MM Racing Chapter 1 His island is so big!
Chapter 1 His island is so big!
"Squeak... squeak..."
The dilapidated raft rocked back and forth with the waves, and a sour sound reached Su Jin's ears.
"It's so noisy!"
Su Jin suddenly opened his eyes, and what came into view was not the familiar ceiling, but a setting sun about to sink below the horizon.
He wasn't lying on a comfortable, dry bed, but on a wet wooden board.
"A... raft? Am I at sea?"
He slowly sat up and looked around, finding himself in a sea full of reefs.
There were only two items on the dilapidated wooden raft, which was less than 3 square meters in size.
One was Su Jin himself, and the other was a harpoon that looked relatively new.
Just as he was filled with doubt and surprise, a cold voice rang in his ears.
[Ding! Welcome to the Endless Sea!]
[Please remember the following, survivors, as it concerns your survival!]
Immediately afterwards, a light screen unfolded before his eyes, and cold system text appeared line by line:
Survival Rules in the Endless Seas (A Must-Read for Beginners)
[1. The island is your key to obtaining resources and survival. Please upgrade it as much as possible. Within your territory, you will be absolutely safe and have the power of life and death.]
2. At night, the sea will be shrouded in a deadly fog, within which terrifying sea monsters lurk.
3. The ocean is your treasure trove of resources; you can obtain resources by capturing or killing marine life.
[4. You have a 72-hour newbie protection period. During this time, the weather will be consistently sunny and calm, marine mammals will be significantly less aggressive, and marine life activity will be increased by 100%!]
[5. After the protection period ends, the fog density and the strength of the sea monsters will increase dramatically; that will be the real challenge!]
These are the existing rules, please remember them! Try your best to survive!
The words disappeared, and Su Jin looked at the raft beneath his feet with a surprised expression.
No, what happened to the promised island? Where's this huge island?
Wait a minute, maybe...
A thought struck him, and he immediately opened his personal panel and found the talent section.
[Unique Talent: Pirate King]
As a great seafarer, your island has been replaced with a raft, and the island upgrade module has been replaced with the raft upgrade module.
Good news, it's a gift from Heaven!
Bad news, this talent is a disaster!
Su Jin's eye twitched, and he couldn't help but burst into a curse:
"Damn, what a garbage talent!"
While others can settle down and farm peacefully on the island, he still has to drift at sea, worrying even when he sleeps that a wave might crash over him and cause him to hit his head on the headboard!
Most importantly, once the three-day protection period is over, the fog will roll in, and the sea will be full of dangerous sea creatures.
At that time, with his small raft, he would probably end up inside the belly of a sea monster, raft and all.
But every cloud has a silver lining. Just as Su Jin was feeling down and started looking at the raft building module, he was immediately drawn to a peculiar architectural structure.
[Guiding Starlight (Unlocked at Raft Level 2): A raft-exclusive structure; placed at the bow, it dispels fog.]
The intensity of the guiding star torch depends on the quality of the lamp oil; different lamp oils will produce different effects.
[The raw materials for lamp oil are mostly derived from the oils of marine organisms. The quality and type of oil affect the intensity and range of the light.]
Upon seeing the information about the Guiding Star Torch, Su Jin's eyes lit up immediately, and he finally understood the awesomeness of his talent.
It can be said that if he manages things well, every night can be "sunny and breezy," a period of protection for newbies.
While others live in fear on the island, he can sleep soundly in the raft and just catch fish every day.
The only problem right now is that his level 1 shabby raft doesn't seem to be able to place the guiding star torch; he needs a level 2 raft instead.
Upgrading the raft requires 10 units of wood, which really stumped Su Jin.
As things stand, with the vast ocean stretching as far as the eye can see, he has no idea where to find so many materials.
Suddenly, he heard a faint but anxious voice behind him.
Su Jin turned his head and saw that there was actually a small island in the distance!
With his sharp eyes, he could barely make out that it was an island, with a few scattered coconut trees and some bushes.
On the beach at the edge of the island, there was a woman holding a little girl in her arms; they were probably a mother and daughter.
When the woman saw him turn around, she immediately started waving her arms excitedly, as if she wanted to call him over.
"Anyone else...?"
Su Jin muttered something to himself, and finally decided to go and talk to the other party.
There was no way he could obtain 10 units of wood on the open sea; it would be an impossible task.
He didn't even know how to obtain the materials, since there wasn't any marine debris floating on the sea for him to pick up.
He took off his short-sleeved shirt, wrapped it around the harpoon, and used the resistance of the shirt to make a makeshift oar, rowing towards the island.
However, he stopped not far from the island, looked the woman, who appeared to be 30 years old and was wearing a black stockings office lady uniform, up and down, and finally his gaze fell on the nameplate on her chest.
CEO, Shen Ruying, that's the young woman's name, and it sounds quite nice.
Seeing that Su Jin had stopped, Shen Ruying's expression immediately turned anxious, and she quickly said:
"Sir, my daughter has a high fever, almost 40 degrees Celsius. Can you please help Qiaoqiao?"
Qiaoqiao was referring to her daughter, who had been sickly since childhood due to poor nutrient absorption. Today was the first day of school for the second year of junior high, and unsurprisingly, she developed a fever again.
She had to leave the company and take her daughter to the hospital herself.
They were almost in the queue when suddenly everything went black, and she and her daughter found themselves in this absurd island survival game world.
Su Jin met Shen Ruying's gaze, then looked at the girl in the young woman's arms. Her face was indeed flushed, and her eyes were closed, as if she was about to faint at any moment.
It seems the woman wasn't lying; her daughter really did have a fever, and she had no other choice but to ask him for help.
But Su Jin didn't agree rashly; instead, he frowned and said:
"Madam, first of all, this is a survival game, and I have no obligation to help you. Secondly, I don't have any medication on me to treat your daughter."
He really wanted to help the other party, since he would make a profit if he could exchange it for some timber or fiber. That was his initial plan.
But he was truly powerless and could only sigh in vain.
Hearing Su Jin's words, Shen Ruying's expression turned ugly, but she wasn't surprised. She hesitated for a moment before saying:
"I have a way. I was born with an extra talent called Ocean Knowledge, which unlocks a marine life encyclopedia."
"This encyclopedia will gradually unlock as my island levels up. Currently, only information on Tier 1 marine creatures has been unlocked."
"Among them is a rare Tier 1 marine creature called Star Tear Jellyfish, which can effectively purify the human body. According to the encyclopedia, it should be able to cure Qiaoqiao."