Survival of the Nation: My luck was a tiny bit worse.

Just like the Japanese athlete who died in the trap back then.

If all players die during the cleanup period, the national fortune penalty will be doubled, but going to the next stage will be the same:

[Announcement: All players from the United States have been eliminated.]

The United States has been eliminated in this round of purges, triggering a double national fortune penalty mechanism.

[Randomly selecting national destiny punishments...]

[National Fate Punishment Draw Completed.]

[Resource depletion: The United States' existing resources have been reduced by 50%.]

[Frost Hits: America Experiences Three Consecutive Months of Heavy Snow.]

The only saving grace is that they are not the first country to lose all its athletes, so their athletes' physical condition doesn't have to be reduced by 30%, and their number of athletes doesn't have to be reduced by one.

Miles was alone in his office, slowly taking a puff of his cigar.

When punishment is about to befall you, a knock on the door will immediately sound.

"Mr. President! Please open the door! We have urgent news to report!"

"Mr. President! General Rogers has brought breaking news!"

"Mr. President! Mr. President...!"

The telephone and cell phone on the table started ringing.

Miles was furious.

It has started snowing outside the window.

Go down and get bigger.

Miles could barely see out the window anymore.

This scene really does resemble the Little Kingdom of that time...

Miles tilted his head back and let out a breath down to his heels.

Is being a dog of China really the only way out for the beautiful country?

*

The next day was the last day of the liquidation.

The rankings remained unchanged, with China holding the top spot as firmly as ever.

As for how many points the Dragon Kingdom has—it doesn't matter anymore, it's all unimportant.

"What was the prize for first place again?"

"I forgot, but I remember there were 3 gold supply boxes and one chance to draw a national fortune reward."

"You only remember your golden supply crate, right?"

"That's right, I haven't opened a golden supply crate in ages!"

"There are also purple supply crates. The top 20 get 5, the top 3 get 10, and since you're in first place, that's 15."

"Holy crap! 15 of them! Awesome!"

The group returned to the Dragon Kingdom camp and chatted while continuing their infrastructure work.

"And you? How many boxes do you have?"

"We're in the top 20, there are 5 of us!"

"So little?"

Ou Yunyi pondered.

"We still have time today, let's ask Captain Leng to take you guys to grind for points later!"

Leng, who was resting on the recliner, immediately turned his head. "Huh? Me?"

"You're the most capable person here, if you don't go, who will?"

"Hey bro, why are you being so modest? Who's the best at attracting monsters here?"

"Then, shall we go together?"

"No, I'm tired even though you're not."

Leng Ruolan rarely refused; she was probably truly exhausted.

The three bear-like people naturally refused, saying, "Big brother, you've been working hard enough these past few days, so let the three of us go by ourselves."

Maxim's expression was very sincere. "Really, brothers, I've learned a lot from you guys. Let us go on our own, no need to trouble you!"

Seeing this, Ou Yun didn't insist. "Oh... alright then, go and come back soon."

Chen Hao, standing to the side, glanced at the three Xiong Guo people and then at Ou Yun.

No, what can you learn from this?

Is this something I can learn?

Have these people misunderstood something...?

But then I saw that the three of them were in high spirits, excited, and eager to get started.

"..."

Forget it, he shouldn't interfere with other people's karma.

*

Finally, the last day of the liquidation came to a successful conclusion.

The fire on the opposite hilltop, after the explosions finally stopped, mysteriously went out overnight.

Everyone was quite surprised when they saw it.

How could such a big fire be extinguished so easily? I thought it would burn for seven days and seven nights and burn the entire mountain down.

Leng Ruolan, of course, didn't miss this opportunity to tease Ou Yun.

"You must be some kind of god reincarnated, kid. Even the forbidden area is under your control."

Ou Yun said it was bullshit. If I could control the wind and rain, would I be here?

Leng Ruolan just smiled and didn't say anything more.

But I thought to myself, "You're only here because you can't command the winds and rains!" Fine, keep pretending!

The group continued cutting down trees and laying foundations at the camp.

Ou Yun couldn't offer much help either, just watching from the sidelines, wondering, "Is it even possible to build a foundation without modern tools?"

Chen Hao said, "Go away, go away, leave the professional stuff to us professionals. If you and Captain Leng are bored, go patrol the mountains, you're sure to find something unexpected!"

Ou Yun wanted to go, but Leng Dui became lazy:

"Big brother, let me rest for another day. Every time I go on a trip with you, my worldview is shaken. Let me catch my breath, just a little bit more!"

"?"

Ou Yun thought to herself, "If you're not going, then you're not going. Why make up so many excuses? Ha, women!"

That evening, the notice of the liquidation's completion arrived:

This round of liquidation has ended.

A total of 524 athletes were killed, and 79 countries were penalized with a reduction in their national fortune.

[Among them, India received 10 national fortune penalties, making it the country with the most national fortune penalties in this round of cleanup. The reasons for these penalties include, but are not limited to: players being killed by players from other countries, players being surrounded and killed by mutated lizards, players sacrificing themselves while surrounding mutated lizards, players being molested and killed by mutated lizards, etc.]

[The kingdoms of Bechi, Youer, and Gewa will be eliminated starting in 2 hours due to their scores being below 100.]

[Rankings and settlements for this round of liquidation:]

[First Place: Dragon Kingdom.]

[Competitors: Ou Yun, Leng Ruolan, Chen Hao.]

[Clearance Points: 1409 points.]

[Clearance Rewards: 15 Purple Supply Crates, 3 Gold Supply Crates, and one additional National Fortune Reward.]

[Bonus Reward: Upon reaching 1000 points, the physical condition of all citizens of the Dragon Kingdom increases by 10%, and the probability of being rewarded with a 10,000x multiplier is permanently doubled.]

【…】

Second place: Pakistan

[Contestants: Hassan, Farhan, Haisanne]

[Settlement Points: ...]

【…】

The announcement appeared slowly, like a program announcement, in the contestants' chat and in the live broadcast room.

Inside the forbidden area, 15 purple supply boxes and 3 gold supply boxes have been delivered.

The boxes were all stacked up in one pile.

Of course, what Europe cares about most is that golden supply crate.

"hey-hey……"

European Games expression

The last time I opened a golden supply crate was the last time—I opened a pack of unlimited salt.

Although salt is important, it just doesn't feel quite right!

There are three this time!

He's going to have a good time!

The remaining people looked at Ou Yun with a smug expression, and smiles naturally appeared on their faces as well.

"Look how happy my brother is."

"Haha, he's opened so many supply crates, isn't he tired of them yet?"

"How can you get tired of giving away prizes? Every single one is a surprise!"

"Yeah, the prize pool just refreshed after the big pity event. Maybe we'll get another big pity event now..."

"puff……"

But there are more important things to do now:

[Do you want to draw the national fortune reward immediately?]

Looking at the pop-up window in front of him, Ou Yun clicked "yes" without hesitation.