Chapter 72 After the Storm
After about ten minutes, the message scrolling gradually slowed down.
Mingzhao scrolled to the top of the message list.
The cicadas' chirping and the shade of the trees: "Why is the wind so strong? My boat is about to capsize. When will we be able to get across?"
Orange Soda: "Aaaaaah, my boat is taking on water! So much water! What am I going to do? It's going to flood my electrical outlets!"
Fish and Chips: "Why is my engine completely broken? Is death the only option left after the storm?"
Winter melon candy isn't sweet: "If I'd known I was destined not to survive, I would have preferred to die sooner rather than suffer so much for nothing..."
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A large number of desperate statements were blocked by the signal and are only being released now.
Mingzhao glanced through them and saw that most of the profile pictures were now blacked out.
These familiar accounts seem to have become nothing more than insignificant data, losing their meaning.
But she didn't forget that behind these accounts were real people.
In their past real lives, they also had their own families, friends, jobs, and lives.
Now it has died quietly, becoming just an insignificant piece of data in the game "Uncharted Waters".
At this moment, the Milk Dragon Gang's team voice chat also fell silent. Watching innocent lives slip away was a painful experience for anyone.
Once communication was restored, the innocent female monkey turned off the team's voice chat.
Mingzhao did a rough count, and at this time, less than half of the people in the group were still alive.
This means that the first service area merger is about to take place.
The number of people in each service area is maintained between 5,001 and 10,000. In other words, when the number of people falls below 5,000, the service areas will be merged.
Recalling the bloodshed and chaos that occurred during each server merge in her past life, she frowned.
It seems that another tough battle is about to begin.
The wind and rain completely subsided, and Mingzhao opened the panel to find that the temperature had dropped to the thirties.
Soon, people in the group chat started discussing that they had acquired a lot of supplies, and that the next sea area would likely be cold.
It seems that those who can survive the crisis in extremely hot seas must possess considerable ability, intelligence, and judgment.
Just then, someone suddenly spoke in the group chat.
"Look, today's sunset."
Ming Chao pushed open the door to the wheelhouse and walked onto the deck.
The air, fresh from the thunder and rain, was exceptionally clean, and a gentle breeze ruffled the hair that fell loosely at her temples.
Everything seemed peaceful and serene, as if the catastrophe that killed thousands of people had never happened.
The sky, which had just been a leaden gray and oppressive, seemed to have been recolored, with golden clouds hanging like light gauze on the horizon.
A golden-red sunset hung between the clouds, its vibrant light and shadow splashing across the sea, making the ships appear to sail on a crimson ribbon.
As the setting sun gradually slanted westward, the low-lying cumulus clouds were tinged with a blend of pink, purple, and orange, resembling a casually splashed watercolor painting, dreamlike and ethereal.
As the storm subsided, the seabirds that had been hiding emerged, their wings gleaming with gold dust, as they cried out as they made their way home.
Mingzhao stood on the deck until the sun had completely set below the horizon, leaving only a red afterglow.
Perhaps at this moment, all the survivors are standing on their respective decks, unable to see each other, yet watching the same sunset and clouds.
Having been in the game for so long, Mingzhao has never properly watched the sunset.
She was busy trading goods and getting stronger.
To prevent the tragedy of the Rabbit Kingdom in her previous life from happening again, she dared not stop for a moment.
Only at this moment, this time of surviving a disaster, could she have the leisure to properly appreciate the beautiful scenery.
The seawater temperature finally returned to normal, and Mimi took off into the air, transformed into a manta ray, and leaped into the seawater.
It sometimes dives into the deep sea, and sometimes breaks through the water.
Like a small white flying carpet, it performs a magnificent somersault in the air before its body slams heavily onto the sea.
Mingzhao looked at her with a maternal smile that she herself didn't even realize was on her face.
Everything that hadn't been packed away on deck was swept away by the waves, but fortunately, we had made preparations in advance and nothing of importance was lost.
After checking the other rooms, no leaks or lost items were found.
The Milk Dragon Gang's group chat was discussing the disaster losses. Mingzhao glanced at it and, thanks to her reminder, everyone realized that they hadn't suffered any significant losses.
Even Lu Chanyi posted a picture of the current state of her boat.
Because it was always in the very center of the fleet's protection, the plants inside the greenhouse remained completely unharmed.
With Mingzhao's reminder, she had already transplanted all the herbs from the outdoor planting area into the greenhouse, only losing some soil.
Perhaps feeling indebted to everyone and unable to remain silent, she finally sent a message in the group chat.
The half-blood prince who never washes his hair: "Thank you all this time. I've developed a new formula, and I'm giving it to you."
[Red Envelope: Fugu Longhu Water*9, Jin Chuang Medicine*9]
[Fugu Longhu Water: Strengthens the body and cures all ailments. After use, all attributes gain +1 to painlessness. Can only be used once a week.]
[Wound Medicine: It can heal any non-life-threatening external injury instantly, and it is also beneficial for internal injuries.]
Mingzhao liked Lu Chanyi's down-to-earth personality.
After drinking a bottle of Fugu Longhu Water, her whole body felt warm, somewhat like drinking baijiu (Chinese liquor).
The dizzying, blissful feeling quickly subsided, and Mingzhao discovered that all of his attributes had increased by one point.
This is much more comfortable than using the Rebirth Pill and Attribute Boosting Card, but unfortunately it can only be used once a week.
Jin Chuang Yao is a large bottle of yellow ointment that seems to last for many uses. I can try it next time I suffer a serious injury but it's not serious enough to warrant the use of Hui Chun Wan (a traditional Chinese medicine).
With the most difficult period over, Mingzhao finally had the mind to prepare for the next sea area.
She first took out the mirror copy box and put it in the tool room.
They then took out the frostbite medicine formula, down vest blueprints, brewing jar blueprints, and double-layered glass blueprints from the warehouse and put them into the copy box.
The copying box takes 2-5 hours to copy one drawing, and all four drawings should be copied by tomorrow morning.
In my previous life, the extremely warm sea area was the second sea area I encountered; this time it has become the third, so the difficulty has definitely increased.
According to Mingzhao's guess, the previous ultimate test of freezing the seawater may have been moved up to become an earlier test.
As for what the ultimate test would be, she had no idea.
The biggest challenge of navigating frozen seawater is that you can't move the boat, or you'll be overtaken by the warning line.
However, Mingzhao is not worried about this, as the warning line is now more than a thousand nautical miles away from her.
Moreover, she kept the icebreaking drill bit from the icebreaker ship that AAA Cambodia dispatched, and it will be installed on the bow of the ship tomorrow.
As for the low temperature, she has the Flame Diamond and the Diamond Energy Diffuser, so she doesn't need to worry too much.
She plans to make copies of those blueprints and sell them to the friends in the group who have experience in making them.
As for the trading of the produced cold-weather items, we'll have to wait until after the servers merge and see how things go.
After each server merge, the situation in the group undergoes a major reshuffle, and now nothing can be predicted.
At 10 o'clock, the leaderboard was announced.
[My dearest players, this scorching sea has finally come to an end. Did it warm your cold hearts? Current survivor count… let me see… wow, a whopping 4325 people! This little challenge was far too easy. No worries, the Grand Voyage game won't give up on bringing you surprises. Stay tuned for the next sea!]
[The following is the ranking of scores during the Extreme Temperature Sea period! Scores are based on a comprehensive consideration of factors such as mileage, resources, and points. The final interpretation of these rules rests with the game developer. If you have any objections… well, keep them to yourself!]
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