But she couldn’t rush just yet, since there were still many things she hadn’t figured out.
Returning to the main interface, An Ling noticed a minimized option at the bottom right corner, which she guessed was to close it.
She clicked it casually, and two different choices popped up.
【Carry with me or Close】An Ling selected Carry with me, and the moment the light screen shrank, the black cube on the ground transformed into a burst of energy, finally forming a ring that slid onto her right middle finger.
It was a very ordinary white ring, nothing special, except for a small round disk on it that looked like a projector.
An Ling didn’t bother investigating further.
Besides these modules, the light screen contained no newbie tutorial at all.
Apart from the initial broadcast, she was completely in the dark about this system.
Glancing at the scattered items on the ground, she decided to put them into her backpack first.
After all, this island was only as big as a double bed.
If she accidentally kicked supplies into the sea, that would be disastrous.
The moment she grabbed the pistol with her right hand, a message popped up.
【Glock 18 Pistol: Magazine capacity 18 rounds, uses 9mm bullets, effective range 50m.】
“So that’s how you use it.”
Then An Ling picked up the other supplies, and sure enough, this time every item displayed its information.
Only the survival manual remained.
She opened it and skimmed through, immediately getting absorbed.
She remained silent.
It turned out the newbie tutorial was all recorded in detail within this manual.
At the start, all hints were already documented here, and when using this system, it wouldn’t provide any other prompts.
The island could be expanded, but this required a type of item card called the Keystone Card.
Using it would generate a 1*1 plot of land, and you could freely choose where to add it.
The only way to obtain Keystone Cards was through points—10 points could be exchanged for one Keystone Card.
As for points, maintaining cleanliness and satiety above 80% daily would automatically grant 2 points.
It sounded simple, but surviving this Ghost Place made it extremely difficult.
The other way to earn points was by building things.
Each building or item synthesized for the first time awarded fixed points.
Everything else followed a tiered unlocking system—if you hadn’t obtained an item, you couldn’t unlock anything related to it.
There were also many ways to acquire item cards, but the survival manual didn’t go into detail.
Finally, after the three-day newbie protection period ended, everyone would be transported to a massive island to survive and gather supplies.
In other words, this game wouldn’t leave you isolated alone at sea until you aged—you would still have chances to meet others.
That was good; at least you wouldn’t go insane.
An Ling glanced at her backpack.
She seemed to understand why the system initially gave everyone a random weapon.
If all this was true, this place was a bona fide lawless zone.
When it came to gathering supplies, robbery was much faster.
Who knew if there were criminals among so many people, or if anyone would reveal their Devil nature?
Human hearts were forever the hardest to predict.
An Ling closed the survival manual.
This thing was extremely important to her at this stage—it absolutely couldn’t be lost.
She picked up the fishing rod on the ground and pulled it out, twirling it in her hand.
Though she’d never fished before, now she felt like she could cast exactly where she wanted.
The rod only had a single hook, no bait—it seemed meant for fishing debris from the sea.
At that moment, An Ling’s gaze swept across the boundless ocean, and she immediately spotted a yellow-brown box drifting toward her island.
Compared to the piles of garbage on the sea, it stood out remarkably.
An Ling hadn’t used a fishing rod before, but she knew the stance.
She estimated the distance and felt confident she could hook it.
Then she pulled back, using all her strength to cast the hook out.
Snap!
The hook actually caught on the wooden box.
She tugged hard—it wasn’t heavy.
Then she quickly reeled it in.
Soon, the box was pulled to the edge of the island.
The box was cubic, with a clasp on the front but no lock.
An Ling reached out and opened the foul-smelling box.
Amazing.
The box’s space wasn’t small, though there weren’t many items inside—and they were dry, which was quite fortunate.
She took out the contents and made an inventory.
【Mineral Water *1, Soda Crackers *2, Wood *2】
“Good, the thing I’m lacking most right now is food.”
An Ling was somewhat happy.
She didn’t think the supplies were too few—others probably had it worse.
At least she could be accurate with her fishing.
The moment she touched the wood, the box lit up with a 【Disassemble】 option.
No doubt, it unlocked only after touching the wood.
But the box had a large interior, and there was nothing on the 2*2 island.
This box could be used as a seat and for storage.
After thinking it over, An Ling gave up on disassembling it for now.
At least until she fished up a second box before making that decision.
Without hesitation, An Ling grabbed the fishing rod again.
She wanted to take advantage of the “perfect accuracy” buff and catch as many boxes and materials as possible.
But the chances of boxes appearing clearly weren’t that high.
Though there were other materials scattered across the sea, An Ling couldn’t give up now.
Soon, she discovered that aside from the boxes, there was seemingly no other way to obtain food.
So fishing boxes was of utmost importance.
Half an hour later, she spotted a second box, but it was too far from her island.
After trying several times, she found it was out of her fishing range, and the box drifted even farther away.
No choice.
The island couldn’t move, so An Ling could only watch helplessly as the second box slipped away.
What seemed like effortless fishing, combined with the scorching sun, soon left An Ling drenched in sweat and parched with thirst.
She grabbed the mineral water on the ground and gulped down half the bottle, finally feeling a little better.
An Ling wore a hoodie, but it was the only piece of clothing she had.
She couldn’t take it off, so she rolled up the sleeves to increase heat dissipation.
After that, she picked up the fishing rod and continued fishing.
In this Ghost Place, slacking off could be deadly.
Soon, another box appeared before her.
This time, it was drifting toward the island.
She immediately seized the chance and reeled it in.
Good news: the box was unlocked!
An Ling quickly opened it and began inspecting the supplies inside.