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In the morning, Xiao Yun ate breakfast while checking the system's preview information.

[Announcement 1: The remains downstairs have been completely devoured. The lingering power of ??? has dissipated. Tomorrow, the powerful predators will resume their normal activities. Please do not approach their territory. If you accidentally enter their territory, you can offer tribute after receiving a warning to escape. However, please note that if you repeatedly enter the predators' territory, the 'tribute' you must pay will gradually increase, and more than three times will be considered a provocation and you will be attacked!]

[Announcement 1: One kilometer east of Starlight Lake lies the nest of the Star-Moon White Goose. The nest contains their eggs. Eating them raw significantly enhances Strength and Agility. Frying them with wild boar fat and seasoning them with lake salt, a specialty of Star-Moon Lake, greatly enhances Constitution and Strength, while slightly increasing Agility and Intelligence. (Note: Star-Moon White Geese are extremely vengeful and have a strong sense of gregariousness. Do not attempt this if you are not confident in your abilities.)]

[Announcement 3: 3.5 kilometers southeast, there is a forest clearing where a type of legume called Sun Bean grows. This legume is highly nutritious, containing abundant fat, protein, and carbohydrates, and is easy to store. Its only drawback is that it cannot self-pollinate and requires pollination by an insect called the Light-Stealing Butterfly during its flowering period.]

After reading the preview information provided by the system, Xiao Yun looked at the forest downstairs and pondered for a long time.

"This world is becoming increasingly dangerous..."

Although the deaths of Li Hao and others on the first night were heartbreaking, their sacrifice was meaningful.

At least they fed the monster, as well as other small and medium-sized predators such as wolves, foxes, wild dogs, and leopard cats, buying the survivors time to catch their breath and adapt.

"Those powerful predators all have their own territories. Our area should be within the territory of the Star Moon White Goose. As long as we don't do anything reckless, we should be safe for a while. Even if we accidentally wander into the territory of other lord creatures while exploring, we still have a chance to survive by following the methods provided by the system."

Xiao Yun silently summarized the known information and made plans in his mind:

"The only thing to worry about is the small and medium-sized predators that are active in various areas. However, these small and medium-sized predators should not hunt again so quickly after this feast. According to the habits of wild animals on Earth, they should have a 'newbie period' of about three to five days."

It takes three to five days, which is extremely short.

If you fail to acquire enough resources to survive and enough strength to keep yourself alive in this short period of time, you will be cruelly eliminated by nature!

"We still need to speed things up."

A glint flashed in Xiao Yun's eyes as he quickly finished his breakfast and prepared to begin his work for the day.

Downstairs, the noise of other people could already be heard, and the "Kings of the Scrolls" had set off as soon as it was light.

On the third day after their arrival, most people had already gotten into the swing of things and started frantically catching up with the version's progress.

Xiao Yun knew that he was neither a survival master nor a lucky person who could find a treasure chest by simply digging a hole, nor a genius with superhuman intelligence who could anticipate everything.

My only reliance is the daily forecast information provided by the system. Therefore, I need to use this information carefully and more efficiently in order to develop faster than others and survive to the end in this survival elimination competition in this other world.

By this time, the others had also packed their backpacks.

After seeing Xiao Yun's experience yesterday, no one else offered their opinions first; instead, they all looked at Xiao Yun.

"Boss Yun, what's the plan for today?"

Xiao Yun pondered for a moment and said:

"Let's figure out how to craft equipment first. With so many crafting blueprints, it's time to convert our resources into real strength."

In Xiao Yun's view, only the first and third pieces of information in today's forecast are useful: one is a warning of danger, and the other is a guide to resources.

The second piece of information was not very useful. Although goose eggs could increase attribute points, Xiao Yun did not think he could get goose eggs from the Star Moon White Goose's nest.

"Let's go down and gather some materials first. I've taken a quick look, and the materials needed to make stone axes and spears are quite simple—just stone and wood. There's a forest downstairs; there's plenty of that stuff..."

Ji Mingyu picked up where Xiao Yun left off, and the others nodded in agreement.

After having a preliminary plan, the group did not delay and went downstairs to split up and collect some basic materials.

After returning to their dormitory, the four of them went to the area between the balcony and the living area, a new area that Xiao Yun had expanded using the Home Expansion Card over the past two days.

I received three small Home Expansion Cards in the past two days. I used one of them on the balcony to expand the area and also to leave space for the storage room.

The remaining two Home Expansion Cards (small) expanded the area by 20 square meters. Although it doesn't seem like much, it has already expanded the originally cramped dormitory space by half.

[Grade E Spring Water] Near the edge, close to the balcony, there wasn't much water left in the spring, but there were quite a few full water bottles next to it.

These are all watered during people's leisure time, because the water in the [E-level spring] is generated slowly and needs to be taken out in time to achieve the highest utilization rate. It can also be stored up to meet occasional needs.

"Let's make wooden barrels first; we're running out of plastic bottles."

As Xiao Yun spoke, he took the [wooden barrel blueprint] from Zhong Mo's hand, walked to the worktable on the right, and placed the blueprint on it.

A dazzling light flashed, and a simple control panel appeared before our eyes.

Several crafting options appear, including the newly unlocked "Barrel," as well as basic materials such as planks and sticks that come with the workbench.

Xiao Yun's expression was strange, and he thought to himself:

"This feels so familiar... This... No way?"

"Don't doubt it, Brother Yun, it's exactly what you think."

Zhong Mo smiled, reached out, and skillfully clicked on the [Wooden Plank] crafting option.

Immediately afterwards, a blank 3x3 grid appeared, and to the right of the 3x3 grid was a single large grid.

"This is indeed similar to the MC's worktable."

As Zhong Mo spoke, he picked up the oak logs he had cut down along the way and placed them in one of the squares of the nine-square grid.

[Ding! Materials have been added. Do you want to make the 'wooden board'?]

Yes.

The next second, the wooden planks in the 3x3 grid slowly disappeared, and nine wooden planks appeared in the large grid on the right.

[9 planks obtained]

"The same principle applies to wooden barrels, except that they need to be placed in a certain order."

Zhong Mo took out a wooden plank, opened the "Wooden Bucket" crafting tool, and arranged seven planks into a "U" shape in the nine-square grid.

[Ding! Do you want to make a 'wooden barrel'?]

Zhong Mo clicked confirm again, and a card with a simple wooden bucket printed on it appeared in the large box on the right.

Xiao Yun picked up the card and threw it on the ground. A wooden bucket nearly half a meter high and thirty or forty centimeters in diameter appeared before him.

"Wow, that's amazing!"

While marveling at the sight, Xiao Yun picked up the wood and arranged it diagonally in the nine-square grid. Then, the crafting option for the [Wooden Stick] appeared in the finished product grid on the right.

After crafting the wooden sticks, Xiao Yun selected the [Stone Spear] crafting blueprint and placed two wooden sticks in the three diagonal squares, with a stone on top of each stick.

[Ding! Craft a 'Stone Spear'?]

After clicking confirm, a spear more than two meters tall appeared in my hand.

"Is it because we used ordinary stones? They seem to be only so-so in terms of sharpness and hardness."

Xiao Yun tried poking the cement ground and found that the spearhead had a chipped edge.

"Its advantage lies in its low cost, making it a good consumable."

Ji Mingyu smiled, stepped forward, took the stone spear, tested it, and smacked his lips:

"It's a bit too long; it's a little awkward to use in a forest."

"I know that, it's simple."

Xiao Yun then picked up two wooden sticks and a stone and placed them into the nine-square grid.

However, this time they weren't arranged diagonally, but simply vertically in a row.

Upon taking out the finished product, it was indeed found that this time the finished stone spear was only about 1.5 meters long.

"Wow, Yun, that's great! You've got some fun!"

Ji Mingyu gave a thumbs up, picked up the stone spear, tested it, and nodded:

"This is perfect, at least we'll have some handy equipment when we encounter small wild animals."

Xiao Yun smiled and, following the same procedure, made four stone spears, four stone axes, and a stone campfire.

I used the rabbit pelt I skinned yesterday to make two sets of soft fur armor. I made one set for Xiao Yun himself and gave the other set to Wang Tianyuan.

The latter is currently the most fragile in 301; if it has armor, it is not easy to die instantly when encountering danger.

A stone campfire was placed on the balcony, and Xiao Yun sat by the campfire, warming himself while picking up the cards he had created.

With a thought, the card shattered into starlight, eventually coalescing in his hand into a stone spear nearly two meters long.

Weapon: [Stone Spear]

Quality: [F-]

Attack Power: [12/24 (Critical Hit)]

Durability: [100/100]

Equipment Requirements: [5 Strength, 3 Agility, 4 Constitution]

Description: A simple stone spear, suitable for dealing with small wild animals.

Weapon/Tool: Stone Axe

Quality: [F-]

Attack Power: [13/26 (Critical Hit)]

Durability: [150/150]

Equipment Requirements: [5 Strength, 5 Constitution]

Description: A simple stone axe, serving two purposes in one, a great helper for hunting and gathering!

[Weapon: Fur Armor]

Quality: [F-]

Defense: [3] (Reduces damage taken from each attack)

Durability: [300/300]

Equipment Requirements: [4 Strength, 3 Agility, 4 Constitution]

Description: Soft armor made from long-tailed rabbit fur offers some protection, but don't expect it to save your life.

"It's alright. Although it's not as good as the weapons and equipment you get from treasure chests or daily rewards, it's cheap and of good quality, and you can make a lot of it."

Xiao Yun nodded, somewhat satisfied with the equipment he had created.

At least under normal circumstances, you don't have to go up there and fight with a broomstick with a fruit knife strapped to it anymore.

After the four distributed their equipment, Ji Mingyu looked at Xiao Yun and asked with a smile:

"Boss Yun, what's the plan for today?"

"We'll split up today, Wang Tianyuan and Zhong Mo..."

As Xiao Yun was speaking, he suddenly stopped, glanced at Wang Tianyuan, and frowned slightly.

Wang Tianyuan has a spoiled, arrogant, and impulsive temperament, while Zhong Mo doesn't have the same prestige among the four brothers, and might not be able to control the impulsive Wang Tianyuan in crucial moments.

"Old Ji, you take Wang Tianyuan to set up animal traps and ground traps, and find a safe spot to fish—remember not to provoke the geese. I'll take Zhong Mo to explore the southeast area of ​​the dormitory building, and we'll meet up at the dormitory this afternoon."

Xiao Yun looked at Ji Mingyu and instructed him:

"Remember to keep a low profile and avoid direct confrontation with people or wild animals. Your life is more important; if you can't win, run away."

Xiao Yun thought for a moment and then briefly explained how to deal with accidentally entering the territory of a lord-level beast, as mentioned in the preview information.

"Where did you get this news from?"

Ji Mingyu looked at Xiao Yun with a strange expression.

"I dreamt about it last night, so I'd rather believe it's true than not."

Xiao Yun, without blushing or skipping a beat, began to make up a story.

Ji Mingyu rolled his eyes at him, knowing he was lying to him, but didn't investigate further.

It's been open for several days now, I'm used to it.

"Alright, don't worry, we know what we're doing."

Ji Mingyu gave an OK sign, and the four of them grabbed their equipment, loaded up with plenty of food and fresh water, and went downstairs to head in their respective directions according to plan.

Unbeknownst to them, from the second floor, a pair of eyes filled with resentment were constantly watching them...