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Civil Engineering Brother said this was based on their speculations, combined with summaries from other players in the regional channel, to arrive at some conclusions. The Personal Combat Power Leaderboard primarily looks at a character’s base stats for Attack, Defense, and Agility, with Attack taking priority over the latter two. All of these stats can be boosted through equipment. In addition to gear, there are also rarer stat-boosting items. 

For example, Civil Engineering Brother heard through his own channels that the current third and fourth-ranked players on the Combat Power Leaderboard—“Reaching for the Moon in the Heavens” and “Traveler in the Misty Rain of Jiangnan”—are twin siblings.

They obtained a fruit that grants attribute points when consumed. It is precisely because of this that they were able to, under the motto “My Fate is Determined By Me, Not The Heavens,” freely “open their own stoves,” and still secure these rankings. 

Needless to say, “My Fate is Determined By Me, Not The Heavens” snagged two silver chests right at the start and came in first in the Survival Trial—who knows how many resources they’ve amassed. By distributing a few pieces of gear to his subordinates, combined with contributions from other members of the “Temple of the Gods,” it’s easy to create several players who rank near the top. 

Upon seeing this, Qiyu couldn’t help but ask in the group chat:【I Love Survival Game: Is it easy to get gear from chests?】

【Tranquility Yields Transcendence: What?】

【I Love Survival Game: Looking at your chat logs, it seems like everyone’s inventory is almost full.】

【Civil Engineering Brother: It’s definitely a bit harder than acquiring basic resources, but the drop rate for refined iron gear from chests is actually pretty high, especially on the last day of the newbie period.】

A strange thought popped into his head.【Civil Engineering Brother: Big shot, if I may ask, do you have a full set of gear now? What’s the highest-tier gear you have?】

To show his sincerity, he posted a screenshot in the group. This was a new feature added to the chat after the newbie period ended, allowing users to send photos and videos. Civil Engineering Brother displayed his equipment slot information, hiding the names and functions of the items so only their quality was visible.

【Epic Armor, Fine Weapon, Fine Necklace, Fine Bracelet, Fine Rings x4, Unique Rings x2, Common Rings x2, Fine-grade boots.】

【Civil Engineering Brother: I’ve had pretty good luck—I got a purple Epic-grade armor piece. Too bad defense has a lower priority than attack. If I could get an Epic-grade weapon, I might even scrape into the bottom of the combat power rankings.】

Qiyu: ???

Seeing that the other player was wearing a full set of Fine-grade gear—except for the rings—and had just one ring, he was left a bit dazed.

【I Love Survival Game: Are you all fully equipped?】

【Dare Not Open My Eyes: Not really. Civil Engineering Bro is way too rich. With rings, you can only equip one per slot if you’re fully set. Aside from the top few teams, how could ordinary players possibly gather enough? I only managed to get six.】

【Tranquility Yields Transcendence: You’re being too modest. You’re one of the top rich guys on the wealth list. I just got lucky with my natural talent; my gear is passable at best.】

The three of them had figured something out by now. Civil Engineering Brother asked tentatively:【Big shot, you haven’t really been farming gear, have you?】

Qiyu, who had only the highest-tier Exquisite gear—half of which was Unique—and not a single ring: “……”

【I Love Survival Game: I see.】

【I Love Survival Game: It seems I really haven’t unlocked much gear.】

At this moment, no one understood what he meant by “not much,” so they tried to reassure him:

【Dare Not Open My Eyes: It’s okay, the final rankings won’t be set until the end of the month. Just take your time.】

【Tranquility Yields Transcendence: If you need anything, feel free to ask me. I’m not great with high-tier gear, but I’ve got plenty of standard stuff.】

【Dare Not Open My Eyes: @Tranquility Yields Transcendence, do you have any rings? I want some too! I want some too!】

【Dare Not Open My Eyes: I won’t keep it a secret anymore. My talents lie in alchemy—if anyone needs potions, just let me know in the group chat.】

Clearly, the opening of the leaderboard and the formation of teams by top-ranked players in the regional channel had instilled a sense of unease in everyone. These large teams and guilds held a massive advantage when it came to pooling resources. 

None of them were particularly keen on joining a guild, and since they got along well with the group members, they decided to subtly reveal their capabilities—combining personal relationships with mutual interests seemed the most sensible approach.

【Civil Engineering Brother: You should all know my talent by now—it’s related to trading. If you want to sell anything, just come to me.】

【Civil Engineering Brother: Why don’t we all add each other as friends?】

Qiyu didn’t refuse, and soon, two more IDs appeared in his friends list.【I Love Survival Game: My talent is related to farming. For example, the Bright Sunflowers sold earlier were mutant plants I grew myself.】

【Civil Engineering Brother: Mutant plants you grew yourself? You’re a legend! 】

He was a bit surprised. He’d originally assumed Qiyu would be the quiet, tough-as-nails type, but who knew his talent would be something as gentle as farming? You really can’t judge a book by its cover.

【Civil Engineering Brother: Let’s all pull together in this group and strive to keep the Survival Game going for a long, long time!】

Qiyu continued reading the messages. As for the Wealth Rankings, he was not entirely sure about the details yet, but currently, he only knows about materials like wood and stone materials. 

Just as the Civil Engineering Brother mentioned, large guilds have a natural advantage with these resources—they can easily produce a few “top-tier players” on the leaderboards. 

The Shelter Leaderboard is likely tied to shelter levels and shelter structures. Players have only been in the survival game for three days, and buildings are the hardest items to unlock. Even for a large guild, manipulating this isn’t that simple. Structures?

Qiyu looked at the items he’d merely organized last night without a proper plan. He had a rough idea in mind. He exited his personal panel and cleared the red notifications while he was at it.

Breakfast first! 

No matter how busy he was today, he couldn’t forget to eat breakfast. He started a fire and poured water. 

Today, Qiyu had figured out on his own how to slice the meat into thin strips and blanch them in boiling water until cooked. Even though it’s the same boiling process, the strips cook through in just a few seconds compared to chunks, and the texture is much more tender. 

He ate a whole big chunk, then looked at the food in his backpack with a frown. Since there’s no way to keep it fresh, this meat must be eaten immediately.

There’s no way he could finish it all. But there was no way he was going to just sit back and watch the food go bad!

Qiyu thought, “No, I’ll cook it all on the last day and see if I can keep it fresh for a few more days.”

He’d also ask the group chat for any tips: the players in the group were clearly all top-ranked players who weren’t short on food, so they must have the same problem. 

After finishing breakfast, he realized he hadn’t opened the supplies Civil Engineering Brother had traded to him earlier. It was the harvest from selling over four Bright Sunflowers. 

He opened everything:【Obtained Ring of Silence (Blue) x1, Intermediate Farmland x2, Basic Farmland x10, Cotton x50, Rainbow Pumpkin Seeds (Green) x5, Energy Orbs x10, basic building upgrade blueprint x1, parchment paper x10, wood x600, wall lamps x2.】

He has to say, Civil Engineering Brother really knows his stuff when it comes to trading. Even though he didn’t know exactly what Qiyu’s abilities were, from their brief exchange and the bits of information Qiyu had revealed, he could roughly gauge Qiyu’s needs. 

Of course, the most important factor was his “Merchant” talent. During the transaction, he could vaguely sense which items his “client” wanted and secure them at a price that would never leave him at a loss. Qiyu hadn’t expected that among the traded items, there would actually be a Fine-quality ring!

Aren’t rings supposed to be scarce? Especially one of this Fine quality.

【Ring of Silence: Fine-quality equipment. Wearing it grants +5 to Mental Power and +10 to Focus.】

After a moment’s thought, Qiyu roughly understood why he had managed to “snag” it. 

According to other players, the Mental Power stat provides a negligible combat bonus, and the other bonus on this Fine-quality ring was “Focus”—such an elusive attribute. It was clearly a bit of a letdown. But Qiyu was satisfied. 

He didn’t think Mental was useless, nor did he believe it offered no help in combat, so he happily equipped it. A jet-black ring now adorned his slender, knuckled fingers. Qiyu took a look, satisfied, finally having his first ring. He recalled what was said in the group chat: a person can equip one ring per finger.

When the time comes, will every finger be covered? Qiyu imagined the scene and thought it looked pretty cool. Current items in Qiyu’s backpack: 

Farming: 

Beginner Farmland x23

Intermediate Farmland x2

Creeping Vine x1

Lily of the Valley Seed x100

Rainbow Pumpkin Seeds (Green) x5 

Golden Apple Sapling x1

Resources: 

Wood x1050

Stone x49

Iron Chunk (Green) x5

Red Crystal x10

Copper Ingots x10

Sand Crystal x10

Red Maple Forest x1

Tier 1 Magic Crystals x100 

Level 2 Magic Crystals x10

Food: 

Various animal meat totaling 81 kg

Poisonous Brocade Flame Bird Meat 20 kg

Water 500 ml x6 

Milk 500 ml x1

Cream-filled bread x3

Flour 500g

Blueprints: 

Basic Building Upgrade Blueprint x2

Automatic Watering System Blueprint x1

Longsword Blueprint x1

Shield Blueprint x1

Armor Blueprint x1

Basic Energy Tower Blueprint x1

Intermediate Plant Nutrient Solution Formula x1

Structures: Basic Well x1

Fireplace x1

Statue of the Goddess of Nature x1

Advanced Magic Energy Tower x1

Fence (various)

Potions: 

Basic Healing Potion x2

Basic Mana Restoration Potion x1

Basic Stamina Potion x4

Basic Healing Potion x1

Basic Plant Nutrient Solution x2

Miscellaneous: 

Leather x6

Premium Leather x10

Rabbit fur x30

Brocade flame feather x30

Cotton Cloth x1

High Quality Lumber Axe x1

Plastic x10, Rubber x10

Sheep Horns x3

Wool 10kg 

Wolf Hides x40

Wolf Teeth x30

Energy Beads (Dark) x15

Fire Energy Beads x1

Dark Crystals x25

Rest Night Lamp x1

Mysterious Cards (Green) x2

Alchemy Doll x1

Alchemy Doll Manual x1

Wall Sconces x2

Parchment Paper x10

Flint x1

Men’s windbreaker set x1

Kerosene Lamp x1.

After taking inventory, Qiyu let out a long sigh. 

Three days—just three days—and the survival game had already given him so many good items. In his entire life, he had never personally possessed such vast wealth; he felt he could now compete for the title of the post-apocalyptic world’s richest person. 

He’d always said the survival game was truly generous and kind. Last night’s survival challenge resource pack had dropped a lot of farmland. 

Originally, he had plenty of seeds but not enough farmland; now, the situation had completely reversed. 

He had more farmland than he needed, but now he was running low on seeds. Clearly, he needed to expand the perimeter of his fence. Qiyu didn’t decide on the fence’s placement right away; instead, he took out the Advanced Magic Energy Tower first. 

Before placement, it was just a miniature toy encased in a purple glow. After some thought, Qiyu decided to place it on the open ground behind the log cabin, wondering just how large its coverage area would be. A message suddenly popped up on the survival panel, sent by Civil Engineering Brother.

【Civil Engineering Brother: Boss, have you offended someone from the “Temple of the Gods”?】

【I Love Survival Game: What?】

【Civil Engineering Brother: People from their guild are slandering you in the zone chat.】

Qiyu thought back for a moment before realizing that this “Temple of the Gods” seemed to be the guild founded by “My Fate is Determined By Me, Not The Heavens,” who topped the leaderboard. 

They’d spammed the chat before. Slandering him in the regional chat?

Qiyu calmly placed the Advanced Magic Energy Tower before opening the regional chat channel.【I Am Domineering: Some people just get lucky and snag a bit of opportunity, then start looking down on everyone, looking down on everyone. Take my advice: with such short-sightedness, you won’t get far.】

“I Am Domineering”—Qiyu recognized this ID; it ranked in the top 10 on all three leaderboards. 

The moment he read that line, he sensed a massive shadow looming over him. Qiyu couldn’t help but look up at the structure towering several times higher than the log cabin. It was the Advanced Magic energy tower. To be precise, it was an advanced magical energy tower suspended high above the log cabin. The pure white spire, magnificent and solemn, appeared to be about 100 meters tall as it floated silently in the air. A question mark slowly appeared above Qiyu’s head. 

What principle allows such a massive structure to float in the air? At the same moment, a notification popped up on his personal panel:

【Detected that the Shelter has unlocked advanced buildings. The “Territory” module can now be activated. Do you wish to activate it?】

Qiyu chose to enable it. After the Territory module was activated, opening the “Territory” section of the panel revealed the layout of the entire Sanctuary. 

Qiyu could now directly place modules and move items. Additionally, the Territory module featured an auxiliary planning function. 

Curious, Qiyu clicked on the auxiliary planning option.【This feature is not free. Please pay with Emerald Crystal to use it.】

Emerald Crystals?

Qiyu recalled that when he had previously killed a scavenging rat, it had dropped three of them, and the system had indicated they were a universal currency. He tentatively placed one.【Territory Assisted Planning Module activated.】The entire layout of the territory immediately changed. Fences enclosed a large, square area, carving out a “Z”-shaped region centered around the log cabin. The “Z”-shaped area served as roads, with four large sections. The system suggested using the two rear sections as farmland and placing the green resource point, the Crimson Maple Forest, in the front-left section.

A statue of the Goddess of Nature was placed in the leisure area in front of the log cabin, while the well was situated between the two pieces of farmland. 

The planning assistant suggested a territory area of 1,200 square meters for Qiyu, with 14 designated spots outlined on the perimeter—preset locations for placing energy towers—ensuring the entire outer perimeter was fully covered by the energy towers’ attack range.

Qiyu, who had just felt rich: “……”

His personal panel kept flashing, breaking his silence.

It was the zone chat, with people constantly @-tagging Qiyu.

Distracted by the advanced magic energy tower, he’d forgotten there was still one matter left to handle.

Qiyu opened the chat channel.

【Civil Engineering Brother】 was indeed a man of honor; he gave him a rough overview of the situation.

It turned out to be the “Temple of the Gods” guild from “My Fate is Determined By Me, Not The Heavens.” Ever since the leaderboard was released, they’d been inviting and courting the top-ranked players.

Even if players weren’t interested in joining the guild, they’d usually accept the friend request and politely make up an excuse to decline.

That’s exactly what Civil Engineering Brother and the others had done.

But the members of the Temple of the Gods hit a wall with Qiyu.

This “wall” wasn’t just a rejection—they hadn’t even managed to make contact in the first place.

All their friend requests to Qiyu had simply vanished into thin air.

Qiyu figured: Oh, he must have found it too much of a hassle, so he cleared all the red dots with a single click—and repeated this action several times.

The members of the Temple of the Gods thought that perhaps the top-ranked players were too arrogant, so they switched to the big shots within the guild, namely 【I Am Domineering】 and 【I’m So Cool】, to send him friend requests.

Of course, they were no exception and were ignored by Qiyu without distinction.

By this point, the internal group chat of the Temple of the Gods was already brimming with dissatisfaction toward this player, 【I Love Survival Game】.

【I Am Domineering: With a flashy, attention-grabbing ID like that, I’d say he probably just got lucky with some good loot to make it to the top of the rankings. What’s he got to be so full of himself about?】

Since he was currently ranked in the top three on all three leaderboards and had plenty of supporters within the guild, many chimed in, accusing Qiyu of being ungrateful.

According to 【I Am Domineering】 and others, he’s just a player at the top of the Shelter rankings, not even high on the Combat Power list. Since he’s so ungrateful, there’s no point wasting energy on him.

My Fate is Determined By Me, Not The Heavens didn’t see it that way. 

He wasn’t sure if it was because of his reincarnation, but he felt that many things were different from what he remembered.

In his previous life, he remembered it clearly: after the newbie period ended and the rankings were released, there was absolutely no player named “I Love Survival Game” in Server 01.

He felt wary and uneasy about this “uncertainty,” which only made him more determined to recruit him and keep him under his watch.

He decided to contact Qiyu personally, send him a friend request, and invite him to join “The Temple of Gods.”

—Unfortunately, the friend request from the top-ranked player received no special treatment; it, too, was simply swept aside with a single tap.

Such behavior, among certain groups who almost worship the motto “My Fate is Determined By Me, Not The Heavens” as their god, such behavior was nothing short of arrogance, insolence, jealousy, ignorance, contempt, deliberate mockery, and a direct challenge to the “Temple of Gods”—it was absolutely unforgivable.

A flurry of condemnation in their guild chat had already been “I Love Survival Game” with multiple charges.

It wasn’t enough to just put on a show internally; they had to make a scene on the public chat as well.

By the time Qiyu switched to the chat channel, these people had already staged several one-sided dramas and cast him as the cannon fodder.

【I Love Survival Game: .】

【Cockroach Taste Is So Weird: He’s out! He’s out! The admin’s here!】

【I Am Domineering: Oh? The headless turtle has finally emerged.】

【Xia’s Handsome: Can you explain what you mean by trampling the Temple of the Gods’ reputation like this?】

Qiyu couldn’t quite wrap his head around how these people thought.

【I Love Survival Game: Are you guys bored?】

【I Love Survival Game: I’ve been busy from morning till now and didn’t notice your friend requests.】

‌The onlookers, who had been eagerly waiting for the drama, let out a disappointed sigh upon reading this.

‌To them, Qiyu’s words sounded like he was backing down—an explanation that he had no grievances against the Temple, and that his refusal to accept the friend request was simply because he hadn’t seen it.

The Temple members thought the same.

I Am Domineering defiantly declared that he wouldn’t let this slide, and was stopped by My Fate is Determined By Me, Not The Heavens.

【My Fate is Determined By Me, Not The Heavens: @I Love Survival Game, Since this is just a misunderstanding, let’s just add each other as friends and clear things up. Are you interested in joining our Temple of the Gods?】

This message was posted in the zone chat, and it was an invitation made right after “I Love Survival Game” had just backed down.

Civil Engineering Brother muttered under their breath that it was underhanded—essentially putting the big shot on the spot. If he didn’t accept, it would be a public snub to the Temple of the Gods and the leaderboard in front of the entire server. 

Even if there was no prior animosity, they’d be creating one now.

He was just about to type something to stir up trouble.

【I Love Survival Game: No.】

【I Love Survival Game: No friends, no guild.】

The two messages, one after the other, looked exactly like 【I Love Survival Game】 was afraid the Temple of the Gods wouldn’t understand plain language, so they repeated it on purpose.

Now there’s no need for the Temple of the Gods’ players to spread rumors—this is truly trampling the pride of both “Temple of the Gods” and “My Fate is Determined By Me, Not The Heavens” right in front of everyone.

My Fate is Determined By Me, Not The Heavens. expression darkened.

In the guild chat, I Am Domineering was still ranting, saying he knew this guy was no good from the start, and that speaking to him nicely was just giving him an easy way out.

【I Am Domineering: @My Fate is Determined By Me, Not The Heavens, Boss, you’re not going to defend him now, are you?】

My Fate is Determined By Me, Not The Heavens, said that since they weren’t on the same page, he wouldn’t get involved.

【I Am Domineering: So what if he’s seventh on the Shelter leaderboard? I’m ranked third, and I’m not as cocky as you! You’ve been busy since this morning—what are you playing at? We invited you to join our Temple of the Gods because we saw potential in you. A poser like you might scrape onto the leaderboard early on thanks to luck, but just you wait—we’ll kick you off in a couple of days!】

【‌Very Handsome Down Therei: Not giving our boss face is the same as not giving the entire guild face! From now on, brothers and sisters in the server, make sure to keep your eyes peeled and check the other person’s ID carefully when trading.】

【‌‌Little Old Me: @ I Love Survival Game, you’ve been busy from morning till now—I bet you’ve made a killing, huh? Haha, you’d better stay on your toes. Don’t wake up tomorrow to find yourself kicked out of the top ranks.】

They’ve already discussed it in the guild chat: they’ll make the new recruits hand over another batch of supplies, then pool them to secure two more spots. They’re determined to teach this guy a lesson.

They were ranting in the channel, but Qiyu didn’t respond.

It wasn’t that he didn’t know how to retort; it was simply that he considered his response complete.

He hadn’t seen the friend request, so he hadn’t noticed it.

He didn’t know the person, so he wouldn’t add them as a friend or join the guild—wasn’t that clear enough?

After posting two messages in the zone chat, he sent a private message to Civil Engineering Brother.

He’d just finished previewing the layout and thought the territory module’s design was excellent.

It was a 1,200-square-meter plot of land. To fully enclose it would require 140 meters of fence—meaning 1,400 units of wood.

He only had 1,050 in his inventory.

He asked Civil Engineering Brother if he had any wood for sale. The Civil Engineering Brother replied quickly and immediately selected “Send as Gift.”

【I Love Survival Game: ?】

【Civil Engineering Brother: Consider this a loan. I don’t know what you’re up to, Big Shot, but I’m all for you giving those guys a good slap in the face!】

What does “showing them up” mean? Qiyu accepted the wood, pondering the phrase while trying to figure out if he had anything worth 400 units of wood.

Suddenly, his interface started flashing wildly.

【Civil Engineering Brother: Holy shit!】

【Civil Engineering Brother: You’re the man!】

【Civil Engineering Brother: This is way more satisfying than verbal trash-talking in the regional channel! Now that’s a top-tier slap in the face!】

【Civil Engineering Brother: How did you pull that off?】

Qiyu was clueless, but he knew where to find the answer.

Region 01 Regional Channel:

The Temple of the Gods crowd ‌was mocking‌ him with‌ glee.

Just then, a message suddenly popped up:

【Cockroach Taste Is So Weird:‌ Um… check the Shelter Rankings—the rankings have changed.】

The onlookers all opened the Shelter Leaderboard.

There, the very subject of the earlier discussion—【I Love Survival Game】, which had been mercilessly lambasted by the Hall of Gods—had suddenly jumped from seventh place straight to third.

Coincidentally, the original third-place holder was the very person who had been mocking them the most just moments ago —I Am Domineering.

Such a dramatic turn of events had many people bursting out laughing.

【Traveler in the Misty Rain of Jiangnan: Oh my, looks like the guys from the Temple aren’t as quick on their feet as our gaming buddy.】

【Roadside Drifter: Haha, just a moment ago they were talking about kicking someone out, and now they’ve been kicked out themselves. Tell me, aren’t you furious?!】

【Reaching for the Moon in the Heavens: Looking at it this way, when they said they’ve been busy from morning till now, it really was true. Domineering, didn’t you ask what they were busy with? Now you know—they’re busy climbing from seventh to third place.】

With the Temple of Gods acting so cocky, where there are supporters, there are naturally those who can’t stand it.

But when it comes to a verbal brawl between two sides, if one party is too timid, you can’t even help them—it’s just a thankless task.

Now that they see “I Love Survival Game” being so bold, they’re naturally happy to come out and take a shot at the Hall of Gods.

Qiyu also took a look at the rankings and found that his shelter had indeed climbed to third place.

He glanced at the Advanced Magic Energy Tower floating in the sky; clearly, the ranking change was all thanks to it.

Not bothering to pay attention to the comments, he continued to install the fences in their planned positions.

In the zone chat, the Temple of the Gods members were still being defiant:

【I Am Domineering: Hah, so what if he’s third? The Temple of the Gods is packed with big shots and has massive resources—we’ll overtake you in no time.】

【Little Old Me: Exactly. Is third place on a measly Shelter leaderboard really something worth bragging about?】

Qiyu finished installing the fences.

Afterward, he placed two or three plots of basic farmland in the left rear area.

Next step: place the well.

In the region chat channel, after the Temple of the Gods had finished spouting their threats, they saw no sign of the owner responding. Finding it pointless, they prepared to log out.

In the group chat, they discussed that if any opportunity arose in the future, they would definitely teach this guy a lesson.

Just then, the region chat channel came alive again:

【Cockroach Taste Is So Weird: Holy shit! Check the leaderboard! “I Love Survival Game” is second on the Shelter Leaderboard!】

【Feifei Feels Very Secure: He actually moved up?】

This brought out quite a few lurkers.

【Grind King: What the hell is the big shot doing? How did he pull that off?】

【I Am Lily: This is terrifying. He can’t keep getting resources forever, can he?】

【Reaching for the Moon in the Heavens: I’ve been pushed out of second place, too? Impressive.】

Several top-ranked players popped up, and the chat channel was flooded with people shouting for the big shot’s protection.

Of course, there were also those mocking the Temple of the Gods:

【Roadside Drifter: Haha, the Temple of Gods thought they were picking on a pushover, but didn’t expect to run into a tough nut to crack, did they?】

【Your Act Ends, Mine Begins: Love it! This slap-in-the-face moment gets a perfect score from me!】

【I Am Domineering: So what if he’s second? First place is still ours at the Temple of the Gods!】

【‌‌Little Old Me: Exactly. Just because he’s second, he’s already bragging. If he’s really got the skills, let him take first place!】

【‌Down Is Cool: Our boss is first, and there wasn’t this much fuss. You poor saps just have no class—you think being second is something to brag about?】

Place resource point: Crimson Maple Forest (Green).

【Crimson Maple Forest (Green): Fixed resource point. Each visit yields 100 Crimson Maple Wood (Green) and has a chance to drop Crimson Maple Wood (Blue).】

Loot today’s harvest? 

Qiyu selected Yes.

【Congratulations on obtaining 100 Red Maple Wood (Green) and 20 Red Maple Wood (Blue).】

So, harvesting from resource points doesn’t require actually chopping down trees.

This is a pleasant surprise.

Qiyu looked at the 100 units of Red Maple Wood he’d just acquired.

The crafting materials for a Standard Energy Tower are simply 100 units of any green-quality basic resource.

Without hesitation, he immediately chose to craft it.

The Standard Energy Tower resembles a scaled-down version of an Advanced Magic Energy Tower, standing about three meters tall.

Perhaps because the crafting material was Red Maple Wood, this Energy Tower has a crimson-red appearance.

【Standard Energy Tower: Can be activated by embedding a Magic Crystal, attack range 5 meters.】

Qiyu chose to place it in a corner of the Red Maple Forest.

Next up: the Statue of the Goddess of Nature.

Qiyu planned to place the statue in front of the log cabin.

The statue, which had originally been no bigger than the palm of a hand, was immediately enveloped by a breeze carrying petals and greenery after being placed. Moments later, a pure white jade fountain appeared in the open space. The sacred and beautiful goddess statue stood atop the fountain, gazing at all things with a gentle smile.

Region Channel, Server 01, under the spotlight. 

Server 01 Shelter Rankings.

The position that had long been firmly held by “My Fate is Determined By Me, Not The Heavens” slowly dissipated like smoke, the golden text of the ID fading away.

Replacing it was another ID:

【I Love Survival Game.】

The entire regional channel fell into a brief silence.

After a moment, a familiar ID spoke up again:

【Cockroach Taste Is So Weird】: So today’s drama is the Temple teaming up to insult someone, and in the process… they’ve created a #1 on the leaderboard?