Chapter 17 The Direction of the Everlasting Lamp
Shen Dixin took it and confirmed that it was genuine. She looked at the pretty little ball with curiosity.
Before her rebirth, she had heard that the Heart of the Ocean was very useful, but she had never seen an unpolluted Heart of the Ocean, nor had she heard of anyone having obtained one. She never expected to get her hands on it on just the third day.
Something's weird. Shen Dixin thought of the gaze that had come from nowhere earlier. Was it drawn here by the Heart of the Ocean?
Without saying much, Chen Qingxin carefully put away the Heart of the Ocean.
Lu Mingang had already divided the fish and was now clumsily slicing it into fillets, with soy sauce and wasabi already prepared on the side.
Nowadays, not many people are willing to buy seasonings other than salt, oil, and soy sauce. With Shen Dixing's enormous wealth, she has collected all the other seasonings available on the market.
The table is piled high with food; which chef wouldn't be tempted?
"This alone isn't enough to fill me up. Shall I make some noodles too?"
This fish has a sweet and refreshing taste, a chewy and smooth texture, and no fishy smell at all.
Shen Dixin wasn't a picky eater; she was fine with anything she could eat. She devoured the noodles and sashimi that were served to her.
After finishing her meal and putting down her bowl, Chen Dixin was at a loss for what to do next. She had already hooked all the supply boxes, and the experience points she gained from hooking supplies were minimal.
Two days later, Shen Dixin finally had a rare moment of leisure, but this break made her feel uneasy. Lu Mingang had finished cleaning up the dishes and started preparing the food.
Before her rebirth, her main profession was scavenging, and she was almost never idle.
Shaking his head, he calmed himself, opened the shop, and began acquiring blueprints.
Collecting blueprints requires someone to constantly monitor them and compare the value of the blueprints and materials to offer an appropriate price. This is a task that automated sales cannot handle, and neither can Lu Mingang.
After Chen Dixin posted a few ads on the channel, many blueprints were submitted.
Wooden shoes? Even though we have stone shoes, collecting a set of wooden ones would be nice too.
Umbrellas and raincoats are similar rain gear, but they are even bulkier.
An ever-burning lamp! This is a great thing; I was just worried that the campfire wasn't bright enough at night.
...
Shen Dixin patted her head. No, she couldn't stockpile any more!
We still need to save up resources to upgrade to Tier 3 ships; we can get the blueprints we don't need right now later.
Shen Dixin used her strong willpower to suppress the urge to buy all the blueprints, and only selected some items that could be hung in the shop to recoup her investment.
It won't be long before I can earn back double the amount of materials I bought for the blueprints, and it won't delay my material accumulation.
Choose from the following: blue blueprint for a perpetual light, blueprint for a universal fish bait, blue blueprint for a crab trap, and blueprint for a small animal trap.
[Congratulations to the player for obtaining the unique title "Designer". This title is unlocked when you have more than 20 blueprints and increases the advancement rate of crafted items at the workbench by 5%.]
Shen Dixin glanced at the title's effect and thought to himself that his workbench had a 2% chance of advancing after reaching level two.
With this combination, I'm sure it won't be long before I can wear the full set of purple stone armor.
Learn all the blueprints, let's make the lamp first!
【Item Name: Everlasting Lamp】
Item Quality: Blue
【Durability: 100/100】
[Required materials: 4 coal, 2 iron plates, 2 iron nails]
[Item Description: It will show you the way home.]
There wasn't enough coal at home, so Chen Dixin only made one and hung it on her raft. After all, Lu Mingang usually stayed on her raft after dark.
This quaint little lamp, also hung on the sail with iron nails, illuminates the shadows on the back.
As its name suggests, the lamp will stay on as long as it is not put in your backpack until it runs out of durability.
Lu Mingang was engrossed in chopping vegetables when he suddenly noticed that the area in front of him had become much brighter. He looked up and exclaimed, "What a beautiful lamp! It even has carvings! The system can make such exquisite things too!"
Lu Mingang seemed to have his eyes stung by the warm light; it was truly unbelievable.
There are lights, food, and a place to sleep.
His Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and his expression was unpredictable.
"oops."
"How did you cut your hand? Be careful, concentrate on using a knife."
When Shen Dixin came over to check, she breathed a sigh of relief when she found that he had only lost five points of health. This ancestor still had a bunch of debuffs on him.
"Preparing ingredients is so tiring. It takes five minutes to cook but two hours to prepare the ingredients."
Di Xin showed concern for him, and Lu Mingang unconsciously drew out his tone, adding a touch of coquettishness.
Shen Dixin strongly agreed, saying that preparing food for so long must have wasted so much time and energy!
"Next time we pass by a port, I'll buy you one to help with preparing the ingredients."
"good!"
Lu Mingang didn't know what a port of call was, but he understood when Shen Dixin said she wanted to buy him something.
Suddenly I felt a surge of strength again, and I picked up the knife and started chopping!
Lu Mingang still has a lot of sashimi left. Sashimi can only be eaten once; it won't be fresh by noon.
Shen Dixin selected three small portions and sent them as red envelopes in the farmers' group, one for each person. Giving out small perks from time to time prevented people from taking advantage of her kindness and also helped to win people's hearts.
The farmers' group is actually quite active. The three of them are all farmers and have all accepted Shen Dixin's commission. With Lao Shen as their guarantor, they trust each other quite a bit and are chatting right now.
Walking Alone by the River: Do berries need this much water? I just watered them with 50ml, but it still shows as low on water.
"The Meng Po soup must have been diluted: That's normal, you've never grown berries before. This thing is a shrub, you can harvest it once and it lasts for seven days, you need to water it with 100ml of water."
AAA Materials Wholesaler Lao Shen: [Red Envelope] x3
The red envelope was received instantly, in a matter of moments.
Coffee or tea? Wow! It's sashimi, and wasabi soy sauce too! This is amazing! Thank you, boss, mwah!
Walking Alone by the River: Thanks to Brother Chen for the fish. [Image of flowers]
The Meng Po soup must have been diluted with water: Hands clasped together.jpg Goodbye, may the God of Wealth appear!
Coffee or Tea: I'm so moved, I'm crying! This is the first time in three days that I've tasted anything flavorful. Boss, I want to work for you for the rest of my life!!
At this moment, on the raft with many planters, Coffee was eating the sashimi given to him by Shen Dixin with a slightly devout air.
She didn't know if it was just her imagination, but she thought this fish tasted better than any she had ever eaten before, even though she didn't like eating raw food before she came in.
Don't be fooled by Chen Dixin's seemingly carefree life, where he keeps adding to his daily necessities. Even for other players who enjoy the middle to upper class, like those who crave coffee and Meng Po soup, life isn't easy.
The material hook is like a giant sieve; if you're not careful, the supply box will slip away. After all, seeing it doesn't mean you can reach it. If it's out of range and you haven't hooked it yet, you can only watch it go.
Even if you manage to hook something, there aren't many good items. The most common food items are steamed buns and toast. It's not that you haven't gotten other food, but you're just reluctant to eat it.
He cleansed his mind of all sorts of trinkets, such as mirrors, combs, hair ties, and mouthwash. He replaced all non-essential items and put all his energy into upgrading his ship as soon as he felt a slight sense of crisis.
Even if you only live in the moment, eat whatever you want, and exchange for whatever you see, you only have so many supplies for a day, not enough to exchange for anything else.
With low-level ships and no talent related to resources, an average player might only acquire enough resources in a day to open a single critical hit chest with the help of the Soul Cleanser.
If it weren't for Chen Dixin's shop offering numerous blueprints for processing, most players would only have two or three blueprints at most, besides those given as gifts.
With Chen Dixin at the helm, the channel's overall development has accelerated considerably. The upper management members each possess unique skills, while the middle management has truly built their reputation step by step.
Not long after Lu Mingang finished preparing the first batch of dishes for the day, he discovered a very serious problem.
"Dixin, it seems like our channel can't consume all this food."
The dishes were half-eaten after being put on the shelves, and the rest remained untouched, looking quite pathetic. It made one really want to find the refresh button.
Shen Dixin remained calm; this was a situation he had anticipated.
“Our channel only has 10,000 people. We can easily provide one or two meals a day, let alone three meals a day. We don’t need that much food to begin with, especially now that so many of us have become chefs.”
“However…” Shen Dixin changed the subject. Since she had Lu Mingang keep doing it and had also won over the farmers, she naturally couldn’t have overlooked it.
“We can sell our dishes to the people on the island. Places like this that process products accept all comers, so you can make more without worry.”
The chef's dishes are quite popular on the island. Shen Dixin has never heard of the island refusing to recycle food, and the prices are not low. However, these dishes cannot be placed in the recycling station; they must be traded in person with them.
In the early stages, the fastest way to get coins is by cooking; otherwise, recycling high-level equipment and crafts is not very reliable.
Today's Challenge Island might just be able to be sold, he pondered.
In addition to the single, one-time events on Challenge Island, other islands also come to participate, and it's not uncommon for the same island to host three or four events.
Shen Dixin glanced at her wristband; it was 9:38, more than two hours to go…
She turned her head sharply; something was wrong. That gaze from before had reappeared, and it was very close.
At this moment, Lu Mingang also pulled up the fishing net that had been lowered into the water for some time.
"Huh? This net broke after only one use. Is the quality of the system's products really that bad?"
Lu Mingang felt a little sorry for the fishing net, but Shen Dixin comforted him, "It's okay, we caught such a big one, it's worth it."
Fishing nets, mackerel, the Heart of the Ocean... a series of events strung together in Shen Dixin's mind.
She thought to herself that it must be the Heart of the Ocean that attracted them, and that the visitor was up to no good.
The fish used as bait had their internal organs gone. Well, that makes sense; things in the sea definitely eat fish.
Chen Dixin, skilled and daring, planned to ambush his opponent, partly because the opponent's behavior was secretive and didn't seem very strong.
Furthermore, she is still in the newbie protection period, and the system will not let her die, at least not from encountering a predatory creature far stronger than her.
She quietly made a fishing rod and hung the leftover entrails on it. Although it was inedible for humans, it could at least be used as bait in crab traps and fishing nets.
A calm and pure heart will not discard anything of value; look, this has come in handy.
"Dixin, are you going fishing?"
"Well, I can't get anything out of the fishing net, but I might be able to catch something while fishing. Anyway, nothing I do is very profitable since I changed jobs, so I might as well relax by fishing."
Lu Mingang still didn't understand Shen Dixin enough. He actually believed the woman when she said to relax and continued to cook happily. His mood quickly brightened after he knew he wouldn't lose his job.
Shen Dixin started fishing with a serious expression. The creature might have had some reservations, but after she sat there for half an hour, she caught fish with a splash, which made Lu Mingang turn his head in surprise.
It moved; a subtle force traveled along the fishing line. Chen Dixin pulled the rod again, and the hook was empty. Here it came!
Without hesitation, she threw down a sentence and jumped into the water.
"I'll go down and take a look."
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