Sea Survival: My Luck is Off the Charts

Compared to the others, the people who had to walk nonstop were also tired—after all, they couldn’t stop for over twelve hours, from morning till night—but it was still the least dangerous task.

Of course, there were some who bumped into other guests on the road, got into conflicts, and were promptly taken care of. There were also quite a few who were strung up and disposed of for constantly running their mouths.

After listening to all sorts of strange news about Nightfall Citadel and finishing her food, Faye Yardley turned off the screen and leaned back in her chair, suddenly feeling a little drowsy.

She let herself rest for less than three minutes before abruptly shooting to her feet and striding out the door.

Meanwhile, on another max-level raft, Logan Langdon couldn’t help but feel annoyed as his own woman stared at him.

’How strange. That woman, Faye Yardley, always manages to be one step ahead.’

’It was like this when upgrading the raft, and it’s the same now with personal Attribute boosts. Is this woman my nemesis or something?’

He really couldn’t bring himself to congratulate her right now.

He had asked Chloe Hughes if there was a way to quickly increase his strength, but she said the methods she knew weren’t suitable for him.

How could that not infuriate him?

His four Attributes were actually all 25+ now, which shouldn’t be considered low by any means.

According to the information he’d gathered, very few experts in the major factions could even compare to him.

To think that Faye Yardley, a loner, had taken the top spot instead.

’Damn it all, she just got to be number one across the entire server, just like that.’

’What use does she have for the title?’

’If I were number one, there would be so much more I could do with it.’

Unlike Logan, who was sulking and bottling up his frustration, determined to improve himself in one fell swoop, Ethan Yardley’s happiness couldn’t be dampened even by bad news.

His little sister was so strong; as her big brother, he naturally shared in the glory.

As for the fact that the gap between him and his sister seemed to have widened once again, it wasn’t worth dwelling on. As long as his sister was doing well, he could rest easier.

"Rainie, remember to keep an eye on the psychological well-being of the little ones. If you get too busy, check the main group chat for anyone suitable. If you find someone, reach out and get to know them first."

Rainie Yardley nodded. "Okay, Brother. You can rest assured and leave all of this to me."

"Colby, if you don’t work harder, you probably won’t get a chance to run Dungeons with Captain Yardley next time."

Finn Ford walked over to Caleb Colby just in time to hear this. He clapped him on the shoulder. "Don’t overthink it. We just need to focus on doing our best. Geniuses like her are destined to be looked up to by us mere mortals."

Caleb Colby looked a little embarrassed. "To be honest, when I first met Captain Yardley, she just seemed like a perfectly ordinary young girl. I even looked down on her a little, thinking she’d just hold us back in the Dungeon. But how long has it been? Not even two months, right? And she’s improved so much, surpassing all of us to become number one. Even Pierce can’t compare to her now."

"What’s the point of thinking so much? Instead of wasting energy worrying about it, we’d be better off training together."

"Yeah, you’re right. We can’t let ourselves fall too far behind."

They had lost quite a few people this time, all of whom died trying to save others. ’If only I had been a little stronger back then,’ he thought.

To prevent that feeling of powerlessness from ever surfacing again, Caleb Colby and the others began to train intensively with barely any rest.

The commotion of others naturally had little to do with Faye Yardley. She had just left the training room, changed her clothes, and climbed onto Goliath’s proudly raised head.

Looking at the clearly shrinking area of black seawater, she began to wonder if she should go down again to check on the state of the whirlpool.

Bramble branches covered the entire perimeter of the raft but didn’t entangle Goliath’s head or limbs.

She took out the flower she got yesterday from her backpack. As soon as she removed the lily of the valley, a system prompt appeared: [A lily of the valley from Nightfall Citadel. Whomever you give it to will find happiness. Happiness Index +1]

Oh?

’Something that increases the Happiness Index... this could be very useful for the raft rankings.’

She simply tied the pink lily of the valley to the Exorcism Wind Chime.

’Giving it to myself to make myself happy is a pretty nice thing to do, too.’

Then, she took out the other flowers.

The fragrance of the Nine-headed Orchid was rich and long-lasting. Even though it was just a small blossom, the moment Faye Yardley took it out, her Spirit was instantly refreshed.

[A Nine-headed Orchid from Nightfall Citadel. Possess it, and your spirit will be magnified, your fragrance captivating.]

’This would be perfect for the training room. It would make people want to keep training without stopping.’

’It would probably be useful for reading, too. A pity it’s a miracle to even find one book here, so there’s no study to decorate.’

The other few flowers each had their own unique properties. In the end, Faye Yardley jumped off Goliath’s head and placed them one by one inside her cabin.

She wasn’t worried about the flowers withering, because after being taken out, it seemed even their material composition had changed.

They were more like souvenirs produced by Nightfall Citadel.

Speaking of which, she had also acquired a shipping container. She still didn’t know what goods were inside; she hadn’t had time to read the nameplate back then.

Walking to an empty space on the raft, Faye Yardley took out the container.

’I can’t believe it’s full of medical equipment. What use is this stuff to me?’

’I have absolutely no use for it.’

After some thought, she decided to toss it to her big brother. His settlement could build its own hospital, and he should be able to afford to support a few doctors and nurses.

So, she directly packaged the container into a Red Envelope and sent it to her brother.

DRING DRING DRING~

The call from the other end came quickly.

"Faye, where did you get this container? It looks like it’s from our old Veridia."

"It is from Veridia. Didn’t Aquaria enter a polar night? It was captured by Nightfall Citadel and turned into a recreational attraction for The Frigid World. I paid a visit, got lucky, and it happened to stop in our old city. I dug this up there."

"Our planet became a recreational attraction?"

Seeing her brother’s incredulous expression, Faye Yardley nodded affirmatively. "Yeah. And I even found our house."

"Our house? How is it now? It wasn’t damaged by anything after being frozen over, was it?"

Faye Yardley said bluntly, "I dug out the house we used to live in. It’s sitting in my backpack right now."

Ethan Yardley: ...

He understood every word his sister said, but how could they be so unbelievable when strung together?

"If you’re not busy right now, shall I invite you over to have a look?"

"Invite me. Now."

Whatever else was going on, nothing was more important than confirming that his sister had literally moved their family home.

Besides, the news that The Frigid World was the very planet that had given birth to them all was mind-blowing. His sister knew, so hadn’t others made the same guess?

Why hadn’t a single shred of information leaked out, even with so many people having returned?!