Survival for All: I can deconstruct projections and synthesize everything.

A day passes in the blink of an eye... no, Lin Xiao realized that her perspective had already shifted.

The clone Lin Xiao glanced back at the original body, walked over, squatted down, and poked the original body's face with his finger, finding that he really couldn't feel anything.

Upon seeing this, Lin Xiao, the clone, stopped poking himself.

He turned around and picked up the rusty sickle +10 that the farmer had just upgraded.

Then he tucked the tetanus blade into his waistband, and then quietly pushed open the door, cautiously peeking out.

Although it was still daytime outside, there was a thin layer of fog. While it didn't affect visibility up close, things were still a bit blurry when looking into the distance.

Lin Xiao, the clone, had just stepped out of the room when he instantly pulled his foot back in. He turned around, went back into the room, took out the sacrificial lantern, and hung it on the door.

Lin Xiao, now in his clone, felt relieved and stepped out of the room, but remained cautious and wary of his surroundings.

Unfortunately, the clone cannot use the original body's talents, otherwise many things would be much easier.

Lin Xiao had also considered deconstructing and combining the three items—the mask, the lantern, and the tetanus blade—but that would take too much time, energy, and mental effort.

Now that he was half an hour behind, he decided to send his clone out to collect some resources.

Fortunately, there was plenty of straw and other readily available materials. Although they were still close to the edge of the Misty Forest, Lin Xiao, as his clone, should be fine as long as he was careful.

Lin Xiao, the clone, cautiously approached a clump of straw. After surveying the surroundings and finding no danger, he raised his sickle and swung it down at the straw.

Straw +11

Upon seeing this data, Lin Xiao's eyes lit up, and he quickly glanced at the amount of straw needed to repair the thatched hut.

[Thatched hut without a roof: Currently cannot be upgraded. The roof must be repaired before upgrading can begin.]

[Roof Repair: 0/50 Straw, 0/10 Wood]

[Note: It's best to pray it doesn't rain!!!]

Seeing this, Lin Xiao, the clone, quickly harvested 55 portions of straw in five swift movements.

[Roof Repair: 55/50 Straw, 0/10 Wood]

Looking at the ten pieces of wood left, Lin Xiao, the clone, was somewhat troubled.

"How do you cut down a tree without an axe?"

However, soon, Lin Xiao's clone focused his attention on the rusty sickle used by farmers in his hand.

If the sickle had consciousness, it would definitely say, "Don't come any closer!"

Unfortunately, the sickle had no consciousness.

"Hehe, I'm sorry to trouble you, Little Sickle. I'll definitely find you a good partner in the future."

As he spoke, Lin Xiao, the clone, tiptoed to the side of a tree in the misty forest.

He raised his sickle, aimed at a good spot, and swung it down.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Click!"

The sickle got stuck in the tree trunk, and it took Lin Xiao, the clone, a little while to remove it from the tree.

Lin Xiao, the clone, glanced at the marks on the tree trunk and found that they were indeed somewhat effective.

then.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Click!"

"Bang!"

"Click!"

"..."

It took nearly twenty minutes for Lin Xiao, the clone, to cut down a large tree.

[Timber +110]

"Oh? So cutting down a tree yields 10 units of wood!"

The clone Lin Xiao was a little excited. He quickly ran back to his thatched hut, locked the door, and then the perspective returned to the main body.

Lin Xiao, who was lying on a bed of hay, immediately opened his eyes and looked at the system.

[Thatched hut without a roof: Currently cannot be upgraded. The roof must be repaired before upgrading can begin.]

[Roof Repair: 55/50 Straw, 110/10 Wood]

[Note: It's best to pray it doesn't rain!!!]

"Hehe, fixed!"

In an instant, Lin Xiao's collected resources dwindled. Then, a progress bar appeared behind the roof repair interface, indicating that it would take about a minute.

In that minute, Lin Xiao quickly manipulated his clone to go outside and cut down 10 bundles of straw, gaining an additional 100 bundles.

Lin Xiao now has 115 portions of straw and 100 portions of wood.

Roof repairs complete

[A well-preserved thatched hut: Currently upgradable.]

【升级到茅草屋+1，需要：115/50稻草，100/50木头】

[Note: Now, you're no longer afraid of the rain!!!]

"upgrade!"

Without saying a word, Lin Xiao immediately clicked on the upgrade option.

A faint light flashed and covered his thatched hut.

Immediately, Lin Xiao noticed with the naked eye that the thatched hut had become larger. What was originally a 10-square-meter thatched hut had now become... um... 11 square meters.

The height remains unchanged at four meters.

However, Lin Xiao could see that the thatch on the thatched roof was noticeably thicker.

Lin Xiao touched it and found it to be very resilient, unlike ordinary thatch, which would break with a single pull.

Even some vulnerable areas have been reinforced with wooden strips.

Lin Xiao glanced at the upgrade requirements again and found that there were no changes; it was still the same resources.

【升级到茅草屋+2，需要：65/50稻草，50/50木头】

The second upgrade began, and the thatched hut was expanded by another square meter. More wooden strips were added to reinforce some of the still fragile areas.

The thatch has become more flexible.

However, Lin Xiao had more questions and wanted to know when the thatched hut could be upgraded to a higher-level house.

After all, a room of only 12 square meters is still too small.

Lin Xiao decided to check the regional chat channel again, hoping to find an answer.

After watching for five minutes, it was discovered that quite a few people shared the same question as Lin Xiao, and they were all asking about it in the regional channel.

Unfortunately, no one has provided an answer.

However, there were some people with special talents who gave some hints.

Cao Shu: "My talent is special; it allows me to acquire resources at a certain cost. I've already upgraded my thatched hut to +4, but unfortunately, the next level is +5."

Yang Wei: "Upstairs, I envy your name. By the way, thank you for the information."

Cao Shu: "I think you're just jealous! By the way, the resources I used to upgrade from +1 to +5 were fixed."

Yang Wei: "..."

Fu Heng: "..."

Hoda: "..."

Lin Xiao stared speechlessly at the floor that had gone off-topic again, but at least he had obtained some information.