Woke Up to Find the Game I Made Came True-Chapter 105
"Kraken... the Altar of the Sea God..."
Upon reading the translated text in the deep-sea language, Ye Bai froze in place, her brows furrowing as her heartbeat uncontrollably quickened. In this divine realm where 'everything familiar had changed,' she had unexpectedly encountered a name she recognized.
Kraken—a mythical sea monster from the legends of the North Sea in Ye Bai's memory. In her era, it occasionally appeared in ocean-themed films and media, depicted as a colossal, octopus-like creature.
Though its name bore the prefix "Kra," it had little connection to the Cthulhu mythos. What made it infamous was its unimaginable size, capable of wreaking devastating havoc with every movement.
What left Ye Bai so unprepared was this: why would the Sea God in the Ten Thousand Realms share this name?
Among the six major factions, the rulers of each followed the principle that the strongest would ascend to leadership. These supreme beings were akin to a title or achievement for players—once certain conditions were met, the title would be automatically granted, along with its accompanying attribute bonuses.
In the evolution of the deep sea, the most powerful (highest-level) deep-sea creature would naturally become the Sea God, wielding dominion over the ocean and receiving worship from the deep-sea denizens.
This divine realm's setting aligned with Ye Bai's memories—the deep-sea faction would produce a supreme being who would earn the title of Sea God. Yet, without deliberate design, the Sea God's name should theoretically be randomly generated.
The fact that the Sea God of this realm bore the name "Kraken," a sea monster from Blue Star's legends, sent a chill down Ye Bai's spine. If this was mere coincidence, it was far too uncanny!
Moreover, if one were to apply the "Floating Nether Clan's" subconscious concept of the sea from the Star Network, it still wouldn't make sense. To enter the Star Network and become part of the Floating Nether Clan, one first had to align with the cosmic era and register a Star Network account.
But ten thousand years ago, Blue Star had been struck by a meteorite, forcing humanity to embark on a centuries-long exodus across the cosmos in search of a new home. During that era, humans lacked the resources to afford Star Network accounts, let alone upload their posthumous consciousness to become Floating Nether Clan members.
The data streams of the Star Network's vast ocean bore traces of countless cosmic civilizations, yet they held little connection to the fledgling humanity that had only recently established roots on a new planet in the last millennium.
"What's wrong?" The paper-cut companion beside her spoke up, noticing Ye Bai's prolonged silence.
"Nothing." Ye Bai snapped out of her thoughts, rubbing her temples with a headache. This Ten Thousand Realms bore an eerie resemblance to the one in her memories—just when she thought the similarities were merely superficial, another unsettling surprise emerged.
Now wasn't the time to dwell on this. Ye Bai set the question aside for the moment and opened her status panel.
The Sea God's Altar didn't offer as many observable relics as the Dragon Tomb had, but due to the area's unique double stamina consumption effect, fully exploring it had filled her experience pool enough to level up to 45—a substantial gain.
Additionally, Ye Bai had acquired a new title effect:
[Friend of the Deep Sea]: Deep-sea faction favorability +10, maximum stamina +50.
Language-based titles always came with a base attribute bonus, often tied to racial traits. For colossal races like the deep-sea denizens and ancient dragons, the bonus was stamina—an undeniably practical boon in the current environment.
After reviewing her gains, Ye Bai turned her attention back to the ruins of the Sea God's Altar, scrutinizing the fragmented inscriptions on nearby stone tablets one by one.
As expected from the system prompts, this was indeed a Sea God's Altar. Most of the text consisted of elaborate praises to the Sea God, prayers for offerings to earn divine favor, and little else of substance.
Then, on one tablet, Ye Bai spotted a particular passage:
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"May our offerings soothe your never-ending..."
Never-ending...
Ye Bai's pupils contracted, and before she could stop herself, she whispered a word to complete the broken sentence.
"Hunger?" Two voices spoke in unison.
Her paper-cut companion had "hopped" over to the tablet, following Ye Bai's gaze, and arrived at the same guess.
The two exchanged a glance across dimensions, realizing the gravity of the situation.
Could the "unknown aura" that caused physical beings to feel ravenous be linked to the Sea God Kraken described on the altar?
Moreover, as underwater creatures, the deep-sea denizens would normally build their altars beneath the ocean, close to the Sea God's dwelling—after all, the Sea God was a living being, and offerings had to reach it. This suggested the island might not have originally been an island at all, but rather a massive rock that had risen from the depths.
The presence of a deep-sea altar on this island hinted at one alarming possibility: they might be dangerously close to the Sea God Kraken, whose level undoubtedly exceeded 100...
The thought spurred Ye Bai into action. She retrieved the repaired [Golden Compass] from her inventory and used it with the "Sea God's Altar Ruins" clue.
As the altar itself pointed to Kraken, and the Golden Compass could guide its user to the target of historical clues, combining the two gave a high chance of revealing Kraken's direction.
Using the compass cost Ye Bai another double stamina drain of 20 points. A faint golden light flickered across the compass, and she focused on the needle.
After several breaths, the needle remained motionless—unchanged, as if the attempt had been in vain.
Ye Bai turned her body, but the compass needle simply rotated with her, maintaining its relative position as though broken. It was as if she'd wasted her effort.
Unwilling to accept this, Ye Bai spent another 20 stamina to try again.
Another flicker of golden light, and this time, the needle seemed to tremble—just as Ye Bai's eyebrows rose in hope, it stilled once more, identical to before.
The results left Ye Bai grim-faced. Unless she'd hit the compass's 1% failure rate twice in a row, could it be that Kraken was so close that the compass couldn't function properly?
Her mind conjured a terrifying image: a monstrous deep-sea leviathan lurking beneath the waves, its enormous eyes fixed on the island... She glanced at Autofis.
Autofis's donkey ears perked up, as if sensing Ye Bai's unease. Its expression mirrored her alarm.
The magical inscriptions on the altar were crafted with precision to ensure successful rituals. Beyond the usual praises of power, if the Sea God was described as possessing "never-ending hunger," it could only mean one thing: this Kraken was a glutton of epic proportions!
As the only living beings in the vicinity, Ye Bai wondered if she and Autofis would even be enough to fill the Sea God’s teeth.
At this thought, her expression tightened—something felt off. It would be best to find the spatial rift and leave this place as soon as possible.
Just then, she felt a sudden tremor in her hand.
Looking down, she saw that the golden compass, which she hadn’t yet put away, had inexplicably started spinning on its own. After a few erratic turns, the needle finally settled on one direction and stopped moving.
Ye Bai raised her head to follow the needle’s guidance—it pointed toward the unexplored summit at the island’s center.
What was going on?
She tried turning the compass in other directions, but this time, it seemed to have fixed itself. No matter how she changed her own orientation, the needle stubbornly pointed toward the mountaintop.
Could the Kraken really be at the island’s peak?
It wasn’t impossible, but her instincts told her otherwise. Deep-sea creatures were aquatic by nature. Even if they could leave the ocean, they would never willingly stay on land.
After a moment’s hesitation, Ye Bai tossed the devil Alicio ahead to scout the path.
Setting aside the compass’s guidance, she had already explored the island’s edges and foothills without finding anything unusual. The only remaining area was the central summit—sooner or later, she’d have to investigate it. Might as well act now.
If she was unlucky enough to actually encounter the Kraken… well, she could only hope it had a taste for bread.
“How about a trade?” Alicio suggested, floating ahead while still trying his luck. “I can teleport you out of here through a contract. All you have to do is release my true name. And this time, I’ll provide the contract.”
Ye Bai ignored him. His method might work, but making deals with devils was always a last resort. If she agreed, Alicio would probably teleport them straight into lava.
The slope of the mountain wasn’t steep. Moving cautiously, the paper figurine detected no signs of other creatures, and Alicio remained unharmed.
Before long, the summit was within sight.
With no vegetation blocking the view, Ye Bai scanned the area as she approached—then her gaze sharpened. At the peak, there seemed to be something unusual.
A few steps closer, and she froze in place, staring in disbelief after confirming what lay before her.
The “unusual items” were… a fishing set.
Yes, a slender fishing rod with coiled line, casually propped in a wooden bucket, and even a small folding stool beside it—
On a mysterious island tainted by an unknown presence, with an altar to the Sea God, Ye Bai would’ve believed it if someone told her the Kraken was sealed here. But this? A mundane, everyday tool?
What kind of joke was this?!
Even Autofis tilted its head curiously at the fishing gear, while Alicio floated around it in three circles.
“This fishing set… it’s not ordinary,” the paper figurine spoke up, having already “seen” its properties.
“Is it safe? Any curses?” Ye Bai asked.
“No, it’s safe,” came the quick reply.
Hearing this, she stepped forward and reached out to touch the seemingly ordinary fishing rod.
The next moment, golden text flashed before her eyes, nearly blinding her.
Wh—what the hell? A legendary-tier fishing rod?! As a crafter, she didn’t even know such a thing existed in Infinite Realms!
It was then that Ye Bai suddenly remembered—the repaired golden compass had an additional function: “possesses a certain treasure-seeking ability.”
