Water

【Glory Shines on Blue Star】: It is currently uncertain whether the acid rain will cause damage to vehicles, much like the gale on the third day of the extreme cold. However, we estimate that it is highly likely to cause damage. Therefore, we advise all survivors to prepare defenses as soon as possible, covering your vehicle roofs with plastic sheets or similar materials in advance to prevent acid rain from corroding the roof and seeping through, which could lead to casualties!

"Hmm? This tone, this phrasing... something is off, isn't it? Why do I feel like I'm reading a news broadcast?"

"Glory, the Boss!! Glory, the Boss!! Glory, the Boss!! The one and only god!!"

"Is this the Boss Glory mentioned yesterday? Your partition 1000 eats so well, you even have people sharing this kind of news for free?"

"Is this for real? Can it be trusted? There have been too many people making predictions these past two days. Yesterday, that Wanwan said it would be extreme heat, and today Glory says it's acid rain. Who should we actually believe?"

"Excuse me for asking, but who is Wanwan?"

"Just a nobody, does he even deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as our Boss Glory? You people from other partitions don't know the strength of our Boss Glory, but we in partition 1000 know it clearly! Someone, tell them all about it!"

"Blah blah blah..."

"I trust Boss Glory."

"Buying plastic sheets, umbrellas, raincoats, rain boots, and all other rain gear!"

"The person above is really fast."

...

Cheng Shuili, who had just opened her eyes, stared at the words "acid rain" in silence.

This...?

She had been lied to!

Cheng Shuili had no intention of kindly warning them; she simply instructed Xinxue to continue collecting materials and anything that could be useful.

She planned to do some commissioned processing for air conditioners tonight.

Of course, how many people were willing to pay for the processing was not something she could decide.

Once it hit eight o'clock, Cheng Shuili stepped on the gas and started driving.

Her luck was quite good today. She had only been driving for a while when she saw a supply crate in the distance. The crate glowed with a silver light, and one look told her it wasn't an ordinary wooden box.

Cheng Shuili's eyes lit up, and she immediately slowed down to approach the supply crate.

It was a silver crate with a metallic sheen, a size smaller than the standard wooden crates, but it looked much more exquisite. Its surface was engraved with strange patterns that glinted slightly in the sunlight.

It was different from the silver supply crates she had seen before.

Cheng Shuili's heart beat a little faster.

She cautiously observed her surroundings, and only after confirming there were no other people or dangers did she stop the car, pick up her baseball bat, and slowly walk toward the crate.

【Obtained: 500ml mineral water x10, 500ml functional beverage x10, 500ml electrolyte water x10.】

It gave her 30 bottles of water?

A silver supply crate just gave water?

Cheng Shuili silently carried the bottles back to the car and only realized what this meant once she sat back in the driver's seat.

The next natural disaster is extreme heat!

Extreme heat! Drought!

Could this be a subtle hint from the system?

Since it's giving so much now, does that mean it won't give any later?

Will the water inside supply crates stop appearing?

This thought was purely Cheng Shuili's speculation, but the moment it occurred to her, she became completely alert.

She pondered for a moment and decided to prepare early just in case!

Over the past few days, she had opened many supply crates and found plenty of domestic water; what she had saved up was enough to last her for over a month, so she had nothing to worry about.

She wasn't short on mineral water either.

She treated this item like compressed biscuits, hoarding it as a bottom line. Over these past few days, she had saved it up bit by bit, and counting now, she had over a hundred bottles.

She had fewer functional beverages and electrolyte water.

However, electrolyte water is mainly useful after heavy sweating, and this stuff could be made at home; the most crucial thing was still the water itself.

Plus, with the water generated daily by the basic water condensation device, even if she couldn't open any water from supply crates for the next week, Cheng Shuili would absolutely not be short of water.

This news was purely a guess, but she still posted it in their small four-person group.

Cheng Shuili had always trusted her keen intuition.

The small silver crate was not right, and opening thirty bottles of water from it was also not right, even if no window popped up. Cheng Shuili could sense that the system was definitely hinting at something.

The group discussed it for a while and all agreed that what Cheng Shuili said made sense, so they immediately opened the trading channel to purchase mineral water.

Although Crow had made it clear that this was only her speculation, Xinxue still specifically hoarded quite a bit more.

She had a natural trust in Crow and even took Crow's correctness for granted.

Because facts always proved that Crow was right.

As the day passed, Cheng Shuili encountered four small silver crates. They randomly yielded 15 to 30 bottles of water each, of various types, but all of them were water.

Many people in the regional channel were discussing this, but none of them realized what it meant; the price of mineral water actually dropped quite a bit.

Xinxue naturally wouldn't miss such a heaven-sent opportunity. When her own resources ran out, she even borrowed from Liang Shanbo.

If she lost it all...

If she lost it, she could just earn it back next time.

The Boss wouldn't let her keep losing!

Cheng Shuili scrolled through the regional channel for a while before posting her information for commissioned processing.

It was still double the materials, earning five game coins.

Now the regional channel exploded again.

"If I remember correctly? This is the third blueprint in the Boss's hands, right? How exactly does she obtain them? I am genuinely so envious!"

"Energy-saving air conditioner? What’s the use of that? It’s icy and snowy right now, there’s no way we can use air conditioning, right?"

"For later use, surely. We will definitely be able to use it later. Didn't they say there is still extreme heat coming as a natural disaster? What’s the difference between installing an air conditioner when the extreme heat hits and looking for a toilet only when you’re about to poop your pants?"

"I understand the logic, but the next natural disaster is acid rain. We won't be able to use it for a while, and I have other uses for my materials and game coins. I just want to keep them in my own hands for now!"

"Speaking of which... don't you guys really find this strange?"

"To the person above, we’re on the same page. I’ve also been feeling uneasy about this."

"Me too. Sigh, it really is strange. I’ve been worried about it all day already."

"Stop talking in riddles, speak like a human!"

"I used to trust Boss Glory unconditionally, but this time it’s too weird. Today I encountered two supply crates, and when I opened them, they were full of water... I just have a feeling it’s foreshadowing something..."

"Didn't some people say the next natural disaster is extreme heat? Extreme heat, water, air conditioning... doesn't it feel like it lines up?"

"Are you saying the news Boss Glory shared is fake? How is that possible? What would Boss Glory gain from sharing fake news?"

"That’s right, that’s right. Boss Glory absolutely couldn't have intentionally lied to us."

"You guys are right, but what if... Boss Glory was lied to as well?"

The regional channel fell into an eerie silence for a second, but it quickly became lively again.

Yet, without anyone realizing it, the number of orders for Cheng Shuili's air conditioners increased several times over.

Starting from eight in the evening, she processed them until three in the morning. After delivering the final order, Cheng Shuili stood up and stretched.

It was too late; she would summarize her income tomorrow. She would need to drink coffee when she got up tomorrow morning.

Fortunately, Qi Wanyi had a jar; otherwise, she wouldn't even have anything to refresh her spirits with.

As she thought this, she turned her head to look out the window. The heavy snow that had accompanied her for seven days had melted without a sound.

The temperature began to rise.