anovelconsole Chapter 83 Skill: Let me see, let me see
Chapter 83 Skill: Let me see, let me see
Chapter 83 Skill: Let me see, let me see
The task of sending messages and negotiating was handed over to Zhang Xinlan.
Yu Wang calmed down and began to carefully digest the rich rewards brought by this top spot on the [Mileage Ranking].
He opened the ship's control panel, and the reward list was clearly displayed before his eyes:
[50 Empty Core Fragments, 1000 Pearl Coins, Autopilot System, Talent Advancement Stone, Title: Pioneer (Limited Time Offer Until Next Ranking), 3 Golden Treasure Chest Keys, 3 Solid Wall Scrolls, and an Invitation to the Supreme Heaven Interview]
Including the loot he received from the Ghost Pirate Ship, he now possesses a total of 227 Empty Core Fragments. However, some of these may need to be reserved to support Zhang Xinlan's material trading for upgrading the Ghost Pirate Ship.
By now, the survivors who have made it this far have basically solved the most basic problems of food and fresh water.
While they remain essential for survival, their trading value has shrunk significantly. In contrast, hard currencies like pearls and empty core fragments, used for advanced trades, ship upgrades, and special building advancements, have seen their value rise dramatically.
Pearl coins will be skipped —
After he removed the autopilot system, he immediately installed it on the "Little Yellow Duck".
A tablet-like control panel appears next to the driver's seat, where coordinates can be entered and the ship will navigate automatically.
This means that he can now let the system navigate the ship automatically, freeing up his hands and attention.
In his previous life, Yu Wang would have been overjoyed to receive an autopilot system so early, as it would have freed him from the tedious task of sailing and allowed him to focus on retrieving drifting debris.
But in this life—he has a flock of ducks, so he wasn't really "trapped" in the driver's seat. So his current feeling is more of "not bad, icing on the cake" than ecstatic.
Next up is the main event: the [Talent Advancement Stone].
This rare item, which can directly increase talent level and unlock talent branches, was something Yu Wang had only glimpsed briefly in his previous life on high-priced listings in the trading area; he had never actually owned one.
He tried using it on himself with a glimmer of hope.
[Ding! Talent detected: "If you can't beat them, join them" — Checking — This talent cannot be upgraded using Talent Advancement Stones!]
The game system notification dashed his hopes.
"So it can't be used?" Yu Wang was slightly surprised, but quickly understood. Perhaps his talent was too special.
Forget it, I'll give it to the little cockroach. If Eagle Eye can be upgraded, it will be a greater help to the whole team.
Yu Wang put away the talent advancement stone and looked at the title.
[Title: Trailblazer (Limited Time)]
[Effect: Increases speed by 10%, increases encounter rate with floating objects by 30%]
The title's effect is mediocre, but it's very useful for Yu Wang, whose main goal right now is to explore and accumulate mileage.
He immediately replaced his conspicuous bag "II" with a "Trailblazer (limited time)" bag.
The moment the title changed, a distinct feeling of weakness washed over me.
The +2 green buff to Strength, Constitution, and Speed disappeared, and the attribute panel values dropped, bringing a sense of emptiness as if one couldn't muster any strength.
But at the same time, he could clearly feel that the speed of the "Little Yellow Duck" suddenly increased a little!
As for the effect of "increasing the probability of finding floating objects by 30%", it cannot be verified in the short term and requires time to observe.
The Fortified Roller – this is the automatic defense capability that the former captain of the Ghost Pirate used to protect against the venomous stings of lionfish!
It automatically activates when faced with a potentially fatal attack, blocking one fatal blow before the scroll shatters. It will not trigger for normal attacks, making it a purely defensive item.
Thinking about returning to the "Sea Bug Nest" instance, Yu Wang immediately chose to use it on himself.
At this point, the rewards from the mileage leaderboard have been largely claimed!
At this moment, Zhang Xinlan, who was standing nearby, picked up a fancy letter with gold foil embossed around the edges and the words "Interview Permit from the Supreme Heaven" printed on it, and asked curiously, "Yu Wang, what is this?"
Yu Wang glanced at it: "It's just toilet paper that you can't shake off, it's not very useful."
"Ew~ (disdain)"
Yu Wang knew perfectly well that this "Supreme Heaven Interview Invitation" was probably received by everyone who ranked high on the Mileage Ranking.
This is the Supreme Being's way of winning over humanity.
The sudden influx of billions of lives is also a major event for the righteous god faction.
They need to make sure they can control the situation and not give the bugs in the shadows an opportunity.
It's much easier to support a few who are already outstanding than to train them from scratch.
Interview invitations are unsellable, undisposable, and unsightly. If you use the "Supreme Heaven Interview Invitation," you will most likely be transported to the believer selection site, treated as a commodity, and eventually sign a contract to become a believer of a certain god.
Perhaps the terms of that contract are more favorable than those of ordinary people, but in essence, they are still slaves who have lost their freedom and are subject to others, at most slaves who are dressed in better clothes.
After silently cursing him, he subconsciously waited for the game system to notify him that he had deducted sanity or spirit points because he had uttered blasphemous remarks about "gods".
The result—nothing happened.
Yu Wang raised an eyebrow slightly, his gaze unconsciously falling on the shrine in the cabin. He silently thanked the little Iristi figurine sitting quietly inside the shrine.
At that time, the regional chat interface was completely empty.
Zhang Xinlan used the [Regional Megaphone] to post purchase requests for "Eyeless Fish," "Head of a Windbird with Soundprints," "Shell of a Fishtail Conch," "Cursed Gold Coins of the Pirate King," and some other strange and unusual items. These requests hung forlornly at the top of the interface.
The "Eyeless Fish" and "Shoulder of the Voiceprinted Windbird" are materials needed to upgrade the "Underwater Radar" module.
There's only one "regional loudspeaker," so it must be used properly.
Compared to the bustling scene of "99+" constantly refreshing in the respective regional channels, the only lonely "bubble" in the regional channel stands out conspicuously.
This unusual point has undoubtedly attracted the attention of tens of millions of online survivors.
The effect was immediate; Zhang Xinlan's private chat messages exploded instantly!
However, the initial flood of messages wasn't related to the acquired items, but rather filled with astonished inquiries: "Holy crap! Why is someone talking in the regional channel?! Can we add each other as friends?!"
"Did you get the item from the mileage leaderboard? What's your ranking? I'm ranked 220, how come I didn't get it?"
"Please tell me how to enable the regional channel! I'm willing to pay!"
At first, Zhang Xinlan was able to patiently explain things like "using special props" and even add some friends from other regions.
But without ducklings to help her, she soon felt tired and learned to selectively ignore them without being taught.
After a lot of hard work, Zhang Xinlan finally managed to sort out the truly valuable transaction clues from the massive amount of junk information.
At this moment, she truly experienced the terrifying power of the phrase "many hands make light work" in the game.
The former captain of the pirate ship desperately sought two materials that he could not obtain.
With a population of 100 million, more than 40 people claimed to own one of them.
Not only that, but even the "eyeless fish," a rare fish that Yu Wang mentioned before and that only appears in specific waters at night, has been claimed to have been caught and is being sold!
As for food that enhances attributes, hundreds of people sent private messages, showing as many as seventeen or eighteen different types of food!
However, their prices are mostly exorbitant, with several thousand for basic materials considered cheap. Compared to that, Yu Wang's eight hundred for a bowl of porridge is practically charity.
Zhang Xinlan didn't have time to slowly wear them down; she could only try to stabilize the situation for now.
The only "trouble" was that the seller who owned the Eyeless Fish clearly stated in the private chat: "I don't lack empty core fragments; I can always accumulate those. What I want to exchange is an item that can directly improve my strength."
When Zhang Xinlan relayed this information to Yu Wang, Yu Wang looked at the words "not lacking in empty core fragments," smiled, and said nothing.
Having obtained permission to access the resources, Zhang Xinlan quickly got to work, comparing prices from different vendors and successfully acquiring the three items by spending a total of 5 sanity beans, 20 stamina beans, and 5 servings of porridge.
The two men, who originally sold ship upgrade materials, insisted on needing at least 50 empty core fragments!
Only after looking at the labels for both types of beans did they change their minds and ask for the beans.
The thought process is easy to understand. You can get empty core fragments by opening chests. If you work hard, you can accumulate them no matter what. If all else fails, you can trade them in the same area.
As for Rational Beans and Stamina Beans, once they're gone, they're gone forever!
This made Zhang Xinlan realize that the group dungeons in each region were different, and beans seemed to be a specialty of region 444!
It can quickly restore physical strength when exhausted and rapidly establish a mental barrier when about to go crazy!
These local specialties were originally meant to be consumed internally, and there were more than enough of them! Since everyone had them, they didn't think they were anything special and used them as energy boosters—one would pop one when they were tired. But for other regions, these could be lifesavers!
Unfortunately, after searching for a long time, she couldn't find the head of the "Voiceprinted Wind Bird," but she could find feathers and bird eggs for sale.
Yu Wang had expected this result and was not particularly disappointed.
"You've worked hard," he said to Zhang Xinlan. "Use the Talent Advancement Stone first, then upgrade your ship. We won't do anything else tonight, let's get some rest."
"it is good."
Zhang Xinlan responded, then looked out the ship's side. There, as the blood moon hung high, the seawater once again tinged with an ominous dark red, and indistinct, distorted outlines began to gather underwater, emitting rustling and low growls. "Aren't we going to go to pick up goods tonight?" "Our two ships have increased their firepower now."
The "stockpiling" she mentioned naturally referred to hunting these monsters that appeared at night to obtain pearl coins. Now that their ships had been upgraded and their firepower was much greater than before, it was the perfect time to expand their gains.
"Just leave it to the ducks. We need to get some rest tonight and go do a dungeon run tomorrow."
"Us?!" Zhang Xinlan's eyes lit up, her tone filled with obvious surprise. "It's a multiplayer dungeon!?"
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"right."
Yu Wang answered confidently. Seeing Zhang Xinlan's eager expression, he hesitated for a moment, considering whether to reveal the "spectacular" sea of cockroaches in the dungeon beforehand, so she could be mentally prepared—
However, before he could even organize his thoughts, Zhang Xinlan had already turned to attend to her own affairs. She swiftly used the [Talent Advancement Stone], a faint light flashed, and the advancement stone was successfully used.
After consuming another 100 empty core fragments and a large number of basic materials, the "Ghost Pirate" finally reached level 3!
Name: Ghost Pirate
[Level: 3]
Captain: Zhang Xinlan
[Durability: 1000/1000]
Speed: 20 knots
Storage space: 2000 slots
[Existing Expansion Modules: Rusted Cannon LV.1 x6, Rusted Tri-in-One Main Cannon LV.1, Kitchen]
[Machining/Production Equipment: Workbench LV.1, Forging Table LV.1]
[Expandable modules: exquisite interior decoration, concealed sails]
[Skill: Shadow Follower (Consumes Pearls (depending on target distance), teleports the user to a target ship whose true name is known, within 10 nautical miles, and stays there for 3 hours.)]
[Description: A deadly ghost at sea. If you offend this ship, be prepared to sleep with your eyes open for the rest of your life! (Or, you can pray that the captain has no money in his pocket!)]
Hawkeye+
[Passive: My eyes are sharp.]
[Possessing superhuman dynamic vision and farsightedness, it can maintain a clear field of vision even in complex lighting conditions. It can also penetrate water to a certain extent to observe the underwater environment.]
[Active: Inspect (10-day cooldown)]
[Advanced Skill: Let me see, let me see]
[Can be used on unopened treasure chests within your line of sight, consuming a certain amount of stamina, to briefly "see through" their interiors.]
After reviewing the complete panel of the Ghost Pirate shared by Zhang Xinlan, Yu Wang gained a more comprehensive understanding of the ship's characteristics.
This is a true assassination ship, built for surprise attacks!
Especially with the "Invisibility Sail" expansion module that appears after upgrading to level three, invisibility, teleportation, and killing! The three-piece set is complete! This is the fully-fledged form of the "Ghost Pirate." As for money—
Yu Wang didn't take it seriously. Sixty thousand pearl coins! The ducks could keep earning tonight! What was there to fear about going bankrupt?
He then noticed the new abilities Zhang Xinlan gained after her talent advanced.
The see-through treasure chest is so damn useful!
Opening treasure chests every time is nerve-wracking, like I'm a lunatic! It's so agonizing!
Now everything's great! With Zhang Xinlan as our "human treasure chest detector," we can have her check every treasure chest we encounter from now on!
Whether it's fat or a bomb, it's obvious at a glance!
Just as Yu Wang was looking forward to the future with great joy, Zhang Xinlan brought bad news.
It turned out she couldn't sleep, so she sat up to test the ship's teleportation consumption.
After randomly selecting some targets to try, I found that the prices were indeed a bit... well.
[Objective: It's almost lunchtime again]
[Teleportation requires: 1.4 million Pearl Coins]
[Goal: The world is going downhill]
[Teleportation requires: 0.5 million Pearl Coins]
[Goal: Let's eat exhaust fumes!]
[Teleportation Cost: 25 Pearls]
Based on the published "mileage rankings," after searching through hundreds of people, Zhang Xinlan summarized some experiences.
Within the same region and sub-region, the highest price is 20,000, and the lowest is one or two hundred.
Within the same region, but in different sub-regions, the amount is below 500,000.
Prices vary wildly across different regions, ranging from tens of thousands to millions.
And this is just the base price for a 3-hour teleportation! If you fail the first time and need to teleport repeatedly, the price will increase—
No wonder people say you should pray your wallet doesn't go bankrupt!
Even if the former pirate captain had half a district's people supporting him, when he went to kill to establish his authority, he probably wouldn't have killed randomly as Lin Che said, but rather killed whoever was "cheapest".
Because of this discovery, the two tacitly postponed their planned rest time.
The unfortunate ducks worked overtime on two boats.
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