The Road Ahead, a New Beginning, and the Rewards Finally Arrive!
The weather in the wasteland can change in an instant.
The game has most of the world permissions, so controlling the weather is a piece of cake for him.
As each human player's game interface exploded, the entire sky suddenly turned eerily gloomy.
Dark clouds began to gather, imprinted in the eyes of every survivor, like the end of the world! It was supposed to be the eve of the awards ceremony, yet this kind of spectacle was staged, immediately making everyone feel uneasy.
Fortunately, after another ten seconds or so...
On everyone's Game Panel, a video page popped up that looked like a live stream, but wasn't.
At first, the scene was simply dim and dark, making it impossible to see where it was.
But as the dark clouds in the sky dispersed, as if the rain had stopped and the sun had come out, a Golden Light was revealed from below.
The wasteland was in an uproar! "Isn't this the sea area where Su God was that night?"
"Holy crap, look! I see the Hope!"
"Su God is awesome! I give that appearance a score of 109 out of 100, the extra 9 points are totally worth it!"
"Could it be that Su God is going to give us a prize?! Expectations increased!"
"Reward, Su God, I'm so happy to have one more item added to my collection! I, Tom, am going to explode at the screen!"
Like watching a movie, after discovering that they could send comments, everyone relaxed and began to quietly enjoy the slow rotation of the screen.
As Golden Light surged, the camera slowly zoomed in, finally settling on the deck of the Hope.
However, this Golden Light did not cover everyone.
Quite cleverly, when he realized that everyone's eyes were on him and he noticed the contrast between light and shadow around him, Su Mo stood up.
"Um?"
With a slight thought, Su Mo looked at the pop-up screen on the Game Panel and murmured, a hint of something intriguing appearing on his face.
Is the game pandering to me? Or is it building hype for me?
Without dwelling on the deeper meaning behind the game's actions, the next moment, a smile spread across Su Mo's face.
Before the eyes of all humanity in the wasteland, he leisurely raised his hand, seemingly waving it lightly towards the sky, but miraculously... Boom! An invisible shockwave suddenly erupted from the sky!
The dark clouds, as if intimidated by his power, obediently retreated, and endless Golden Light once again poured out from the void, illuminating everyone as if they were dyed with gold! At that moment, several long-awaited reward notifications finally began to boom! [Record]: Congratulations to all human players! To date, you have spent: 70 natural days in the wasteland, surviving a total of 6 disasters! [Record]: The sixth disaster has been successfully concluded. The cumulative death toll up to the end of this disaster: 3,268,943,562.
[Record]: Current number of human survivors in the wasteland: 2410369966 [Record]: The mortality rate has been detected to exceed the Prediction Line. Population (52, 16) will be deployed. The deployment will be completed no later than the end of the seven disasters.
[Record]: Following friendly talks between the game administrators and the human player "Su Mo," the game has restarted the level tier system. Human player strength has been reassessed and adjusted, and subsequent disasters will be adjusted accordingly. Thank you to all players for your support.
[Record]: Phase 1 "Wasteland" has entered its late stage; Phase 2 "Ocean" has entered its mid-stage; Phase 3 "New Continent" makes its debut! [Record]: This "Real Survival" version, accompanying the New Continent update, will be implemented in all regions after the game update. Given the excellent performance of human players, a second wave of update previews will be displayed to every player's panel after the rewards are distributed. Please look forward to it! [Record]: Congratulations to all human players! A "Leader" has been detected ahead of schedule in the human race. All rewards will be increased by 25%.
[Record]: All players, please be prepared. Rewards will be issued immediately. Once you have made your choice, there will be no second chance to change it!
Thump! Thump! Thump! Like heavy hammers striking a drum, the sounds, seemingly from nowhere, resounded in the hearts of every player.
As a mix of anxiety and anticipation arose, almost every player received a notification after the words "Distribution Begins" were announced.
[Record]: Platinum Tier 1 reward "Go Forward Courageously" is now being distributed! [Record]: All players have three minutes to choose between the following two rewards: [Record]: Option 1: Receive a Vault Level increase of 1 level.
Note: Selecting this option after completing the core will directly upgrade it by one level, making it a level 2 shelter after placement;
Selecting this option for the raft-type shelter will directly upgrade the raft form to Tier 2, such as: raft → Awning Boat, Awning Boat → Small Sailboat;
Selecting this option for the Raft Ferry will directly upgrade the ferry's tier by one level, e. g., from Common to Excellent, or Excellent to Superior. [Record]: Option Two: Grants one opportunity to reset the Shelter Core. This opportunity can be saved for 60 calendar days. Note: Damaged cores can be reset to a complete core using this opportunity; those without a core can use this opportunity to recreate a complete core.
Whoosh! Four notifications sounded almost simultaneously!
This reward, named "Go Forward Courageously," is only the first level compared to the original Gold Rank reward, but its richness instantly caused the wasteland to boil over!
"Quick, what should we choose? It seems like we need to upgrade every part of the ferry to increase its rank!"
"What the hell are we hesitating for? We should definitely upgrade! Once we upgrade our excellent-grade ferry, we can directly research and improve the Sea Oasis. Why bother going to the New Continent then? We can just drift at sea every day. Isn't that safe?"
"That makes sense. Hurry up, I've already made my selections. Those who haven't selected yet, hurry up, or we'll kick you off the ferry if you don't upgrade!"
"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, my core actually got repaired!"
"So what if it's fixed? My core that was stolen from me back then is back now, it's fucking awesome!"
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Three minutes is a very short time to consider, but for the survivors in the wasteland, more than 90% of them had already made their choices in just the first minute.
Almost without hesitation, all the owners of the Raft Ferry chose the first upgrade.
For them, this upgrade is called "The Road Ahead!"
Today, or rather before the rewards are distributed, the survivors on the Raft Ferry are huddled together, but most are still hesitant about what to do next.
Should they go to the New Continent, seek refuge with a powerful sanctuary, or return to their solitary wolf lifestyle?
Despite having been tempered in the apocalyptic furnace for more than two months, some people are still so worried that they can't sleep or eat well.
But now, the emergence of high-quality ferries has completely helped them find their future development direction.
The moment the upgrade was completed, this "path forward" tightly connected everyone on the ferry, and various groups, large and small, were immediately established!
From now on, with the ferry connecting us, everyone will feel like they have a pillar of support, and will have dreams for tomorrow and hope for the future.
On the other hand, for those who have lost their core or whose core is damaged.
This upgrade is called: Rebirth!
Humans are gradually abandoning the help that games provide to them to some extent, but they also need to rely on certain functions of games to some extent.
In the past, they were a burden without a core, excluded by others, and refugees who were not even qualified to join the Raft Ferry.
Once on the large ship, they would also be treated differently to some extent because they lacked a core member.
Countless nights they regretted why they hadn't protected the core properly, why they had so disregarded this thing that everyone has, yet is incredibly important.
Some with weak will even secretly throw themselves into the sea at night when no one knows!
But now, these people have been given a second chance at life, and the right to start back on the same starting line as everyone else.
The first reward is undeniably generous!
Of course, this reward is somewhat useless for people like Lu Yongyi, as they don't need to upgrade the core or the Raft Ferry.
Therefore, choosing to add only one more core can only be described as slightly increasing the ability to withstand risks.
"I choose to upgrade my shelter!"
Standing on the Hope, Su Mo glanced at the numerous thank-you messages on the screen and, knowing the reward, felt somewhat emotional.
The upgrade preview for Lv5 to Lv6 requires many complicated conditions.
It is a being that Ma Gu never managed to level up in his entire life.
But now, with just a slight thought, after the system's rewards were distributed, the notification on the main page had already slowly reached level 6.
This inexplicable force is the essence of the game; once deciphered, it can realize a crazy idea.
Vault upgrades are unlimited!
However, for Su Mo, who was currently penniless, this idea was just a pipe dream, and after a little thought, he put it out of his mind.
[Record]: Platinum Tier 1 rewards have been distributed. All players who did not select a reward will automatically select Reward 2 and receive 1 Complete Core. [Record]: Platinum Tier 2 rewards, "Brave the Wind and Waves," are now being distributed.
[Record]: All players have three minutes to choose from the following three rewards. [Record]: Choice 1: Individual Enhancement
By selecting this option, players will receive a bonus of +2 to all attributes and will be randomly drawn from a selection of options.
The prizes for the lottery will be determined based on the player's current situation and past game performance.
The prize includes three different special abilities, from which players can choose one.
Note: This ability is only a supplementary ability, such as: increased swimming speed, decreased hunger rate, increased running speed, and greater impact force, etc.
[Record]: Option 2: Vehicle Enhancement. Selecting this option will allow players to enhance their assigned vehicle to a certain extent. The direction and magnitude of the enhancement will be randomly selected within a certain range. Note: For Raft Ferry, all players need to enhance each piece of the raft. For large vehicles, a certain number of players need to select the enhancement option before any changes will occur. [Record]: Option 3: Building Enhancement. Selecting this option will allow players to enhance randomly named buildings to a certain extent.
This enhancement can be applied to buildings with no attributes, and the enhanced buildings will gain a series of amazing additional abilities.
Note: The larger the building volume, the more specialized the building type, and the more complex the building attributes, the greater the difficulty of upgrading it.
There are three different options again.
It still caters to every player in the wasteland, from the old to the young, from Sailing Battleship to small drifting rafts, and even includes die-hards.
Each player can perform specific types of enhancements based on their chosen direction.
"Choose option one for all of you. The Hope doesn't need your help to upgrade it. As for the buildings, there aren't any worthwhile ones on the Hope to upgrade!"
After glancing at the expectant crew members below, Su Mo chuckled and chose direction one.
In the current situation, health is always the most important asset.
Such wide-ranging rewards, unless thousands of people focus on enhancing a single thing, will not bring about a "qualitative change" and will instead waste opportunities.
While observing the comments, he glanced at the slightly conflicted expressions on the faces of the nearby crew members.
Su Mo's eyes narrowed, and he turned his gaze to the left side of the Game Panel, beginning to examine the special ability options that the game had generated.
"Wow, I never expected that passing the game review would come with this kind of perk. This is a completely unexpected surprise!"