant scent of body wash, she decided to open a Blind Box.

【Congratulations to player GY for obtaining Gold Coin*50, Upgrade Card*1, and Refined Steel Axe*1. They have been added to the player's backpack.】

As expected!

The higher the Luck Value, the more good things you can draw!

It was worth her effort to level up and put all the Attribute Points from the upgrade rewards into Luck Value.

One word: worth it!

An Upgrade Card can upgrade any upgradable Prop by one level.

It's perfect for the Primary Tool Bench.

She placed the Upgrade Card onto the Tool Bench and clicked to use it.

【Confirm upgrade for Primary Tool Bench?】

Confirm!

【Primary Tool Bench paused.】

【Primary Tool Bench upgrading.】

A 20-minute countdown followed.

Xie Yang stopped worrying about it.

She picked up the newly obtained Refined Steel Axe to examine it.

A Cast Iron Axe can chop at most 100 times, a Steel Forged Axe at most 200 times, and this Refined Steel Axe can chop 300 times.

Good stuff!

Xie Yang put it into her backpack, planning to take it to chop trees tomorrow!

With everything that needed organizing finished, Xie Yang took out the basins and buckets filled with seafood and sat in the living room to sort through them.

She tossed the dead ones to the side, planning to dig a hole and bury them later.

She separated the live ones by species to deal with them slowly in a bit.

While her hands were busy, her eyes weren't idle, glancing at the Communication Channel from time to time.

It is said that, inspired by her, players have been taking advantage of the fact that the Protection Period hasn't ended to explore their respective Residence Islands over the past two days.

The World Channel was very lively:

【Thank God! I found a Material Box on my island! It has the Wood and Iron Nails I need! I can upgrade! Amen!】

【Friends, does anyone know what this is? (Attached image)】

【Reddish-brown rock? Could it be Iron Ore? Did you get it from a Xinsou Libao?】

【No! It's a rock from my island. I was just walking by, saw it was red and pretty, so I picked up a few pieces.】

Below it was a bunch of envious comments.

Xie Yang was envious too.

Not having to run to a Nameless Island to mine, but being able to pick up Iron Ore just by taking a walk outside one's own door.

What kind of "European Emperor" luck is this!

This goes to show the importance of Luck Value!

【Hi! Good morning everyone! Please help me identify this, what is it? (Attached image)】

【It's pitch black, could it be coal?】

【Haha! I thought it was coal too, but when I picked it up and threw it into the Small Fire Stove, I found it wouldn't burn.】

【Then I don't know! Maybe it's just an ordinary rock, nothing more than being a bit black.】

Xie Yang clicked on the image posted by that player, and her eyes lit up!

This is Volcanic Rock, right?

It looks like it!

So, she sent a private message to the player with the ID GY07744, asking if they could send over a piece of the black rock, and that she was willing to trade Wood or Iron Nails for it.

【Eh?? Big Shot Wanyi! You are that Big Shot Wanyi who was broadcast by the megaphone several times! Oh my god! I didn't expect to catch the attention of a Big Shot! (Blushing)】

Xie Yang:...

Only after the other party's excitement passed did they remember to add Xie Yang as a friend; after it was accepted, they sent the three black rocks they had picked up directly to Xie Yang.

【Big Shot, how many do you need? If it's not enough, I'll go pick more! I don't have anything else on my island, but if you push aside the snow, it's all this kind of rock. By the way, is this rock useful for anything? Should I hoard some myself?】

Xie Yang: 【This is Volcanic Rock. I need 1,000 pieces for now. What would you like to trade for?】

【Volcanic Rock? Doesn't that mean my island once had a volcanic eruption? Oh my god! Will it suddenly erupt again one day?】

The other party shuddered; the more they thought about it, the more terrifying they found this game!

But death in the game is death in reality! No matter how terrifying, they had to survive!

Their precious son was still waiting for them to come home! They couldn't die!

【Big Shot! I need Wood and Iron Nails to upgrade, do you have any extra?】

Xie Yang: 【Yes! How about this: I'll give you 200 Wood and 800 Iron Nails in exchange for 1,000 Volcanic Rocks. What do you think?】

【OK OK!】

The other party was very satisfied!

Trading black rocks that could be found everywhere on the island for Wood and Iron Nails, which were essential for upgrading—could there be a better deal than this?

Xie Yang was also very satisfied.

In that case, the only thing missing for the upgrade is Red Clay.

There is no clue for that for now, so put it aside first.

Since Volcanic Rock can be found by players, perhaps Red Clay can be too?

She will keep an eye on the Communication Channel; maybe one day she will happen upon it.

Thus, Xie Yang processed the seafood while keeping an eye on the posts uploaded by other players.

But unfortunately, no particularly special materials were refreshed afterward.

However, she did see people in the Regional Channel urgently requesting Wood or Iron Nail for upgrades, and adhering to the principle that "helping compatriots is helping the Dragon Country," Xie Yang sent them to those players without a second thought, and did not urge the other parties for Trading items afterward.

Time reached noon.

Xie Yang finally finished sorting and processing all the seafood obtained from beachcombing!

Let's have a full seafood feast for lunch today!

The kitchen, which had only been used to boil water, finally came in handy!

Xie Yang took out the almost brand-new Frying Pan and Soup Pot and got busy.

Due to limited seasonings, it was mainly steamed:

Steamed clams, Steamed Scallop, Steamed Oyster, steamed razor clams, steamed Crab, steamed baby cuttlefish...

Anything that could be steamed, she steamed some of everything to taste.

The smaller clams, razor clams, small Shrimp, and baby cuttlefish were picked out and boiled into a pot of seafood soup; except for Salt, no other seasonings were added, and it was delicious enough.

Xie Yang tasted a spoonful of the soup—fresh!

She then tasted a steamed Oyster; it was soft, tender, and smooth, with a fresh and sweet taste, and even carried a natural milky fragrance—it was so delicious she gave it a thumbs up.

It seems that Nameless Island must be an unpolluted island.

Original flavor, fresh and sweet!

Once again, she felt the trip to the Nameless Island dungeon was worth it!

This made her think of player 00333; without the Mineral Distribution Map of Nameless Island she provided, even if she had drawn the Dungeon Secret Key from a Blind Box, she might not have used it at this time.

Xie Yang took a plate, put one of each type of steamed seafood on it, and took a soup bowl filled to the brim with seafood soup, then sent it to number 333.

After receiving it, Feng Hongmei almost dropped her jaw in shock.

"Big Boss!!!"

Finding it too slow to type, Feng Hongmei sent a voice message directly:

"Hasn't your island frozen over?"

As for where the Big Boss got the plate and bowl, compared to fresh seafood, was that important? It wasn't important at all! Maybe they came with the kitchen after the upgrade.

Xie Yang replied with a smile: "No! These are specialties from that Nameless Island; I brought some back, so I'm sharing some with you to taste!"

"..."

Oh, right!

The Big Boss entered a dungeon! The small megaphone had broadcasted it.

Feng Hongmei once again marveled that a Big Boss is indeed a Big Boss!

While ordinary players like them were still struggling at the poverty line, going bald over upgrades, and worrying about whether they could survive the Extreme Cold Natural Disaster, the Big Boss had already returned from a dungeon and was eating seafood!