Chapter 42: top reward

Xu Xin looked at the regional channel, which was currently exploding with activity.

"As expected, Ji Chaoyang is truly a big shot! Actually obtaining a golden treasure chest! I nearly died trying to find a bronze one!"

"Who is this Xu Xin ranked first? Our region actually has a hidden expert!"

"Isn't it just due to good luck?"

"Luck my ass! The monsters guarding the bronze chest nearly killed me, and you're telling me the golden chest is just luck?"

"Only Xu Xin and Ji Chaoyang found golden chests!"

"I actually ranked in the top 1000, am I the expert?"

"Someone save me? Someone save me? I'm dying, dying, dying…"

"Why? Why didn't anyone tell me that obtaining other resources also counted? You selfish bastards, you all deserve to die!"

"Tell you so we get eliminated? Don't blame others for your own stupidity."

"Hahaha I'm ranked 51st from the bottom hahaha! I couldn't find a chest so I vented my frustration by chopping trees with an axe, and accidentally obtained green-level wood hahaha!!"

"In the last ten minutes of my life, I want to say something from the bottom of my heart. I have a girlfriend named xxx, she has beautiful black hair and bright eyes, she's the only woman in my life. If anyone meets her, please help me convey my last words to her: Screw it, I quit!!"

"Damn, you threw out my back. If the guy above is ranked 50th from the bottom, I'll livestream myself eating Oreo!"

The regional channel was a mix of joy, sorrow, and resentment, especially the last 50 people who were frantically venting. However, after ten minutes, those sorrowful and resentful words suddenly ceased.

"Are they… all dead?"

"They suddenly stopped talking, how exactly did they die?"

"This… this is too terrifying, will there be eliminations from the bottom in the future?"

"I want to cling to the experts. Xu Xin and Ji Chaoyang, do you need any leg accessories?"

At this moment, the mysterious voice suddenly sounded.

[Now announcing the rewards for the top 100 ranks]

[First place: One purple-grade limited tool]

[Second to tenth place: One blue-grade limited tool]

[Eleventh to hundredth place: One green-grade limited tool]

[Other survivors, please continue to strive and work hard to break into the top 100!]

[This event has successfully concluded. All survivors will have one day tomorrow for rest and recuperation. The day after tomorrow, a new event will begin. Please look forward to it.]

A purple-grade limited tool!

Xu Xin's eyes lit up upon hearing about the purple-grade tool, automatically filtering out even the good news about having a day of rest.

Where is it?

Xu Xin returned to the [Ranking] interface and saw a [Claim Reward] button next to his rank. He eagerly reached out and clicked it.

A purple light orb appeared before his eyes. He reached out towards the purple orb and grasped what was inside.

"This is… a watch?"

Xu Xin looked at the object in his hand, which was indeed a silver-white watch. It was exquisitely crafted, looking like a top-tier mechanical watch from the world.

[Mechanical Treehouse Watch (Purple): Possesses all the properties of a mechanical watch, can be wound by daily arm movements, and has all the abilities of the treehouse screen. Can be used within the protected range of the treehouse. The watch face is extremely durable and can be used to block knives in critical moments!]

"!!" Looking at this description, Xu Xin was shocked.

It has all the abilities of the treehouse screen!

Currently, the screen has four abilities: communicating with other survivors through regional or private chat channels, trading with other survivors on the trading platform, crafting some resources that don't require a crafting table or weapon manufacturing table, and viewing event rankings and claiming rewards.

With this, even when Xu Xin is not in the treehouse, he can still do things that only the treehouse could do before, essentially carrying a portable mini-treehouse!

With this, he could even establish a small outpost elsewhere using the treehouse's abilities!

"This watch is too powerful!" Xu Xin immediately put the watch on his wrist.

"How do I use it?" Xu Xin looked at the mechanical watch on his left wrist and thought silently. Suddenly, a virtual small screen was projected above the watch.

The projected screen, apart from being smaller, was identical in content to the hundred-inch large screen in front of him!

This is great, very powerful! It doesn't even need batteries or charging, just daily movement to power up, it's incredibly convenient!

Xu Xin caressed the watch lovingly.

"Ah, right." Xu Xin suddenly remembered he still had a golden chest.

He took out the golden chest from his backpack and placed it to the right of the silver chest. The three chests were arranged from left to right in the order of bronze, silver, and gold. The patterns on the chests indeed formed the image of a beast.

The image wasn't the mythical qilin that Xu Xin had imagined earlier. Only when pieced together could one see that this beast looked somewhat like a hybrid offspring of the mythical qilin and the Four-Not-Like, the mount of the Primordial Heavenly Lord in ancient Chinese mythology. It resembled both yet was unlike either.

Not quite a dragon, not quite a tiger, not quite a dog, not quite a deer, but it looked quite handsome and valiant.

As Xu Xin was carefully examining it, the pieced-together beast image suddenly lit up, emitting a white glow.

"What's happening?" Xu Xin stepped back in surprise.

The three chests suddenly became ethereal, and after a moment of distortion, they disappeared from their original spot, turning into a white light orb.

This light orb was all too familiar to Xu Xin. He hadn't even processed what was happening before his hand instinctively reached for the orb.

A card appeared in Xu Xin's hand.

[Junior Mount Contract (Green): A contract card obtained by collecting gold, silver, and bronze chests. Can contract a mount weighing 100 kg or less.]

[As the owner is the first survivor to collect gold, silver, and bronze chests, the Junior Mount Contract (Green) has been upgraded to Intermediate Mount Contract (Blue)]

[Intermediate Mount Contract (Blue): Obtained from upgrading the Junior Mount Contract (Green). Can contract a mount weighing 300 kg or less. Can restore all injuries sustained by the mount before the contract.]

This is truly a blessing in disguise, getting exactly what you need!

Xu Xin had been thinking about how to get an obedient mount on his way back, and now this mount contract appeared.

By the way, didn't that voice just say there's a day of rest tomorrow? Otherwise, why not go to the northwest hills tomorrow and bring one back?

It's just a pity that those three chests are gone. Xu Xin had originally kept those three chests for the gold, silver, and bronze metal materials. He was thinking about melting those three chests into metal blocks when he had the ability in the future.

Oh right, he can now make iron armor and iron weapons!

Xu Xin hurriedly went to the weapon and armor crafting table and opened the crafting list.

Many new iron weapons appeared in the weapons section.

[Iron-Framed Bow (Green): Iron strips inlaid in the bow back greatly increase range and power, but require high skill and strength, extremely difficult to use, not recommended for beginners. Durability 200. Requires Wood (Green)*5, Iron Block (Green)*2, Beast Tendon (Green)*1]

[Crossbow (Green): A bow equipped with arms, separating the process of drawing the string and loading the arrow from releasing the shot. Lowers difficulty of use, increases accuracy and range. The drawback is that each shot requires drawing and loading, resulting in slow firing speed. Durability 200. Requires Wood (Green)*5, Iron Block (Green)*2, Beast Tendon (Green)*1]

[Iron Spear (Green): The most powerful iron weapon against beasts. Every inch longer is an inch stronger. The sharp iron spearhead can easily pierce through animal fur. Durability 200. Requires Wood (Green)*5, Iron Block (Green)*2]

There were also weapons such as knives, swords, daggers, and the like.

However, Xu Xin's attention had already been drawn to the crossbow.

Isn't this the best ranged weapon for someone like him who has never used a bow before?