Survival on the Internet: A Bizarre Start at Sea

A warm current swept over my whole body again.

Su Zhisu's muscle fibers began to grow, becoming denser and stronger, and his bones also emitted a slight hum, becoming more resilient.

The last trace of chaos and sluggishness left in his mind due to the battle and overexertion was swept away, and his thinking speed, perception sharpness, and control over the strange power in his body became clearer and smoother.

Although it's only an increase of 2 points in each attribute, the improvement in each attribute point is quite noticeable.

Su Zhisu clenched his fist, feeling his body grow stronger. He exhaled a breath of stale air and clearly "saw" the extremely thin, ethereal, and strange power in the surrounding air.

"My attributes have improved, and my foundation is now more solid. Next... it's time for advancement and job change after level 10."

The moment this thought crossed my mind, I could no longer suppress the deep mental exhaustion.

His injuries had just healed, his attributes had just increased, but his spirit had already reached its limit.

He took one last look at the eerily calm sea and the faithful, ghostly silhouettes of the skeletons, then slowly lay down on the deck.

The leaden gray of the sky seemed to be slowly swirling.

His consciousness plunged into a deep pool and sank rapidly.

Before plunging into complete darkness, scattered thoughts floated up like bubbles:

"Something seems... off about this sea area..."

My thoughts came in fits and starts, eventually fading into silence.

Su Zhisu's breathing became long and steady, her chest rising and falling rhythmically.

The Redemption beneath us swayed gently on the calm sea, moving slowly forward.

The eerie skeletal arms remained motionless, like reefs, silently guarding this sea called "Storm," which was deathly still and windless.

Under the leaden sky, the pale sunlight illuminated the lone boat and the sleeping people at sea.

The number of the regional oddity value jumped up extremely slowly in a corner of the comprehensive network interface that Su Zhisu could not see.

[Area Oddity Value]: 36→37↑.

[World's Strangest Value]: 36

At the horizon, a pale line of lead-gray was painted over the horizon.

When Su Zhisu opened his eyes again, the dim light in the cabin made him realize that it was already late.

He sat up and checked his physical condition.

The wound has completely healed, leaving only a few faint pink marks of new flesh.

The mental fatigue had subsided considerably, and the strange power had recovered to about 80%.

He pushed open the cabin door and went onto the deck.

A sea breeze, carrying a salty and damp scent, suddenly appeared and swept over us, but it wasn't strong.

The sky remained a uniform, oppressive leaden gray, without the sun or any sign of cloud movement.

The sea was calmer than before, and even the smallest ripples had completely disappeared.

"It's the next morning. I slept for so long..."

He brought up the integrated network interface.

[Current Area]: Strange Sea - Stormy Sea

[Time]: Day 26, 09:17 AM

[Environmental Conditions]: Cloudy, light breeze, moderate visibility.

[World's Strangest Value]: 41↑

[Area Oddity Value]: 36

"The world's oddity value remains unchanged, but the regional value has increased by 4 points... and it continues to rise."

Su Zhisu frowned and looked around.

This sea area, named "Storm," is now displaying a stagnant stillness.

There was no storm, not even a large wave.

But this tranquility itself carries an ominous air.

"The name 'Storm Sea'... and the slowly rising area's strange value..."

"Is this the calm before the storm...?"

He recalled some posts he had seen on the online forum.

In most disaster-ridden worlds, there are often special areas where natural disasters periodically erupt.

Before a disaster strikes, various abnormal signs often appear—excessive calm is one of them.

"If that's the case... I must leave this area as soon as possible."

"Was the faint white mist I sensed earlier gone for this reason?"

He opened the Redemption's network interface, intending to activate the talent [White Mist Blessing], but nothing happened around him.

"So, should we wait for the storm to arrive, or wait for the area's eerie value to climb to a certain critical point?"

"No, this is too passive."

"I need to do something, even if it's just to distract myself."

Walking to the stern of the ship, Su Zhisu arrived at the [Strange Fishing Rod].

As the Redemption was upgraded, the bizarre fishing rod became even more grotesque in appearance.

"Given these conditions, hopefully I can catch something unique, though the chances are slim..."

The fishing line dipped into the calm sea without creating even a ripple.

He sat down on the edge of the deck, one hand holding a fishing rod.

With his other hand, he opened the interface of the online forum.

The forum remains lively.

Posts asking for teams, supplies, and complaints about the disaster-stricken world were flooding the page.

Su Zhisu entered "initial promotion and job change" into the search bar and began browsing related information.

Most of the posts are similar in content.

Once a new Survivor reaches level 10, their passive skill, "Path to Survival," will generate a variety of unique classes tailored to the player based on their past experiences, choices, talents, and the class information they have encountered in their respective worlds.

Of course, players can also choose not to choose these professions, but instead freely explore other profession change paths according to their own preferences.

After a player changes jobs, they will gain new job passives, job skills, and so on.

Depending on the profession, the free attribute points gained and the natural attribute growth will vary with each level up.

Some special professions also require completing specific trials.

Advancing is different; depending on the different disasters in each player's respective disaster world, there are various ways for players to advance.

As players advance through different ranks, they will gradually acquire unique characteristics of each new world.

"So, what kind of unique career will my experience, talents, and choices lead me to?"

Looking at the introduction to advancement and job change in front of her, Su Zhixu thought about her various experiences since coming to this world.

Survival at sea, various encounters, the white mist, Atlantis, alchemy, contact with a great being, an older sister, exploration of the abyss, the use of emotions...

After closing the search interface, Su Zhisu was lost in thought.

Opening the friends list, the avatar of 【Fireball Maniac lv.9】 is grayed out, indicating that he is not online.

"Could it be that we encountered some special instance?"

The avatar of 【Lucky Little Cat lv.8】 is lit up, but the status after the avatar shows "In Battle".

"I guess they're currently playing hide-and-seek with the rules of death in this post-apocalyptic urban world."

The aloof mage (level 9) is free, but his profile picture displays "Do Not Disturb".

Su Zhisu sent her a message.

[Su lv.9: Are you there? I have some research findings on emotions, would you be interested in exchanging them?]

Just as he expected, there was no immediate reply after the message was sent.

He wasn't in a hurry, and continued browsing the forum.