Picking Up a Bargain! Facing the Threat Directly

Sunrise and sunset.

After graduating from university, many people no longer live for themselves, bearing the expectations of their parents and relatives, as well as the pressure of society.

Modern society is like a mold, slowly imprinting distinct individuals into similar ones, making them cogs in the grand structure of society, day after day.

Sometimes, even standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, watching the "prosperity" outside with the rapid development of technology, Su Mo felt a sense of alienation from the real world.

After this transmigration, even with the immense pressure to survive and without the stimulation of an alarm clock, Su Mo experienced the long-lost joy of "sleeping until he naturally woke up."

Waking up in the dark, he heard good news from the Doomsday Survival System.

[Doomsday Calendar, January 2nd]

[Arriving in a strange world, you were apprehensive, but you finally built a shelter and are very excited. (Survival Points +50)]

[You upgraded the water extraction device, ensuring your daily water needs. (Survival Points +5)]

[You built a bed that you can barely sleep on. You feel that in the doomsday, it greatly enhances your sense of happiness. (Survival Points +5)]

[You built a set of simple furniture. (Survival Points +1)]

[Your meals are decent. (Survival Points +1)]

[Scanning the host's living environment, Survival Points are being evaluated. Today, you gained 11 Survival Points.]

Final settlement: You gained a total of 73 Survival Points today! Remaining Survival Points: 103!

Su Mo's eyes lit up. After spending 75 Survival Points yesterday to expand the well water extractor, his Survival Points returned to 103 today.

"It seems that the more I do each day, the more Survival Points I get. Even if I just huddle up, I can steadily gain a dozen or so."

Su Mo breathed a sigh of relief.

He was afraid that this Doomsday Survival System would be like those systems in the novels he read on Earth, forcing him to do tasks that would result in obliteration if not completed.

Or even worse, forcing him to do things against his will, which would then lead to a series of dog-blood events like betrayal and awakening.

"But today, I must find a way to upgrade the base's lighting and ventilation, otherwise I'll end up falling to my death in the base before I even starve."

Closing the Wooden Door, the base was very dark, with only a sliver of light seeping through the Wooden Door's cracks.

Following his senses, using the Wooden Spear like a guide cane, Su Mo groped his way to the stairs, went up, and opened the shelter's Wooden Door.

The morning sunlight, along with the cold, flowed in from the opening.

After adjusting to the stimulation of the bright light, Su Mo cautiously peeked out through the crack for a while, and after confirming that there was no danger, he fully opened the Wooden Door.

The stuffy air in the underground shelter began to circulate as the Wooden Door opened.

The Wooden Boards set up at the entrance of the shelter yesterday were intact, with no signs of any Mutated Monsters attacking.

After breathing in some fresh air, Su Mo returned to the shelter.

First, he went to the well and pulled up the bucket, reaping the accumulation of the night.

[Record]: You obtained 920ml of water.

[Record]: Your current water storage is 970ml.

Today's harvest, combined with yesterday's surplus, was not small, but still short of exchanging for the monster encyclopedia.

Under normal circumstances, a person drinks about 20ml-30ml of water per sip.

Sitting on the wooden chair, Su Mo drank about three sips of water.

Feeling the sweetness in his mouth, Su Mo opened the trading panel.

He only needed to ensure his minimum daily survival needs with the current water supply, and he planned to use the rest for trading.

Only by using water to exchange for enough resources in the early stages could he stay ahead of everyone else.

Today's trading records were more numerous than yesterday's. Clicking on the favorites panel, Su Mo was overjoyed.

For some reason, the monster encyclopedia that was listed for one liter of water yesterday had its price actively reduced by the seller Chen Ping An by 300ml after a night, now only requiring 700ml to buy.

The Water Pear that was also listed had dropped from 100ml each to 50ml.

"A big win!"

Su Mo was delighted. After putting 800ml of water into the item bar, he directly bought the monster encyclopedia and two Water Pears.

The light of the transaction flashed, and the water in the inventory disappeared, replaced by a Monster Guide and two Water Pears.

Taking out the guide and the Water Pears and placing them on the table, Su Mo first picked up the fist-sized Water Pear, took a bite, and immediately felt a fragrant taste in his mouth.

Although the water in the Water Pear was less than 50ml, the pear flesh could fill his stomach, and the pear juice contained vitamins. Being able to eat one in the apocalypse was simply wonderful.

However, Su Mo, who was eating the Water Pear at this moment, was unaware that his generous purchase had sparked a fierce discussion in the world chat.

"That old dog Chen Ping An's guide was bought, for a full 700ml of water! Damn, he's really a tycoon."

"The buyer seems to be Su Mo? This guy sold 200ml yesterday and another 700ml today. Does he have too much water?"

"Can Su god come out and say something? How did you dig up the water? Ten thousand signatures (1/10000) for a guide."

"Ten thousand signatures (2/10000)"

"I have food here, Su god, do you need bread? I'm about to die of thirst!"

"If there are no accidents, he should have found a place to store water. Alas, so lucky."

A large group of people discussed this matter.

In one day, the name Su Mo had been imprinted in the hearts of many people.

Others couldn't bear to split 1ml of water in half to drink, but he was so extravagant as to exchange 700ml for a useless early-game guide.

On the other side, after eating a Water Pear and the last meat sandwich from last night, Su Mo picked up the book.

Tip: Do you want to use the Monster Guide? Once used, it cannot be recycled or traded.

"Yes."

As Su Mo's voice fell, after the four functions on the game panel, a function called "Guide" reappeared.

Su Mo clicked it open.

A dense list appeared.

[Fallen Leaf Snake]

[Green Turtle]

[Mutated Falcon]

He selected Fallen Leaf Snake.

View details.

[Fallen Leaf Snake]: The back of the snake is dark brown with vermilion horizontal stripes, the color of the abdomen is olive gray, with small white spots scattered throughout, the head and neck have light yellowish-white color, and dark brown markings, with weak active aggression.

[Weakness]: Extremely afraid of fire and blunt weapon strikes. [Danger Coefficient]: 80. In addition to the information description, there is also a 3D image of the Fallen Leaf Snake, which can be viewed from different angles.

After observing a few monster guides, Su Mo exclaimed that it was a great deal.

Although this guide didn't seem very useful now, the weaknesses marked on it were extremely useful, and it could save a lot of effort with hundreds of creatures, large and small.

And this guide also had an extremely bug-like function.

"Scan!"

As Su Mo's voice fell, a radar-like graphic appeared on the game panel, with a red exclamation mark below.

Detected a Mutated Camouflage Chameleon 265 meters away from the player, danger coefficient 65, please be careful.

Today's uses 2/3

"There really is one?"

Following the location scanned by the radar, Su Mo crawled out of the shelter entrance and took a look, immediately breaking out in a cold sweat.

The location of the Mutated Camouflage Chameleon was exactly where he had chopped trees yesterday. Even if he actively observed it now, it would be difficult to see exactly where the chameleon was lying.

He gripped the Wooden Spear in his hand.

Should he go kill it now?

Of course not.

This is too dangerous. Not to mention the sharpness of the Wooden Spear, with my half-baked skills, going over there would probably be suicide.

Opening the illustrated handbook and finding the entry for the Mutated Camouflage Chameleon, Su Mo patiently began to read.

[Mutated Camouflage Chameleon]: The mutated skin greatly enhances the chameleon's camouflage. The venom on its tongue allows it enough time to kill its prey after a sneak attack. Its aggressiveness is moderate.

[Weakness]: The mutation enhances its camouflage ability, but it makes its reaction slow and its body fragile.

[Danger Level]: 65. It's not like there's no way to deal with it. Su Mo mused.

Under such scorching sunlight, the chameleon must eat and drink, right?

Could he wait until it was at its most exhausted and then strike, picking up an easy win?

"First, I need to find a way to upgrade my weapon. Then, when the sun is at its harshest, I'll go out and take care of this insidious beast."

Having made up his mind, Su Mo, feeling a surge of crisis, decided not to go out to gather materials. He returned directly to the shelter, closed the Wooden Door securely, and lit a torch.

Sitting on the wooden chair, he took out the Wooden Spear and placed it on the table, focusing his attention on it.

[Wooden Spear]: A brand new Wooden Spear. The wooden spearhead's lethality is worrying. It is not recommended as your primary weapon for survival.

Upgrade Option 1: Upgrade the overall material to increase the sharpness of the spearhead. Requires Survival Points (5).

Upgrade Option 2: Upgrade the overall material and add an electric power assist device to greatly increase the speed of the strike. Requires Survival Points (40).