Ahhhhh, high-altitude survival!

Although everyone knows that the newbie protection period is only 3 days, the first test came so unexpectedly that it greatly surprised many people.

After a brief commotion, someone finally came to their senses: "Stop arguing, let's get started building the wooden hut, even if it's just two square meters. Who knows when that irritable animal will come?"

Lin Yue stepped out of the bedroom to check the temperature; the courtyard was noticeably warmer than the covered house. She wiped the sweat from her face, changed into her thinnest T-shirt set, and then walked along the exposed eaves to the four condensate collectors in the tool shed.

The area inlaid with the heat-resistant stone was indeed much cooler than the rest of the area, but it was still far beyond the cooling capacity of the condensate collector. Lin Yue noticed that water mist was no longer appearing on the collector, meaning she could no longer obtain a continuous supply of water.

In hot weather, water is definitely essential.

Lin Yue originally planned to embed another fire-resistant stone to lower the surrounding temperature, but when she opened her backpack, she immediately saw the ice peas she had pulled out. She turned her hand, took one out, and threw it into the wooden bucket next to her that was storing water.

The moment the peas hit the water, a tiny ripple appeared on the surface. Soon, tiny ice crystals began to appear on the surface. These ice crystals grew, collided, and merged at a speed visible to the naked eye. A few seconds later, they solidified into a solid and clear ice bucket.

Lin Yuezai examined it carefully for a long time but couldn't find any trace of the peas inside the transparent ice; they seemed to have completely melted inside.

The bucket, which had been placed next to the collector, froze into ice, causing the surrounding temperature to drop significantly once again. Lin Yue checked the current temperature on her bracelet screen; it had now fallen to 12 degrees Celsius, and water vapor reappeared on the collector.

Lin Yue moved the ice bucket to the middle of the collectors. Seeing the water dripping from all the collectors, Lin Yue felt much more relaxed.

I checked the instructions for the ice bucket, and it's the same as the ice basin. However, the ice bucket holds more water, so it can be used for a longer time; one bucket of ice can keep for a full 6 hours.

The temperature was too low near the ice basin. Lin Yue only stood there for a short while before feeling a chill. She couldn't help but shiver and quickly took a few steps back, no longer lingering.

Moving a little further away, the heatwave hit her again, and the sweat she had just managed to stop poured out once more. Lin Yue checked each room on the platform one by one. When she passed the kitchen, she stopped to boil a pot of mint water, then embedded a piece of fire-resistant stone in both the storeroom and the bedroom before quickly walking back to her chair to sit down and rest for a while.

Working in the high temperature was even more uncomfortable than Lin Yue had anticipated. Although her platform had been equipped with a number of cooling devices, she still felt like she was sweating profusely. Her thin T-shirt was already soaked through and clung tightly to her skin, making her feel both stuffy and uncomfortable. Lin Yue picked up her water bottle and took several large gulps of warm mint water, which finally made her feel a little more refreshed.

But not everyone can be as carefree as Lin Yue. At this moment, the regional chat is filled with an atmosphere of despair and panic.

"I feel so dizzy, and my whole body is burning up. I feel like I'm about to collapse."

"Mom, Mom, sob sob sob, Mom, I miss you so much, I was wrong, Mom, if there is an afterlife, I will never take my own life again."

"Heatstroke, sunburn, dizziness, my stamina and health are dropping like crazy. Forget it, I've had enough."

"My child, my child is only 8 years old! Is he going to be asleep in the system forever? Child, it's my fault..."

"I really want to drink milk tea again! But it seems like I can't."

"..."

All sorts of people were venting their emotions on the chat screen. Lin Yue frowned and felt a lump in her throat.

She had never been a particularly enthusiastic person, but at this moment, she felt a sense of unease, a feeling of shared sorrow. The numbers flashing at the top of the screen represented vibrant lives, and behind each life lay countless families.

She took a deep breath; thankfully, she already had a plan.

As usual, Liang Dong sent over his morning's haul: 6 iron blocks and 8 stones. Lin Yue accepted the message and then sent him food, water, and an ice basin.

Liang Dong replied quickly and unusually sent a long message: "Thank you. Is this the ice basin mentioned in the system notification? If there are extras, I think many people would be willing to pay a high price for them."

That's exactly what Lin Yue was thinking.

She swiped her finger across her friends list, browsing up and down, and quickly made up her mind about the people she wanted to recruit. Then she sent Zhou Zeyang an ice basin.

Almost instantly, Zhou Zeyang sent a video request.

After Lin Yue answered the call, she saw Zhou Zeyang's face filled with excitement and his voice was much louder than usual: "Boss! You're amazing! What are the materials used to make this ice basin? Is it difficult to make? Is it expensive? Boss, let me tell you, we've struck it rich this time! We've really struck it rich!"

Seeing his excited expression, Lin Yue smiled slightly. After Zhou Zeyang calmed down, she told him what materials he needed. Of course, Lin Yue didn't mention the exact quantity of each material; her ice basin design was a modified version, and she didn't want anyone to know that.

Zhou Zeyang didn't pay attention to these details and asked directly, "Boss, are 10 of each enough?"

Since wooden flooring is built at a cost of 4 pieces of wood per square meter, Zhou Zeyang didn't think ice basins would be that cheap.

Lin Yue shook her head: "We don't need that many. Where would we find so many materials these days?"

Let alone others, she was probably one of the more well-off people in this area, yet she only had a few iron ingots. If she hadn't been lucky enough to find a saltpeter mine, she wouldn't have had much saltpeter either.

After discussing for a while, Lin Yue said to Zhou Zeyang, "I plan to sell each ice basin with three pieces of saltpeter, three iron blocks, and three bottles of mineral water. If there are not enough materials, we will use stone in a 2:1 ratio to make up for it."

Zhou Zeyang was stunned after hearing this: "Huh? How can we make a profit if we sell it so cheaply..."

This price was completely unexpected for Zhou Zeyang, and his hopes of making a fortune were instantly shattered. But soon, as if he had thought of something, he stared blankly at Lin Yue for a while, and his eyes began to redden.