socalfunplaces Chapter 22 A Bountiful Harvest
Chapter 22 A Bountiful Harvest
After taking inventory, Yu Wang quickly transferred all the supplies from the storage box to the cabin of the "Little Yellow Duck" and into his backpack.
Then, ignoring the system's pop-up message "Replaceable ship detected, replace now?", he unhesitatingly selected "Disassemble"!
The special ships in the early stages are a bit of a pain, and upgrading them later is also very difficult. They are inferior to rafts in every way, but they have unique talent skills!
Once it develops further, it will be no less powerful than warships!
If you have the most skills, you can sail into top-tier fleets with your eyes closed!
As Yu Wang silently calculated in his mind, accompanied by a faint light, the "Smiling Rabbit" raft quickly disintegrated, turning into materials that flew into the little yellow duck's cabin.
His basic supplies have now arrived:
【空核碎片X8、木材X317、塑料X612、橡胶X45、玻璃X89、石块X265、金属零件57、精密齿轮X61……】
Looking at the reassuring numbers, Yu Wang quickly checked the list of materials needed to upgrade "Little Yellow Duck" to level 2.
"Two empty core fragments and eighty-three wood are needed to upgrade to Tier 2!"
Compared to the second primary energy core, which is hard to come by, Yu Wang suddenly felt that upgrading to level 2 ship was easier.
"Perhaps, today's goal can be adjusted..." he thought to himself, deciding to postpone the plan to build the [Turbocharged Duck Thruster] slightly.
If you can upgrade your ship to level 2 first, the overall attribute improvement will be more comprehensive and sufficient to cope with the dangers of the deep water later.
In the future, using thrusters to increase the base speed to twice, or even five times after using skills, will generate even greater benefits.
After gathering the basic materials, Yu Wangding composed himself and climbed up the side railing to the top of the flat cockpit of the "Little Yellow Duck".
This space is relatively large, making it suitable for handling some dangerous items.
He carefully took the corpse of the demon-faced lionfish out of his backpack.
Despite being mentally prepared, Yu Wang still couldn't help but feel a slight chill when he first saw the whole thing.
This fish is enormous; when laid out, it's almost the size of a millstone!
Its body is covered with bright red and white stripes, its skin is rough and covered with tumor-like protrusions, its head is wide and ferocious, and its huge mouth is slightly open, revealing a dense array of sharp teeth of different lengths, like a thicket of thorns.
Among the towering, peacock-like bony spikes on its back, the shortest ones were the prototypes of the poisonous thorns in the "Smiling Rabbit's" hand.
Even though the fish was dead, it still exuded an unsettling aura of danger.
"In terms of strength, the 'Ghost Lionfish' and the 'Night Fang Wolf Eel' are both dominant predators in a coral reef or specific waters. In fact, because the Ghost Lionfish is poisonous, it is even more troublesome than the Night Fang Wolf Eel. If the Ghost Lionfish had been guarding the treasure chest yesterday, I would never have charged in with just a harpoon."
Yu Wang continued to calmly assess the situation, "To be able to kill such a monster single-handedly, that 'Smiling Rabbit' must have a very complicated identity in the real world. It's either someone who has received special training or a ruthless and experienced outlaw."
Thinking about this, he couldn't help but feel a little scared.
The Smiling Rabbit's identity in the real world is definitely not simple. She might have stolen that raft. Luckily, she wasn't given a chance to board the boat just now, otherwise, if she had gotten close, the outcome would have been uncertain!
When the Lionfish is disassembled in the game, only its venom sac and flesh or teeth remain.
Most of the spines and other bones do not meet the material standards and will not be preserved, just as storage boxes cannot be permanently preserved like ship cabins.
The venom will become ineffective soon after the stinger is cut off.
This is probably why "Smiling Rabbit" kept the whole fish carcass instead of decomposing it; she needed these natural weapons to help her kill.
Although using poison needles to ambush people is not a very honorable method, when it comes to a life-or-death situation, one can't care about such things.
Yu Wang took out a dagger and cut off some flesh, along with the thorns, from the lionfish's back, which was covered with sharp teeth of varying lengths. He then stored the flesh in the cabin.
Only after doing all this did he use the game to decompose the fish carcass.
[Obtained 17 pieces of Demon Lionfish Meat, 1 venom sac, 19 pieces of venom, and 1 basic universal antidote recipe]
"The recipe!?" Yu Wang's eyes lit up suddenly, and he exclaimed in surprise! He immediately grabbed the scroll in his hand.
The blueprints felt cool to the touch, with a leathery texture. He eagerly unfolded them, his eyes quickly scanning the text and simple diagrams:
[Basic All-Purpose Antidote]
[Type: Medicine]
【材料：玻璃X3、任意活性毒液X1、100ML纯净水、酸菊果X1、海藻胶X1】
[Description: It can neutralize many common toxins; it has a sweet and sour taste that kids love.]
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The recipe is very simple; anyone with a decent memory can memorize it after reading it twice.
But writing it down is not the same as 'learning' it!
This is similar to how making items like stone braziers and storage boxes requires corresponding blueprints.
Only players who have truly learned the blueprints for the corresponding items can easily craft them using materials in the game.
Even if someone who hasn't learned the recipes manages to create an item that matches the shape and structure of a stone brazier or storage box by hand, the item's description won't appear on the panel, and the quality won't be guaranteed!
The stone fire pit may burst open due to the heat when the campfire inside is burning.
The storage box will never contain individual storage compartments like those in a game's warehouse, and it certainly cannot hold items far exceeding its theoretical capacity!
Therefore, survivors who have not learned how to make potions are forced to concoct them.
Most of the time, you will only get a blob of "unknown liquid" with unknown properties, which is poisonous or even explosive. Drinking it will not only not save your life, but may also kill you!
Therefore, for convenience and safety, large fleets or organizations in the later stages of the game often select trusted confidants and train them to become the fleet's exclusive apothecaries. If they need any medicine, they can simply go to that person without thinking.
"I remember that during the first seven days of the beginner period, there will be a group of survivors in a sea area who will encounter a swarm of box jellyfish. At that time, someone will definitely need an antidote! Unfortunately, I'm just missing a [Potion Station]." Yu Wang looked at the antidote recipe in his hand with some regret.
The potion station is a specific manufacturing device that requires corresponding blueprints to build. Yu Wang mentally estimated, "The game has been going on for three days, so someone should have obtained the blueprint for the potion station by now. I can check the trading market and commission someone to make one for me. Hmm, I'll also buy the [Workbench] while I'm at it."
The [workbench] is a more basic manufacturing facility; many slightly more complex tools, weapons, and parts need to be processed there.
It is an essential functional item for survival.
If you don't buy them now, you'll need them sooner or later, so it's better to do it now.
……
Yu Wang opened the trading hall of partition 444 and began filtering keyword searches.
If you enter the words "worktable", more than 900 people will be found offering services to complete these tasks!
Competition is fierce and prices are transparent; most companies charge a small processing fee for basic materials.
However, when the keyword was changed to "potion station," the number of people instantly dropped to only three!
Moreover, none of the three had a clearly stated price; all of them had "price to be discussed privately" or "details to be discussed."
Clearly, due to the extremely low demand, this item is a "rare commodity." The person who owns the blueprints doesn't know how to price it, fearing that selling it too low will result in a loss, while selling it too high will leave no one interested.
Yu Wang first clicked on a link to a job posting service that looked reliable:
[Flying Pliers: Workbench making service available! Please bring 30 pieces of wood and 23 stones. If you don't have extra stones, you can use food or 10ml of drinking water as a substitute!]
[(P.S.: I'm busy catching up on sleep and gathering resources during the day, so I rarely check messages. Please don't send messages like "Are you there?" or "What are you doing?" that slow down my efficiency! I'll accept the transaction information as soon as I see it! Or just come at night!)]