This was the first time Lin Chu had allowed the black fish to stay in her fishing net for more than 10 seconds.

Before, as soon as the net was pulled up, she would submit the task.

It never took more than 3 seconds.

The fish and the net were always fine.

But unexpectedly, after just 10 seconds, the net was bitten through by the black fish.

Lin Chu couldn’t help but frown slightly.

This fish sure had sharp teeth. Normally, even a sharp bird’s beak couldn’t tear this kind of net, and it would be hard for an ordinary fish to bite through it.

It seems that the fish in this flood had also evolved.

Unable to return the fish to her space, Lin Chu folded the net in her hands several times and wrapped it up, keeping the fish inside.

However, she left a small breathing hole, and with the living black fish inside, she returned to the shelter.

After returning to the shelter, Xiao Er was already waiting by the door.

As soon as Lin Chu entered, she shoved the black fish along with the net into his hands and casually pulled out a water bucket from her space, instructing him:

“Xiao Er, put some water in the bucket and place the fish inside. Keep an eye on it, don’t let it jump out and commit suicide.”

Xiao Er immediately followed the instructions.

With some free time, Lin Chu quickly changed out of her soiled diving suit in the yard, peeled off her face mask, and shook the dirty water off onto the ground before heading into the bathroom.

The advantage of the shelter’s yard was that, although it was open-air, once the door was shut, no one could see inside.

It was entirely a private outdoor space.

She could strip down in the yard without worrying about being seen.

The water here was very dirty.

When she first went into the water, Lin Chu hadn’t taken too many precautions. In the past two days, her eyes, conjunctiva, and ears had been itching to varying degrees, and some rashes had appeared on her skin.

Fortunately, Lin Chu had plenty of medicine in her space, and after applying some topical ointment, the discomfort had been greatly relieved.

So now, Lin Chu was very careful, making sure to avoid letting the dirty water touch her more sensitive areas.

The oxygen mask provided by the system was perfect for fully covering her face, leaving only her ears exposed.

As for her ears, she had no good solution and could only disinfect them with alcohol every day.

After taking a shower and changing into a hospital gown, she stepped into the yard and saw Xiao Er standing next to the water bucket she had taken out earlier.

The black fish suddenly leaped up, but Xiao Er was quick and pressed it back into the water in an instant.

Lin Chu once again praised Xiao Er in her mind for being such a reliable assistant.

Whatever she asked him to do, he would wholeheartedly do it well.

Creating a robot like Xiao Er had been worth it.

If it weren’t for the lack of time, Lin Chu would have wanted to gather more zombie corpses to continue experimenting with turning them into robots in the later mission worlds.

“Xiao Er, I brought you a gift.”

Lin Chu pulled out the iron shovel and rake she had just retrieved from the first floor of her space and handed them to Xiao Er.

With Xiao Er’s intelligence, he immediately recognized these tools as things that would make his work in the field easier.

He respectfully took them with both hands and bowed to Lin Chu:

“Thank you, Master.”

Seeing him like this, Lin Chu suddenly felt like a heartless capitalist.

It almost felt like she was manipulating Xiao Er…

She said she was bringing him a gift, but in reality, it was for him to work more efficiently…

Xiao Er, completely unaware of Lin Chu’s guilt, happily took the two farming tools and stepped aside.

The net that had been wrapped around the black fish had already been disassembled by Xiao Er, neatly folded, and placed next to the water bucket.

Lin Chu first glanced at the black fish in the water and saw it was still calm for the moment before picking up the net from the ground.

The net had been bitten by the black fish earlier, creating a small hole.

During the trip back, the fish had struggled for a while, and the hole had gotten larger.

It had even torn more areas of the net.

Looking at the tattered net, Lin Chu didn’t react too much. She reached out and pressed on it.

A flash of white light passed, and the original green fishing net turned into a transparent one.

Lin Chu held it in her hands, and it felt light and almost nonexistent.

She tugged at it, and the net’s toughness was remarkable. Even with 50% of her modified strength, she couldn’t tear it.

The four corners of the net, where the ropes had originally been tied, had now become transparent ropes of the same material, making it even more durable.

A description text appeared in her mind:

[Item: Transparent Fishing Net
Rarity: B
Item Description: A fishing net modified with special materials, resistant to tearing and biting. Its transparent color is difficult for intelligent fish to detect, making it an excellent companion for fishing.]

Although Lin Chu had considered using the “transform waste into treasure” technique on the fishing net, she had many other items waiting to be transformed.

Since the net wasn’t broken yet, she hadn’t acted on it.

Now that the black fish had easily torn it, she realized that the equipment needed to be upgraded.

What she didn’t expect was that her luck was so good that she managed to create a special material fishing net on her first attempt.

Lin Chu left the remaining nets alone for the time being.

For the rest of the day’s remaining transformations, she focused on the water boiling kettle.

She had brought back many water buckets, and when she wasn’t at the shelter during the day, Xiao Er would clean the water containers.

At the same time, he would use the water kettle and electric kettle to boil water.

To store as much hot water as possible within the seven days the shelter could supply clean water, Lin Chu even brought out the electric kettle for use.

As long as it could boil water, she wasn’t letting anything go to waste.

Under her guidance, Xiao Er had also become proficient in using these tools.

Every hour, when Lin Chu returned to the shelter and waited for the oxygen mask to cool, she would collect the hot water into her space.

Fortunately, as long as the liquid was stored in a container in her space, it wouldn’t spill out, and she could stack the buckets without any loss.

Having obtained the upgraded fishing net, Lin Chu couldn’t wait to head out and try it the next day.

However, when she opened the shelter door, she found that the water level had dropped again.

The water level had dropped by another 50 cm, returning to the position it had been at before the heavy rain.

One more day, and the shelter’s door would be exposed above the water.

Lin Chu stuck her head above the water, peering through the window, and looked toward the survivor’s small hill in the distance.

As the water level dropped, more of the hill was revealed.

At this moment, however, many people were crowding along the shore, pointing at Lin Chu’s direction.