217: Chapter 213 The Arrival of the Acid Rain Season
Then— "Bang!"
The door to the Houseboat was kicked open from the outside.
Three, five, eight—all the members of his mutual aid team, along with Survivors from the neighboring Houseboats who had rushed over upon hearing the news, swarmed in.
"Zhou Liang!!!"
"You motherfucker, you stole Fate Master's chicken!!!"
"Do you know you're the hottest person on the entire Fate Platform right now!!!"
Zhou Liang was surrounded by the group, his ears filled with screams and laughter, countless hands patting his shoulders, back, and head.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something.
But nothing came out.
In the time that followed, the Farm Realm ushered in unimaginable prosperity, with millions of farms springing up within the Farm Realm every minute.
Farm owners who previously had to rely on map teleportation to steal crops discovered that there were now some farms nearby, allowing them to walk over to steal crops and socialize.
The Yanhuang Survivors on the Fate Platform were all participating in this Farm Realm craze.
Countless people shed tears of joy when they truly stepped onto that land.
Powerful individuals from foreign civilizations could only silently gaze at the livestreams to quench their thirst, drooling with envy.
At exactly 12:01 that night, perhaps even the heavens of the Magic Sea were drooling with envy over the Farm Realm, as a fine drizzle began to fall from the sky.
After releasing the launch announcement for the Farm Realm, Yang Hang was the first to actively participate in this gaming feast, spending the night coolly stealing basic crops from the newly appeared farms.
During this time, his younger sister managed to get his address out of him, then ran to his Level 3 farm and swiped a large batch of wool and a guard dog.
Facing his sister's questions about why his farm level was so high, he simply replied that he was a beta tester and sent her back to her own farm.
At noon the next day, the sky was still drizzling, and the entire sky of the Magic Sea was gray.
Along with the refreshing of the sunken sea treasure chest fishing spots on the 29th day, the second 10v10 Sequence War reached its final settlement.
Yanhuang Civilization firmly held first place, with nearly four hundred more wins than the second-place Teuton civilization, earning 251 points.
Second place was Teuton, followed by Fog City and Stars and Stripes.
As expected, another war of words erupted on the Fate Platform, with all sides hurling threats at each other.
The commotion was in full swing.
All Survivors' consciousnesses vibrated in unison.
The scrolling speed of the Symphony Realm dropped to zero.
All fingers that were typing hung in mid-air.
[Magic Sea Announcement]
[To all Earth Star civilization Survivors:]
[On this, the 30th day of the Magic Sea Calendar, congratulations to all Survivors who have survived until now. You have proven the resilience and survival will of your own civilization in this sea area.]
[We are now announcing the latest total faction merit and the periodic results of the Sequence War for each civilization camp on the 30th day—]
A dense string of data followed.
The total faction merit of the Yanhuang Camp had exceeded 140 billion, leading by a landslide.
The various ranking data for individual Sequence Battles and camp Sequence Battles were attached as well.
But no one looked closely at these numbers.
Everyone's gaze was pinned to the text below the data.
[1. The arrival of the Acid Rain Season.]
[Starting from noon on the 30th day of the Magic Sea Calendar, the entire Magic Sea has entered the Acid Rain Season cycle. This round of Acid Rain Season will last for one Magic Sea month (30 days), during which the acid rain will not stop.]
[2. Acid rain erosion rules.]
[Current stage: Items, equipment, Houseboats, and other supplies of Rotten Wood Class quality and below will be continuously corroded if exposed to the acid rain environment for a long time, until they are completely destroyed. Bronze Grade quality supplies have a certain resistance to corrosion, but long-term exposure will consume their durability. Supplies of Silver Grade quality and above are not affected by acid rain in the initial stage.]
[Warning: The intensity of the acid rain will continue to increase over time. In the Late Stage, the corrosiveness of the acid rain may threaten Silver Grade quality supplies and the Survivors themselves.]
[3. Changes in the sea environment.]
[During the acid rain cycle, the water level of the Magic Sea will continue to rise, and the probability of natural disasters such as tsunamis and giant waves will significantly increase. Sea beasts will mutate due to the stimulation of the acid rain environment, and their aggressiveness and level of rage will be greatly enhanced. All Survivors must be vigilant against sea beast ambushes during outdoor activities and while stationary.]
[4. Supplementary explanation.]
[Acid rain may have special effects.]
[Wishing you all a safe passage.]
— The announcement ended there.
The Symphony Realm fell silent.
A true silence.
It was not the kind of silence like "let me take a moment" when the Farm Realm launched before.
It was a silence like a bucket of ice water poured over one's head, chilling one from the spine to the heels.
It lasted for a full dozen seconds.
Then the first message popped up.
[Salted Fish Turnaround (Yanhuang): Wait... is this not a Fate Platform announcement?]
[Wind-Chasing Youth (Yanhuang): No. It's from the Magic Sea official.]
[Little Noodle Shop Owner (Yanhuang): I thought Fate Master had updated some new feature again... My legs went weak when I saw the black and red border.]
[Iron-Faced Ruthless (Yanhuang): To be honest, me too. For the past ten days or so, the Fate Platform has been issuing announcements every other day, and I've gotten used to the gold border, so I subconsciously thought it was from the Fate Platform again. When I clicked on it—Magic Sea Announcement. My hands are shaking.]
[Old Smoker (Yanhuang): Damn it. I almost forgot this place is called the Magic Sea.]
Millions of likes appeared under this message, and countless people silently clicked it.
Farm Realm, bank, Sequence Battle, stealing crops, farming... these past ten or twenty days had been too comfortable.
So comfortable that many people had started to treat the Magic Sea as a safe zone protected by the Fate Platform.
[Scooping the Moon from the Sea (Yanhuang): Can any big shots help analyze this announcement? My brain isn't working right now.]
[Storm Eye (Yanhuang): Let me break it down. First, the acid rain started last night. Think back—wasn't it drizzling last night? It was raining throughout the entire Magic Sea. At the time, some people even said, "The Magic Sea has a plum rain season too."]
[Little Noodle Shop Owner (Yanhuang): ...Holy shit. I even reached out and caught some rainwater to wash my face last night.]
[Storm Eye (Yanhuang): Second, in the initial stage, Rotten Wood Class items and Houseboats will be corroded until they are destroyed. This problem isn't too big; the Causality Enhancement Realm has been online for so long that the vast majority of Yanhuang Survivors have long upgraded their Houseboats to Bronze Grade. But Bronze Grade only "has a certain resistance," and long-term exposure will still consume durability. One month of acid rain; I don't know if a Bronze Grade boat can hold up.]
[Fish at 3 AM (Yanhuang): Third, in the Late Stage, it may threaten Silver Grade. This is the most lethal part. Our Yanhuang top-tier equipment is basically Silver Grade. If even Silver Grade can be corroded—how can we fight in the Late Stage?]
[Dont Panic Let Me Analyze (Yanhuang): Fourth, sea beast mutation. Did you not notice the wording? "Mutations of varying degrees." It's not a uniform strengthening; it's varying degrees. That is to say, some sea beasts might just become slightly more aggressive, while others might skip a Rank directly. Those that were originally mid-tier might be able to touch the threshold of high-tier after mutating.]
[Fishing Light Song (Yanhuang): Fifth—the most terrifying point when you think about it—the water level is rising. Have you thought about it? All of our Houseboats are floating on the sea. The rising sea level itself isn't scary; what's scary are the giant waves and tsunamis brought about during the rising process. Does everyone remember the previous terrifying tsunami that covered several foreign civilizations? Add to that the acid rain getting heavier and heavier, and the sea level getting higher and higher...]
Analysis posts kept popping up, but panic was spreading in sync.
[Justice Executor (Yanhuang): Although my Houseboat has been upgraded to Bronze, some of the parts are still Rotten Wood Class! My drying rack! My table! My chair! Damn it, I have to put all the Rotten Wood Class items into my Spatial Backpack!]
[Sea Chicken Farmer (Yanhuang): I just ran onto the deck... The rain is indeed falling, the very fine kind, almost invisible. I licked the rainwater on the back of my hand with my tongue—it's acidic. It's not particularly obvious, but it is indeed acidic. Good grief, it turns out it's been poisoning us since last night.]
[Dream Maker (Yanhuang): Did anyone notice that last sentence? "Acid rain may have special effects on the bodies of Survivors." What does that mean? What kind of special effects? Disfigurement?]
[Late Night Awakened One (Yanhuang): I don't think it's a bad thing. Think about it, the Magic Sea's wording is always very precise. If it were a negative effect, it would say "harm" or "damage." It used "special effects"—the word "effect" leans positive.]
[Wind-Chasing Youth (Yanhuang): You mean... getting rained on by acid rain can make us stronger?]
[Late Night Awakened One (Yanhuang): That possibility cannot be ruled out. But what exactly it is is not yet clear.]
But compared to the unease of the Yanhuang Civilization Survivors, the ones whose psychological defenses were truly shattered by this announcement were the Survivors of foreign civilizations.