Post-apocalyptic game: I survive at sea by scavenging for trash.

Lin Zhaoyin didn't rush to place an order. Instead, she first tidied up her backpack and the things in her room to see if there was anything that could match.

As a result, she discovered a sprouting apple core!

She had originally planned to exploit a bug in the garbage purification system, but discovered that items already purified couldn't be processed again. Having nowhere to throw away the leftover apple core, she simply tossed it into the trash, and to her surprise, it sprouted today!

Does sprouting mean it can be grown?

Lin Zhaoyin quickly put the "You Are My Eyes" card she had just taken off back on, and sure enough, she saw that the information on the apple core had changed.

A sprouted apple core can be planted and, upon maturity, evolves into a magical apple tree.

A magical apple can increase your maximum stamina by 50 points. If you can grow an apple tree, you can obtain even more apples and further increase your maximum stamina. This is a continuous benefit!

Lin Zhaoyin remembered seeing land-related items earlier, so she quickly browsed the shop page.

Red soil, used for planting trees and other vegetation, price: 5888 gold coins

Black soil, used for growing vegetables, fruits, and grains, price: 3888 gold coins.

[Yellow soil, used for planting flowering plants, price: 1888 gold coins]

You need to buy red soil to plant apple trees, but red soil is too expensive! It's one thing if you can't afford it, but the most infuriating thing is that you can afford it, but after buying it, you're almost penniless.

After much deliberation, Lin Zhaoyin gritted her teeth and bought it, as it was the option that would maximize her benefits at the moment.

Lin Zhaoyin set the red soil in a location near the coast. In the future, when the trees mature, they might be able to provide shelter from the wind, rain, and sun when fishing for treasure chests.

When you bury the apple core inside, the displayed information changes again.

[The amazing apple tree, in the budding stage, 12 hours until the seedling stage]

As expected, the growth cycle of plants here is different from that in the real world. They will enter the next growth stage by tomorrow morning.

Day 11 of the game calendar, Christmas Day, sunny, 17 degrees Celsius

When I woke up this morning, the smog on the island had completely dissipated, but the temperature remained the same. If I'm not mistaken, the temperature will probably start to drop gradually in the next few days.

After finishing breakfast, Lin Zhaoyin took her tools and squatted down next to the apple tree.

With 10 minutes left in the countdown, Lin Zhaoyin lost interest in fishing for treasure chests and simply squatted down to wait for the apple tree to enter a new stage.

As the countdown reached zero, a tiny sprout emerged from the ground, slowly extending its branches until it grew into a sapling over half a meter tall.

[The amazing apple tree, in its seedling stage, has 24 hours left before reaching maturity.]

Lin Zhaoyin was delighted; the planting speed in this game was really fast!

These three days of peace and safety are crucial, as the subsequent blizzard will inevitably lead to a significant drop in temperature. In addition to stocking up on warm clothing, food and water are also essential.

Just like the smog that started to have a toxic effect in the middle stage, no one knows if Blizzard will have any additional changes.

However, Peaceful Day does not mean absolute safety. The crab monsters and octopus monsters, which have been absent for a long time, have returned upgraded and have all become level 3 or 4 monsters.

They also brought their friends from the sea, resulting in even more varieties of seafood monsters.

Dead Sea sea urchins, Dead Sea corals, Dead Sea lobsters... the variety of edible seafood has increased again.

Even monsters of the same race have very different attributes, and the most powerful among these new friends is the lobster monster.

I thought it was difficult to fight the level 4 Skeleton King before, but most of the players who survived the first smog disaster have upgraded their weapons, equipment, and skills.

However, everyone also noticed that, although the Skeleton King gave 80 experience points, these level 4 seafood monsters only gave 40 experience points.

It's going to be very difficult to level up using these seafood monsters.

Fortunately, the items dropped by these seafood monsters have been upgraded this time. In addition to the basic standard items, they will no longer drop only gold coins. Instead, they will drop other ingredients and materials, with cotton cloth and cotton being the most common materials.

In the past two days, people have been getting blueprints for winter clothing from the treasure chests from time to time. Lin Wanyi got a blueprint for a pair of cotton pants.

Players who pass the first round of natural disaster trials will generally receive a piece of cold-weather gear, but one piece is definitely not enough, so players have been trying their best to gather a full set of equipment these past few days.

Players with the relevant blueprints prioritized exchanging them, and those who could make clothes made more to exchange for pants, shoes, hats, gloves, etc.

Once they had collected enough warm clothing, many people started their own businesses. They usually required customers to provide the materials themselves, and then pay a production fee, but the prices they quoted varied wildly from person to person.

Some people only ask for 100 gold coins, while others ask for thousands. At this point, everyone's choice is based on their conscience; some are willing to help others more, while others only want to gain more room to survive for themselves.

Lin Zhaoyin had a down jacket and a woolen hat she got from garbage disposal, and her younger sister made her a pair of cotton-padded pants. With the help of the cotton-padded pants, Lin Wanyi was able to get other warm clothing for the two sisters.

Day 12 of the game calendar, Christmas Day, sunny, 12 degrees Celsius

Sure enough, the temperature began to gradually decrease.

The apple tree has also been updated again; it has grown into a small tree that is one meter tall.

[The amazing apple tree, in its growth stage, 48 hours until it ripens]

When Lin Zhaoyin saw the apple tree status update, she also thought of something: when the blizzard disaster came, would the growth of the apple tree be affected?

The magical apple tree is, after all, a game item, so it's unlikely to freeze to death, but there's a chance it might be damaged. If things get bad, Lin Zhaoyin plans to take some measures to insulate the tree, since she has plenty of plastic sheeting.

Wait a minute! If trees can be used to insulate against the heat, can't houses do the same?

The cabin wasn't affected by the smog, but when the blizzard comes, the temperature inside the cabin can't stay at normal. Even if it's a little warmer than outside, it certainly won't be much better.

If they could find a way to raise the temperature of the cabin, they would be better off in the freezing temperatures of the blizzard.

After discussing this guess with her sister, Lin Wanyi agreed and also thought of more possibilities.

[In the event of a blizzard, the cabin might be completely covered in snow, and you might not even be able to get out!]

"Sis, we can try the plastic sheeting solution you mentioned first, and I'll think of something else."

There's still a day and a half until the blizzard; surely we can find other ways to improve our survival conditions.

Lin Zhaoyin believed her sister's words without a doubt. Her little Lin, the lucky one, either didn't want it, or she would definitely get it if she wanted it!