Chapter 29 Fish Abundant Harvest
Shen Dixin speculates that lowering the acquisition requirements likely refers to titles with fixed values, such as Grand Slam and Bear's Hatred. Fixed titles like upgrading to Tier 3 ships probably cannot be lowered.
Since the materials required for ship upgrades have increased, the resources returned by "Ah, a raft!" have also become considerable. Chen Dixin used the remaining resources to make some trade.
With all the materials I've gathered over the past few days, I've finally acquired all the necessary materials for the sails and anchor.
Unlike sea fortresses that can place multiple sails at will, ships have their own sails, and there is a fixed position where multiple sails cannot be placed.
Unlike player-made sails, these can be upgraded along with the ship, but the original sails are not useless.
[Player has 1 [Sail] item detected. Would you like to merge and upgrade it?]
confirm!
The original sails on the ship turned into specks of light and merged into the wreckage, instantly repairing half of the damage.
Chen Dixin was delighted. Could materials be saved like this? She used to lack blueprints and never needed this. The sails were automatically unlocked when she upgraded to level three.
[Required for repairing the sail wreck: 10 planks, 5 nails, 10 cloth or 1 sail]
She made another sail, and in the end, she only used the materials of an ordinary sail to repair the sail!
[Repairing a worn-out anchor requires: 10 iron plates, 20 iron nails, and 2 gold nuggets]
Since receiving the nail blueprints, Chen Dixin has been continuously sending out nails, in exchange for abundant supplies, including iron plates.
There was even a special window where you could exchange 7 iron nails for 3 iron plates. Many players who couldn't collect iron plates or only needed some iron nails would find someone to place an order with.
These two can now be considered the most abundant supplies on the Chen Di Xin ship.
With a wave of her hand, she repaired the anchor, leaving a black anchor at the stern that exuded an air of antiquity.
Shen Dixin stared at the heavily loaded stern of the ship, thinking that it would be utterly unscientific if the ship didn't become unbalanced; physics had ceased to exist.
However, certain rules seem to apply in some places; for example, if the load on a ship increases, the ship's speed will decrease.
If it's too overweight... it might sink?
I haven't heard of Shen Dixin; it's probably because the players who lost the ship couldn't pass on the news in time.
Then, my gaze fell on the last piece of equipment—the workbench!
[Required for upgrading to Level 2 Workbench: 300 Wooden Planks, 100 Stones, 50 Nails, 30 Iron Plates, 30 Gold Ingots, 20 Silver Ingots, 20 Copper Ingots, 10 Glue, 10 Tape, 2 Batteries]
The workbench is arguably the second most important tool after ship upgrades, requiring a significant amount of materials for each upgrade.
Shen Dixin didn't feel any heartache, because the items unlocked by the level 3 workbench were quite useful, and the ability to make gold items after upgrading meant that everyone would have to start working sooner or later.
Despite the high income, upgrading both the ships and workbenches to level three in one go is still quite a challenge, and it might require clearing out all the lower-level materials.
Shen Dixin pondered this in her mind, then opened the shop and began to purchase the necessary supplies.
Suddenly, she noticed something amiss in the warehouse.
Wooden planks, plastic, and iron nails—normal supplies—yet abnormal numbers appeared in front of them.
"3458 wooden planks?"
Chen Dixin's eyelids twitched. Where did all these wooden planks come from?
After she had collected enough planks in her backpack, she almost never took any more planks from the warehouse. She only started organizing them during her rest time after the strange tides each night.
But how could Shen Dixin be unaware of the income on the ship?
If they don't specifically go out to collect planks, the two of them can earn about a thousand planks a day, with a maximum of fifteen thousand.
The extra two thousand-plus planks... were they his? Shen Dixin's gaze shifted to Lu Mingang.
He was completely absorbed in cooking and didn't hear Shen Dixin's mutterings at all, let alone notice that she was watching him.
Shen Dixin scrolled up the shop's revenue records and confirmed that the wooden board was indeed earned from Lu Mingang's ghost stories!
He put three chapters on it, each chapter selling for only two wooden boards, good quality and cheap, fair to all ages!
Anyone can get those two wooden planks out!
In addition, there is not much entertainment at sea, and everyone is bored out of their minds all day long. Suddenly, they see that online novels are being sold here, so they have to try it out.
The store's sales method also effectively ensures exclusivity, making it difficult for other players to replicate Lu Mingang's ideas without a store.
If you send a message to another player in the chat box, it will be copied and resold to someone else in no time. Forget about signing a contract; even if you sell three copies, you won't earn the transaction fee!
The input method used for survival at sea is to read thoughts; once you have a plot in your mind, it doesn't take much time to write it down.
Shen Dixin sighed, "This person is quite clever."
There are too many supplies needed; even two thousand planks won't be enough.
Five planks can be exchanged for two nails, eight planks for one silver ingot, and twelve planks for one gold ingot...
After replacing all the planks, they had only managed to gather a small portion of the materials. Chen Dixin had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being and turn to put away the fishing net.
She chose to use fishing nets to gain experience mainly because of the catch bonus from the "Grand Slam" event.
[The fishing net caught 305g of flounder, 564g of silverfish, and 1059g of mandarin fish, earning a reward of 10 experience points.]
[Congratulations, player! You have triggered the talent effect! 4 fish caught in your fishing net!]
With a quick, decisive motion, she threw all the fish into the net. Luckily, she was strong now, otherwise, their struggles would have been quite troublesome.
Five nets were pulled up in a row, and Shen Dixin wiped the water splashed on her face with the back of her hand.
Fish everywhere!
Shen Dixin didn't know what to do with the fish. Lu Mingang, who was standing next to her, received her gaze and put the fish into the pot with a pale face.
He cooks fish every day now, but not many people like fish soup, and it's clear that sales are slow by the afternoon.
Frying and braising take longer than simply boiling, so Lu Mingang can't produce that much at once.
Unlike other dishes, fish cannot be cooked simply by washing it. It requires scaling, gutting, and cutting.
He felt as if he was now completely marinated in fish flavor. Shen Dixin obviously smelled it too, fanned herself, and gave in.
"Let's hang the fish up and sell it. This is too much trouble. Let's make other dishes first."
She never expected to be able to catch so many fish; the "Grand Slam" is truly a fisherman's amazing skill!
It's a pity that Shen Dixin couldn't let go of the various star charts of astronomers, otherwise he would have been bewitched by them in no time and turned to fisherman as a side job.
The white rattan bow, which had been hanging on the market for a while, has attracted inquiries again. This time, the person who came to inquire offered a different price.
Feng Sheng Shui Qi: Hello shop owner, I'd like to ask if Shirafuji accepts installment payments? I'll pay an extra 40% of the total price, payable in seven days.
This name seems familiar...it was from that day at Yuyin Island.
Shen Dixin remembered that this person's ranking was right after Lu Mingang's, with slightly fewer points, but still a considerable gap with those behind.
Installment payments are a bad idea. Although the total price increases, the value of materials depreciates every day in the early stages, and the resources obtained from selling the bow cannot be used immediately.
But what could he do? He had his eye on that bow. Chen Dixin was helpless; there were too few people who knew how to use a bow! Having a price didn't guarantee it would sell.
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