a hot meal can calm bad thoughts

I decided to do something productive with the time left before the chat was opened, first I emptied half of the water into the bucket, the water I had in the pot was too much as I didn't know I would have another place to store the water so soon.

then I took out the skinned rabbit and removed some of the meat from its legs as I had not yet eviscerated it so it still had all of its organs inside.

I placed the cut meat inside the pot with water and put it to boil on the fire.

"Well, this will take about 35 to 40 minutes to cook, when it reaches 25 minutes I will add half a bouillon cube and let it finish cooking".

While the rabbit was cooking I thought about the tools I currently had and the tools I could make with the few resources in my shelter area.

Obviously, one thing I will need is a shovel to remove the snow, I can also use it to dig here and make a kind of subway shelter or even dig a well... I will also need a pickaxe to break the stones that are underground when I dig.

after a few minutes I put the broth in the pot and stirred it with the spoon.

"well, in about 10 minutes it should be ready".

I set the bowl next to me and brought the buckets near the door.

[12 hours have elapsed since your arrival in the world of 'the new ruins', therefore the chat and transaction functions are unlocked].

the notification alerted me, I immediately stopped what I was doing and opened the global chat.

[survivors: 99,956/ 100,000]

[Shiba Nagisa: this place is so strange, just a few hours ago I was in my house eating udon and now I'm in a mountain]

[Mu Qiang: I'm so exhausted why do I only have sand around me? my ancestors must have cursed my fate to end up in this horrible place I'm dying of heat!]

[Anika Mentzel-Zanker: I'm dreaming right? I just got chased by a huge dog, luckily I was able to set up the shelter quickly and hide inside but the dog is still outside, what should I do]?

[André Rousset: we must pray to god for our salvation, only the lord can guide us now].

...

'it's a bit chaotic but it's still better than i expected'.

[Red Crescent: have any of you found boxes near you? it seems the boxes contain survival supplies and objects that could help us, I myself got a steel pot and a spoon from a yellow box]

[Lao Tzu: little brother, you still don't know anything, the mighty me defeated a fearsome mutant beast and got a box of resources! tonight i will have instant noodles for dinner~]

"hee... then I can also find food in the boxes, it's good to know this."

leaving aside the chat for a moment, I take the pot out of the fire and spoon the soup into the bowl.

"haa~ this rabbit tastes strangely good, as if it has been seasoned before, this kind of food is just what I need in an environment like this."

my mind relaxed with the warm taste of the broth and the chewiness of the rabbit meat.

there was still enough soup left in the pot to pour me four more bowls, however I kept the rest, I could still have more tomorrow for breakfast.

I mean, a lot of people must be hungry right now and they might have something that I need'.

"yeah... that seems like a good idea, but first let's look at the regional chat".

[survivors: 993/ 1000]

[Laurel Watson: I'm hungry and I'm freezing to death even inside the shelter can someone please get some food].

[Galasso Lucarelli: this cold is too much for me... does anyone have a blanket? I'm willing to reward you when we get out of here, I have a very important position in a famous car company money is not a problem!]

[Fredek Ustinov: exactly, it's not a money problem, we are all in the same situation here, helping someone without benefit is foolish, look at the player counter, some people have already died! now it's the law of the jungle, the strong live and the weak are discarded].

...

'it may be cruel but that guy, Fredrek is right, from now on no one will give away their hard earned supplies like nothing else, if they want something they must offer something too'.

The worry that had previously disappeared while enjoying the hot soup came back with more strength and I started to look for the name of my brothers and my friend among the survivors.

[player's name: David Crescent]

[send friend request to this player?]

"I could only find one of my brothers... still I think I feel a little better now, if you do.. send the friend request."

[request sent, you will be notified when you receive a reply].

'i would have looked for nathan but i don't remember his full name.. ugh, i'm sure david is going to bug me for hours about that'.

'haha i see it coming'

[your friend request has been accepted].

[David Crescent: Red, are you here? Do you know if any of us were also brought into this stupid game?]

[Red Crescent: I couldn't find their names in the friend search option so I guess they're not here though... can you repeat nathan's last name for me again? you know i never remember these things]

[David Crescent: you... you're still as stupid as ever, nathan's last name is gaunt].

[Red Crescent: hahaha well, just wait a minute, I'll see if I can find it].

.

[player name: Nathan Gaunt]

[Send friend request to this player?]

"yes, send friend request".

[request sent, you will be notified when you receive a reply].

after a few seconds of sending the request it is accepted.

[Nathan Gaunt: Red you were dragged into this game too? I can't believe it, do you know if any of your brothers are here too?]

[Red Crescent: yes, in fact, David also came to this game world 'the new ruins' a minute ago I contacted him, wait, I'll start a private chat].

['Red Crescent' has started a private chat and has invited 'David Crescent' and 'Nathan Gaunt' ]

after that we spent almost an hour talking to each other in the private chat while telling each other everything that happened to us since we arrived in this world less than a day ago.