"What? Lin Yue is actually selling water at this time? Is he a Savior?"
"I've got resources! Already made an offer, Lin Yue please trade!"
"Even got torches, Lin Yue really knows how to do business."
"There's no way Lin Yue is doing this alone, he definitely has a team with him, otherwise how could he have so many resources to sell?"
"That's very possible, look at those who are always silent, they might be Lin Yue's accomplices."
"Haha, it's also possible that Lin Yue is a wandering Survivor, relying on snatching resources from other Survivors to trade for what he needs!"
"That could be the case too!"
"Brothers, inside the Secret Realm there's no snow, it's quite warm, much better than the Shelter, everyone go quickly!"
...
Messages kept flowing by, and while Lin Yue was screen-watching, he was also pondering over one thing.
Forming a team.
He was a solitary person without any desire to form a team.
In his private messages, however, Du Ping had sent numerous messages, repeatedly mentioning "forming a team."
Every time Du Ping spoke in the group, he liked to start with "report," detailing how many mutant creatures he killed and what good stuff he got.
But after someone mentioned forming a team this time, he went silent.
Du Ping usually showcased how many mutant creatures he killed and the Copper Treasure Chests and Iron Treasure Chests he obtained, which logically, he shouldn't be this formidable.
Even if he were some sort of special forces member, given the ordinary person's chest drop rate, getting so many chests, especially high-level ones, in these initial days is unreasonable.
Thus, Lin Yue became increasingly suspicious that there was a team behind him, and not a small one at that.
As for another topic in the group, the so-called "wandering Survivors," who allegedly lived by robbing others' resources.
Searching through the chat history in the group, he found a lot of discussions, and quite a few victims.
Most of their avatars had even turned gray!
Wow, killing and looting?
Initially, he was a bit surprised, but then he immediately understood.
This Otherworld had no laws or rules, no agencies to restrain anyone's actions.
In other words, right and wrong are just a matter of a single thought.
In such extreme survival conditions, it stimulates humanity's most primitive desires, making people unscrupulous, more selfish, and capricious.
Not to mention, these are all of humanity that has come over, what proportion of them are criminals?
Thinking this way, it's not surprising that such robbers would appear.
Lin Yue, from now on, kept a wary mind.
He needed to deal not only with mutant creatures but also with those who might have already targeted him as someone with a wealth of resources.
In this context, a stone Shelter didn't seem quite safe either.
Then, how about an iron one? Or a copper one?
Wait, maybe hiding in that Secret Realm is a good idea, although it's dangerous inside, at least there's no snow, and...
"Squeak?"
The sound from the little white creature in the bucket interrupted Lin Yue's thoughts.
He went over and found that the water in the little guy's wooden bucket was almost gone and had turned into a thin layer of ice from the cold air it just released.
"Haha, let me know if you're out of water," Lin Yue said, pouring about two liters of water into the wooden bucket for the little guy.
That would be enough for it to get through another hot night.
Checking the time, he realized that time had unknowingly passed so quickly.
There's a little over an hour until the disaster struck.
He looked out the window.
The light was growing darker.
And the snow's thickness had increased from half a meter to over a meter, a meter and a half, and it kept piling up.
How severe could the snow disaster be?
Initially, Lin Yue thought that this first disaster might come with some sort of newbie protection period, but now he definitely didn't think so.
If the snow disaster really got serious, it definitely wouldn't be inferior to any other disaster!
How many people will manage to get through it?
Lin Yue decided to conclude the auction early.
Very quickly, with the significant disappearance of water, mutton, and torches he had previously prepared from his inventory, the system also prompted.
[You've lost: Water X10 liters, Mutant Mutton 20kg, Combustible Torch X20!]
[You've obtained: Wood X110, Stone X213, Iron Block X168, Copper Ingot X88, Limestone X70, Devil's Pepper Seed X1, Rattan Mat X1, Portable Tea Bag X50, Hoe Design Plan, Long Sword Design Plan.]
This time, Lin Yue found there weren't many offers of design plans, and most were things like spoons and forks, which didn't interest him much.
Essentially, he exchanged them all for the various materials that he needed to stock up on.
He had a premonition that after this snow disaster, the purchasing power of water and food would take a steep decline.
After all, those who survive this disaster, a good number of them will undoubtedly be hard nuts.
Also, those with family members would receive enough food and water for three days.
In other words, surviving this disaster would count as a victory!
By then, materials might go through a price increase phase, making procurement perhaps not as easy as it is now.
As for the rattan mat, perhaps the person who offered it didn't expect that maybe just Lin Yue in the entire group was the one who felt unbearably hot.
For the Devil's Pepper seed, Lin Yue was purely interested, maybe he would plant one.
After placing all the items, Lin Yue also decided to tidy up the inventory, putting away those not needed for the moment.
Then, he opened thirty treasure chests one by one.
Good, 21 bottles of water, 3 loaves of bread, 6 packs of instant noodles.
Compared to food, Lin Yue needed more water, although he already had plenty.
Having completed these, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
And just at this moment, the system suddenly sounded.
[Warning, the first disaster, snow disaster is about to descend! Warning, the first disaster, snow disaster is about to descend!]
[This disaster will last for 48 hours!]
[All Secret Realms will close simultaneously, anyone inside will be forcibly ejected! Refreshing after 48 hours!]
[After 48 hours, those with kin relationships, elderly, children, and physically challenged or in special conditions will be placed in shelters!]
[More system functions will be unlocked after this disaster! Point function will be activated for everyone at the start and ranked based on points!]
[Wishing everyone to get through the difficulty!]
[The next disaster warning will be issued in 72 hours!]
The disaster had arrived!
Boom...
A series of loud rumbles came from outside the house at this time!