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 In this store, the cheapest item was a basic first aid kit for 299 points.

The most expensive item was the bracelet she had on, valued at 10,000 points.

In survival games, aside from special items provided in certain game modes, there were items limited to the current round of the game and those sold in the system store. There was also another type.

This type had no clear acquisition method and relied on players performing well in the game, with the system rewarding them directly or dropping from certain high-level bosses.

For instance, Ye Nianchu had once owned a “Substitute” and now had the “Transformation” item from this round.

【You have consumed 500 points to unlock permanent space.】

Next, Ye Nianchu spent another 500 points to upgrade the space. With just over a thousand points left, using them all to upgrade wouldn’t significantly increase her capacity.

Looking at the increasingly expensive items, she realized how poor she was in terms of points and clicked to purchase an offset item.

【You have consumed 999 points to purchase a high-level offset item. Using this item can negate the backlash from prematurely using an ability for two minutes.】

Spending 999 points for two minutes was short, but this item was prepared for emergencies; two minutes would be enough.

Unless she faced off against another S-level player in a points battle.

After buying the offset item, Ye Nianchu had only 206 points left, enough for nothing.

The speed of earning points couldn't keep up with the speed of spending them.

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Back in the real world, Ye Nianchu had a good sleep and woke up in the evening.

She called Qin Mubai to go out for hot pot. Even though the game and reality had different timelines and her body recovered from all negative states after leaving the game, she felt the effects of not eating or sleeping well for ten days and was craving meat.

During dinner time, all the restaurants were bustling with long wait times.

The restaurant Ye Nianchu chose was in a quiet alley near the city center. From the outside, it looked more like a grand residence from ancient times than a dining place.

This restaurant was hard to book; she had called ahead, and of course, she didn’t need to queue since it was part of the Ye family’s properties.

Looking at the lavish dishes in front of her, Ye Nianchu realized how hungry she was. The rainforest game had the worst food she had ever experienced in any game.

While eating, she checked the forums, as new gameplay always stirred up some buzz.

The first post on the homepage was discussing the rainforest game.

【This game is really brutal; if you get bitten by bugs and don’t handle it in time, you’ll die a terrible death. Drinking river water makes you sick for three days; I drank twice, and I don’t even want to recall how I survived.】

【Can’t you find resource boxes? They’re hard to locate!】

【Resource boxes? There’s a BOSS there! Is this something humans can deal with? I almost got killed.】

【Laughing my ass off, five resource boxes, and only one had a BOSS that you opened.】

【I was walking along when suddenly a resource box appeared next to me, and it had weapons and water. I was so proud!】

Ye Nianchu stared at the replies on the screen, then lifted her juice.

Everyone said resource boxes had weapons, yet the one she opened didn’t even have a bullet casing; the spots they found later were even worse.

After an afternoon of posting, aside from some complaints about the game and venting emotions, there was intense discussion about clearing strategies.

The most popular thread read: 【Game 'Rainforest', the ultimate strategy for clearing it—Big shots are awesome! In this game with unknown difficulty, I’m sure everyone has heard how tough it is.】

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