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

Lin Zhaoyin's opening lines were, "The sun shines brightly, the flowers smile at me, the birds chirp 'Good morning, good morning,' why are you carrying a bomb on your back?"

The man frowned as soon as Lin Zhaoyin started singing: "What are you singing... ah—"

Lin Zhaoyin felt that she had never been so fast. In an instant, she had a rope in her hand and rushed over to tie the man's hands.

Fearing she hadn't tied them securely enough, Lin Zhaoyin wrapped the rope around her feet, binding them together as well. This was a technique she'd seen butchers use to tie up livestock when she was a child in the countryside.

Fearing she wouldn't have enough time, she sang the song again, and two minutes was enough for her to control the person.

After finishing her work, Lin Zhaoyin sent a message to Zhou Shiyun, telling her that she no longer needed to hide.

When the timeout period for 【Infinite Ballad】 expired, the two finally regained their five senses, their eyes filled with terror.

"What, what did you just do? Let me go!"

Lin Zhaoyin had never seen anyone like this before. She had already subdued him, yet he was still spouting nonsense. She simply couldn't be bothered to pay him any attention!

Turning her gaze to another person who was already bound, Lin Zhaoyin did not untie him immediately, since she did not know what was going on with this person.

"Hey, what's your name?"

The man paused for a moment before realizing the question was directed at him, and quickly replied, "Heroine, have mercy! My name is Sun Ming, and I'm a victim too!"

The person who asked for help in the chat channel a while ago didn't have this name; it's probably not the same person.

Seeing that Lin Zhaoyin seemed to be thinking, Sun Ming quickly explained, "I'm not the person who asked for help before. He was luckier than me; at least he had some free time. I was tied up the whole time, except when I was fighting monsters."

Lin Zhaoyin hadn't figured out how to deal with the two people, so she simply let Sun Ming talk more.

"I met him on his island the day before yesterday. He went straight to the island and beat me to near death, and I became his slave. The island also automatically became his. His name is Peng Dahai. After he captured me, he boasted to me that he was originally a criminal, but he gained his freedom because of this game."

He is much stronger than me in combat, and he has control skills. I was controlled by him and couldn't move, which is why I had no way to fight back and was beaten so badly.

"Heroine, I'm a good person, can you help me? I don't want to be his slave anymore!"

Zhou Shiyun arrived just then and, upon hearing this, quickly stopped Lin Zhaoyin, fearing that Lin Zhaoyin might have taken pity on her. "Sister Yinyin, don't worry about him. Who knows if he's a good person or not?"

Lin Zhaoyin certainly wouldn't listen to this person's one-sided story; she wasn't a three-year-old. Even if this person wasn't a bad person, his eyes kept darting around when he was talking to her—who would believe he didn't have some ulterior motive?

She remembered that the game system had said that if players met on the island, they could do whatever they wanted.

Killing Peng Dahai might force her to take over Sun Ming's case, which is really not worth it. Besides, even if he's a criminal, she's not really at the point where she would dare to kill people indiscriminately.

Rather than figuring out how to deal with these two people, she now has an idea that is entirely in her own best interest.

"Xiao Shi, come on, let's go get a few sacks!"

Before Lin Zhaoyin could even finish speaking, Zhou Shiyun already knew what was going to happen. She was also very interested in ransacking the house!

While the average player certainly isn't as wealthy as Lin Zhaoyin, having been in this game for so long, she must have accumulated some wealth.

Lin Zhaoyin led her people to the connected island, but found that they could not enter the shelter.

Thinking about how she had knocked on Zhou Shiyun's door and almost damaged her durability, Lin Zhaoyin decided to resort to violence.

The door to the stone house was also made of stone, so Lin Zhaoyin took out an electromagnetic rod and started tapping on it, while also giving Zhou Shiyun a regular stick to tap along with it.

Soon, the stone door of the stone house was broken down by the two of them working together.

As soon as the two entered the house, they couldn't help but cover their noses. No wonder they say men smell bad, how could this house smell so bad?

Players have limited backpack slots, so they don't carry everything with them. They didn't find anything good in the cabin, but there were some materials like wood and stones. The two of them rummaged through the wood and packed up anything they could use.

She didn't take the food or water; she still intended to give that shifty-eyed Sun Ming a chance to survive.

After cleaning up this island, Lin Zhaoyin and Zhou Shiyun went to another island, where they also banged on the door before going inside to clean up.

This room is in a terrible state; there are very few materials, and it's basically just some trash and junk.

For the "Garbage Queen," nothing is unusable. She takes the garbage with her, considering it a good deed, helping others clean up things they don't need.

Although Zhou Shiyun already knew about Lin Zhaoyin's skill, she still couldn't help but find it funny to see her picking up trash.

The second-ranked player in the entire server actually started by scavenging trash; nobody would believe it if you told them!

After the two of them had searched the room and even walked around the island, they unfortunately didn't find anything extra.

After completing the raid, the two returned to their island, only to be met with a barrage of curses from Peng Dahai.

The two covered their ears, refusing to listen to the foul language.

"What a pity, why doesn't it have a skill that can silence people? It's so noisy!" Lin Zhaoyin frowned as she stared at the two bound people, thinking about how to deal with them.

Sun Ming's hands were only tied. When he saw that she had returned, he quickly stood up and went to Lin Zhaoyin's side.

"Heroine, look at me! What should I do?"

Lin Zhaoyin did need to think about how to deal with these two people, so she tentatively asked, "If I untied you and asked you to kill him yourself, could you do it?"

Sun Ming shook his head repeatedly, "No, I'm his slave. Only he can attack me; I can't attack him. Heroine, only you can help me!"

This is consistent with the rules after he merged the islands using the Island Token; Sun Ming indeed cannot directly kill Peng Dahai.

But Lin Zhaoyin wouldn't easily help others; who knows if doing so might cause other trouble?

We still need to find a solution that satisfies both sides!

Before she could think of a solution, Lin Zhaoyin decided to send the two people back to their own island.

If you want to send someone who's tied up like an animal back, the only way to transport them is probably by carrying them like animals.

Lin Zhaoyin found her 3-meter-long iron rod, placed it on Peng Dahai's bound hands and feet, and wrapped it around the rope again to make sure they wouldn't break it later.

Once the bindings were complete, Lin Zhaoyin and Zhou Shiyun each held one end of the man, preparing to lift him up. However, no matter how hard they tried, Peng Dahai didn't budge.

If we can't lift it, then we'll have to use other methods.

Lin Zhaoyin pointed at Sun Ming, "You, follow us, don't try anything funny."