freeallnovels Chapter 70 Skin 1
Chapter 70 Skin 1
Chapter 70 A Little Mischief
Yu Wang returned to the cockpit of the Little Yellow Duck.
The sun shines brightly on the sea, and the dungeon area is still sparkling. In the distance, you can vaguely see other ships busy salvaging.
He glanced at the time on the panel: 11:30 AM. There were still about six and a half hours until the "Pac-Boat Adventure" instance was forcibly closed.
Based on my previous experience, when the dungeon enters its final three-hour countdown, the game system will conduct a "hunting points" event.
All participating ships with scores in the top 1,000 will be marked on the map, making it easy for survivors in the nearby waters to spot them.
Sinking ships or killing captains can transfer the opponent's points to you.
This serves as guidance for survivors who are skilled but unlucky and want to achieve higher rewards.
At that time, naked plunder and slaughter will replace the relatively peaceful salvage!
Yu Wang was faced with two choices.
The safest approach is to leave the dungeon before the survivors start fighting over beans, since you can secure first place. This will help you avoid the most chaotic period.
Using the remaining daylight hours, continue sailing towards Crescent Island. There is a high probability that you can reach the island before nightfall and safely weather tomorrow's storm.
The second option is to stay in the instance, risking being besieged.
If Yu Wang hadn't discovered the enormous bird's nest atop the cliff and hadn't upgraded the Little Yellow Duck with the "wingspan of birds with a wingspan of over ten meters" he desperately needed, he would most likely have chosen option one: take the easy way out and prioritize stability.
But now—
The feather is almost there! Combined with the empty core fragments produced by the two dungeons—
The allure of upgrading to level 3 ships during the beginner phase makes it difficult for him to give up easily!
Yu Wang made a decision. He turned the ship around and headed towards the island near the dungeon's spawn point, which had steep cliffs and a huge bird's nest.
In order to avoid attracting too much attention, he still chose a relatively hidden route that stayed close to the island's coastline.
However, just as they were passing a beach, a lone Class 1 raft appeared on the sea not far ahead.
On the raft, a disheveled man with messy hair was standing with his back to them, seemingly engrossed in eating something.
Yu Wang didn't pay much attention at first, since it was already noon and those with surplus resources had started resupplying to maintain their strength.
For example, Zhang Xinlan is currently cooking a fragrant fish soup at the stern of the boat.
He was planning to maneuver the Little Yellow Duck around the side of the raft to avoid unnecessary contact.
But just as the Little Yellow Duck approached to within fifty meters, Duck A suddenly yelled twice at the man.
Yu Wang immediately became alert and looked at Duck A.
Duck A used its trading privileges to open the transaction history and lock the transaction record for a "giant donut that has been bitten".
The buyer is about to have dinner again.
Then look at the man on the raft, wolfing down his food; in his hand is this giant donut.
"Tsk, it's this guy." Yu Wang's eyes turned cold.
He remembered that it was almost time for dinner and vowed, "Even if I starve to death or jump off a cliff, I will never eat this kind of thing that has been bitten before and has no origin." But then he turned around and found it delicious.
Yu Wang was disgusted by the despicable behavior of those who, after completing a transaction, acted treacherous and hypocritical, taking advantage of others while pretending to be innocent.
Thinking of the garbage piled up in the ship's hold, a reckless plan came to mind.
He took out a bronze resource box from a compartment in the ship's hold and threw in all sorts of junk he had accumulated, such as packaging bags and plastic bottles, creating a veritable "trash can zip".
One box of trash is enough to land you on an environmental organization's blacklist!
Finally, have duck B place the box on the nearby rocks.
Everything is ready; now it's time for a little performance.
"We actually found a bronze box!" Yu Wang shouted deliberately. His acting skills were really not good. Just like when he said the incantation to summon the duck, even Zhang Xinlan could see that he had something to hide.
However, as long as the keywords in the dialogue are sensational enough, that's sufficient.
"box?"
Startled, the raft was startled and turned around sharply. It first saw the uniquely shaped little yellow duck and a look of surprise flashed in its eyes. It did not expect that there would be a special boat in this remote place where there was not a single bean!
Immediately afterwards, his gaze was drawn to the glittering boxes on the rocks not far away.
Without even thinking, he immediately grabbed the oar at hand and rowed desperately toward the box!
He didn't care whether someone else found the box first or not; what good would finding it do? Whoever picked it up kept it!
Seeing this, Yu Wang also steered the Little Yellow Duck to "urgently" approach the box. "Get out of the way! This box is mine!" "It's almost time for dinner!" he shouted fiercely at Yu Wang while paddling hard, his hand already reaching for a rusty revolver on the raft!
"Stop right there! Or I'll shoot!"
Yu Wang was somewhat surprised. "It's almost time for dinner again!" There was a gun, but upon closer inspection, the pistol had no muzzle; it was just a model.
But he could use this as an excuse to "show resentment and anger," while also "fearing" the gun in the other person's hand.
The little yellow duck slunk away, accelerating away from the water, as if it had truly lost the competition and abandoned the box.
"Time for dinner again." Watching the Little Yellow Duck's "disheveled" escape, he sneered smugly, "Hmph, coward! So what if he's sailing a nice boat with beautiful women? He's still a useless piece of trash!"
He eagerly rowed the raft to the box and hauled the heavy "resource box" onto his raft.
"Haha! I'm rich! I'm so lucky today, I just had something sweet, and now I've got a whole case!"
He rubbed his hands excitedly and couldn't wait to lift the lid of the box.
Then----
A stench, a mixture of rotting seaweed and rancid protein, assaulted my senses! Inside the box, there was only a pile of colorful packaging bags and a heap of rotting, stinking meat!
"It's almost time for dinner again!" The smile on his face froze instantly, then twisted, going from ecstasy to astonishment, and then to rage at being tricked!
"I#&*!!!!"
He then kicked the trash can into the sea and cursed in the direction the Little Yellow Duck had disappeared, "You dare to mess with me! You wait! Don't let me run into you again!!"
As he continued cursing, he suddenly felt unwell all over, as if something was watching him.
And it just doesn't feel right to kick a trash can into the sea.
"Damn it, what's going on here?!"
After a long while, he rubbed his shoulders and rowed away.
Meanwhile, Yu Wang, with a look of smug satisfaction, quietly drove away in his Little Yellow Duck, concealing his achievements and fame.
He stretched his shoulders and felt much better.
Just as I was about to say to Zhang Xinlan, "Is the soup almost ready?", I met Zhang Xinlan's deep gaze.
They didn't invite her to do something so fun! Her acting skills are clearly much better than Yu Wang's!
After finishing a bowl of fish soup, the steep cliffs and small islands became clearly visible.
Moreover, the sky remained empty, with no sign of the giant bird returning to its nest.
So it was probably an abandoned old nest.
The "Little Yellow Duck" began to sail around the ship at a steady speed, while Zhang Xinlan activated her [Eagle Eye] skill, squinting as she searched for the nest at the top of the island, made of huge dead branches, where feathers were piled up.
Upgrading the ship requires thirty feathers, and climbing is risky. If you can collect them all at a lower level, there's no need to climb higher.
Just then, Yu Wang's friend notification sounded softly.
Upon opening it, I found it was a message from "Survival is victory".
Survival is victory: "Have you eaten? I just got two good things, and as agreed, I'm asking about them first. I wonder if you're interested?"
Immediately afterward, without even a reply, detailed information about the two items was sent over:
[Primary Energy Core]
[Universal Supply Ship Summoning Card (Blank)]
[Type: Special Item/One-Time Summoning Card]
[Description: A magical blank card! Before use, the user needs to manually fill in the name of the ship they wish to summon. (Please ensure you fill in a valid ship name accurately! Misspellings, omissions, extra words, or entering a non-existent name will all result in summoning failure and the card being invalid! *coo coo*]
Yu Wang's gaze was instantly drawn to the item!
Primary Energy Core! Summoning Card!
These are all good stuff!
With the basic energy core, the water cannon at the stern can be built!
After upgrading to level 2, you can also choose a route that allows for faster energy gathering and lower energy consumption, making up for the lack of attack speed of the bow cannon!
You can also use speed to kite enemies!
The summoning card can also quickly turn your "Guo Di Lao Hot Pot Single-Person Set Meal Voucher" into cash!
It seems that sending the extra medication was the right decision! The return on investment far exceeded expectations!
You're in for a ton of luck: "How much for the two items?"
Survival is victory: "Ideally, you'd have a weapon that can take down a shark. If not, basic materials, medicine, and empty core fragments will do."
He paused, then added a sincere voice message: "I'm very grateful for the extra medicine you sent back then. I encountered a bit of an accident later, and I relied on those medicines to get through it. So this time, these two items are fine as long as the value of the traded items you offer is equivalent to a primary energy core."
"Consider that summoning card a gift from me, a small token of my gratitude. Anyway, I don't really know what a 'supply ship' is, and I'm afraid writing something random might ruin the card; it'll just be gathering dust here."
Looking at the message, Yu Wang's opinion of "survival is victory" rose even higher. Gratitude, decisive transactions, and lack of greed are rare qualities in a survival game.
It seems the rumors from my past life were true.
This person is worth getting to know better; he was just a bit petty before.
He quickly considered the resources available to him.
I also need to stockpile basic materials. I currently have zero empty core fragments, so I'm just waiting to farm the "Seaweed Farm" and "Sea Bug Nest" dungeons to collect enough of the 50 fragments needed to upgrade to level 3.
As for weapons to deal with sharks—
His gaze fell on the [Poisonous Thorns] in the cabin.
This is a drop from the previous hunt of "Ringed Sea Urchin," which contains trace amounts of sea urchin toxin.
Because killing a Ringed Poisonous Thorn almost always drops 1-5 Poisonous Thorns, after killing 45 Ringed Poisonous Thorns, he accumulated a considerable number, a full 116 Poisonous Thorns!
In addition, there are 50 units of [Poison Sacs] that can be used to poison weapons or make potions.
While this thing is unlikely to be fatal to sharks with their thick skin, as long as it can pierce their skin and inject toxins, even in small amounts, it is enough to paralyze the shark, making it slow to move or even lose its ability to attack.
Yu Wang originally intended to use these poisonous thorns to make poison arrows after he finished making his bow and arrows.
However, he still has more than ten hours of playtime left in the farm instance, so he can go back and farm it again.
Right now, it's a perfectly worthwhile deal to use the money to trade for these two much-needed treasures.
Having made up his mind, Yu Wang immediately replied.
You're in for a ton of luck: "I have the stuff to deal with sharks. How about I trade you 50 venomous spikes, 10 venom sacs, two bottles of 'basic antidote,' and a message?"
Although the other party said the summoning card was a free gift, Yu Wang didn't want to take advantage of it, especially after finding the other party to be a nice person.
Having a powerful and virtuous fleet captain in Sector 444 is good for everyone in the sector.
The antidote is just in case, to prevent him from accidentally injuring himself or his teammates when using the poisonous thorns.
The "important message" was a reminder about the rule changes for the last three hours of the instance.
He also sent screenshots of the attributes of both items.
[Survival is victory] replied: "Stinger?! Great stuff! Absolutely no problem! We'll switch as you said!"
The deal was quickly finalized.
Yu Wang detailed the two bottles of antidote and the message about "a massive brawl that might occur in the last three hours, so it's advisable to plan your stay or leave in advance" to him. [Survival is victory.]
After hearing this, the other party sent a series of exclamation marks, clearly taking it very seriously, and thanked them repeatedly.
After ending the private chat, Yu Wang noticed that Zhang Xinlan was still squinting at the island, occasionally looking down at her paper to write and draw, marking locations.
Yu Wang did not disturb her, but turned around and went to the empty space reserved on the stern deck to start making a new water cannon.
Similar to the process for the first water cannon, select the location in a phantom state, and then quickly combine the materials.
Water Rocket Cannon (Lv.1) successfully built!
With ample materials at his disposal, Yu Wang didn't pause at all, upgrading and selecting modes without stopping.
Approximately ten seconds later, [Water Arrow Cannon (Lv.2) - Low Energy Consumption, High Frequency Water Arrow Mode] was activated.
Installation location: Stern
Energy: 100% (1/272)
[Mode: Automatic Mode (Protection Range: Entire Ship)]
【有效攻击範围：0－15米（最佳射程5—10米，超过15米后威力与精度急剧下降）】
After it was built, Yu Wang couldn't wait to test the power of the new cannon. Although he felt a little heartbroken, he could overcome it!
"Whoosh—whoosh!"
Unlike the deep, resounding roar of the main gun at the bow, the sound of the stern gun was sharper and more rapid, like a buzzing bee.
And it has almost no cooldown time, allowing for rapid firing!
As for the maximum attack range—
As the panel description states, it can hit any target within 15 meters, but beyond 15 meters the trajectory will plummet rapidly, eventually flying over about six meters before exploding into a small, inconspicuous splash on the sea surface.
At this moment, Zhang Xinlan finished her "reconnaissance work" and came over with a map full of markings: "We circled the island. I marked all the feather gathering points that could be seen on the outer area of the entire island. There are about fourteen of them, mainly concentrated in the rocky beach below the cliff. It seems that the big bird is losing quite a lot of feathers."