Chapter 185: Disaster Survival System (14)

At 8:00 PM, the last Cast Iron Axe was sent to a player's backpack.

Xie Yang's transaction links for this round were now all complete!

A total of 32 transactions were made, with 15 players requesting credit, and 17 paying the 30 Gold Coins upon receipt.

She received 510... Wait, hold on! Why are there 540 Gold Coins?

After checking carefully, oh, Fu Zhangzheng paid for one extra.

But she had agreed that the second Cast Iron Axe was a gift for him.

Mentioning him, Xie Yang couldn't help but think of his environment; she hadn't expected him to have landed on a Wolf island.

If the whole island is full of Wolves, are two Cast Iron Axes enough?

Xie Yang felt her hair stand on end just thinking about that scene.

How about sending him a few more?

He did send her a full two hundred catties of Wolf Meat.

Not to mention his status in the Military, she should support him.

Thus, as soon as the Tool Bench's cooldown ended, Xie Yang stuffed a few more pieces of Iron Ore inside and continued crafting Cast Iron Axes.

Iron Nails could wait until tomorrow; besides, she hadn't found any Red Clay yet, so there was no rush to upgrade.

At 8:30 PM, Xie Yang sent the two Cast Iron Axes just made by the Tool Bench to Fu Zhangzheng.

The other party did not reply.

This meant he was still fighting the Wolves.

For some reason, Xie Yang also felt a bit uneasy.

Although her island was very quiet, with no sounds of wild beasts.

The wind, however, was growing stronger, and as it howled past, it felt like it might rip the roof off.

10:30 PM.

The Protective Shield guarding the novice players disappeared.

Players on the World Channel popped up from time to time calling for help:

【Help! Someone save me! What are these things! Ahhh—】

【Oh my god! The temperature suddenly dropped! It's so cold! I feel like my Wooden House is going to be crushed by the blizzard! Does anyone have extra Wood and Iron Nails? Help me!】

【Damn it! There are actually Wolves on my island! I was wondering what that green fluorescent light outside the window was... Friends! Pray that I can see tomorrow's sun!】

【There won't be a sun tomorrow! Because the blizzard is here! Fuck!】

Xie Yang also clearly felt the room temperature dropping.

Even though the fireplace was working diligently, she still felt the chill growing stronger.

She wrapped herself tightly in her cotton pajamas, took a thermometer, and opened a small crack in the window to measure the outside temperature.

It had already dropped to -10℃.

Xie Yang closed the window tightly and returned to the fireplace to warm herself while browsing the Communication Channel.

However, upon logging in this time, she discovered that the number of surviving players on the World Channel was dropping by the hundreds.

Her heart tightened, and she quickly switched to the Regional Channel.

Thank goodness!

Not a single Dragon Country player was missing.

After thinking for a moment, she posted a message:

【Compatriots! The temperature has dropped! Everyone, pay attention to keeping warm! Stay alert! If you don't have enough axes, you can come to me again!】

Then she sent a private message to Fu Zhangzheng: 【How are you? Have you returned to the Shelter? The temperature has dropped!】

After a good while, Fu Zhangzheng finally replied: "Just finished dealing with them, currently cleaning up the 'battlefield', heading back immediately."

"..."

That meant he hadn't gone back yet?

Xie Yang felt cold on his behalf.

However, he shouldn't be short on Gold Coins now; if he really couldn't stand the cold, he could go to the Game Mall and buy a Cold-Resistant Suit.

In fact, that was indeed the case—

Fu Zhangzheng had sold a batch of Wolf Meat that afternoon and finally earned some Gold Coins; not only did he have money to pay for the Cast Iron Axes, but he also bought himself a Cold-Resistant Suit that allowed for easy movement.

With a quilt strapped on by a belt, not only were his legs cold, but his movement was also extremely restricted.

It was fortunate he had changed into the Cold-Resistant Suit in time, otherwise, the battle with the Wolf King would have been quite precarious.

At that final moment, it was all sustained by sheer willpower.

Fortunately, the result was gratifying!

After an afternoon and evening of fierce fighting, he had harvested a total of 57 Wolf Skins, 570 pieces of Wolf Meat, and 19 Wolf Tooth Daggers.

He sold a third of them, kept some for himself, and sent some to Xie Yang.

Thus, Xie Yang once again received Wolf Meat and Wolf Skins sent by Fu Zhangzheng.

This time the quantity was even larger, a full one hundred pieces of Wolf Meat and ten Wolf Skins.

"Keep the Wolf Meat and eat it slowly. If you have a needle and thread, you can sew the Wolf Skins together to use as a blanket or rug."

Even knowing he had been fighting the wolf pack for an entire afternoon and evening, Xie Yang hadn't expected him to have obtained so much meat.

But behind the harvest, there is often bloodshed.

"Are you injured?"

"Superficial wounds, nothing to worry about." Fu Zhangzheng's tone now carried a relaxed smile, "The harvest this time is not small; I sold a portion to the Game Mall, so I have cold-weather supplies and medicine now. By the way, I also found a Blind Box Treasure Chest in the wolf den, but my luck is too bad—how about you open it for me? We'll split the supplies we get fifty-fifty."

Helping someone open a Blind Box and getting half of it—how could Xie Yang refuse?

"Fine, send it to me! But I'll have to open it later; I haven't washed up yet!"

She had been roasting and stir-frying meat all day, and her hair felt sticky.

Opening a Blind Box while dirty is disrespectful to the Treasure Chest!

Fu Zhangzheng's sharp, angular, and stern face froze for a moment: "..."

Does one really need to specifically wash their face and hands, or even take a bath and wash their hair, just to open a chest?

Could this be the reason he can't open anything good?

Xie Yang thanked him again for the Wolf Meat and Wolf Skin he sent, reminded him to return to the Shelter early as the wind and snow seemed to be getting heavier, and then logged off.

She did not know Fu Zhangzheng's inner complaints; if she had known, she would certainly have retorted:

That is purely because your Luck Value is low. With a Luck Value of 5, even if you soaked in a hot sulfur spring until you scrubbed off a layer of skin, it is unlikely you would open anything good.

Midnight.

【Good evening, natives of Gaia Star!】

【Survival Game Day 3: 9,081 players remain on Gaia Star. The list of Survivors is as follows—】

An electronic voice rang out on the Sky Screen in the real world right on cue, announcing the number of surviving players after the Novice Protection Period ended.

The ranking of surviving players was also displayed in a scrolling broadcast:

1. GY, Dragon Country

2. GY06753, Ice Country

3. GY08100, Ice Country

4. GY00572, Great North Country

5. GY09854, Dragon Country

6....

Once this list was released, the whole world was in an uproar!

The Novice Protection Period had just ended, and nearly a thousand players were gone?

At this rate, will the remaining nine thousand or so players be able to last until the end of the game?

Is this game really here to help Gaia Star survive the Great Catastrophe, or is it here to toy with them?

【What!!! Our Great Han Empire players have been completely wiped out? Damn it! Oh—the damn tsunami is coming again!】

【Sob! 143 people from our country were taken into the game. When the first day's report came out, the whole nation celebrated. I didn't expect that after only three days, the surviving players wouldn't even be a fraction of the original number! Our country's Protective Shield has already shrunk by 70%, and the storm and tsunami are attacking our nation again, yet there is nowhere left to retreat!】

【God! I beg you to withdraw the harsh punishments! Or let those damn politicians die! Don't punish us innocent saints!】

【Haha! Hahahaha! The end of the world has arrived! A week ago, I predicted that our planet had entered the apocalypse and kindly posted a warning. Yet not only did no one believe me, they even banned my post! Do you believe it now? Stupid humans! It is your arrogance and ignorance that have harmed yourselves! You deserve it, hahaha!】

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