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

Xiao Zheng's gaze was fixed on the first card.

It catalyzes plant growth, accelerates it, and may even induce benign mutations.

This entry is placed at the beginning of the game, and most people will skip it.

No soil, no seeds, no water—what's the point of trying to revive it?

But he's different.

The bag of cabbage seeds in the storage box, the blueprints for the planting box just taken out of the snake's belly, plus the fresh water that the water purifier produces steadily every day.

The entire production chain is now in a closed loop.

The potential of this entry is much higher than it appears on the surface.

Dragon's blood fruit is a plant.

The coconut trees on the island are plants.

The dragon blood fruit tree that he had already plucked was, in theory, also a plant.

If the growth of all things could make it bear fruit again...

Xiao Zheng tapped the first card with his fingertip.

[You have selected the gold keyword: All things grow!]

The entry has been permanently integrated into the host application.

The golden light entered his body, and Xiao Zheng was suddenly jolted.

This is quite different from the feeling of the previous entries being fixed.

A warm current seeped from my chest and flowed through my veins to the extremities.

The last trace of heat remaining in the body from the dragon blood fruit was enveloped by this warm current and completely melted away.

The body resonates perfectly with this life force.

He could clearly feel the grass roots buried in the soil beneath his feet breathing.

The sap from the coconut tree ten meters away is being transported upwards from its roots.

Xiao Zheng looked down at his palm, clenched his fist, and then relaxed it.

Four golden entries, four completely different paths.

It controls output with 100% accuracy, defense is impervious to all attacks, and destiny governs luck.

Now there's an additional element: everything grows, and production is managed.

Offense, defense, movement, and life—it's all there.

He did not stay on the island for long.

Jade Scale Snake Skin, Poison Fangs, Planting Box Blueprints, Zhuge Repeating Crossbow—all the spoils of war were stuffed into the storage box.

After confirming that there was no further danger near the dragon blood fruit tree, Xiao Zheng turned back along the same route, crossed the coconut grove, and jumped off the rocky beach.

We waded back to the raft through the shallow water.

I had barely sat down when the private chat channel turned into a red zone.

They were all sent by Lin Xiaoya.

"Senior?"

Are you still on the island?

"Twenty minutes have already passed."

"Senior, if you get bitten by a snake and can't speak, just type '1'."

"??? You wouldn't really...?"

The sixth item is an eleven-second audio clip.

Xiao Zheng opened the message, and heard a distinctly tense voice in his ear: "Senior, reply to me! What will I do if you die! You can't die!"

The last sentence was spoken in a softer voice, revealing a hint of guilt.

Xiao Zheng leaned against the barbecue grill, typing a reply with one hand.

"He's alright, he just got back."

The other party replied instantly.

"You finally decided to come back?! Do you know I almost thought something really happened to you?"

"Are you worried about me?"

"...I'm worried I won't be able to eat bananas anymore..."

"Oh, that's all right now."

The other person continued typing for about ten seconds.

Finally, they sent me a photo.

The photo was taken from below, showing Lin Xiaoya leaning against the edge of a simple wooden raft, with a few fine beads of sweat hanging from her collarbone.

This is what it looks like right after the supplies were salvaged.

The neckline was slightly open, revealing a section of snow-white, deep curves.

Further down, it was covered by a barrier woven from palm leaves.

In the bottom right corner, there was a line of text: Look, I've saved all the water produced by the water purifier. You can use it to wash your wounds if you get hurt.

The subtext is written all over their faces.

Xiao Zheng stared at the photo for two seconds.

"I'm not injured. I'm just a bit irritated from killing the snake."

"This little bit of water probably won't be enough to cool it down."

The person on the other end of the typing session instantly disappeared.

A full thirty seconds passed.

"You pervert!!!"

"That's not what the sender meant!!"

"I just wanted to show you the water purifier!! Where are you looking?!"

The latest chapter is now available! Book lovers, hurry back!

Three exclamation marks came flying at me in a row.

Xiao Zheng chuckled and didn't respond.

If I keep flirting with this girl, she'll cause a huge uproar until tomorrow morning. Will we even be able to get any serious work done?

He closed the private chat window and pulled out the blueprint for the planting box stained with snake stomach fluid from his storage box.

Open it and start learning.

You have learned how to build: a standard-grade planting box.

Materials needed: 6 wooden planks, 1 piece of glass.

Xiao Zheng took out the materials, raised the construction hammer, and brought it down.

A flash of white light.

A wooden planting box, two meters long, one meter wide, and half a meter deep, stood steadily in the northeast corner of the raft.

A narrow irrigation trough is embedded in the inner wall of the box.

Next is earth.

Xiao Zheng jumped back to the rocky beach at the edge of the island and dug six rounds of black soil with his spear in the area above the tide line.

Moving them is a breeze.

With 73 points of strength and 78 points of agility, carrying a hundred pounds of soil on your shoulder is about the same as carrying a pillow.

The black soil was spread all over the planting box, compacted, and leveled.

Xiao Zheng pulled out the packet of cabbage seeds from the bottom of the storage box.

This packet of seeds has been gathering dust since the second day of the game.

Today, it's its turn.

He opened the seal and evenly scattered the tiny seeds onto the surface of the soil.

Pour out about half a tank of fresh water from the water purifier's storage tank and slowly pour it into the irrigation trough.

As the water seeped into the soil, the black mud surface became even darker.

Under normal growth cycle, it takes at least forty to sixty days for Chinese cabbage to grow from sowing to maturity.

In this resource-scarce, post-apocalyptic sea, no one can afford to wait.

But he doesn't need to wait.

Xiao Zheng pressed his hands against the edge of the planting box.

But he doesn't need to wait.

Xiao Zheng pressed his hands against the edge of the planting box.

Driven by intention.

All things grow and begin to move.

hum-

A soft, emerald-green light emanated from the palm of the hand, instantly covering the entire surface of the soil.

The soil trembled slightly the next second.

One seed burst open first, and a tender yellow embryo emerged from the crack in the soil.

Then came the second, third, tenth, and fiftieth pills.

The soil surface of the entire planting box was fast-forwarded.

Numerous tender shoots broke through the soil and grew taller visibly.

The two cotyledons unfold, the true leaves emerge, and the leaf blades begin to swell and thicken.

Ten seconds, seedling.

Thirty seconds, green vegetables.

One minute, mature plant.

Two minutes, filling.

Three minutes—

Xiao Zheng loosened his grip and took a step back.

Dozens of cabbages were crammed into the box, each one the size of a basketball.

Three times the size of a normal cabbage.

The leaves are a translucent emerald green.

When the sunlight shines on it, the veins of the leaves are clearly visible, like pieces of sculpted ice jade.

The air was filled with a sweet, moist scent.

A system notification popped up.

[Affected by the benign mutation in the probability of the gold-level keyword "All Things Grow"]

[The ordinary cabbage has mutated into: Superior Grade Jadeite Ice Jade Cabbage!]

[Effect: Replenishes a large amount of water and trace elements after consumption, permanently increasing toxin resistance by 1 point (maximum 10 points).]

Excellent!

Permanently enhance toxin resistance!

Xiao Zheng reached out and broke off an outer leaf.

The leaves feel cool to the touch, are quite substantial, and have clear sap seeping out from the broken ends.

He took a bite.

Click.

Crisp and sweet.

The juice burst in my mouth, cool and refreshing.

This isn't cabbage, it's clearly top-quality fruit.

Xiao Zheng took two bites, and after swallowing a leaf of vegetable, his hunger and thirst levels and physical strength were greatly restored.

A line of light green text appeared on the properties panel.

[Toxin resistance: 1/10.]