The Nightmare Star was dragged into a dim space. There was nothing around it, and the seawater had stopped boiling. Only at the edge of vision and in the sky could tiny stars be seen.
[You have used the Rare-Item Collector's Satisfaction Contract Item. The Rare-Item Collector will bring high-value trade goods and appear on the deck at any time during the night within one week.] [The Rare-Item Collector has arrived and is eagerly prepared to trade with you.] [There is no limit to the number of trades during this session. The time limit is four hours. Please complete at least one trade with the Collector and purchase its trade goods, or the Collector will force a trade.] [The Collector may leave early after obtaining a satisfactory collectible.]
Several notifications appeared in succession in the activity log, quickly bringing Yang Yi up to speed.
"Had it been watching me for ages?"
He immediately realized what had happened.
Perhaps the "high-value trade goods" he had prepared had attracted the Collector, so it had arrived long ago and remained hidden underwater.
On top of that, Yang Yi had a habit he had developed after his first trade with a Collector: he always followed the principle of keeping his eyes straight ahead.
In other words, no matter how big the deal, he resolutely refused to glance around at the sea, so the Collector had never caught an opportunity to trade with him and had been holding back until now.
This time, he had stood by the side of the ship, looking as though he intended to trade, but then hesitated with the contract item in hand. Finally, he had driven the Collector to lose patience, resulting in the earlier scene.
The other crew members received similar system notifications, except theirs said