Chapter 198: Disaster Survival System (27)

The panic sparked by this topic inevitably spread to the Regional Channel of the Dragon Country players.

After everyone gathered information from the World Channel and returned to the Regional Channel, they couldn't help but complain:

【Even if you open a Shelter Upgrade Card, you're still stuck on the island! You don't know, having the card doesn't mean you can upgrade; upgrading requires a lot of materials, like Golden Phoebe Wood, Copper Ore, Titanium Ore, Palladium Ore, Quartz Ore...】

【Good heavens! What are we supposed to do! We can't go on living like this!】

【Isn't that the truth! We really can't go on! Even if the Bodhisattva blessed me and I opened a Shelter Upgrade Card, I wouldn't have enough materials to upgrade it.】

Fortunately, while everyone was worried, it hadn't reached the point of panic yet.

【The boat will naturally straighten when it reaches the bridge! Anxiety is useless! The system won't give me an extra Shelter Upgrade Card. It's better to take this opportunity to explore our Residence Island properly; maybe we can find another way to survive!】

The one who posted this was Ming Hao.

He had reached the point of blind worship toward Xie Yang and Fu Zhangzheng; as long as they didn't say anything discouraging, he was convinced they must have a way.

But believe it or not, his words of guidance actually worked quite well. At the very least, everyone stopped sighing and started actively walking out of their Shelters to explore the Residence Island after the ice and snow melted.

When Xie Yang saw this, she sent Ming Hao a bowl of Seafood Soup Noodles as a reward.

Ming Hao was flattered: "Thank you, Big Boss! You are too good to me! Wuwu! If I have the chance to go home, I will definitely make my dad reward you properly!"

"..."

Even if there is a reward, shouldn't it be you yourself? Why bring your dad into this?

"Achoo!"

Outside the game, the head of the Ming Family Group let out a thunderous sneeze.

"It must be that troublesome brat bad-mouthing me behind my back!"

His wife's eyes turned red when he mentioned their son: "I don't know how Haohao is doing in the game! As long as he can come back alive, I'd be willing to lose twenty years of my life!"

"Pah, pah, pah! Why say such things! Our son's life is a life, isn't your life a life too? Life and death are fated, and wealth is in the hands of Heaven; I actually think our son has a wealthy fate..."

Although Ming said this, he was actually very worried about his youngest son. He sighed silently and prayed to his ancestors to bless his son's safe return.

In the game, Ming "Wealthy Fate" Hao slurped the ingredient-rich, savory Seafood Noodles and let out a satisfied sigh: See! He said that being a hanger-on to a big boss would eventually lead to being carried to success!

Xie Yang was also enjoying a seafood feast.

Aside from the meal she had the second day after returning from Fengqing Island, she hadn't been willing to touch the Seafood Gift Box opened from the Material Box.

Now that the temperature had risen and the sea ice was gradually melting, she had a complete set of fishing gear and could cast nets to catch fish, dive to gather shellfish... so she could finally eat the seafood she had been hoarding!

Thus, she cooked Seafood Porridge and fried a Clam Omelet in the morning;

And cooked a pot of Seafood Noodles with plenty of ingredients for lunch.

After eating her fill, she took her Refined Steel Axe and went out to work—logging.

Her current stockpile of Golden Phoebe Wood was enough for her own use, but there were still so many players in the Regional Channel; in short, the more, the better.

While chopping trees, Xie Yang posted a "work photo" to the Regional Channel.

【Holy crap! Big Boss Wanyi is chopping trees again? I'm still lying in bed like a corpse!】

【I'm not afraid of the big boss being strong; I'm afraid of the big boss working harder than me!】

【With Big Boss Wanyi and Big Boss Fu around, us commoners can't lie flat even if we want to, and we can't win even if we try to grind!】

【Hahaha... I've already let it go. I don't seek to be a winner, I just seek to survive until the end!】

【Being able to survive until the end is also a form of strength!】

【Stop chatting, everyone, get up, get up, go move some bricks!】

【Let's go, let's go! Whether we win or not, we at least can't hold the organization back!】

After being a little disappointed, the Dragon Country players were back to full strength.

Everyone carried the Refined Iron Axe they had traded from Xie Yang and set out to re-explore their respective Residence Islands.

【Reporting some good news to everyone: I found a nest of bird eggs as soon as I went out! Hehe!】

【Holy crap! There's actually a beehive on my island! How did I not notice it before?】

【I envy the two above! I only found an ant nest! But these ants are huge. Fellow countrymen, help me identify what breed of ant this is?】

【Brother, never mind the breed, try to see if you can recycle them and check if the Game Mall gives a recycling price. If it does, you've hit the jackpot!】

【There is, there is! The description in the Game Mall says they are Agate Honeypot Ants, with a recycling price of 10 Gold Coins each, which equals one Small Bread! Hahahaha! I won't starve to death!】

【Envy!】

【Envy +1】

【Envy +ID number】

Xie Yang saw this post from her fellow countryman and felt envious too.

Envy was envy, but her speed in chopping wood didn't slow down at all.

Wielding two Refined Steel Axes in both hands, she chopped down a tree with every swing.

Hmm, at this moment, she was a heartless and emotionless logging machine!

【Obtained Rare Wood*10】

【Obtained Rare Wood*10】

【Obtained Rare Wood*10】

【Obtained Rare Wood*10】

【Obtained...】

【Congratulations to the Host for lighting up the Rare Animal section of the Rare Illustrated Handbook, rewarded with Player Blind Box Treasure Chest*1】

"Squeak squeak!"

Following the system prompt, a small monkey with golden fur all over its body blinked its large black eyes and poked its furry head out from a hollow in a Golden Phoebe Wood tree that she had almost chopped down with her axe.

Xie Yang was completely charmed by the little monkey's cute expression.

Oh my!

She would never complain about the lack of variety in supplies on her Residence Island again.

Look! Without a lush forest, where else would she find such a cute little fellow!

"Squeak, squeak!"

The golden monkey was not afraid of people; after sizing Xie Yang up for a few moments, it leaped onto her left shoulder.

Xie Yang fished out an uneaten Small Bread from her Storage Space and broke off a piece to feed it.

However, it didn't even look at it, leaped away, jumped back into the tree hole, and rustled as it moved a pile of wild fruits out from the tree hole.

Xie Yang was amused.

Bringing its own dry rations, was it?

That was just too good!

She then discovered that the skins of these wild fruits were surprisingly fresh, and she couldn't help but wonder where the little fellow had gotten them.

Although she hadn't cleared every corner of the trees on the island, she had roughly looked them over during her previous explorations; apart from Coconut Trees, Palm Trees, Kapok Trees, Eucalyptus Trees, Camphor Trees, Oil Firs, and Golden Phoebe Wood, she hadn't discovered any other tree species.

Xie Yang looked around, and finally, her gaze landed on the tree hole of the Golden Phoebe Wood.

She took the little furry monkey and crawled into the tree hole.

A moment later, a... underground Orchard appeared before Xie Yang.

It turned out that the area beneath the tree hole was actually hollow, with a space inside about the size of a standard basketball court, and the bottom was thick, solid Red Clay.

Perhaps the wild fruits the little furry monkey had picked up and brought into the tree hole had fallen in here, and under the heat-insulating properties of the Red Clay, they had taken root, sprouted, and grown into saplings.

Unfortunately, the height of this hollow space was truly a bit low; once the fruit trees grew to about two meters, they couldn't continue growing upward and began to crawl horizontally.

The ripe fruits fell off, took root and sprouted again, and grew into saplings.

Just like that, they grew more and more, gradually multiplying into a dense little Orchard.