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

Fishing with nets doesn't require constant monitoring. Lin Wanyi only needs to go out and cast the nets, then return to the shelter to wait.

After waiting for about an hour, Lin Wanyi went out to collect the net.

The fishing net that Lin Wanyi pulled up didn't contain any jellyfish, but only seafood monsters that could drop food.

Because there's a limit to the number of items that can be sent directly through the chat box, Lin Wanyi had to deliver all the items and fishing nets to Lin Zhaoyin in several batches.

Lin Wanyi was very excited at this moment. She had never used a fishing net before, nor had she ever fished anything out of the water.

[Sis, this is the first time I've ever seen trash like this! It looks a bit like real marine debris. Isn't this what causes ocean pollution these days?]

Lin Zhaoyin had naturally noticed this long ago.

The reason everyone is trapped in this game is because Earth is severely polluted and its resources are depleted, which is why they have been subjected to "divine punishment" and must pass the game's trials to return to reality.

70% of Earth's surface is covered by oceans. If the oceans are destroyed, humanity will not be able to survive.

Isn't this game a reflection of reality?

Stopping her wild thoughts, Lin Zhaoyin checked the message her sister had sent her.

Lin Wanyi had already categorized the items before sending them, so Lin Zhaoyin didn't need to organize them again herself.

The younger sister has a high luck stat, so she can catch more seafood and the monsters she catches drop more useful items. But even Lin Wanyi, whose luck stat is maxed out, only caught trash and ingredients. Lin Zhaoyin then realized one thing: no items could be obtained directly from this sea area.

Aside from obtaining ingredients, luck doesn't significantly boost fishing net catches, so Lin Zhaoyin abandoned her plan to leave the nets to her younger sister. There was really no need for her sister to be a garbage collector; she could pick up the garbage herself.

The players waited until nightfall, but still didn't see any sign of the monster, and they grew increasingly uneasy.

Visibility is poor at night, and even though half of the players now have lighting tools, it's still not as clear as during the day. Moreover, the other half of the players are still fighting monsters in the dark at night, relying entirely on experience and instinct.

If something they've never seen before appears at night, it will be very disadvantageous for the players.

The more you worry about something, the more likely it is to happen.

At 9 PM, all the players' islands simultaneously encountered their first monster of the day.

[Water Sprite, Level 6, Race: Elf, Attack 20, Defense 20, Agility 20]

This water spirit is somewhat similar to the previous snow spirit; they have similar forms and can both blend into the weather.

The difference is that the water sprite emits a faint blue light, which provides some comfort to players who do not have lighting tools.

Snow Spirit can split into multiple forms, which can be killed one by one, but Water Spirit only has one main body.

Lin Zhaoyin swung the Wind and Thunder Sword, only to find that her attacks were completely ineffective; the water sprite didn't lose a single point of health. Physical attacks were ineffective?

The water sprite has decent stats, but it deals very little damage. With Lin Zhaoyin's defense maxed out, taking a hit from it is barely a scratch.

Lin Zhaoyin took out all the weapons she had and tried them out. Only the electromagnetic rod was slightly useful, but it only caused her to lose a little health.

Today, Lin Zhaoyin only dared to use the Garbage Purification skill once per round, just to prevent the monsters that came later from requiring a large number of skills.

"Fire Technique!"

This skill was previously ineffective against the Murloc's Water Ball, but Lin Zhaoyin still wanted to try its effect on the Water Sprite.

It's useful, but the effect is minimal, not much better than an electromagnetic rod.

"Wind Blade!"

The water sprite was cut apart by the wind blades and scattered, but it was still unharmed; water cut apart was still water.

Lin Zhaoyin even tried the "Candy Crush" game, but it still didn't work.

As for [Infinite Ballad], it's just a control skill and can't cause direct damage, so Lin Zhaoyin decisively gave it up. It wasn't that she didn't want to sing or play the suona; she just simply felt it was useless.

Lin Zhaoyin frowned, staring intently at the water sprite leaping about, trying to regain her composure.

The water sprite is too special; neither physical attacks nor skill attacks are effective. Lin Zhaoyin doesn't think that specific attribute skills are required to kill it.

Ice-based skills or attacks might be useful; freezing it before attacking might be the best way to kill it.

However, not all players have a way to freeze it. Are players without such skills and weapons just supposed to wait to die? Even if the water sprite's attack power is low, it can still wear down the player little by little.

Lin Zhaoyin simply opened the system inventory panel and looked at each item one by one. There must be something that everyone has that can counter the water spirit.

Wood can absorb water, so Lin Zhaoyin took out a piece of wood and poked the water sprite. The water sprite circled the wood and made a "chirping" sound, but nothing happened.

Lin Zhaoyin tried all the building materials and confirmed that none of them worked.

What items does the seafood monster drop? Besides seafood ingredients, it also drops crab shells, lobster shells, seashells, coral, and venom.

If I had to pick one of these things, the only possibility would be Venom.

If the water is contaminated with poison, something might happen.

But how do you use this venom? The venom dropped by monsters is all in the form of suspended droplets. Lin Zhaoyin always keeps it in her backpack and doesn't need a container. Should she just grab it with her hands?

Lin Zhaoyin extracted a drop of venom and tried to pick up the rest with her hands, but received a system notification: [Unable to pick up].

As Lin Zhaoyin was pondering, she glanced at the water sprite and noticed that the distance between them had increased.

Looking at my own hand that was trying to grab Venom directly, was I really afraid of Venom?

An unattackable water sprite, venom that cannot be picked up...

Lin Zhaoyin suddenly realized that liquid could not be grasped with hands! She hadn't paid any attention to the venom before because it could be directly stored in her system inventory, but what if using the venom required a container?

Lin Zhaoyin rushed into the stone house and found a mineral water bottle. She brought the bottle close to the venom, and the venom automatically entered the bottle, turning into a normal liquid.

So Lin Zhaoyin extracted all the venom and put it all into a mineral water bottle, which was about half full.

The venom is ready, but how to use it is another problem. Simply splashing it is out of the question; if it misses, everything will be over. Besides, so much venom can't be used all at once.

Lin Zhaoyin poured out half a bottle capful of venom to test it, and sure enough, when she splashed it, the water sprites fled frantically, and all the venom she splashed was wasted!

Lin Zhaoyin cursed herself inwardly. She knew it was impossible but still insisted on trying. How stupid of her!

Venom, poison… Lin Zhaoyin frantically searched her mind for information related to poison. A minute later, she felt foolish again; she had wasted all those time watching period dramas!