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

The entire regional channel was filled with wailing.

People who were struggling for food and water during the day are now being pushed to the brink of death by the extreme cold wave.

There were no measures to keep warm.

There is no source of fire.

Thin clothing is no match for the sea breeze.

They'll freeze to death; it's only a matter of time.

Xiao Zheng quietly watched the scrolling subtitles.

Extreme cold has arrived.

Fire is the only hard currency that can sustain life in this area.

These people might have stumbled upon a rare find: fresh water, blueprints, or even special items.

But they definitely didn't have a fire.

I'd rather die of thirst than freeze to death right now.

The perfect barbecue grill in my hand.

It can not only ignite automatically, but also keep you warm.

Doing charity?

In this man-eating sea, not being selfish is tantamount to suicide.

Xiao Zheng took out a very ordinary wooden board from his inventory.

The eerie blue flame is near the bottom of the grill.

hula.

The top of the wooden board was immediately ignited, and a bright yellow flame shot up.

The flames flickered in the sea breeze, radiating a faint warmth.

He put the burning plank back into his inventory.

A system notification sound immediately appeared.

[Item obtained: Burning Wood.]

[Item Status: Burning time 10 minutes. Can be used to ignite other wood or added to a basic campfire. Adding it to your inventory will pause the burning countdown.]

It became.

The system recognizes this artificial fire source.

Moreover, when placed in a backpack, time stands still, making it perfectly suitable for long-distance transactions as a physical commodity.

Xiao Zheng's fingers tapped rapidly on the trading channel panel.

Create a new product.

Items listed: Burning wood (torches).

Set unit price: 3 pieces of common wood + 50ml of fresh water (or special blueprint/rare material).

Note: Prices are negotiable via private message!

Why collect 3 pieces of wood?

It takes 1 piece of wood to make a torch.

After the buyers took it home, the torch could only burn for 10 minutes, and they had to use their own planks to keep it burning.

After receiving 3 pieces of timber and deducting costs, Xiao Zheng made a net profit of 2 pieces of timber per transaction.

The extra 50ml of fresh water or the accompanying diagram is the real expense.

Click to confirm listing.

Player Xiao Zheng has listed the item "Burning Torch" in the trading hall.

[Regional Channel 996] fell into complete silence.

For a full three seconds, no one sent a message.

Immediately afterwards, the barrage of comments exploded at an incredible speed.

"Fire! It really is fire! They're selling torches in the trading hall!"

"Boss Xiao Zheng! He's a living Buddha! I've seen a living Buddha!"

"How is that possible? Everyone's not even had a meal, and he's managing to mass-produce torches?"

"Wait a minute! Look at this price! 3 pieces of wood plus 50ml of water? That's outrageous!"

"I only managed to get two planks, what am I going to use to exchange them! Isn't this forcing people to die?"

"That unscrupulous businessman! He's profiting off people's suffering! Let's unite and boycott him; we can't let him succeed!"

"Boycott? If you're not going to buy it, then get out of here! I'm freezing!"

"Brother Xiao Zheng, please, can you give me a discount? I don't have any water. Can I trade you three pieces of seaweed? I'll kowtow to you!"

The channel was divided into three factions.

They are making a fortune off the disaster by hurling insults and profanities.

They knelt down and begged for a price reduction.

The remaining small group of people didn't say a word and directly opened the trading interface.

……

On the pitch-black sea.

A one-square-meter piece of broken wooden plank rose and fell violently with the waves.

The icy seawater crept up the edge, wetting my bare feet.

Yuan Hua gripped the rough wooden plank tightly with both hands.

Push your legs straight back, quickly pull them back, and jump upwards.

A perfectly executed burpee.

As a college student at a sports academy, this was the physical training she hated most.

Now, however, it has become her only means of prolonging her life.

Before she transmigrated, she was exercising in her dormitory wearing a sports vest and tight hot pants.

Currently, nighttime temperatures in the catastrophic sea area are approaching zero degrees Celsius.

The cold wind swept over my body without any obstruction.

Even with intense exercise, the rate of heat loss still far exceeds the body's heat production limit.

The more you move, the colder it gets.

If you don't move, you'll freeze solid.

She stumbled and fell heavily onto the wooden board.

My knees were badly bruised, and the extreme cold completely numbed my sense of pain.

She hugged her shoulders tightly with both arms.

The teeth collided, producing a high-frequency clattering sound.

Open the regional channel.

At the very top of the trading hall, a prominently displayed trading board is prominently displayed.

[Seller Xiao Zheng: A burning torch.]

The flames flickered in the thumbnail.

Yuan Hua gasped for breath and scrambled toward the translucent panel.

My fingers trembled as I tapped the private chat box.

I type very slowly in the input box and frequently make mistakes.

"Brother Xiao, I'm a student at the sports academy."

"I'm very capable; I can work like a slave for you."

"Please give me a torch, and I'll agree to any condition."

send.

The interface was completely silent.

No reply.

A six-square-meter floating platform.

The perfect grill provides a consistent and stable output of heat.

The air within a five-meter radius is dry and warm.

Xiao Zheng leaned against the heat source, and sweat even seeped from his forehead.

He unbuttoned his collar with one hand, stretching his aching shoulders.

My gaze fell on the semi-transparent light screen in front of me.

The private chat panel in the upper right corner.

The unread messages are displayed in red as "999+".

This was even after he set it to "only view messages with attachments".

A whole bunch of news reports about people trying to get something for nothing.

"Brother, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, can you give me a torch for free?"

"Boss Xiao, I'll be your dog from now on, just lend me one!"

Xiao Zheng skipped over it.

Then open a few more with attachments.

"Brother Xiao, can I trade my personal photos for the torch? I guarantee they'll be great, and there's even a video!"

The attachment contains an extremely revealing selfie.

Block them immediately.

Keep scrolling down.

"Wow, I'm a female internet celebrity with 100,000 followers! My luck exploded today, I caught a giant abalone!"

"Absolutely high in protein, I wouldn't be losing out if I traded it for a cigarette!"

Open the attachment.

A picture of raw seafood with a strong fishy smell.

He wouldn't even take such unclean seafood, even if it were given to him for free.

In this extreme environment where even fresh water is scarce, how could these people possibly expect to exchange these photos for a source of fire?

Block them all.

The unread list is being cleared quickly.

Until a name called "Lin Xiaoya" appeared.

"Brother Xiao, I have the blueprints, can I exchange them for torches?"

The attachment box was illuminated by a faint blue light.

Xiao Zheng opened the item's properties.

[Basic water purifier blueprint: Consumes wood and plastic, filters seawater into purified water. Maximum daily output: 500ml.]

Upon seeing the production figure, Xiao Zheng sat up straight.

Excellent quality goods.

The dew collector produces a maximum of 20ml per day.

It's not even enough to fill a gap between your teeth.

This water purifier increased production by twenty-five times.

"This blueprint is extremely valuable at this stage."

"You're making a huge mistake by trading this for a torch that only burns for ten minutes."

500ml of fresh water a day is sufficient to meet the minimum survival needs of an adult at this stage.

On this vast ocean, this is truly a water-creating marvel.