[Li Wenxi is initiating a video call with you. Do you accept?]
This cute girl is sending a video call at noon, didn't we say we'd talk in the evening? Xu Xin wasn't even wearing any underwear right now, so he naturally couldn't accept, and directly declined.
"Why did you hang up on ?" Li Wenxi replied in the chat window.
"My clothes are being washed," Xu Xin replied.
"Oh, oh."
[Li Wenxi is initiating a voice call with you. Do you accept?]
Accept.
"Why are you doing laundry at noon?" Li Wenxi's voice rang out as soon as the call connected.
"It dries faster at noon, and I can do it after lunch, so it doesn't interfere with the afternoon stuff."
"Makes sense, I always go for a shower in the evening!"
"... Is it appropriate to talk about showering with soone you just t?"
"Huh? Oh... Ah, it doesn't matter, you can't see anyway!"
"... So, did you have sothing you wanted to talk about on this call?"
"Oh, I just wanted to ask how you did this morning, how many trees did you cut down?"
"Enough to trade with you. What about you? You didn't slack off, did you?"
"How could I slack off? My treehouse's first floor is filled with stone, I'm not working this afternoon, I need a good rest, I'm exhausted." On the other end, Li Wenxi's voice even sounded lazy.
"You can explore a bit this afternoon, head in a direction you haven't gone before. Don't waste the last safe afternoon."
"... You're like an evil capitalist!"
"How am I a capitalist? You're not even working for ."
"Well... alright, alright, I'll go wandering this afternoon, maybe I'll discover sothing good. Don't forget to look for things too, we'll exchange supplies when we get back in the evening." Li Wenxi was clearly not very enthusiastic, but she still took his suggestion.
"Okay, okay."
After ending the call, his clothes were dry. He put them on and rested for another half an hour, then climbed down from his treehouse, heading in the opposite direction of where he ca.
But he hadn't gone far before he stopped in his tracks. Other survivors might not be able to see it, but with his discerning ability, he could tell there was a very obvious boundary line here.
Within the boundary, where he was standing now, it was lush and green, with at least half of it being green resources. Outside the boundary was mostly white, with the occasional green speck shining through.
He looked back to see he was about a kiloter away from the lakeside. His ability extended about a kiloter, and now he could barely see the green glow of the lake water anymore, indicating he was at the limit.
Looking out at the white expanse beyond the boundary, he hesitated but decided against leaving this resource zone. The distance between resource zones was definitely not short; even if he ventured out, it would be hard to find the next resource zone, only wasting ti in a sea of low-tier resources. Better to wait for another ti.
Moreover, previously he had only walked around the periter of the lake and hadn't explored the entire resource zone; now it seed like the ti to explore it thoroughly.
Xu Xin spent the entire afternoon exploring throughout the resource zone. The resource zone certainly lived up to its na; there were plenty of good things. He found another orange tree of blue quality.
[Orange (Blue): A fruit that can be eaten directly. It has a sweet and sour taste and revitalizing effects, with no side effects. One hour after consumption, you will feel energized.]
Energized? What's the use of that? Xu Xin was a bit disappointed. Like adrenaline? Well, maybe in a dangerous mont, eating one could cause a burst of energy?
Regardless, it's a blue-quality item. Xu Xin thought about it and decided to pick all the oranges. After all, this place was a bit far from his treehouse, and he wasn't sure if animals would eat the oranges once the newbie protection period ended, so it was better to pick them first.
And based on his observations, the large red berries he picked previously had not changed much in two days despite the hot weather, but the ordinary red berries had already softened and started to taste off. It seed blue-quality foods had a longer shelf life.
This orange tree had over a hundred oranges, but he couldn't carry them all back, and he was worried about them spoiling if he picked too many, so he used his clothes to carry 30 oranges, just like before, and started eating one on the spot.
While eating, he didn't feel any particular effects, just that this orange was tastier than any he had eaten before. After finishing the last segnt, a refreshing sensation surged through his brain, making him shiver, and the ntal fatigue seed to vanish instantly. Although the physical tiredness remained, he felt like it didn't matter; he could keep going!
This... this is simply an artifact for working overti and staying up all night!
Riding this wave of energy, Xu Xin hurriedly brought the rest of the oranges back to the treehouse—it was less than a kiloter away, taking only a few minutes to return. He placed the oranges on the table on the third floor, then continued downstairs to search for resources.
The efficiency of this hour was incredibly high. Even though he hadn't explored the entire resource zone, his gains were substantial.
[Sour Date (Green): Edible fruit with a sour taste; can be eaten as a snack!]
[Yangi (Green): Edible fruit with a sour taste, not very pleasant to eat, but can be used for making wine.]
[King Oyster Mushroom (Green): A wild mushroom with thick flesh, crisp texture, and high nutritional value; recomnded to be eaten cooked.]
[Black Fungus (Green): A wild fungus that is slippery and delicious with high nutritional value; recomnded to be eaten cooked.]
He didn't find anything too special but ca across plenty of edible ingredients. Considering it's still the protection period, with no land animals around, the harvest from plants was already quite abundant; this period was essentially for survivors to pick suitable treehouse locations, and expecting to find a lot of advanced resources was indeed wishful thinking.
At this mont, Xu Xin felt his high spirits gradually subsiding and his energy waning. He realized that one hour had passed.
Feeling the changes in his body, he was amazed because he actually felt more energized than before eating the orange, like waking up from a nap.
Does this an the 'no side effects' ntioned for the Orange (Blue) also includes acting like the hour was spent sleeping, boosting recovery speed for the mind?
This is simply a godsend for working overti, going through all-nighters, every capitalist's dream!
Suddenly, Xu Xin didn't feel like this item was useless at all.
Who knows how long it would take for these things to grow back after being picked, but seeing the Yang tree seed's description, it could grow into a tree in 10 days, so these shouldn't take too long either.
After exploring for a while, Xu Xin got a general idea of the resource zone's boundaries, roughly a square area with each side being about one kiloter. Although it was just one square kiloter, in terms of square ters, it was one million square ters—1500 mu of land. The resources here would be more than enough for just him.
However, he felt both disappointed and relieved that there seed to be no other survivors' treehouses nearby.
"Huh?" Through the layers of tree shadows, Xu Xin saw a blue glow flickering faintly. He hurried over in that direction.
[Advanced White Poplar (Blue): A higher-grade poplar tree that can be cut down for premium timber.]
He discovered another advanced white poplar tree.
"Wait a minute!" Xu Xin looked at the ground beneath the poplar tree, which was emitting a blue glow.
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