Pushing the Waves, the Game's Little Scheme

"Oh? The first mission is to overturn Moore's fish bowl, and the second is to defeat Moore head-on?"

"Is Moore going head-to-head with Ocean God?!"

Seeing the game notification appear, Su Mo smiled and breathed a sigh of relief.

He made the right bet this time!

The game has been running for two whole months since its launch, and quite a few bugs have emerged that can be exploited.

This time, it was just a minor slip-up by Su Mo within the rules, not a significant gain.

Furthermore, comparing the two instances, it took saving a full 1,500 fish the second time to meet the upgrade requirements, more than ten times the previous amount.

The third time, it is very likely to be 10,000, and the fourth time, 100,000.

Until the fifth time, a million! And within this, the random upgrade tasks for each title must also be taken into account.

If a more extreme version comes out, with time limits, that would be troublesome.

Having figured this out, Su Mo didn't rush to call out to Moore, who was "playing" with the fish. Instead, he slowly swam to the mountainside that had emerged from the sponge, and sat down on it with his hands supporting him.

The description of the Ocean Friend title doesn't seem unusual to other players at the moment.

But on his first glance, Su Mo grasped an important piece of information.

The good deeds performed by humankind were recognized by the Ocean God, which is why they were awarded the title of Ocean Friend.

At first glance, there seems to be no problem, but if you consider that the game involves hunting down the Ocean God while the Ocean God is still asleep, then there is a big problem.

It's strange that someone who is asleep and hiding can monitor all the creatures in the wasteland and grant them permissions.

With a thought, Su Mo opened the Storage Space Storage Space and began to use his mind to search through the places where books and information were stored.

Before long, Su Mo successfully flipped out a piece of white paper used to record the trailer for the Ocean God disaster, and it floated in mid-air.

Skipping over the initial conjectures, Su Mo quickly located the crucial piece of information at the bottom, based on his memory: [The Ocean God is the first deity to be awakened; all creatures that persevere in surviving on the wasteland will receive the Ocean God's reward.]

[Complete the mission requirements for a greater chance to become Ocean God Envoy]

"If I'm not mistaken, if you keep grinding for this title and upgrade it to the highest level, you can become the so-called Ocean God Envoy."

"This game is not simple; it even has a hidden trap in the rewards!"

By meticulously analyzing and reversing the flow of information, it is not difficult to arrive at the correct conclusion.

In addition to this, Su Mo also recalled another piece of information that Connie had revealed.

In ancient times, before the wasteland was destroyed, all living beings sought ascension through a variety of strange and wonderful methods.

But there was one thing in Connie's account that Su Mo remembered very clearly.

They've gained divine favor! Now, the game is awarding titles to everyone and asking everyone to do good deeds; its purpose seems to have become clear.

"If we compare the game to the heavens, then the Ocean God is the dragon king of the mortal realm."

"Originally, all human contributions on the sea surface needed to be recognized by the Dragon King in order to receive honors from him."

"But now, the Dragon King may still have the authority to investigate at this level, but because of the Heavenly Court's search and arrest operation, he cannot intervene."

"Moreover, the Heavenly Court's original intention was to see if they could cultivate someone within the rules who could get closest to the Dragon King, in order to find him."

"Excellent, excellent, you've really got a clear plan!"

Putting away the paper containing the information, Su Mo clapped his hands and sighed, a hint of relief on his face.

Since the game doesn't offer any help to the wasteland humans in quickly raising this title.

That means that while it's possible to manipulate the rules, fundamentally, we still have to follow the rules established by the Ocean God.

So, within the scope permitted by the rules.

A score-farming frenzy is about to erupt across all marine life!

"Sorry, but when it comes to racking up points, I'm really not afraid!"

"We want to use this to find the Ocean God."

"Game, kneel down! I want you to help me cultivate!"

Seeing the Moore playing happily in the distance, Su Mo's eyes narrowed, a smile appeared on his lips, and he called out loudly.

After a while.

Watching Su Mo put on his suit again and leap into the sea, Moore, lying on the rock, touched his head in bewilderment.

"Master... So Master likes it too, just like Moore."

"Fight?"

[Ocean Favored One]

[Description]: An advanced title for Ocean Friend, Lucky One in the Good and Lawful camp. Your good deeds have gained further recognition from the Ocean God, granting you even greater power on the ocean. [Title Function ①]: The ocean is your second "mother." When you are at sea, your basic attributes will receive the following boosts:

1. All physical attributes +1.5, ocean swimming speed +2, stamina recovery speed on the ocean +60%, injury recovery speed on the ocean +20%.

2. Anti-dizziness attribute +1.5, anti-hunger attribute +1.5, anti-epidemic attribute +1.5.

[Title Function ④]: You are a child of the ocean, all aquatic creatures will remain friendly to you, and your ship will not be attacked by aquatic creatures. The Favored One is the advanced form of the Friendly One.

In addition to improvements on all basic attributes, the Favored Ones also have a new attribute: they cannot be attacked by aquatic creatures.

Having defeated Moore and completed his advancement, Su Mo remained calm and turned to swim back, casually overturning all the fish basins that the alien team had collected during that time.

Since no progress could be seen, after the ship capsized, Su Mo did not continue to have everyone fish in place, but instead instructed everyone to get on the ship and set off forward.

All the creatures in the sea can only be counted as one progress step.

Even if the fish is caught a second time and rescued, the mission progress will not be triggered.

Furthermore, this method is far too insignificant when faced with the millions of records to be counted.

To get ahead of everyone and obtain the highest title, we must unleash the power of technology! After a few minutes of delay, Moore and Li Li, the two bears, greedily brought up two large basins of Treasure Fish.

With the emergency passage at the estuary closed, the Hope set sail again.

After removing his Mermaid Set, Su Mo strode into the Captain's Cabin and began to make detailed plans.

The overarching priority is to rendezvous with the Tundra in Zone 3; this cannot be delayed by the title upgrade.

Saving millions of fish and completing at least five or six advanced quests is no easy feat, even for the top elites in the wasteland.

In terms of planning, Su Mo first set a timeframe for himself.

Fifteen days! If divided into daily tasks, that means catching more than 100,000 fish. The workload is neither light nor heavy.

"Luckily, we brought the nets we used to catch carp with us. With some upgrades and modifications to the sonar, we might be able to turn them into fully automatic fishing devices."

"Under Gonggong's control, all I need to do is manually click the button each time to release the fish in the net, and they will basically be included in the scope of good deeds!"

"Moreover, the Hope's speed won't be delayed by normal progress; I only need to handle the advanced missions each time!"

Relying on human labor to catch fish and then release them is always a inferior approach.

Human ingenuity lies in its ability to use machinery and energy supplies to replace the hassle of manual labor, enabling the accomplishment of things that seem almost impossible.

Instead of rushing to upgrade, Su Mo sat in the Captain's Cabin, turned on another computer he had salvaged from the ruins, and began rapidly typing code to write a fishing program.

Su Mo went to great lengths to completely absolve itself of any suspicion of harming marine life.

After about half an hour of writing, with two paragraphs remaining, Su Mo summoned Connie and dictated the final steps to Connie.

Package and create a mini-program, then import it into the main program of Gonggong to become an auxiliary function.

As Connie stumbled through the process, and the game made no judgment or indication, Su Mo slowly nodded, a hint of joy on his face.

Indeed, to some extent, the distinction between enemy and ally is not clear.

For example, right now, Su Mo wants to find the Ocean God Ocean God, and so does the game, so the game is a friend in a certain sense.

Even if the game sees Su Mo's cheating behavior, it will find a way to cover it up, which is incredibly satisfying.

"Captain, did we succeed?"

This is the first time I've operated a computer, a product of human ingenuity.

Connie's face, now somewhat rough but also wildly beautiful, was filled with curiosity.

"It worked! Thank you!"

"By the way, how's the training of those alien troops going? I heard from Moore that there are a few troublemakers who are really disobedient!"

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Su Mo asked with great interest.

After a massive battle involving tens of thousands of people, they suddenly became famous among the alien races.

From an unknown nobody, he suddenly became a figure of power no less than royalty.

In Su Mo's memory, the Female Lion Man Connie from their first meeting is slowly fading and disappearing.

The Connie of today is completely different from the innocent girl she once was.

Her every move exuded the pride and domineering presence of someone in a superior position.

Of course, when facing Su Mo, Connie still acted like a curious child, with a face full of respect.

"We've gathered a total of nine different races in this batch of alien races, and based on my initial investigation over the past two days, they're actually doing [something] among the alien races in the wasteland."

"Mercenary?"

"Yes, yes, that's it." Connie nodded repeatedly as Su Mo guessed the right word.

"Some races may not be very strong, but they rely on their strength and hard work, and their numbers are much larger than other families. So every time they come to the wasteland, their members are rented out. They are considered a neutral faction among the alien races. They don't participate in the war, but are only responsible for quietly searching for the Godhood Item."

"In battles between different races, they will not help any race. However, as long as you can afford the corresponding rent, you can leave their race with strong laborers. After signing the contract, these departing aliens will no longer belong to their original race, and even if they commit heinous crimes abroad, it will have nothing to do with the race that rented them."

"In a suicide mission like this one, the alien forces can send these people first, since their deaths won't weaken their tribe's strength."

Connie explained it very clearly, Su Mo nodded slowly, indicating that he understood.

"So those few troublemakers now are the last remnants of other tribes?"

"Yes, although these people have joined our Au tribe, they are naturally extremely humble towards me, towards Moore, and towards you, Captain."

"But for other mercenaries, they have a strong sense of superiority, which is really difficult to deal with. Apart from killing them, there is no good way to get rid of this prejudice in everyone!"

Seeing the hint of distress on Connie's face, Su Mo, sitting on the bed, couldn't help but burst into laughter.

If the alien soldiers are like the lower-level employees in a company, then Connie is like a manager who was parachuted in.

It's normal for conflicts to arise at the grassroots level, but Connie's current thinking is the same as most failed entrepreneurs, falling into a misconception.

They fantasize that, as someone in a superior position, they should lower themselves and get involved to mediate.

While this may temporarily calm the conflicts between teams, in the long run, the conflicts remain and are still unresolved.

As for solutions, successful entrepreneurs around the world have come up with many.

He summoned Connie, whispered something in her ear, and watched Connie leave with an barely suppressed smile on his face.

Su Mo stretched contentedly and went down the stairs into the warehouse.

Su Mo didn't upgrade the fishing net he brought from the Underground Shelter much; he only used 400 points to improve its size and strength to some extent.

Furthermore, to prevent loopholes in the rules, Su Mo thoughtfully removed the motor device from the fishing net.

Even if Treasure Fish is caught in it, it will only lose its freedom and will not suffer any other major harm.

After placing the net in the Storage Space, Su Mo followed the deck all the way to the bottom of the Hope and, in the same manner, made specific upgrades to the sonar.

Another 650 points were spent. This time, the sonar can release a sound wave that attracts fish within a 5-kilometer range in the seawater.

Any Treasure Fish that hears this sound will involuntarily gather around the bottom of the Hope.

At that time, as long as Gonggong activates the fishing program that Su Mo just wrote, he can easily catch a terrifying number of Treasure Fish! "Everything is ready, except for the east wind."

"Now all we need to do is figure out how to install this fishing net and set up a mechanical transmission device to connect it to Gonggong's control system!"

Su Mo was unfamiliar with other tasks, but now that he had learned some basic mechanical knowledge about the transmission of Destroyer Blueprint, Su Mo didn't need to use the system for this small task and calmly completed the external equipment.

Finally, after spending 200 points of crafting fee, the fishing net was installed on the port side of the Hope.

Each time the voyage was about to stop, Gonggong would automatically activate the sonar to attract fish within a five-kilometer radius, and then release the fishing net to catch them.

At that time, with just the press of a button, Su Mo will be able to complete the task of saving tens of thousands of Treasure Fish in one go!