138: Chapter 136 Would you like some instant noodles?

After the post was published, the reply section went silent for a dozen seconds.

Then, it exploded.

"Sigh, that hit a sore spot."

"To be honest, it's true. I can't even remember the last time I went out to hunt sea beasts without relying on a compass."

"Not having the panel to tank damage is too fatal. Before, when I took a hit, I just watched the numbers subtract my health, but now, a hit really hurts, the blood really flows, and my hand was shaking so much I almost couldn't hold my blade."

"Embarrassing. Truly embarrassing. To lose even with superior equipment—if word gets out, where will the face of our Yanhuang Civilization be?"

"But, asking me to give up these Fate Platform functions in real Magic Sea survival is something I really can't do. What should we do..."

"I guess it's the same over at the Faction Sequence Battle, right?"

"On the Faction Sequence Battle leaderboard, although Despair Wall Team and Lucky Squad are first and second, third through tenth are all teams from other civilizations, and the win counts are only a few games apart."

"It's over, it's over. Doesn't this mean there's a risk of being overtaken if we aren't careful? No, I don't want to give my Fate Platform to others, not to mention my talent and Silver Grade equipment!!"

"Calm down. The Faction Sequence Battle ranks based on the team with the highest win count, not the total sum. Despair Wall Team and Lucky Squad are all Gold Tier big shots; they'll definitely be able to hold first and second place."

"You just said it's ranked by win count. Even if those foreign civilization Survivors can't beat our top big shots, what if they just rack up wins by bullying other teams? The top ten rankings are still very tight right now, aren't they?"

"By the way, what exactly is the matchmaking mechanism for this Sequence War?"

"If it were like the Revival Society's top 1,000 selection tournament, looking at the strongest would be enough..."

Anxiety was spreading, and some slightly resentful comments even appeared, asking why the Fate Master hadn't exerted his influence in the Sequence War yet, just as he had in the Individual Sequence Contest.

The number of private posts in the Symphony Realm exceeded 30,000 within half an hour. From combat analysis to emotional venting, from technical discussions to helpless lamentations, there were all kinds of posts.

This mood permeated for nearly an hour.

It wasn't until 3:11 PM that this mood gradually eased, because all Yanhuang Survivors following the Faction Sequence Battle noticed that starting half an hour ago, the win count growth of teams from other civilizations on the leaderboard had gradually slowed down, and ten minutes ago, it had almost completely stopped.

Meanwhile, the Despair Wall Team and Lucky Squad, occupying first and second place for the Yanhuang Civilization, continued to march forward triumphantly, suddenly widening the points gap by over thirty points.

Perhaps a few minutes or maybe over ten minutes later, the win points of the Despair Wall Team and Lucky Squad also stopped accumulating, stalling at a number approaching one hundred.

Seeing this ranking, everyone suddenly relaxed.

A non-private post appeared at the top of the Symphony Realm.

Poster: Zheng Yuanshan.

The suffix was the official account of the Revival Society's Second Chief.

The post had only five lines.

"Despair Wall Team, 5v5 Faction Sequence Battle, 169 consecutive wins so far. All wins."

"Lucky Squad, 5v5 Faction Sequence Battle, 163 consecutive wins so far. All wins."

"Fate Platform functions indeed cannot be used in the battle space. However, we have stocks of the three-colored life spring, reserves of little life water, and reinforced Gold Tier equipment. We can use these physical consumables to recover our state between battles, allowing us to fight more persistently within a single day."

"Foreign civilization teams cannot conduct high-intensity, long-duration combat. Even if they have Survivors with auxiliary recovery abilities, the stamina of those auxiliary Survivors is limited."

"We can hold out longer, fight more, and win more steadily. The Yanhuang Civilization Faction Sequence Battle will surely be won."

Below the post, President Shen Qing added a comment.

"little life water is effective within the battle space. Bringing enough little life water into matchmaking allows you to recover all stamina and injuries between battles, sustaining infinite matchmaking sessions. This is our unique advantage. Moving forward, I will coordinate with the Little Life Society to increase the production and distribution of little life water."

Zhang Haotian: "169 matches, not a single one lasted over three minutes."

Guan Tiezhu: "I didn't fall into the sea this time."

At the same time, Captain Ye Shuang of the Lucky Squad, Yang Yue, and Yang Hang himself—who presented himself externally as the Little Luck Technique user Yang Hang—also came out to speak and stabilize morale.

The atmosphere in the Symphony Realm changed.

"169 consecutive wins! All wins!"

"Lucky Squad also has 163 consecutive wins."

"The point gap has widened, the point gap has widened!"

"Phew, over thirty points difference, not bad, not bad!"

"Grandpa Zheng has appeared!"

"And Sister Shen Qing! little life water can be used inside?!"

"The physical spirit spring water from the three-colored life spring can also be used!! You can use it offline after ending matchmaking, or you can exchange it in advance into physical bottles to carry with you!!"

"That's right! Fate Platform functions can't be used, but the physical spring water exchanged from the Life Spring is a real, existing item! It's not affected!"

"Plus, the high-tier strength of our Yanhuang Civilization is still the strongest; we have the best weapons and equipment. We just weren't used to it on the first day. Once we adapt, there will definitely be no problems."

"With the Despair Wall Team and Lucky Squad, who are fully equipped with Gold Tier gear, in the Faction Sequence Battle, we have no chance of losing!"

"Yes, yes."

"I'm relieved."

"I'm relieved."

"Seconded +1."

"..."

Confidence was rebuilt.

The pacified Survivors finally had the mind to pay attention to other things.

The heat of the discussion began to slowly recede from the Sequence War.

Someone finally noticed that the Fate Platform seemed to have undergone some changes.

Others finally saw that there was an unread message in their Fate Platform notification tab.

Or some people looked through previous comments in the Symphony Realm and discovered that the food god shrine seemed to have been opened.

"Damn, the Fate Master opened the food god shrine while we weren't paying attention?"

"Damn, is the Fate Master really a three-headed, six-armed deity? He can fight on two fronts—the individual battles and the faction battles—and still have the time to open the food god shrine. As expected of the Fate Master, he's ridiculously strong."

"I'm envious. I also want three heads and six arms, or a Clone. Does that mean I could date several girls at once... *cough*."

Surprisingly, the first thing everyone focused on wasn't the functions after the food god shrine opened, but instead, the conversation veered wildly toward boasting about and worshipping the Fate Master.

However, the comments soon returned to normal, and everyone's focus shifted back to the functions of the food god shrine itself, though many people were influenced by their preconceived notions about its purpose.

Most people only thought it was just a place to exchange karma points for food, which was almost no different from the initial thoughts of the first batch of Survivors who encountered it at noon.

They weren't as excited as they were when the Spatial Backpack, Enhancement System, or magic sea compass first appeared; instead, they were rather indifferent.

This was simply because, with the support of the two Magic Sea Beast Tides and the various powerful functions of the Fate Platform, most Yanhuang Survivors no longer lacked food.

"The food god shrine; I was curious about it before. I can find a chance to exchange for some food to see."

"The Fate Master really worries about every aspect of us ordinary people; so thoughtful."

"Yes, yes, yes. Although we don't really lack food now, I'm still willing to support the Fate Master!"

"Seconded +1."

"..."

Amidst the gentle discussions, many people, either out of curiosity or the desire to support the Fate Master, went to try out the food god shrine immediately.

On a certain sea area that was calm at the moment.

Lin Yeqing, a Silver Grade Survivor, had just finished matching for the Individual Sequence Contest, and her mood was, "Let's try it, it's not a loss anyway."

She wasn't actually very hungry. She just saw everyone talking about the Fate Master opening a new function, so she clicked on it. The interface of the food god shrine was so simple that it made her pause—no menu, no categories, just a single line of prompt: Please imagine the food you want in your heart.

"What the hell?" she muttered. She had originally just intended to exchange for some food to taste. But there was actually no menu, just based on imagination?

Her brain suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Imagination? Then, can I have... instant noodles?