The rumbling sound kept coming from a distance.
Lin Yue looked towards the window, which had already turned pitch dark.
He realized that the snow had unknowingly piled up nearly three meters high, blocking his view.
"It's snowing this much? This isn't just a snow disaster anymore."
Moreover, this rumbling sound, it seems like...
"Is it the wind?" Lin Yue discerned some clues.
Just then, as if congratulating him for guessing correctly, a large mass of snow was violently slammed against the glass by the storm.
Blizzards along with snowstorms, that's really a deadly combination.
Did the system intend to kill everyone from the start?
The disaster had already begun, and it would last for 48 hours!
The people who had tried to get through this disaster by hiding in the Secret Realm, according to the system, had also been kicked out.
To put it nicely, it's fair and just, to put it bluntly, it's a form of punishment and elimination!
By the way, what are the points and rankings?
Lin Yue took out a glass obtained from the Secret Realm, put a tea bag in it, and poured in boiling water after it was heated.
The aroma of the tea filled the Shelter.
"Pooji?" Xiaobai crawled out of the bucket, came onto the table, and showed considerable interest in the steaming pale yellow liquid in the glass.
"You want a drink too, you little foodie?" Lin Yue sat in the chair, watching Xiaobai constantly stretching out its tongue for the tea, and couldn't help teasing it a bit.
Lin Yue felt that he would fall asleep without tea water.
After feeding Xiaobai a chip from an opened bag of potato chips, he ate while contemplating.
But to gather more information, he thought it better to sleep later.
After all, if it's a snow disaster, there's no way to go out even during the day, so sleeping longer the next day wouldn't be a problem.
He took a sip of the tea and opened the chat group, only to find a flood of wails!
"48 hours? Is this a joke? It's extinction, it must be extinction!"
"I just encountered a monster in the Secret Realm, got immediately chased, and the next thing I knew, I was thrown back into the snow, barely surviving, haha."
"I found that as long as the Shelter doesn't collapse, the snow seems to block some of the cold air, doesn't feel as cold now?"
"True, it seems that after the disaster officially began, it's much better than before? Even those mutant creatures that used to go crazy at night are nowhere to be found."
"Will the mutant creatures never appear again?"
"I hope so."
"Hope my ass, although the treasure chest drop rate is low, it can only be obtained from mutant creatures."
"I'm going to sleep, when I wake up I hope there's only 1 hour of disaster left. Also, I don't want to never wake up again, I have to hold on until my parents arrive!"
"By the way, how's the guy who ate snow? And those dozens of fools rolling in the snow near the equator?"
"Their icons are all gray, can't you see? Holy crap, haven't you noticed that more than half the total number of people has died!"
"Speaking of which, isn't anyone concerned about the points?"
...
Lin Yue frowned tightly, carefully reading each message in the chat history.
At the same time, he saw that the total number of survivors had dropped to 4655 people.
After the disaster began, it didn't take long for the death toll to surpass half!
These were the ones eliminated or unable to adapt to such drastic changes.
What method would their families use to persist in this cruel world after they have been eliminated?
Depending solely on three days of water and food would allow them to do almost nothing.
Lin Yue made some wood, and after looking outside the window, added more firewood inside. He also threw some coal into it.
It's better to be hot than cold.
He poured a bottle cap of tea, Xiaobai licked a little and retracted its neck, but just when Lin Yue thought this little guy couldn't get used to it, it unexpectedly drank all the tea.
Patting its little head, Lin Yue laid the mat properly and lay down on the bed with the character "F", feeling a refreshing sensation instantly enveloping his back.
For the first time since the snow disaster began, Lin Yue felt a sense of coolness.
Xiaobai licked clean the little bit of leftover tea at the bottom and crawled over, face full of enjoyment from the magic of the mat.
He glanced at the time; it had been 20 minutes since the disaster officially started.
It seemed like except for him, everyone else was struggling hard.
Lin Yue understood in his heart that when facing great disasters, it's not just individual considerations, but he had done all he could.
When thinking of helping others, first, ensure you are doing well enough first.
Is he doing well?
For now, quite well, with enough food and water, a sturdy Shelter, and decent warmth.
However, once the 48 hours pass, his advantages would significantly diminish.
Most people would have a large family to help survive, while he is alone, save for Xiaobai.
By that time, who would care about him as "Lin Shen" [God Lin]?
Just as he took out a bottle of water and drank a sip, he suddenly realized an important issue.
He still hasn't opened a Silver Treasure Chest!
Emma, being absorbed with opening Copper Treasure Chests, he actually forgot the Silver Treasure Chest off to the side.
Taking out the Silver Treasure Chest, Lin Yue looked at the silver, half-meter-long, wide big treasure chest in front of him, unable to contain his excitement.
This was the first Silver Treasure Chest he found.
What could it contain?
Could it be blueprints for more advanced weapons? Or something that aids living conditions? Or even Shelter blueprints?
Feeling excited, Lin Yue took a deep breath and opened the Silver Treasure Chest with both hands.
[You have obtained: Basic Exoskeleton Blueprint X1]
Exoskeleton blueprint?
Is this the blueprint for that thing he knew about?
Once worn, it would greatly enhance kinetic energy, making it extremely easy to lift heavy objects and wield heavy weapons!
It can also instantly turn an ordinary person into a powerful warrior!
He had seen similar things in some documentaries; actually, the exoskeleton utilizes the simplest lever principle, but combining it with high-tech techniques and using alloys creates this powerful equipment.
Feeling excited, Lin Yue used the blueprint.
[Basic Exoskeleton:]
However, after using the blueprint, Lin Yue fell into deep thought.
[Basic Exoskeleton: body, arms, legs, feet, connection joints, active joints, elbow joint components (Hard Aluminum Alloy X10, Power Controller X1, Battery Pack X1, Power Cable X10, Copper Ingot X15, Strong Cotton Cloth X5, Rubber X1), Precision Electric Actuator]
Ah, this…
Doesn't seem easy.
Does a Basic Exoskeleton require so many things to make?
What would a more advanced one be like?
Lin Yue understood a rule now: the more something greatly surpasses existing productivity, the higher the cost to obtain it.
Glancing at the already sleeping Xiaobai, Lin Yue lay back down.
Just as he was about to take one last look at the group before going to sleep, he suddenly noticed Du Ping @-mentioned him again in the group.
"Lin Yue, I found something good again, want it?"