Slacking off in the Game of Survival

Chapter 27 Ten Square Metres Island(4)

Ka.

With a soft sound, the man’s slender fingertips held the edge of his hat, causing everyone to hold their breath.

At this moment, the straw hat was tilted, covering most of his face, just like the one seen in the picture before. From Qian Yue’s angle, she could only see his tightly pursed lips beneath the hat.

“Player number 3873…”

Before he could finish his sentence, a sudden rumbling sound came from above the crowd’s heads. At the same time, the players in the sea suddenly became restless, and Qian Yue’s eyes lit up as well!

An airdrop had fallen!

“attacked time and time again…”

Qian Yue shouted sternly, “No one is to move!”

The man’s head jerked up in astonishment at her words.

Qian Yue turned around timely and said softly, “I wasn’t talking about you.”

Her tone had softened so much that it was completely different from before.

At that moment, a series of splashing sounds came from the sea, and Qian Yue’s expression changed instantly. She stepped forward and swiftly swung her wrist, sending the bamboo pole straight out with a
“whoosh”!

Qian Yue sneered, “If any of you come any closer, don’t blame me for being impolite!”

Having witnessed Qian Yue’s ruthless attacks before, some of the people, pointed at by her so sharply, were too scared to move.

“Don’t… we won’t move…”

As if they wanted to enhance the dramatic effect, just as the man finished speaking, footsteps untimely sounded from nearby!

Everyone turned around simultaneously and saw that the two people who had incited others to fight against Qian Yue had somehow sneaked ashore from the other side of the island!

The people in the water realized a bit too late: we have been played!

Initially, these two individuals had indeed planned to make a move against Qian Yue, but seeing others being instigated, they changed their minds—

They came up with a plan, so there was no reason they shouldn’t be at the forefront of the fight, right?

Instead of engaging with Qian Yue, they decided to let others tangle with her first. They took this opportunity to sneak onto the island and grab the last two portions of Vitamin C.

Perhaps when the others and Qian Yue ended up in a mutually detrimental fight, they could sit back and reap the benefits.

The two of them shared a wicked understanding with just a glance.

Unexpectedly, luck was on their side, and they stumbled upon an airdrop as soon as they arrived on the island!

They exchanged a look—
Who needs Vitamin C when an airdrop is even more enticing?!

“Charge!”

The two of them ran towards the open space in the center of the island, almost reaching the vicinity of the airdrop in the blink of an eye!

Just as they were about to reach the supply package, Qian Yue’s bamboo pole flew towards them, and with a “snap,” it struck both of them, causing them to fall to the ground in pain, grimacing!

“My back!”

“Damn it, I can’t get up…”

Qian Yue sneered, “Didn’t I tell you not to move? Are you deaf?”

The people in the water shuddered subconsciously, dumbfounded.

They had initially thought that with such a distance between the two sides, Qian Yue would have to run over first, giving them the opportunity to climb ashore during the chaos.

However, in that split second just now, Qian Yue had directly thrown the bamboo pole over… The bamboo pole flew horizontally like a cannonball!

As the bamboo pole “smacked” onto the two people, they shuddered as well.

The few people looked at each other and started small talk.

“I suddenly feel… that the water seems quite warm and comfy.”

“A dip in the sea is good for the body.”

“Yeah, that’s right…”

Qian Yue finished her tough talk, took out the last bamboo pole from her backpack, and propped it on the ground.

“Alright, everything is fine now.”

The item merchant was stunned for a moment, then belatedly realized that the other party seemed to be talking to him.

Qian Yue patted his shoulder reassuringly and said seriously, “Don’t worry, I won’t let them harm you.”

The startled item merchant, who almost got hit by her bamboo pole,

“?”

Who was really harming whom?

The man lowered his head and stared at Qian Yue’s hand on his shoulder for two seconds, without saying anything. But before he could speak, Qian Yue earnestly continued,

“I know what you want to say, and you’re right. It was indeed a misunderstanding just now.”

Item Merchant, “?”

What did he want to say? How did she know?

Qian Yue looked serious, “They were jealous of your female fans and wanted to ambush you. Luckily, I reacted quickly and helped you block it.”

Item Merchant, “…”

Qian Yue added, “Oh, sorry, I forgot that you’re a biomimicry NPC.

You probably don’t understand what female fans mean. But it’s okay, just remember that I saved you.”

“No need to thank me too much. If you still feel guilty, just be a little more generous next time—I don’t mind a small gift.”

The item merchant looked at Qian Yue expressionlessly. The speed of her speech seemed as if she was afraid he would interrupt.

The man couldn’t help but chuckle.

He brushed off Qian Yue’s hand on his shoulder, looked around, and leisurely adjusted his clothes.

“It seems like I came at the wrong time.”

Qian Yue silently thought to herself: …Indeed, it’s not the right time.

But she couldn’t say that, after all, there had already been enough awkward incidents between them— what with the cloak and the hair-pulling.

Although Qian Yue wasn’t a mainstream online game player who formed teams and interacted with NPCs to increase their favorability, she also didn’t want the first NPC favorability she earned to be negative.

So she subconsciously wanted to say something to avoid the awkwardness, but before she could speak, the other person continued on their own,

“So, everyone continue, I’ll leave first.”

Qian Yue, “?”

The item merchant bypassed her and nodded slightly at the others, then, just like when he arrived, he disappeared into thin air without a sound.

He didn’t even glance at Qian Yue the entire time.

Qian Yue, “…”

For some reason, she felt like the other person was a bit… tsundere*?

Realizing what she was thinking, Qian Yue suddenly gasped and almost bit her tongue.

“I guess I’ve been reading too many novels lately.”

That green post on the forum about falling into the wyvern’s lair and relying on the wyvern for survival was serialized by the author due to strong demand from readers.

Although Qian Yue was usually silent, she was very enthusiastic about keeping up with the updates. Therefore after hearing that reader comments could make the author write faster, she unprecedentedly started leaving reviews on every chapter.

“Um, senior… Vitamin C…”

A weak voice from behind asked, and Qian Yue glanced at them and walked straight toward the airdrop.

This meant she gave up on the two rose hip plants, and the others were free to take them.

As soon as she walked away, the players in the water immediately rushed to the shore, scrambling without making too much noise, as if afraid of disturbing Qian Yue and making her unhappy.

Qian Yue heard the commotion behind her but didn’t pay attention. Her mind was still focused on the unfinished novel.

As she walked and muttered to herself, “I wonder if that author called Lalu has been updating properly these days…”

There wasn’t much in the airdrop, but the quality was good.

Three doses of mental suppressants, three portions of secret food, three doses of anti-inflammatory medicine, and three rare blueprints. Qian Yue took them all since her backpack was empty, not leaving anything behind.

With these items, she wouldn’t have to worry about supplies for at least two or three days.

When Qian Yue took the airdrop, the two people who had been knocked down before were still lying there, staring at her indignantly, as if trying to snatch everything from her with their gazes.

But what could their indignance do? Although Qian Yue had fought in the game before, she usually stopped at a certain point. However, these two individuals repeatedly provoked her, thus, she showed no mercy.

That last blow was solid; in real life, it would probably require a trip to the hospital for examination, not to mention this was in the game.

After a few hits with the bamboo pole, these two people were probably in a “stiffness” state due to low health and needed some time to recover before they could use any medication.

Seeing their copper bells-like wide eye blank gaze staring at her, Qian Yue felt a bit embarrassed to just leave like that, so she walked over and greeted them,

“Young people, be humble.”

Qian Yue tapped their heads with the bamboo pole and earnestly admonished, “Don’t have such twisted ideas in the future. Not everyone is as tolerant as me.”

The two people lying on the ground, “…”

It was a pity there wasn’t anyone else nearby; otherwise, upon hearing the phrase “tolerant,” they would probably doubt life.

After this scene, no one dared to approach the airdrop. After the remaining two Rose Hip plants were picked, the other players gradually returned to their respective islands.

Only one person did not leave but instead helped Qian Yue drag her bamboo raft back to the shore, smiling at her in a bid to please her.

Qian Yue walked to the shore and asked, “What’s up?”

The male player cleared his throat and looked into Qian Yue’s eyes.
“Thank you for saving me earlier.”

Save?

Qian Yue was momentarily stunned and then remembered that the person in front of her seemed to be the third player.

—However, when he said he wanted to snatch her just now, he didn’t
seem to hesitate at all.

Now that he realized there was something to gain from her, he came over to get close to her?

Qian Yue’s face instantly turned colder, and she said expressionlessly, “Get to the point.”

The male player, aware of his guilt, pretended not to notice her change in expression. He casually flicked his hair with one hand, revealing a fairly clean face, and tilted his head up to give Qian Yue a shy and grateful smile.

“Although it’s a bit embarrassing to admit, but as you should have noticed, I’m not very good at swimming… It was fortunate to have you help me earlier.”

“Considering that I helped you pull the bamboo raft back, could you give me a ride? I’m quite strong and can help row the boat for you.”

At this moment, the man stood in the water, with his entire upper body drenched. It seemed as if to confirm his claim of being “quite strong,” faint traces of abdominal muscles could be seen.

He tilted his head slightly to look at Qian Yue, with gentle
eyebrows and eyes, a confident smile on his handsome face. Under the sunlight, the water droplets on the tips of his hair seemed to be sparkling.

Qian Yue sat on the bamboo raft, lowered her gaze, and looked at him with a slightly moved expression. After a moment of thought, she reached out her hand to him.

The man was overjoyed and immediately reached out to hold her hand—

“Smack!”

Qian Yue slapped his hand away fiercely, shocking him.

The man looked at the red mark on his wrist and instantly became annoyed. “What do you mean by that?! I waited for you for so long, and if you’re not willing, just forget it. Why hit me?”

Qian Yue was equally confused.

She was just about to ask what this person meant.

She reached out her hand just to collect the boat fare, so why did this person offer his hand?

Since just now, this person had been clearing his throat and flicking his hair.

Didn’t he know that when his hair got wet and he pulled it back, it would expose the fact that his hairline was quite high?

Could it be that he wanted to board the boat directly, seeking a free ride?

Qian Yue’s face immediately turned dark.

She scornfully said, “Didn’t your kindergarten teacher teach you that fare dodging is a shameful act?”

*Tsundere— Wikipedia defines it as a Japanese term for a character development process that depicts a character with an initially harsh personality who gradually reveals a warmer, friendlier side over time.