The endless ocean stretched beneath the morning sun.
Lin Chen stood on his small wooden raft, staring at the waves.
Yesterday's events still felt unreal.
The entire human race had been thrown into a survival game.
Countless people were struggling for food and water.
Meanwhile, his inventory contained 10,000 bottles of water and 20,000 pieces of bread thanks to the mysterious 10,000× System.
Yet Lin Chen wasn't arrogant.
He understood something very important.
Food and water could keep him alive, but they couldn't make him stronger.
Resources could.
Wood.
Metal.
Blueprints.
Equipment.
Treasure chests.
Those would determine who survived in this new world.
Just then a notification appeared.
Daily Survival Guide
Treasure Chest Grades:
Wood Chest ★
Iron Chest ★★
Silver Chest ★★★
Gold Chest ★★★★
Diamond Chest ★★★★★
Mythic Chest ★★★★★★
Higher-grade treasure chests contain better rewards.
The regional chat instantly exploded.
[Player 218]: Mythic Chest?!
[Player 937]: I haven't even found an Iron Chest!
[Player 761]: The game expects us to find six-star treasure chests?
[Player 432]: I only found driftwood all morning!
Lin Chen carefully memorized the information.
So treasure chests had ranks.
The wooden chest he opened yesterday was the lowest grade.
If even a wooden chest could provide food and water, what kind of rewards would a Mythic Chest contain?
The thought made his heart race.
Suddenly he spotted something floating nearby.
Not one object.
Three.
A wooden chest.
A barrel.
Several pieces of driftwood.
Lin Chen immediately grabbed his fishing net.
Splash!
The net flew through the air.
A moment later it wrapped around the wooden chest.
He quickly pulled it back onto the raft.
Wood Chest Acquired
Without hesitation he opened it.
White light flashed.
Obtained:
• 3 Wood
• 1 Rope
• Raft Expansion Blueprint Fragment ×1
10,000× System Activated
Golden light erupted.
Obtained:
• 30,000 Wood
• 10,000 Rope
• Raft Expansion Blueprint Fragment ×10,000
Lin Chen froze.
His breathing became heavy.
Thirty thousand wood?
Ten thousand ropes?
That was insane.
Then he looked at the blueprint fragments.
Raft Expansion Blueprint Fragment
Collect 10 fragments to create a complete blueprint.
The next moment another notification appeared.
10,000× Enhancement Triggered
Blueprint Fragments have evolved.
Raft Expansion Blueprint Fragment → Advanced Raft Expansion Blueprint
A glowing scroll materialized in his inventory.
Lin Chen immediately examined it.
Advanced Raft Expansion Blueprint
Requirements:
100 Wood
20 Rope
Effect:
Expand raft by 20 meters.
Durability +100%
Wave Resistance +100%
Lin Chen was shocked.
Normally players probably needed ten fragments before obtaining an ordinary blueprint.
His system had directly evolved it into an advanced version.
This cheat was becoming more ridiculous every minute.
He quickly learned the blueprint.
Blueprint Learned Successfully A construction interface appeared before him.
Lin Chen selected "Build."
Instantly wood and rope disappeared from his inventory.
The raft trembled.
Crunch!
Crack!
Wooden planks rapidly extended outward.
Within seconds the tiny raft transformed into a large floating platform over twenty meters long.
Lin Chen stared in disbelief.
Yesterday he could barely walk around.
Now his raft looked like a small ship deck.
If other players saw this, they would probably faint.
After calming himself down, he continued collecting nearby materials.
The barrel yielded plastic.
The driftwood yielded more wood.
Every reward multiplied by 10,000.
Soon his inventory became absurd.
Inventory
Wood: 89,500
Rope: 24,700
Plastic: 15,000
Water: 10,000
Bread: 20,000
Lin Chen smiled.
Then another idea appeared in his mind.
Trading.
The game included a market system.
If resources were scarce, food and water would become extremely valuable.
Perhaps he could obtain things that the 10,000× System couldn't easily provide.
Opening the trading interface, he created his first offer.
Trade Offer
10 Bread
Exchange For:
Wood, Rope, Plastic, Metal
Trade Posted
Less than thirty seconds later, messages flooded in.
[Player 722]: Someone's selling food!
[Player 184]: Ten bread?!
[Player 501]: Is he rich?
[Player 948]: I want it!
Trade requests instantly appeared.
Player 672 Offers:
20 Wood
Rejected.
Too little.
Another request arrived.
Player 381 Offers:
100 Wood
Rejected.
Then another.
Player 918 Offers:
50 Wood
10 Rope
Rejected.
Finally a trade caught his attention.
Player 4451 Offers:
Iron Chest ×1
Lin Chen's eyes widened.
An Iron Chest?
Interesting.
He immediately accepted.
Trade Completed.
A dark metal chest appeared on the raft.
At the same time, the chat erupted.
[Player 4451]: Thank God! Finally food!
[Player 772]: Someone traded an Iron Chest?!
[Player 921]: That seller is crazy!
[Player 501]: Iron Chests are worth a lot!
Lin Chen ignored them.
To others, food was priceless.
To him, food was nearly infinite.
The Iron Chest was far more valuable.
He slowly opened it.
Golden light burst outward.
Iron Chest Opened
Obtained:
• Iron Ingot ×5
• Fishing Net Upgrade Blueprint
• Water ×2
10,000× System Activated
The rewards transformed.
Obtained:
• Iron Ingot ×50,000
• Advanced Fishing Net Blueprint
• Water ×20,000
Lin Chen nearly laughed.
The water supply alone had doubled.
But what interested him most was the blueprint.
Advanced Fishing Net Blueprint
Requirements:
50 Iron
20 Rope
Effect:
Capture radius increased by 500%
Success rate increased by 300%
Can retrieve multiple objects simultaneously.
"Perfect."
He immediately crafted it.
The ordinary fishing net disappeared.
A much larger silver-colored net appeared.
It looked vastly superior.
To test it, Lin Chen threw it toward several floating objects.
Splash!
The upgraded net spread across the water like a giant web.
A few moments later he pulled it back.
Three wooden chests.
Two barrels.
Eight pieces of driftwood.
All at once.
Lin Chen stared.
Then he laughed loudly.
This efficiency was terrifying.
One by one, he opened the chests.
Rewards Obtained
Wood
Plastic
Rope
Metal Fragments
Cloth
Basic Tools
Every reward multiplied by 10,000.
His inventory exploded with resources.
Among the rewards he discovered something new.
Metal Fragment
Can be used for advanced crafting.
Cloth
Useful for sails and equipment.
Basic Tool Kit
Contains crafting tools.
These were materials unavailable from his first chest.
Clearly higher-tier rewards existed.
As afternoon arrived, Lin Chen's raft had become a resource fortress.
His inventory contained mountains of supplies.
Most players were still struggling to survive.
Meanwhile, he was already thinking about future development.
Then a new world announcement appeared.
World Announcement
Day 2 Complete.
First Storm Arrival: 48 Hours Remaining.
Sea Creatures will begin appearing tomorrow.
Prepare yourselves.
The regional chat exploded into panic.
[Player 183]: Sea creatures?!
[Player 287]: This game is insane!
[Player 772]: How are we supposed to fight?
Lin Chen's smile disappeared.
Sea creatures.
That likely meant combat.
Food alone would not be enough anymore.
Weapons would become necessary.
Armor.
Defenses.
Perhaps even teammates.
The survival game was becoming more dangerous every day.
But unlike everyone else, Lin Chen wasn't afraid.
His gaze drifted across the endless ocean.
More treasure chests floated in the distance.
Among them might be Silver Chests.
Gold Chests.
Perhaps even Diamond Chests.
Each one represented power.
And with the 10,000× System, every treasure chest had the potential to transform his future.
Gripping his upgraded fishing net, Lin Chen prepared for another round of harvesting.
The ocean was vast.
The opportunities were endless.
And somewhere beneath the waves, unknown dangers were beginning to awaken.
The true survival game was only just beginning.