Chapter 208 Reef Area, Illustration Reward

"Hey, little bunny! Could you come here for a second?"

Suddenly, someone among the survivors shouted, stopping the Sailor Rabbit who was rowing away.

The people next to her quickly grabbed her hand, their faces filled with fear.

"Are you crazy?! What are you doing?!"

Those belong to Chen Qing!

No matter how good Chen Qing's public image is, she's not exactly a simple person to have gotten to where she is now.

Are you crazy to go and provoke her?!

"I'm not planning to steal that rabbit."

"Wasn't there always been a rumor that Chen Qing was selling weapons on her channel?"

They were about to head to a new battlefield, where the red and blue camps were simply using these survivors as cannon fodder, offering them nothing but basic support.

If we could buy suitable weapons from Chen Qing, that would be ideal.

She had no desire to give money to these damned indigenous people, to risk her life for them and then have them keep the money she earned. She would be furious.

It would be better to let Chen Qing make the money; at least it's one of our own people who will profit.

Putting everything else aside, Chen Qing has always been quite reliable.

She made a lot of money back then thanks to Chen Qing during the gemstone event.

It's a pity Chen Qing didn't participate this time, otherwise, she would definitely have placed a heavy bet on Chen Qing again.

Among the survivors, Chen Qing and Zhao Fuli are not the only ones who belong to the neutral faction. In addition, there are the survivors on Yuzhi Island. It is impossible to hide the fact that Chen Qing belongs to the neutral faction.

Upon hearing the survivors' shouts, Sailor Rabbit surprisingly turned around in a very human-like manner, tilting her head and looking at the survivors with a strange expression.

"Has this rabbit become a spirit?"

"Little rabbit, come here, I want to make a deal with you."

The survivor who spoke first quickly waved to Sailor Rabbit and called out.

Sailor Rabbit received the new information and immediately reported it to Mechanical Heart.

Before long, Sailor Rabbit began its return journey and caught up with the survivors who were full of cannon fodder.

Before the survivors could speak, Sailor Rabbit handed over something that looked like a tablet.

"All tradable goods are listed here. You can place an order directly for whatever you need and in whatever quantity you require."

Sailor Rabbit said in a very serious tone.

Mechanical Spider Bomb, Mini Bunny, Battle Rabbit Hunter, Mechanical Worm, Medical Pod, Cooking Fruit, Enhancement Potion, ...

The variety of mechanical creations and medical supplies was dazzling.

Chen Qing mainly promotes a few items for trading, but that doesn't mean that's all she has.

Upon closer examination, the number of tradable goods reached over a hundred, most of which were mechanical creations.

"This survival tent is nice, only 2 silver crabs, give me one more."

"I want mechanical spider bombs, a hundred more."

A huge virtual screen unfolded in front of the survivors, and the mechanics on the ship turned green with shock when they saw it.

But if we can't beat them, then we'll join them!

Cheap, easy to use, and with a super high cost-performance ratio, who wouldn't want such supplies?

They decisively squeezed into the crowded throng; compared to these cannon fodder survivors, the merchants had more money in their hands.

Even a novice businessman can be richer than a survivor.

In this world, being a businessman is also a profession, the kind that requires skills.

Basically, any profession that you can name has a system of inheritance.

A ship full of cannon fodder actually delivered an order for nearly a thousand goldfish to Chen Qing.

What they bought most were not combat machines, but defensive, healing, and survival machines.

For those people, they were just a constant stream of cannon fodder; once they died, new cannon fodder would take their place.

But for these people, no matter how insignificant they are, they must do everything in their power to survive.

Faced with war, they were powerless to resist; it was not something they could fight back against.

The people on the ship placed the order, and another group of sailor rabbits disembarked from the mechanical ship and rowed small boats to deliver the goods to the ship on this side.

After delivering the goods and collecting payment, they left without hesitation.

Actually, it's best to use flying machinery for delivery, as it would be safer.

The dangers of this world come not only from humans, but also from various plants, animals, and nature.

These sailor rabbits traveling in small boats are inevitably attacked by sea monsters, which are not necessarily hunting prey, but killing purely for the sake of killing.

However, most of the time, the sea monsters were intercepted and killed by the salvage team's machines before they even got close to the Sailor Rabbit.

Even if some manage to escape, they are quickly dealt with by the mechanical ships.

However, this delivery method does indeed carry certain risks.

Relatively speaking, flying machines are more suitable for short-distance delivery and mission completion.

However, the only flying creatures on Chen Qing's ship are titanium crystal flying ants, and they have heavy responsibilities, so it's impossible to let them be distracted by completing those tasks.

None of the blueprints Chen Qing found inside the mechanical slot machine were for flying, so for now, this was the only option.

The survivors who bought various items from Sailor Rabbit quickly spread the news.

These survivors are from the red team, but, well, everyone knows what survivors are like.

Before long, the survivors on the blue team also learned about this.

People reacted differently. Some thought Chen Qing was siding with the Red Team, while others thought about how to contact Chen Qing's Sailor Rabbit and buy supplies from her.

Putting everything else aside, that cooking fruit is really popular and highly praised; survivors who have tried it all give it a thumbs up.

This stuff tastes great and comes in many flavors. It won't expire, you can open it and eat it right away, and you can even carry it with you and use it as a weapon if necessary.

Most survivors want to buy cooking fruits the most.

Some survivor factions even wanted to buy seeds from Chen Qing, what a pipe dream.

In Chen Qing's plantation, the planting area for cooking fruit grass has expanded considerably, and she has been asking Qingxian to help collect the extraordinary soil from the survivors.

This matter is rather trivial, but Qingxian is happy to do these things. She likes customers like Chen Qing the most.

Chen Qing offered a high price, didn't cause any trouble, and paid quickly.

Who wouldn't like a customer like that?

On the way to Reef Island, the mechanical ship encountered several waves of survivor ships, all heading to the new battlefield.

Some of these people went with the Red Team's ships, while others went in their own boats, some excited and some apprehensive.

No one knows what their fate will be.

Many of these faces are very young; they haven't truly understood or experienced this world yet, and may soon die on the battlefield, becoming a speck of dust swept away by the wheels of history.

Why are they so excited?

Mechanical Heart was puzzled. Standing beside Chen Qing, she couldn't help but ask as she watched the departing ship.

Doesn't war kill a lot of people?

The survivors on the ship gathered together, playing musical instruments and singing passionate battle songs, creating quite a lively scene.

"Because they can profit from the war."

"Because death did not truly befall them."

Chen Qing looked up at the sky, her mood remaining calm.

The once clear blue sky was now covered in a layer of gray due to the war.

"What a spoiled bunch of humans."

Mechanical Heart forced a stiff smile. Her current body was a humanoid machine, modified from a blaster rabbit.

Even though Mechanical Heart is a machine, she knows that war is not a good thing.

War brought bloodshed, disease, death, and turmoil...

Why would anyone welcome the arrival of war?

These humans are more terrifying than these machines.

At least their machines never welcome the arrival of war.

"Prepare to stop the ship."

Chen Qing withdrew his gaze; they had already reached the waters near the reef island.

Numerous whirlpools and reefs were visible on the sea surface, and countless hidden reefs lurked beneath the already turbulent surface.

Of course, this will have no impact on mechanical ships.

When these reefs collide with the mechanical ships, they will only be damaged, while the mechanical ships will be completely unharmed.

"Yes, Master."

The mechanical ship, which was moving at high speed, immediately stopped and came to rest on a relatively calm part of the sea.

Fengying Jade discovered that marine minerals are located in this area.

The difficulty of mining the marine minerals here is far greater than Chen Qing had imagined.

The first issue is the danger posed by those whirlpools.

The mechanical ship was unaffected because it was a Grade A red-quality mechanical creation, and Chen Qing only had two Grade A mechanical creations in total.

Oh, and there's also an A-grade cannon I won from Shangjia.

We can't exactly send them down to mine, can we?

The mechanical ship can dive, but it doesn't have the function of mining, and Chen Qing can't afford the cost.

You might spend more than you earn.

Chen Qing's C-grade machinery could not withstand the damage caused by those vortexes for an extended period of time.

The Super Shield Whale suffered heavy losses here.

Moreover, some of those whirlpools are quite strange; their ends might lead to a different part of the sea, or perhaps a lair teeming with sea monsters...

No one can say for sure where they will lead, and no one knows which vortex is the strange one.

All the indigenous people could do was stay far away from these damned whirlpools.

Chen Qing cannot avoid these whirlpools if she wants to mine here; she needs to find a way to solve the problem.

Furthermore, considering the samples brought back by Fengying Jade and the environment here...

Chen Qing suspected that there was a black void stone mine here.

It's the Black Void Stone that's sold at an exorbitant price for creating space.

"Let's send some probes down to see what's going on down there."

Chen Qing planned to return to the studio to create a new environmental adaptation device. Once the images from below were transmitted back, she would take the Wind Shadow Legion with her and start mining first.

Chen Qing also sent Sailor Rabbit to complete the mission on the reef island.

Sailor Rabbit rowing a small boat, it would take about three to five days to reach the reef island.

The mechanical heart couldn't stand their speed, so it equipped them with a new high-speed jet ski.

There weren't many in total. Chen Qing's factory was mainly manufacturing combat machinery, so there wasn't much room left for these civilian machines.

Back in the studio, Chen Qing suddenly remembered something: had the World Encyclopedia been unlocked before?

Chen Qing frowned slightly; she would never forget such an important event.

But this time I completely overlooked the fact that the World Encyclopedia has been unlocked for so long.

It seems we still need to resolve the curse of the half-skull as soon as possible. This curse reduces more than just strength and physical changes.

Its hidden benefits cannot outweigh its negative effects.

Chen Qing immediately summoned the World Compendium, which was a very thick book.

It's very big.

It covered the entire tabletop of Chen Qing's studio desk, and there wasn't even enough room for it all.

This book is merely the table of contents for an illustrated encyclopedia of the world.

Opening the book, the title page is completely blank, without any text.

What follows is an extremely cumbersome table of contents, with densely packed text that is enough to give anyone a headache just looking at it.

Chen Qing moved his fingers, and the World Encyclopedia immediately switched to another mode, transforming the originally thick book into various images.

The World Encyclopedia is generally divided into two categories: those that Chen Qing has unlocked and those that he has not.

If we were to break it down further, the categories would be endless.

Humans, non-humans.

Living things, inanimate things.

Plants and animals.

Professionals, extraordinary individuals.

...

The number is extremely large.

Chen Qing directly opened her unlocked encyclopedia, which mostly contained items related to plants, minerals, and machines...

The World Illustrated Guide is more than just an illustrated guide.

Let's use a name that survivors are more familiar with to describe it.

Achievement.

Achievements list.

Chen Qing can earn an achievement point for each illustration he unlocks in the World Encyclopedia. When he accumulates a certain number of achievement points, the progress bar of the World Encyclopedia will change slightly.

Don't assume this progress bar is useless.

As a unique and special item, the World Encyclopedia's progress bars can be used to claim achievement rewards.

Chen Qing leaned back in his chair and looked at the rewards displayed in the world encyclopedia.

Extraordinary Points.

The World Encyclopedia's reward is Extraordinary Points. Is that considered intelligent?

The reward was so wonderful, it really touched her heart.

Of course, the rewards are not limited to Extraordinary Points; there are also many other physical rewards.

The physical rewards for the mechanical items Chen Qing collects and unlocks will also be mechanical, such as skills, blueprints, crafting items, etc.

The plant category includes corresponding skills, seeds, plants, etc.

Categories correspond to rewards.

If Chen Qing spends all her time unlocking the complete world encyclopedia, she will surely become a powerful ruler in due time.

It's not the deep blue sea, it's the scarlet sea.

The rewards for the World Encyclopedia are incredible, but correspondingly, they're not easy to obtain.

You can only claim the Extraordinary Points reward for each category you unlock and reach in the category encyclopedia. Reaching each thousand points will grant you a corresponding category reward.

But there are more than a million categories and types in this world.

Obtaining those corresponding category rewards is extremely difficult.

Fortunately, Chen Qing had been collecting various plants beforehand. Although he couldn't reach the 1,000% reward, reaching the 10,000% reward was still not a problem.

This is a considerable amount of Extraordinary Points.

only……

Chen Qing felt that she should resolve the curse of the half-skull before collecting these extraordinary points.

After all, gaining extraordinary points is equivalent to the act of eating.

Chen Qing's most pressing task now is to break the curse of the half-skull.