Tower Defense, but the Lucky One Wins by Doing Nothing

Blurb:

Ming Han dreamed of owning an island of her own.

Later, everyone in the world got an island of their own.

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A doomsday game descended, turning everyone into players. Each player got an island of their own and a Crystal Heart.

Every three days, the island lords entered a tower-defense instance, where they had to fend off all kinds of monsters trying to get onto their islands and protect their Crystal Hearts.

Many players died at the hands of monsters. Besides struggling to survive the tower-defense instance every three days, the island lords also had to manage a return to primitive living, providing all their own water and food.

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But everyone soon noticed an island lord called Ming Han who was often active in the world chat:

[Ming Han: I picked a ton of berries. Anyone want to trade for something?]

[Ming Han: Potatoes on clearance! I planted too many, and my warehouse is overflowing!]

[Ming Han: Fresh, fluffy steamed buns, today only. Buy now while supplies last!]

[Ming Han: Freshly hunted and butchered pheasants, guaranteed fresh. Only ten available, first come, first served!]

Other players: Wait, is this game really fair? How come this person's island has everything, while ours are barren, with nothing but poisonous spiders and poisonous mushrooms? We can't get anything we need, and we can't grow anything properly. We're just one big miserable, poverty-stricken island!

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This island lord had not only an abundance of supplies, but also tons of powerful buildings and weapons:

[Ming Han: I got a water tower blueprint from a Mystery Box, but I already have a water tower and don't need it. Who wants to trade?]

[Ming Han: I have an extra arrow tower. Another one would ruin the symmetry. Anyone want to trade?]

[Ming Han: Anyone short on weapons? I already have a Gold Star crossbow. Anyone want to trade for an Orange Star bow?]

Other players: Enough already, we're completely convinced. Can we go to Ming Han's island and work as residents now?

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[Instance One: Tooth Frenzy]

[Instance Two: Mutant Plant Invasion] Dave led the plants in a rebellion (not really).

[Instance Three: Zombies on the Island]

Coming soon: All-Round Grinder's Raft Survival. Find it in my author profile, and feel free to add it to your favorites!

Blurb:

One day, Mu Sheng transmigrated into a doomsday game world. Most of the land here had been submerged by the sea, and all of humanity had become players in a doomsday game. Their only refuge was a small raft, and from then on, humanity was forced to drift across the sea to survive.

Mu Sheng thought she could survive as long as she relied on herself and provided for her own needs. But she didn't expect to have a quest System bound to her from the start. Not only did she have to feed herself, she also had to keep making all kinds of products to complete quest orders!

Mu Sheng: ...

No problem. It's just hard work, and she's got plenty of energy and tricks up her sleeve!

At first, people were simply jealous of the Ship That Sails On Forever, which always ranked first on the leaderboard.

[Seeing others succeed is so frustrating. I'm still worrying about drinking water, while she's already number one on the leaderboard.]

[What class and skills did Mu Sheng get? Could she be an all-rounder? Otherwise, it's hard to explain how she earned every number-one title on the server.]

[Does the Ship That Sails On Forever only ever find gold chests? How else did it get so many good materials to build the ship?]

Later, people began to envy the crew of the Ship That Sails On Forever.

[Why can't I be a crew member on the Ship That Sails On Forever? I can work like an ox and a horse for Sister Sheng too!]

[That's no Ship That Sails On Forever. I'd call it the Kingdom That Sails On Forever.]

[Sister Sheng, could you please recruit a few more crew members? I mean, citizens?]

Theme: Life is hard. Keep doing your best to live.