Survival in the Mist: From a Dilapidated Wooden Hut to a Heavenly Palace in the Clouds

Mo Ming calculated the distance carefully, leaving a large enough open space outside the shelter's walls, and then placed the moat in front of the open space.

The appearance of the moat instantly changed the surrounding environment, completely enclosing Mo Ming's sanctuary in the center.

Fortunately, the moat already contained enough fresh water, so Mo Ming didn't need to use the Water-Gathering Pearl to fill it, which saved him a lot of trouble.

The moat completely isolated Mo Ming's shelter from the outside terrain, which enhanced the shelter's security to some extent, but also brought a problem.

Mo Ming can't get out!

So Mo Ming went to the short video platform and searched for the keyword "bridge".

Mo Ming wanted a bridge that could extend and retract freely.

When they went out, they would extend the bridge across the moat for their own people to pass through.

When not in use, it can be retracted to ensure that no outsiders can pass through the moat.

Unfortunately, only a few types of bridges were found, and they were all conventional ones, which could not meet Mo Ming's needs.

Left with no other choice, Mo Ming had to buy an ordinary folding wooden bridge to store for later use when he went out after the polar night.

However, the greatest significance of this moat now is that it is a crimson-purple level item, and a rather crucial facility item at that.

The thought of this would likely earn him a significant bonus during the rating process, and Mo Ming couldn't help but smile, completely forgetting about Huo Hun.

When Song Yufei saw that Mo Ming had acquired a crimson-purple level facility, her eyes nearly popped out of her head.

Mo Ming then told her about his encounter with the treasure merchant Horn.

Of course, Mo Ming didn't tell her about the later deal with Horn, only saying that she got the crimson-purple level item, the moat, by answering the treasure merchant's question correctly.

Song Yufei was filled with envy upon hearing this.

......

With only a few hours left before the rating deadline, Mo Ming decided not to go out and instead leisurely drank fruit wine and scrolled through short videos in the shelter.

The current situation on Mo Ming's side is as follows:

Shelter Level 4 (Special Upgrade)

Main facilities: Bronze Hall, Bronze Workbench, Bronze Toilet, Bronze Kitchen, Bronze Beast King Hall, Bronze Ancient Lamp, Bronze Wall, Bronze Bedroom, Bronze House, Bronze Basement

There are also fully automated battle bunkers, powerful defensive weapons, equipped with crossbow bolts and cannonballs for steel cannons that have been enhanced by Song Yufei's spirit-enchanting house, making them even more powerful.

Other facilities include: Twin Beasts Four-Sided Well, Guardian Radar, Temperature-Controlled Cellar, Deep Blue-Level Pine Forest, Fish Pond, Plantation...

Each of them plays its own role, and the planting base cultivates more than 20 kinds of crops.

Crucially, Mo Ming also owns his own fruit wine and condom businesses, which are self-produced and self-sold, with virtually no costs; once sold, it's pure profit.

Furthermore, shops with unique advantages, such as No. 1 Shop, will definitely receive bonus points during the rating process.

Finally, there's this crimson-purple level moat. To that, I can only say one thing: it's cheating.

So far, less than one in ten thousand survivors possess crimson-purple level items, and this is likely a conservative estimate.

Mo Ming's encounter with Horn was purely by chance, and coincidentally, the bronze demon-suppressing sword could sever the black-gold ring...

(Author: Wait, is it really just a coincidence?)

As for the other survivors, perhaps they also have their own opportunities, and maybe they will happen to obtain purple-level items by some twist of fate?

After all, no one knows who the real protagonist is in this misty world.

As for pets, there's the deep blue-level Golden Feathered Sky Eagle, the emerald green-level Big Bear and Little Bear, the Golden Horned Longhorn Beetle, the White-striped Antelope, and five ancestors whose waking time is unknown.

As for Ancient Coins, after deducting those used to purchase treasure maps, there should be less than 2 left.

On Song Yufei's side, the level 4 shelter, in addition to the usual facilities, also has a spirit-attaching house, breeding boxes, holy light shield, and blueprints for catapults and steel cannons.

Regarding pets, there is one deep blue-level pet and three emerald-level pets.

There were also a group of wild rabbits and wild goats in the breeding box.

The two of them have an impressive amount of resources!

......

Time quickly came for the Mist Shop to refresh, the last refresh before the shelter evaluation. Mo Ming and his companion were once again left empty-handed, failing to gain any advantage in the Deep Blue Zone.

However, Mo Ming was still full of confidence in this evaluation, for no other reason than the crimson-purple level moat and the specially upgraded level 4 shelter.

Amidst Mo Ming and the other's eager anticipation, the mechanical voice of the Misty World finally rang out.

[Fog Notification]

[With the end of the polar day, the competition for double-person shelters has officially begun, with 45 billion participants so far.]

This rating is divided into four levels, and all rating rewards are given out in a lottery format.

[Tier A: Top 1000 players will be entered into two draws for Crimson/Purple-tier items]

[Tier B: Top 1000-10 players will receive one chance to win a prize in the Crimson/Purple tier item area]

[Tier C: Top 1000 - 10 million players will receive two draws in the Deep Blue Item Zone]

[Tier D: 1000 millionth place - thereafter, one draw in the Deep Blue Tier item zone]

[The rating process will conclude and we will enter the polar night. Please be careful.]

[Rating Begins]

Mo Ming and Song Yufei stared at the screen with anticipation; their seven days of hard work were finally about to bear fruit.

A flash of light, and the rating results were displayed.

[Grade A]

"Nice!"

"Pretty!"

The two cheered at the same time and gave each other a big high five.

Then the mechanical sound started again.

[The rating process is complete. Rewards will be distributed within 24 hours. Please check your account.]

"What? Delayed distribution?"

After complaining for a bit, Song Yufei said goodbye to Mo Ming and returned to her shelter.

The end of the duo rating event also means the end of their collaboration.

The main task now is for everyone to develop their own shelters.

Mo Ming wasn't worried about the delayed reward distribution. Since the rating process was already over, he wasn't concerned about losing what he had in mind.

When I opened the door of the shelter, it was completely dark outside. The stars and the moon had disappeared, and the sky seemed to have been soaked in ink, without a single ray of light.

At this moment, Mo Ming's shelter was the only source of light within a radius of several kilometers.

Suddenly, a series of roars from near and far startled Mo Ming. He quickly activated the fully automated combat bunker and had Little Golden Bear and Big Bear Er stand at their posts, ready to deal with any emergencies.

By the light of the lamp, Mo Ming glanced at the giant man-eating flower, but it still showed no signs of waking up, so he had no choice but to return to the house.

The 100-meter-wide moat would keep out most of the wild beasts, and only those that could fly or swim could get close to the shelter, so Mo Ming wasn't too worried.

The only thing to watch out for now is the one in the big lake.

Mo Ming quickly returned to his bedroom on the second floor, holding the protective radar, and kept a close eye on the situation upstairs.

After an unknown amount of time, Mo Ming, who was intently staring at the protective radar, was suddenly filled with shock.

"Holy crap, this is terrible!"