socalfunplaces Chapter 20 Similar
Chapter 20 Similar
In the chat interface, discussions about this dramatic plot twist remain heated.
The subsequent condemnation of "It's almost time for dinner again," as well as the apology and worshipful remarks about Wang, continue to flood social media.
The little bee rubbed its hands: "@Don't play dead, it's almost time for dinner! I've counted, you've only said seven sentences today, come out and say something! So you get all the benefits, but everyone else has to take the blame when things go wrong?"
I'm from the city: "This kind of person is a typical selfish, overgrown baby! They make their own choices, and instead of taking responsibility for the consequences, they throw a tantrum, act recklessly, and frame others! Pah!"
One-Needle M retaliated: "Thanks to @YouAreGoingToHitABigLuck for your upright and honest conduct, which is admirable."
The food I ordered hasn't arrived yet: "I declare, from today onwards, 'You're going to have a stroke of luck' is my idol! No arguments allowed!"
……
Yu Wang no longer cared about this; he glanced at it briefly and then closed the chat interface.
In his memories of the three years he struggled to survive in his previous life, he had no recollection of the ID "It's almost time for dinner again".
He is likely an unknown figure who died early in the game. Considering his lack of contractual spirit and repeated backstabbing behavior, he may also be a clown who was eliminated early because he messed with a ruthless character he shouldn't have.
It's pointless to waste precious energy and emotions on constantly paying attention to and getting entangled with someone like that.
He silently resolved to completely put the matter out of his mind.
The storm in public opinion has subsided, but the night at sea has only just begun.
In a fleeting moment, one second ago, the warm glow of dusk still lingered on the horizon; the next second, the light was instantly stripped away, the colors vanished, leaving only a pure darkness where one could not see their own hand in front of their face.
Then, in the center of the pitch-black, velvet-like sky, a dark red dot suddenly appeared!
The blood moon has arrived as scheduled!
Yu Wang sat in the driver's seat of the Little Yellow Duck, calmly gazing at the familiar blood-red full moon outside the window. He felt no fear, but rather anticipation.
Unlike last night, tonight there was something extra on the bow of his boat.
His gaze shifted to the bow of the ship, and through the back of the Little Yellow Duck, Yu Wang seemed to see the muzzle of the "Water Rocket Cannon".
With the water cannon, he no longer needed to personally wield the crab claws and harpoons to fight the monsters trying to board the ship, as he had done the night before. Any monsters that dared to approach within three meters of the Little Yellow Duck would be mercilessly pierced by the high-speed compressed water arrows!
The only drawback is that the cost of launching it once is too high!
That's a full 10% of a pearl coin!
If ten water arrows can't take down a monster, then this defensive move is definitely a losing proposition! The value of the materials dropped by the monster might not even cover the pearl coins consumed!
"Hopefully I can break even," Yu Wang calculated. He was confident in the power of the water cannon, after all, it had severely injured a wolf eel with a single shot.
But if all that comes are "small fry" who drop some junk materials, then the cost of pearl coins will be a bit painful.
Yu Wang glanced at the system time; it was only a little past seven in the evening, too early to go to sleep. He could do some preparations.
He first went to the ship's warehouse management interface to check the number of pearl coins that Duck A had exchanged for pills that afternoon.
The interface refreshes, and the transaction records are clearly displayed:
[Anti-inflammatory pills] Sold: 8 pills
[Income: 30 Pearl Coins, 20 Metal Parts, 30 Precision Gears]
[Trading partners: Mad Shark, Riding the Waves, One-Needle M Counterattack, Good Things Happen Pan-Fried Bun...]
"Huh?" Yu Wang frowned slightly.
He assumed the 30 pearl coins came from three survivors.
In reality, all 30 pearl coins came from the ID "Mad Shark".
"Killed thirty monsters in one night? Impossible! Was he a mercenary who entered the game during a mission? Or did he make up the numbers through a trade?"
Yu Wang suppressed the absurd thought in his mind, but still wrote down the ID.
Then I opened the private message list and began to carefully filter the messages that suggested trading with pearl coins, but were automatically suspended by DuckA because they were insufficient in quantity and wanted to use other materials to form a group purchase.
He quickly found several valuable private messages.
Some were willing to exchange 8 or 9 pearl coins plus a small amount of other materials for the medicine, while others asked if they could exchange 5 pearl coins for half a pill, and still others proposed exchanging pearl coins plus some strange and unknown items.
Anyway, looking at the chat logs, Yu Wang analyzed in his mind: "More than 700 people died in Zone 444 last night. Proportionally, at least 5,000 or 6,000 people encountered monsters and fought them. Even if only half of them successfully killed the monsters, 2,000 or 3,000 people should have obtained pearl coins. The base number is not small."
"At present, the purpose of pearl coins is unclear to most people. They are unknown currencies, so people are naturally cautious about spending them."
"Furthermore, at present, players' pearl coins are very scattered. Each person may only have one or two. To collect 10 pearl coins to exchange for one medicine, it takes time to exchange and collect them with others. All these factors combined result in very few people being willing and able to directly use pearl coins for large-scale transactions."
Having figured this out, Yu Wang stopped focusing on the gains and began to respond more specifically.
Based on my experience from my previous life, to get the "Water Arrow Cannon" running on its own for one night, given the density of sea monsters, you'd need at least 50 pearl coins. It's definitely an equipment only resource tycoons can afford.
If you provoke a powerful monster that is simply passing by, you may bring unexpected disaster upon yourself!
But high investment and high risk also mean high returns.
If the water cannon can keep running and kill enough monsters, the collection pod will likely be filled with all kinds of monster materials, pearls, and other loot by the next morning, making it a shortcut to getting rich overnight!
Yu Wang suddenly thought of the "drowning corpse" that had actively approached the firelight last night, and his brows furrowed again.
He felt he should prepare 80 rounds to be on the safe side: "It's better to have them and not need them than to need them and not have them."
As night deepened, the blood moon hung high in the sky.
Yu Wang sat in the cabin, keeping an eye on the surrounding sea while negotiating and finalizing deals with multiple players via private messages.
Time passed slowly amidst the whooshing sounds of the water cannons.
When the moon was at its zenith, Yu Wang possessed a total of 103 pearl coins!
Far exceeding the 80-piece insurance line!
"Phew...that's enough." Yu Wang let out a long sigh, rubbing his throbbing temples. He glanced at his stamina, which had dropped from 92% after dinner to 75%. He couldn't help but sigh to himself, "Negotiations with people are no easier than fighting in the water. The mental strain is too great."
An absurd thought even flashed through his mind: "If only I had the flesh of an old mermaid, and could summon a granny duck to help me bargain..."
Of course, the thought only flashed through his mind, and he himself shook his head in amusement at the absurdity of his imagination.
Yu Wang carefully put away these precious pearl coins, keeping 13 for emergency use and filling the remaining 90 into the 'Water Arrow Cannon' as charging shells.
Water Arrow Cannon (Lv.1)
Installation location: Bow of the ship
[Energy: 70% (1/91 pearl coins)]
【Mode: Automatic Mode】
[Attack range: 3 meters around the ship]
Seeing these reassuring data, Yu Wang's fear of insufficient firepower was somewhat relieved.
With this abundant ammunition reserve, even if a large number of monsters come tonight, the water cannon can hold out for a long time, giving him enough time to react.
He did one last check on the boat before leaning against the railing in the wheelhouse and falling asleep.
Perhaps it was because he had exhausted too much energy fighting the wolf eel today, but as soon as Yu Wang relaxed his mind, a strong sense of drowsiness surged up like a tide.
He woke up early the next morning to the hoarse quacking of ducks A and B.
He suddenly opened his eyes, his muscles tensed instinctively, and his hand reached for the dagger at his waist.
"What's wrong?" Yu Wang quickly sat up straight, subconsciously glancing at the system time: 7:03 AM. It was already bright outside, the blood moon had long since disappeared, and a thin mist still floated on the sea.
"Caw caw! (Raises wings) (points)"
Following the direction pointed by duck A's wing, Yu Wang looked up at the sea level.
About three nautical miles away from the "Little Yellow Duck", a raft was floating in the mist!