Chapter 205: Survival System for Natural Disasters (34)

Recently, the leaders and colleagues at her company somehow found out about her relationship with Xie Yang and often sought her out to inquire about Xie Yang's preferences.

They said that once the game ended, these players who returned to reality would surely be valued by the country; perhaps they would even be directly recruited into the civil service, and in the future, when they saw Xie Yang, they would have to respectfully address her as "Leader."

They even said they really envied her...

What was there to envy!

She and Xie Yang were not even full sisters, just half-sisters with the same mother but different fathers!

If it weren't for the meddlesome people in the community who let her mother know of Xie Yang's existence, she wouldn't have wanted her mother to acknowledge the daughter born to her ex-husband!

What benefit was there for her if they acknowledged each other?

There were still two seasons left; could she really survive and come back?

Just thinking about the scene after Xie Yang returned alive—

Acknowledging her mother as a daughter, and from then on, she would have an older half-sister who would always hold power over her;

Being pursued and flattered by leaders and colleagues;

Being heavily relied upon by the country; even if they didn't give her a civil service position, the rewards and such would certainly not be lacking.

Whenever she thought of the image of Xie Yang returning in victory, infinitely glorious, Xu Ninghui felt filled with irritation.

At this moment, her phone lit up.

It was the floor monitor of this building, who had sent a red envelope in the group chat.

【Congratulations to Ms. Xie Yang of 1602 in our building for surviving until now! Sending a red envelope to share the joy! Wishing her continued safety for the next two seasons! Looking forward to her triumphant return!】

The night owls who hadn't slept yet followed suit and sent similar well-wishes.

Xu Ninghui felt even more irritated watching this.

If she were to go on the foreign internet right now, she would be able to find a group of people just as irritated as she was:

The authorities of the Beautiful Country—

"What is going on? Where is our country's team? How did they end up at the bottom? It's one thing to not compare to the Dragon Country, but even a tiny Yellow Flag Country has surged ahead of us! Disgrace! This is simply a supreme disgrace!"

The authorities of the Kimchi Country—

"What on earth are these players doing! Individually they are useless! As a team they are useless! What use are they! Damn it!"

The authorities of the Fusang Empire—

"What exactly are our country's contestants doing! 68 people entered the game, and in less than half a year, more than half have been lost! Look at the Dragon Country! Then look at our country! If the losses continue, we won't even need to wait for the game to end before our Great Fusang Empire is completely submerged by the sea! Even if those players are alive, don't come back! Everyone just go commit seppuku for your crimes! Idiots!"

Outside, heads of state and citizens of all countries except the Dragon Country were venting their emotions. Some were hysterically cursing, others were calling out in deep sorrow.

However, no matter how loud or high their curses and calls were, they could not reach inside the game.

The players in the game were all too busy to look after themselves at this moment.

All the Residence Islands seemed to have made an agreement, erupting with volcanoes one after another.

The larger flames splashed directly onto the sea, nearly roasting the players standing on the decks of the Cruise Ships.

The Volcanic Eruption caused the islands to shake, and the waves in the surrounding sea also began to surge.

Players who couldn't run in time were instantly swallowed by the sea of fire.

The relatively lucky players hid in the cabins in time and, through the window glass, saw the Residence Island that had been intact just minutes before, now riddled with holes and turned into a dead island covered in volcanic ash.

As far as the eye could see, there was floating volcanic ash everywhere, no longer the blue sky and sea of the past.

"Many thanks to Sister Xie and Brother Fu! Without your selfless help and swift, decisive speed, we would not be safe right now! I will toast you two big shots with water instead of wine!"

"Thank you, Sister Xie and Brother Fu! Thank you for not forgetting to pull us up at such a critical moment! We all understand in our hearts that without you two, relying on ourselves alone, let alone surviving until now, even the first season would have been hard to get through!"

"Yes, yes, yes! This cup must be toasted! Big shots, drink as you please, I'll finish mine!"

"It's my turn, it's my turn!"

"..."

Xie Yang and Fu Zhangzheng were surrounded by the other 31 players holding up their glasses in the banquet cabin that had been upgraded into a large Cruise Ship, insisting on taking turns to speak and toast them.

This large Cruise Ship, formed by most of the Dragon Country players, was towing over a dozen small Cruise Ships and had already left the island area as soon as the first Residence Island officially erupted with a volcano; it was now on Automatic Navigation on the boundless sea.

Outside the Cruise Ship, the sky was blue and the sea was clear, the wind was calm and the waves were still; occasionally, white sea birds would skim across the surface of the sea, snatching up a struggling Fish.

Inside the Cruise Ship, everyone raised their glasses to thank Xie Yang and the other, suppressing the joy and relief of surviving a disaster, while at the same time, weren't they also celebrating that this damn Survival Game had finally come to another pause.

At this moment, the players on the towed ships also stepped on Floating Boards to come to the large Cruise Ship, and 33 players gathered together.

Xie Yang smiled and took two bottles of red wine out of her Storage Space.

These were rewards she had exploded from a Material Box during her Daily Check-in on the Sub-system.

At the time, along with the red wine, there was also a box of M9+ Snowflake Steak that had exploded out.

She had eaten most of the steak, but the wine hadn't been opened yet.

"How can we celebrate without drinking? One glass per person might not be enough, but a few sips per person is doable."

"Wow! Following the big shots not only means having meat to eat! But also wine to drink! Big shot Wanyi, I will forever be your most loyal leg-clinging pendant."

Once Ming Hao said this, he won everyone's gaze.

It wasn't disdain, but rather—

Holy crap! This kid is so calculating! He actually shouted out what they only dared to think in their hearts.

Subsequently, everyone took out the food they usually couldn't bear to eat from their Backpack Slots:

"Big shot, try this dried Fish of mine, I made it myself. My parents relied on selling dried fish to support me until I graduated from university. What I made might not be as good as what my parents made, but overall it's not bad."

"Big shot, try the Sweet Potato from my island. Don't look at the low yield and ugly appearance, but the taste is very good. It's sweet and crisp when eaten raw, and powdery and glutinous when roasted."

"Big shot,..."

Everyone took out their most precious hidden supplies.

This scene of competing for favor made Fu Zhangzheng feel uncomfortable.

He rummaged through his own Backpack Slot.

He realized that everything he had, he had shared a portion of with Xie Yang, especially the food ingredients; he had given her more than he had kept for himself.

His expression was momentarily dazed; what should he use to coax her?

Facing everyone's enthusiasm, Xie Yang was truly caught between laughter and tears: "Thank you, everyone! I just happened to have two bottles of wine, it's all about mutual exchange!"

She paused, then continued: "It just so happens I also have a few words I want to say to everyone: we are now a true team! In the future, we will be living together for at least several months, like grasshoppers tied to the same rope; we rise and fall together. Living together on the Cruise Ship, everyone might be excited at first, but as time goes on, fatigue will more or less set in, so we must discuss and establish a comprehensive set of rules as soon as possible..."

Collective living is not that easy.

Having had many experiences with collective living, Xie Yang felt a headache coming on.

While merging will certainly strengthen the defensive capabilities of the Maritime Shelter, it will also inevitably bring about some unavoidable conflicts and disputes.

Every player is an independent individual; mutual accommodation is easy to talk about, but difficult to put into practice.

Only by establishing a comprehensive execution mechanism can we try our best to avoid the emergence of conflicts and disputes.