Survival in the Core: I'm writing a guide for the entire server.

"One hour left..."

Lin You rubbed her sleepy eyes and sat up.

My magic power has been fully restored, and my stamina has returned to a healthy level.

He stretched and stepped out of the mine cart.

Since we're just killing time anyway, we might as well roast the mushrooms we collected yesterday and increase our food reserves.

[Placement successful! The "campfire" is burning]

After hastily setting up a campfire, Lin You found a rock to sit on and started roasting mushrooms while browsing the forum.

"The strategy points haven't increased much... It seems everyone's attention is all on the auction."

Lin You glanced at his strategy points; after upgrading his Intermediate Eye of Insight, he had only gained a little over 300 points so far.

This is the benefit of just two strategy posts.

I'm still far from having 5000 points to exchange for the S-class minecart blueprint.

"I still need to keep writing new strategy guides."

Lin You pondered for a moment, and a plan suddenly came to mind.

He returned to the minecart, rummaged through the box for the job change card, and put it up for sale on the market.

Of course, it's sold anonymously.

Then he started staring at the chat room.

"The auction will last for another half hour! How many copper coins have you all prepared?"

"I've saved up 50 copper coins, I wonder if that's enough to buy some good stuff..."

"50? I mined all day yesterday and only managed to save 30 copper coins."

"At least you guys have copper coins, but I can't even get enough to eat..."

"Stop complaining, you're lucky to be alive."

"Is Boss Lin You going to participate in the auction? If he does, he's sure to get some good stuff."

"That's not necessarily true. I've heard that some players have already changed jobs and are ridiculously strong."

"A job change?! Really?"

"It's true! Someone's selling an E-grade job change card for the Warrior class on the trading market, asking for 500 copper coins!"

"500?! Who can afford that?!"

"It's basically just for display; there's no intention to sell it at all."

"What if? Maybe someone gets incredibly lucky and has more money than they can spend."

"Speaking of which, what's the point of changing jobs, and what does unlocking the upgrade system mean?"

"I wonder if any experienced players who have already switched jobs can come forward and explain?"

"..."

Upon seeing this, Lin You chuckled.

As the one who started this heated discussion, this is exactly what he wanted to see.

"Time to write the article."

Soon, a lengthy post of several thousand words about leveling up, attributes, and job changes appeared in Lin You's drafts.

With just one confirmation, he can publish this guide post.

[Should it be released?]

"sh..."

Just as Lin You was about to confirm, she suddenly heard a "ding".

[Transaction successful! You have successfully sold the "Class Change Card: Warrior (Rank E)"!]

You have earned 500 copper coins!

It actually sold?!

"...There are so many rich people."

Lin You's lips twitched a few times, somewhat taken aback.

He originally just wanted to set a high price and generate buzz.

Once the guide on job change is published, I'll switch to a normal price.

I never expected that the job change card would be bought before the post was even published!

Is this reasonable? !

"Anyway, I made the money."

Shrugging, Lin You posted the strategy guide.

Because of his previous two strategy posts, many players have been following him on the forum.

Every time he posts, he receives a notification—except for players who have been blocked by him.

So as soon as the post was published, there were many comments reserving a spot in the front row.

"Here it comes! Lin You's new guide! This time it's about leveling up and changing jobs!"

"What? I can't level up without changing jobs?"

"I've killed over a dozen monsters in the past two days, but my experience hasn't increased at all. I thought it was a bug..."

"Stop arguing and look at the post! The expert has listed all the job levels!"

"I'm daydreaming again, imagining that I'll awaken a system at the start and directly sign in with an S-rank job change card..."

"You can find anything in dreams, but I just want to know, where do I get a job change card?"

"The post said that it might be found in locked chests, or perhaps there are other ways to get it."

"By the way, that Warrior class change card in the trading market just sold out instantly. Did someone see the post and immediately buy it?"

"500 copper coins... Who's that rich? My entire fortune doesn't even amount to that."

"Stop being envious, the key point is in the last few sentences of the expert—'Strength and physique can be permanently improved through other means.' What does that mean?"

"I think Lin You is hinting that there are even more powerful strategies to come, so I'll bookmark this for now."

"The auction is about to start, stop chatting and hurry up and get the money ready!"

"Hopefully, the expert can release a money-making guide sometime..."

"I second that! Lin You is awesome!"

……

Your post helped other players, so you've earned 1 strategy point!

Looking at the post with its rapidly increasing number of comments, Lin You shook her head helplessly.

Strategies for making money?

He wants it too, okay?

Who could understand the helplessness he felt when he finally managed to kill an elite monster and earn his first pot of gold of 80 copper coins from the treasure chest, only to have someone throw 500 copper coins at him in the blink of an eye?

Effort and sweat are simply insignificant in the face of luck.

Of course, Lin You, who comes with her own system, has no right to criticize others.

You have obtained 24 "Roasted Mushrooms"

"Good, these mushrooms should last for a while."

After putting the roasted mushrooms into her backpack, Lin You returned to the minecart and used an empty plastic bottle to collect the water from the water collector.

After collecting the water overnight, the water collected in the collector filled about one bottle.

"In total, one simple water collector can just meet the drinking water needs of one adult."

"If we build two water collection systems, we can sell the excess water..."

"But for me, there's no need for that."

After all, there's only so much space in a minecart, and we also need to put boxes, furnaces, and other decorations there. There's no need to waste a space for a pittance.

"Now that we have money, we can upgrade our minecarts."

"Um……"

Lin You opened the minecart's panel; upgrading to level 2 only required 100 copper coins plus 10 copper ores.

Upgrading the mining truck will slightly increase mining efficiency and fuel capacity.

After thinking it over, Lin You decided not to upgrade immediately.

"Even if we get the blueprints for the S-class minecart, it will probably be impossible to build it in a short time."

"We can first put some resources into the simple mining cart..."

"But there's an auction later, let's talk about it after the auction."

After all, auctions are precisely when money is needed.

If you lose those 100 copper coins and miss out on a top-tier item, it would be a huge loss.

The campfire was dying down, and the start time of the auction was drawing ever closer.

[System Time: 12:00 AM]

The public auction has begun. Players who wish to participate can access the event interface through the game menu.

"They're here!"

Seeing the prompt in front of him, Lin You perked up and quickly brought up the menu of the survival game.

In the menu interface, a Libra logo is shining brightly.

[Limited-time event: The "Public Auction" is underway, 2 hours remaining]

Current number of participants: 335507

The number of participating players is still rising.

[Will you participate in the "public auction"?]

"Yes."

You have been assigned to Auction Room 42.

[Number of attendees: 10000]

Lin You clicked on it and found that the auction for the first item was in progress.

Strangely, the auction interface only showed a blurry image of the item, without providing any other information.

……

[Auction Item No. 1 (Unknown)]

[Publicly available information: A common monster material]

Starting bid: 1 copper coins

……

Lin You raised an eyebrow, seemingly lost in thought.

"So it was a hidden auction...it seems luck played a bigger role."

Before he could finish speaking, a new line of text appeared before his eyes.

[Additional Information: You have obtained two additional intelligence reports]

The auction item quantity is 20, and the grade is Level 1 White.

"oh?!"

Lin You never expected that the Eye of Insight would be useful at this time!

After a slight surprise, a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

"This is getting interesting."