Rain Seeker

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Rain Seeker (求雨)
Species/Race	Demon Cultivator; fish, later described as a large red carp
Occupation/Role	Path Seeker; intelligence organizer and District 66 resource strategist
Status	Active
First Appearance	3

Background / History

Rain Seeker entered Journey Survival as a fish Demon Cultivator and initially became trapped in a pond, unable to see how to complete the mandatory fifty-mile journey. After Master of Cloud Stack Cave advised her to leave the pond and move forward, she discovered she could survive without water and began traveling overland by flopping forward. She later improvised a skateboard for travel. 3 4

She remained grateful for the advice, attempting to send Zhu Jiusi stone as thanks; he returned it. When he later needed assistance, she accepted food in exchange for gathering information on the Path Seekers who had been provoking him. 7 8

Zhu Jiusi recalls that, in his previous life, Rain Seeker became a secretary in the Lai Mountain Secret Realm and eventually a semi-NPC there. He considers her capable of securing such a position because of her particular strengths. 8

Appearance

Rain Seeker is a fish Demon Cultivator, specifically described as a large red carp.

• Travels on land by flicking her tail and riding a deformed skateboard. 4
• Is shown leaping joyfully in shallow rainwater after days without water. 17
• Uses a small bubble that can transform into a water vat, allowing her to take shelter from monsters and remain in water. 19
• During the Journey Market operation, she is carried in a fishbowl or water vat by Sword Seven Doesn't Learn Sword. 39 41

Personality

Rain Seeker is courteous and principled. When others demand that Zhu Jiusi reveal his opportunities, she defends him, explaining that he had already offered vital survival advice and would share information if he safely could. She notes that her education prevents her from cursing, even when confronting hostile Path Seekers. 8

She is also observant, methodical, and careful about boundaries. She compiles chat records, tracks hostile speakers and their tendencies, and asks questions about Zhu Jiusi's dangerous encounters without pressing him to disclose anything inconvenient. 10 33

In group affairs, Rain Seeker is decisive and highly pragmatic. She readily assumes responsibility for District 66's market strategy, calculates exchange values, anticipates sellers' behavior, and is willing to use aggressive pricing to establish long-term leverage over other districts. 39 40

Abilities & Skills

Intelligence Gathering and Organization

Rain Seeker collects and processes information from the Scroll's chat system.

• Organized two days of chat logs for Zhu Jiusi, including law-related speculation, Silver Gourd-opening tips, and a list of more than thirty suspected troublemakers. 10
• Distinguished general opportunists from people specifically attempting to incite opposition against Zhu Jiusi. 10
• Is regarded by Zhu Jiusi as having at least a photographic memory, based on her performance and his knowledge from the previous cycle. 29

Resource Strategy and Market Management

Rain Seeker directs District 66's gourd acquisition and supply-distribution operations during the Journey Market event.

• Ordered the collection of ordinary Gourds for four basic resources each and Bronze Gourds for twenty, intending to maximize the district's wealth value. 39
• Requested a full product catalog, delegated wealth-value verification to Sword Seven, and prioritized nonperishable supplies. 39
• Prepared large supply orders, including rain canopies, mirror stoves, water collectors, felt, and winter coats. 40
• Lowered Gourd prices to pressure sellers in other districts, correctly predicting that they would sell before further reductions. 40
• Timed the release of District 66's remaining stock to exploit the market's closing period and overtake District 33 in comprehensive strength. 41
• Later established a permanent fixed purchase price of one basic resource per Gourd. 42

Aquatic Survival

Despite being a fish on a land-based path, Rain Seeker develops practical means of movement and shelter.

• Learned to travel overland after realizing she would not suffocate outside water. 3
• Uses a skateboard to cover distance by flicking her tail. 4
• Takes refuge in a water vat when monsters attack. 19
• Uses waterways to approach a Mountain God Temple while avoiding guards. 31

Equipment / Items

• Deformed skateboard — Rain Seeker's early method of traveling overland. 4
• Water vat / bubble shelter — A bubble carried on her back that transforms into a water vat. 19
• Dao Discussion Cards — Offered one for food and water, later used at least two cards during the post-market distribution work. 14 42
• Life Stone — Obtained one while preparing for a third nest modification. 32

Relationships

• Master of Cloud Stack Cave / Zhu Jiusi — Advisor, employer, and strategic ally. He teaches her how to leave the pond, trades food for her information work, provides water in thanks for her intelligence report, and later consults her on major decisions. 3 8 10 46
• Orchid Pavilion Scholar — Works alongside him during District 66's Gourd-acquisition campaign. 39
• Sword Seven Doesn't Learn Sword — Collaborates with her at the Journey Market; Sword Seven verifies wealth values and carries Rain Seeker in water while they work. 39
• Monkey Has Iron Rod — Contacts her while seeking to join Zhu Jiusi's circle; she reports locating and entering the Mountain God Temple. 31
• Daoist Number 323 — Rain Seeker is aware of his hostile conduct through the records she compiles for Zhu Jiusi. 10

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Journey Survival

Rain Seeker's predicament as a fish highlights the difficulties Demon Cultivators face adapting to unsuitable forms. Zhu Jiusi's advice enables her to continue the journey, and she later openly credits him for helping Demon Cultivators survive. 3 8

During the early days, she becomes a trusted information contact for Zhu Jiusi. She organizes chat intelligence, identifies coordinated agitators, and offers continuing assistance in return for his support. 8 10

Graveyard Riot

Rain Seeker is assigned the role of a sacrificial fish in the role-playing instance Slaughtering Pigs and Killing Fish. Trapped in a water vat alongside Zhu Jiusi and Monkey Has Iron Rod, she immediately understands Zhu Jiusi's request to act. 21

Temple Renovation

Rain Seeker acquires a Life Stone and works toward her third nest modification. She later locates a Mountain God Temple and uses a waterway to enter without being discovered by guards. 31 32

Journey Market and District Competition

At the Journey Market, Rain Seeker assumes command of District 66's economic response to its ten-percent strength deficit against another district. Her pricing, purchasing, inventory, and distribution strategy allows District 66 to rapidly raise its comprehensive strength and surpass District 33 before the market closes. 39 40 41

Afterward, she coordinates batch shipments of market goods and sets a permanent district Gourd-buying price. 42

Trivia

• Rain Seeker repeatedly opens Dao Discussion Cards, to the point Zhu Jiusi calls her luck “bizarre.” 47
• Zhu Jiusi considers Rain Seeker a valuable long-term investment rather than demanding additional interest when lending her Life Stones and Soul Jade. 29
• Although physically limited away from water, Rain Seeker becomes the principal planner among Zhu Jiusi's immediate allies during the Journey Market crisis. 39 46