The items Qi Xu opened from the special supply box might not have been necessary, and since nothing was deducted, he returned them.
Chinese Master Chef was truly generous, especially fond of sharing his culinary creations. Qi Xu had a gut feeling that in the previous round of the game, this person might have died because of him... Too sincere, too trusting of everyone.
He remembered the first day the group chat was created, when everyone’s food was still precious and scarce. Back then, Chinese Master Chef had shared a bowl of red bean porridge with everyone.
Qi Xu loved special supply boxes too much...
While exercising at night, Qi Xu kept pondering—what other ways were there to show off today? Perhaps he had lived too cautiously before, making this challenging question truly beyond his usual thinking.
The main issue was that he hadn’t come up with anything during dinner either...
In the end... Qi Xu simply asked in the small group chat.
Invincible Black Tornado: "How can I show off in the group in a way that not only gets a lot of responses but also makes everyone feel envious?"
Old White Dragon in the Waves: "Did you get some special item? I thought it was weird when you suddenly posted about eating hot pot in the main chat yesterday. No wonder."
Bubbly Girl Guo Degang: "Have you eaten dinner yet? Why not post food again? That hot pot yesterday had me green with envy."
Chinese Master Chef: "If you need food, I can whip up a few hearty dishes to help you make a splash."
Chief Beauty Officer: "Posting food again today won’t have the same impact as yesterday. There’s a ‘send red packet’ function in the bottom right corner of the group. Why not give away some hot water bottles or compressed biscuits? Whoever gets them will definitely be envious.
Plus, everyone’s struggling to survive right now. If you’re handing out supplies, whether people grab them or not, the envy factor should be maxed out."
Qi Xu had genuinely forgotten about this feature.
Because almost no one had used it before...
Qi Xu hesitated—this move felt a bit like something a fool would do.
But in the end... he decided to give it a try and see how it played out.
Before sending the red packet, though, Qi Xu updated his blocklist again, making sure all the people he disliked were on it.
Only then did he start editing the red packet contents.
Nearly expired instant noodles—about four or five hundred boxes left—he tossed 100 into the red packet. Then, 100 cartons of Tesu Pure Milk, which would expire in seven days.
Next, the 21 compressed biscuits he’d never eat went in, followed by 50 hot water bottles, 5 cotton-padded jackets, and one green fur outfit.
A total of 277 red packets. Qi Xu wasn’t obsessive about neat numbers, so he didn’t bother rounding it off and just sent it as is.
Before posting it, though, he gave a heads-up in the small group.
Invincible Black Tornado: "Everyone, get ready—I’m about to send a red packet in the main group! Let’s make sure our own people grab them!"
As he typed this, Qi Xu suddenly remembered his college days before joining this survival game.
Back then, during holidays, everyone would exchange red packets in dorm and class group chats.
The way they’d rally their roommates before sending one... was eerily similar to this scene.
It wasn’t really about the money—it was about the thrill of being treated specially and the excitement of the moment...
Everyone immediately gathered in the main group, holding their breath, fingers poised over their screens, waiting!
The second the red packet appeared, they frantically tapped on it!
Qi Xu could see the notifications, but the names flashed by too fast to read. Scrolling up to the top, he noticed that almost everyone from the small group was among the first to grab one.
A grin spread across Qi Xu’s face uncontrollably. These items weren’t particularly valuable, but the feeling was exhilarating.
Sure enough, the bragging points in the top-right corner began skyrocketing...
Qi Xu couldn’t get enough of it.
With fewer than 300 red packets, they were snatched up in no time.
Trapped Beast: "Aaaahhh, damn it, damn it, damn it! What did I miss?! Why did I have to go take a crap just now?! Waaahh!"
Player 0808: "I thought I’d freeze to death tonight, but I actually got a hot water bottle! It’s like the heavens are telling me to keep fighting!"
Cursed by Bad Luck: "I broke my unlucky streak! This is insane—I grabbed a box of instant noodles! Eating noodles in this freezing weather is just like the big shots eating hot pot in the snow!"
Sweet Donut: "What are you all talking about? What red packet? What noodles and hot water bottles? A system notification? Why didn’t I get anything?"
Bright Light Fills Tomorrow: "I didn’t get anything either. Where did you guys see this?"
A helpful player stepped in to explain.
Player 0228: "You two must be on the big shot’s blocklist. You think you’d get a red packet from them? No way."
Player 0301: "I’m so mad at myself! I saw it right away but spaced out for a second, and poof—gone!"
Player 0330: "I didn’t get anything either. Waaahh, this hurts!"
Chinese Master Chef: "Hahahahaha, I actually got the green fur outfit! Did I hit the jackpot?"
Qi Xu hadn’t expected Chinese Master Chef to snag the green fur outfit—there was only one in the batch. This guy’s luck stat was seriously high.
The bragging points were still climbing rapidly. Qi Xu didn’t rush to claim the reward box—as long as he didn’t, the points would keep accumulating.
Then Qi Xu spotted the orange tree—small, with fruit still green.
He’d also obtained a universal planting pot today, but he didn’t have any good seeds, just a pack of carrot seeds from earlier.
But... Qi Xu wasn’t particularly fond of carrots.
Eventually, he found a pack of tomato seeds in the trading market.
Perfect—nutritious, delicious, packed with vitamin C, and great for skin. Tomatoes were the way to go.
Without hesitation, Qi Xu traded a hot water bottle for them.
He scattered the seeds evenly in the universal planting pot. The growth cycle was only 10 days, but with a tiny bit of green crystal energy, it shortened to just one day.
Perfect. Tomorrow night, he’d have fresh tomatoes.
By midnight, Qi Xu drifted off to sleep, happy and satisfied, his dreams a little sweeter than usual.
The next morning, he checked his bragging points—5,638!
Even higher than yesterday’s hot pot flex.
Thinking it over, it made sense. With the hot pot, everyone knew they couldn’t have any. But last night’s red packet gave everyone a chance.
The moment people heard there were desperately needed hot water bottles, cotton jackets, and a green fur outfit up for grabs, who wouldn’t go wild?
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