mousepad-d2 Chapter 77 Blood Coral Set
Chapter 77 Blood Coral Set
Chapter 77 Blood Coral Set
Upon seeing the island, Yu Wang's tense nerves finally relaxed.
Like a traveler who has finally seen their destination after a long journey, although the road ahead is still fraught with danger, the psychological pressure has been greatly reduced.
He finally had some free time to process the rewards he had gained from the rankings.
【空核碎片X5、珍珠币500、求生者定位卡X1、中级海水淡化装置、模块升级卡X1、装备耐久修理卡X1、旺仔豪华大礼包X1、鸭绒服图纸、血珊瑚套装图纸X1】
It truly lives up to its early bird status; they even included the pattern for a down jacket that you'd normally only need to wait until you reach the Glacier Sea.
Yu Wang shook his head helplessly. There was no sign of the dominant creature in the Primordial Sea. If they didn't kill it, how could the humans safely move on to the next region?
It seems I'll have to put this drawing away for now after studying it.
Next are the empty core fragments. Of the original 67 fragments used for upgrading the rubber duck and raft, only 7 remain. With these 5 fragments, the total number returns to 12.
As for the pearl coins, every time he saw this number, even someone with the temperament of a reborn person would feel a slight pause in his breath: a reward of 500 pearls, plus his original ones—the total number reached a terrifying 62415!
More than 60,000 pearl coins!
Having too much savings that you can't spend isn't a burden; on the contrary, it has many advantages, such as attracting a large number of money-savvy sirens.
It's the same principle as in the real world: if you have money, the whole world will come to you.
For major clients, businessmen will definitely bring the best products and use their most cunning minds to travel thousands of miles to swindle money!
In other words, the probability of encountering merchants at night is greatly increased, and the quality of the goods seen is on a higher level!
If you've already encountered a merchant and found a suitable item, you can't just not buy it, right?
Once, twice, three times—after buying several rounds, if no new pearl coins are deposited, the account will naturally revert to its original state.
However, if you can continuously and rapidly acquire pearl coins, your strength will snowball as you buy more and more!
Yu Wang was somewhat looking forward to seeing which siren merchant would be the first one they encountered after the storm passed.
Composing himself, he looked at the next item.
[Survivor location card.]
This card is similar to a teleportation card, but the conditions are not strict. You only need to know the ID to use the card for location.
Of course, once you've located it, you'll need to sail there yourself.
Intermediate-stage seawater desalination plant
It needs to be installed on a primary seawater desalination unit and can produce 1000ml of purified water per day.
Since purified water does not contain any substances needed by the human body, it can only be used as drinking water.
Yu Wang installed this thing casually.
Upon seeing the next item, "Module Upgrade Card," he hesitated for a moment, then scanned the hull.
The "Water Arrow Cannon" is a blueprint-based item and can be upgraded normally with materials, so it is not considered.
"You're kidding me, ducks can fly!" They can fly 200 meters, which is more than enough, so it's not a priority.
Similarly, there are also "garbage recycling stations", "captain's lounges", and "daily duck eggs".
There's no need for higher recycling efficiency or a more luxurious rest area; we have enough duck eggs every day.
"Mobility is still the top priority right now." Yu Wang had already made up his mind and selected his target.
The [Turbocharged Duck Thruster] has been upgraded to Lv.2!
[Base speed increased to 2.2 times the original speed (originally 2 times)]
[Turbo Duck] Skill Effect Improvement: Burst speed increased, maximum duration extended to 30 minutes (from 15 minutes), cooldown time reduced to 6 hours (from 8 hours)]
"If I remember correctly, the storm will stop in the afternoon, and the rest of the time will be a calm final push for the rankings."
Yu Wang didn't hesitate much about the next [Equipment Durability Card] and planned to save it for "Bubble Helmet".
However, the Bubble Helmet only has 17% durability left, so using it now would be a waste.
To maximize efficiency, it's essential to use the device only when it has 1% durability remaining.
The next steps became clear.
The propeller started, and with a "ga" of a whistle, the duck's feet quickly treaded the water.
With a base speed boost of 2.2 times, the Tier 3 "Little Yellow Duck" reaches a speed of 22 knots. At present, even special ships that have all their points allocated to speed are no match for the "Little Yellow Duck".
It truly lives up to its name as a flying duck with feathered legs.
The ship cleaved through the surging waves, its yellow plastic hull leaving a conspicuous trail in the gray-black torrents, braving the raging wind and rain as it rapidly approached the island!
Yu Wang was calculating the voyage in his mind.
Being able to complete the route on the treasure map means that he has now sailed at least 200 nautical miles.
Based on the 182 nautical miles traveled by the previous number one, it's practically a certainty that he'll take first place on the beginner's mileage leaderboard.
However, the situation is slightly different in this life.
Yu Wang calmly analyzed, "I've single-handedly received three server-wide announcements, which is too much of a show of strength. It's hard to guarantee that there aren't captains of speed-type special ships hiding in other divisions. They might have originally wanted to develop quietly, but my successive announcements have stimulated their competitive spirit, making them feel that they can't afford to be too passive, so they've also gone full throttle and are charging forward with great speed—"
"It's not entirely impossible that one of them might accidentally surpass my mileage and take the top spot on the mileage leaderboard."
Yu Wang must take this variable into account.
The advantage of the reborn lies in information and experience, but they cannot control everyone's reactions and circumstances.
Feeling a sense of crisis, Yu Wang became increasingly cautious.
Before long, the huge island was within reach, and the details became clearer.
The entire island was lush and green, with tall trees, dense shrubs, and climbing vines intertwined, and the vegetation coverage was estimated to be over 70 percent!
The remaining areas not covered by greenery are mainly the golden beaches surrounding the island and other areas unsuitable for plant growth.
At this moment, ravaged by the wind and rain, the island's forests were being blown about, their branches and leaves swaying wildly.
But these trees, rooted in the earth and with tenacious vitality, also acted as a natural barrier, absorbing most of the energy of the gale. Yu Wang could sense that as the ship got closer to the island, the wind pressure from the front decreased significantly, and the wind force inside the island was much lower than that in the open sea.
In the shadows cast by the trees, several scarlet eyes followed the Little Yellow Duck's movements.
The island's native inhabitants do not welcome outsiders.
Yu Wang spotted them but wasn't concerned. As long as they didn't actively land or get too close to the shore, these land creatures posed no immediate threat. The most important thing right now was to find the golden treasure chest described on the treasure map!
He steered the boat and began circumnavigating the island's coastline, all the while referring to the treasure map in his mind.
The treasure map shows that the location of the golden treasure chest is in the "crescent center" of this crescent-shaped island.
Through on-site investigation, it was found that the gap in the crescent shape, which is the passage into the inner bay, is a shallow shoal with many reefs, and ordinary ships can only pass through carefully at high tide.
But at this moment, a massive storm is raging!
The sea level has risen abnormally due to the storm surge, and the surging seawater has even flooded the roots of the trees on the edge of the island! Shallow beaches and reefs that may normally be exposed are now deeply submerged under the turbid seawater.
"Perfect timing and location!" Yu Wang was overjoyed. "No need to use the 'Duck Can Fly' expansion module's skill to forcibly jump over obstacles. We can just drive in!"
However, the surging seawater will make the salvage operation difficult.
Opportunities are fleeting.
Without further hesitation, Yu Wang maneuvered the "Little Yellow Duck" slightly, adjusting the bow to aim at the crescent-shaped island's gap, which was completely submerged by seawater, and cautiously sailed in.
Enter the bay.
As if passing through an invisible barrier, once the ship had fully entered the crescent-shaped inner bay, the howling winds outside, which sounded like ghosts wailing and gods howling, immediately diminished by more than half.
The bay is surrounded on three sides by towering, dense trees that stand strong against the wind and rain, forming a natural harbor.
Although the torrential rain continued to pour down, pounding against the hull and the sea, the intensity of the wind and waves had clearly decreased.
Although the seawater in the bay also fluctuates, it no longer has the destructive giant waves of the open sea, becoming relatively calm.
It has become somewhat "milder".
With the salvage operation pressure greatly reduced, Yu Wang breathed a slight sigh of relief.
After a brief preparation and explaining to Zhang Xinlan the locations they needed to pay close attention to, the two of them dived into the water together.
Zhang Xinlan, an ordinary college student who had no habit of systematic training before entering the game, had initial attribute values hovering between 2 and 3 points. The only noteworthy attribute was her relatively high physique, which was 4 points.
However, after eating two kinds of paste recently and with the help of muscle beans, I have been training hard and finally raised my strength and speed stats to just over 3 points.
Yu Wang had explained the rules of attribute growth to her in detail: "Below 5 points, the most economical way to improve is through scientific training and sufficient nutrition. Just like how ordinary people can significantly improve their physical fitness through exercise."
"However, once you reach 5 points or higher, which is when you start to touch the theoretical threshold of excellence or even the limit for ordinary humans, the difficulty increases exponentially. It's like the human 100-meter sprint; once you break the 10-second barrier, the effort required and the bottlenecks you need to overcome to improve even by 0.01 seconds are completely different from before."
"By then, the effects of training will become negligible. The main ways to improve will depend on consuming special foods, taking enhancement potions, or achieving improvement through certain extraordinary means."
To give her more specific motivation and goals, Yu Wang also made a promise: "As long as you can train all three basic attributes to 5 points, I will give you red-tailed tuna meat that can increase all attributes by 1."
What he didn't explicitly say was that this promise was both a reward and a test.
Yu Wang did this with deep considerations.
Although the ocean is vast, meat or ingredients that provide special attribute bonuses are either extremely rare or the process of obtaining them is very dangerous.
He himself couldn't guarantee that he could secure enough resources to support him in pushing his attributes to the theoretical limits of human capability. The scarcity of resources dictated that he had to be extremely careful with his resources.
Therefore, he could only let Zhang Xinlan rely on the most basic training to improve her strength. If Zhang Xinlan showed a firm enough determination to become stronger and could endure the tedious training, and eventually pushed her attributes to the 5-point threshold through her own efforts, she would prove that she had the potential to become a combatant!
Let alone a piece of tuna, Yu Wang would proactively find suitable equipment for her from head to toe!
"Eagle Eye's" passive skill makes him a natural-born sniper!
Who doesn't want their teammates to be stronger?
Conversely, if she can't even endure this level of training and shows a complacent and dependent attitude, then Yu Wang will reassess her future role in the fleet. A logistics officer who gathers information, with basic self-defense capabilities, will suffice.
However, so far, the little cockroach has been working very hard, which makes Yu Wang feel very gratified.
The two men, along with Duck B, dived into the bay.
Due to the storm, underwater visibility was very low, and the beams of the underwater lights could only penetrate a few meters ahead.
Moreover, the underwater pressure and current were more turbulent than expected. The torrential rain caused a large amount of mud and debris to be washed into the bay, making it difficult to maintain one's balance. From time to time, one also had to dodge tree branches that seemed to come from nowhere.
The two carefully avoided the broken branches and debris drifting with the current, searching bit by bit.
After searching for a long time, Yu Wang even had to use items halfway through to replenish the durability of the "Bubble Helmet".
Finally, after the rain subsided a bit, they successfully found a metal box gleaming with golden light in a thicket of blood coral that resembled an underwater thorn forest.