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

The temperature had already reached 40 degrees Celsius by 6 a.m. the next morning.

The air was thick with hot, stale air. Looking out from the safe house, the grass and trees drooped, their vibrant greenness gone due to the high temperature, wilting and curling up.

Aye was the first to get up. She skillfully operated the kitchen appliances to cook for Jin Xiaoman and the squirrel.

Immediately afterwards, Jin Xiaoman went into the courtyard to exercise.

At seven o'clock, the two people and the mouse sat down at the dining table to eat.

The squirrel had no concept of the darkness the game's consciousness spoke of, so it ran away after eating, leaving Jin Xiaoman and A Ye behind.

Jin Xiaoman knew the squirrel was still acting strangely, so she didn't pay any more attention to it.

She took out the Crimson Crown and briefly explained the situation to A-Ye: "This thing can communicate. Talk to it and see what happened."

Ah Ye nodded, uttering a string of gibberish.

Soon, A-Ye gave feedback: "It said its name is Dangdang, and it is a very kind plant."

Dangdang Ben Teng felt very wronged. It could enhance its own abilities by absorbing the radiation levels of other plants and animals, but what happened in the forest that day was not what it wanted. It was all forced upon it by that hateful Energy-Eroding Teng.

Originally, it lived a carefree life in the forest. When it was thirsty, it would drink some dew. When it was hungry, it would randomly prick a small animal to steal some energy. The worst thing it did every day was to throw away the food that other small animals had stored up while they went out to forage.

One day, however, the Corrosive Vine discovered it and devoured it using some unknown method.

From then on, it was forced to live inside the Energy-Eroding Vine, suppressed by it, and its own abilities were used by it, becoming the puppet of the Energy-Eroding Vine, until Jin Xiaoman killed the Energy-Eroding Vine.

Jin Xiaoman: "So you're saying it's quite innocent?"

A-Ye's expression was somewhat complicated: "What it said might not be the truth."

A-Ye translated their conversation word for word.

Jin Xiaoman could clearly sense that Chi Mian was a glib-tongued guy and not very trustworthy.

However, since the Corrosive Vine has turned to ash, the two of them currently have no way to verify whether Akamune is lying.

Jin Xiaoman asked, "Is there any way to keep it safe and prevent it from running away?"

A-Ye: "Beat it up."

Jin Xiaoman: "?"

A-Ye: "It is by nature that Akabane only submits to the strong."

Jin Xiaoman turned to look at the vines that seemed to be 'dancing' on the ground, worried that she might damage them: "Is it durable?"

A-Ye: "You can rest assured about that. Crimson Crown is extremely resilient. You won't find many creatures in the entire universe with a stronger vitality than it."

Jin Xiaoman nodded, took out a shovel from her backpack, and slammed it down.

*Ding—*

The sound of the shovel hitting the ground echoed in the ears of the two people and the vine, the sound lingering for a long time.

Chi Mian huddled up, staring at Jin Xiaoman in disbelief.

No, sir, I twisted myself up like a pretzel and acted so passionately, why are you hitting me?

It looked like Jin Xiaoman was about to take another shovelful.

With a leap, Chimian wrapped itself around Jin Xiaoman's fingers again, gently scratching them with its tip: "My lord, I came to seek refuge with you, but since you don't trust me, I can't form a contract with you."

Please open your heart.

Sir~

(๓´˘`๓)

Jin Xiaoman asked in confusion, "What does this mean?"

A-Ye consulted the information and concluded: "This is a sign of dissatisfaction."

Jin Xiaoman: "Huh?"

She didn't quite feel that meant it.

However, Ah Ye was looking up legitimate books from the auction, so there shouldn't be any mistakes.

She rolled up her sleeves and gave Chimian a good beating.

Then, following the steps in the book, he buried the red crown in the ground.

Looking at the wilted vine, A-Ye felt something was off; she seemed to sense a sense of sorrow emanating from it.

However, she didn't think much of it. This guy was glib and obviously not a good person. She must have misjudged him.

She immediately turned around and followed Jin Xiaoman.

The two rushed into the forest, timing it perfectly. A-Ye collected Ice Dew Grass according to Jin Xiaoman's instructions.

It has to be said that two people are more efficient than one person, not to mention that A-Ye is half a robot.

This one morning's work was equivalent to two and a half mornings for Jin Xiaoman.

Jin Xiaoman expressed her satisfaction with this.

After harvesting the ice dew grass, she instructed A-Ye to explore the forest. Whenever they encountered anything useful that was listed in the encyclopedia of flora and fauna, regardless of its radiation level, they were to collect it all.

She then checked today's Alliance quests to see if there were any she could do while exploring the cliffs, since leveling up her Alliance required accumulating enough Alliance experience, which was earned through daily quests.

After finalizing the tasks of killing the sand skeletons and finding ten treasure chests, Jin Xiaoman summoned the fur ball and sent herself to the cliff.

Yesterday I was so excited about discovering the new safe house that I didn't get a chance to really explore it properly.

Once again, Jin Xiaoman landed on the tree, but instead of immediately getting down, she used the height to look around.

Looking down from her angle, her safe house really resembles the place she lived with her grandmother in their old home.

Jin Xiaoman still remembers that there was a distance between her home and the town, and it was inconvenient to buy groceries or anything like that. So her grandmother cleared a vegetable garden around the house and planted it full of vegetables, just like her yard.

The house is surrounded by vegetable gardens; it's a small house, but living in it feels incredibly comforting.

Suppressing her longing, Jin Xiaoman changed direction, and a different scene appeared in her vision.

Directly in front of her, there was an endless expanse of blue, with a gentle sea breeze, sunlight streaming down, and shimmering waves rolling and undulating, where the water and sky met in a seamless blend.

That is the ocean.

Is it the edge of a deserted island?

Jin Xiaoman suddenly changed her mind. She said to Maoqiu, "There, at the beach, can you go?"

Maoqiu: "Wait a moment, Your Excellency. Let me ask my friends if they have been there before. If Maoqiu hasn't been there before, we won't be able to get there."

Jin Xiaoman nodded: "You ask first."

Her gaze fell upon the sea, and her emotions suddenly became unsettled.

An absurd idea began to grow wildly in her mind.

What if everything she's in now is man-made?

In case she crosses the ocean, she can go home.

What if she lives in another Truman Show?

Although she knew the chances were slim, she still wanted to see for herself.

The furry boy's voice rang out: "Sir, we haven't been there."

Jin Xiaoman: "Why?"

Maoqiu: "There's no food there, and they even eat us. Besides, the water there doesn't taste good either."

Jin Xiaoman: "Then will you take me somewhere that's close to there?"

Furball: "Okay."

It searched for possible teleportation locations: "My lord, are you ready?"

"certainly."

Jin Xiaoman placed her hand on the fur ball, and in the next instant, she appeared at the edge of the forest.

She had thought the forest would cover the entire desert island, but now it seems that's not the case.

She handed Maoqiu a chocolate ball, gave it a couple of instructions, and then Maoqiu happily returned to the tree to wait.

She walked towards the sea, and after about ten minutes, a pale golden light appeared in front of her.

[Warning, warning, warning! Player's three stats are detected to be too low; further exploration is not advisable.]

[Warning, warning, warning! Player's three stats are detected to be too low; further exploration is not advisable.]

A series of urgent alarm blared in Jin Xiaoman's ears, each screech relentlessly pounding against her eardrums, the piercing sound almost making her faint...