Xiao Yi nodded to show his agreement.
If it really was as cold as in the Ice Age, not even ten down jackets would be of any use, let alone one.
"If marine creatures attack the foundation stone at that time, how should we deal with it?" Jiang Yuntian was also worried.
"Perhaps the sea will freeze, and marine creatures won't be able to attack," Yuan Nong interjected as he walked in and heard their discussion.
"Let's take it one step at a time!" Xiao Yi said helplessly. "If it really doesn't work, we can only abandon the foundation stone."
"Abandon the foundation stone? Twenty-four pieces a day, and the severe cold will last at least seven days. We need at least one hundred and sixty-eight pieces!" An Yue calculated.
"Fortunately, our island can still hold on," Xiao Yi smiled.
Jiang Yuntian shook his head with a bitter smile. "Fortunately, you've accumulated enough foundation stones before. Otherwise, with so many people coming to the island, it would only accelerate the island's demise."
Hearing this, Xiao Yi suddenly remembered that he hadn't triggered the double-effect for a long time.
Without the double-effect, it would be impossible for him to accumulate a large number of foundation stones so quickly, and the island couldn't have expanded to this extent.
In his memory, the last time he triggered the double-effect was when he received the cow by checking in, and that was already ten days ago.
According to the probability, it should have been triggered already, but that wasn't the case.
"This damned probability!" Xiao Yi couldn't help but complain.
The probability was really frustrating. Although it was one-tenth, once triggered, it was one hundred percent, and if not triggered, it was zero.
It all depended on luck.
Hearing Xiao Yi's muttering, Jiang Yuntian asked in confusion, "What probability?"
Xiao Yi waved his hand. "It's nothing. I'm just feeling a bit emotional."
At the end of the movie, the protagonist survived and flew to a warm place in a rescue helicopter.
When the protagonist thought that only a few of them had survived, he saw many survivors coming out of various buildings and waving at the helicopter.
Humans can always find a way to survive, even if the price is high.
"Alright, let's take a rest!" The four of them, including Jiang Yuntian, left the apartment and returned to their respective small houses.
The down quilt was already spread on the bed, and there was an additional layer on it. Given the current climate, two quilts were enough.
After An Yue and the others left, An Ran and the other woman started to tidy up the hall and prepare to sleep on the floor.
"Are you sure you want to..." Before Xiao Yi could finish, An Ran interrupted him.
"You sleep in the bedroom. It's already decided. No need to say more," An Ran said.
Xiao Yi shrugged. "Okay. Turn up the air conditioner's temperature so you don't catch a cold."
"Okay. Go to sleep!" An Ran said.
Xiao Yi nodded and returned to the bedroom.
Chapter 1: The Mysterious Jianghu, The Strange Bodysuit
Xiao Yi was gently pushed out of the door by An Ran. He shook his head with a lingering feeling and slowly returned to his sword cottage.
An Ran walked out carefully and quietly lay down beside Su Wan.
"Hey, you! You actually did something secretly behind my back!" Su Wan suddenly laughed.
An Ran was startled and quickly defended, "No. He just urgently needed to go to the toilet and accidentally came in."
"No need to argue. Arguing means you're feeling guilty!" Su Wan said jokingly. "But he really moved quickly."
"What quick movement?" An Ran immediately understood and pretended to be angry. "What are you thinking? We didn't do anything at all!"
"Oh? What thing are you talking about?" Su Wan pretended not to understand and asked in return. "I'm just saying he was fast going to the toilet. Don't think wrongly."
"Su Wan, you little rascal! You actually tricked me!" An Ran used her lightness skill and launched the "Tickling Skill".
In an instant, the sword cottage was filled with a lively atmosphere!
The bedroom had excellent sound insulation. When Xiao Yi returned to the room and closed the door, the outside sounds were cut off. He glanced at the stone tablet and sent another message looking for like-minded people, then prepared to rest.
"Ding dong. A stranger has sent a video invitation!" A prompt came from the stone tablet. Xiao Yi quickly stepped forward and answered the video.
On the screen appeared a woman with fair skin and a graceful figure. Xiao Yi originally thought it was An Ran's mother, who had privately contacted him after seeing his message. But it wasn't the case. He frowned and asked, "Who are you?"
"Hero, hello. I'm Pan Yinlian. I've long admired your name!" The other party bent slightly, revealing a bit of charm, and replied.
Xiao Yi rolled his eyes, then ended the call and blocked the other party. He muttered, "She's not as plump as my Ranran."
After saying that, he lay down and fell asleep.
Pan Yinlian stared at the video that was suddenly hung up. After being stunned for a moment, when she sent the invitation again, the stone tablet prompted that she had been blocked by the other party.
"Is he a man? He's been alone on the island for so long, yet he was indifferent when he saw a beautiful woman. Could he be..." Pan Yinlian thought to herself.
Unable to contact Xiao Yi, Pan Yinlian had to report the matter to Di Lin Qinglong. Hearing this, Di Lin Qinglong twitched the corner of his mouth and whispered, "Do we have to use the using a handsome man to seduce the target?"
The night passed without incident. The next morning, Xiao Yi woke up naturally and stretched his muscles.
"Ding. The double-harvest state has been triggered and will last for a day!"
Hearing the system prompt, Xiao Yi became excited and immediately went out to announce to everyone, "I'll handle all the harvesting matters today!"
An Ran and Su Wan, who were preparing breakfast, were a bit surprised. Although they were curious, they didn't ask more. Yuan Nong nodded and said, "The rice fields should be harvested today, and some other fruits and vegetables are also ripe."
"Okay. Just tell me what needs to be harvested!" Xiao Yi replied.
After informing everyone, Xiao Yi immediately chose to check in!
"System, check in!"
"Check-in successful. Reward: Bodysuit (SS level) * 6."
"The double-harvest has been triggered. Additional reward: Bodysuit (SS level) * 12."
"Bodysuit (SS level): Made of special stretchable material, it can cover the whole body, automatically adapt to the body size, has a constant temperature function, and its defensive power is astonishing. It also has a self-cleaning function."
"It needs to be charged for use, and it can be used for 12 hours when fully charged!"
"It's actually a reward of clothing!" Xiao Yi looked at the bodysuit in the system space in surprise and took one out.
After washing up in a hurry, Xiao Yi put on the bodysuit.
After putting it on, the originally loose bodysuit immediately clung to his body and adapted to Xiao Yi's figure. It was like a tight-fitting leather armor and was extremely warm.
Xiao Yi walked out of the sword cottage. At the moment, the outdoor temperature was close to freezing, but he didn't feel cold at all even though he was only wearing the bodysuit!
"It seems we don't have to give up the foundation stone next week!" Xiao Yi whispered.
"Ah!" An Ran exclaimed. "Is that you, Xiao Yi?"
An Ran judged from the figure that the man wearing the tight-fitting leather armor was Xiao Yi.
"Hahaha. You actually recognized me!" Xiao Yi laughed.
An Ran asked curiously, "Where did you get this Ultraman leather armor?"
Xiao Yi looked embarrassed. "This is a bodysuit. I just got it!"
Although An Ran knew that the supply boxes had been opened yesterday and there was no fishing today, she sensibly didn't ask further.
"Bodysuit? Aren't you cold wearing this?" An Ran asked. She was wearing thermal underwear and a down jacket!
Xiao Yi shook his head. "Not at all. Call everyone here!"
An Ran nodded and immediately called back Jiang Yuntian and An Yue who were outside.
"Ultraman, Ultraman!" Junjun followed Jiang Yuntian and came to the door of the sword cottage. Seeing Xiao Yi, he shouted loudly.
Xiao Yi smiled. "You know about Ultraman at such a young age!"
Hearing Xiao Yi's voice, Jiang Yuntian realized that the man wearing the leather armor was Xiao Yi.
"I watched it with other children before!" Jiang Yuntian explained. "Junjun can almost remember everything from his childhood. Maybe it's because he's eaten too much high-grade food!"
Xiao Yi nodded. "Everyone, I called you here because I just got some bodysuits. You can take turns to try them on!"
"It's so cold. Is it convenient to work while wearing this leather armor and a down jacket?" Yuan Nong frowned and asked.
"Don't worry. This is an SS-level bodysuit. It can automatically adapt to the body, keep a constant temperature, and its defensive power is astonishing. You don't have to worry about the cold when you wear it, and it's even more convenient for you to work!" Xiao Yi explained with a smile.