vrcanaries Chapter 125 Bone Nails
Chapter 125 Bone Nails
Chapter 125 Bone Nails (First Update)
It's unclear how a fish managed to embed a treasure chest on its forehead, but that didn't stop Zhang Xinlan's mindset from changing instantly.
Threat? No, this is a door-to-door delivery service!
This clearly indicates that the treasure chest is the reward for killing this creature!
But it's so fast, it can even exceed 100 knots when swimming at high speed!
"Could this be the wild, extraordinary creature Yu Wang mentioned?"
One second Zhang Xinlan was on edge, worrying about how to avoid this behemoth, the next second her mind was racing, figuring out how to accept the reward.
By the way, to prevent them from escaping, you need to draw their attention first.
She found the "slippers that fell from the sky" in the ship's storage area.
[Quality: Green]
[Unique Passive: Come and hit me!]
[How to use: Lock onto a target, throw the slipper a certain height above the target, and the slipper will hit the target's face, causing a taunt.]
Wearing slippers, Zhang Xinlan returned to the bow of the boat, ready to smash the slippers hard in the face of that strange fish at any moment.
She even started imagining scenes of all the cannonballs being fired at once to keep the monster fish in place, and even the image of herself prying open the treasure chest.
Contrary to expectations, after the strange fish had eaten its fill, it did not approach the ship at all. It only stared at Zhang Xinlan provocatively with its huge eyes, but it would never step into the shelling range.
It was incredibly fast; 100 knots didn't seem to be its limit. It circled the two ships a few times, then, feeling a bit bored, it quickly submerged with the treasure chest on its forehead and soon disappeared from the detection range of the underwater radar.
Damn it! He's just a freeloader!
It was 2 p.m., two hours before dark.
When Yu Wang woke up, he put on the title of "Old Foodie" and carefully tasted the dinner that Chef Duck had carefully prepared, which was made with several kinds of treasure fish as the main ingredients. He felt refreshed and his cells were cheering.
"This title is indeed powerful," Yu Wang thought to himself with secret delight. "It seems to greatly accelerate the absorption and conversion of the treasure fish's energy."
The rate has increased, and the effect seems to have been amplified as well. At this rate, perhaps after one or two more meals, we'll see actual attribute growth!
He remembered clearly that the next group dungeon would be difficult not only by testing the overall performance of the ships, but also by placing extremely high demands on the basic attributes of the survivors.
The stronger you are now, the greater the advantage you'll have in the next raid!
While minor details in the game are constantly changing, the raid content is unlikely to change easily.
He then opened his personal panel to check his status:
Qi and Blood: 64%
Strength: 6.1/11
Physical condition: 6.99/11
Speed: 7.2/11
Mental state: 61%
Rationality: 77%
Yu Wang's eyes lit up: "They're all over 60!? Excellent! They're in very good health!"
If your attributes have been in a dangerous range for too long, even a passing grade becomes incredibly difficult.
He tried to move his shoulders, arms, and waist.
Apart from a few areas of the most severe injury that still have some dull pain, most of his limbs can move freely and do not affect his daily activities or combat of normal intensity.
What stirred his heart even more was that he vaguely sensed the threshold of another entry-level ability, "Flesh Artisan's Seed," within the extraordinary path of "Flesh Artisan."
It's as if there's a thin layer of paper separating him from the truth. Perhaps if he eats some more flesh and blood of extraordinary creatures, or if he suffers a few more injuries that push his "flesh and blood reshaping" ability to its limit, he will be able to break through this thin layer of paper and comprehend the "fibroid seed" ability in one fell swoop!
At that time, we can use the fibroid seed to cultivate unique organs, which may even be transplanted to others!
His thoughts drifted back to the deal he had made with Wei Songtao that morning.
A day has passed, and the other party should have already boarded the supply ship and dealt with the "Golden Dice".
"I wonder what kind of thing I'll be able to synthesize from all those junk items?" He opened his private chat with Wei Songtao with a hint of curiosity.
Sure enough, around 4 p.m., while he was still in a deep sleep, Wei Songtao sent him a video of about ten seconds, along with a link to an item.
Click on the video, and you'll see two strong crew members working together to pour a huge sack full of scrapped props into a coin slot at the bottom of the "Golden Dice" that's shimmering with gold.
As the item fell in, the patterns on the surface of the die lit up. After spinning rapidly a few times, it then "poofed" out an item emitting a faint purple light.
The person recording the video then quickly walked a few steps, picked up the item, and shared it on the panel.
[Penetrating bone nail]
[Category: Weapons/Consumables]
[Quality: Purple]
[Description: It once possessed a sharpness capable of easily piercing the skulls of legendary creatures. Time has worn away most of its power, and now it is merely a nail on the verge of being scrapped, ready for one last use.]
"Thousands of discarded items were exchanged for this one-time purple consumable item—" Yu Wang rubbed his chin. "Trading a bunch of junk for a slightly higher-grade piece of junk" was definitely a huge profit for him!
After all, what they received were weapon-type props, not everyday items like toothpaste, fish food, or tissues. They were secretly overjoyed.
Below the link, you'll find a message posted by Wei Songtao.
Survival is victory: "Now I know why gambling is banned, it's too damn addictive! Someone in my fleet got lucky and got a perfect blue item on the first round, and he became obsessed with it, betting all the way, only getting junk, and almost betting all his resources on it."
After reading it, Yu Wang could imagine the chaotic scene on Wei Songtao's side.
Thinking that the "Little Yellow Duck" had been upgraded and the six extra turret slots were still empty, I asked another question.
You're in for a ton of luck: "I received the item. Do you have any more basic energy cores? I'd like six."
The message was answered quickly.
"Holding out is victory": "Hahaha, this is something you should always keep on hand. Last time I asked you, you said you didn't want it, only telling me to keep an eye out for the intermediate level. Now you want it, don't you?"
Survival is victory: "80 pearls each, just give me 450."
The transaction was completed, and the primary energy core was thrown into the ship's hold.
Yu Wang accepted the [Bone-Piercing Nail]. With a slight thought, a long nail about sixty centimeters long, with a dark metallic luster and a spiral pattern at the tip, appeared in his hand.
It's quite heavy, and the handle has a rough, non-slip texture. Rather than a consumable item, it's more like a fierce short spear that can easily pierce a person through.
As you hold it, you can almost hear the mournful cry of the legendary creature whose skull it pierced.
[You hear a voice that makes your soul tremble, and feel awe (just kidding!), talent effect activated, sanity -0]
"Unfortunately, it can only be used once more."
Just as he was admiring this unexpected gain, Zhang Xinlan knocked on the door and came in, recounting the incident with the seemingly intelligent giant fish she had encountered during the day.
She couldn't stop thinking about the gold resource box that was right next to her, and dreamed of digging it out.
However, apart from its speed, the big fish didn't have any distinctive features, and the photos taken with the panel, lacking the function of a telescope, were naturally blurry.
Based on Zhang Xinlan's description, Yu Wang pondered for a moment, narrowing down the range of fish in his mind, but he was unable to determine the final identity of that fish.
Night is approaching, and the most important thing now is the night's deep divers; a fish with extraordinary speed is not important.
"You've had a long day, take a break. I'll go outside and keep watch."
Zhang Xinlan nodded.
Two hours later, it finally got completely dark.
Almost at the same moment night completely fell, a familiar game announcement echoed in the minds of all the survivors:
[Tsk tsk, it seems you're all enjoying this sea voyage quite a bit, taking your time, are you admiring the scenery?]
[Knowing full well the existence of the mileage leaderboard, they're all so lazy. Look at them, walking exactly 5 or 5.1 nautical miles a day—are they trying to fool us?!]
Therefore! I hereby declare!
Starting tomorrow, the minimum daily sailing distance requirement will be increased to 10 nautical miles!! The zone with the lowest average sailing distance will be penalized!!
If you keep dawdling like this, we might as well use a little trick to speed things up for you all. Remember, this isn't a vacation!!
Good night, everyone!
The announcement sent a chill down the spines of all the survivors who heard it. The mandatory daily mileage requirement was back!
The punishment mechanism has also changed from targeting individuals to a "collective punishment" system that applies to the entire district!
Yu Wang was prepared, but the sentence "The zone with the lowest average mileage will be punished" made him frown slightly.
This punishment occurred in the previous life when most survivors had reached the glacial sea area and were struggling to navigate daily due to the obstruction of floating ice.
With the seas now open, the weather good, and even the impact of razorback slugs providing passive acceleration to ships, there shouldn't be many people who only travel 5 nautical miles a day.
But the game still flew into a rage and issued a threat.
It seems they're really in a hurry.
He stopped thinking and tilted his head back to drink a bottle of "night vision medicine" that he had prepared beforehand.
The world suddenly became clear in his eyes. He stood in the cockpit, staring intently at the radar screen and the dark sea outside the window.
Time passed second by second.
As midnight approached, numerous circular shadows began to appear on the edge of the underwater radar, surging towards the two ships from all directions!
Because their numbers were so staggering, they almost formed a converging, solid red ring on the radar screen!
"They're here!" Yu Wang shouted in a low voice.
The uninvited guests are quite agile, with a swimming speed of 30 knots. If the "Little Yellow Duck" has not been upgraded, it will still only have a base speed of 10 knots. Under their pursuit, it will be easy to be caught up. Even if the "Turbo Duck" active skill is used occasionally to shake off the Deep Divers, once the skill duration ends and it enters the cooldown, they will catch up again in no time.
But now, the Little Yellow Duck has a base speed of 20 knots, and with the "Turbo Duck" boost, it can reach 44 knots! It can easily leave the Deep Diver behind!
Therefore, their tactical intentions were clear once they realized they were at a speed disadvantage.
If you can't outrun your prey, use sheer numbers to create an encirclement and cut off its escape route!
"You're kidding me, the 24-hour cooldown period for 'Duck can fly' hasn't passed yet, so it can't take off and escape directly."
To break the deadlock, we must forcefully tear a hole through this increasingly thick encirclement and break free, then use our speed advantage to maneuver around it!
There was still some time before the first group of deep-sea divers entered the cannon's firing range. Taking advantage of this brief window, Wang built six brand-new "water rocket cannons" in one go!
Fortunately, it's not so hard to collect primary energy cores now. At least there are plenty of them available there, where surviving is victory.
After the six level 1 water rocket cannons were built, Yu Wang did not hesitate and upgraded them to level 3 in one go!
Based on the core need to break through the current encirclement, he believed that the kill range and power were more important. Therefore, of the six water cannons, four were upgraded to have greater power, while the remaining two were upgraded to have a faster rate of fire and a longer range.
After doing all this, Yu Wang took his place on the deck.
Not far away, the calm sea was shattered by countless splashes! One after another, pale-skinned, hunched-over humanoid creatures with webbed claws and gills, like demons crawling out of hell, floated on the surface, emitting hoarse howls, and swarmed towards the brightly lit Little Yellow Duck and Ghost Pirate ships!
Their eyes reflected a ghostly green or scarlet light in the darkness, making them perfect sitting ducks!
Yu Wangdu was itching to operate the cannon himself and fire at those eyes.
The first wave of attacks has arrived with overwhelming force!