Chapter 189: Survival in a Natural Disaster System (18)

Returning to the Wooden House, Xie Yang first went to take a bath, then began to make dinner.

Today she had rice and flour, as well as ten pieces of polar rat meat that looked not much different from fresh lamb tenderloin.

No wonder she used to hear on the news about unscrupulous merchants using rat meat to pass off as lamb; just looking at the texture, one really couldn't tell much of a difference. Especially when made into barbecue and sprinkled with spices, not only could one not tell, the taste was likely not much different either.

Fortunately, this was rat meat in the game.

Xie Yang didn't dwell on these things.

Instead, she pondered what would be good to eat today?

Boil a pot of rice to go with braised meat?

Or mix some dough, mince some meat filling, and make dumplings or steamed buns?

Might as well make them all!

Anyway, there was the Storage Space with absolute stasis; making a bit more at once and putting it in the space meant she could take it out to eat whenever she was hungry later.

No sooner said than done!

Xie Yang busied herself around the stove.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Xie Yang finally ate the first hot meal of rice since entering the game.

Accompanying the rice was the braised... in short, meat, which was excellent in color, aroma, and taste.

To be fair, this braised meat was truly fragrant!

She regretted not asking for more when Fu Zhangzheng asked her.

Was it still too late to ask him for more now?

She also tasted a large meat bun that had been steamed, then left to sit for two or three minutes after the heat was turned off.

The bun skin was fluffy and soft, and the filling was fresh, fragrant, and juicy.

Taking a bite, her mouth was full of meat juices, yet it was oily without being greasy; it was more delicious than any meat bun she had ever eaten before!

Xie Yang stopped dawdling and immediately picked out five meat buns and a portion of white rice with braised meat, sending them to Fu Zhangzheng.

Postscript: 【Is there any more rat meat? I'm asking to buy some more from you.】

Before long, Fu Zhangzheng sent her another one hundred portions of rat meat.

Xie Yang: "......"

That wasn't necessary!

She couldn't help but ask: "How many rats did you actually kill? A single rat shouldn't produce much meat, right?"

"Hmm, a large nest."

"......"

His voice sounded like he was in a very open space.

"You haven't returned to the Shelter yet? You wouldn't still be digging for Red Clay, would you?"

Xie Yang was envious; digging until dark and still not finished? Just how much Red Clay must there be!

"Just about to head back," Fu Zhangzheng said halfway, then suddenly paused, "Wait a moment, I think I've dug up something else."

Xie Yang: "......"

He wouldn't have dug up another rat nest, would he?

A moment later—

"Guess what I dug up this time?"

His voice sounded somewhat delighted.

Without letting Xie Yang actually guess, he announced the answer: "Water! Groundwater! The Game Mall identified it as a Rare Water Source, and it rewarded me with a Blind Box Treasure Chest."

"!!!"

Xie Yang no longer felt that his Luck Value of 5 was some kind of unlucky existence; he was clearly a lucky person!

Although before every bit of luck, he would experience a relatively unlucky process.

But he would always turn misfortune into a blessing and see things turn around for the better.

Fu Zhangzheng asked her if she had any water storage containers; he wanted to get her some Mineral Water.

Xie Yang couldn't spare the time to be envious and hurriedly sent him every container in her Storage Space that could hold water.

She discovered that Fu Zhangzheng was actually quite a decent person; not only did he get her water, but he also posted a Trading link on the Regional Channel, supplying water to his compatriots at a price of 5 Gold Coins per 500ml.

The Game Mall sold 500ml of Mineral Water for 10 Gold Coins, so he was essentially giving Dragon Country players a fifty percent discount.

But to prevent them from reselling it, Fu Zhangzheng set a limit of two portions per person per day.

The Regional Channel was boiling:

【There are so many big shots in our country! Once again, I'm glad I'm from Dragon Country!】

【With two big shots leading us, I can survive for another few dozen days!】

【Is that all the ambition you have? I'm different; I'm going to strive to survive until this damn game ends. I miss my wife and kids!】

【Who doesn't, sigh...】

Seeing the atmosphere becoming heavy again, Xie Yang posted a message at the right time:

【Compatriots, after these two days of exploration, I believe everyone has discovered that the islands we live on contain at least one type of material useful for survival or upgrading. Everyone can post them to share what we have. For example, my island is full of trees; those who lack Wood can come to me. One person's strength is limited, but the collective's strength is infinite! Let's 33 players unite and strive for everyone to upgrade! Everyone to clear the game!】

The first to respond was Fu Zhangzheng:

【I've discovered water and Red Clay here. Everyone already knows the price of water. Red Clay is said to be useful for later upgrades; the recovery price given by the Game Mall is 50 Gold Coins per portion. On this basis, I'll give our own people a twelve percent discount.】

The second to respond was Chang Lebao:

【I won't hide it from everyone, the thing I have the most of on my island is Bird Guano Stone formed from bird droppings. I don't know what this is useful for either, but the recovery price given by the Game Mall is 20 Gold Coins per piece. If you need any, you can come to me, ying ying ying...】

As soon as her post appeared, everyone was amused.

More and more people responded.

Feng Hongmei, Ming Hao, and all the other players posted the resources on their islands to share.

Feng Hongmei even thoughtfully helped organize the supplies everyone posted into a real-time updated table, making the types, estimates, stock, and internal prices for compatriots clear at a glance.

Whoever lacked something could simply find the player who had it on the table and initiate a Trading.

At this point, the 33 players of Dragon Country twisted into a single rope, with the ultimate goal of "surviving to the end and returning to reality," united as one to resist the Four Seasons Natural Disasters in this god-forsaken game.

……

Three days later, the number of Wood Xie Yang had chopped reached the requirement, and the Tool Bench also produced Iron Nail.

Adding the Volcanic Rock obtained from trading with players on the World Channel previously, as well as the Red Clay sponsored by Fu Zhangzheng, she could finally upgrade the Shelter!

【Shelter is upgrading, please wait!】

【Shelter upgrade successful! Reward: 100 points, 3 Attribute Point. Attribute points can be distributed freely!】

【Congratulations to player GY for being the first to upgrade to a Level 3 Shelter! Reward: Player Blind Box Treasure Chest*1, Treasure Map Fragment*1, Compass*1. Already added to player's backpack.】

As soon as the upgrade finished, Xie Yang naturally added all the attribute points to her Luck Value.

With this, her Luck Value was already 16, a full 6 points higher than the player average.

Xie Yang rubbed her hands in satisfaction, preparing to wash up and open the Blind Box Treasure Chest!

Before opening it, she suddenly remembered that Fu Zhangzheng seemed to have left a Blind Box Treasure Chest with her; it was the reward for digging up the Rare Water Source.

She had been busy with other things at the time and forgot, and he hadn't urged her either.

But it was fortunate that she had forgotten; opening it now might yield more and better supplies.

She sent a screenshot of her Luck Value to him.

Fu Zhangzheng sent a congratulatory message from the Red Clay excavation site: "Congratulations! Your Luck Value is exactly twice mine!"

He had upgraded his Shelter to level two three days ago and received 3 attribute points as a reward, which he added entirely to Luck Value, yet it was only 8.

"Watch me open the Blind Box in a moment! Let's see how lucky a Blind Box opened with 16 points of Luck Value can be!" Xie Yang said with a smile.

Fu Zhangzheng told her to wait, and after a while, he sent over another Blind Box Treasure Chest.

"Upgrade reward, forgot it in my backpack."

"……"