Survival for all, my island is the last pure land on earth.

The sound of the explosion was so loud that Zhan Dou didn't immediately notice the heart-wrenching alarm on his personal panel.

A long, long string of red text was shocking.

Dipping Bean dared not open her eyes, hoping it was just her hallucination.

As the saying goes, there's no place like home.

But now, her doghouse has been blasted to pieces by Jin Xiaoman's cannon, leaving only ruins and a blue light screen.

The safe house is now 100% damaged. Players are urged to repair the safe house as soon as possible.

Repair materials: 50000 game coins, 5000 wood, 1000 stone, 1000 vines, 150 purification hearts.

Dipping Beans tilted their heads back, unable to hold back their tears any longer, and burst into sobs: "Money is full, you bastard, you're a complete bastard, my doghouse!"

Jin Xiaoman sighed: "Cry, cry. It's not a sin for a woman to cry; it's just the feeling of being emotional."

Dipping beans are harder to catch than the New Year's pig. Refusing Jin Xiaoman's comforting words, it rolled away in circles for a long distance, asking, "Where can we go now?"

Jin Xiaoman: "Go to my doghouse?"

The three went to their second destination, Jin Xiaoman's safe house.

Fortunately, the safe house was very safe and showed no signs of being affected.

The blue energy shield disappeared automatically after leaving the area affected by the broken waves—the "desert island where beans are dipped in water".

Dipping Beans: "That blast wave looked pretty powerful, how come it didn't overturn you like that?"

"If this place is overturned, where will we go?"

"Let's go on a journey."

"Our little rat isn't feeling well these past few days, he can't go on."

"Then I deserve it."

"You didn't make me use it, it's too late to say anything now."

"I knew it."

"Do you believe I'll take one of your dishes off lunch?" Jin Xiaoman declared firmly, "A meat dish!"

Dipping beans, dipping beans, pouting, and then burst into tears again.

Jin Xiaoman pinched her lips again: "They've already killed her, if you keep crying, Martina won't come back."

She shoved a chainsaw into Zhan Dou's hand: "Since you're not going back for the next couple of days anyway, you'll have to work for me to pay off your debts."

Then she turned to look at number 2775: "Brother, let me appease him first, and we'll get together tonight."

Number 2775 seemed to have just recovered from that earth-shattering cannon shot, his mind still reeling. He was completely dazed, and now he just went along with whatever Jin Xiaoman said: "Okay, I'll find you later."

After saying that, he returned to his deserted island like a puppet on a string.

Dip Bean wiped the tears from her face: "You're number one on the leaderboard, number one on the wealth leaderboard! You blew up my safe house, and not only do you not compensate me, you want me to work to pay the rent?"

Jin Xiaoman: "You can leave if you don't want to stay."

"Let's go then."

She turned around: "What does Temu look like?"

"It's in the league's announcement."

"I don't watch that stuff."

Aren't you going to watch?

"I only look at the weather forecast, not the text below."

"What does this have to do with me? If you don't cut down twenty plants, I'll deduct the cost of your vegetables. For every plant you're short, I'll deduct a penalty."

"Zhou Bapi" (a derogatory term for a exploitative person).

Jin Xiaoman ignored Zhan Dou and turned around to add a bed for Zhan Dou in A Ye's room, settling them in there for the time being.

Dipped Bean wandered around the safe house for half a day: "I was only gone for a day, and your safe house has already been upgraded again?"

"This must be at least level five."

Jin Xiaoman pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Level 5 is nothing, I can level up so easily."

Dipping beans, dipping beans, his lips twitched.

Jin Xiaoman walked past Zhan Dou and squatted down next to Chi Mian, trying to communicate with him.

Compared to the first two days after its arrival, the Crimson Crown looks extremely pitiful these days, with its leaves wilted and its main vine limp and powerless.

She was a pitiful little thing who had been abused by her master and had lost all her spirit.

Lilith's voice came from within the necklace again: "Speak."

Upon hearing this, Akabane weakly waved his vines twice: "Lilith, you owe me for all the youth I wasted these past few days~"

Jin Xiaoman felt that she might really be having a run of bad luck lately, and kept smiling apologetically: "I'm sorry, sister, I misunderstood you."

Chi Mian extended a small red bud and placed it on Jin Xiaoman's finger: "I reluctantly forgive you. Let's form a bond."

Jin Xiaoman: "Okay."

An animal and a plant—it sounds quite perfect.

Under Lilith's supervision, Chi Mian inserted the red bud into Jin Xiaoman's finger.

Jin Xiaoman felt a little numb, followed by a little pain.

Lilith: "This is how the Crimson Crown Clan forms its bond. Its main root will then be deeply embedded in your body. If you do not die, it can be resurrected indefinitely. If you die, it will die with you."

[Ding! It has been detected that Crimson Crown's favorability towards player "Full of Money" has reached 50%. A contract has been initiated with player "Full of Money." Does player "Full of Money" wish to sign?]

Contract Effect:

First, it allows for seamless communication with the red crown.

Second, you can obtain the right to use the Crimson Crown Clan's talent (which can be changed): Limb Repair (50% effect).

Limb Repair (Active Skill): Can autonomously regenerate and repair completely severed, shattered, or missing limbs (arms, legs, feet), but cannot regenerate fatal organs such as the head and heart.

Minor damage: such as partial breakage, tearing of skin and flesh, etc. Repair time is 30 seconds and consumes 30 mental points.

Moderate limb amputation: If the limb is completely severed but the severed part is still intact, the repair time is 1 minute and consumes 50 mental points.

Severe damage: such as limb shattering or carbonization of severed limbs, takes one hour to repair, consumes 80 mental points, and permanently deducts 5% of the current defense value.

Skill Restriction: If used twice within a day, the player will be in a weakened state (all attributes reduced by 15% for 20 minutes).

It can repair itself and other players. When repairing other players, the effect is reduced by 20%.

Crimson Crown Upgrade Requirements: 100 Purification Hearts.

[Contract complete.]

Akabane: "Ugh, some people hit me the moment they see me. Anyone who didn't know better would think I'm some kind of filthy monster!"

Before Jin Xiaoman could even marvel at gaining two talents in a single day, she heard Chi Mian's sarcastic voice.

Akabane: "What, does the Mandarin have something to say in his defense?"

"Oh no~ Surely no one's going to be like that jerk, doing something but not taking responsibility!"

Jin Xiaoman pointed at Chimian, then at Xinghe Wuyu: "Didn't you say you loved to act cute?"

Is this how you act cute?

Lilith: "It's normal for pirated books to have one, two, three, or four errors."

Jin Xiaoman nodded. "That makes perfect sense."

After forming a contract with Chi Mian, Jin Xiaoman can view all of Chi Mian's information at any time.

【Name: Akabane】

Strength: 26

Agility: 35

Defense Value: 10

[Danger Level: Three Stars]

Talent 1: Limb Regeneration

The vines are ever-renewing, and I am myself. As long as the main vine remains, no matter how damaged the vines are, they can sprout and grow again. However, the Crimson Crown itself will fall into a state of weakness for a period of time.

Talent Two: Thorns

The vines that extend from the main vine have a 30% chance of mutating into poisonous thorns. If the target is scratched by the poisonous thorns, they will enter a state of continuous corrosion for 8 seconds.

Talent 3: To be unlocked...

The crimson crown can now cling to Jin Xiaoman's wrist as a sapling, looking like a red bracelet from a distance.

This carrying method is very convenient, and it's easy to throw out when needed. If I had to point out any drawbacks, it would probably be that Akabane is really talkative.

"Mandarin, what's your relationship with Lilith? Does Lilith often beat you up?"

"Mandarin, do you prefer that clumsy squirrel or me?"

"Mandarin, why aren't you saying anything? Are you just naturally quiet?"

........