The male supporting character was actually myself.

"I'll just have to wait until tomorrow morning. Hopefully, the check-in system will give me a pleasant surprise!"

It's hard to go from luxury to frugality, and Jiang Yuan, who had been living a comfortable life since the beginning, didn't want to suffer like this at all.

Especially when you see other people chatting and laughing in the chat channel, talking about the abundant resources they've salvaged and their own construction progress, you want to say something but can't find a suitable topic.

What you are experiencing now is someone else's past.

They're talking about things they haven't experienced themselves.

In addition, that damned Jiang Chen caused trouble, which led to his status plummeting!

This is especially hateful!

Chapter Nine: Clearance Sale?

I used to feel that being willing to say a few words to them in the chat world was like a gift from God, and I could get thousands of followers at any time.

But now?

Apart from a few kind-hearted people who occasionally spoke up for him, everyone else had a damned attitude!

Jiang Yuan thought angrily, "Once I recover, I will tear you all to pieces!"

"Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen, it's all because of you, you bastard!" He cursed as he opened the leaderboard, his eyes widening immediately. "How did Jiang Chen get to the top of the leaderboard? Why? I upgraded my yacht first!"

However, no matter how much he disbelieved it, the facts were right there on the system's leaderboard page.

Global and regional chat channels are all discussing this.

That damned Jiang Chen is practically being hailed as a god!

"As expected..." Jiang Yuan clenched his right fist, his eyes bloodshot, and gritted his teeth, saying, "I shouldn't have been so soft-hearted!"

They should have been wiped out back then!

Unfortunately, I didn't think things through at the time, thinking that the other person would definitely die if left on the desolate and barren island.

Therefore, after weighing the options, I felt that risking going up to kill and silence them might result in fierce resistance. Survivors who could build a sturdy wooden boat on their own must be quite strong.

If he has some other powerful weapon, a rash fight would be risky; it would be better to simply swallow the ship and leave, making a fortune in silence.

I shouldn't have backed down back then!

What am I afraid of, being a former elite soldier?

In the future, if I encounter this situation again, I must never be soft-hearted; I must make sure the other party has no way out.

How could Jiang Chen expand his backpack so much to hold so many supplies?

Jiang Yuan sneered; he didn't believe it!

There must be treasure on that seemingly barren little island!

After all, when I transmigrated here, the raft survival system said that anything is possible.

"One day, what's yours will become mine!" Jiang Yuan revealed a sinister smile, gripping the plastic hook in his hand and aiming at the supplies that had already floated over, muttering to himself, "After all, I possess the world's only sign-in system! How could a mere mortal like you possibly surpass it?"

By the time the supplies were fully salvaged and sorted, it was already getting dark.

The yacht's electrical system requires a generator to function, so after nightfall, all the survivors huddled around the fire pit.

Survivors who didn't yet have a shelter from the wind and rain relied on a fire to ward off the cold sea wind;

Those who had small huts used the light from the fire pit to do work they didn't have time for during the day;

Some people take advantage of the time before bed to go fishing, hoping to have a bit more luck and stock up on more food;

Some people are cleaning and gutting fish, preparing to air-dry and store them.

Some people are making tools with great effort;

Some people were chatting and laughing on the channel...

After Jiang Chen and the little white cat finished their sumptuous meal and sorted out what they had salvaged, he took out the supplies he had plundered from the protagonist Jiang Yuan from his system space and examined them one by one.

"A high-grade metal spear? I don't need it, I'll sell it."

"A reinforced palm mattress that can relieve fatigue? Sell it. I can upgrade it myself from a low-end one. I don't want a second-hand mattress that someone else has slept on."

"High-grade sails? No need for them anymore, sell them."

"A rare-grade trident? I'll keep it for now; at least I'll have a handy weapon."

"Advanced water tank? This is for upgrading yachts to have a built-in water tank for water storage, right? Sell it."

……

After reviewing all the items the protagonist had accumulated over three months, Jiang Chen chose a sharp trident to keep and put the rest up for sale in the trading hall.

I currently have everything I need, but to upgrade my yacht, I'll need a special material—crystal cores.

He didn't hold out much hope, so he picked a high-level item and listed it to exchange for a crystal core.

Everything else was listed at a rock-bottom price for clearance.

"Boss Jiang Chen is doing charity work again!" The chat channel exploded.

Some of those who managed to snag a piece were a little disappointed. "What a pity! I used up all my iron blocks upgrading the fire grill today. Otherwise, I could have exchanged them for a sail, and then I wouldn't have needed to craft any more when upgrading the sailboat!"

"That sail on that ship, sir, is high-end. It must have taken a lot of resources just to upgrade it, right?"

"That's why people say big shots do charity work!"

"These things are nothing to the big shots, but for us, it would take a long time to accumulate any one of them."

"Unlike some people who profit from rare and valuable items, Boss Jiang Chen always releases things out of kindness and goodwill."

"By the way, Jiang Yuan's sycophants, you absolutely mustn't go and rush to buy it!"

"Well said. You criticize someone while trying to get their stuff at a low price. What's that called again? I remember there's a saying about it?"

"He picks up the bowl to eat, then puts it down and curses his mother!"

"That rare anchor is extremely valuable, and it's incredibly useful! But what kind of crystal core did the big shot trade?"

"I don't know, I've never encountered that before."

……

While the chat channel was abuzz with discussion, Jiang Yuan had barely managed to fill his stomach with grilled fish.

We were lucky in the afternoon. Although we didn't salvage a lot of supplies, we had plenty of materials. We were able to make a fire grill and upgrade the seawater purifier.

So in the evening, he was finally able to eat grilled fish and have enough water to drink.

"Finally, I can rest." Jiang Yuan, having eaten and drunk his fill, slumped onto the sofa on the deck and sighed with satisfaction, then casually opened the chat channel.

He had been living a wealthy and leisurely life since he transmigrated three months ago, and had long since developed the habit of chatting on the system.

Just like when I was playing on my phone before I traveled through time, I wanted to swipe it a few times whenever I had a spare moment.

Ever since I met that jinx Jiang Chen today, I've been having a run of bad luck. What should have been a joyous occasion of upgrading my small yacht has turned into a day of misery.

This was the first time Jiang Yuan had been so busy and tired that he barely had time to check the chat channel all day.

"Clearance sale?" When he saw what everyone was talking about, he regretted it so much that he slapped his thigh.

That's a huge mistake!

A few pieces of wood, some plastic, and some iron sheets can be exchanged for at least high-level or even rare-level supplies. It's practically free!

Jiang Yuan was heartbroken to have missed such a great opportunity.

At the same time, he was also very curious: who is this idiot?

Are you planning to just die?

Weapons, water tanks, sails... why do you sell everything?

Even though they're living a comfortable life thanks to the sign-in system, they're reluctant to sell these supplies at bargain prices. After all, any one of these items would attract a lot of buyers, and only someone with a brain wouldn't take the opportunity to make a quick buck!

Jiang Yuan opened the trading hall, and all the supplies had already been snapped up.

However, a rare fixed anchor occupies the top spot on the homepage, set to trade a crystal core.

"Crystal core?" Jiang Yuan was stunned for a moment. He seemed to remember that this was needed to upgrade the small yacht!

But even someone as outstanding as him had never seen what a crystal core looked like, let alone where to find one.

To confirm, he even took out the upgrade hammer and tried it out.

As expected, if we want to upgrade further, we need to use crystal cores in addition to the usual materials.

"Strange... Could it be that there are other things that need crystal cores to upgrade?" Just as this thought flashed through Jiang Yuan's mind, he suddenly realized that Jiang Chen also owned a yacht!

Sure enough, when you click on the details of the traded items, Jiang Chen's avatar and information are clearly listed!

Chapter Ten: I Dare, Do You?

His gaze swept over the anchor, and his eyes widened instantly, his breathing becoming rapid—this anchor was his!

There's definitely no mistake!

The photos of the items in the trading hall were very clear, and the large cursive "J" on them was one that I had personally engraved!

Where did Jiang Chen get it from?

High-grade metal spears, high-grade water tanks, reinforced palm mats, high-grade sails... Jiang Yuan hurriedly scrolled through the messages on the chat interface, his heart growing colder and colder.

It's absolutely true that all those supplies were saved up by ourselves!

Wait a minute, weren't the supplies lost during the ship upgrade?

Why was it with Jiang Chen?

He was stunned for a while, then recalled the experience of the ship being swallowed that morning.

After confirming several times that the guy stayed on the island and had absolutely not come near their ship, they realized that he was indeed on the island.

As a top soldier, no one can steal a single hair from me without my noticing!

How did he do that?

Jiang Yuan rubbed his face, and a bold idea flashed through his mind—Jiang Chen also has a system!