Chapter 2: Can Opening Treasure Chests Also Trigger Critical Hits?

What kind of game is this? Do players have talents too?

According to Xiao Qichen, in this survival game, everyone's initial attributes are closely related to their physical fitness in reality.

Only by continuously surviving in the game can one obtain free attribute points to increase strength.

But what exactly was this so-called "talent"?

Perhaps the other party hadn't had time to explain.

After all, she had only just learned about the survival game yesterday.

Ning Yun silently muttered "System" in her mind, and a transparent light screen quickly appeared before her eyes.

It was very similar to the game panels on Blue Star; her 3D avatar was positioned in the center.

On the far left, two sections were displayed: [Attributes] and [Inventory].

She opened [Attributes], which displayed her data.

[Player: Ning Yun] [Race: Blue Star Human] [HP: 100/100] [SP: 100/100] [Intelligence: 8] [Strength: 5] [Agility: 5]

HP was the player's health, also known as the red bar.

SP was related to the player's mental state; if a player was overexerted, exhausted, or depressed, their SP would continuously decline.

Intelligence, Strength, and Agility were easy to understand.

However, this talent only displayed a name without any specific description.

Ning Yun poked at the talent with her finger, but there was no reaction.

Did this mean she had to figure it out on her own?

Unfortunately, since it was currently the closed beta, she couldn't send private messages to Xiao Qichen; otherwise, she could have simply asked him.

Ning Yun then opened her inventory. There were 20 slots in total, and currently, only a single "Newbie Gift Pack" lay lonely in the first slot.

This gift pack would only appear near a player's thatched hut on the first day.

If one was unlucky and failed to find it, it would disappear completely.

She opened the gift pack, and three items were revealed.

[Ding! Congratulations, you have triggered your Talent: 100% Critical Hit!] [Stone Axes x2] [Toast Bread x4] [500ml Mineral Water x2]

To get rich, one must first chop trees. Even in such a dangerous survival game, this rule could not be escaped.

Wood was an essential material for upgrading the thatched hut.

During the closed beta, upgrading the hut to Level 1 required only 40 pieces of wood and 20 stones.

Once the game went into open beta, the required materials would double!

Having been lucky enough to participate in the closed beta, Ning Yun certainly had to seize the time and upgrade her hut as quickly as possible.

If a player was unlucky and there was no wood available near their spawn point, they would have to trade with others.

But unfortunately, players were unable to trade with each other during the closed beta.

The chat channel was their only means of communication.

Fortunately, she was lucky enough.

Ning Yun breathed a sigh of relief; at least her spawn point was surrounded by trees, so there was no shortage of wood.

She took a stone axe from her inventory. It was entirely black, and she didn't know what kind of stone it had been ground from.

The axe head was a slanted, flat wedge, wide at the back and sharp at the front; it looked like it could also serve as a weapon.

When Ning Yun held it, it fit perfectly in one hand, likely automatically matching the player's strength.

She tried chopping a small tree in front of her, and a value immediately surfaced.

[Pine Wood] [HP: 80/100]

Is it this easy to use?

Ning Yun's eyes lit up. She hadn't expected that it would only take five swings to fell the small tree.

Taking advantage of the early hour, she worked hard for four more swings. The small tree vanished, and wood dropped to the ground.

A string of yellow text immediately appeared in the chat channel.

[Ding! Congratulations, you have triggered your Talent: 100% Critical Hit!] [Congratulations, you have obtained 2 pieces of Wood]

Two pieces of wood?

Ning Yun had played games before, and the "Critical Hit" attribute was usually related to combat and damage.

But her talent seemed entirely different.

Could it be that every time she chopped a tree, she received double drops?

With the intent to experiment, Ning Yun found another tree.

Unlike the small tree from before, this time she chose a large tree, about as thick as her waist.

Its health was double that of the small tree.

Ning Yun didn't hold back and swung the axe without hesitation. To her surprise, the impact made her hand feel a bit numb.

In reality, if she were chopping like this with an axe, it would probably take quite a while.

But in the game, everything was governed by data.

After about ten swings, the tree was finally felled.

This time, Ning Yun saw a similar prompt again.

[Ding! Congratulations, you have triggered your Talent: 100% Critical Hit!] [Congratulations, you have obtained 4 pieces of Wood, 2 Apples]

Great! Ning Yun was so happy she almost jumped.

If opening chests yielded double resources, wouldn't she strike it rich!

This also meant that her plan to upgrade the thatched hut could be realized very soon.

Currently, Ning Yun had 6 pieces of wood in her inventory, plus two extra apples.

As long as she was diligent over the next few days, she could collect all the wood she needed very quickly.

Perhaps she could even upgrade the house to Level 2!

That way, not only would the area expand, but the house would also be sturdier!

She hadn't forgotten that the system had warned them that they could not cross into the fog zone during the first three days.

What about after those three days?

Would the thick fog around the house disappear?

Just thinking about that possibility made her desire to upgrade the house even more urgent.

At the very least, she had to try her best to upgrade the house within three days.

However, Ning Yun did not continue chopping trees. Instead, she held the axe in her hand, looked up at the sun to determine her direction, and began walking further away.

In a survival game, treasure chests were very important; they were a vital source of resources for her survival.

She didn't expect to find every single chest, but she at least had to scout the surrounding area to familiarize herself with the terrain.

This was a dense forest. Most of the trees were very tall, and it was impossible to tell how many years they had lived. Ning Yun even saw one particularly massive tree that would probably require four or five grown men holding hands to encircle it.

Ning Yun instinctively gave it a quick slash with her axe, only to see its health: [100,000/100,000].

*Heh*, she gave up immediately.

She looked up and saw some small animals in the trees, likely birds that had made their homes there.

It was a pity the trunk was so high; otherwise, she might have tried to climb up and take a look.

She had been active and lively since childhood; chasing chickens, walking dogs, climbing trees, and catching fish had filled her upbringing.

Climbing trees was a basic skill for her.

Suddenly, sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, shining on Ning Yun's face as she looked up. She instinctively closed her eyes and stepped aside.

She then heard a "thud," as if she had kicked something.

She quickly rubbed her eyes and looked down, only to find a wooden chest.

It was half-buried in the dirt and half-hidden in the bushes, looking quite unremarkable.

If Ning Yun hadn't happened to kick it, she might have missed it entirely.

"Such good luck," Ning Yun marveled, while her hand quickly reached for the chest. Four words appeared above it: [Common Chest].

The chest had no lock, so she opened it directly.

Just as she took a glance, the system prompt appeared again.

[Ding! Congratulations, you have triggered your Talent: 100% Critical Hit!] [Congratulations, you have obtained 2 pairs of Sneakers, 2 bottles of 250ml Mineral Water]

This can trigger a critical hit too?

(End of Chapter)