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

Not only were the treasure chests arriving slowly today, but the monsters were also arriving less frequently than usual.

It took Lin Zhaoyin more than two hours after she left home to encounter her first strange creature.

Lin Zhaoyin was fishing for treasure chests when, out of the blue, she was suddenly struck on the back of the head by something.

[Snow Spirit, Level 4, Race: Ice and Snow, Attack 10, Defense 15, Agility 20, Weakness: Fire Attack]

When Lin Zhaoyin turned around, she saw something that looked like a snowball darting around her.

Snow Spirit is very small, not even as big as a basketball, and its agility is quite high, which makes it difficult for Lin Zhaoyin to hit the monster.

Lin Zhaoyin was getting a little angry. Despite having high attack power and a B-grade weapon, she hadn't managed to land a single hit on this monster.

Sure enough, attribute points shouldn't be allocated to one area. With the addition of equipment attributes, my Agility is currently the worst attribute.

Originally, Lin Zhaoyin's agility was enough to completely overwhelm the monster, but this snow spirit was able to hide its form by taking advantage of the weather. It could dissipate and condense in an instant, and even [You Are My Eyes] could not detect the snow spirit's location in time.

Lin Zhaoyin also has a Fire Technique skill, but she also needs to find an enemy to use it, otherwise her stamina will be wasted.

Within minutes, Lin Zhaoyin had already been hit by Xue Ling several times.

Furthermore, Lin Zhaoyin discovered that the algorithm for calculating attack values ​​had changed. Previously, as long as her defense was greater than the enemy's attack, the enemy's attack would be ineffective, but now Xue Ling only had 10 points of attack, yet she was still losing health.

Even though her health points were decreasing bit by bit, Lin Zhaoyin was still a little annoyed.

This damn game has secretly increased the difficulty!

Unable to see anything strange, Lin Zhaoyin simply swung her Wind and Thunder Sword wildly, hoping that as long as she was fast enough, she would eventually manage to catch it!

"squeak--"

The weapon in her hand suddenly felt a momentary resistance, and then Lin Zhaoyin heard Xue Ling's scream.

Upon closer inspection, Lin Zhaoyin thought she was seeing things. She rubbed her eyes to confirm that Xue Ling had indeed turned into two.

[Snow Spirit, Level 3 (Pseudo), Race: Ice and Snow Clan, Attack 10, Defense 15, Agility 15]

She chopped a level 4 monster into two level 3 monsters, and its agility decreased! Furthermore, after the Snow Spirit was cut in half, it didn't suddenly disappear again. This is a good opportunity!

Lin Zhaoyin chased after the two snow spirits with her sword, and for every time she hit one, another snow spirit would appear. Moreover, the subsequent clones did not decrease in level and remained at the same level as before.

Lin Zhaoyin didn't believe it could have an endless number of clones, and continued to swing her sword at the snow spirits. Sure enough, after the snow spirits created 10 clones, they could no longer create any more.

Furthermore, Lin Zhaoyin finally succeeded in killing the first clone.

It's not the sheer number of monsters that's worrisome, but rather their unique abilities that make them impossible to kill. Seeing the first clone dissipate and no new clones appear afterward, Lin Zhaoyin knew how to deal with this Snow Spirit.

With each sword strike, Lin Zhaoyin killed one of the snow monsters, finally eliminating the last clone of the snow spirit.

[You have defeated a level 4 Snow Spirit, gaining 40 experience points, 1 Snow Crystal, and 90 Gold Coins.]

It appears that 10 level 3 monsters were killed, but the actual settlement is based on the monsters themselves.

[Snow Crystal Stones, a material; once a certain quantity is collected, they can be used to craft a unique weapon.]

Lin Zhaoyin used "You Are My Eyes" to look at the information about the Snow Crystal Stone and found that this item was very special.

Most material items are only described as being used for crafting, but this snow crystal can be used to exchange for a weapon? Or even a unique weapon?

The quantity and the type of weapon were not specified, which means that the weapons that each player can synthesize with their Snow Crystals will be different.

Lin Zhaoyin was curious about what her exclusive weapon was, but since she didn't even know how many snow crystals she needed to collect, there was no point in being curious.

Looking at the time, Lin Zhaoyin realized that the apple tree was almost ready to advance to the next stage, so she squatted down next to the apple tree.

[The amazing apple tree, ripening stage, 94 hours until fruiting (growth rate slowed by 30% due to climate)]

The apple tree has grown to over two meters tall, and its trunk is almost as thick as a person can hug.

Lin Zhaoyin breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there was nothing wrong with the apple tree except for its slowed growth.

This apple tree cost me nearly 6000 gold coins, so I can't afford any mishaps.

In just one morning, Lin Zhaoyin fished up four treasure chests and killed two monsters, a progress that left her somewhat disheartened.

Compared to the morning, the temperature had dropped by 2 degrees Celsius. Although Lin Zhaoyin was fully equipped with warm clothing, she was unwilling to stay in the freezing cold any longer.

If Lin Zhaoyin doesn't catch all the treasure chests before dinner, she'll have to give up on getting all 10.

Lunch was still porridge; in this weather, we still need to eat something warm.

After looking at the food inventory, Lin Zhaoyin felt it was necessary to make a wish with her sister.

[Sis, we probably won't get much food from monster drops these days. We'll have to rely on opening treasure chests to get more food, preferably multigrain noodles or something similar, something to keep us warm.]

Lin Wan-yi replied with "OK": The wishing messenger has received your wish list.

After lunch, Lin Zhaoyin went to pick the magical fruit of the day.

[A magical watermelon that increases maximum health, maximum stamina, and maximum energy by 100 when consumed]

Looking at the large watermelon in front of her, Lin Zhaoyin sighed for the nth time today.

This watermelon has the best bonus attributes among all the fruits we've obtained so far, but you need to eat a whole one to get the bonus.

If only this were open in the sweltering heat of summer! But it's the dead of winter now, and even though the temperature in her shelter has risen considerably, she still can't really stomach this melon. And this is a 10-pound melon!

Lin Zhaoyin could only put the watermelon away and wait until the blizzard subsided before eating it.

The afternoon was similar to the morning: the treasure chests were delayed, the mobs arrived late, and the first day of the blizzard was a dismal one.

However, Lin Zhaoyin stopped worrying about the treasure chests, since losing two or three treasure chests a day wouldn't make much of a difference.

Moreover, Lin Zhaoyin's wish for her sister was fulfilled. Before dinner, Lin Wanyi sent over all the ingredients she had obtained from the treasure chest that day.

Two rolls of noodles, a pound of millet, and a bag of dried shiitake mushrooms. Lin Zhaoyin looked at these things and had already figured out how to cook them.

We'll have millet porridge for breakfast tomorrow!

Before going to sleep, Lin Zhaoyin confirmed that all her fireplace orders had been submitted and the 2500 gold coins had been credited to her account. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, she should be able to continue this business for the next two days.

With the fireplace providing warmth and a thick quilt covering you, the shelter is cozy at night.

Unfortunately, even on warm nights, there are always annoying little monsters that disturb one's peaceful sleep.