When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 107: Chaotic Competition

Chapter 107: Chapter 107: Chaotic Competition

When Chen Qing received the system’s encouragement, she couldn’t quite pin down her mood, but it was probably a bit speechless.

The top thousand...

But this feature was quite nice, allowing real-time monitoring of her current ranking.

At present, Chen Qing only had a little over ten thousand points, which seemed very small.

However, her points composition had to be considered; other than the initial seven hundred or so, the rest of the points were all provided by blue quality gemstones.

Not a single white or green gemstone.

The people Huo Hou brought were indeed reliable, just like her.

They had heard that Chen Qing mainly needed gemstones of blue quality and above, they wouldn’t even bother with a green gemstone, let alone a white one.

As gem Hunters engaged in this profession for many years with family experience, they could basically tell at a glance whether the Treasure Fish were fake fish or what quality of gemstones were hidden in the sand.

If they couldn’t even do that much, they might as well not have been gem Hunters for so many years.

Compared to those large survivor forces, Chen Qing had an advantage they absolutely did not—her integration with this world.

Chen Qing’s reputation in the Deep Blue Sea was very prominent and she was on good terms with both the island forces of Gem Sea and frequently interacted with a group of School Mechanics from Treasure Sea.

With such a good reputation, Chen Qing had a tremendous advantage.

If the survivor forces wanted to hire gem Hunters from this world, they would necessarily have to come up with actual money, but their liquidity might not be as much as Chen Qing’s.

Even if Chen Qing didn’t have it, going to borrow, borrowing several hundred thousand goldfish wouldn’t be a problem.

Even if borrowed, she would owe a very long debt of gratitude.

For Chen Qing, she just needed to pay a deposit to get a large number of gem Hunters to work for her.

Even without seeing actual cash, they weren’t worried, because they had a certain degree of trust in Chen Qing. Since Chen Qing didn’t take the pirate route, with her ability, she could afford it.

Currently, the relationship between Chen Qing and the sea wanderers represented by the survivors was fractured.

The natives knew that Chen Qing also came from a sea wanderer background, but they did not think Chen Qing was the same as the survivors; subconsciously, they felt that Chen Qing was one of them.

Those survivor forces would certainly have others like Chen Qing, hiring gem Hunter forces.

But... among those survivors, there must be bad apples spoiling the bunch.

Once trust was broken, it was hard to repair.

The gem Hunters would become even more strict when dealing with other survivor forces.

Chen Qing’s advantage was highlighted once more.

She needed to wait, wait for the optimal moment.

Over one night, Chen Qing’s ranking rose and fell, basically never climbing into the top 900.

Because of this major event, the chat channel opened up a sea area channel, meaning the entire Gem Sea’s survivors were squeezed into one channel.

Hundreds of millions of survivors.

However, not every survivor could speak in the chat channel; there were restrictions—one not only had to spend money but also spend gemstones, Purple Quality gemstones to be specific.

There were also limits on the number of times one could speak.

This threshold excluded 99.999% of survivors, and even so, the chat was still seething with noise.

There were many survivors who just wanted to join the crowd.

According to the current ranking trend, small teams and lone wolfs had no chance of getting on the leaderboard.

Many wealthy survivors were just paying to join the spectacle, stirring up trouble in the chat channel.

By now, the top 100 survivors on the leaderboard were all backed by national-level official forces, and the top 1,000 also had support from official powers.

Chen Qing received news from both the Babalu Family and Zhao Fuli that some survivors had approached the natives and pirate forces to seek cooperation.

This survivor was bold enough to approach the Demon Dragon Pirate Group.

The Babalu Family was spread thin, caught up in a war with the Delugu Family, so they couldn’t participate.

After all, defeating the Delugu Family would likely yield profits not much lesser than the prizes from these leaderboards.

Being a family power rooted in the Treasure Sea, obtaining those rewards might not even be beneficial for them.

There was already a survivor named Zhao Fuli on the Upper Ship, who ranked much higher than Chen Qing, in the top hundred.

Now that the Demon Dragon Pirate Group had gotten involved, Chen Qing was certain that Yuan Fei would also take part.

Not just him, other pirate or native powers would probably also take advantage of these survivors to get involved.

This event was initially designed by the system to enhance the survivors’ strength, to bridge the gap between them and the natives.

Now... it’s hard to say what the outcome will be.

It won’t be long before this matter gets exposed.

No one can predict how things will develop from here.

"Chen Qing, did you stay up all night?"

A group of Gem Hunters in the Central Sea returned to the island and immediately noticed Chen Qing having breakfast, they couldn’t help but ask.

"Yes."

Chen Qing, a bit tired from an all-night deep work session at the studio, came out to get some fresh air and grab some food.

The Superpower Vine’s cooking skills had improved notably.

"By the way, we’ve caught a slight trace of the Wind Shadow Jade. The Sea Clan from the Pearl Islands is following them; it’s too risky to approach."

"The Wind Shadow Jade has been driven to the deep sea trench, the specifics of their location are murky, but they’ve stationed a lot of their fighting forces in the Central Sea."

"I reckon the number of this group of Wind Shadow Jade won’t be less than this number."

The Gem Hunter gestured a number—eight thousand.

Indeed a sizable number, worth the great cost to the Sea Clan.

"It’s not just them monitoring the Wind Shadow Jade; people from the Jade Island are also on the lookout, but they’re probably hoping to play dirty."

"It’s very hard for you to intercept the Wind Shadow Jade."

An aging Gem Hunter couldn’t help but advise Chen Qing not to focus solely on the Wind Shadow Jade.

Plenty of other opportunities would arise after the gem salvaging period was over.

Instead of wasting efforts on the Wind Shadow Jade, it would be better to target something easier to rob.

"I have a friend on Diamond Island; there’s a group of Treasure Fish there, the diamond quality is no less than blue, and there aren’t many competing for them. The forces on Diamond Island don’t have the capacity to focus on those Treasure Fish. If you go, Chen Qing, your success rate would be absolutely high."

"Thanks, but no need."

Chen Qingwan turned down the suggestion, and seeing this, the Gem Hunter didn’t press any further; they wouldn’t lose out either way.

Chen Qing’s interest in that group of Wind Shadow Jade wasn’t just for the gemstones.

It was also for the points and... the control over the Wind Shadow Jade!

Initially, Chen Qing was targeting the parts they dismantled, but then Lei Guang and their group sent a bounty that included a Mechanical Core Invasion Skill Book.

Chen Qing promptly changed her initial plan, gaining control over the Wind Shadow Jade seemed more beneficial than dismantling them.