Looking at the tombstone in front of him, Chen Ping took a brush dipped in red paint and moved it over the faded inscriptions, repainting them.

As Chen Ping applied the color, he murmured, "Grandma, I've come to see you again. Ah, time really flies; several years have passed in the blink of an eye."

"I really miss the days when you were still alive. I was as happy as a child back then, haha, even though I was just a little kid at the time."

After coloring the fruit, Chen Ping took out some fruit and arranged it, placing apples in the middle, since both his grandmother and he liked them.

"Grandma, you always said that I should study and go to university. Look, I've been accepted into a top university now!"

Chen Ping held up the admission notice and waved it at the photo on the tombstone.

"Hmph, if you were still here, you would be happily showing off in the village, hehe."

Chen Ping chuckled and continued, "After all, when you adopted me, a lot of people wentssip about it."

"After all, in the eyes of most of the elderly people in the village, I am a baby abandoned under an apple tree. I must have some kind of disease. Otherwise, who would abandon a baby boy?"

"Although you've never told me these things, Grandma, the kids in the village have mentioned them to me quite a few times. Hehe, I've never told you about them either."

......

The sun had already begun to set. Chen Ping looked at the darkening sky, stood up, patted the weeds behind him, and then looked at the tombstone.

Chen Ping: "Alright, Grandma, it's getting late, so I'll head back now. I'll come see you again next time and chat with you a bit more."

After tidying up, Chen Ping glanced at his grandmother's photo, then turned and walked down the mountain. He wouldn't be back for another year.

The village used to be down the mountain, but he hasn't been back since his grandmother passed away.

It took more than half an hour to go up the mountain, but it was quick to go down. Chen Ping reached the foot of the mountain in just over ten minutes.

Seeing his little motorcycle, Chen Ping was about to walk over when suddenly everything went black.

......

After an unknown amount of time, when Chen Ping opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on the ground.

When he stood up, he was surprised to find himself on a raft, surrounded by an endless sea.

What the hell? Chen Ping was completely bewildered. Hadn't he just come down from the mountains in his hometown? How did he suddenly find himself on the open sea?

Just as Chen Ping was wondering if he had been abducted by aliens, an ethereal voice rang in his mind, and the sky began to change inexplicably.

[All survivors have been detected to be awake. We will now begin explaining the survival instructions and rules.]

[Note 1: The raft is your only means of survival. After all, you are in the Endless Sea, which is fraught with danger. The raft will be your guarantee of survival here!]

[Note 2: The raft may be damaged for various reasons, such as marine life, natural disasters, etc.!]

[Note 3: The raft can be upgraded; upgrade your raft as much as possible!]

[Note 4: Each of you will start from scratch!]

[Note 5: This is a one-month new player protection period. During this time, the sea area you are in is relatively safe, and you will not encounter other survivors!]

[The explanation is complete. Now we will explain the rules. Please note that the rules are very important!!!]

Rule 1: You will have a system panel where you can view your character attributes, equipment, inventory, chat channels, trading market, and more!

[Rule Two: All functions can be called out or silently activated!]

[Rule 3: You have a fishing rod in your inventory. This is your essential survival tool, so please do not lose it!]

[Rule Four: The fishing rod has ten uses per day, resetting at 6:00 AM every day! The fishing rod can be used to fish for all sorts of treasure chests in the ocean, and you might even catch sea monsters!]

[Rule Five is definitely a hidden rule; please explore it within the game!]

[The rules have been explained. Good luck to all survivors!]

......

Chen Ping rubbed his hair and looked at the subtitles in the sky, which were the explanations and rules he had just heard in his mind.

Following the instructions in the rules, Chen Ping silently recited them.

"Open the system panel."

Instantly, a semi-transparent projection appeared before his eyes, from top to bottom as follows.

【Character attributes】

Character Equipment

【Space Backpack】

【Chat Channel】

[Trading Market]

Hmm, Chen Ping clicked on the character attributes out of curiosity. Instantly, the projection split into two, and the system panel shrunk to the left.

Name: Chen Ping

Race: Human

Constitution: 11 [Constitution represents resistance; the higher the attribute, the higher the resistance.]

Strength: 9 [Strength represents physical strength and explosive power]

Agility: 9 [Agility represents speed and balance]

Spirit: 10 [Spirit represents energy]

The average attribute score for adults is 12.

Skills: None

Talent: None

Title: None

"Hmm, the average attribute is 12 points? Then my attributes are not bad, considering I'm only 20."

Next, Chen Ping opened the character's equipment.

Head: None

Upper body: None

Lower body: None

Belt: None

Hand guards: None

Shoes: None

Necklace: None

Earrings, right: None

Earrings, left: None

Ring, right: None

Ring, left: None

Weapons: None

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