Stockpiling Supplies and Surviving in a Seaside Safehouse

[Welcome to The God Game: Raft Survival]

[New player quest: The extreme heat disaster, Scorching Season, is approaching. Upgrade your safe house as soon as possible.]

He Ni, who can't swim, wakes up to find herself floating on a raft.

Surrounded by an endless sea, she casts a line beneath the blazing sun and, from the start, reels in ten garbage bags in a row.

Just as she's on the verge of despair, a notification appears:

[You excel at and love collecting garbage. The Sea God approves of your hobby. Congratulations, you've awakened the talent: Scavenger.]

[Scavenger: +5 starting inventory slots. When you obtain any equipment, your critical hit rate increases by 35%.]

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When she dives into the depths, other players gather specific resources, but He Ni takes whatever she finds: This stone looks good, that shell is nice, I'll dig up some sand and fill a bucket with silt.

On the islands, while others hunt for treasure and mine, He Ni stops every few steps: I'll catch some ants, pick up some bird droppings, and there's even a broken bird's egg? Taking it all!

Until one day, some unknown goblin blocks her way and snarls, "You! He Ni! Stop picking up garbage!"

He Ni looks down at her, eyes lighting up. "Excuse me, you're standing on a rusty iron shard I dropped!"

The goblin: ...?

Before long, somehow or other, He Ni tops the lifestyle, combat, and wealth rankings.

Meeting the admiring gazes of everyone around her, she doesn't understand why, but she's full of energy. "Hey, don't throw away shells, animal bones, scrap metal, or junk! I'll buy it all!"

[Reader note: A long, plot-driven story with a couple.]

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-The Underground Bunker Safe House: It Makes Sense for a Temp to Be a Billion Times Stronger-

He Yue opens her eyes to find herself trapped in an underground cellar measuring less than five square meters.

A message pops up on an electronic screen:

Welcome to the cellar survival game. Kill monsters and complete challenges to earn points, which can be used to buy supplies and upgrade your safe house.

Safe house durability has reached zero. Player dead. Protect your safe house.

He Yue, an overworked jack-of-all-trades, tries to make sense of it:

Kill monsters = help catch mice and exterminate cockroaches

Complete challenges = finish tasks assigned by clients

Upgrade the safe house = mix cement, haul bricks, and build houses at a construction site

...Complete all the tasks above and she'll get a house.

Well, would you look at that? As a temp, she's familiar with all these jobs.

A house as a work bonus? Now that's what I call a good deal. She loves it here!

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After a new batch of survivors arrives, an old customer brings a newcomer to knock on He Yue's safe house door.

The newcomer hesitates. "Do you happen to have, you know..."

He Yue: "Yes!"

The newcomer, who hasn't even finished explaining what they want to buy: "Oh, great. And my beginner quest is really hard. It's..."

He Yue: "I can help!"

After dazedly buying some goods and getting a team-up ticket, the newcomer hesitates again. "Um, there's one more thing that's broken. I wanted to ask..."

He Yue: "I can fix it!"

After clearing the dungeon with ease, the newcomer looks stunned. "Sister An, didn't you say the person you knew was a temp?"

Sister An nods with reverence in her eyes. "Yeah. Sister Yue said it's normal for a temp to be a little stronger. All temps are like that."

The newcomer: A little? A billion times!

The newcomer: I want to be a temp too, qaq.

Theme: Face hardships without fear and pursue happiness.