Chapter 5 Phase Two Ships

"What a terrible passive situation."

As Chen Qing looked at the explanation of mechanical perception, a strange emotion flashed through his mind.

She was unusually excited, and her heart even started pounding; she rarely experienced such strong emotional fluctuations.

Whether it was the extraordinary ability or this special passive ability, it gave Chen Qing a different experience, real yet illusory.

Perhaps in this new world, she can become a completely different version of herself.

"..."

However, the most important thing right now is to give Qiao Zhiyu the seawater purifier.

Then they acquire more discarded parts and broken machinery, manufacture more machines, and sell them.

Chen Qing is a rather pragmatic person. She quickly returned to her usual expressionless demeanor, and her mindset calmed down again.

[Qiao Zhiyu: I knew I hadn't trusted the wrong person!]

[Chen Qing: I'll replace it with a better power core later.]

Qiao Zhiyu had done Chen Qing a great favor, and Chen Qing naturally wanted to repay her kindness once the machines' production increased.

Overjoyed to receive Chen Qing's promise, Qiao Zhiyu looked at the seawater purifier she had just received with delight and couldn't help but sigh.

There are definitely more good people than bad in this world.

The two sides successfully exchanged items, and Chen Qing continued to post acquisition information on the trading platform, offering a huge amount of mechanical waste in exchange for one of the three items.

Ignoring the tumultuous events her news would cause, Chen Qing focused on the evolution of the ship.

Creating an E-class machine gave her 10 points, barely enough for Chen Qing to perform another ship evolution.

She must evolve the ship as quickly as possible.

It's already evening, and the air is getting increasingly humid.

Chen Qing suspected that it would rain tonight, and possibly a storm.

She needs a sturdy place that can shelter her from the wind and rain.

Because she didn't have enough points, her choices were very limited this time.

In total, she only had small square sailboats, triangular sailboats, and square sailboats to choose from.

Without much hesitation, Chen Qing chose the Triangle Sail, a standard ship with five cabins that cost 10 points.

The triangular sail has a 3-3-2 configuration, with the deck positioned between the two upper cabins.

As points were added, the awning boat, illuminated by the light, twisted and stretched, creaking and groaning as it grew and spread…

A few seconds later, when Chen Qing opened her eyes again, she was already standing on the wide deck, with all the things that had been on the awning boat neatly arranged beside her.

Triangular sail (unnamed)

Quality: Light green

Rating: F

Description: A standard triangular sailboat, 13m long, 4m wide, and 11m high, with five cabins. It can withstand some sea storms, but don't expect too much from it.

Evaluation: For survivors, it's passable.

With this triangular sail, Chen Qing could finally start to put his skills to use, and he could begin to make arrangements for the portable machine tool.

The triangular sail has a total of five cabins. The three below serve as a mechanical workshop and warehouse, the one near the bow above is Chen Qing's bedroom and bathroom, which can be connected to the workshop after some renovations, and the other one serves as a kitchen and food storage.

The triangular sail was not carrying any weapons, but there were spaces for two cannons.

After spending some time setting things up, it was completely dark by then, with almost no visibility.

Even after Chen Qing lit a torch, he could only see an area about one meter in diameter, and a light drizzle began to fall from the sky.

Fortunately, this did not affect the situation inside the cabin, and Chen Qing quickly threw himself into the work of manufacturing machinery.

Unbeknownst to Chen Qing, the number of survivors in her region had already begun to decrease in the chat channel.

【993/1000】.

...

"Hmm—"

After spending four hours building three automatic fishing net machines, Chen Qing rubbed his sore arms.

This job is indeed too physically demanding; it's a double torment, both mentally and physically.

Even someone with Chen Qing's constitution was starting to feel the strain; she was still just an ordinary person with extraordinary abilities.

Because it might rain tonight, the survivors shouldn't lack fresh water in the short term, so Chen Qing prioritized building an automatic fishing net machine.

It retains the same simple exterior and robust internal components, but Chen Qing has made slight improvements, and it will be ready for use soon.

As Chen Qing climbed the ladder from the studio to the first-floor bedroom, he heard the sound of heavy rain outside.

Having been focused on manufacturing machinery, Chen Qing hadn't noticed the changes in his surroundings.

Even the turbulence of the seawater did not affect Chen Qing; the stability of this triangular sail was quite good.

"..."

Her brow was furrowed; the rain was so heavy…

Chen Qing quickly opened the chat channel, and sure enough!

[912/1000].

In less than a day, nearly a hundred people had died.

Based on this ratio, and extending the scope to all survivors, Chen Qing's heart sank.

Most of the survivors expanded and repaired their rafts, managing to create a place that could barely provide shelter from the wind and rain.

Chen Qing can use points to evolve the raft, while other survivors can only collect materials little by little to slowly expand it.

Compared to Chen Qing's comfort, these survivors are living in hell.

At this moment, the survivors of the Dragon Kingdom demonstrated extraordinary resilience and unity.

Unlike what is depicted in literary works, where survivors scheme against each other, most of the survivors in Chen Qing's area united to help children and the elderly build a raft that could barely provide shelter from the wind and rain.

If a boat capsizes, young adults might have a chance to save themselves in this kind of weather, but children and the elderly have no chance at all.

The messages on the chat channel scrolled by quickly, as survivors reported their resource status.

There may be surplus or shortage.

In the face of such a disaster, nothing else seems to matter.

[Chen Qing: I have extra materials here: 175 planks, 216 ropes, ...]

Chen Qing quickly reported that he had a surplus of materials in his warehouse, and at the same time, braving the torrential rain, he installed the automatic fishing net machine on the side of the boat.

The automatic fishing net machine is quite intelligent; it hauls in the nets every half hour, and all the collected catch is piled up on the deck.

After Chen Qing reported her inventory, she quickly received a large number of private messages. Chen Qing selected some of the elderly, weak, sick and disabled to give away the basic supplies she had. Among these private messages was a special message.

[Gao Yue: I'm also an extraordinary being; we're looking for others like us.]

[Gao Yue: Sorry for the late reply, I just encountered a ghost ship.]

These two simple sentences reveal a wealth of information.