Chapter 75: Event Reward Distribution

With that thought, Lily Rhodes grabbed the nearby cup and poured the Healing Water over the unusual egg once more. This time, she didn’t walk away, allowing her to see the process clearly. The moment the Healing Water touched the shell, it was rapidly absorbed.

Seeing this reminded her of the Peach Blossom Fish Eggs. "It seems Healing Water can do more than just heal injuries. It can also make up for congenital deficiencies."

Whether it was the Peach Blossom Fish Eggs or the three eggs currently in front of her, she had acquired all of them before they had fully developed in their mothers’ bodies. Logically, the chances of a successful hatching were minuscule. However, the Healing Water compensated for their premature state.

Lily carried the three eggs outside. The fish tank she had previously used to treat the Orca still contained a fair amount of Healing Water, so she simply placed the eggs inside. Aside from the first one she had just doused, she had no idea if the other two were even still alive after these past few days. Healing Water was incredible, but it wasn’t powerful enough to bring the dead back to life.

The moment the three eggs entered the water, one immediately sank to the bottom. Lily recognized it at a glance; it was the one she had poured Healing Water over. As it settled down, bubbles continuously rose around it, and its shell rapidly transformed. The other two eggs, however, floated on the surface.

Her heart skipped a beat at the sight. "Could they be dead?" she thought.

Just as she suspected the life inside those two eggs had already perished, she noticed they were indeed changing, just at a much slower pace.

"As long as they’re alive, it’s fine."

Breathing a sigh of relief, Lily set up some simple restraints and protective measures for the three eggs. She then scooped the sunken egg back up. There was simply too much Healing Water in the tank; the three eggs wouldn’t necessarily absorb it all. While the shells provided protection for now, if she wasn’t around when they hatched, the newborn chicks would drown instantly.

After securing the eggs, she let out a yawn, returned to her bedroom, and fell asleep the second her head hit the soft mattress.

A blaring announcement from the System jolted her awake. Lying in bed with only her head poking out of the covers, Lily frowned and slowly opened her eyes. The System’s voice echoed in her ears, but she was in no mood to listen to the exact details of the broadcast. She only vaguely caught that it had something to do with the end of the game event.

[Congratulations to Survivor Lily Rhodes for securing first place in this event. Your heroic performance has made a massive contribution to the ocean. Rewards: Two Roulette Spins, Extreme Heat Biome Atlas, Biological Special Vehicle Food Atlas, Extreme Heat Resistance, and 50,000 Crystal Cores.]

Lily sat up in bed, instantly wide awake as she stared at the string of rewards. Two books materialized in front of her—one thick and one thin. The thick one was the Extreme Heat Biome Atlas, while the thin one was the Biological Special Vehicle Food Atlas. She opened the Extreme Heat Biome Atlas, and the very first page prominently featured the Volcanic Venom-Snail.

[Volcanic Venom-Snail: A mutant variant of the Volcanic Snail. It contains a high-temperature fluid sac within its body. When moving, it releases neurotoxins into the seawater to paralyze large aquatic fish.

An intact Shell holds immense collectible value.

Lava Crystal: Appears only before the Volcanic Venom-Snail erupts the magma inside its body. Classified as Advanced fuel.]

Lily flipped through the next few pages, finding a variety of ocean fish that looked familiar yet somewhat altered. The names of these fish all carried the "Extreme Heat" suffix. She guessed the ocean environment had changed, forcing these marine creatures to mutate in order to adapt.

"I wonder how long this weather is going to last," she sighed deeply.

Closing the Extreme Heat Biome Atlas, she then opened the Biological Special Vehicle Food Atlas. The book was extremely thin; each page contained an Introduction for only one type of creature.

[Oceanic Krill: Consuming 100 tons will directly increase by 1 Level.

Golden Squid: Consuming 1 ton will directly increase by 1 Level.

*****

*****]

Frowning at the block of asterisks that followed, she wondered if her Level was too low to view the rest of the content.

"Forget it."

She didn’t dwell on it for long. She had never even heard of the first two creatures, let alone possessed the capability to gather one hundred tons of one and a full ton of the other. However, the ability to bypass all requirements and instantly level up as long as the quota was met was undeniably enticing. She just didn’t know if this was a one-time use or if it could be used for continuous upgrades. If it was the latter, finding a stable source of these two creatures meant she would no longer need to painstakingly stockpile Biological Energy little by little.

Storing the two atlases away, Lily turned her attention to her two roulette spins.

"Spin the roulette."

As she spoke, a massive circular dial materialized, taking up half the space in the room. The rewards on the wheel were entirely obscured by question marks. Not a single thing was displayed. What kind of lottery was this?

Lily tilted her head, staring at the wheel in speechless exasperation. Unfortunately, the System held the final right of interpretation. Even if she wanted to file a complaint, there was no customer service to turn to. She could only accept her fate.

"Start the spin."

The roulette wheel began to whir rapidly. As it spun, the question marks instantly vanished, replaced by flashes of gold and purple rewards. The wheel just moved too fast for her to make out what any of them actually were.

"It’s a first-place reward, so it shouldn’t be too terrible, right?"

A dozen seconds later, the wheel started to slow down, eventually coming to a halt on a slot emitting a brilliant purple glow. A purple-gold ticket appeared in her hand. The front of the ticket featured an illustration of a colossal, majestic cruise ship.

[Congratulations on obtaining a boarding pass for the Doomsday Cruiser. With this ticket, you may board the Doomsday Cruiser and stay for 24 hours. During this period, you are absolutely safe.]

Staring at the ticket, Lily frowned. Doomsday Cruiser? Where on earth was that? Plus, the name sounded like a terrible omen. Who would name their cruise ship ’Doomsday’? It was second only to calling it the ’Sinking Ship.’ Still, since she got it from the roulette, it couldn’t be a bad thing. She would have to ask the others about this Doomsday Cruiser later.

She immediately initiated her second spin. Tens of seconds later, the wheel stopped again. This time, the pointer landed on a golden section.

[Congratulations, Survivor! You have obtained a Pet Egg. It will hatch automatically in 12 hours. Hatching Requirement: Must be hatched by the Survivor personally.]