Chapter 43 Astrological Card Leader
Chen Dixin stared at the dark sky outside the window, and it didn't brighten up again until night fell.
The situation remains unchanged: only 7,941 people are left... There are only six days left, can we really survive?
Lure me into a trap: Can anyone lend me some more supplies? I'll exchange them for double rewards if I survive!
Despite the support from Chen Dixin, which delayed the elimination of many players, many still succumbed to the second wave of the storm.
The number of survivors in the next few days... will only decrease, not increase.
As the big fish in the net was pulled up, Shen Dixin successfully leveled up to level five!
[Congratulations on reaching level 5! You are rewarded with 2 free attribute points!]
[Congratulations to the player who has obtained the unique title "Leader," unlocked when the first player reaches level 5. Wearing this title grants a 1-point bonus to all attributes.]
[Do you want to hide...?]
As expected, the first level 5 player was Chen Dixin, and the long-absent system announcement reappeared.
With the default setting not to hide, the players' congratulations once again floated above the channel, injecting a boost of confidence into countless players shrouded in gloom.
"Some players have already reached level five. If I work hard, maybe I can survive at sea too."
"Hmph, trying to outlive us? No way!"
"Sister Chen is awesome! Is our channel going to monopolize the number one spot on the leaderboard?"
Pride, elation, excitement... countless hopeful thoughts arose in everyone's minds.
Of course, some people were furious.
"So close!! Just two hundred experience points away!! I'm so angry, so angry! I hope I never run into them."
The man glared menacingly at the top of the leaderboard.
[1, AAA Materials Wholesaler Lao Shen, Level 5.]
That short line of text became a thorn in his side; he had previously paid no attention to Shen Dixin!
He naively thought that he could level up as long as he collected this wave of experience, but he never expected that reality would slap him hard in the face right afterward!
The man was furious. He grabbed the whip and stormed out.
The next level requires 20,000 experience points. Chen Dixin put all his free attribute points into strength, and with the new title, his attributes were raised to Constitution 11 (15), Strength 15 (4), and Agility 5 (9), which was so gorgeous that it could blind people!
Power surged into her body, and she stretched her limbs before turning her attention to the other pending tasks that popped up.
[Congratulations on reaching level 5! Please select your desired secondary job.]
[Congratulations on reaching level 5! Please select your main class skill.]
Without hesitation, he switched careers to become an astronomer.
[Congratulations to the player on successfully changing their secondary job to Astronomer. Reward: Job Item Box x1.]
Once you have a secondary profession, the range of items that can be shipped from your profession's item box will include items from both professions.
Lucky you!
Shen Dixin examined the three astrological cards in his hand and not only did he get an astronomer's item, but he also triggered a critical hit!
[Does the player choose to use the Star Card?]
It seemed that the system automatically popped up a prompt because it saw that Chen Dixin had been holding the card for too long.
The weather is mostly cloudy now, and with the rain continuing, even a calm mind won't come out to fish.
The predictions drawn from the astrological cards seem unaffected by external factors, but Shen Dixin prefers to draw the cards when the weather is good, she is in a good mood, and her luck is good.
She thought for a moment and then opened one card, since there were three anyway!
[Killing and Blood...]
Follow the prompts to take the corresponding actions, and the constellation card will give rewards based on the completion level. The green border indicates the rarity of the card obtained.
Chen Dixin stroked the card. Perfect timing. He could complete the astrological quest after defeating the sea monster.
...
[The player cleared a level 4 sea monster and gained 41 experience points.]
He swung his sword and stabbed the newly appeared fish-shaped sea monster. The pop-up notification announced the thirteenth wave: a level four sea monster had appeared.
The thing Shen Dixin was worried about did not happen. Although the strange tide that gathered around her was more difficult, its strength did not reach the point of being uncontrollable.
After all, compared to sea monsters, humans can wear various equipment and carry titles, pets, and other things that help them in battle, so crossing several levels is not a problem at all.
But just then, a storm broke out.
Chen Dixin sighed, then swung the prepared rope onto the sail and tightened it, providing support and ensuring she wouldn't be unable to climb back onto the boat if she fell into the sea.
"Zhu Sha, go back inside first."
Knowing that staying would only cause trouble for Shen Dixin, the little jellyfish obediently turned its head and dashed off to knock on Lu Mingang's door. If it couldn't fight monsters, it would at least eat something!
"The cinnabar has arrived." Someone can finally eat the leftovers.
Lu Mingang warmly brought Zhu Sha a modified version of the Stargazing Pie with three kinds of jam, fresh out of the oven and still warm!
Even though Shen Dixin said that, Lu Mingang did not immediately give up his creative cuisine.
People should be brave enough to try!
At worst, we can just feed them cinnabar.
He thought this to himself, and then watched helplessly as he swallowed the cinnabar in one gulp... and then vomited.
"Plop—Gurgle, gurgle..."
As if poisoned, the little jellyfish spat out the shiny pie and collapsed onto the floor.
Lu Mingang reached out in alarm to grab it, only to see Zhu Sha suddenly dart into the pot next door filled with seawater, rinsing himself repeatedly.
She changed three pots before finally coming out, when she felt no more smell in her body. She used up all the river water that Lu Mingang had used to wash things, and then completely ignored him.
Is it really that bad?
Lu Mingang lost both his wife and his army. He scratched his head, picked up the half-untouched piece of cinnabar, savored it carefully, and put it down without saying a word.
Two left...
He quietly listed it on the trading platform, selling it at cost price, with a note stating that it was extremely unpalatable!
The low price made players overlook the dish's bizarre name, and the Stargazing Pie was snapped up instantly.
Lu Mingang secretly repented and decided to develop other dishes.
Outside the door, Shen Dixin had finished fighting the first wave of sea monsters and was resting on the ground.
The boat was rocking so much that staying close to the floor actually saved me a lot of effort in controlling my body.
Since the storm is coming, there's no way to keep things clean. I'll just take a shower and change clothes later.
The card is already half blackened; it only takes two waves to perfectly trigger the astrological card.
Her ears twitched slightly; it was the sound of the sea monster scratching at the wooden planks. She leaped up and continued the fight.
Meanwhile, Shen Dixin was not the only one facing the strange tide.
"Ouch, that hurts!"
The girl sat leaning against the wooden box, grimacing as she bandaged her wound to stop the bleeding.
She is one of many monster hunters, neither strong enough to deal with sea monsters ahead of time like Chen Dixin, nor weak enough to be eliminated by sea monsters.
Maintain a rhythm of one wave per day, and occasionally grit your teeth and endure two waves when you have extra medicine, killing as many as you can, with the main goal of stalling until the time runs out.
"Huh? Where's my ring?!"
The girl wailed, "How come even the accessories I worked so hard to get are gone? Isn't sea survival a game? Why aren't the equipment bound to my account?!"
She fumbled around on the ship. Had it fallen? Had it been stolen by a sea monster? Perhaps only the ring itself knew.
...
"Use the star cards."
As Chen Dixin silently recited the mantra, the star chart card in his hand, now completely blackened, emitted a glow.
The stars in the sky twinkled faintly. This is not Earth. There is no diligent North Star in the sky. Even the most skilled sailor would be stunned when faced with a star chart.
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