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

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Xiao Zheng put away the crossbow.

In my mind, notification sounds kept ringing as experience points were added.

Every single one of them was actually put into the experience pool.

These beasts who rob and plunder at sea and take pleasure in killing—if we don't kill them, are we supposed to keep them alive for the New Year?

The remaining bandits were in complete uproar.

"The boss is dead!! Run!!"

Several thugs who were still able to move scrambled toward the edge of the raft. The blond-haired guy was the fastest, but he slipped and fell straight into the sea.

The others followed suit and jumped down, desperately thrashing about as far as they could.

One of the short bandits didn't dare jump into the sea. Instead, he clung to half a piece of broken wood and swam towards Xiao Zheng's platform, intending to flank him and launch a sneak attack.

"Bang!"

An arrow pierced his back.

But this arrow was not shot by Xiao Zheng.

Xiao Zheng turned his head away.

Lin Xiaoya stood three steps behind him, holding the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow in both hands, her arms taut and her whole body trembling slightly.

But she did not close her eyes.

They did not back down.

The short man who had tried to climb onto the platform was now motionless, lying on the water's surface like trash, drifting with the current.

Lin Xiaoya slowly lowered the crossbow, her stiff fingers loosening the trigger, and it took her several seconds to speak.

"...This is the first time I've killed someone."

She paused again, then added a sentence.

"He was trying to climb up."

Xiao Zheng walked over and reached out to press his hand on her shoulder.

"well done."

There are only three words.

Lin Xiaoya's tense body suddenly relaxed after hearing this affirmation.

The screams on the sea didn't last long.

The robbers who jumped into the water to escape became easy targets for sharks the moment the smell of blood spread.

A dense school of fish, which had gathered in the deep sea at some unknown time, surged about, the intervals between each scream growing shorter and shorter, until finally, complete silence descended.

The seawater was dyed dark red, and only a few broken planks remained on the surface; not even a complete human figure could be seen.

This large gang of thieves, which roamed the seas, went from being arrogant to being wiped out in less than ten minutes.

Xiao Zheng put away the repeating crossbow and manipulated the sail ropes to slowly bring the hundred-square-meter water platform closer to the wreckage of the bandits' main raft.

Although the raft was mostly destroyed, the largest section of the main raft in the middle was still relatively intact, and several rusty iron chains held it together with the wreckage.

Xiao Zheng stepped across the iron chain in a few strides.

The bandits' main raft was dirtier than he had imagined; the planks were covered in bloodstains and food scraps, and several broken, chipped knives lay in the corner. A stench of decay permeated the air.

But Xiao Zheng's attention was entirely focused on the large wooden box that was chained up.

He kicked open the rusty lock and lifted the lid of the box.

It was neatly stacked inside, all made of wooden planks.

It's at least three hundred yuan.

There were two small boxes next to it. One was filled with glass, stacked up to more than a hundred pieces; the other was stuffed with rope, tied into bundles and pressed at the bottom.

How many homes did these people rob to amass this wealth?

When Xiao Zheng pulled out the last box, there were several sealed cans of fresh water and moldy dried food underneath.

I want them all.

He carried the supplies to the iron chain again and again, while Lin Xiaoya received them on the platform. The two of them worked together to pull the boxes onto the deck one by one.

The last bundle of ropes landed.

Lin Xiaoya stared at the mountain of spoils piled up on the deck for three seconds, frozen in place.

Then he threw down the crossbow in his hand, jumped two steps and rushed over, grabbing Xiao Zheng's waist.

"I'm rich!!"

"Is this enough to build a house?!"

Xiao Zheng was knocked back half a step by her.

"Let's relax and count the quantity first."

"Don't loosen it!"

Lin Xiaoya buried her face in his chest and mumbled in a low voice.

"Senior! You were amazing!"

Xiao Zheng patted the back of her head.

"Go get to work."

Lin Xiaoya finally relaxed, rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand, and ran off to count the wooden planks.

Xiao Zheng didn't rush over. He opened the regional channel to see if there was any useful information.

As a result, the entire channel is being flooded with messages.

"Listen up, everyone!! Xiao Zheng is a serial killer!! A psychopath! He single-handedly slaughtered our entire settlement!!"

"He has a shield! It's indestructible! He also has guns! And poison crossbows! We can't beat him!"

"He stole all our supplies! Killed our leader! Killed more than a dozen of our brothers! How is this scum still alive?!"

"I'm reporting him! You cheating bastard! If you're so capable, come and kill me in the sea too!!"

The channel was silent for about two seconds.

Then, it exploded.

"Wait... Xiao Zheng? The Xiao Zheng who sells cabbages??"

"One person wiped out an entire settlement? Are you writing a novel here??"

"Damn, I even bought cabbages from him before... I thought he was just a quiet, honest vegetable grower..."

"...She was so polite when we exchanged blueprints, is this the same person?"

"Damn, you can grow vegetables and kill people at the same time, huh? A hexagonal warrior??"

"Wait a minute, guys, a group of ten or twenty of you got wiped out by one person. Who's the one cheating?"

"Bullshit!! He's the one who's cheating!!"

"Uh...so you guys started the robbery, and when you couldn't win, you started accusing us of cheating?"

"Got it, this is like a thief breaking into an armory."

"You just wait!!! Someone will take care of him sooner or later!!!"

Xiao Zheng glanced at it twice and then immediately turned off the channel.

This clown can't stay up for more than a few seconds; we can deal with him later.

He turned around.

Lin Xiaoya was squatting in front of the pile of wooden planks, carefully counting them one by one, muttering the numbers to herself, her hands busy at work.

Xiao Zheng didn't go over to bother her.

His attention was instantly drawn to the unresolved system notification in the corner of his field of vision.

As he reached level 6, that cold, mechanical notification echoed deep within his mind.

[Host level detected as 6. Gold-level affix system activated.]

Please select from the following three terms.

[Entry 1: Creating from Nothing. Fixed Target: Storage Box. Can create 200 units of any basic material from scratch daily.]

[Entry 2: Divine Plunder. Fixed Target: Self. After killing high-level mutated creatures or special targets, there is a small chance to plunder their core traits or hidden attributes.]

[Entry 3: Mechanical Overlord. Fixed Target: Hands. Can force a mutation and upgrade once for any building blueprint or mechanical tool to be constructed.]

Three terms floated in my mind, the golden characters slowly rotating.

Xiao Zheng glanced at entry one.

【Create something from nothing】: Creates 200 units of basic materials daily.

It sounds impressive, but with basic materials like wooden boards, he can make thousands of dollars a day using plastic hooks, so it's completely useless at this stage.

Entry 3.

【Mechanical Overlord】Forces a blueprint or item to be upgraded once.

A one-time capability.

Once it's used up, it's gone; you have to wait for the next blueprint to realize its value. If you don't have any blueprints on hand, this entry is just for show.

The restrictions are too rigid.

Xiao Zheng's gaze finally fell back on entry two.

[God's Plunder].

After killing high-level mutated creatures or special targets, there is a small chance to plunder their core traits or hidden attributes.