The male supporting character was actually myself.

After all, the big shots are offering delicious and affordable meals in exchange for things that most people don't need right now.

"Putting everything else aside, just for the fact that Jiang Chen's deal is like doing charity, I have to stand with him!"

"That's true. The big boss has so many good things. Even if his ship is stolen, he can immediately build an even better one. For that reason alone, there's no reason to smear and slander him."

"What a pity. If it hadn't been stolen, Boss Jiang Chen would probably have been able to upgrade to an even bigger yacht by now, right?"

"Jiang Chen must have paid for an online army, you idiots! Do you have any evidence? Talking nonsense without evidence is just slander!"

"Come and see this truly brain-dead person!"

"If we're paid trolls, then you're just a bootlicker! I just wonder what benefits Jiang Yuan can give you for fawning over him like this?"

"I still remember the fear of being dominated by Jiang Yuan in the trading hall at the very beginning, where even a fish could be sold for an astronomical price!"

"He's ranked number one in the world. Has any of you ever gotten a good deal by trading with him? I was ripped off badly, but I was doomed if I didn't trade with him back then. There was no other way."

"I've been scammed before, too!"

"In comparison, Jiang Chen is a much better person; he has always been very helpful to others."

"Yes, yes, although it's just a bottle of water and a fish, in the eyes of the recipient, it's a life-saving grace!"

There are still more good people than bad in the world!

"Nobody wants to be living a good life and then wake up to this mess. If everyone can live in peace, unite, and help each other, there will be more hope for survival."

"Right! Now is not the time for dark human nature. We don't know how long we'll be adrift at sea. What if we never make it out? Would it be meaningful to kill everyone else and live on?"

"The power of the collective is immense. When the situation is unclear, having more people means you can gather information faster and exchange and circulate various resources more easily..."

……

The channel was still buzzing with discussion, with the topics constantly changing.

Jiang Chen, however, buried himself in his work, smashing the epic-level construction hammer with a series of clangs.

"Host, please take a rest. You've worked so hard!" The little white cat wiped his sweat and said with concern, "Although we have plenty of materials and our tools are very good."

But after all, the tools mainly serve to speed up and reinforce, and it's tiring to keep hammering and banging like that.

Let's not rush the progress; let the main character gloat for a couple of days!

Without even looking up, he wiped his sweat and continued upgrading and expanding with a hammer. "No, it has to be upgraded to a small yacht before dark today."

"Why? Is it in such a hurry?" The little white cat looked at the still-updating script, scratching its ears in confusion. "Is the plot being rushed? I don't remember it."

Jiang Chen shook his head and said, "No, I just want to use a flush toilet when I need to use the restroom."

ha?

The little white cat was full of questions, then looked around, hugged its round little belly, and laughed heartily, "I haven't even thought about this question."

Hahaha!

Host, you are truly a thoughtful person.

So, how do those people who are still using rafts solve this problem?

Standing on the edge?

It's easy to fall if you're not careful!

No wonder the host spent so much money to replace the blueprints for the toilet and toilet paper...

Toilet paper needs a pattern?!

The fluffy little cat stared in disbelief, covering its mouth with its furry paws. "So, most people don't even have toilet paper?"

Then they…

“It’s not in the plot, but you can imagine it if you want.” Jiang Chen gave it a complicated look. “So now you understand why I’m so busy leveling up, right?”

The main character is probably furious about the news I leaked, and I don't have time to deal with him right now.

Let's talk about it after the script is updated!

The little white cat would wipe his sweat with a handkerchief one moment, fan him with a piece of paper the next, and then smash things around with a low-level construction hammer. Jiang Chen was busy, and so was the little white cat.

One person worked tirelessly on the system until the first batch of supplies began to arrive.

"Let's see what good luck an epic hook can bring." As Jiang Chen took out the salvage hook from the toolbox, the protagonist Jiang Yuan was holding a plastic hook, looking at the supplies that were gradually floating over with a gloomy expression.

One defeat wiped out all my savings!

If we're unlucky, the salvaged supplies won't be enough to make fishing rods and seawater purifiers, and we might not even be able to get food and water for today.

The thought of possibly going to bed hungry made Jiang Yuan feel a little panicked.

"I believe in myself, I can do it!" He gripped the plastic hooks tightly with both hands to encourage himself, and took a deep breath to suppress the tension in his heart.

Since he transmigrated here, he has never encountered such troubles, nor has he ever used the low-grade plastic hooks given to him by the system.

After all, upon waking up, you're automatically bound to a sign-in system that only gives you free items and doesn't say a word, giving you epic-level tools right from the start.

For salvage and such, the hit rate is 100%.

No need to calculate speed or angle, and no need to consider the tool's load-bearing capacity. It couldn't be more convenient; just toss and pull.

But now...

He looked down at the extremely simple plastic hook in his hand. He was afraid that if he didn't drag it carefully, it would break!

Only now did Jiang Yuan truly understand the despair he felt when so many people on the channel were wailing and howling after he had just transmigrated.

The equipment is so bad that if it breaks, there's no other way but to jump down and risk your life to salvage the supplies.

It must be very difficult to obtain enough resources to make fishhooks and seawater purifiers with just this one thing!

Jiang Yuan angrily slammed his fist on the exquisite deck.

They have such a beautiful boat, yet they don't even have a decent tool.

The raft survival game is going too far!

As he was lost in thought, supplies drifted intermittently by, rising and falling on the sea.

Chapter Seven: You Should Experience the Hardships Others Go Through at the Start

"Host, do you need my help?" The little white cat looked at the large amount of supplies that were being carried by the waves on a long line, and it was eager to try.

The feeling of getting something for free is inexplicably awesome!

Especially before they were salvaged, no one knew what was hidden inside those wooden boxes and barrels.

Just like opening a blind box, it's full of anticipation!

"Shall I go and push the box over for you?" The fluffy little dumpling was afraid of missing out, and rubbed its paws impatiently.

Jiang Chen, holding the well-made and pleasant-feeling fishing hook, shook his head and said, "Don't go down there. Your fur will get wet and you'll have to dry it in the sun."

Seawater has a high salt content, and if it gets into your hair, it could cause skin allergies.

The protagonist's cheat ability is really strong; salvaging supplies requires no skill, he can just throw them away and drag them away.

100% success rate, plus a lucky bonus.

"I'll be in charge of retrieving the fish, and you'll be in charge of opening the chests."

The little white cat jumped high with joy, "Yay! I love opening boxes the most!"

The special treatment given to the protagonist by the world's only sign-in system was forcibly stripped away. While Jiang Chen and the little white fluffy dumpling were happily and easily salvaging supplies and opening boxes, Jiang Yuan was sweating profusely with anxiety.

The plastic hook was so light that even when I aimed it at the wooden crate and threw it, the slightest breeze would derail its trajectory, and it would land to the side, not even reaching the edge of the crate.

The best thing to hook is a palm leaf floating in the water.

However, this thing had absorbed a lot of water, making it a bit heavy to drag.

Jiang Yuan was particularly worried that he might accidentally break the plastic hook!

Starting from scratch, he spent nearly an hour relearning the tools provided by the system. As he watched the drifting supplies gradually disappear from sight, he was seething with resentment.

While inspecting the salvaged supplies, Jiang Yuan cursed and insulted the ancestors of those who survived on the raft!

He had completely forgotten how sincerely he had praised the raft for survival when he first arrived and received all the benefits.

Fortunately, the protagonist's halo was strong, and although they only salvaged a limited amount of supplies, they accumulated enough raw materials to make a basic fishing rod and a basic seawater purifier.

Jiang Yuan couldn't wait to click "Create," then made a paper cup, scooped the seawater in, and waited for it to be purified into drinking water.

By the time the morning's salvage operation was over, the sun was already very strong.

"Why is it so slow?" Jiang Yuan, who had been busy all morning without a drop of water, was anxious and parched. Seeing that it took so long for a single drop of water to fall, he licked his lips and couldn't help but complain.

You start the game with epic-level tools that ensure all resources are salvaged and have a high drop rate for rare items.

The first salvage operation yielded a rare-level seawater purifier blueprint, along with abundant materials.

While others were struggling to get water, his rare-grade seawater purifier was enough to allow him to sell drinking water in exchange for more materials!

Who would have thought that someone who owns a yacht would need to use such a basic seawater purifier?

At this rate, it would take at least two hours to fill a cup of water!

Jiang Yuan licked his lips impatiently and looked up at the blazing sun. Normally, he would have already eaten and drunk his fill and was resting in his little hut by this time, but now…

My stomach was growling with hunger, and there was still seawater leaking into the cabin that hadn't been cleaned up.

He had no choice but to pull himself together, grab his fishing rod, and sit on the platform at the back of the yacht to prepare for fishing.

"Damn it! I have to use bait again?!" Jiang Yuan had just cast his fishing rod when he received a notification from the raft survival system.

A low-grade fishing rod requires a lot of bait to have any chance of successfully catching fish!

After fiddling around for a while, Jiang Yuan couldn't find any information on making bait in the crafting page. In the chat channel, everyone was discussing what items they had collected, as usual, and no one mentioned fishing.

He tried it, casting his line and waiting for more than ten minutes, but didn't even see a fish.

Jiang Yuan was starving. He took a small sip of water from his cup to moisten his throat, and then searched the system again to make sure there was no information about bait.

After hesitating for a while, he finally succumbed to his hunger and sent a message in the chat channel: "Can any of you tell me where to get bait?"

The sudden appearance of a gold-rimmed message in the chat channel startled everyone.

Immediately, a fan who had been rescued by Jiang Chen mocked, "Oh, the top-ranked person in the world doesn't even know where the bait comes from?"