After two hours of nonstop work, Yun Luohe managed to produce three bottles of coconut oil.It was already deep into the night, and there was still no word from Du Ruan-tian.Yun Luohe couldn’t help but regret it—maybe she shouldn’t have suggested the Frozen Rift to her in the first place.If something really happened to her there, Yun Luohe would definitely bear half the responsibility.Worried about Du Ruan-tian’s safety, Yun Luohe couldn’t fall asleep the entire night.She simply kept collecting trash to stay busy.The trash disposal work couldn’t always be left to Yúntūn and Roubao. After all, there were some valuable items they didn’t know how to recognize.And now that the [Trash Can] had been upgraded, sorting was required.She hadn’t sorted for the past few days, and as a result, the storage chest was a chaotic mess.In the end, she still had to organize it herself.Yun Luohe started by categorizing the materials collected over the last two days.Then she disposed of the day’s items into the [Trash Can], and once they were recovered, sorted them and placed them properly into the supply chest.Just those two tasks took her another two hours.Still, the harvest was considerable.She organized a big pile of useful items.This included various upgrade materials, blueprints, food ingredients, daily necessities, and scattered tools and components.She only kept a few of the blueprints—specifically: Insect Repellent Gel, Cold Compress Patch, Folding Fish Trap, and Seed Incubator Box.The rest she listed at the Trading Center, asking to exchange them for [Copper Ore].Among today’s collected materials weren’t just trash—there were many special items and damaged blueprints, like pieces of parchment.There was even a Treasure Map Fragment.Last time, Yun Luohe gave fifty obsidian to Mu Zitang to place in the Mutual Aid Association’s exchange shop.Members who wanted to redeem obsidian couldn’t just bring in random garbage, so that encouraged people to turn in higher-quality items.After all, to many players, a single fragment that couldn’t be pieced into a full map was just scrap. Better to trade it for something good.Yun Luohe obviously wouldn’t just throw this stuff into the [Trash Can].She already had several parchment fragments, so she combined them now.She obtained a Summer Island Overview Map.[Summer Islands:Limited Main Islands (50% chance to land) – Rich resources, moderate danger: Thunder Island, Coral IslandLimited Resource Islands (32% chance) – Single resource, low danger: Lotus Island, Watermelon Island, Firefly Island, Oasis Island, Strawberry Island, Wasteland Island, Dense Forest Island, Lizard IslandFour Seasons Resource Islands remain unchanged: Spider Island, Bat Island, Volcano Island, Mechanical Island]The Island Overview Map was quite useful.Once a [Designated Entry Token] was acquired, it allowed you to choose which island to visit from those listed.As for Treasure Map Fragments, she now had three.She needed five to synthesize a complete Treasure Map, which would then unlock the map to a treasure cave on any island.Yun Luohe planned to collect the rest via the Trading Center, but that meant trading out some good items.She would rummage through the supply chest shortly and prepare some gift packs for trade.She also had a bunch of damaged blueprints. Yun Luohe fed them all into the [Trash Can] for synthesis.She obtained: Cabinet Blueprint ×1, Woven Bamboo Basket Blueprint ×1, Compost Bin Blueprint ×1, 3D Hydroponics Rack Blueprint ×1, Advanced Hunting Trap ×1, Boar Trap Mechanism ×1.These blueprints were actually quite useful.Especially the last two—they’d come in handy on future island expeditions.She first crafted the Boar Trap Mechanism.The required materials were simple: bamboo, rope, linen, and bait, which could be coconut meat or other fruits.Yun Luohe planned to make several of them. Once she landed on the next island, she could place traps in areas with signs of wild boars and check them on her way back—maybe she’d even catch one or two alive.If she was lucky enough to catch a male and a female, she could even start breeding them.Just then, Yun Luohe finally received a message from Du Ruan-tian.Du Ruan-tian had been injured and passed out in the Frozen Rift. She had only just regained consciousness.But it was too late to risk returning to the reef now. She’d have to wait until daylight.Yun Luohe sighed in relief when she saw the message and immediately asked if she needed anything.Du Ruan-tian requested a blanket and some hot water.“The Frozen Rift is like another world. We’re deep inside a volcano, but because of all the Ice Crystal Ore, it’s absolutely freezing.”It was summer, so heavy blankets and hot water weren’t even available at the Trading Center.No one was buying them.And in the middle of the night, most players were asleep, so even something this basic was hard to find.But Yun Luohe’s supplies were well-stocked. She quickly sent over everything Du Ruan-tian needed.“Once I return to the reef tomorrow, I’ll hand over the materials I collected.”The Frozen Rift had been full of danger. Du Ruan-tian had narrowly escaped death multiple times.At a critical moment, her [Trait] awakened.Du Ruan-tian had always felt useless and never expected her trait would be this helpful after all.Her metabolism accelerated—she could digest food better and gained weight easily.But after awakening, her need for food and water decreased by 25%, and she gained a body temperature regulation ability.That was the only reason she hadn’t frozen to death in the Frozen Rift.—Now that Du Ruan-tian was safe, Yun Luohe could finally rest.There was still much to do tomorrow.She planned to dive into the ocean tomorrow and go island hunting for [Copper Ore] the day after.The reef had to be upgraded as soon as possible—it had already been eleven days since the last upgrade. She couldn’t delay it any longer.The sun rose at 5 a.m.Yun Luohe had gone to bed very late, so when she got up, it was already past 9. She had only slept five hours. Her [Stamina] wasn’t fully restored, but a good meal would do the trick.She had plenty of pre-prepared food these days. There was no need to cook anything fresh in the morning—she just pulled it out of her inventory and ate.Once she was full, Yun Luohe went to check on the chicken coop.To her surprise, the chicks had grown up, and both the Speckled Hens and Golden Ducks had laid eggs. The eggs were sizable—especially the duck eggs, each as big as two ping pong balls and heavy in the hand.Yun Luohe couldn’t bring herself to eat them.She collected five chicken eggs and two duck eggs and placed them in the incubator to hatch.The batch from last time was also close to hatching.She planned to build another chicken coop and raise chickens and ducks separately.Next, she went to the fishpond.She first harvested the pearls from the pearl mussels, then sprinkled more seaweed powder into the water.With these pearls, she could make another set of Pearl Scale Armor.She planned to sell it—it should fetch a good amount of high-grade materials.Over the past few days, the number of mussels in the pond had increased significantly. One pond was already nearing capacity.Just then, she received the Ice Crystal Ore that Du Ruan-tian had sent.She had collected 98 units total from the Frozen Rift, so Yun Luohe’s 1/3 share came to 32 units.With these 32 pieces, Yun Luohe no longer had to worry about Ice Crystal Ore for now.She could build three more fishponds.The cellar could also use the ore for cooling. She’d be able to store food there without fear of spoilage.And she could now feed more Ice Crystal Ore to Yúntūn.Of the three new fishponds, one would be for breeding more pearl mussels.The other two would be used to raise fish.Coincidentally, she planned to dive today and search for Glowing Fish Eggs.She had two [Advanced Diving Cards] in her inventory and plenty of Sea Stones, so this time she intended to stay in the water for at least five hours—longer, if she found anything good.After giving a few instructions to Yúntūn and Roubao, Yun Luohe changed into her diving suit, equipped her gear, and entered the water.This was her first dive since the start of summer.The changes beneath the surface were dramatic.The water was warm. The corals were more vivid than ever. Even the fish species had changed.Now it was all brightly colored tropical fish.And there were tons of them—schools of fish everywhere.She had already seen the intel posted by Heaven’s Secret Pavilion two days ago about the surge in fish population, but seeing it for herself was still surprising.Yun Luohe had brought a spear gun and fishing net with her. Whenever she saw larger fish, she used the spear gun. For smaller schools, she swept them up with the net.Wearing her Pearl Scale Armor, her speed in water was boosted by 10%, so in no time she had caught dozens of fish.The larger fish caught with the spear gun were still alive and could be cleaned and cooked later.The smaller ones were for raising.Once she had enough fish, Yun Luohe dove deeper in search of edible shellfish.This area was actually quite resource-rich.Soon, she found several Luminous Slugs—a type of large-shelled marine snail common in tropical seas that hid under coral and fed on seaweed.Each was quite large, and the meat looked full and plump.Tonight, she could roast some over charcoal—she hadn’t had seafood in days.Since the resources here were good, there were bound to be other kinds of shellfish too.Yun Luohe kept searching and soon discovered a massive Coconut Snail.This one weighed at least seven or eight jin—larger than her own head.She couldn’t help but marvel. Today was a seriously lucky day!She didn’t know what kind of divine luck she was riding—but she’d found so many great things.Yun Luohe was always enthusiastic about unlocking new ingredients.She’d never picked up Luminous Slugs or Coconut Snails before, so she was in a great mood.But just as she stowed the coconut snail in her backpack, a chill ran down her spine—her [Perception] trait flared an alert again.She dodged sideways in an instant, narrowly avoiding a massive tentacle strike.Before she could even get a clear look, more tentacles burst out from the coral, attacking her rapidly.Covered in suction cups.It had to be an octopus.But this octopus—who knew how huge it really was? Its body was nowhere in sight. Only its tentacles thrashed madly toward her.Relying on her agility, Yun Luohe dodged left and right, drew her hunting knife, and slashed one of the tentacles.Black fluid sprayed from the wound—possibly toxic—so she kept her distance.Once injured, the octopus grew even more violent, spraying more black ink and thrashing its tentacles wildly, clouding the water around her.Yun Luohe couldn’t see anything clearly anymore. She had to rely solely on her [Perception] to predict where the next strike would come from.She needed to locate the creature’s hiding spot.Cutting off its tentacles wouldn’t kill it. The only way was to hit the head.With all these corals around, it had to be hiding beneath one of the reefs.Yun Luohe decided to grab hold of one of the tentacles and follow it to the source.Otherwise, she’d just keep wasting time locked in a stalemate.A giant octopus could be cut into many servings of octopus meat.And she was out of stock anyway. Tonight, she’d roast some tentacles over charcoal and make a cold octopus salad too.The night’s menu was already decided.She gripped the tentacle and allowed herself to be pulled toward the octopus.Soon, she found its hiding place.Its head writhed beneath a coral shelf—this thing was enormous.Even without seeing its full body, Yun Luohe was stunned.It had to weigh at least forty or fifty jin.She quickly pulled out her spear gun and aimed at its head.But even that couldn’t pierce its skull.She switched to the arrows in her backpack.These were the upgraded arrows Yang Mian had just made for her—crafted using Volcano Crystal Core, even sharper than her hunting knife.

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