60: Is this the same fucking survival world?!

The decision to go on vacation allowed the warship, which had just experienced a life-or-death trial, to completely relax.

After enjoying that extravagant breakfast, Lin Mo walked straight into the cockpit.

A night of steady sailing had already significantly increased his experience points.

He leaned back in the captain's chair, immersing his consciousness into the system, and sure enough, a long-awaited prompt sounded in his mind.

"Congratulations! Milestone requirements met. The Natural Selection has been upgraded to Level 16!"

"Obtained 10 Ship Exchange Points!"

"Current remaining Ship Exchange Points: 10 points."

Excellent.

Lin Mo's spirits lifted.

Without hesitation, he immediately opened the upgrade list for the power module.

While the medium fusion engine's 500MW power output was already strong, it wasn't enough!

To truly achieve unlimited, high-intensity continuous combat, and to ensure the warp engine was no longer a last resort that could only be activated for a dozen minutes, he needed even more powerful energy!

A brand-new upgrade option, glowing with a golden luster, appeared before him.

"medium fusion engine → Large Fusion Engine"

"Upgrade Effect: Core energy, power output increased to 2000MW! Achieve true energy freedom!"

"Upgrade Requirements: 30 Ship Exchange Points, orange crystal core × 3, purple crystal core × 3, metal × 1000."

2000MW!

Lin Mo's breathing hitched for a moment.

What terrifying energy that was!

Once the upgrade was complete, let alone one overclock, he could support ten overclocks simultaneously!

The Natural Selection would completely break free from the shackles of energy, becoming a giant beast that could hunt tirelessly in the sky!

He quickly calculated.

Among the materials dropped by the Dragon Abyss, orange crystal cores and purple crystal cores were more than sufficient.

Metal was piled up like mountains.

Now, the only thing lacking were the exchange points.

Level 16 provided 10 points.

Upgrading to Level 17 would grant another 10 points.

Upgrading to Level 18 would provide enough to reach 30 points!

The goal was clear.

Lin Mo stood up from the captain's chair and walked over to the two sisters who were clearing the table in the dining room.

Gu Zhixia was sternly supervising her clumsy sister washing dishes, to prevent her from dropping all the plates.

"Let's go."

Lin Mo's words were concise.

"I'll take you for a spin."

Gu Zhixia looked up, her eyebrows raised slightly, her eyes questioning.

"A spin?"

"Yay! We're going for a spin!"

Gu Nianqiu, her hands still covered in suds, excitedly raised her hands, almost splashing soapy water onto her sister's face, earning her a sharp glare.

Lin Mo didn't explain further and returned to the captain's chair.

His hands firmly gripped the joystick, and an indescribable sense of control spread throughout his body.

"Target, straight ahead."

"Take off!"

Boom—!!!

The medium fusion engine let out a steady and powerful roar!

The entire warship vibrated slightly, and then, under the powerful thrust of the anti-gravity module, it broke free from the ocean's embrace and ascended vertically!

A sensation of weightlessness came over them, and Gu Nianqiu let out an excited shriek.

Gu Zhixia instinctively grabbed the edge of the table to steady herself, but there was no tension on her face; instead, it held an irrepressible anticipation.

Lin Mo didn't fly too high.

The encounter in the black fog kept him wary of the higher altitudes in this sky.

He kept the flight altitude steadily controlled at about five hundred meters above sea level.

This height offered the widest possible view, was safe enough, and allowed him to rapidly gain the experience points needed for upgrades through high-speed flight.

"Wow—!"

Gu Nianqiu was the first to rush onto the deck. She spread her arms, letting the strong sea breeze lift her skirt and long hair.

"We're flying! We're really flying!"

Her small face was flushed red from overexcitement, and her large eyes reflected the boundless azure below.

The sun was warm, and the sea breeze was refreshing.

The entire world seemed to have become their private garden.

Gu Zhixia also came out. She didn't exclaim like her sister, but simply leaned quietly against the railing.

The sea breeze stirred her dark hair, brushing across her face, which always carried an air of cold allure and sharpness.

The faint curve of her lips, however, betrayed her equally joyful mood at that moment.

Lin Mo also walked out of the cockpit and stood beside them.

Beneath their feet was a deck as steady as solid ground.

In their ears was the whistling wind.

Before their eyes was the magnificent scenery where the sea met the sky.

Riding the wind, free in the world.

This feeling was beyond joyful.

"Brother Mo, flying is so much fun!" Gu Nianqiu turned and threw herself next to Lin Mo, saying happily.

Lin Mo looked at her radiant smile, and his mood also brightened.

"Yes, it's a lot of fun."

He turned to look at Gu Zhixia beside him. Although she said nothing, her phoenix eyes, usually sharp as knives, were now as soft as a lake filled with starlight.

This peaceful and beautiful time was what he fought for... Meanwhile.

At the same time, thousands of meters below the Natural Selection, in the ocean.

On a ridiculously crude raft, barely lashed together from a few broken wooden planks and plastic barrels, three emaciated men stared despairingly at the sky.

"Boss, we're out of water."

A young man with cracked lips said weakly.

The man called Boss, Wang Ye, was clutching a thoroughly gnawed fishbone—their only catch from yesterday.

He irritably tossed the fishbone into the sea and cursed.

"Damn it, in this godforsaken place, I can't even catch a single fish anymore!"

They had been in this world for several days, living a life of sporadic meals.

If they were lucky, they might catch one or two small fish or find some unknown wild fruits on a small island.

If they were unlucky, they could only drift at sea with empty stomachs.

Just then, the sky suddenly darkened.

A huge shadow slowly passed over their heads.

"W-what is that?"

A timid man's voice changed pitch in fright. He pointed at the sky, trembling all over.

"Is it... is it a monster? A monster coming to eat us?"

Wang Ye abruptly looked up.

He saw it.

It wasn't a monster at all.

It was a ship!

A ship that shimmered with metallic luster, was incredibly futuristic in design, and was flying in the sky!

"N-no, it's a ship!" Wang Ye's eyes were wide as brass bells. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

"Holy crap! There seem to be people on the ship!"

His companions followed his gaze.

They clearly saw three figures—one man and two women—standing on the deck of the flying behemoth, facing the wind, as if sightseeing.

The three men were utterly stunned.

Their minds went blank.

Here they were, struggling on the brink of death every day just to survive, unable to even drink a clean sip of water.

And others were already flying spaceships and vacationing in the sky!

Is this the same survival world, damn it?!

"Holy crap..."

Wang Ye squeezed two words from his throat, filled with endless shock and a complex emotion called "envy, jealousy, and hatred."

"How is this possible... They can fly?!"