Post-apocalyptic game: I survive at sea by scavenging for trash.

Lin Zhaoyin was shocked to see her shield shatter and tried to counterattack with her skills, but the Ice Crack Bird was already close enough to kick her shoulder with its claw.

[Players taking extreme cold damage will lose 5 health points per minute.]

Lin Zhaoyin didn't care how much health she lost from the kick; she needed to focus on the enemy and kill the Ice Crack Bird as soon as possible.

"Fireball!" The skill successfully hit the Ice Splitter again, but the Ice Splitter became even more agitated.

Lin Zhaoyin dared not use the Fireball Technique continuously because it consumed too much of her stamina.

The Wind and Thunder Sword has decent attack power and deals continuous damage for 5 seconds, but it requires melee combat.

However, if they continue in close combat, they'll have to fight for their health. Lin Zhaoyin is currently being hit by this stinky bird with a buff, so she can't last much longer.

Oh, and she also has an electromagnetic rod!

Quickly retrieve the electromagnetic baton from your system inventory. Although it's only a C-grade weapon with 10 points of damage, it also has a 3-second paralysis effect.

Taking advantage of the moment the Ice Crack Bird charged towards her, Lin Zhaoyin quickly struck it with her electromagnetic rod. The Ice Crack Bird was paralyzed and unable to move, so Lin Zhaoyin immediately charged up her other hand and stabbed at it.

Lin Zhaoyin timed it perfectly, and before the Ice Crack Bird could recover its movements, she immediately delivered another blow to it.

Using both hands to attack and paralyze the Ice Splitter continuously, its health points steadily declined. After a dozen or so hits, the Ice Splitter turned into ice crystal particles and dissipated.

[You have defeated the Ice Crack Bird (level 7), gaining 140 experience points, 10 Snow Crystals, 300 Gold Coins, 1 Energy Stone, and 5 Unknown Fragments.]

[Players who achieve their first kill against a higher-level opponent will be rewarded with a Bronze Chest*1]

[Congratulations on becoming the first player in this server to achieve a kill against a higher-level opponent. Reward: Silver Treasure Chest*1]

[Warning! Your health is below 30%! Warning! Your health is below 30%! Warning! Your health is below 30%!]

A string of settlement messages was followed by three consecutive warning notifications. Lin Zhaoyin quickly rummaged through the warehouse for anything usable.

Amazing carrot! Lin Zhaoyin took it out and started eating it, wolfing it down raw.

[Ding! Your blood loss has been restored. Health +100, Stamina +10]

Lin Zhaoyin collapsed to the ground, no longer able to feel how cold it was outside, only feeling the relief of surviving a disaster.

Staring at the two weapons in her hands, she was slightly lost in thought. She had only managed to sustain her attacks on the Ice Crack Bird by exploiting the 3-second paralysis effect of the electromagnetic rod; it was entirely a bug.

She almost died at the hands of that stinky bird!

It took Lin Zhaoyin a while to finally come to her senses. She staggered toward the wooden house and only felt a sense of reality when she lay down on the bed.

After lying with her eyes open for a while, Lin Zhaoyin got up again to look at the results she had achieved by risking half her life.

Another unknown fragment shattered from the Ice Crack Bird, but this time it had a different number. Lin Zhaoyin compared the two fragments side by side; their shapes were also different.

Could today's unusual phenomena be related to the unknown fragment in my possession? What exactly is this fragment? And how many pieces are there?

Lin Zhaoyin was completely confused, then tried putting the two fragments into the same backpack slot, and surprisingly succeeded.

Is it because the two fragments originated from the same item?

If she couldn't figure something out, Lin Zhaoyin would give up on it and instead look at the other spoils of war first.

[Energy Stone, containing infinite energy, can replace all energy substances for power supply]

Another baffling prop! Can anyone understand her frustration at getting something good but not knowing what it is?

Based on this explanation alone, Lin Zhaoyin had a vague understanding, but she had never seen anything that needed to be charged or powered.

Never mind, let's cook first!

Lin Zhaoyin planned to cook noodles for lunch, and luckily she had two tomatoes in her stock, so she made tomato noodles.

First, chop the tomatoes and boil them to extract the juice. Then add water and bring it to a boil to cook the noodles. Soon, a pot of tomato noodles will be ready.

Lin Zhaoyin wanted to be lazy today, so she scooped out her sister's bowl of noodles and ate it directly from the pot herself, saving herself the trouble of washing one more bowl.

She really misses the old days, when there was air conditioning when it got cold, and a dishwasher to wash the dishes after meals. It's nothing like now...

Lin Zhaoyin was reminiscing about the past when she suddenly realized something! She might know what energy stones could be used for! Energy stones could replace electricity!

Although the crafting station's encyclopedia lists a solar generator, no one seems to have managed to collect all the materials to build one. The materials are too rare, so no one will consider generating electricity for the island anytime soon.

If she had an energy stone to replace the generator, she could make some small electrical appliances!

The only uncertainty now is how this energy stone is powered. Is it charged one-to-one, or can it be used anywhere within a certain space when placed in one location?

Lin Zhaoyin plans to make a few small electrical appliances to test the waters first. Light bulbs require little material and take little time to make, making them perfect for testing the waters.

After setting up the light bulb, Lin Zhaoyin reheated the noodles, then ladled out her sister's bowl and sent it over along with her two treasure chests.

[Sis, where did these two treasure chests come from? Did you trigger another reward?]

Although Lin Zhaoyin also wanted to only report good news and not bad, in this game world, knowing more things wasn't a bad thing. So she told her everything that had happened that morning.

Lin Wanyi felt a chill run down her spine just reading those words. Even though her sister's stats were good now, killing monsters above her level wasn't easy. If it weren't for her sister's intelligence, perhaps...

Lin Wanyi dared not think any further, but thankfully everything was safe now; her sister had killed the monster despite being a level above her own.

Knowing her sister would be worried, Lin Zhaoyin changed the subject and started talking about the energy stone and the fragments.

Considering the function of the energy stone, Lin Wanyi wasn't in a hurry to open the treasure chest. She would wait until her sister tested and confirmed how to use the energy stone before making a wish and opening the chest.

As for the fragments, it's impossible to guess what they're for just by speculating.

However, after discussing it, the two sisters both felt that the anomaly that happened today must be related to the fragment. In addition, since the level 7 monster also dropped a fragment, they could guess that the level 7 monster might have been after the fragment in Lin Zhaoyin's hand.

A high-level monster has already established itself on the island, so the level 4 monsters naturally dare not come and cause trouble.

As for the frequency of treasure chests appearing today, it should also be related to that level 7 monster, otherwise Lin Zhaoyin wouldn't be the only one who is different from the others.

Lin Zhaoyin felt somewhat regretful about this. If she could fish for all the treasure chests so quickly every day, she wouldn't have to suffer in the freezing cold.

After finishing her meal and chatting, Lin Zhaoyin was ready to begin her experimental project.