Chapter 132 Speculations about the System
Having only just arrived at the waters, Yu Qi felt it was impossible for the system to take back all the resource chests.
Therefore, there is only one possibility: someone took all of these treasure chests.
Given such a wide distance, it's impossible for that person to collect everything. Could they have used some kind of tool?
When Yu Qi opened the chat lobby, she found that everyone was yelling and screaming.
Cape Man: "I've been fishing for so long today and haven't even gotten the most basic bronze treasure chest. Which bastard down there stole all the treasure chests?!"
A Thought Through Eternity: "This shouldn't be happening. Our fishing rods are designed to be distance-insensitive; it all depends on luck and the quality of the rods when fishing for resource boxes. What happened today?"
White Durian: "Brothers and sisters, I just heard from a small group that a pro opened a treasure chest magnetic card and sucked up all the treasure chests in the water below, leaving none behind!"
Light White Clouds: "This card is too powerful! Doesn't that mean he'll steal all our treasure chests? Will we even get anything today?"
Fat Otaku Cola: "I think it's very difficult. I searched underwater for a long time, but I didn't find anything."
"You guys think this mysterious big shot might be a top-tier assassin? Besides someone of this level, who else could obtain such a terrifying card?"
Wood Li: "With your abilities, you're already capable of acquiring many treasure chests and don't lack resources. Why won't you give us a way to survive?"
Meow Alien: "I don't think so. If the big boss didn't want to give us a way out, he wouldn't need to tell us those hidden details."
"I won't sleep if the moon doesn't sleep: I also think Meow is right. If the big boss hadn't told us about the beast tide and those hidden information, most of us would have been caught off guard by the system. Whether we would still be alive today is another matter."
When Flowers Bloom: "You're right to say that. I'd very much like to believe that the mastermind behind the hunt didn't do such a thing, but you should also find someone who has the ability to obtain this kind of card!"
"How could ordinary players like us possibly have the chance to obtain a card of this level? Apart from hunting big shots, only the rest of her team have this kind of strength."
The boss said, "That's not how you analyze things. Does that mean that capable people always have to take the blame? So, whenever something incomprehensible happens in the future, you'll all have to drag the big boss into it?"
"Instead of questioning others, why don't you ask the system why it gave out cards that steal everyone's resources? This is clearly inciting conflict and trying to make us fight amongst ourselves! Perhaps this is exactly what the system wants to see!"
The strongest in the universe: "You can't say that. If the system wants us all to die, then why give us those resources? I think this is a trap set up by Hunting Moment just to get more resources!"
Night Rain Ripples: "The more you talk, the more confused I get. But since this has happened and it has indeed harmed the interests of all of us, we need to investigate thoroughly to find out what exactly happened. One or two days is fine, but if we can't get the treasure chest in the next few days, we won't have a chance to survive."
These words weighed heavily on the hearts of everyone in the chat room.
If all the treasure chests disappeared for several days in a row, they really wouldn't be able to survive.
The giant ship was also fraught with danger. Monsters would occasionally leap out of the sea, open their blood-red mouths, and snatch away players who were fishing near the railing, day or night.
If we continue to go hungry, how will we fight those monsters?
Seeing the heated discussion in the chat group, the AAA grocery shopping group also started to discuss it.
Dreaming of becoming a son-in-law: "Boss, who do you think did this? Could it be one of those monsters from the monster world you mentioned before? Those monsters covet the players' resources, and they might actually do something like this, and then take the opportunity to incite infighting among us."
Rampaging Lolita: "Ugh, those monsters are so annoying! They have to target players. They could trade with us! It's not like we can't sell them some things! Why do they have to take our lives?"
The bald girl's stubbornness: "There's no other way. The skill copying card has a flaw; you have to kill the player to copy the skill. I think if we could copy the skill while still alive, we players wouldn't be living such a miserable life."
Star River in Dreams: "The natural disaster in the waters hasn't even arrived yet, and we've already encountered so many things. This new map is truly fraught with danger. Has the natural disaster prediction card from the hunting boss reacted? How can we avoid natural disasters of this level when they occur?"
Lolita: "Actually, I think if those monsters are really targeting us, we need to unite to find a way to deal with them. I'm just afraid that the system might pull some tricks and deliberately give us these kinds of cards, causing a chaotic free-for-all."
White-robed Tea Master: "Why? What good does it do the system if we players lose our lives? Does it need to clear out some players because it doesn't have enough RAM?"
AAA Seed Wholesaler: "I think we should be suspicious of both the highway system and those monsters, but we'd better stick together for now and not let the guys in the shadows get away with it."
Hunting Moment: "The natural disaster prediction card hasn't reacted yet. However, I've already obtained a vehicle absolute protection card, which will keep you safe during natural disasters. But there are very few of these cards, so try to collect those golden treasure chests and try to get this absolute protection card as well."
"As for the things you're speculating about, I already have some initial ideas, and I'll organize them and post them in the chat room later."
Yu Qi was lost in thought inside the vehicle. At first, she also thought it was done by the monsters from the monster world.
However, upon closer reflection, none of the cards I saw in the card shop before seemed to offer such a wide range of treasure chests.
After all, almost all players in the chat lobby did not receive any treasure chests.
If such a card really exists, it must be of gold rank.
If it's a gold-level card, the shopkeeper at that card store would definitely recommend it to her.
Therefore, Yu Qi tends to believe that the highway system was responsible for the internal strife that led them into this conflict.
Thinking back on her previous guesses, she took the initiative to approach Xinghe Rumeng.
Hunting Moment: "Star River, the chat room is almost in chaos. Everyone is very hostile. I think it's very likely that the system is interfering, but it's not confirmed yet."
"Could you tell me if you've received any tasks from the system? Like reputation task, emotion task, good person task..."
Of course, aside from the reputation point quests, all of this was guessed by Yu Qi.
It has been confirmed that the system has indeed issued other tasks, but it is currently unknown what type of tasks they are.
The message from Xinghe Rumeng paused briefly before arriving again.
Star River in Dreams: "You guessed right about hunting down big shots. The system specifically gave me a mission, similar to mediating disputes. The more disputes I mediate, the more mediation points I gain, which can earn me treasure chests from the system."
Therefore, Xinghe Rumeng has indeed handled many disputes in private.
He made his mark early on and is quite recognizable among players.
Some players, unable to win an argument, will confront him.
Xinghe Rumeng earned a lot of mediation points with this.
After reading it, Yu Qi suddenly understood.
I realized that this explained why Xinghe Rumeng was frequently in the chat lobby in the early stages, but later almost stopped appearing. It turned out he was mediating disputes privately.
Therefore, her guess was correct.
Xinghe Ru Meng thought for a moment and then sent another message: "Hunting the big boss, my childhood friend also received a mission, which is to hunt down players. As long as you hunt down a player, you get 100 hunting points. However, he is a coward and has hardly killed any players. He doesn't have a single treasure chest yet."
"The fact that he was able to receive this kind of mission means that the system is indeed issuing different tasks. What are his plans for hunting down big shots? Could this mission be the system's doing behind the scenes?"
Hunting Moment: "It's pretty much a done deal. Those monsters only recently arrived, and some haven't even acquired player identities yet. It's impossible for them to know so much about survival games and snatch so many treasure chests in one go."
"So I think it's the system's doing. It's very likely that it issued some kind of task and gave out the corresponding card."
Having guessed these things, the two were soon filled with doubt again.
Why does this road survival game bring in so many Earthlings, provide so many resource chests on both sides of the road, set up so many dungeons, and send so many monsters?
Yu Qi felt that if he could find out why the system issued these tasks, he might be able to figure out the system's ultimate goal.