Chapter 107: Punk Lord flavor, my friend! 【VIP】
The players also had a very fulfilling time during these three days.
Dismantle the garbage, practice [Ether Editing] - [Scanning], [Analysis], [Reconstruction], the experience bar is increasing, very good.
Help the monster Liu Hai sort the waste - his task progress is moving, which is good.
Finding parts to fix Dead Fish Eyes - her maintenance is increasing, which is great.
Occasionally triggering a side quest like [Poor Student Needs a New Wrench] - Morality +2, a mysterious little gift (a piece of Punklord's special metal candy, with a strange taste), which is not bad.
Weird Bangs and Dead Fish Eyes are becoming more and more proficient in their jobs. At least these days, Weird Bangs is not so out of breath when moving things, and Dead Fish Eyes' hands are no longer shaking when taking parts apart.
The players are also diligent, buzzing around in the garbage mountain like happy little bees.
Life, isn't just about picking up trash, leveling up, and completing quests?
It's also the player's responsibility to occasionally care about the NPC's daily life - for example, when the player tried the energy bar that tasted like motor oil that the strange bangs was chewing, the player was immediately shocked.
Is the food spoiled? Is this something edible?! Even the "Strange Cuisine" series wouldn't taste this bad... Calling this food is an insult to food!
The player immediately pulled out a plate of delicious braised pork ribs from her system backpack and handed it to him. Seeing that Gui Liu Hai was stunned, she patted his shoulder maturely and sympathetically (she couldn't reach him, so she could only pat his arm), shook her head and left.
Poor kid, he has to eat spoiled food.
Of course, it is also necessary to guide the NPC.
Dead Fish Eyes complained about her dull tools, so the player immediately went to the Metaverse and bought her a shiny new set. Strange Bangs fretted over a pile of alloys, and the player leaned over and pointed, "This one can be reconstructed (leveling up). That one is pure garbage (sort it out). That one has a usable core (give it to Glass to repair)."
Yeah, that's very efficient and kind.
Time flies, and the garbage mountain is shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye, becoming flat and orderly.
Over the past week, the frequency of the system issuing tasks has gradually decreased, triggering only one small side quest, [Communication Guarantee]. Lin Chen quickly bought Punklord's communicator and basic ether cartridges for the NPCs.
Unfortunately, after fiddling with the cassette for a long time, the two of them could only barely get a fault light to turn from a dismal green to an even dismal blue, while the data stream in the strange Liu Hai's hand darted around like a school of frightened fish, and finally dispersed with a puff.
"No talent." The player concluded this and unhappily took back the cartridge to save them from wasting energy.
Occasionally, in between picking up trash, players will try to cook, and most of the time they use the collected Punklord ingredients to make authentic Punklord-style dishes.
Some of them taste pretty good, and the NPCs will have happy smiles on their faces after eating, and their eating speed will be visibly faster.
Yes... The player pushed a plate of sticky goo in front of them, which had a strangely sweet aroma, purple smoke coming out of the dish, and then exploded into a skull with a bang.
After taking a bite, the strange man with bangs turned pale, and soon he closed his eyes and held his forehead, falling into unimaginable contemplation.
Dead Fish Eyes was braver. He scooped a large spoonful of liquid into his mouth, then fell straight down. After a long while, he climbed up, covering his mouth with his hands, his eyes empty.
"It tastes terrible." Dead Fish Eyes concluded weakly.
whispering sound.
The player nodded reluctantly and moved the food over reluctantly.
It’s definitely not the players’ cooking skills that are the problem. If anyone is to blame, it’s the fact that Punklord’s ingredients are not good and not fresh!
Really, NPCs are so fragile...
Lin Chen glanced at them sideways, then quickly picked up the food with both hands and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Hey!" The NPC was horrified. "This kind of thing is totally inedible, right?!"
"How come you ate the plate too?! You can't eat this kind of thing, right? No, I have no idea which one is more lethal, that thing that can be called a dish or the plate?!"
The NPCs hurriedly brought water, then one of them grabbed the player's legs and shook him down frantically, while another one patted the player's back frantically, trying to make the player spit out the food.
The player chewed expressionlessly, making a swallowing motion.
"It's already been swallowed..." An NPC put the player down, tears glistening in the corners of his eyes, "Is it over?"
"We'll miss you," another NPC handed over a glass of water. "Can you let me dissect your body after you die?"
"Give up," the player sneered coldly, "My food is not garbage!"
After leaving angrily, the player sat on the high pile of garbage and couldn't help feeling a little sad.
Her life is like walking on thin ice. There are always people who are furious about her creations... Maybe she has touched someone's cake.
"Hey! Lin Chen! Where's the cake I just put in the room? Is it..."
An unknown person's shouting came from the bottom of the garbage mountain, but it had nothing to do with the players anymore.
The player took out the cake and threw it into his mouth with a "woosh".
this!
Her eyes lit up and lit up.
How about a cake that has both crispy and crunchy textures?
The player glanced at the label—“Icing Wind Collection, check out this recipe.
Lin Chen solemnly wrote this matter in his memo.
Then she happily resumed her rubbish-picking career. I wonder when her gold level will be upgraded? Picking up trash at a recycling station alone would be tiresome, right?
Lin Chen thought distressedly.
Finally, one Sunday, the player was struggling to slap a twisted heat sink into a neat metal plate with her bare hands when a system prompt sounded in her and two other people's ears simultaneously.
Geto Suguru: Environmental Pioneer (Phase 1) Completed! > Geto Suguru - Phase 2: Recycling Master! Learn basic materials science and efficient sorting methods.
[Ieiri Glass: Miraculous Resurrection (Mechanical) Stage 1 Completed!] > [Ieiri Glass - Stage 2: Trainee Engineer! Master basic prosthetic structures and common fault diagnosis.]
Lin Chen stared expressionlessly at the panel on his wrist, which still only had the solitary "Become a Legendary Hacker" line. He then glanced at the clearly updated mission logo above Geto Suguru and Naoko Ieiri's heads, which read "Phase Two." A subtle feeling of dissatisfaction, akin to "everyone else's kids are getting new toys," welled up in him.
whispering sound.
She stopped looking at the two men and vented all her energy (and a little frustration) on the pile of scrap in front of her.
Her hands were bathed in blue light, and her [Reconstruction] skill was fully operational. Chunks of stubborn metal whimpered beneath her grasp as they were forcibly straightened, shaped, and broken down into their basic components. Her efficiency was so high that even Geto Suguru, who was sorting nearby, felt a bit overwhelmed.
The garbage mountain will be reduced at a faster rate in the player's "Rampage" mode.
Finally, while clearing an area covered in thick rust and barnacle-like data remnants, her foot stepped on a twisted metal plate, making a dull, hollow echo.
Lin Chen stopped moving instantly and stamped his feet in confusion, and the echo in the cavity became clearer.
Eh? There's something!
Curiosity overwhelmed her, and she immediately dropped the scrap metal in her hands and, like a mole sniffing treasure, deftly picked up the scraps beneath her feet. Rusted parts and broken pipes were tossed aside with a metallic noise.
When Xia Yujie and Gao Xianzi heard the sound and looked over, they saw Lin Chen half of his body sticking into the newly dug pit, struggling to pull out something heavy.
"Hey!" As the player dubbed her actions, a huge, curved metal structure covered with dark brown rust and strange barnacle-like attachments was dragged out by her, making a harsh scraping sound.
She wiped the oil off her face, her blue eyes curiously staring at the giant ship that gradually emerged before her: the twisted hull frame, the broken deck, the outline of the bridge...
It's not a garbage dump! It's the wreckage of a ship!
The player system [Insight] is passively triggered, and the information flow passes through the field of vision:
[High-value target detected: Deepsea-class exploration vessel - "Silver Barracuda" (severely damaged)]
[Status: The core encryption module is partially intact, and the deep data ocean navigation log (incomplete) can be attempted to be recovered.]
[Note: Once reached the 'Abyssal Echo' area of the Data Sea. Repair value: Very high (requires specific rare parts and advanced decryption).]
"Oh oh oh!" The player couldn't help but exclaim with sparkling eyes.
A ship that can dive to the deepest part of the data ocean!
Yeah, the players completely understood. This is definitely an item given to the players after the game knew that the player’s target was the cheat code left by [Zero] in the depths of the data sea, right?
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that the boat came just when the player needed it?
Lin Chen immediately circled the wreckage, tapping her fingers everywhere, trying to find a connection or directly [Reconstruct]. But the core area was covered with invisible and powerful encryption, and her [Reconstruct] didn't move at all.
"Tsk!" The player withdrew his hand, frowning.
There's a mountain of gold right before my eyes, but I can't find the key! How frustrating!
"What is that?" Geto Suguru and Nozomi walked over and looked at the wreckage of the broken ship in surprise.
"There's a ship that can reach the depths of the data ocean," Lin Chen pointed at the wreckage, her tone depressed. "But the encryption is too strong, and there are still missing parts." She counted on her fingers, "They're super expensive on the dark web! And some are hard to find."
Glass squatted down and carefully examined the exposed structure, especially the complex interfaces and crystal slots near the bridge. He recalled the advanced prosthetic design drawings from the clinic and said, "This structure... looks familiar."
"The clinic has similar advanced ship data. But…" She threw her hands up helplessly, "My current clearance only allows me to view basic prosthetics. To understand them, well… in terms of system understanding, I guess I'll have to wait until I complete Phase Three."
Geto Xiayou also walked around the ship and pointed to a missing skeleton joint. "I've seen similar parts in the scrap at the recycling station. But the model may not be correct. It needs to be modified or copied."
He looked at Glass, "That level of detail..."
Geto Suguru didn't finish the rest of his words, but the player already understood from his eyes - this also requires the knowledge of stage three.
The player looked at Glass, then at Geto Suguru. He got it.
The baby ship cannot be repaired now because the skill trees of the two key tool NPCs have not been activated.
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