Holding the [Damaged Island Entry Token], Yun Luohe’s mind was already preoccupied with something else.Mu Zitang’s trait was [Bloodthirsty +9]. According to him, the effect of [Bloodthirsty] was to drain the target’s HP using weapons, and it granted bonus damage against low-HP enemies.This was the conclusion he’d drawn from repeatedly killing fish beasts tonight. It might not be entirely accurate, but it was close enough.No doubt about it—this trait was a little broken.Even if Mu Zitang’s combat stat was on the low side, he still had enough capability to protect himself.Yun Luohe decided to help him out more—he’d be a strong asset in the future.If they ever had to engage in team combat later on, she needed someone who wouldn’t drag her down and could even support her.Mu Zitang said that [Bloodthirsty] had triggered suddenly when he was nearly injured.So maybe her own trait, [Perception], also needed some kind of condition to activate?In fact, she had a few theories about [Perception]. Based on its literal meaning, it probably referred to premonition and insight.She did have a knack for that. Back when she was in the police force, her captain used to say she had great judgment and sharp instincts. That trait had helped her catch criminals and notice details others missed.Now that same edge seemed to have value in this apocalypse survival game, too.[Lucky Day has ended.][The system will issue a comprehensive player rating. Results will be delivered by mail at 8 a.m. tomorrow. Please check your inbox. Leaderboard data will be updated simultaneously.][Survival enters Day 10. Night rain intensifies; reefs will be submerged. Players will soon face a new disaster. Please upgrade your reef as soon as possible…]A new disaster?Yun Luohe fell into thought.So far, besides the night rain and fish beasts, there hadn’t been any major crises on the reef. Survival wasn’t too difficult right now—but what would this new disaster be?The rain outside really was getting heavier.You could tell just from the sound.If the reef was going to be submerged, then who knew if her outdoor crops would be affected—along with the flowers and plants she’d planted.She needed to come up with a plan.The only feasible one right now was digging a drainage ditch to redirect the rainwater toward a low-lying area. That way, it would act as water storage, and the water from the ditch could be used to irrigate crops.The problem was, this wasn’t something that could be done quickly.She’d start digging tomorrow. No point working in the rain tonight.Lowering her head, she looked at the damaged token in her hand. With a sigh, she reined in her thoughts and rubbed at the worn markings on its surface, hesitating on whether to toss it in the trash can right now.To be honest, it didn’t feel like a good idea.What if she threw it in and only got some random materials from it? That’d be a waste.Might as well hold onto it, and wait until the trash can upgrades…The next feature was [Turning Trash into Treasure]—just the name sounded high-tier.Right now, she was a little over 1,000 EXP away from leveling it up. At her current pace, she’d need about four to five more days.She could wait.It was getting late.The [Furnace] had already been completed.She walked over to it and immediately saw the operational guide for the [Furnace].Each use required coal as fuel.If smelting metal, you had to insert five pieces of the same metal material to create a metal bar. To produce things like cement, lime, or glass, you had to follow recipes and use the appropriate raw materials.Yun Luohe first used coal to light the furnace, then added the material to make lime—just one shell.Countdown: 30 minutes.She planned to make a few more plastic umbrellas before going to sleep.The furniture she needed to make was already done. As for the rating and leaderboard results, she’d check those tomorrow.Ròubāo was chowing down nearby. Seeing how hard it had worked tonight, Yun Luohe gave it a generous amount of food. It was overjoyed. Even though its belly was already round and stuffed, it insisted on finishing everything.Yun Luohe let it be. She stashed the grilled fish she’d just made into her backpack and then posted it on the Trade Center.It wasn’t gold-quality grilled fish or pan-seared fish.But both still boosted [Stamina] and [Strength].Yun Luohe had been grilling and pan-frying at the same time earlier, so she ended up with a lot—twenty-five portions of cooked fish in total.She’d use them to trade for more wood.Previously, one portion of fish could be traded for 40 wood.Now that rate didn’t seem possible anymore. Both the chat and forum were filled with people urgently looking to buy wood. She decided to lower the price—but not by much. She changed it to 35 wood for one portion of fish.Or 6 shells. Or 5 pieces of glass for one portion.She opened her backpack to organize upgrade materials and see what she was still missing.[Sea Stone ×278, Wood ×796, Iron Ore ×63, Glass ×74, Sand ×168, Lime ×29, Clay ×57]Everything except sand was insufficient.Previously, Yun Luohe hadn’t gone out of her way to gather Sea Stones. Mainly because their value on the Trade Center was low—they were easy to trade for.But she suddenly had a feeling. Maybe others were thinking the same thing—focusing on rarer materials and neglecting Sea Stones. A few days from now, when everyone rushes to upgrade, Sea Stones would be in high demand.She opened the Trade Center and searched for Sea Stones—and sure enough—There were tons of listings.That urgency.But her instinct told her—So she immediately completed over a dozen trades, using various materials to exchange for 200 Sea Stones.Enough for now.—She had originally planned to just make a few plastic umbrellas and call it a night, but she ended up getting caught up in a trading spree. Turns out, she wasn’t the only one up in the middle of the night. As soon as she listed her cooked fish, tons of people started messaging her, asking if she accepted other items in trade.Since she was already using the Trade Center, she figured she might as well talk with them.Meanwhile, the furnace continued operating.One shell could make two lime.She made 8 batches in a row.By the time her eyelids started to droop, she glanced at the clock—it was already past 2 a.m. She quickly closed the screen and lay down.But the moment she closed her eyes, something suddenly occurred to her.She shot upright and opened the screen to check her personal info.One look—and she was wide awake.Her [Cooking] skill had leveled up without her noticing!Must’ve been from all that non-stop fish cooking earlier that pushed the EXP over the threshold.[Occupation Skills:][Cooking Level: 2 (7/100)][Gathering Level: 1 (49/100)]No, she really had to sleep now. Otherwise, her [Stamina] wouldn’t fully recover.The moment that thought echoed in her mind, she fell into a deep sleep.The next morning, Yun Luohe got up at exactly 8:30, but since she had only slept six hours, she was still a few points short of full [Stamina].Not a big deal—she could just eat something to top it off.Wait!She’d forgotten to check her mail.Last night, the system said results would be sent out at 8 a.m.[Player’s first comprehensive rating score: 108 points. Reef Rating: 56. Personal Rating: 52. Zone 2 Ranking: 6th place. Honor Reward Pack received. Please check your inbox.][Zone 2 Comprehensive Score Leaderboard:][1st Place: Wu Jing – 120 points (Reef Rating: 72, Personal Rating: 48)][2nd Place: Du Ruan-tian – 118 points (Reef Rating: 71, Personal Rating: 47)][3rd Place: Lin Zhu – 116 points (Reef Rating: 68, Personal Rating: 48)][4th Place: Wang Zhifei – 112 points (Reef Rating: 70, Personal Rating: 42)][5th Place: Xu Lang – 110 points (Reef Rating: 62, Personal Rating: 48)][6th Place: Yun Luohe – 108 points (Reef Rating: 56, Personal Rating: 52)][7th Place: Xu Ya – 105 points (Reef Rating: 61, Personal Rating: 44)][8th Place: Qin Sisi – 102 points (Reef Rating: 59, Personal Rating: 43)][9th Place: Yang Mian – 99 points (Reef Rating: 62, Personal Rating: 37)]…After reading the leaderboard, Yun Luohe fell into thought.Her [Personal Rating] was the highest, but her [Reef Rating] had fallen behind a bit.But she’d clearly planted a lot of flowers and plants early, which should’ve added over ten points. She also crafted furniture—yet the reef score was still lacking.She felt like asking Du Ruan-tian or Wu Jing what kind of improvements they’d made to their reefs to get such high ratings.But first, she checked the chat channel.Maybe someone was discussing it.Instead, the chat was moving quickly, and everyone was talking about something else entirely.“A ton of seaweed is growing along the edge of my reef. It’s black and slimy—looks filthy.”“Same here. There are barnacles and bugs mixed in. Something feels off.”“Didn’t the system say last night that a new disaster was coming? Could this be it?”“Is this seaweed edible?”“This color doesn’t look right—probably toxic!”“It’s growing like crazy. It’s already crawling up onto the reef. When I went to collect supplies, the steps were so slippery I almost fell. If we don’t clear it out, it’ll cover the whole reef.”Yun Luohe quickly went to check the steps on her own reef.Sure enough, there were dark green-black strands of seaweed—and something was squirming inside.Just one look and she could tell this stuff wasn’t edible.Yun Luohe took out a sickle and tried to clear the seaweed.It was actually easier to remove than she expected, but after two swings, the sickle’s durability started dropping.Clearly, this stuff was hard on tools.But if she didn’t clear it, both fishing and resource gathering would become a hassle.So Yun Luohe spent some effort and cleared out all the growing seaweed.It took her a full hour, and cost 20 [Stamina].What a time- and energy-consuming chore.On top of that, some of the lower parts of the reef were already accumulating water. The sea level had risen, and a few steps were already submerged. If she didn’t upgrade soon, the seawater would flood in completely—and once that happened, her crops wouldn’t survive.Upgrading the reef was now a matter of urgency.First, she should claim her Honor Reward Pack.Yun Luohe opened her inbox and scrolled to the bottom. There was an icon for the gift pack—she tapped it to collect.[Opened 6th Place Honor Reward Pack. Obtained: Island Entry Token ×1, Team-Up Card ×1, Heavy-Duty Sewing Machine Blueprint ×1, Select 30 Upgrade Materials (Glass, Lime, Clay, Sea Stone, Iron Ore)]Not bad at all!The reward pack was even better than Yun Luohe had imagined.If sixth place came with this much, what about first?The top three must’ve gotten even better rewards.Clearly, she needed to participate in all future system events—the rewards were too good ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ to pass up.She placed sixth this time—next time she’d aim for top three.Her [Personal Rating] was strong; it was just the [Reef Rating] that had held her back.“Yun-jie, you’re amazing—I saw you ranked sixth!”Yun Luohe: “Not bad. What about you?”“I’m around 50-something… way behind.”“Oh right—Yun-jie, someone in our Association had ridiculous luck and got something that lets you raise oysters using broken fishing nets. You can raise a ton of them—and you can use the oysters to filter seawater and get edible oysters.”“Do you want any oysters? I can get you some.”

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