Si Qi sent the results of her experiment to Yun Luohe.She had reached two major conclusions:1: Symbiotic Crystal Powder + Acid Rain = Neutralizing AgentThe Neutralizing Agent increases soil recovery speed by 50%.2: Symbiotic Crystal Core + Oyster = Anti-Acid Pearl OysterThe oyster transforms into a pearl-producing Pearl Oyster, and the pearls inherently possess protective properties.Yun Luohe had not expected Symbiotic Crystals to be this powerful.It seemed she needed to find a way to buy the other half of the Symbiotic Crystal from Yang Mian, no matter how many resources it would cost.Moreover, the experiments could continue—she would have to find an opportunity to return to Swamp Island.Just then, several lines of glowing blue text appeared on the light screen.It was the same type of notification Yun Luohe had seen when she first entered the game.[Hello, Player. It is now the sixteenth day of Survival. Half a month has passed, and the remaining humans have now entered the game in batches. They have completed the Newbie Training Camp and will soon begin surviving alongside you.][Some of the new players are friends or family of veteran players. The system is launching a Veteran Support Program. All veteran players receive one Family-Friend Contact Card. You can enter the name of the player you wish to contact, send a friend request, and upon their acceptance, invite them to your zone. Only one Family-Friend Contact Card per player. Please use it wisely.][The arrival of new players will inject fresh energy into the game. The system will significantly increase resource distribution. Please upgrade as soon as possible. On Day 20, the system will initiate the second round of leaderboard rankings, divided into New Player Rankings and Veteran Player Rankings.][Spring Limited-Time Event launched. Players with Gathering Skill Level 3 may register. Event details available via mail.]Yun Luohe finished reading and fell into thought.Right—the system had mentioned that the remaining humans would enter the game. But with everything happening daily, she had been overwhelmed and completely forgotten.As for the Newbie Training Camp, it was probably a guided tutorial to help these new players adapt quickly to the survival game’s pace. Otherwise, being thrown straight into sea survival, acid rain disasters, mutated fish, and seaweed monster attacks—normal people would completely despair.Her backpack now indeed contained one Family-Friend Contact Card.Yun Luohe picked it up and immediately knew whom she wanted to contact.She had grown up in an orphanage with no family, but there was one close friend—Cheng Xuening.After entering Cheng Xuening's name, the system would filter through her information to ensure accuracy.After all, with so many people sharing the same name, it would be easy to contact the wrong person.A minute later, Yun Luohe successfully added Cheng Xuening as a friend.The new players were still entering the game in batches, and the zones had not yet been divided.“Ning Ning, it’s me. I’m in Zone 2 now. Do you want to come join me here, so we can survive together?”Cheng Xuening: “Sure, but I’m currently on the same reef as my husband. He wants to bring his family into the game too, combine four people's reefs, double the reef area, and pool our resources. That way, the family can live together, help each other out, and stay safe.”Cheng Xuening: “I don’t really want to agree. You know how I was in the real world—I couldn’t stand living with his mother. But here… the situation’s different. He’s saying he’s worried about his mom and sister surviving on their own…”Yun Luohe replied, “My advice? Best not to agree. Also, how did you and your husband end up on the same reef? As far as I know, adult players aren’t supposed to be bound together.”Among veteran players, no one had heard of married couples starting together.Besides, Yun Luohe clearly remembered that before entering the game, Cheng Xuening and her husband had been having serious marital problems—divorce was already on the table.Cheng Xuening: “But what if something happens to his mom and sister on their own reef…”“I can only advise you not to agree. Otherwise, you’ll definitely get dragged down by them. She’s his mother, not yours. And you were planning to divorce him anyway—why force yourselves to stay together in this survival game?”Yun Luohe spoke bluntly. Now was not the time for tact. If she didn’t warn her, her friend might end up trapped in a mess.This was a survival game—elimination meant death.Being soft-hearted toward others was being cruel to yourself.Cheng Xuening: “Alright, I get it. I’ll pick my zone now. You’re in Zone 2, right? I’ll head over immediately.”…Even with Cheng Xuening’s clear response, Yun Luohe still felt uneasy.But there were many things to handle right now. For instance, the Spring Limited-Time Event the system just announced—she needed to check that out.Also, with so many new players flooding in, many things were bound to change. She had to discuss with Mu Zitang whether to recruit more members into the association. But managing more people meant greater difficulty. She should cultivate two management leaders to help distribute responsibilities.She opened her mail and quickly found the two Spring Limited-Time Event descriptions from the system.Event Period: SpringEligible players can only participate in one event.1: Spring Rain Fishing TournamentDuring acid rain at night, players can fish to earn rewards.On the final event day, performance will be scored based on fish quantity, species variety, and fishing speed. Top-ranked players receive Fishing Gift Pack rewards.Rewards: Fishing Tool Upgrade Card, Island Landing Permit, Skill Book, Special Blueprints, High-End Diving Card, Rare Materials, Boosted Food, etc.2: Spring Reforestation ProgramPlayers can plant trees on their reefs during the event. Completing tree planting earns a Tree Planting Certificate and rewards.On the final event day, performance will be scored based on the number, variety, and speed of tree planting. Top-ranked players receive Planting Gift Pack rewards.Rewards include rare resources such as Tree Seed Packs, Crystals, Symbiotic Crystals, Blood Crystals, Obsidian, Keys, High-End Weapon Blueprints.Players who plant 100 trees receive the “Green Guardian” title and Tree Planting Certificate.The Tree Planting Certificate can be exchanged for one Island Landing Permit.Her Gathering Skill was already Level 3, so she could register immediately.If she could only choose one event, Yun Luohe would definitely pick the Reforestation Program.She was decent at fishing, but the planting event rewards were what she truly needed.Besides, she still had unplanted tree seeds, plus the ability to craft tree fertilizer and plenty of quality soil—giving her a significant advantage.She opened her character information to check her experience needed for the next level.[Professional Skills:Cooking Lv3 (318/500)Lv3 Effect: Heat Mastery (Never burns food)Gathering Lv3 (186/500)Lv3 Effect: Plant Resonance (Displays nearby gatherable plants) ]After registering, Yun Luohe reopened the chat channel.She wanted to see everyone’s reactions to the system notifications.The chat was utter chaos—people were saying all sorts of things. Some were excited that they could soon reunite with family, others were complaining that only Gathering Skills had limited-time events, while other skills were being ignored—unfair!Yun Luohe skimmed through the messages.She also spotted some useful information.New players were already joining Zone 2, and the population was steadily increasing.“Hello, senior players! I’m new here. I have a question ^_^.”The veteran players welcomed the newbie warmly.“Go ahead, ask away.”“Wuhu! A newbie? How about posting a selfie first, then asking your question?”“I want to know—should I take the Direct Upgrade Pack, or the Advanced Upgrade Pack?”“The system gave me two options. One lets me ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) claim a large amount of materials without doing anything. The other requires hard work—completing tasks to earn rewards. They said I’d have to finish ten tasks to match the Direct Pack's resources, but anything after that is extra. But the tasks… they seem tough.”“Let’s see the tasks.”The newbie shared screenshots of the tasks. They weren’t easy.Tasks included killing ten Giant Seaweed Monsters, using a fishing net to catch at least six shells, and upgrading the reef to Level 4 within three days…But the rewards were excellent—even veteran players were envious.“Why didn’t we get missions like that? I want to do them too!”If Yun Luohe had to choose, she would pick the Advanced Upgrade Pack. Anyone trying to slack off at the start might as well not play—unless they had an extremely high Luck stat.If your Luck was low, there wasn’t really a choice to make.Everyone debated, offering the newbie plenty of advice.Meanwhile, Yun Luohe privately messaged Mu Zitang to discuss posting a recruitment ad during peak hours, to attract skilled or highly specialized players to the association.Regarding player Traits, Tianji Pavilion had been gathering intel lately.There had already been forum discussions and analysis reports.But in the early game, most player Traits hadn’t awakened, and not much had happened, so most people had no clue what their Traits even did.Mu Zitang had only awakened his Trait after a near-death experience.As for Yun Luohe, she could sense her Trait occasionally helped her make correct decisions or provided faint early warnings—but there had been no clear awakening yet.More and more new players started asking questions in the chat channel.Cheng Xuening, however, still had not joined Zone 2.Yun Luohe figured she was busy handling things and would contact her soon—there was no rush.Cheng Xuening was capable and decisive—that was one of the reasons they had become close friends. Their personalities were both strong-willed.From the newbie questions, Yun Luohe learned that the system had given them extremely generous starter resources—essential for surviving the treacherous reefs.Their starting reefs were already Level 3.But even Level 3 was far from enough to deal with the current difficulties.Fortunately, new players had a ten-day protection period. In two days, veteran players who had not reached Level 5 would face elimination, but the new players were spared that pressure… for now.However, after those ten days, if they failed to reach Level 5, they too would face their first elimination crisis.The problem was, their current resources were barely enough to upgrade their reefs, yet they also needed to apply Anti-Acid treatment to both reefs and houses.That said, the new player compensation package included ten Diving Cards, meaning they could dive for resources every day for the next ten days.The moment Yun Luohe saw this detail, she had a plan.She needed to acquire as many Diving Cards from the newbies as possible—offering resources in exchange, or directly absorbing them into the organization under a structured veteran-guides-newcomer model.The plan was for veteran members to mentor newcomers one-on-one, as part of a formal support initiative. New players would provide some form of compensation to the veterans, especially considering their starter packages contained many items highly desirable to veteran players.Veterans, in turn, could help them quickly adapt to survival mechanics, solve resource shortages, and teach them how to craft essential tools. Additionally, veterans like Yun Luohe had stockpiled food and clean water—commodities that new players severely lacked.Since the Acid Rain disaster began, water collectors had become useless.Previously, water collectors were sold for sky-high prices at the Trading Center. Yun Luohe had even considered buying one—luckily, she had been short on Iron Ore at the time and couldn’t afford it.Right now, any rainwater collected—even after boiling—was undrinkable due to acid contamination.However, seawater remained unchanged; with a Water Purifier, it could still be converted into clean drinking water.Yun Luohe’s Water Purifier provided a steady supply of pure water every day. She had already stockpiled nearly 100 liters.—Mu Zitang hadn’t replied yet because he was busy contacting his own family.He had grown up in a happy household, an only child, both parents were teachers. Now that they had entered the game too, he needed to bring them over.But with only one Contact Card, he had prioritized his mother.Fortunately, his parents had stayed together, so they had both arrived in Zone 2.Their reefs were already merged—the primary reef under Mu Zitang’s control, his parents' reefs attached as secondary reefs. Separation was possible at any time for the cost of 1,000 Sea Stones.However, separating downgraded the secondary reefs back to their original levels. Only the primary reef retained the highest level.Mu Zitang was busy explaining survival rules to his parents, so he hadn’t looked at the light screen.By the time he remembered to check his messages, it was already afternoon.“Crap,” he muttered, quickly instructing his parents to prepare some food. He had a mountain of tasks left unfinished.Now that his parents were safe, a huge weight lifted off his chest.Good thing he had leveled up yesterday—the reef was now a spacious Level 5 house. Otherwise, his parents would have arrived with nowhere to live. Plus, he had used High-Grade Lime, meaning the stone house was already classified as an Anti-Acid building with increased safety.But to ensure his parents lived comfortably, he needed to work even harder.Both were teachers—middle-aged, full of energy, unable to sit idle.Mu Zitang considered discussing with Yun Luohe about having his parents join the Mutual Aid Association. They were both top university graduates—handling association logistics should be no problem.Moreover, their Luck stats were decent. Their starter packages had yielded two blueprints: one for a Spear Gun, the other for a Mineral Detector.Mu Zitang planned to mass-produce them and let association members trade resources to acquire them, aiming to equip everyone.But his parents didn’t have a Workbench yet, and blueprints could only be learned by one person.Mu Zitang decided to lend his Workbench to his mother for now, and let her handle all the blueprint crafting.His mother agreed without hesitation. “Leave it to me. I’ll get everything done properly.”“And what about me? You’re not giving me anything to do?” his father quickly asked.“You’ve got an important task. Your son here runs a massive association now, dozens of people strong. New players are arriving, recruitment is underway—you’ll be handling interviews and vetting candidates!”His father grinned, clearly pleased with the arrangement.Once everything was settled, Mu Zitang opened the light screen and saw dozens of messages. Yun Luohe’s was pinned at the top—he immediately replied to her first.“Big Sister Yun, I’m here now. Sorry for the delay, I was explaining things to my parents and just got them settled.”Yun Luohe responded, “It’s fine. Are your parents on your reef?”“Yeah.”Mu Zitang briefly explained the reef-merging rules.Hearing that reefs could be separated again, Yun Luohe asked a few more questions and learned that separation downgraded the secondary reef’s level.Worried that Cheng Xuening might not know this, she quickly sent her a reminder message: avoid merging reefs if possible. If merging was unavoidable, make sure her reef was the primary.“Did your parents start on the same reef, or did they merge later too?” Yun Luohe asked.“Wait, let me check.”…Mu Zitang returned with an answer quickly. “They merged reefs. Their reefs were the same level, so the system didn’t prompt for primary-secondary selection. But when they merged with mine—since we exceeded two reefs total—the system required a primary reef choice. I picked mine, of course. It’s the highest level.”Yun Luohe frowned.If Cheng Xuening merged and her husband’s reef became the primary…She fired off more messages urgently.Unless new players had disabled notifications, they should hear message alerts.Most players only muted notifications later when the constant chime became annoying.Xu Zhiyuan came from a single-parent household, raised solely by his mother. His younger sister was still a college student.Leaving the two of them to survive alone was undeniably harsh.As the only man in the family, Xu Zhiyuan certainly had a responsibility to care for them.But in Yun Luohe’s opinion, given how often they fought and how close they were to divorce before entering the game, it would be better to separate.Let Xu Zhiyuan handle his own family.There was no need to drag Cheng Xuening into their mess.—After messaging Cheng Xuening, Yun Luohe contacted Si Qi.She sent her more oysters to transform into Anti-Acid Pearl Oysters.If she could secure a large supply of Pearl Oysters, she could steadily produce Pearls herself.Lin Zhu had yet to report back—likely struggling to gather enough pearls.Best to solve the issue on her own.Si Qi replied quickly.“I just did an experiment with earthworms. The Symbiotic Crystal can affect them too. I crushed the earthworms, mixed them into the Neutralizing Agent—the results were even better. The effect is faster. The earthworm mucus mixture raises the acid-neutralization rate by 35%. But it consumes a lot of Symbiotic Crystal Powder. Can you send me more earthworms?”As disgusting as using earthworm mucus sounded, the results were undeniably effective.By grinding the earthworms and mixing them into the Neutralizing Agent, she improved soil moisture retention—like adding a natural humectant, beneficial for crop cultivation.“I’ve got plenty of earthworms. Tell me how many you want—I’ll send them over. I’ll also get more Symbiotic Crystals for you tonight.”

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