Sitting on a stool, Chen Zhuo quietly waited for the pork to roast, taking the opportunity to open the regional chat channel.
With the natural disaster imminent, most people showed a hint of panic.
"Brothers, how are things on your end?"
"It's already starting to drizzle here."
Someone in the channel mentioned acid rain, which immediately caught everyone's attention.
"Same here. I wonder if my solid wood house can hold up."
"The brother above, I'm telling you, it will definitely be fine."
"Actually, perhaps you're making too much of a fuss. Acid rain is corrosive, but it's not as exaggerated as you think."
"I think at most, it will just make these plants suffer."
"Yeah, a solid wood house should be enough. Otherwise, with only three days to prepare, how could anyone upgrade their house with a broken stone axe? I don't believe anyone already has a stone house."
"Hahaha, who said no one has a stone house? I just finished building mine."
"You say you have one, and you do? You're lying to a ghost! I could say I have a golden house."
That Survivor was a bit unconvinced. After all, he had worked so hard chopping trees and digging stones, yet he was still a bit short of a stone house. Now, someone was claiming to have one, so he naturally didn't believe it and retorted directly.
The Survivor who just spoke immediately threw a picture into the channel. A stone house, standing on the mountainside, instantly sparked a heated discussion in the chat channel.
"Holy crap, it's real! Big bro, are you taking in little brothers? I can bring my territory keystone to find you."
"Get lost, you above! You just want to freeload. Who doesn't have a territory keystone? Big bro, the stones on me will soon be enough to upgrade to a stone house. If we two cooperate, we'll definitely adapt quickly here."
"Big bro, look at me! I'm pretty and sweet-voiced. If you take me in, I'll do anything you want, oh."
"Hahaha, alright, alright. As long as you bring your territory keystone to find me, I'll take all of you in."
Seeing how many people were fawning over the stone house, many Survivors who had quickly built stone houses began to appear in the chat channel, showing off their strength while recruiting other Survivors to join their Shelter.
Chen Zhuo quietly watched this scene, secretly making a note of those who had stone houses, and also calculating how many people in his area had already built stone houses.
"There are 8 known people who appeared in the channel. Adding those who are low-key and those who aren't following the channel, there are probably ten times that number or more."
Chen Zhuo was somewhat surprised that they could build stone houses within three days without a system. He had also used the stone axe provided by the Survival Platform, and its efficiency was not to be complimented.
He still believed that only through multi-person cooperation was it possible to complete the construction of a stone house within three days.
And the fact that those who had built stone houses were even more eager to recruit other Survivors further confirmed his idea.
However, none of that concerned him. As long as these people survived peacefully and didn't cause any trouble, he didn't care.
Unless something unexpected happened, he himself would not allow strangers to develop a Shelter with him. After all, if the black technology of the system were known by someone with ulterior motives, he would surely be attacked by a mob.
After all, an innocent man is guilty for possessing a treasure.
"The accumulation of happiness points in the early stage of the system is a bit too slow. So far, he has only used 10 happiness points to exchange for a flint, and now he only has 35 happiness points in his hand."
"The road to survival is long and arduous."
He threw a string of somewhat burnt roasted pork to Taimei, and then ate his own roasted meat with boiled spring water.
With one bite, the oil aroma overflowed. The wild boar's firm leg meat was chewy, and every bite allowed him to experience the deliciousness of the meat and the wild flavor, making him unable to help but close his eyes and savor this rare delicacy.
It was indeed a good item with a grade, but it was a pity that the meat only had aroma and no saltiness.
He opened the trading platform directly and found that there was indeed salt for sale. He bought it back with 6 pieces of wood.
Chen Zhuo was most willing to trade for rare items with wood or stone.
After all, it would take them at least half an hour to collect one of these items with a stone pickaxe and stone axe, while it only took Chen Zhuo 7-8 minutes, which was completely worth it.
On the contrary, if he were to exchange for food and water, Chen Zhuo would have to bargain carefully.
He lightly sprinkled a few grains of salt onto the pork. This simple seasoning greatly enhanced the deliciousness of the meat. The salt intertwined with the fat and aroma of the pork, creating a simple yet unforgettable dish for him.
happiness points + 3
"Speaking of which, food adds more happiness points in the early stage. Half a catty of beef with a little salt can give me 3 happiness points. So if I eat half a pig in one go, wouldn't I be able to buy gene potions immediately?"
Chen Zhuo ate what was in his hand, thinking about what was in his bag, and chuckled foolishly.
After eating and cleaning up the mess, he lay on the bed, continuing to browse the chat channel.
Tomorrow was the day the natural disaster would begin, and he planned to wait until 12:00 when the acid rain officially started.
Before he knew the exact situation, he absolutely dared not sleep.
Watching the Survivors chatting idly in the channel, he suddenly had the illusion that he was watching his friends from Blue Star's group chat.
Only, the topics had changed from various boasts and rants to how to survive... Although the topics were heavy, these conversations brought him a sense of comfort.
On this unfamiliar planet, mutual communication had become the only spiritual support.
【happiness points + 9】
Time passed minute by minute, and finally, at 12 o'clock, the acid rain quietly descended.
【First Natural Disaster: Acid Rain Officially Begins】
The mysterious voice that had been silent for a long time echoed from the totem on his wrist.
Disregarding the sound from his wrist, Chen Zhuo opened the door a crack to check the situation outside.
The sky was gradually enveloped by an ominous haze, and the previously pitch-black sky was stained with a sickly yellow-green hue.
As if foreshadowing the arrival of acid rain, a pungent smell permeated the air, making people instinctively cover their noses.
Before Chen Zhuo could close the door, in an instant, countless cracks appeared in the sky, and acid rain began to fall like fine needles, first a few scattered drops, then becoming denser and denser, until it formed a torrential downpour.
Raindrops fell on the ground, emitting hissing corrosive sounds, and the soil and vegetation were eroded by this acidic liquid.
Many puddles gradually appeared on the ground and were quickly stained a strange green.
Looking at the chat channel, the group members inside immediately erupted.
Because the vast scene of the acid rain was not at all like what the previous few Survivors had said; it was clearly a violent spectacle that seemed to want to wash everything away.
Suddenly, anxiety quickly spread among the Survivors.
The few people who had confidently said that solid wood houses would be fine began to get a little restless, speaking up one after another:
"Brothers, this acid rain seems a bit fierce. What's the situation on your end?"
"No problems so far, it should hold up. It won't keep raining this heavily, will it?"
"Who knows if this rain will stop. If the disaster lasts for 7 days with such heavy rain, a solid wood house definitely won't hold up."
"Never mind if it can hold up for now, my Shelter is built in a low-lying area, and the accumulated water outside is already leaking in, what should I do??"