You'll become a god, you'll create Earth ONLINE

Author Dongdong the Lazybones' latest work, "Making You a God, You Create Earth ONLINE," is exclusively published on Cola Novels!

Lin Chacha pointed to the dried laundry detergent foam and stains on her face, her expression somewhat flustered.

Xia Youwei looked Lin Chacha up and down, her gaze lingering on the tattered JK skirt for half a second.

"Turn left at the end, there's a public restroom. The water supply is cut off, but there's still some water in the tank. Don't use too much."

"Thanks……"

Lin Chacha felt as if she had been granted a pardon and quickly ran out.

Only four boys remained in the dance studio.

"Clang!"

The fat man finally removed the metal door that was strapped to his arm, threw it on the wooden floor, and collapsed onto the yoga mat like a lump of mud.

"Ouch, my back... This is even worse than military training and marching."

Zhao Lei limped to the corner and sat down, slowly massaging his newly recovered calf muscles.

Su Bai did not rest immediately.

He walked to the huge floor-length mirror and looked at himself in it.

The sportswear was so worn that its original color was unrecognizable, stained with dark red blood and green plant sap. Her hair was a mess, plastered to her forehead.

But his eyes revealed an unprecedented sharpness and clarity.

Su Bai closed his eyes and opened the system panel.

Just as they entered the dance studio, a notification popped up that they had never seen before.

[System notification: A player squad has been detected entering a closed safe zone.]

[Camp/Outpost System Now Unlocked!]

[Your current location has been automatically linked to the "Fortune Squad" temporary safe house.]

[Safe House Attribute: Resting in this area increases stamina recovery speed by an additional 50%, and health recovers slowly.]

[WARNING: Safe houses are not absolutely safe. Loud noises and smells can still attract monsters. Please strengthen your defenses.]

Su Bai opened his eyes, a satisfied smile playing on his lips.

"Brothers, let's get to work!"

Su Bai turned around, clapped his hands, and woke up the three people who were sprawled on the ground.

"This room has been designated a safe house by the system. Resting here will allow you to recover health and stamina quickly. But the prerequisite is that we need to make it more like a fortress."

Upon hearing the words "safe house," Chen Fei and Zhao Lei immediately perked up.

In survival games, having a safe place to sleep is better than anything else.

"Third brother, go and check the empty dorm rooms in the corridor. See if you can find any thicker wooden planks or iron frames to seal these windows from the inside."

Su Bai began assigning tasks.

"Boss, your leg's just healed, don't do heavy work. Put those yoga mats together and make a small rest area. While you're at it, check the durability of our weapons."

"Fatty, you..."

Su Bai glanced at Fatty Wang, who was barefoot on one foot.

"Go next door and find a pair of slippers or sneakers that any guy can wear. Then use this piece of metal door to block the back of this double door completely."

With clear division of labor, the group immediately got to work.

Although it's tiring, the feeling of having your own territory to decorate makes you feel at ease.

Su Bai wasn't idle either. He walked to a corner and turned on the purple wristband on his left wrist.

A flash of light.

A bunch of odds and ends appeared on the floor.

Besides the gold coins and rat teeth, the most eye-catching items were the pile of bones and leather materials that had been looted from the Stitched Rat King.

Xia Youwei had just complained that these things were taking up too much space, so she gave them all to Su Bai.

Su Bai picked up a hard, dark red bone plate. It appeared to be part of the Rat King's skull, with extremely sharp edges.

He glanced again at the fire axe in his hand, whose durability had dwindled to only 32/50.

A bold idea suddenly popped into my head.

If this Rat King skull is embedded in the back of the axe blade, will it increase the weapon's lethality or change its properties?

Just do it.

Su Bai picked up the apple-peeling knife that he hadn't used before and tried to carve a groove in the wooden axe handle to fix the bone plate.

But the wooden handle was too hard; the knife couldn't carve it at all.

"Grill it over a fire."

A cold, clear voice suddenly came from the doorway.

Su Bai raised his head.

Xia Youwei had returned at some point.

She swapped the heavy meat saw for a small Swiss Army knife, leaned against the doorframe, and looked at Su Bai.

"Modifying wooden weapons by carving them will damage the overall fiber structure, causing a decrease in their maximum durability."

Xia Youwei walked over and sat down opposite Su Bai.

She took a windproof lighter out of her pocket and lit it with practiced ease.

"Bring me the bone you want to embed. Heat it over a fire until the edges soften and heat up, then force it into the wooden handle."

"After cooling, the bone and wood will naturally interlock. In the game, this is called 'hot-melt inlay'."

Su Bai watched her smooth and effortless movements, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"You used to be a content creator in the craft category, right?"

Su Bai handed over the dark red Rat King bone plate.

"no."

"I just enjoy exploring some of the less common mechanics in survival games."

The firelight illuminated Xia Youwei's stunning face, adding a rare touch of warmth to her usually aloof demeanor.

This was the first time the two had been this close.

Su Bai could even smell the faint scent of shower gel on her body, mixed with the smell of gunpowder and machine oil, which was quite peculiar.

"Sizzle—"

The bone plates made a faint sound as they were heated by the flames, and the edges began to turn a slightly charred yellow.

"Get the axe," Xia Youwei said.

Su Bai immediately handed over the fire axe.

Xia Youwei's eyes narrowed, and she gripped the scorching hot bone plate with both hands, aiming it at the back of the axe near the wooden handle, and pressed it down hard.

"Sizzle sizzle—"

A burnt smell instantly filled the dance studio.

Under immense pressure, the bone plate was forcibly embedded into the wooden handle, becoming one with the back of the axe.

Xia Youwei released her grip and glanced at it.

"Done. Let's check the attributes."

Su Bai couldn't wait to open the weapon panel.

The original attributes of the green equipment have undergone a slight change.

[Bloodstained Thug Fire Axe (Green/Fine) (Modified)]

Attack Power: +15 → +18

【Durability: 32/50】

[New Trait: Tear (Adds the serrated effect of the Rat King's Bone Plate; each attack has a 10% chance to inflict minor bleeding damage).]

"Attack power increased by 3 points, and a new bleed passive effect was added!"

Su Bai's eyes lit up.

Although it's only a small increase, at this stage, those 3 points of attack power might be the difference between one-hit kill and two-hit kills.

Thanks.

Su Bai held the modified axe, feeling that it was heavier and easier to handle.

"Mutual benefit".

Xia Youwei put away the lighter and stood up.

"The stronger you are, the greater the chance of the team surviving."

She looked around the dance studio, which was already quite well-decorated.

Chen Fei found some wooden boards and was sealing the window with tape, leaving only a small gap for ventilation.

The fat man also put on a pair of plastic slippers that were a size too small, and was huffing and puffing as he blocked the iron gate at the entrance.

"The venue is almost ready."

Xia Youwei crossed her arms and got down to business.

"I was on the fourth-floor balcony just now, and I used binoculars to check the surrounding area."

"We're in big trouble."