Chapter 1: Island Survival?
It hurts!
A cold, sticky, and disgusting sensation spread from her ankle. In her dazed state, Su Tinglu felt as if something was licking her ankle.
Who is this pervert?
How dare you disturb my sleep! Get out of here!
She stretched out her foot and stomped it. "Splash!" The sound of a heavy object falling into the sea and salty water splashing everywhere startled Su Tinglu, who was trying to continue sleeping.
The blinding sunlight forced her to open her eyes, and what she saw was an endless ocean... An ocean? She wasn't sleeping, so why was she in the ocean?
With all sleepiness gone, Su Tinglu was fully awake. She looked around and realized that she was on a raft.
Almost the instant consciousness returned, a cold, mechanical voice entered my mind.
Welcome to the first batch of survivors in the ocean survival game!
[This game is a no-exit game. Each player starts with an island that is five meters long, wide, and high, and a dilapidated raft. To ensure player survival, the first five days of the game are a new player protection period.]
The ocean is teeming with dangers and wonders: Great white sharks that feed on flesh and blood? Silent, deadly seaweed? Beautiful but treacherous clam shells? Glistening treasures sunk to the bottom of the sea for millennia? Messages in bottles drifting about, full of clues? Bewitching mermaids standing on reefs? Floating islands suspended above the ocean? Various treasure chests standing on the surface? Oh…
There should be much more, survivors. The mysteries of the ocean far exceed your imagination. Use your passion to explore the ocean world and survive on the islands!
[Note: Don't even think about running away. Once you die in the game, it's real death.]
This game provides no hints; it only issues tasks periodically. Players must discover all gameplay mechanics on their own.
A system announcement will appear when the number of players drops to a certain level.
Alright, enough chit-chat, let's begin the game!
Su Tinglu: ...
So this is how she ended up playing a survival game.
She's just a home-based social media blogger, what makes her so special!
Only then did she realize that a five-meter-long, five-meter-wide, and five-meter-high island had appeared out of nowhere in the sky above the once boundless sea.
There's only one coconut tree on the island, and the ground is covered in soft, golden sand. That's all.
Su Tinglu stood up from the raft and realized that she was still wearing fluffy cartoon pajamas.
It seems it was summoned while it was sleeping.
She walked onto the island and looked around. The ocean stretched as far as the eye could see, with only the blue seawater and the sun hanging in the distance. Could it be that she was all alone in the world?
Su Tinglu didn't believe it; how could a game have only one player?
She returned to the raft and found that there was nothing on it except a rope.
It's ruined.
Su Tinglu found a place to sit down, and just as she was questioning her life, "thud—" something fell out of her pajama pocket.
She subconsciously looked down and her eyes lit up with joy.
"The Ocean Survival Manual?"
Oh, it was in my pocket.
Su Tinglu immediately opened it, but to her surprise, the moment she opened it, the "Ocean Survival Manual" turned into a faint white light and flew into her body.
My hands were suddenly empty.
That's all?
The next moment, a personal panel appeared in my mind.
Name: Su Tinglu
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Occupation: None
Technology: None
Pets: None
Island: Randomly assigned, currently a sunny beach, cannot be modified at present.
Island area: 5 square meters, currently cannot be expanded.
The dilapidated raft is currently level 1 and cannot be upgraded.
Island Shelter: Not yet established
The top left corner also has storage space and a communication hall, while the top right corner has "Friends", "Supplies", "Crafting", "Collection", "Recipes", "Skill Proficiency", "Weather Forecast", "Time", and so on.
The most eye-catching feature is the countdown at the very top center.
"New player protection period countdown: four days, twenty-three hours, and fifty minutes?"
After thinking for a few seconds, Su Tinglu opened the chat room.
The page is already flooded with messages.
It seems that quite a few people have discovered the existence of "The Ocean Survival Manual".
Ugh, what bad luck! I went out for hot pot, and before I even got a bite of the beef, I was summoned into this awful game.
[Who isn't? It's such a small island, what can you do? It's just sand and cacti, you don't even have a fishing rod, how do you grow crops and survive?]
[Sand cactus? Why is my island all weeds? Hey, look what I see! There's a wild horse on my island! Hahaha, I can finally have meat!]
Mustangs? Why am I not so lucky...?
Su Tinglu gleaned crucial information: sand cactus? Wild grass and wild horses... Could it be that everyone's island is different?
A few seconds later, the player who saw the wild horse spoke again, but this time, it seemed to be a plea for help.
"Ah! Help! That wild horse has gone mad and keeps chasing me. I just tried to fight back, and I almost broke my hand. This island is so small, I don't even know where to run!"
[Those upstairs, jump into the sea immediately, or leave on a raft!]
[Yes, yes, jump into the sea! Glug glug...]
That person had clearly jumped into the sea, but the next moment, a broadcast appeared in the chat room!
[Player Ma Dali was killed by the Man-Eating Shark, the raft and island disappeared, player count decreased by 1]
Dead?
Many people who were still giving advice to this player fell silent after this announcement.
One second they're chatting, the next they're dead?
The meeting hall fell into a deathly silence.
Meanwhile, the number of players continues to decline.
Some were killed by wild animals, some jumped into the sea and were eaten by sharks due to bad luck, and some were even poisoned by eating wild mushrooms on the island.
It seems this survival game is more brutal than we imagined!
Su Tinglu opened her game panel again, and she was now certain that the appearance of each person's island was randomly assigned.
The types of land that can be allocated are varied. For example, some people might get sunny beaches, while others might get rainforests, grasslands, deserts, or even ice fields and forests.
However, I was clearly lucky; for example, no wild animals appeared as others had mentioned.
If the goal is survival, then the most important things are water and fire. With water, you certainly won't die in a short time. With fire, you can cook food, disinfect and sterilize it, thereby reducing the possibility of getting sick.
But she has no tools right now, so how is she supposed to find those two things?
Su Tinglu was at a loss for words.
She first wandered around her island to make sure there were no wild animals, then dug a handful of sand with her hand.
An item description appeared next to the sand: [Sand, the most basic building material; can be smelted into glass once you have a furnace.]
Glass? Furnace?
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