Post-apocalyptic game: I survive at sea by scavenging for trash.

[Doomsday Countdown...]

[Survival game begins... Please select whether to enter the game?]

[Please make your choice within 1 minute, or you will be eliminated by the world's consciousness!]

A piercing mechanical voice rang in Lin Zhaoyin's ears, making her momentarily disoriented. Was she hallucinating? Or was it someone's prank?

Recently, natural disasters have been occurring frequently around the world, causing countless deaths and injuries. Everyone is saying: the end of the world is coming!

Could the voice in my head be real?

Before Lin Zhaoyin could even begin to think, the mechanical voice started counting down.

[Countdown: 10, 9, 8, 7...]

Lin Zhaoyin didn't want to die for no reason. No matter what the situation was, she had to try to find out!

"Enter the game!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Zhaoyin felt a wave of dizziness. When she woke up again, she found herself on a barren island. The island was only about 20 square meters in size, and you could see the end of it at a glance.

The mechanical voice sounded again: [Welcome to the post-apocalyptic survival game. Upon completion, you will receive a special reward.]

[Game instructions have been released... New player gift pack has been released...]

[A 3-day new player protection period will be implemented... During this period, players will be immune to all external damage. We wish all players a pleasant gaming experience!]

When the sound disappeared, Lin Zhaoyin noticed a strange bracelet on her wrist. With a gentle touch, a light screen appeared in front of her.

The screen displayed the game instructions mentioned earlier. After reading them carefully, Lin Zhaoyin finally understood the current situation.

Because Earth's resources are dwindling and the end of the world is imminent, this game was triggered. The game forcibly summons Earth residents aged 18-40 to participate, and death within the game is equivalent to death in the real world.

Upon completing the game, players can bring the resources and abilities they acquired back to the real world, facing the apocalypse as new humans. If more than 20% of players complete the game, Earth will have the opportunity to restart with resources, but players will not be able to bring back the game's resources and abilities.

This 20% figure also proves that surviving here is not an easy thing.

After closing the game instructions, Lin Zhaoyin saw her game panel and almost lost her composure when she saw the attributes displayed there.

[Player: Lin Zhaoyin]

[ID: C12060329]

Status: Normal

[Level: 1 (0/100)]

[HP: 100/100]

Stamina: 100/100

Energy Level: 100/100

Attack: 4

[Defense: 2]

[Agility: 6]

Luck: 1

[Skills: None]

Gold Coins: 100

Can anyone tell her why her luck stat is so low? Could this initial attribute be configured based on her planet's stats? She's always been unlucky, and now in the game, how come she's still a non-lucky player?

With a sigh, Lin Zhaoyin continued to explore the contents of the panel. In addition to personal information, there were also functions such as backpack, shop, chat channel, leaderboard, and a function that indicated a locked state.

The shop allows you to buy and sell items using gold coins. The shop upgrades according to your character's level. Currently, it only offers food, clothing, supplies, wood, and stones.

Once the chat channel is opened, it's flooded with messages, including the global channel, the regional channel, and the friends channel. The friends channel is currently empty.

In this kind of game, when you can't tell who someone is, the best option is to keep quiet. So when Lin Zhaoyin didn't get any useful information from the chat channel, she immediately closed it.

Opening the inventory reveals 20 slots, each capable of holding 99 items of the same type. Currently, only a wooden box lies inside, labeled "Newbie Gift Pack."

Lin Zhaoyin touched the light screen, and the wooden box appeared at her feet. Without thinking twice, she opened the box to see what was inside the newbie gift pack.

A bottle of mineral water, two fist-sized loaves of bread, a mini fishing rod, and a mini table. Take the fishing rod out, and it instantly grows larger.

Lin Zhaoyin saw the information above: [Beginner Fishing Rod, can catch anything at sea, usable 10 times per day.]

There was something unsettling about this item; Lin Zhaoyin had a bad feeling about it.

I went to get the mini table again, but instead of enlarging, it displayed a message: "[Tool table detected. Please select a location to place it.]"

The deserted island was too small, and space needed to be set aside to build a shelter, so Lin Zhaoyin found a spot on the side to place the small table.

When placed down, the mini table transforms into a wooden table the size of a desk.

[Basic Crafting Table: Uses blueprints and diagrams to craft various items.]

Lin Zhaoyin checked the built-in encyclopedia, which contained various furniture such as houses, beds, and tables, most of which required wood as a material.

Lin Zhaoyin glanced at the wooden box beside her and tried to take out the bread and water inside. Sure enough, the box popped up a prompt: [Disassemble?]

Lin Zhaoyin selected "Yes," and the wooden box immediately disintegrated into two planks.

After putting everything into her system inventory, Lin Zhaoyin picked up her fishing rod and headed towards the sea; it was the only thing she could do at the moment.

She had never fished before and didn't know how to do it, so she just threw the hook into the sea.

After sitting for half an hour, Lin Zhaoyin finally caught her first chest. At the same time, she discovered that she had also gained 10 experience points, which meant she would be able to level up to level 2 today.

Lin Zhaoyin opened it with great joy, only to find a dirty and tattered cotton-padded jacket inside.

Think about how lucky you are; at best, it's a piece of clothing for keeping warm. If all else fails, just wash it.

Lin Zhaoyin continued fishing for treasure chests, getting one every half hour or so. However, she stopped opening them one by one and saved them all up. Even if her luck was terrible, she hoped for at least a guaranteed ten-pull, right?

Lin Zhaoyin fished from noon until 3 pm, finally using up all her fishing rod attempts. Next up was opening the treasure chest.

Congratulations on obtaining a Broken Fishing Net*1

Congratulations! You have obtained 2 Broken Wine Bottles.

Congratulations! You have obtained 5 Rusty Iron Blocks.

……

Congratulations! You have obtained 1 withered potted plant.

Lin Zhaoyin fell silent. There were only 10 wooden treasure chests in total, and they were all full of junk!

A lump formed in her throat, and Lin Zhaoyin felt an urge to burst into tears. She had been inexplicably thrust into this bizarre game; was she really destined to have no chance of survival simply because of bad luck?

My younger sister just turned 18, and I guess she got dragged into this lousy game too. She still hasn't found her sister...

[Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained ten consecutive trash-related resources, triggering the hidden achievement: Ocean Sanitation Worker! You will receive the special title: Trash King! Wearing this title grants you an exclusive skill! Achievement Reward: Water Purifier Blueprint *1.]