In the chat channel, there was a chorus of pessimism.
But as the subject of the heated discussion, Han Xing was casually drawing his bow and shooting arrows.
In front of him, a few giant pangolin-like monsters lay at his feet.
After half a day's time, Han Xing had also arrived at the so-called high-level area.
Here, the survivors seemed like they had left the newbie safe zone.
The clouds in this vicinity were larger, casually encountering clouds of several dozen square meters, with the strength of the monsters inside rising continuously.
Han Xing didn't take risks or explore the large clouds to compete on the leaderboard.
Previously, the encounter in the Dark Elf territory was still fresh in his mind.
He opted for steady progress, specifically maneuvering Sky Island to approach clouds of only a dozen square meters.
Compared to the top three on the leaderboard with an increase of dozens of square meters, Han Xing's pace was merely a snail's pace.
But he wasn't in a hurry.
Today was the second day of the points leaderboard, and the Whisperer ranked first with only about 260 points.
At this rate, the daily growth in the area was at most a hundred to two hundred square meters. To reach 1000 points, it would take at least three to four more days.
While everyone was engrossed in exploration.
In the afternoon at sunset, suddenly dark clouds covered the sky, and thunder rumbled.
At this moment, all survivors instinctively stopped what they were doing and lifted their heads.
A thought simultaneously emerged in everyone's mind.
It's going to rain.
When they realized this thought, all survivors were confused for a moment, then couldn't help but show ecstatic expressions.
Because if this rain really fell, it meant that the water crisis that had troubled them for many days would be completely resolved!
And this also sent a signal.
Han Xing's Spiritual Spring Water would no longer sell...
Although the healing function remained unique, it could no longer be priced arbitrarily like before.
Rumbling~
Thunder rolled across the sky, lightning flashed!
The next moment, clear raindrops fell on everyone's heads.
Then, the rainfall became increasingly dense.
Crash~
As a torrential downpour fell, countless survivors started to celebrate wildly mid-air.
Some survivors even directly raised their heads to welcome the rainwater with their mouths.
The air quality and environment in this world were excellent, even the rainwater tasted sweet.
Survivors couldn't help but burst into joyful laughter.
After several days of water crisis, this indeed felt like relief in a time of drought.
Smart people took out all available tools to store rainwater for their drinking supply.
Those without tools even dug pits on the spot to serve as containers.
The chat channel was a hotbed of excitement, with many survivors eagerly discussing.
"Woohoo... Finally, it's raining. The past few days have been a nightmare!"
"Thank heavens, we finally made it through!"
"Finally can take a bath, the smell on me is repulsive even to myself!"
"Let me smell it..."
"???"
...
Survivors were all shouting excitedly.
The celebration in the chat channel lasted for nearly half an hour, then someone suddenly said.
"Great, finally no need to buy Spiritual Spring Water from Star River at a high price, his asking price is downright extortionate..."
"..."
The local network suddenly fell silent for a moment.
Because it was the first time someone openly criticized Han Xing's pricing as exorbitant in the chat channel.
Before this, everyone's opinions about Han Xing were positive, even elevating him to the savior status of Area 107.
Even when Han Xing's ranking fell, it didn't shake his place in the survivors' hearts.
After all, his hands held the lifeline of thousands.
But now, with the water crisis resolved, people suddenly realized Han Xing's role seemed not that crucial anymore.
Then, a survivor named Dark Fireworks agreed, "Actually, I've wanted to say for a long time that Star River's prices were so high that each transaction nearly emptied out all our gains from the past two days..."
"He isn't considering without equipment, how we would survive the upcoming battles, only thinking about selling high-priced water without regard for our lives..."
At this moment, a survivor retorted angrily in the chat channel.
Vortex Potato: "@Dark Fireworks, you are shitting me. If it weren't for Star God selling water these last few days, you wouldn't have survived until now. Your pathetic life was saved by others, and now you're bold enough to bite them?"
Dark Fireworks: "@Vortex Potato, What are you saying? Star River's water price is undeniably high, this is a recognized fact, why can't people say it?"
Vortex Potato: "@Dark Fireworks, Fact my ass, it's just you complaining, don't drag us into it."
Dark Fireworks: "I#@$*..."
The two started spouting trash talk at each other.
This time, another survivor chimed in, "What that person said is true, Star River's water is indeed overpriced. I traded a Warrior skill book for less than 500 ml of water, isn't that extortionate?"
Vortex Potato snapped, "You are all full of it! Why didn't anyone say it was expensive then, but now you're all jumping out and barking here?"
Dark Fireworks countered, "Vortex Potato, is Star River your dad? Why are you defending him so fiercely?"
"You're right, he is my dad! I'm telling you guys, my dad bears grudges, be careful that he might remember your names and never trade with you again!"
Vortex Potato's threat seemed to have an effect. Remembering the previous incident with Lei Group, those survivors who criticized Han Xing suddenly shut their mouths.
At this point, some spectators also stepped forward to voice fair opinions.
"Not exactly extortionate; under those circumstances, it's already good that someone offers water."
"Right, if it seems expensive, just don't buy it in the future."
"Anyway, no one will lack water starting today, no need to blame others."
In the local network, there were still many rational and sensible people who spoke up for Han Xing.
Those who thought the price was high also closed their mouths.
A dispute gradually faded into oblivion.
However, with the passing of today, Han Xing's monopolistic position would be overturned, and his popularity would similarly plummet.
Even falling out of the top three no longer sparked discussion among others.
Now, everyone's attention was on the Whisperer, Black Eagle, and others.
Of course, Han Xing also noticed the conversations in the local network about him.
His heart showed no ripples; instead, he laughed, "That Vortex Potato, when did I gain such a grown-up son like you?"
"Saying it as if it's true, yet I've never even dated a girlfriend!"
At this time, Cheng Jianyong and Shen Yun were busy exploring Sky Island, unaware of the chat channel dispute.
Otherwise, given their personalities, they would definitely fight with these guys until dawn.
But at this moment, the Clever Little Sheep suddenly sent him a message.
Han Xing opened it to see the content: "Keep going, I support you."
She even included a cute encouragement emoji at the end.
A slight smile of critical strike appeared at Han Xing's lips, speculating that this little girl might have seen some negative comments on the local network about him, so she's cheering him up.
Shaking his head, Han Xing didn't put the discussions from these people to mind.
He smiled slightly.
"These guys won't really think that besides Spiritual Spring Water, they won't be buying anything from me in the future, right?"
Suddenly, his smile ceased, replaced by a surprised expression as he said, "Shoot, I forgot to collect the laundry during the rain. The bed and furniture are all wet!"
Currently, Han Xing lacked building blueprints, most furniture remained outdoors, placed directly in his territory.
With the heavy rain, they were completely drenched.
...
After the rain, the wind swept the clouds away.
The next day, Han Xing still maintained his pace, gradually clearing the small clouds in this area.
His ranking dropped from fourth all the way to sixth.
Currently, Whisperer was still in first place.
With two consecutive sleepless nights, Whisperer's territory points reached 348, exceeding Black Eagle and Papaya Star Spirit in second and third by more than fifty points.
However, Han Xing's change in rank no longer sparked discussion.
As they say, the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment; they now felt that Han Xing maintaining a position in the top ten would be good enough.
By evening.
Han Xing's ranking happily fell outside the top ten.
On the morning of the third day.
Han Xing's territory points were at 260, ranking 13th.
Meanwhile, Whisperer's territory points, after a night of intense effort, broke through 400.
Black Eagle and Papaya Star Spirit followed, with the gap between the three now under 50 points.
Everyone was immersed in exploration.
By the end of the third day, Whisperer's points directly surpassed 600!
Black Eagle and Papaya Star Spirit's points also surpassed 500.
Now, in the chat channel, the reputation of these three was rising rapidly, including their teams, which had started recruiting people.