Chapter 183 The Island Showdown Begins Directly

He paused, then added another sentence: "Raising a D-rank pet is just a waste of effort!"

But after he finished speaking, surprisingly, everyone fell silent...

Only Water Bubble: "Gurgle..."

But its voice was much smaller than before.

Zhang Wanyue's fingers tightened slightly as she cradled it in her palm. "It seems to really like us..."

Wang Mengmeng curled her lip. "Class Monitor, it really likes YOU, doesn't it?"

Zhang Wanyue felt a bit helpless. "Ultimately, we have to listen to Chen Yu. If we're considering the mission..."

Chen Yu interrupted, "We don't have to consider the mission."

“?”

Sun Zhiyuan was taken aback. "If not for the mission, then what for?"

Chen Yu reached out his hand, and Water Bubble performed another catapult jump—

With a "bloop" sound, it landed in Chen Yu's arms.

Chen Yu looked down at it, memories of his past life surging up.

Back then, the person who drew Water Bubble wasn't him, it was Zhang Zixuan.

It was also D-rank, and also had this soft, squishy appearance.

However, when Zhang Zixuan drew it, her three chances were exhausted; she had to take it whether she wanted it or not.

But from then on, she never gave it a proper look.

Sometimes he would see it huddled in a corner or shrunk under a car seat, like a lightbulb about to burn out.

Later, the convoy ran into trouble.

Flame monsters blocked all paths of retreat. Everyone who could fight was injured, and everyone who could run had fled.

Water Bubble crawled in front of Chen Yu and Zhang Zixuan, its body beginning to swell. All that could be seen... was water being steamed into mist by the flames, then the mist being dried by the fire, finally turning into a haze of water vapor.

Chen Yu still remembered standing in that water mist as the blue-white light dimmed bit by bit. He looked back and saw Zhang Zixuan standing in the distance, the flames reflected on her face, and she was still smiling.

Because only when a Vehicle pet dies can a new pet mission be triggered...

Chen Yu withdrew his gaze and looked down at the ball in his palm, the Water Bubble that was still bouncing around.

"Is it you?"

Chen Yu suddenly asked.

Water Bubble seemed to sense something, its two small black dot eyes staring at Chen Yu for two seconds.

"Gurgle?"

It tilted its head and spat out a string of bubbles.

"Chen Yu?"

Zhang Wanyue waved her hand. "What are you thinking? Do you want to swap..."

"No swapping."

Chen Yu smiled slightly. "This is the one. I like it."

The moment the words fell,

"Gurgle-lulu gurgle-lulu~"

Water Bubble became like an unstoppable pinball machine, bouncing frantically in Chen Yu's palm!

Wang Mengmeng quickly leaned in. "It's so happy! Look at it bounce! It understood you!"

She reached out to take it, but Water Bubble bounced up, lightly tapped her fingertip, and bounced back into Chen Yu's palm.

With just that one touch, Wang Mengmeng felt completely melted. "It touched me! Oh, it's so cute!"

Lu Xiaoyu also summoned her courage. "Can I touch it?"

Chen Yu nodded and passed Water Bubble over. Lu Xiaoyu held Water Bubble and began to pet it, unable to put it down!

Sun Zhiyuan stood behind the crowd, watching this scene, his lips curling downward.

"It's D-rank... if you don't swap now, you won't have another chance later. During the pet duel, if we lose..."

"Deputy Commander Sun."

Liu Manqing shook her head. "Regarding matters on the Vehicle, we should still listen to Xiao Yu."

Sun Zhiyuan opened his mouth to speak, then closed it again.

In the square, people from other teams were also watching this scene.

"They won't even swap a D-rank? This is the vision of the tenth-ranked on the highway?"

"That thing doesn't even have claws. What can it do? Be a mascot?"

"What a waste. They had three chances; they should have at least tried one more time."

"If they're happy with it, then so be it. D-rank is D-rank. Anyway, their rank is high, they don't care."

Zhang Tianlang sat on a rock, chuckling. "Treating a D-rank like a treasure. And here I thought they were something special."

Pei Yuanheng stood within the Military District team, looking at Chen Yu's back with a calm gaze.

Cheng Minglang whispered beside him, "Officer Pei, is he really not swapping? He just took a D-rank Water-type?!"

Pei Yuanheng shook his head. "I can't see through that kid either. Forget it. Regardless, on this island, we still have our S-rank pet, the Lava Guardian Lizard."

Not far away,

Captain Zhou Ting pushed up his glasses and made a note on his tablet—'Water Bubble, D-rank, deceptive appearance, perhaps possesses other abilities, unknown, unknown, unknown.'

[Seventh Island · Pet Extraction Phase has ended]

[All 10 teams on the island have completed pet binding]

[Synchronizing data... Synchronization complete]

[New phase open:]

[Multiple resource collection points have been marked on the island; teams may proceed to harvest them]

[Resource types and distribution—]

· Wood: Dense forest area in the southeast of the island; deadwood and firewood can be collected.

· Iron: Ore vein area in the northwest of the island; exposed iron ore veins, mining required.

· Parts: Abandoned camp in the center of the island; dismantle and recycle from mechanical wreckage.

· Fabric: Old warehouse in the southwest of the island; discarded textiles and canvas.

· Glass: East coast beach; Glass products and quartz sand washed ashore by the tide.

· Electronic Components: Shipwreck wreckage area in the north of the island; dismantle precision instruments.

· Low-grade Energy Core: Central island deep pool and surrounding fissures; probability of production.

[Collection method: Bare hands or tool mining]

[Exchange rules: Resources obtained through collection can be exchanged at the Island Heart Furnace for standard construction material units]

[Standard construction material units can be used for—]

· Vehicle upgrades (takes effect after leaving the island)

· Pet feeding (takes effect immediately on the island)

[Tip: Pets can increase their attributes by consuming construction materials. Different pets have different preferences for material types; feeding preferred materials will grant extra growth bonuses]

"Holy crap! How is this Wuyin Island?"

"This is clearly Construction Material Island!"

"Wood, iron, Parts... everything is here? There are way too many resources on this island!"

"Then after we go through this mission, won't we..."

"Don't think too much. Pets actually consume construction materials. This is probably another gold-swallowing beast!"

Everyone lamented; construction materials were already tight, and now another major consumer had arrived!

However, there was finally a new way to obtain construction materials!

Everyone was even a bit impatient, wanting to hurry and scour the surroundings to be the first to exchange for materials!

But in the next moment,

The pet duel didn't seem to wait for anyone!

[Day 1 · Island Duel is about to begin]

[Day 1 · Matched Island: Third Island]

[Day 1 · Combat Rules: The top three ranked teams on each island's highway will engage in a 3v3 pet duel]

[Victory Determination: King of the Hill style]

[Winning Island Rewards—]

[Daily Points +1, massive amount of construction materials, pet comprehensive attributes +1%, all island resource point output efficiency +50%]

[Losing Island Penalties—]

[Daily Points -1, pet comprehensive attributes -1%, all island resource point output efficiency -50%, next day's matching will prioritize facing the previous day's winner]

[Seventh Island Participating Teams:]

[Seed No. 1: Haicheng Film Academy - Baby Bus]

[Seed No. 2: Haicheng Military District Department 13 - Sky Eye Convoy]

[Seed No. 3: Haicheng Tianyang Technology Laboratory - Tianyang Convoy]