Chapter 39 p2
Yu Chi felt that she was really miserable. Every time she had a little confidence in her own strength, an existence would suddenly appear and shatter her confidence.
She believed that Li Feng and Zuo He also had this thought now. There were all kinds of creatures in this world, but humans, who had once dominated the planet, had no trace at all.
Their strength was indeed acceptable among humans, but they were no match for such an existence. Yu Chi saw that Li Feng rarely had any expression. His eyes were sharp, and when he was fierce, he was a bit intimidating.
Fortunately, they only had 12 hours of island exploration time this time. Yu Chi was glad in her heart. Now, the power of the system was their greatest guarantee.
The Beast God’s Emissary had prepared a small banquet for the three of them. He just gave a casual order, and in less than a minute, the food for the banquet was ready.
Yu Chi looked down and found that these phantom beasts also ate beast meat, but it was half-cooked, which was a bit scary.
There was also a cup of clear and mellow wine on the table in front of her. Yu Chi rarely drank. She held it in her hand, a little afraid to drink it.
The Beast God’s Emissary smiled and said, “This is good for you.”
That’s what he said… Yu Chi looked up and saw that Li Feng had already drunk it all.
Yu Chi: “…”
Good, big bites of meat and big gulps of wine. I knew this guy was already craving wine.
The Beast God’s Emissary just chuckled when he saw this. “Your friend is quite straightforward, but you can only drink one cup of this wine. Any more will harm your body.”
Yu Chi always felt that the way this man looked at her was like looking at a cub. She lowered her head a little awkwardly and took a sip.
In an instant, a strong stimulation rushed through her limbs. Yu Chi only felt refreshed. She took a closer look and found that the quality of this wine was actually [Legendary].
…Okay, very strong.
The long-haired man sat lazily in the first seat and chatted with them in a low voice. “I also feel that the sea seems to have changed recently. But I haven’t been out of the island for a long time. It’s strange that there’s a new species.”
Yu Chi wondered if the system had a role in this. After all, even they humans were now separated. She had previously thought that the system was to prevent them from fighting… could it be to temporarily hide their existence from these special creatures?
“As far as I know, the number of this species is quite large,” Yu Chi smiled shyly.
“Oh?” The long-haired man became a little interested. “I haven’t been out of the island for a few hundred years. This species has developed so rapidly?”
A few hundred years…
Yu Chi’s expression did not change. “There should be more than a billion.”
“…” The long-haired man was surprised for a moment, then laughed. “So that’s how it is.”
In the entire biological world, the stronger the creature, the worse its reproductive ability. But even if this human species was weak, it was very unusual to reach such a number.
He couldn’t help but sense a big change. Perhaps… the ecology of this sea was really going to change.
Unlike Yu Chi’s initial guess, this world did not have large tracts of land. It was almost entirely composed of oceans. Land only occupied a small part, and it was some islands distributed in various oceans.
Yu Chi continued to chat with this kind elder. She glanced at her two silent companions out of the corner of her eye. Seeing that their emotions were calm, she also breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Feng was eating meat in large bites. It seemed that he was using the food on the table as a tool to vent his anger. Although the meat was half-cooked, its quality was excellent. He had already finished a whole head without a sound.
Yu Chi felt that his teeth were really good.
And Zuo He was sipping his wine, his eyes lowered, listening to the conversation between Yu Chi and the long-haired man, his thoughts unknown.
After this small banquet, the long-haired man said that he was a little tired and let the three of them play on the island on their own. He also gave Yu Chi a token.
“If you want to come and play in the future, just hold it and think about it,” the man said gently. “I’ve already told the children on the island. They won’t make things difficult for you.”
Besides the initial pressure, this man’s impression on Yu Chi was really kind. Although he hadn’t done anything, it made her vigilance slowly lower.
“Thank you, senior,” Yu Chi said obediently.
She was still in her Vermilion Bird form now. She didn’t know why, but after drinking that mouthful of wine, she hadn’t returned to her human form yet, which saved her from being scared.
If she had turned into a human while they were together, she would have had to use the excuse of being seriously injured again.
The long-haired man’s figure disappeared. The three of them looked at each other and did not talk about other things, but just wandered around the island.
Although this trip was not as fruitful as Cold Moon Island, it was also a wonderful journey.
Li Feng even had a competition with a beastman big brother. The big brother’s laughter was hearty, and he completely treated Li Feng as a playful cub. Anyone who was not blind could see that he was going easy on him.
“I’m already 700 years old now,” seeing Li Feng’s unhappy face of being fooled, he had to explain helplessly, “if I bully you, the other beasts will laugh at me.”
Yu Chi just felt that the beasts on this Phantom Beast Island were very naive. They were also curious about the three of them, but they would not be overly inquisitive. Instead, they were enthusiastic and treated them with the best things.
Even Zuo He, in such an atmosphere, rarely had a cold face, and his eyes became much softer.
“How are your injuries?” Yu Chi asked.
Li Feng: “I was fine after drinking that wine.”
Yu Chi looked at Zuo He and was relieved to see him nod as well.
“Fortunately, it was a false alarm.”
Of course, she would not blame Li Feng for his recklessness at that time. In fact, Yu Chi was quite shocked in her heart. After all, it was a real critical moment, completely different from the help on Cold Moon Island.
And Zuo He was calmer, but he had also blocked a wave of pressure for the injured Li Feng. Yu Chi couldn’t help but smile when she thought of this, feeling that this feeling was not bad.
“You’re so evil,” Li Feng pointed at her expression.
Yu Chi glared at him, only feeling that her good mood had been washed away by this sentence.
In her Cinnabar Finch human form, her body was small, but her appearance was mischievous, like a little devil with a lot of bad thoughts.
But Yu Chi felt that Li Feng’s appearance was not very kind either. Why did this guy have the right to say that about her!
Not all the beasts on Phantom Beast Island could not be killed. Just like humans and monkeys, the beasts that had not yet developed intelligence could not be considered their kin. After getting permission, the three of them had hunted a lot of prey and put them in their backpacks.
The beast meat here was more delicious than on Cold Moon Island. She didn’t know if it was because of Li Feng’s influence, but Yu Chi had also eaten a lot of beast meat recently.
However, she guessed that it might be because these meats were rich in nutrients. After all, her strength was getting stronger and stronger, and she practiced saber for six hours every day, which consumed a lot of her body.
The three of them worked from day to night. Before they left, Yu Chi specially asked a beastman to say goodbye to the Beast God’s Emissary for her.
“We’ll come and play again next time,” she curled her lips, feeling that this trip was very good, like a relaxing trip in a tense life.
Seeing these cute beasts, her thoughts of being a vicious woman had dissipated a lot.
When the beastmen learned that they were leaving, they also gave them a lot of jam and local products. They were very enthusiastic. The other two’s backpacks couldn’t fit them, so they were all placed with Yu Chi.
So there are so many interesting places in the world, Yu Chi thought. If I just drifted on the sea by boat, it would be too boring.
…
Yu Chi was very curious about the various islands on the sea. After returning to the boat, she controlled the small boat and went to three islands in a row within a week.
Sometimes it was the three of them together, sometimes it was with Li Feng or Zuo He, and occasionally when both of them were busy, she would go alone.
It was just that most of the islands were similar to Cold Moon Island, and there were no other species that could communicate. Yu Chi was not disappointed. She had gained a lot of good things during this time of exploring the islands, and had even unexpectedly practiced her saber technique to the intermediate level.
It was much faster than she had imagined.
At the same time, her level had also gone from 10 to 12, although Li Feng and Zuo He’s progress was even more perverted—the two of them were purely stimulated by the Beast God’s Emissary.
—Their strength is so weak. How can they be friends with a Cinnabar Finch?
The two of them did not ask Yu Chi about the Cinnabar Finch, but they held a grudge and remembered this sentence in their hearts. Occasionally, Li Feng would even be sarcastic.
“My strength is too weak. You should go find the number one on the ranking.”
He wasn’t happy when she really did, and asked her if she was looking down on the number two on the ranking. Yu Chi just felt that a man’s mind was like a needle at the bottom of the sea, difficult to fathom.
Yu Chi didn’t care that her strength was improving slower. Her attention had recently been focused on practicing her saber technique, so it was inevitable that she had neglected her level.
She hadn’t paid attention to the chat channel and forum for a long time, but when she occasionally glanced at it, she found that the number of people had dropped to below twenty thousand.
[SurfingTheSea] was also not as active as before.
While the natural disaster was becoming more and more terrifying, the strength of humans was also beginning to increase significantly. Yu Chi estimated that there were almost no players below level five now.
On the day before the natural disaster was about to end, the number of people had reached 18,842. Many players with poor strength, who were not hardworking and had a bad mentality, had been eliminated.
The chat channel and forum were indeed much cleaner. Yu Chi even thought, did the system update again after the natural disaster ended just for the sake of screening?
After all, this world was very terrifying. Even if they didn’t die from human infighting and natural disasters, the possibility of dying directly upon meeting other species was very high.
In that case, it was better to first screen out the stronger players to avoid chaos and mess at that time.
So, Yu Chi thought of [SurfingTheSea] again.
The person who had a murderous intent towards her was not dead yet. She was indeed a little worried. These days, she had been waiting for the other party to strike again.
She wanted to accumulate strength and was not willing to spend so much time chasing this person. But if there was another assassination, she would not have any more scruples.
However, [SurfingTheSea] had not made any move these days, and his activity in the channel and on the forum had also decreased. Yu Chi even thought, could it be that this guy really had some mission to complete…
Could it be the legendary chosen one selected by the system?
The huge contrast between the before and after was indeed very suspicious.
At 00:00 in the morning, the red subtitles appeared in front of everyone on time. Yu Chi sat on the bed, only feeling that even the air seemed to have stood still for a moment.
【To Our Players:
The second stage of the survival game, “Elimination,” has concluded. The game now officially enters the third stage. To optimize the experience and enhance the challenge, the system will introduce the following major updates—
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【Server Merge】
The isolated state of all players will disappear, and they will be distributed throughout the entire ocean. -
【Central Island Rules】
The central island is a common intersection area for all players, divided into an inner island and an outer island.
The inner island is a peace zone, where killing and destruction are prohibited. The outer island allows for combat and competition. -
【Island Exploration】
Civilized Islands: Dwarves, elves, beastmen, dragonborn, and aquatic creatures, etc.
Resource Islands: Distributed with various types of resources. -
【Reputation Value System】
Players can accumulate reputation value through combat, cooperation, speaking, and other behaviors. The reputation value mall will be opened. -
【Teaming System】
Players can open the teaming mode. In the teaming state, they cannot attack each other (number of people is limited). -
【Territorial Sea System】
Players can obtain territorial sea orders through fighting contaminated creatures, resource chests, etc.
After obtaining it, they can autonomously define a fixed territory range. Within the range, contaminated creatures will no longer be generated, ensuring the purification of the sea area. -
【Territory Ranking System】
Based on the player’s territory area, purification level, and other comprehensive data, the rankings will be updated regularly, and generous rewards can be obtained. -
【Natural Disaster Mitigation】
The wider the player’s territory and the larger the purification range, the stronger their ability to resist natural disasters (such as typhoons, tsunamis, etc.) will be. -
【Alliance System and Territory Permissions】
Players can freely form alliances or invite others to enter their own territory (the access permissions for each territory are managed by the territory owner, who has the highest authority). -
【Territory Destruction War】
Three territorial sea wars can be initiated daily, consuming a declaration of war order x1.
—We wish our players a pleasant gaming experience!】