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

Lin Zhaoyin looked at it for a long time before she was sure that what she was holding was a suona!

[Sis, didn't you get a sound attack skill last time? This is perfect for you!]

Lin Zhaoyin was both amused and exasperated. She couldn't play the suona either! And it would be too strange for her to suddenly pull out a suona and blow a tune while fighting monsters!

But Lin Zhaoyin didn't want to disappoint her sister's good intentions. According to her sister's luck stat, she must have gotten this ticket because she wanted to get herself a musical instrument.

This game is so infuriating! Even a flute would be better than a suona, right?

Silently putting the suona into her backpack, Lin Zhaoyin sighed and went to sleep.

Day 24 of the game calendar: heavy rain, gale-force winds (level 7), temperature 13 degrees Celsius.

Lin Zhaoyin had just woken up when she heard the howling wind outside and the rain pattering against the window.

Is this a huge undertaking on the very first day of this natural disaster?

Previous smog and blizzard disasters didn't have much impact on the first day, and everyone thought this time would be the same, with a transition period. However, this storm not only upgraded the type of natural disaster, but also its intensity.

Lin Zhaoyin was glad that she still had a raincoat, at least she could go out today without any problems, the worst part would be that fishing for treasure chests would be a little tough.

On Christmas Day, everyone thought that there might be rain during the storm, so many players tried to get raincoats, raincoats, umbrellas, etc. However, with the intensity of the wind and rain, umbrellas may not be useful.

The weather was already this bad on the first day, and we didn't know what would happen later, so even in the wind and rain, everyone still persevered and went out to fish for treasure chests.

However, the chat channel was soon filled with cries of despair.

[The wind is so strong, skinny guys be careful! I almost got blown away just now!]

[Don't go out without rain gear. I was out for an hour and it showed I had triggered a cold, causing double stamina consumption. I rushed back home.]

Don't worry, if you have a cold, wear more clothes when you get home, light a stove to warm up, and you'll feel better after a while.

[Can't we go out without a raincoat? This is only the first day; won't they cut off our water and food afterwards?]

[If you have a plastic sheet, you can drape it over yourself as long as you don't get wet.]

Despite anticipating the wind and rain, the intensity of the first day still caught most people off guard.

Lin Zhaoyin was wearing a raincoat and was suffering greatly in the wind and rain. Moreover, the raincoat was not a panacea, and her face, hands, and feet were quickly soaked.

Lin Zhaoyin originally intended to catch more treasure chests to ensure she had enough food later, but unexpectedly, the fishing net she used to catch trash every day turned out to be of great use.

Just an hour after the fishing net was lowered, Lin Zhaoyin heard the net's signal for the first time.

The sailor's fishing net retrieval progress is 100%. Please retrieve it promptly.

It turns out that this fishing net has its limits; Lin Zhaoyin used to manually haul it in herself.

The fishing net, fully loaded, was very heavy, and it took Lin Zhaoyin a lot of effort to drag it aboard.

The fishing net didn't just catch garbage and seafood; it also caught seafood monsters, a new species that Lin Zhaoyin had never seen before.

The Dead Sea jellyfish, level 2 monsters, were scooped up in large numbers at once, and Lin Zhaoyin immediately pulled out her Wind and Thunder Sword and killed them all.

[You have killed 8 level 2 jellyfish in the sea, gaining 160 experience points and 8 venom shards]

Congratulations on reaching level 7! Attribute points have been automatically allocated for you.

Lin Zhaoyin never expected that her last bit of experience points for leveling up would come so easily.

The fishing net had caught such a low-grade new species, and all that fell out was venom. Lin Zhaoyin found this very strange.

With a fishing net full of stuff to deal with, Lin Zhaoyin hurriedly returned to the stone house after catching the second treasure chest.

The fishing nets still caught mostly trash. After a quick clean-up, Lin Zhaoyin found the seafood hidden in the garbage and put it away before heading out again.

More than an hour later, the fishing net was full again. Lin Zhaoyin checked the time and decided to finish her work in the morning and rest in the stone house for a while.

Even without triggering any negative effects, being outside for extended periods in this kind of weather can make people feel somewhat uncomfortable.

After Lin Zhaoyin returned, she lit the fireplace. Her face was stiff from the wind and needed the fireplace to recover.

Her shoes were soaked, so Lin Zhaoyin took them off and changed back into her own shoes. Then she put her soaked equipment and shoes by the fireplace to dry them.

Something's off about today. Not only is the weather getting worse, but the little monsters have also disappeared.

The monsters Lin Zhaoyin encountered today were all low-level jellyfish caught in her fishing net. Apart from gaining some experience points, they were basically useless.

It's unlikely that the game will suddenly stop releasing monsters just because the weather is bad; more likely, they'll release a big one in the afternoon or evening.

During her break, Lin Zhaoyin didn't rest; she simply used up her garbage purification skill.

Today's garbage collection yielded no props, so Lin Zhaoyin chose something that could be used to recreate the fish tank as a backup. The fish tank was quite large, so it could at least be used as a storage tool.

After lunch, Lin Zhaoyin felt she had rested enough, so she changed into her still slightly damp gear shoes and went out again.

The afternoon was almost the same as the morning. The fishing nets and treasure chests were caught very quickly. Although she was out for a short time, Lin Zhaoyin still managed to catch 10 treasure chests.

Lin Zhaoyin returned to the stone house to rest once, but still managed to complete the outing before 3 p.m.

Even now, not a single monster has appeared.

[The seafood monsters have all stopped coming; they're my staple food!]

[I'm usually terrified when fighting monsters, but now that they're gone, why am I even more panicked?]

This lousy game is definitely up to no good; I wonder what will happen next.

[Are you there, boss? How's things going on your end?]

Ever since Lin Zhaoyin's horse exploded, the players on the same server have become very dependent on her, waiting for her to speak and make decisions on everything, big or small.

Lin Zhaoyin had just opened the chat channel when she saw this message, so she responded.

[I just finished fishing for treasure chests. Something's definitely off today. The only monster I encountered was a level 2 jellyfish that I caught with a fishing net. There were a lot of them, but they only gave me experience points and dropped only venom.]

If there are no monsters during the day, the level or number of monsters is likely to increase at night, so please be careful.

Many players have fishing nets, so Lin Zhaoyin doesn't need to hide that.

Soon, other players with fishing nets chimed in. Their situations were similar to Lin Zhaoyin's, except that not all of them had jellyfish; some had level 2 crabs and octopuses, which could drop some ingredients.

Lin Zhaoyin, who only had Venom, was a little speechless for a moment. There was no need to say more about how bad her luck was.

Before she could even sigh, Lin Zhaoyin suddenly realized something: fishing net catches are related to luck. Could it be that her sister could catch something good?

Lin Zhaoyin planned to conduct an experiment with her younger sister and sent her her fishing net over.