Playing Around: A Group Ruins for Three Hundred Thousand People!

"Holy crap, this is outrageous! There are already over 80,000 people who have reached the Tier 4 Ocean Overlord?"

"Even among the alien races, there are 180,000 who are qualified to enter?"

Staring at the seemingly outrageous data on the screen, and thinking about how just over an hour had passed, the progress bar on his Game Panel had been filled with tens of millions of progress points.

Su Mo fell silent for a moment, but at the same time, he felt a sense of relief.

I'm glad that I managed to catch up with the schedule this time, without falling behind others or missing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The silence stemmed from the fact that, in the two months since they transmigrated to the wasteland, despite the perilous surroundings, life had been relatively manageable.

Although it couldn't compare to the safety on Earth, for survivors from other regions, the safety of the depression felt like paradise.

But this paradise also has its downsides!

"I've become too complacent. This game involves billions of humans, and although I gained some early advantages and possess greater mechanical power..."

"But in this kind of thing, there are still many people who are more capable and smarter than me!"

"They endured two months of danger, and their thinking has changed even faster. They can no longer ignore any human being living in the wasteland!"

Silently clenching his fist, Su Mo watched as the number of participants surged by another 200 during his hesitation. With a thought, he immediately confirmed his participation.

It's okay if you take the wrong road.

The key is to be able to quickly realize it and bring your thoughts back on track.

The current promotion quest for the Tier 4 Title is only in its first phase, and judging from the looks of it, everyone who is going from fourth to fifth tier will receive this quest, and there's still time! Furthermore, after reviewing the description of the Group Ruins in the Game Panel again and again, Su Mo's lips curled into a smile.

The current time is 2:55 PM. According to the game's instructions, everyone should enter at the standard time of 6:00 PM.

Furthermore, taking into account the current situation in the wasteland, the game also provides a helpful reminder.

After choosing to accept the title advancement quest, everyone does not need to go to a specific area to enter the Group Ruins.

Once the time is up, the game will automatically pull in the prepared creatures and send them inside.

When they return, no matter how far the ship has traveled, it will always reappear at the place it entered.

According to this rule, even if it takes more than a day for Su Mo to enter the ruins, the Hope will not stop its advance.

Under Gonggong's control, the high-intensity voyage of thousands of kilometers a day can still be maintained, waiting for Su Mo to return!

"This is just like a pillow being delivered to me when I'm sleepy. Whether I succeed in entering the ruins this time or not, at least I can finally meet the requirements for upgrading to Tier 5 Shelter!"

"If other humans win the final qualification and are promoted, that's fine, but what if it's an alien race?"

"I refuse to believe that a fifth-tier title can withstand my missile bombardment!"

A cold glint flashed in his eyes. Facing more than 80,000 humans and hundreds of thousands of alien races, Su Mo felt no fear. Instead, a fighting spirit rose within him.

Back then, Ma Gu successfully entered a team battle involving tens of thousands of people.

And thanks to his cunning, although he failed to win the final prize, he did bring back enough small-scale Thermal Weapon tools to propel the shelter forward.

This Group Ruins should be considered the first large-scale "exchange" among the wasteland's humans! Those Lucky One hidden among the humans, those cunning geniuses with exceptional intelligence, as well as a large number of official members and those who had schemed against them, could all be included in these 80,000 people.

Only by defeating these people can one truly be considered the "Number One Human in the Wasteland"! After calming down the one adult and four children and explaining that he might be away for a while and that they would be in charge of the ship, even Oreo became unusually serious and nodded repeatedly.

With Su Mo present, the Hope's combat power could be 100 or even 200!

However, if Su Mo leaves, and there is no one to mobilize Gonggong or implement tactics, even if Moore has the authority to fire the cannons, the Hope's combat power will still plummet by more than half.

Fortunately, after returning to the cockpit, he granted Gonggong several low-level permissions and manually wrote several emergency plans to leave behind as a safety net.

Su Mo was finally relieved and began to focus all his efforts on preparing to enter the ruins.

In this wasteland ocean, the dangers that could threaten the Hope are few and far between.

However, once inside the ruins, the battles against nearly 100,000 elite humans and 180,000 alien races that appeared out of nowhere are fraught with danger.

Even with the system as its greatest source of confidence, Su Mo remained vigilant and quickly prepared for battle.

Since I received the expansion voucher last time, my current carrying Storage Space is 4.6 cubic meters, which is more than enough to hold the resources for a small war!

Bring five of each type of weapon—rifle, machine gun, and pistol—as spares, and prepare 10,000 rounds of Su Mo.

15 Explosive Pack, ranging in weight from one kilogram to five kilograms.

Four robots, two fully charged agents and two fully charged mechanics, along with four brand-new batteries and a Solar Energy charger.

Three large boxes of military biscuits, two large boxes of military canned food, and ten boxes of Nongfu Spring mineral water—even if trapped in the ruins for two or three months, there would be no need to worry about food.

Su Mo didn't leave the remaining space empty either. He stuffed it with survival tools and small items that he had previously opened from treasure chests and that would be very useful in certain situations.

"The close-combat weapon technology chain hasn't been developed yet, but that doesn't matter. With so many people, as long as I keep a low profile, these weapons should be enough!"

Looking at the already full space, if this were an RPG game, you would definitely see a sense of security constantly popping up above Su Mo's head. As long as he doesn't become the target of everyone's hatred and be listed as an enemy by all humans and alien races, these equipment alone are enough to keep him worry-free.

With all that prepared, we saw that there was still a little over an hour left before we entered.

Su Mo didn't dawdle in the last few minutes to prepare; he picked up the Mermaid Set from the ground and began to put it on quickly.

The promotion mission to Ocean Overlord is unlikely to be set on high mountains or land. Judging from the previous promotions of this title, it is most likely to be on the ocean, or even underwater.

At this point, the swimming speed provided by the Mermaid Set, as well as the bonus of ignoring water pressure within 100 meters, can become the key to "overtaking".

Furthermore, the camouflage provided by the Mermaid Set can be a major trump card before Su Mo uses his gun!

"Hehe, I've never worn this hood even once. I wonder if these alien races will be able to tell that I'm a fake!"

After putting on the leather suit, Su Mo chuckled as he looked at the hood placed in front of him, picked it up, and put it on his head.

As the view went dark and then bright again, unlike the Simba Lionman outfit, the mermaid's headgear felt completely unrestricted.

Like a Human Skin Mask, the hood quickly adhered to the face upon contact.

Picking up the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade beside him, Su Mo struggled to stand in front of the mirror in the captain's Captain's Cabin, supporting himself as he moved.

But upon seeing this, Su Mo couldn't help but laugh.

The enhanced physical abilities, the trials and tribulations on the wasteland, and the "ID photo" shown to everyone in the game's chat channel are all different.

In the mirror, the face beneath the mask had many facial details obscured by several key fish scales.

Her face lacked some of the ruggedness of a real man, but gained more of the mystery and "femininity" of the Merfolk Clan.

Combined with Su Mo's already handsome face, even a real mermaid could rival him.

Even Su Mo himself felt like he was looking at a stranger when he first saw the person in the mirror, let alone other unfamiliar humans.

And then, looking at the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade in his hand.

A familiar image popped into Su Mo's mind.

"So, instead of being Yang Jian, I've become Poseidon, the Ocean God?"

"Not bad, not bad!"

The bold and sweeping Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade doesn't exhibit any stylistic conflict; rather, it possesses a strange sense of harmony.

If you ignore the facial details, he does bear some resemblance to Aquaman from the Civilization era.

Satisfied, Su Mo pushed himself up from the floor and returned to his small bed.

With the knife beside him and one hand on it, Su Mo watched the countdown that kept appearing before his eyes. With only thirty-five minutes left, he didn't close his eyes to rest. Instead, he opened his friends list and sent a message to the Tundra Shelter.

This time, Su Mo contacted Shen Ke instead of Lu Yongyi! A week earlier, after the two sides had finished discussing the meeting and details, they had added each other as friends.

But Lu Yongyi is a smart man, and so far, without Su Mo contacting him, he has restrained his desire to do so.

If the two sides need to discuss matters, they will still go through Shen Ke's channels, having Shen Ke and Su Mo communicate.

Su Mo liked this approach very much.

However, considering that the questions to be asked next involved sensitive matters, Su Mo chose to communicate directly.

[Su Mo: Director Lu, excuse me. Has anyone from the Tundra ship participated in this Tier 4 Title promotion? By the way, how many people are on our official side? Have you compiled this data?]

As if in casual conversation, Su Mo did not reveal much information.

On the other hand, Lu Yongyi responded quickly, sending a text message about four or five seconds later.

[Lu Yongyi: Director Su, you're being too formal. Since our two sides have already agreed to meet at sea and have done so many transactions, this is too distant. In the future, you can just ask me directly if you have any questions.]

[Lu Yongyi: Our Tundra has also cleared four slots recently. Because we can withdraw at any time and the safety risks are low, we've decided to send them all in at once. As for our large shelters here, we've sent out more people, about 1,000 to 3,000. This is a large-scale, exploratory operation for us in the wasteland!]

[Su Mo: Oh? So many people, did we receive some information that makes us so confident?]

[Lu Yongyi: Director Su, you may not be aware of this, but this group competition for the ruins is no small matter. There are so many valuable items inside; even just getting a couple of them would greatly benefit our strength!]

[Lu Yongyi: There should be some specific information above, but I don't have enough authority to get the complete version. So, I'll forward all the information they sent me to you. If you need to get people in, we can help each other out if we happen to run into them.]

[Su Mo: No problem, no problem. We hope that quite a few people will also go in to explore. Everyone can take care of each other at any time.]

Not counting his more than ten years of student life, just three to five years working in a company in Mo Du, Su Mo had developed a knack for lying through his teeth.

If you can exit at any time, you won't encounter any problems in the ruins as long as you don't get greedy.

As for if they really encounter danger, if he can lend a hand or save them, Su Mo will not watch them die; that guarantee is correct.

Feeling the promise from Su Mo, Lu Yongyi didn't hesitate and quickly forwarded the message.

It's a long passage, about 1,000 words, and at first glance, it's all packed with useful information.

Just as Su Mo was smiling and thinking about browsing through the entire chat properly, a new message popped up at the bottom of their chat box.

The message was simple, containing only four names and a very heavy plea from Lu Yongyi: "Yu Ruping, Zhuang Ying, these are quite nice names, they all sound good."

Those who were able to obtain Tier 4 Title on the Tundra must have some ability among the eight hundred people on the Tundra.

For Lu Yongyi and the Tundra Shelter, losing even one person is an unacceptable price to pay.

After shaking his head and glancing at the first two names, memorizing them, Su Mo turned his attention to the last two.

"Yang Chan, Xing Yunwen, why is the Tundra Shelter only sending girls?"

"Wait, holy crap!"

"What the hell?! Yang Chan???"