"Damn! He actually got to eat roasted meat! And he even has iced cola! F*ck, I'm so jealous!"
"Boss! Can I please suck on your fish bones? My child is already crying from hunger!"
"Damn it! I've been a smoker for ten years, and I really want a cigarette! Brother Beiming, are you selling cigarettes? I'm willing to trade blueprints for them!"
"Hmph, what's there to be so proud of? Isn't it just good luck at the start to get some delicious food? A person's luck can't always be good, so if you know what's good for you, share this food and water with everyone now, otherwise, don't expect others to help you when you're down on your luck!"
The chat channel was lively, when suddenly, someone named "I am arrogant, what can you do to me??" spoke with disdain.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then scoffed, "Kid, don't be a sour grape! Why should others share food and water with you? Do you expect to gain something without working for it?"
"Exactly, exactly. I'm willing to trade other resources for food and water, unlike you, who acts like a clown, always asking for resources all day long. Are others your father? This is Island Survival, do you still need to be pampered?"
"This 'I am arrogant, what can you do to me??' guy, I've noticed him for a long time, always babbling in the channel. Half a day has passed, and he hasn't fished once, constantly pestering others in private messages for resources. It's hilarious."
"Really? Then I should quickly block him, to prevent him from harassing me later!"
Soon, I am arrogant, what can you do to me?? was attacked by everyone.
"Damn you all! Just you wait! Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, don't bully a young man for being poor!"
Finally, I am arrogant, what can you do to me?? left a harsh remark and then completely went silent, no longer appearing.
A joyous atmosphere once again filled the public chat channel.
Everyone was chatting and laughing, some sharing survival tips, others looking for people to trade supplies with.
Of course, Lin Bei also saw messages from several Survivors who wanted to trade supplies with him.
Without hesitation, he spent 2 invigorating cigarettes and 2 bottles of Fat House Happy Water to trade for several blueprints from these people.
[Simmons Mattress Blueprint]
Quality: common
Description: A soft and comfortable mattress blueprint, you deserve it.
Crafting Materials: Fabric ×10, Hemp Leaf ×5, Sponge ×5, Metal Material ×1
Durability: 10
---
[Air-Conditioned Quilt Blueprint]
Quality: common
Description: Silky smooth touch, allowing you to have a peaceful sleep.
Crafting Materials: Fabric ×3, Cotton ×2, Hemp Leaf ×1, Silk ×1
Durability: 10
---
[Lounge Chair Blueprint]
Quality: Excellent
Description: A sturdy wooden rocking chair, allowing you to enjoy a tranquil afternoon.
Crafting Materials: wood ×1, Rattan ×2, Hemp Leaf ×2
Durability: 10
---
With these items, Lin Bei could finally make a proper bed on the floor and get a good night's sleep.
He immediately set up his mattress and bedding in the warehouse, then made a lounge chair and placed it at the warehouse entrance. He sat back in it, sipping iced cola while gazing at the distant sea.
He looked completely at ease, enjoying the afternoon.
The air was a bit hot, so he set up an electric fan nearby, and hung a bag of ice cubes in front of it. A cool breeze brushed his cheeks, making him feel refreshed and incredibly comfortable.
"This life... is sweet."
Lin Bei leaned back in the lounge chair, a look of enjoyment on his face.
Splash—
In the distance, waves surged on the sea, and the shadow of a shark leaped out of the water, then submerged back into the ocean.
"Tsk, if this shark isn't dealt with, it will be a major problem sooner or later."
Lin Bei frowned slightly, glancing at the shark's shadow swimming back and forth in the distance, no longer in the mood to lie back and enjoy himself.
He got up directly, took out high-grade prime stone and Mithril, then some hardwood and ice cubes, and immediately began crafting Frost Ice Arrows.
[Prompt: Crafting successful! You obtained 500 Frost Ice Arrows (Perfect)!]
"Good, there are actually 500 arrows, enough for a long time."
Lin Bei couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw the system prompt.
If he had spent so many precious resources only to make a few dozen Frost Ice Arrows, he would probably have a mental breakdown.
It's a pity that crafting items cannot trigger critical effects, otherwise... it would be incredibly satisfying.
But it's strange, if he remembered correctly, he had triggered a 10x quality critical effect when he used the Synthesis Scroll before.
However, after that, he crafted a bunch of things but didn't trigger a critical effect once.
"Perhaps only obtaining items through item usage triggers critical effects, while items obtained through crafting do not."
Lin Bei speculated in his mind.
However, this was not something unacceptable to him.
Anyway, he gets a system every week he signs in. As long as he survives long enough, one day he can achieve full system coverage and become an invincible cheater admired by the world... ahem, no, an invincible handsome guy!
Lin Bei held the Frost Ice Repeating Crossbow, and a cool aura immediately enveloped his entire body.
The surrounding heat immediately dissipated.
Centered on him, the area within five meters became cool.
"This Frost Ice Repeating Crossbow is great, it even has this additional effect! If I carry it with me, I won't have to worry about the hot weather anymore! It's practically a mobile air conditioner!"
Lin Bei was extremely satisfied with the cool sensation of the Frost Ice Repeating Crossbow.
He walked towards the coast, loading 25 Frost Ice Arrows into the crossbow.
By the time he reached the shore, his preparations were complete.
He set the Frost Ice Repeating Crossbow to single-shot mode, then, with burning eyes, aimed at the surging shark figure in the sea about thirty meters away, and pulled the trigger!
Whoosh—!
A faint sound of air being torn echoed in his ears, and the air seemed to ripple. By the time Lin Bei reacted, the Frost Ice Arrow had already shot out, incredibly fast!
"Damn it! My aim is too poor, I seem to have missed!"
Lin Bei felt annoyed, it was only a distance of thirty meters, yet he had missed. This was unbearable to watch!
This was simply unbearable to watch!
However, just as he was about to fire a second arrow, the Frost Ice Arrow that had shot out flashed, then suddenly changed direction, instantly hitting the shark that had narrowly escaped in the seawater!
"Holy crap! This works too?!"
Lin Bei exclaimed, then belatedly looked at an additional effect on the Frost Ice Repeating Crossbow in his hand.
[Calibration: Attack errors within 3 meters can trigger automatic Calibration, ensuring every shot hits.]
"A divine artifact!"
Lin Bei's face was beaming with a brilliant smile, incredibly excited.
He looked up at the distant sea.
Then, he froze.
He saw that the sea surface around where the shark had been was now condensed into a huge ice cube, three meters square.
"Is this a freezing effect?"
"But to trigger this effect, don't you need to hit the target continuously? How did it trigger with just one arrow?"
"Could it be... because of the seawater?"
Lin Bei was surprised. He looked at the seawater not far from the shore, hesitated for a few seconds, then fired a Frost Ice Arrow directly at the sea surface.
Whoosh—!
The arrow swiftly plunged into the sea.
The next second, an incredible scene appeared!
The area within three to four meters around where the Frost Ice Arrow entered the sea visibly turned into ice, eventually solidifying and being pushed towards the shore by the waves.
"Holy crap? This... these Frost Ice Arrows might have miraculous effects against Marine Creatures!"
Lin Bei exclaimed.
He suddenly understood the terrifying power of the Frost Ice Repeating Crossbow combined with Frost Ice Arrows.
Because of the water, the arrows didn't need to hit the target multiple times to trigger the freezing effect directly!
Invincible!
Lin Bei looked at the shark frozen into an ice sculpture in the distance, pulled the trigger again, and fired another Frost Ice Arrow.
The Frost Ice Arrow was like a blue meteor, instantly hitting the frozen area in the distance.
Boom—!!!
A loud bang resounded. The shark, which had been an ice sculpture, instantly exploded into countless ice fragments that shot out in all directions across the sea, splashing water more than three meters high!
On the shore, Lin Bei was shocked and excited.
"This power... is too outrageous! It's practically a high-explosive grenade!"
What he had just tested was one of the Frost Ice Arrow's special effects—Destructive Ice Blast!
[Destructive Ice Blast: Attacking a frozen target directly causes an explosion effect, dealing destructive damage to the target. The ice shards generated by the explosion can cause considerable damage within a 10-meter radius.]
Facts proved that Destructive Ice Blast truly possessed terrifying, destructive power!
"What a pity, the shark is in pieces now, otherwise... maybe I could have had some roasted shark fin."
Lin Bei put away the Frost Ice Repeating Crossbow with a look of regret, but the smile on his face lingered, not fading for a long time.
He couldn't help it, he was just too happy.
With this Frost Ice Repeating Crossbow, he no longer had to worry about dangers around the sea for a while.
If any blind fool dared to appear before him, he could directly give them a one-shot kill!
If one shot wasn't enough, he would send another, letting them witness the terror of "Destructive Ice Blast"!
[Prompt: You killed a Great White Shark! You gained 1000 Survival Experience!]
[Prompt: Your level has increased to Level 5!]
[Prompt: You gained attribute enhancement! Your Combat Power has increased!]
[Prompt: You triggered a ten-fold critical effect! Your Combat Power increase has been boosted ten-fold!]
Just as Lin Bei was feeling a bit regretful about not being able to eat roasted shark fin, a series of system prompts sounded in his ears, making his expression stiffen, and he froze on the spot.
"What's going on?"
"I leveled up?"
"My Combat Power increased?"
"And I triggered a ten-fold critical effect?"
"Holy crap? Is this real?"
Lin Bei was utterly bewildered.
However, before he could fully react, a powerful surge of energy immediately erupted from his lower abdomen, then swept through his entire body, causing him intense pain and making him fall to the ground.
"Ah! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts—"
Lin Bei whimpered and wailed.
At the same time, his Combat Power began to surge at this very moment!