Chapter 34: Qin Chuan, are you serious?

“I encountered some monsters too, but I didn’t find any resource rewards,” Shangguan Ruoyun said with genuine puzzlement.

Qin Chuan explained, “Not all resources come with rewards. Those particular resources are quite different from the others. You have to get close to notice them; from afar, they’re indistinguishable.”

If anyone could just pick up anything and get resource rewards, those rewards would be worthless. From yesterday until now, even the luckiest people only found three resource rewards in total.

Two of those were with Shen Gongbao’s help.

That alone shows that these resource rewards are no roadside trinkets.

“If we search for resource rewards like we do for monster nests, the area we’d have to cover would be enormous. Plus, if we encounter powerful monsters, it would be very dangerous,” Shangguan Ruoyun said thoughtfully.

“Although it’s important to find resources for the country, we must also protect our own lives. Only by staying alive can we help the country secure more resource rewards.”

She shared her thoughts but glanced at Qin Chuan and realized it might be unfair to put such expectations on a four-year-old.

“I understand,” Qin Chuan nodded.

“You understand?” Shangguan Ruoyun was a bit surprised. “Your little brain really is different from other kids.”

“Of course. I’m a genius!” Qin Chuan confidently patted his chest.

“Heh heh, yes, yes, you’re a genius.”

Children need to be indulged, after all.

Suddenly, Qin Chuan said, “I realized I haven’t finished exploring the lake bottom yet.”

“The lake bottom?” Shangguan Ruoyun didn’t understand.

“Before, I killed a three-star Razor Shark. Normally, such a strong monster should have a resource reward. I went down several times but couldn’t find any useful resources.”

“Oh, I see.”

Shangguan Ruoyun thought carefully, but wait, what did he say earlier?

“You said you killed a three-star monster?” Shangguan Ruoyun asked, making sure she hadn’t misheard as she stared at Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan actually managed to kill a three-star monster? My god, who exactly is this child?

Chinese netizens, upon hearing Qin Chuan’s admission, were far from calm.

“No way! That shark was really killed by Qin Chuan!”

“Unbelievable, Qin Chuan actually threw that monster—it weighs several tons!”

“This is unbelievable. Qin Chuan is going to be invincible. With this strength, who in the Forbidden Zone can stop him?”

“Qin Chuan could probably walk through the Forbidden Zone like it’s nothing. He’s just too strong!”

Foreign netizens, however, didn’t believe it. They hadn’t seen Qin Chuan throw the monster ashore with their own eyes.

They were unwilling to accept that a human could do such a thing.

“This Qin Chuan must be lying. People from China are notorious scammers.”

“Don’t believe what a kid says.”

“A four-year-old’s words? You really believe that?”

“A four-year-old can’t possibly unleash such terrifying power. That defies all scientific understanding.”

“That kid’s lying. We shouldn’t believe him.”

...

Indeed, it was hard to believe. A four-year-old’s words are easy to doubt.

Even Shangguan Ruoyun found it hard to take Qin Chuan’s claim seriously because the monster’s corpse was just too huge.

“I’ve noticed that three-star monsters are the strongest in this forest. So if what you say is true, the chances of finding resources here must be high. We just haven’t discovered them yet.”

Shangguan Ruoyun made a simple analysis and quickly reached a conclusion.

From Qin Chuan’s words, she understood that besides the three-star Razor Shark, the other fish in the lake were only one-star. That Razor Shark must be the lake’s boss.

With such a powerful monster in such a large lake, there has to be some resource rewards.

“I’ll go down and search again. Maybe I can find something else.”

Qin Chuan was delighted to contribute more resources to China. More importantly, after obtaining resources, he could participate in the lottery, which truly excited him.

“I’ll go too,” Shangguan Ruoyun said.

“Big Sister Shangguan, this lake is several hundred meters deep. You better not go down. I can stay underwater for hours without breathing, but you can’t,” Qin Chuan said casually.

Shangguan Ruoyun: “...”

“Several hundred meters... hours without breathing? Qin Chuan, are you serious?”

She was completely astonished and didn’t know how to view this little monster.

“I’m not lying,” Qin Chuan said as he walked toward the lake.

“Be very careful. Don’t overestimate yourself.”

Shangguan Ruoyun helplessly realized she was the one holding them back.

Netizens shared their opinions about Qin Chuan’s statement.

“Qin Chuan doesn’t seem to be lying.”

“He really can hold his breath underwater for hundreds of meters, but hours? Are you sure he’s still human?”

“Of course he is. You’re not the human one. Qin Chuan is just extraordinary.”

“He’s beyond human. Don’t get me wrong—I mean, Qin Chuan is like a little immortal.”

“The demonic child Qin Chuan is terrifying.”

“We should be happy. He’s working hard to find resources for our country. We shouldn’t think badly of him.”

“Exactly!”

“Keep it up, Qin Chuan!”

...

Thinking back to the three-star reward Qin Chuan obtained earlier, one could guess how rich these resource rewards were.

This was a lake, so if there were resource rewards, they might include freshwater resources.

Water is the source of life, and freshwater is an indispensable resource for humanity.

If freshwater resource rewards could be obtained, it would be tremendously significant for the entire nation.

People from other countries certainly didn’t want Qin Chuan to find resources. He had already secured two resource rewards, while other countries, except for America, considered survival itself a success.

As for searching for resources? They hadn’t even thought about it yet—survival came first.

Everyone immediately switched the livestream to underwater footage, watching Qin Chuan as he searched for something unusual in the vast lake.

The lake was huge, and relying on Qin Chuan alone to find anything might take forever.

They only guessed there could be resource rewards here; there was no guarantee.

Such a vast place made foreign viewers finally relax.

“I bet there’s nothing here besides water and fish.”

“No, there’s also aquatic plants and stones.”

Heh heh, quite humorous. This kid bragged about holding his breath underwater for hours. Do you believe it?

“Definitely not believing it, but his breath-holding ability is indeed impressive.”