This Game Is Too Real
Chapter 657: Players’ First "Naval Battle" Since the Server Launch!

Chapter 657: Chapter 657: Players’ First "Naval Battle" Since the Server Launch!

"Have you met with the Alliance’s Manager?"

"I have... but they didn’t seem very enthusiastic about us."

Ideal Grand Hotel.

In the guest room where he was staying, the Foreign Minister of the Free State, Noreg, reported to Mayor Otto in detail what he had observed at the banquet.

To be honest, the power of the Alliance had somewhat exceeded his expectations.

Originally, he had thought it was merely a settlement pieced together by Waste Land Wanderers and scavengers, but to his surprise, they had built a clean and tidy city-state on the ruins at a visibly rapid pace.

Starting from nothing was the most remarkable stage.

The Free State had once undergone the transformation from nothing to a skyline filled with high-rises, and Noreg was very aware of how difficult that was.

Therefore, he would not naively measure the potential of a settlement by the number of concrete high-rises, nor would he underestimate them because the City of Dawn was still developing.

These guys had enough technological reserves, the productive capacity to turn these reserves into products, and the ambition to push society forward, as well as the cohesion to resolve differences.

While the residents of the Free State’s various strata were still incessantly arguing over whether to lean towards the Army or corporations, they had already firmly embarked on their own path.

Given the Alliance’s current rate of development, as long as they had enough population, they could quickly rise to a level indistinguishable from them, as if taking a space elevator.

Especially after they have mastered the technology to manipulate the Mucosal Entities!

In fact, the population growth rate of the Alliance was already at a jaw-dropping level.

More and more Waste Land Wanderers who were fed up with the chaos and longed for order were joining the Alliance and being assimilated by the social concepts they propagated.

This scene was strikingly familiar.

In the early years after the disintegration of the Post-War Reconstruction Committee, similar events had occurred.

It was because those Waste Land Wanderers who had had enough of the Post-War Reconstruction Committee had unwaveringly chosen the Free State that an incredible miracle was born in the Northern Part of the River Valley Province.

Of course, there was another matter that gave Noreg even more cause for concern.

Unlike the Free State, which once pursued isolationism, the Alliance had gained the favor of the ancient Survivor Forces and accumulated tremendous prestige for itself by adopting an active involvement in regional affairs and winning time and time again.

The incident in Brocade River Province offered a peek into this phenomenon.

Even if the farmers there despised the Alliance, when faced with the need to choose between the Torch Church and the Alliance, those crafty fellows unanimously threw their lot in with the Alliance.

Even if a second before, those guys were flirting with the apostles of the Torch Church.

"...What I fear more than the Alliance’s demonstrated strength in the economic, military, and cultural domains is their increasingly astonishing prestige."

"The scene in the banquet hall was akin to one where nations paid homage; even Survivor Settlements as far as Province of Yúnjiānxíng sent messengers via corporate flights to them. Some of the more radical Survivor Settlements even took the initiative to express their desire to join them."

"If we allow them to continue to develop, they may become our greatest competitors, or even potentially the ’sixth power’ after us!"

That was a nomenclature conventionally used by the Free State.

Under the broad consensus of the local survivors, the Grand Canyon, which had inherited the legitimacy of the Post-War Reconstruction Committee, was considered the first power of the Central Continent, followed by the Army and corporations side by side, the non-combatant Academy ranking fourth, and the Free State fifth.

In Noreg’s view, the Alliance already had the potential to become the sixth power!

They had become a force that could not be taken lightly!

Just as Mayor Otto was pondering how to engage the Alliance diplomatically, Chu Guang was also troubled by a matter at the moment.

To his surprise, he had received a special gift at the banquet—a shelter given to him for free!

And it was a double-digit shelter at that!

However, what troubled him at the same time was that this shelter was at least two thousand kilometers away from the Alliance and was located far behind the Alliance’s arch-enemy.

After finishing the meeting with Sun Yuechi, Chu Guang returned to Floor B4 of Shelter No. 404 and studied the map over and over.

The shortest shortcut to Shelter No. 70 ran right through Brocade River Province and Haiya Province before reaching the Southern Sea Area.

Using the map of Earth in the parallel world as a reference, if one compared the Central Continent to the Eurasian continent, Wandering Swamp to Siberia, Tianshui to the Yangtze River, then River Valley Province would roughly correspond to the region from "Shanxi-Shaanxi-Henan" to the northern part of Hubei.

And Shelter No. 70 and its man-made island were located at "Fei Island."

This was no small distance!

To avoid the areas controlled by the Torch Church, Sun Yuechi chose to land in the Eastern Provinces, pass through Yue Ma Province, enter from the southeast corner of River Valley Province, and follow the southern corridor to Qingquan City.

The total mileage of this route exceeded five thousand kilometers!

Even longer than the distance from the Alliance to the corporation!

Staring at the map for a long time, Chu Guang couldn’t help but show a grimace.

"...It seems that reclaiming Shelter No. 70 will have to wait until after the recovery of Haiya Province."

It was at this moment that Xiao Qi suddenly called out softly.

"Master."

Shifting his gaze from the map, Chu Guang instinctively looked towards Xiao Qi sitting on the corner of the desk, on top of the pen holder.

"What’s wrong?"

With her hands propping up her cheeks, Xiao Qi swung her legs and asked him curiously,

"Why don’t you ask your players for help like before?"

Hearing this suggestion, Chu Guang was slightly taken aback.

The nearest save point from there was thousands of kilometers away...

Were there any players active in that area?

This thought had barely surfaced in Chu Guang’s mind when an ID immediately popped into his head.

Wait a minute—

Though it didn’t feel very reliable.

There actually was someone if push came to shove...

Chu Guang’s eyes brightened immediately, and he quickly asked Xiao Qi.

"Is there a way to authorize remotely?"

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Qi earnestly said,

"Umm... The authentication passwords and biometric information of the Manager identity are not suitable for remote transmission; it would be troublesome if they were intercepted. However, the dynamic password for granting management permissions temporarily consists only of a string of characters. Xiao Qi thinks it’s possible to send it to the player through ’official website email.’ As long as the player enters it on the terminal, it’s okay."

This authorization obtained via offline dynamic passwords was akin to entrustment, generated in a way similar to the "tokens" used in early online games, updated dynamically based on a special algorithm and parameters like date, and not fixed. The general authorization period was 7 to 14 days, which could be renewed by re-entering the code after expiry.

Upon hearing this, Chu Guang was immediately ecstatic.

Good lord.

This Morphogenesis Field technology was even more awesome than quantum communication!

The security of this remote authorization method was simply unbeatable, unless someone could intercept electromagnetic waves from another world, there was no way it could be hijacked.

With a plan in mind, Chu Guang immediately ordered,

"Xiao Qi, help me draft an offline task... emmm, never mind, just write it up as new map testing in the email."

Since he wasn’t sure how much the rewards would be and didn’t even know what the treasures he inherited were, Chu Guang didn’t want to set a specific reward for the task. He planned to play it by ear and reward based on the situation.

A closed beta, right?

Participation is key!

Does the reward really matter that much?

What’s crucial is the sense of involvement!

Xiao Qi understood his master’s intention immediately and said with a stealthy chuckle,

"Received!"

"You really get me," Chu Guang said, nodding in satisfaction. He then set this matter aside for the time being and focused on the details of the cross-regional cooperation organization.

The participation of academies and enterprises was almost a given, and in addition, over twenty survivor settlements of various sizes had also expressed their intention to cooperate.

Currently, the first batch of settlements and regions included for the harmless treatment of the mutated slime fungus included the Ice Sea City in the Far North Land and the Cloud-Below-City in the Far East Land.

Once Xiaoyu establishes a branch there, the Alliance’s "territory" will expand by a whole round.

How to develop these two new maps well is a matter that concerns the welfare of the game experience for the vast majority of players.

And that is Chu Guang’s most important work at the moment, as a manager for the Alliance...

...

Just as Chu Guang kicked the ball back to the South, Ah Wei and his group, who were still in the game, did not immediately receive this long-awaited email.

They were too preoccupied to notice.

At the moment, in the billowing waves of the Southern sea area, a cargo ship with a displacement of less than five thousand tons was bobbing up and down with the waves in the night.

Its design was nothing short of bizarre, with riveted steel hull edges connected to Black Iron Wood planks that repelled Variants, and towering chimneys belching incomplete combustion smog.

Though the ship incorporated many modern design concepts, its style was entirely steampunk.

What’s even more surprising than its design was the hodgepodge of equipment aboard.

On the spacious deck were positioned six wheeled 100mm short-barreled field guns, along with one 155mm howitzer produced by the Alliance and a couple of towed quadruple 20mm autocannons.

In fact, in addition to these weapons, the ship also carried various models of harpoon guns and deep-sea bombs, and so on.

But compared to those exotic heavy weapons, these standard-issue armaments seemed hardly worth mentioning.

The flag of the roaring polar bear flapped loudly in the boisterous sea wind, but its howls were somewhat pitiful.

Because less than ten nautical miles behind it, two warships flying the Green Dual-Saber Flag and a dozen or so assault boats were closely trailing.

It was no surprise that these troublemakers had finally run into an accident...

"Si Si! Speed up! The pirates are about to catch up!" Tail shouted, standing at the stern, one foot on the gunwale, one hand holding a monocular, and gazing at the vague shadows in the distance with a red bandanna symbolizing freedom on her head.

To say that the two crossed curved knives represented a pirate flag was one thing, but Tail herself, standing at the stern, looked even more like a pirate leader.

Both in temperament and appearance.

As for those chasing them, it was the Xilan Empire that had unified the Poluo Province—otherwise known as the Weilante Regular Army.

However, as this "Empire" was established a bit hastily, all the sailors on board were as green as they come, and the warships they were equipped with were just like theirs, bought from the Camel Hump Kingdom, possibly even produced by the same shipyard.

As a result, the two sides had pecked at each other across the vast ocean for hundreds of nautical miles without managing to scrape off even a patch of each other’s paint.

Even so, Si Si, who was holding the ship’s wheel, dared not be the slightest bit careless and was even panicking quite a bit inside.

Although she had been steering ships for some time, this was her first naval battle against a "regular army."

"We’re already at full speed! Damn! We’re carrying too much stuff! If this goes on, we’ll definitely be caught!

She heard that using the tides and sea winds could make the ship go faster, but she simply didn’t have the time to log out of the game and ask Google.

The throttle controller had been welded shut at full speed ahead, yet she could see the enemy was getting closer and closer.

With furrowed brows, Tail quickly glanced back at the large white bear and the 155 cannon that the latter had pushed to the stern of the ship.

"Meat Meat! Are you done yet?"

"Almost... loading complete!" After much bustling around, Meat Meat finally managed to stuff the shell into the cannon’s chamber with his clumsy bear paws, then locked the breech.

Seeing this, Tail excitedly turned to Sesame Paste and shouted.

"15 kilometers! Roughly!"

"Got, got it!"

Sesame Paste took a deep breath, adjusted the firing parameters against the sighting table, and then her cat-like pupils narrowed into slits.

Her talent had enhanced her hearing.

However, as her level increased, she also exhibited traits uncommon to an agility system player in terms of vision, especially in a night-vision environment.

Watching the undulating shadows on the distant sea surface, she completed the final adjustments, then hastily gave Tail a "no problem" look.

Clasping her fists tightly, Tail excitedly waved forward.

"Fire the cannon!"

"Fire, fire the canon awoo—"

The instant Sesame Paste pulled the lanyard, she covered her ears, the cannon’s deafening roar booming like thunder over the sea, rocking the deck.

Land artillery might be like a toothpick at sea, but a 155mm caliber still had an edge over the enemy’s 100mm.

Without any surprise, the impact point was at least five kilometers off from the targeted location.

The orange tracer, clearly aimed at the warship trailing behind, fell in front of those dozen or so charging boats.

The waterspout that exploded so close scared the chasing sailors aboard the assault boats, curing even their seasickness.

However, the captain looking out from the bridge took this as a provocation against himself and ordered with a dark face,

"Fire at them!"

The executive officer by his side did not dare to delay and quickly relayed the order to each gun station.

Three 100mm cannons were pushed to the front end of the deck and locked in place, with a total of six cannons from two warships aiming at the bobbing cargo ship.

Following an order, a series of cannon shots exploded, and streaks of orange tracers tore through the night sky, heading towards the cargo ship.

The enemy’s hit ratio was similarly mediocre; the shells either fell too far or too short, failing to hit such a large target.

Both sides exchanged fire, with shells weaving across the billowing sea, only troubling the sailors caught in the middle and the fish in the sea.

"A bunch of trash! What the hell are you eating for!"

The captain on the warship swore furiously, his fists clenched so tight he wished he could crush the binoculars.

He only hated that his steed couldn’t swim; otherwise, he would’ve led the charge himself and torn apart that bunch of thieving dogs.

Standing beside him, the executive officer trembled slightly and said in a low voice,

"Sir Captain... the swaying at sea is too great, our cannons have difficulty aiming from such a distance, I suggest we wait to get closer before firing."

On one hand, they were running low on ammunition, and on the other, he feared the risk of shelling their own men in front.

Swallowing his pride, the captain eventually calmed down and raised his hand to order.

"Hold your fire!"

The cannon fire that had lasted for ten minutes finally ceased.

The sailors on the assault boats all sighed with relief, putting all their energy into praying to the diesel engine and the Tuo Ri Shen Niu, hoping to make it onto the opposing deck before their fuel ran out.

Their officer had promised them that anyone who boarded the deck would receive a reward of 1000 dinars, five slaves, and a thirty-day vacation.

All the smugglers and contraband on the ship were their spoils of war.

As per tradition, those who boarded first got to choose first.

Meanwhile, Tail, who was holding a monocular, suddenly discovered with surprise that the "black shadow," which had been faintly visible after ten minutes of artillery fire, had once again disappeared into the billowing waves of the night.

Suddenly, she realized.

"Giao! Meat Meat! It’s the recoil! Keep firing!"

Sesame Paste chuckled bitterly.

Although she wasn’t a physics teacher, she felt it was rather difficult to propel a cargo ship with a displacement of nearly five thousand tons with just that bit of recoil.

The reason they had gained some distance might have been due to the fact that the enemy’s cannons weren’t positioned correctly, or there was an issue with the firing sequence, and the recoil caused the ship to yaw.

The opponents had apparently realized this too, which is why they had stopped firing.

If they continued to fire now, it might actually backfire...

Just as Sesame Paste was about to remind them, Si Si in the bridge yelled through the communication channel.

"Forget about those two warships for now, Ah Wei! Their assault boats are almost upon us!"

As she spoke, she turned on the searchlight on the bridge, illuminating the direction towards the stern.

"What the giao?!"

Tail was startled by the comment and immediately set down her telescope to look closer, indeed seeing the shapes of assault boats emerging amid roiling waves.

The closest one was less than six hundred meters away!

Those sailors had already fixed bayonets to their rifles, and the ones sitting at the front of the assault boats had even set up light machine guns with drum magazines, deftly loading them.

With the blinding light of the searchlight, she could even see the sinister smiles and vomit residue on the faces and beards of those guys.

They had been chasing and retching all the way, and now that they were finally going to succeed, they were all rubbing their hands in anticipation, ready for a fight.

The soldiers from the Poluo Province were invincible!

Apart from the Weilante People and those never-ending cannon fodder clones, they had never been afraid of anyone!

But they weren’t the only ones who were excited.

Tail, standing at the stern, was also getting excited.

"Ao ao ao! Meat Meat! Bring up our close-defense cannon to blow up these fish!"

"Alrighty!"

Meat Meat also roared excitedly, and using all four paws ran to the middle of the deck. Soon after, she dragged back to the stern a quadruple anti-aircraft gun assembled from 20mm "light cavalry guns."

This contraption was a masterpiece of Alliance military technology, famous for its performance during the Bone Chewing Chaos, and though virtually obsolete in the Alliance, it was still a hot seller in the underdeveloped regions of the Wasteland.

"Level the anti-aircraft gun, military court... Meat Meat, load the armor-piercing incendiary bombs!" Tail excitedly muttered as she vigorously turned the winch to lower the gun’s angle of fire.

Meat Meat, who had brought the ammunition box, handed a belt of ammunition to Sesame Paste, who inserted it into the gun’s receiver and called out to Tail.

"Loading complete!"

As the quadruple anti-aircraft gun finished loading, sailors from the Xilan Empire huddled on the assault boats finally saw the gun mounted on the side of the ship.

Everyone, who had been smirking in triumph, almost instantly turned pale, and the leading Centurion yelled in horror.

"Fire! Everyone fire!"

There was simply nowhere to hide on this vast sea!

Although a distance of more than five hundred meters wasn’t the best time to open fire, there was no time left for hesitation.

If they couldn’t disable the machine gun, all of them were certain to die!

The sound of gunfire, rat-a-tat-tat, erupted almost instantaneously, and a flurry of bullets pounced on the rocking ship’s bulwarks, striking the wide gun shield with a clang, clang, clang.

"Oooo! Taste this!"

Finally, having lined up the shot, Tail chuckled mischievously and firmly pulled the firing trigger.

The relentless bang, bang, bang noise melded into a roaring akin to a tearing machine, as the thick tongues of flame instantly became the most dazzling light on the sea!

The assault boat at the front was instantly torn to pieces, with the centurion who had been crouching at the bow not even having the chance to let out a scream before being turned to mincemeat.

The fuel tank, hit by an armor piercing incendiary bullet, caught fire and exploded like a lighter, forming a burning fireball on the surface of the sea.

Then came the second, third, fourth...

Even as the remaining assault boats dispersed at the first opportunity, within the span of half a minute, half of them were blown apart by the quadruple machine gun.

Faced with this furious storm of gunfire, the remaining sailors no longer had the courage to pursue and turned around to flee towards their own.

Watching the escaping assault boats going beyond the machine gun’s range, and the soldiers shivering in the water holding onto life rings, Tail didn’t continue to strafe them, but licked his lips, still not fully satisfied.

"Tsk, too weak!"

Given the professionalism of the other side, rescuing these soldiers in the water would probably take a lot of time, and probably the two warships behind would not be able to catch up with them.

May the Great Antler God bless them.

May their allies arrive before the cracked tooth sharks or other mutated sea beasts smell the blood.

They were now far from the territory of Poluo Province, the Tuo Ri Shen Niu probably couldn’t protect them.

But even if they didn’t catch up, she had no sympathy for those guys.

Especially after seeing the state of Jin Galun Harbor and the City of Thousand Pillars, she only regretted not being able to save more people...

Seeing the disappearing ships in the distance, Si Si, who had sighed with relief, yawned. The sweat-soaked sailors and the mercenaries ready for battle also finally relaxed their tense nerves.

"Thanks to the Spirit of the Sand Sea for its blessing..." A mercenary from the Lion Kingdom knelt down devoutly on the deck and prayed towards the undulating sea.

A mercenary from the Camel Hump Kingdom looked at him with a corner of his mouth twitched and couldn’t help but mutter.

"The Spirit of the Sand Sea doesn’t control this far out, you could thank the Messenger of the Silver Moon Goddess instead."

Sesame Paste, who could understand them, smiled sheepishly.

The praying mercenary completely ignored him and kept muttering to himself.

Several mercenaries from Qingquan City were helping the captain, Meat Meat—who was a big white bear—push the cannon that had been placed on the deck back into the cabin to secure it.

Tail also went down into the cabin.

However, she didn’t go to the storage room but headed to the lowest level.

This place used to be a cargo hold, but now it has been knocked through and transformed into a dormitory that could accommodate people.

Nearly a thousand refugees fleeing from Poluo Province were crowded here, most of them women and children, and mostly cleansed Moon people.

Poluo Province was known as the land of a thousand tribes, said to be home to over a thousand different clans and tribes, each with their distinct beliefs.

The Xilan Dynasty now rules Poluo Province, the royal family has the bloodline of Sun People and Cow People, which makes the Sun Clan and Cow Clan the higher castes within the province, and their commonly worshipped Tuo Ri Shen Niu became the symbol and deity of the empire.

As day and night counter each other, with the sunrise comes the moonset, the existence of the Moon Clan seemed ominous for the Xilan Dynasty; thus, the Moon Clan was regarded as a lower caste.

For the same absurd reason, survivors with Moon Clan bloodlines were cleansed, downgraded to slaves.

Although Tail was still puzzled about how the people from Poluo Province could accurately determine someone’s bloodline within a crowd when, in her opinion, they all looked pretty much the same without any distinctive features like the Weilante People,

they had indeed managed to do so.

Perhaps they had their own methods.

The iron door opened.

A pair of anxious eyes immediately turned towards the door, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon confirming that the arrivals were not the pursuing forces of the Xilan Empire.

A young girl squeezed out from her mother’s arms and pitter-pattered over to Tail’s side, clinging to the hem of her robe without letting go.

Looking at the pitiful face, Tail reached out to tousle the child’s messy hair, softly and gently comforting her,

"Don’t be afraid! The Meat Meat will definitely get you to a safe place!"

At that moment, Si Si’s voice came from behind, carrying a hint of fatigue and languor,

"...We probably can’t go to Silver Moon Bay anymore. Don’t even think about it, those people will definitely be waiting for us in the nearby waters of Silver Moon Bay."

Tail tried to suggest an idea,

"Hmm, what about taking down the flag and sneaking in?"

Si Si made a helpless gesture,

"Although I think those people are not very smart, do you think they are blind? Surely they’d come aboard to check.

Their relationship with the Lord of Petra was quite good, but Petra City was at the northernmost edge of the Camel Hump Kingdom, and even though Sesame Paste’s cat ears were very effective in Oasis No.4, where the average person was a cat slave, it was impossible for the secularized Silver Moon City to provide an escort for them.

In fact, the Camel Hump Kingdom was striving to avoid getting involved in the regional affairs of Poluo Province, so even if they successfully docked at Silver Moon Bay, they were likely to be far from safe.

This was the intelligence she had gathered in Jin Galun Harbor.

Although it also included some of her own deductions, that was essentially the situation.

Tail looked at her in surprise,

"Yikes! Are those guys really that persistent?"

Si Si sighed and said patiently,

"An able-bodied Slave could be sold for at least 1000 Dinars... not to mention all those other things we’ve done, do you know how much money you’ve robbed from them?"

Sometimes she couldn’t help but wonder if the Xilan Dynasty’s inexplicable persecution of the Moon People was not really about beliefs at all.

Maybe it was just a convenient excuse.

The real reason might be that those people wanted to rob legally.

In her opinion, none of the so-called high clan fellows were anything good; even the way they looked at her made her feel sick to her stomach.

Tail guiltily did some mental math,

"Uh, one... one million?!"

Si Si: "Probably even more."

Noticing Si Si’s troubled face, a woman wrapped in a long robe came over, gently pulled her daughter away from Tail, and led her back to her side,

She bowed her head slightly, speaking apologetically,

"Sorry... for causing you so much trouble."

Putting away her look of helplessness, Si Si gave her a soft smile,

"It’s okay, we don’t have anything important to do anyway."

She had already given up hope for the next data piece, otherwise she would have never agreed to let Tail get involved in such a dangerous affair.

Just then, the musing Tail suddenly struck her palm with her fist,

"I’ve decided!"

Si Si looked towards her,

"Hmm?"

Tail, with glowing eyes, said decisively,

"To Ideal City!"

"Take a ship... to Ideal City?" Hearing this wild plan, Si Si was momentarily stunned, "Are you sure?"

Ideal City was located on the East Coast of the Central Continent, and it wasn’t impossible to sail there, but the total voyage would likely exceed ten thousand kilometers...

Without an experienced sailor, she wasn’t even sure if there were ports along the way where they could dock to purchase supplies and fuel.

"Yes!" Tail nodded earnestly, "If we land on the East Coast, we should be able to find a Settlement that would shelter them in the Province of Yúnjiānxíng, right?"

This whimsical idea was so typical of Ah Wei.

But it was also one of the reasons why they could get along so well.

Although she liked to plan things orderly, she didn’t really enjoy that kind of monotonous life.

"I can’t with you," Si Si scratched the back of her head, speaking helplessly, "I’ll try."

Tail’s eyes sparkled as she gave a thumbs up,

"Wow! That’s our Si Si!"

Si Si blushed with an embarrassed smile,

"Haha, don’t rely on me too much, Ah Wei. It’s possible we might just capsize halfway."

"No worries! It would be nice to visit home—" Tail, who was speaking, suddenly noticed the other people in the cabin, promptly stopped the ominous joke, shrank her neck, and lowered her voice to amend her words, "Um, we’d better take it easy, considering there are so many people on board."

Si Si smiled back at her with a confirming look, mimicking her gesture with a thumbs up,

"Yes! I will do my best."

"Wow! I’ll go ask Meat Meat and Sesame Paste what they think!" Tail had a happy smile on her face as she immediately dashed up the stairs.

Watching the figure that disappeared up the gangway, Si Si couldn’t help but curve her lips.

It looked like she needed to study navigation seriously.

Though the ship was fool-proof to operate, to get it to Ideal City, relying on haphazard methods would certainly not work.

Plus—

Supplies were a big issue.

After sorting out the ship’s affairs, Si Si immediately returned to her room, locked the door, and logged out of the game.

After removing her helmet, she scooched over to the computer and logged into the "Wasteland OL" official website, intending to check the forum to see if other players were active in the seaside regions of the Southern part of Central Continent.

If someone had discovered other reliable Survivor Settlements, that would be great.

But just then, she suddenly noticed a little red dot in the upper right corner of the mailbox.

Casually opening the mailbox, Si Si sitting in front of the computer was momentarily stunned, her mouth forming an exaggerated ’O’ shape.

"Southern Sea Area New Map Test Invitation..."

"My Giao!?"

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(Thanks to the alliance leader "Blue Algae is not Algae" for the reward!!!)

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