Seeing these comments drift by, laced with the viewers' resentment, Jenny slapped her thigh decisively.
"Since that's how it is, I'll buy two hundred copies right now and randomly giveaway to you chats, okay!"
Jenny was no longer short on money. Not to mention the fortune Lucien had earned, even her own streaming career had exploded because of him. She had already surpassed Kai and Speed and become the top streamer on Twitch.
The viewers naturally welcomed Jenny's decision with cheers.
She acted on it immediately. Jenny drew two hundred copies of Subnautica on the spot and gifted them back to the audience.
"Then let's continue our journey to the alien planet!"
After the giveaway, Jenny quickly put on her haptic suit and entered the game.
Whoosh!
The view around her shifted completely, and she was back inside Escape Pod 5.
Returning once more to this familiar yet strange place, scenes from yesterday's gameplay flashed through Jenny's mind.
The dying scream of the woman in Escape Pod 2 seemed to echo in her ears again.
The joy she had felt earlier from the game's sales suddenly vanished. Jenny felt a heavy weight in her chest.
Even though this was a game, she still sensed a strong feeling of danger.
For example, if she ran into that crocodile monster from last night, she would be done for too.
She could not treat this lightly at all.
"Gaia." Thinking of all this, Jenny spoke up.
"Present."
"You said I need to ensure my survival on this planet. What exactly should I do?" Jenny asked.
Gaia answered at once. "Your current equipment is far too outdated. First, please collect as many raw materials as possible and upgrade your gear."
"Good. I'll listen to you on everything!" Jenny nodded seriously.
In the time that followed, under Gaia's guidance, Jenny got busy.
She braved the dark, oppressive underwater environment, swimming hard through the water, scanning nearby creatures, gathering the materials she needed, and crafting items through the 3D printer.
The roots of the seaweed vines were turned into medical packs, and the seeds were made into lubricant and silicone.
Quartz found on the shallows was crafted into glass.
Acid mushrooms fused with copper ore produced batteries.
Jenny worked for over an hour straight. The originally dark and murky ocean gradually grew brighter.
Dawn had arrived.
"Huff... huff." At this moment Jenny lay inside the escape pod, resting briefly.
She realized this game could really train the body.
But it was not without rewards. Her equipment had been completely upgraded by now.
The ordinary diving suit had been replaced with a reinforced version that could withstand far more physical damage.
The basic fins on her feet had been swapped for powered fins fitted with small motors, letting Jenny swim much faster.
On top of that, she now had an underwater propulsion unit strapped to her waist. It used spinning propellers to boost her swimming speed.
Combined with the powered fins, her speed underwater was now comparable to pedaling a bicycle at full speed on land.
Not only was her swimming speed much higher, it also felt a lot less tiring than before.
"The most basic equipment has been gathered." Gaia's voice sounded.
"But you are still missing a weapon for self-defense. My system happens to contain blueprints for basic thermal weapons. I suggest you collect the sulfide from burst flowers and craft a thermal weapon."
"Go get that stuff?"
Jenny frowned. She had to admit the self-destructing fish inside the burst flowers had left a psychological scar.
Those things could blow away half her health in one go.
Still, she could make medical packs now, and with the underwater propulsion unit, those self-destructing fish might not be able to catch her!
"Fine. I'll give it a try!"
Jenny answered firmly.
She rested for a short while, then jumped back into the sea with determination.
It was daytime now. Under the sunlight, the ocean was filled with bright light, and every detail around her was clearly visible.
Beautiful water plants, lively fish.
"Wow, that colorful and gorgeous beautiful water world is back!"
"Yeah, daytime is a beautiful water world. Nighttime is straight-up a terrifying water world!"
"I wish this game was always daytime!"
Amid the viewers' admiring comments, Jenny swam downward and began searching the shallows for traces of burst flowers.
But at that moment, Gaia's voice rang out again. "Ding. A broadcast has been received. Play it?"
Another broadcast?
"Play it." Jenny answered quickly.
"Playing now."
This time it was the voice of a middle-aged man.
"All surviving crew members, listen up. This is Aurora second mate John, currently in Escape Pod 4."
"I regret to inform everyone that our captain is no longer with us. However, just now I detected the coordinates of the nearest land!"
"I have now uploaded the land coordinates. Any surviving crew members capable of reaching them, please head to the marked point and gather immediately."
"Being on land is far better than staying in the water. Everyone, we must unite now. Let's all do our best."
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