After becoming rich overnight, I handed over the system.

Chapter 384 Earth Fruit

Lin Liuyi breathed a huge sigh of relief upon returning to her own world; she never imagined that taking care of a child could be so tiring.

In retrospect, it's understandable why those mothers were on the verge of collapse from taking care of their children.

Upon returning, Lin Liuyi decided to write some more novels while the system was accumulating energy, and then have the system distribute them.

Having witnessed the advancements in interstellar technology and the power of primitive tribal orcs, Lin Liuyi's latest work is also a story about superpowers.

After the text was written smoothly, the system dutifully began distributing it.

"Another earth fruit! What bad luck!" A man casually picked a fruit and then threw it on the ground.

Amazingly, the fruit instantly turned into a pile of soil, mixing with the parched earth.

Lin Mo glanced at it casually and sighed inwardly.

Since the weather has gotten hotter and hotter, the buildings outside are no longer suitable for human habitation, so humans have no choice but to live underground.

I don't know when, but these clods of soil started to grow on the ground.

Everyone was initially happy when they discovered the clod of earth.

After all, due to the weather, various fruits are now rarely seen.

It was only when people put these clods of earth in their mouths that they realized they weren't fruit at all.

Once you bite through the yellowish-brown outer skin, all you see inside is a pile of dirt, without a trace of moisture.

Some people didn't believe it and insisted on eating it, only to find that it had no taste at all; it was just a clod of dirt.

Later, people started calling these clods of earth "earth fruit".

But this kind of soil fruit is really useless. What people lack now is not soil, but water.

"Alright, Zhang Yuan, we have limited time outside the base, so everyone should try to find plants or other usable items!" said Captain Jin Feng.

Since humans moved underground to live due to the extreme heat, they have never abandoned the surface.

Everyone hoped to find some plants or other useful things on the surface, so small search teams appeared in every underground city.

Lin Mo was a member of this small team, and the protective suit she was wearing was rented from the city.

There's no way to get out without wearing protective clothing, as the ground temperature is already too high.

Lin Mo now only hopes that her team can find something worthwhile on this trip, otherwise they will have to lose the points for protective suits.

"Hey, Captain, where are there any plants left now? If we could find some, we'd be rich! I heard a team at another base found a blade of grass and got 100,000 points right away!" Zhang Yuan said enviously.

"Even 100,000 is worth it! The grass that can survive in this temperature must be something special! I'd be willing to pay any price, no matter what kind of grass it is!" said another teammate, Chu Xin.

"Dream on! Who wouldn't want that!" Zhang Yuan retorted.

Lin Mo nodded silently. Who wouldn't want that? It's worth 100,000 points!

They searched around but still couldn't find anything useful. "This damn weather!" Zhang Yuan couldn't help but get irritated.

If they can't find anything, they'll lose money this time.

Although this kind of thing happens often, no one is willing to spend their points like that.

After all, in the dungeon now, points are equivalent to money; you have to use points to buy food and drinks.

Accumulating points is not an easy task, so everyone cherishes their points.

Lin Mo was also anxious, but she suppressed her impatience and searched patiently.

Suddenly her eyes were flashed by a light, and then by a golden light.

It's a book!

It's still floating in the sky!

how can that be!

Lin Mo stared at the book that was shimmering with golden light for a moment, and she realized that her other teammates seemed to be completely unable to see the book.

Zhang Yuan even angrily waved his arm, which passed through the book as if it were passing through thin air.

Lin Mo swallowed silently, and when she walked toward the spot of light, she found that the book was moving with her.

Now was not the time to ponder the book; Lin Mo turned his attention to the spot that had flashed with light.

She dug hard through the sand and pulled out a transparent plastic sheet.

"Captain, come and see!"

The team members quickly gathered around, and Jin Feng took the plastic sheet and placed it on the testing instrument.

"It's a mutated plastic sheet!"

The others breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, it worked; the trip wasn't a waste!

"Lin Mo really has sharp eyes!" Zhang Yuan praised.

"No, no, it's all just good luck!"

Lin Mo is just like her name suggests; she is silent and doesn't like to talk.

Hearing Zhang Yuan praise her like that, she immediately stammered.

"Alright, let's call it a day! The protective suits are running low on battery, let's get back to the dungeon as soon as possible to avoid any mishaps!"

The group immediately became serious, grabbed their belongings, and rode their bikes towards the underground city.

Before leaving, Lin Mo inexplicably picked up two wild fruits and took them back with him.

After returning and handing over their belongings, and receiving 500 points each, Lin Mo felt more relaxed, knowing he had his living expenses covered for the next month.

Only then did she have the mind to look at what the book she had been following was.

With a nervous heart, Lin Mo opened the book.

So it was just a novel. Lin Mo was both disappointed and delighted.

She was disappointed because she thought it was something that could be exchanged for points, but delighted because she could still read the novel in the current situation.

It's important to know that due to weather conditions, the books that have survived are mostly scientific texts; novels, which are less important, certainly weren't among the first to be preserved.

Lin Mo adjusted his posture, lay down on the earthen bed, and began to read the book seriously.

The more she looked at it, the more envious she became; she longed for this interstellar technology.

Back when the weather was getting hotter, some people did mention going to space to find a new home.

However, space technology has never been mature enough to enable large-scale interstellar migration.

Moreover, the surface temperature is already so high, the temperature in the air is likely to be even higher.

For various reasons, humanity had to abandon its aerial plans and move to underground living.

If they had interstellar technology, would they still be afraid of such a small temperature?

However, Lin Mo only dared to think about it; with current technology, it was probably still a long way off before they could catch up with interstellar technology.

Lin Mo had no choice but to suppress his envy and continue reading the novel.

The more I read about her, the more I couldn't tear myself away; it had been so long since I'd been able to read a novel.

Lin Mo just wants to lie down and go on an interstellar adventure with the protagonist in the book.

But no matter how reluctant she was, she had already read all the text.

Still wanting more, she wished she could watch it again, but her rumbling stomach reminded her that it was time to get up and eat something.

Just as Lin Mo was about to reluctantly put down the book, he saw the words "reward".

She looked around her living space and couldn't think of anything she could be proud of.

Finally, she looked at the two earthen fruits.