Chapter 102 Cold Moon Large-Scale Event
Upon receiving the system notification, Chen Qing rubbed his slightly throbbing head and got up to pour himself a glass of ice water.
While drinking water, Chen Qing returned to his work desk and opened the newly appeared interface for the Cold Moon event on the panel, looking lazy and listless.
[Cold Moon Gemstone Mega Event]
Location: Gem Sea
Event Introduction: The Cold Moon Gem event is a massive gem sea event for all players in the Deep Blue Sea, where they compete for various gems that appear due to gem hurricanes.
Tip 1: The deeper and more dangerous the sea, the better the quality of the gemstones.
Tip 2: Your opponents are not limited to humans.
Duration: 17 days
Countdown begins: 11 hours, 58 minutes, and 53 seconds
Since it's a large-scale event, there will inevitably be event rewards.
There are three types of rewards. One type is the participation reward, which everyone can receive as long as they participate.
This reward was negligible to Chen Qing.
The second type is achievement rewards. You can receive corresponding rewards when you accumulate a certain amount of gems. The achievement limit is 100 goldfish.
Chen Qing is also negligible.
The last one, and that's where Chen Qing's real competition lies: the leaderboard rewards.
The first prize includes a ship upgrade scroll, a combat skill scroll, a map, a mysterious item, and 10,000 goldfish.
[Ship Upgrade Scroll (Special): Unconditionally upgrades A-rank or lower ships by one rank or one quality level.]
[Rank A Random Skill Scroll: Grants a random Rank A skill of the selected category upon use.]
[Soul Map (Special): A map that records the life journey of the bound individual. Bound to the soul, it forever guides the bound individual in the right direction. After the bound individual's death, it will transform into a secret treasure.]
As for the mysterious item system, its exact nature has not been clearly explained, so we will ignore it for now.
Goldfish can be ignored; as long as Chen Qing wants, she will never lack money.
The reward for the top spot on the leaderboard may seem unremarkable, especially the Soul Map, but in reality, every reward is a top-tier item for the creatures of this world.
Especially the Soul Map.
Never underestimate the value of a map that can always point you in the right direction.
What Chen Qing wanted most was the ship upgrade scroll. Ships manufactured by Yiye Shipyard were most likely B-grade, and while the quality was hard to say, it shouldn't be higher than gold.
Having this scroll will save Chen Qing a lot of trouble.
Currently, Chen Qing's extraordinary points must be prioritized for the World Compendium and professional skills, leaving no extra points for upgrading ships.
Otherwise, Chen Qing wouldn't have spent so much money to customize the ship.
Chen Qing estimated that the competition for this ranking would involve both official and unofficial survivor teams.
Compared to them, she doesn't have much of an advantage.
Chen Qing's biggest advantage is that she is a mechanic with good talent and a lot of money.
After a moment's thought, Chen Qing grabbed her coat and headed to the Bounty Hunter Guild on Emerald Island, though she wasn't sure if the gems she hired from the natives of this world would count towards her score.
But let's give it a try.
This is also one of Chen Qing's advantages; he has a pretty good relationship with local forces.
The event announced by the system caused a frenzy among the survivors. Those who were unaware of it and had no intention of participating were now rushing to the Gem Sea.
Some survivors are unlucky; they are not in any of the major seas, and some are not even in the deep blue sea areas that humans have explored. They cannot participate even if they want to.
Besides the Gemstone Sea, Treasure Sea, Misty Sea, and Elemental Sea, which Chen Qing already knew to some extent, the Deep Blue Sea also includes the Whirlpool Sea, Plant Sea, and Wilderness Sea.
And the Frosty Sea, the Magnificent Sea, which are not very habitable and have a weak presence...
And the marine mammal zone and the mysterious zone, which are completely uninhabited by humans.
It is said that the Marine Beast Zone and the Mysterious Zone are connected to the Crimson Sea, but this claim has not yet been verified.
Each sea area is dotted with thousands of islands. Don't be fooled by the small permanent population on Sapphire Island into thinking that the native inhabitants of the Gem Sea are few.
In fact, apart from the Gemstone Sea, the number of indigenous people and habitable islands in the other sea areas is countless.
The billions of people on Earth could easily fit into the deep blue ocean.
Moreover, the people in this world are expendable resources, and the rate at which they are consumed is terrifying.
To date, it would be remarkable if one-third of the billions of people on Earth have survived.
The Gem Sea has fewer small factions and islands because of the Gem Hurricane Storm. In other seas, at most, they would be exploited and sold by pirates, but they could still keep their lives.
If you're lucky, things can go quite well.
However, in the Gem Sea, it's impossible to survive without living in the territory of a powerful force.
Even so, the total population of the Emerald Islands is several million.
Sapphire Island has a small population because it caters to retired elites and other elite groups, resulting in a relatively small number of ordinary citizens.
Gemstone Sea occupies Diamond Island, which has the most islands and the largest population, with hundreds of islands under its control.
These are still some of the inhabited islands. The number of uninhabited islands in the Gemstone Sea is even greater, as the sea is vast and sparsely populated.
Even with survivors included, the sea of gems could easily accommodate the hordes of humans flooding into it.
Moreover, a large portion of the gem hunters will not be able to participate in this event and will die at the hands of others.
The pirates were all watching this moment closely.
Upon arriving at the Bounty Guild, Chen Qing immediately registered a bounty team and went to the central square of Emerald Island to recruit experienced gem hunters.
Skills aren't important; experience is. And the price she asked for wasn't low.
Although it's still uncertain whether the team belongs to her, Chen Qing has already made multiple preparations.
In any case, you have to be one step ahead of others; the rewards on the leaderboard can't be bought with money.
However, before Chen Qing even reached the central square, she frequently attracted the attention of passersby, as if she were some rare treasure.
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Chen Qing frowned. Although she wasn't exactly disgusted, she certainly didn't like the feeling.
When Chen Qing arrived at the central square under those gazes, she finally understood why those people were looking at her like that.
A huge gemstone statue, just like her, stood before her, lifelike.
The sculptor silently replaced Chen Qing's cold face with a kind smile.
"..."
For some reason, Chen Qing felt an urge to curse.
It's quite rare to see her emotions fluctuate so much.
"My God!! Chen Qing! Alive!!"
Someone in the crowd exclaimed in surprise.
"..."
Did she die without even realizing it?
Chen Qing suddenly felt a bit tired. He had never felt this tired even when he worked non-stop for more than a month at the deep-sea base.
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