Chapter 192 - 168: Rowan Rhodes Doesn’t Seem to Be on the Same Level as the Other Players

Chapter 192: Chapter 168: Rowan Rhodes Doesn’t Seem to Be on the Same Level as the Other Players

Even Rowan Rhodes herself hadn’t expected that her momentary sympathy for Void Beast Atticus would turn burning bottles into a highly sought-after commodity among the Void Beasts.

"Rowan, they all say they want to buy some," Void Beast Atticus said excitedly. It felt a sense of pride, as if it were helping Rowan expand her business empire.

Rowan listened, a hint of helplessness in her expression. "The amount of gunpowder is limited. I probably can’t sell to that many people."

After she ran out of Slime from killing the pufferfish, Rowan shifted to using flint to craft gunpowder. Although she still had quite a bit of flint on hand, it would be extremely useful in the future. She couldn’t possibly use it all on these burning bottles.

Hearing this, Void Beast Atticus immediately felt a bit embarrassed. "Then didn’t I just do a bad thing out of good intentions?" As it spoke, Void Beast Atticus looked visibly unhappy.

Rowan gave the Void Beast Atticus in her arms a firm, affectionate squeeze, then said, "It’s not a bad thing. At least your kin have learned to use weapons to protect themselves. If they can’t trade for them from me, they can trade with other players. I’m afraid other players will soon figure out how to make gunpowder. They’ll sell it, and as long as enough people are selling, there will be enough supply."

Faced with Space Stones, many players would definitely be willing to trade their burning bottles.

Rowan actually thought this was a rather good thing. In her past life, she had heard that it took a relatively long time before the Void Beasts started fighting back against the players. And by that time, players were already wary of the Void Beasts, making it impossible for them to trade weapons with the creatures. As for now, the conflict had erupted right at the beginning, and what many players first saw was the Void Beasts’ harmlessness. Because of this, players with a bit of a conscience couldn’t stand the sight of others brutally slaughtering the Void Beasts. Once they couldn’t stand it, they would naturally choose to help the Void Beasts. The situation was different now. You could say she had intervened unintentionally, but Void Beast Atticus was the number one contributor.

Sure enough, hearing Rowan say this, Void Beast Atticus instantly cheered up, bouncing around happily. "Am I really that great?"

"Yes," Rowan gave a confirming answer.

"Then how should I reply to them?" Void Beast Atticus asked, conflicted.

"Just tell them that production takes time and the quantity is limited, so I can only sell them slowly. Let’s limit the purchase to one per Void Beast for now! Other players will likely trade with them later on." Rowan naturally provided a solution.

"Okay!" Void Beast Atticus said in a cheerful tone, radiating an unpolluted innocence.

Rowan thought that after this bombing spree by Void Beast Atticus, the other players in District 122 would highly likely refrain from attacking it, because they had no idea just how many burning bottles Void Beast Atticus had in its possession. Those with a higher Life Value might be fine, but those with less could genuinely end up dying by its hands if they weren’t careful. The players wouldn’t take that risk anymore.

And in fact, it wasn’t just Void Beast Atticus; many players no longer dared to provoke the Void Beasts in other districts either. The once lively and naive Void Beasts had begun to grow wary of the players. Those with malicious intent were directly bombarded with burning bottles. Even if they weren’t bombed, other weapons and Equipment were waiting for them. The current Void Beasts were no longer so easily bullied! This had become a consensus among some players.

The players who had originally planned to obtain Space Stones through trading were fine. After all, their main goal was the Space Stones, and as long as they could get them, they were satisfied. But for those players trying to get something for nothing, it was a problem. This meant the cost for them to obtain Space Stones had become much higher. Unable to hold back, they began to condemn the situation in the Sea Survival Shop’s large group chat.

"As players, why are you always looking at the problem from the perspective of the Void Beasts?"

"Exactly! How great is it to be able to get Space Stones by killing them! Why bother trading?"

"Most importantly, the Void Beasts can clearly resurrect infinitely and don’t actually die. Isn’t it completely normal to kill them to get Space Stones?!"

"Yeah! This is also a rule of the Sea Survival Game itself, right?"

"It is a rule! But it doesn’t say you absolutely have to follow it. The fact that the Void Beasts know how to fight back might just be part of the rules!"

"You choose to kill, and we choose to trade. What gives you the right to condemn us?"

"Anyway, we’ll still kill what needs to be killed without mercy. But the Void Beasts clearly seem intelligent and have a good attitude towards us. Why do we absolutely have to kill them?"

"It’s all your fault anyway. Just who traded the burning bottles to the Void Beasts?"

"Who else could it be? The only one currently known to have gunpowder is Rowan, especially in such large quantities."

"Rowan has so many Space Stones in her hands. She has a deep relationship with the Void Beasts, so it’s perfectly normal for her to sell to them!"

"Looking at it this way, the other Void Beasts’ burning bottles must have also been purchased from Rowan. There’s definitely a cross-district communication channel between the Void Beasts."

"No wonder Rowan has so many Space Stones. She didn’t just trade for them in her own district; she traded with the Void Beasts from other districts too."

"Does this count as taking advantage of the players in other districts?"

"No, this isn’t taking advantage. This is called relying on one’s own abilities. If you guys could do it, you’d be welcome to!"

"Shouldn’t we be condemning Rowan for selling burning bottles to the Void Beasts right now?"

"Why condemn her? It’s a fair business transaction where money and goods are exchanged."

"I don’t envy anything else, but I do envy Rowan’s method of reaching a cooperation with the Void Beasts. I feel like my relationship with the Void Beast is already quite friendly, yet I still can’t get a large amount of Space Stones from it."

"Maybe Rowan’s Skill is related to this?"

"Didn’t someone say before that Rowan had a Farming Skill?"

"Here’s a piece of news I can reveal to everyone: you can have more than one Skill! Players can increase their Skills through training, and at the same time, they can also obtain Skills from certain marine creatures. A big shot in our district got a Skill that way, and I imagine it’s the same for Rowan."

"Holy crap, new info! That’s awesome!"

"So it’s highly likely that Rowan possesses multiple Skills?"

"Killing marine creatures above your Level can grant you that creature’s Skill. Rowan killed the Abyssal Octopus and the Abyssal Sea Serpent, so she definitely obtained more than two."

"Awesome! Looking at it this way, although encountering high-Level marine creatures is dangerous, there are also plenty of opportunities."

"..."

The players discussed the issue of the Void Beasts’ resistance, extending the topic to Rowan. Many players had a few complaints about Rowan on their lips, but was it not also a reflection of their envy, jealousy, and hatred toward her? After all, anyone could see that Rowan had profited far too much from this wave. Seeing that she might have obtained them from the creatures in their own districts made them even more prone to misdirecting their anger. However, everyone understood that this was indeed a matter of individual capability.

Yet, what the players cared about even more was the fact that Skills could be diverse. What did this mean? It meant that a player’s future development path would not be singular. In an instant, everyone’s attention shifted to Skill Cards. Rowan was still a target of interest as well. They were all curious about exactly how many kinds of Skills Rowan possessed, and when they would be able to obtain them themselves.

For a time, many players grew even more envious of Rowan, gaining a deeper understanding of her strength. It was as if Rowan wasn’t on the same level as the rest of them. Just like her cooperation with the Void Beasts—others were consumers, while she was the supplier. They weren’t in the same weight class.

Meanwhile, Rowan, who was observing the development of the large group chat, was a bit surprised to see this miraculous turn of events. Looking at the sour tone of some players, Rowan accepted it gracefully. Personally, she really enjoyed this feeling of being one step ahead of everyone else, because this meant that she controlled the pace of the game. She would continue to work hard.

At this moment, the cry of a Seagull rang out above the raft. Rowan was heading for a sunken ship on the seabed this time, so naturally, she had sent the Seagulls ahead to scout the situation. Seeing them return could only mean one thing: they had found it. They had found it faster than the raft’s radar.

"Master, it’s a huge ship! Even bigger than the last one!" Seabird One said to Rowan, as if claiming credit.

"Good, full speed ahead." Rowan’s thoughts completely shifted toward the sunken ship on the seabed. She had been thinking about the blueprints for the generator and the Vortex Torpedo for a long time. She wondered if they would be on this sunken ship. This was related to whether or not she could upgrade to a Level 9 Raft.