Over the next two days, Yun Luohe lived like a clock wound tight—busy from first light until the stars and moon hung over the reef sky.The first thing she did upon opening her eyes each day was lead the spider legion to wipe out the day’s fresh wave of insects.The concentration of radiation fog had climbed lately, and the bugs had mutated.Not only were they bigger; they were harder to kill.Fortunately, the spiders had devoured countless insects and kept leveling up, so handling them wasn’t difficult.When she rolled out of bed, Roubao would lift its eyelids lazily by her feet, while Fenfen was already perched on the windowsill, its little head ticking along with the far-off insect swarms’ movements.It had even taken on the role of a field commander now, often following the spiders to the front line to kill bugs.Yun issued the command, and dozens of spiders poured out. The leaders’ dorsal plates gleamed with a ghostly blue—new armor grown from eating too many mutant bugs, noticeably tougher than before.“Babies, dinner time~”Today’s insect tide came in from the northeast, right along the forest’s edge.The spider legion immediately fanned out.The bugs were stickier than a few days ago. The tidal bugs that used to be knuckle-sized were now as big as small mice, their shells hard as nails. There were also mosquito-like fliers with bellies swollen like purple grapes—one sting left a red welt that burned on contact.Players were miserable, complaining nonstop in the chat.But for Yun Luohe, none of it was a problem.The spiders weren’t pushovers either.Their silk was no longer transparent but tinged with a pale bronze; once it stuck to a carapace, it was as if welded on.If a spider got swarmed, it would ball up, then snap open several stout, sharp chelicerae—and scythe straight through the mass.Two hours later, the insects had been eaten clean by the spiders, and the sun had just climbed into the sky.After the kill, Yun Luohe led the spiders into a full cleanup.Her goal was clear: open enough flat, usable land for the large-scale infrastructure to come.Rocks littered the island in all sizes, seriously interfering with subsequent construction and looking ugly besides.There were also weeds everywhere that needed clearing.Clearing stones yielded Sea Stone; pulling weeds made feed; cutting trees gave timber…So it was a one-stone, many-birds operation.Bottom line, she was racking her brain for ways to boost the reef rating and figure out how to complete Reef Mall tasks to unlock more goods.“These are yours.”Yun pointed to a stand of trees in the north and assigned it to the Gold-Shell Spiders.They could use their chelicerae to fell trees with high efficiency.A jumble of rocks to the south went to the Gemstone Miner Spiders.They could quarry; breaking stone was nothing to them.As for mowing, the Horticulture Nanny Spiders had it—child’s play.The Gold-Shell Spiders were the main force for cutting timber.They ran their chelicerae like saws—zzz, zzz—and trees were down in short order.The Gemstone Miner Spiders gripped a stone’s edge and pinched—crack!—the rock fractured, dropping chunks of Sea Stone.The Horticulture Nanny Spiders used tough silk to scythe weeds, then spat lines to bind them into bales.Part went to the livestock sheds as feed reserves; part dried for fuel or weaving material.The Scavenger Corrosive Spiders handled stubborn roots and hardpan.After the spiders’ round of labor, the ground was strewn with materials.All Yun had to do was stroll by and tap one-click pickup.By early afternoon, they’d finally cleared a broad expanse of level ground.She checked the reef rating: a half day’s work had added over three hundred points.What she wanted now was to unlock more items in the Reef Mall.The most direct way was to push the reef rating.There were three unlock thresholds tied to the rating—high, medium, and low.The mall’s evaluation of Yun’s reef was currently “low.”Ratings under 5000 were considered low.Unlocked items were mostly ordinary livestock—like chickens, goats, sheep, and dairy cows.Basic decor like flowerpots and plain furniture.Also everyday tools and a small set of seasonal seeds.Building materials were purchasable too, but with limits.For example, High-Grade Hardwood capped at 1000 per day; iron ore at 200 per day…Other infrastructure materials were similar—restricted and expensive.High-Grade Hardwood traded 1:1 for Sea Coins.If she used Sea Coins to buy finish materials for decor and buildings, tens of thousands would vanish like pocket change—and be gone in a blink.Once the rating passed 5000, roughly half the mall would unlock.That included basic building materials and even the ability to build a small dock and a mine shaft.Common animal/plant young and seasonal seeds; low-tier service hires like a junior farmhand.Rare-series furniture, high—…ad placement in the mall……Break 15000 and she could unlock rare plants and animals, high-grade building blueprints, and purchase advanced materials like Blue Crystal Ore, rubies, and Star Sand.At 30000 and above, a full tier unlocked—currently blacked out to Yun.Completing specific achievements—like pushing built area past 20 square kilometers or keeping over 500 animals—could also unlock new items.NPCs were linked to unlocks as well.Attract certain professional NPCs to settle, and the mall auto-unlocked their specialty blueprints, seeds, or services.If Vivira settled, it would unlock the Insect House deed and various insects.If old Captain Hilco settled, it would unlock the island shop deed, plus assorted building and workshop blueprints; the shop would sell daily goods and buy your unwanted items at good prices.If Peach settled, it would unlock the island restaurant deed…If a blacksmith settled, it would unlock the smithy deed and high-grade weapons and forging-material packs.Beyond that were fishermen, alchemists, and more…Through the mall, Yun could glimpse the game’s later stages. Once players reached higher tiers, there was actually more to do.Of course, if she didn’t chase fast leveling, she could just live on the island, self-sufficient and alone. That was viable too.But she always set a high bar for herself. Now that she knew the path to upgrading, she was going to push in that direction.—At this pace, raising the rating to 5000 would probably mean turning the whole reef inside out.She could buy a few ordinary things first.But after eyeing the premium stock, the common stuff didn’t look so appealing anymore.And Sea Coins only went down when you spent them; the good things were pricey.If she didn’t save up more, she’d hit the next tier and have no money to buy anything.“Looks like we double down.” While the spiders ran cleanup across the island, Yun could comb the island for resources.She had a map, but she hadn’t walked every inch; she still didn’t know the island well enough.She ate lunch to fill up, then headed into the woods.Fenfen went along. With Fenfen, scavenging was fast—Yun didn’t even need to use [Scanning Eye]; Fenfen could call out hot spots in advance.They easily found many bird eggs and hives—great trade-ins for Sea Coins.Most useful of all, Fenfen could lead the Gemstone Miner Spiders to small ore veins.Once a vein was found, she could mark it and build a mine there later.—Yun also built two basic defensive Watchtowers. They were cheap on materials and, with a few spiders posted as sentries, offered decent protection.She built the main Warehouse to stock more construction material—laying the groundwork for the builds to come.On top of that, she still had to complete tasks for the Mad Chef Tournament.Until Autumn Day 22—the last day of the tournament.The contest ran ten days in total; Yun’s daily tasks went smoothly,and of the fifty menu items, she completed eighteen.Ten was the minimum, but doing more meant higher points, so over the last two days she pushed hard, studied dishes, and overperformed by eight.Every dish scored at least A+, with two scoring S.Tomorrow at noon the system would tally each contestant’s total points over the ten days. Players in the top 100 would receive bonus points.The top three scorers district-wide would enter the final showdown.After she submitted the very last dish, she planned to use the remaining ingredients to cook more for eating.Leaving ingredients unused would be a waste. She’d pulled a lot of stock for the menu earlier; now, every category had just a little trimmed leftover—perfect to use, and worth a few extra points.When the oil heated, she tossed in shredded ginger and minced garlic—sizzle—and the aroma rolled out.Yun hurried the ribs into the wok, turning them with a wooden spatula. They quickly went a beautiful golden brown.She sprinkled on her own sun-dried sea salt and ground pepper; the scent made your mouth water.Then in went chunked taro and brown rice into a clay pot, a ladle of clean water, simmered for half an hour; a final scatter of scallions—and the pot of fragrant Taro Pork-Rib Congee was done.To squeeze more points, Yun cooked Porcini Bacon Fried Rice, Garlic Vermicelli Steamed Scallops, Pounded Chili with Century Eggs, and Double-Pepper Minced Pork…The kitchen smelled amazing.Roubao popped out of nowhere, tail sweeping against her leg, nose working overtime.Fenfen fluttered down to the windowsill, hopping back and forth, staring at her with pleading eyes.“Meow! I’m starving—can we eat yet?”“Chirp chirp, it smells so good! Master, I want some!”“Hold your horses—there’s plenty.” Yun smiled, ladled a small half-bowl of congee, and picked the biggest rib into the bowls set before the two little freeloaders.Roubao buried its face and dug in. Fenfen clamped the rib and flew to a nearby rock, pecking daintily, chirping nonstop and praising the taste.It used to be only Roubao that was greedy. Now there was Fenfen, too.The island felt livelier. With someone competing for food, Roubao ate with even more relish.Yuntun wasn’t going hungry either. The spiders would present some of the larger bugs—especially special mutants—as tribute for Yuntun.The choice cuts were always saved for it; lately Yuntun had more than it could eat every day.After dinner, Yun studied the mall’s list of specific achievements.Completing them would grant a big chunk of rating.Right now she needed to push the rating to 5000 as quickly as possible so she could buy supplies.Naturally, only a mid-tier reef had any chance to attract NPC residents; a low-tier reef couldn’t.Even then, NPC visits were rare.Achievements:Prosperity Path: built area exceeds 20 square kilometers (+500 rating)Teeming with Life: keep over 500 animals (+400 rating)Mining Vanguard: build 3 mines (+400 rating)Opening New Ground: clear and level 5000 square meters of land (+500 rating)Secure Livelihoods: build or upgrade 5 functional buildings—Warehouse, Watchtower, livestock {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} sheds (+400 rating)Honored Guests: successfully attract the first NPC resident (+800 rating)“Secure Livelihoods” was almost done.She’d just built 2 Watchtowers and 1 Warehouse.Next, she only needed one more Warehouse or two livestock sheds. Easy—give her a day and it’d be done.She could run it in parallel with other tasks.The most achievable next was “Opening New Ground.”She could clear 1000 square meters a day; throw more spiders at it and it would go faster—three or four days should do it.Of the rest, the quickest was “Teeming with Life.”Current animal count on the reef was a bit over two hundred.For some reason, spiders didn’t count—otherwise this one would be trivial.But two hundred animals wasn’t far off either.You could just buy them.To break the first big 5000-point threshold within three days, Yun drafted a new plan.Leverage the spider legion’s efficiency to clear a far larger area—tomorrow’s target: 20,000 square meters.Start building more structures at the same time.She opened chat and posted in the Mutual Aid Association group:“Exchanging various supplies for chicks or any poultry/livestock. Tell me what you need, and I’ll put a batch in the Association Exchange Center shortly.”If each member took a single chicken, she’d finish that achievement.Many hands make light work.If it wasn’t enough, she’d buy more in the Trade Hub.

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