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She accepted that she had drawn a C-rank skill due to her unlucky genes, but she didn't understand why it was always related to strength. What kind of mysterious and powerful woman was her character in the game?
Fortunately, this is finally a combat skill.
There was only one skill slot in the character column, so she first removed [Deep Sleep] and then equipped [Charge]. Then she turned around and continued killing insects.
Bugs continued to crawl out from beneath the chasm, seemingly endlessly respawning. At first, they emerged from a single path, but soon it became two, and then three simultaneously. After killing the bugs on the far left, Tao Sai had to cross a considerable distance to stab the ones on the far right. The flashlight illuminated the bugs still crawling on the opposite wall, and she gradually became overwhelmed and felt the strain.
If she had enough stamina, she could have continued to kill monsters here, but now, she had a feeling that her stamina was starting to run out.
She didn't know if it was the game settings or some other reason, but killing bugs seemed to be far more physically demanding than doing anything else. Even though the process was apparently simple and easy, requiring only a poke and a peel, she still felt her energy draining away quickly.
It's time to call it a day. That's all for today.
Tao Sai stood up and shone her flashlight around. Not far behind her, she spotted a pile of large rocks. She quickly walked over. Considering her [Charge] skill, she attempted to lift one, weighing at least a ton. But with a single effort, she lifted the entire thing without much effort.
Awesome! She couldn’t help but sigh.
[Charge] instantly increased her strength fivefold. If the base value of her strength attribute was a little larger, the effect would definitely be better.
Tao Sai carried the big rock back to the crack and threw it into the bottomless valley. She went back and forth several times without stopping, moved several big rocks and picked up some small rocks. Finally, she blocked the hole and stopped the insects from crawling out for the time being.
But this is only a temporary measure. As long as there are enough insects, the stone will not be able to withstand it, even the strongest material in the world will not be able to withstand it.
After moving these stones several times, Tao Sai sensed that her strength was about to run out, so she retreated as soon as possible.
The way back was much easier because she had already explored the way here. Subtitles kept popping up in front of her eyes along the way.
[Character [Taosai] destroyed [Protozoa·Juvenile Stage x127], obtained 127 gold coins and 127 experience points;
Eliminated [Protozoa·Growth Period x59], gained 118 gold coins, and gained 118 experience points;
Eliminated [Protozoa·Mature Stage x2], gained 8 gold coins, and gained 8 experience points.
More than half an hour later, she stood exhausted on the shore of the anchorage, and then used her last bit of strength to climb up the tree, swing her body and jump onto the bow of the sloop.
"Taotao, you're finally back." Zhou Ning had been worried. It was so dark and Taotao was alone. If she hadn't been unable to get ashore, she would have caught up with him long ago.
"I encountered a bug," Tao Sai said. She sat down limply, took a bite of bread, drank a big sip of water, and then showed her the video she had taken on her phone.
Zhou Ning took the phone and looked at the black bug on the screen. A feeling of discomfort came over her. She covered her mouth and nose tightly. "Is this the bug you were talking about? So disgusting."
After replenishing food and water, Tao Sai gradually recovered. She then remembered that there was still something she had not finished, so she opened the system panel.
Experience points gained from killing bugs are not added directly to the shelter ship or to any of the characters. Instead, they are all concentrated in one experience slot. Players can freely allocate the experience points in this slot, choosing to inject experience into the shelter ship or save it for character upgrades.
There are currently 285 experience points accumulated in the experience slot. Without thinking, Tao Sai injected 28 experience points into the shelter ship and then clicked [Upgrade].
In an instant, the entire wupeng boat emitted a dazzling flash, and a blue beam of light suddenly projected straight down into the dark night sky. Then, from bow to stern, the old wooden hull was quickly replaced by a metal shell, and the old boat beneath them was completely transformed into a brand new small fishing boat.
[Shelter ship [Deep Sea Fish] upgraded successfully (Lv1→Lv2)! ]
[Refuge Ship: Deep Sea Fish
Level: 2
Full load displacement: 15.6 tons
Maximum speed: 15 knots
Crew: 2
Survivors: 0
Early warning system: Not installed
Attack system: Not installed
Defense system: Not installed
Command and control system: Not installed
Special effects:
①[Captain]: You are the absolute authority on the refugee ship and all members will obey your orders.
②[Blurred Perception]: When you use the shelter ship system, all supernatural operations you complete will not be perceived by the crew members on board.
③[Insect Blood Detection]: The refuge ship will automatically detect the location of insect blood with a detection radius of 10 kilometers.
④[Insect Tide Monitoring]: The refuge ship will automatically monitor the direction of the insect tide, with a detection radius of 20 kilometers.
⑤[Refuge Reward]: You will receive a reward for each crew member you add or refugee you shelter.
The upgraded shelter ship has two additional special effects. [Insect Tide Monitoring] can play a huge role after the subsequent insect tide reaches a certain scale.
As for the [Refuge Rewards], Tao Sai was also very clear about the mechanics and logic. The more people on board, the greater the daily reward. Each crew member added to the ship received 5 gold coins and 5 experience points per day, while each refugee received 3 gold coins and 3 experience points per day. Furthermore, these values were not fixed; after completing the B-line missions, the rewards would increase.
In short, the more people on the ship, the more rewards you will get every day. This game logic will encourage players to take into account B-line tasks and develop shelter ships while carrying out A-line tasks.
Under the effect of [Blurred Perception], Zhou Ning was not surprised at the upgrade of the shelter ship. He was just instinctively curious about the new ship, and then he couldn't wait to explore every part of the ship, letting out bursts of exclamations.
Having encountered it in the game before, Tao Sai was no stranger to the upgraded fishing boat. She sat down and calculated the remaining experience points, figuring she could level up both herself and Zhou Ning. So she began injecting experience points into both characters.
[Character [Taosai] successfully upgraded (Lv1→Lv2)! ]
【Tao Sai [female]
Star rating: ★☆
Level: 2
Experience: 128/512
property
Smart: 5/100
Strength: 11/100
Physical strength: 5/100
Agility: 5/100
Resistance: 2/100
Skill: [Charge C-Rank]
Strength, Vitality, and Agility each increased by one point, while other attributes remained unchanged. This is normal, as the probability of intelligence and resistance attributes increasing by one point is very low.
Sharing happiness, Tao Sai did not forget her good sister. She injected experience into Zhou Ning to upgrade her level and enhance her self-protection ability.
[Character [Zhou Ning] successfully upgraded (Lv1→Lv2)! ]
【Zhou Ning [female]
Star rating: ☆
Level: 1
Experience: 128/512
property
Intelligence: 6/100
Strength: 1/100
Physical strength: 1/100
Agility: 1/100
Resistance: 0/100
Skill: Unequipped]
Zhou Ning only gained one attribute, adding it to her intelligence. Because her star rating was only half a star, the higher the star rating, the more attribute points she gained. But the single attribute value added to her intelligence was enough to prove that her mental abilities were indeed excellent in all aspects.
The space on the fishing boat is much more spacious than that on the wupeng boat. It has a separate cockpit, storage compartment and rest compartment, and the space on the deck is also large enough.
Tao Sai took out ten storage boxes filled with soil from the [warehouse] and fixed them to the deck at the bow with ropes. This was the first batch of crops that had been planted. Crops need light and oxygen to grow, so of course they cannot be kept in the [warehouse] forever.
Leaving the deck, Tao Sai walked into the cabin. There were two rest cabins, each with two bunk beds, for a total of eight beds, which could easily accommodate ten people.
Tao Sai and Zhou Ning chose adjacent beds in the rest cabin. Tao Sai then retrieved two four-piece bedding sets from the "warehouse"—they were used in their previous rental. The beds were only 1.2 meters wide, and the firmer base was naturally less comfortable than the mattress in the bedroom. But having such a sleeping environment in the apocalypse was quite a blessing, and Zhou Ning wasn't picky.
The fishing boat swayed slightly with the river current, but the amplitude was much smaller than that of the black-sailed boat. Zhou Ning did not need [deep sleep] and fell asleep quickly.
Tao Sai was lying on her bed looking at her phone. She wanted to see if there was any big news on Weibo's hot searches.
Since she had disabled new message notifications on the app, a flood of messages related to her popped up when she clicked on it. Most of them were replies to her new video, so she briefly scanned them.
[Auntie, I want a big bowl of rice]: To be honest, it doesn’t look like photoshopped at all.
[Young Master Yang]: The above person is obviously being snarky, how did they photoshop the video? So it must be real, and we shouldn't thank the blogger for traveling back from the apocalypse to save us [doge].
[General Lingling]: I was at the scene, I testified, I was the leaf, I witnessed the whole process [doge].
[Human Observer] replied to [Lingling General]: Hello, I'm the crooked tree, we're neighbors. Today is Thursday, v me 50 [starry eyes.gif].
[Yes and No]: yysy, even if this bug is real, I think if I kick one at a time, there won’t be enough bugs for me to step on.
Tao Sai looked through the entire comment section with a cold gaze. It was full of sarcasm, but she felt no ripple in her heart.
There is also other relevant information from private messages on Weibo.
[Finding the Road Ahead]: How can you talk nonsense so much?
[奶芯]: I really don't understand why you would spread this content? Besides causing negative social impact, what benefits does it bring to you?
[奶芯]: I advise you to delete it, thank you.
[Tumbling Egg Fried Rice]: Killing coins?
[Er Deng Zha Zha]: Beautiful, are you also from Nanjing University? Add me on WeChat for a deeper discussion.
…
Tao Sai scrolled down and deleted the private messages one by one. If the messages were harsh, she would retaliate without hesitation and then block them. She has never been the type to swallow her anger in silence.
Suddenly, her fingers paused, her pupils contracted, and her eyes focused on the next line.
[Ronaldo]: Are you also a player of "Zengshi"?
[Ronaldo]: Send me a reply!!!
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