Extreme Night Wilderness Survival: Lighting

Wang Yu put the three oil lamps on the ground into his [Backpack] before finally surveying his surroundings.

From the limited range illuminated by the lamps, he could see that he was standing in a wasteland. Beneath his feet were exposed dirt and crushed stones, while low shrubs grew in the distance.

Where should he go now?

Wang Yu had no idea what lay ahead. He could only pick a direction at random, carry an oil lamp, and walk forward.

The oil lamp only illuminated a range of ten meters. It was far too dark all around, and he was the only person amid the boundless darkness. It would be impossible not to feel afraid.

So Wang Yu took an entrenching tool from his [Backpack] for self-defense.

It was an old-fashioned entrenching tool, with a shovel blade slightly larger than a palm and a forty-centimeter-long wooden handle.

The entrenching tool felt heavy in his hand, giving Wang Yu a slight sense of security.

Wang Yu continued onward. He had to hurry—the kerosene in the oil lamp could not be wasted.

Fortunately.

This seemed to be a wilderness plain. The terrain was relatively flat, and rather than being overgrown with shrubs, there were many stretches of land not covered by vegetation. Wang Yu could move forward across level ground.

Before long, Wang Yu saw many low saplings. That meant wood was not a scarce resource in this wilderness.

Then finding large amounts of wood would not be difficult for him.

What he feared most in the wilderness were venomous snakes and fierce beasts. As long as he did not head into the grass or dense forest, he should remain safe.

In an open area with a clear view, even if he encountered danger, he would have time to react.

Now that he had lamp light, those venomous snakes and fierce beasts probably would not attack him unless they were extremely hungry. They might even avoid him.

The Game Tips said there were large numbers of predators in the Wilderness World. As Extreme Night Time went on, the predators would become increasingly aggressive.

By that logic, walking through the wilderness should be safe for now.

After ten minutes.

Wang Yu had already traveled quite far. He saw many trees ahead and carefully approached them, only to find many broken branches. Some of them had already dried out, making them excellent firewood.

Wang Yu immediately gathered some dry wood, then used the entrenching tool to chop it into several sections and stack them together. Next, he found some dry grass and placed it beneath the pieces of dry wood.

After finishing all that, Wang Yu removed the glass cover from the oil lamp. He picked up a tuft of dry grass, lit it with the lamp fire, and placed it into the pile of dry wood.

Very soon, the fire pit began burning.

With the fire pit, much of the darkness around him seemed to have been driven away. Only then did Wang Yu's taut nerves relax slightly.

After adding several more pieces of dry wood to the fire pit, the flames burned even more vigorously.

Being able to obtain dry wood in the wilderness made Wang Yu let out a huge sigh of relief.

Otherwise, once the oil lamp's kerosene ran out, he truly would not know what to do.

Wang Yu then extinguished the oil lamp.

Now that the fire pit provided light, he could not waste the kerosene inside the oil lamp.

The oil lamp's illumination was extremely precious to him right now. Every minute he could save was a minute he should save.

With the fire pit, Wang Yu began collecting dry wood nearby. The fire pit did not illuminate very far, so he could only gather firewood from the surrounding area.

Fortunately, several large branches had broken off nearby.

After gathering the broken branches nearby, Wang Yu used the entrenching tool to chop them into half-meter-long sections, then bundled them together. He also collected some dry grass for kindling.

After sorting out the firewood, Wang Yu had to consider what to do next.

Now that he had confirmed wood was not scarce in the wilderness, he only needed to find dry wood that could be burned directly and store it away. At the very least, he would not lose his lighting and wander blindly through the wilderness.

To store large amounts of dry wood, he needed to settle down and find a place to build a shelter.

Only with a shelter could he properly store large amounts of firewood.

But he could not simply pick any place to build a shelter.

There had to be a water source near the shelter. No matter what, he had to drink water.

Only with water could he survive.

Having figured that out, Wang Yu understood that his top priority was to find a water source.

Wang Yu then opened his wristband and entered the [Game Channel].

Three icons appeared on the light screen: [Public Channel], [Private Channel], and [Game Mission].

He had yet to check the [Public Channel] and [Private Channel] icons.

Now that he had a fire pit, he could spend some time checking those two icons.

That way, he could figure out the functions of all the icons sooner.

Opening the [Public Channel], he found two icons inside: [Chat Channel] and [Trading Channel].

Wang Yu tapped [Chat Channel], and streams of messages flashed before his eyes.

The [Chat Channel] displayed 100,000/100,000 people. There were actually one hundred thousand people in a single chat group.

This [Chat Channel] showed the number of people in the nearby area.

In other words, there were one hundred thousand players near him.

He wondered how many players in total had entered this game like he had.

Online, people said that some survival games had millions of players, while others had tens of millions.

With so many people entering a survival game together, a few million or tens of millions was not much compared to the world's population of seven billion.

Still, a chat group with one hundred thousand people was enormous. Fortunately, the light screen before him was large enough for him to see very many messages at once.

[It's so dark. Has anyone seen any guides for this Extreme Night Wilderness Survival game online?]

[MD, how can this game possibly be One-Star Difficulty? It's way harder than those survival games released online. It can't even guarantee basic lighting—how are we supposed to play this?]

[It's over. It's so dark, and I'm scared of the dark. How did I end up in this damned game? What To Do if I want to quit the game?]

[I'm a girl, Mature or Loli. Is there any capable older brother who can carry me?]

[I'm the Son of Jiang City's Richest Man. Whoever can help me in this game, I'll give them 300,000 cash after we get out. If you don't believe me, we can video call. I believe many people know who I am.]

[I'm a member of the Special Action Group codenamed "Qiming." Any members who entered this game, contact me immediately.]

Wang Yu checked the messages in the [Chat Channel] for a while. In such a massive group of one hundred thousand people, messages were spamming by at an incredible rate, with everyone talking over one another.

There was also a [Trading Channel] function in the [Public Channel]. Players could use it to trade items, and there were no handling fees.

After closing the [Public Channel].

Wang Yu opened the [Private Channel]. It contained many functions, including "Camera," "Clock," "Memo," "Measuring Tool," "Weather Forecast," and "Contact List."

Wang Yu looked at the clock. It was currently 9:37 in the morning.

He had been in the game for over half an hour.

The weather was a little cold, and an occasional cold wind blew past.

Wang Yu opened "Weather Forecast."

The current temperature was 8°C, and it would remain 8°C for the next several days.

Fortunately, it would not cool down over the next few days.

The clothes Wang Yu was wearing were not his own. They were a set of long sleeved trousers, the standard outfit players received upon entering the Survival Game. He had been wearing them from the moment he entered the game.