The end of the world is approaching, I'm handing myself over to the country.

The atmosphere in the official event channel of Wasteland Era has reached a fever pitch.

Eastern Theater Command, Yinyue Bay.

This is one of the most popular competition areas in this "Giant Fishing Competition".

Two major guilds, "God's Domain" and "Blade of Asura," practically monopolize this most fertile water area.

The two sides were clearly separated, occupying both sides of the lake shore, with banners waving and a cacophony of voices.

Various high-end fishing rods, automated bait mixers, and even small sonar detection devices were on display.

This is no longer a simple fishing game; it's a war that's costing the guild's reputation.

Wasteland Era has always had a hardcore game mode, and this is the first time they've opened up such a purely entertainment activity.

This event represents a server-wide exposure opportunity.

For emerging guilds whose strength has been reshuffled after the "Sin Value" system update, their ranking on the leaderboard is the best outcome.

"Guild Master, Shura's Blade has caught another 800-kilogram Black Scale Crocodile! Our total weight has been surpassed by 300 kilograms!"

Inside the Divine Realm Guild's territory, a member in charge of data statistics was urgently reporting.

Only guilds can participate in the total fishing weight ranking, but the rewards are equally generous and do not interfere with the individual ranking.

Luo Qingcheng wore a well-tailored silver light armor, her long hair tied into a neat ponytail, without any extra decorations, exuding calmness and decisiveness.

She ignored the members' anxiety and just stared at the fishing rod in front of her. The B-grade fishing rod, worth 500 points, remained motionless.

"What's the rush?"

Her voice was calm, yet it possessed a calming power.

"Let them be smug for a while. Then pass on the word: replace the No. 3 bait with the more expensive No. 5, narrow down the fishing spots, and concentrate our firepower on conquering the deep water areas."

"yes!"

On the other side, the guild leader of the Asura Blade, "Overlord Blade," was carrying an exaggerated golden fishing rod and laughing loudly.

"Hahaha! Luo Qingcheng, how about it? Isn't your Divine Realm supposed to be the newly crowned number one guild? How come you can't even outfish us?"

Luo Qingcheng still did not respond, as if the other party was just air.

This disregard infuriated Ba Dao more than any rebuttal.

"Damn it, they're asking for it." Ba Dao spat and shouted viciously to those around him, "All of you, get yourselves together! Use every trick in the book! Today, I'm going to make sure that no one from the Divine Realm can even crack the top three on the leaderboard!"

The competition reached its peak at this moment.

Both guilds were burning through money and resources like crazy, and the total weight figures on the leaderboard were climbing alternately at a visible speed.

Five thousand kilograms!

Six thousand kilograms!

The difference between the two sides remained within a few hundred kilograms, locked in a fierce struggle with neither side willing to give in.

Just as everyone was blinded by rage and staring intently at their guild rankings, a discordant voice suddenly rang out in the Divine Realm's territory.

"Holy shit..."

A young guild member is holding a personal terminal, responsible for monitoring the leaderboard in real time.

At that moment, he froze on the spot, his eyes wide open, staring intently at the screen, his mouth agape as if he could fit an egg in it.

"What are you yelling about? Never seen anything like this before." The captain next to him frowned and scolded, "Did Shura Blade surpass it again?"

"No...it's not..."

The member's voice was trembling. He looked up, his face showing a mixture of bewilderment, absurdity, and extreme horror.

"Team... Captain... Look at the top of the individual rankings..."

"The number one spot on the individual rankings? Hasn't the number one spot always been vacant?"

The top-ranked item requires at least a massive object weighing 10,000 kilograms.

The captain impatiently approached, muttering to himself.

But when his gaze fell on the top line of the screen, his voice abruptly stopped.

The entire ranking is sorted according to the total weight of the catch.

The second-ranked Shura Blade weighs 8145 kilograms.

The third-ranked Divine Realm weighs 7998 kilograms.

And the first place...

The first place, which had been vacant and was considered by everyone to be a reserved spot by the system, suddenly had a name appear.

The name is followed by a string of numbers that makes your scalp crawl.

[First Place: Yan Zhenglin]

Total weight: 1362308 kg

1.36 million kilograms.

This number, like a silent hammer blow, struck the hearts of everyone who saw it.

silence.

A deathly silence.

The guild territory, which was bustling just a moment ago, became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared blankly at the screenshot that had been shared in the guild channel.

"One... 1.36 million kilograms?"

"Am I seeing things? Did I see three extra zeros?"

"8000 kilograms versus 136 million kilograms? What the hell is this?!"

Ba Dao also saw that ranking.

His maniacal laughter froze, then gradually turned ashen.

"impossible!"

He snatched the terminal from the person next to him and stared intently at the number, as if trying to see through it.

"Absolutely impossible! This is a bug! The system is malfunctioning! Either someone is cheating!"

He roared hysterically.

"Report it! Report it all! I refuse to believe anyone can fish up something weighing 130,000 kilograms! Is he fishing for an aircraft carrier?!"

The crowd of Shura Blade stirred, but most people were so stunned by that number that they lost their ability to think.

In contrast to the fury of the Asura Blade, the Divine Realm was eerily silent.

Luo Qingcheng slowly straightened up.

She didn't look at the number, but instead cast her gaze towards the distant horizon, where other competition zones were located.

Cheating? Absolutely impossible.

There's no such thing as cheating in Wasteland Era; all the unknowns stem from your lack of understanding.

The player named "Yan Zhenglin" actually caught a "monster" with a total weight of 1.36 million kilograms.

What could it be?

"President, we..."

Someone nearby wanted to ask her what to do, but noticed that her expression was a little strange.

Luo Qingcheng ignored the commotion around her. She simply brought up the leaderboard and gently tapped the name of the person who was far ahead of the leader.

【Yan Zhenglin】

A very ordinary, even somewhat old-fashioned, name.

She looked at the name again and again, and an absurdly familiar feeling welled up from the deepest part of her heart.

Luo Qingcheng retrieved the player's public information.

Level, equipment, guild... all information is a string of question marks.

Hidden information.

The only thing that is made public is this ID.

Yan Zhenglin.

A crack finally appeared on Luo Qingcheng's calm expression, and she subconsciously muttered to herself.

"Huh? How come this name is the same as my grandfather's?"