The post title is: "Beware! Dark Elf Squad!"
Upon clicking it, a few pictures of monsters and their attributes appeared prominently.
Their slender bodies and pointed ears revealed their identity: Dark Elves.
The configuration of the Dark Elf squad that Papaya Star Spirit encountered was similar to what Han Xing faced.
In the post, Papaya Star Spirit emphasized the strength and intense aggression of these Dark Elves.
He narrowly escaped with his life, almost meeting his end there.
Then, he warned other Survivors to pay attention to system prompts. If there's a prompt mentioning 'Fallen Creatures', they must not enter, or danger will be imminent.
After reading the post, many Survivors couldn't help but feel fortunate.
"Dark Elves, such powerful monsters, I hope we don't encounter them."
"Yeah, luckily Papaya Star Spirit is willing to share intelligence, and thank goodness he's strong enough. Otherwise, if it were us, we might have been killed instantly by the Dark Elves."
After reading the chat channel information, Han Xing pondered.
Papaya Star Spirit also encountered a Dark Elf squad, but the things this group of Dark Elves were guarding seemed to be a Silver Treasure Chest, not Spiritual Spring Water.
"This means that not every Dark Elf is accompanied by a water source; there might be other treasures."
Thinking of this, Han Xing felt slightly relieved.
Because this means his Spiritual Spring Water can still be monopolized for a while.
However, it also reminded him that the strength of Survivors is gradually increasing, and soon they will be able to solve the water source problem on their own.
Han Xing immediately thought: "I need to quickly distribute another batch of Spiritual Spring Water, or else when people are no longer bothered about water sources, Spiritual Spring Water will lose its value."
With this thought, Han Xing opened the trading channel.
Compared to yesterday, there were thousands more trade messages above.
Han Xing's lips curled into a smile.
"Everyone's really working hard, they must have found a lot of materials today, right?"
"With such effort, they must be quite thirsty too, right?"
"Wouldn't they love a sip of sweet Spiritual Spring Water right now?"
Han Xing continuously let out sinister laughter. Realizing his overreaction, he quickly wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth.
Then, he put the Spiritual Spring Water back on the shelf.
Compared to yesterday, this time there were more conditions for exchanging Spiritual Spring Water.
The Green Equipment Blueprint was removed, adding other blueprints such as various territory buildings and defensive structures. Additionally, Strong Blood, various herbs, Mithril, and other materials were added for exchange.
The appearance of Spiritual Spring Water once again caused a sensation.
Although not as heated as yesterday, Han Xing still traded for quite a few materials.
After two or three hours of trading.
Han Xing distributed 432 liters of Spiritual Spring Water, exchanging for three Storage Boxes full and materials for 2550 Storage Spaces.
Among them, he obtained 21,643 Spirit Cores, 45,387 blocks of Refined Iron, 103 One-star Beast Hides, and 86,646 units of Rare Earth...
There were also Ether, Dark Fire Stones, Moonlight Grass, and many other materials, which could be called a massive haul.
However, he didn't trade for any Blue Equipment or blueprints.
Other Survivors weren't foolish; they naturally knew the value of such items.
It wasn't like yesterday where even a drop of water was hard to find in the trading channel; some teams, more or less, found some drinking water.
Nonetheless, for now, the healing property of Spiritual Spring Water remains unparalleled, with no competition.
At this moment, Han Xing pondered: "There are still over 800 liters of Spiritual Spring Water; I should be able to sell them one more time, which would be tomorrow."
"After this sale, the market for Spiritual Spring Water will start to shrink, and I won't be able to continue collecting materials from players' hands."
"But it's okay; early preparations are almost done. Once I obtain a batch of blue blueprints, I can use these materials to mass-produce equipment, then sell them to other Survivors, starting a new cycle of collection."
"By then, I'll store most of the materials. Once the territory reaches a certain scale, I'll start mass constructing large-scale defensive fortifications to make my territory impenetrable."
"Then, I'll obtain new equipment blueprints and continue this model to grow stronger and bigger!"
At this thought, Han Xing's smile was almost uncontainable.
Han Xing had made a preliminary plan for his future development and was prepared for potential changes mid-way, such as version updates, to which he would adapt accordingly.
However, no matter how things would change, he had an advantage that no other Survivor had.
That was a 100% success rate in crafting!
As long as he had the corresponding blueprint, even a Divine Artifact, he could mass-produce it for you!
He didn't believe that other Survivors could resist equipment of higher quality and stronger attributes.
And as long as there was demand, Han Xing could profit greatly from it.
With this in mind, Han Xing looked up at the sky.
It was already late at night. After a whole day of exploration and consecutive battles, he was a bit tired.
"That's it for today; fighting in a fatigued state is not a wise decision."
He checked the Exotic Beast Egg incubation on the system interface.
[Remaining incubation time: 76 hours, 17 minutes, 48 seconds...]
"Still over seventy hours to go until it hatches, hopefully, the creature inside this Exotic Beast Egg won't disappoint me..."
Han Xing lay back on his bed, ready to sleep again.
Meanwhile.
Not long after Han Xing fell asleep, in the Sky Island Territory of other Survivors.
A middle-aged man dressed in a Mage's Robe, holding a Bronze Staff, was battling a group of forest wild boars.
He waved his Staff, and a fireball the size of a basin gradually took shape.
Then, he hurled the fireball into the group of wild boars without hesitation.
With a loud bang, the wild boars erupted into a cacophony of screams.
Next, several thumb-thick Ice Arrows shot forth, piercing through the wild boars' bodies in an instant, leaving gushing blood holes.
At that moment, a large-bodied Elite Monster in the group quickly charged forward, its eyes blazing red, rushing towards the Human Mage like a small mountain.
The Human Mage remained calm and composed, waving his hand, he executed a Qi Burst, widening the gap between himself and the wild boar.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, hitting the Elite Wild Boar squarely on its head.
Zap!
The Elite Wild Boar stiffened instantly, black smoke rising from its body, and the Human Mage standing nearby could even smell the aroma of roasting meat.
The Elite Wild Boar collapsed, leaving only some ordinary wild boars in the Sky Island Territory. The outcome of the ensuing battle was no longer in doubt.
After the entire wild boar group was annihilated, the Human Mage lifted the hood of his robe, revealing the face of a middle-aged man.
He was the leader of 'Divine Whisper', Whisperer, currently ranked second on the Points Ranking.
Whisperer crouched down, a smile appeared on his lips as he said, "Very good, this Sky Island is 12 square units in area, which will considerably increase my points!"
He quickly merged the wild boar territory with his Sky Island.
On the leaderboard, Whisperer's territory points jumped from 164 to 176 in an instant, just 8 points shy of surpassing Han Xing to claim the first spot!
Whisperer pondered, "Star River's points haven't changed for a while, could it be... this guy went to sleep?"
Thinking he had figured it out, Whisperer chuckled, "So carefree, but this gives me a chance."
"Star River, while you're sleeping, I'm going to surpass you and claim the first position, that Hidden Profession Scroll will be mine!"
After saying this, Whisperer controlled his Sky Island, continuing to venture towards the next location.
However, he failed to notice that his pupils were already filled with bloodshot veins.
Meanwhile, Black Eagle, ranked third, and Papaya Star Spirit, ranked fourth, were also racing against time to explore.
As night deepened, the top three positions on the leaderboard quietly changed.
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