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Welcome to the Global Ocean Survival Game…"
"From now on, you will spend the rest of your lives at sea…"
"Do not worry about any illnesses or physical disabilities you may have. This system will cure them all and give everyone a relatively fair starting point…"
"You may freely sail the ocean and do whatever you wish…"
"Whether you remain a nobody or become famous across the seas depends entirely on you…"
"The ocean offers you endless possibilities!"
"There is only one thing you need to pay attention to."
"Keep moving forward. Do not let the black fog behind you catch up."
"The current speed of the black fog is ten knots."
…
A strange voice echoed inside his mind.
Yang Yi woke up and found himself lying on an old, worn-out bed.
He tried to sit up, but the dust he stirred made him cough violently.
Looking around, Yang Yi realized he was inside a narrow and dim room.
Not far away stood a table. On it lay a dried skeleton. In its left hand was a rusted flintlock pistol. Most of the skull was missing, making it clear that the person had committed suicide.
"What is this…?"
Yang Yi didn't feel afraid. Instead, he looked down at his thin hands.
He had actually stood up.
It was a miracle.
Just minutes ago, Yang Yi had been a paralyzed patient confined to bed. But now, he had completely recovered!
When he was twelve years old, he had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. By the time he turned twenty, he was completely paralyzed.
Yet he never gave up on life. He played games using only his mouth and streamed them online, earning enough money to support himself until the age of twenty-five.
He often played horror games, so a motionless skeleton didn't scare him much.
"So the voice was telling the truth…"
Yang Yi murmured as he looked out the window.
Outside was an endless ocean, waves rising and falling from time to time.
At that moment, the strange voice sounded again, its gender impossible to distinguish.
"By now, everyone should know where they are."
"That's right. You are all at sea, each of you separated by more than five hundred nautical miles. You will not encounter each other anytime soon."
"Near you, there should be a small booklet called the Sailing Log."
"It contains many useful functions and allows you to communicate with others without barriers. You'll understand once you try it."
"As for other information, it will be announced later in the form of official notices. Stay tuned…"
The voice disappeared.
Yang Yi immediately noticed the small booklet beside his bed.
On the cover were the words Sailing Log. It had a black cover and was only about the size of a palm.
It emitted a faint glow, as if calling for him to open it.
Yang Yi picked it up and opened it.
The first page contained the rules.
Without permission, no one can board your ship.
Items on your ship cannot be stolen unless you are dead.
Every ship is equipped with a grappling hook with unlimited durability. Feel free to grab drifting objects!
You must continuously upgrade and reinforce your ship so that it appears safe enough.
Beware of the night and beware of the fog. Once you are caught by the black fog behind you, you will die.
This handbook is soul-bound and can be accessed within your mind.
At sea, you will never feel lonely.
The booklet felt strangely like human skin.
Yang Yi flipped to the next page.
The second page contained the day's weather forecast, which he skipped for now.
The third page displayed status information.
Yang Yi
Status: Healthy(A large human figure diagram displayed entirely in green.)
(The average attribute value for adults is 5, which can be increased to 10 through training.)(Attribute 10 is the limit for ordinary beings.)
Strength: 3 (0/50)Spirit: 7 +1 (0/8000)(The higher the spirit, the stronger the resistance to sanity loss and the faster sanity recovers.)
Agility: 4 (0/100)Constitution: 3 (0/50)Perception: 5 (0/200)
Sanity: 100/100(If sanity drops below 50, you will go insane. Below 30, you will commit suicide. Below 10…)
Stamina: 100/100(Below 50 causes drowsiness. Below 30 may cause fainting.)
Health: 100/100
Talent:
Iron WillYou never give up. Spirit limit +1. Your sanity will always retain at least 1 point and you will never commit suicide. When sanity drops drastically (below 50), you will enter a frenzied state.
After reading his status panel, Yang Yi felt slightly relieved.
Low attributes required little experience to improve, so catching up wouldn't be too difficult.
He flipped further and found the chat channel.
It was divided into World Chat, Regional Chat, and Private Chat.
The World Chat was currently the most active.
People were continuously sending messages.
"Is anyone here?"
"What the hell is going on?"
"I was taking a dump just now! Didn't even wipe yet, and suddenly I'm on a ship!"
"I'm the only one here. Does anyone have a phone? Call the police for me!"
"Who kidnapped me? Do you know who my dad is?"
"Maybe your dad got dragged here too."
"Son, is that you?"
"Stop randomly claiming relatives!"
"My broken arm suddenly healed…"
"I can feel pain… this isn't a dream!"
…
The number of people online had reachedtens of billions.
It seemed that everyone in the world had been dragged into this game.
Yang Yi didn't speak immediately. Instead, he read the chat carefully, collecting useful information.
Each person could only send 10 messages per day in World Chat.
Any additional message would cost 100 Conch Coins.
Yang Yi had no idea what Conch Coins were, and he didn't have any.
After about ten minutes, the chaotic chatter gradually calmed down, and the conversation became more informative.
"Do your manuals also have seven rules?"
"Looking for teammates! Anyone want to team up?"
"The distance is too far. Without coordinates, teaming up is impossible right now."
"We should share information and help each other!"
"Have you checked your ships? I found an equipment item."
He then posted the item's information.
Name: Blood-Stained HarpoonType: RelicQuality: Good(Item grades: Common, Good, Fine, Rare, Legendary, Heroic, Master…)
Description: Extremely sharp. Can deal a small amount of damage to Aberrations, but will anger them.
Note: Using relics carries the risk of reducing sanity.
The world chat exploded.
"Aberrations? There are monsters in this world?!"
"Why do I have nothing? I only found water, bread, and vegetables in my cabin."
"You have vegetables?! I only have sausages!"
At sea, vegetables were far more precious than meat.
"How big are your ships? Mine is over a hundred meters long. It's huge…"
"What?! Mine is only ten meters!"
Soon the person posted the ship's information.
Ship: Iron ResolveLevel: 1Durability: 5000/5000Capacity: 8000 unitsSpeed: 5 knots
Ship Skills:
Full Firepower — Cannon firing speed increased to 200% for 15 minutes.
Triple Whale-Piercing Harpoon — Can penetrate and hook onto a target.
Description:Its speed may not be fast… but yours had better be.
"D*mn! This game isn't fair at all. His ship starts with cannons!"
"Special ships have skills. Mine is completely basic!"
"I want to reroll my start! Is there a cash shop? I've got plenty of money!"
"Are you idiots?"
"His ship speed is only 5 knots, slower than the black fog!"
"Oh right! The fog moves at 10 knots!"
"He's doomed! Hahaha!"
At that moment, a system announcement appeared.
Sailing Announcement
"All of your starting conditions are different, but absolutely fair. Your ships and starting positions are predetermined. No objections will be accepted."
"Who believes that? Someone starts with weapons while I only have food!"
"If others hoard food and I hoard guns, then others become my food storage!"
"Maybe people with cannons will spawn near monsters, while you won't?"
Yang Yi closed the log and began searching the room.
He soon discovered that the flintlock pistol in the skeleton's hand was actually an equipment item.
Name: Water-Soaked Rusted FlintlockType: RelicQuality: Fine
Description:Once a masterpiece, but after being submerged in water for too long, it is heavily rusted. It has only a 50% chance to fire, but can deal moderate damage to Aberrations.
This gun does not require bullets.Automatic reload time: 1 minute.Magazine: 1 shot.
"A Fine-quality weapon?"
Yang Yi's expression turned serious.
Just as the announcement said, starting conditions were supposed to be fair.
If he obtained such a weapon at the start…
Did that mean he had begun the game in hell mode?
He pushed the skeleton aside and discovered a piece of paper underneath it.
It had already rotted away, but some words were still barely readable.
"…There are no supplies left on the ship. I can only try fishing."
"…Got lucky today. Caught a tiger grouper. Enough for two days."
"…Hehe… I fished up an antique pistol. The gunshot sounds strange, but it should be worth quite a bit of money!"
The rest of the page was covered in dried blood.
Only the last line could still be seen…
"How could something like this be in the sea?"
After reading it, Yang Yi frowned slightly and stood up, walking out of the captain's cabin.
Outside was the deck corridor.He raised his head and carefully looked over his own ship.