CHAPTER 118: CHAPTER 118: THE FIRST PERSON TO EAT STRAWBERRIES IN THE OTHERWORLD

"No way, is the power really that strong?"

Lin Yue couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow as he jogged toward the mutant sheep, thinking he might have seen it wrong.

Just now, the mutant sheep in the sighting scope had its head blown off by the compound crossbow!

Could the power of the crossbow arrow really be that great?

Standing by the corpse of the mutant sheep, Lin Yue found that its lower jaw had completely disappeared, and the crossbow arrow had pierced diagonally into the skull and out again, with the arrowhead exposed on the outside.

This directly caused the mutant sheep’s death.

However, the power wasn’t as massive as Lin Yue had imagined; although it was a "headshot," it didn’t explode the head like a watermelon.

What he saw through the sighting scope was an illusion caused by the splattering blood mist that pierced through the sheep’s head.

It seems the power is related to distance, angle, and the material of the arrow.

Lin Yue had been playing with the steel repeating crossbow for nearly ten days and had gained some insights. After firing this shot, he understood the alloy compound crossbow in his hands even better.

Its power primarily lay in "penetration," not "explosion."

The alloy compound crossbow is evidently much stronger in penetrating power compared to the earlier steel repeating crossbow.

Within fifty meters, the steel repeating crossbow couldn’t turn a mutant sheep into this; it could barely penetrate, but piercing through was challenging, let alone penetrating a hard skull.

Lin Yue then experimented again, testing shooting distances from over ten meters to hundreds of meters, finally determining its most reasonable range of use.

"The range is farther; within 200 meters, it’s not far off target and still has lethality!"

He couldn’t help but gently stroke the body of the crossbow, thinking that this weapon would significantly change his combat tactics against mutant creatures and even monsters in the Secret Realm during this time.

Great power, long range.

As a mid-to-long-range defensive weapon, it’s arguably the strongest among cold weapons.

Lin Yue thought of firearms.

So far, he hadn’t found any way to obtain such things, nor had he heard of anyone who had; no one discussed it in the group either.

Everyone still lingered in the era of cold weapons, while he seemed to be the most advanced.

Hot weapons might one day be remade or found, but for now, cold weapons were predominant.

However, there’s a saying that is very true.

The power of a weapon depends on its user.

While possessing powerful weapons to protect himself, he must also have the ability to unleash their maximum potential.

Practice makes perfect; surviving in this Otherworld is also an experience to hone oneself.

Like having this 100% Copper Treasure Chest hack; if he couldn’t even kill a mutant sheep, this hack would be meaningless.

"Take it step by step, but there must also be a plan." He put away the weapon.

Returning to the shelter, he rested for a while and decided to tackle all the accumulated tasks one by one.

"First is the survival points."

Lin Yue opened the system panel.

...

[Daily Survival Points Settlement Successful: Survival Points +3157]

[Remaining Survival Points from Yesterday: 8805]

[Total Survival Points: 12962]

The scores were refreshed once again.

Lin Yue felt like he was accumulating survival points like a hoarding hamster storing food.

"Spending is necessary, but it must be spent wisely."

He was currently very interested in something sold in the marketplace.

The universal upgrade blueprint.

Twice when he upgraded the crossbow to electric automatic reloading, he needed this thing, but using it alone didn’t have any effect.

Moreover, it hadn’t been found in any treasure chests so far.

Some items sold in the marketplace had fixed prices, like seeds, soil, or basic items like water and food.

However, some items’ pricing would increase with his purchases.

Like the Shelter Design Map and this universal upgrade blueprint.

Their roles were critical.

While others didn’t know, Lin Yue was in dire need of storage space now.

Although his storage space was continuously expanding, who could place everything in it every day? A warehouse was really necessary.

As for the universal upgrade blueprint, its importance is self-evident if one wants to upgrade various tools, especially weapons.

The price of the universal upgrade blueprint had risen from the initial 300 survival points to the current 500, indeed increasing by a hundred at a time.

"A few hundred survival points per sheet? Get it!"

Lin Yue bought five sheets in one go! The total cost added up to 3500 points.

It’s quite worth spending these survival points as it might be needed at any moment.

Next...

[You acquired a Simple Plastic Greenhouse (Small) X1] for 500 points.

[You acquired a Large Water Storage Tank Design Map X1] for 400 points.

[You acquired a Night Vision Device X1] for 800 points.

There was nothing else Lin Yue was interested in for the time being, but buying these consumed quite a lot of his survival points.

The remaining total survival points: 7762.

Not too many things he wanted to buy at the moment, so Lin Yue stopped there and began tidying up.

Placed the simple plastic greenhouse in front of the previous one, maintaining a certain distance to ensure adequate sunlight.

You could never have too many greenhouses.

If one wants to live better and healthier, one must eat vegetables and fruits.

Lin Yue also noticed that this Otherworld seemed not to have similar things, at least not in the desert.

The vegetable yield seemed decent for now, but indeed there was a problem: the total harvest wasn’t very high yet, and more Soilless Cultivation Kits and more greenhouses were needed to ensure the continuous increase in total yield.

Speaking of greenhouses... it’s time to harvest, right?

This was a daily routine now.

Opening treasure chests, harvesting crops, and playing beans (not really).

Speaking of which, there were still a lot of treasure chests that hadn’t been opened yet.

Lin Yue felt exhausted, wishing someone could help him open the treasure chests. There were 106 wooden treasure chests and 37 copper treasure chests in his storage space.

The copper treasure chests were from when the mutant sheep attacked in groups, and he took out 32 of them; the remaining 5 were from when he took down five spotted wolves around Belger’s area.

Too many, mentally exhausting.

Speaking of who could help him... robots?

That stuff just required a lot of parts, but once assembled, it might be really helpful.

Thinking this, he entered the greenhouse, where a humid, sultry atmosphere greeted him.

However, the greenhouse was lush and green, full of life: chives and baby bok choy were emerald green, onions and white radishes were plump and large, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and climbing beans had sprouted considerably, and a few fist-sized watermelons hung on watermelon vines, while strawberries...

Hmm? How did the strawberries yield so many berries?

Lin Yue suddenly saw that one corner of the Soilless Cultivation Kit was almost entirely covered in red.

The bright red strawberries were almost perfectly heart-shaped, each one as red as a flame, with the plump fruits containing plenty of water!

[You acquired 13kg of strawberries]

Oh my, this means... we’re doing well now!

Lin Yue found a metal basin and poured two pounds of strawberries into it, washing them thoroughly with water.

"Bai! We have something