Raft for All: I'm guaranteed to get a golden affix when I upgrade!

"Really, the visual range is about one or two kilometers, with trees, grass, and rocks."

Lin Xiaoya held the panel, her mouth agape.

Just now, when Xiao Zheng said, "There's something good ahead, I have a gut feeling," she thought this person was too impulsive, paddling a raft and rushing in one direction without even knowing where he was going.

And this intuition turned out to be incredibly accurate.

She typed a long string of words.

"God, senior, what incredible luck!!!"

"You're the one who killed the shark, and you're the one who discovered the island!"

"Did you save the galaxy in your past life??"

Xiao Zheng replied.

"Maybe so, it's all fate."

Lin Xiaoya almost rolled her eyes at those three words, but then she thought about it again and realized that Xiao Zheng did indeed have the right to say that.

She composed herself and typed a short passage seriously.

"Senior, you must be careful on the island."

"What if there are other survivors up there? You don't know who they are."

"And there might be all sorts of weird things on the deserted island, like snakes or insects, so don't be careless."

As Xiao Zheng looked at these messages, his paddling slowed down slightly.

That actually makes some sense.

The auspicious sign said "no risk whatsoever," but Lin Xiaoya was unaware of this; her reminder was based entirely on normal logic.

Are there any other players on the island?

uncertain.

If so, what is the other party's strength? Are they friendly or hostile?

It's uncertain.

Even with the best possible fortune as a safety net, you still can't neglect any of the necessary preparations yourself.

Xiao Zheng replied.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

He closed Lin Xiaoya's chat window and then casually opened the regional channel.

The message feed scrolled up rapidly.

Compared to yesterday's overwhelming cries for help and death announcements, today's scene was quite different.

"Holy crap, I caught a grouper! A big one! At least five or six pounds!"

"Stop bragging, yours weighs at most three pounds."

"Anyone interested in trading high-end water purifier blueprints? I have 50 units of palm leaves; I'm open to exchanging!"

"Laughable! Trading palm leaves for a water purifier? You're dreaming!"

"I need help urgently! Anyone have fire? I'll trade anything!"

The channel was a complete mess, with people arguing, trading, bragging, and insulting each other.

The panic has subsided considerably, and the survivors have begun to adapt to the rhythm of the world.

Xiao Zheng scrolled down a few screens, and a message caught his attention.

"Brothers, this is the seventh one! Look at this tuna! A perfect 20 pounds! My 18-style casting technique is unbeatable!!!"

A photo was attached below.

A row of fish of all sizes was placed on a raft. The largest one was indeed quite large, its silvery-gray body gleaming in the sunlight.

The channel immediately exploded.

"Awesome! Can you mentor me, boss?"

"I'm really impressed with this fisherman; he's already doing so much right from the start."

"So you have fire? To eat it raw? Won't that give you diarrhea?"

"I have fire, but is your fish worthy of my attention?"

"?"

"Just kidding, haha, don't hit me."

Xiao Zheng glanced around and found that no one mentioned the island.

Among the entire 996 channel, out of 100,000 people, he seems to be the only one who has discovered land.

This information gap made him feel a little more at ease.

But while being down-to-earth is important, preparation is essential.

His current ranged weapon is the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, and he has about forty crossbow bolts left in stock.

I previously made a repeating crossbow for Lin Xiaoya and fired ten arrows, while I used a few myself to kill sharks.

Forty tubes are enough, but not too many.

He opened the crafting panel and used the metal sheets and wooden planks from the storage box to quickly make twenty more crossbow bolts.

The stock of metal sheets in hand is visibly decreasing.

We have ranged attacks, but what about melee attacks?

Crossbows are useless in close-quarters combat. If you encounter something on the island that requires close-quarters fighting, a single crossbow won't suffice.

Xiao Zheng exited the manufacturing panel, opened the trading section of the regional channel, and typed two words in the search bar.

"Spear."

Three results were displayed.

The first two are sham deals involving reselling wooden planks, while the third is legitimate.

"[Selling] Excellent-grade spear blueprint x1. No food, no planks, just water. Pure water, 500ml minimum. DM me if you have water."

Excellent grade.

Green quality, one level better than ordinary, but two levels worse than his perfect crossbow.

But for melee weapons, as long as they work, that's fine.

He clicked on the person's transaction information and glanced at the details of the blueprint.

Fine-grade iron-tipped spear, two meters long, with piercing reinforcement. Crafting materials: 8 planks, 4 metal plates, and 3 ropes.

He has all the materials.

The problem is that the other party wants water.

This person is intelligent.

By the second day, fishing wasn't difficult. Those who knew how to fish tried, and even those who didn't could catch a few by chance. Although sashimi carries the risk of parasites, when you're starving, who cares? At least it fills your stomach.

But water is different.

The system's built-in dew collector only produces a tiny amount each day, not even enough to drink, so who would use it to exchange for anything?

Xiao Zheng has a water purifier.

He produced 500 milliliters a day, which wasn't much, but he still had some he had saved up on his raft.

Without hesitation, he initiated a private chat.

"Excellent-grade spear blueprint, 500ml of purified water, want to exchange?"

The other side responded very quickly.

"Brother, you really have water??"

"have."

"Change it! Change it right now! Change it immediately! I'm dying of thirst!!"

The trading panel pops up.

Xiao Zheng took out a container filled with 500ml of purified water from the storage box and put it into the trading window.

The other side posted the blueprints for a superior-grade spear.

confirm.

"bite."

The transaction is complete.

[Obtained: Excellent Ironhead Spear Blueprint x1.]

Xiao Zheng immediately studied the blueprints, then opened the manufacturing panel and removed the wooden planks, metal sheets, and ropes from the storage box.

Three seconds later.

A two-meter-long iron-tipped spear appeared out of thin air on the raft.

The spear shaft was made of polished hardwood, with a palm-sized iron spearhead embedded at the front, its edges gleaming coldly.

Xiao Zheng picked it up with one hand and weighed it in his hand.

It was quite heavy, but with his current level 3 strength attribute—17 points, almost twice that of an average person—he handled it with ease.

He gripped the spear in his right hand and made a feinting thrust forward.

The spear tip cut through the wind, producing a short, sharp hum.

Row.

There are crossbows in the distance and long spears nearby.

He then searched the trading section for keywords such as "armor," "armor," and "protective gear."

I flipped through two pages, but there wasn't a single related result.

normal.

Armor blueprints are rare to begin with; it's highly unlikely you'll find one on the second day of the game. Even if someone does manage to get one, they'll probably keep it for themselves and won't sell it.

Never mind, let's not force it for now.

The impenetrable raft was his greatest armor. As long as his feet stayed on the raft, nothing could kill him.

Xiao Zheng placed the spear next to the repeating crossbow and put the oar back on.

The outline of the island ahead became clearer and clearer.

You can see grayish-brown rocks on the shore, covered with a layer of dark green moss. Further up, a few short trees grow crookedly, their branches and leaves bent in one direction by the sea breeze.

It's about four or five hundred meters away.

Xiao Zheng increased his rowing speed.

With each stroke of the oar, the raft moved forward a little. Although the 36-square-meter behemoth was cumbersome, Xiao Zheng's strength stat of 17 points made rowing it not difficult.

Seawater surged on both sides of the propeller blades.

Three hundred meters.

Two hundred meters.

One hundred meters.

The details of the island are now fully revealed before our eyes.