Lin Bei held his breath, his eyes fixed on the Newbie Gift Pack that was currently opening.
Soon, a faint white light emerged from the Newbie Gift Pack on the operation interface.
[Notification: Newbie Gift Pack opened! Congratulations on obtaining purified water (500ml) ×1! bread (300g) ×2! spam (150g) ×2! Beginner Fishing Rod ×1!]
[Notification: Triggered 1000x Critical Hit effect! You obtained purified water (500ml) ×1000! bread (300g) ×2000! spam (150g) ×2000! Beginner Fishing Rod ×1000!]
"Hahaha! It actually triggered a 1000x Critical Hit effect! This is great!"
Seeing the system notification, Lin Bei couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The next moment, with a crash, the small island, originally less than 30 square meters, was immediately covered by a pile of supplies filling most of the area!
Moreover, these supplies piled up together, reaching a height of two or three meters!
As for the other small portion of the island, it was covered entirely by Beginner Fishing Rods!
Seeing this, Lin Bei couldn't help but swallow.
Although this 1000x Critical Hit effect meant he wouldn't have to worry about food and water for a while, a more realistic problem lay before him—the Island Area was too small. Now that the supplies were piled up like small mountains, he barely had any standing room left!
If he couldn't solve the immediate problem of insufficient Island Area, he wouldn't even have room to sleep on the ground later.
"I need to figure out a solution!"
Lin Bei frowned and began operating the interface on his Survival Bracelet.
Soon, he clicked on the [Construction Function] module.
Swish!
The light screen flashed, and an interface about island construction appeared before him.
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Island Level: Level 1
Island Area: 25 square meters
Island Expansion: 1 primal stone/square meter
Island Upgrade: 25/100 square meters
Island Buildings: None (Buildable)
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"primal stone?"
Lin Bei examined the construction interface, feeling a little confused.
This name... why does it look so familiar?
However, expanding the island requires consuming primal stone.
But the question is, how can one obtain primal stone?
He frowned, opened the chat channel, searched the Regional Chat Channel for a while, and finally got the answer he wanted.
Facing the Gale (ID.14588): "Hahaha, I just fished up a supply treasure chest and opened a piece of primal stone from it! It can actually be used to expand the Island Area!"
"Is anyone willing to trade food and water with me? I only need one piece of bread plus one bottle of purified water!"
Ai Chi Jiao Zi Pi (ID.10777): "Are you kidding me? You want to exchange a useless rock for a piece of bread and a bottle of water? Are you seriously ill?"
Turkey-Flavored Potba (ID.12121): "Haha, if I remember correctly, isn't this guy the unlucky one who previously opened a glock? If you want supplies, trade your gun, and I can give you half a piece of bread and 100 milliliters of purified water."
Bei Bei Nan Gua (ID.16666): "Does anyone want a blueprint? I opened a Warehouse Blueprint and hope to trade it for some food and water!"
"I am arrogant, what can you do to me??" (ID.10086): "Heh heh, food and water are the real hard currency right now! Only an idiot would trade them for your useless primal stones and blueprints! Everyone else, beware, don't be fooled!"
Below, many people immediately agreed, leaving the two who wanted to sell primal stone and blueprints completely helpless. They both offered to lower the trade conditions.
However, no one paid attention.
Seeing this, Lin Bei's eyes moved, and he secretly thought, "I wonder if items obtained through trade can trigger the Critical Hit effect... Why not give it a try?"
So, he quickly spoke in the Regional Chat Channel.
[Notification: Please set your character name for speaking in the channel!]
"Bei Ming."
Lin Bei pondered slightly and set the game name he often used in games.
Soon, he gained the qualification to speak in the channel.
However, as the Island Owner of a Level 1 island, he could only speak in the Regional Channel a maximum of 10 times per day.
But for him right now, that was enough.
Bei Ming (ID: 10101): "To the two friends above selling primal stone and the Warehouse Blueprint, can we discuss trading privately?"
Although the number of daily messages in the Regional Chat Channel was limited, Private Messages had no such restriction, which saved Lin Bei a lot of trouble.
However, as soon as he sent his message, someone in the Regional Channel immediately started mocking him.
The first one to speak was none other than the guy named "I am arrogant, what can you do to me??"
"Hahahaha, everyone come and watch! There are actually idiots in this world! Trading food and water for two useless pieces of junk, hahahaha—I'm dying of laughter!"
Soon, many people below echoed the sentiment, watching and mocking Lin Bei.
Of course, there were a few individuals who advised Lin Bei, explaining clearly that since everyone had just started surviving, survival supplies were the most precious, and trading them for other things was not cost-effective.
Lin Bei glanced at the chat messages of the other Survivors, then looked at the mountain of supplies, closed his eyes, sighed deeply, and said helplessly, "Alas, the joys and sorrows between people are truly different... I can barely fit all these supplies on my island. If I don't quickly find a way to solve the Island Area problem, this small island won't have room for me!"
He was a landlubber, and if he accidentally fell into the water, he would surely die.
Therefore, for the sake of his life, he had to expand the Island Area as quickly as possible!
"Since I'm afraid of falling into the water, wouldn't it be better to just create a continent? That way, I won't have to worry about accidentally falling in and drowning. Haha, I really am a genius!"
He glanced at the mountain of supplies, feeling completely secure.
Of course, his decision to trade now was also to test whether the traded items could trigger a critical hit.
Furthermore, a Warehouse was also very important to Lin Bei, who possessed the Resource Critical Hit System.
It was true that the weather was fine now, but who knew if heavy rain might suddenly fall in the future?
If these supplies got soaked, the packaging would quickly mold. spam and bottled water might be okay, but all that bread... would likely be wasted.
Moreover, once he had a Warehouse, it would be equivalent to having a shelter from the wind and rain, preventing him from being exposed to the elements on the beach every day.
Soon, Lin Bei received a Private Message from "Facing the Gale."
"Thank goodness! Finally, someone is willing to trade for the primal stone I have! Brother Bei Ming, um... I won't ask for much, just... just half a piece of bread and half a bottle of purified water! If you agree, we can trade immediately!"
"Uh... this..."
Lin Bei saw the Private Message, hesitated, looked back at his mountain of food and water, and fell silent.
He wondered how half a bottle of water could be traded. Could he possibly open the bottle, drink half of it himself, and then trade the rest?
As for pouring out half a bottle of water... Although Lin Bei had plenty of bottled water, he wouldn't waste resources like that. Even if he couldn't use it all, he could exchange it for many resources.
Waste is shameful!
However, the person opposite saw Lin Bei wasn't replying and immediately panicked.
"Brother Bei Ming! Wait, Boss Bei Ming! Daddy Bei Ming! I'm really hungry and thirsty! You absolutely can't stand by and do nothing! How about this, I only need a small piece of bread and a small amount of purified water! Seriously, I need urgent help! Your little brother here really can't hold on much longer!"
Facing the Gale was almost crying at this moment. Ever since he woke up, he had felt unbearable hunger. Unfortunately, whether opening the Newbie Gift Pack or salvaging supplies, he hadn't obtained a single bite of food or drink, only materials. He was so frustrated he was practically spitting blood.
Now that he finally found someone willing to trade with him, he didn't want his efforts to be in vain.
He didn't want to die, he wanted to live!
Lin Bei snapped back to reality, shook his head, and chuckled. He looked at the other party's private message, thought for a moment, and sent a private message: "I can trade you one piece of bread and one bottle of water, but if you get any good items in the future, remember to save them for me."
After seeing the message sent by Lin Bei, Facing the Gale immediately looked ecstatic and hurriedly replied, "Big Brother, don't worry! I will definitely save any good items for trading with you in the future!"
Then, he looked at the few other primal stones and a Glock pistol lying on his island, gritted his teeth, and said, "I currently have three more primal stones and a Glock pistol. If you need them, I can trade them all to you. Just give me some food and water as you see fit!"
Lin Bei was stunned for a moment, feeling a bit surprised.
He hadn't expected the other party to be so lucky, having already obtained four primal stones!
"Do you have bullets for the pistol?"
Lin Bei asked curiously.
"To be honest, I have the matching blueprint! Trading the pistol to you is actually so I can trade for food and water long-term in the future. Things are a bit strange on my end; I've been at this for so long and haven't fished up a single bite of food or water, only materials, so..."
Facing the Gale said somewhat awkwardly.
Lin Bei saw this and replied with a smile: "Okay, the primal stones will be traded directly at the price we agreed upon. As for your pistol... you need to equip it with 100 rounds of bullets. I will give you a total of 5 pieces of bread and 5 bottles of purified water, plus 1 box of spam. If you agree, we can trade now."
"Holy crap! Boss, you even have spam! Hahaha! Excellent! I can trade right now!"
On the other side, Facing the Gale was overjoyed and immediately agreed to the trade with Lin Bei.
Soon, both parties added each other as friends and conducted the supply trade via the trading system.
[Notification: Trade successful! You obtained primal stone ×4! "Glock-17" Pistol ×1! bullets (9mm) ×100!]
Lin Bei waited for a long time, but still did not receive the system's Critical Hit notification.
"It really doesn't work? It seems that to trigger the system's Critical Hit, the supplies must be obtained by me personally."
Lin Bei's expression showed some regret, but he quickly returned to calm.
Although trading couldn't critically hit supplies, it wasn't a big problem for his survival.
Adjusting his mindset, he immediately opened the island construction interface and chose to consume 4 primal stones to expand the Island Area.
Soon, a simulation screen appeared on the interface. He selected a 2m × 2m area not far behind him, and then clicked Expand.
Buzzing sound—
The island ground shook slightly. Immediately afterward, Lin Bei watched dumbfounded as a square area materialized out of thin air not far behind him.
"It's actually this efficient?"
Lin Bei was stunned.
Doesn't this mean that as long as he has enough primal stones, he can expand the island into a massive one in an instant?
Simply unbelievable!
Lin Bei casually picked up a Beginner Fishing Rod from the ground, walked over to the newly expanded Island Area, and started fishing.
People in the chat channel said that supplies could be caught even with an empty hook and no bait.
So he sat directly on the ground, waiting for supplies to bite while waiting for the other person to Private Message him for a trade.
It was a shame that these Beginner Fishing Rods couldn't be synthesized. Otherwise, 1000 Beginner Fishing Rods would be enough for him to synthesize a high-quality Advanced Fishing Rod, and his supply acquisition speed would definitely be excellent!
"Sigh, I need to figure out how to deal with these Beginner Fishing Rods later. Otherwise, leaving them on the ground takes up too much space! And what if I accidentally trip over one and fall into the sea..."
Lin Bei shivered, his face full of fear.
He couldn't swim and was most afraid of falling into the water.
[Ding! You have a new message, please check it!]
Suddenly, the wristband vibrated slightly, and a notification sound rang in Lin Bei's ear.
Lin Bei sat up straight and opened the chat interface.
After seeing the Private Message, the corner of his mouth curled slightly.
Business is here!