Every day when she opened her eyes, she would see the system notification announcing her death. She was almost used to it.
Yunling closed the panel and got out of bed to start a new day.
"Rice balls! Delicious rice balls! You can add pickled vegetables, tenderloin, ham, and dried radish! "
"Preserved egg and lean meat porridge, pumpkin porridge, red bean porridge, millet porridge, mushroom and vegetable porridge. You can eat whatever you want. Come and buy it!"
"Fragrant tofu pudding, both sweet and salty. Rice wine, glutinous rice balls, rice cakes! "
Yunling didn't know why, but she suddenly wanted to eat rice wine. "I want a bowl of rice wine."
"Alright, please sit here and wait for a moment." The woman who set up the stall took the money and filled a bowl with rice wine for Yun Ling.
Rice wine was also known as sweet wine. It was made from fermented glutinous rice. It tasted like glutinous rice with a hint of wine.
Yunling picked up the wooden spoon and tried a bite.
She realized that this wine was made quite well. The glutinous rice was fermented just right. It tasted sweet and fragrant, but not intoxicating.
Lingyun was also known as the gourmet hammer. Yunling thought.
During breakfast, there was a group of six eating tofu pudding at the side.
The only female player in the team sighed. "It's already the 149th day! In two days, the disaster days will end, and the spring monster wave will probably end too. By then, we won't be able to stay in the camp to hunt. We'll have to run around and wander. "
"Isn't that so?" Her companion agreed. "After so many days, I'm used to a large number of monsters coming to my door. I don't know if I can get used to going back to the old days. "
Another person said, "I think we won't get as much as we do now."
In the past few days, as long as they waited in the territory, monsters would automatically come to their door.
When there were no monsters, they would sit on the ground and rest, eat and drink, chatting all over the place. Life was wonderful.
Thinking back to the good times of the past, the reluctance on their faces grew.
"I heard that during the monster siege, a large team went out and intercepted the monsters halfway to kill them," one of them said suddenly.
The female player was surprised. "No wonder there are fewer monsters attacking the territory these few days. I thought the system had specially adjusted it."
"Intercepted halfway? Is this something normal players can do? "His companion muttered.
"Lingyun is full of cheaters. I'm almost used to it," someone said indifferently.
"All the residents working together to fight monsters and distribute the loot fairly. Would this happen in other territories?"
"When the monsters attack, everyone is happily killing the monsters and picking up the drops. They don't feel anxious at all. How can this be normal?"
"When I saw the close-combat players wearing bamboo hats and straw capes, fighting in the rain, I understood that I couldn't treat Lingyun with normal standards."
In the end, he concluded, "If the game knew that Lingyun residents play the game like this, it would probably burst into tears."
"If my guess is right," the female player said expressionlessly, "I hope it cries as loudly as possible."
After playing the game for a long time, the players had long become cold-blooded and heartless. Their hearts had become harder than iron.
The others laughed. "The tofu pudding is getting cold. Eat it while it's hot."
After that, there was no more conversation.
Today, the income of the residents had skyrocketed, and even the territory had made a huge profit. From the bottom of his heart, Yunling hoped that the Beast Wave would continue. It would be best if it continued until the territory leveled up.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.
Day 151, Spring Peace Day. The monsters retreated and no longer attacked. The players returned to their peaceful lives.
**
During the attack and defense battles, Yunling obtained a lot of game materials.
On Spring Peace Day, she sent the NPCs out to gather and hunt. She stayed in the territory and mass-produced purple equipment.
[Name: Brown Leather Backpack]
Quality: Rare
Durability: 70/70
Equipping Effect: Eight storage slots. Each slot can store 99 items of the same type. There is no weight on the back and it doesn't take up any slots.
Price: 1,000 copper coins.
[Name: Red Flame Arrow Pouch]
Quality: Rare
Durability: 70/70
Equipping Effect: Automatically replenish an arrow every minute. It can store up to 35 arrows.
Special Effect: After the arrow is formed, there is a 20% chance that it will have the special effect of "Burn". Once it is successfully attached, the arrow's attack power will increase by 12 and it will cause additional fire magic damage.
Price: 1,200 copper coins.
[Name: Ice Arrow Pouch]
Quality: Rare
Durability: 70/70
Equipping Effect: Automatically replenish an arrow every minute. It can store up to 35 arrows.
Special Effect: After the arrow is formed, there is a 20% chance that it will have the special effect of "Frost". Once it is successfully attached, the arrow's attack power will increase by 5 and it will cause additional ice magic damage. After hitting the target, the target will slow down by 50% for 2 seconds.
Price: 1,200 copper coins.
[Name: Moonlight Magic Robe]
Quality: Rare
Durability: 70/70
Equipping Effect: Intelligence + 12
Special Effect: Each spell will reduce mana consumption by 15%.
Price: 3,000 copper coins.
[Name: Light Boots]
Quality: Rare
Durability: 70/70
Equipping Effect: Agility + 12
Special Effect: The duration of stun, speed reduction, and imprisonment is reduced by 15%.
Price: 2,000 copper coins.
Some items were cheap and some were expensive. It was convenient for players of all levels to choose.
Yunling had also considered selling the backpack at a higher price. However, this was the basic equipment. If most teams couldn't afford it, it would affect their work efficiency.
So, after much consideration, she set the price at 1,000 copper coins.
After confirming the price, she threw herself into work and didn't care about anything else.
[Tailor's Shop sold Brown Leather Backpack * 1. Congratulations on receiving 1,000 copper coins.]
[Tailor's Shop sold Moonlight Magic Robe * 1. Congratulations on receiving 3,000 copper coins.]
[Tailor's Shop sold Light Boots * 1. Congratulations on receiving 2,000 copper coins.]
Although there were many life players now, most of them were beginner and intermediate. There were very few advanced players.
Purple equipment could only be dropped by fighting Bosses. If one was unlucky and couldn't find a Boss, they could only buy it from the system store.
Therefore, after the rare equipment was put up for sale, the tailor's shop's business was booming.
Day 151.
[Warehouse upgraded to Level 3.]
[Area of 2,000 square meters. Can store all kinds of resources. Extends the shelf life of food by 60 days.]
Day 158.
[Tailor's Shop upgraded to Level 3.]
[Area increased. Workshop expanded. Can hire a maximum of 10 employees.]
Looking at the requirements for the town to upgrade to a city —
[1. Unlocked 8 different buildings. (Completed)]
[2. Four buildings upgraded to Level 3. (Completed)]
Yunling cheered herself on. "Good luck! I'll be able to do it soon! "
**
Day 160 was still spring. The breeze was gentle and the sun was warm.
On the 161st day, the sun suddenly became scorching hot. Standing under the sun for a while, people would feel dizzy as if they were going to faint from the heat.
After the first autumn, the first winter, and the second spring, there was a lot of ice stored in the icehouse. Yunling was not stingy. He immediately notified the restaurant to serve the summer specialties.
[Name: Iced Watermelon Juice (Cooling Drink)]
Quality: Excellent
Effect: Basic recovery speed + 3 HP/minute (Lasts for 3 hours)
Price: 200 copper coins.
[Name: Vanilla Ice Cream (Cooling Drink)]
Quality: Excellent
Effect: Basic recovery speed + 3 MP/minute (Lasts for 3 hours)
Price: 200 copper coins.
[Name: Mung Bean Soup (Cooling Drink)]
Quality: Normal
Effect: Basic recovery speed + 1 HP/minute (Lasts for 1 hour)
Price: 50 copper coins.
[Name: Tremella Soup (Cooling Drink)]
Quality: Normal
Effect: Basic recovery speed + 1 HP/minute (Lasts for 1 hour)
Price: 50 copper coins.
[Name: Iced Milk Tea (Cooling Drink)]
Quality: Normal
Effect: Basic recovery speed + 1 MP/minute (Lasts for 1 hour)
Price: 50 copper coins.
**
In the stone house.
You Qingwen rummaged through boxes and cupboards, busy without stopping.
"What are you doing?" Cheng Myung-yueh saw her and asked in puzzlement.
You Qingwen did not even raise her head. "Looking for clothes."
"Winter clothes can barely be worn in spring, but you won't be able to wear them in summer. If you continue to wear it, not only will you sweat from the heat, you might even get heatstroke. "
"I thought about it and decided to find clothes from before the end of the world."
Cheng Myung-yueh strode closer. "I'll help too."
You Qingwen muttered as she searched. "Strange, where are the clothes?"
"It seems to be under the cupboard." Cheng Myung-yueh said with uncertainty based on his vague memory.
"I've looked, but it's not there." You Qingwen said as she searched again.
There were a few pieces of tattered cloth under the cupboard, like a cushion at the bottom of the cupboard to prevent the clean clothes from getting dirty.
Cheng Myung-yueh was silent for a long time before asking, "Did you put these rags there?"
"No." You Qingwen shook her head and then asked curiously, "Wasn't it you?"
"Why would I put these in the cupboard?" Cheng Myung-yueh looked through the surrounding items and suddenly had a guess. "Last summer's food rotted. Do you think clothes made from non-game materials will rot this summer?"
"You mean …" You Qingwen shuddered.
Cheng Myung-yueh pointed. "These rags may be the clothes you're looking for."
You Qingwen instantly lost the ability to speak.
"I can't wear clothes from before the end of the world. It seems that I have to find someone to make cotton and linen T-shirts with game materials." Cheng Myung-yueh was speechless for a long time. "If I wear winter clothes in summer, won't I faint from the heat?"
You Qingwen growled gloomily, "Trash game, be a person! If the players are driven crazy, they will really abandon the game! "
**
Overnight, the tailors were busy again.
"I want to make a linen shirt and a pair of linen pants. Are you free?"
"Do you have cotton? Can you help me make a cotton shirt? "
"Do you want to make cloth shoes? It's a fixed price of 40 copper coins. I'm in urgent need of it, so I need it done quickly. "
…
Wave after wave of customers came. Qiaoqiao and Madam Qian were busy receiving and interacting with them.
In the end, Qiaoqiao shouted when she saw a visitor, "My summer clothes are not done yet. I'm not taking any jobs for now!"
Needless to say, this method was quite effective. When a customer heard this, he turned around and left without hesitation.
Someone asked, "How long will you be busy? When will you be free? "
Qiaoqiao estimated the construction period. "The fastest is five days."
With the increase in strength, the team led by Brother Xiao Fan expanded rapidly, and the number of members increased.
Helping everyone prepare summer clothes was a huge project. It would take at least ten days to finish. However, there was a deviation in the estimation and seriously underestimated the workload. By the time they realized it, it was too late.
"We have to wait for five days …" Hearing this, the customer's eyes dimmed and he left helplessly.
The weather was already hot, and with so many troubles, Qiaoqiao's vision darkened and she almost fell.
"Qiaoqiao? Qiaoqiao? Don't scare me! "Madam Qian pinched her philtrum and fed her water. Her voice sounded a little panicked.
Qiaoqiao was helped to a chair. Following that, she drank a few mouthfuls of cold water and finally felt better.
Looking at the sun above her, she muttered to herself, "Is it an illusion? Why do I feel that the weather this year is hotter than last year? "
**
Under the scorching sun, the entire territory was like an oven, emitting heat everywhere. The residents were sweating and their heads were swollen. They wished that they could close their eyes and faint in the next second.
"Nan Yun!!" Mo Qi yelled at the top of his lungs. He felt like he was going to die.
"Coming, coming." A mage walked over quickly. She raised her staff and pointed it at the wooden bucket filled with well water. "Freeze."
In the next second, the water froze into ice, emitting a slight chill.
Mo Qi chiseled the ice into the water and drank a few mouthfuls. He felt much more refreshed.
"I'm finally alive." She sighed softly.
"Luckily, I have the C-grade 'Freeze' skill." Nan Yun secretly rejoiced.
In the past, she complained that the skills she picked up in the game were only C-grade. They were not lethal and took up skill slots for nothing. Who knew that by chance, she would discover that she could use the skill on drinking water to freeze it.
Since then, her value multiplied, and she was even accepted by the team.
It was because the summer was hard and she urgently needed ice. And she happened to have the corresponding skill, so she could mass produce it.
"Luckily, you're here." Mo Qi also said, "Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to survive."
Nan Yun smiled and did not take the credit.
**
"Why is it so hot?" After leaving the stone house and walking around the camp for a while, Yunling felt a thin layer of sweat on her forehead.
For a moment, she almost thought that the green plants in the territory were stolen and the wells were filled, which was why the temperature was so abnormal.
But when she looked around, the trees were still standing in the same place. The well was still clear and sweet, it was not sealed.
"Could it be …" Yunling had an ominous feeling in her heart.
She tried to walk out of the territory, but found that the ground was shockingly hot. The temperature in the wild was much higher than in the territory.
"In other words," Yunling sighed, "the green plants and the well are normal, they can adjust the temperature. It's just that this summer's temperature is too high, even after adjusting it, it's still stuffy. "
She thought, she put all her points into stamina and felt a little uncomfortable, how could the other players be fine?
Could they only stay in the territory and rely on cold baths to survive …
"This way, even if there are no monsters attacking, the residents have to stay in the territory." Yunling had a headache just thinking about it, she turned and entered the tailor shop.
"How's the summer clothes?" She asked.
Tailor A stopped his work and reported, "So far, we've made 100 linen shirts and 80 linen pants. Because it's made of linen, the ready-made clothes are moisture-absorbing and cool. "
The clothes before the apocalypse had rotted and could no longer be worn.
Winter clothes were made in the winter and were not suitable for summer wear, so Yunling sent people to prepare summer clothes early in the morning.
But she didn't expect that this summer would be so hot. It was like without ice, linen clothes, sunshade equipment, and a specific building to adjust the temperature, people would die from the heat …
"It's barely enough." After calming herself down, Yunling said, "I'll take a few sets, one for each of you, the rest will be divided among the combat professions."
"Yes." Tailor A said gently.
Before he left, Yun Ling reminded him again, "Stop all the other work on hand and focus on making summer clothes. You must prepare more inventory."
"I understand." Tailor A nodded.
**
"F * ck! Are there nine suns in the sky? How can it be so hot? "A young male player complained.
He took off his clothes and was bare-chested, but he still felt hot.
He couldn't help but walk to the center of the territory, intending to take a shower.
Before he could reach the well, he saw a long line of people lining up next to him. Everyone rolled up their sleeves and breathed heavily, as if they could faint at any time.
"Why is the line so long?" The young man was indescribably irritated.
The weather was ridiculously hot, and he didn't know how long he had to wait to get water. Nothing was going well!
"Just wait." A man next to him said listlessly, "There are four corners in the north, south, east, and west. You have to line up to get water, so you might as well wait patiently."
"If you're really in a hurry, you can go out of the territory to get water from the stream, but you might not be able to come back. Someone was too lazy to line up and carried a wooden bucket out of town, but he fainted on the way and was just carried back. "
"I heard that he had a heatstroke and fell sick."
The young man was speechless.
He couldn't live like this!
No matter how dissatisfied he was, the players couldn't change the game settings. The young man angrily walked to the end of the line and queued up obediently.
Time ticked by.
The young man felt like he had become beef on an iron plate, slowly burning.
More than 40 minutes passed.
Before he was cooked, it was finally the young man's turn to get water.
He threw down the bucket and shook it. When the bucket was full, the young man lifted it up.
As soon as he got water from the well, the young man didn't hesitate to pick up the wooden ladle and pour the well water over his head.
Even though it was summer, the well water was still cold, as if it had just been taken out of the fridge. When it poured on his body, the heat dissipated.
The young man's whole body relaxed, and he became much more energetic. "Great!"
**
"This trash game probably wants to burn the players to death. We must not let it succeed!" You Qingwen nagged and led the team to the restaurant. She waved her hand and said, "Order whatever cold drinks you want. It's my treat today."
"Long live the vice captain!" The team members cheered and ran to order.
Cheng Myung-yueh didn't mind You Qingwen treating. Anyway, they made a lot of money from selling salt, so they didn't have to worry about food. He was just worried. "The game is getting more and more difficult. We're being tortured half to death. Won't the players in the other territories be tortured to death?"
"Who cares." You Qingwen pursed her lips. "I can't guess what will happen in the future. I just want to live every day well."
That's true.
Cheng Myung-yueh thought about it. There was no better way to deal with it than to deal with it as it came.
Because they were players.
When the game gave them a difficult problem, they could only accept it and use their brains to think of a solution.
If they figured it out, they could still live for a while. If they couldn't, they would be dead.
The doomsday game was so cruel.
After thinking about it, he sighed. "Let's go and buy some cold drinks."
If they couldn't escape death, they should at least enjoy life.
Now, the restaurant was selling summer specialties.
Iced watermelon juice was very refreshing. It was like drinking a drink, and one could gulp down a large cup.
It was cool and refreshing, and it tasted especially good after being iced.
The vanilla ice cream tasted sweet and even had a milky fragrance. It was just that the quantity was a little small, and it was finished in a few mouthfuls.
Mung bean soup cleared heat and detoxified, quenching thirst and relieving heat. The soup was aquamarine in color and was very clear. After drinking a mouthful, the heat faded away.
The tremella soup was smooth, sweet, and mellow. After eating a bowl, one still wanted to eat more.
Milk tea was made with milk and tea leaves, and the tea flavor was quite rich. After it was made, ice cubes were added to it. It was sweet and fragrant, and it was also very cooling.
Everyone ate heartily until their stomachs were round and they couldn't eat anymore.
Cheng Myung-yueh looked at his girlfriend with an indescribable helpless expression. "Don't eat too much, or you'll be stuffed."
You Qingwen was very persistent. "This lousy game is not humane. It might kill the players at any time. I have to be prepared early and strive to be a ghost with a full stomach. "
Cheng Myung-yueh was speechless.
Her words made sense, and he was strangely convinced.
**
Beside the black pine, a few children were playing and chasing each other.
Suddenly, a person fell down. His eyes were closed, and his face was red.
The children exclaimed, "Someone, come quickly! Ah Sheng fainted! "
The shouts attracted the adults.
Uncle Zhao took a closer look and reacted. "Is he suffering from heatstroke? Go get some water. "
Immediately, someone jogged home to get water.
Uncle Zhao held a cattail leaf fan in his hand and gently fanned the child lying on the ground.
"The water is here, the water is here!" The child rushed over with a basin of water.
Uncle Zhao took out a handkerchief from his pocket, soaked it in the water, and then placed it on the child's forehead.
Then, he dipped his fingers in the water and sprinkled it on the child's face.
After a series of cooling procedures, he continued to fan the cattail leaf fan.
"I … What's wrong?" After a while, the child named "Ah Sheng" slowly woke up.
The children talked at once. "You fainted. Fortunately, Grandpa passed by and woke you up."
"Are you okay? Are you dizzy? "
"Why did he suddenly faint? I was scared to death. "
"The weather is hot. He's suffering from heatstroke." Uncle Zhao instructed the group of children earnestly. "It's been very boring recently. Don't run around if you have nothing to do. Be careful."
The children knew that they had caused trouble, so they obediently listened to the scolding and did not dare to cause trouble.
Ah Sheng looked at the interface and frowned like an adult. "I received a system notification."
He showed it to everyone as he spoke.
[Because of excessive exercise in the hot sun, you have suffered from heatstroke. Strength -3, Agility -3, Stamina -3, Intelligence -3, Spirit -3.]
[The basic recovery speed has been changed to: 1 Health Point/5 minutes, 1 Mana Point/5 minutes.]
[Rest for 2 hours (avoid direct sunlight for 2 hours and do not work) to recover your health.]
After reading the notification, Uncle Zhao kindly advised, "Stop playing. Go home. If you faint outside, Mom and Dad will be worried if they can't see you. "
The children looked at each other and finally nodded sensibly. "Let's go home first. We'll come out to play next time."
As they spoke, they helped Ah Sheng up and walked home step by step.
Under the sunlight, their shadows intertwined and looked unusually harmonious.
Uncle Zhao waved his cattail leaf fan and sighed. "If you faint when you stay in the territory, how are you going to live the rest of your life? You can't go to the restaurant to buy iced drinks every day … "
After a moment of silence, he let out a heavy sigh. "I finally understand. This game is purposely trying to kill people!"
But so what if he knew? Other than being anxious and angry, it did not help the situation at all.
Uncle Zhao's figure was bleak and his steps were heavy as he slowly walked into the distance.
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