Chapter 209: Natural Disaster Survival System (38)

A few seconds later, the sound of an engine came from the silent sea surface once again.

The speed of the escape was faster than when they had arrived.

Very soon, the pitch-black sea surface returned to calm.

"Oh! Finally, I can get a good night's sleep!"

"You say that as if you didn't sleep well the past few days."

"Haha! I really did sleep quite well! Who told us that life on our big Cruise Ship is so fulfilling! I fall asleep the moment my head hits the pillow at night! Honestly, once I return to reality, I will definitely miss the sleep quality of this period!"

"..."

Who wouldn't!

Or rather, ever since they met up with the two big shots and started life on the Cruise Ship, they no longer felt like they were fighting against natural disasters, but rather enjoying life.

Waking up in the morning, lounging for a while in the over three-hundred-square-meter sea-view flat, staying in bed until past seven to wash up and get ready, then heading downstairs to the restaurant for breakfast.

Players whose turn it was to make breakfast needed to arrive at the kitchen forty minutes early to boil porridge, fry eggs, toast bread...

Finishing breakfast around eight o'clock, and arriving at their respective posts to clock in at eight-thirty sharp.

Players whose turn it was to cook continued to wash and prepare vegetables for lunch and dinner;

Players whose turn it was for cleaning duties started sweeping the public areas;

Players responsible for Planting went to the basement level to harvest vegetables, plant new ones, loosen the soil, and water them;

Players responsible for maintenance checked each floor to ensure all machinery and equipment were operating normally;

At the same time, they went to the pool on time according to the duty roster to change shifts, taking turns guarding the Seawater Desalination Device.

Working during the day, eating dinner at night, going to the deck to walk and chat to help digestion, or calling out to go to the recreation room to play a few rounds of mahjong, play a few games of billiards, or belt out a few songs, and then returning to their own Rest Cabin—how could they not fall asleep the moment they hit the bed?

Of course, there were also players whose turn it was to rest; they didn't have to work that day, nor did they have to wake up early, staying holed up in their three-hundred-plus-square-meter suite to sleep as long as they wanted. Once they had slept enough, they would get up and arrange to go to the recreation room to play billiards or mahjong, or go to the Gym to do some stretching or practice arm strength. If they weren't interested in those, they would move a sun lounger to the deck to go fishing.

In short, every day was spent very fulfilling.

So much so that a player who had no relatives to worry about and was all alone joked: "If there were no natural disasters, I would be willing to stay in the game forever."

Not to mention anything else, just that three-hundred-plus-square-meter sea-view flat—who could afford to live in that in reality!

There were also players who were thinking of their families and wished they could return to reality every single minute, saying with a clear head: "We are only here thanks to the two big shots. Otherwise, with no water and no supplies, even if this Cruise Ship were more luxurious, you wouldn't be able to stay for a single day. If you don't believe me, go look at the players on the World Channel who are wailing all day long."

On the World Channel, there were players cursing the heavens and the earth every day, expressing that they had truly had enough of these days of water shortages!

Even if drinking water could be traded from Xie Yang, what about washing up? What about bathing? One could endure not washing for a few days, but who the hell could stand not washing for dozens of days!

They weren't like Xie Yang and Fu Zhangzheng, who had obtained Condensate Oil from Fengqing Island that could be used directly as fuel. Even if they opened a Supply Island Dungeon Secret Key from a Blind Box Treasure Chest, the fuel they brought back would at most maintain the daily energy consumption of the Cruise Ship; twenty-four-hour uninterrupted air conditioning was just too luxurious.

Without air conditioning, not bathing every day—truly, not many people could hold out.

In their torment, many players even missed the Low Temperature Season when they wouldn't get sour even without bathing, and missed the Fusion Season when ice and snow melted and they could bathe to their heart's content without worrying about fresh water.

While thinking, they had a flash of inspiration:

Why did Dragon Country players have an endless supply of fresh water? That was because they had collectively hoarded ice.

Since the ice and snow of the Low Temperature Season and the fresh water of the Fusion Season had become life-saving talismans for the third season, what could they hoard this season to make them winners in life in the fourth season?

"Big shot, you should also remember to hoard some seawater! Maybe there will be a shortage of Salt next season! This damn game is used to pulling this trick! I've seen through it!"

GY07744 very loyally sent her guess to Xie Yang.

Xie Yang: "..."

It just so happened to be her turn to guard the Seawater Desalination Device.

Her gaze fell on the pounds of snow-white sea salt being extracted by the desalination device.

A shortage of Salt?

No, no, no!

With the salt in her Backpack Slot, at the current non-stop desalination speed, by the time she survived until the end of the game and returned to reality, her hoard would be large enough for her to become a salt tycoon.

It would be enough to open a sea salt specialty store for her foster parents to provide for their retirement.

Xie Yang had no intention of hoarding seawater, and other Dragon Country players didn't have this idea either.

If they needed salt, couldn't they just trade with Xie Yang?

If they had that spare time, they might as well cast their lines a few more times on the deck to catch some Fish, Shrimp, and Crab to hoard!

There was no shortage of seafood this season, but who could guarantee the next?

But players from other countries believed it; and so, they started hoarding seawater in their Backpack Slots the moment they opened their eyes.

Hoarding during the day, hoarding at night!

As long as their eyelids weren't fighting each other, they kept hoarding!

Among them, there were also players who opened a Purification Set from a Blind Box Treasure Chest.

So they started calling out on the World Channel:

【5 Gold Coins to purify 1L of seawater! Purified seawater can be boiled to collect distilled water, and after boiling dry, sea salt can be collected! Only 5 Gold Coins! You can bring clean seawater home! You won't lose out, you won't be cheated!】

They were imitating the Dragon Country players!

At first, hearing that purified seawater could be boiled to collect fresh water, other players were tempted.

5 Gold Coins to purify 1L of seawater sounded much more cost-effective than 2 Gold Coins for a cup of about 300ml of fresh water.

But after testing it, they discovered this was no small project—because it was too fuel-intensive!

What they lacked most now was fresh water, followed by fuel.

Not everyone could open a Supply Island Dungeon Secret Key, and even if they did, the fuel supplied in a short 24 hours wasn't abundant enough to be used casually.

Because of this, the vast majority of players gave up on the idea.

They turned back in time and continued to trade for fresh water with Xie Yang, while continuously hoarding seawater in their Backpack Slots, hoping to make a comeback in the fourth season and earn back the Gold Coins or supplies lost this season!

Only a very small number of players with sufficient fuel tried to distill seawater themselves.

Ming Hao and the others once again lamented that there was a player in their Regional Channel whose luck was heaven-defying; not only did they open a Purification Set, but they also opened a Seawater Desalination Device at the same time.

Otherwise, they would also struggle to escape the miserable life of counting their few remaining Gold Coins to trade for fresh water to quench their thirst; how could they have the quality of life they have now?

Xie Yang has been pondering in the Cockpit whenever she has free time lately.

She and Fu Zhangzheng tried many methods, combining the Compass and the Sea Guide Map, but they only managed to sail from one sea area to another, with no continent in sight at all.

It seems this season is destined to make players experience the Drought Season at sea, leaving players to worry about fresh water while looking at a vast, overflowing ocean.

The Survival Game's wicked sense of humor is truly like seawater, full enough to overflow.

Survival Game System: 【...】

Then how come I never see you get stumped? You big bug!

After many failed attempts, Xie Yang simply gave up and laid flat.

She is on a luxury Cruise Ship that rivals a seven-star hotel, eating, sleeping, and petting monkeys, though she still has to work her shifts every day.

But that level of work intensity is almost nothing to her.