I started on a rocking horse and relied on watching ads to dominate the highway survival charts.

"Sister, up ahead."

Huo Yunzhi poked her head out and saw an unknown creature with an enormous watermelon-shaped head and wearing a black trench coat standing on the sea. It looked like it was deliberately trying to block her way.

Who are you?

Although Huo Yunzhi did not sense any murderous intent from this person, she still cautiously extended a wooden board and wrote these words on it.

The boy with the watermelon head blinked rapidly, and after seeing the words clearly, he quickly lowered his head, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably, as if he was trying to suppress a laugh.

"Ahem." Perhaps he had laughed enough, the watermelon-headed man coughed lightly and resumed his serious demeanor: "Greetings, esteemed ghost messenger. I am an employee of the ghost messenger's logistics office, and I'm here today to distribute your basic salary."

As he spoke, the man with the watermelon-headed hairstyle unbuttoned his black overcoat.

The burst of golden light almost blinded Huo Yunzhi from more than ten meters away.

"This is your basic salary of 3000 Survival Coins for this month. Please check."

Watermelon Head kept tearing the shiny gold survival coins off his clothes and stuffing them into a very inconspicuous box.

The system notification sounded the moment Huo Yunzhi took the box.

Congratulations to the player for receiving 3000 Survival Coins.

"Given your outstanding work in purification last month, the Ghost Messenger Attendance Department has prepared a reward for you."

Watermelon Head then pulled out an unknown liquid with a dreamy pink-purple gradient color and handed it over.

"This is a new type of medicine that our R&D department has just developed. After taking it, it can immediately and significantly increase a certain attribute of the Ghost Messenger."

This is a really good thing.

Huo Yunzhi shook the liquid in the transparent test tube in her hand.

That damned system was determined to destroy them, so they even changed the rules of the service areas. Having this thing would give them a better chance of survival.

"Do you still have this? Can I buy it?"

When Xigua Tou heard Huo Yunzhi's question, his eyes flashed with a burst of excited white light.

"Of course! This is our brand new product, a recent promotion, only 5000 Survival Coins per unit! ...Ah, but it can only be used 3 times on the same individual."

"Then I'll take two more." Huo Yunzhi has no shortage of survival coins.

She paid quickly and received two more vials of reagent.

"Your Excellency the Ghost Messenger is truly wise!"

I don’t know if it’s because there’s a commission for selling this reagent or something, but anyway, Watermelon Head’s attitude towards Huo Yunzhi is much more enthusiastic now than at the beginning.

"If you want to help others purchase this reagent later, you can contact me directly."

He pulled out a stack of cards with watermelon patterns and solemnly handed them to Huo Yunzhi: "Just crush the cards, and I'll appear in front of the adults in less than five minutes."

"Okay, I'll contact you if I need anything."

Huo Yunzhi put the card away, and when she looked up again, the watermelon head had already disappeared into the sea.

Looking at the three reagents in her hand, Huo Yunzhi did not use them rashly. Instead, she opened the friends channel and found Meng Changyi's contact information.

She subtly inquired about information regarding the reagent from Meng Changyi.

[Meng Changyi, the Underworld Messenger]: You got the news so quickly?

[Meng Changyi, the Underworld Messenger]: It's alright. This is indeed a new product from their R&D department. If you have it, you can use it with confidence. If you don't, I can help you buy it.

[Crayon Shin-chan's Eyes]: No need, Sister Meng. I just heard about it by chance and was a little curious.

[Meng Changyi, the Underworld Ghost Messenger]: Then come find me whenever you need me.

[Crayon Shin-chan Eyes]: Okay, thank you, Sister Meng.

After closing the dialog box, Huo Yunzhi pulled out the wooden stopper on top of the glass tube and poured the liquid inside into her mouth in one gulp.

Contrary to her expectations that strange colors must be accompanied by strange smells, this reagent had a sweet watermelon flavor.

[Congratulations to the player for receiving a permanent Qi Sea attribute boost of +25.]

Huo Yunzhi's eyes lit up, and without hesitation, she poured the remaining two tubes into her mouth.

The flavors of bayberry and guava blend together to create a wonderful balance.

[Congratulations, player, you have received a permanent +25 boost to your Root Bone attribute.]

[Congratulations, player, you have received a permanent +30 Agility boost.]

Huo Yunzhi smacked her lips, and after the fruity taste in her mouth dissipated, she reached out and opened her attribute panel.

Player: Huo Yunzhi

Nickname: Crayon Shin-chan Eyes

ID: 888192228

Occupation: Ghost Messenger (Hidden)

Vehicle: Muggle Land and Sea RV 2000 (Congratulations on upgrading to a Tier 4 vehicle!)

Stamina: 200/200 (Wow, is this the stamina a human could have? Isn't the cap a bit too overpowered?)

Health: 270/270 (Too healthy! It feels like it's beyond human comprehension. What? Did you get a health checkup machine blessed?)

Agility: 180 (Do you want to chase the rocket or the Harmony Express?)

Strength: 200 (Wow, you have that much strength, go farm some land! Go farm!)

Qi Sea: 117 (A human cannot, at least should not, possess such an outrageous value.)

Root Bone: 133 (Anyway, you're the one who'll die from sheer luck. Pshaw, go to outer space and just drift around, giving up on thinking!)

Luck: 1 (Yeah, still that legendary unlucky king, hehe)

Survival Coins: 28803 (Did you rob a bank?!)

Overall Strength: 219 (From "hot" to "pull", here's the score... Okay, okay, you're awesome!)

Each data point was followed by a comment indicating that the system's defenses had been compromised.

Recalling her dashboard when she first arrived at the highway, Huo Yunzhi was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

"Becoming stronger is really not easy."

She stretched and then sent the screenshot of the reagent to the group chat.

【Crayon Shin-chan Eyes】: Tested and effective.

[Bang Bang will give you two punches]: !! !! Sis! Sister! Give me three tubes!

【I Have a Logic Cat】: Me too. The survival coins that Anning and I needed have been transferred.

【Iron Wolf】: Forwarded.

【I don't need a lot of money】: Sister Yunzhi, I don't have that many survival coins, just one is enough. Please transfer the survival coins.

【上善若水】：I also want three, and I've already transferred the two that Miaomiao had to you.

Huo Yunzhi accepted the transfers from them and discovered that each of them had also sent her a small red envelope containing 500 survival coins.

She accepted it without hesitation, then immediately summoned Watermelon Head and began making large-scale purchases.

The boy with the watermelon-shaped haircut laughed so hard that his already small eyes disappeared completely.

"Lord Ghost Messenger, you are so generous! With your help, I have exceeded my monthly quota!"

He reached into his trench coat pocket and pulled out a small megaphone model: "You must accept this prop."

"What is this?"

"These are summoning items from the Merfolk merchant." Watermelon Head counted the survival coins he had received and answered Huo Yunzhi's questions readily: "The Merfolk have many treasures that belong only to the deep sea, which are very helpful to players of the survival game."

However, their currency of exchange is different from ours.

Watermelon Head then pulled a very beautiful, round pearl from his pocket: "These pearls are their currency."

Huo Yunzhi took the pearl: "So how can we obtain this currency? Can you exchange it here?"