Chapter 196: Survival Game in Natural Disasters (25)

Zhuang Fuda felt like he was dreaming.

He had originally just wanted to find someone to vent his inner frustration to, but he never expected to accidentally discover a wealth track that belonged to him:

He could trade the ice on his island with the big shots for upgrade materials!

The ice on his island was indeed very clean and very beautiful.

Because his island was a stone island, what the thick snow covered was hard bedrock.

Unlike other players, who could see soil once they dug through the snow.

There was absolutely no soil on his island, and naturally no vegetation like trees, so this snow was extremely clean.

If he weren't in the middle of harsh Extreme Cold weather, he would even think these ice crystals were truly cute!

He happily filled out the form circulating within the Regional Channel, carefully listing the only specialty his island had in stock: clean ice.

【Fellows with needs, you can find me to stock up on ice at any time.】

After filling out the form and leaving a message, he happily went to help the big shot Wusi marinate meat skewers and grill meat skewers!

After this, Zhuang Fuda spent his mornings cutting and marinating meat for Fu Zhangzheng, acting as an assistant for Fu Zhangzheng's skewer business; in the afternoons, he would take a brand-new Engineering Shovel, walk out of the Shelter, and clang away at the ice.

Life was not only fulfilling but also had something to look forward to!

With the addition of Ming Hao and Zhuang Fuda, Fu Zhangzheng could finally catch his breath a little.

The three of them had a clear division of labor: one was responsible for cutting and marinating, one was responsible for whittling wooden skewers and threading the meat, and one focused on grilling.

The assembly-line operation significantly increased the speed at which grilled meat was listed.

From time to time, grilled meat skewers would be placed on the Trading link.

But they would be snatched up in seconds.

Currently, the total number of remaining players on the World Channel was 8,425.

Even though sufficient Volcanic Rock and Red Clay were concentrated in the hands of only a few players, as long as these people seized the opportunity, they would buy out the listed grilled meat skewers.

There were also some players who likely felt that they had no hope of upgrading and would probably die this season, so they simply traded all the Volcanic Rock or Red Clay in their hands for meat skewers, thinking it better to be a well-fed ghost before dying than a starving one.

Just like that, the three of them—Fu Zhangzheng, Ming Hao, and Zhuang Fuda—made grilled meat non-stop, and the players snatched it up non-stop.

The speed at which the three of them listed grilled meat was far behind the speed at which the players snatched it.

It was often snatched up in seconds the moment it was listed.

Five days later, Fu Zhangzheng had truly cleared out a batch of wild boar meat, rabbit meat, rat meat, and Wolf Meat from his backpack.

Calculating that the amount of Volcanic Rock and Red Clay traded was enough for the fellows in the Regional Channel to upgrade, he ended this round of trading and stopped listing grilled meat.

The collected Volcanic Rock and Red Clay were still traded to fellow players in the Regional Channel at the internal Regional Channel price—meaning 88% of the Game Mall's buyback price.

It didn't matter if they didn't have enough Gold Coins for the moment; they would trade whatever their Residence Island had.

Bird Guano Stone, Limestone, Mineral Salt, iron ore, Wood, ice cubes... Xie Yang and the other person turned nothing away.

They weren't being stingy about these trade items, but rather didn't want everyone to develop the habit of "getting things for free."

After all, there were still three seasons of natural disasters ahead!

As the saying goes—"a pint of rice breeds gratitude, a bushel of rice breeds enmity"; rather than helping until the end only to become enemies, it was better to clarify the conditions and draw clear boundaries from the start.

Only when close brothers settle accounts clearly can they achieve family harmony and prosperity, and have more solid relationships.

That night, at twelve o'clock midnight—

【Good evening, natives of Gaia Star!】

【The first season of "Survival Game"—Low Temperature Season has ended. The number of surviving players on Gaia Star is 6,884. The list of survivors is as follows—】

Following the appearance of an electronic voice, the pitch-black Sky Screen suddenly lit up as bright as day.

People who hadn't slept immediately came to their windows and looked up at the Sky Screen.

Most of those who had already fallen asleep, except for a few who weren't woken up, also quickly got out of bed and ran to the windows.

The Sky Screen was scrolling to announce the rankings of surviving players after the end of the Low Temperature Season:

I. Comprehensive Ranking:

1. GY, Dragon Country

2. GY06753, Ice Country

3. GY09854, Dragon Country

4. GY00051, Maple Leaf Country

5. GY00007, Hop Country

6....

II. Wealth Ranking:

1. GY, Dragon Country

2. GY09854, Dragon Country

3. GY00007, Hop Country

4. GY06753, Ice Country

5. GY00442, Beautiful Country

6....

Seeing this list, not to mention how people in other countries felt, the citizens of Dragon Country were at least mixed in their feelings.

The happy part was: Dragon Country had two players who rushed into the top five of the rankings, and GY still firmly held the first place; furthermore, there was currently no phenomenon of Protective Shield shrinkage in Dragon Country, which showed that all 33 players of Dragon Country were still alive.

This news made the relatives of the 33 players teary-eyed with excitement; as long as they were alive! As long as they were alive!

The worrying part was: only one season of natural disasters had passed, and the 10,000 players who entered the game were left with only six thousand-plus. There were still three seasons left; according to the death toll of the first season, even if the players currently alive were still alive, could they really hold on until the end?

—Mom, will Dad come back?

—He will! He definitely will!

"Daddy, when is Mommy coming back? I miss her so much!"

"Soon! Mommy will come back once she finishes her work!"

"Honey, you must hold on! The children and I are waiting for you to come back!"

"Son! Your father and I are doing just fine! The government cares for us very much. Thanks to you, people have been visiting us constantly during this time; the house is so lively! You eat and drink well in the Survival Game and strive to defeat the Four Seasons Natural Disasters! When the time comes, I'll have your father, that stingy old man, prepare a table of good food to welcome you home..."

Similar conversations were taking place across the Dragon Country and even the entire world.

Except for the Dragon Country, the Protective Shields of other countries had all shrunk to varying degrees.

This made the players' families feel uneasy and terrified, fearing that the ones who died were their own fathers/mothers/sons/daughters/husbands/wives...

All kinds of unease and speculation spread wildly in the online world.

#How many people actually survived the Survival Game#

Instantly became a globally discussed topic.

And the players who had become the center of the topic were, at this moment, shocked to feel the breath of spring.

The players who survived the Low Temperature Season entered spring overnight.

Yesterday, it was still an Extreme Cold of -50°C, with blizzards of at least level twenty intensity howling and ravaging the players' Residence Islands.

The roofs of the Shelters of players who hadn't upgraded were blown off; those with good luck used tools around them to dig igloos or drill into caves to narrowly escape, while those with bad luck died on the spot.

Such high-intensity blizzards and low temperatures that could rival Antarctica left a huge shadow on all surviving players.

However, unexpectedly, one night! After just one night, the Extreme Cold was gone! Spring had arrived!

The ice and snow covering the Residence Island were constantly melting, and one could even faintly hear the sound of trickling water!

The originally silent and soundless Residence Island actually had birds chirping at this very moment!

Where had these birds been hiding before?

You have to know, when they were collecting supplies before, they had practically turned the Residence Island upside down; where were there any birds!

One can only say—as expected of a game!

But regardless, spring warmth and blooming flowers are always more pleasant than three feet of ice.

【The damn Extreme Cold is finally gone! Sob! It really wasn't easy to survive!】

【Last night, nearly two thousand players were lost; the total number of surviving players is not even seven thousand now, sigh...】

【I'm the only one left in our Regional Channel, does anyone believe that? (Shivering)】

【We are doing okay, there are still about twenty people left, but that's because our base number was large! We lost 50% in just one season of natural disasters.】

【It's too hard! This game is really too hard!】