The Trade Hub merge countdown blinked on the interface, but Yun Luohe woke before the alarm.At seven a.m., fog swaddled the reef, the air soaked with mist. Waves heaved; the tide hammered the rocks along the reef’s edge.She was up early to list ingredients at eight.Besides the listings, she also wanted to sweep the newly merged Trade Hub for other districts’ stock, to see if there were any underpriced steals.She’d been in District 2 long enough to know its materials cold. Because the Mutual Aid Association collected trash, District 2’s Trade Hub let you swap trash for materials—torn schematics or scrap electronics could be traded for basic mats. Other districts weren’t necessarily the same.With luck, things treated as junk elsewhere would be valued—by her.She could trade a few odds and ends for mountains of trash.To others, trash was a chicken rib—tasteless, hard to use; to her, it was a treasure trove with limitless potential.Still, sniping every bargain alone would be tough. Mu Zitang had found ten helpers in the Mutual Aid Association; when eight hit, they would sweep cheap trash materials and damaged items and buy them all for her.Her instructions were clear: if it was a damaged blueprint and the price was right, take it.Hearing movement inside, Roubao stopped napping, nudged the door open with its head, and padded in.Smiling, Yun Luohe said, “Roubao, you’re here. Lend me a paw, and when I finish, I’ll make you a roast rabbit feast.” @Infinite Good Reads, all at Jinjiang Literature City“Meow—what are you making me do this time?” Roubao flicked its plush tail; its frame had slimmed down a lot—no longer chubby.Thanks to Yun Luohe’s improved diet plan, it’d been eating genuinely healthy ingredients; she rarely fed it carb-and-fat mush.Roubao moved with sleeker grace now; its coat gleamed, glossy and beautiful.“Skim me a batch of shells, and bring over the unopened ones, too.”She hadn’t opened shells for days and had a big backlog. Today she likely wouldn’t have time either. She was about done organizing the listings for eight o’clock—perfect window to crack a batch.“Such a small thing—leave it to me.” Grumbling, but already trotting off to do it, Roubao added, “You promised roast rabbit. I want cumin and spicy.”Yun Luohe: “No problem!”—Minutes ticked down; chat channels were boiling.“Ten minutes left! My hands are primed to spam-buy!”“No one’s sleeping in today. The forum’s buzzing.”“Heard there’s a top chef in District 1 hoarding too. Wonder if they’ll snag Yun Luohe’s golden-grade stock.”“Only a bit over a thousand portions, with maybe a hundred golden? This’ll be tight—comes down to click speed and luck.”Halfway through the shell pile, Yun checked the time—two minutes left. She stopped and stared at the light-screen.With the full merge, could players contact cross-district now?If she could reach Yu Chenjin, she planned to send over a set of dishes.Also, the dive team had just found a good number of black conches—she could craft another Conch Communicator and give one to Yu Chenjin. Maybe it would work across districts.Eight sharp: the Trade Hub merged on schedule.Her “Wealthy Lady’s Little Shop” popped in the search bar—and was instantly slammed by purchase requests.Golden venison sold out in three seconds; the special-flavor meats were cleared in ten; even the slightly pricier high-grade vegetables were bought in bulk.Her transaction alerts went berserk; materials consigned at the Trade Hub climbed at a speed you could see.In just one minute, the shop shelves were stripped bare.“Ridiculous!” She refreshed—yep, sold out.And the shop inbox snapped to 999+; friend requests exploded—players from every district.“I’m a Lv.5 chef from District 3—let’s connect and study recipes!”“Can I reserve a batch? Your price stands!”“Our Ark Guild wants a long-term deal to buy in bulk!”“Hi, I’m a Lv.6 chef from District 8. I’m starting a Chef Association—inviting you to join.”“Could you cook on commission? We can negotiate payment.”It was too many to parse.She wasn’t sure whom to add. Some offers interested her, but she didn’t know the other districts’ ecosystems yet, and there were way too many pings at once—so she simply added no one.Watch and wait.She did intend to prioritize finding Yu Chenjin.Easy enough—just have Tianji Pavilion handle it.She only knew he was in District 1; with his strength, he wasn’t some nobody. He’d be easy to locate.No rush, though—Tianji Pavilion’s people were swamped today.Their intel packaging was more precise than ever.They’d started warming up a day in advance; forum chatter about Tianji Pavilion stayed hot.Today’s grand opening promo was drawing eyes.Free A-tier intel and discounted bundles dropped, and players swarmed ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) at eight on the dot.New members ticked up by the minute.With so many inquiries, Mu Zitang practically became customer support.Good thing he’d pre-selected fifty people from the Mutual Aid Association to join Tianji Pavilion—or it would’ve been impossible to keep up.—The Mutual Aid Association was now humming. Whether it was Association-exchange materials, management-trainee workshop output, or the dive team’s seafloor hauls, a big cut flowed to Yun Luohe.Plus, Mu Zitang had people buying damaged materials at the Trade Hub for her…Tonight, the intake smashed records.A rough tally: over five thousand items.Thankfully, they were pre-sorted. She didn’t need to process them one by one—just bulk-drop into corresponding supply crates.“I can’t take in any more anyway. Rest first—continue tomorrow.”She stretched and glanced at the pile of shells at her feet.Five left unopened today.Three of those were what Roubao had just scooped from the sea.Roubao yawned. “Meow, I’m going to bed.”She rubbed its head. “Go on. I’ll be busy a bit longer.”Time to check the Spider Houses.Yuntun still hadn’t woken. She was getting anxious again.—At the Spider Houses.To her surprise, the Amber Spider Eggs had changed.Hairline cracks veined the shells; fluid bled from the Blood Crystal core, seeping into the eggs as a red glow pulsed.Looked like the worker classes had awakened. Now she just had to follow the Spider Breeding Compendium and she’d get the corresponding workers.Carefully, Yun Luohe lifted the eggs and placed them into the prepped spider rooms.Each room was tailored to a different worker class.The Horticulture Nanny Spider got a soft, dry little house with plant-fiber pads.The Scavenger Corrosive Spider got a warm, humid pool stuffed with rot and gravel.She planned to raise extra Horticulture Nanny Spiders, so she placed twenty eggs there.The other worker classes got an even split.Once she finished settling the different eggs, she checked on Yuntun.Yuntun was alone in a soft spider nest.When she’d first come in, it slept quietly.But as she straightened, Yuntun suddenly changed.Golden light spilled from its body; the crown-mark on its head flickered.“Yuntun!”Yun hurried forward.Seeing it curl and uncurl, she reached to lift it—and in the next second, its carapace split.“...”The suddenness startled her. @Infinite Good Reads, all at Jinjiang Literature CityThe cracked shell sloughed into the nest; Yuntun’s body went transparent, the glow blazing brighter.Bathed in that light, Yuntun finally opened its eyes.“Hehe—”Its voice had shifted—once the soft coo of a three- or four-year-old, now a young maiden’s tone.Still soft, but as if it had grown up in an instant.And the voice brimmed with attachment to her.“Did I sleep for a long time?” Yuntun burrowed into her arms, rolling.She hugged it tight, stroking its fur. Its color flowed from transparent to a dual-metal sheen: silver on the back, a pale gold body, white-platinum fluff finer and softer than before—like touching a handful of flowing light-fog—round spots still dotted its belly.“Yeah. A long, long time. You had me worried.”“Don’t worry. I’ll stay with you.”“You seem to have leveled again. How do you feel?”She opened Yuntun’s stat sheet.With the Spider Queen’s aid, it had jumped five levels in a row.Now it was a Lv.7 mature spider form.It wouldn’t be long before Lv.8—then it could start brooding.[Mutated Wolf Spider:Name: Silverback Wolf Spider (Complete Form)Morph State: MatureA Spider Island mutant fusing the Queen’s bloodline with an ancient arachnid lineage. Carapace shows a metallic luster; the back bears signature silver striping; blood-tinged patterns will slowly bloom on the abdomen.Base Skills:Devour, Silken Bind, Venom Spray, Vine Symbiosis, Thorn-Spike Web …………New Skills:Poison-Gland Snipe (unlocks at Lv.5): long-range paralytic venom spray; 10 m range; venom inflicts continuous HP drain.Silver-Armor Shield (unlocks at Lv.6): merges dorsal silver plates; Defense +100; ignores most weapon damage; lasts 5 s.Queen’s Dominion (unlocks at Lv.7): releases pheromones that force all spiders within a 10 m radius to obey; non-spider insects are stunned for 5 s.……]“Yuntun, you’re amazing!”Reading its skills made her envious.Too strong.Yuntun was now a battlefield piece on its own. With it along, she’d barely need to lift a hand.Culling prey would be effortless—just a flick.It still couldn’t roam freely underwater, but on land it would be hard-pressed to meet a match.“I have to protect Hehe—of course I got stronger!” Yuntun chittered, flexing its pedipalps.She checked their bond value.One hundred twenty.Cap was 150—already very high.“Right, Yuntun—look at these eggs. They’re hatching too. They’ll be staying here with us.”Her gaze slid to the eggs about to hatch. “This is the Spider House. They’ll live here and help me with work. How does that sound?”“Mhm! As long as Hehe’s happy. I’ll help with work, too!”“Don’t worry—you’re my best helper. But I do need you to watch them. You’re the big sister, after all. Keep an eye on the little ones for me.”Yuntun tilted its head toward the eggs. “Okay! I’ll train them and make sure they do things that help Hehe.”Yun couldn’t help but laugh.As they spoke, her communicator chimed.Mu Zitang.“Yun, got a minute?”“Go ahead.”“Someone just posted on the forum accusing you of selling irradiated meat—saying you used a special method to turn contaminated cuts into edible ones, and that eating them harms the body. A player who bought your meat cooked it and had an issue—their Sanity keeps dropping.”

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