Chapter 1 Deep Blue Sea

[The National Survival Game is loading —— The game has finished loading.]

[All humans of Blue Star have automatically become survivors in the Endless Ocean World, currently located in —— the Deep Blue Sea.]

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An ocean so vast that its end cannot be sighted, a plank so small that turning over is impossible, and a fishing net so tattered it's riddled with holes.

These three things now comprised the dire situation Chen Qing faced.

One moment she had been working at a bubble tea shop, and suddenly, she found herself in this strange environment, with a robotic voice sounding next to her ear the next second.

[Welcome, survivors, to the Endless Ocean World. Please be sure to remember the following rules.]

[1. This is a real world, the world the survivors once knew no longer exists.]

[2. This world is filled with dangers and opportunities, the greater the danger, the richer the harvest.]

[3. Please be cautious of the ocean, the ocean is extremely dangerous.]

[4. During the newbie period, various materials will drift toward you in the ocean, and you can also use a fishing net to salvage materials from the sea, please cherish this opportunity.]

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[Lastly, survivors will be relatively safe during the first four days of the protection period. After four days, danger will come, please be prepared.]

[I wish all survivors peace throughout the seasons.]

A survival game?

Chen Qing looked somewhat dazed at everything before her, yet her body involuntarily picked up the fishing net.

Even though she still had not fully grasped what was happening, the instinct of an urban survivor made her subconsciously start searching for supplies in accordance with what the voice had said.

Chen Qing came from a rural area in a coastal city. Even if she had never used a fishing net, it was familiar to her from seeing others use it.

A 10 meter, 10MM specification fishing net, which Chen Qing started to untangle with practiced ease.

As she sorted through the net, she opened up the panel mentioned by the previous announcement.

[Chen Qing

Age: 26

Extraordinary Ability: Pending Awakening

Occupation: None

Skills: None

Body: G+ (including comprehensive qualities such as strength, agility, and constitution)

Spirit: G- (including comprehensive qualities such as intelligence, willpower, and charisma)

Evaluation: Worth less than the soot on the bottom of a pot.]

Extraordinary abilities...

Chen Qing frowned slightly and clicked on the awakening button for that category.

[Ability Awakening –— Awakening Complete]

[Survivor Chen Qing's Extraordinary Ability is —— Everything Can Be Upgraded (Unique)]

[Everything Can Be Upgraded: As the name implies, everything in the world can be upgraded, including the survivor themselves, by allocating points to enhance items or organisms.]

[Current Available Points: 0 (Points can be obtained by: killing creatures, acquiring valuable items, etc.)

Current Upgradable Items: Survivor Chen Qing, Survivor Chen Qing's raft, Survivor Chen Qing's fishing net.]

[Raft (Shabby): A small raft that could be turned over by a small wave.]

[Tattered Fishing Net (Shabby): A damaged fishing net; even if a dumb fish got caught, I doubt it could hold up.]

Seeing this ability, a hint of a smile finally appeared on Chen Qing's previously expressionless face.

Chen Qing had also more or less straightened out the fishing net which had been a complete mess, since it would be useless otherwise.

She stood up, took the fishing net, and threw it out while simultaneously opening the chat channel.

This survival game provided only three panels that could be used: personal, chat, and trade.

The chat channel was bustling with activity.

Humanity from the entire Blue Star was dragged into the survival game, amounting to tens of billions of people.

At this stage, survivors could only access nearby channels, which accommodated a thousand people, all fervently spamming messages.

"No, why is this fishing net such crap?! It's broken!!"

"Help, is there anyone who knows how to use a fishing net? It's such a mess!"

"Mommy, I want Mommy, where are you, Mommy, waaaah——"

The chat channel was a complete chaos, with all the messages including real names and ages, and among them, Chen Qing saw many young children.

However, it seemed that no one mentioned Extraordinary Abilities.

Did only she have them, or did everyone possess them?

The fishing net had already been cast; now, all Chen Qing had to do was wait for the current to push the items in the water into the net.

For the moment, she really had nothing to do.

After a moment of thought, Chen Qing decided to summarize her insights on using the fishing net and sent them over.

Adults aside, those children definitely would not know how to use such a thing; they might have never even seen one before.

Chen Qing had just posted her tips when, before she could see the other survivors' reactions, the fishing net felt a huge pull.

The surface of the sea churned violently; clearly, Chen Qing had snared a big one.

A tail flickered in and out of sight atop the ocean.

[Deep Blue Devil Fish (G+): A type of marine Transcendent fish, poisonous, electric, though not fatal, it can paralyze its foes; survivors are advised to be cautious.]

Danger had arrived so quickly?

Chen Qing's eyes darkened, and she immediately stripped off her vest, revealing smooth and well-defined muscles glistening attractively under the light, showcasing health and strength.

Chen Qing, female, height 186 cm, weight 80 kg, engaged in physical work all year, her physical condition was definitely strong.

Wrapping her vest around her hands, Chen Qing quickly dove into the water.

If the raft hadn't been a naturally formed plank of wood, Chen Qing would have broken off a piece to use as a weapon without hesitation.

The moment she entered the water, Chen Qing felt bone-chilling cold; the sea water was terrifyingly frigid, and a few minutes in it would surely lead to a cold and fever.

The Deep Blue Devil Fish caught in the net was still struggling violently; it did not like the feeling of being trapped.

That tattered net wouldn't hold for long.

Chen Qing took a deep breath, held her breath, and dived into the water.

Once underwater, Chen Qing saw the enormous Deep Blue Devil Fish; the Devil Fish was at least two meters long.

Chen Qing's action was rash, but it was also correct.

Danger and opportunity coexisted.

Countless items floated underwater, mostly wood, leaves, ropes, and the like.

With those materials, it was sufficient.

Chen Qing quickly grabbed two long planks and a piece of rope, and underneath the water, she wrapped the two planks together with the rope.

With the vest wrapped around one end of the planks, Chen Qing swiftly swam towards the Deep Blue Devil Fish.

The Devil Fish was still struggling with the net, like playing a game, and the already damaged fishing net was now even more torn.

All around the ocean floor, there was debris floating, and the Devil Fish did not sense Chen Qing's approach.

Therefore, when it was viciously struck on the head with a plank, the whole fish was stunned.

Due to the resistance of the water, the force of Chen Qing's swings with the plank was greatly reduced.

However, it was enough to daze the Devil Fish for a moment.

Before it could react, Chen Qing's next blow came swinging down.

She left the Devil Fish utterly bewildered.

Once done, Chen Qing quickly swam back to the plank.

The droplets of water on her lashes were almost frozen solid, and she was severely cold.

Back on the plank, Chen Qing didn't even have time to catch her breath and quickly proceeded with the next step, her vision a bit blurry.

From the moment she hit the Devil Fish, it instinctively released toxins.

Right now, Chen Qing's face was slightly blue, from the cold as well as the poison.

Luckily, the toxin was not fatal.

Chen Qing opened her hand, and in her palm lay several nails.