Chapter 26 Polar Night and the Beast Tide
[Congratulations, Player Qiyezhenzhen has reached Level 7. All Attribute Points increased by 1 except Luck and Magic Attribute. Additionally, 5 freely distributable Attribute Points have been granted (excluding Luck and Magic Attribute).]
Oh? She leveled up?
Qin Zhen chose to put +5 into Intelligence.
Compared to her HP, her MP was falling quite a bit behind.
[Player: Qiyezhenzhen
Gender: Female
Level: 7 (EXP: 241/3000)
Constitution: 47+10 (equipment bonus) (Very sturdy.)
Attack: 36+30 (equipment bonus) (You're frighteningly strong now.)
Defense: 20+10+30+10 (equipment bonus) (Your Defense is very high.)
Intelligence: 48+10 (equipment bonus) (You're doing very well.)
Speed: 32+30 (equipment bonus) (Your Speed is incredibly fast.)
Luck: 17 (You're super lucky.)
Magic Attribute — Ice Affinity: 31, Skill: Glacial Ring; Light Affinity: 21, Skill: Blessing of Light.
HP: 470+100
MP: 480+100]
After opening the Wooden Chest, Qin Zhen received [Mineral Water 500ml×10, Bread 200g×10, Gauze×10, Charcoal 1kg×5, Cutlery Set×2, Grapes 1kg×3, Carrot 500g×1].
A Carrot! Qin Zhen felt like it had been ages since she last eaten any vegetables.
And Grapes too — she absolutely loved Grapes.
Opening the first Black Iron Chest yielded [Bracelet of Wisdom (Blue)×1, Attribute Orb×3, Inventory Expansion Card×5].
The second Black Iron Chest yielded [Blueprint×1, Attribute Orb×5].
[Bracelet of Wisdom (Blue): Intelligence +30, restores 3 MP per second; Durability: 300/300]
[Blueprint: Kiln Blueprint — can be used to fire Bricks, Cement, and other items. Required materials: Refined Iron×1000, Stone×800, Clay×800]
Seeing the Kiln Blueprint, Qin Zhen felt a little deflated.
Even with the Blueprint in hand, she had no idea how the actual firing process worked.
The way she saw it, she'd have been better off just receiving some Bricks and Cement directly.
The Blueprint was utterly useless to her — not worth using, yet too valuable to throw away.
Still, she could always put it up on the Trading Market and see if she could trade it for something worthwhile.
"Sigh."
Qin Zhen let out a long breath. It seemed her Two-Story Building was still a distant dream.
She equipped the Bracelet of Wisdom and consumed all eight Attribute Orbs.
Attack +6, Defense +3, Speed +9, Intelligence +3, Luck +3.
She then used the Inventory Expansion Cards, expanding her backpack to forty slots.
Qin Zhen went back inside, feeling a bit hungry, and tossed the freshly obtained Carrot together with 3kg of Black-tusk Wild Bull Meat into a pot to stew.
The result was a fragrant pot of braised beef and radish. She ate it alongside the Grapes — absolutely delicious.
After finishing the meal, Constitution +6.
Qin Zhen glanced at the bottom-right corner and noticed that the number of Players in the area had dropped sharply.
It seemed the monster raid this morning had caught many people completely off guard.
Chat Channel.
[The Golden House Within Books: Holy crap, I was still asleep when the monsters outside woke me up. Thank goodness the Spike Fences that big shot sold kept them at bay...]
[Caterpillar: Why did the monsters come so early today?]
[Qiluoyujinxiang: No idea... I got woken up too...]
[YouMustBeStarving: Today is Polar Night. You probably can't judge things by normal standards.]
[JustGoMarryAGuy: Right, I have a feeling the monsters aren't done coming either...]
[The Golden House Within Books: No way... One wave already nearly killed me, and today's monsters were twice as many as before!]
[Xiaofeixia: Same here, same here. At least there weren't any Tier 1 monsters — I don't even want to think about what that would've been like...]
[Jiaduobao: Turns out you all had it rough too. I thought it was just me... So many monsters, I was barely holding on...]
[Proud Ye Fan: Whatever happened to the big shot who was selling Iron Axes? I desperately need a weapon!]
[Kuyedie: Same. Iron Axes have higher Durability than Stone Axes, but it doesn't matter when there are so many monsters. My Iron Axe is almost completely worn out...]
[Everyday Bull Meat Bits: +1]
[Caterpillar: @Qiyezhenzhen, hey big shot, when are you going to start selling Spike Fences today?]
Qin Zhen shook her head helplessly. She hadn't expected people to still be thinking about the Iron Axes she'd sold — but it was true that she needed to craft another batch.
Without weapons, the Player count would only continue to plummet.
Qin Zhen wasn't the saintly type, but if something was within her power to do, she'd do it.
Besides, she stood to profit from it too.
[Qiyezhenzhen: You can send requests now. I'll approve your friend requests in order — those I haven't gotten to yet, please wait a little longer.]
[Caterpillar: Got it, big shot. Oh, by the way — does anyone else hear something outside again?]
[The Golden House Within Books: Monsters seem to be coming again!]
[JustGoMarryAGuy: It really is a Beast Tide! Everyone be careful — there's definitely more than two waves!]
[YouMustBeStarving: This is dangerous, but it's also a prime opportunity to gather supplies. Everyone, hang in there!]
[...]
On Qin Zhen's end, she could hear the sounds coming from outside as well.
She opened the door and looked — sure enough, monsters were attacking.
This wave was the same as the last: Netherfiend Hellhounds, ten of them.
Qin Zhen dealt with them the same way as before, taking them out one by one.
After breaking them down, she received [Tier 1 Netherfiend Hellhound Meat 1kg×20, Tier 1 Netherfiend Hellhound Fang×4, Tier 1 Netherfiend Hellhound Hide×2, Dark Spirit Bead×6, Black Iron Chest×2, EXP +100].
Breaking down the eight ordinary Netherfiend Hellhounds yielded [Netherfiend Hellhound Meat 1kg×40, Netherfiend Hellhound Fang×16, Netherfiend Hellhound Hide×8, Dark Spirit Bead×4, Wooden Chest×5, EXP +240].
Opening the Wooden Chests yielded [Mineral Water 500ml×5, Cup Noodles×5, Claypot Potato Noodles×3, Jiaduobao 300ml×3, Rice 1kg×10].
Opening the Black Iron Chests yielded [Fleet Boots (Green)×1, Breeze Staff (Green)×1, Black Soil×10, Fertilizer 1kg×10, Spinach Seeds×5].
[Fleet Boots (Green): Speed +10; Durability: 200/200]
[Breeze Staff (Green): Attack +30; Durability: 200/200]
[Black Soil: Soil capable of growing plants on the island.]
[Fertilizer: Helps plants grow faster and better.]
Qin Zhen put the Fleet Boots and Breeze Staff away. Neither was particularly high quality, but they were better than nothing.
Once her current equipment's Durability ran out, she could use these as a stopgap.
As for the Black Soil, Fertilizer, and Spinach Seeds — was the System trying to get her to start farming?
Qin Zhen's mouth twitched slightly, but she stowed them all in the warehouse anyway.
She'd plant them whenever she had some free time. Having a few vegetables to eat wouldn't be bad at all.