Chapter 41: Entering a New Era!
"System upgrade? 24 hours later?"
Lin Yue frowned slightly, feeling a bit puzzled.
Is there really an upgrade?
And why choose at the end of a disaster?
With questions in mind, Lin Yue opened the announcement panel and found that besides a "Current disaster: Snowstorm, time until end: 23 hours 58 minutes 56 seconds" notice, there was indeed a "System upgrade countdown" alert.
But other than that, there was nothing at all.
milliliters of water traded for Cork Brown's "Exquisite Wooden Bed" blueprint.
Lin Yue wanted to know how exquisite, how comfortable this thing would be!
He kept staring intently at all the things Cork Brown made while watching his videos.
Especially that exquisite wooden bed, which looked much better than his own shabby wooden bed, made him quite envious.
Initially, this shabby wooden bed was quite tolerable, better than sleeping on the ground.
But it was too hard, lying on it for too long caused back pain.
Now that living standards have improved in all aspects, not upgrading this bed would be unjustifiable.
Using the "Exquisite Wooden Bed" blueprint, Lin Yue quickly spent 6 pieces of wood and 2 iron blocks to make a new bed.
The four corners and the bed frame of the new bed were replaced with solid metal, and the planks were smoother and more even than before.
Lin Yue lay down instantly and found it much more comfortable than before.
milliliters of water for this was definitely worth it.
After laying a mat on it, Lin Yue opened the stone door and took out a small wooden bucket from a snow pile outside, and after bringing it back, he split it open with an axe.
A large chunk of ice immediately appeared on the table.
Bai's eyes lit up, just about to jump and enjoy it, but Lin Yue stopped him.
"Look, this is your half, and this is my half, no snatching!"
Lin Yue took out a hammer and broke the large piece of ice into one small and one large piece, then handed the small one to Bai.
He broke the larger piece into several smaller ones and put them in a few glasses.
It was too hot; he couldn't help but find a way to cool down.
And these ice cubes were Lin Yue's favorite quick cooling method, at the cost of just some water and the price of one wooden bucket, allowing him to stay cool for a long time.
He put a tea bag into the glasses and poured in mineral water.
The room temperature was still too high, and the ice was melting visibly.
Lin Yue went directly to the basement before the iced tea was ready.
The temperature here was not as high as upstairs, making it quite comfortable to stay in.
Sitting by the bed, he reopened the trading panel, focusing intently on the items listed.
He had woken up too late today, and now past midnight, he wasn't very tired, and even if he was, he'd want to stay up a bit longer.
After all, now was the best time to "buy at a low price"!
The system's short video playback, while indeed exposing some of his current states and even leaking secrets he intended to keep hidden.
Yet, it also brought him a lot of popularity.
It could be said that now, at least in this group, he had become "widely known."
Moreover, everyone knew he was doing quite well, lacking in little, and had initially established himself as a "merchant" with abundant water resources.
So, almost everyone in the group was frantically direct messaging him, discussing him in the group constantly.
They relentlessly inquired, questioned, and tempted Lin Yue to get what they wanted, doing whatever it takes, even forcing him to clear unread messages once every few minutes, quickly adding up to 9999!
It could be said that everyone in the group knew he lacked almost nothing.
Therefore, in their quest for food and water, they were almost willing to give up everything to get some water from Lin Yue.
Although after the disaster ends, those who hadn't come out before, such as the elderly, children, and immobile people, would come and bring enough water for three days per person.
It sounded quite promising.
But the downside was that their food and water had to be shared with the current Survivor.
With the increase in people, water consumption would also rise, and after the three days of water ran out, the Survivalists with families were bound to face an extreme crisis.
They had to consider not just their water and food for survival but their families' too!
And this prolonged the time Lin Yue would continue his water-selling business.
It also allowed him to find those things he'd always wanted but hadn't yet seen on the trading panel.
By now, those who could still survive weren't fools; they all understood this.
So, even Belger and Cork Brown, whom Lin Yue had always pressured on price, ended up bringing out the stuff they had always kept hidden.
"Let me see if there's something... there is!"
After searching for "terminal connectors" this time, Lin Yue didn't end up empty-handed like before.
[Seller: Sander Puri]
[Product: Terminal Connector X1]
[Requirement: 500ML Drinking Water]
[Seller's Note: I don't know what this is either, but it must be important?]
Lin Yue almost bought it immediately without thinking!
Of course, it was important.
This was the last piece of the generator puzzle!
After losing 500 milliliters of water and receiving Sander's thousand thanks along with the terminal connector, Lin Yue took it from his inventory.
It looked exactly as he remembered.
After taking the stator, rotor, end cover, and bearings from the inventory, Lin Yue connected them with the terminal connector.
Next up was the breathtaking moment!
At least within this group, the first generator was about to be born!
[You obtained the Simple Generator blueprint!]
The system indeed acknowledged it!
Even if many parts were missing, as long as the main necessary components were assembled together, the system would recognize it as a complete equation and provide the blueprint.
Lin Yue quickly used it.
[Simple Hand-Crank Generator: Stator X1, Rotor X1, End Cover X1, Bearing X1, Terminal Connector X1, Iron Block X2, Copper Ingot X5, Bundle of Wire]
Wow, it required quite a few things.
However, he happened to have all of them.
After gathering these from the basement's inventory, a small hand-crank generator quickly appeared before him!
The generator, though old-fashioned in style, held a certain indescribable beauty and charm.
Lin Yue couldn't keep his hands off the brand-new machine on the ground.
Having a generator marked the beginning of the electrical era for his Shelter!
"Squeak?"
At that moment, Bai bounded downstairs, curiously gazing at the new peculiar machine before his owner Lin Yue.
"Hungry? Let's have some barbecue to celebrate!"
Lin Yue put the generator back into the inventory and climbed the stairs with Bai.
With a generator, what he needed next was something that could reliably bring light to humanity, even at night.
And to find that thing, he must venture into the Secret Realm!
Less than 24 hours until he could explore the Secret Realm!
Chapter 42 What is it like to enjoy life in a survival game
"Is it my hunger that's causing hallucinations? The snow seems to have lessened?"
"It's not an illusion, looks like it's about to stop. Oh yeah!"
"Ban 'oh yeah'."
"Ban ban 'oh yeah'."
"It's the end of the world and you're still doing this? Are you all mad? Ban ban ban 'oh yeah'!"
"Goodness, what a bunch! Did you see? Lin Yue has put instant noodles on the shelves, impressive!"
"What? Instant noodles? The ones the top player was eating yesterday? Let's group up to buy them!"
"What's so good about instant noodles? I'd rather starve↓, die outside↑, jump from here←, than eat Lin Yue's stuff→!"
"Getting ready to say 'so fragrant', what a classic old meme."
"Count me in +2"
...
Lin Yue drank his iced tea, calmly looking out the window.
Indeed, the snow is about to stop.
There's still 19 hours until the disaster ends, the snowstorm that was falling like it cost nothing has changed its fierce state to become fluttering snowflakes.
"Plop~"
Bai directly soaked itself into its dedicated glass cup, merging with the iced tea, seemingly quite enjoying it.
With no threats from mutant creatures now, Bai doesn't have much to do.
Every day, following Lin Yue as he enjoys the good food and drink, this little one is visibly getting fatter.
"Bai, your belly seems to have grown? You've eaten noodles and now drinking so much iced tea?" Lin Yue picked the little guy out of the cup, feeling it was a bit effortful.
"Plop plop!" Bai stretched its little paw towards the glass cup, evidently unwilling to leave, its big eyes fixated on the iced tea.
"You turn into a little fatty and I won't take responsibility." Lin Yue put the little one back into the cup, turned to the bed, put on the mountaineering jacket, then wore the sheepskin coat he just made.
Making the coat didn't take Lin Yue much effort.
He just took out two pieces of sheepskin, then roughly cut them to shape according to his body size with a knife, and used needle and thread from a sewing kit obtained earlier to stitch them together loosely.
Then the system immediately recognized it as a "sheepskin coat".
After making three more coats with the remaining sheepskin, Lin Yue threw two of them onto the trading market.
He still has plenty of sheepskin, and each piece can make two coats, keeping them is useless, better to trade for more practical things like design schematics.
Currently, there are plenty of hard currency in the market.
Not to mention water and food, fuel like wood and coal, and dry grass necessary for making torches, as well as animal pelts and the sheepskin coats Lin Yue just listed, all count as hard currency.
Lin Yue lacks none of these, and some he has in excess surplus, with no worry of shortage.
He even has enough extra to trade for various intriguing things and design schematics from others.
With a fine Iron Spear, Lin Yue dressed under his coat with wooden armor, wore a hat, and pushed open the stone door.
A gust of freezing air instantly surrounded him.
Snowflakes danced, without the previous momentum, the raging wind from before had somehow already stopped.
Lin Yue carefully checked the eight traps and found no mutant creatures inside, he picked up a shovel, and re-dug the channel where the mutant sheep used to come for excretion.
After finding the traps, he still didn't see traces of mutant sheep or other mutant creatures.
Could mutant creatures be wiped out completely in this snow disaster?
Lin Yue also had some concerns about this.
But his worries were quickly dispelled by a "groooooo" roar coming from some unknown direction.
Well, just as he said they vanished, they cried out.
Though...
Lin Yue raised his head, gazing at the spectacular snow wall towering above the roof.
With this thing here, being able to survive is quite a miracle, isn't it?
Sheepskin coats indeed are warm enough, even in this finger-freezing outside, he felt sweat almost forming on his body.
The snow is getting smaller, just tiny grains floating in the air.
Not much can be done outside, he can't move the snow wall temporarily, because the shelter's heat has pushed it back over two meters, there's confidence the snow will gradually melt once the temperature climbs after the snow disaster.
Meanwhile, he just needs to wait.
Thinking this, Lin Yue returned inside.
Bai, while Lin Yue was out, finished a whole cup of iced tea, now comfortably sleeping on the mat.
Lin Yue shifted it aside a bit, laying "spread eagle" on the comfy bed, glancing at the trading interface.
The time should be sufficient, by now, their offers are supposed to be quite good.
Nibbling the remaining apple, Lin Yue's eyes lit up at the quotes on the trading panel.
[You lost 2.5L of water]
[You gained 1 storage cabinet schematic, 1 shelf schematic, 1 rocking chair schematic, 1 watering can, 12 Sanlu dry batteries (size AA), 1 rope schematic]
Nice, nice.
[You lost 1kg of mutant sheep meat]
[You gained 1 stainless steel water tank, 1 area map fragment, 1 broken flashlight]
Oh, that's decent.
[You lost 3 sheepskin coats (average)]
[You gained 1 workbench schematic, 1 tent schematic, 1 iron ladder schematic]
Satisfied.
His materials were easily converted into schematics and valuable items, under Lin Yue's handling.
This especially includes the area map fragment, which greatly excites Lin Yue.
He promptly used it.
[The map has been transferred to the system, accessible anytime]
With the system notification, Lin Yue noticed a new change!
The map originally occupying the upper right corner was now placed at the map's center and had been reduced to a tiny dot, akin to one pixel.
And the newly added map was at the upper-left corner, far from the shelter, when enlarged, Lin Yue observed it had gray and red dots representing shelters and survivors.
Simultaneously, he spotted vast forests and a small hill on the map.
The general terrain seems to be a borderline between forests and grasslands, considerably richer in resources compared to his desert.
Despite the envy, the other place is too far away from him, reaching it would be quite challenging.
Lin Yue closed the map, and successively used those schematics.
The schematics he picked are particularly aimed at improving life quality or better tidying up the Shelter.
He went to the basement, built two storage cabinets and five shelves, placing them along the wall, sorted out items that are not immediately needed and organized them on the shelves.
After making a rocking chair, Lin Yue took out two skewers of sheep meat, heating them up on the grill.
"Plop!" Bai smelled the aroma, groggily climbed down.
Lin Yue patted the little fellow's head, lying on the deck chair, sharing the skewers with it.
Now that's enjoyment.
Chapter 43: The First Disaster Ends! System Upgraded!
Arriving in this Otherworld, it is already afternoon of the eighth day.
And only a few hours remain until the snow disaster ends,
For others, after a few hours, their families will be transported to this world, obtaining water, food, and their family's companionship.
But for Lin Yue, everything remains the same.
One person gets to eat and the whole family is fed.
No wait, it should be one person and one pet gets to eat and the whole family is fed.
Lin Yue cooked two packs of instant noodles and divided them into five portions, quickly catching the attention of the entire group.
Now, almost everyone knows about the "BUG" in the item bar and trading system.
That is, as long as the item is placed in the item bar or listed in the trading system, its state will be retained until the purchaser buys it, and it will always be so.
But if you want to use the trading system as a storage space, then that's too much to ask.
After all, only five slots are available, and the system only allows five items to be listed.
When instant noodles are listed, they're steaming hot, so naturally, they'll be steaming hot once they reach the other party.
This saves the trouble of using the refrigerator.
"Wow, did someone actually open a treasure box to get such items?" Lin Yue looked at the various offers, choosing the items he fancied.
He didn't expect such an ordinary pack of instant noodles to be so tempting to others.
[You lost cooked instant noodles X5]
[You gained cat-brand thermos cup X1, iron helmet blueprint X1, a barrel of vegetable oil, copper ingots X10, wooden shield blueprint X1, wooden armor blueprint X1]
The wooden shield and wooden armor blueprints came with the same offer.
A bountiful harvest indeed.
However, it's probably time to stop.
Lin Yue looked at the remaining resources; both water and food were enough for him to survive for over ten days, but that's just about it.
If the snow outside melts too slowly and mutated creatures remain unseen, he might find himself in a pinch.
Looking up, he saw the sky outside gradually darkening. After placing more firewood in the stove, he discovered that it had completely stopped snowing.
"Once my parents arrive, they should be proud of me since I've built such an awesome shelter myself!"
"Wow, you built it? You'd have died long ago without the system, okay?"
"What do you think will happen to the parents and children of those who passed away once they're transported to this world? Who will take care of them?"
"Probably... they'll be left to fend for themselves. This survival game is brutal. Just look at the top right corner to see that."
"Haha, you can't even take care of yourself, let alone others? Are you joking? In this world, it's all about survival of the fittest!"
"I'm curious about the other groups; are they as miserable as our group?"
"I was so bored today that I compiled the age range of the entire group. Guess what? From 16 to 45 years old, that's the range of age for the first wave of survivors. They pretty much all have basic survival abilities, and the male-to-female ratio is one-to-one. The system is quite considerate."
"Wow, you're amazing, so idle."
"Is nobody talking about Lin Yue? I'm curious how he managed to reach the top all by himself."
"Instant noodles are really delicious!"
...
The group is buzzing with all kinds of chatter, much more lively than before.
There are many messages. Some didn't even get to bring up topics before newer messages brushed past.
However, all these people are really discussing their family members, whom they will meet in their shelter in a few hours.
Judging by their lively conversation, it feels like they are not experiencing a disaster, but rather enjoying a peaceful night on Earth.
Lin Yue fixed a wooden bucket for Bai, filled it with water, and lay on his comfortable bed, quietly waiting.
However, unlike the vast majority, he wasn't waiting for any relatives with blood ties or those who cannot fend for themselves.
He neither expects nor hopes for them.
In such dire circumstances, who would want long-lost relatives suddenly depending on them?
Lin Yue now eagerly anticipates the system's "upgrade"!
The upgrade will accompany the end of the disaster, and this upgrade is likely to decide a lot.
Being the one's group leader, Lin Yue didn't want his substantial advantage to diminish.
A reduced advantage is bound to bring significant difficulties in future disasters.
To maintain his top position in the group allows him the upper hand in transactions with others.
Time passes moment by moment.
Lin Yue patiently checked each function of the system panel and confirmed the quantity of the materials and items he possessed. Meanwhile, he used the unused blueprints to save space.
When fully focused on something, time passes surprisingly quickly.
When Lin Yue finally tidied everything up, only five minutes remained before the disaster officially ended.
By the light inside, Lin Yue glanced out the window.
He was surprised to see the towering snow walls slowly starting to melt.
Is the disaster really about to pass?
The group is now a scene of jubilation.
They're waiting for loved ones and precious water and food.
For them, it signifies they can survive for at least three more days!
Lin Yue waits quietly.
Yet soon, as the countdown on the notice board ended, a flash of white light emerged inside the room simultaneously!
[System updating...]
[Update progress 34%]
[Update progress 79%]
[Update completed]
[The system has been upgraded to the official version]
[First disaster ended. The elderly, children, disabled, and various dependent groups have been transported to the relevant shelters, and will be provided with water and food sufficient for three days per person.]
[Upon this disaster's conclusion, the remaining global population: 3,455,654,778 people]
[Please note, after upgrading to the official version, there will be extensive updates to all previous functions.]
[Update content 1: Change item bar to storage space. It's calculated by exchanging every ten item slots for 1 cubic meter of storage space. The storage space's time stop function remains available.]
[You will have one hour to remove bulky items from the item bar to prevent collapsing your shelter]
[Update content 2: Upgrade the points system to survival points. The first survival points distribution will be based on previous point ranking scores, recalculated daily thereafter. The leaderboard remains, with special rewards for the top three of each group on the day before a disaster.]
[Starting today, survival points will be charged as transaction fees for manufacturing, trading, and appraising items via the system, and for transactions conducted in the trade mall.]
[Survival points' sources are not fixed, gradually explore and communicate.]
[Update content 3: Groups with fewer members will be merged to meet the standard of 10,000 members]
[Update content 4: Increase of mutated creatures around all shelters.]
[Update content 5: The Secret Realm's location will be refreshed and reappear every two days, so avoid staying too long and ending up in dangerous unknown locations upon exit.]
[Reminder, death here is genuine death!]
[All humanity, good luck!]
Chapter 44: The Biggest Loser Is Actually Him?
In the early morning, Lin Yue was awakened by a "chirping" sound.
Bai was sticking to the glass window, jumping up and down, seemingly wanting to go out.
This little guy, he's really full of energy.
Lin Yue yawned and rubbed his eyes.
Last night was really exhausting.
The system had a nearly revolutionary update, changes were everywhere.
Initially, he wanted to stay up all night to study it, but the soilless cultivation kit was something he couldn't fit into his upgraded 4 cubic meter Storage Space.
This thing, which was a full 50 square meters in size, forced Lin Yue to place it outside. Therefore, he shoveled snow for quite a while to make such a big space.
After taking out the kit, Lin Yue also surrounded it completely with stones to prevent it from being crushed by the possibly collapsing snowwalls from melting.
But after all that tinkering, he inadvertently gained a "stone wall blueprint" as a blessing in disguise.
After covering the seemingly high-end kit with wolf pelts and such, Lin Yue finally couldn't resist the sleepiness and just went to sleep.
He didn't even open the system panel.
Stretching lazily, Lin Yue walked to the window, picked up Bai and placed it on his shoulder, wiped the misty glass window, and looked outside.
Hmm, as usual, wild grass and red soil, the forest in the distance...
Wait a minute.
Something's off, where did the snowwalls go?
After getting dressed and taking his weapon, he opened the stone door, and a wave of humid and stuffy air rushed at him!
Moisture rose, creating thin layers of mist on the desert, and in the nearby lowlands, quite a lot of puddles had already gathered.
The snowwalls that were melting just last night had disappeared!
Goodness, where did the snow go?!
Did it all just melt overnight?
It's as if the disaster passed just like that, how convenient.
However, Lin Yue also noticed that due to the melting snow, the ground was incredibly slippery, almost impossible to walk on.
"Chirp, chirp!" Bai seemed to enjoy this environment a lot, as it always seemed to prefer humid or cooler surroundings.
He remembered from the system's introduction that Bai was originally a mutated creature living inside a cave.
Bai chirped and ran outside, rolling and jumping happily in the mud puddles, appearing to be quite joyful.
It seems like it's been really cooped up in the house for too long these past few days, or maybe it just didn't like the heat generated by the fireplace.
Lin Yue glanced at it and then climbed up the ladder to the roof, looking around.
The thin mist was occasionally lifted by the breeze, and after glancing at the small forest and discovering that the Ancient Secret Realm Gate had disappeared, he immediately spotted a large gray-black door wrapped in numerous vines not far behind the Shelter.
"This gate seems to look a bit different from the last one?"
Even squinting his eyes, he couldn't see clearly, but it was roughly the same, still the kind of mossy brick structure like last time.
Lin Yue jumped off the ladder and returned to the Shelter.
Although he wanted to check it out now, he had to wait for the ground to dry out a bit and regain some strength first.
"Chirp, chirp~" Bai was extremely happy playing in the mud, covered all over with it.
Lin Yue found it strange. It was afraid of the snow before, so why was it now playing so happily in the muddy snowwater?
"Little guy, I'm not going to give you a bath later, you'll just have to stay dirty." Lin Yue laughed as he walked inside, scooping out the coal and charcoal from the still-burning stove with a shovel, and then cleaned out the remaining ashes.
This thing has completed its mission, and it won't be needed for now.
Luckily, it's not too big, so after Lin Yue packed it away, he stored it in the underground basement to gather dust.
Stoking the stove again would make it completely unbearable.
"Chirp!" Bai, wrapped in mud, hopped to Lin Yue's side, looking around here and there, wandering around.
Lin Yue pretended to be angry: "Hungry? Haha, no food for the little dirty kid."
"Chirp~" Bai lay on its back on the ground pitifully, its little forepaws trembling as if begging and acting cute.
"Alright, alright, you win, but don't get yourself all dirty next time." Lin Yue found a piece of torn sheepskin from the ground, dipped it in water, and carefully wiped Bai clean.
Bai squinted its eyes, seemingly enjoying this special service a lot.
"Goodness, who's the master and who's the servant here?" Lin Yue laughed helplessly.
However, after cleaning Bai, he unexpectedly found that Bai had not only grown a bit over the past few days, but its scales, especially the tail tip, seemed to have changed color.
"How did your tail tip become white? And..." Lin Yue touched it and found it ice-cold, seemingly wrapped in some invisible white mist.
"Chirp?" Bai continued to act cute and call out in hunger, not noticing Lin Yue's surprise.
Lin Yue thought about it and decided to solve the breakfast problem first, and then study the system carefully.
He went outside, using the charcoal he had just thrown out to grill skewers of meat, and took out a piece of bread and skewered it with a stick as well, toasting it.
The skewers slowly released a fragrant oily aroma, while Bai was intently watching the dripping oil, completely absorbed.
Lin Yue opened the system panel, intending to do some light study while preparing breakfast.
[Welcome to the System Panel]
[The new version of the system adds the following new features]
[Feature 1: Rescue missions are now online. You can choose to rescue the elderly, children, and others incapable of self-help based on your own abilities. Successful rescues will earn you certain points and a provision of a day's worth of food and water as a reward.]
[Feature 2: The Survival Points Mall is now grandly open, where you can use survival points earned daily to exchange for various items in the mall!]
[Feature 3: The survival points lottery is now available, with options for both single and multiple draws. The prize pool is extremely rich, so please come and try your luck!]
The system started with a rather long string of messages, which made Lin Yue want to ask whether the so-called update released in the early hours wasn't perfect, leading to the introduction of these rescue missions, and also the mall and lottery.
Picking up the deliciously grilled lamb skewers and toasted bread, Lin Yue returned to the table with Bai.
After placing the skewers and bread on the plate, Lin Yue continued to check the panel, while Bai next to him didn't care about such things and started its little foodie routine by blowing a puff of white mist over the skewers.
He first opened the mall.
Soon, a dazzling array of products were listed.
Additionally, items were categorized based on their attributes.
Food, tools, materials, facilities, etc., were divided into more than ten categories.
"Goodness, a 600ml bottle of water costs 300 survival points? Third place Belger might become the biggest loser."
Chapter 45: Evolution? Evolution!
Lin Yue couldn't help but complain when he saw the first item. Cork Brown has 299 survival points, is this marketplace doing it on purpose?
Then he looked at the other goods.
"What! Even a sausage costs 200 survival points, oh come on..."
It seems that anything related to food and water is extremely expensive!
On the contrary, tools, especially materials and facilities, are quite affordable.
For example, the small plastic greenhouse he fancied only costs 500 points, while seeds are mostly 50 points, and fertilizer soil is 100 points.
However, the group that generally lacks water won't even consider this.
Lin Yue thought it over and decided to exchange survival points for a greenhouse to check it out.
[You have lost 500 survival points, remaining survival points: 595]
[You have obtained: Simple Plastic Greenhouse (Small) Design Map X1]
Not bad.
Continuing to browse, Lin Yue clicked on "Shelter Related," and his eyes lit up.
"Shelter Design Map...you can get it for just 400 points?"
Lin Yue frowned, this thing is actually for sale.
For others, it's just increasing living space, for him, it's merely another warehouse.
Lin Yue didn't immediately make a purchase because his current shelter is already 80 square meters, two floors, no shared area, and is sufficient for now, not to mention he still has the metal Shelter Design Map unused.
Scrolling further down, he suddenly found that the marketplace had a "Recycle" option.
It clearly states:
[Marketplace can recycle various materials to exchange for survival points, recycling price is one-tenth of the purchase price, no refunds or exchanges, once recycling is confirmed, it cannot be recovered, please be advised]
Ah, I see.
Lin Yue decided to try, took out a bit of mutton and chose to recycle.
[You choose to recycle 5kg of mutated mutton, obtain 100 survival points, confirm?]
Goodness, 5kg of mutated mutton only gets 100 points, this system is really stingy.
I might as well keep it for myself!
Lin Yue chose not to, and didn't proceed with the transaction.
There wasn't anything that he precisely needed to buy anyway. Why be forced to sell items to recover points?
Besides, survival points will update again early tomorrow morning; with daily points over a thousand, he can slowly save up to exchange for good things, or simply save them, isn't that nice?
This marketplace has way too many items, from nails to greenhouse shelters and more, it's impossible to study everything at once.
Lin Yue's eyes were sore from looking, and his stomach was growling.
He decided it's best to eat first, then go for a walk in the Secret Realm, and leave research on the marketplace until later tonight when he has more time.
Of course, the lottery is the same.
However, just as he was about to lower his head to bite a skewer, he suddenly found that the table was empty.
No, if anything was left, there was a small lizard on its back with a very large belly on the table.
"Bai! You little rascal ate two portions, see how I'll deal with you!"
Lin Yue pretended to be angry and picked up Bai, smiling as he decided to give it a little punishment. Suddenly, Bai started to emit a faint glow!
And the system sound that hadn't described Bai for a long time also sounded at the same time.
[Congratulations, you and your pet have formed an emotional bond, and your pet has evolved through bonding!]
Huh? What's going on?
Evolution?
Is this a mistake? Isn't this supposed to be a proper post-apocalyptic survival world?
Goodness, a pet evolution system, really?
Though Lin Yue couldn't stop complaining, he was delighted inside.
What will Bai turn into?
The glow gradually faded, and the white shape on the table started to reveal its form.
"Bai, you...you've changed quite a bit."
Lin Yue looked at Bai, who had finally revealed its full form, reaching half a meter in length, and couldn't help but be surprised.
Bai's ruby-like eyes remained unchanged, and it seemed astonished by the changes in its own body.
Half a meter in length, its body remained slender, but its tail and hind legs had undergone more noticeable changes than before.
"Boop?"
Bai seemed to sense something, noticing its hind legs had become sturdier, while the slender forelegs stayed the same. It clumsily stood up, only to wobble and fall to the side.
"Standing upright on hind legs? Are you turning into a tiny dinosaur?" Lin Yue couldn't help asking, but he didn't go to support or hold Bai, instead choosing to let it try on its own.
"Boop!" Bai attempted to stand straight again, only to fall once more.
Lin Yue recalled seeing a baby at the orphanage stand up for the first time by its own strength.
Though difficult, taking this step meant a true breakthrough!
Bai attempted to stand up again. This time after sitting down it did not lose its balance, firmly using its hind legs and tail to support itself, seemingly using all its strength.
"Bai, don't give up, stand up!" Lin Yue couldn't help but cheer it on; he knew the next part was crucial!
Bai rested for a while, finally familiarized with its body, its trembling legs, and gradually stood up!
It supported itself for quite a while, then directly took a step forward!
Although it immediately fell, it promptly stood again.
"Boop!!" Finally, it shouted and took the first step, and then the second step!
Lin Yue felt a sense of achievement surge; for anyone else, this was merely a small step, but for Bai, it was a glorious stride!
As Bai gradually got accustomed to walking, it finally exhausted all its strength, "Boop..." collapsing on the table, but Lin Yue could see that Bai was quite content.
[Congratulations, your pet Ice Lizard has evolved into Snow Shadow Hunter Lizard!]
Evolution!
Lin Yue clenched his fists, Bai evolved!
[Please confirm pet information]
[Pet Species: Snow Shadow Hunter Lizard]
[Pet Name: Bai]
[State: Adult]
[Description: Terrifying hunter hidden deep within caverns, no prey can escape its pursuit, its ability to freeze prey instantly makes it the top assassin in the cave!]
[Ability: Phantom: swift and agile movements give it an advantage in attack or defense,
Absolute Zero Frost: instantly release an extreme cold mist on the enemy, can freeze the opponent for dozens of seconds and cause great damage.
Ice Hunting Claw: attacking with extremely cold claws, inflicts great damage on the opponent.]
[Lifebound Talent: Gluttony Release: the more food intake, the stronger the combat power]
The system's voice kept ringing, and Lin Yue's emotions were continually rising!
He now not only has a pet but also a battle companion with "growth" potential!
Lin Yue gently stroked Bai's head; just like before, Bai nuzzled against his hand, being affectionate.
Little buddy, the future indeed holds promise.
"Bai, are you still hungry?"
"Boop!"
"Goodness, did I raise a little pig?" Lin Yue couldn't help laughing.