My Post-Apocalyptic Shelter Levels Up Infinitely!

by Stayrr

As disaster was about to strike, a group of survivors transmigrated into a desolated world and were challenged to a game of survival. From terrifying acid rains, to endless natural disasters, the heavens burn while the earth scorches, radiation is rampant, and nobody is spared from the dangers of this hellscape. The only way one survives is by building a shelter and slowly upgradin

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My Post-Apocalyptic Shelter Levels Up Infinitely!

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As disaster was about to strike, a group of survivors transmigrated into a desolated world and were challenged to a game of survival. From terrifying acid rains, to endless natural disasters, the heavens burn while the earth scorches, radiation is rampant, and nobody is spared from the dangers of this hellscape. The only way one survives is by building a shelter and slowly upgrading it in hopes of surviving another day.

Luckily, Su Mo awoke a Doomsday Survival System that allowed him to infinitely level up and upgrade his shelter! The main shelter wooden door can be upgraded into a metal door, which in turn upgrades into a composite gate; the wooden spears can be upgraded into bronze spears, which eventually upgrade all the way into electromagnetic spears... While everyone struggled to survive, Su Mo was fully loaded, and well equipped to dominate the post-apocalyptic world.

"While some of us are lighting oil lamps, he's been using refrigerators!"

"The walls in his shelter alone are tens of meters thick, it's the safest place on this planet."

"Before I die, I wish to spend one day in his shelter..."

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Chapter 1: Doomsday Survival Game

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

[Welcome to Doomsday Survival Game. As you can see, you have arrived at a strange place.]

[Survival is your only goal—in order to survive, be sure to keep the following key points in mind.]

[1. The disaster will refresh periodically, and all survivors will receive a warning seven days prior to the refresh.]

[2. Do not place your Safe House thoughtlessly, for finding an optimal location to place it will increase your chances of survival.]

[3. Danger and opportunity coexist. Survival supplies can be found in the wild, but also dangerous mutants. Kill the mutants to receive a surprise.]

[4. The key to survival is to procure as many survival items as possible.]

[5. Once the Safe House is placed, it cannot be moved anymore. You can choose to put it above or underground the first time you place it.]

[6. If you run into your own kind, congratulations, you may form an alliance, trade, or plunder each other's hard-earned supplies.]

[7. By focusing, you can open the game panel and explore more features.]

[8. Don't worry about the elderly and children, they will be sent in much later than you. Priority will be given to your relatives. Happy gaming.]

A vast and endless stretch of wilderness. Su Mo perused the survival manual in his hand with a frown on his face.

There were tiny black letters floating on the first page, and when he flipped to the second page, a dazzling light shot out of it.

When the light subsided, the manual had disappeared, and it was replaced by a set of glowing turtle armor.

"Doomsday Survival Game, huh?"

Seeing an azure screen following his vision as it swayed before his eyes, Su Mo accepted his fate immediately.

On December 22, 2022, no one had expected that the Mayan prophecy would come true so suddenly after a ten-year delay.

Solar flares erupted, asteroids struck the earth, and right as he watched monstrous flames hit the earth, Su Mo passed out.

When he awoke, he was already at this place.

[Safe House:

1. If you choose to place it on the ground, it can form a 120-square meter wooden house. Has weak resistance toward disaster but great potential for development.

2. If you choose to place it underground, it can form a 100-square meter underground pit with a height of up to 4 meters. Has weak resistance toward disaster and poor potential for development.

Picking up the turtle armor and carefully examining it, Su Mo noticed two strings of black, tiny letters engraved onto it.

After taking a quick look at the wilderness surrounding him, he decided against placing his safe house right there on the spot. Su Mo recalled the previous hints and focused, pulling up the game panel.

It was similar to the system of a video game.

There were several different options on the panel.

Chat, Trade, Create, Item…

In the upper right corner of the panel was an icon that showed the number of days.

5 days.

When Su Mo focused on the number, a line of text prompts popped up.

[Countdown to the next disaster event outbreak: 5 days]

[Disaster Event (Novice Protection): Acid Rain]

"Five more days until a strike of acid rain? Glad I chose not to set down the base right away."

Su Mo's face turned a bit solemn as his gaze shifted to the chat button.

The page transformed.

Two brand new buttons appeared.

They were [World Channel] and [Regional Channel] respectively.

He entered the World Channel first.

"Wasn't I just in the refuge a moment ago? How am I suddenly in this hellhole?"

"There's a lion next to me. Help! It's got its eyes on me!"

"The end of humanity has come. Haha, everyone will die!"

"Does everyone else also only have one Safe House that you can place?"

Lines and lines of dialogues slid by.

Su Mo noticed a small trumpet icon next to the chat button.

Which was followed by the number 1.

[Trumpet: At the beginning of the game, you may only publish one message per day on the World Channel. Each time you survive a disaster, you will get 1 to your trumpet count. To chat without restriction, you can enter the Regional Channel.]

"Are they trying to prevent players from teaming up? Or are they restricting national strength?"

Su Mo's gaze drifted into the distance.

Based on the current information he had, he understood that everyone was trapped in the wilderness and they all started off the same way—beginning from the Safe House.

"With only one message a day, not even a state apparatus could gather enough people to begin a development. What's more, no one even knows how big this place really is."

Su Mo quit the World Channel.

Then, he entered the Regional Channel to take a look.

Like a Telegram chat room, the number on the members' tab showed 1000.

Everyone in the chat room used their real photos as their avatars and their nicknames were a combination of their names and height.

"Is the wilderness the only terrain here? Does anyone have a water source nearby? I'm dying of thirst."

"Do not place the Safe House underground. Damn it. This is such a trap. No lighting, no ventilation, no drainage. When the acid rain comes, staying inside will be like sheltering in a grave."

"Don't give up, guys. Open up the creation page. Minecraft players must be ecstatic. Also, prioritize choosing high grounds to place your Safe House."

"I can't believe no one in the whole wide world has found a place near a water source to place their Safe House. This is outrageous!"

After observing silently for a few minutes and collecting some useful information, Su Mo exited the room.

The first wave of the Survival Game was meant to eliminate the elderly and children, leaving only strong young people behind. Excluding the handful who had never experienced hardships since childhood, the majority of the people had already begun to take action to save themselves.

However, there were also some who were bold and curious enough to already place their Safe House, forcing them to be stuck on the same spot until now.

Next, Su Mo checked the trading function.

The trading platform offered an avenue for players to trade items.

The trading rules were fair and players had the freedom to give their items away to designated players.

The trading function had also given rise to an auction function.

No intermediary fee was charged.

"Open the creation page."

Su Mo looked at another function,

Swoosh!

It was a full page that filled the screen.

[Wooden board: wood 0/1]

[Wooden box: wood 0/4]

[Charcoal: wood 0/1, fire source]

[Ordinary shovel: wood 0/2, iron 0/2]

More than a dozen basic items were listed, each requiring different materials to synthesize.

Clearly, gathering and creating materials was especially important in the Survival Game.

He cast his gaze to the final function—items.

As he placed the Safe House in his inventory and retrieved it again by concentrating, Su Mo had a general idea about the basic functions of the game.

"I have to hurry and pick a spot to place my Safe House."

Seeing that the sun had risen directly above his head, Su Mo froze and quickly looked around him.

The endless great plain was decorated with unfamiliar plants that were about half the height of a human. There was also some weed on the ground, and the place did not look so barren anymore.

As far as the eyes could see, he could not make out a trace of a river or a lake.

"Guess I can only pick a high ground for my Safe House."

He walked away from the place he arrived, lying on the ground from time to time to examine the terrain.

Eventually, Su Mo picked a small sand dune.

After retrieving the Safe House's turtle armor, the options appeared once more.

Above ground or underground.

The first option was a wooden house above ground. This was probably the more common option that could get anyone safely through the early novice disaster without having to worry about the subsequent developments.

If one could continue to expand the land beside the Safe House in subsequent developments, it might even evolve into a city eventually.

Underground was the other option. This choice provided natural security from, say, beast waves, the cold, and similar disasters. It provided a certain degree of safety against disasters that might be extremely difficult to weather if you were above ground but were mostly harmless if you were underground.

On the flip side, if he could not build a good drainage system underground before the acid rain disaster struck, then it would be a catastrophe.

Su Mo mulled over it for some time.

If the first option focused mainly on developing potential…

Then the second option focused mainly on safety and security.

In most cases, being one step ahead in a post-apocalyptic world was critical. After an initial stumble, there would be problems cropping up in subsequent developments.

"Acid rain… highlands… Potentiality for development is crucial…"

"Therefore, I choose…"

Su Mo shook his head while toying with the turtle armor in his hands, choosing the second option resolutely.

[You have selected an underground shelter. In the process of generating terrain…]

The turtle armor emanated a crimson glow, leaping out of his hands and falling to the ground.

As the glow intensified, the stones on the dune gradually melted away and were replaced by a major change in the terrain.

The slightly sloped terrain became even steeper, like a bulging hill.

As the crimson glow faded, a wooden door embedded in the ground materialized in front of Su Mo's eyes.

[Congratulations, the underground shelter has been generated. Current shelter properties can be viewed in the panel.]

"Ding! The host has been detected to have owned a complete shelter. Would you like to bind to Doomsday's Survival System?"

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Chapter 2: Shelter—The Hope For An Upgrade!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

"Would you like to bind?"

When the unfamiliar mechanical voice rang out for the second time, Su Mo came back to his senses and responded quickly.

"Yes."

"Binding in progress… 0.1%, 0.2%…"

Several streaks of illusory green glow spread out from under Su Mo's feet and extended outward into the distance.

When it reached the maximum limit, the streaks of light returned and the progress status increased by 0.1%.

As the binding process went on, Su Mo opened the wooden door and peered in.

Beyond the wooden door was a flight of clay stairs.

He descended the stairs and, after mentally counting to fifteen, everything suddenly turned clear and bright before him.

Assisted by the faint daylight seeping in from the cave entrance, Su Mo could roughly make out the internal structure.

The floor and ceiling that were fitted with wooden boards formed a solid foundation to ensure the huge underground pit would not collapse.

"I made the right call!"

Su Mo was delighted.

Choosing the above-ground option certainly had its advantages in terms of convenience in the early stages of development.

However, he kept one thing in mind—with the tools available from the creation page, it was not difficult to build a house above ground.

On the other hand, building a shelter underground would not only require advanced tools, but also a considerable amount of construction knowledge to ensure the stability of the underground structure.

Without that, if he dug an underground shelter thoughtlessly and it collapsed suddenly one night, he would kick the bucket without even knowing what happened.

Seeing that the Doomsday Survival System's binding progress bar was still rising slowly, Su Mo sat on the stairs to conserve some energy while he pulled up the chat panel.

Perhaps others had this so-called Doomsday Survival System too?

After briefly browsing the World Channel, he pulled up the Regional Channel for a look.

No one mentioned anything about this.

"By the looks of it, I'm the only one with two systems?"

Su Mo made this conclusion.

At this moment in the World and Regional Channels, the majority of the people leaving comments had chosen to build their shelter above ground, whereas the minority chose underground.

However, those who chose underground merely spent a short sentence or two complaining about the terrible state of being underground before moving on to the topic of exchanging supplies.

Without a reference, and not knowing what those supplies even were, Su Mo had no choice but to keep waiting for now.

Fortunately, the progress bar was rising steadily. After slightly over ten minutes, the green glow finally stopped probing, and when it returned to Su Mo's side for the final time, the crisp and clear voice of the system rang out.

[The Doomsday Survival System has been bound successfully.]

[Initial binding reward: 100 survival points.]

[Scanning the host's survival environment—survival point evaluation in progress, you have gained 5 survival points today.]

[Final calculation. You have gained a total of 105 survival points today!]

[Remaining survival points: 105 points!]

As the prompt sounded, a large chunk of fragmented memories and information was transmitted over to him.

Apparently, the Doomsday Survival System was something that he could already bind with when he was on earth previously. Unfortunately, due to his limited individual strength, Su Mo had no choice but to enter the official shelters to take refuge.

Therefore, he never had the chance to dig a personal shelter, and thus missed out on the system binding.

In this world, however, if the Survival Game Panel could be considered a game panel that everyone owned and used, then the Doomsday Survival System was a modifier that only Su Mo had access to.

As displayed in the Doomsday Survival System, each day of survival would earn him a certain amount of survival points.

Survival points were similar to game points and could not be exchanged for goods directly.

Its function was similar to the item-upgrade function often seen in games, albeit with more comprehensive upgrade categories.

As he learned more and more about it, Su Mo forced himself to hold back his excitement and fixed his eyes on the humble underground survival base.

[Personal Shelter]

Owner: Su Mo

Space: 100 (4.2m high)

Level of Integrity: 100%

Facilities: N/A

Introduction: An extremely basic shelter without any survival facilities. Serves as a small grave in the post-apocalyptic world at best.

At the sight of the introduction on the panel, Su Mo's heart skipped a beat. He turned to look at the only item in the shelter—the wooden door.

[Shelter Main Door]

Effect: Slight anti-theft, slight radiation-proof.

First upgrade option: Increase the thickness of the wooden door, increase the solid properties of the wood to be slightly fireproof and waterproof (10)

Second upgrade option: Change door material, upgrade wooden door to stone door, increase durability and other attributes substantially (60)

Comment: You're not thinking of surviving the post-apocalyptic world with a wooden door, are you?

After observing for a while, Su Mo did his best to sort out the procedures of using the Doomsday Survival System.

Apart from purely relying on survival points to upgrade the system, users could provide materials, which could greatly reduce the number of survival points required for an upgrade.

For example, to upgrade a wooden door to a stone door, if he could provide 10 units of stones and 2 units of wood, then the survival points needed for the upgrade would be reduced to only 5 points.

Survival points could be used to substitute just about any material, but the conversion was certainly not as efficient as having the bonafide matter.

Therefore, as long as he could provide an adequate amount of a similar material, with the survival points just assisting with transforming and assimilating, the overall consumption would be greatly reduced.

Now that he had a rough understanding of the mechanisms, the immediate sense of panic and pressure for survival that had been weighing on Su Mo's mind finally reduced significantly.

"I want to make a sturdy shelter before Mom, Dad, and Sis are sent in.

"But before that, I need to first solve the issue with supplies."

Su Mo clenched his fists imperceptibly and followed the stairs out of the shelter.

Drinking water and food were the primary issues that he should be concerned about.

Fortunately, with the help of the Survival System, Su Mo already had a rough development plan in his mind.

He first walked up to a small tree and used his body weight to snap a branch. After storing it into his inventory, there was a prompt.

[Wood 1]

Next, Su Mo searched for solid stones on the ground and deposited rocks of various sizes into the inventory. Before long, he received another notification.

[Stones 1]

"This really is just like a game. Not that I mind, though. At least my physical strength isn't worse off than anyone else during the initial stages."

He stopped dwelling on the fact that reality was so close to being fully gamified.

Next, he wanted to test out the creation function!

"Open up the creation panel."

The interface transformed.

[Stone axe (normal): wood 1/1, stone 1/1]

The materials he had on hand fit the criteria.

Stone axe was selected.

Confirmation to build!

[Record: wood -1, stone -1

[Record: Stone axe (normal) has been successfully created.

A stone axe the length of his forearm appeared in Su Mo's hand.

The axe itself was made of rough wood, possessing sufficient friction to ensure a sturdy grip.

The axehead was wedge-shaped and well-polished—smooth and sharp.

[Stone axe (normal): A brand new and unworn axe head. Current length of 60cm. With this item, wood collection will be much easier.

"Not bad."

Su Mo gestured several times.

The sharpness of the stone axe was certainly not comparable to an iron axe, but having it would make it much easier to cut trees.

The path to riches started with cutting trees.

Fighting his growing thirst under the intensely hot sun, Su Mo chopped down 15 units of wood and 4 units of plant fiber before returning to the underground shelter along his initial path.

The cool underground eased the heat slightly, but the protests from his parched throat still made Su Mo anxious.

A person could survive up to 7 days without food but only 3 days without water.

Especially after the strenuous labor, he might very well die of thirst in the wilderness after two days without drinking water.

"I need to learn how to build tools that can retrieve water!"

"Let's first try to use materials to build a simple water extraction device, then see if the system can be upgraded."

After resting for a while to recover his strength, Su Mo went to a spot of the shelter that was illuminated by daylight and began using the stone axe in his hands to demolish the floor.

Without striking the surrounding floorboards, he carefully removed a piece and drew out some wood.

He used four units of wood to create a wooden bucket.

Immediately after that, he used another unit of wood to create a wooden stick, two units of wood to create a wooden shovel, and finally two units of plant fiber to create a hemp rope.

A set of tools were created.

Su Mo picked up the wooden shovel and began digging at the new hole on the ground.

It was easier than he thought.

With the help of tools, he could pull up a considerable amount of soil every time he dug into the ground with the wooden shovel.

Only when he finished digging a pit large enough to fit the bucket did Su Mo stop working and began assembling the tools he created earlier.

He lowered the wooden bucket into the pit, the wooden stick hanging between the two adjacent floorboards and the hemp rope tying the wooden bucket and the stick together.

Then, he focused and the Survival System prompt appeared.

[Well water extractor???]

Current efficiency: 0ml/day

First upgrade option: Upgrade the bucket material, enhance the bucket volume, and increase the sealing function so that drinking water stays fresh for a much longer period. Upgrade consumption: 20 survival points.

Second upgrade option: Dig a deeper pit to increase the efficiency of water extraction. Upgrade consumption: 130 survival points.

Comment: A pit and a bucket. Do you really think you can harvest well water with that brain of yours?

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Chapter 3: Drinking Water Crisis! First Upgrade!

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"I'll be damned. It's actually plausible."

Su Mo breathed a sigh of relief when he read the second option provided by the system.

Ignoring the sarcastic remarks, Su Mo's face was filled with excitement.

Water wells in the city might be rare, but many places in the countryside were still using primitive wells even in 2022.

Before choosing a site for common wells, it was important to note the topography of the terrain. It was best to choose a low-lying area where water could gather before drilling a well using modern tools.

However, now that Su Mo had the Survival System, all he needed to do was build a rough model of the item and his survival points would take care of the rest.

He found a new ray of hope!

Su Mo began studying the option for upgrading the water well. If he upgraded it without providing any input himself, it would cost him 130 survival points. With the current efficiency of earning 5 survival points a day, it would take at least five more days to collect enough survival points.

By then, he would have died of thirst a long time ago.

Sitting around and waiting to hit the target amount of survival points was undoubtedly a foolish option!

Su Mo laughed and thought of a plan.

"I can provide materials for the upgrade…"

Su Mo tapped on upgrade option two with his mind and quickly received the list of two of the materials needed for the upgrade that he could currently provide—10 units of stones and 6 units of plant fiber.

Su Mo picked up his stone axe and felt like he was brimming with energy as he trotted out through the shelter's main door and began collecting supplies.

He stripped off tree leaves and picked up stones.

Once he had finally gathered enough resources half an hour later, Su Mo returned to the shelter once more. Now, the required survival points for the upgrade had dropped to 75.

Option two, selected!

The green glow emerged from under Su Mo's feet, gradually integrating with the pit. From his field of vision, the pit grew deeper and deeper, and even the wooden bucket disappeared from sight along with the terrain as it slipped further down.

Several units of plant fiber that had been used to create hemp rope began extending downward together with the wooden bucket.

The piles of rocks on the ground disappeared at a rapid rate.

As the supplies were all consumed, there was a loud snap, and the green glow returned to Su Mo's body once again.

He cast his gaze on the water well and a brand new attribute emerged.

[Miniature Well Water Extractor (Normal)]

Current efficiency: 2000ml/day

First upgrade option: upgrade the well material, increase the sealing and water purification functions to improve water quality. Survival points required for upgrade (200).

Second upgrade option: Dig a deeper pit to increase the efficiency of water extraction. Survival points required for upgrade (300).

Comment: Essential for survival in the wilderness!

Noting the two liters daily output of water displayed on the well panel, Su Mo was delighted and he began calculating in his heart.

If no strenuous exercise was involved, he would be able to sustain himself with only about 300ml of water per day. Even if he needed to go out for some hard labor, he would need at most a liter of water.

The scientific theory that recommended a person to drink at least 2 liters of water per day was too extravagant for the post-apocalyptic world.

There were a large number of people who did not drink that much water each day even in the era of civilization. There was no way anyone would come to the post-apocalyptic world hoping to maintain perfect health.

Drinking water crisis was averted!

Next up, he needed to solve the food crisis.

After thinking about it, Su Mo pulled up the trading panel. Sure enough, the empty panel was now full of items.

[Seller: Luo Feng]

[Trade item: 1 iron block]

[Required item: 100ml pure water]

[Remark: Don't send me a private message telling me that I am asking for too much. I had to dig for more than an hour under the blazing sun for this.]

[Seller: Su Yu]

[Trade item: 200g bread]

[Required item: 1 copper block]

[Remark: If you don't want to starve to death then hurry up and hand over your copper. I will not entertain you once the time is up.]

[Seller: Han Li]

[Trade item: 500g of mutant desert coyote meat]

[Required item: 300ml pure water]

[Remark: Exchange fresh coyote meat with fresh water. It's still fresh. Hurry up if you want it.]

[Seller: Wang Fugui]

[Trade item: 100ml thirst-quenching liquid]

[Required item: Private message me if you have anything to offer.]

[Comment: Motherf*cker, your so-called thirst-quenching liquid is actually urine. Why don't you quench your thirst with this?]

[Comment: You cheated 10 units of wood out of me. You'd better not let me catch you.]

Urine?

Su Mo was caught between laughter and tears when he read the words thirst-quenching liquid written there.

It seemed that there was such a loophole in the trading system. It was no wonder that the seller did not state clearly what sort of liquid it was.

Everyone had only just transmigrated. No one would want to drink urine even if they were dying of thirst!

After a few minutes of observation.

Su Mo had a general overview of the market.

At this stage, there were already many bold and daring people out there; some had even killed several mutant creatures with the tools they had.

There were also some who relied on treasure chests they found in the desert to obtain food and tools.

However, water was still the object of the highest demand.

Basically, not many people had it listed for sale. Even if they offered the tiniest bit, it would be sold off within seconds.

After exiting the trading panel, Su Mo pulled up to the Regional Channel. This time, there were a lot more dry goods mentioned.

"As soon as you kill a mutant beast, you will get a treasure chest with all sorts of items in it. I just killed a mutant rabbit and received a treasure chest. There's a bottle of water and a wrench in it."

"You can find treasure chests in the wilderness too. Be careful not to mistake it for garbage."

"Is there any kind soul out there that can spare me some food? I haven't eaten anything for a whole day and I'm dying of thirst and hunger."

Apart from the few people who laid on the ground refusing to move, the majority of the people were talking about searching for supplies.

At this stage, not many people would focus on developing their shelter. Basically, everyone was trying to stock up on enough supplies before the next disaster struck.

Su Mo observed for a moment and gained a little bit of knowledge.

As mentioned in the previous introduction, the wilderness was filled with both dangers and opportunities.

Every time a mutant was killed, a treasure chest would pop up as a reward. The contents in the chest were based entirely on luck and the mutant beast's level.

There were also many treasure chests scattered in the wilderness that could be opened once they were found.

In short, at this novice stage, as long as one was willing to venture out and explore, they would not die of hunger and thirst immediately and would have a slim chance at survival.

As for the people who grew up living a comfortable life and only knew how to give orders and lost their survival instincts, they would probably be the first to be eliminated in this global survival race involving billions of humans.

Su Mo sat on the stairs of his shelter until the sun hanging in the middle of the sky eventually began to set, then he hauled up the wooden bucket with the help of the last remaining rays of light.

After five hours, the bucket had collected 400ml of water.

Next, Su Mo used another 4 units of wood to build another bucket, poured the well water into it to precipitate, then lowered the well water bucket into the pit again to continue the extraction.

Su Mo endured the thirst and opened up the trading panel, listing 200ml of water on it and started an auction.

[Seller: Su Mo]

[Trade item: 200ml underground mineral water]

[Required item: Any food item]

[Remark: Fresh underground water. I dug for an entire day only to collect this much. I only want food. The highest bidder wins.]

Su Mo had barely finished listing the water when the chat channel exploded instantly.

"Holy sh*t, someone listed water—freshly-dug water."

"There's water underground. Say no more, I will dig through the earth and get some water right away."

"This is my first time hearing of someone digging out water. Most of the water listed on the trading channel today was retrieved from treasure chests, I can't believe this guy is willing to trade it off."

"He only wants food. I have 300g of bread. Can I exchange it for the water?"

The World Channel chatbox blew up.

Meanwhile, a group of people continued to send Su Mo private messages via the trading channel.

"Almighty Su Mo, can I exchange 20 units of wood for your water? Please be kind. I'm dying of thirst."

"I have a hundred billion dollars in assets, give me this water and I will give you a billion bucks. I guarantee you will live a rich and prosperous life for the rest of your life."

"Handsome Su Mo, I'm sooo thirsty. Can you give me some water, pretty please? If we meet in the future, I'll do anything you want~"

"Hey man, 300g wolf meat 200g bread for exchange? I want water."

There were thousands of private messages pouring in. There were some foreigners as well, though the messages they sent had been translated into Chinese automatically.

Among these people, there were many famous celebrities, and even plutocrats and officials in the past life.

Some offered huge promises, some made threats, some even texted him privately to seduce him.

Su Mo ignored them all.

In five days, the first wave of disaster would come. In these uncertain times, everyone was equal.

God knows how many of them would survive after the disaster.

After contemplating for about ten minutes, Su Mo picked the one that seemed to have the highest offer at the moment and completed the transaction.

[Record: You lost 200ml of water.

[Record: You obtained 350g of bread, 200g of beef jerky, iron *1, lighter *1.

When the transaction was completed, half of the water in the wooden bucket vanished. In return, he received several items in his inventory.

After tallying his previous expenses, there were only four units of wood left in his inventory.

After compiling them, Su Mo used the four units of wood to create a wooden box and placed all of the things he had just traded in it.

He picked up the wooden water bucket and carefully drank half of the remaining water and went out again before the sky turned completely dark.

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Chapter 4: The End Of The First Day In the Wasteland

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After receiving an iron block from the trade, Su Mo did not bother stowing it away.

He pulled up the creation page and used one unit of iron block to create an iron axe—the tree cutting efficiency increased dramatically.

"The Doomsday Survival System assesses the survival points I can get every day based on my survival conditions."

"If that's the case, I have to do all I can to make my shelter even more comfortable and habitable, or perhaps… more secure."

"And that will start a positive cycle…"

Su Mo pondered whilst chopping trees with his iron axe.

The shelter's condition was simply horrible at the moment.

Aside from the main door, there was neither ventilation nor light. There was also nothing on the bare floorboards. Apart from a well that could barely win some points, everything else just made the place look like a grave.

Su Mo continued chopping until the sun went down and his stomach sent hunger signals. Then he returned to the shelter back the way he came from.

At this point, the quantity of wood in the inventory had increased to 20 units and plant fiber 8 units.

The quantity cap for the same type of item was currently unknown, but 20 units in the inventory were most certainly enough for Su Mo.

After eyeing the pitch-black shelter that was so dark it was impossible to even make out the stairs, Su Mo had no choice but to pull up the creation page.

[Torch (Normal): wood 0/1, plant fiber 0/2

[Record: wood -1, plant fiber -2

[Record: Torch 1

Torch (Normal): A brand new torch that can burn for 12 hours after being lit.

Fortunately, the survival game had taken into account the fact that fire was the most essential thing for human beings and did not increase the difficulty level in this respect. Instead, it offered a certain degree of advantageous treatment.

Su Mo groped his way along the stairs to the shelter's large flat floor and pulled out the lighter from his inventory and lit up the torch.

Poof!

The torch burned brightly, lighting up the dark shelter at once.

Su Mo tried to make a second well but unfortunately, the system did not respond this time. Su Mo had no choice but to stick a wooden stick next to the well and use hemp rope to bind the torch to the stick, forming a simple lighting device.

He returned to the wooden door and, after shutting the main door with a strong latch, he was engulfed by a great sense of security.

He had obtained an underground shelter on the first day of doomsday.

He had a steady supply of water, enough food for two meals, and light.

All of this offered a great sense of comfort to Su Mo who had been working hard all day.

Su Mo sat on the bottom steps and pulled up the creation panel. With the materials he had in his inventory, he created a small bed made of wood and covered it with thatch extravagantly.

He also made a roughly crafted chair, a wooden cup, and a small wooden round table large enough to seat three people.

When he was done making these items, his wood count dropped to 8, and his plant fiber was completely exhausted.

Despite that, Su Mo did not feel disappointed, but rather his excitement doubled.

He moved his bed deeper inside the cave and moved the wooden table and chair closer to the entrance.

After depositing 150ml of well water he collected into the wooden bucket, Su Mo took out the wooden cup, filled it to the brim, and placed it on the table. He then retrieved bread and beef jerky and placed them beside the cup.

"What a luxurious dinner."

After tearing the bread and sandwiching some beef jerky inside it, he took a bite and drank a mouthful of water.

When fresh food made its way into his starving stomach, it was like an oasis in a desert, and the bliss it brought was more pleasurable than anything he ever felt.

"I wonder how my family is doing. I gotta build a shelter that can fit my entire family before they arrive!"

While eating the beef jerky sandwich in his hands, Su Mo's thoughts ran wild.

The survival game did not tell him when his family members would be sent in. This lingering threat made him feel as flustered as if the Sword of Damocles was hanging over his head.

After finishing his dinner, Su Mo pulled up the chat panel while he digested all the food.

After taking a look at the World Channel, he realized that everyone was still searching for food and water.

Close to eight hours had passed since everyone abruptly arrived in this world.

Su Mo's underground shelter looked rather more habitable now, but the majority of people had only an empty shell, forced to sleep on the ground with an empty stomach and parched throat.

Some were injured, though many were lucky enough to gain some good stuff after finding treasure chests.

On the other hand, there were also people who had already lost their lives in this short half-day period.

The small groups in the Regional Channel started with 1000 people.

When Su Mo entered at this moment to take a look, the number of people in the lower right corner had changed abruptly to 988.

In only half a day, 12 had died. This undoubtedly gave a massive feeling of pressure to those who were still alive.

Explore with caution and act according to your ability. Otherwise, you could easily die!

Some people were so pleased with themselves after finding a treasure chest that they forgot all about the mutant creatures lying in wait next to them, resulting in them being killed in a sneak attack.

Others rashly challenged unknown mutant creatures and were killed within seconds.

The ones who died on the first day shared a similar trait—they had a death wish.

"There are both benefits and risks in challenging mutant creatures. Most of those who died must have treated this world like it's just a game. How foolish."

"My progress is decent enough, but starting tomorrow, I'm going to try and train myself or my fate won't be in my own hands when I encounter a mutant creature."

"As for the acid rain… I need a complete ventilation and drainage system. Hopefully, I can stockpile more than three days of food in time for the disaster!"

Su Mo was somewhat deep in thought.

He would face mutated creatures sooner or later if he was to keep living in this world.

He could probably still manage it in the novice stage as the mutant creatures were estimated to be slightly weaker.

At least from how the game judged it, adults armed with weapons could certainly defeat them…

If he chose to delay confronting this gruesome inevitability right now, there would be no time for him to hone his guts and temperament once the novice stage was over.

After exiting the chat channel, he entered the trading platform.

Just like in the afternoon, everyone was still exchanging supplies for food and water.

After all, survival supplies would always be the scarcest and the most sought after in the first few days.

"Someone actually traded unique items."

Flipping through the page, Su Mo saw a transaction message marked with a unique item.

[Seller: Chen Pingan]

[Trade item: Elementary-level Monster Illustration Handbook (disappears after use)]

[Required Item: 1L water]

[Remark: I only want water, WATER! For those who ask to trade this with other items, I'll hang your mother on a tree.]

"Whoa, this is one cranky old fella."

Su Mo raised his eyebrows slightly as he read the comments below.

After clicking into individual trading items, he realized that the page somewhat resembled Xianyu secondhand goods exchange platform. At the moment, countless people were hurling abuse.

"Is he really trying to exchange a monster illustration handbook for water? Has he lost his mind craving water? He should ask himself if he even deserves it."

"We all know that monster illustration handbooks will always be available. However, if you don't have water, you will die tomorrow. So what's it going to be? I'll exchange 200ml of child urine with you. That's a good deal for you, right?"

"Hey man, I have 500ml wolf blood. Do you want it? It will be enough to last you a night."

More and more comments started dominating the trading platform like locusts. It was impossible to tell whether the seller Chen Pingan was agitated…

Soon, a new item was listed on his personal page.

[Seller: Chen Pingan]

[Trade item: Pear *10]

[Required item: 100ml of water per unit]

[Remark: Those who are trying to get a cheap deal can leave. I can survive one night without water. Anyone trying to get a bargain with your meager offerings can get lost.]

This new showing of goods triggered even more people. The tirades of abuse did not reduce, but instead intensified.

Su Mo, who initially intended to contact the seller to negotiate, had no choice but to give up on that thought.

He needed a monster illustration handbook, and 1L was not that much either, but right now, his water storage device did not have enough stored, hence he had no choice but to wait until tomorrow.

After doing some brief stretches, he used another 2 units of wood to craft a wooden spear and placed it next to his bed. Lying on the thatched bedding, Su Mo extinguished the torch.

There was no ventilation in the shelter yet, hence the burning torch in the shelter could easily deplete the oxygen in the underground base.

Gradually, he started to drift into sleep's embrace.

Su Mo clutched the wooden spear in his arms and fell into a deep sleep.

In his dream, he dreamed that he had built a fully automated super luxury shelter by the time his family members arrived in this world.

Not even a meteorite crash or absolute zero weather could leave a dent on the shelter.

His little sister's blissful smile and his parents' approving gazes…

What the sleeping Su Mo did not know, however, was that nearly 10 million humans died silently on this day.

Adequate food and water managed to help Su Mo get through the damp and cold night.

Others, however, were not so lucky.

Thirst, hunger, and the appearance of mutant creatures had their nerves tautly strung.

At this moment, the benefits of choosing underground shelters were evident. At least in the early stages, the survivors did not need to worry about beast attacks at night.

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Chapter 5: Getting A Cheap Bargain! Facing The Threat Head-On

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The sun rose as the moon set.

After graduating from college, with the expectations of their parents, relatives, as well as societal pressure on their shoulders, many people no longer lived solely for themselves.

Modern society was like a mold, shaping individuals with distinct personalities one by one into similar individuals, turning everyone into a gear in the bigger structure of society day after day.

Sometimes, standing before the floor-to-ceiling window while technology developed rapidly and looking out at the "prosperity" outside the window, Su Mo felt a sense of unfamiliarity even toward the real world.

After his recent transmigration, even with the enormous burden of fighting for survival, Su Mo experienced the joy of waking up naturally for the first time in a very long time.

He woke up in the dark and received good news from the system.

[Doomsday Calendar, January 2.]

[Despite feeling at a complete loss when you came to a strange world, you managed to build your shelter in the end. How exciting. (Survival points 5)]

[You upgraded your water-extracting device to ensure you have enough water every day. (Survival points 5)]

[You built a bed that barely qualifies as comfortable, and you feel that it had made you much happier in the post-apocalyptic world (Survival points 5)]

[You built a modest set of furniture (Survival points 1)]

[Your meals… are adequate (Survival points 1)]

[Scanning host's survival environment. Survival points evaluation in progress. 11 survival points gained today.]

Making final calculations. You have gained a total of 73 survival points today!

Survival points remaining: 103 points!

103 points!

Su Mo's eyes lit up. After spending 75 survival points to expand the well water extractor yesterday, his survival points were back to 103 points again today.

"Looks like getting more things done every day will earn me more survival points. Even if I just keep living while doing nothing, I can still get a dozen points steadily."

Su Mo breathed a sigh of relief.

He was afraid that the Doomsday Survival System would force him to do missions that would wipe him out if he could not accomplish them, just like in the novels he read on Earth.

Or even worse, it might force him to do something against his will, something along the lines of betrayal and awakening, or other similar cliche tropes.

"I need to find a way to upgrade the lighting and ventilation in my base today, otherwise I'll fall over and die inside the base first one day before I can starve to death."

With the wooden door closed, the base was practically in pitch-black darkness. There was only a stream of light trickling in from the crack in the door.

Su Mo followed his guts; he held his wooden spear like a white cane and groped his way up the stairs. He walked up the steps and opened the shelter's wooden door.

The morning sunlight flowed in through the open gap along with the cold.

After adapting to the glaring sunlight, Su Mo carefully leaned against the gaps of the doorway to peer outside and, after making sure that there was no danger, he opened the wooden door completely.

As the wooden door opened, the stale air in the underground shelter finally began circulating.

The wooden panels he set in front of the shelter door were still intact. It seemed that no mutant creatures had come over to attack it.

After breathing in some fresh air, Su Mo returned to his shelter again.

He first went to the well. After raising the barrel, Su Mo collected the water that had accumulated overnight.

[Record: You gained 920ml of water.

[Record: Your current water storage is 970ml.

The surplus he gained from today's and last night's collection was quite high, but he still needed a bit more to exchange for the monster illustration handbook.

Under normal circumstances, a person would drink between 20ml-30ml in one sip.

Sitting on the wooden chair, Su Mo extracted about three mouthfuls of water.

Feeling the refreshing sweetness in his mouth, Su Mo pulled up the trading panel.

Currently, he only needed to ensure he had the minimum amount of water to survive every day. He planned to trade off the rest.

The only way for him to pull ahead of everyone else in the early stage was to use his water to exchange for adequate goods.

There were more trade listings today compared to yesterday. After clicking into the collection panel, Su Mo was overjoyed.

For some reason, the seller Faith's monster illustration handbook that required 1L of water yesterday was now 300ml lower in value, and required only 700ml of water to purchase it.

Similarly, the pear that was listed had also gone down from 100ml to 50ml water.

"What a steal!"

Su Mo was delighted, and after placing 800ml of water into his inventory, he bought the monster illustration handbook and two pears without waiting.

The transaction light flashed brightly, and the water in his inventory disappeared—a monster illustration handbook and two pears took its place.

Su Mo took out the illustration handbook and the pears and placed them on the table. He first picked up the fist-sized pear and took a bite, immediately feeling the aroma permeating his mouth.

Although the water content in the pear was not even close to 50ml, it could fill his tummy and contained vitamins. To be able to eat one in a post-apocalyptic world was nothing less than a dream come true.

However, while Su Mo was eating the pear, he was unaware that a fiery discussion had broken out in the World Channel because of his extravagant spending.

"That old dog Faith's illustration handbook has been auctioned off. That's 700ml of water. Holy sh*t, that's a f*cking tycoon, that is."

"It seems that Su Mo is the buyer? That guy sold off 200ml of water yesterday and 700ml today. Does he have too much water to spare?"

"Hey Su Mo, can you please say a few words? How did you extract water? Guys, let's collect ten thousand petitions to ask for his strategy (1/10000)."

"Petitions (2/10000)"

"I still have some food here. Do you want it, Su Mo? I'm dying of thirst!"

"If I'm not mistaken, he's probably found a water storage. Sigh, how lucky."

A group of people was discussing it.

In just one day, Su Mo's name had been imprinted in the minds of many people.

Others were desperate to double their 1ml of water, whereas that guy had the luxury of spending 700ml for a rubbish illustration handbook that had little use in the early stage.

Meanwhile, Su Mo picked up the handbook after finishing the pear and the last piece of beef sandwich from last night.

[Prompt: Do you want to use the monster illustration handbook? Once used, you're not allowed to trade it.

"Yes."

As soon as Su Mo's words fell, at the end of the four functions on the game panel, a new function called "Illustration" emerged.

Su Mo clicked on it.

A compact list appeared.

[Dead Leaf Snake]

[Green-headed Turtle]

[Mutant Hawk]

Select, Dead Leaf Snake.

View details.

[Dead Leaf Snake: The snake has a dark brown back with vermillion horizontal spots. Its abdomen is olive-grey with white dots scattered throughout. Head and neck are light yellowish-white color with dark brown markings. Low aggression.

[Weakness: Extremely afraid of fire and blunt force trauma.

[Danger factor: 80

In addition to the description, there was also a 3D image of the Dead Leaf Snake, which could be adjusted to be viewed from different angles and perspectives.

After observing a few creature illustrations, Su Mo could not help marveling at what a steal this was.

Although the illustration handbook seemed to be of little use now, the remarks on the creatures' weaknesses were extremely useful. There were hundreds of creatures of all sizes listed here, which could save him a lot of effort.

Moreover, this illustrated book also had a "bug" function.

"Scan!"

As soon as Su Mo's voice fell, a radar-like graphic appeared on the game panel, followed by a red exclamation mark underneath.

[A mutant camouflaged chameleon is detected 265 meters away from the player. Danger factor 65. Treat with caution.]

[Today's count 2/3.]

"I can't believe there's actually one."

Su Mo climbed out of the shelter doorway and followed the radar scanner to look. He broke out in cold sweat immediately.

The mutant camouflage chameleon was lying at the exact same spot where he cut the trees yesterday. Even though he was actively looking for it now, it was still difficult to make out the exact spot the chameleon was lying at.

He gripped the wooden spear in his hand firmly.

Rush over to kill it right now?

Of course not.

"This is too dangerous. The wooden spear's sharpness aside, my current half-assed level is enough to guarantee that I'll become an easy dinner if I rush over."

He pulled up the illustration handbook and after finding the entry for the mutant camouflaged chameleon, Su Mo began reading patiently.

[Mutant camouflaged chameleon: The mutation of the chameleon's skin has greatly enhanced its camouflaged abilities. Its venomous tongue allows it to sneak up on its prey and give it enough time to kill. Average aggression.

[Weakness: The mutation enhances its camouflage ability but causes a delay in reaction and makes it physically fragile.

[Danger factor: 65

It was not a completely hopeless situation, Su Mo thought.

Under the blazing hot sun, the chameleon needed to eat and drink too, right?

It would be an easy win for him if he attacked when the creature was at its most exhausted state.

"I'll first think of a way to upgrade my weapons. When the sun is out in full force, then I'll take the advantage and teach that sneaky beast a lesson."

After making up his mind, Su Mo, who felt a great sense of crisis, chose not to go out and collect materials anymore and simply returned to the shelter and shut the door, lighting up the torch.

He sat on the chair and drew out his wooden spear, placing it on the table. Su Mo concentrated and looked at it.

[Wooden spear: A brand new wooden spear. The spearhead's lethality is concerning. Not recommended to be treated as a main weapon of survival.

First upgrade option: Upgrade the overall material and improve the sharpness of the spearhead. Survival points required (5).

Second upgrade option: Upgrade the overall material. Adding an electric booster can significantly improve attacking speed. Survival points required (40).

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Chapter 6: The First Battle, A Huge Blow-Up!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

There were two types of upgrades available, each with its pros and cons.

The first upgrade had a lower cost and the results could be seen quicker. The advantageous effects of the upgrade were obvious right away.

The second upgrade required a higher cost and would add an electronic system that increased attacking speed.

"Which should I choose?"

As Su Mo looked at the long spear in front of him, he was a bit hesitant.

In his mind, he was actually more inclined to the second choice. After all, owning an electronic device in an era where everyone was still using stone weapons was surely a quality upgrade.

However…

"I choose the first one!"

Su Mo remembered the description of the chameleon in the illustration handbook.

After the chameleon mutated, its camouflage increased but it sacrificed its mobility.

Compared to the hefty 40 points in exchange for improved attacking speed, it was clear that the first choice had better value.

Not to mention that the electronic system would probably need to be charged…

His base did not even have something as basic as a ventilation system; he would have to get electricity from static electricity if he wanted to charge the weapon.

While Su Mo mused over the thought, the long spear in front of him gradually changed color under the system's transformation.

It was now a reddish-yellow wood color. Clearly, the transformation would not change the wooden spear into metal or stone.

[Japanese Oak Spear: A brand-new wooden spear with an overall fine texture. Has patterns that resemble flying swans. The material is as hard as iron and boasts impressive lethality.

"I can't believe it's Japanese Oak!"

When Su Mo saw its properties, he was both surprised and overjoyed.

After all, Japanese Oak was one of the most precious types of wood and cold weapons made out of such a fine material were a rarity.

Compared to metal, the toughness of this type of wood made it particularly valuable for a person with no combat experience.

Su Mo could get such a great quality upgrade to the wood with just 5 survival points. Once again, the latest transformation gave Su Mo a better perception of the system's power.

"Now I just need a set of armor to make sure I won't get injured in the wilderness!"

After Su Mo opened up the trading panel, he began to browse through the options.

Since the doomsday calendar was already showing Month 1, Day 2, many people were forced to venture out into the wilderness to survive and explore.

Although not many people found treasure chests, there were billions of them originally, so the trading panel showed some armor as well.

"I don't have to buy the best. Since I have the system, maybe I can buy some and try to level them up."

While surveying, Su Mo thought to himself secretly.

Since he still had 100ml of water in his reserve, he could probably save up about 200ml by the time he launched his attack at noon.

With the water's incredible purchasing power, he could probably buy a full set of slightly primitive or bulky ceramic plate armor in the market.

The ceramic plate armor would not be very effective in the face of large creatures, but when dealing with small creatures, it should serve adequately due to its material.

After making up his mind, he waited until noon when the sun felt the most sinister and blistering.

Su Mo first withdrew 200ml to purchase the ceramic plate armor and then another 50ml to buy 300g of bread.

After he polished the remaining pear, bread, and 50ml of water, Su Mo was now fully rejuvenated to his healthiest initial state.

Compared to the chameleon that had been crouching on the dry ground waiting for a long time, Su Mo had already thought out his attack thoroughly. The general idea was that he would launch his attack when his foe was tired.

"Just wait. Just a little longer, now. Just wait a little longer."

After he took out the monster illustration handbook and used the scanning function once more to make sure the chameleon was still there, Su Mo suppressed his impulsiveness and retrieved his armor.

Several pieces of earth-yellow tiles were woven together by unspecified cotton threads according to the shape of the body and main parts of the legs to protect them.

[Worn Out Ceramic Plate Armor]

First upgrade option: Increase defense, upgrade ceramic plate material, increase overall strength, required survival points (5)

Second upgrade option: Upgrade overall material, change in elasticity, different output based on the input material, required survival points for immediate upgrade (60)

Comment: This armor should not be worn during combat. Placing it in a museum is perhaps the best option.

As usual, Su Mo once again chose the first upgrade option.

There was a flash of light.

The armor which was worn out before suddenly became shiny all over and it emitted a peculiar smell.

[Hunter's Ceramic Plate Armor: Made of fine material, intricately and neatly aligned, impressive defense. Has a unique masking scent that can mask the hunter's body odor.

After putting on the leveled-up ceramic plate armor on his body with great effort, Su Mo felt much better.

The importance of weapons and defense could not be overstated in the doomsday world.

"Let's see where you run now, beast!"

He opened up the base door and gripped the spear with both hands, just like a gun in the movies. Su Mo took vigorous strides and headed straight for the place where the chameleon was.

Yesterday's deforestation had left the thicket in a mess.

Dried leaves were scattered everywhere on the ground, blocking his view and making it difficult for him to pinpoint the exact location of the chameleon.

Even so, it did not matter.

After silently retrieving the Monster Illustration Handbook in his mind to scan the area once more, a prompt line appeared.

[A mutant camouflage chameleon is detected 19 meters away from the player. Danger factor 65. Please be cautious.]

[Today's count 0/3]

In his field of vision, Su Mo finally got a good look at the chameleon for the first time.

Instead of lying on the ground, the cunning chameleon was currently lying on top of the first tree that had not been cut down yet.

If Su Mo did not notice the chameleon today, it would have launched a sneak attack on him while he was cutting the tree, landing a critical blow.

Now that Su Mo had spotted his enemy, he carefully walked over and pretended to not have seen it.

"I don't know if this beast is consciously intelligent, so I can never be too careful."

As Su Mo walked over slowly, he abruptly burst into maximum speed as he rushed toward the chameleon when he was about two meters away from it.

The Japanese Oak Spear that hung from his hand immediately pointed straight ahead.

The chameleon lying in the tree also seemed to realize that its disguise had been exposed and hurriedly tried to adjust its position.

Unfortunately, its slow reaction speed did not allow it to dodge.

Charge, stab, turn!

A set of moves were executed smoothly!

Although it was Su Mo's first strike and it was not very accurate—the blow did not strike its head—the tip of the Japanese Oak Spear still precisely stabbed right into the middle of the chameleon's body.

Yank out!

A stream of bright neon green blood flew into the air and splashed the tree bark below, emitting a burnt smell!

When Su Mo noticed that it was toxic, he pulled out his Japanese Oak Spear and backed up decisively.

The chameleon, which had a bowl-sized hole opened in its body following the stab, began to go on a rampage from the excruciating pain.

The constant flow of blood made it completely lose its mind and it began to attack the surrounding area furiously.

Green venom kept spewing out from the chameleon's mouth. The scene within a three-meter radius was abnormally gruesome.

"Hiss… What deadly venom."

While Su Mo waited, he looked down and his scalp went numb.

At that moment, pores of various sizes covered the entire tip of the Japanese Oak Spear, making it look like ice cubes that were in contact with fire as it was melting rapidly.

After silently putting the Japanese Oak Spear aside, Su Mo, who was lying prone on the floor, once again whipped up the game panel to create a wooden spear and used 5 survival points to level it up as he did before.

When the upgrade was completed, the chameleon, who was opposite him, also seemed to have lost all its energy.

It was motionless on the ground and looked as if it was dead.

Su Mo, who was lying on the ground watching it from afar, raised his eyebrows and continued to wait patiently.

From the information he learned from the chat channel yesterday, there should be a treasure chest from monsters that were killed.

If he had not learned about that information, he would have rushed up to it and foolishly tried to deliver the finishing blow.

Now that he knew better, the chameleon's ploy at playing dead turned out to be useless.

Sure enough, after less than a minute.

The chameleon raged uncontrollably on the ground. It began to twitch and after three or five seconds of continuous spraying, it fell onto the ground with a plop.

When Su Mo saw that it was the right time, he threw the corroded and badly damaged Japanese Oak Spear out of his hand, landing it right next to the chameleon.

With its final reserve of strength, the chameleon gave a final desperate spray of its venom.

However, when it looked up and saw it was just a wooden spear, it immediately let out a cry of anger, slumping heavily onto the ground.

After that, the chameleon no longer had any chance to stay alive.

Right then, the green venom on the ground rapidly disappeared with the chameleon corpse bursting out a dazzling light. When the flash of light subsided, there was a silver treasure chest where it used to be!

"It's a silver treasure chest! I've struck the jackpot this time!"

When he looked at the treasure chest in front of him, Su Mo was so ecstatic that he could not wait to rush over and open it to see what was inside.

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Chapter 7: Psychic Energy! Looking Forward To The Future!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

According to the information Su Mo had gathered so far—

After killing a monster in the wilderness, the rarity of the reward started with wooden treasure chests being the most common, followed by iron treasure chests, copper treasure chests, and so forth.

Many people speculated that there were treasure chests of silver, gold, and diamond, but based on what Su Mo had learned on the first day yesterday, the best treasure chest opened so far was only a copper treasure chest.

The loot Faith received from a copper chest included the Monster Illustration Handbook he had.

"I got a silver treasure chest! A silver treasure chest! My hard work has paid off!"

Su Mo licked his chapped lips, lying on the sand, feeling as if he had drunk a bottle of iced coke in the summer. There was only one word to describe what he was feeling throughout his entire body—

Wonderful!

After picking up the Japanese Oak Spear and cautiously walking closer, Su Mo picked up the silver treasure chest and quickly hurried back along the way he came from.

Every day, there were three chances to use the Monster Illustration Handbook. Since he had used up his last use to kill the chameleon just now, he could not afford to be careless anymore.

Su Mo traveled all the way back to his base without incident. He locked the wooden door, sat down at his small table, and took out the silver treasure chest.

The body of the chest was silver, shining with a charming silver light. With his breathing next to it, it felt as if there was an air of deadly magic, urging people to open it.

"Open the silver treasure chest."

When Su Mo said those words, a bright light began to burst from the treasure chest, followed by the sound of rolling dice.

[Record: You have opened a silver treasure chest

[Record: You have gained Psychic Energy*1

[Record: You have gained Unknown Pet Egg*1

[Record: You have gained Energy Bike Blueprint*1

[Record: You have gained 500ml of mineral water*2

[Record: You have gained Dalieba Bread*5kg

"I'm rich! I've struck gold!"

When Su Mo looked at the five differently-shaped items in his inventory, he could not calm down. He wished he could go out and find more chameleons to fight for 300 rounds.

Putting aside the food and water for now, Su Mo fixed his gaze on the three items that were taken out in order and lined them up on the table.

[Psychic Energy: One of the top clean energy sources, has incredible effects, needs the corresponding design blueprints to be used.

[Unknown Pet Egg: Player needs to put a drop of blood on the eggshell to hatch an unknown pet.

[Energy Bike Blueprint: Can start when any type of energy is fed into it, including but not limited to food, wood, gasoline, crude oil, psychic energy…

"I can't believe this is the fabled psychic energy that countless scientists on earth have researched again and again…"

When Su Mo toyed with the energy block about the size of a peach in his hand, he suddenly gained additional knowledge of this world.

As the top clean energy source, not only had scientists on earth proposed the scope of application of psychic energy, but they had also pointed out the powerful aspects that came with it.

Fueling something with psychic energy was equivalent to an enchantment and most people would have difficulty comprehending how it worked when it was used on any item.

Although its effect was unknown for the time being, there was at least one technological prototype for future development.

Unfortunately, before the doomsday, the idea had been locked away in the research institute's top-secret laboratory, the stack of research and calculation papers ten meters high.

If the current application of psychic energy was really the same as how it was described as per the results of scientific research on earth, that would mean…

When Su Mo thought of that, he focused his attention, called out to the system internally, and observed his shelter as a whole.

[Personal Shelter]

Owner: Su Mo

Space: 100

Level of Integrity: 100%

Facilities: Wooden bed, wooden chair, wooden table, miniature well water extractor

Introduction: An average, simple, and crude shelter with basic survival facilities. Food will be your current pressing problem.

First upgrade option: Psychic Energy Shelter ????? , required survival points (5000000)

"Unbelievable…there's actually an upgrade option. I just need 5000000 survival points or I can use 5000 psychic energy crystals…"

Su Mo could not help but exclaim in shock.

After all, during his first time detecting an upgrade, there were no upgrade options for his shelter.

Now that he had a psychic energy crystal in hand, the upgrade option for the shelter immediately appeared.

In terms of the psychic energy's development potential, once the shelter was upgraded into a psychic energy shelter, the shelter would essentially be something like a living creature, with terrifying disaster-resistant abilities.

It would probably be possible for the shelter to even be upgraded into an outer space shelter so that the player could travel to the sun for a hot shower.

But of course…

It was too soon to talk about those for now.

That was why Su Mo focused on his sole gold mine—his well water extractor.

[Miniature Well Water Extractor (Normal)

Current efficiency: 2000ml/day

First upgrade option: Upgrade well material, increase sealing function and water purification function. Drinking water freshness time will be greatly extended. Required survival points (200).

Second upgrade option: Increase depth of well, improve water extraction efficiency. Required survival points (300).

Third upgrade option: Leveling up with psychic energy option. Significantly improve water production efficiency, enhance water purification efficiency, long-term collection of drinking water, small chance of physical strengthening. Required survival points (1080).

Comment: A must-have for wilderness survival!

"That's expensive!"

Su Mo was stunned but realized that he had not input his materials.

After he put in a unit of psychic energy crystal, the cost suddenly became 70 points. As for the rest of the materials, Su Mo did not recognize the names of most of them.

After some searching, he found that there were no such materials in the trading market presently.

"I select the third upgrade option!"

The current amount of survival points he had was 88 points and it was enough for the upgrade. Since the well was his current money-making machine, that upgrade was his top priority.

In an instant.

The psychic energy crystal in the hand began to disappear. The next second, a dark blue color lit up from inside the well. Following that, there was a huge transformation on the top of the well.

From the initial greenish-gray stone, it turned into a mixed blue-black color. In addition to that, the material also seemed to have undergone a significant change.

[Psychic Energy Well Water Extractor (Excellent)

Current efficiency: 7200ml/day (300ml/hr)

First upgrade option: quality (3000), efficiency (500), resistance to low temperature (200), water quality (5000)…

He hauled up the water from the top of the well.

The initial clear well water had taken on a slight blue gleam that was visible to the naked eye.

Even the introduction had changed.

[Psychic Energy Water: Has a mild healing effect and long-term consumption can strengthen the body.

After Su Mo tried a sip, he was surprised to find that not only had the property changed, but the taste was also very different.

He realized that the plain water had a full-bodied taste like Maotai from earth.

A mild sweetness blossomed on his tongue, and there was a fragrance caressing his lips and teeth. Before this, his throat was parched and slightly inflamed, but after a sip of psychic energy water, he suddenly felt a lot more comfortable.

"Sure enough, the addition of psychic energy brings a touch of mystery to science! And with a water production of 300ml an hour, this is a great start!"

After he set the water bucket down to collect more water, Su Mo examined the last two items before stowing them away.

Although the current drinking water problem was solved, he still did not have a steady source of food. He prayed that the pet he got was a small one. If he got a big beast that required dozens of catties of food every day, he feared he might not be able to afford to feed it.

As for the energy bicycle, although he had the blueprint for it, Su Mo took one look at the complicated material requirements and immediately scrapped the idea of making it.

It was incredibly convenient as even a unit of wood could be converted into power…

However, since it involved material conversion technology, it was much too complicated.

"The first order of business is to solve the safety and ventilation problem for my base. It would be best if I could also solve the drainage problem in one go."

After Su Mo made up his mind, he began to plan the transformation for his base under the firelight.

Since there were two bottles of 500ml water in the silver treasure chest, it proved that drinking water had high purchasing power.

That was why using psychic energy water to purchase supplies would be a good way to rapidly develop his base.

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Chapter 8: Ventilation And Lighting

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"First, I should think about how to improve the ventilation system of the base, which is one of the most pressing problems for an underground shelter."

As Su Mo sat on the stiff wooden chair that poked his butt slightly, he tried to recall the knowledge he had from the civilization era.

As well as shelter designs from doomsday movies…

Underground shelters required a large air filtration and regulation system, but having any ventilation ducts that connected to the outside was a safety hazard.

That was why Su Mo thought it would be best if he could use an internal air circulation system. However, he would need water and electricity to make it possible for him to electrolyze oxygen for the entire facility's internal air circulation.

Of course, he could not be completely sealed off from the outside world as the stability of said completely sealed environment was extremely poor. That was why ventilation holes to the outside were still necessary.

In order to conceal them, the vents could not be too big and he would also need to have some sort of switch that could shut them close at any time.

If not for the topographic restriction, the optimal solution would have been to design the inlet of the vent somewhere below a rocky area that would only be exposed during low tide in the riverbed, or perhaps on an uninhabited island.

The slender pipes would be able to pump fresh air that had been purified and filtered into the bunker, and the pipes could be closed up during emergencies to be switched to an internal circulation system.

However, with the current conditions and equipment in the shelter, these ideas of his could only remain ideas for now.

After looking around the trading channel for items currently for sale, Su Mo decided to follow the most basic mechanical design.

By using a submarine's periscope structure.

He would carry it out by opening up a window in the center of the shelter that doubled as a ventilation hole and lighting.

The core design was to first dig out a hole in the middle of the shelter's ceiling and to install glass with a good degree of light transmittance.

The next step was to fix some ventilation holes on the glass to ensure that the air could pass through the pipe.

Further along the hole that was dug out, he could carve out a Z-shape inside the hole.

In the Z-shaped hole, he would place two plane mirrors parallel to each other at an angle of 45 degrees. With the light's reflection, daylight could travel into the shelter and solve his problem of illumination during the daytime.

After applying the first layer of ventilated glass, he could next design a layer of mechanical blast-resistant glass that he can shut tight in case of disasters to prevent the inflow of liquid or toxic air.

Even a high school student could come up with such a simple design, but implementing it would be a lot of work.

Without suitable tools, it was a hard task to dig a hole all the way out of the shelter that was five meters underground while maintaining a good degree of accuracy.

However…

"I can count on the system!"

With his current understanding of the system, Su Mo knew very well how to make the best use of it.

When there were no materials, the system required a hefty number of points to magically supply materials out of thin air.

However, when materials were already supplied, the system behaved more like a construction team; only a small number of survival points were needed to finish the upgrade.

After mentally pondering and confirming the feasibility, Su Mo opened up the trading channel.

Currently, he could spend the following resources.

Normal mineral water (1000ml), psychic energy water (600ml), and 10 catties of Dalieba bread.

As for the remaining items—his pet egg and energy bike blueprint—he did not intend to take them out to trade.

Trading channel.

[Seller: Su Mo]

[Trade Item: 50ml Psychic Energy Water]

[Requested Item: blast-resistant glass]

[Remark: It can strengthen the fluids in your body. Don't miss out! I only need two units of glass per customer. It's of good quality. Send me a private chat.]

[Seller: Su Mo]

[Trade Item: 15ml mineral water (maximum of 975ml)

[Required Item: 1 iron block (Personal exchange count 1/1)]

[Remark: Each person can only complete one transaction]

After he listed the two items, Su Mo put up another 25ml of water to buy two units of mirrors with good reflection, which exhausted his supply of normal quality mineral water.

Su Mo made a trade offer of 15ml of water for 1 iron block, which was an extremely shady thing for the seller to ask for. However, for some players who were struggling in a matter of life and death, it was nothing less than an offer from a savior.

In addition to that, Su Mo also implemented his idea of how to apply the limit of each person only being able to trade once.

Water was like liquid gold now. He did not mind other people consuming it, but he did not want ill-intentioned people taking and hoarding it.

World Chat Channel.

"People who need water and have iron blocks, quickly go to the trading channel because the Almighty Su is selling water again! One person is limited to only one trade, so hurry up!"

"Holy sh*t! The Almighty Su is in a generous mood today!"

"Hehe. You're too late. Luckily I paid attention to Almighty Su's personal channel in advance so I can get a gulp of water. Haven't you seen his fans? He has more than four hundred thousand fans and you random people think you can grab it?"

"Where does Su Mo get his water? Didn't he just spend 700ml to buy the illustration handbook? And now 1000ml for iron blocks? Does he think he has too much water?"

"Go and check it out quickly. The Almighty Su is selling psychic energy water. It can actually strengthen your body to cure diseases. If you have blast-resistant glass, hurry up and trade him for it!"

"Sigh. Enough with all this comparison. It's pissing me off. I dug all morning and didn't get a single drop of water. Just let me die of thirst already."

The number of public messages one could send was one per day, but there was still a large group of people gathered in the World Channel to discuss, not to mention the Regional Channel was also in full swing.

Even Su Mo's private messages were flooded at that moment.

It took less than two seconds for his request for iron blocks to be completed and now 65 units of iron blocks sat quietly in his inventory.

At that moment, there were countless people who had other resources but were screaming for a mouthful of water.

"The demand for water is way too high!"

Su Mo privately thought.

In those two days, other people had been listing other resources up for sale in exchange for water whereas he was the only one who was using water in exchange for resources. Naturally, that made him stand out.

Su Mo used the filtering function in his private chat together with the keyword iron block to filter out eighty percent of the useless messages.

After more searching, dozens of private messages mentioning blast-resistant glass were picked out and he started to go through them.

After going through many consecutive private messages that asked for extra water in exchange for normal quality blast-resistant glass, Su Mo finally saw one message that caught his eyes.

Feng Mengyue, "The Almighty Su, I have a piece of normal quality blast-resistant glass, but I think you're probably too good for something that common. So if you're willing to bump up the trade offer, I can trade with you a piece of excellent quality as well as a piece of rare quality blast-resistant glass"

The avatar was a woman with a delicate face and a heroine-like appearance.

When Su Mo read her message of having both an excellent and rare quality glass, his eyebrows jumped and a smile appeared on his face.

So far, the quality standard of items was separated into five levels. Normal, good, excellent, perfect, and rare.

Feng Mengyue seemed to be a powerful woman. She was somehow able to get her hands on a rare quality blast-resistant glass on just the second day. Her impressive luck was evident.

"The first thing she said was to increase the trade offer but she did not take the initiative to say how much she wanted. Seems like she's going to be a difficult person to deal with."

Su Mo shook his head and did not take the bait. Instead, he tried to outsmart her and replied.

Su Mo, "You should understand the value of the psychic energy water. There's plenty of things on the market but what I have is one-of-a-kind since it can enhance the body. As for the blast-resistant glass, I'm buying it to replace my shelter's windows. It actually doesn't matter if it's not as good."

Feng Mengyue, "How about 300ml?"

Su Mo, "Dream on. It's just two pieces of glass. They're not worth that much. If you don't want the water, I'll drink it this afternoon."

Feng Mengyue, "Let me think about it."

When Su Mo saw her reaction, he broke into laughter.

The only person selling psychic energy water in the market was him. He was monopolizing it. If he decided not to sell, no one could do anything.

After two minutes, Feng Mengyue sent him a message again.

Feng Mengyue, "Apart from the two pieces of glass, I'll also throw in some information for 300 ml psychic energy water."

Su Mo, "What information?"

Feng Mengyue, "Information about how I obtained the glass."

After Su Mo read what she wrote on the chat box, he thought for a moment and decided that it was an appropriate deal.

In the Doomsday world, there was a fixed price on supplies but information was invaluable.

For example, if Su Mo did not have the necessary information to kill the chameleon, even if he wore a full suit of armor, he would have been as good as dead.

After closing up the private trading channel and uploading 300ml of psychic energy water to the seller, the trade was completed.

[Record: You have lost 300ml Psychic Energy Water.

[Record: Congratulations on gaining Blast-resistant Glass (Excellent)*1. Congratulations on gaining Blast-resistant Glass (Rare)*1.

[Record: Do you want to uncover the information given?

"Yes."

When Su Mo answered, a person's voice started playing in the empty shelter.

"In the wilderness, ruins are generated at random. When I woke up today, a mysterious ruin regenerated beside my place. It looked dangerous, so I only looted a few pieces of glass at the periphery. When I tried to continue exploring, the ruin suddenly disappeared."

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Chapter 9: Installation Of Facility Completed! Competing For The Culture Medium!

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Feng Mengyue's ethereal voice echoed continuously in his shelter and only stopped after the message was repeated for the third time.

It was a short message with few words but contained a great amount of information.

In the wilderness, ruins were generated at random. If pieces of glass scavenged at the periphery had such quality…

With that message in his mind, Su Mo took out the two pieces of glass to take a closer look.

[Blast-resistant Glass (excellent): Strength 15, corrosion resistance, acid resistance, impact resistance]

[Blast-resistant Glass (rare): Strength 50, corrosion resistance, acid resistance, impact resistance. After impact from wear and tear, light can slowly restore the strength of the glass]

Compared to the excellent quality glass, not only was the rare quality glass frighteningly stronger, but it even had a powerful additional magical property.

After Su Mo thought about it, he decided to put the rare quality glass at the outermost edge and used the excellent quality glass as a damper that he would use in case of a disaster.

After confirming the construction plan once more, Su Mo tried to pinpoint the center of the base from the outside and started digging with his wooden shovel.

Even though the blast-resistant glass certainly had great tensile strength, the soil itself would not be able to withstand an extra-large impact.

"I'll need to reinforce this tunnel with iron to make an iron pipe with better toughness. It'll be better to use iron to set the glass in place when the time comes."

After digging out a tunnel that was a little less than half his height, Su Mo first put down a unit of iron, then two pieces of glass and two mirrors on the side, as well as piled up the rest of the iron before he went back inside his base.

He fixed his gaze and focused on the wall above.

As expected, a new facility installation option appeared before Su Mo.

[Ventilation and lighting facility?]

First upgrade option: Periscope structure, pig iron piping, corrosion-resistant coating, water barrier coating. Survival points required (105 – 90)

Second upgrade option: Electrical ventilation structure. Skylight design, good lighting, sufficient airflow. Survival points required (700 – 65)

Comment: Is this black ceiling going to be your ventilation and lighting? Are you for real?

It was a familiar predicament and familiar upgrade options. Su Mo smiled and chose the first upgrade option.

When he got up that morning, his survival points were replenished to 103 points. After his upgrade for the psychic energy water well and using up 70 points, he was left with 33 points.

After deducting another 10 points from the two Japanese Oak Spears and 5 points from ceramic plate armor, he was left with 18 survival points.

That was just enough for the first option's 15-point requirement.

There was a flash of light and the floor began to tremble as if there was a pair of invisible hands reshaping the terrain.

Su Mo watched as an opening suddenly cracked open in the initially black ceiling, and the iron blocks on the floor began to melt, turning into iron liquid as it rushed into the opening.

The silver pig iron was reinforced with the system's coating and gradually turned into a hopeful sky blue color.

At first, there was only some meager light on the ground, but after five or six seconds, a column of light came straight down the middle of the shelter.

Sunlight!

Shining in directly!

It was soon followed by the crisp, fresh air of the outside world!

Su Mo stood right beneath the pipe and looked upward. Immediately, he was met with the painful glare of sunlight.

Although Su Mo's heart was surging with joy, he did not let it distract him. He immediately opened the shelter's wooden door and went to the ground right above his base.

The initial hole that he dug had disappeared and was replaced by a small, natural opening.

50cm x 50cm blast-resistant glass was erected on the ground, polished with a special camouflage coating.

In addition to the ability to absorb light and repair itself, all the light that converged on the glass did not undergo strong refraction or scattering. Instead, every particle of light was reflected inward, further improving the concealment of the system.

[Blast-resistant window: Strength 50, coated with optical camouflage coating and a water barrier layer. Has high dual performance and property for ventilation and lighting.]

Comment: With a window like that, even Old Wang next door won't be able to see what you're doing.

"The mighty system lives up to its reputation! The initial plan was to punch holes in it so that it can help with ventilation, but now the micro-perforated holes not only allow ventilation, but also act as a water barrier! Great!"

After he collected the remaining materials and returned to his base down the steps, Su Mo finally felt comfortable with the slight cool breeze from the light opening.

It was only the second day but he had done most of the work required to survive the first disaster.

He had a steady source of water, light, and air!

He just had to find a way to create a drainage facility with the remaining time and he would be all but guaranteed to survive the acid rain disaster.

It was already five o'clock in the afternoon, so even if he wanted to head out, he could only chop some wood or cut some plant fiber or something.

After attacking the chameleon that morning, Su Mo decided not to venture out before the Monster Illustration Handbook's scan count was refreshed.

He took out a piece of Dalieba, split it with his stone axe, soaked it in psychic energy water, and munched it down.

Su Mo started his work for the night.

Whenever Su Mo listed a batch of psychic energy water on the trading market, it would immediately be traded off for double the amount of iron blocks compared to the singular units he was getting at noon.

In order to uphold the principle of not disrupting the market system, after he completed his trade this time around, Su Mo inquired about the reason that there were so many iron blocks on the market.

Su Mo took his place as an example. There were mainly wood and plant fibers nearby his place which could be obtained with little physical effort.

As for other things such as minerals, there was no way for him to get them.

After looking around, there was not a trace of such things.

However, just because Su Mo did not have it in his area, it did not mean that others did not.

There were a large number of people in the world that spotted huge mines exposed in the ground as soon as they descended.

Once those people crafted a stone pickaxe, they would be able to mine many rocks and the occasional iron blocks with just a little effort.

Since there were more people, there were more people mining it, which increased the yield. That was also one of the reasons why there was a large number of iron blocks flowing into the market, resulting in its devaluation.

In addition to that, while he did his window-shopping, Su Mo also acquired some items without knowing what they were capable of. For example, he exchanged 100ml of psychic energy water for the core components of a generator.

[Rotor]

Quality: Good

Introduction: A rotating body supported by bearings. A disc or other object without its own axis of rotation can use this as a rotor when rigidly connected or attached at its axis.

Comment: Spinning, jumping, I close my eyes…1

Although the rotor was only one small component for the generator, Su Mo was willing to buy it and tuck it away for the bright prospect of restoring the glory of civilization.

After buying the rotor, before Su Mo could admire it, he noticed another fine item added to the listings on the trading market.

Large Scale Vegetable Culture Medium!

Su Mo eyed it eagerly and could not help but exclaim with great joy.

"It's true that most people have whipped out the quality goods to trade for supplies in the first few days!"

Currently, more than ninety-five percent of the players' food were supplies from treasure chests.

To get a better picture of it, there was no seasoning and no methods to cook the mutant beasts killed by the fiercer players. Also, if the people were not starving to death, no one would willingly eat such an unknown thing.

If the people were not able to find many treasure chests, a large group of people would probably die of hunger in a day or two.

That was why Su Mo selected the underground shelter during the first day. To construct a place that could produce food for the long run was his goal and what Su Mo planned since that moment.

If the culture medium never appeared, Su Mo would have taken the initiative to plow some soil to try and construct an ecological environment in the shelter after a day or two.

Otherwise, it was impossible to tell whether the soil on the surface could still be cultivated to grow plants after the first acid rain disaster.

As Su Mo looked at the requirements on the trading panel, he began to take stock of the supplies he currently had and was determined to buy the culture medium.

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Chapter 10: Find Out Their Limit, Easy Win

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Once the large vegetable culture medium hit the shelves, it instantly set off a craze in the trading market.

It was literally a piece of land that could grow vegetables!

Every person in the country who spotted the item was ready for action as if the latent talent hidden in their DNA was activated.

However, Li Xiufeng, the seller of the item, was very stingy. He did not even put up an offer price. Instead, he just set it up as an auction, a function that few people would use.

[Seller: Li Xiufeng]

[Trade Item: Large Scale Vegetable Culture Medium]

[Required Item: Material goods]

[Remark: Food, water, valuable blueprints, weapons, defense items, anything of value can be offered. Item goes to the highest bidder]

[Remark: Cheapskates can forget about trying. I had to work really hard to get this from a silver treasure chest. It was the only thing that was inside the chest, so you can guess how much it's worth.]

'Silver treasure chest!

'The highest bidder wins!'

At that moment, not only did the Regional Channel blow up, but even the World Channel quickly followed suit.

"All this comparison is pissing me off! Before this, the Almighty Su has his psychic energy water and now Brother Feng has a culture medium? When will it be my turn to be lucky? (Agonized emoji)"

"Silver treasure chest? Please tell me where you got the silver treasure chest from! I'll exchange one unit of my precious wood for that information!"

"Silver treasure chest?! That's awesome! I heard that you have to kill a particularly powerful monster to get one of those!"

"I'd like to book a large amount of vegetables in advance when the big boss plants them…"

Of course, quite a few people already had a better idea about how to go about it.

"This culture medium is bullsh*t and useless. Only idiots like you guys would try and buy it. People from the countryside would know how many days it takes to grow a crop of vegetables. Do you think this is a game? Did you think that you can reap your harvest after planting it for a day?"

"Seriously? Doesn't anyone know that vegetables require water to grow? I urge you guys to think it over. Each one of you barely has enough water to drink and you think you can water your vegetables?"

"Exactly! There will be acid rain in a few days. Li Xiufeng, don't bother about selling it. Just put it under the acid rain to water your d*mn vegetables!"

"Is the grape sour just because you can't reach it? Hehe. I've already gotten many offers. Jealous much? Go on, pour all your insults on me."

Wow!

With Li Xiufeng himself coming out to respond, the chat channel once again became very lively.

Su Mo, who had been watching the whole time, could not help but swear quietly.

If it was an ordinary person selling it, he probably could bag the culture medium with 500ml at most.

However, it seemed that Li Xiufeng had thought it out thoroughly. It was clear that his market value judgment was extremely accurate.

At the moment, there were many people with water shortages, but there was no shortage of people who had savings besides drinking water.

These people were under the assumption that the drinking water problem was sure to be solved eventually as the number of disasters increased.

Buying the vegetable culture medium now was equal to buying a stock at its lowest value at that moment. Anyone who invested in advance would have a greater return in the future.

On the other side below the auction panel, it was clear to see from the competition in the bidding.

Tarkov, "800ml of water, 2kg of bread, a pack of yogurt, one unit of copper, one unit of screws, one unit of steel bars, three units of wood, and a unit of garbage."

Hashimoto Is Not A Loser, "300ml of water, 200g of raw fish, 4 units of navel oranges, one unit of grapes, and… a pair of used stockings."

Wiseman, "2kg of crude oil, 1kg of gasoline, a remote control toy car, four AAA batteries, 500ml of water."

In just a few minutes, there were all sorts of offers underneath. According to the game system's judgment, a base valuation of the value of the auctioneer's items was calculated.

These bidders usually did not go on the chat channel. It was not until now that they came swarming out because of the culture medium.

At that moment, countless ordinary people just found out how many fierce and competitive people there were.

There was no shortage of the powerful people who offered mutant beast meat in exchange.

Even after observing for some time, Su Mo did not rush to put his bid.

He was trying to find out what was the maximum that the bidders would lay down.

When auctioning, one must never be in a rush. Often, the first to bid would reveal their limit, resulting in them not being able to continue bidding later on in the auction.

In terms of the value of the items, the only high-value item he had with him was the psychic energy water.

There would not be a significant effect in throwing in the other things like his pet egg and blueprint.

Not to mention, Su Mo's psychic energy water could be produced without limit, so he would not miss it if he was to trade it off.

After hauling up the bucket from the bottom of the well and pouring out all the psychic energy water, Su Mo's reserve was 700ml at that moment.

The offers in the market were still moving and the seller, Li Xiufeng, did not say anything either. He did not seem to be interested in those offers.

After thinking for a long time, Su Mo made his first bid—

400ml Psychic Energy Water!

Once he offered that, unsurprisingly, the psychic energy water alone immediately blew up the system's evaluation range, surging to the top with authority.

The items in second place based on the value judgment rating were given 322 points according to Li Xiufeng's stated criteria.

Su Mo's psychic energy water, on the other hand, was immediately given 2122 points, which was frighteningly high.

"The Almighty Su is here! Is psychic energy water that horrifyingly good?"

"Is this water so much stronger than mine that if I drink it I'll be able to fly?"

"I have to give it to him. Only the people who drank the psychic energy water would know what the effects are…"

Su Mo's offer stirred up the comment section below the bidding panel. When they saw the person who previously traded some psychic energy water come forward to speak, Su Mo nodded his head and his face was expressionless.

Although psychic energy water could strengthen the body, based on his estimation, drinking two liters of it a day would not show as obvious an effect as exercising for half an hour.

Its true function should be healing…

Psychic energy water could cure minor diseases that were not very serious and it had the effect of anti-inflammatory drugs, which was the main reason it had such a high rating.

After Su Mo recalled Li Xiufeng saying in the chat how hard he had to work to get the treasure chest, Su Mo jotted down some mental notes.

'My man Li Xiufeng is probably hurt!'

On the other hand, after Su Mo put up his offer, Li Xiufeng finally gave one of his rare responses.

Ace, "That won't be enough, Almighty Su. Psychic energy water is good, but what you offered isn't enough, is what I'm trying to say. Up the prize and I'll trade with you."

"Yoo-hoo, the lion has opened its mouth!"

Su Mo let out a cold laugh.

He initially intended to befriend Li Xiufeng since he seemed like a fierce man who could fight mutant beasts solely with his own strength, but the man acted like a scammer.

If he had suggested a price directly or chatted with him to sell, Su Mo would have offered a higher price.

Clearly, Li Xiufeng was waiting for the right price, so even if Su Mo offered a high price of 1L at that moment, Li Xiufeng might ask for more.

Su Mo, "Sorry, I can't do any more. I've worked too hard to dig this out of the ground. I don't have much. As for the remainder, I'd like to keep them as my reserve. As for the effects of the psychic energy water, I think you'd know better than me."

Ace, "Please, Almighty Su. Just bump it up a little. Increase it a little and I'll sell it to you."

At that moment, Li Xiufeng's condition was just as Su Mo had guessed. He was in a small wooden house, leaning against the door inside.

On his leg, there was blood flowing out, seeping into the wooden floor panel.

When he saw Su Mo's firm attitude, even Li Xiufeng—the man who dared to clash heads with the mutant beasts—was panicking at that moment!

In Doomsday, there were a few things that were the most important.

Besides food and water, the most important thing was medical treatment.

As human beings gained intellect, at the same time, they lost the shell to protect themselves.

The human body was so weak that even a small cut with an untreated bacterial infection could cause a person to die.

Therefore, Li Xiufeng would basically die from the numerous large and small wounds on his legs if he did not take any medicine.

Before that, he used a mirror to trade for a sip of psychic energy water. After he drank the water, several small wounds on his legs turned into scabs and left only his medium and large wounds still bleeding.

In a life or death situation, Li Xiufeng decided to hand over the biggest harvest from his wilderness exploration in exchange for more psychic energy water to save his life.

After thinking about it, Li Xiufeng decided to take the initiative to bow down.

Ace, "Almighty Su, it was wrong of me to do what I did, but I'm in urgent need of psychic energy water to save my life now. So can you give me a little more? I promise I'll contact you first the next time I find something good."

Ace, "500ml. Is 500ml okay? If it is, just say so and I'll immediately take it off the auction and privately trade it to you."

In a negotiation, the worst thing to do was let the other person know your limit.

Poor Li Xiufeng lost at the starting line. He would naturally get the shorter end of the stick in any future negotiations.

Su Mo did not reply for some time before he silently changed his offer to 500ml.

[Record: You have lost Psychic Energy Water*500ml

[Record: You have gained Large Scale Vegetable Culture Medium*1

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Chapter 11: End Of The Second Day In The Wasteland

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[Large Scale Vegetable Culture Medium (Good)]

Area: 35 square meters (square water requirement: 50ml/square meter/day)

Description: Increases speed of vegetable growth by a small margin, self-pollinated, quality of planted vegetables will not be lower than the quality of the culture medium.

Special ability: Condensed sensing (as long as the soil on the culture medium receives light, the effect can be transferred to all vegetables)

Comment: Look, Master, there is a culture medium over here. I'll harvest the vegetables in the culture medium for you to eat, Master…

Su Mo smiled when he saw the unique property of the culture medium. It was no wonderLi Xiufeng did not stop hiking up the asking price.

Perhaps evenLi Xiufeng himself did not think that using 1750ml of water every day for the culture medium was possible for anyone at this stage.

Not to mention that it was more worthwhile to trade the water directly than using that much water on the vegetables.

Despite that, Su Mo did not mind. This was a factor that he was not at all concerned about.

Su Mo's sharp observation allowed him to understand the implication of the culture medium's property introduction.

The quality of the vegetables harvested would never be lower than "good" quality.

That property might seem to be of little value, but in Su Mo's hands, it was practically a godsend.

As long as he had extra survival points, he was going to invest them into his culture medium's quality upgrade as his vegetable quality would also follow suit.

He was already thinking about the rare quality or higher vegetables he was going to get in the future.

Su Mo allowed his tears to flow freely.

After opening up the trading panel, Su Mo easily bought enough seeds to sow over thirty-five square meters.

The price of the seeds was ridiculously low.

Everything totaled up to only 10ml of water!

In the modern age, what would 10ml of water get you? Take the cap of a bottle of Nongfu Spring for example. The bottle cap would hold around 8ml of water.

Su Mo used barely more than a bottle cap of water to exchange for dozens of seeds. That was more outrageous than the big sales they had in modern days. If Hua Tuo saw what was going on, he would be crying right now.

For two whole days, Su Mo had not eaten a single piece of vegetable and his taste buds had almost stopped working.

The farming ability engraved in his genes from his ancestor's blood was activated from the moment Su Mo got the seeds!

Out of the thirty-five square meters worth of seeds, Su Mo intended to use a large portion to grow tomatoes and the rest to plant garlic and cabbage.

In the early eras, people in the South lived in fertile areas and fully satisfied their body's need for vitamins through the rich variety of vegetables, fruits, and seafood.

However, the people in the north could only selectively plant certain vegetables to sustain their lives because of the limited water and restrictive land conditions.

Among them, tomatoes, garlic, cabbage, and potatoes were the main ingredients.

Tomatoes could improve digestion and make it easier for him to pass motion.

Garlic could detox, act as a pesticide, and kill bad bacteria in the stomach. For the garlic shoots, he could use them as aromatics for vegetable stir-fry or even eat them as snacks on any day.

Potatoes were high-yield crops and kept one's stomach full. Eating potatoes for a meal would provide the person enough energy to do a full day's work.

As for the cabbage, the reason for the choice was because of its convenience of storage. Besides that, it had a good texture and was included in many recipes of northerners.

The four vegetables were all perfect for Su Mo at that moment.

After making a decision, Su Mo decided to give up on planting potatoes.

After retrieving the vegetable culture medium from the inventory, the initially empty shelter suddenly felt cramped.

After placing the medium under the skylight and sowing all the vegetable seeds in the soil according to their spacing, Su Mo pondered to himself.

"The time for tomatoes and garlic to grow is around three months, while cabbage is a little faster—about two months.

"But I don't know how much the culture medium will speed things up."

Sowing seeds was a pain.

Su Mo did not know much about agriculture, so he could only pray for the best from the culture medium.

After all, it was too difficult to find the right fertilizer in a post-apocalyptic situation. As for getting some plant ash for fertilizers, Su Mo thought about it and decided to get through the first disaster before considering it.

Without a clock, everyone living in the wasteland reverted to the historical routine of life that was based around sunrise and sunset.

As Su Mo sat on his chair, he began to take stock of the supplies he currently had.

The first thing was the most important gold mine in his base—his psychic energy water.

After an afternoon of collection, his psychic energy water had accumulated to 1000ml again.

The rate was 300ml per hour. If it was not to control the supply, Su Mo wished he could take out all of it and exchange them for supplies.

As for his strategic mineral material—iron—he had currently acquired 130 units of it from trading.

If his shelter was to change into an iron shelter in the future, according to the requirement of two units of iron blocks per square meter, he was still 70 units short to upgrade his shelter's material structure which would make it more solid and safe.

However, before he had a lightning-protection structure, that would only be a vision for the time being.

In terms of food, he ate a catty of Dalieba in the afternoon and still had nine catties left.

Eating that was a temporary solution for his hunger. The bread was as hard as a rock. If it was not for him soaking it in water, Su Mo's teeth would not have been able to bite through it.

The rest of his miscellaneous items were his pet egg and his single blueprint.

After checking through his inventory, Su Mo went back to the trading market for some window shopping. Compared to hustle and bustle in the afternoon, the trading market became cold and quiet at night.

Just like before, water and food were still hard currency and were very scarce.

Or another way to put it was that everyone was hoarding them.

After all, no one—except for Su Mo—knew if they could still find water resources the next day after taking a sip from their supply.

After failing to find anything of value, Su Mo had nothing better to do, so he dove into the chat channel again.

It was mainly to gather some information.

Inside the World Channel, there were too many messages. At night, everyone was trapped in their shelter and could only communicate to relieve their loneliness.

Su Mo swept through the chats quickly and only stopped and looked when he found interesting keywords.

After the first day, there were already many players who encountered ruins generating around them by the second day.

However, not everyone was brave enough to go in and explore.

Most of them stayed outside and only peered in.

According to the descriptions of some of the players who entered the ruins, once they exited the ruins, it would disappear.

They only had one chance to explore it.

There was also a time limit after entering the ruins. According to some vague statements, you would get thrown out forcefully around two hours or so.

As for the dangers that lied inside the ruins and what they were, there was no mention of any of them.

After Su Mo learned this new information, he felt unnerved.

Perhaps the ruins were not as great as some people had thought, and perhaps they were full of danger.

No one gave accurate descriptions of the dangers there were inside, most likely because none of the people who encountered said dangers made it back to their bases alive.

Only those who survived could talk.

The dead could not.

The best proof was that there were only 762 people left in the Regional Channel at that moment.

After one day, more than two hundred people died in the wasteland, never to return to earth to see their families again.

Inevitably, a sadness for the loss of his kind rose in Su Mo's heart.

He wondered if he should enter any ruins that were generated near him tomorrow.

It was a solid idea to stay inside the base and slowly wait for his psychic energy water to accumulate, but the lucrative reward he got for killing the chameleon excited Su Mo too much.

The Doomsday Survival System's upgrade options still required new items to be activated.

If he could follow the normal course of development without encountering any disasters or mutant creatures, Su Mo would have been fine with staying locked up in the base for a long, long time.

However, in a world like that, he could not!

There were terrible mutant beasts, randomly generated ruins, unknown disasters…

"I don't feel safe locked up inside the place. After all, my base is way too weak. My door is only made out of wood and if a mutant beast that was a little fiercer came knocking, it would probably kill me before I knew what was happening."

"If a ruin appears, I'll have to go and explore. When the time comes, I'll explore around the outer circle of the ruins and retreat as soon as a problem arises."

Under the bright firelight, there was a trace of tenacity on Su Mo's face.

To survive a doomsday situation, one would have to move forward or they would fall.

In terms of supplies and the development of his shelter, he had the survival system and he was confident that there was no one stronger than him.

In terms of his individual strength and disposition, Su Mo would prefer not to fall behind.

"When my family comes, I must be strong enough to protect them!"

After repeatedly stoking his steadfastness in his heart, Su Mo's mentality underwent a huge change for the first time.

The refined and cultured character of the humans that arrived from the age of civilization were gradually abandoned, while the ferocity and wildness of their primal instincts were continuously activated.

Su Mo held his Japanese Oak Spear and laid down on his bed.

A few moments later, he fell into a deep sleep as his breathing gradually slowed down.

In the darkness of the night, starlight shone and countless dark figures moved vigorously in the wasteland with their intermittent roars.

There were constantly human shelters being breached, accompanied by screams and beastly roars. As time passed, the peaceful quiet returned.

There were also countless fierce people who set traps and deliberately lured beasts. When the mutant beasts came to their doors, they would capture and kill them with one stroke.

In the mining area, numerous hard-working people still held their torches as they bent over mineral ores, mining away for resources.

It was the second day of the Doomsday calendar.

The livelihood of humans was at stake!

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Chapter 12: A Ruin Appeared! Hatch The Pet Egg!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

[Doomsday Calendar Month 1, Day 3]

[You were careful and safely lived through the previous night. You are now moving into a new day on the Doomsday calendar (survival points 3)]

[You scanned for mutant creatures that threatened your existence (survival points 2)]

[You own basic weapons and defense items, which makes you like a winged tiger in the wasteland (survival points 5)]

[You killed a mutant chameleon for the first time without injury, which gave you a good harvest (survival points 20)]

[You crafted a psychic energy well extractor upgrade, which greatly improved your quality of life (survival points 50 )

[You improved the ventilation and lighting in your shelter, you are happy (survival points 2)]

[You gained Large Scale Vegetable Culture Medium. A green hope that gives you good prospects in a Doomsday world (survival points 5)]

[Scanning host survival environment. Survival points evaluation in progress. 30 survival points gained today.]

Total calculation: Survival points 117

Survival points remaining: 120

'120 survival points!'

With two dark circles under his eyes, Su Mo sat on top of his bed.

Last night, there was the constant sound of creatures moving around outside which caused him to stay awake all night, afraid that something would break in.

He only fell asleep after staying up until around five o'clock.

As he felt the fresh air in his well-lit shelter at that moment, looking at yesterday's total survival points, Su Mo's lips twitched upward.

"As long as I do more things each day, I'll get more survival points! Installing ventilation, lighting, and having a culture medium increased my daily points by 19! Fantastic!"

In his field of vision.

There was a culture medium placed below the vent and although light only fell on one corner of it, the whole structure emitted a glistening white light.

After Su Mo called up the game panel, he selected the Monster Illustration Handbook.

The number of scans was refreshed.

[No mutant beast presence detected within a thousand-meter radius of the player.]

[Today's count 2/3]

"As I thought. I don't think anyone would be so unlucky to have mutant beasts nearby every single day."

Now that Su Mo felt at ease, he was in a good mood and began to complete his daily routine in the shelter.

The first thing he did was go to his shelter's treasure bowl beside his psychic energy water well.

After a night of accumulation, he had 3L of psychic energy water from his psychic energy water well. Adding that to the 800ml balance from yesterday, it totaled up to 3.8L.

He scooped out 1.8L and poured it evenly over the vegetable culture medium.

He took out his Dalieba bread, used his iron axe to chop off one catty of it, and soaked it with psychic energy water once again. After he finished eating and drinking, Su Mo began to put on his armor.

Even though there were no mutant beasts within a thousand meters radius, it did not mean he was guaranteed to be safe.

That was why it was better to play it safe and don his armor rather than be sorry when misfortune struck.

After opening the shelter's wooden door and walking out, Su Mo's attention was instantly focused on a single point.

"Is… is this—"

A ruin shrouded in fog suddenly appeared in the distant plains that were barren before.

Su Mo recognized the spot where the ruin appeared.

Yesterday, there was nothing on the spot. There were not even any trees, so he did not expect the ruin to actually be generated there.

Estimating the distance visually, the ruin was around three hundred meters from his shelter.

As he stood at the doorway of his shelter, he could not take a good look at what was inside the ruin.

He could only see fog wrapping around the decrepit walls which looked as if there was just a bomb explosion. The scene looked extremely eerie.

"I was going to wait for a crisis before I started making plans, but it seems that I need to immediately increase my combat power now."

After Su Mo went back to his shelter, his eyes gleamed as he pulled out the pet egg stored in his inventory.

It was too dangerous for him to explore the ruins alone.

In Su Mo's original plan, he wanted to save the pet egg for when he had stable food production in his base.

"No more waiting!"

It was imperative for him to explore the ruin.

That was because the ruin was generated in a good spot. If there were any changes in circumstance, he could just quickly retreat from the ruin and run back to his base.

If it regenerated a few kilometers away in the future, that would be a bigger problem for him.

Su Mo created another iron axe and made sure it was sterilized before he carefully made a small cut on his index finger with the corner of the axe blade. Soon, there was a tiny wound on his left index finger.

He squeezed the finger with his right hand and a few drops of blood came out from the wound, dripping on the pet egg.

After the silver-colored pet egg received his blood, crimson patterns gradually appeared on the eggshell.

A low cry sounded within the pet egg like murmurs from an evil beast.

A few rays of green light were emitted from the eggshell as it split into nine parts, illuminating to the top of the shelter!

In an instant, the shelter became a sea of green and the initially dark corners were so lit up that every detail could be seen.

Wow!

Sounds of brittle cracking continuously came from the eggshell.

Crack!

Countless cracks filled the surface of the eggshell and then…

"Woof! Awoo! Woof!"

The greenish glow dispersed and Su Mo was dumbfounded as he looked at the black and white animal in front of him.

Before Su Mo could make a move, the figure rushed over and began to run around Su Mo's feet, fawning on him intensely.

"Did I… just hatch a Siberian Husky?"

Su Mo lowered his body and hugged the dog's head. He did not know whether to cry or laugh.

Opening up a pet egg was such a grand experience and he thought he was going to get some awesome pet like the type that he could hop on and fly into the sky.

In the end, it turned out to be a husky.

As he hugged the husky's head and watched it licking him madly with its tongue, Su Mo felt a sense of closeness with the animal from the bottom of his heart.

That was also why Su Mo did not recoil or shrink away when it pounced on him just now.

It felt as if he had owned this pet for more than ten years. Instinctively, he could tell that it did not mean any harm and that it just wanted to get close to him.

The husky's smooth fur shone with a jewel-like luster and as Su Mo stroked the dog's head, it let out low moans to show that it liked it.

"Good thing it's just a husky. Even if it eats a lot for its species, I can still afford to feed him."

Two days alone in the wasteland was enough to make Su Mo feel lonely as hell.

The game panel prompt also appeared in due time to dispel his worries.

[Pet name: unnamed

[Status: Juvenile

Creature Description: Gentle creature of the wasteland. As a mutant husky from many different types of bloodlines, it will become stronger as it grows. (Please note: The personality of a juvenile pet will change according to its owner's personality)

Ability 1: High-speed movement. Its muscle structure ensures a certain explosive power. Once the ability is activated, its speed will be doubled for 30s with a cooldown time of 5 minutes.

Ability 2: Sixth sense. Its biological structure makes its perception extremely powerful. Once the ability is activated, it can predict incoming danger for a short period with a cooldown time of 1 day.

Comment: It is a good dog. It is a prerequisite for you to help it to awaken all its bloodlines.

"Bark! Woof woof!"

When it saw Su Mo daydreaming and ignoring it, the little husky began to roll cheekily on the ground, revealing its snow-white belly.

Its amusing face seemed to be asking Su Mo a question at that moment. "Hmph! Why aren't you playing with me?"

When Su Mo saw that look on the little husky's face, his heart was moved and he spoke to it with a smile.

"What a spoiled dog! You don't have a name yet, er… I'll just call you…"

After a pause and looking at the husky's black and white color, somehow Su Mo suddenly felt that it looked like an Oreo sandwich cookie and laughed out loud.

"My name is Su Mo and from now on… From now on, you'll be called Oreo!"

The husky who was lying on the ground was very satisfied when it heard its name. It stood up after a scuffle, holding its head high, looking proud and indescribably powerful.

"Awoo! Woof woof woof!"

Oreo the husky seemed to like its name and began to patrol inside the shelter with its lively behavior.

"What a naughty little dog."

When Su Mo noted the increased liveliness inside the shelter, he looked like a kind old father as he sighed emotionally.

He arrived in the wilderness alone.

Two days felt like long months when he had no relatives and no one to talk to. Even the chat channel was just full of people trying to cheat or outwit each other.

In Doomsday, having a friend might be a luxury before one's will became strong enough.

When Oreo saw Su Mo's sad expression, it hurriedly ran over and rubbed its furry head on Su Mo's face.

"Okay, okay! I'm not sad, I'm happy! I'm very happy."

Su Mo remembered that huskies loved eating meat, so he opened the trading market at that moment and immediately bought half a catty of mutant aardwolf meat.

The dry aardwolf meat people found hard to swallow was gobbled up happily by Oreo who did not mind the taste at all.

"Yes, eat more! Eat your fill and if it's still not enough, there's still my Dalieba!"

As Su Mo looked at Oreo's fondness for the food after eating, Su Mo pulled out the Dalieba from his locker. Oreo became so scared that it instantly bolted.

For a while, the shelter echoed with Su Mo's cheerful laughter.

"Alright! Next thing on the list is to explore the ruin!"

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Chapter 13: Exploring A Ruin For The First Time

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After checking his armor and weapons again, Su Mo beckoned Oreo over and opened the shelter's wooden door as he walked out.

Currently, his remaining survival points were sufficient for him to upgrade his weapons and defensive items.

However, the purpose of Su Mo's trip was not to fight.

From his information gathering yesterday, no one had talked about what the monsters were like in the ruins.

The unknown was always the scariest.

"If there was no danger in the ruins, someone would have explored deeper long ago…

"However, no one talked about what it was like inside. The most likely reason is probably because people who have ventured deeper are all dead… Even if I upgraded my weapons, I wouldn't be able to do much with my current combat abilities!"

It was important to know one's limitations.

Although Su Mo frequently exercised, he did not think that his current combat abilities could compare to the combat abilities of special soldiers.

Essentially, he was just an ordinary person with a little bit of strength.

"We must be extremely careful not to get hurt, Oreo. Come on."

The fog outside the ruin was like a mosaic. Even though he was only a hundred meters away now, its effect still obscured the outsider's vision.

Su Mo crouched low and smiled as he beckoned Oreo who was poking around.

"Woof woof! Woof woof!"

When Oreo saw Su Mo's gesture, it ran over intimately and burrowed into Su Mo's arms, rubbing its head forcefully on him.

It initially tried its best to pretend to look serious but that look on its face instantly collapsed. With a hint of mischief, it licked Su Mo's chin.

"Okay, okay. After we enter the ruin, I'm going to give you a task."

In all honesty, Su Mo definitely did not think that Oreo's clinginess was because of the influence of his personality.

'Mmhmm…

'It's definitely not!'

After Oreo heard what Su Mo said, its ears pricked up and it looked as if it was listening seriously.

"When we go inside later, don't stray too far from me. Make sure you're at most five meters away from me and if you sense any danger, immediately warn me so that we'll retreat along the way we came in. Understand?"

Oreo tilted its head and after two seconds, it nodded, indicating that it understood.

"That's a good dog! When we go in later, we may encounter other creatures, so remember that they are the enemy. Don't be so stupid to run over to them or you'll be as good as dead."

After Su Mo said that, he stood up, took his Japanese Oak Spear out of his inventory and gripped it in his hand. Then, he walked firmly toward the ruin.

He was around ten or so meters away from it now.

Su Mo finally got a good look at the structure inside the ruin.

The outside consisted of low mud walls about two or three meters high with gray and black scorch marks that made it look as if the structure had experienced the flames of war.

The bizarre situation not only did nothing to dispel Su Mo's doubts, but it also made him even more curious.

Judging from the information available so far…

It seemed that the ruin was not from a very modern civilization, at least there should not be anything beyond his understanding.

After tightening his grip on the spear and waving Oreo to his side, Su Mo gathered his courage and dove into the fog.

"The smell… is a bit strange."

As soon as he passed through the fog, Su Mo was on high alert and began to observe the surroundings with full concentration.

[Record: You have entered a ruin.

[Record: The game panel identification function is turned off. Please use it after exiting the ruin.

The sudden system sound startled Su Mo. At the same time, the fog seemed to have received some sort of signal or stimulus and began to dissipate within a five-meter radius.

Su Mo did not dare to venture any deeper and started to circle along the periphery of the ruins. He probably walked for about twenty minutes but still had yet to circle back to the spot he entered from.

"Is this ruin that big?"

Su Mo wondered silently to himself and he began to track back along the path he came from.

Doomsday survival was not a novel. Recklessly entering without thinking was what a novel protagonist would do. If he asked himself honestly, he would remind himself that he did not have that type of courage to be so bold as to charge straight ahead into the unknown.

After he got back to his starting point, Su Mo began to walk forward.

The yellow earth beneath his feet was like country roads with uneven paths.

As he walked along the mud walls, his field of vision suddenly widened when he reached the end of the corner.

A paifang-like structure stood upright on the ground not far away.

As Su Mo's gaze started from the bottom and slowly moved up, his good eyesight allowed him to make out the words in the middle of the paifang hidden in the mist immediately. It read—

"Liangfang… Town?"

"A town?"

When he saw the familiar name, Su Mo did not feel a warm sense of familiarity like he was seeing his hometown, but instead a cold chill ran down his spine.

Oreo, who was beside him, also looked as if they had met a big enemy. Initially, it was energetically jumping and sniffing around, but the moment it saw the paifang, it suddenly crouched on the ground and stared angrily ahead!

Goosebumps appeared all over Su Mo's body as he took in the stimulating scene in front of him!

Looking deep into the fog behind the paifang of Liangfang Town, instinctively, Su Mo sensed there was something wrong and decisively retreated quickly along the path.

He was in a Doomsday world, and was looking at something that resembled a ghost town surrounded by fog.

Only a few people would be brave enough to go in and continue exploring!

He did not know whether the ruins that other people encountered also looked like the entrance to hell, but he was sure that if he went inside to search with his current equipment and combat abilities, he would definitely be in great danger.

As Su Mo exited around the corner, the fog behind him slowly began to close in again, gradually burying the paifang.

As he walked along the mud walls, Su Mo had a foolish idea.

Since the town looked too dangerous to enter, he thought that he might as well just find a way to cut through the mud walls to see what was inside the farmhouses by the roadside.

"Oreo, keep a lookout for me."

After Su Mo called out, he cautiously walked to the spot where he started from and began to survey the construction of the mud wall.

They looked like the normal walls made of mud in the countryside. Su Mo poked at it with his Japanese Oak Spear and immediately, a small piece came off.

'It worked!'

When Su Mo saw that the walls were not as strong as he initially thought, he became excited and began to pull out his iron axe as he slashed at the walls, one slash at a time.

With every slash against the wall, Su Mo was full of energy as he listened to the sound of the powerful contact, watching mud pieces falling off.

The wall was about half a meter thick and collapsed in less than five minutes with a loud rumble.

From the middle of the wall, he created an opening big enough for about three people to pass through at the same time.

When he peeked inside from the opening, he could vaguely see old rural-style brick houses.

There were three brick houses; all three looked the same.

"Oreo, sniff and tell me if there's any danger nearby."

As Su Mo crouched against the mud wall, he looked curiously inside the house.

Each room was padlocked and it looked like the owner had gone out. There were barely any signs of life inside the place.

Su Mo finished surveying the outside of the house and looked at Oreo.

Oreo's ears perked up to listen for a bit, then it crouched on the ground for a bit as it sniffed. Finally, the dog shook its head, indicating that there was no scent of creatures inside.

After Su Mo stowed his Japanese Oak Spear away, he held the iron axe in his hand as he stepped one foot inside the compound, on full alert.

Even though it seemed like he was just messing around, he was actually already trying to figure out an escape route.

From the courtyard to the outside of the ruin, the distance should be around thirty meters based on the number of steps he took.

The running speed of an adult in a terrain like this was around five meters per second, so even if he entered the house to explore, leaving the ruin would only take less than ten seconds for him if he sensed anything amiss.

One step at a time, Su Mo stepped extremely cautiously toward the center of the compound as his eyes randomly swept past the next three houses.

Poof!

A black shadow flashed by and crashed into Su Mo's ceramic plate armor, knocking Su Mo onto the ground.

With a low growl, Su Mo lifted his head and was shocked to see a terrifyingly shaped… wolfdog!

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Chapter 14: A Bloodbath, A Great Harvest!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

When Orea saw that Su Mo had been hit, it flew up from behind and stood its ground between Su Mo and the beast.

At that moment, the two canines stood facing each other.

It was a good thing that Oreo stood in front of him. Su Mo already had the wind knocked out of him and was given precious seconds to catch his breath.

After three or five seconds as the dizziness in his head subsided a bit, Su Mo pushed himself up and focused his attention on the two canines.

Previously, Su Mo only caught a glimpse of the beast and thought that it looked like a wolfdog.

However, when he looked at it straight ahead, his scalp went numb as he realized it was not like any creature that lived on earth before.

Although it looked like a dog, none of the creature's skin was intact throughout its body.

The fact was especially prominent on its back where a large area did not have skin where it was supposed to be, revealing rotten flesh dripping with grayish-black blood.

Its eyes were jet-black, staring at Su Mo, as if it was warning him—

You are intruding into my territory!

The wildness in the black dog's eyes was on full display at that moment, as if it would pounce and attack if Su Mo made the slightest movement.

It was definitely not a normal creature.

'Fight or flight?'

As Su Mo thought about that, the hideous creature swooped over again like a black lightning bolt leaping up into the air, trying to break through Oreo's defense.

Su Mo subconsciously stretched out his arm to block, but to his surprise, Oreo stabbed out from below as the black dog jumped, hitting the black dog on its stomach and knocking it to the side.

"Now's a good chance."

A vicious look flashed across Su Mo's eyes as he performed a forward roll. Instantly, he switched his iron axe for his Japanese Oak Spear in a series of smooth movements.

As he thrust forward and pulled out, the spearhead yanked out a piece of bloody flesh from the black dog's body.

Immediately, Su Mo used all his strength to lash down the spear body and spearhead, using the spear as a whip as he ruthlessly whipped the black dog's body.

"Awoo~"

That whipping movement seemed to hurt the creature a lot. Even after he poked a bleeding hole on its body, the black dog did not make any noise, but right now, it howled repeatedly from the lashing.

While it was down, Su Mo went in for the kill.

Su Mo, who had lived a refined and cultured life for half his life in the civilized era, did not expect such tremendous power to emerge from his body at that moment.

The force started from his waist, traveling up to his triceps, passing through his forearm, and finally into the spear as he slammed it into the black dog's body.

When he saw that the black dog's backbone was broken into two, Su Mo stopped and gazed down from above. He looked at the struggling black dog lying on the ground and his gaze paused on the black dog's rotten face for a long time.

After he saw that the black dog did not get up after waiting several moments, Su Mo let out a long breath and momentarily felt a wave of fatigue as he almost fell onto the ground.

When the black dog that was lying on the ground saw Su Mo's lethargic appearance, at that moment, its front feet stomped the ground in a bizarre position as if the front half and the back half of its body were separated! It opened up its mouth and tried to bite Su Mo's thigh with its black and yellow teeth!

Oreo, who was beside Su Mo, whimpered and tried to help Su Mo deflect the attack, but it did not expect Su Mo to be faster than it!

It was as if Su Mo was feigning it the whole time as he brought his spear back up and pierced it right into the black dog that came flying at him.

Crack!

With the huge impact, the spearhead pierced into the mouth of the black dog, and Su Mo, who was holding the spear, fell to the ground from collision.

When Su Mo looked at the black dog monster with the spearhead stuck inside it like meat on a skewer, a vicious look flashed across his eyes as he licked his gums and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"What a f*cking bluff."

After he put the spear down from his hand, Su Mo looked at Oreo. To his surprise, Oreo let out a whimper and slumped to the ground. It did not dare to approach him.

When Su Mo realized how he must have looked, he was momentarily stunned and dropped the spear from his hand.

The fierceness in his eyes also reverted to his usual mild temperament as the spear hit the ground.

"Awoooo~"

When Orea saw Su Mo's transformation, it ran over aggrievedly, rubbing its head against Su Mo.

Su Mo was about to hug it when he felt soreness all over his body as soon as he raised his hand. He also felt a little breathless from the black dog's hit on his chest.

He looked at his hand. There were small wounds all over his hands from the rough friction when he held the spear tightly just now.

When he clenched his hand firmly, pain shot up to his core.

"That d*mn thing was really strong. It was probably not a normal creature, right? It didn't even have the chance to breathe!"

Su Mo rubbed Oreo's head with his elbow and braced himself to stand up.

The black dog was clearly not a creature that he had ever seen before. Even the mutated chameleon from before was beyond his realm of knowledge about creatures.

Even so, this monster did not breathe, did not need to smell, and even though its spine was snapped in two, it was still able to launch a suicide attack. What a scary reality.

After Su Mo gave himself a pep talk, he began to walk toward the middle of the house, squeezing his spear.

He was worried that the commotion earlier would attract other creatures and he had to make a quick decision. Therefore, he had to search the place first.

"This lock… is somewhat similar to the locks on earth. Although I've never seen a profile like this one, now is not the time to study the lock."

He took out his iron axe and endured the pain in his hands. He chopped the thin chain hanging around the lock until it broke—the lock slid down weakly.

He pushed open the door of the house and a musty smell emerged from inside, the kind that would build up when houses were uninhabited for a long time.

From the faint light that shone through from outside, Su Mo could barely see the interior structure of the house.

There was barely anything inside the place and it looked like it was ransacked.

Although he called it a house, when he walked in he saw that a third of the room was taken up by a kang bed-stove that northerners preferred.

At the head of the kang bed-stove was an old large-backed television.

Su Mo did not even think twice as he walked right over to it and put the television and extension cord into his inventory.

He did not care whether it was an old bulky television or an LCD television. When Su Mo came to that world and saw the objects from his previous world, a sense of familiarity rose from the bottom of his heart.

As long as there was electricity, perhaps he could get the television to work. It could not be ruled out.

After collecting the things on the kang bed-stove, Su Mo did not leave the tea set on the round table in the middle either. He also bagged the table for good measure.

Everyone's inventory initially had 20 spaces. Before Su Mo set out, he used up only six spaces, so there was more than enough storage for him at that moment.

When he looked around the place one more time in case there was anything else he could salvage, Su Mo rolled up the moldy bedding on the bed and threw it into his inventory before walking out of the middle house.

"The owner of this house has probably taken what he could as the things that were left were either too inconvenient to slug around or too worthless…"

After he slashed through the lock for the door on the house on the right, he was not surprised to find what was inside.

The house was empty and there were not even any objects for Su Mo to loot.

For a moment, Su Mo was a little dejected after paying such a price for the journey, but when he opened up the lock of the left door, he was pleasantly surprised.

"This must be a kitchen. I didn't think there'd be something for me to loot."

The left house was constructed with more simplicity. There were two woks on the left and a small table on the right with a wooden board on top.

Of course, those things were not what surprised Su Mo!

What took him by surprise were the bottles and jars on the table.

Half a packet of salt…

Black pepper… chili powder… baking soda… star anise… allspice… Su Mo stuffed seven or eight kinds of spices into his inventory.

When Su Mo looked down, he was delighted to find half a bag of flour that had already been opened inside the water tank.

Since the water tank was sealed tightly, Su Mo dug through the flour with his hands and found that only the top was a little blackened. The rest of the flour below was still snow-white, to his delight.

"I'm taking this away! I'm taking everything away!"

The wok, water tank, seasoning, and half a bag of flour. The kitchen turned out to be the biggest harvest of the battle.

After confirming that there was nothing left in the room, Su Mo retreated as he leaned on his spear, limping toward the opening in the mud wall.

At that moment, Oreo was strictly doing his job, crouching at the opening to keep watch. When it saw Su Mo coming, it ran over to him.

"Woof woof woof…"

Oreo barked sharply while tugging Su Mo's trouser hem.

"Okay, okay. I'm going. Let's go. No more exploring. We'll come back here next time when we're better equipped to look through the place again."

Su Mo looked at the mud-walled folk houses next to him with a little covet in his eyes.

However, after opening Oreo's status bar and seeing that the sixth sense ability was on cooldown, Su Mo was startled. He quickened his steps and passed through the foggy exit, quickly walking out!

As Su Mo left, the clamor of the ruin entrance once again returned to its state of tranquility.

It did not take long for the scattering fog to start shrouding it again. However, at the opening in the wall that Su Mo made with his iron axe, there was a person's silhouette.

The shadow seemed a bit agitated, wandering on the spot before disappearing into the fog again.

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Chapter 15: Healing His Wounds And Sorting Through His Harvest!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The ruin shrouded in fog dissipated after Su Mo stepped out, and it began to fade as if they had truly turned into mist.

At that moment, the black dog's corpse that Su Mo dragged out on his Japanese Oak Spear also turned into a shadow along with the fog.

A breeze blew past and it turned into ashes.

"What a shame, I thought I could at least pull this fierce thing out to identify what the hell it was."

Slightly dejected, Su Mo called out the game panel, selected the Monster Illustration Handbook, and tried to scan.

[No mutant beast presence detected within a thousand-meter radius of the player.]

[Today's count 1/3]

The surrounding area around the shelter was just a vast wasteland and any large animals could be seen with the naked eye.

Just for some peace of mind, Su Mo used the scanning once.

As he dragged his tired body back to the shelter, the long-lost sense of safety finally washed over him again after he closed the shelter's wooden door,

A wave of pain also greeted him together with his sense of security.

After he took off the ceramic plate armor from his body, he felt a trace of pain that made his scalp numb.

There was always an equal and opposite force. Although the ceramic plate armor blocked the impact of the black dog's charge, the impulse still gave Su Mo a bruise on his chest.

To hold the Japanese Oak Spear, parts of the skin on the palm of the hand were also chafed off. At that moment, he could see blood on his palm when he took a better look under the sunlight.

The other painful parts of his body were soft tissue contusions from the sudden blow, which was not a big deal.

"Woof~ Awoo~"

Oreo lowered his head and kept circling Su Mo. Even though the dog could not speak, its feeling of worry was genuine.

As Su Mo endured the pain, he squeezed out a smile.

"Good dog, I'm fine. We've made some mistakes today. However, things will be changing. Next time, we'll let them have a taste of modern weapons!"

"Aw—Awoo~"

Oreo raised its head and it was obvious that it did not understand what Su Mo meant by modern weapons.

"What a cute fur baby."

Oreo was clearly not an ordinary pet. As a Doomsday mutant creature, its ability to understand human speech gave it an extra layer of mystique.

While Su Mo pacified Oreo, he moved the harvested water to the wooden barrel where he stored the psychic energy water.

He picked up his cup and drank a cup of water. The burning sensation on his chest suddenly subsided a lot and there was even a numb itchiness on the wound on his hand.

When he raised his hand, he could see some small skin wounds. At that moment, under the effect of the psychic energy water, the injuries began to heal up and even the larger wounds stopped bleeding.

One should always learn from his mistakes.

After his exploration in the ruin, Su Mo finally realized the importance of combat in the Doomsday world.

Anyone who naively hid and avoided battles would only eventually push themselves into their doom.

If there were already fights during the peaceful times, there were going to be many more battles in a chaotic doomsday wasteland!

The psychic energy water was not a cure-all. Even if he had unlimited water to drink, the healing effect on small wounds plateaued after 300ml of consumption.

He picked up a mirror which was a leftover from the glass which he cut for the lighting and vent. He observed it closely.

Due to his excellent appearance he inherited from his parents, the young man in the mirror had sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. There was an air of youthful beauty with the little blood on his face, along with his unruly hair. Not only did he look fairly tidy, but it also made his vigorous masculinity stand out. He had a perfect jawline that curved beautifully and looked even more prominent from his side profile.

As his gaze swept further down, Su Mo saw his chest in the mirror.

When he looked down before, it was a purplish red with bruises and looked extremely gruesome.

After drinking the psychic energy water and its invisible healing effect kicked in, the bruises started to break down, making the purplish-red color turn into a lighter blood-colored purple.

Su Mo nodded and put down the cup of psychic energy water.

The time he stepped into the ruin was about nine o'clock in the morning. By the time he left, it was at least four o'clock in the afternoon.

That was completely inconsistent with the previous information he gathered that said that people could only stay in the ruins for two hours.

He opened the private message panel and looked for Feng Mengyue whom he had spoken to previously. After that, Su Mo took the initiative to send a message.

[Su Mo: Hello, I would like to inquire more about the ruins and I'll pay you with psychic energy water.]

After he sent the message, Feng Mengyue replied to him after two or three minutes.

[Feng Mengyue: Hello, Almighty Su. What would you like to know? If you want to know where I got the blast-resistant glass, then I'll have to apologize because the ruin did not regenerate this morning, so I was not able to enter.]

[Su Mo: I'd like to know what you've seen, heard, and everything in between since you entered the ruins… That's because I also entered a ruin once, so I can judge the authenticity of the information from my experience. I hope that we can have a pleasant trade.]

Instead of choosing to be secretive, Su Mo chose to lay down the facts.

In fact, from the moment he entered the ruin, he felt that his ruin was different from the others.

The area was too big!

Even if the ruins others encountered was a large one, they could still sort of see what was inside.

On the other hand, more than 20 minutes of walking around the periphery was not enough for him to reach the other side of his ruin, let alone seeing what was inside.

[Feng Mengyue: Fine, but give me some time. I'm in the wilderness now and busy for the time being. How about this, Almighty Su Mo? I'll write a text description for you when I'm back in my shelter later and you can pay me the amount of water according to the value you think of the information, since it's not a big secret anymore.]

After agreeing to the conditions, Su Mo closed the private message channel.

He was now one hundred percent sure that something was wrong with his ruin!

After Su Mo opened his inventory, he began to take the things out one by one.

First, he took out the most "expensive" of those items, the television.

[32-inch Color Television (excellent)]

Description: A technological device from an unknown era. The system consists mainly of five parts. They are the power supply circuit, the common channel, the audio channel, the color decoding circuit, and the color image display system. Video frame quality is 25 frames per second and 625 lines per frame.

Special ability: If the shelter has electricity, this item can monitor a one-kilometer radius around the shelter, with zoom in, zoom out, and different angles function.

Comment: In front of this television, you, me, and her, have no privacy! (It's justified!)

"Holy sh*t! There's a bug function in the item?"

The television's property threw Su Mo for a loop.

Originally, it looked like an ordinary television set in the ruin. However, after he brought it out of the ruin, he was surprised to find that it had a special bugging function.

If Su Mo could power up the television, that meant he could always be the first one to attack within the one thousand meters radius around his shelter.

Even though he was not sure how the television worked, the mere fact that it had a powerful feature that science could not explain was enough to drive him crazy.

Sure enough, the risks and the benefits of his trip were almost equal.

At that moment, Su Mo's desire for electricity was at its peak.

Speaking of which, from the time he crossed over to this place, he had not used his phone for three days. At that moment, he had some free time and immediately felt the importance of electricity.

After taking everything out, checking them, arranging, and putting them away properly, a bold idea suddenly appeared in Su Mo's mind.

"If there was a television in that town… There could be a generator too!"

There was no reason why such a huge town would not have strategic supplies like generators in their reserve.

When Su Mo thought of that, his mind became active.

"As long as I have modern weapons, monsters like the one before would be nothing to me. Maybe I can even rely on ruins to quickly develop my shelter!"

After he carved all the expectations into the back of his mind, Su Mo continued examining the stolen moldy bedding.

[Kang Bed-stove Three-piece Set (Normal)]

Description: Consists of a comforter, bedsheet, and pillow.

Special Ability: The unique fabric improves comfort by a small amount and also has some moisture barrier function.

Comment: This mandarin duck red three-piece set makes up for the love you lack with white bedsheets!

Even though Su Mo got a normal quality item, he was not discouraged.

Although Su Mo did not have high expectations when he picked up the item since it was a comforter that was already moldy, having a special ability that improves comfort even by a little was already hard to come by.

While there was still sunlight outside, Su Mo stepped out of the shelter and laid the three-piece set flat on the ground where the sun could shine on it so that the sunlight could demold the bedding.

In fact, if it was not for the limited condition he was living in, Su Mo would not have minded washing them with water and taking them out in the sun.

However, due to his current living situation, he had to keep everything basic.

After Su Mo went back into the shelter, he took out the table, tea set, and seasonings that he had looted from before.

This time, unfortunately, the game panel did not recognize those things, so he could only use them as ordinary furniture, cups, and seasoning.

In the end, it was the half sack of flour that he got in the kitchen that made Su Mo overjoyed.

[Refined Flour (Good)]

Description: Milky white color, protein content is between high and low protein flour, semi-loose body, suitable for baozi, mantous, noodles, etc.

Special ability: Flour with self-regulated dirt removal function, does not rot or mold easily. Suitable for long-term storage.

Comment: What do you think? Doesn't looking at it make you want to make a bowl of Biang Biang noodles and slurp it up?

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Chapter 16: Hot Food! Great Improvement In Life

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Su Mo did not have high standards for food. As long as it could be preserved for a long time and not spoil, that was enough for him.

The special ability of the flour was just what he wanted.

At this stage, everyone's meal was extremely basic. For example, the Dalieba that Su Mo ate had at least enough sodium for his daily needs.

Others were not so lucky!

For some people's three meals, they could only resort to digging out grass, cutting tree barks, or even eating dirt just to survive.

As for the mutant beast meat that could be traded, due to the harsh environment, the animals did not carry much fat in their meat. That was why anyone who tried to chew through them would think that they were chewing through tree bark. The meat was as dry as a bone.

Oreo was fine with cold or raw meat. In fact, it would eat them with relish.

Su Mo was also fine with the arrangement. Compared to the exchange price of 100ml of water for 500g of bread in the trading market, Su Mo could get about 700g to 800g of mutant beast meat for just 100ml of water.

Su Mo's eyes flickered when he opened up the trading panel.

That day, he decided to treat himself. He was going to spend more water in exchange for some good food to celebrate the successful exploration in the ruin as he came out of it in one piece.

He had at his disposal a full afternoon's worth of water stocked up, including the remainder from the morning and the amount he drank for healing his body.

At that moment, his psychic energy water was 3.8L.

Among the survival players globally, if Su Mo recognized himself as number two, no one would dare to claim they were number one.

After checking and making sure that no one listed any rare items, Su Mo immediately began his keyword search.

"Chicken"

[Sorry, no items were found with the term chicken.]

"Pork"

[Sorry, no items were found with the term pork.]

"Beef"

There were thousands of strange items in the trading channel and there was no shortage of people getting good things that existed on earth from the treasure chests. However, the exception was meat products.

After searching around, Su Mo had no choice but to change his strategy. This time, he changed his keyword to canned meat.

[Sorry, no items were found with the term canned meat.]

"Not even this?

"Cured meat!"

[There were 2 items found with your term.]

After changing his strategy once again, Su Mo cracked a satisfied smile.

A piece of 400g cured meat and a piece of 200g cured meat. According to the unit price, 1ml of water could be exchanged for 3g of cured meat, which was quite a high price.

After opening up the private chat function and creating a private message for the seller, the seller could not contain their surprise when they saw they were contacted by Su Mo. They quickly asked him if he was going to trade with his psychic energy water.

After Su Mo gave them an affirmative answer, the sellers took the initiative to lower the price.

The unit price was reduced to 1ml of water for 6g of cured meat. That price left Su Mo dumbfounded.

In those two days, although the psychic energy water had been rumored to be healing holy water, many people were not sure whether it was true or not despite hearing all the claims.

When Su Mo saw how cooperative the sellers were, he decided to make a PR stunt out of the situation. As such, he traded the items at the original price and left the sellers in a very grateful mood.

After spending 200ml of psychic energy water for the cured meat, a flash of light appeared and the water level of the barrel storing the psychic energy water dropped by a negligible amount.

After that, two different sizes of cured meat appeared in Su Mo's inventory.

He took out the cured meat and looked at the fat and lean meat. It was slightly transparent, shiny and brightly colored. Su Mo could not help but feel his appetite growing when he saw the pinkish cured meat.

Su Mo took out 6 units of iron blocks that were stashed for the base's upgrade and switched to the creation page.

[Iron Stove: iron 6/6, wood 1/1, clay 2/2]

Creation confirmed!

Iron block-6, wood-1, clay-2!

As the light of creation flashed, a common stove from the countryside appeared in Su Mo's inventory.

After Su Mo found a place near the corner, the stove materialized in the position as soon as he confirmed the thought.

That was also one of the benefits of creating things with the system. As long as the person focused with their mind, they could choose where to place the item the first time.

After he took out the wok that he looted from the ruin, he poured in 100ml of psychic energy water and cleaned it, while Oreo howled as it lay in the doorway.

"I've almost forgotten you, little guy."

From the moment they returned, Oreo spontaneously ran to the door to guard it. It was very well-behaved and not like a real-life husky at all.

At that moment, the dog was tempted by the smell of the cured meat. It wanted to go over and beg its owner for some to eat, but at the same time, it was also worried that monsters would come in if he left the door and Su Mo would not be protected.

"Wait a little while, then we'll eat together. Be patient."

With an approving look, Su Mo looked at Oreo. After Oreo received the affirmation, it stopped howling, but Su Mo could clearly tell what Oreo was really thinking about from the drool dripping down at the corner of its mouth.

Huskies were originally working dogs. It was only after they were taken into the city as house pets that they gradually lost their wild instincts and the only job they did now was mess up the house.

At that moment, the husky guarding the shelter door was as good as the mongrels in the countryside who guarded farm houses.

After cleaning the wok, Su Mo placed it on the stovetop.

Since his parents were from the countryside, he was not like fancy children from the city who only knew how to use gas stoves by twisting a knob.

Su Mo took out a unit of wood and stuffed it underneath. He retrieved the lighter that he traded earlier and ignited some plant fiber so that the fire could start easily.

Su Mo poured about a liter of psychic energy water before tossing two pieces of cured meat inside.

Due to the limited conditions, he intended to make a cured meat soup to nourish himself and drink something nice and hot.

It was a pity that he just started planting the cabbage and tomatoes next to him. Otherwise, the meal would taste even better with some fresh vegetables inside.

After adding salt to bring out the flavors, he added a little salted black soybean, cooking wine, and some black pepper to improve the taste. After a while, a fresh sweet smell came from the boiling cured meat soup.

The hungry caterpillar inside Su Mo also poked its head out as he sat beside the wok, watching over the soup.

For three whole days, Su Mo had not eaten any food with seasoning.

In the past, he would never have thought that a cured meat soup without any vegetables could make him drool like that.

When Su Mo saw that the soup was almost done, he opened the trade panel again and bought a catty of mutant aardwolf meat.

He used three units of wood to make two small basins as well as a pair of chopsticks.

Su Mo placed one of the basins on the ground and put the aardwolf meat into it. After that, he took out a portion of the cured meat soup from the wok and poured it into the same basin, along with the 200g piece of cured meat.

"Oreo, come and eat."

"Today's meal is to reward you for protecting your master during battle, so remember to do your best in the future, okay?"

In the battle with the black dog, Oreo stepped forward bravely and stopped the black dog's second pounce, creating a good opportunity for Su Mo.

Right then, it was only natural for him to reward it.

When Su Mo saw Oreo running in circles in response to the hot and fragrant soup, he laughed out loud and poured everything left in the wok into his own basin.

Psychic energy water originally had a glutinous fragrance and tasted good by itself. After boiling, the sweet flavor unrestrainedly diffused in the air. Fortunately, the rich and delicious cured meat was able to trap the endless expansion of sweet fragrance before it dissipated.

The soup was slightly white with some oil floating on the surface of the broth. It was mouth-watering and pleasing to the eyes.

He used his chopsticks to pick up some cured meat. When he gently bit into it, it was juicy and tasted mellow. It was fatty but not greasy, lean enough but not dry.

Local Chinese food always healed his soul.

Suddenly, it did not feel like they were in a doomsday world where unexpected surprises lay in every turn. Instead, it felt as if they were in the midst of happiness, floating in heaven.

Even though the soup was a little hot, Su Mo picked up the small basin and slurped down the soup ravenously. It left a lingering fragrance in his mouth and he basked in the aftertaste.

After the grand meal, the main and the dog basked in a satisfied food trance.

Oreo's belly was perfectly round after eating. Along with its serious but funny expression on its little tilted head, it looked ridiculously cute.

Since Su Mo needed some time to digest his food, he opened up the private message panel.

Sure enough, he received several private messages from Feng Mengyue.

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Chapter 17: Cloud Of Confusion About The Ruins, The Hoarding Continues!

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[Feng Mengyue: Since there's no specific tool to measure time, I guess I entered the ruin at about eight o'clock in the morning according to the angle of the sun.]

[Feng Mengyue: The outside of the ruin was shrouded by a layer of fog, but when I got closer to it, I could sort of make out what was inside.]

When Su Mo looked at Feng Mengyue's first two private messages, he nodded.

In terms of the ruin's appearance time and the shape of the ruin, it sounded like everyone's. Su Mo pushed his wandering thoughts down and continued to read what Feng Mengyue had to say.

[Feng Mengyue: After entering the ruins, I found myself standing inside a building when I found my bearings. It was surrounded by the same type of blast-resistant glass that I traded with you. I tried to look through the window to the outside, but it was blocked by the fog. After that, I didn't dare to go outside. I just took a few pieces of blast-resistant glasses and, two hours later, I exited the ruins on my own accord.]

[Feng Mengyue: When I left the ruin, the time seemed to be around two hours after I entered. Time passed for the same duration I was inside.]

[Feng Mengyue: Although there was no way to reach the outside of the ruin, I was sure that the ruin was definitely not Earth.]

After Su Mo saw Feng Mengyue's private message, his face sank and he felt that something was wrong.

The first two messages about the time the ruin appeared and how the ruin looked still matched his description.

However, the last three messages sounded completely different. Feng Mengyue was not the only one who said that, but everyone in the chat log who claimed they entered the ruins before also described themselves appearing inside a building.

Su Mo was the only one who emerged in the middle of a wasteland and had to break through a farmhouse wall to get into the courtyard.

In addition to that, Su Mo was 99% sure that the place he entered definitely had something to do with Earth.

[Su Mo: What makes you so sure?]

He felt driven to ask and after sending that message. Su Mo's thoughts flowed in his mind as he held the white porcelain teacup in his hand, pondering secretly.

On the other side, in a slightly damp underground base, a woman leaning against the wall smiled as she read the message on the screen.

Underneath the firelight, the woman had a set of bright white teeth. She had a clever and charming smile and did not look like the typical miserable survivor players.

If Su Mo could see her right then, he would have recognized the woman in front of him as Feng Mengyue.

Feng Mengyue did not reply at first, but instead sent a message to the others in the private message interface.

Before long, four people walked into the underground base.

Three men and one woman, each with a straight body and a determined face. They did not look like ordinary people.

"So how is it going, Yue Yue? What did Su Mo say?"

The woman who came in immediately asked anxiously and the three other men also looked expectantly after they heard Su Mo's name.

"I can't say… Su Mo seems like a very cautious person. I can tell he's very strong and has gone out of his safe house to explore." Feng Mengyue shook her head slightly.

Everyone was silent.

Feng Mengyue continued, "He bought glass from me last time to strengthen his shelter and he has a constant source of water. Reasonably, an average person would just let their gold mine slowly grow, but Su Mo did not do that. Instead, he still risked his life going into a ruin, which proves he's not an ordinary person."

"So what do you think? Can we get him into our team?" A man with a scar on the left side of his face could not keep his cool and spoke with some urgency.

"Let's see how it goes. We don't have transport yet, so moving around is unlikely. The only reason we managed to band together was because we were close by…"

[Feng Mengyue: Why not? You saw the property of the glass. We don't have such technology on Earth. This is something closer to magic. And in my team, one of us said that they went outside their building to see what lay outside. Perhaps if you consider joining our team, we can share our information.]

When Su Mo looked at Feng Mengyue's reply, he shook his head and broke into laughter.

It was not because he did not want company, and neither did he think those people were going to harm him, but at this stage, forming a team would require the teammates to at least be near each other. If that was not the case, it was virtually impossible.

In addition to that, if he joined their team, the only thing he could provide which was of value was his psychic energy water.

It would be more worthwhile if he kept using that to trade instead.

After sending Feng Mengyue 100ml of psychic energy water for her information privately, Su Mo closed the private message.

"If the next ruin I explore still looks different from what everyone's saying, I'll try and buy information from others. For the time being, I'm in no rush."

Currently, the biggest threat was not knowing the refresh period of the disasters. Before exploring the ruins, he had to ensure the safety of his shelter first.

If one attended to the trivialities and neglected the fundamentals, a bout of carelessness might cost one's shelter to be destroyed by the disaster. Then, they would lose everything.

After thinking for a while, Su Mo gathered his thoughts and continued reinforcing his shelter.

Currently, he had traded enough iron for his needs, but he could not make his initial shelter fully made out of iron.

That was because the strength of an iron shelter was not high and although it could form a Faraday cage that would protect him against lightning, the practicality of it was actually very low. The ideal solution would still be a construction made out of steel and concrete, as it would be the optimal choice.

After Su Mo opened up the material panel, he began to organize his purchased resources.

The first item was iron. Previously, on and off he collected 130 units of it, then he built an iron stove with 6 units, so he was left with 124.

Next was wood. Since he went into the ruin, he did not cut down any trees and there was currently only one unit left in his reserve.

As for his plant fibers and stones, they were all used up.

He had 6 units of soil left.

As for his psychic energy water, after cleaning his wok, buying the meat, cooking, and paying Feng Mengyue, he had 1.8L left.

Su Mo did not intend to hold onto that amount.

Since psychic energy water had a fixed output every day, other materials were required and needed to be collected and sold manually.

Su Mo kept that in mind and noted that the current status of the trading system was really special. Not only were there no restrictions, but things could also be transmitted through space.

The mechanism seemed to be insignificant in the short term, but somewhere down the line in the future, finance professionals would definitely find a way to exploit it.

With each transaction, the finance experts would definitely be able to lead the ordinary people by their noses with the difference in cost.

Naturally, the survival game would not sit back and let those people work around the rules that much.

After the novice stage, restrictions would almost certainly be added into the trading system or it could also eventually be banned.

In addition to that, the exchange ratio of essential trading items such as water and food would certainly go back to normal over time.

When that time came, it would be difficult for anyone who tried to take advantage of the inequality of resources to pull ahead with their upgrades.

After Su Mo figured that out, he opened the trading panel and began to look for the good stuff.

For the time being, rare items were still not listed for sale yet.

Then, he looked for the common materials, sorting them by unit price.

Except for wood, dirt, and food fiber, stone was currently the cheapest resource on the market.

It took about 15-20 minutes to mine one unit of stone block on the great plains.

On the other hand, a miner that lived near a mine could get a block in about 5 minutes.

Since the value of resources was calculated based on the amount of work required to get them, a unit of stone block cost around 5ml of water.

When Su Mo thought about that, he could not help but exclaim angrily.

"This is like illegal mining! Even a capitalist would not do such a thing!"

Continuous mining for stones in the sun for an hour could only earn 60ml of water.

That was equivalent to two mouthfuls of water!

That was why many miners rested during the day and came out at night to mine.

The searing heat of the sun during the day made it too physically demanding and 60ml of water would not make up for an hour of work.

Only by working at night would the amount of water be able to maintain the basic life needs of the miners.

The more he analyzed, the more understanding Su Mo gained about the situation of others who were in the doomsday world now.

Su Mo suppressed his irritation and took a deep breath as he spoke aloud.

"This game is playing with human lives!"

Even though essentially it seemed that it was just a gamified world of survival, behind the scenes were pairs of eyes, thirsty to live.

If they continued mining, they would live a very miserable life!

If you did not mine, they would die!

Of course, those miners were still the ones that had better conditions. Others who lived in the great plains like Su Mo did not have any mines to harvest.

They could only cut down trees and exchange for resources that cost even less. It would probably not be enough to maintain a person's daily survival needs.

As he shook his head with a slight sense of loss, he pretended to forget the many images that flashed through his mind just now. Su Mo whispered to himself.

"The poor people can only care for themselves while the rich should do something to help the world. Even if I do a little, I don't think it's enough to count as a contribution."

According to the market price, the exchange ratio of his psychic energy water to ordinary water is 1 to 1.3.

However, Su Mo did not make such a transaction but used his psychic energy water to trade for goods.

The state of monopoly he was in was too lucrative. 1L of psychic energy water got him 200 units of stone.

As for the remaining 800ml of water, Su Mo took out 500ml and used them all to exchange for food he would store.

For Su Mo's choice of food, he went with the principle of food that could be stored easily, kept him full, was salted, and did not spoil easily. So in the end, he just got bread.

Together with the 8 catties of Dalieba bread he had in his panel, he currently had 14 catties.

When he looked at his inventory that was piled with supplies, Su Mo, who had previously been in a depressed mood because of humanity's situation, gradually regained his confidence and spoke more calmly.

"Although relying on the system means that this isn't my true ability, no one knows what the future holds. As long as I'm still alive, humanity will never go extinct.

"One day, I'll become stronger and live longer!

"Maybe… I'll create a super shelter that no natural disaster could touch!"

Su Mo's voice grew even steadier.

On the other side, Oreo, who was lying on the ground guarding the door, also turned around and howled, indicating that it was willing to share his master's burden!

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Chapter 18: The Fourth Day In The Wasteland

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[Doomsday Calendar Month 1 Day 4]

[You slept very soundly, and your morale and condition are at their peak (survival points 2)]

[You have discovered a ruin (survival points 2)]

[You have your first companion (Oreo) in the doomsday world. You are happy and your depression is gone (survival points 20)]

[You explored a ruin which gave you some insight into the unknown (survival points 5)]

[You have killed a powerful monster from the ruins and your combat abilities have increased (survival points 10)]

[You have looted a lot of things from the ruin (survival points 5)]

[Your meal was very soothing and increased your happiness greatly (survival points 2)]

[Scanning host survival environment. Survival points evaluation in progress. 36 survival points gained today.]

Total calculation: Survival points 82

Remaining survival points: 202

Su Mo woke up from the warmth of the early morning sunlight. Since he got a kang bed-stove three-piece set, he did not feel cold during his sleep.

When Oreo, who was lying beside Su Mo, saw him wake up, it placed its head on the bed like a good dog, as if asking for some petting.

After stroking Oreo's head, Su Mo stretched and sat on the bed.

After two days of accumulation, he had finally gotten more than 200 points. It was finally enough to upgrade his shelter's material.

He opened up the chat channel. After living through the first few days in a daze, the remaining survivors were beginning to face the reality of survival in the wasteland.

First, he went to the World Channel chatroom.

"Tomorrow is gonna be the first round of the acid rain disaster. Are all of you guys ready?"

"Prepare a bucket. I can't wait for the acid rain. The weather has been hot as hell. I feel like smoke is going to come out of my throat."

"Bro, are you serious? I can't believe you'd actually drink acid rain. Props to you. You're a warrior."

"Boiled acid rain is drinkable, isn't it?"

"Tell me if I'm wrong. It's not that acid rain is undrinkable, but it depends on its concentration. For example, acid rain has a low concentration of sulfuric acid. After boiling, the impurities and harmful substances will remain as sediments. So if the concentration of those things is low, you can still drink it after processing it a little. But if the concentration is high, it's time to start praying."

"God help us survive~"

Compared to the crowded world channel in the earlier days, there was barely anyone chatting in the world channel and all the messages could be read without scrolling.

The content had also changed from the hopeless pessimism in the beginning to the occasional sharing of knowledge tidbits now.

"Tomorrow is the disaster. How time flies."

Three days had passed since everyone arrived in the wasteland world.

After shifting to Regional Channel, Su Mo first looked at the number of survivors on the far right.

"774.

"Hmm, not bad. The number is much better than I expected."

Since it was just the novice stage, there were not any crazy mutant creatures that sneaked around at night, so the surviving humans would at least still be able to catch some sleep and live through the night.

However, since it was the last day before the disaster, everyone had to think about how to get through it.

After he got up, Su Mo took the psychic energy water that accumulated overnight and carefully watered the vegetable culture medium.

After storing all the remaining psychic energy water in the bucket, Su Mo began to prepare an exquisite breakfast for the fourth day in the wasteland.

Su Mo took out last night's cleaned wok and set it on the stovetop. After that, he lit up his last unit of wood and put it under the stove to start the fire.

Sweet and rich psychic energy water was poured into the wok and began to heat up.

When Su Mo sniffed the hint of aroma, he broke his bread into pieces as if he was eating pita bread soaked in lamb stew.

The fingertip-sized chunks of bread were dropped into the wok, gradually softening and melting into one as the water warmed.

After breaking off almost half a catty of bread, the water in the wok began to boil.

Immediately, the Dalieba that was full of almonds and crushed hazelnuts started to mix with the psychic energy water and let out a unique delicate fragrance.

"It smells so good. This water is like a natural seasoning."

Su Mo inhaled the pleasant aroma deeply.

If last night's broth was that satisfying, today's bread soup must be equally enjoyable.

Although he had entered the wasteland world for less than a week, Su Mo felt as if he had not eaten something this fragrant for a month or two.

The saliva in his mouth also began to secrete like crazy.

"It would be better if there were some vegetables."

As Su Mo controlled the fire while he cooked, he opened up the trading channel.

He searched for the term vegetables…

Whoosh!

There were dozens of pages of vegetable packets.

The prices were very inflated for all of them.

Some of those vegetable packs were obtained from treasure chests, while some were leftover vegetable packets from instant noodles.

Initially, Su Mo wanted to trade it with his psychic energy water, but he changed his mind.

"I should give the World Channel a try."

As he had the thought, he opened up the World Channel.

After coming to the wasteland, he had not once used the trumpet icon.

[Su Mo: A bowl of fragrant bread soup cooked with psychic energy water in exchange for vegetable packets. Highest bidder gets it. I hope you're the one.]

In the World Channel, a message appeared.

Su Mo's personal page had millions of followers, so when he sent his message, many people saw it.

"Holy sh*t. Is the Almighty Sui feeling bodacious today?"

"Psychic energy water soup? Sheesh…"

Although most people had already accepted Su Mo's bravado, there was still a small group of people who were extremely shocked since they did not always check the World Channel chatroom.

In just a few seconds, Su Mo received thousands of messages for the trade.

Some indeed had vegetable packs while some planned to trade with other supplies.

"The Almighty Su, I haven't eaten in two days. Can you do me a favor and give me a sip of that soup, please?"

"I have a kerosene lamp, can I exchange it for a sip?"

"My man, I have a vegetable packet from Kang Shi Fu pickled vegetable flavored instant noodles! Can I exchange you for this?"

"I have a portable vegetable packet. It's 100g. Can I exchange you for it, the Almighty Su?"

Many people flocked to him for the trade and the bustle of the scene was so great that even Su Mo could not have anticipated it.

The trading channel exploded even more when Su Mo put his bread soup that was around 200ml up for trade.

[200g Bread Soup (Good)]

Description: A bowl of bread soup made with special water. It is rich and fragrant. You'll be satisfied after having it.

Special ability: After having it, there will be an extra small increase in satiety and recovery of injuries to a certain degree.

Comment: Can you remember how many pieces of bread you've ever eaten? Sheesh!

After the addition of psychic energy water, the bread soup that Su Mo cooked up was rated with excellent quality, causing the people to go even more crazy as they fought over it.

Naturally, Su Mo was going to trade with whoever gave the most vegetable packets.

After choosing for a long time, Su Mo finally saw one person that was willing to pay the highest price so far.

Alan Brando, "Hey Mr. Su Mo, I have two small packets of dehydrated vegetables which are 250g. I also have 200g of gunpowder. I'd like to trade these two for your bread soup. What do you think?"

Not only did he have the vegetable packets that Su Mo wanted right now, but he also threw in a special gift.

Most bidders basically tried to barter with vegetable packets and some other resources, but this guy actually had a strategic supply.

Although it was impractical to build guns with the current level of technology, it was always a good idea to be prepared.

Immediately, Su Mo confirmed to trade with him and selected Alan's three items for exchange.

Everyone else could only look regretfully at a trade like that without being able to participate.

In a few seconds, Alan immediately uploaded the goods and the trade on both sides was completed.

Gunpowder was a fragile item. So far, Su Mo did not have a place to store it yet, so he could only keep it in his inventory.

After that, he took out the vegetable packet and poured 100g of four or five kinds of mixed vegetables into the remaining bread soup.

Gurgle gurgle…

The not-so-large shelter was quickly filled with the intermingling of delicate fragrance and vegetable aromas.

Oreo had been lying beside the wok obediently, staring at the pot of vegetable bread soup. The drool in its mouth was pulling downward in long strands, periodically plopping and dripping onto the floor.

"Sprinkle some seasoning and I'm done!"

As a person born and raised in Shaanxi, Su Mo was not used to eating bland food.

He took some chili powder that he looted from the ruin and poured a little inside with a small pang of regret.

At once, the numbing chili pepper mixed with the delicate fragrance of the bread soup, creating a spicy and delicious aroma.

Su Mo inhaled deeply and moved the wok to the stove next to him, ready to prepare the meal.

"Achoo, achoo! A-Awooo~"

Oreo wriggled its nose, laid on the floor, and was getting impatient.

"You greedy little mutt…"

Su Mo laughed and shook his head. He lifted the pot, poured a small portion into Oreo's pot and took the rest of it for himself.

The soup boiled in the wok had a smoky flavor that was hard to come by in the city.

The fluffy bread crumbs melted in his mouth as soon as they reached his tongue.

Su Mo chewed it extra finely, including every strip of vegetable. He closed his eyes and it felt as if he had gone back to the modern world.

"If I can have such a meal every day from now on, that will be great!"

The man and the dog enjoyed a filling meal.

After polishing their food and cleaning up the wok and stove, it was already late in the morning. The morning chill had dispersed and it was a good time to head out and start working.

"We must get the drainage done today to prevent flooding!"

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Chapter 19: Drainage Canal Completed! A Splendid Reward!

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After Su Mo finished his meal, he picked up the shovel and rushed outside. It was around 10 o'clock in the morning in the wasteland and Su Mo the worker had gone to work punctually.

The animals in the wilderness were not so wild at the moment, most likely to make things easier for the novices.

After one round of scanning, Su Mo confirmed that there were no mutant creatures near the base that day.

"What a pity. And I thought I was going to get my express delivery today."

The mutant beasts that others feared were regarded by Su Mo as express deliveries.

He had no choice, after all. In a doomsday world, as long as he could change his perspective on some of these things, he could have a different mental state.

As Su Mo stood on the small earth hill above his shelter, everywhere he looked was still desolate and vast.

The hot sun that had been blazing away for the past few days turned the slightly green land into a scorched yellow color.

As he walked to the thicket that had been deforested around the spot where he encountered the chameleon previously, all traces of it had been wiped off by the hustling wind of the plains.

Other than a slight mess, it was hard to tell that a battle had broken out there before.

After he pulled out his iron axe, Su Mo began cutting down the trees.

Wood was very cheap in the trading market. 100ml of water could have traded dozens of units of wood.

However, that was not Su Mo's purpose.

It was just like one of the ninja anime from Earth. Even though the ninjas had chakra, they still had to learn the basics like climbing trees before proceeding to high-level things like walking on water, in order to be able to train their chakra to be more effective.

That was what Su Mo was trying to do.

With every chop of his axe, Su Mo was trying to train his movements to get the best precision in his axe control.

By controlling the force with each slash, Su Mo was training to make sure his force was within a range that was neither too great nor too small.

"Even if I have a thermal-scope weapon, in a world like this, it's inevitable that I'll have to engage in close-range combat from time to time."

The more he tried to control, the more Su Mo realized the difficulties involved.

"I don't have the kind of superpowers that main characters in fantasy novels have. That's why I can only improve my speed and precision. The key to a good attack is to be quick, sufficiently enough, and accurate."

When he looked at the second fallen small tree that was half his height, the cut marks were much neater than the first tree and Su Mo had a moment of clarity.

"Blocking is better than dodging, and dodging is better than attacking preemptively. Before making a move, it is the same as cutting trees. I need to know where to cut for maximum efficiency. If I can defeat the enemy before they even make a move, I won't have to worry about not having professional training for my follow-up attacks and not being able to dodge their attacks!"

The more Su Mo thought about this, the more precise he was with the axe.

In just under an hour, he could already control his strength and accuracy significantly.

At that moment, he had gathered 20 units of wood and 8 units of plant fiber.

Back in the base, after drinking a few mouthfuls of cool water and giving some to Oreo who was patrolling around the area, Su Mo began to make up a design for the drainage.

There was no sewage treatment pipe in the shelter right now, so going to the toilet meant using the grass outside. That was why for the time being, he did not need to think about how to channel the sewage out of the shelter.

When the safe house was placed, there was a slight change in the topography of the hill.

It became a gently sloping terrain.

Logically speaking, there should not be any drainage problems.

However, potholes were likely to form in terrains like that. Therefore, during heavy rainfall, a lake might form underneath the shelter. In the long run, moisture and water pressure would damage the structural stability of the shelter.

There was also the acid rain that could corrode the surrounding landscape. Grass would not be able to grow and it would be detrimental to the subsequent development of the base.

"A simple drainage canal isn't enough, I need to dig out a landform that can lead the water out instantly. Preferably, to somewhere four or five hundred meters away."

After forming a general plan in his head, Su Mo went to work.

The good thing about this world was that the shovel built in the game panel was boosted, so a small amount of force could bring up the earth easily.

With that, a full three or four hours of digging until dusk created the first fifty meters of the drainage canal.

There were three drainage canals that looked like crooked scratch marks. There was no cement or concrete to reinforce it and it looked very sloppy.

However, the effect was guaranteed.

When Su Mo called out the survival system internally, he fixed his gaze on the drains that were dug out.

[Simple Drainage Facility]

First upgrade option: Reinforce the facility and change the material to improve drainage efficiency. Survival points required (150).

Second upgrade option: Use underground drainage pipes. Higher efficiency and better concealment. Harder to destroy. Survival points required (550).

Introduction: Don't even think about using this drain to go around a bend. I can assure you that it'll get stuck!

"Let me try and put in one unit of stone and see what happens."

After Su Mo considered the two options given by the system, he took out one unit of stone and piled it on the drain.

Sure enough, the first upgrade option requirement that the system gave was lowered by 3 points.

The description also changed.

First upgrade option: Reinforcement with stone. Increases drainage efficiency, increases durability, and is less susceptible to corrosion. Survival points required (147).

There were 200 units of stone in his backpack. Since they were cheap, Su Mo did not feel bad about using them.

10 units… 20 units…

After putting down 47 units of stone, the survival points required by the system stopped changing with any further increase of stone.

It was fixed at 9 points.

"I choose the first upgrade option!"

After he said that, a green light shot out from Su Mo's body, fusing more than forty units of stone with the drain.

From Su Mo's feet, traces of building stones began to appear in the originally muddy and soft drainage canal.

Every time the green light swept around, more and more building stones appeared in the mud.

After three or five seconds, the stone drain was complete!

It was done!

The drainage canal made of grayish-black stones looked neat and orderly, like a Great Wall on the barren earth. It was rather mind-blowing.

The stone surface looked as if it was paved by a machine. There were no traces of manually digging and the whole thing looked like a natural formation.

The more Su Mo looked at it, the happier he felt.

"Probability of the player surviving the first natural disaster is detected to be more than 99%. The player is the only one in the world to unlock this achievement.

"Player gets a chance to draw a prize."

Su Mo looked into the distance as he stood at the top of the small hill. He felt that good things really came in pairs and hurriedly opened the game panel to check.

At that moment, behind the azure game panel function, there was a new colorful and shiny function—

Prize draw.

"I didn't think digging a drain could give me an achievement like this. If I had known that, I would've dug it on the first day."

Su Mo fixed his gaze on the spinning prize wheel in front of him.

The spinning prize wheel was divided into five areas, which were—

Pets, Blueprints, Tools, Weapons, and Resources.

"I'm surprised there's no page to thank the patrons. This is definitely not a game developed by some random guy."

All five options were extremely useful.

Even with Oreo in tow, he had enough resources. Even if he drew another pet, Su Mo did not mind having about an extra mouth to feed and immediately pressed the draw button.

The spinning prize wheel initially spun rapidly, but eventually, it slowed down as time went on and the pointer finally stopped on the Blueprint slice.

[Record: Congratulations to Player for drawing a Hunting Composite Crossbow Blueprint.

Just as the game panel prompt disappeared, a red glowing blueprint appeared in his inventory.

[Hunting Composite Crossbow Blueprint: long-range combat tool. Slow loading speed, high initial speed with considerable lethality. Is a must-have tool for wilderness survival.]

"It's actually a long-range weapon!"

Su Mo's eyes lit up.

Long before he went out to fight for the first time, he already had the idea of creating a long-range weapon.

Alas, he was never given a good creation option and due to the scarcity of survival points, he put the idea on hold.

He did not expect to find something more advanced than a regular bow—a crossbow.

The biggest difference between a bow and a crossbow was their accuracy.

One did not need to aim while drawing the string on a crossbow, so it required less expertise from the user. Although the loading time was much longer than a regular bow, generally, the crossbow had a longer range, better lethality, and a higher hit rate, making it a powerful long-range killing weapon.

If a woman was given a bow, she could only shoot at most 20 or 30 meters because of her arm strength.

However, a crossbow was different. After learning how to use a crossbow, the user could basically hit wherever they wanted up to 50 meters with frighteningly high accuracy.

After the blueprint for the crossbow crumbled into pieces, a stream of light shone in the creation function of the game panel.

Su Mo could not wait to open up the creation listing.

He was eager to check the material requirements for making a Hunting Composite Crossbow and crossbow arrows.

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Chapter 20: Upgrade! A Stone Shelter!

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After scrolling down the creation page, Su Mo mentally clicked on it and the list of materials popped up.

[Hunting Composite Crossbow: wood 0/8, iron blocks 0/8, copper blocks 0/4, nylon 0/2, composite nylon 0/1]

[5 matching crossbow arrows: Wood 0/2, iron blocks 0/1]

After unlocking the composite crossbow blueprint, the corresponding crossbow arrow blueprint came together and did not require Su Mo to look for it.

"I can easily get the iron blocks.

"Now, I just need the nylon, composite nylon, and copper blocks.

"I wonder if anyone has nylon. I'm sure copper blocks should be relatively easier to get."

While thinking and beckoning Oreo over, Su Mo walked back to the shelter.

When exploring the game panel, it was hard to focus on the environment around you, so when browsing the trading market, Su Mo would generally do so within the shelter.

When Su Mo was looking through the trading items last time, he came across many strange items.

When he searched this time, sure enough, there were copper blocks on the trading panel.

Currently, the price tag for a copper block was 100ml of water and nylon was not available at the moment.

"People are hiking up the prices way too much."

Su Mo browsed around and suddenly found that there were only two people selling copper blocks. Before he could buy a new copper block that was listed, the two had already been snapped up.

Those players were like game merchants, hoarding resources that were currently still in short supply. They would sit on the items and wait for the prices to go up.

"I think I'd better try and ask for it by offering my psychic energy water for the materials."

Su Mo pondered for a moment and listed up some options for trade.

[Seller: Su Mo]

[Trade item: 50ml psychic energy water]

[Request item: 1 copper block]

[Reserve: 200ml]

[Trade item: 100ml psychic energy water]

[Request item: Nylon*2]

[Reserve: 200ml]

[Trade item: 200ml psychic energy water]

[Request item: Composite nylon]

[Reserve: 200ml psychic energy water]

Many people did not consider the acid rain that was coming tomorrow to be a disaster. Some even thought of it as a supply.

Since that morning, the purchasing power of water had been decreasing.

Not only was that the case when trading for materials, but it was also that way for food, which was supposed to be its equivalent. The value of water was greatly reduced.

Fortunately, the purchasing power of psychic energy water was still strong.

Once he was able to get his hands on those materials, it was just enough to put together the material requirements for creating the Hunting Composite Crossbow.

When the order for copper blocks got listed, all four units were traded off in less than thirty seconds.

"My man, where do you get your psychic energy water? Don't worry, I'll give you 10 percent for every drop of it I get after you tell me your secret."

"The Almighty Su, I still have copper blocks. Please accept my exchange request. I haven't drunk water the whole day."

"Sir, I have nylon, but the price for the trade item isn't high enough, please increase it!"

It was one private message after another.

That was the nth time Su Mo had listed and sold psychic energy water, so almost everyone could guess that he had a fixed gold mine with a steady supply of water.

Most people bought psychic energy water not to quench their thirst.

Most of them basically stored it to be used as strategic medical supply. It would be useful in case they got injured since the psychic energy water might just save their life.

In the World Channel and Regional Channel, a large number of people started chatting again, discussing the two kinds of nylon Su Mo needed.

After probing around earlier, Su Mo learned that nylon was not a scarce item, it was just that some people were hoarding it in the hopes that its price would increase.

As Su Mo looked at the increasing number of private messages, he set the keywords for composite nylon and ignored everything else.

Since there was no immediate threat that was endangering his life at the moment, he did not need the composite crossbow yet, so he decided to slow down and wait until nighttime as there might be other people selling at a lower price.

After sorting by price, Su Mo acquired 50 units of stone again from trading and made up for the loss from making the drain previously.

After he took all the construction resources out slowly and stacked them in the shelter, Su Mo could not wait any longer.

Living in a wooden shelter was fine for the early period, but as time passed, wood would eventually lose its sturdiness one day. Therefore, it was not very safe.

After he gathered the materials needed to upgrade the shelter into a stone shelter, Su Mo did not wait any longer and began to upgrade everything.

The first thing to upgrade was the shelter's main door, which was also the first line of security in the wasteland.

[Shelter's Main Door]

Effect: Slight anti-theft, slightly radiation-proof.

First upgrade option: Increase the thickness of the wooden door, improves the hardness of the wood, slightly fireproof and waterproof (10)

Second upgrade option: Change the material, upgrade the wooden door to a stone door, durability and other properties substantially increase (5)

Comment: You wouldn't want to live in a doomsday world with a wooden door, would you?

When he clicked and selected the second upgrade option, there was a green light scanning over the building stones. After that, the ten units of building stones melted and turned into liquid stone as it attached itself to the wooden door.

After a short wait, the original wooden door disappeared and was replaced by a primitive-looking stone door.

When he unlatched the stone bolt and pulled the wooden stone door handle, Su Mo was once again surprised when he slowly pushed open the stone door.

The thickness of the stone door was more than 20cm. With such a thickness, it would be hard for even bullets to penetrate it. As long as he locked the door from the inside, people outside would not be able to break in even if there was a whole army.

Of course, that was assuming those people did not have explosives…

The workmanship outside the stone door was very crude. The system also paid attention to concealment during the upgrade. Although it still looked out of place in the wilderness, at least ordinary creatures would only think that it was a boulder.

After closing the door and going back into his base, Su Mo began to upgrade other things, one by one.

Each time the green light scanned, the originally wooden floor would undergo a radical change, turning into a light-gray stone floor.

After Su Mo finished upgrading his floor, he began to upgrade the walls and ceiling.

When the last piece of wooden object changed color, the shelter was transformed.

First, the change was in the interior.

There was no longer a feeling of dampness in the air and the dirt on the wood panels from days of activity had also disappeared.

At that moment, the ground became one neat surface. The entire body was light gray and since it was polished extremely smooth and flat, at first glance, it looked a bit like gray tiles.

At that moment, even the potholes that were originally there were filled up after the system's upgrade.

The stone color of the walls was a slightly rustic dark brown. From time to time, there were natural stone vein patterns so the shelter did not look too bland.

The ceiling above, on the other hand, was the same color as the walls which gave it a sense of unity.

"Not bad."

Su Mo looked around inside and outside. After that, he opened the full view of the shelter in the game panel.

[Personal Shelter]

Description: Shelter made of stone. Very strong with good security. Has a unique effect in isolating moisture and keeping warmth.

Space: 100 (4.2m high)

Level of Integrity: 100%

Facilities: Iron stove, bed, large scale vegetable culture medium, psychic energy well water extractor, dining table…

Introduction: Everyone is responsible for their own youth. Only you can build yourself a house in your youth.

"This is the greatness of human civilization!"

Su Mo clapped and let out a long sigh. The biggest benefit of a shelter made of stone all around was none other than…

Security!

This was the level of security that everyone in the doomsday world was struggling for and it only took Su Mo four days to build it.

He walked around, touched everything, and looked at every corner. Su Mo sized up the renewed shelter and could not help but feel happy.

"Alas, if only there was electricity. Of course, this stone house would not be as comfortable as a steel-reinforced concrete house. When the time comes, I'll make sure to install a bathroom. No, a bathtub. I can watch my movies, drink a glass of wine…"

Su Mo looked at the ceiling, sat on the steps, and let his imagination run free.

After coming to this world, every time the environment in his shelter felt closer to what he had on Earth, Su Mo's thoughts became more and more complex.

From nothing to something, from the stone age to the electrical age, it took mankind more than five thousand years to develop everything.

A person's life expectancy was only a few decades at most, but in a doomsday world where everything was hanging by a thread, would there really be a day where they could get electricity?

Su Mo clenched his fist and moved the gloom in his heart to the back of his mind.

Right now was not the time to lament. He had not even traveled three kilometers away to the wilderness nearby, so he should not talk about the future for now!

After making an inventory of his supplies, at that moment, his psychic energy water reserves, excluding the 400ml he listed on the market, had gone back to about 2.5L.

Leaving 1L of water as backup, Su Mo began his last round of shopping before the day of the disaster.

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Chapter 21: Purchasing Materials! Crossbow Completed!

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Among the items he needed to purchase, the first thing that came to Su Mo's mind was cloth.

Currently, cloth was not that needed in the shelter. They used straw mats made of plant fibers to wash and scrub the pots.

Taking into account that in case there was water leakage at the base, stopping up the holes with cloths was also a reliable choice.

There was a large stock of cloth in the trading market. Be it old clothes up for sale or those from treasure chests. There was a bunch of them.

"Just buy two wiping cloths and some ordinary cloth to stop up the hole."

A transaction cost 50ml of psychic energy water. They purchased two wiping cloths—one grey and one dark blue and a head-sized cloth.

"Now that we have the cloth, then it's all sorts of resources next…"

Just as Su Mo was about to continue checking, a private message danced in the bottom right corner.

It was a message from Chen Pingan, who previously sold him the Monster Illustration Handbook.

They automatically added each other as friends by default after the transaction, so Su Mo could see the message alert when he opened the game panel.

Chen Pingan: [The Almighty Su, do you want composite nylon? I happen to have one.]

Su Mo: [Yes! Do you want food or water? I can cook the food now!]

Su Mo was happy to see the words "composite nylon".

By evening, he still had no news for the composite nylon he asked for in the trading market, who knew Chen Pingan had it.

"Looks like he's a good fighter. You can't find it in the wild."

Su Mo thought to himself.

Having transmigrated to this wasteland, Chen Pingan was the first to take down the rare item Monster Illustration Handbook, whether through luck or force. He was not to be underestimated.

According to the exchange frequency, Chen Pingan probably led a good life over there. At least with his combat abilities, he would not die before any massive disaster happened.

Chen Pingan: [I want water. Psychic energy water. One composite nylon for 500ml of water. Is that okay?]

Su Mo: [Sure!]

Chen Pingan: [Holy shit… That's so scary, bro. Don't you even haggle?]

There were many trolls the last time Monster Illustration Handbook and pear were on sale on the trading channel.

Thousands were asking for a massive discount, not to mention those asking for a small discount.

Someone even said, "Give me some face. Can you give me the Monster Illustration Handbook?"

Therefore, Chen Pingan deliberately quoted a high price in the transaction this time, but unexpectedly…

Su Mo: [You can back out, but our deal is over from now on. I'll block you.]

Su Mo knew one basic rule when dealing with people like this…

Principle.

It was also something he learned during shopping.

Whether people bought the same vegetable at the same price in the market, they always wanted to ask for some discounts to see if they could lower the price.

However, if you put them on sale in the supermarket, no one could bargain. They could only pack them up and took them away.

Even if the former was successful, they could be slightly uncomfortable in retrospect because the buyer never knew where the seller's bottom line was.

The latter did not slash the price, but thinking everyone was paying with this price, they could not feel how much they were losing.

If Su Mo had agreed to Chen Pingan's price increase now, the idea that he had no bottom-line would have been planted in his mind.

Their future transactions might not be as smooth as it was now!

Chen Pingan: [The Almighty Su. No, I'm just joking. You're my bro. Don't be mad at me! 500ml is fine. I desperately need psychic energy water to keep myself alive. The wilderness is too dangerous. There are monsters everywhere.]

Su Mo: [You've been out exploring?]

Chen Pingan: [Yeah, I chose the shelter on the ground and can only survive on the resources I looted from the map. Each monster in this wasteland is more ferocious than the last. I can only hope that there won't be any biological mutations in future disasters, or else… it would be a disaster for humanity.]

Su Mo was a little curious about Chen Pingan's message.

Suppressing the urge to ask Chen Pingan about the wilderness' environment, Su Mo sealed the deal and appointed the buyer as Chen Pingan.

He successfully exchanged rare composite nylon with 500ml psychic energy water.

During the short time they transacted, water prices were still plummeting.

Even the price of food was falling. By contrast, minerals that were usually cheap were slowly increasing in value.

The upward and downward trend of the market seemed like an invisible hand, controlling the fate of the human in the wasteland.

Su Mo was silent.

He could figure out the reason for this development.

However, with the bitterness in his mouth, how could he tell the harsh truth?

It was not that all humans transmigrated into the wasteland were not lacking water or food.

The real reason was…

Those who failed to survive the early stages and were incapable of getting steady access to water and food in the wilderness…

Were dead!

It was now the fourth night of the Doomsday calendar. After four days, the people who had no access to water had fallen on the wasteland forever.

Without a specific number, Su Mo could not figure out how many were there.

He could only speculate the shared future of humans from current market prices.

On the trading channel, Su Mo took matters into his own hands and began retrieving materials after watching the market fluctuate more and more wildly.

He was mainly retrieving materials for the development of the base. He tried to collect highly accessible materials such as iron and copper as much as possible.

"Oreo, go keep watch. I'm going to make dinner."

He told the silly dog. Oreo rushed to the door and squatted obediently after receiving the order.

Stone doors could not block out smells.

Oreo was as useful as the Monster Illustration Handbook in this environment.

Carefully scrubbing the iron pot with a wiping cloth, Su Mo poured 600ml of water into the pot and added the Dalieba bread as per the recipe from this morning.

As the heat increased, the water began to boil.

He added seasoning and vegetable packets.

Two bowls of hot bread soup were ready.

By the end of dinner, the wasteland was already dark, leaving only the warmth of the shelter in the wilderness.

He had retrieved almost all the iron and copper he hung for purchase before dinner.

He was lucky.

Most people had not reached Su Mo's level and had not realized the importance of hoarding basic resources.

Unfortunately, no one had chosen to sell ordinary nylon yet.

Just when Su Mo thought he could not receive ordinary nylon today, the 100ml he hung for sale on the trading channel was instantly sold twice, and he got two nylons.

Thus, he had all the materials needed for Hunting Composite Crossbow!

"We've got everything!"

Su Mo was delighted and opened the creation page.

At this point, in the weapon tab of the creation page, the blueprint for Hunting Composite Crossbow had been lit up. The hammer symbol behind it was a sign he could create it!

He clicked on the blueprint with his mind.

He chose to create Hunting Composite Crossbow and five matching crossbow arrows.

Creation confirmed!

The little hammer clanked on the blueprint, and the materials in inventory faded away.

The iron turned into molten iron and began to pour into the crossbow mold. The coppers rose from the ground and began changing in elasticity from their standard square shape.

The two nylons were stretched straight, and the composite nylon was pulled back and forth before being snapped tight on the crossbow.

[Record: You lost wood-10, iron-9, copper-4, nylon-2, composite nylon-1.

[Record: You have gained Hunting Composite Crossbow.

[Record: You have gained crossbow arrows*5.

He watched the progress bar complete.

Suddenly, a crossbow glittering with cold light from one glance was added to the inventory.

He focused!

A beautiful, seemingly heaven-made crossbow appeared in Su Mo's right hand, and five perfect crossbow arrows that seemed to have been copied from a mold appeared on the floor.

"Damn, though the structure's crude, it's not bad at all in terms of precision."

Su Mo was shocked as he took a closer look at the structure of the crossbow.

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Chapter 22: No One Could Sleep Tonight

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The crossbows on earth were a standard-controlled weapon, largely out of the reach of civilians.

It was also a modern crossbow he came across in his previous life when his client happened to take him to the shooting range to have some fun.

The crossbow created from the blueprint was yellow, silver, and black, with something cold and mysterious about it.

Two small discs polished from brass hung on either side of the crossbow to strain the nylon strings.

The simple opener in the middle was responsible for lowering the crossbow arrow!

Su Mo tried it out. He could fit five at a time.

Although he could not fire the crossbow in succession and needed to reload after each shot, the ammunition storage was pretty cool!

After adjusting the crossbow, Su Mo started to wind it with the reloading winder.

The first crossbow arrow glided into the waiting bay.

Holding in his excitement, Su Mo took out a unit of wood from the inventory, made it into a plank, and placed it in the corner of the shelter.

He aimed at the board and pulled the trigger.

Whoosh!

It was no less than the initial velocity of a small police pistol, hitting the wood instantly.

"Holy shit. It sure is made directly from the mold. It's insanely powerful…"

Looking at the slightly trembling crossbow arrow, Su Mo quickly approached the wooden board on the ground.

He turned over the wooden plank that was six centimeters in diameter. The strong crossbow arrow had penetrated through it, leaving half of it on the front and half on the back.

It was not as powerful as the high-precision crossbow made the major ordnance companies of the civilized age, but it was certainly not bad.

The chameleon earlier would probably have died on the spot from that hit.

"Let's give it another try…"

Su Mo could not bear the excitement of suddenly getting such a powerful killing machine.

However, he also knew that though the crossbow was powerful, it was built on the premise of a steady target.

Su Mo was aiming right in the middle of the one-meter by one-meter wooden plank, but when he launched, his hand shook, and the crossbow arrow was stuck in the upper right corner, almost missing the target.

A distance of only a dozen meters had produced such a deviation.

Not to mention the accuracy of 50 meters and 100 meters.

From accuracy to power, ballistics, the feel of the shot, and how to wind it, Su Mo slowly fired and tried.

Crossbow arrows were not consumables. One crossbow arrow could be reused five times or more.

The crossbow arrow only deformed slightly after shooting it multiple times.

Moreover, five crossbow arrows only needed two units of wood and one unit of iron, which was completely affordable.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

He shot again and again, studying the angle of his hand and aiming accuracy.

Su Mo's proficiency skyrocketed.

Shooting ranges on earth was so luxurious that you need to spend tens of thousands of dollars to train for one day, but you could squander during doomsday.

With each shot, Su Mo tried not to be fast or hard but precise.

After thinking about it twenty or thirty times, Su Mo turned his attention to the strenuous task of winding again.

Crossbow winding had always been a big problem.

Not to mention the composite fast winding crossbow in his hand.

Since the earliest crossbows with stirrup-type winders, all crossbow enthusiasts had been on the journey to figure out an easier winding method.

Later, there were hand-operated gear-type and pulley-type special winders.

Winding was getting more and more efficient!

After winding thirty or forty times in a row, Su Mo felt a tingling in his arm and found out his current speed limit.

He could finish winding and aiming in less than a minute for the first three arrows.

After that, each arrow took a respective half a minute to a minute of preparation.

After ten arrows, each arrow took at least a minute and a half to complete the series of movements.

"If only I could modify it to an electrical winder, then it'll be easy…"

Su Mo was excited at the thought of the powerful upgrade in the Doomsday Survival System.

He focused and summoned the system as he looked at the crossbow.

[Hunting Composite Crossbow (Regular)]

Description: A long-range combat tool, slow to reload, high initial velocity, has considerable lethality, a necessary tool for survival in the wilderness.

Firing rate: 140 m/s

Firing range: 80m (Maximum damage) 165m (Effective damage) 330m (Furthest damage)

First upgrade option: Upgrade crossbow materials, increase crossbow weight, and reduce the winding pressure. Survival points required (180).

Second upgrade option: Upgrade crossbow materials, add an electric winding device, change the design mode, add an automatic shooting combo mode, and increase ammunition capacity. Survival points required (400).

Introduction: Liberal arts students use Cupid's arrow to shoot for the girl's heart. Only science students will confess with the powerful crossbow! Praise the machinery!

"Holy shit…"

With the lack of culture, you could use holy shit for anything.

Su Mo was a little shocked and excited as he looked at the second property in front of him.

Before this, the option to add an electric device had also come up when he was upgrading the wooden spear.

However, the wooden spear's electric device was nothing like the crossbow's.

With the addition of the electric device, the crossbow revolutionized the way it fired. Not only could it fire continuously but also wind electrically.

Su Mo had the ability to shoot like a Gatling gun with the crossbow as long as he had enough crossbow arrows.

This upgrade only cost 400 points!

At the rate he was going, he would be able to come up with that figure if he could survive for about ten more days.

When that happened, his combat abilities would skyrocket.

"Unfortunately, I'll still need electricity. As long as we can't develop electricity or find a device to convert electricity, this thing is just useless."

He let out a long sigh.

Once again, Su Moment felt the importance of restoring electricity.

The greatest reason for the sudden and rapid progress of science and technology in the civilized age was the invention of electricity.

Electricity made every ordinary people experience the charm of technology thoroughly.

However, with no electricity in the meantime…

Seeing Su Mo deep in thought, Oreo came running over and shook its head as if saying it could handle any problem!

"Oreo, I order you to generate electricity for me right now. It's a task from your master!"

Su Mo laughed, beckoned Oreo over, and rubbed the dog's head as he held it in his arms.

Poor Oreo had no idea know what electricity was. However, its eyes sparkled with wisdom when he heard it was a task from its master.

From an angle that Su Mo could not see, Oreo seemed to be thinking about something.

When Su Mo turned his head around to look over, Oreo's slightly clear eyes were cloudy again.

[No mutant beast presence detected within a thousand-meter radius of the player.]

[Today's count 0/3]

After using up his last chance of the day and detecting no mutant beasts in the vicinity, Su Mo walked out with a torch.

Tomorrow was the day of the acid rain disaster.

He needed to make a final check to see if the drainage system was blocked by sand from the plain.

"It has to be 100% safe!"

Asking Oreo to stay alert, Su Mo rubbed out three torches and stuck them in the ground.

The moonlight, which had been silvery-white, had become eerily red as disaster loomed.

The red light scattered on the ground and mingled with the firelight. There was something strangely beautiful about it.

In just half a day, it was almost thinly covered with sand from the plain.

Taking out his shovel, Su Mo began to clean the waterway.

Once he finished with everything and made sure it was dredged, he returned to the shelter.

Through the firelight, he looked at the solid stone main door and the polished stone wall and floor as he lay in bed.

On the last night before the disaster, Su Mo covered himself with his blanket, and his breathing slowed down gradually.

Su Mo had sufficient confidence to face the impending disaster.

However, in the middle of the night, where it had begun to cool down.

Countless people were running around with torches, desperately taking measures to resist the disaster at the last minute.

Only a few people sat in the shelter with complicated expressions, waiting for the disaster to come.

There was a strong sense of crisis. Other than Su Mo.

No one could sleep tonight…

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Chapter 23: Horrifying! Acid Rain Disaster!

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Drip… Drip… Drip…

As the night grew darker, everything was silent.

One after another black birds flapped their wings across the earth and swooped down.

The clamoring wind on the plain seemed to have calmed down. A layer of black cloth seemed to cover the world.

The light of the red moon also began to dissipate and gradually hid in the dark clouds.

"Water!"

"It's water! We're saved! We have water!"

"Thank God. Thank Jesus. Thank the new…"

Countless dark shelters began to light up like stars as the sound of raindrops grew louder.

The next moment, some people rushed out of their shelters and stood under the sky, wantonly enjoying the touch of the "water".

Boom!

A bolt of lightning appeared across the sky, suddenly brightening the earth and the insane expressions on these people.

The roar that followed was like a warning, shaking the earth.

Whoosh!

As time brewed, the light rain, which had been sparse, suddenly turned heavy. The sound of rain became the only solo in the night.

The dry earth greedily absorbed the nutrients falling from the sky.

The cracks that had been exposed to the sun for days began to heal under the touch of rain.

Everything seemed to come alive again.

However…

"Ah. What's… what's happening to my face?"

The stampede was immediately stunned when the first man's face began to show holes that looked as if they had been eaten away by concentrated sulfuric acid.

In the lightning, it all happened in the blink of an eye.

The people out in the rain suddenly found:

Bare skin had been burned black. Small holes appeared. There was no pain but a different kind of numbness.

The scariest part was…

All this happened quietly.

On the World Channel, countless meteorologists and chemists, who transmigrated here noticed the acid rain's anomaly.

"Everyone, watch out. Don't let the rain touch your body. Something is wrong with the rain!"

"It's probably not sulphuric acid. I've done experiments. It doesn't corrode wood and soil at all. Those who are qualified can collect some and study with me."

"Professor Li's out sending public messages today. I'll help him out. Professor Li said this acid rain may contain a neural acid. Don't expose your body to acid rain for a long time. Once it falls on you, wipe it away quickly."

"No wonder I can no longer feel my corroded parts. Please save me. I don't want to die."

"Mom, I want to go home. I want to drink water. I don't want to stay here. Save me, okay?"

"My stomach hurts. I drank a little rain just now. It hurts. It hurts so much!"

More and more numbing speeches dominated the World Channel, causing a deathly apocalyptic panic.

Water had begun to invade the run-down house…

Water began to seep the poorly sealed underground shelter insanely…

The terrain was so low that it was beginning to collect rain like crazy.

More and more people were beginning to understand the meaning of disaster.

It was not just a small disaster. It was…

Everyone's doom!

Acid rain was so horrifying!

"Woof, woof, woof. Woof! Awoo."

In the dim shelter, Su Mo opened his tired eyes and looked at the manic Oreo at the head of his bed. Half of his sleepiness was immediately gone.

"What's the matter?"

Placing one hand on the bed, Su Mo instantly sat up and touched his chest.

After few days of hard work and including the injuries, he got from entering the ruin, he had recovered a lot with time.

Following Oreo's gaze, Su Mo suddenly noticed that water had seeped through the shelter's stone door, making the stone slab wet.

"Oh no. Something's wrong with this rain!"

Seeing the way Oreo bared his teeth, Su Mo instantly felt pins and needles in his scalp.

Subconsciously, Su Mo opened the game panel and checked the World Channel as he dressed.

Prompts after prompts began to ring as the game panel opened.

[Record: "Attention all players. Attention all players. Attention all players."

[Record: "The first disaster acid rain is coming (Novice Protection). All players, please be careful and don't be careless."

[Record: "This disaster will last 36 hours."

[Record: "Please note that the system announcement will stop operating after the first novice disaster."

[Record: "Congratulations to player Su Mo. Your shelter's disaster resistance properties have been detected to be the best in the world. Do you want to make the ranking data public and simultaneously turn on the shelter's live broadcast to resist the disaster?"

[Record: "Please note that turning on the live broadcast won't broadcast what's inside the shelter. It'll open a surround live broadcast above the shelter, only for the other players to observe the buildings on the ground!"

[Record: "If you start the live broadcast for more than 15 minutes and survive the disaster, you'll get a random survival airdrop*1."

[Record: "Do you want to turn it on?"

Jumbled prompts rang in Su Mo's ears like a hundred birds humming.

"Has the disaster begun? And this live broadcast?"

It took a few seconds for Su Mo to sort out what was going on.

The acid rain disaster had indeed begun, and the water seeping into the shelter was acid rain.

However, even his water-seeped shelter was ranked first, Su Mo dared not to think about how terrible the other shelters were at this point.

Ignoring the system's prompt, Su Mo chose to enter the World Channel to find out what was going on.

As soon as he got in, the overwhelming World Channel seemed to have restored its grandeur on the first day he transmigrated here.

"My shelter's going to be flooded. When will this rain end? I hate… I hate… I hate myself for not dredging the drain!"

"My feet! The rain has corroded my feet. I have no more feet. Ah ah ah ah!"

"Remember not to touch the rain with your skin, or it'll immediately corrode your body. Those who are capable can use plant fibers to absorb the water. Don't let the water touch you!"

"This is not a natural disaster. This is baptism. We humans can find the way forward in the heavy rain! Amen!"

"God, can your followers go to your heaven when they die?"

Countless numbing comments took up 99% of the chat box.

Su Mo had only read it for three to five seconds and was already speechless with shock.

There were telltale signs of the horror of the acid rain on Earth. The contents it had were as clear as crystal.

However…

According to the current World Channel, the acid in the acid rain was harmless to objects. However, as soon as it touched the human body, it corroded it violently and silently…

"It's neural acid! "

With a look of horror on his face, Su Mo suddenly recalled the black dog he had met in the ruins somehow.

The black dog's skin was covered with disgusting decaying spots, and it did not even notice it. It did not even respond when Su Mo poked it with his spear.

He turned off the World Channel and turned on the Regional Channel.

The number of members in the Regional Channel now seemed to be bleeding red, which was hard to accept.

323…

Before going to bed last night, Su Mo memorized the number of survivors in the Regional Channel. There were 645 people at the time.

In only one night, fully half of them disappeared in the rain.

The remaining 300 people were at risk.

Those who had chosen above-ground shelters were fine. As long as the terrain was not too low, at least they did not have to face acid rain flooding into their shelters for now.

Those with wits were careful to make sure that water did not pour back into their shelters with wooden shovels and buckets.

Those without brains just made simple raincoats and umbrellas out of plant fibers.

Wearing a raincoat and holding an umbrella over their head, they climbed to the roof of their wooden house shelters and made a small attic out of wooden boxes and wooden planks to escape the disaster.

Those who drank their fill of acid rain stayed in the wasteland forever, no longer living.

After observing for a while, Su Mo closed the game panel. He directed his gaze at the leak.

If the rain outside was that scary, then it made perfect sense for his shelter to be ranked first.

As an underground shelter, there was not even a puddle of water in the ground.

He had high hopes of avoiding the first wave of disaster by relying on the stone door's quality leak-resistance.

"Oreo, don't touch the water!"

After calling out to Oreo, who was baring its teeth at the leak, to stay away, Su Mo took out the cloth he had stored before the disaster and began to work on a rain-proof plan.

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Chapter 24: Troubled Times Are Ahead, And Heroes Will Rise

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When collecting supplies, most people did not think of using cloth that absorbed water better, so they could only substitute with secondary plant fiber.

He pulled a handful of cloth from the corner of his cupboard, and Su Mo had made up his mind after counting them.

It should be enough!

After lighting the torch, Su Mo went carefully to the stone door to investigate exactly where the water was seeping.

Su Mo was relieved after lying on his stomach and watching for a while.

The place where the water was seeping was the lower right edge of the stone door.

Probably due to the uneven terrain, the shelter was actually slightly higher on the left and lower on the right.

It directly caused acid rain to seep in through the gap on the lower right.

Due to the uneven left and right, the left side was not leaking. Otherwise, it would be a problem if both were leaking.

"In that case, it's not very serious…"

Staring at the spot where water was seeping in little by little, Su Mo had a bold idea.

"If this acid rain could be collected, won't it be equivalent to a poison? And a strong one at that…"

Su Mo's brain was active in the luxurious shelter while others tried to survive the disaster.

The more Su Mo thought about it, the more he felt that it could be done. He said excitedly:

"Since this acid rain can't corrode anything except the human body, I'll simply make a guide rail and collect the acid rain leaking in with a tank!"

He dived right into it as soon as he finished speaking. Su Mo smoothened the cloth and carefully placed it where water was collecting.

Su Mo's heart was instantly relieved as he watched the water on the ground being quickly absorbed by the dry cloth.

The anxious Oreo seemed to sense the danger disappearing, and his teeth-baring expression eased.

While absorbing the water, Su Mo began to check yesterday's survival points harvest.

[Doomsday calendar Month 1 Day 5]

[You made it through the first night of disaster unscathed. (Survival points 5)]

[You gained a small increase in combat abilities with your continuous training. (Survival points 2)]

[You opened up the first small facility attached to the shelter—a drainage channel. (Survival points 30)]

[Your base has changed dramatically from the wooden age to the stone age. (Survival points 50)]

[You got your first ranged weapon, which gave you a huge leap in combat power. (Survival points 10)]

[Your long-range shooting ability has increased. (Survival points 2)]

[Scanning host survival environment. Survival points evaluation in progress. 52 survival points gained today.]

Total calculation: 151 points!

Survival points remaining: 153

153 survival points!

Su Mo was slightly surprised by the latter statistics.

He had spent almost all of his survival points to upgrade his shelter yesterday—only 2 remaining, and his sense of security had plummeted.

He did not expect that with the drainage and stone shelter, his survival point was restored to 153 points.

"At this rate, I won't be afraid of a disaster being magnified all of a sudden!"

Compared to this shelter, the restoration of survival points undoubtedly made people feel more secure.

Sitting on the stone chair and looking at the safe shelter, a sense of security surged, and his stomach began to grumble in protest.

"You must be hungry too."

Touching his stomach, Su Mo smiled. Oreo realized that dinner was about to be served. He walked up and down as if he were about to soar with joy.

After pulling out the psychic energy water he had stored overnight and using the survival system to confirm that the water quality was fine, Su Mo poured all the water into a wooden bucket and stored it.

Pouring about 1L of psychic energy water from the bucket with a wooden basin into the wok, Su Mo started a fire to cook.

It was still the same bread soup. The soup base was rich and slightly white, leaving a rich aftertaste.

It was a comforting sip of hot soup in an underground shelter while others were desperately trying to avoid a disaster.

After eating and drinking, and brushing the wok, the cloth had absorbed the acid rain on the ground, leaving only a little behind.

After carefully prodding the cloth to one side with a wooden stick, Su Mo used a torch to bake and evaporate the last water stain.

"It looks like it's just a slight seepage. It took one night to accumulate this much."

After observing the crack of the door, Su Mo had a clear idea of the resilience of his current shelter.

Acid rain was scary, but it was categorized as a beginner disaster in the survival game.

It meant that it would not be hard to survive the first disaster with a bit of forethought and caution.

It also turned out that those who did survive did not have a problem surviving another day by relying on their own way.

He conveniently transported the water tank to the bottom of the steps by using the storage space.

Su Mo began to build a guide rail to collect acid rain.

After two units of iron were used to make iron plates with iron edges, Su Mo took out two units of plant fibers to make a hemp rope, which was used to fix the iron rails together with the wooden box.

All the rainwater that seeped through the crack of the door would slide down the stone steps and eventually onto the iron plate, then to the water tank.

At the current rate, it should not be a problem to collect about 1 liter of rain before the disaster was over.

After doing everything to resist the disaster and pouring out water to water the vegetable field, Su Mo sat on a chair and continued to collect information.

They could not go out. Almost everyone gathered at the chat channel.

Skipping the overwhelming World Channel flooding with messages, Su Mo clicked into the Regional Channel suffering heavy causalities.

The usually slightly lively Regional Channel was now listless, and they were mostly talking about trivial matters.

"Oh, when will this miserable life end?"

"I'm doing alright here. I've picked a high ground, and it's good. It seems I'll have no problem getting through this disaster, but next time…"

"Lil Liu, who's beside my base has lost contact with me since yesterday. I wonder how he's doing."

"I heard that some people in the wilderness have abandoned their shelters, committed crimes on the run, and robbed others. Be smart when surviving disasters. Don't let these inhumane beasts attack you."

"Yeah. I don't know how many lives will suffer in these lawless troubled times."

"If they dare to come here, I'm no pushover. I'll make them pay some price. Besides, these people must have robbed a lot of things. Maybe I can gain something."

"Cut it out. They come in a group. You alone? Two fists are no match for four hands!"

After lurking for some time, Su Mo silently exited the Regional Channel.

He had already guessed that some would abandon their shelters and choose to wander, collecting supplies by raiding other people.

He just did not expect humanity to fall so quickly.

"It seems we're not just looking out for mutant beasts, but also these wilderness vagrants."

After adding a rule in his mind, Su Mo began to look at the new features.

In the chat function, other than the World Channel and Regional Channel, there was an extra Disaster Resistance Channel; just as expected.

He clicked into the Disaster Resistance Channel.

It was a bit like the live broadcast room in the civilized age, where ten live video feeds were evenly distributed from one to ten on a single page.

Even the titles were different.

The Best Shelter In The Universe. You Don't Need To Send Me Gifts. You're My Buddy Once You Join.

Live Broadcasting How To Avoid Acid Rain. The Host Will Personally Explain The Shelter's Design Specifications.

Huaxia Shelter. Recruiting Strong Members, Any Professional Technical Members, And Nearby Victims. Food And Accommodation Included.

Top Reasoning. Looking Into Future Disaster Resistance Trend From The Attack and Defense Perspective.

The Lone Wolf Survival Guide.

Zeus Shelter. Recruiting Powerful Members. Requires…

Currently ranked in the top ten shelters with live broadcasting rights, four were from his country, ranking third, fifth, sixth, and ninth respectively.

Six were from overseas.

Su Mo was a little surprised to see this number.

In his estimation, having two shelters from his country in the top 10 were already good enough, but now there were four.

After all, in terms of operational ability and combat abilities, foreign countries had vast lands and were sparsely populated, so they had more opportunities to train.

His country was relatively stable, so many people had no chance to go to the wilderness to train.

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Chapter 25: The Origin Of Conflict: Cultural Concepts

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After clicking into Zeus Shelter's live broadcast room that was ranked number one.

The image changed abruptly. It was like a real simulation, making you feel like you were there in person.

The sky was grey and gloomy, and the rain fell onto the ground, making a whooshing sound.

As the camera moved down, you could see an endless stretch of mines.

It was stunning as it stretched from this end of the sky to the other end of the sky.

As the camera zoomed in, Su Mo spotted a cluster of wooden houses called Zeus Shelter at the foot of a hill.

Built against the mountain, the wooden houses were facing a north-south direction, and there were about 20 or 30 of them.

Except for the three main houses in the middle, which looked beautifully constructed, the rest seemed improvised and crooked.

The acid rain, falling against the mountain's surface, trickled down the terrain, posing no threat to the Zeus Shelter.

"The one who chose this terrain is kind of smart."

Su Mo was stunned to see such a vast complex of buildings.

The terrain rested against the mines at the back. They could weather some minor disasters unscathed, not to mention huge disasters.

Combined with the dozens of people recruited to form a combat force, the efficiency of exploring the ruins was definitely much higher than a one-man show.

It seemed the owner of Zeus Shelter did not mind their structure being revealed to the public, opening up full viewing privilege.

Trying to control the camera himself, Su Mo zoomed in closer.

In the middle of the main house sat a blond, bearded man, gushing about something.

After switching the viewpoint, the scene in front of Su Mo's eyes became fixed, becoming a fixed shot like that of a host.

"Welcome to Zeus Shelter—the safest shelter in the world."

"Currently, we have more than 80 people in the shelter. We have more than a dozen wilderness survival experts and 30 powerful combatants who have served in the military. We can guarantee the safety of those who join Zeus Shelter."

"Of course, there are no idle people in the shelter. To sign up for the shelter, you need to meet the following conditions."

"Men must be no shorter than 175 and women no less than 168. Your weight must be within a healthy range, and you must have a special skill. We welcome you if you can help build a large shelter."

"Of course, technicians don't have to go on hunting trips. You just have to stay in the shelter."

Big Beard, who seemed inarticulate, was a smooth talker. With the help of the game panel's translation, Su Mo had no problem understanding him.

Big Beard also showed the base's current configuration as he spoke.

Following his camera, he came to the supplies house, and what came into view were mountains of mutant beasts' meat.

A ton or two of the meat had been processed and piled up, looking impressive when food and water were scarce during Doomsday.

That was not all. There were three waist-high tanks nearby. As Big Beard lifted the lid, it revealed yellowish, slightly cloudy water inside.

Big Beard was a little thirsty at the sight of the water, but he chose to press his slightly peeling lips and closed the lid.

Then they came to the weapons room. There was a row of wooden spears and three bows and arrows that looked handmade.

Finally, Big Beard came to one of the largest rooms.

The rooms here had windows on all sides, but the fire in the middle of the room kept the cold away.

Forty to fifty shelter members—men and women, all sat in the middle of the room, singing. From time to time, someone would even get up and dance.

Seeing this, no one would think it was the end of the world.

Big Beard puffed out his chest in pride.

"That's what makes Amurica's Zeus Shelter so powerful. We have enough food and water and even the security you dream of!"

"I saw someone mention Huaxia."

"Huh? Huh? Come on. Are you willing to go to a shelter where you need to work more than 15 hours a day? Are you going to Huaxia Shelter, where you have to fight to the death to get supplies and then feed everyone else?"

Big Beard's words brought laughter from the men and women sitting around the fire.

"Forgive me for speaking so harshly. Being in this wasteland, everyone should know their places!"

"Look at the shelters in Huaxia. Hehe. They're just a bunch of fools, trying to save so many drags. They'll be killed in the next disaster!"

Upon hearing Big Beard's arrogant word, Su Mo turned his neck a little stiffly and exited the live broadcast room.

"It looks like there's a conflict between these people's notions of a shelter."

Skipping the second live broadcast room, Su Mo clicked right into Huaxia Shelter's live broadcast room, ranked third.

It started by falling from the grey sky again.

Unlike Big Beard's mine, Huaxia Shelter's terrain was the same as Su Mo's—a vast plain stretching to the horizon.

"Unity is strength, withstand disasters and rescue victims!"

As he looked down, Su Mo noticed the banners hanging on the similar vast complex of buildings to Big Beard's.

The banner was a white cloth, obtained from God knew where. It hung in the middle of the short wooden houses, with a single line written in charcoal.

"One.. two… ten… fifteen… twenty-five…"

Su Mo counted them all around and was surprised to find that Huaxia Shelter had 43 houses.

More than ten of these houses were wooden houses generated with the survival game's shelters.

Unlike Big Beard's buildings, relying on the terrain to withstand disasters, Huaxia Shelter built levees to protect them from the rain.

There were many zigzagging canals on the floor of the shelter. Hundreds of people in heavy straw raincoats and straw umbrellas seemed to be unclogging the drains.

Su Mo did not see the same joy in the faces of the people toiling on the ground as he did in the people of Zeus Shelter earlier.

However, Su Mo saw a different emotion.

Hope!

Hope was on the face of every laborer.

It was the hope for life!

Only Huaxia people could feel this shock, and only they could understand the responsibility that this hope required.

Cutting to the host's viewpoint.

The camera panned to a torch-lit house next to the outermost house.

"Hello to all Huaxia people who are watching this broadcast. This is the front-line headquarters for disaster resistance. We are subordinate to Huaxia's 79th Regiment of the 13th Army."

"The maximum distance a live broadcast can go is 50 kilometers. Every Huaxia people within 50 kilometers of this rescue site can contact the shelter center after the disaster. The shelter will come to your aid in a few days. Please be patient and don't give up hope!"

"I repeat…"

"Huaxia has not given up its efforts to rescue every one of its people. Please stay in your shelters. Survive the disaster, and we have a better tomorrow waiting for us!"

"People who aren't near Huaxia Shelter, please don't worry. There are 42 known military-built shelters. Please don't rashly go out to look for them. Protect yourselves and wait for the military to expand their search and rescue you. Don't go to the wilderness!"

"I repeat…"

The young black-haired woman in charge of the explanation kept repeating these two words with her lips.

She did not even notice the gash on her lips, dry from speech.

"Shen Ke…"

With a heavy heart, Su Mo took note of the woman's name and quit Huaxia Shelter's live broadcast room.

While Zeus Shelter only catered for the talented, people from other countries found it hard to understand the way Huaxia Shelter handled things.

They would not understand…

Why protect these weak untalented people who could not even work during Doomsday?

However, Su Mo believed every Huaxia people watching the broadcast felt a surge of apocalyptic hope.

Natural disasters had no mercy!

People were compassionate!

One day, Huaxia would be able to rebuild their homes in this wasteland!

After looking through all the live broadcast rooms, Su Mo gave up the idea of topping the disaster resistance ranking.

While it might seem tempting to get an unknown airdrop by starting a live broadcast, the top ten shelters were not small groups.

An innocent man would get into trouble for being talented!

It was easy to see that something was wrong when he alone could build a shelter beyond what other groups had built.

In the absence of modern firepower, Su Mo decided to forbear it.

He always bore in mind Ming Taizu's strategy: build high walls, accumulate plenty of food, and become king slowly.

Never learn from Yuan Shu, a great warlord of the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He kept dreaming of becoming emperor after getting an imperial jade seal. Finally, he could not resist declaring himself emperor and immediately became the object of almost every warlord's crusade. In the end, he died in defeat and became a laughingstock.

"Exposing my coordinates within 50 kilometers now? It's alright if there's no one; it's too risky if there are. No. No."

After thinking it over and over again, he simply turned off the live broadcast interface—out of sight, out of mind.

Su Mo was deeply impressed by the top ten shelter's construction.

It was the so-called small-mindedness. After coming to this unknown world, all they thought about was how to survive, how to upgrade their shelters, and how to survive in natural disasters.

It led to a neglect of improving the most important combat abilities and exploration of the outside world.

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Chapter 26: Patrol, Human Markings Mystery!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

In this disaster, without exception, all live broadcast rooms ranked in the top ten chose to build shelters on the ground, mainly with wooden houses.

Only the Lone Wolf Guide live broadcast room ranked ninth was made of a team of seven people.

Instead of living in the shelter provided by the survival game, they simply chose to move to the foot of a mountain.

These people worked on digging a hole day and night for five days and finally dug out a cave that could accommodate seven people on the last day.

It was sturdily built against a mountain.

"I wonder if these people have given up the shelter the game provided, or if it wasn't released at all…"

Su Mo pondered and began to wonder how the shelter would develop.

He subconsciously placed more emphasis on the game panel-generated shelter following the cues from the game panel.

As a result, development was currently stunted in the shelters.

It was a good thing but also a bad one to some extent.

"I'm alone, while they have at least seven or eight people. Some even have a few dozens. I'm certainly not as fast as them in collecting supplies at the early stage. If I want to catch up with them, the only way to surpass them is to use technology!"

'I didn't expect a corporate slave like me, who grew up studying, memorizing textbooks, and had never used my brain much could plan a base like a pro one day, but my hair…' Su Mo laughed wryly at himself.

Blindly hoarding resources and upgrading the shelter would only turn it into a solid tomb. When your upgrading speed could not keep up with the scale of the disaster, you would have to give up without a fight.

"It requires combat abilities to get the good things in the ruins and explore the wilderness. It just won't work without better equipment and weapons."

"The priority now is to find a way to develop electricity. I have an advantage, so I must use it." Su Mo's eyes darkened. "I'll have to play it by ear."

The rain was still falling outside. Su Mo got up and began to carefully weave a straw raincoat and a straw umbrella.

He had to go out and look around the shelter to make sure nothing happened.

After some weaving…

"Perhaps my weaving is too bad that the system doesn't recognize it at all?"

Seeing that the system failed to show the properties of the grass raincoat, Su Mo pursed his lips and spent another 4 units of wood to build a wooden trunk.

He put the grass raincoat into it and silently hypnotized himself.

"It's a closet. It's a closet. It's a closet!"

He said to himself thrice, focused, and his inner voice called to the survival system to look at the wooden trunk.

[Simple wardrobe]

Description: Wood, used to store clothes.

Stock: Straw raincoat.

Please choose the item to upgrade: 1. Closet

2. Grass raincoat

"I knew it!"

Su Mo raised his eyebrows when he saw the closet's properties.

After creating the grass raincoat, he could not see the grass raincoat's properties and upgrade option when he summoned the survival system.

The system did not recognize this item at all.

It was like the tables and tea sets taken from the ruins, with no upgrade options developed.

After creating the closet and putting it in, the upgrade options popped up.

"I choose 2!"

He said to himself, and the grass raincoat's properties were already on display when he looked at it.

[Grass raincoat]

Description: A raincoat weaved from plant fibers. Provides minimal rain resistance.

First upgrade option: Change the material and its look. Has stronger comfort. Survival points required (25).

Second upgrade option: Change the material and add electric power. Has stronger impact resistance, radiation resistance, corrosion resistance… Survival points required (300).

Introduction: An old man in a lonely boat, fishing alone in the snow.

"Why these two options?"

Su Mo frowned.

If he wanted to go outside, of course he wanted better water resistance!

However, the two upgrade options that popped out did not make it clear where they enhanced.

It would be a waste to spend his survival point in this way.

As he gave it a try, Su Mo said to himself:

"System, can I replace the upgrade option with stronger water resistance?"

There was a flash of light as Su Mo finished speaking, and the two upgrade options that were presented flashed away and became a new interface.

[Grass raincoat]

Description: A raincoat weaved from plant fibers. Provides minimal rain resistance.

Upgrade option: Strong raincoat

Sections: Waterproof (10), material (10), heat insulation (10), corrosion resistance (10)…

Introduction: Strong waterproof raincoat. It can keep you fresh on rainy days

Don't expose to the sun. Dry it in the shade.

"I can change it?"

Su Mo was surprised.

Apart from the psychic energy water well upgrade, it was the first time he had seen a separate property upgrade.

Compared to the vague comprehensive upgrade, this upgrade was slightly more expensive, but you could choose the property you want, which was more suitable in this scenario.

"It seems there are a lot more ways to use the system that I don't know about…"

He memorized the information earlier and spent 20 survival points. Su Mo selected one by one and upgraded the water-resistance and material.

Instantly.

The grass raincoat in the closet began to change.

The grass-woven waterproof layer started becoming dense, and the material also began to change.

It gradually changed from grass to a material similar to the waterproof cloth in the civilized age.

The color had also changed from the original yellow-green to a mixture of black and white.

When the upgrade was completed, Su Mo took out the strong raincoat and began sizing it up.

"It really is a raincoat upgraded by the system. No machine can come out with this workmanship!"

You needed precision to resist water.

After putting on the raincoat, Su Mo found that the strong raincoat was a pullover. His body, hands, and feet were enveloped in it, which saved him the need to hold an umbrella.

From head to toe, the raincoat fit him perfectly like it was customized for him. There were tiny air holes in the face area that allowed him to breathe and a water-repellent layer that ensured no water molecules could sneak in.

[No mutant beast presence detected within a thousand-meter radius of the player.]

[Today's count 2/3]

After telling Oreo to stay in the base, Su Mo opened the main door, pulled the bolt up, and walked out.

A hot damp feeling swept over his face.

Crackling raindrops hit the top of his head and slid down the material of his raincoat to the ground.

Even under the wind, a lot of raindrops spattered on his face covered by the raincoat.

Reaching out his hand, Su Mo wiped the water off his mask and looked out, gasping uncontrollably.

The area outside of the shelter seemed to have turned into a swamp.

Standing halfway up the hill, the dry earth that was about to crack had drunk enough water and became sludge.

The brown vegetation began to turn green.

"The rain here is so heavy! It's a good thing I have a special raincoat."

Slightly perturbed, Su Mo shook his head and examined the soil around the shelter.

The amount of rain varied from place to place. It was information he gathered from the live broadcast rooms.

The rain at the number one Zeus Shelter was probably less terrifying.

One foot was deep, and the other was shallow.

Su Mo came to the back of the hill.

Meanwhile, three excavated drains were working at full capacity to keep water from accumulating under the shelter's hill.

A small lake had already formed at the area sixty meters away from the shelter.

Upon the sight of it.

Su Mo somewhat regretted it too.

If he had known, he would have just built a drain and built it as far away as he could!

Who knew this rain was so heavy it could create a small lake about ten meters long and wide at the back of the base?

"Gosh. I'll be living near a mountain and lake once the rain stops!"

After checking that the drains were not blocked, Su Mo walked around the shelter again, checking for loose soil.

Fortunately, days of insolation made the land lack moisture desperately, preventing it from becoming a swamp.

Otherwise, he would not be able to do anything or move around for a day or two after the disaster.

After patrolling for half an hour, Su Mo began to head back. Relying on his raincoat for water protection, he was still dry and comfortable.

Back in front of the shelter's main door.

Su Mo opened the main door. However, the moment he opened the main door, he casually turned his head. On the grassland more than ten meters away.

An unexpected marking caught Su Mo's attention.

After taking a close look, Su Mo's pupils immediately constricted!

'Are these…'

'Footprints?'

Chapter 27: Confrontation

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Wiping the rain off his mask, Su Mo pretended to shake his head and casually looked at it again.

This time, he saw it for real!

'These are human footprints!'

'These are not my footprints!'

Two ideas quickly emerged. Su Mo frowned, and his face darkened.

'There's someone near the shelter!'

Over the past two days, Su Mo also dreamed about having people near the shelter, and they could work together to build a harmonious home.

However, when traces of humans appeared near the shelter…

Su Moment only felt…

Uneasy!

He did not know where they were hiding or what their purpose was.

Doomsday! Mankind was the natural enemy of mankind!

Your house was a food bank if you accumulated food but not guns. However, everywhere was your food bank if you accumulated guns instead of food!

In a disaster of this magnitude, it was perfectly normal for someone to go crazy for resources.

At this point, Su Mo stopped hanging around. He opened the shelter's main door and slid inside.

The rain on the plains came down again and began to destroy all the traces Su Mo left.

Standing at the corner of the shelter, Su Mo held out his hands and waited for his raincoat to dry naturally before taking it off.

The heavy rain isolated the smell, which was why Oreo did not warn him.

After days of carelessness, Su Mo suddenly found the trace of human beings. Reflecting on it, Su Mo could not help but break out in a cold sweat.

"I just saw them talking about wilderness vagrant attacking civilians. I didn't expect them to find me."

"It's no wonder. My drains are too obvious in this wilderness. I wonder if this person saw me upgrading the drainage yesterday…"

"No, we can't sit back and do nothing."

Sitting down on the stool, Su Mo took a deep breath and suppressed the unease in his heart. His gaze turned grim.

"Oreo, come here."

He called Oreo, who was dozing off in the corner, and rubbed Oreo's soft head.

"Use your sixth sense and see if there's danger nearby."

Oreo understood the command, lay on the ground, and pricked up its ears to listen slowly.

A minute or two passed.

Oreo, who was smiling foolishly, changed its expression and began to sniff around on the ground. Finally, it gave a low bark at the southwest corner of the base.

"You mean it's dangerous in this direction?"

Seeing Oreo nod, Su Mo quickly began to recall what he had just seen in the southwest.

It was the direction of the base's drainage, with a small lake accumulating behind.

In the distance…

There was a shrub forest, and the trees were very green…

The more he recalled, the more Su Mo looked at what he had just seen from a third party's perspective.

Black!

A touch of black!

Suddenly, Su Mo thought of the black in the forest. It was different from the color of the trees, and he would not have thought about it without warning.

With vigilance, they found a clue at once.

'The shadow must have been about a hundred meters away from me. I didn't see them, but they must have seen me.'

'Oh no!'

Slapping his thigh, Su Mo subconsciously wanted to put on his gear and head over for a "friendly exchange".

The person must have discovered the fact that he was alone.

He could build a safe underground shelter and have a drainage facility that required a lot of work.

"I'm probably a fat lamb waiting to be slaughtered in their eyes now!"

Taking out the crossbow placed in the inventory, Su Mo laughed at himself.

The dark surface of the crossbow seemed murderous. With the light refracting, it revealed a black light.

"I didn't expect that the first creature my crossbow has to face is one of my own."

"I'll let you off if you don't provoke me. If you dare…"

Standing up and rubbing his brow, Su Mo walked over to the bedside and placed the crossbow on the bedside table.

The left side of the bed was about one meter away from the stone wall.

He summoned the creation page.

[Iron pickaxe: iron 1/2, wood 1/1]

The materials he had on hand fit the criteria.

Iron pickaxe was selected.

Confirmation to build!

[Record: iron -2, wood -2

[Record: Iron pickaxe (normal) has been successfully created.

An ordinary-looking but extremely useful iron pickaxe appeared in Su Mo's hand.

With a wave, Su Mo began to chip away at the stone wall near his bed.

It was hard to get in from the outside, but easy to get out from the inside.

Soon, the smooth stone surface was chipped away, and it gradually became a large hole that was waist-high as time went on.

Summoning the survival system to himself, Su Mo looked at the big hole.

[Passageway]

Description: Incomplete passageway

Upgrade option: Escapeway

Sections: Expansion (5), access (60), material (40), strength (200), door (40)

Introduction: A cunning rabbit has three burrows!

"You'll have to pay the price with blood if you want to ambush me."

Su Mo could not help but smile as he looked at the properties of the passageway.

Since he was now exposed, rashly walking out from the front door undoubtedly tantamount to delivering food.

In case of an ambush, he would be stabbed into becoming a porcupine the moment he opened the door.

Thanks to his wild imagination, Su Mo came up with a clumsy way to open a second path to the underground base.

His eyes relaxed, and the upgrade options disappeared.

They were not at the end of the line when the real intention was revealed yet.

Su Mo had always kept the bottom line against his own kind.

He would not attack unless they attacked him.

At the same time, he hoped they would not have to fight each other and encourage each other to survive Doomsday.

He watched Oreo wandered restlessly around the base, pricking up its ears to listen and lay on the ground to sniff from time to time.

Su Mo felt sorry and pity for it.

"Good dog. Wake me up if there's something wrong. I'm going to take a nap!"

After buying two pieces of mutant beast meat from the trading market, put them in Oreo's bowl, and added some psychic energy water, Su Mo went back to bed and slept in his clothes.

Daytime was not scary.

Nighttime was the time to blow the bloody horn.

He wanted to be at his best and keep watch at night, in case someone ambushed him at night.

The rain was still pouring like it wanted to drown the earth and destroy the world.

The world went silent under the rain.

Squeak squeak.

Half asleep, Su Mo dreamed that it was only a false alarm. No one had their eyes on his shelter or him.

Gradually.

The sky outside began to turn dark. The sun began to set, and darkness gradually struck from the horizon.

Under the cover of night.

Someone was coming.

Five dark figures crept up from the south side of the shelter, which was also the direction of the drains.

The five of them stepped on the stone-made water canals as they swore under their breath.

"Motherf*cker. This boy is so lucky to get the blueprints from who knows where, and now he's sleeping soundly in his shelter. Why didn't I have such luck?"

"Keep your voice down, Liu Ba. Don't f*cking expose us."

"What the f*ck are you scared of? He's just a young man with some luck. I'll be the first to kill him if he dares come out."

The man names Liu Ba not only failed to restrain himself but also became more aggressive.

"There's nothing we can do if he doesn't come out!"

Sitting on the far left, the short stealthy-looking man was able to see clearly, pointing out the problem they were encountering.

Su Mo's shelter was too solid!

It was so solid that the five of them were shocked the first time they saw it!

The stone main door was engraved with primitive patterns, which looked natural and embedded in the soil.

The drainage channels from the top of the hill to the bottom were made of stones, give the five people a shock beyond comparison.

"Boss Huang, don't you think it's a little unorthodox for us to do this? Why don't we just knock on the door and ask him to give us his supplies? Then we'll continue wandering."

The man with glasses, who was left behind by the team looked around as he walked. His face seemed gentle and quiet, but the words that came out of his mouth were rather brutal.

"Four-eyes, your hands didn't even tremble when you were killing earlier. Are you starting to panic? Are you scared?"

"Liu Ba figured it out today. There's only one softie in this shelter who got to live here because he was lucky. If we can get him to open the door and let us in, this place will be ours!"

The leader Boss Huang smiled scornfully. With the waist-high spiky mace in his hand, he could make children stop crying at night.

"How many supplies can we get by wasting our time in killing mutant beasts in one day? Have you forgotten how many supplies we've gotten by killing people these last two days? Use your brain and figure it out!"

"Could this person be harder to kill than mutant beasts?"

Inside the shelter, Oreo had woken Su Mo up from his sleep.

After letting out three or two breaths, Su Mo woke up and rolled out of bed.

He grabbed the psychic energy water at the head of the bed and downed it. Grabbing the crossbow, he got into combat mode in no time at all.

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Chapter 28: Carrying Out God's Will On A Moonless, Windy Night

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

"Are they human or animal?"

With a last glimmer of hope, Su Mo looked at Oreo, and when he got a definitive answer, Su Mo's heart cooled completely.

Walking down the steps, Su Mo put his ear to the stone door, trying to catch the sound from outside.

Through the stone door, he could only hear the sound of rain knocking on the land outside. A dull ringing came from the stone door.

Suddenly, a sound different from the rain came through the stone door.

"Boss… Huang, Should I… knock… threaten… him, or… a way… door… open?"

Fragments of voices came through the stone door.

Su Mo tightened his grip on the crossbow.

They were here with ill intentions!

There were a lot of people, definitely more than one.

Outside the shelter.

It was the end of the first day now. Instead of subsiding, the rain intensified and poured down more violently than ever.

It was not quite dark yet.

Despite the dark clouds, a glimmer of light was still barely visible on the horizon, so people did not lose sight of the ground.

Occasionally, a flash of lightning struck, revealing five men in raincoats and holding black umbrellas.

These raincoats were different from the common grass raincoats. Colorful rags were added outside to cover some possible places of leakage.

"This boy's really lucky. I wonder where he found such a shelter. Its door is even made of stone." Boss Huang spat on the side. With his other hand, he summoned a stone axe and knocked on the stone door twice.

Listening to the dull sound, Boss Huang's face was a little grim.

"This door is very thick. At least over ten centimeters. We won't be able to open it tomorrow morning even if we hammer on it."

"Why don't we try digging the foundation next to it? It can't be all made of stone," said Liu Ba, looking very experienced.

Then he took an iron shovel from his inventory and waved it around.

Boss Huang nodded his head at that and gave orders.

"Okay, Liu Ba, Rat Boy, and Sun Mazi, the three of you find a place and start digging. Glasses, light them with a torch and watch the stone door. Don't let him rush out all of a sudden!"

"I'm going to look around and see if there's any other way I can get in. There's no way it's not ventilated."

Hearing Boss Huang's arrangement, several people had no opinions and began to act according to the plan.

Clank. Clank.

The three of them found a place to the right of the stone door and began to dig with the shovels in their hands.

"Boy, this man's shelter's as difficult and sturdy as the underground treasures we've found."

"I wouldn't mess with them if this was a team. All the soil around this shelter is so solid. If it weren't soaked with water, it'd be f*cking hard to dig through it."

After three or five minutes of digging, Liu Ba was full of sweat and complained while he loafed on the job.

"In my opinion, these people are silly. Why listen to the command of some stupid game in a world like this? I don't believe it. It's just losing your life. You'll be alive and well again in eighteen years. Let's get rid of this man today, and rest for a day before leaving!"

"Hurry and dig, or Boss Huang will be fussing over it later," Rat Boy said without looking up.

"Do you think there could be any women in this shelter? We managed to catch a woman a few days earlier, but I never thought she was so unyielding and took things so hard. Otherwise, she'll be living the good life with us."

Sun Mazi smiled lewdly. He seemed to be recalling their victory from two days ago.

The three of them talked nonsense while they worked hard on the mud, pulling out shovel after shovel.

Dong!

After more than ten minutes, when they reached the limit of their strength, they finally reached the wall of the shelter.

At this time, they had dug out a huge pit.

"Boss Huang. Boss Huang. We dug it out. We dug it out!"

Liu Ba cried in surprise and shouted to Boss Huang, who was standing at the top of the small hill.

When Boss Huang heard this, he rushed down the slope and came to the deep pit they dug.

Glasses held up the torch at the same time, illuminating the contents of the deep pit.

However, the five people were stunned at the sight of it.

"Holy shit, the fucking walls are made of stone, too. What the hell is this? Did this man transmigrate here with an excavator?"

"What the f * ck? I endured the stone drains and the door made of stone. Even the wall is made of stone?"

Covered in mud, Liu Ba and Sun Mazi stood in the pit, staring at each other.

"Get out of the way. Let me see."

Boss Huang beckoned them to get out of the way and flipped into the pit, splashing muddy water all over the floor.

He took out his stone pickaxe and hit it on the exposed stone.

It was still the familiar dull ring, meaning that the stone was not thin.

"Dig! Dig it! Dig out the entire perimeter of the door. I don't believe it he's got the resources to replace everything nearby with stone."

Boss Huang made up his mind, took out a stone shovel, and joined the digging trio.

For a moment, mud splashed everywhere.

In the heavy rain, the four people were like industrious bees, tirelessly collecting honey.

One meter.

Two meters.

Three meters.

They continued digging three meters to the left. Seeing that it was all yellowish-white stones, the four of them came to the left of the stone door, also beginning to dig.

Another three meters. Six meters near the shelter's stone door had been dug out and exposed.

The yellowish-white stone body had a trace of natural pattern. It seemed to be mocking them for overestimating their capabilities.

"Holy shit, what the * am I digging for?" Liu Ba threw the shovel to the ground, sat up, and began to sulk.

From before six o 'clock when the horizon still had a little light, they dug until nine o 'clock at night when the moon was half up in the sky.

For three hours, four men worked like coolies, digging at the entrance to the shelter.

What kind of evil was it?

"If this kid's shelter is that good, why didn't he get into the top ten shelters? Is this f*cking lame game playing with me?"

Sun Mazi also looked at the stone wall with a grim face and swore.

There were many shelters they dug up and broke into in three days, but none of them were as difficult as the one today.

Forget the shelter main door, they had only one word to describe the wall—

Outrageous!

"Could it be the same as the underground treasure we found before? I saw people living in it though."

Glasses chimed in.

"F*ck. Listen well, the damn thing inside. Hurry and open the door, or I'll put you through a lot of torture when I get in."

Angry and frantic, Liu Ba climbed out of the pit, swearing while hitting the door with the stone shovel in his hand.

Buzz buzz buzz!

Every blow caused a low buzzing.

However, the shelter's stone door remained so strong that not a crack showed.

"Alright. Alright!"

"There must be a loophole if his shelter didn't get into the top ten shelters. Get up, grab the torches, and find them. I don't believe this darn shelter can stump the living."

Boss Huang's face was so gloomy that water could almost drip from it.

Picking up the iron shovel, Boss Huang had covered himself with mud as he moved around the pit they dug. Boss Huang looked at the stone door with malicious eyes.

At the same time, his heart leaped.

"If he can build that shelter out of stones. He must have had some miraculous encounter or dug up something to be this rich. If I can pry this shelter open, give that kid a lesson, and find out his secret, maybe…"

With that in mind, Boss Huang looked up and thoughtfully scanned the four people who were still in the vicinity of the pit.

"Hurry and look for any loopholes. The door is so airtight that he must need a place for ventilation. Look to the ground."

He said, and the five split up.

Holding an umbrella in one hand and a torch in the other, they looked carefully at the ground.

"Boss Huang, I found it. There's a glass here. It should be his ventilation place!" Glasses had good eyesight and found the blast-resistant glass in the middle of the hill.

"Good, good, good. Burn some plant fiber for me. Let's smoke this damn thing and see whether he's coming out!"

Boss Huang came over with a look of surprise on his face. Looking at the glass embedded on the ground, he was overjoyed.

At the same time, he looked at the other four with a hint of undetectable malice in his eyes.

A wisp of smoke drifted in along the ventilation duct.

Inside the shelter with lit torches, the smoke began to spread, reaching Su Mo's nose as he sat on the stool with his eyes closed.

"Have they finally found it?"

The next moment, Su Mo opened his eyes with a murderous look on his face.

It was a moonless, windy, and rainy night. Just the time to carry out God's will!

Not one of these rascals could escape!

He walked over to the wall, put on his raincoat, went back to the table to pick up his crossbow, and look at the hole where the smoke was still pouring in.

"I choose to go to the top of the charts and turn on the live broadcast function. Fix the angle of the aerial camera above the shelter and forbid the audience from observing the shelter arbitrarily."

Su Mo said coldly as he opened the game panel.

[Record: Congratulations, player Su Moment. We detected that your shelter's disaster resistance is much higher than all the other shelters, so you are automatically on top.

[Record: If you broadcast live for more than 15 minutes, according to your rankings, you'll automatically get a random survival airdrop*1.

[Record: You can enter the live feed and manage your live broadcast room!

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Chapter 29: Annihilate! I Just Want To Live

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

A flash of light flashed across the game panel. Su Mo went to the game chat panel and clicked on the disaster resistance live feed.

At this point, a feed unlike any other broadcast rooms' feeds appeared in the first place.

A few flickering sparks could be seen in the image.

Meanwhile, the foreign live broadcast room, which had been ranked tenth, was squeezed out.

A live broadcast room labeled "Hua" topped the page.

The live broadcast room scored more than three times better in disaster resistance than Zeus Shelter, ranked second.

Instead of paying attention to these details, Su Mo quickly clicked on the live feeds, randomly changing the title to Carrying Out God's Will, and began using the right as an anchor to watch the video below.

The five sparks were extremely obvious in the night.

Su Moment instantly knew where the five people were.

"Okay, okay, okay. You're all waiting to die at the ventilation duct, aren't you?"

Su Mo laughed with anger and went to the hole beside the bed as he observed from the live broadcast room.

He focused, and the properties of the hole were displayed.

[Passageway]

Description: Incomplete passageway

Upgrade option: Escapeway

Sections: Expansion (5), access (60), material (40), strength (200), door (40)

Introduction: A cunning rabbit has three burrows!

"I choose expansion and access."

With that said, the survival points dropped by 65 points, and a green light emerged from Su Mo's body.

What had been a rough opening began to change dramatically.

Under the system's force, the originally waist-high hole gradually melted to a height high enough for an adult to stoop through.

The surface of the hole began to smoothen, and the cut surface of the stone wall became a complete circle.

The soil along the entrance to the inside seemed to melt, disappearing quickly.

Seconds later, the green light returned, signifying the completion of the transformation.

With his head down, Su Mo tentatively walked in.

There were no steps, but the soil inside the escapeway was hard after compression, and the ramp was flat. Soon Su Mo came to an end.

There was a simple wooden plank at the end, which Su Mo managed to push open with little effort.

Looking around, Su Mo found the location of the wooden plank on the live feed.

It was right in front of the acid rain lake.

If you had no idea of the hole and without careful observation, you would never have found it.

He pushed the wooden door open and stepped out of the shelter.

Crackling acid rain dripped down the raincoat and crossbow, giving the crossbow arrow's arrowhead a "murderous" tinge.

He crouched on the ground and walked forward carefully.

Looking at the bright spots on the screen while looking at the road ahead.

Su Mo walked cautiously.

Wearing a raincoat with a black back, he looked like Death holding a death sickle in a dark and rainy night, making people shudder.

One step.

Two steps.

Gradually, not only did he see the sparks in the live broadcast, but Su Mo also saw a sparkle in the fire spark in front of his eyes.

"They wore glasses?"

In the dark, Su Mo saw the face in the firelight.

Without saying a word, Su Mo started to move to the left.

The first blow was the most lethal. He wanted to make sure he could hit the man who seemed to have the strongest combat abilities of the five.

He looked around, and a second fire spark appeared.

"Scarred face, thick neck, seems arrogant…"

The best way to judge a man's combat abilities was to look at his neck and arms.

People with thick necks were either trained martial artists or strong. These people were much more difficult to deal with than the average person.

"You're the one…"

Su Mo's eyes glowed even colder when he heard the scarred man scolding.

He got down on the ground and placed the crossbow carefully on the ground. He aimed at Scarface and pulled the crossbow trigger gently.

Whoosh!

Plonk!

Su Mo had no time to savor the wonderful sound as a cold sound exploded in the rain.

He saw the scarred face man in the distance covered his chest and stumbled down on the ground.

Su Mo saw the crossbow arrow in the middle of the scarred face man's chest by the light of the fallen, dying torch.

It was a crossbow arrow with acid rain!

Even a hit in the chest was enough to kill!

"Arghh…"

Screaming rang from a distance. Because of the environment, it sounded unusually beautiful on a rainy night.

On the live feed, four flames flurried up immediately.

However, the movements of all four were very uniform.

No one chose to save the scarred face man but went into hiding. One even wisely extinguished his torch instantly and hid in the dark.

"You're smart. I think I'm going to get rid of you next."

It was the man with glasses who put out the torch.

Instantly, the man with glasses rolled over and threw his torch near his teammates to divert attention.

Unfortunately, the red cloth on his back was so eye-catching on the live broadcast!

Without saying a word, Su Mo started winding the crossbow on the ground with both hands.

With the strong raincoat on him, he need not worry about raindrops dropping on his body. The four people opposite him kept holding their umbrellas and crouching in place, making themselves the perfect target.

Fifteen seconds later, Su Mo finished loading the second crossbow arrow and slowly moved on the ground.

The man with glasses' hiding spot, which he thought was a good one, slowly came into view as Su Mo moved.

'Put the crossbow in position.'

'Aim!'

'Fire!'

Another black crossbow arrow shot the man in glasses under his neck.

The tremendous impact instantly shot the man with glasses to the ground.

A flash of lightning flashed across, and he caught a fleeting glance.

When the man with glasses saw where Su Moment was lying on his stomach, he looked like he had seen a ghost and wanted to get up and speak loudly.

Unfortunately, the steady trickle of black blood from his neck kept his words stuck in his throat.

In three to five seconds, the man with glasses was declared dead.

All five torches had gone out now, and it was difficult to tell where they were.

Lying on the ground, Su Mo was winding his crossbow while taking advantage of the host's right to move the viewpoint and zoom in on the others.

"Gotcha…"

Beneath the mask, the corners of Su Mo's lips twitched into a smile.

'Maybe I understand why some people play shooting games with full perspective now.'

Su Mo's tension about killing two bandits in a row was relieved by a slightly comical thought.

30 seconds later, he was done winding.

He shifted his position, looked for a target, aimed, and fired.

There was another flash of cold light and Pockmarked-face was shot with an arrow in his posterior kidney. The tremendous kinetic energy penetrated his stomach and stabbed right straight into his belly.

The pain was so great that Pockmarked-face got up and shouted.

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I don't want to die! Kill Huang Biao! He killed seven people! I didn't kill anyone. He made me do it. I think…"

On a rainy night, Pockmarked-face ran and fell limp on the hill.

The acid rain that accompanied the arrowhead and arrow shaft ate through the human body's fragile innards almost instantly, killing right away.

The other two heard Sun Mazi shouting and figured out they were only waiting for their death if they stayed where they were, so they got up and ran.

In the night, two figured headed in opposite north and south directions.

As luck would have it, while Su Mo was winding the crossbow, a sneaky-looking man ran in his direction.

The man ran in a panic, unaware of Su Mo, who was not far away.

It was only after Su Mo had raised the crossbow that the man realized and wanted to shout.

Whoosh!

The words stuck in his throat, and he fell limply.

"Go!"

Seeing the fast-moving figure on the live feed, Su Mo got up without looking at the man and ran after him while winding the crossbow with both hands.

"This should be the Huang Biao they said. He really is vicious. He has such a way with escaping."

Huang Biao was not familiar with the nearby terrain. While he was running, one foot was deep, and the other foot was shallow, but he was fast!

Thanks to the familiarity with the terrain and the reference of the live feed, Su Mo was quick too.

One chased while the other fled. Su Mo, who was at the back, immediately caught up with him and pursued him to about 50 meters.

He aimed with his crossbow as he trotted.

The figure of a black arrow flashed. The crossbow arrow failed to hit Huang Biao, who was moving at high speed. Instead, he hit the pole of the umbrella by mistake, breaking it in two.

Su Mo quickly got down on all fours at that. He took all five crossbow arrows out of the inventory and began to press them into the crossbow, preparing to wind it.

Huang Biao's umbrella broke when he was still running. He had no choice but to return and pick up the umbrella. He shouted repeatedly.

"Kind man. Kind man. Don't believe Sun Mazi. I'm a good man. I didn't kill anyone. He did it and planted the blame on me."

"Let me go. Please. Since we're all earthlings, spare my darn life."

A flash of lightning flashed across, and Huang Biao saw Su Mo lying on the ground winding the crossbow, and a cold sweat broke out in his heart.

Only now did he see the weapon that had repeatedly taken the lives of four people.

With this weapon, he saw no need to escape.

"I'll leave all my supplies behind. I know… I know a place—a ruin full of supplies, and I know where there are people. I'll tell you all about it. Let me go. Let me go. I'll tell you all about it."

Huang Biao raised his hands high and shouted repeatedly with his mouth, seemingly wanting to surrender.

However, Su Mo, lying on the ground, was aware of the little steps he took from the live feed.

He was constantly moving forward and getting closer!

"Did you say ruins? What ruins? Where is it?"

When he heard Su Mo speak, Huang Biao, who was still moving, did not change his pace. A trace of happiness appeared on his face.

"It's not far away. Only a few kilometers. I found it underground. There are a lot of good things in it, but we couldn't open it, so we have no choice but to wander."

"But I know you can. Your base is so big and so good! You're so handsome and so powerful. I'm sure it's nothing to you."

While speaking, Huang Biao calmly moved about 20 meters and came to the place 30 meters away from Su Mo.

It was a distance a normal adult would take about three to five seconds to run.

Huang Biao was no exception.

After moving forward five or six meters, Huang Biao's voice rose.

"The ruins have a lot of good stuff… and… your head!"

After finishing the word "head", a mace appeared in Huang Biao's hand. On a rainy night, he directly threw away his umbrella and ran as fast as he could, regardless of the damage of the rain.

Twenty meters.

Ten meters.

A flash of blinding lightning flashed across. He could see Su Mo's face under the mask at this distance.

However, Huang Biao, who had seen Su Mo's face, turned grim instead!

The next moment, a crossbow arrow stabbed in the middle of his stomach.

"Are you… Su Mo?"

Holding his stomach, Huang Biao knelt on the ground feebly, trembling as he spoke.

"Do you know me?"

Su Mo asked coldly as he pulled away and wound the crossbow.

Unfortunately, Huang Biao failed to finish speaking. Another lightning flashed across, and Su Mo saw Huang Biao's expression.

It was a look of…

Incredulity mixed with regret.

Under the night sky, five villainous bandits had fallen forever near the shelter.

Blood is the only evidence they left behind to prove their existence.

"I just want to live. If you don't want me to let me live, I can only ask you to die!"

Putting away his crossbow, he looked at Huang Biao, who was still struggling on the ground. Su Mo turned around ruthlessly and went back to check the last hit. He was not after the secret of the so-called "ruins" Huang Biao mentioned.

The rain was still falling, slowly taking away the traces of the encounter…

The encounter only took three to five minutes, and the billions of players who watched the entire live broadcast in the live broadcast room were…

Blown away!

Chapter 30: Moving In All Directions, Global Sensation!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

"When is this going to end? The rain here has no signs of stopping at all."

"Acid rain is already so terrible. I can't imagine what will happen in the future…"

"Holy shit, check out the live feed! A Huaxia Shelter has topped the charts!"

"Huaxia Shelter has topped the charts?"

"No! It's Su Mo's shelter! Holy shit, he defeated Zeus Shelter!"

Everyone, who was originally crying about Doomsday on the World Channel, was suddenly hyped up. All of a sudden, the flooding World Channel was…

Silent!

Instead, countless people flooded into the Disaster Resistance Channel!

Hanging on the first page was Su Mo's live broadcast room.

Title—"Carrying Out God's Will."

A "Hua" word was marked next to the name of the room like a giant dragon, shocking people.

They clicked on the live broadcast page and saw the overall view of the shelter below from the overhead camera angle.

Whoosh!

Immediately, the live comments surged in like a slanting flood.

"Holy shit, are my eyes deceiving me? Is this a shelter built by someone from Huaxia?"

"Oh my god, look at the top of his shelter. There are three drainage pipes made of stone…"

"How many people are there in the Almighty Su's shelter? I want to join the Almighty Su's shelter while I'm still alive."

"There's finally an underground shelter in the top ten shelters. I thought no one would ever choose underground."

All of a sudden, new spectators streaming in were discussing excitedly.

The sudden appearance of the underground shelter was a great novelty for those who had been looking at above-ground shelters all day.

However, an inappropriate live comment suddenly appeared on the screen.

"Hehehe. Is this Huaxia's shelter? They're forcing shelter members to go out on duty in this weather. Trash!"

"The trashy Zeus Shelter upstairs. Are you f*cking jealous? I'll stab you."

"Hehe? I'll rip your mouth out. Why don't you see the ratings? Look how much higher is our Huaxia people's shelter than your trashy shelter?"

"Trashy Amurica, get out of our shelter live broadcast. You're not welcome here!"

In Zeus Shelter.

"Darn this Huaxia man. He must have been well-prepared to suddenly top the charts and recruit members with his popularity."

Seeing so many grumpy buddies swearing, Zeus' spokesman Big Beard lost his cool!

His mind quickly typed on the screen.

However, there were hundreds of thousands of counterattacks synching over on the bullet screen every time he posted a comment.

"F*ck! Trashy shelters like theirs will be destroyed in a natural disaster sooner or later!"

Big Beard threw his wooden mug to the ground. He was almost fuming with rage.

Not only did the netizens made him lose his cool, but he also could not believe that there was a shelter so much better than theirs!

"Basil, don't worry. His shelter is on the plains. Maybe he was lucky to find some tools and developed so quickly."

"He's no match for us when it comes to the shelter's facilities! Look at our size!"

"No one knows how to build shelters better than I do!"

A middle-aged man with blond hair and an elegant face, sitting next to Basil, spoke gently.

"I'm just angry… Shit…"

Big Beard Basil was about to speak when he saw the live broadcast room in the next moment, and his words stuck in his throat.

In the dark and rainy night, everyone in the live broadcast room saw a figure emerge from behind the shelter like a ghost and snuck up on a group of five that everyone mistakenly thought were "shelter members."

Although they could not zoom in, everyone could see the murder weapon in Su Mo's hand in this direction.

"It's a crossbow! A high-speed crossbow! It's f*cking ridiculous that someone could create it."

"No. I believe it if you tell me the Almighty Su's a level 8 fitter. But it's only been a few days, and he already has such a murder weapon."

"Looks like these five people aren't from the Almighty Su's shelter?"

"You're all focused on the weapon. Am I the only one who noticed a small passageway behind the Almighty Su's shelter?"

"I gotta take my hat off to him. How big a team does it take to build this super shelter?"

"The Almighty Su's raincoat is much more advanced than ours. Wuwuwu. It's so infuriating to compare yourself to others."

Looking at the blockbuster-like scene and Su Mo's agile figure, the live broadcast room was growing in popularity.

It was nighttime. Only some of those in a tough spot had not joined the live broadcast feed.

By this time, billions of people around the world were watching the killing being broadcasted live.

The first crossbow arrow passed through Scarface's body.

All until the last confrontation with Huang Biao and the effortless killing, those who were watching it the whole time in the live broadcast room were dumbstruck.

Straight to the point.

Killing without blinking.

Executioner.

Devil.

Huaxia's best shelter.

Well equipped.

Graceful.

Man of my dreams. (Cross this out!)

I know you are the right one when I look into your eyes.

When countless labels appeared on the same person, Su Mo's identity seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fog, preventing people from seeing the truth under the fog!

Which one was Su Mo?

It might be both. It might be neither.

Su Mo walked back to above the shelter, one step at a time.

The cameras were also synchronized so that everyone could see for themselves what a real underground shelter was.

A sturdy stone door stood on the ground. The precise structure and primitive patterns were not something humans could create.

Through the pit dug next to the stone door, the thick stone wall lay on the ground, making people feel a strong sense of security at a glance.

Three stone drains strung along the back of the hill like scratches, diverting all the acid rain pouring down into an acid rain lake below.

Several dead people were lying around the shelter…

All this happened in less than twenty minutes.

The next moment, as the camera zoomed in again, everyone got excited. They were about to team up with the others as they thought Su Mo was going to explain about the shelter.

The shelter's live feed went dark with a buzz.

The prompt on top also turned into the host was unavailable for the time being and would notify them when the broadcast started.

"Is the Almighty Su indifferent? So this is how experts behave! I worship him!"

"Isn't there something missing? I'm willing to join the Almighty Su's shelter with no strings attached. Even if I have to work 18 hours a day."

"I'll f*cking sign up right away. I'm even willing to work overtime on Saturday or Sunday just to live in a shelter like this!"

"Do you think Su Mo is the only person at the shelter? Is that why he has no intentions to recruit members?"

"No way. How could one man possibly build such a massive and sturdy shelter?"

"Who else remembers when the Almighty Su sold water and bought a copy of that old dog Chen Pingan's illustration handbook on the first day?"

"That old dog Chen Pingan deserves bad luck!"

Everyone was dumbstruck when Su Mo shut down the live broadcast room without a word.

In most private messages, the words "Su Mo" had become a buzzword, and almost everyone was talking about what they just saw.

The only underground shelter!

Ruthless killer!

For a while, if Weibo still existed, what happened tonight would have topped the trending charts.

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