For others, the second day had not yet completely passed.
Those who were lucky enough to survive the first day now faced an even greater challenge than before.
Thirst and hunger, dangerous mutant creatures, and everything in this wasteland continually tested their survival limits.
Those who were still alive struggled to find any drinkable water and edible food.
Many, having no other choice, were forced to drink their own urine to quench their thirst and suppress their nausea to eat the raw meat of mutant creatures.
But from time to time, the roars of beasts, chirping of birds, and even the faint buzzing of insects made it difficult for them to sleep.
Many couldn't sleep, instead repeatedly opening the game board, refreshing the trade mall over and over, hoping for some miracle.
A miracle really happened!
"Who is this guy! How come he has so much water! Selling two liters of water now?"
"A hundred milliliters, twenty servings, two liters of water? I dug all day with a shovel and didn't get a drop."
"Hmph, maybe he robbed someone else. You see, so many people died during the day, who knows who did it."
"Lin Yue, don't let me find out where you are, otherwise I will take all your water!"
"Lin, come out. Give me two liters of water, and I'll give you ten million when I get out, a flat price!"
...
Upon discovering that Lin Yue had put water up for sale again, many went crazy!
They found that Lin Yue only required simple materials like stone and iron blocks and design diagrams.
Instantly, the group erupted with discussions about how Lin Yue obtained so much water, with envy, jealousy, slander, and curses all mingling together.
Yet, everyone unanimously quoted part or all the materials they had obtained so far.
As time ticked by, Lin Yue still hadn't responded.
Everyone was filled with anticipation and tension, hoping they could win the bid, but also not wanting someone else to end up with it.
With various complex emotions, people in this group struggled into sleep.
But some people never woke up.
After all, for many frenzied mutant creatures, nighttime was the best time to move and hunt!
A night passed.
Lin Yue rubbed his eyes and woke up.
The torch in the room was still burning, proving he hadn't slept for twelve hours.
Taking out a bottle of water, he took a sip and tore open the bread package, then opened the game board to check the trading mall.
He didn't expect that after putting it up last night, he fell asleep straight away.
So, let's see how much was bid.
"Hmm? Over a thousand bids? That's quite a lot."
He was surprised at the number but quickly selected the twenty most suitable ones.
[You lost 2L of water]
[You received: Stone X28, Iron Block X50, Iron Dagger Design Map X1, Wooden Shield Design Map X1, Wooden Barrel Design Map X1, Wooden Cabinet Design Map X1, Window Design Map X1, Apple X2, Carrot Seed X1]
This time, Lin Yue didn't focus mainly on the stones and iron blocks but emphasized finding different design diagrams and other little things.
Various resources were important, but design diagrams held equal importance.
He hadn't learned stonemasonry or woodworking, so couldn't make anything decent, using water to exchange for these design maps was obviously more efficient.
Each of these design maps seemed quite useful at first glance.
An iron dagger was more advantageous for close combat than an iron axe, and a shield, paired with a long spear, how delightful would that be?
As for the wooden barrel and cabinet design maps, they were for decorating the room in the shelter, and as for the window...
The shelter indeed had no windows; except for the door, it was more like a large wooden coffin.
Not only was it not ventilated at all, but it also made the entire interior look very dark, needing the door open or torches for illumination even during the day.
In general, this time, he was quite satisfied with all the design maps.
Taking out each design map from the item bar, Lin Yue proceeded to use them one by one.
Soon, he confirmed the total amount of materials needed for these items in the manufacturing bar.
[Iron Dagger: Wood X1, Iron Block X2]
[Wood Shield: Wood X3]
[Wooden Barrel: Wood X3, Iron Block X1]
[Wooden Cabinet: Wood X6, Iron Block X1]
[Wooden Window: Wood X4, Iron Block X1]
Goodness, basically all these things required wood and iron blocks as materials.
The iron pot before also needed wood and iron blocks.
Lin Yue checked the total amount of existing materials.
Wood 25, Stone 36, Iron Block 55.
Enough? Yes, indeed more than the sum of the past couple of days.
But... it seems that when materials are abundant, the demand for them is high too.
Besides the things on the new design maps, a chair requires two blocks of wood, and a table requires three blocks...
Perhaps a new Iron Spear needs to be prepared? A hammer, as well?
Upon thinking this way, it seemed the materials were still not enough.
There's hardly anything besides a little wood available in the shelter; Lin Yue could only use water to trade for them.
The transaction has indeed turned into a cycle.
Others need water, and he needs materials.
For now, water's purchasing power remains strong, but for how long?
Most people can't go without water for more than three days, but now some have chosen to drink urine to stay alive.
They might squeeze out another two days at max.
In other words, for the next two or three days, water as a hard currency will remain strong.
Of course, there is a premise.
Lin Yue glanced at the announcement panel.
The countdown there had 14 hours left to pass this third day.
And by then, the specifics of the disaster to come in four days would be revealed.
Disasters come in many forms.
Insect plagues, beast plagues, earthquakes, meteors, fires, even zombies...
All of these have a chance of happening.
But there are two kinds of disasters; when encountered, water would lose its hard currency value.
Flood, snow disaster.
Either disaster would allow everyone to drink their fill, turning water into a simple material like wood.
In light of this, Lin Yue felt it was necessary to prepare for contingencies.
If either occurred, he must quickly sell more of the water in his hands.
Otherwise, with almost no other resources, real disaster would begin right then!
Just as Lin Yue contemplated this and planned to list the water on the mall, he remembered one thing.
He opened the auction panel of the soilless cultivation kit from Zheng Jing.
And among his bid's comments, there were dozens more replies from the seller!