"This is… a treasure chest?"
In the wasteland, Lin Yue looked at the treasure chest under his feet and muttered to himself.
While he was on his way to work, he saw an unimaginably large meteorite fall from the sky. Following the deafening explosion and white light that filled the sky, he lost consciousness.
When he opened his eyes again, he was in this unfamiliar place.
He accidentally stepped on a small purple lizard and a basketball-sized treasure chest appeared on the ground.
A mechanical voice rang in his mind, "You have obtained a wooden treasure chest."
Just as Lin Yue was feeling puzzled, he lowered his head and was about to pick the treasure chest when he realized that there was a black leather book lying beside him.
The words "Survival Manual" were written on it.
Picking it up, lines of bright blue words suddenly appeared in front of him.
[Congratulations, you, along with the other 7.8 billion people on Earth, have been brought to this foreign wasteland world to participate in this survival game.]
[Survival is your only goal.]
[Disaster follows closely in this alien world. Every seven days, a random disaster will descend. Three days before the disaster, you will be given a notice of it.]
[The shelter is your only safety guarantee. It will disappear after being destroyed and will not be restored.]
[The elderly, children, disabled, and various groups who can't take care of themselves will be teleported to the vicinity of their relatives after the first disaster. They will also be provided three days worth of food, water, and other resources.]
[This world is rich in resources but also filled with danger. You can try to fight the mutated creatures that live here and have a chance of obtaining treasure chests, but you might also fail and become their food.]
[Mutated creatures will become more active and dangerous when night falls. Please be careful.]
[Survival resources will appear in the wild and can also be obtained through treasure chests. The quality of the treasure chests will change depending on the strength of the mutated creatures.]
[By concentrating your thoughts, you can open the game interface. You can use it to make your survival easier.]
[Remember, the death here is true death.]
[All humans, good luck!]
After a while, the screen and manual disappeared.
"This is a survival game in a foreign world?" Lin Yue could not help but be surprised.
This light screen was not something that could be created with Earth's technology. The treasure chest in front of him and the notification in his mind made him immediately accept reality.
The only goal of transmigrating to this alien planet with all of humanity was to survive.
The notification even said that there would be a random disaster every seven days.
What was a disaster?
Flood, blizzard, mud avalanche, earthquake, beast tide, meteorite fall…
Either way, it did not sound good.
Even the usually calm Lin Yue was a little tense.
He looked around.
This was a world formed by sparse grassland and covered by loess.
Barren and desolate.
Dead silence.
'Wait a minute, didn't it say that there was a chance of obtaining a treasure chest by fighting mutated creatures?'
Lin Yue looked at the treasure chest again and was puzzled. "Was that weak little lizard a mutated creature as well?"
He opened the treasure chest.
[You have obtained: 600ML Mineral Water x1]
The moment the mineral water appeared, the treasure chest disappeared.
"Strange." Lin Yue looked up in another direction.
Less than ten meters away from him was a tattered straw hut.
It should be the 'shelter' mentioned in the manual.
This thing that was leaning to the side and had holes everywhere was actually a 'shelter'.
Lin Yue couldn't help but curse.
He pulled the door open, but before he could enter, the door fell to the ground.
The corners of Lin Yue's mouth twitched.
He looked into the dark room and realized that it was very simple. The walls that were made by piling hay were about 2.5 meters tall, and besides a pile of hay in the corner, there was nothing in the room.
How could this be a shelter?
It would probably collapse and crush him to death.
Lin Yue sat on the moldy hay, worried about the stability of this place.
However, it should be able to be repaired…
He remembered what the manual said and focused. Soon, a screen appeared in front of him.
[Important]
[Trading Center]
[Shelter]
[Manufacture]
[Inventory]
"Oh, it's really like a game." Lin Yue focused his gaze on the [Important] and a new screen popped up.
There were three options: [Announcement], [Group Chat], and [Private Chat].
D*mn, isn't this QQ? Looks like Tencent is the victim of plagiarism this time.
[Announcement]: Messages regarding calamities will be sent in real time. There will be a continuous reminder before the disaster arrives.
Lin Yue remembered that the manual mentioned that there would be a random disaster every seven days. There would also be a notice three days in advance.
It was unknown what the first disaster was.
However, this matter made him feel even more pressured.
The time was even thoughtfully pinned at the top: Doomsday Calendar, Day 1, 11:23:49
He moved on to the [Group Chat]. This was almost the same as the QQ chat group. However, the profile picture was his main photo, and his nickname was his original name. There was a plus sign beside it, which should mean adding him as a friend.
There were a total of 10,000 people in the group. Lin Yue flipped through the member list and realized that there were not many Chinese faces. Most of them were foreigners, but their names were thoughtfully translated into Chinese.
The chat was constantly refreshing.
"Hey, guys, is this straw hut the 'shelter'? I bet it will collapse if I just push it a little. Oh my god, I only touched it and it collapsed!"
"Which one of you appeared beside a water source? There's not a drop of water here. It's all sand. I'm dying of thirst!"
"F*ck, why is there no water!"
"The chances of getting a treasure chest from killing monsters are too low. I've killed four green rat-like monsters, but not a single box dropped."
"That's right, the chances are too low. I also killed a bunch of insects, but none of them dropped a box."
"Reporting, an unlucky person passing by! I have killed seven fist-sized beetles, but not one box appeared."
"Forget about the treasure chest. Who found food? I was on a diet for three days before. I'm starving!"
…
Lin Yue browsed through the messages.
There were a lot of troll comments, but there was also some useful information.
He noticed that everyone appeared in different terrains. Some appeared in forests, deserts, while some were in wasteland like him.
But the common thing was that they all seemed to lack water and food.
For this, some people set their sights on the treasure chest and went to battle the mutated creatures.
Lin Yue found the chat search function. After entering the "treasure chest" with his thoughts, he realized that there were thousands of messages related to the keyword. They were all complaining about the low probability of the treasure chest dropping, and how none of them had obtained a treasure chest.
Were the chances really that low?
This made Lin Yue gradually feel that he might have been possessed by the king of luck when he stepped on that lizard.
He walked out of the room and looked around. There was no trace of water or food.
Other than weeds and soil, there was nothing in his vicinity.
Crackle.
At this moment, a purple-black grasshopper that was several times larger than he thought jumped near his feet.
Lin Yue stepped on it instinctively.
[You have obtained a wooden treasure chest!]
'Hmm? I obtained it again?'
After opening it…
[You have obtained: Braised Mutton-Flavored Instant Noodles x1]
Eh? There was suddenly food? Who said that food was rare?
Holding the instant noodles, Lin Yue couldn't help but wonder. Was he so lucky?
After searching carefully, he saw a crawling red caterpillar.
He took a deep breath.
Let's try it!
Taking off his shoes, Lin Yue aimed at it!
Smack!
[You have obtained a wooden treasure chest!]
Something was wrong.
Looking at the treasure chests that appeared on the ground, Lin Yue's scalp went numb.
I can't be so lucky, right?
Other people did not even get one after killing ten, but I killed three and got three?
Wasn't the probability a little too high?
Lin Yue walked into the distance and found three slightly-large red lizards that looked like they were eating something.
He picked up his shoes and walked over.
Smack smack smack!
[You have obtained a wooden treasure chest!]
[You have obtained…]
Lin Yue looked at the three boxes in front of him and his head buzzed.
Six treasure chests in a row!
Could it be…
"100% chance of obtaining treasure chests… Is this my cheat?"