Ahhhhh, high-altitude survival!

Suddenly, she had a lot more basic resources that could be processed, and Lin Yue was quite excited. However, she didn't rush to process them. Instead, she opened the [Crafting] interface, where several new buildings were also unlocked.

[Net (Normal): A basic tool, lightweight and convenient, used to retrieve airdropped supplies. Required materials: Bamboo pole *1 (0 remaining), Silk thread *2 (0 remaining). Crafting requirements not currently met.]

[Wooden Wall (Normal): Basic defensive structure, providing some protection. Materials required per square meter: 5 wood (42 remaining). Build?]

[Wooden Roof (Standard): Basic defensive structure, providing some sunshade and rain protection. Materials required per square meter: 5 wood (42 remaining). Build now?]

【冷凝水提取器（图纸已解锁）：当温度低于18度时，可以捕捉并收集空气中的蒸汽，冷凝后形成液体水，可饮用补充水分。所需材料为铁块*5（现有1）、塑料*3（现有0）、木炭*1（现有0）。当前不满足制造条件。】

Now, the house is finally taking shape, and the condensate extractor is no longer out of reach.

Lin Yue was somewhat excited, but the platform space was not large at the moment, so she didn't rush to build walls and a roof. Instead, she first organized her inventory and planned to exchange for some of the materials she needed on the public screen.

林悦仔细清点了一下自己目前所拥有的物品，发现数量还是相当可观的。算上背包和箱子里的东西，她一共有豌豆*24、木材*42、铁钉*25、矿泉水*4、手撕面包*1、牛奶*1、方便面*1、八宝粥*2、铁块*1、鸟蛋*1、鸟窝*1。

The materials that needed to be exchanged were mainly iron blocks and plastic. After thinking for a moment, Lin Yue set her sights on hand-torn bread and bird eggs.

The hand-torn bread comes in a large bag, just like a soda cracker, containing 6 small packets, each replenishing 10 stamina points.

As for the bird eggs, she can't cook them now, and with the cracks, she can't check the specific data, so she might as well exchange them. After all, bird eggs are high in protein, and she believes some people would be willing to eat them even raw.

Having made up her mind, Lin Yue opened the public chat again.

The first thing that catches the eye is that familiar viral post, but the content has changed slightly.

"Sand for water, glass for water, iron for water, sand for water, glass for water, iron for water..."

Huh? He has a block of iron?

Looks like they caught a random airdrop too.

Other players clearly noticed this change as well; the previous sarcastic remarks decreased, and were replaced by some teasing "hahaha".

"Wow, I thought this guy wasn't going to retrieve the box, turns out he didn't even manage to get any water out of it?"

"What kind of luck is this? Sand, glass, and iron blocks are all building materials, right? But there's not a single piece of food?"

"What a chosen architectural genius! I'm so envious."

"Oh dear, the sacred body of architecture needs to survive to be useful, right? Does anyone have water? Let's trade a bottle with him."

"What a generous person! I want water too. I think I'm a natural-born chef, can you give me a bottle?"

"That's right, that's right, I'm also born with the divine body of a gardener."

The public chat was buzzing with activity, but Lin Yue fell into deep thought. A few seconds later, she clicked on the player's avatar and checked their profile.

Liang Dong, male, 42 years old.

Below the panel are neatly arranged buttons for "Add Friend", "Private Chat", "Trade", and "Block".

Lin Yue tapped the private chat icon and asked, "How do we trade?"

The other party seemed a little hesitant, taking a couple of beats to reply, but instead sent a friend request.

Lin Yue hesitated for a moment, but still clicked "accept".

The next second, a video call request popped up on Lin Yue's screen.

Lin Yue was somewhat surprised. She adjusted the angle of the screen to make sure that her video frame only showed herself and the endless sky behind her, and that no one could see the floor beneath her feet, before answering the call.

As soon as the video call connected, Lin Yue's vision was filled with an overwhelming expanse of yellow.

She looked closely and then discovered that in the vast expanse of yellow sand, there was a figure that was almost blending into the desert.

The figure's face and body were covered in a layer of fine yellow sand, which slid off with every slight movement. His lips were cracked like parched earth, his eyes were sunken, and his gaze revealed a sense of bewilderment and exhaustion. Against the backdrop of the yellow sand, the clearly visible bloodstain on his face looked particularly shocking.

Lin Yue frowned in confusion. All told, they had only been in this survival game for a little over half a day, yet Liang Dong was in such a terrible state, as if he were about to be dried out by the wind.

Liang Dong, sitting opposite Lin Yue, seemed to sense her confusion. He opened his mouth with difficulty to explain, but his voice was hoarse and cracked, sounding somewhat harsh: "I... before I entered this game, I was doing an extreme challenge in the desert. Just as I was about to land, a sudden sandstorm hit, and then I was pulled into this game..."

Before Liang Dong could finish speaking, he gave a wry smile, then rummaged through the three crates in front of him and took out a few items: "In the first airdrop, I got a piece of glass, and in the second airdrop, it was also a piece of glass. And just now, I desperately managed to get a random airdrop, which contained a metal block."

Liang Dong's expression grew even more bitter: "I have no food or water right now, my stamina has dropped to 30, and the system shows that I am extremely thirsty. If I can't find a water source soon, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold out until the next airdrop."

What he didn't tell Lin Yue was that he had gone to the desert with his family, and he didn't know how his child and wife were doing or whether they had been caught up in the game. But he didn't want to give up no matter what. His son was only 8 years old, and if he had unfortunately been caught up, he was probably asleep in the system right now, waiting for his father to rescue him.

Lin Yue's eyes flickered as she looked at the items in Liang Dong's hand and began to think seriously.