Chapter Five: Picking Up Bargains! Facing Threats Head-On

As the sun rose and set, many people stopped living for themselves after graduating from university, burdened by the expectations of their parents and the pressures of society.

Modern society is like a mold, slowly shaping distinctly individual beings into similar individuals, turning them into cogs in the societal machine, day after day.

Sometimes, standing in front of a floor-to-ceiling window, with the rapid development of technology, looking at the "prosperity" outside, Su Mo felt a sense of strangeness even towards the real world.

After this crossing, even with immense survival pressure, without the jarring sound of an alarm clock, Su Mo finally experienced the long-lost joy of "sleeping until naturally awake."

Waking up in the dark, he once again heard the good news from the survival system.[Apocalypse Calendar: January 2][You have arrived in a strange world, feeling lost, but you have finally built your shelter, feeling very excited. (Survival Points +50)][You upgraded the water extraction device, ensuring your daily water needs. (Survival Points +5)][You crafted a bed that is barely usable for sleeping; you feel that it greatly enhances your sense of happiness in the apocalypse. (Survival Points +5)][You crafted a simple set of furniture. (Survival Points +1)][Your meals are decent. (Survival Points +1)][Scanning host survival environment, survival point evaluation in progress; today you have gained 11 survival points.]…Final settlement: You have gained a total of survival points today: 73 points!Remaining survival points: 103 points!

103 points!

Su Mo's eyes lit up. After spending 75 survival points to upgrade the water extractor yesterday, today the survival points had returned to 103. "It seems that the more actions I take each day, the more survival points I earn. Even if I just hunker down, I can steadily earn a dozen points."

Su Mo breathed a sigh of relief.

He was afraid that the apocalypse survival system would be like those systems in novels he had read on Earth, forcing him to complete tasks that would lead to his demise if left unfinished.

Or worse, forcing him to do things against his will, which would then lead to a series of cliché betrayals and awakenings.

"However, today I must find a way to upgrade the base's lighting and ventilation; otherwise, I might die from a fall in the base before I even starve!"

Closing the wooden door, the base was extremely dark, with only a sliver of light seeping through the door crack.

Following the feeling, using the wooden spear like a blind man's cane, Su Mo navigated in the dark to the staircase, climbed up, and opened the shelter's wooden door.

The morning sunlight, accompanied by a chill, streamed in through the opening.

After adapting to the stimulation of the bright light, Su Mo cautiously crouched down to peek through the door crack, confirming there was no danger before fully opening the wooden door.

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

The wooden boards he had set up at the entrance of the shelter were intact, with no signs of mutated creatures attacking.

After breathing in the fresh air for a while, Su Mo returned to the shelter.

First, he went to the well, lifted the bucket, and collected the water that had accumulated overnight.[Record]: You have obtained 920ml of water.[Record]: Your current water storage is 970ml.

Today's harvest, combined with yesterday's leftovers, was quite substantial, but he was still short of what he needed to exchange for the monster encyclopedia.

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

Sitting on the wooden chair, Su Mo poured out roughly three sips of water.

Feeling the sweetness in his mouth, Su Mo opened the trading panel. He planned to use all the remaining water for trading, ensuring that he met his minimum daily survival needs.

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

Today's trading records had increased compared to yesterday, and upon checking the collection panel, Su Mo felt a surge of joy.

For some reason, the monster encyclopedia that had been listed for 1L of water yesterday had undergone a price drop overnight; now it only required 700ml to purchase.

On the other hand, the water pears had also dropped from 100ml each to 50ml."I hit the jackpot!"

Su Mo was overjoyed. After placing 800ml of water in his inventory, he directly bought the monster encyclopedia and two water pears.

With a flash of trading light, the water in his inventory vanished, replaced by the monster encyclopedia and two water pears.

Taking out the encyclopedia and water pears, Su Mo first picked up a fist-sized water pear and took a big bite, instantly feeling a burst of flavor.

Although the water content in the pear wasn't 50ml, the pear's flesh could stave off hunger, and the pear water contained vitamins; eating one in the apocalypse was simply delightful.

However, while Su Mo enjoyed the water pear, he was oblivious to the intense discussions sparked in the world chat due to his extravagant purchase."Chen Pingan's monster encyclopedia was snatched away for a whopping 700ml of water! Damn, what a rich guy!""The buyer seems to be Su Mo? This person sold 200ml yesterday and 700ml today; does he think he has too much water?""Can Su God come out and say something? How did you manage to dig up water? A blood oath from 10,000 people (1/10000) requesting a guide!""Blood oath from 10,000 people (2/10000)""I still have food; does Su God need bread? I'm about to die of thirst!""If nothing unexpected happens, he must have found a water storage location. Sigh, what good luck!"…