Chapter 30: Chapter 27 The Cost of Leaving the Deserted Island Chapter 30: Chapter 27 The Cost of Leaving the Deserted Island Editor: Atlas Studios Blood Sea Wave was indeed furious.
When Blood Sea Wave got ambushed, he looked back and saw Da Fei’s level, 15! Within a game day, which was over two real hours, this trash had leveled from 10 to 15. This speed was faster than any known expert in the world. And all this was because this trash had stolen his God-level Hero’s trial quest.
And now, he had been killed by him four times in a row, and even the Magic Book had fallen into his hands. There was no hope for a comeback. He had lost, utterly defeated. Aside from his level, he gained nothing! The God-level Hero’s trial was a complete joke.
Blood Sea Wave made a ruthless decision. Since that was the case, he might as well not care about the level! Since this trash is a red name, let him be red indefinitely, forever hunted without a day to redeploy! I’ll make sure this trash can’t survive in the game!
So Blood Sea Wave rushed to the ship to seek revenge on Da Fei, ignoring his weakened post-resurrection state. It didn’t matter if he was killed to level 0, anyway, a level below 10 wasn’t worth much for newbies.
Facing the aggressive Blood Sea Wave, Da Fei had nothing to say, settling it with a few shots. With the current disparity in strength, Blood Sea Wave had no chance, not even at full strength. This was fortune’s cycle, indeed.
For Da Fei, killing someone in the game was as ordinary as eating. Da Fei acted as if nothing happened and began inspecting a room that presumably Makar once occupied. Sadly, no extra equipment or Skill Books were left behind, not even a scrap of paper; it wasn’t anything like the room packed with books and bottles as described in the Artillery Commander’s diary.
Oh well, getting a Skill Book was already good enough; after all, it was a Newbie Village. Maybe this book was accidentally left behind when he moved?
Time to repair the ship. As Da Fei headed to the first deck to move the materials, Blood Sea Wave came cursing again. Damn it!
—System Prompt: You maliciously killed player Blood Sea Wave, your reputation dropped by 90.
Hey, hey, hey! This isn’t fair! Was he doing this on purpose?
Soon, Blood Sea Wave came yelling and charging again. Damn it, no doubt about it, he was definitely doing it on purpose! He was leveraging the easy leveling for newbies making early levels worthless, thus trying to ruin my reputation.
Da Fei got anxious, “I say, isn’t this too much?”
Blood Sea Wave angrily retorted, “I told you, even if I can’t play on this account anymore, I can always sell it for millions! So I can do whatever I want with it!”
Da Fei sighed, “Ah yes, because this account is worth millions, I don’t feel any guilt robbing you, so hurry up and sell your account already.”
Blood Sea Wave laughed hysterically, “Even if I sell the account, I won’t let you have peace! Unless you kill me to level 0, I’m not letting this go! Even at level 0, I still won’t let it go, ha ha ha!”
Da Fei was so frustrated he could explode, “You’re crazy, I’ll kill you!”
Now, Blood Sea Wave began relentlessly pestering Da Fei. When Da Fei went to move supplies, Blood Sea Wave would start stealing them, forcing Da Fei to chase him down.
In the game, killing people never pressured Da Fei, but now with so much pressure, it was unbearably painful. Da Fei had lost count of how many times he killed him; his reputation had plunged past the -1000 mark, gallantly earning the title “Villain”! Reputation was easy to lose but hard to regain. However, it wasn’t over yet! Blood Sea Wave seemed to enjoy it!
Da Fei gazed heavenward with speechless tears, brother, I’m not afraid of fools, just madmen! I must’ve treated too many internet addictions in online games over the years and now the Game God sent a madman to punish me! I’m sorry, alright?
The whole day passed like this, with slow ship repair progress.
The next day, which was the 7th game day and the real-world second morning, Blood Sea Wave finally ran out of steam. The 7-day supply of food and water he had as a newbie was gone, leaving him hungry and weak, moving as slow as a tortoise. Thank goodness Da Fei finally had the strength to start repairing sails and patches.
Da Fei smiled, “I say, we all stayed up until dawn, right? Aren’t you having breakfast?”
Blood Sea Wave laughed wildly, “Hungry and want to eat crap? Then go, once you’re gone, I’m tearing this crappy boat apart!”
Damn it! Retribution indeed! Da Fei steeled himself, “You want to die so bad, I’ll grant your wish!”
Blood Sea Wave laughed, “Kill, kill, kill! If I’m not your son if you don’t kill me!”
Now, Blood Sea Wave ordered takeout, and Da Fei called downstairs to deliver some soup dumplings. They both ate quickly and continued battling.
Another two game days passed, Blood Sea Wave was long at level 0, and Da Fei’s reputation had plunged past the -3000 mark, gallantly earning the title “Notorious”!
Finally, when Da Fei defeated the troublemaking lunatic with a shot and replaced the new sails and ropes at that moment,
—System Prompt: Congratulations! You have repaired the Saint Anthony high-speed sailing ship! Your experience +10,000.
Repaired, finally repaired! It wasn’t easy, it was so hard; Da Fei’s tears of excitement flowed, Game God! Please, bring on the storm, let the storm be even mightier! I can’t stand this trash anymore!
Perhaps hearing Da Fei’s prayer, or maybe because the game’s progress accelerated after the ship was repaired, storm clouds rolled in from the horizon, dimming the sky and sea, as fierce winds and towering waves arose!
Here it comes! Finally, a storm! Da Fei promptly managed the sails towards the wind direction, boom! The sails filled, the ship jolted, and it moved! Excited, Da Fei hurried to adjust the direction of the other three sails, and the ship began to slowly move. Ha ha ha, about to leave the shallows! Can a ship this big sail with just one person? Of course, just by himself, it could still sail the world and show you!
Da Fei walked to the ship’s edge, both relieved and mixed with emotions, flipping the bird at the dumbfounded Blood Sea Wave on the island! Damn, can you swim back? I’m not taking you on board, go sell your account.
At this moment, Blood Sea Wave was indeed stunned. Though Da Fei’s frantic ship-repairing efforts already told he owned the ship, seeing him actually set sail still shocked him! What did it mean for a newbie to acquire such a large ship at this stage?
In the game, killing monsters, mining, reading, and doing business all gained experience; his massive ship’s cargo capacity was several times more than ordinary players’, if he managed one trade, wouldn’t the experience be several dozen times that of ordinary players’? Just then,
—System Prompt: Unfortunately, your trial task has failed! You will be teleported back to the Newbie Hall.
The scene shifted, and Blood Sea Wave was back in the glistening, solemn Newbie Hall.
So, failing meant returning, huh? He once thought he’d be stranded until brothers sailed to rescue him.
It was the One-Winged Angel examiner again, who said sarcastically, “When blinded by immediate interests, you’ll lose many chances you shouldn’t have lost. Luckily, you realized where your abilities fell short and transferred your trial assessment to someone more capable. I am impressed by your altruistic spirit, and I am somewhat touched. So, you are allowed to start over like an ordinary person, ha ha, wa ha ha ha….”
Amidst the resounding laughter, Blood Sea Wave found himself in a bustling large city plaza filled with players.
All the benefits got stolen, and it’s called selfless dedication? Blood Sea Wave laughed furiously! A laugh so filled with dissatisfaction and helplessness. Suddenly, Blood Sea Wave felt this game was so uninspiring, so dull.
Just then, the phone rang. It was a lot of missed calls from Little Ma and Brother Tian! He played so intently earlier; he missed hearing the phone ring.
“Hey Atao? Still asleep? We’ve reached level 8!”
Blood Sea Wave felt warmth inside; in life, nothing beats having such steadfast brothers. Yes, I can’t let him have it easy, I’ll ban him across the server! I’ll pull up the game logs, smear his name on forums, and make sure all players avoid trading with him! I’ll go all out against him!
Blood Sea Wave chuckled, “Come on, let me take you…”
“Buzz off, damn level 0 trying to lead level 8!”
“Believe me, I can still take you down at level 0!”
“Bet! If you lose, let your girl have a round with the bros!”
“Screw you!”
(Vote request continues)