This game is so weird!

Before long, Er Miao, Ye Yu, and Mu Yu returned to the base, carrying storage boxes full of supplies.

Looking at the huge feed inlet of the processor on the floor of the resource collection room, four sets of sharp blades emitted a cold light when in standby mode.

"Let's be careful. If the fish can be shredded, we probably won't be much better off."

After reminding the two, Ye Yu and Mu Yu carried the storage box to the feed inlet. After setting the distribution rules on the screen in front of them, the two began to pick up fish from the storage basket and throw them into the processor.

The tender fish meat disappeared as the blades rotated, and the total number on the screen increased rapidly.

+6

+ 10

+3

+9

At the same time, the sharp-eyed Er Miao noticed the notice that was being updated simultaneously on the wall screen.

"...Reload and take effect after body donation."

After reading the announcement, Er Miao looked at the two people standing in front of the running processor, throwing fish into the machine's feed inlet from a storage box, and her hands were itching to do the same.

I push—

With Er Miao's push, Ye Yu, who was standing in front of him, lost his balance and fell towards the feed inlet.

"what!"

"Holy crap!!!!"

"Buzz buzz buzz—crackling—sizzling—buzz—"

The indiscriminate shredder made a few strange noises, and in the blink of an eye, Ye Yu disappeared from the processor.

+ 10

"Hahahaha!"

After her initial surprise, Muyu came to her senses and laughed happily with Ermiao, waiting for Yeyu's return.

In another room of the base.

Ye Yu stood in front of the incubation chamber, inspecting her newly formed body.

Compared to its previous pale color, it didn't seem like its skin had turned white. Instead, it was more like its body surface had a cold white fluorescent glow, which quickly disappeared into its body under the watchful gaze of the night rain.

At this moment, a white spot of light flashed across the screen, and a red circle and four rows of measurement bars appeared in the lower left corner.

There is a heart symbol in the center of the red circle, which, judging from the hint, should be the health value, indicating the player's overall status.

To the right of the health value are four bars. The top green bar shows the oxygen level; below it are the dark blue bar for temperature, the orange bar for food, and the light blue bar for water.

Under optimal conditions, all gauges are at full value. Satiety and hydration values ​​decrease over time and with physical labor; oxygen and temperature values ​​are only lost in cases of hypoxia or hypothermia.

In addition, the control panel of the culture chamber, the wall light switches, and the frame of the interactive screen all have a slight fluorescent glow.

Based on Ye Yu's experience, this glowing circle is most likely a hint of an interactive item in the game.

"An epic upgrade!"

The overall feel of the game suddenly changed from a hardcore survival simulation to an easy difficulty.

This is especially helpful for esports players who are prone to missing out on collectibles.

While studying the new user interface, Ye Yu walked towards the biomass collection room, where Er Miao and Mu Yu, who already knew about it, gathered around.

"Old Ye, how's the update experience?"

"That's great, the UI information display is already in place, making it much more convenient to go fishing now. Have you sold all your fish yet?"

As Ye Yu spoke, she walked toward the screen of the biomass collector.

[Total workload: 510 points, pending assignment]

"No, I'm just waiting for you to come."

"Average score or..."

"Let's divide it equally as usual and finish the task first. We'll take all three boxes over later and try to finish the beginner's quest first."

"Okay, I'll do it then."

Allocation method: Equal distribution.

[Night Rain and a Few Cups: Contribution Points +170; Knock on Me, Wooden Fish: Contribution Points +170; Two Cats: Contribution Points +170.]

[Daily targets achieved]

"Yay!"

Er Miao jumped up happily, "I'll try my best to complete the newbie mission for the base test today."

"Wait a minute, before that..."

Accompanied by Er Miao's heart-wrenching cries, Ye Yu lifted Er Miao up and threw him into the collection device, helping him complete his rebirth.

"Wooden fish, you need help..."

Before he could finish speaking, the wooden fish jumped into the feed inlet and disappeared amidst the roar of the machine.

[Night Rain and a Few Cups: +20 Contribution Points.]

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After repacking and taking two more storage boxes, Ye Yu and the other two dragged the boxes back to the beach.

"The game has been updated. Friends, you can go back to the base and reload it when you have time."

Muyu greeted the players around him and then, following the plan they had discussed beforehand, began to walk into the sea, preparing to explore further. Ermiao stayed on the shore to fish and watch over the three storage boxes.

Soon, a small, menacing crab was hooked and thrown into the sea.

Ever since being pinched to death by a crab, Er Miao has been eyeing these evil eight-legged monsters, using crabs as bait every time, and even planning to order a spicy crab for lunch during the day.

The little crab quickly disappeared into the sea, leaving only a buoy bobbing on the surface.

The float, which was originally difficult to observe after casting too far and could only be judged by feeling and the movement of the fishing line to determine whether it had taken the bait, is now clearly visible, and there are even some yellow spots of light scattered around the float to provide further indication.

"There were some optimizations after the update."

Er Miao scratched his chin and lay on the table waiting for the big fish to take the bait.

"Then let's go into the sea!"

"Bye-Bye."

Ye Yu greeted Er Miao and walked towards the sea with Mu Yu.

The azure sea gradually engulfed their vision, revealing a clear and transparent underwater world. Not far away, three or five people were swimming around, catching small fish.

The two roughly determined their direction by using the underwater reefs, and swam back to the cave along the route they had taken, preparing to explore the place where Er Miao had perished together.

"Gurgle—"

Night Rain called out, waving the flashlight he'd taken from the base table and shining it towards the wooden fish in front of him.

A large crab was perched on a protruding rock face, with a slightly shrunken human figure clamped between its claws, slowly chewing at its mouth.

Seeing this, the two took advantage of "Er Miao" distracting the man-eating crab, circled around it from the side, and continued swimming towards the seabed.

Guided by the light of their flashlights, the two navigated around thick seaweed and several strange tentacle plants waving on the seabed, and successfully arrived at the entrance to the underwater cave.

Ye Yu shone her flashlight into the cave, and an unusually bright golden light shone back, sparkling deep within the cave.

After confirming their target, the two quickly surfaced to replenish their oxygen and headed straight for the golden light inside the cave.

Upon entering the cave, Ye Yu scanned the area with her flashlight. Apart from a few large red plants that resembled flowers, she found nothing unusual. She then shone the light on the location of the golden light, signaling Mu Yu to retrieve it first.

He then swam towards the red flower to check if such a huge red flower was worth collecting.

As the night rain gradually approached the red flower, the newly acquired perception began to take effect, and a little bit of yellow light appeared in the soil in the center of the red flower.

There really was a hidden item!

Night Rain felt a surge of joy and reached out to the red flower as she drew closer.

"rustle--"

A fish head emerged from the soil amidst the red flowers. After looking around, the red fish head stared blankly at the night rain.

Ye Yu finally saw clearly that the hidden item with the indicator light was a black stone.

But before Ye Yu could retrieve the items, sensing the approach of humans, the red fish quickly emerged from the soil. Its body, which was originally rectangular, rapidly expanded in the water, and a dangerous red light flickered within its scales.

Hey!

Night Rain turned and ran, swimming desperately towards the cave exit, *thud*—

A tremendous force struck, accompanied by a deafening roar, and the water swept away the night rain.

"?"

"!!"

The wooden fish, having just obtained the glowing crystal, looked up upon hearing the sound and saw Ye Yu, her blood flowing freely, swimming rapidly towards the cave entrance. From among the red flowers at the cave's ceiling, red fish emerged one by one, gradually emitting red light.

Before he could even reflect on his actions, he grabbed another item on the ground that was emitting an orange glow and quietly slipped out along the bottom of the cave.