Survival on the Internet: A Bizarre Start at Sea

After eating and drinking his fill, Su Zhisu opened the Crossover Forum to see what other transmigrators were up to after the first day, and also to gather information to prepare for earning Crossover Disaster Coins.

Open the Zongwang Forum, and the homepage hot posts are almost all about the "first day's encounter".

Featured Hot Posts on Homepage:

A post on a general online forum: [Help Needed] Is it possible to communicate with "it" that's wearing blue clothes? I need help urgently!

Posted by: [The Survival Rules of a Chatterbox lv.2]

[Content]: I'm from a supernatural urban world. In an abandoned library, I encountered a "thing" wearing blue clothes. It kept smiling at me and holding an open book. I didn't dare move, and it didn't attack me. Can anyone tell me if this is a "friendly NPC" or...? I tried throwing it a piece of bread, it sniffed it, and then... turned a page? Thankfully, it left afterward.

[Hot Comments]:

【Never Rescues in Dungeons lv.2】: LOL, still waiting online? What are you planning to do if you don't run away? Turn into fertilizer? A veteran of the pre-update paranormal world tells you: don't look at the pages, don't respond to its laughter, just pretend you're blind and slowly retreat!

【Cautious King of Survival lv.2】: +1 to the comment above. Never respond to its laughter. Just run away next time! You're unlucky to encounter something like this on the first day. Luckily, it left in the end. Otherwise, the poster would probably be gray by now.

Su Zhisu scrolled down and suddenly noticed a detail—the lowest level of all the posters was Lv.2.

"Lv.1... is already dead?" Su Zhisu's heart skipped a beat.

This means that those who don't survive 24 hours might not even have the chance to post. Without careful consideration, the situation might be even more brutal than he imagined.

I opened the private messages and found that familiar ID: 【Fireball Maniac lv.2】.

This older brother is a seasoned player with deep pockets; we had previously decided to get closer, and now it's time to do so.

【夙lv.2】：

"Hey bro, how's it going over there?"

[Fireball Maniac Lv.2]:

"I almost got wrecked yesterday! There were auroras on the ice field last night, and out of curiosity, I went to check it out, only to find a bunch of bioluminescent jellyfish floating in the air (attached photo: bioluminescent jellyfish floating in the air). Getting close made me lose sanity, I almost lost all my sanity! How's it going on your end?"

(Note from the website: This image may be disturbing; please open it with caution.)

Su Zhisu was initially hesitant, but after seeing the prompt from the online platform, she chuckled and sent a picture directly.

【夙lv.2】：

"Big Brother, look! (Attached image: A Deep One (juvenile) after death)"

(Note from the website: This image may be disturbing; please open it with caution.)

As soon as the message was sent, there was a few seconds of silence on the other end, followed by a 60-second voice message.

(Note from the website: The language used is extremely offensive; please be aware of the potential for mental pollution.)

Su Zhisu didn't dare to click on it. Just from the prompt, she knew that the older brother was probably quite frightened.

He smiled and then created a new post.

Online forum post: [Record Post] Strange and Bizarre Illustrations

Posted by: [夙lv.2]

[Content]: This is a record of what I saw and heard in the Sea of ​​Strange Things.

(Attached images: Pale sunfish, pale water sac, strangely purified seawater, deep-diving creature (juvenile), and strange dust)

(Note from the website: This image may be disturbing; please open it with caution.)

Within minutes of the message being posted, the comments section became lively, with most being 60-second voice messages and the few remaining being requests to purchase.

[Hungry Ghost Reincarnation Lv.2]: "Holy crap, boss, please, I need [Mysterious Dust]! My health is almost zero!"

【Aloof Mage lv.2】: "OP, are you selling 【Purified Strange Seawater】? For research purposes, we're looking to buy in bulk. We're a team, so we can collaborate."

Poster's reply:

[Su]: All items have been listed in the trading section.

【Pale Water Bag】Price: 80 Disaster Coins/each

【Purified, bizarre seawater】Price: Please inquire privately for pricing.

【Mysterious Dust】Price: Please message me for details.

The moment the product was listed, the number of messages in the private chat interface instantly reached 99+. Su Zhisu smiled and didn't rush to reply to the barrage of private messages. Instead, she opened the private chat interface of the Fireball Technique bro.

"Let's try to please this wealthy and powerful older brother first."

The other person's private chat interface is still showing the previous 60-second voice message; they are probably still processing what just happened.

A few seconds later, a text message arrived, its tone noticeably more respectful than before, even carrying a hint of cautious flattery:

"Brother Su... Brother Su? What was that thing just now? Was it a corpse? You killed it?!"

Su Zhisu chuckled softly.

【夙lv.2】：

"Yeah, it's just a juvenile deep-sea diver that looks somewhat humanoid. Dude, your glowing jellyfish isn't bad either, it looks pretty dreamy, I just don't know if it has a physical form."

He didn't explain much, and this ambiguous answer only piqued the other person's interest.

Sure enough, there was a moment of silence on the other end, followed by a series of exclamation marks.

[Fireball Maniac Lv.2]:

"Dreamlike my foot! That's ***'s companion. I used the Gathering spell to collect that thing. That thing specifically absorbs spiritual energy! You probably don't know, but you'll know what spiritual energy is when you become a mage."

"Luckily I ran fast, otherwise I'd probably be insane by now! By the way, bro, what's that... look at your [purified, bizarre seawater], hehe..."

Throughout the afternoon, Su Zhisu's trading panel was constantly buzzing with the sound of disaster coins being deposited into his account. Meanwhile, the plea for help from [Hungry Ghost Reincarnation Lv.2] and the research from [Cold and Aloof Mage Lv.2] made his stockpile highly sought after, with both sides offering prices far exceeding market levels.

Su Zhisu closed the last private chat and looked at the [3700 Disaster Coins from the Comprehensive Network] displayed on the warehouse page, feeling a surge of emotion.

"The infighting with other players is more tiring than fighting the Deep Ones (larvae)! But at least we have a stable source of Disaster Coins now."

It was afternoon, the overcast sky hung low, and a thin layer of white mist had somehow settled over the sea. The whole world seemed to be veiled in a gray-white filter.

In this strange weather, Su Zhisu naturally had no interest in fishing whatsoever, but the eerie bone-armed creatures were quite engrossed in fishing. He shook his head and ignored them.

He glanced at the environmental information subconsciously, and the result made Su Zhixu's pupils shrink suddenly.

[Current Area]: Sea of ​​Mysteries

[Time]: 17:30 PM the next day

[Environmental Conditions]: Overcast sky, white fog, low visibility.

[World's Strangest Value]: 65

[Area Oddity Value]: 52↑

In just one afternoon, the area's eerie value quietly surged to 52 points. And judging by this trend, the eerie value will continue to climb without stopping.

Su Zhisu's breathing suddenly softened; the strange situation had him on high alert.

This was, after all, only the second day of his struggle for survival, and his understanding of the world was still too shallow.

On this unpredictable and treacherous sea, any moment of carelessness could be fatal, so he could never be too vigilant.

Unfortunately, despite being on alert all night, the regional weirdness index had already soared to 65 points, matching the world's weirdness index, but the anticipated crisis still hadn't arrived.

Unable to hold on any longer, Su Zhisu had no choice but to leave behind the ghostly bone arm to guard the Redemption before falling into a deep sleep.

The eerie sea shrouded in white mist seemed like another world. Under the protection of the eerie skeletal arms and the guardian lamps of the night, the Redemption sailed alone with its master.

Accompanied by the faint singing voices emanating from the white mist, Su Zhisu's second day of surviving in another world came to an end.