Ding...
[The 24-hour novice adaptation period for Survivors has ended!]
[The regional Trading Market, Auction House, Chat Channel, and other functions will now be opened.]
[The Survivors on each vessel must elect a Captain, who will be responsible for upgrading their vessel, managing all supplies on board, and determining the direction of travel.]
[In 60 seconds, Ability Awakening will commence for all Survivors.]
[The primary function of Abilities is to strengthen the Survivor's body and their basic attributes of Power, Defense, Speed, and Divine Sense, allowing Survivors to adapt more quickly to life on the ocean.]
[Abilities are mainly divided into the Power System, Defense System, Speed System, Support System, and the rare Space System and Divine Sense System.]
[A small number of Survivors, due to their unique physical traits, will develop more powerful derivative abilities within their primary system.]
[Examples include Thunder Magic and Ice Sealing Magic from the Power System, or the Beast Transformation Ability from the Defense System. The probability of this is one in ten thousand.]
Just as Qin Xuan placed Su Qing and her daughter on the bow of the raft, the mechanical voice of the [Ocean Survival Game] system echoed in everyone's mind.
A massive, eye-catching 60-second countdown appeared starkly in the minds of all Survivors across the endless ocean.
Swoosh...
The moment the 60-second countdown hit zero, dazzling glows of various colors surged from the bodies of Qin Xuan, Su Qing, and Su Zhiyun, as well as from countless other Survivors on their rafts across the endless ocean.
A scorching current of air erupted from everyone's dantian, drawing the surrounding Spiritual Power into their bodies. It gathered in their dantians, coalescing into a slowly rotating, ceaselessly surging, circular [Spiritual Power Sea] about a meter in diameter.
The moment they were enveloped by the multicolored glows and the [Spiritual Power Sea] formed within them, everyone's aura began to climb rapidly.
Their physical strength, raw power, and movement speed all received a massive boost at that very instant.
Ding...
[SSS Support Ability [Demon's Eye], awakening complete.]
[Demon's Eye]:
[Active Skill - Analyze]: View another person's attributes, health bar, ability characteristics, and the strengths and weaknesses of their offense and defense. (Viewing Restriction: Your strength cannot be more than two major realms below the target's.)
[Passive Skill - Fortune]: When encountering a great opportunity or danger, it will automatically detect and provide an advance warning.
"Damn it!"
"I awakened an SSS ability, and it's a support type?"
Qin Xuan felt a pang of disappointment. If it had been an offensive SSS ability, combined with his system, he would have been practically invincible.
Qin Xuan:
Level: Black Iron
Power: 50
Defense: 50
Speed: 50
Divine Sense: 50
Health: 100%
Note: A Survivor's initial attributes are 20 points. Each level up adds 20 points.
Qin Xuan glanced at his own data panel; his stats had indeed increased significantly.
Swoosh...
A blue light flashed!
After awakening their abilities, a phantom-blue panel resembling a game interface appeared before the eyes of every Survivor on the ocean.
The panel contained all of the Survivor's information, as well as a 3x3 grid inventory.
The five F-Grade Iron Blocks and five Ocean Coins that Qin Xuan had obtained from hunting the [Mutant Iron Armor Crab] yesterday were lying neatly in his inventory.
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"Sister Qing, Junior Su, what abilities did you awaken?"
Qin Xuan asked casually as he looked at the two of them.
As he spoke, Qin Xuan moved the ten F-Grade Iron Blocks and ten pieces of wood from the raft into his inventory.
Unexpectedly, the Iron Box radiating a red glow, which Qin Xuan had been unable to store in his Spirit Space, was easily placed into his inventory, occupying a small slot in the corner.
"I'm an S-Class 'Divine Sense Master.' It's supposed to be an offensive type, but it feels more like support to me."
Su Zhiyun looked at Qin Xuan with an excited expression. The feeling of being filled with power was simply wonderful.
"Oh my god!"
"What's not to like about a Divine Sense Master? Take a closer look at the ability description."
"Your Divine Sense must be much higher than others of your level now. A Divine Sense attack is formless and intangible—it's an incredible ability."
"The higher your cultivation becomes in the future, the stronger your Divine Sense will be, and the more domineering its power."
Qin Xuan looked at Su Zhiyun with envy. If he had gotten 'Divine Sense Master' instead—an SSS-rank version at that—he could probably sweep through the world unchallenged.
"Hee hee..."
"Now that you put it that way, it really does seem quite strong."
A joyful smile spread across Su Zhiyun's face as she carefully read her ability's description.
"Looks like my ability is the most useless one. It's just a B-Class support ability, the Gourmet Ability."
Although Su Qing's words were a bit disheartened, her tone was exceptionally excited.
Her eyes filled with delight as she looked at her beloved daughter, Su Zhiyun. As long as her daughter had the power to protect herself, she could accept any ability for herself.
"Gourmet?"
"That's fantastic! We're in for a treat from now on."
Hearing about Su Qing's ability, both Qin Xuan and Su Zhiyun's faces lit up with joy.
Food was the fundamental basis for their survival on the ocean. Without it, everything else was just empty talk.
"Little Xuan!"
"Qin Xuan!"
"What about you? What's your ability?"
Su Qing and Su Zhiyun, their eyes filled with excitement, looked at Qin Xuan and asked in unison.
"I also have a support ability, but due to my constitution, my raw strength is a bit higher than that of an ordinary Survivor."
Qin Xuan replied with a half-truth.
It wasn't that Qin Xuan didn't trust the two women, but if word of his ability got out and people were on guard against it, it would basically lose its effectiveness.
The element of surprise was key to maximizing his ability's advantage.
Ding...
[The first wave of crisis will arrive in three days. [Survivor Vessels] that have not yet selected a Captain, please do so as soon as possible to reinforce and upgrade your vessel before the crisis arrives.]
[The Captain possesses extra knowledge regarding the materials needed to upgrade the vessel, receives an additional 25 inventory slots, and has the authority to bind or remove crew members.]
[The Captain's level is equivalent to that of their bound vessel. After the vessel is upgraded, the strength of all other bound crew members will be raised to the peak of their current tier.]
[PS1: If a bound vessel is destroyed, the Captain and crew must bind to a new vessel within 72 hours. Their strength will become equivalent to the new vessel's grade. Anyone who fails to bind within 72 hours will be erased by the game system.]
[PS2: The Captain and crew cannot be away from their bound vessel for more than 72 hours. Otherwise, they will be considered unbound players and will be erased by the system.]
As the mechanical voice of the [Ocean Survival Game] echoed in the minds of all Survivors on the ocean, a massive 72-hour countdown instantly appeared before everyone's eyes.
"Little Xuan!"
"You're the only man on our raft. You should be the Captain and give the orders."
Su Qing thought for a moment, then glanced at Su Zhiyun. Seeing her daughter nod slightly, she understood what she meant.
"Alright!"
"It's my honor to serve two beautiful ladies. From now on, you two can just lie back and relax. I'll carry you to victory."
Qin Xuan said with a smile.
Even though both women now had the ability to protect themselves, they were still willing to let him take the lead. This showed that he already held a significant place in their hearts.
"Lie back, my foot!"
Su Zhiyun's pretty face flushed slightly as she shot Qin Xuan a coquettish glare.
Having awakened her ability and gained the power to protect herself, her mood was countless times better than yesterday.
"Heh heh..."
Catching her meaning, Qin Xuan gave a smug little smile and casually opened the [Vessel Attributes] on the Main Interface.
He could swear to the heavens that his words just now had no hidden meaning whatsoever; Su Zhiyun was the one overthinking it.
[Reinforced Raft]: Black Iron Level
Capacity: 5 people
Propulsion: Wind, Manpower
Material: Wood
Defense: None
Attack: None
[Next Tier: Ironclad Sailboat. Requires: F-Grade Refined Iron x200, Wood x70, Ocean Coins x200.]
Gazing at the 'Ironclad Sailboat' on the display—which was about the same size as their current raft but had a separate pilothouse—Qin Xuan's heart itched with desire.
If he could upgrade to this boat, the three of them wouldn't have to stare at each other all day, and he would also have the chance to conquer Su Qing and Su Zhiyun one by one.