Su Chen had always loved puzzle games like building blocks and Rubik's cubes since he was a child.
This led to his excellent hands-on skills, allowing him to handle some simple tool modifications independently. However, expecting him to create a tool from scratch was asking for the impossible.
When he arrived at the workshop, he tinkered with the bow and arrow for a bit, adding some metal components to make it more durable.
"Now this should do it. Next, I'll make some arrows using refined iron."
The wooden arrows were already powerful enough. However, to be safe, he decided to craft some arrows with metal tips, ensuring they could effectively deal with monsters.
Wooden arrows could pierce through trees, but it wasn't guaranteed that they could penetrate a monster's hide. Those creatures were far from ordinary and shouldn't be underestimated!
After finishing the modifications, Su Chen lay on his bed and opened the main menu of RV World.
[Considering some players may lack survival knowledge, we have released a survival handbook. Please review it carefully!]
"Survival handbook?"
Su Chen didn't need to rely on the strategies in the handbook at all.
He had more than enough food. At the moment, he still had over a dozen packs of skewered meat and sliced meat, a few bags of rice, clean drinking water, and even cola.
Even if he didn't ration his meals and ate freely every day, he wouldn't face any food shortages.
His arsenal of weapons could fill an entire shelf: a danger detector, a perfect-grade pickaxe... and even some refined iron to make more weapons.
For warmth, he had a thick cotton coat. If the cold became unbearable, he could turn on the RV's heater or light a fire in the storage area.
On top of all that, he had a loyal companion by his side—his dog, Er Bao.
To put it bluntly, while others were here to survive, Su Chen was here to enjoy life.
While others worried about where tomorrow's meal would come from, Su Chen had already achieved food independence. Even Er Bao enjoyed three meals a day, with plenty of meat to eat. Following Su Chen ensured he wouldn't starve or freeze.
Su Chen also had a solid grasp of survival skills. He could start a fire by rubbing sticks together, identify edible wild fruits, and plan survival routes efficiently.
It seemed that his love for survival games in the past had finally paid off.
"I used to joke about how, if school exams were about gaming, I'd be a straight-A student!"
Now, being dropped into a new world was something Su Chen had never dared to imagine.
Although being alone here was somewhat lonely, it also gave him some rare leisure time.
Su Chen wasn't particularly fond of living in a group. While his RV had enough capacity to accommodate a family, he preferred living alone. Having a system made it difficult to hide his advantages if he lived with others.
He opened the World Chat Channel.
Whenever he had free time, Su Chen liked to check the chat channel to observe the state of the world, learn about people's lifestyles, and see what events were unfolding.
Scanning through quickly, he found that everything in the world was as usual.
People were busy with their lives—cutting firewood, fishing, climbing trees. The chat channel was still lively, with people sharing stories and survival tips.
["Did you know? There's a ton of wild fruit growing on the trees. I just tried some—it's delicious!"
"Unbelievable! My car ran out of gas halfway. I thought I had enough, but turns out the fuel tank was leaking. I've been trying to fix it for hours but no luck. What should I do?"
"You're really wrecking your only home, buddy."
"Do you guys have water? I'm dying of thirst over here."
"How can someone still not have water after all these days? That's just bizarre."
"No way, Don't tell me someone still hasn't found water yet?"
"Why are you all so slow? I've already adopted a cute little pet!"
"What? You have a pet already?"
"Wow, I'm still struggling with food, and someone's out here raising a pet?"]
...
At that moment, Su Chen accidentally noticed activity in the Regional Chat Channel.
One message after another popped up, accompanied by notification sounds.
The World Chat Channel was always active because people could chat freely without knowing each other's locations. It was a safe space to share thoughts without fear of repercussions.
However, the Regional Chat Channel was different. Everyone in it was from the same area.
In this world, it was one RV per person, one person per "city."
There were only three options for interacting with others in the same region:
Develop independently and avoid interfering with each other.
Form alliances as friends.
Become enemies.
For example, Jiang Susu and her younger sister had formed an alliance right at the beginning.
Since they were family, sharing resources wasn't an issue. It didn't matter who contributed more.
But forming alliances with strangers often led to problems—uneven distribution of labor, arguments, and even falling out. Things could get awkward or even escalate into outright hostility.
Unless the relationship was as close as soulmates, most people preferred to act alone. Solo survival meant fewer concerns and more freedom to do as one pleased.
Su Chen, for one, wasn't keen on making alliances. He had enough resources to sustain himself and worried about the possibility of being betrayed.
In most cases, interactions in the Regional Chat Channel were more likely to create enemies than friends.
At the start of this RV World, everyone was on equal footing. Forming alliances early often led to disagreements over food distribution later.
People were young and energetic—it was only natural for conflicts to arise. Disputes could escalate into outright fights, and becoming enemies wasn't uncommon.
As a result, the Regional Chat Channel was usually quiet.
The World Chat Channel, on the other hand, was bustling. It was filled with people from all over—grasslands, forests, deserts. There were no real risks in sharing information there since everyone was so far apart.
But today, the Regional Chat Channel was unusually lively. Messages were being posted non-stop.
Curious, Su Chen clicked into it.
["Is anyone there? Please, someone save me!"
"What is this horrible place…"
"Sob… I've been kidnapped!"]
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