[Spring Season Countdown: Three days remaining. Summer is approaching. Spring-exclusive plants will wither after three days. Players, please pay attention to your crop schedules.][The Spring Limited Event will end on the final night of the season. Rewards will be calculated on the first day of summer. Contestants, please keep pushing forward.][Day 29 is a Lucky Day: A large number of Island Entry Tokens and Diving Cards will be distributed. Shell-collecting attempts will increase, and [Stamina] cap will rise…][Spring Disasters will escalate during the final three days. Players, prepare your defenses. Veteran players not yet at Level 6 will be eliminated. New players under Level 5 will also be eliminated.][If more than two survivors are living on a single reef, the main reef must be at Level 6. All players must have at least one skill of Level 2 or higher, or the reef must be split.][After Spring ends, each Zone’s survival count will be ranked. The Zone with the highest survivor count will receive a [Zone Reward].]As the system alert ended, Yun Luohe opened the chat channel.The conversation had originally centered on the outcome of the wilderness survival match—but after the announcements, a wave of complaints surged across the feed.“Spring’s ending and no one even knows what kind of disasters summer will bring. I was just getting used to the acid rain. Annoying, sure, but at least we figured out how to deal with it.”“Exactly, just as we adapt, it ends. Who knows what’s coming next?”“And now spring disasters are getting worse? This is hell—I don’t think I can hold out anymore.”“We need to focus on hitting Level 6 fast. Only three days left!”“Ugh, even though new players get protection, we’ve been working like slaves trying to catch up to the veterans.”“Let’s talk about something positive. Our Zone 2 finally made a name for itself in the [Zone Rankings]. Yun Luohe took first place! That’s worth celebrating!”Yun Luohe received a flood of congratulatory messages from friends.She had been too busy earlier to respond, but now she finally had time to reply one by one.Mu Zitang hadn’t placed top in the competition, but his [Bloodthirst] trait had evolved—he’d unlocked a new skill.It was all thanks to the Soul-Drinking Twin Blades. When he was on the brink of death, he took advantage of his opponent’s overconfidence, faked his death, and drove the twin blades into the enemy, draining blood in one strike.He triggered a reversal kill and unlocked a new [Bloodthirst] achievement, learning the [Berserk] skill.After activation, [Berserk] grants a two-second strength surge and +10% lifesteal—but the skill comes with a flaw: after use, it causes a [Bloodthirst Backlash] status, which not only weakens the user but causes continuous bleeding.If the opponent isn’t killed instantly, it’s best not to activate it. Otherwise, it leads to a quicker death.But in a life-or-death scenario, there’s no other option. Mu Zitang had survived by sheer luck, hiding out for an entire day and night to recover.During that time, he hadn’t gained a single [Point]—otherwise, he might have broken into the top 100.Still, he managed to loot all of his opponent’s supplies—so it wasn’t a total loss.After returning, Mu Zitang had just enough time to eat a meal with his family before he immediately contacted Yun Luohe.When he learned Yun Luohe had taken first place, he was more excited than anyone.But now, he had to worry not just about leveling himself up, but also helping his parents boost their capabilities.There were three survivors living on his reef. Although his parents had learned skills, their skill levels were still only Level 1. They needed to level up within three days—no exceptions.Many other players who had merged their reefs were having the same headache.They’d thought combining reefs and upgrading them together gave them an edge—only to realize how many problems would follow.Three days had passed since the match. The supplies submitted to the Mutual Aid Association were temporarily being held by the material-sorting team leaders. Once the event ended, the group leader contacted Mu Zitang to ask if he wanted the materials delivered now.Since Yun Luohe hadn’t responded yet, Mu Zitang received half of the supplies first and stored them in his own supply box.Even just half amounted to over a thousand items, completely filling up all of his supply boxes.“Sister Yun, should I send the supplies to you now? There’s quite a lot—probably over two thousand items. I’ve sorted them by category, and I’ll send them to you in batches.”When Yun Luohe read his message, she let out a long sigh.When had having too many supplies become a problem?Still, it wasn’t a bad thing.With that much material, ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ she could immediately upgrade her trash bins again. Combined with the resources she brought back herself, it should be enough to get all the trainees in the Mutual Aid chat group up to Level 6.Any surplus could be distributed in the large group chat, letting others redeem them freely.This time, survival count ranking would determine the [Zone Reward] winner.Yun Luohe didn’t know how Zone 2’s numbers compared overall, but she could at least make sure the players in the Mutual Aid Association stayed alive.After chatting with Mu Zitang, Yun Luohe sent the python whip she’d brought back to Cheng Xuening.That weapon, she felt, suited her well.Cheng Xuening, of course, wasn’t about to accept Yun Luohe’s gift for free. She had just found some rare tree seeds and promptly sent them to Yun Luohe.One of them was a Saltbark Tree Seed...Cheng Xuening had been able to find these thanks to Hidden Island. The tree monkeys there were incredibly fast at locating tree seeds and loved collecting them.They were also excellent at foraging. Most of what Cheng Xuening ate on the island was thanks to the tree monkeys.They even helped her gather wild herbs and spices.Cheng Xuening also sent those to Yun Luohe.They included: wild basil leaves, wild chili peppers, wild celery, and plenty of dandelion.Though not as valuable as the python whip, they were exactly what Yun Luohe needed.The tree-planting event was nearing its end. She planned to plant another twenty tree seeds today and stop after that—because once today was over, only two days would remain. Even if she planted more, they wouldn’t sprout in time.But two days was just enough for the seeds to germinate—maybe enough to squeeze out a few extra points.Yun Luohe planted her Mist Veil Pine Seeds and a number of ordinary pine trees.Not until nightfall did she finally finish all the farm work and return inside to rest.She left the remaining small tasks to Yúntūn.Yúntūn was extremely intelligent. After watching Yun Luohe work once, it could quickly pick things up.When it saw she was tired, it would rush in to help.If it weren’t for it, Yun Luohe probably wouldn’t have finished before 10 p.m.Now, she planned to cook something.She wanted to use the herbs and seasonings from Cheng Xuening to prepare some meat.Right now, the meats she had the most of were fish, crocodile, and a large amount of frog meat.Spring was about to end, and Yun Luohe didn’t know whether certain meats would store well in summer. It was best to process all the fish meat within these three days—after all, there was no way she was going to waste backpack space storing raw ingredients.Ideally, she needed to treat the meat to extend its shelf life—and also hurry up and build a cellar. With a cellar, food storage would become much more convenient.Cellars came with a built-in temperature control system, so there’d be no need to worry about food spoiling quickly.After all, the moment people heard “summer disaster,” they naturally thought of intense heat.And there were already some clues suggesting summer would indeed be hot.For instance, the [Crude Oil First Aid Salve] recipe she just received—it was specifically meant to treat heatstroke and cool players down.For the crocodile meat, she coated it evenly with finely chopped basil leaves, then rubbed in some salt.She marinated it for half an hour to let the flavor soak in, then pan-fried it with chili peppers. The aroma burst forth immediately.She even stewed it together with potatoes. The fatty, tender crocodile meat simmered until it was soft and rich. The potatoes became fluffy and starchy, and the savory broth clung to the meat, leaving a mouthwatering aftertaste.Eating crocodile meat could permanently increase [Strength], making it one of the most sought-after ingredients among players.Once the bowl of fragrant spicy stewed crocodile and potatoes was finished, Yun Luohe was practically drooling.[Spicy Crocodile Meat (Gold Quality)]: A top-grade crocodile dish with perfect color, aroma, and flavor. Combined with tender, starchy potatoes, it’s absolutely divine. Restores 50 [Stamina] per serving. Eating ten servings accumulatively grants +1 [Strength]. Up to +10 [Strength] can be gained through food supplementation.Previously, there had only been a small chance of increasing [Strength]. Now, it was guaranteed after ten bowls.Even though the maximum increase was only 10 points, keep in mind—players’ average [Strength] was just 40.A 10-point boost could let someone who couldn’t unscrew a bottle cap carry a 30-jin sack of rice single-handedly.Yun Luohe ate a bowl herself, then gave another to Roubao.Yúntūn didn’t eat such things, so Yun Luohe fetched some [Blood Crystals] and [Fluorite] for it to eat as much as it liked.After the battle with Tu Xue, Yun Luohe had been toying with the idea of feeding Yúntūn a [Symbiotic Crystal].But she decided it was best to hand that over to Si Qi for research. The full potential of the [Symbiotic Crystal] hadn’t been explored yet. She wrote up a detailed report on the battle with Tu Xue and the puppet-related findings, and sent it to Si Qi to guide future experiments.It wasn’t that Yun Luohe wasn’t interested in puppet mastery—it was that she didn’t trust Tu Xue.Sparing her life was never an option.Yun Luohe also disdained the idea of pretending to negotiate and coaxing out secrets just to kill her afterward. Besides, even if Tu Xue had told her, there was no guarantee it was the truth. Better to kill her cleanly.As for puppet mastery, if it was something learnable in the game, Tu Xue couldn’t be the only player with access to it.If she really was the only one, then even if she told Yun Luohe, it would’ve been useless anyway.Yun Luohe also considered another possibility—Tu Xue’s trait might have been directly tied to puppet control.In any case, she already had Yúntūn and Roubao. There was no reason to turn them into puppets. Whether she learned the technique or not didn’t matter to her.She went on to make two full pots of spicy crocodile stew.Each pot made five small portions.Then she stir-fried two full trays of spicy frog meat.The spicy frog dish was even more addictive than the crocodile—its flavor absolutely hooked the palate.After she ate her fill, she didn’t forget her friends. She divided the spicy frog into ten servings and sent a bowl to each of her top friends. The management trainees also got a share.She even used the leftover frog stew broth to mix into a couple bowls of noodles. Just the broth alone made for delicious noodles. The chili was vibrant in color and packed a punch. The wild chili peppers were far hotter than anything she’d eaten before.She saved a few chili peppers for seeds, planning to cultivate them right away. Chili could also be grown in summer—it wasn’t a spring-exclusive crop.Once she had a stable chili supply, more recipes would become available.There was still time, so Yun Luohe decided to process more fish meat.Pickled fish, cured fish, canned fish...She could also make fish aspic with fish broth—similar to pork jelly. It tasted amazing served cold. Come summer, she could keep it in the freezer and eat it on hot days. Just thinking about it was refreshing.

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