"Wait, what is that?"
Stev saw a dark light in the corner of his eye after gathering another piece of wood.
There appeared to be an odd object moving on the sea when one looked in the direction of the dark light.
Across the sea, a sharp triangular blade emerged into sight.
"Fuc~shark."
Stev was taken aback. Didn't the "Beginner's Survival Guide" on the forum state that sharks would only be drawn to someone who fell into the water?
He maneuvered the raft swiftly to rise.
The raft could currently only reach a maximum height of one meter above the sea, though.
Still, it was quite consoling to Stev.
"I can't even fight some slightly stronger big fish, let alone sharks, with my weak body right now." he thought to himself.
He maneuvered the raft rapidly to get away from the shark.
Then he opened the chat window, there was another quarrel on going.
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"A shark bit my raft, and I nearly fell into the water and get eaten by it. I am incredibly afraid."
"isn't it said that only falling into the ocean will draw sharks? I stayed out of the water, and a shark was cruising alongside my raft. What should I do?"
"Can someone please help me? I work as a secretary and have a nice body. I'm willing to offer my body in exchange for whoever saves me."
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Stev shook his head at these messages.
Nobody can truly defend themselves in this world. How is it possible for someone to save another?
"Where am I meant to look for her, even if I wish to save her?" he muttered.
Seeking for assistance from yourself is better than seeking from others.
However, based on the chat section, it appears that sharks will show not only if someone get drawn to the water, but they will also come on their own as time goes by.
It's highly conceivable that in the future, more dangerous animals may appear.
The fourth system prompt arise in his memory.
'There may also be other threats so I'll be extra cautious' he thought.
While cautiously avoiding the shark, Stev proceeded to get further supplies.
Still, Stev was a little worried when he noticed a black light on the shark.
A faint red glow caught my attention as I was gathering the barrel. Does it mean that... But there were no red lights when I was gathering the barrels and boxes. It's useless to keep pondering; I'll figure it out later.
He continues gathering some wood and palm leaves.
Abruptly, another burst of red light appeared.
Stev was taken aback by the fact that this red light appeared to be coming from underwater.
Controlling the raft to drift onto the red light then he looked on the ocean's bottom.
It appeared to be a wooden box that was generating red light, and could only be naguely seen.
He clicked his tongue in annoyance.
"So it turn out that there are supplies under the sea."
After giving it some thought, he pulled open the [Manufacture] panel.
He planned to use two palm leaves to build a rope.
Then he made a regular wooden hook out of some rope, wood, and plastic.
At first, Stev didn't think he would need a hook, but he didn't anticipate that he would shortly after.
He used the hook, and when it sank five meters into the water, it caught something.
Stev yanked the wooden hook up hard.
"Fortunately, I ate something and rested for a while, and my physical strength recovered a lot, otherwise I wouldn't be able to pull it up."
Stev pulled a wooden box with a red light that slowly drifted up onto the raft.
The size of this box was about twice of the previous one he had picked up .
He joyfully said, "There must be a lot of stuff inside!"
Stev peered curiously inside the large wooden box.
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[Obtain wood*8]
[Obtain palm leaves*7]
[Obtain plastic*10]
[Obtain metal pieces*3]
[Get glass*4]
[Acquire skill scroll: Elementary shooting skills]
[Obtain water purifying sea lotus seeds*2]
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Stev was pleasantly pleased by the sheer volume of resources available.
He expected some resources, like wood and plastic, but two of them exceeded his expectations.
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[Skill Scroll: Elementary Shooting Skills]
Quality: Silver
Durability: 1/1
Effect: After use, you can learn basic shooting skills.
[Water purification sea lotus seeds]
Quality: Silver
Durability: 1/1
Effect: When placed in water, it will slowly germinate, and after planting, it can grow into a water purifying sea lotus.
[Pure water sea lotus]
Quality: Silver
Effect: A type of lotus flower that can purify water.
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Stev's pale face revealed delight when he saw the effects of the Water Purifying Sea Lotus.
He is no longer concerned about water sources thanks to it.
A variety of lotus products, including seeds, chambers, whiskers, hearts, leaves, stems, joints, and more, are listed in the "Compendium of Materials Medica" as having medicinal uses.
It was the ideal answer to Stev's survival conundrum.
And the problem of food cannot be effectively solved without the capacity to plant in vast quantities.
He was excited to plant the two blue lotus seeds he took them out but sortly after he looked at his tidy little raft.
He sundenly regretted dismantling the barrel because he had nowhere to plant the seeds now.
He consoled himself, saying, "Fortunately, I am not in a hurry now and still have some reserves."
He would, however, keep the barrels he finds going forward.
They discovered two silver-level props inside a big wooden box. Stev suddenly had the impression that he had just gotten into Lady Luck's skirt.
But based on his multiple discoveries, Stev was able to speculate about what the red and black lights, he witnessed, represent.
Black light appears to be a symbol of danger.
Harvest is symbolized by the red light.
He could find no one else discussing this issue on the forums or chat channels.
He believed that this was an ability that only he or a very select few other individuals possessed, not something that was shared by everyone.
It would be difficult to avoid seeing any news about it if everyone had it.
He pur awau his thoughts and went back to work.
Stev took charge of the raft base and wandered around gathering supplies for an afternoon.
The shark appeared to be able to navigate. It always seemed to reappear close to the raft after Stev evaded it.
Luckily, it was a juvenile shark , so Stev prevented the young shark from getting too near to him, and it seemed to be unable to jump.
Today, the shark issue was the most discussed about in the chat channel that Stev occasionally opened.
Sharks tormented a lot of individuals and substantially decreased the effectiveness of gathering goods. Some people even failed to repair their rafts in time and directly entered the shark's mouth and lost their lives.