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Dare Not Open My Eyes was startled by the sudden news, but he quickly snapped out of it, delighted: “In that case, everyone’s donations weren’t wasted after all!”

That’s great.

After the server-wide rewards end, individual rewards for this event will be distributed.

【The player with the highest points in this event—a regional star from Server 01—Dare Not Open My Eyes will be receiving the “Fishing Star” title.】

【Fishing Star: An event title. While wearing this title during sailing events, the probability of encountering wild fish schools increases by 50%, and the probability of triggering special events increases by 10%.】

This is a reward exclusive to the event champion; the other nine players do not receive it.

【For this “Star Fishing” event, all fans who tip the Regional Stars will randomly receive a mystery box containing the fish caught by that star. Please check your backpack.】

【The top ten fans on the fan leaderboard for this live stream will additionally receive a “VIP Fishing Gift Pack.” The quantity varies based on ranking; please check your backpack.】

The following two rewards, however, are available to all ten regional contestants and all fans who participated in tipping.

【Huh? So aside from the first-place winner in Region 01, the other nine celebrity players basically get no rewards? Did they waste a whole day for nothing?】

【Are you kidding? The biggest reward was claimed ages ago.】

They were the captains of the Maritime Adventure event.

Without a doubt, the most valuable part of the entire event is the upcoming “Maritime Adventure,” which was first announced at the start of the survival game. A new event, a new map.

It’s also a permanent, server-wide event—so you can bet the rewards will be substantial.

Some people, however, weren’t impressed—especially those whose regions are already ocean-themed. So what if the ship rewarded in the event isn’t that great? They could just build one themselves.

But how could Survival Game make it that easy for players to exploit loopholes? As soon as the event ended, a few gift boxes appeared in Qiyu’s inventory.

A mystery fish catch box. He opened it.

【Obtained Premium Pearl Bream Sashimi x1.】

The pearly-white fish meat was sliced into thin strips, and a system prompt indicated it was ready to eat. In addition to that, there were three “VIP Fishing Gift Packs.”

He opened them all:

【Obtained “School of Fish” skill card ×1, obtained “Special Navigation Event Card” ×1, obtained “Fishing Vessel Basic Building Upgrade Card” ×1.】

Clearly, all of these were related to the upcoming nautical adventure event. Qiyu realized that the survival game seemed to be placing a lot of emphasis on this new event.

He opened the zone chat, and sure enough, everyone was talking about this event.

Dare Not Open My Eyes: I’d already posted the rewards I’d earned and the information about the fishing boat in the region channel. 

Others were also sharing the rewards they’d received:

【Cockroach Taste Is So Weird: I got a huge box of fresh shrimp. Wow, I’m in for a real feast tonight.】

【Reaching for the Moon in the Heavens: I opened two “VIP Fishing Gift Packs” and got two skill cards—both related to sailing. I’m guessing they’re for the upcoming sailing event.】

【Liver Emperor: Same here—two gift packs, and the items I got were also sailing-related.】

【I Love Survival Game: I got three gift packs.】

After everyone checked their loot, it turned out that the top ten players who made donations—the first-place player got three VIP Fishing Gift Packs, while the other nine each got two.

Since all the rewards were ocean-related, everyone became even more curious about the event mentioned by Survival Game, and they asked one after another.

But even “Dare Not Open My Eyes” had no further information.

【Dare Not Open My Eyes: Everyone, the only thing I have more of than you is a boat in my inventory. I’ve already posted the info in the region channel; as for the rest, I really don’t know either.】

He posted information about the medium-sized magical fishing boat in the regional channel. Everyone stared at the message in the chat log that read, “Can carry 10 people in addition to the captain,” each lost in their own thoughts.

But since the nautical adventure event hadn’t started yet, there was no point in discussing it further—after all, the rules weren’t clear yet. Qiyu left the channel and opened Dan Xingyu’s chat window; the other person’s message arrived a split second earlier:

【God Has No Form: The small fishing boats in our region can carry a maximum of six people, including the captain.】

【I Love Survival Game: We have eleven for us.】

Both of them simultaneously thought of those few shell boats that hadn’t been upgraded at all. I wonder if they can fit one more person besides the captain?

【God Has No Form: Looks like Survival Game is switching to team mode.】 

Starting with this event, Survival Game has been dropping such obvious hints.

The two chatted for a while longer about their speculations regarding the sailing event, but as it was getting late, they each said goodnight and went to rest. As he fell asleep, Qiyu cradled that tiny, jade-like unicorn egg by his pillow.

The elf’s ancestral memories told him that unicorns were very affectionate creatures, and that he should spend as much time with it as possible so it could grow accustomed to his scent. So during the day, Qiyu kept it in his backpack, and when he rested, he took it out and placed it by his side.

This was the first time he’d ever cared for a living creature.

In the ancestral memories, Qiyu had seen what a unicorn looked like: pure white all over, spotless, somewhat resembling the little white horses he’d seen before—only it looked even whiter and more elegant, with a pointed horn on top of its head.

He gently stroked the egg beside him, carefully cast a blessing spell on it, and only then closed his eyes to sleep. The day after the Safe Days was warm and peaceful.

Qiyu familiarized himself with his talent skill, which had been upgraded to the intermediate level.

His original “Mutant Cultivation” skill was at the beginner level, which increased the yield of any planted plant by 20%. During the plant’s growth process, there was a chance for mutations.

Later, after awakening the farmer class—possibly related to his innate skill—the farmer class’s innate talent also awakened a similar effect: all territory residents had a 50% higher chance of mutation and a chance to undergo a secondary mutation.

Combined, the probability of mutation in the plants he grew reached an astonishing level.

Now, Farming: Mutation (Primary) had become Farming: Mutation (Intermediate).

Farming: Mutation (Intermediate): The yield of the plants you grow increases by 50%, and there is a chance that high-quality mutations will occur as the plants grow. 

High-quality mutations? Qiyu had a vague hunch.

He found two plots of land and planted a packet of strawberry seeds and a packet of cucumber seeds in them, respectively. He opened the regional chat and saw several top-ranked players discussing the upcoming event:

【Liver Emperor: Barring any surprises, once the month-end settlement is complete, the main major event for next month should be the maritime event.】

【The More I Involution The Bitterer My Life Becomes: Pretty much. Nowadays, there’s basically a fixed seven-day event at the end of every month: three days for Safe Days, at least one day for the resource zone, and 1–2 days for exploring the open world—depending on the player. That leaves about half a month, which is just enough to comfortably fit in one more event. Any more than that, and things would get tight.】

After all, players need time for themselves—whether it’s for exploration, training, or developing their territories.

Take top-ranked players like Qiyu, for example—the time they spend in resource zones or exploring the open world is far more than just a single day. Plus, everyone has their own development paths—who knows, they might stumble upon a serendipitous encounter during one of their exploration trips.

This is assuming there are no major changes to the game version. For example, since everyone predicts that next month will still be spring, the climate and environment of the Star Forest are unlikely to change significantly.

Otherwise, even the slightest change would force players to scrap all their plans and start over. Qiyu thought to himself, “There’s also the Stellar Trade Fair.”

He’d always kept this in mind because Chairman Sean had spoken about it with great solemnity. He had no idea when this Stellar Trade Fair would take place.

The third day of Safe Days—the last day before this month’s rankings are finalized.

Qiyu also remembered that on this day last month, he had originally planned to meet Dan Xingyu in the Golden Desert—he hadn’t been there yet at the time. But a sudden event had disrupted their plans.

The announcement came out of nowhere:

【The final day of Safe Days is upon us.】

【Today’s Bonus: In exploration zones, the treasure chest respawn rate is increased by 50%, and the drop rate for items from mutated creatures is increased by 50%.】

【The Serendipity Exploration Event is back! You have a chance to obtain adventure fragments while exploring. Collect enough fragments to enter a raffle for a chance to unlock treasure map fragments and other rewards!】

【At midnight tonight, this month’s leaderboard rankings will be finalized. After midnight, the Safe Days end.】

Accompanying the announcement was a message from Dan Xingyu.

【Your friend God Has No Form has sent you a gift.】

【Received “Desert Silver Thorn Sap” x10.】

Qiyu:!

His heart leapt with joy.

Dan Xingyu also remembered what happened last month.

【I Love Survival Game: God Has No Form, will you treat me to some sweet tree sap next month, too?】

【God Has No Form: Sure, I’ll treat you every month—as long as you don’t mind.】 

Qiyu:?

He furrowed his brow slightly. He had originally planned to head out right away, but after hesitating for a moment, he walked over to the teleportation gate.

Dan Xingyu had just finished packing his backpack and was about to head out when he received a territory request; his steps faltered. He let Qiyu in and asked with a puzzled smile, “Is something wrong?”

Qiyu walked up beside him and stared intently at him for a few seconds. Dan Xingyu looked at him, puzzled.

Qiyu said, “What you just said to me didn’t sound right.”

All that talk about “mind” or “don’t mind”—it didn’t sound like something God Has No Form would say.

Dan Xingyu thought to himself: Though the little local elf doesn’t understand many things, he’s so perceptive.

He said softly, “I just think that since you already have so many precious drinks, the sap of the Silver Thorn Tree—aside from tasting a little better—really can’t compare to any of them in any other way.”

“But I really like it,”

Qiyu said, “Liking something isn’t just about whether it’s precious or not.”

He gave an example: “Dan Xingyu, do you know what I think is the most delicious thing in the world?” 

“What is it?”

Qiyu told him earnestly, “It’s the delicious jerky you treated me to for the very first time.”

Even now, as he recalled the taste of that moment, his eyes sparkled: “That was the first time I’d ever tasted something so delicious. Dan Xingyu…”

“Even though I’ve since tasted many delicious and even more exquisite ingredients, I’ll never forget the sense of wonder it gave me.”