Chapter Three: Golden Treasure Chest!

Friend requests were almost instantly approved.

Even before Chen Ming could initiate a greeting, the other party took the lead in sending a message.

Li Ran: "Brother, do you have toilet paper? I really can't hold it anymore!"

From the words and between the lines of the other party, one could feel his urgency.

Seeing this message, Chen Ming's face remained unchanged.

The more anxious the other party was, the greater the benefits he could obtain!

"I have it, what can you offer in exchange?"

"I have stones and wood, how much do you need?"

Oh!

Such a generous offer?

Chen Ming raised an eyebrow, not being polite: "Ten rolls of toilet paper for ten wood blocks and five stone blocks!"

"What???"

Li Ran on the other end of the chat box was completely shocked this time. He had thought that Chen Ming might take advantage of the situation, but he didn't expect him to make such a big demand.

After bargaining twice, the two parties agreed on the trade share. Chen Ming exchanged fifteen rolls of toilet paper for six wood blocks and five stone blocks.

This was definitely a huge profit!

After the transaction, Chen Ming briefly browsed the chat area, didn't see anything valuable, then closed the chat area and began to rest.

The night passed quickly. When Chen Ming woke up, it was already after 8 o'clock in the morning.

The specific time could be seen on the screen, to help players manage their time effectively.

Finishing the remaining piece of rabbit meat and taking a sip of water.

When he saw the number of people on the screen, his whole body tensed up.

Compared to last night, there were four hundred fewer people!

Something must have happened last night!

He quickly scrolled through the chat records, and one heartbreaking message after another appeared before his eyes.

"Brothers, I can't hold on anymore, I'm hungry and cold now, I probably won't make it through tonight. If you can make it out, please bring news of my death back home, I live in..."

"Help!!! My wooden cabin is being attacked by beasts, the wooden door has been broken, the wooden blocks blocking the back have been torn apart, I don't want to die, who can come and save me, I'm at... Ah!"

"Brother upstairs, are you okay? My wooden cabin also suffered an attack, but I used the stone blocks to block the wooden door, the beasts didn't succeed, but the wooden door was heavily damaged, I don't know if I can survive until tomorrow."

"Bear! There's a two-meter-tall bear outside my house! It saw me... It's coming over... It's coming in..."

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Most of these messages were concentrated around one or two in the night, which was the most challenging time for everyone.

Just by reading these people's messages, Chen Ming felt a chill.

At the same time, he got a very important piece of information.

Wooden cabins cannot guarantee one hundred percent safety for them!

There could be danger at any time during the night!

Thinking about how soundly he slept like a log last night, he felt a tinge of luck.

"No! Maybe last night was just luck, I must be prepared for a good night's sleep tonight!"

After closing the regional chat interface, Chen Ming moved the stones behind the door and carefully opened the wooden door.

After checking that the wooden door showed no signs of attack, he held the stone axe and headed towards the distant forest.

The defense of the wooden cabin was too weak now.

He needed to collect materials as soon as possible to upgrade the wooden cabin!

[Ding! Region Announcement: The first player to upgrade the wooden cabin will receive a special gift package, please upgrade your shelter as soon as possible.]

Just as Chen Ming raised the stone axe, a clear prompt sound echoed in his mind.

Upon seeing the words "special gift package," Chen Ming's eyes lit up. Due to a lack of early resources, he had to get the gift package!

To upgrade the wooden cabin, he needed stones and wood.

He had the wood with the stone axe, which would definitely give him an advantage over other players, but stone was a problem!

Yesterday, some of the stones he acquired were synthesized from broken stones, and some were provided by Li Ran.

Li Ran probably had also picked up broken stones like him.

Thinking on the go, he swung the stone axe towards the tree in front of him.

Unknowingly, the large tree in front of him collapsed with a bang.

Glancing at the time, he was surprised to find that he was faster than yesterday by a minute, taking only nine minutes to fell a large tree, and he still had energy left!

He understood that his physique had improved!

Checking the panel, he found his physique had increased from nine to ten points.

Combined with the slight strength increase last night, he was now chopping trees at a much faster rate.

This was his advantage!

For the whole morning, Chen Ming was chopping trees. By nearly noon, he had gathered eighty-three wood blocks. Coupled with the wood blocks stored in the cabin, the total reached one hundred and fifteen blocks!

Chen Ming estimated that he would need another three to four hours to complete the wood blocks.

After a brief rest, Chen Ming did not continue chopping trees.

He was now running out of food and water.

He put away the collected wood blocks in the cabin, then held the stone axe and headed in a direction.

After walking for about ten minutes, Chen Ming was drawn by a faint sound, sounding like an animal chewing something.

Hesitating for a moment, Chen Ming followed the source of the sound.

Not long after, a dark shadow appeared closer and was about to hit him.

Almost instinctively, Chen Ming rolled to the side.

Due to the hasty movement, he fell with his face down, getting quite a bit of dust on him.

At that moment, there wasn't time to think about this as he quickly got up, holding the stone axe in front of his chest, alert for any imminent danger.

His gaze scanned the surroundings quickly, and soon recognized the true identity of the dark shadow.

Instead of a hidden weapon, it turned out to be a half-eaten red apple!

"Yiya!"

Shortly after, a shrill and cheerful voice sounded from above his head.

Looking up, Chen Ming quickly spotted a gray-white monkey on a tree branch.

The little monkey was holding an apple in each hand.

Not only was the little monkey not afraid when it saw Chen Ming looking at it, but it even made faces at him.

Derision was written all over its face!

Seeing this, Chen Ming was not angry but rather amused.

Looking at the little monkey, he quickly picked up two stones from the ground and threw them towards it.

With the improvement in his strength, the stones he threw had more force.

The monkey only managed to dodge one stone in haste, then got hit squarely in the face by the second stone and fell off the tree.

A good opportunity!

Chen Ming swiftly dashed out like an arrow, closing the distance between him and the little monkey.

Shaking its head after falling from the tree, the little monkey, seeing Chen Ming charging towards it, got panicked. It tried to run backward.

Unfortunately for it, when it fell from the tree, its right leg was fractured!

That hindered its escape speed now!

Seeing the situation, Chen Ming slowed down his pace to match the monkey's slow movement. He was looking for the apple tree's location!

About ten minutes later.

"Squeak!"

The little monkey in front kept making strange noises with its mouth.

Chen Ming's alarm bells were ringing loudly, scanning the surroundings.

"Squeak!"

Two identical sounds came from a distance.

Far away, he could see two more little monkeys running towards him, each holding stones in their hands.

There were reinforcements!