The male supporting character was actually myself.

"Roar!"

Startled awake, the sea monster let out a roar and raised its long neck, which was more than three meters in diameter, to smash towards the attacker.

Jiang Chen moved nimbly, having already drawn his trident and swam down to the sea monster, where he stabbed it again in the neck.

The sea monster pounded the water like a madman, creating towering waves that terrified the ship girls on the yacht, who screamed in terror. They couldn't see their captain and were afraid of accidentally hitting him if they fired their cannons, so they could only watch in fear.

In the darkness, the howling wind and roaring sea mingled with the screams of sea monsters, making every second feel incredibly long.

After an unknown amount of time, the sea monster let out a final, mournful roar, spat out a glittering golden box, and then plunged into the sea, remaining motionless.

"Host, you're amazing!" The little white cat was so frightened that its whole body went limp. It was hard to tell whether it was from the cold or from being scared. It praised, "You killed the sea monster with ease. You must be the number one ruthless person for raft survival!"

Dragging the golden box, Jiang Chen swam to the platform without breaking a sweat.

The ship girls, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly pulled him onto the yacht. Some helped him dry off with towels, while others checked his body for injuries.

After a while of excitement, the seawater calmed down.

Jiang Chen waved his hand and said, "Let's open the box and see what rewards we have!"

I knew it! You used to protect me, now I'm protecting you. Killing a sea monster is nothing special.

These large sea monsters are good for practice, but they have low attack power and slow reaction time. They have no advantages other than high health.

The reward probably won't be too high.

Fei had already pried open the box, and instantly a dazzling golden light spread out.

There are at least forty or fifty items, including materials, food, water, and blueprints. The items are not of very high level, but they cover all kinds of daily necessities.

If other survivors get such a treasure chest, their development speed will increase dramatically!

"We've collected more than half of the crystal cores in one go, and dozens of diamonds too. This sea is truly a place where danger and opportunity coexist!" Amy exclaimed after taking stock of the supplies. "Captain, please don't take such risks again next time. We're all so worried about you!"

Jiang Chen packed up the supplies and comforted him, "Don't worry, I received a mermaid's blessing. I'm more relaxed and comfortable in the sea than on land. I can easily beat sea monsters."

Ye Misha rarely acted coquettishly, "I want to join the war too!"

"Let's go upstairs before it gets light..." He glanced upstairs with a wicked grin.

"Oh, that's not it!"

"Captain, you must be exhausted. Go upstairs and rest. Leave the rest to us."

"I'm on duty with Ye Misha. It looks like this sea area is going to be fraught with danger."

"Then I'll make everyone something delicious to cheer them up!"

"The rest of you should get some rest. Who knows what other crises might arise tomorrow..."

……

Still shaken, Li Xiaoqian was also told by Amy to go back to her room to rest. Lying in bed, she tossed and turned, unable to sleep. She opened the chat channel and found that Boss Jiang Chen was seriously explaining how to kill a sea monster.

"My God, this is the difference between me and the big shots. They're already taking on sea monsters one-on-one, while I can only repair my damaged ship and run away with my head down."

"You're lucky you still have a chance to escape. Many people who suddenly encounter sea monsters have already lost their ships and died."

"Sigh, why the sudden upgrade in the middle of the night?"

"Brother Jiang Chen, do you have any usable spare weapons to sell? I just got a few blueprints from salvaging a crate!"

"I'm also asking for some weapon recommendations from experts. Without a suitable weapon, optical theory is useless..."

……

The chat channels and trading hall were bustling with activity, indicating that many people had a good start. Some didn't encounter any sea monsters, while others became rich overnight after finding islands; some even salvaged a lot of wooden crates, causing their resource reserves to increase rapidly.

Jiang Chen took the opportunity to forge several enhanced and rare-level weapons, and listed them in the trading hall in exchange for some useful blueprints.

In less than an hour, the yacht finally had a power system.

"Captain, you're amazing!" Xueye, who was left on duty with Ye Misha, watched as he placed a black rectangular object into the power system hub, and then the yacht had power. She couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

He shook his head and laughed, "It's not that I'm amazing, it's just that the mechanisms of this world are fixed. As long as you have the blueprints and the corresponding materials, you can make anything."

"Can a warship do it too?" Nightsha's eyes lit up.

"Of course, it's possible, but it might be quite difficult."

After receiving a definite answer, Ye Misha was full of confidence and enthusiasm. "Tomorrow we will reschedule the shifts and try to have someone watching 24 hours a day, ready to salvage supplies and harvest resources at any time."

"The sooner we build the warships, the more useful they will be!"

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a gentle knock on the cockpit door, and Li Xiaoqian poked her head in and whispered, "Boss, can I discuss something with you?"

After browsing the updated raft survival system, she discovered that there was an additional page—Alliance Information.

The message indicates that there are high-level survivors nearby, and you can apply to join their alliance.

"Why doesn't my system have this option?" Jiang Chen found it strange and carefully checked the other party's application alliance details.

This is a new gameplay mode where lower-level survivors can request alliances with nearby higher-level survivors.

Once the other party agrees, a formal alliance is formed, and the lower-level ships will automatically follow the higher-level ships on the sea.

After forming an alliance, members are divided into different levels based on the number of members in the alliance. The higher the level, the more additional alliance resources can be salvaged each day.

The more allies a high-level survivor has, the richer the daily bonus chest rewards will be.

"No wonder I don't have a new page here. Nobody's level higher than me now." Jiang Chen chuckled. "The sooner you join an alliance, the sooner you'll get the rewards. Apply to join an alliance right away, and the alliance information page should be unlocked here."

Li Xiaoqian's face turned red, and she bit her lip as she stammered, "If I apply, I must have my own boat."

However, when I was attacked, I probably lost the construction hammer that I was holding..."

Chapter Thirty-One: New Rules – Alliance

“I have one here.” Jiang Chen took the construction hammer he received as a starting gift from his backpack and handed it to her. “You can use this first. I saw someone in the chat channel open a chest and got a construction hammer blueprint, which can be used to upgrade the construction hammer.”

"Once we find the blueprints, I'll help you upgrade."

"Thank you, thank you!" Li Xiaoqian thanked her repeatedly.

With Jiang Chen and Xue Ye by her side, she successfully built a simple raft on the platform, jumped onto it, and then applied for an alliance.

Jiang Chen received a message to unlock the alliance information page, clicked to approve, and the two officially formed an alliance!

With the help of many donated supplies, Li Xiaoqian quickly transformed the simple raft into a super-large sailboat with 5 masts and 5 sails, measuring 15 meters long and 8 meters wide, complete with a small wooden house and a fish hold.

They trailed far behind the yacht, so as not to interfere with each other but to provide mutual support.

"How lucky I am! I've formed an alliance with Boss Jiang Chen! I'm so happy!"

"Holy crap? Really? An alliance?"

"It seems that you need other survivors nearby to unlock the alliance. I just unlocked it, but when I applied, they ignored me. I guess they think my level is too low."

"I also want to form an alliance with Boss Jiang Chen!"

……

"Heh, an alliance?" Jiang Yuan, who had just finished looting a resource-rich island, upgraded his yacht with a clattering sound while sneering, "Who knows, there might be a giant sea monster lurking somewhere. The more people in the alliance, the bigger the target will be. In the end, we'll just become sitting ducks."

Besides, there must be plenty of treasure here.

If we form an alliance, how will the treasure be divided after we find it?

You also have to be constantly on guard against someone stabbing you in the back. You can't trust people's hearts. Deceit and treachery are the worst things to do in the struggle for survival!

So, if you're tired of living, hurry up and form an alliance.

I'm not going to fall for that. What's the point of taking a bunch of useless burdens who'll break off the alliance and run away when it really matters? What difference does it make whether I take them or not?

He quickly upgraded the yacht to a medium size.

Jiang Yuan felt like he was in his element here!

Previously, the plan was supposed to be about survival, but aside from the fixed daily supplies and the chance of stumbling upon an island, there were no resources other than the ocean. Even with a lot of abilities, it would be useless; after all, you can't cook without ingredients.

Things are different now.

Craft traps and weapons to lure and kill sea monsters and obtain treasure chests;

By mastering time management, one can maximize the recovery of supplies.

The number of islands has increased, and at the same time, sea monsters have begun to lurk on the large islands.

In this environment, Jiang Yuan's skills found a place to be put to use, and he quickly accumulated a large amount of wealth!

"Boom boom boom!"

A beautiful ship girl in a light purple swimsuit was feeding him grapes. Jiang Chen's raft survival system beeped with a familiar notification sound. He opened the alliance information page and saw that there was indeed a new application.

He glanced at the basic information: no criminal record (but probably no chance); development speed was below average. He clicked to agree to the application, and soon a small sailboat came sailing, following his large yacht at a distance from Li Xiaoqian's boat.

The raft survival game is clearly very well thought out, and the alliance management is very detailed and specific.

If anyone rebels, the alliance leader can exile them to other seas and make them disappear from the alliance.

The alliance management page has a special alliance enhancement project. The alliance leader can lead other members to contribute resources, which will increase the sturdiness of all ships in the alliance by a certain percentage.

If managed well, the alliance will be a mobile steel fortress on the high seas!

"Judging from the plot, the protagonist clearly doesn't trust anyone, so becoming the leader of the alliance is basically out of his reach." The little white cat stood on the large yacht, gazing at the ships of his followers not far away, and sighed, "No matter how strong an individual is, they can't defeat an alliance. Why can't the protagonist understand this?"

Jiang Chen leisurely lay on the deck chair, took a sip of iced soda, looked at the little sea otters and ship girls playing in the small pool behind him, smiled slightly and explained softly: "On the contrary, the plot arranged this alliance to be a delicious feast tailored for the protagonist to rapidly grow stronger."

Think about it, right now, no one except me is at a higher level than Jiang Yuan.

Whether it's equipment or defense, they are basically negligible in front of Jiang Yuan, not to mention his strong disguise that allows him to appear and disappear unpredictably.

Once he targets certain smaller leagues, they are basically doomed to be wiped out.

Most survivors are like mosquito meat to the protagonist Jiang Yuan; even if he swallows them up, he won't grow much, and he has to hunt them one by one, which is too tiring.

If the Raft Survival System created an alliance, wouldn't Jiang Yuan have an easier time?

Alliance ships are large and easy to spot; annexing an alliance will at least raise his level by one, so he won't need to painstakingly search for those abundant and scarce materials.

Little White Cat: ━━∑(￣□￣*|||━━

"Even if the protagonist is disguised, he can't possibly swallow up the entire alliance so easily, right?" The fluffy dumpling licked its paws and pondered, "Let me calculate how likely the protagonist is to fail."