Lu Ye originally thought that this survival game was cruel, but he didn't expect it to be this cruel!
This is just the beginning! The days ahead will only get harder and more dangerous!
We must become stronger! We must collect more supplies!
Otherwise, the next one to be eliminated might be you!
Just as Lu Ye's mind was churning, the system prompt refreshed again:
[Stage Ending Rewards: Based on the player's overall performance in the "Raging Sea" stage (survival time, resource acquisition, danger elimination, etc.), the system will drop a supply box at the designated coordinate point.]
[The supply coordinate point (#S7-R1-Alpha) has been generated. Please go to the designated location to claim your stage rewards.]
【Coordinates: (XXX, YYY)】
A new coordinate point appeared on Lu Ye's system map, flashing a green light representing opportunity.
Is this supplies for the survivors?
Lu Ye's eyes focused, and he quickly zoomed in on the flashing green light on the system map.
Coordinates (XXX, YYY).
"Hiss..." He took a breath and raised his eyebrows, "This place... looks familiar."
The coordinates were surprisingly near the sea area where they discovered the airdrop box group and encountered the mutated Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish yesterday!
Is this system intentionally placing rewards next to dangerous areas, or is it just a coincidence?
Lu Ye prefers the former. This dog game always likes to be a little exciting.
No matter what, time waits for no one.
"No more waiting, open the boxes!" Lu Ye made a prompt decision and glanced at the supply boxes piled up on the deck - in the system space there were five "courier" boxes rewarded by the system, as well as those ordinary wooden boxes that were fished out yesterday and had not been dealt with in time due to the emergency situation.
Chen Shu and Su Baiyue looked at each other and took a few steps back tacitly.
The task of "opening the blind box", which is full of expectations and may be accompanied by fear, is entirely handed over to Lu Ye, who seems to have always had good luck.
They know that the most important thing now is to integrate resources and act as soon as possible.
Lu Ye rubbed his hands and smiled, "Let's see what good things you can give us this time."
He first pried open a few ordinary wooden boxes that were fished out yesterday.
“Crash—”
Wood chips flew everywhere and the lid of the box was violently opened.
[Obtain: Compressed Biscuits x 10]
[Obtain: Fresh Water x 5L]
[Obtain: Iron Block x 8]
[Obtain: Wood x 20]
[Obtain: Worn Fishing Net x 1]
"Well, it's okay. You can never have too much basic supplies." Lu Ye nodded and turned to the next one.
I opened several of them in succession, most of them were basic resources. Although ordinary, they were large in quantity.
It wasn't until the last ordinary wooden box was opened that the contents revealed made Lu Ye's eyes light up.
A complete set of diving equipment lay quietly in the box, including a tight diving suit, fins, diving goggles and a snorkel. Next to it were neatly stacked a dozen small portable oxygen tanks, each with a mark of 30 minutes of validity.
"This is great!" Lu Ye praised. This thing is very useful at sea. It can be used for underwater exploration or responding to emergencies.
Then he opened a slightly larger box, and inside was a rough-looking single-barreled hunting rifle. The buttstock was made of old-fashioned wood, but the barrel gleamed with a cold metallic luster. Next to it was half a box of bright yellow bullets, the kind used for shooting birds or small wild animals.
[Obtain: Old-fashioned hunting rifle x 1 (loaded)]
[Obtain: 12-gauge lead bullet x 20]
"Fowl gun?" Lu Ye weighed it. Although the power was probably not enough to deal with large sea monsters, it should not be a problem for close range self-defense or shooting seabirds to improve food.
"It's better than nothing."
In addition to these, the box also contained a number of vacuum-packed prepared meats, including beef jerky, chicken legs, and several large pieces of what looked like pickled fish, as well as some copper blocks and cables for ship upgrades.
Lu Ye quickly counted all the upgrade materials that were opened.
"I have enough wood, enough copper... enough iron... plus the ones I already have, what's the total amount?" He frowned, "I'm just short of ten pieces of iron!!"
Upgrading the speedboat to the next level requires more metal materials, especially iron.
This failure at this critical moment made him want to complain about the explosion rate setting of this system.
"Eat first and replenish your strength!" Lu Ye temporarily put aside the idea of upgrading and gave the meat and water he had prepared to Chen Shu and Su Baiyue.
"After eating and drinking, let's set off to that coordinate point immediately. Bring all your weapons!"
The three of them said no more and quickly divided the supplies.
The warm meat and fresh water dispelled the previous fatigue and tension.
Lu Ye slung the old hunting rifle over his shoulder, and gave one of the three antidote serums he had been rewarded to Shen Shu to carry with her, while keeping two for himself.
As for the diving equipment, it was temporarily put into the cabin.
The engine roared again, and the speedboat turned and headed at full speed towards the flashing green coordinate point on the system map.
The closer they got to the target sea area, the heavier Lu Ye's mood became.
He could feel that the number of ship signals in the nearby waters had increased significantly. Obviously, they were not the only ones who saw the coordinates of this limited-time reward.
A fight is inevitable.
When the target coordinate point finally appeared at the end of his field of vision, even though Lu Ye was prepared, he was still shocked by the scene before him and gasped.
That’s not a “supply box” at all!
It was a huge barge that looked like a steel fortress, or rather, more like an extra-large container floating on the sea!
It is estimated to be at least two or three hundred meters long and nearly one hundred meters wide, and is quietly anchored on the sea.
Compared to it, their upgraded speedboat is like an ant at the feet of a giant!
"Oh my God..." Su Baiyue covered her mouth, her eyes full of shock.
Chen Shu also frowned. Approaching such a huge creature was full of unknown risks. If one was accidentally hit by it while drifting, or was caught in the undercurrent formed around it, it could lead to the destruction of the boat and the death of people.
"Stop the boat! Keep your distance!" Lu Ye shouted immediately, suddenly turned off the engine, and let the speedboat drift with the waves a few hundred meters away from the huge container.
He didn't want to get too close. In case this thing had some defense mechanism or moved suddenly, their small boat would definitely not be able to withstand it.
"Ten pieces of iron..." Lu Ye's eyes flashed as he stared at the steel behemoth, then looked at his system interface. A bold idea came to his mind.
He quickly opened the system trading platform and put two boxes of precious self-heating instant noodles, a box of beef rolls and a few apples on it.
[For Sale: Self-heating Beef Noodles x 2, Beef Hot Pot Slices x 1, Fresh Apples x 3]
【Want to buy: Iron blocks x 10】
【Note: Urgently needed! 】
In this period of food scarcity, hot food and fresh fruit, especially, are definitely hard currency.
He believed that there must be someone willing to donate surplus basic ingredients to improve the food.
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