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

In the chat channel, Lin Xiao did not know how many levels the thatched hut had in total.

But at least we now know that the need to upgrade thatched huts is fixed.

However, what Lin Xiao was somewhat concerned about was that guy named Cao Shu.

Although he wasted thirty minutes at the beginning, his sickle was enough to make up for the gap.

But to his surprise, there were still people who had been in the lead for so long, which made Lin Xiao sigh and realize that he could not underestimate the heroes of the world.

"No, I should start trying too!"

Lin Xiao clasped his hands together, then put on the mask again, and Lin Xiao's clone reappeared in the thatched hut.

Next, he carried his main body in a princess carry to a comfortable spot, opened the door, and carefully began his second operation.

Lin Xiao now only has 15 straws left, and the thatched hut's level is still +2.

"Let's collect more first..."

Thinking about it, Lin Xiao picked up a sickle and began harvesting the rice straw.

Straw +11

Straw +11

Straw +11

【…】

Before she knew it, Lin Xiao had collected 550 bundles of straw.

But what Lin Xiao didn't realize was that his position had already moved slightly closer to one side of the forest.

"Sasha..."

A sound seemed to emanate from within the forest.

"Um?"

Upon hearing the sound, Lin Xiao immediately stopped what she was doing.

He had also replaced his scythe with a tetanus blade, and was warily watching one side of the forest.

But the sound just now suddenly disappeared and didn't come out again for a long time.

Lin Xiao watched the forest warily, but nothing happened.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao felt a little relieved.

He has already started cutting down trees, but he remains somewhat wary of his surroundings.

"Click..."

"Click..."

"Bang!"

One tree, two trees, three trees...

By the time the fourth tree was cut down, Lin Xiao had collected 440 pieces of wood, and there was still nothing unusual around him.

But Lin Xiao always felt as if something was watching him, but he could never find the source.

"I'll go back after cutting down the last tree. I reckon the 500-odd straw and wood should be enough to upgrade the thatched hut several levels..."

Without further ado, Lin Xiao picked up a sickle and found a tree nearby.

But what Lin Xiao didn't notice was that there was a figure staring intently at him from above the trunk of the tree.

It has a slender neck, a triangular head, and seems to be holding two sharp weapons in its hands.

They were quietly approaching Lin Xiao from the tree.

Lin Xiao was completely unaware of this and continued to look at the tree in front of her.

"Click..."

"Bang!"

With the final swing of the sickle, the tree fell straight to the ground.

[Timber +110]

But Lin Xiao had no interest in checking the system notifications, because along with the system notifications came the sound of something cutting through the air above his head.

Lin Xiao's hair seemed to stand on end. He slightly twisted his body, and an unidentified green weapon grazed his nose before slamming into the ground.

Lin Xiao's first reaction was to run away; he didn't have time to see what was attacking him.

Lin Xiao ran frantically toward his thatched hut. He remembered that the rules said the first seven days were a newbie protection period, during which the thatched hut would not be destroyed.

Now, Lin Xiao's victory is simply to run into the thatched hut.

But as he ran, Lin Xiao suddenly remembered that he was currently... seemingly a clone?

Thinking of this, Lin Xiao slammed on the brakes and stopped running. He wanted to take this opportunity to see what kind of monster was attacking him.

Then, Lin Xiao turned his head and looked up at the attacker.

A giant... mantis? appeared before Lin Xiao's eyes.

Lin Xiao estimated the size of the praying mantis and found that it was about two meters long.

A two-meter-long praying mantis? That's impossible!

"Oh right, since the whole world has already been transported, there's no need to worry about whether it's scientifically accurate or not..."

However, the two-meter-long mantis still exerted a strong pressure on Lin Xiao's clone.

He had already replaced the scythe in his hand with a tetanus blade. Lin Xiao wanted to use his clone to test the strength of this mantis.

The mantis seemed to sense Lin Xiao's sudden change and detected a hint of danger on Lin Xiao's clone.

The praying mantis opened its gaping maw, its mantis arms flailing wildly, as if it were also trying to intimidate Lin Xiao.

The man and the insect stared at each other.

Suddenly, one of the mantis's arms changed its swinging trajectory, and then a visible sword aura slashed out from the mantis's arm.

"Holy crap! A praying mantis can shoot sword energy? That's so illogical!!!"

Lin Xiao cursed under his breath, but he didn't let his guard down. He leaped to the side, dodging the attack of the sword energy.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Xiao took off running again, cursing the praying mantis as he ran.

"Damn it, this is totally like a sword cultivator in a fantasy novel. I'm still just an ordinary person, so I shouldn't waste the mask's cooldown time!"

Lin Xiao cursed as he dodged the sword energy attacking from behind.

Fortunately, the sword energy was not fast and its range was small, which gave Lin Xiao a chance to dodge.

"I saw it!"

Lin Xiao could already see his thatched hut, and even the lantern hanging at the door.

Lin Xiao lunged forward, landing directly within the range of the lantern.

Then he opened the door in one breath, rushed into the room, and turned around, staring intently at the door.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"..."

Several loud noises came from outside the thatched hut, but they quickly disappeared.

Lin Xiao's clone quietly approached the window and looked outside.

The praying mantis was quite far away, and it seemed to be staring at the lantern hanging on the door.

It swung its mantis arm, unleashing a sword-like aura that slammed violently into its own thatched hut.

"Bang!"

There was another loud bang, but upon closer inspection, Lin Xiao discovered that there seemed to be a transparent protective shield around the edge of the thatched hut, which had blocked the giant mantis's sword energy attack.

Lin Xiao was relieved to see that the giant praying mantis was truly helpless against the thatched hut.

Then, he recalled his clone and returned his perspective to his original body.

Lin Xiao ignored the thumping sounds outside and turned to look at her gains this time.

【升级到茅草屋+3，需要：565/50稻草，550/50木头】

"If the upgrade requirements are the same later on, then I can level up to level eleven directly, right?"

Lin Xiao muttered to himself, then looked at the upgrade button and pressed it hard: "Dark Blue! Upgrade... uh... no, thatched hut!"