Raft for All: I'm guaranteed to get a golden affix when I upgrade!

On the opposite side of the sea.

A dozen or so dilapidated wooden rafts were haphazardly pieced together with rough hemp ropes and rusty iron chains.

A dozen or so men in tattered clothes stood on the deck.

Some were shirtless, thin as bones, clutching rusty iron pipes, dulled machetes, and sharpened wooden sticks tightly in their hands.

At this moment, they were staring intently at the sailing raft approaching from afar, their eyes filled with the greed of hungry wolves.

A blond-haired thug wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and swallowed hard.

"Boss, we've got a big job!"

"This raft is so big, it's definitely a fat sheep; there must be plenty of fresh water and food!"

"Last time, that rickety raft only had one guy, and the water they scavenged wasn't even enough to fill a tooth gap. This time, we have to pull off something big!"

Standing at the very front was a bald man with a face full of scars.

He was blind in his right eye, with an ugly, centipede-like scar, and carried a fine-quality machete in his hand.

This is the leader of this thug group, One-Eyed Qiang.

"Slap!" One-Eyed Qiang slapped the back of the blond-haired man's head with his backhand.

"Shut your stinking mouth!"

"Are you blind? Someone who can cause such a commotion can't be a nice guy, can they?"

One-Eyed Qiang squinted at the billowing white sails on the sea ahead, and sneered.

"Let's hold our ground for now and assess the situation before making any decisions."

"When they get close, you all have to act pitiful! Say we've been starving for days and are begging for a drink of water."

"What if the other side is weak and easy to bully, or outnumbered..."

He patted his palm with the back of the knife, his tone menacing.

"Just do it! Kill the man, throw him into the sea to feed the fish, and take all his belongings!"

"If we run into a tough opponent, we'll politely exchange some things, instead of fucking courting death!"

The robbers let out a knowing, snickering laugh.

Some even stuck out their tongues and cruelly licked the rusty blades.

At the same time, Xiao Zheng's water platform.

Lin Xiaoya also saw the dark figure in the distance.

As the distance closed, the dark shape transformed into a series of interconnected wooden rafts, on which many figures could be vaguely seen.

She had been living in fear on this sea, but now that she had suddenly encountered so many of her kind, she felt much more energetic.

She jumped off the pile of planks and ran towards the edge of the deck.

"Senior!"

"Look over there! There are so many people!"

Her voice trembled with excitement.

"Is it a rescue team? Or one of those survivor support groups mentioned on the regional channel?"

She even raised her hands high and waved them frantically at the other side.

"Hey—! We're here—!"

Having grown up in a sheltered environment, she never imagined what encountering a large group of strangers would mean in this apocalyptic world where water and food are extremely scarce.

Xiao Zheng didn't even look at the person opposite him; he simply put away the compass calmly.

He glanced at Lin Xiaoya, said nothing, took a long stride over, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her back forcefully.

"Ouch!"

Lin Xiaoya fell onto the wooden board without warning, her wrists aching from being squeezed.

She rubbed her wrist, looking aggrieved, her eyes slightly red.

"Senior, what are you doing? We finally run into other people..."

Xiao Zheng released his hand and pointed to the increasingly clear figure in front of him.

"Open your eyes and look carefully."

"Have you ever seen a rescue team that comes to rescue people with machetes and spiked iron bars?"

Lin Xiaoya froze, completely still.

She looked carefully in the direction Xiao Zheng was pointing, and the distance between the two sides was less than a hundred meters.

She saw everything clearly.

Messy hair, a dark and dirty face, and covered in grime.

What's most dangerous is the way those people are staring at us.

It stared straight ahead, gleaming with a green light.

That doesn't look like it's looking at its own kind; it looks like a hungry wolf eyeing two pieces of fat meat!

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Lin Xiaoya swallowed hard, her face turning completely pale in an instant, and her calves began to cramp uncontrollably.

Xiao Zheng no longer needs to explain.

She finally realized what she had encountered.

robber.

On this endless sea where there are no laws, there are thugs who would skin their own kind alive for a sip of water.

"Then... what should we do?"

She crawled back two steps, instinctively hiding behind Xiao Zheng.

Xiao Zheng didn't answer. He turned around and walked to the storage box, lifting out a Zhuge Repeating Crossbow with one hand.

He turned around and threw himself directly into Lin Xiaoya's arms.

Lin Xiaoya caught it in a flurry of activity.

"Load the gun."

Xiao Zheng uttered two cold, curt words.

Lin Xiaoya's hands were shaking so badly that she couldn't even pull back the crossbow string.

"I...I've never killed anyone."

Xiao Zheng looked down at her.

"If you don't want to be dragged along by them, then shoot."

"If they dare to climb onto our deck, shoot them straight in the eyes."

"You don't need to aim perfectly; just a scratch is enough to kill them."

Lin Xiaoya bit her lower lip hard, tasted the blood, and suddenly pulled the crossbow string taut.

With a "click," the mechanism jammed.

She held the crossbow, her hands still trembling, but a hint of ruthlessness appeared in her eyes.

The sea breeze howled.

Driven by giant sails, the 100-square-meter floating platform rapidly approached like a steel behemoth.

Fifty meters.

Thirty meters.

The dozen or so bandits opposite them had originally planned to play the victim as intended.

But after seeing the full view of Xiao Zheng's deck, everyone's understanding collapsed instantly.

All that remained was the sound of waves crashing against the wooden planks.

The air was eerily still.

One-Eyed Qiang's mouth was half-open, and the fat on his face was trembling.

The iron rod in Huang Mao's hand fell to the deck with a "thud," hitting his toe but he didn't even feel the pain.

A dozen or so ragged men gasped in shock, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

What kind of heavenly place is this?!

A thick, straight, six-meter-long solid wood mast stands in the center of the deck, with a huge white sail hanging on it!

This is a luxurious powertrain system that they could only dream of!

Looking further ahead, the group of thugs completely broke down.

In the very center of the deck, there was a perfectly placed grill.

A bright fire was burning in the grill, completely ignoring the howling sea breeze.

A piece of crab meat the size of a washbasin was roasting over the fire, sizzling and dripping oil.

The aroma of premium deep-sea meat wafted directly onto their faces on the wind.

The most outrageous part comes later.

Four large wooden crates were placed next to the grill.

The box was filled with lush green vegetables, the leaves of which were bigger than a washbasin, and the cabbages were covered with frost!

There were even trees planted right next to it!

The trees were laden with chilly coconuts and golden bananas.

This isn't about survival; it's like moving an entire island estate to the sea!

"My God..."

Yellow Hair slapped himself hard across the face.

"Am I hallucinating from hunger? Are those living plants?!"

"They're eating barbecue! Such a huge piece of meat!"

One of the henchmen knelt directly on the raft, frantically grabbing his hair.

"Water! I see a water purifier!!"

"I haven't had a drop of clean water in three days!!"

The robbers completely lost their minds.

When faced with overwhelming resources for survival, reason is utterly meaningless.

What do you mean by probing the truth?

What do you mean by testing the bottom line?

Everything else was forgotten! As long as they captured this raft, they would be the kings of this sea!