Outside the Wooden House, the vegetation was lush, and the air was filled with floral fragrance.
The originally desolate solitary Island now looked vibrant and full of life.
Unidentified birds chirped on the branches, and several beautiful butterflies danced among the flowers.
Deep in the bushes, a few hopping gray wild rabbits could occasionally be seen.
"Bang."
Lin Bei turned around, closed the door again, rubbed his eyes hard, took a deep breath, and pushed the door open once more.
However, the scene remained the same.
He wasn't hallucinating.
Overnight, the barren Island had truly transformed into a vibrant Island full of life.
The area around the four Warehouses was now covered by tree shade.
He felt as if he were now living inside a forest, and a sense of absurdity arose in his heart.
"This... this is too incredible."
Lin Bei still couldn't hide the shock in his heart.
He carried Nilu around the Island for a stroll, and the expression on his face grew even more astonished.
Because what he had just seen was only the tip of the iceberg.
The area outside the forest was an entirely different world.
He even saw a stone hill three or four meters high on the west side of the Island, and upon closer inspection, it was listed as a Stone Mining Resource Point.
A few steps further, there were mining areas for Iron Ore and Copper Ore.
As for the south side of the Island, it had a tropical flair, with scattered coconut trees and banana trees growing on the ground, and even sea turtles and crabs slowly crawling on the beach by the coast.
The east side of the Island was a Swamp, inhabited by many creatures like snakes, insects, ants, and mice; Lin Bei merely glanced at it from afar before leaving.
The north side of the Island was an even denser forest, with extremely tall, straight trees that blocked almost all sunlight.
Clearly, after a single night, a drastic change had occurred on his Island!
Fauna and flora originally belonging to different regions had somehow merged onto a single Island!
Moreover, many Resource Points had been refreshed within it.
Resources could be refreshed daily for Survivors to mine.
"Lin Bei Gege, this Island isn't big, but it's so magical! I love it here!"
Nilu said excitedly, waving her small, pink fists.
"Hehe, as long as you like it."
Hearing this, Lin Bei smiled, "And we can expand the Island later. When that happens... even more magical things will occur, and you will definitely like it even more."
"Really? That's great!"
Hearing this, Nilu broke into a happy smile.
"Gurgle—"
Suddenly, a gurgling sound came from Nilu's stomach.
She lowered her head shyly, a blush rising on her cheeks, and whispered, "Brother Bei, I... I'm hungry."
That single call of "Brother Bei" made Lin Bei's legs feel numb.
"Holy shit, this little loli has no Martial Ethics! She actually launched a sneak attack!"
So, Lin Bei took Nilu back to the Wooden House, pulled out the Barbecue Grill, and carefully placed three slices of fresh shark fin on it to roast. Then, he looked helplessly at Nilu, whose face was full of curiosity, and said:
"These shark fins will take at least half an hour to roast. If you're very hungry, you can eat these first."
Lin Bei took out a piece of bread and a box of Canned Lunch Meat and shook them in front of Nilu.
"Hmm... then I'll wait a bit longer."
Nilu wrinkled her nose and sniffed, then shook her little head with a look of distaste. She squatted silently next to the Barbecue Grill, staring intently at the shark fins, drooling slightly as she waited.
Seeing this, Lin Bei could only shake his head and sigh, muttering to himself, "It seems that Perfect-grade Partners aren't as easy to raise as I imagined."
He casually put the bread and Canned Lunch Meat back on the Warehouse shelf and walked toward the door.
After a night of Automatic Fishing, the excellent-grade Master Fishing Rod should have caught quite a few supply treasure chests. If not now, when should he open them?
He opened the public chat channel. The number of regional Survivors had dropped to less than eight thousand. Clearly, after the battle last night, some people were gravely injured beyond saving and ultimately failed to survive the final hurdle.
In the channel right now, many people were discussing the strange changes that had occurred on their Islands after the night passed.
Unlike Lin Bei, although the Islands where these Survivors were located also refreshed resources, the resources were relatively singular, unlike his Island, which had not only mineral resources but also forest, Swamp, and tropical resources.
"Perhaps this is the benefit of Island Upgrade?"
Lin Bei thought to himself.
At the same time, he glanced at his level, which had reached the current cap on his Attribute Interface, and the tens of thousands of accumulated, unusable Experience Points, falling into a dilemma for a moment.
"Should I continue to raise the Island's level?"
"Based on the resource comparison on the Island right now, the resources refreshed on a Level 2 Island are significantly better than those on a Level 1 Island, both in quantity and quality."
"Clearly, raising the Island's level brings considerable benefits."
Lin Bei frowned in contemplation, weighing the pros and cons.
He glanced at the Perfect-grade Frost Ice Repeating Crossbow at his waist, then looked at the majestic Automatic Cannon by the coast, and finally gritted his teeth fiercely.
"Damn it, it's just upgrading the Island, right? Let's do it!"
He operated his wristband, directly consuming a primal stone to raise the Island to Level 3.
As the Island level increased, a string of Prompt Messages appeared before him.
As he expected, with the increase in Island level, the quantity and quality of Island resources were once again boosted. However, the specific results would only be known after the resources refreshed on the second day.
In addition, his daily speaking limit in the public chat channel was increased to 30 times, the upper limit for Trading Slots in the Trading Hall was also increased to 30, and the temporary storage time in the Trading Hall was extended from the original three days to seven days.
Furthermore, based on the Level 2 Island's Photo Function, he further unlocked the Short Video Recording Function. Although the duration was limited to 20 seconds, this made it easier for him to show off... easier for him to record and share his Island life.
The most crucial point was that after Lin Bei raised the Island level to Level 3, a brand new module was unlocked on his Survival Bracelet—Survivor Class.
With this function unlocked, he could undergo a Class Change once his level met the requirement, gaining exclusive class-related Exclusive Abilities and Attribute Bonuses, becoming even stronger!
He quickly scanned it: Survivors could complete the first Class Change after reaching Level 10, choosing between two career development paths: Combat and Logistics.
After reaching Level 20, the Combat and Logistics career paths would further subdivide into several different Advanced Career Directions.
In this way, a Class Advancement could be performed every 10 levels, granting new Class Skills.
Lin Bei hadn't decided on his development path yet, so he wasn't rushing to perform a Class Change.
He arrived at the coast, looking at the open sea around the Island. Compared to before, the fog around the Island had clearly dissipated much more; currently, there was about 500 meters of visible area around the Island.
The visibility had increased by several times compared to before.
He opened the Construction Interface to check the current Island Attributes, and then his brow furrowed.
He discovered that after raising the Island level to Level 3, the amount of primal stone required to continue expanding the Island had actually doubled!
Previously, 1 primal stone could expand the Island area by 1 square meter, but now it required 2 primal stones!
"In other words... if I want to increase the Island area to 10,000 square meters to continue raising the Island level, I still need 18,000 primal stones?"
"That quantity is a bit high."
Lin Bei frowned deeply.
Especially after the Marine Creatures Invasion Event the day before, many Survivors' Islands were significantly damaged, making it much harder now to acquire primal stones in the Trading Hall than before.
Moreover, the number of Survivors in Lin Bei's region was less than eight thousand, so even if they were willing to trade primal stones to him, it would likely be impossible to gather such a large quantity in a short time.
Unless... he was willing to consume high-grade prime stone to increase the Island area.
Or, perhaps, triggering a Ten Thousand Times Quantity Critical Hit when opening a treasure chest, directly obtaining a massive amount of primal stones.
"Boom—!!!"
Just as Lin Bei was deep in thought, a deafening cannon blast suddenly rang out beside his ear, startling him completely.
A few seconds later, the sound of massive splashing water came from the fog-shrouded sea area in the distance.
At the same time, several Prompt Tones sounded in Lin Bei's ear.
[Prompt: Attention! Survivor "Turkey-Flavored Potba" has entered your Island sea area without permission! The system judges this as a provocative act!]
[Prompt: You used an artillery cannon to kill "Turkey-Flavored Potba"! Successfully obtained all his inheritance rewards!]
[Prompt: You triggered a 100x Critical Hit Effect!]
Lin Bei looked utterly bewildered.
"Hmm... what just happened?"
"It seems... someone died?"