[Game update complete.]
[After securing the Anchor Island, the Candlekeepers used the Power accumulated by the Spirit Candle to create the Spirit Fire Port. With the Power of the Spirit Fire Port, the ocean will no longer restrict the Candle Spirits. Go forth and explore!]
[Newly unlocked building: Spirit Fire Port.]
[More buildings and features will be unlocked as you explore further!]
"Whoa! The update is done!"
"We can finally get in the game!"
"Spirit Candle! The whole time you were gone, I felt like I was on pins and needles!"
"Guys! There’s a new feature!"
Although their movements had been restricted, most players—aside from those who had other things to do—had simply been killing time while they waited.
Of course, some had been camping out in the waiting area, so they were the first to notice the update was finished and quickly notified the group.
In an instant, it was as if a cage holding a troop of monkeys had been thrown open beside the Spirit Candle. One by one, the players’ figures materialized.
"The Spirit Fire Port... where is it, where is it?"
Li Miao excitedly ran out of the cave. After a quick scan of the area, his eyes landed on the wax-white port on the shore. His eyes lit up, and with a shout to the others, he eagerly rushed toward it.
The other players followed close behind.
"So this is the Spirit Fire Port. Wow, the texture is incredible. It’s like white jade."
Niuniu reached out and stroked the railing of the Spirit Fire Port.
As if that wasn’t enough, he then got right down on the ground and gave it a lick.
"Dude, Niu, can you not be so gross? Why are you licking the floor?" Mushroom said with disgust.
"I wonder what this black-and-white flame does..." Li Miao looked at the Traction Fire, but he couldn’t figure out its purpose, and there were no interaction prompts.
"Whoa! There are rafts over here! I think they’re for us!"
Just then, Guagua’s surprised cry drew everyone’s attention, and the crowd gathered around him.
Near the Spirit Fire Rafts, several tethers swayed gently. An interaction prompt appeared in the players’ line of sight.
The information for the Spirit Fire Raft also appeared in their view, identical to what Luo Ge had seen earlier.
"’It shelters Candle Spirits, allowing them to move within a certain area of water...’"
"We can go in the ocean now!"
Seeing this, Niuniu couldn’t help but cheer.
Everyone found his choice of words a bit strange, but they didn’t dwell on it.
’Hmm... so we explore more regions by progressively unlocking buildings?’ Faraway thought. ’Just as I thought. An ocean area this large couldn’t possibly be empty of content. It just required specific conditions to unlock...’
It was common knowledge among all the players that touching the ocean water would cause their Life Value to plummet until they died.
Because of this, some had thought the developers of Spirit Candle simply hadn’t finished creating the ocean content yet.
But now, it seemed that wasn’t the case.
"It costs 50 Wax Oil to buy a Spirit Fire Raft? That’s so expensive..."
Niuniu’s face fell after he interacted with the prompt and saw the information.
As a newbie who had only just started out, he naturally didn’t have enough Wax Oil to buy a Spirit Fire Raft.
"Hehe, I have enough!"
"I’ll be the first to try it!"
Li Miao chuckled, walking up with his hands on his hips.
He was currently wearing the blue Fishman Scale Armor and Sand Worm Leg Guards, a rather comical blue-and-yellow combination.
But as one of the first players, a mere 50 Wax Oil was well within his budget.
Besides, everyone would surely need a Spirit Fire Raft eventually, so it didn’t matter if he bought it now or later.
[50 Wax Oil consumed.]
[You have obtained: Spirit Fire Raft ×1.]
After spending 50 Wax Oil, one of the swaying tethers detached, floated into Li Miao’s palm, and then slowly vanished as if it had merged with his body.
WHOOSH!
The Rootless Fire in the center of one of the Spirit Fire Rafts suddenly flared from dim to bright, as if indicating it was now active.
[You can now use the Spirit Fire Raft.]
[Hint: Touch the Rootless Fire in the center of the Spirit Fire Raft to control its movement.]
[Hint: You will no longer receive the protective Effect if you move too far away from the Spirit Fire Raft.]
Li Miao’s eyes lit up. He glanced at the others, then leaped down, landing steadily on the Spirit Fire Raft.
"Try touching the ocean water."
Faraway suggested from the sidelines.
"Okay."
Hearing that, Li Miao reached his hand toward the ocean water without a second thought.
He felt the cool touch of the water on his hand.
And Li Miao didn’t feel his Life Value rapidly draining as it had before.
After a moment’s thought, he leaped right in, jumping into the ocean with a SPLASH.
A moment later, his head popped out of the water. He laughed. "I’m not losing health!"
"Can you move it?" Faraway asked.
"Yeah, you just have to touch the fire," Li Miao responded.
Faraway and the others hadn’t purchased a Spirit Fire Raft yet, so of course they couldn’t see the hints.
As he spoke, Li Miao reached out his hand to demonstrate.
After he touched the Rootless Fire, the Spirit Fire Raft began to move slowly under his control, heading into the distance...
He didn’t go far, though, stopping after a short demonstration.
"This is awesome!"
Li Miao happily spun the Spirit Fire Raft in circles.
"Damn it! I want to ride a raft too!"
"That’s it! I’m going to go kill some monsters and earn Wax Oil!"
Mushroom was filled with envy, which immediately gave him a burst of motivation.
"Hmm..." Niuniu stroked his chin, eyeing the other Spirit Fire Rafts below.
After a moment of contemplation, he leaped, aiming for one of the other Spirit Fire Rafts.
’Buy it? Why should I buy it?’
’I’ll just fucking take one for free!’
It was a beautiful fantasy, but reality was cruel.
The instant his feet were about to touch the Spirit Fire Raft, it suddenly became intangible. He passed right through it and plunged straight into the ocean.
PLONK!
The loud splash drew the gazes of all the players.
"Help! He—"
GLUG... GLUG... GLUG...
Niuniu clearly couldn’t swim. That, combined with his rapidly draining Life Value, meant he sank after flailing for only a moment...
"Er..."
Li Miao and the other players, who had been about to help him, were left speechless.
There wasn’t even enough time to save him...
Wax Ash floated on the surface of the ocean as a wisp of a Wandering Soul rose up.
"Damn it! If we can’t step on it, why is it even there...?"
Niuniu grumbled, thoroughly dejected.
Attempt to freeload: Failed.
"Hahaha, serves you right! You should really stop trying to find loopholes, dude."
Mushroom was delighted, gloating over Niuniu’s misfortune.
Faraway, meanwhile, called Li Miao over. Once he was ready, he attempted to board Li Miao’s Spirit Fire Raft.
The Spirit Fire Raft was about the size of a bed. If there were no restrictions, it seemed like squeezing two or three people on it wouldn’t be a problem.
His attempt succeeded!
Players could indeed board each other’s Spirit Fire Rafts.
But Li Miao also received a prompt.
[Attention! The more Candle Spirits aboard, the slower the Spirit Fire Raft’s movement speed. If too many Candle Spirits are aboard, the Spirit Fire Raft will be unable to move!]
After seeing this prompt, Faraway began calling others over for another round of tests.
They ultimately determined that a single Spirit Fire Raft had a maximum capacity of three people.
The players’ underwater activity range was about five meters. Moving beyond that distance would cause their Life Value to start draining rapidly.
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