National destiny: Starting with a coffin, building an aircraft carrier is broadcast live globally.

night.

The daytime vitality is covered by darkness, leaving only the monotonous sound of the waves, amplified infinitely in the silence.

For most athletes, nighttime means danger.

On the live stream screens of the United States,

Their ace, Jack Morrison, was huddled on his sailboat, the sails already lowered, as he and his two teammates tied the raft together.

They wrapped themselves tightly in sails and took turns keeping watch.

Ivan from the Russian Bear Country was much more unrestrained; he simply tied himself to the mast with a rope and let the sea breeze blow him away.

Live streams from other countries were largely the same, filled with sobs or prayers.

The style of the live streams from China was rather peculiar.

On a small coffin-shaped wooden raft, Renyi hummed a tune as he leisurely tidied up the warehouse.

He first put the dried meat that had been air-dried all afternoon into the coffin, and then took out a handful of feathers.

[What...what is Coffin Guy doing? It's already dark, isn't he scared?]

[The atmosphere over there in the US is so tense I'm afraid to breathe, but here... it's like going home from get off work?]

[He's humming a song! I recognized it, it's Twinkle Twinkle Little Star! This guy has such unique taste!]

In the command center, a psychological assessment expert analyzed the seemingly casual movements on the screen:

"Comrade Renyi's inner order is very stable, even... he enjoys this tranquility."

Zhang Guangwei was taken aback:

"Enjoy? What's so enjoyable about this?"

"For those who have experienced extreme chaos and noise, this absolute tranquility is a luxury."

General Pei looked thoughtfully at Ren Yi on the screen.

He was tying the feathers one by one to the hemp rope, and soon he had a huge string of feathers.

The audience was confused again.

[Is this... meant to be decorations? To adorn a new coffin?]

[I guess it's for making a duster; the boss is a clean freak and needs to clean tomorrow.]

[Hmph, is that all your imagination can do? It seems to me that the boss is preparing ritual props to communicate with the god of the sea!]

[Upstairs, you've been watching too many foreign persimmon shows, haven't you?]

He carefully hung the feather necklace on the railing and then spread the remaining feathers on the coffin lid.

Zhang Guangwei thought he was good at fighting, but he didn't know anything about wilderness survival, so he turned to Li Shu and asked:

"Professor Li, what's this all about? Is it really just decoration? You know what, it's actually quite nice."

"water......"

Li Shu pondered for a moment, a glint of light flashing in her eyes.

"He's collecting fresh water!"

"freshwater?"

Zhang Guangwei was even more confused. "How can you collect fresh water with feathers? It's not raining."

All eyes in the conference room were on Li Shu.

"It's dew!"

"At night, the temperature at sea drops, and moisture in the air condenses into dew on cold surfaces. The colder and smoother the surface, the more dew will condense."

"Feathers have a huge surface area and extremely strong adsorption properties. They were laid on the ship to collect the dew that condensed on the deck."

She pointed to the strings of feathers tied to the railing on the screen.

"And these hanging feathers can collect moisture carried by the wind. Tomorrow morning, he just needs to take them down and wring them out..."

"Then we can get clean fresh water!"

[Holy crap! You can do that?!]

[Although he's very strong, he's also one of our compatriots. I really want to go and keep him company.]

[You'll only hold us back if you go, and you might even be used as backup by the big boss.]

[...You're such a spoilsport!]

Now all I can do is wait. I lean back in my chair and slowly chew on a piece of the slightly drier meat.

The stars in the night sky are very bright, and a dazzling Milky Way stretches across the sky overhead.

In his past life, the sky was forever shrouded in dust and smoke; he hadn't seen such a starry sky for many years.

He gazed up quietly, humming "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" again.

In this peaceful, almost surreal atmosphere, suddenly, pulsating orange-red dots of light appeared on the distant horizon.

The random humming stopped abruptly.

He got up, squinted, and stared intently at the point of light.

It looks like... a fire!

In the wild, the presence of fire means cooked food, the ability to ward off wild animals, and a stable source of fresh water.

At the Dragon Kingdom's highest command center, everyone's nerves were on edge almost simultaneously.

"Heat source signal detected directly ahead, estimated distance 3 to 4 kilometers!"

"Source confirmed!"

On the screen, half of the originally random live stream feed rapidly switched, eventually settling on a raft that was much larger than the random coffin.

"It's Hans Cat Country's number 33, Klaus Schmidt."

The intelligence analyst immediately identified the other party.

According to the information, he is a mechanical engineer.

At this moment, Klaus's live stream was filled with wails of despair.

[Oh my god! Is Klaus going to die? What kind of monster is that?!]

[He set the mast on fire! Was he trying to scare the thing away with the fire?]

[It's no use, the boat's about to burn out, and he's about to fall into the water!]

Zhang Guangwei's brows were so furrowed they could trap a fly:

"This Hanscat has run into a big guy; it looks like he's not going to make it."

"fire……"

Professor Li Shu's focus, however, is different.

"If Comrade Ren could obtain the fire, his survival ability would undergo a qualitative leap."

Everyone's hearts were pounding.

Fire, on this primeval ocean, is of immeasurable value.

But we need to get fire...

The risks are no less than those of raiding a dragon's lair for treasure.

In the Dragon Kingdom's live stream room, viewers also noticed the distant flames.

[What's that? Is someone setting off fireworks?]

[No, it's on fire! A boat with people on board is on fire!]

[I see in the split screen that it's a player from Hanscat Kingdom, and he's being attacked by a monster!]

[Oh my god, that monster is huge! Coffin Bro, please don't go near it!]

[But there's fire! If we could get fire, the boss could have some barbecue!]

[You greedy girl, is eating more important or your life?]

The comments section was filled with arguments, with some advocating for taking risks to gain wealth and others believing that a steady approach to development was more appropriate.

But Renyi clearly has his own judgment—

First observe from a distance, then assess the benefits.

He picked up the oar and rowed toward the firelight.

As the bone coffin drew closer.

Renyi could clearly see the burning raft and the figure struggling in the flames.

He looked disheveled, the mast of the raft like a giant torch illuminating the churning sea around him.

The underwater shadows also revealed part of their true form.

It was a giant snake, beyond any wildest imagination.

Its body is covered with fine scales, and with each movement it creates shimmering, mesmerizing spots of light in the water.

The head did not surface, but judging from the width of its body churning underwater, it could be roughly determined that its length was definitely over ten meters.

At this moment, it seemed to be intimidated by the flames; its head, gleaming with an eerie green light underwater, appeared and disappeared intermittently.

It circled the raft, constantly slapping the water with its tail, trying to capsize it.

"Help! Is anyone there?! Help me!"

The riders on the raft were clearly nearing their limit; the burning mast wouldn't last much longer, and the fire had already spread to the raft.

His raft was larger than his own, but it looked loosely constructed, and he would soon fall into the water if the fire continued to spread.

He arbitrarily gave that monster a name in his mind—

Bioluminescent sea snake.

Based on observations, its main attack method is physical impact. Its scales appear to be very sturdy, and ordinary attacks are unlikely to be effective.

The weakness is...

They seemed somewhat afraid of the flames on the raft; it was unclear whether they were afraid of the fire or the light.

Klaus was in despair.

As an engineer, he believed in science, in logic, and in his own hands...

But what he was seeing was beyond his comprehension.

The giant serpent, which he believed should only exist in legends, was coldly announcing his death.

He lit the mast, and the flames did make the giant serpent hesitate, but this only delayed its death.

The wooden planks beneath our feet were groaning.

He knew he didn't have much time left to live.

Lina... I'm sorry, your brother can't cure you...

At the moment when the memories and reality intertwined before death,

Through the distorted firelight, he saw a ship breaking through the darkness on the sea.

That shape...

Klaus blinked hard into his eyes, which were stinging from the smoke.

That's a coffin?!

Above the coffin stood a tall figure holding a bone staff in one hand.

"My God..."

Klaus muttered to himself absentmindedly.

"Lina, did I see... Death coming to take me away...?"