Inside the flagship's bridge, one of Qin He's technicians also raised his head with a serious expression.
"Captain, Engineer Qin, we've just received an urgent message from a subordinate vessel. Some of our smaller, peripheral vessels, particularly those modified ships below level three, are experiencing a rapid decline in structural integrity. Their power systems and electronic equipment are experiencing widespread failures! I'm afraid they'll struggle to continue sailing in the current sea conditions!"
Lu Ye's eyes narrowed, and an idea instantly flashed through his mind.
filter!
"I knew the system had bad intentions!" He cursed in a low voice, but his eyes became sharper.
"After removing one negative status, they immediately apply pressure in another way! This is a disguised way of screening players, forcibly reducing the number of survivors, driving everyone to more dangerous areas, or forcing us to kill each other for more advanced ships and resources!"
What a trick! Directly attacking the hardware, destroying the navigation capabilities of low-level ships, forcing players to upgrade or die!
He took a deep breath and gave the order decisively.
"Su Baiyue, Xiong Ren! All combat units, temporarily abandon the pursuit plan and turn immediately! Prioritize collecting the supply boxes on the sea that have drifted out of control due to ship failures! Hurry! I'll help them open them!"
He glanced at the crew members who were a little panicked because the flagship's radar and some systems were also slightly affected, and his voice was steady and powerful.
"Why are you panicking? The sky isn't falling! Our flagship is strong enough, this little storm can't overturn us!"
Qin He looked at the snowflakes on the radar screen that represented chaos and the unknown, and listened to the desperate cries coming one after another on the channel, his face full of misery.
He walked quickly to Lu Ye, his voice trembling with a barely perceptible despair.
"Captain... it's useless... With a system cleanse of this scale, the few supply boxes we've collected are simply a drop in the bucket. Besides, materials for construction and advanced ship upgrades are extremely difficult to obtain..."
"Influence? Maybe on others, but on me?" Lu Ye shook his hands and grinned nonchalantly, revealing two rows of white teeth. His fearless and rude spirit returned. "No way!"
The more this old system wants to strangle me, the more I will let it know what despair is!
Before he finished speaking, a burly figure came over like a gust of wind. It was Shen Hebei who came rushing over after hearing the news.
His face was filled with childlike excitement. He rubbed his big hands like a palm-leaf fan, and saliva was almost spitting out.
"Boss! Boss! How can I, Shen Hebei, be absent from such a good thing as opening a box? I'll help! I'm also very lucky!"
This guy, when he heard there was a bargain to be had, ran faster than a rabbit.
Lu Ye glanced at him sideways, but didn't refuse: "Alright, you have a sharp nose, kid. Let's go together and see if my reputation as a 'fishing expert' is undeserved!"
Without wasting any time, the two men stretched out their "evil" hands towards the supply boxes that were drifting out of control on the sea due to a ship malfunction.
“Swish!” “Swish!” “Swish!”
There was a flash of light and the lid popped open.
"High-strength alloy steel ingots!" Shen Hebei's eyes widened as he pulled out a pile of metallic blocks from an ordinary bronze box.
"Here! Composite armor plates for the hull!" Lu Ye was even more direct. He kicked open a silver box, which contained more than a dozen thick armor modules neatly stacked inside.
In a flash, the two of them violently opened more than a dozen supply crates, their dazzling, multicolored lights nearly blinding the surrounding crew.
In an instant, a mountain of supplies piled up on the flagship deck.
Among them, at least half were flashing with faint blue or purple light, representing advanced building materials and ship modification parts!
Qin He, who was standing aside, opened his eyes wider and wider behind his glasses, and his mouth opened so wide that an anchor could almost be stuffed in. He froze in place, as if struck by a bolt of lightning, leaving him burnt on the outside and tender on the inside.
Is there a system bug? Or am I blind?! Normally, I'd be so stingy with construction supplies that I might not even find a single high-quality item even after opening a hundred boxes. But now... they're just piling up like free cabbage!
He adjusted his glasses which almost fell off in shock, and looked at Lu Ye's calm expression which showed "don't be crazy about basic exercises". An incredible idea started to grow wildly in his mind.
I originally thought that he was just incredibly lucky, relying on his title of “fishing expert” to catch more fish... But now it seems that this is not just luck at all!
This is a walking system loophole! A self-propelled humanoid hack! "Fishing Master"... so this is how it works!
Qin He slapped his thigh suddenly, a complex expression of sudden realization appearing on his face.
No wonder... No wonder he dared to exchange precious food for those seemingly useless drifting supplies!
No wonder he dared to face the threat of pirates!
It turns out he doesn't have to worry about these basic yet crucial things at all! As long as there's a box, he can get anything he wants!
This... this is simply turning the table over and not playing anymore, just becoming the GM directly!
Seeing the high-end materials piling up on the deck, especially those high-end ship modification modules that he couldn't get even by begging for favors, Qin He couldn't hold it in any longer.
"Ship...Captain!" He rushed to Lu Ye in a flash, his voice filled with tears, and he almost knelt down.
“These…these…”
Lu Ye waved his hand and traded a batch of newly opened "high-precision gyroscopes", "energy conduits", and "marine-use small fusion core design drawings" to Qin He through the system.
"Here! Is it enough? If not, I'll open more! It's enough for today!"
Qin He looked at the dazzling list of supplies in the trading column, which was enough to make any fleet jealous and go crazy. The usually calm and self-controlled technical geek could no longer suppress his inner excitement. His eyes became hot and two lines of tears flowed down, and his voice choked.
"Enough! Enough is enough! Captain! You...you are my adopted parents! From now on, my life, Qin He, is yours! I will go through fire and water for you, no matter what!"
This kid, when he gets excited, even his words and sentences become flowery.
"Stop, stop!" Lu Ye got goosebumps all over his body because of his sudden "confession" and waved his hand in disgust.
"What a mess you're making! I'm not gay! If you have time, upgrade the flagship! Upgrade everything that can be upgraded, such as the radar, engines, and propellers, to the highest level! This is the real thing!"
Is that so? It's just some ingredients, I have plenty here.
However, this kid's skills are really amazing and we have to make good use of them.
Hearing this, Qin He wiped away her tears and nodded heavily. Her eyes instantly became extremely firm, flashing with fanatical light.
"Yes! Captain! I understand!"
He almost pounced back on the console, his hands turned into afterimages, and various rare materials were consumed in his hands like water. The various parameters of the flagship soared wildly on the screen.
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