Chapter 5: Stunned by a Series of Grand Rewards

A moment later, on a deserted island somewhere in the game world—

A young girl with long hair styled in a “princess cut” was engrossed in reading chat messages. In front of her, a sizable pile of supplies was stacked up.

In her hand, she held a Lucky Card with a drop rate of 5 in 3,000,000,000.

Zhao Lingxin glanced at her personal panel—
Luck Value: 9 (Heaven’s Favored One)

She murmured, “Beauty value?”

Then she activated her Foresight talent—
A red indicator appeared. That meant it was useful!

“But what if it’s not that useful? Would my brother scold me if he found out?”

“Then again… if I don’t say anything, how would he know?”

With that, Miss Zhao successfully talked herself into it. She uploaded the Lucky Card into the trading system and confirmed the transaction without hesitation.

——

On another deserted island—

Wen Mingyue was staring blankly at a glowing countdown screen showing 5 minutes. It wasn’t until System 069 prompted her that she realized the trade had gone through.

Ever since she put the Beauty Card up for trade, gossipers had flooded her with teasing private messages. Annoyed, she’d told 069 to turn off message notifications entirely.

Now, seeing that the Beauty Card had finally been traded, she grinned ear to ear and eagerly clicked open the trade alert.

“Wow, not even a private message? Just bought it outright?”

“Love it, love it. Let’s see who the unlucky soul is~”

She glanced at the familiar name on the screen:
Zhao Lingxin.

That heiress from a prestigious family?

In her past life, she had once joined a team formed by the Zhao siblings. They’d collaborated several times.

“Eh, whatever. Who cares who she is? What matters is—the Lucky Card is mine now! Hehehe, what a deal.”

[Use Lucky Card?]

“Yes, yes, yes!”

Updated Luck Info:
Luck: 8 + 1 (Damn, lady luck’s kissing me today!)

Wen Mingyue couldn’t care less about the system’s sarcasm. As far as she was concerned, her future was only getting brighter.

——

Meanwhile—

After using the Beauty Card, Zhao Lingxin checked the bonuses.

She pouted. “Kinda regret it… just a little.”

But then she happily stared at her reflection in the mirror over and over again, even asking,
“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most beautiful woman of them all?”

Her system butler 188: “I can’t even look.”

Far away, Wen Mingyue: It’s you. It has to be you.

In short, both girls believed they got the better end of the deal.

Just as Wen Mingyue was still basking in joy, the system finally made an announcement:

[Desert Island Supply Drop Ending Countdown: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6…]

When the countdown ended, all players were returned to the initial transparent space.

Sitting on the floor, leaning against the clear wall, Wen Mingyue looked at the time displayed on the glowing screen in front of her:
April 13, 2024, 21:00

“Looks like the time here is different from both the deserted island and the original world… it’s about 4 hours faster.”

As she spaced out, the familiar voice of her system assistant, Little Q, rang in her mind again.

[Congratulations to all surviving players]

[Next, you will spend another 12 hours in the transparent space. The time is yours to manage freely.]

[At 9 AM tomorrow, you will be deployed again to the island. It’s recommended to reread the beginner’s guide to review the detailed rules.]

[Deserted island hunting rewards have been distributed to relevant players. Please open your control panel to view them.]

This was exactly what Wen Mingyue had been waiting for.

[Click here to view personal achievements and rewards]

Her hands trembled with excitement—finally, it was her turn.

Click!

[Congratulations, player Wen Mingyue, on successfully completing the deserted island mission]

[You achieved the fastest completion time, the most efficient strategy, and the flashiest moves. You left nothing behind, claimed the mountain as your own, and earned the title: Fast, Accurate, Ruthless]

[Strength: +5 | Agility: +5 | Mental Power: +5]

[Additionally, you’ve received the following deserted island resources:]

Wood x500

Iron Ingots x200

Ordinary Stone x100

Moisture-resistant Stone x100

Ordinary Land Plots x5

10-year-old Orange Tree x1 (with fruit)

Perfumed Lemon Tree x2 (with flower buds)

Vegetable & Spice Seed Mystery Pack x5

[Comprehensive Ranking: 1st Place]

[Rewards for Top Ranking:]

Plant Growth Solution x10

Blueprint: Advanced Water Purifier

Blueprint Collection: Fishing Tools

Bathing System

[Congratulations on achieving the first kill of both Level 3 and Level 2 monsters]

[You may post a regional announcement to gain additional rewards]

[Yes / No]

Wen Mingyue immediately selected Yes.
These are all valuable resources—who cares about being low-key!

[First Kill Rewards:]

Golden Treasure Chest

Energy Trash Bin x2

Protective Shield x2

Electric Power System

The first kill rewards were simultaneously announced in the regional chat group, instantly sparking a lively discussion among the gossip-loving players.

But Wen Mingyue didn’t even have time to glance at the chat—she was completely overwhelmed by the avalanche of rewards.

Meanwhile, her personal system, 069, also received a notification from the main system:

{Little Q: Internship Score +10. Upgrade Progress: 30%. Click here to view more new features.}

For the first time, 069 was this close to graduating. After quickly congratulating its host, it immediately dove into checking the new functions unlocked by the upgrade.

Now it finally understood: the stronger its host became, the faster it could level up. If things kept going like this, graduation was totally within reach.

With a host this amazing, I have to step it up too—I can’t be the weak link!

Wen Mingyue muttered to herself, “Didn’t expect the power system to drop this early. I thought it’d be part of the wooden house construction stage.”

After the initial excitement, she was quickly overwhelmed by a different problem—too many resources.

Especially fresh meat and eggs. The thought of trading them away? She couldn’t bear it.

She knew all too well how hard it was to gather supplies in the upcoming game stages. If not, she wouldn’t have starved to death in her previous life. Back then, she had relied on her Insight skill to temporarily join the team formed by the Zhao siblings—just a short-term alliance.

But this time, she didn’t plan on joining any team. Occasional cooperation was fine—as long as it helped her gain more resources.

Thinking about today’s glowing evaluation from the system and her Luck Value of 9, she couldn’t help but wonder—

“Is my luck really off the charts today?”

She pulled the Golden Treasure Chest in front of her.

[Open Treasure Chest?]

She immediately chose [Yes].

[Treasure Chest Opened]

She took a deep breath—
And pulled out… a camera?

The chest dissolved into 5 gold bars.

Golden Chest = Camera?!

Her thoughts jumped back to the Beauty Card she got from today’s Bronze Chest. Grinding her teeth, she reluctantly pulled the camera out and checked its item description:

[SSS+ Card Camera (Unique)]

Non-upgradable

Grants a 1-cubic-meter static space

Camera and static space are immune to backpack drops

Can photograph anything (small text: living things excluded)

Important Tip: Cards must be stored in the system backpack or static space, or they’ll vanish after 24 hours

“WTF!!!”

Right on cue, 069’s excited scream exploded in her mind:

[SSS+ Universal Card Camera (Unique) detected]

[System fusion in progress…]

[Fusion complete]

[Host, please check your newly unlocked feature area!]