1 The Sea of Paramita!

"I'm looking forward to it. We'll be able to enter the Island World soon."

"What's there to look forward to? The elimination rate for Island Masters is as high as 98%. People like us have no chance at all."

"It's not bad to look at the scenery of each island. Since we're here, we can't possibly go back in a bad mood, right? Let's just treat it as a tour."

"…"

The two chatted as they walked.

Meanwhile, Qin Yu silently followed behind them.

As a transmigrator, he was not sensitive to their topic of conversation.

Several centuries ago, a global change happened in this world.

All 16-year-old youths would enter a world with countless islands.

That world was known as the Sea of Paramita.

The Sea of Paramita was filled with boundless mysterious power.

However, human beings were unable to directly absorb this power and could only absorb it using external objects.

The most common absorption item was plants.

After plants absorbed that mysterious power, they would produce fruits with different effects.

Most of the fruits had effects of extending one's lifespan.

There were also some special fruits that could strengthen the body or allow humans to obtain special abilities called superpowers.

Therefore, the Sea of Paramita also entered the era of farm owners.

As long as one reached the age of 16, they would be able to enter the Sea of Paramita and choose their own island.

During the Island Master's period of command, they would need to constantly defend against enemy attacks.

After guarding their own island, they could plant and cultivate all kinds of jobs to their heart's content. Then, they could use them to absorb mysterious powers and become a true Island Master!

Of course, guarding an island was not as simple as one imagined.

The Sea of Paramita had all sorts of monsters.

They would attack the island at random times.

Moreover, firearms in the real world could not be brought into the Sea of Paramita.

For example, the minerals in gunpowder would damage the mysterious power of this world.

Hence, the use of firearms was banned.

If one violated these rules, they would be eliminated.

Even though there were 10 million 16-year-old youths who entered the Sea of Paramita every year…

… once the beginner's protection period expired after a month, the elimination rate would increase to 99%!

However, as long as one could successfully defend their island and become a real Island Master, their life would change drastically.

Not only could one have an endless amount of wealth, they could also use the people working in the farms to increase their lifespans. They could also obtain endless power!

And today was the day that the Sea of Paramita opened every year.

All 16-year-old youths could enter the Sea of Paramita.

Qin Yu was one of them!

Furthermore, the Sea of Paramita had some inhumane rules.

It was as if these rules maintained the order of this world.

They existed since the beginning of this world.

It was just that people were constantly trying to figure them out.

For example…

The first time one entered, they could carry 100 kilograms of items.

Furthermore, one could not leave the Sea of Paramita for a month after entering it, or they would lose the protection of the rules.

…

Therefore, everyone around Qin Yu was dragging a huge suitcase.

The suitcases contained their favorite food, tools that they thought were useful but were actually useless, weapons that were only effective against mice, and most importantly, plant seeds!

"We're almost there. Everyone, hold on a little longer."

At this moment, an old man in front stopped and shouted in a hoarse voice.

The people around Qin Yu were all his classmates in this world.

Before the age of 16, everyone had to learn how to differentiate between plants, how to grow plants, how to cultivate plants, how to resist the attacks from monsters… They had to learn the basic knowledge of the Sea of Paramita.

"All the best!"

Qin Yu's classmates shouted in unison.

Then, the people in front entered the passageway one after another.

The passageway was on an extremely tall cliff and resembled a bottomless black hole.

It was dark and no one knew what was inside.

Before long, it was Qin Yu's turn.

"Little Yu, don't you need to reconsider?"

The old man took a step forward and arrived before Qin Yu. He asked with a worried expression.

Qin Yu shook his head and said firmly, "No."

The old man sighed regretfully and said, "You are the most outstanding student I have ever taught. Your results are always first in all the tests. However, those are all virtual. In reality, without the investment from financial groups, the elimination rate will be as high as 100%. Furthermore, these financial groups have very high standards. Not everyone can catch their eye…"

When the surrounding students heard the old man's words, they all looked at Qin Yu with envy.

This was because there was a large financial group that valued Qin Yu and was willing to invest a ten-digit sum in him.

It was Qin Yu's unique privilege to ask for money as he wished.

Others could not enjoy this privilege even if they wanted to.

However, if Qin Yu obtained these privileges, he would also lose some shares and freedom at the same time. Thus, in the future, even if he reached the pinnacle, he would still be restricted by a shackle.

If it was anyone else, they would have agreed long ago.

They did not consider reaching the pinnacle yet.

After all, these privileges were what they needed the most.

However, Qin Yu refused!

Furthermore, he was very decisive!

He did not hesitate at all!

Qin Yu said respectfully, but was neither servile nor overbearing, "Thank you for your concern, teacher."

"Sigh!"

The old man sighed heavily and finally gave up on persuading Qin Yu.

Then, he stepped back and gave way.

Qin Yu dragged his huge luggage towards the pitch-black passageway step by step. His pace was neither fast nor slow, and his expression was extremely calm.

Then, an intense white light flashed past his eyes.

When Qin Yu's vision returned to normal, he was already on an island.

This island was not large and only had a perimeter of 50 kilometers.

The heavy waves crashed against the edge of the island like ferocious beasts that wanted to rush up and swallow Qin Yu.

However, Qin Yu ignored the surging waves. Instead, he looked past them into the distance and saw countless islands in the blue sea.

It was unknown how many such islands existed in the Sea of Paramita.

After all, just today alone, 10 million people had descended into this world.

"Is this the Sea of Paramita…"

Qin Yu took a deep breath as he gazed into the distance, muttering to himself.

"Host has entered the Sea of Paramita. Super farm system activating…"

"System activated. Host has received a Novice Gift Bag. Would you want to open it now?"

At this moment, a mechanical, yet sweet female voice rang out in Qin Yu's mind.

The system!!!

That was why Qin Yu had refused the large investment from the financial group.

As a transmigrator from another world, how could he not have a cheat code!

Now, the system had been activated!