Stranger footprints
In this disaster, all the live broadcast rooms that could rank in the top ten had chosen to establish ground shelters, mainly using wooden houses. Only the tenth-ranked "Lone Wolf Survival Guide" live broadcast room was composed of a 7-person team. They did not live in the shelters provided by the survival game, but instead chose to move directly to the foot of a mountain. In five days, these people worked day and night digging a cave, and finally managed to dig out a cave that could accommodate seven people on the last day. With its back against the mountain, it was extremely stable.
"I don't know if these people gave up the shelters provided by the game, or if they simply did not release them…" Liam pondered inwardly, considering how to develop his shelter.
Previously, based on the game panel's prompts, he had subconsciously increased the importance of the shelter generated by the game panel. This had led to his current development being confined to the shelter. This was a good thing, but to a certain extent, it was also a bad thing.
"I'm only one person, and they have seven or eight people, or even dozens of people. In the early stages, I'm definitely not as fast as them in accumulating resources. If I want to surpass them, the only way to go is to climb the technology tree!"
"I can't believe that someone like me, who has only been reading and memorizing books since childhood and has never used my brain much, can one day start planning a base in such a way, but my hair…" Liam laughed at himself wryly.
Blindly saving resources and upgrading the shelter would only upgrade it into a sturdy tomb. When the day came that the upgrade speed could not keep up with the disaster level, he would only be able to sit back and wait for death.
"Good things in ruins require combat power, exploring the wilderness requires combat power, and without better equipment and weapons, it simply won't work."
"The most urgent task is to find a way to develop electricity. I have an advantage, and I must use it." Liam's eyes narrowed. "I can only take it one step at a time."
The heavy rain outside was still falling, and Liam stood up and began to carefully weave grass raincoats and grass umbrellas. He had to go out and check the situation around the shelter to ensure that there were no accidents.
After some weaving…
"Is it because my weaving is too poor? The system simply doesn't recognize it?"
Seeing that the system could not display the attributes of the grass raincoat, Liam curled his lips and spent another 4 units of wood to create a wooden box.
After putting the grass raincoat inside, he silently hypnotized himself in his heart:
"This is a wardrobe, this is a wardrobe, this is a wardrobe!"
After chanting three times, he concentrated, called out to the survival system in his heart, and looked at the wooden box.
[Simple Wardrobe]
Description: Made of wood, used to store clothes.
Storage: Grass Raincoat
Please select an item to upgrade: 1. Wardrobe; 2. Grass Raincoat
"As expected!"
Seeing the attributes of the wardrobe, Liam's brows rose.
After the grass raincoat was made, calling out to the survival system did not reveal any attributes or upgrade directions for the grass raincoat. Clearly, the system did not recognize this item at all. It was the same as the table and tea set he had brought out from the ruins; currently, he had not been able to find any upgrade directions for them. However, after creating the wardrobe and placing the raincoat inside, upgrade options appeared.
"I choose 2!"
Silently chanting in his heart, Liam looked again, and the attributes of the grass raincoat were now displayed.
[Grass Raincoat]
Description: A raincoat woven from plant fibers with weak rainproof ability.
Upgrade direction 1: Change the material, change the shape, and make it more comfortable. Requires survival points (25).
Upgrade direction 2: Change the material, add electric assistance, and make it more resistant to impact, radiation, corrosion… Requires survival points (300).
Introduction: A lone boat, a coir raincoat, an old man fishing alone in the cold river snow.
"Why are these the two directions?"
Liam frowned.
He wanted to go outside, and he definitely needed better waterproofing! But neither of the two upgrade directions that were currently displayed clearly stated what had been enhanced. Spending survival points like this would be a waste.
Experimentally, Liam silently chanted in his heart:
"System, can you change the upgrade direction to stronger waterproofing?"
As soon as Liam finished speaking, a flash of light passed by, and the two original upgrade directions disappeared, replaced by a new interface.
[Grass Raincoat]
Description: A raincoat woven from plant fibers with weak rainproof ability.
Upgrade direction: Powerful Raincoat
Branches: Waterproofing (10), Material (10), Heat Insulation (10), Corrosion Resistance (10)…
Introduction: A powerful waterproof raincoat that can keep you dry in the rain. Do not expose to the sun, dry in the shade.
"It can actually be changed?"
Liam was surprised.
Apart from the upgrade method of the M-energy water well, this was the first time he had seen this kind of independent attribute upgrade method.
Compared to the vague, comprehensive upgrade in a general direction, this upgrade method, although more expensive, allowed him to choose the attributes he wanted, making it more suitable for the current situation.
"It seems that the system still has many gameplay mechanics that I don't know about…"
Silently noting the information he had just received, Liam spent 20 survival points to upgrade the waterproofing and material one by one.
In an instant, the grass raincoat placed in the wardrobe began to change.
The originally loosely woven waterproof layer of grass began to become denser, and the material also began to change. It gradually transformed from grass into a material similar to the waterproof cloth of the civilized era. The color also changed from the initial yellow-green to a black and white mottled color.
When the upgrade was complete, Liam took out the powerful raincoat and began to examine it carefully.
"As expected of a system-upgraded raincoat, this kind of workmanship, it definitely can't be made without machines!"
Waterproofing relied on precision.
After putting on the raincoat, Liam found that the powerful raincoat was actually a pullover style, so he could even save the effort of using an umbrella. From head to toe, the raincoat fit him perfectly as if it were tailor-made. There were tiny pores on the face for breathing, and a water-repellent layer was applied to ensure that no water molecules could seep in.
[No Mutated Beasts Detected Within 1,000 Meters of the Player]
[Today's Uses: 2/3]
After instructing Oreo to stay in the base, Liam opened the door, pulled up the latch, and walked out.
A wave of humid heat hit his face.
The rain was pattering on his head, and then naturally flowed down the material of the raincoat to the ground.
Some raindrops even hit the face shield of the raincoat due to the wind.
Reaching out, Liam wiped the water on the mask and looked out, gasping in shock.
Outside the shelter, it seemed to have suddenly turned into a swamp.
Standing on the hillside, the originally dry and cracked ground had now absorbed enough water to become a muddy field. The withered vegetation had also begun to turn green.
"The rain here is so heavy! It's a good thing I have this special raincoat."
Liam felt a little uneasy inwardly. Shaking his head, he checked the soil around the shelter.
The amount of rainfall varied from place to place; this was information he had gathered from the live broadcast rooms.
Now, even at the first-ranked Zeus Shelter, the rainfall was not as terrifying as it was here.
One foot deep, one foot shallow, Liam came to the back of the hill.
At this time, the three excavated drainage channels were working at full capacity, ensuring that the rainwater did not accumulate at the foot of the shelter's hill.
Sixty meters away from the shelter, a small lake had already formed.
Seeing this, Liam felt a little regretful.
If he had known earlier, he would have just built one drainage channel and tried to extend it as far as possible!
But who would have thought that the rain would be so heavy that it could directly form a small lake about ten meters long and wide at the back of the base.
"Good heavens, when the rain stops, I'll have a place with mountains and water!"
After checking that the drainage system was not blocked, Liam walked around the shelter again to check if there was any loose soil.
Fortunately, the continuous scorching sun had made the land extremely thirsty, so it did not turn into a swamp.
Otherwise, after the disaster, the road would not dry for a day or two, and it would be impossible to walk around.
After patrolling for half an hour, Liam began to return. Thanks to the water resistance of the raincoat, his body was still dry and comfortable.
Back at the gate of the shelter, Liam opened the door. But just as he opened the door, a casual glance to the side revealed something thirty meters away on the grass that caught his attention.
After taking a closer look, Liam's pupils suddenly constricted!
This was…
A footprint?