RoleplayNovel Chapter 19 The Birth of Electronic Pets
Chapter 19 The Birth of Electronic Pets
The wristband is dark gray with a fine, scaly texture on the surface.
He immediately put the wristbands on his hands. The size adjusted automatically, fitting perfectly. The wristbands extended from the wrists to near the elbows, with flexible joints and padded inner sides for comfortable wear.
Yu Wang brandished the crab claw harpoon, but his movements were completely unaffected.
"Good stuff!" He flexed his wrist with satisfaction.
Time is money, so Yu Wang assigned the task of making the second and third pairs of fish skin wristbands to Duck A.
He then went into the water to continue searching for giant clawed lobsters and collecting materials.
I've already completed today's 1 nautical mile run, and even exceeded my target by quite a bit. Now I'm completely debt-free and feel so light!
The daytime passed quickly, the sun gradually set in the west, and the temperature of the seawater began to drop.
Yu Wang returned to the ship with a full fishing net. He didn't even have time to rest; his first priority was to check on the progress of material collection for the "Turbo Duck" propulsion system.
However, he was slightly taken aback when he opened the system panel.
The number of private messages and notifications mentioning him on regional channels was several times higher than usual, with countless red dots flashing incessantly. This was somewhat unusual.
As a "celebrity" who has appeared on the announcement twice, it's normal for him to be occasionally tagged in the 444 section chat channel. These are nothing more than jokes or requests for help such as "Hey pro, can you carry me?", "Do you still have any medicine?", and "How do I get the blueprints?"
But the messages today were coming in too fast, and he even caught a few that were strongly worded and clearly emotional: 【@You're going to hit the jackpot, you scammer! Give back the innocent players' equipment!】, 【Trashy player, you deserve to die for scamming others!】...
Yu Wang's brows furrowed slightly. This large-scale upheaval was clearly not unfounded.
He quickly opened the chat channel in section 444 to see what had happened.
The channel was flooded with messages, filled with all sorts of emotional comments. Soon, a repeatedly quoted statement caught his attention:
It's almost lunchtime again: "Everyone, come and judge this! @You're going to hit the jackpot! A top-tier gamer, the first player in the entire server to upgrade their ship! How could he do something so despicable to cheat us ordinary players! He used a mere anti-inflammatory pill to steal the top-tier ship equipment I got from opening seashells! I seriously suspect he's a scammer outside the game! Everyone, see this person's true colors! Don't be fooled in the future!"
The message also included a screenshot of the ship's attributes:
Name: Our Lady of Salvation
Level: 0;
Durability: 500+25/600+25;
Speed: 3 knots;
Storage space: 60 cells;
Skill: Compassion
[Description: A peculiar ship imbued with pure goodwill and a belief in salvation. Its sturdiness is not for conquest, but for protection. Its pilot may be naive, or stubborn, but in the despairing depths of the sea, such a glimmer of light, willing to sacrifice itself to illuminate others, is sometimes more moving than any weapon. *Gurgle… (hesitates) (hesits again) Ugh—!*]
It's almost time for dinner: "This is @Let the World Be Filled with Love's ship. The extra durability is because she used a ship cover item! Now I know that ship covers are not just ordinary decorations! They are super rare items that can increase the ship's base durability by a percentage! They are artifact equipment that can be used even in the late game!"
I was running a high fever and nearly died, my mind was foggy, and that's when @你我要撞大运咯 tricked me with a worthless pill! He must have found out about the uses of the boat cover somewhere, and I regret it so much now! Everyone, please help me get justice!
Survivor 007: "Percentage increase in durability? Really? Does that mean the higher the ship's level, the more terrifying the bonus? That's an amazing artifact!"
Time Reversal: "@Let the World Be Filled with Love, say something! Did you really swap your boat outfit with 'It's almost time for dinner'?"
The Light of Righteousness: "If it really is a percentage-based bonus... then its value is indeed immeasurable... exchanging one pill for this is truly outrageous..."
User ID 1: "Heh, it seems that the initial accumulation of some 'pro gamers' is this dirty."
The public opinion was stirred up by the comment, "It's almost time for dinner again."
Those who enjoy watching the drama unfold are fanning the flames as if they've uncovered some earth-shattering secret; some survivors who are easily empathetic and have a strong sense of identification are even more indignant, as if they themselves were the ones who were tricked out of the "artifact," and they are condemning those who make baseless accusations.
Of course, a few calm voices raised questions and demanded that both sides provide more evidence, but they appeared weak and powerless amidst the overwhelming outcry.
Yu Wang watched the farce unfolding on the channel, his gaze growing increasingly cold. The other side had come prepared, and might even have been in cahoots with that "Let the World Be Filled with Love" group—their intentions were sinister!
We can no longer remain silent.
Yu Wang quickly edited a message and then pasted a screenshot of his chat with "It's almost time for dinner" that he had saved.
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The screenshot is very long, showing everything from Yu Wang actively seeking out "Youyaodaofanle" for a deal, to "Youyaodaofanle" hesitating, and finally desperately begging for a dose of medicine.
You're really hitting the jackpot: "As you said before, this item is likely a hidden gem with untapped potential. Are you really sure you want to trade it for a dose of medicine?"
It's almost time for dinner: "Of course I'm sure! To others, this might just be a pill! But to me! It's a life! Trading something I don't even need for my life! I've fucking hit the jackpot!!!"
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[Whether to use the pinned post card (for specific sections)]
【Yes! 】
moment!
A system notification box with a faint gold edge appeared abruptly at the top of the chat interface for all online players in section 444, and could not be immediately dismissed:
[Player "You're Going to Try Your Luck" used the "Pinned Post Card" to post the following message (pinned for 3 hours):]
It was dusk, just before nightfall.
Having experienced the horror of last night's blood moon, most survivors had already returned to their relatively safe boats or rafts, waiting for night to fall again.
What's the best way to kill time and distract yourself? Spending all your time excitedly browsing or surfing chat channels!
Almost everyone saw this glittering pinned message immediately! Curiosity, surprise, anticipation... all sorts of emotions were instantly ignited.
[You're going to hit the jackpot: In response to the false claims made by @又要到饭了, we are now providing screenshots of the complete transaction chat history.]
【(picture)】
[Screenshot Summary: 1. The transaction was initiated by us, but we explicitly informed them that the value of the item was unclear and there was a risk. 2. The other party, while in a sober state, repeatedly emphasized that the transaction was "trading something they didn't need for a life," and believed they were making a huge profit. 3. According to the game rules, the transaction could only be conducted on the premise of mutual consent, and there was no fraud or coercion involved.]
[Rumors stop with the wise. The innocent will clear themselves. Here, I'd also like to ask @又要到饭了, and all the onlookers: If what you're saying is true, that anyone who feels they've "lost" or "been cheated" after a transaction can disregard the voluntarily agreed-upon terms and arbitrarily renege and demand their money back? If that precedent is set, won't things descend into complete chaos?!]
This pinned announcement is like a bomb thrown into a cesspool!
Even if a bystander gets splashed with just a little bit, they'll yell and scream!
The expert from the Universiade has presented his arguments with evidence and pictures to prove it!
Especially when he himself shouted "I fucking made a killing!!!" on "It's almost time for dinner again," compared to his pitiful face crying on the channel today, "I was ripped off terribly" and "That's a percentage-based magic weapon," it's like he's being slapped in the face from both sides, making his own face swell up like a pig's head!
Seeing Yu Wang's subsequent words, some survivors who were always eager for drama became anxious.
Can a transaction be reversed and recovered?
This is outrageous!
If people can do this today because "it's almost time for dinner," will "Zhang San and Li Si" follow suit tomorrow?
You took a liking to my freshwater and traded it for wood, but after you finished drinking it, you felt you were cheated and turned around and said my water was poisonous, that it caused diarrhea, and started cursing me across the entire channel, forcing me to return the wood to you.
Is this game still playable? Won't the flow of survival resources be paralyzed?
Now, even those survivors who were originally just watching the show, or even secretly hoping that a pro like Yu Wang would fail so they could enjoy the spectacle, couldn't sit still any longer and started criticizing:
Wanting to leave quickly: "Holy crap! This is a plot twist! This screenshot... 'It's almost time for dinner again'—I was begging to switch back then, saying I'd made a killing! Now I'm turning around and biting the hand that feeds me? How shameless! Where's my shame!?"
East, West, South, North Wind: "Wow, this evidence is irrefutable! @Are you coming out for a chat again? Explain why you 'made a killing' back then?"
Don't just spout nonsense: "Support the big shot! This kind of behavior—arbitrarily reneging on deals and spreading rumors—can't be allowed to continue! Who would dare to trade in the future?"
The wind blowing coolly on her bottom said, "I knew the boss was such a good person, how could he do something immoral? It really was a slander!"
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Public opinion has completely reversed! The voices that were just pointing fingers at Wang have vanished instantly, replaced by overwhelming condemnation of "It's almost time for dinner again" and support for Wang!
These onlookers perfectly exemplified the blind obedience of the masses and the hypocrisy of prioritizing self-interest!
They don't care about the initial truth; they only care about which side is more favorable and which side is more in their own interest. At this moment, upholding the banner of "fair trading" is clearly more "valuable" than watching "pro players" suffer misfortune.
Faced with this overwhelming accusation, "It's almost time for dinner" felt ashamed and could only sheepishly leave with the words: "I... I've used up my speaking chances for today, I can't explain it clearly... Never mind, I won't say anything more."
He retreated from the center of public attention in a disheveled state. "It's almost time for dinner again!" he lamented, scratching his head in frustration and utterly bewildered.
"Holy crap! Why the hell can this damn survival system... take screenshots of chat logs?! This is illogical!! What's the screenshot shortcut?! There's no instruction manual at all!"