When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 102 Cold Month Large-Scale Event

Chapter 102: Chapter 102 Cold Month Large-Scale Event

Upon receiving the system notification, Chen Qing rubbed her slightly swelling head and stood up to pour herself a glass of ice water.

While drinking the water, she returned to her desk and opened up the newly appeared Cold Month event interface on the panel, with a languid and casual expression.

[Cold Month Gem Event

Location: Gem Sea

Event Description: The Cold Month Gem Event is a large-scale gem hunting event in the Deep Blue Sea open to all citizens, competing for various gemstones that have appeared due to the Gemstone Hurricane.

Tip 1: The deeper and more dangerous the deep sea, the better the quality of the gemstones.

Tip 2: Your opponents are not limited to humans.

Duration: 17 days

Countdown to start: 11 hours 58 minutes 53 seconds]

As this is a major event, there will inevitably be event rewards.

There are three types of rewards, one of which is the participation reward that everyone can get just for joining.

That reward is negligible for Chen Qing.

The second type is the achievement reward. Depending on the cumulative value of the gemstones salvaged, corresponding rewards can be claimed, with the maximum achievement being 100 goldfish.

Equally negligible for Chen Qing.

The last type, and this is the main event Chen Qing wants to compete for, is the ranking reward.

First place: a ship upgrade scroll, a combat skill scroll, a map, a mysterious item, and ten thousand goldfish.

[Ship Upgrade Scroll (Special): Unconditionally upgrade a ship of Level A or below by one level or quality.]

[Level A Random Skill Scroll: Use to randomly acquire a Level A skill from a selected category.]

[Soul Map (Special): A map that records the life journey of its bound user, bonded to their soul, always guiding them in the right direction, and turns into a treasure after the user’s death.]

As for that mysterious item, the system didn’t specify what it is, so it can be ignored for now.

The goldfish can also be ignored, as Chen Qing wouldn’t lack money if she wanted it.

The first-place ranking reward might seem unremarkable at first glance, especially the Soul Map, but in reality, any one of these rewards would be top-notch for the creatures of this world.

Especially the Soul Map.

One must not underestimate the importance of a map that can always point in the right direction.

The upgrade scroll for ships is what Chen Qing wants the most. The Yiye Shipyard generally manufactures ships of around the B level, and while the quality is uncertain, it likely won’t be higher than golden.

Acquiring this scroll would save Chen Qing a lot of trouble.

Right now, Chen Qing’s Extraordinary Points need to be prioritized for the World Atlas and professional skills, leaving no spare points to upgrade ships.

Otherwise, Chen Qing wouldn’t have spent so much money to custom order ships.

As for the competition for the leaderboard... Chen Qing estimated that both official and unofficial teams from the survivors would participate in the event.

Compared to them, she doesn’t have much of an advantage.

Chen Qing’s greatest advantage is that she is a Mechanic with decent talents and a lot of money in hand.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Qing took her coat and went to the Bounty Guild on Jade Island. Although she was uncertain whether the gemstones salvaged by the natives could count towards her score,

she decided to give it a try.

This was also one of Chen Qing’s advantages, having a good relationship with the local powers.

The event announced by the system sent the entire survivor community into a frenzy, with even those who were unaware or initially uninterested frantically heading towards the Gem Sea.

Some survivors were unlucky, not even located within the major seas, some even outside the maritime zones known to humans in the Deep Blue Sea, making it impossible for them to participate.

In addition to the Gem Sea, Treasure Sea, Mist Sea, and Elemental Sea that Chen Qing was already familiar with, the Deep Blue Sea also includes the Great Vortex Sea, Plant Sea, and Deserted Sea.

As well as the less habitable, inconspicuous Frost Sea, Beautiful Sea, ...

Along with the Sea Beast Zone and Mysterious Zone, where no humans reside.

It is said that the Sea Beast Zone and Mysterious Zone are connected to the Scarlet Sea Domain, but this theory has yet to be verified.

Each sea area is scattered with thousands of islands, do not assume that the population of the natives in the Gem Sea is sparse just because there is only a small permanent population on Sapphire Island.

In fact, aside from the Gem Sea, the population of natives and the number of habitable islands in the other sea areas are countless.

The ten billion population of Blue Star can be easily accommodated in the Deep Blue Sea.

Moreover, people in this world are consumables; their rate of depletion is truly terrifying.

As of now, if one-third of Blue Star’s ten billion inhabitants manage to survive, they are considered quite formidable.

The reason why there are fewer small forces and islands in the Gem Sea is due to the Gemstone Hurricane. After all, in other seas, at worst, people are exploited and sold by pirates, but they can still keep their lives.

With some luck, they could even prosper.

But in the Gem Sea, if one doesn’t live under the protection of a major power, they simply can’t survive.

Even so, the total population of the Jade Islands amounts to several million.

The population of Sapphire Island is low because it attracts retired elites and the elite; there are fewer commoners.

Diamond Island, which has the most islands and the largest population in the Gem Sea, alone has over a hundred affiliated islands.

These are the islands inhabited by humans. The number of uninhabited islands in the Gem Sea is even more overwhelming; the sea is vast, and the inhabitants are few.

Even with the addition of survivors swarming into the Gem Sea, it can totally accommodate them.

What’s more, a large part of the Hunters can’t even participate in this event; they would die at the hands of others.

Pirates keep an eye out during this time.

Upon arriving at the Bounty Guild, Chen Qing immediately registered a Bounty Group and went to the central square of Jade Island to recruit veteran Hunters.

Strength is not important, what matter is experience, and she offered a high price.

Although it’s still uncertain whether the team is hers or not, Chen Qing is prepared for multiple eventualities.

In any case, she must stay one step ahead of the others, as the leaderboard rewards are not something that money can buy.

However, even before Chen Qing reached the central square, she drew frequent sideways glances from passersby, as if she were some rare treasure.

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Chen Qing furrowed her brow; although it wasn’t repugnant, she didn’t like this feeling either.

By the time Chen Qing arrived at the central square under those watchful eyes, she finally understood why those people were looking at her like that.

A life-sized statue as big as she is was erected in front of her, strikingly lifelike.

The sculptor had quietly given Chen Qing’s stern face a gentle smiling expression.

"..."

For some reason, Chen Qing felt an urge to curse, which was quite rare for her, her emotions fluctuating so greatly.

"Oh my god!! Chen Qing! Alive!!"

Someone in the crowd exclaimed in astonishment.

"..."

Had she died at some point without her own knowledge?

All of a sudden, Chen Qing felt tired, more so than after toiling non-stop for over a month at the Deep Sea Base without any rest.