This game is so weird!

A distant sea.

Explore the sea area about 2 kilometers north of the base.

A stunningly beautiful young woman sat in the cockpit of a sea moth, her hands gripping the control panel, one foot pressing hard on the pedal that controlled the propulsion, propelling the sea moth forward rapidly through the shallow waters.

While moving, it also observed the location of targets on the radar map, and occasionally maneuvered the Sea Moth to avoid shallow-water fish that might get in its way.

This is the third day since the helmet was officially announced for sale, and "Not Eating Pineapple Buns" has finally received her loyal Spirit Realm Helmet.

As the third-place finisher in the gold medal competition, she did not receive any helmet-related rewards.

She successfully purchased the item on the second day and waited another day for the delivery. This morning, she saw that the package had been delivered to a nearby station and was waiting for its final delivery. Finally, she couldn't resist any longer.

After a quick wash, I put on my hat and rushed out the door, hurriedly calling the delivery station to tell them not to deliver the package while riding my bike to pick it up.

If we wait any longer for delivery, it will be afternoon!

She joined the game in the second batch and missed out on the top two spots in the Gold League.

Afterwards, she reflected on the situation and concluded that the biggest reason was that she only entered the game after its official release and failed to complete the map exploration in advance, which caused her to miss the opportunity.

Through some classmates' groups and online gamers, I learned about the trial play experience of Ye Yu Ji Bei, who won first place, but I ignored the doubts and suspicions of others in the group.

She already trusted the so-called "spiritual realm game helmet" to some extent, especially after learning that a startup studio from a university in Beijing had gone out and registered a technology company and opened a certain online store, she was even more convinced that something must have happened.

Anyway, it's a seven-day no-reason return policy, so I'll give it a try first!

With this mindset in mind, I was ready to buy pineapple buns on the very first day.

Unfortunately, I was short on cash and couldn't buy it right away. I had to beg my parents for two days in a row before I finally managed to get some of my saved New Year's money back.

He even made a promise to study hard and get high scores on the final exam.

After personally experiencing the wonder of logging into the game using the helmet, I was stunned.

Is this the level of technology that could be achieved in the early 21st century?

Even the proliferation of AI and the approval of brain-computer interfaces for the medical device market did not surprise her this much.

Even if Trump were to become the leader of the wolf pack tomorrow and take control of the black gold industry in the Mediterranean region, it wouldn't surprise her this much.

Immersive gaming headsets, here they come?

Having always preferred to make a fortune in seclusion, she had no desire to share it with others. She simply made a secret note of it, planning to find a way to buy her parents a set of equipment in twenty days so that they could also experience the charm of cutting-edge technology.

Isn't this much more fun than going to work?

She naively guessed that she wouldn't have to work overtime every day and not get home until late at night.

Moreover, she keenly sensed that such a massive technological change would certainly bring many opportunities, just like the changes brought about by AI.

Although it's currently only a technology used in the gaming industry.

So, after indulging in swimming at the beach and the deliciousness of coconut juice for a while, without eating pineapple buns or even researching his pet companion privileges, he packed his bags and rushed to the exploration base to join the exploration team.

They arrived much earlier than Er Miao and the others, who are used to sleeping in late.

After joining the exploration team, she liked to hoard every craftable item, so she didn't even need to go out to collect materials anymore and directly crafted the Sea Moth.

They even made two extra power batteries as backups.

After getting ready, I bought some food and a flare stick at the bar. Without even eating the pineapple bun, I hurriedly followed the navigation coordinates and rushed towards the target sea area.

She only realized that the Sea Moth's durability had dropped drastically after she had killed many shallow-water fish and filled her backpack to the brim, so she slowed down to avoid the fish.

It's a high-tech underwater vehicle, so why is it afraid of fish?

Once again carefully avoiding a large sea fish, passing by the green poisonous mist emanating from its tail, the seawater in front of Pineapple Bun suddenly became even deeper.

Like a flawed painting, it passed through a curtain.

The seawater was just a clear blue-white, and the sunlight shining through the surface could still feel warm.

The seawater suddenly turned a deep, dark blue-black. Apart from the surface water being several meters deep and having a sense of sunlight shining through, the seawater below presented an eerie and profound stillness.

After crossing the sea cliffs in the shallow waters surrounding the island, we arrived at the deep sea area without eating pineapple buns.

Looking at the deep seabed beneath the glass dome of the Sea Moth, her legs suddenly went weak.

The Sea Moth's forward movement also came to a halt, and it hung silently on the edge of the sea cliff.

The boundary between the shallow and deep sea passes beneath the Sea Moth, and the difference in sunlight also tints the ship's hull in two different colors.

"This...this is terrifying! Is it really not a horror game?"

I swallowed hard, trying to calm my racing heart, and carefully pressed the accelerator to continue towards my goal.

Since we're already here, we should at least go and take a look.

After reassuring herself and shifting her focus to the distance to her target, her heart rate gradually decreased. Although it wasn't as stable as before, at least it wouldn't affect her actions.

After a while, Pineapple Bun, having gradually adapted to the color of the deep-sea water, relaxed.

"Phew—not bad, even the fish are fewer than before."

"At least I don't have to expend energy dodging fish anymore, haha."

He chuckled twice, trying to cheer himself up, but the sound that slowly spread across the silent sea was even more frightening.

There was an indescribable sense of urgency.

It's like you're the only person left in the world, and you don't know what dangers lie ahead.

This is where the advantages of entering the deep sea became apparent. Even though Pineapple Bun was starting to get distracted, there was still no danger until…

A dark shadow appeared at the edge of the field of vision, moving swiftly back and forth in the ocean current, appearing and disappearing in the dimly lit seawater, making it difficult to spot.

"Wow!! What the hell???"

Pineapple Bun was startled, rubbed his eyes, and realized it wasn't a visual illusion caused by eye strain.

He then slapped his face hard with both hands, leaned his body slightly forward, tensed his back like a cat, gripped the steering wheel tightly, and tapped his toes little by little, ready to accelerate or brake at any moment.

The figure in the distance paused slightly, then, as if it had discovered something, rushed straight toward the Sea Moth.

As the distance decreased, the other person's figure gradually rose into the air.

Finally, under the sunlight shining through the shallow water, Pineapple Bun could see the other's shape clearly.

That was a shark.

Unlike ordinary sharks, it has a triangular head and a thick skeleton covering its back, with layers of bones from head to tail, resembling a kind of defensive shell.

Its eyes are dark, and when the sunlight shines through the seawater, they seem to absorb and reflect the light, occasionally casting two red streaks in the water.

"roar----"

A deep roar came from the Sea Moth's microphone, accompanied by the open jaws of the bone shark.

Faced with the Seamoth, which was twice its own length, the bone shark launched an attack without hesitation, attempting to bite through the glass of the Seamoth's head in one bite.