"Welcome to the National Maritime Survival Game..."
"Next, you will spend the rest of your lives at sea..."
"Don't worry if you have diseases or disabilities. This system will cure you all and give you a relatively fair starting point..."
"You can sail freely on the sea and do everything you desire..."
"Whether you become an unknown pawn or a world - famous figure, it all depends on yourself..."
"The sea will offer infinite possibilities, and there's only one thing you need to note."
"Keep moving forward and don't let the black fog behind catch up with you."
"The current speed of the black fog is ten knots!"
...
A strange voice rang in his mind.
Yang Yi woke up and found himself lying on an old - fashioned bed.
He tried to get up but was choked into coughing by the dust he stirred.
Looking around, he found himself in a narrow and dim - lit dilapidated house.
Not far away, there was a table with a dried - up skeleton lying on it. The skeleton's left hand still held a rusty flintlock pistol, and most of its skull was missing, seemingly a suicide.
"What is this...?"
Yang Yi didn't show fear. Instead, he looked at his emaciated hands.
It was simply a miracle that he could stand up!
Just minutes ago, Yang Yi was a bed - ridden patient, but now he'd miraculously regained health!
At twelve, he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. By twenty, he was completely paralyzed.
However, he didn't give up on life. He'd been playing games and live - streaming with his mouth, supporting himself with earned money until twenty - five.
He often played horror games and didn't react much to immobile skeleton corpses.
"What that voice said... is true!" Yang Yi murmured to himself and looked out the window.
There was an endless expanse of the sea, with waves surging from time to time.
Meanwhile, the strange voice rang again, its gender indistinguishable.
"Everyone should know where they are now!"
"That's right! You're all at sea, over five hundred nautical miles apart. You won't meet in a short time."
"There should be a small booklet near you, called the Navigation Log."
"It has many useful functions for barrier - free communication. Just try it and you'll know."
"As for other content, it will be announced in the form of bulletins later. Stay tuned..."
The voice faded.
Yang Yi looked down and immediately saw the small booklet on the bed, with "Navigation Log" written on it—black - covered, palm - sized.
It constantly emitted a faint light, as if urging Yang Yi to open it.
Yang Yi picked it up and opened it. The first page listed the rules.
[1. Without permission, others cannot board your ship.]
[2. Items on your ship won't be stolen by other players unless you die.]
[3. Each ship is equipped with a grappling hook of infinite durability. Boldly grab floating items!]
[4. You need to upgrade and strengthen your ship to make it look secure enough.]
[5. Be cautious at night and watch out for fog. Once trapped in the black fog behind, you will die.]
[6. This manual is soul - bound and can be browsed in your mind.]
[7. At sea, you'll never feel lonely.]
The booklet felt like skin. Yang Yi flipped through it.
The second page was about the day's weather, which he skipped for now.
The third page was status information.
Yang Yi
Status: Healthy [A large - sized human - shaped pattern, all green]
(The average value for each adult attribute is 5 and can be increased to 10 through acquired training.)
(Attribute 10 is the limit for ordinary things.)
- Strength: 3 (0/50)
- Spirit: 7 + 1 (0/8000) (The higher the spirit, the higher the sanity resistance and the faster the sanity recovery.)
- Agility: 4 (0/100)
- Constitution: 3 (0/50)
- Perception: 5 (0/200)
- Sanity: 100/100 (When sanity is below 50, one goes crazy; below 30, suicidal thoughts arise; below 10...)
- Stamina: 100/100 (When stamina is below 50, one feels sleepy; below 30, one may faint.)
- Qi and Blood: 100/100
Talent
Iron Will: You never admit defeat. Spirit upper limit +1. As long as your sanity is at least 50, you'll enter a frenzied state.
After checking the attribute interface, Yang Yi felt more at ease.
Low - level attributes required little experience, so it wouldn't be too hard for him to improve.
He continued flipping and found the chat channel.
It was divided into World Chat, Region Chat, and Private Chat.
Currently, the World Channel was the liveliest, with people speaking one after another.
"Is there anyone here?"
"Is there anyone here?"
"What on earth is happening?"
"I was just pooping and hadn't wiped my ass yet, and in a blink, I'm on this ship!"
"I'm the only one here. Does anyone have a phone? Call the police for me!"
"Who kidnapped me? Do you know who my dad is?"
"Maybe your dad is here too!"
"Son, is that you?"
"Don't misidentify!"
"My broken hand is actually healed..."
"I can feel pain... This isn't a dream!"
...
Billions were online. It was estimated everyone had been pulled in.
Yang Yi didn't rush to speak. Instead, he read chat messages to gather potential info.
Each person could only send 10 world messages a day. More required payment with Conch Coins. Yang Yi didn't know what they were and had none.
After over ten minutes, chaotic messages lessened, and the chat became more informative.
"Does your manual also have 7 rules?"
"Looking for a team. Anyone want to team up?"
"Too far apart with no coordinates. No way to team up now!"
"We should share info and help each other!"
"Have you inspected your ship? I found a piece of equipment."
Below was the equipment info.
[Name: Blood - Stained Fish Fork]
[Type: Relic]
[Quality: Good] (Item levels: Common, Good, Fine, Rare, Epic. Introduction: Very sharp. Can cause minor damage to demons and then enrage them.)
Note: Using relics risks reducing sanity.
Then the World Channel exploded.
"What are demons? Are there monsters in this world?"
"Why do I have nothing? I only found some fresh water, bread, and vegetables in the cabin."
"You have vegetables? Why do I only have sausages?"
At sea, vegetables were much rarer than meat.
"What about the ship? Is your ship big? My ship is over a hundred meters—too big..."
"What! My ship is only ten meters!"
That person quickly sent ship info.
[Steel - Hearted, Level 1, Durability 500/5000, Capacity 800 units, Speed 5 knots]
[Ship Skills]
- Full Firepower: Increases cannon firing speed to 200%, lasting 15 minutes.
- Triple - Shot Giant Fork: Can penetrate and hook an object.
[Introduction: Its speed may not be fast, but yours better be!]
"Damn! This game is totally unfair. His ship has a cannon at level 1!"
"Special ships have skills. My ship is completely a blank slate."
"I want to reroll the initial. Is there a recharge mall? I have plenty of money!"
"Are you all idiots?"
His ship's speed was only 5 knots, slower than the black fog!
"Oh right, the black fog is 10 knots! He's doomed. Hahaha!"
At this moment, an announcement popped up.
[Navigation Announcement]
"Your positions are all set according to different personalities and experiences. Objections not accepted!"
"Whose fault is it? There must be under - the - table operations! Some have weapons at the start, and I only have bread!"
"While others hoard food, I hoard guns. Others will be my granary!"
"Is it possible those with cannons encounter monsters nearby, while you don't?"
Yang Yi closed the log and started rummaging the room.
He found the flintlock pistol in the skeleton's hand was equipment.
[Name: Water - Soaked and Rusty Flintlock Pistol]
[Type: Relic]
[Quality: Fine]
[Introduction: Once a master's masterpiece, but soaked too long, severely rusted. Only a 50% chance to fire, can cause moderate damage to demons. No bullets needed. Automatic reloading time: one minute, magazine capacity: 1.]
"Fine - quality equipment?"
Yang Yi's expression turned serious.
As the announcement said, starting conditions were fair.
He pushed aside the skeleton on the table and found a rotting paper under it, only some words barely readable.
"...No more supplies on the ship. I can only try fishing."
"...Lucky today. Caught a grouper, enough for two days."
"...Hehe, caught an antique pistol. Strange gunshots, but looks valuable."
There were large bloodstains behind, only the last line visible.
"How could there be such a thing in the sea?"
After reading, Yang Yi frowned slightly, got up, and walked out of the captain's cabin.
Outside was the deck corridor. He looked up and carefully examined his ship.