Chapter 4, First Mechanical Creation
Mechanics and the ocean don't seem like a good match.
When it comes to mechanics... the first thing that comes to mind for most people is probably the universe and the stars, right?
Chen Qing closed his eyes, and the exquisite blueprints of creation immediately appeared in his mind, as if he knew them by heart.
These three blueprints are all basic blueprints for the Mechanical Engineering department. However, due to the marine environment, they are extremely rare among basic blueprints and are consumable best-selling items.
She was lucky.
If Chen Qing can create them, it will definitely greatly enhance her strength.
If Chen Qing were truly ruthless, he could amass a fortune just by selling water.
But there's a problem: even a skilled cook can't make a meal without rice.
Chen Qing had no materials at all.
Regardless of the blueprint, one extremely important component is required: the [Power Core].
This is an automated energy source.
Chen Qing might be able to try using other materials instead; her carpentry skills are quite good.
We must find a way to get our hands on the power core! A determined glint flashed in Chen Qing's eyes.
She quickly opened the other two supply boxes. The smaller one was unremarkable; it contained bread.
The large supply box gave Chen Qing a wonderful surprise.
The box was full of heavy metal parts, including some broken power cores.
Although the core parts of these components were rusted and damaged and seemed unusable, this was not a problem for Chen Qing!
The moment the box was opened, the entire ship sank.
Chen Qing stared at the box, a slight smile playing on her lips. The skills and knowledge in that beginner's guide to mechanics were enough for her to repair these parts to a usable state.
With just one glance, Chen Qing immediately knew which parts could be repaired and which were truly junk.
This box gave her an idea. In the early stages of the game, survivors won't have many good items, but they'll definitely have a lot of broken parts and mechanical items like this.
These things look like marine debris.
The most urgent task at present is to obtain a set of tools specifically for mechanics.
[Chen Qing: Bounty - A set of mechanic's tools, reward: choose one from a seawater purifier, an automatic fishing net, or an automatic fishing rod]
After posting the bounty on chat channels and trading platforms, Chen Qing quickly began processing these parts and cores.
Her bounty also caused a huge uproar among the survivors, spreading like wildfire like the flu.
Each of these items has generated considerable discussion, especially seawater purifiers.
For survival at sea, the most essential thing is fresh water.
Some survivors with a stable source of fresh water have already made a fortune.
Chen Qing's attention was entirely focused on the power core, which was only the size of a palm and its precision was completely different from the other parts, making it easy to identify.
It took a few minutes to sort through them; there were a total of forty-one cores.
She did a quick check and figured that piecing these cores together should be enough to repair three or four usable cores.
Most of the parts were so corroded that they were unusable, and remelting was their only option.
Some of them, after being repaired, can barely last for a while, which is enough for Chen Qing, a novice mechanic, and other survivors.
After spending half an hour cleaning all the parts, Chen Qing's private messages were already flooded with messages.
Fortunately, the system has an automatic filtering function, but even after filtering, Chen Qing still had a total of 132 private messages in his private message list.
For the 10 billion survivors on Earth, only a few private messages are still too few.
Chen Qing quickly scanned through the messages, filtering out over 90% of them. The so-called "mechanic-specific tools" these survivors claimed to have were extremely basic, not even at the beginner level.
Simply put, it's the kind of ordinary household toolbox that you could buy at any hardware store back then.
This cannot yet be considered a tool specifically for mechanics.
She simply couldn't use those tools to repair the parts.
Chen Qing took a fancy to a few tools.
Portable Machine Tool (Green), Robotic Arm - Tool Type 172 (Dark Green), Mechanic Apprentice Folding Toolbox (Light Green), X18 Repairing Mechanical Ant (Dark Blue)
After weighing the pros and cons, Chen Qing finally contacted Qiao Zhiyu, a survivor who owned a toolbox, which was the only item she could afford.
Although Chen Qing offered a choice of three bounties, the other survivors had much more to say.
Chen Qing can't even afford one now.
[Chen Qing: I'll temporarily exchange the manta ray's electric sac and venom sac for your toolbox. I'll exchange them back after I finish making the water purifier.]
Yes, Chen Qing is now getting something for nothing.
[Qiao Zhiyu: ...Sister, what you're doing...]
Chen Qing: I'm sorry.
Chen Qing knew her request was immoral, but it was truly the only option she had at the moment.
If she were to directly exchange electric sacs and poison sacs, probably no one would even bother with her.
[Qiao Zhiyu: Okay, but don't lie to me.]
Qiao Zhiyu was surprisingly straightforward. Like Chen Qing, she also wanted to take a gamble, betting that Chen Qing wouldn't lie.
At worst, it just means losing a toolbox that's no longer useful.
The transaction went smoothly, and Chen Qing, having obtained the toolbox, wasted no time and immediately began repairing the core and parts.
The blueprint for the water purifier was already imprinted in her mind. After selecting the necessary parts, Chen Qing devoted all her energy to it.
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Discarded parts were scattered all over the ground, and a lot of metal shavings were stuck to Chen Qing's body. The temperature around her was obviously very low, but fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
Chen Qing looked at his work with satisfaction. The seawater purifier looked strange, with wood inlaid with metal and exposed, rusty gears.
When it's running, you can hear heavy impacts and buzzing sounds, giving it a primitive feel.
It doesn't look like a seawater purifier at all, but it is.
Seawater purifier (improved version)
Quality: Light green
Rating: E
Service life: 30 ocean days
Description: A machine capable of purifying seawater, capable of purifying more than 50L of seawater per ocean day.
Review: It looks ugly, but it's surprisingly practical.
The moment the seawater purifier finished, Chen Qing heard a system notification.
This reward is much greater than the reward for killing the Deep Blue Devil Fish.
[The survivor completes an E-rank mechanical creation independently for the first time, earning 10 reward points.]
The survivor who is the first to create a mechanical artifact in the game will be rewarded with the passive skill "Mechanical Perception".
[Passive. Mechanical Perception: Through extraordinary perception, mechanics can easily sense the internal structure, energy flow, and operational status of machinery, gaining complete knowledge of everything about it.]
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