Today was a [Lucky Day], and many players used diving cards to excavate upgrade materials from the ocean floor.The Mutual Aid Association had also organized a diving team to go underwater, using twenty high-grade diving cards with the intention of staying submerged for an entire day.Members of the diving team were required to be skilled swimmers and have learned the mining skill. Before entering the water, they even received special training in underwater combat.Combined with the underwater ruins information Yun Luohe had previously provided, this dive team was being deployed specifically to search for the ruins.Even if they couldn’t find the underwater ruins, the seabed was rich in resources—coral, sea stones, sea sand—practically endless. On a [Lucky Day], it was also possible to acquire a large volume of materials.And if even one or two players managed to locate the ruins, the benefits could be immense.If she weren’t so busy with other matters, Yun Luohe would’ve wanted to dive as well.But right now, the most urgent task was preparing for the incoming summer season.—Night fell, and a purplish-red acid rain began to fall from the sky.The temperature also turned stifling.The seaweed on the reef, after being soaked by the acid rain, turned purplish-red—more aggressive, increasingly frenzied, and much tougher. Normal weapons struggled to deal with it.Players had to spend a lot of time handling the seaweed, but it wasn’t without benefits.The purplish-red seaweed grew continuously throughout the night. When cut, it would drop upgrade materials and seaweed powder.If a player spent the whole night cutting seaweed, they could gather at least a few hundred upgrade materials.That alone would fulfill a good portion of the current demand.The only downside was that it left no time for sleep or [Stamina] recovery.The trading center was suddenly flooded with orders for stamina-boosting food.At that time, the cellar had just been completed.Yun Luohe immediately went to inspect it.The cellar was structured as a spiral tunnel, winding layer by layer downward. It was spacious, but pitch black—no built-in lighting.Yun Luohe carried a fluorite lantern and was able to see clearly enough. She planned to craft more lanterns later and hang them along the tunnel walls.At the bottom, the cellar was divided into three areas: a low-temperature storage rack, a humidity-controlled zone, and a fermentation section.The low-temperature rack functioned like a refrigerator. Once opened, it could maintain a temperature of -5°C.This was suitable for storing perishable meats—but it consumed [Ice Crystals].The shelf currently held 10 [Ice Crystals], which could last for five days. That meant two [Ice Crystals] were consumed each day once activated.Better to leave it off for now and save it for when needed. The cellar itself was already fairly cool.The second zone was the humidity-control section, which maintained 65% humidity. It didn’t consume any special crystals, only requiring 10L of purified water in the humidifier each day.That was simple enough.This zone was good for storing items sensitive to drying—grains, herbs, fruits, vegetables, and the like.The last area was the fermentation zone.It could be used to brew alcohol, make cheese or yogurt, or pickle eggs.Yun Luohe moved her smoked fish and fresh meat here for storage, along with some herbs, grains, and other ingredients.—Even by midnight, Yun Luohe was still processing oysters—making dried oysters and seafood soup.Seafood soup was made with oysters, fish slices, and a bit of greens. It was nutritious and restored [Stamina].It took only 20 minutes to cook a pot, which yielded 15 portions.Each portion restored 15 [Stamina].While not a huge amount, it was extremely popular.Yun Luohe put up 100 portions of seafood soup and made a good haul of materials.She checked her cooking skill experience bar.Only a little over 200 XP remained before she reached Level 5.At this rate, it wouldn’t be long before she became a professional cooking specialist.She ground the dried oysters into powder to use as seasoning—a substitute for chicken bouillon.Her chili seedlings had already begun sprouting. Once the greenhouse was built, she could plant them.But until the nature of the summer disasters was confirmed, she wasn’t planting anything yet.While cooking, Yun Luohe made twenty dehydrators and rallied the Association’s players to collect oysters as quickly as possible and dry them into oyster jerky.Fresh oysters only lasted a few days, but oyster jerky could be preserved for two months.Boiled with vegetables and a bit of noodles, it could become a fragrant bowl of seafood noodles. Even players without the cooking skill could make it.In case of a food shortage in summer, oyster jerky would be an excellent reserve supply.Anything she didn’t eat herself could be sold.Two days remained. Yun Luohe intended to harvest all the oysters by then.As for the pearl mussels, she planned to try raising them in the fish pond.Which meant she needed to build two more ponds and modify them.Add some sunshades and cooling devices.—Yúntūn and Roubao worked together to harvest the purplish-red seaweed on the reef, collecting large quantities of upgrade materials. Yun Luohe didn’t keep any for herself and handed them all over to Mu Zitang.Association members could trade ordinary garbage for one basic upgrade material—wood, sea stone, sand, etc.They could also exchange parchment fragments or damaged blueprints for five high-grade upgrade materials.If it was a rare item—[Obsidian], copper ore, black metal shards, etc.—they could trade for at least thirty high-grade upgrade materials.As long as the item could be identified, there was no limit to how many could be exchanged.This way, Yun Luohe could collect items while helping Association members level up.But relying on Yun Luohe’s materials alone was unrealistic.To get through this crisis, all players who had reached Level 6 had agreed to contribute at least half of their upgrade materials to the trading system.Plus, all materials earned daily by the [Heaven's Insight Pavilion] were being used to exchange for Association members’ needs.Yun Luohe sorted through the guidebooks she had acquired and decided to create a group chat called the Skill Exchange Market.Players who owned more than two guidebooks could apply to join.Inside the group, players could trade gathering skill manuals for cooking skill manuals, and livestock-rearing techniques for planting knowledge.Some players might have cooking guidebooks but had learned gathering instead—now they could find exactly what they needed.Or like Yun Luohe, who had a large collection of guides on planting, cooking, mining, and animal husbandry, but lacked complete data—she was willing to share her materials for mutual benefit.She planned to put Cheng Xuening in charge of managing the group.Mu Zitang was too busy with Association matters and running the Pavilion, and he also had family and reef responsibilities to handle.She needed someone trustworthy—and Cheng Xuening was the most suitable.According to Mu Zitang, Cheng Xuening had performed very well within the Association, helping out a great deal.He was even planning to assign her as a team leader.So Yun Luohe told him not to assign Cheng Xuening to anything else.She went to ask Cheng Xuening directly if she was willing.Being the admin of the Skill Exchange Market came with big advantages—many of the players in the group would be high-level with solid progress. Knowing them could be valuable. Plus, she could learn more guides to help her own growth and develop her reef.The moment Cheng Xuening heard it, she knew it was a huge opportunity. Of course she said yes.Yun Luohe and Cheng Xuening discussed the details for half an hour and then posted an announcement on the forum.Yun Luohe’s name carried weight. Her post quickly gained attention.Especially since she had posted screenshots of the guidebooks in her possession—proof that joining the group would allow access to her materials. And as membership grew, more guidebooks would be available for trade.The group’s entry requirement was currently low—only two guidebooks needed to join. Later, it might increase to five or even ten.Even though it was already late at night, within an hour, dozens of players had added Cheng Xuening as a friend.Because Yun Luohe had listed her as the group’s contact.Yun Luohe made several copies of her guidebook data. One went to the trainee group—view-only, no redistribution allowed.Another copy was uploaded to the Heaven's Insight Pavilion’s intelligence database. However, every single guidebook was classified as S-rank intel.To purchase one, Yun Luohe’s personal approval was required.—Just before dawn, Yun Luohe was still busy at the workstation.Mu Zitang sent a message saying several players had found the entrance to the underwater ruins and obtained large quantities of [Glowing Fish Eggs] and high-grade coral.However, those players hadn’t received the underwater ruins exploration quest, so they didn’t get any [Treasure Map Fragments]. But after they entered the ruins, they did trigger different quests.Such as searching for the Merfolk Ruins or completing a Priest Ritual for the Merfolk Tribe.Each quest offered different rewards.Yun Luohe fell into deep thought. So there were actually quite a few quests tied to the underwater ruins—not everyone could receive one, and the content of each quest varied completely.That meant a fair number of players must have triggered quests.With so many players in the entire game, there was no way only a handful had found the underwater ruins.Most people simply wouldn’t say anything.Today was the last day of spring.Yun Luohe came up with an idea.“Have the Heaven’s Insight Pavilion publicly release the fact that someone’s already found the underwater ruins.”She paused, then revised the plan: “No, first leak the news that some players have entered the ruins. Then have the Pavilion compile an intel package about the underwater ruins and sell it at a discount. Members can claim it for free.”This was a great chance to earn some materials. Giving it away for free wasn’t worth it—but selling it cheap worked just fine, and it would help the Association gather more upgrade materials.Mu Zitang quickly caught on to Yun Luohe’s meaning.This was a move to leverage the entire region’s power to explore the underwater ruins.There simply weren’t enough Mutual Aid Association members, and their [Luck] stats were too low. The ruins were too big a piece of cake for them to eat alone. But if they helped make the cake bigger, they might get a bigger slice.The more players who ventured into the underwater ruins, the more quests would be unlocked, and the more materials could be obtained. If players in Zone 2 had more resources, their overall progress would improve—and maybe even rare materials would begin circulating outward.And if someone encountered a lucky event or special opportunity within the ruins, the Pavilion could collect even more intelligence.In short, it was all benefit and no downside.Yun Luohe couldn’t hoard everything to herself. She wasn’t strong enough to claim it all anyway.Besides, she had already visited the underwater ruins once and walked away with plenty of good loot.—When she woke up, it was already noon.The two new fish ponds were complete.There were now six in total.Two were for raising fish, two for tadpoles, and these two were designated for pearl mussels. Yun Luohe filled them with seawater, collected some seaweed and tossed it in—both the reef kind and additional marine plants gathered from the seabed—along with a few colorful corals. The fish ponds glowed in a rainbow of colors and were surprisingly pleasant to look at.After a simple lunch, Yun Luohe went to the chicken coop.To her surprise, the two Barred Rock hens had actually laid eggs!The two ducks, however, showed no signs yet.Yun Luohe picked up the eggs—they were still warm.She was thrilled.She fetched two fat worms to treat the hens with a special snack!Then she placed the eggs into the incubator to begin hatching.—Spring had officially entered its countdown.Only a few hours remained until the seasonal tally.The weather turned strange. By afternoon, acid rain was falling, and the temperature had climbed to 35°C.The waves churned and roared. The rain was heavy from the start.Scarlet acid rain fell onto the reef, hissing as it hit—any reef below Level 6 was rapidly corroded.Spiral thunderclouds formed in the sky. The sea was swarming with countless aquatic monsters, as if an army of sea creatures was gathering.Yun Luohe stared out at the ocean, expression grim. She had no idea how many players would be eliminated this time.A giant octopus led a swarm of smaller aquatic beasts toward her reef.Other players’ reefs were also under siege by masses of sea monsters.A brutal full-server battle was about to begin.One lucky player happened to fish up a clam at that moment. When opened, it revealed a golden pearl.—Yun Luohe and her two pets easily ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) defeated the giant octopus.This one resembled the one she’d previously brought back, only it was even larger.Yun Luohe didn’t kill it. Instead, she left it alive and handed it over to Si Qi for experimentation.The octopus had strong combat power. If it wasn’t too savage, and could be tamed, it might make a good pet. If Si Qi’s research made progress and she could modify its temperament, it could become a viable companion for trainees.The rest of the mutated sea beasts were left to Roubao to deal with, while Yun Luohe returned indoors to continue crafting equipment.Today, she had traded for two sunshades and planned to modify them at the workstation to install above the fish ponds.She opened the chat channel—only a few people were talking.Most players were busy fending off the sea monsters and had no time to chat.Still, a few strong players had already cleared their battles and were taking a break.“Did you guys open any clams? The loot’s totally different today! Tons of stuff I’ve never seen before!”“Same here. I got volcanic ash!”“The Reforestation Contest is almost over. I planted over a hundred trees, no idea what my ranking is.”“Right now’s the best time to fish for clams—you can get golden pearls! The odds are high! Everyone go try!”“Really? Golden pearls are that easy to get?”“My friend just got one and pulled amazing loot! I’m so jealous.”“Everyone’s busy fighting fish monsters. Who has time to fish for clams right now?”Yun Luohe didn’t have high hopes for her luck, but still went to the reef to try her fishing net.As expected, when she opened it, all she got was a white pearl.Still, since someone had managed to pull volcanic ash, she was curious what else might be possible.[Opened White Pearl. Obtained: Iron Ore ×2, Sun Protection Gloves ×1, Rotten Cactus ×1, Withered Tree Stump ×1, Flour ×1, Lettuce Seeds ×1]Just then, a message from Mu Zitang arrived.“Sister Yun! My mom fished up a golden pearl!”Yun Luohe: “That’s great. So jealous.”Mu Zitang: “Hehe, her [Luck] is over 80. I asked her to try it just now—and she actually pulled one!”Mu Zitang: “She just opened it! Got a Pet Contract, a recipe for Seaweed Sunscreen Coating, and a blueprint for a Sun-Blocking Cloak!”So golden pearls really were different.But now that Mu Zitang had those recipes and blueprints, that meant she’d be able to craft them too.Yun Luohe: “If you need materials, just let me know. I’ll find a way to get them.”Mu Zitang: “Nobody has any right now—I checked the trading center.”“Oh, right—Sister Yun, this one’s for you. It came from the golden pearl too.”Mu Zitang sent her a Summer Iced Beverage Recipe.“My mom wanted me to give it to you. She knows you’ve got the cooking skill. Last time you made food for her, she remembered.”This recipe was extremely useful to Yun Luohe. She was deeply grateful and quickly replied:“Then please ask your mom what else she’d like to eat—I’ll cook something for her.”

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