Ahhhhh, high-altitude survival!

Putting aside its use as a defensive item, isn't this "Wall of Nuts" just a giant potato?

Since the pea bullets are mainly used for her food, the "Wall of Nuts" should be no exception! She should collect as much food as possible while things are relatively safe these next few days. That way, she won't go hungry if she gets too busy later.

Moreover, if potatoes like the "nut wall," which are half a person tall, can be cooked, you could make at least one pot of mashed potatoes, right? That would probably last a long time.

If you add a little milk and stir it, it will be smooth, creamy, and have a rich milky aroma.

"Hiss..." Lin Yue couldn't help but swallow.

Even though it's a survival game, I only have this one mouth. Now that I have the time and materials, it would be a shame not to give it a try.

Moreover, if you can make delicious and high-carbohydrate food like mashed potatoes on the first day, you can probably get a lot of good things in return.

After preparing herself mentally, Lin Yue took action.

The first step is to open the hard outer shell of the "nut wall".

The "Wall of Nuts" shell has a full 30 points of defense. With her current strength of 3 points, she couldn't even open a wooden crate, so this would definitely be a problem. Lin Yue immediately ruled out using brute force and decided to try a surprise attack.

After thinking about it for a while, Lin Yue still felt that using fire was the most reliable method.

Flames are not tangible entities and therefore shouldn't have fixed data limitations. Furthermore, common sense dictates that almost all vegetables can be cooked with fire, so a "nut wall" should be no exception, right?

Without hesitation, Lin Yue decided to act. She didn't have any tinder. While there was a plant called Torchwood in the Plants vs. Zombies game, it wasn't available in the first level of the encyclopedia, and she figured she wouldn't be able to unlock it anytime soon. She figured it would be faster to just exchange for it in the public chat.

Lin Yue took a sip of water and reopened the area chat.

To her surprise, as soon as she turned it on, she saw a barrage of curses on the screen, with her name appearing in the comments from time to time.

Lin Yue was a little confused, so she scrolled up and saw the source of the problem.

A few minutes ago, a player named Zhao Yuxuan posted a message in the public chat: "I have some news to tell everyone. After the supplies in the wooden crates are emptied or the crates themselves are broken, you can collect them. You can collect 5 pieces of wood and 5 iron nails from one wooden crate. 10 pieces of wood can unlock the building function, allowing you to build floors and reinforce platforms."

This message immediately caused a huge uproar on the public chat.

"Holy crap, is this for real?"

"I was so worried because this stone pillar was slippery, was it because there was no floor built?"

"Damn it, I've already replaced all my wooden crates."

"Me too! I got two packs of cookies and a bottle of water in exchange, and I thought I got a good deal. Turns out I was the fool!"

"That explains why there were so many people collecting boxes all of a sudden."

"Isn't this going too far? They know that building a floor can help everyone stand up and might even save many lives. Not only do they not disclose this information, but they also buy it at a low price. Don't they care about human lives?"

"Exactly, people like Zhao Yuxuan are truly people with a strong sense of righteousness."

"Yes, yes, thank you, Boss Zhao."

Zhao Yuxuan: "Everyone, don't be shy. If you have any boxes, please try them out. I also hope that everyone's living environment can be better."

"Boss Zhao is such a good person, unlike some people. I just checked, I exchanged one of my suitcases for someone named Lin Yue, and another for someone named Zhou Zeyang."

"I swapped with Lin Yue too."

"Speaking of which, Lin Yue was the first one to accept the boxes, right? Trading a pack of biscuits for a box, that's really shady."

"I said she was dark-skinned back then, and some people even argued with me. Now you see? Haha, you'll regret not listening to your elders!"

The public chat was flooded with messages, and one "victim" after another emerged, as if they had been utterly deceived.

Zhou Zeyang: "Hehe, you guys just didn't find out, okay? If you had known this news first, you might have been even worse off than Lin Yue."

Zhao Lei: "Exactly, exactly. Everyone's acting like a saint or a saint right now. Please! This is a survival game."

"..."

Lin Yue glanced through the chat history and, after understanding the ins and outs of the matter, stopped paying attention. Instead, she opened the chat window and sent a new message: "[Hand-torn bread.jpg], bread for tinder."

She knew that now that everyone knew the purpose of the wooden box, exchanging it wouldn't be as easy as before. Her priority was to mash the potatoes as quickly as possible and exchange them for better items.

As soon as Lin Yue's message appeared, the previously lively public chat fell into an eerie silence for a second. Had everyone been discussing it so enthusiastically that the person in question hadn't even paid attention?

After a while, the chat exploded with discussion:

"That unscrupulous businessman has appeared again."

"She still has food! She changed so many things this afternoon, just how much supplies did she manage to get!"

"I'm tired of using the word 'envy'..."

"I don't have any kind of fire, is anything else okay? I'm starving to death."

"Being hungry was okay, but the thirst was unbearable. Being exposed to the sun at an altitude of 1,000 meters for a whole day, you'd be dried out completely."

"Please give me some food, boss! Please give me some food, boss!"

Lin Yue ignored the barrage of messages and immediately started browsing her private chat after posting.

Strangely enough, while everyone on the public screen was acting indignantly, Lin Yue thought someone would chase after her and hurl insults in private chat. But to her surprise, the private messages were surprisingly polite, though the content was somewhat hard to describe.

"Does the boss have any extra food?"

"Hey bro, my net can only scoop up one box at a time. Am I using it wrong?"

"Does the boss prefer puppies or kittens?"

This message immediately caught Lin Yue's attention. A kitten or a puppy? Could it be that this person received a pet via airdrop? And they can even choose the breed?

Lin Yue would be quite happy to have a living creature accompany her high in the sky, and a combat pet would be even better. Therefore, she replied with some curiosity, "You have a pet?"

The other end immediately sent a big smiley face: "Hey sis, how about a tall, 1.8-meter-tall, cool and sweet type, college graduate? I'm open to both cute guys and kittens~ Meow~ o(=nwn=)m Woof woof woof! Just a bottle of water is all I need~"

!!!

What kind of nonsense is this? I guess I was just overthinking things. Lin Yue looked at the sky speechlessly and quickly blocked and deleted him.

None of them brought fire-starting materials for the exchange. Am I going to have to start a fire by rubbing sticks together?

There's enough wood, but I doubt I have enough strength!