A small wooden raft floated on the vast ocean.
"Where is this?"
"So much water!"
"Why am I suddenly in the middle of the sea?"
At this moment, Luo Feng looked down at the raft beneath him—there was only a single hook and nothing else.
Various items drifted on the surrounding water.
Luo Feng's expression turned strange as he took in the scene. Why did this look so much like that survival game he used to play? Could he have somehow been transported into the game world?
Just then, a notification suddenly appeared before him:
Welcome to the Global Survival Game
[Global Survival Game]
Description: Starting with one raft, one person, and one hook—your mission is to survive.
Death Penalty: Losing 30 years of lifespan upon death.
Game Rules: …
Luo Feng skimmed through the rules. They were pretty much identical to the raft survival game he had played before.
As long as he had the blueprint, he could craft anything.
[Basic Rope: 0/1 Palm Leaves]
[Basic Fish Hook: 0/2 Ropes, 0/1 Metal Scrap]
[Construction Hammer: 0/2 Wood]
…
For now, Luo Feng could only craft some basic items. More advanced tools would require corresponding blueprints.
But with the right blueprint, anything could be made.
Instead of rushing into action, Luo Feng checked the chat channel to see how others were reacting. He wondered if anyone he knew had also ended up here.
"Where is this place? Why is there nothing but water? Dad, where are you? I want to go home!"
"Wait, dying in this game actually costs you 30 years of your life? Is this for real, or just some sick prank?"
"I refuse to believe something like this could happen in real life. I just saw a treasure chest floating in the sky—I must be dreaming. I'll wake up soon."
After scanning the chat, Luo Feng found nothing useful. He decided not to waste any more time.
He needed to focus on gathering resources. As an avid novel reader, Luo Feng was no stranger to the concept of transmigration. In fact, he had often fantasized about it happening to him.
The only question was—did he have a cheat system?
"Ding! The God-tier Billion-Fold Reward System has been successfully bound."
Speak of the devil.
Luo Feng spoke up, "System, what are your functions? Give me a rundown."
"Ding! Answering Host: By earning Shock Points, Host can unlock higher reward multipliers.
For example, if you unlock a 10,000x multiplier, any item you obtain may yield up to 10,000 times the original reward—either in quantity or quality."
Luo Feng was stunned. This system was ridiculously overpowered.
With that in mind, he checked his system stats:
[God-tier Billion-Fold Reward System]
Host: Luo Feng
Shock Points: 0
Maximum Reward Multiplier: 0
Just as Luo Feng was pondering how to earn Shock Points, the system's voice chimed in again.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have received the Daily Sign-in Reward: One Exceptional-grade Casting Hook."
[Item Rarity Tiers: Common, Good, Fine, Exceptional, Perfect, Epic, Legendary, Mythic, Divine]
Seeing the grappling hook appear in his hand, Luo Feng felt extremely delighted.
[Grappling Hook]
Grade: Excellent
Description: Can extend up to 20 meters and has a small-range auto-tracking function.
A Common-grade grappling hook could only extend 5 meters, which meant Luo Feng's material search range had significantly increased.
However, Luo Feng wasn't in a hurry to start salvaging materials from the sea surface just yet.
He opened the chat channel and sent a message.
"Everyone can use the grappling hook on your raft to collect materials from the sea surface."
After sending this, Luo Feng posted a trade offer in the marketplace.
[Excellent Grappling Hook] for trade [100 tons of water]
"Gained Shock Value +1"
"Gained Shock Value +2"
"Gained Shock Value +1"
"Ding, congratulations host, shock value has reached 10, unlocking 10x rewards."
Hearing this notification, Luo Feng felt very satisfied—it was exactly as he'd predicted.
Now without hesitation, Luo Feng picked up the Excellent-grade grappling hook and cast it toward nearby floating objects.
He first targeted a relatively close piece of floating wood.
"Gained Wood +1"
"10x Reward: Wood +10"
Seeing this prompt, Luo Feng grew excited. While others only got one unit of material per attempt, he received ten.
And this was just the beginning multiplier. If his reward multiplier reached the billion-fold level...
A single cast from Luo Feng could yield billions of pieces of wood.
Now, Luo Feng felt even more confident about surviving on this vast ocean.
However, the God-level Billion-Fold Reward System consumed shock value equivalent to the reward multiplier each time.
This meant Luo Feng needed to continuously gather shock value.
Originally, Luo Feng had planned to develop quietly.
But now, it seemed his strength wouldn't allow him to stay low-key.
So Luo Feng made another cast.
"Gained Wood +1"
"5x Reward: Wood +5"
After collecting all nearby floating wood,
Luo Feng turned his attention to a wooden treasure chest in the distance.
That wooden chest probably contained many good items.
Using the grappling hook again, Luo Feng pulled over a floating wooden treasure chest.
Opening the wooden chest:
"Gained Palm Leaves: +10"
"Gained Wood: +5"
"Gained Metal Scraps: +2"
10x Reward:
"Gained Palm Leaves: +100"
"Gained Wood: +50"
"Gained Metal Scraps: +20"
This was truly a bountiful harvest. In just over ten minutes, Luo Feng already had two materials in triple digits.
He then opened the chat channel to see how others were faring.
He also needed these people to generate more shock value for him.
"So thirsty, can someone give me a cup of water?"
"Got a bottle of Farmer's Three Punches from a wooden chest. My water supply is secured for days."
"Why are all your chests normal? I found a silver chest floating in midair—no idea how to get it."
"I just encountered a shark that nearly killed me. At the critical moment, a golden chest appeared and swallowed the shark whole. These chests are terrifying!"
Luo Feng was also stunned when he saw the chat content from these people. It seemed that not all the treasure chests in this ocean were completely safe. This was something to be cautious about.