Chapter 1

"Where am I?" Wang Qing opened his eyes and found himself in a dugout canoe. He propped himself up with his hands and sat up.

Before his eyes was an endless sea, with the sun hanging in the sky. Apart from the canoe, there was a wooden paddle on board.

Looking at the sun on the horizon and feeling the warmth of the sunlight on his skin, the temperature was around 25 degrees Celsius, and there was no scorching sensation.

Next to the canoe was a small, visible island, very narrow in size. The bow of the boat was tied to a rope, which was connected to the only tree on the island. The entire island was made of rocks, and it seemed that there was something in the center of the island.

"What's going on? Where's my phone? Why is there nothing? Apart from the clothes I'm wearing, is there really nothing else?" Wang Qing checked his condition.

Wang Qing was an orphan, 27 years old, and still single. After work last night, he returned to his rental apartment early to take a shower and rest. He didn't expect to wake up in the middle of the sea.

"Hey, is anyone there?" Wang Qing stood up, looked around, and then stepped out of the canoe onto the island in front of him.

As soon as he stepped onto the island and took a few steps, a burning sensation came from his left palm. He opened his hand and looked at his palm.

In his palm was a purple diamond-shaped crystal, about the size of a pinky finger.

At that moment, a beam of light shot out from the crystal, and a translucent screen appeared in front of Wang Qing.

"What is this? Virtual interaction technology?" Before Wang Qing could continue guessing, a large block of text appeared on the translucent screen.

[Welcome to the Island World, home to the world's 9 billion people. Here, you will find islands with varying terrain, and a few islands that never sink. Each rise and fall of the islands in the sea represents a new cycle. Your goal is to survive and thrive in the Island World!]

[Please pay attention to the following points and read them carefully!]

[1: The diamond-shaped crystal in your left hand can be used to decompose and repair objects. It contains functions such as chat, forum, trading, storage, exchange, and alliances. Please explore the details on your own!]

[2: The current environment is the summer of the Island World, May 1st. The crystal will display the time. Please explore the details on your own!]

[3: The island will sink every seven days, and a new island will rise in an unknown part of the sea. Please collect resources from the island and set out to find a new island!]

[4: The first day is a protection period. Starting from the second day, you will gradually integrate into the Island World. Sea monsters and other creatures will appear in the sea. By the tenth day, natural phenomena such as storms will fully integrate. By the twentieth day, humans or other races from the native island world will appear in the sea. By the thirtieth day, the integration into the Island World will be complete, and islands that never sink will begin to appear! PS: Even if you haven't reached the 30-day mark, you might encounter other humans or races in the sea. If you do, run away!]

[5: Family members will be initially placed on a large island. Please collect resources quickly. More people do not necessarily mean more strength!]

[6: Work hard to become stronger and collect as many resources as possible to survive longer!]

[7: This world is not as simple as you think. Explore and survive! PS: There is a supply box on the island in front of you. Please cherish this one-time delivery, as there will be no more in the future!]

Wang Qing took a deep breath, and the sea air filled his lungs, instantly making him more alert. Fortunately, it was summer; if it were winter, it's hard to say how many people would survive.

The text on the screen remained for ten minutes before disappearing, and it could also be manually canceled, which was very convenient.

"It seems I really have crossed over, and I won't be able to return. Since I'm here, I might as well make the best of it!" Wang Qing sighed and looked at the screen.

He opened the chat section, which was divided into a world channel, a public channel, a local channel, and a private chat channel.

The world channel allowed one message per hour, the public channel one message per minute, and the local channel one message every ten seconds. The text in the world channel was already scrolling rapidly.

"Is this a prank? Please let me go back!"

"The person above is a bit naive. Have you ever seen such a prank?"

"Who can save me? I want to go home!"

"Hahaha, I never thought I would also cross over. Watch me dominate this island world!"

"Person above, are there any single girls like me? Let's team up!"

The text in the world channel was in Chinese, and he guessed that the system had adjusted it so that people from any country would see the text in their own language.

The text in the public channel was also scrolling quickly, with similar content to the world channel, mostly cries for help or boasting.

The local channel was similar, and Wang Qing changed his nickname and tried sending a message:

"Hello everyone, I'm your dad."

After sending the message, he didn't even look at the chat channel and directly closed it.

The local channel was already filled with curses.

Wang Qing then opened the forum, which already had millions of posts. Each person could post one thread per day, but there was no limit to replies.

After closing the forum, he opened the trading channel, which was currently empty.

The function was straightforward, mainly for trading. The current trading method was barter, and the price was set by the seller. As long as someone needed it, even a high price would have a buyer.

Next was the storage function, which allowed items to be stored by focusing on the crystal and mentally commanding it.

The exchange function was more user-friendly, allowing the exchange of any existing resources.

Finally, the alliance system allowed alliances to be formed with mutual consent, with the system witnessing the alliance agreement.

After reading all the system procedures, Wang Qing slowly walked towards the center of the island, observing its size.

The island was about 200 square meters, visible at a glance, and rectangular in shape. The entire island was made of rocks, with no sand around it, and a two-meter-high tree tied to the canoe.

In the center of the island was a box, which should be the supply box mentioned by the system, and the only one-time delivery. Wang Qing walked towards the supply box, and his exploration of the island began from there!

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