Ahhhhh, high-altitude survival!

Chapter 123, Collecting Wood, Expanding the Platform

The moment the system notification sounded, Lin Yue saw the number of people in the regional chat interface jump from 3989 to 7113.

After a second of silence, someone in the area chat quickly spoke up first:

"Welcome players from District 8!"

"Welcome, welcome! [Sprinkling flowers.jpg] From now on, we're in the same district!"

"Sister, sister, are you there? It's Yangyang! Sister, please reply to me if you see this."

Zhou Zeyang: "Zhu Ting, Chen Chen, Liang Jingying, Guo Yu, Yang Fan, please contact me if you see this message."

Guo Yu: "Yangzi? Holy crap, it really is you, Yangzi! Yangzi, I'm here."

Zhou Zeyang had only subconsciously searched for someone, but when he saw that someone had actually replied, he was stunned for a moment. When he opened the message, he immediately became excited: "!!!! Boss, it really is you!"

Zhou Zeyang: "Finally found another one. Boss, add me quickly, Lei Zi, Xu Tiantian, and I are all here."

Guo Yu: "Here it comes, please approve it."

"Is my wife home? Tangtang, is Tangtang home?"

"Dad, Mom! Waaaaaah, I'm so glad I finally met you..."

The chat room was buzzing with activity, filled with stories of joy and sorrow. Most people were excitedly searching for their families, while Lin Yue watched all this quietly, her heart unmoved.

She was raised by her maternal grandparents from a young age. By the time she went to university and started working, her maternal grandparents had passed away one after another. Her parents, as she vaguely remembered them from her childhood, seemed to have vanished without a trace. She also had virtually no contact with other relatives.

Over the years, she has long been used to facing life's ups and downs alone, and she doesn't think she can meet any relatives in the game.

The messages flashing in the chat window were just a spectacle to her. So, after observing other people's joys and sorrows for a while, she turned her attention back to them.

Lin Yue first walked to the edge of the platform's wall and looked down. Her gaze pierced through layers of clouds and mist, feeling almost like looking out the window from an airplane. Vast expanses of white clouds, like soft cotton candy, stretched freely between heaven and earth, looking quite beautiful.

Lin Yue quietly admired the view for a while before regaining her composure. Despite the significant increase in platform height, she didn't experience any discomfort similar to oxygen deprivation. Turning to look at the two little ones beside her, Bai Shuang and Xuan Ye were equally energetic. However, perhaps because the sun was gradually rising, Lin Yue clearly felt that the surrounding temperature was two degrees warmer than before, and a slightly sweltering atmosphere filled the air.

Lin Yue rearranged the things she had packed away the night before. After she put everything back in its place, she heard a commotion behind her.

She turned around and saw that Bai Shuang and Xuan Ye were arguing again for some reason. One white and one black, one wolf and one leopard, were chasing each other in circles in the middle of the platform.

Both of them were agile and nimble animals, and the sight of their white and black figures intertwined made Lin Yue a little dizzy.

Her platform was 100 square meters, which wasn't small to begin with. However, apart from the surrounding houses, there was only about 30 or 40 square meters of space left in the middle. After the two little ones ran around so fast and spun around dozens of times, the feeling of cramped space became increasingly obvious.

After running for a few minutes, Bai Shuang finally couldn't take it anymore. It suddenly stopped, its steps unsteady, and staggered towards Lin Yue. When it reached Lin Yue, it smacked its head on the tip of Lin Yue's shoe with a "plop," its voice tinged with grievance: "Sister, I'm a little dizzy."

Of course they'd get dizzy. Running so many laps in such a confined space at their speed, it's hard not to get dizzy. Looking at Xuan Ye, although he didn't come over like Bai Shuang, he was lying on the ground, looking listless, all the energy he had during the chase gone.

Lin Yue had a sudden thought and felt it was time to expand the platform.

Each time the platform expanded, she received various rewards from the system, which shows that the system encourages players to continuously improve their living environment. Moreover, seeing these two little ones, especially Bai Shuang, who couldn't even run around in this space, she really felt sorry for them.

Thinking of this, Lin Yue bent down, stroked Bai Shuang's head, fed it some water, and then coaxed it softly, "You rest for a while, and I'll expand the platform for you so you won't get so dizzy when you play in the future."

"N-no, I'm not playing around~" Bai Shuang muttered softly, her voice barely audible, like a mosquito's buzz. But then, she nodded obediently, stuck out her pink tongue, and began to lick the water, one sip at a time.

Lin Yue got up and walked towards the warehouse. She carefully checked the basic materials she had stored away. When she sold ice basins before, she had acquired quite a lot of iron blocks, saltpeter, and stones. Later, the share given by Zhou Zeyang and Ni Yi's thank-you gift further increased her material reserves.

After counting, Lin Yue discovered that she had over two thousand stones. That's enough to create a 400-square-meter stone floor. Combined with the current platform area, the expanded space would be a full 500 square meters. This size should be just enough for the two little ones to play in.

However, stone floors can only be built on the basis of wooden floors. At present, she does not lack stones, but rather wood.

Fortunately, everyone should have more resources now. She had seen in the regional chat that many people, when playing defensively, spent most of their time chopping down trees and collecting wood. With the daily airdrops, gathering two thousand pieces of wood shouldn't be too difficult.

Thinking of this, Lin Yue decided to check the public chat first.

The public chat was still bustling with activity. Lin Yue swiped and sent a concise message: "Buy timber."

She doesn't usually chat much in the public chat; she's always busy with serious matters. So when she spoke up, it immediately attracted the attention of players in the seventh district.

They knew Lin Yue's style; after sending a message, she wouldn't engage in lengthy haggling in the public chat. Those interested in trading could simply bring their items and message her privately in the trading window.

Players in Zone 7 all know that Lin Yue has a lot of good stuff. Now that she has won the grand prize in the points competition, many people are excitedly starting to check their inventory to see if they can exchange wood for some good stuff from Lin Yue.