Chapter 93 Fountain Illusion: Only in dreams can one dream of something this cheap.
During the rest period, Chen Dixin first observed the players' condition.
Today marks the fifth day of the fish plague. Players who have some skill but not enough to stand at the top of the pyramid are facing the fiercest attack in history.
Under this pressure, the number of people in the channel finally showed a significant downward trend.
There are 10,781 people remaining. More than a thousand people were eliminated, half of whom were infected today. But Shen Dixin knows that this is just the beginning.
In a moment of clarity: Are there chefs buying large quantities of seafood? I have at least two or three hundred pounds to sell in bulk, in exchange for three medicines and three bottles of bloodworms. Fixed price, no negotiation.
Gray fertilizer volatilization: High-salary bodyguards are needed to protect me through the fish plague. Price negotiable!
A game: Recruit strong fighters. I am a special profession alchemist who can provide healing and buffs. If we cooperate well, we can consider a long-term partnership.
Bitter Almond Tea: [Clearance Sale of Talismans!!] Talismans are on sale at a bargain price! Attack, defense, support—just a few talismans can eliminate all your battle troubles! Giving you a significant advantage, at affordable prices, as low as five planks!
Shen Dixin casually messaged Cheng Qingshi and bought all of his fish at a bargain price!
If medicine weren't so hard to come by right now, and if everyone had more fish than they could eat, you'd only dream of it being this cheap.
Players with a keen sense of opportunity have already started preparing in advance. Those who lack combat strength are banding together, and everyone is taking initiative to try and carve out a way to survive.
When individual strength is insufficient to withstand external crises, forming alliances is the inevitable trend. This is precisely why the system announced the formation of fleets at the end of summer.
Shen Dixin's eyes flickered; her team members... she had already chosen them long ago.
The fountain's fine water droplets reflected the light, allowing me to calm my mind and eat my meal bite by bite.
I received a bag of coarse salt today. It's not very useful except for salt baking, but it's nice to change things up once in a while.
Lu Mingang showed off his skills, salt-baking three large pots of seafood. He salt-baked all the seafood he had at home that could be salt-baked, and even added two wild birds he had caught. The juicy bird legs were already in Chen Dixin's stomach.
The rest were all shared with teammates to try. Since the number of people in the group increased, everyone's meals have become noticeably more abundant.
After all, when there are only one or two people, no matter how much they eat, making two or three dishes is enough; otherwise, it's not worth the time wasted if the portions are too small.
With a large number of people eating, there's no problem preparing seven or eight dishes at once. Everyone gets a portion, which is the advantage of communal dining.
Lu Mingang was delighted; he couldn't wait to prepare a Manchu-Han Imperial Feast for Shen Dixin.
Before, when he wasn't delivering food to others, he would go to the trouble of selling the extra food separately, but now it's just a matter of convenience.
Of course, my teammates are all kind-hearted people. After I delivered meals to them so many times, they all voluntarily handed over the money for the meals. They felt embarrassed to eat for free too often!
But no one said they didn't need to prepare their own share. Since none of them had ever been in dire straits, they all felt that it wasn't time to starve themselves!
I keep talking about my luck, and since I started eating with Sister Chen, her nutritional levels have improved!
He had previously put his arm around Shen Dixing's shoulder and winked at her, saying, "Be nicer to Xiaoming in the future. He abandoned everything to be with you."
Cleanse your heart: ?
In the warm and pleasant atmosphere, they sat down with their backs to the fountain to avoid getting too wet, and no one noticed that there were now three figures facing away from the fountain.
Until a low sob was heard behind me.
"Waaaaah—Mommy..."
The two of them immediately felt their hair stand on end, and they mechanically chewed the food in their mouths, stiffly turning their heads to look at Lu Mingang.
Good heavens, although she had been at sea for so long and had become desensitized to bloody scenes, no one had told her that there was something intangible at play!
Lu Mingang was the first to check, seemingly unafraid of ghosts. He paused for a moment after hearing the eerie tone.
"Dixin, is this a ghost?"
His tone was hesitant, as if he had noticed Shen Dixin's hesitation and stood between her and the spirit.
Yes, a spirit, a spirit formed from water mist.
Shen Dixin pushed him away and went over to examine him herself. What was a ghost? She was a staunch supporter of materialism!
Hello, how can we help you?
The spirit turned its head and looked over as if it had found a lifeline, sobbing and pleading.
Shen Dixin was a little curious. Compared to the real-life role-playing survival game at sea, this spirit was more like a game. As long as the relevant dialogue was triggered, a mission could be received.
"My child is starving to death. Please, benefactor, give us a scrap of food."
The two- or three-year-old child in her arms also whimpered, "Hungry, hungry..."
The sharp voice sounded strong and didn't seem like someone who was extremely hungry. But since it was just a phantom, Shen Dixin didn't pay any attention to it and simply took out a bowl of fish soup.
This is a good starting point, but no matter how loudly people shout it, the character is set up as a child who is about to starve to death.
Sea fish have almost no small bones, and with an adult watching, it's safe for children to eat, so she handed it over without worry, only instructing the spirit to be careful of fish bones when feeding it.
If she chokes, it won't be good for the mother, the child, or her job!
Her precautions were useless; the task was accomplished when the child drank the first sip of fish soup. "Mommy, it's delicious!"
Her innocent and cheerful voice sounded completely different from its original harshness, and the past events stored in the spirit body flashed rapidly before their eyes.
"Drink more if you can, Mom has more."
The fish soup that was delivered became part of my memory, transforming into a recurring conversation against the backdrop of a weary refugee fleeing a disaster.
What do you want?
Chen Qingxin was stunned. He hadn't expected the task to be completed so easily. Although he hadn't figured out the true use of the fountain, he figured that was why the fountain could be used to obtain specific items.
She first clicked in to look at the selected range. Perhaps the task was too simple, as it only gave her the option to choose blue-quality materials, so she had no choice but to pick a high-value one and give up.
Lu Mingang exclaimed, "Building this fountain was really worth it; you can even do quests while on a boat."
"Oh dear, this might not be the first spirit!"
Shen Dixin slapped his forehead. The spirit was transparent, just like the water mist in the air. It just so happened that it was sitting next to them tonight. He turned his head and realized that something was wrong.
If the fountain's mist blocks the view, there's absolutely nothing wrong with looking at it from the front. Who knows, every time they come to the fountain to get some buffs, a spirit might slip away right under their noses.
"I don't know how long it will last before it disappears. It seems I'll have to come and check on it every now and then."
Shen Dixin's tone carried a hint of annoyance, but he quickly put it aside. For them, the fact that the fountain could provide a stable water source was already in line with their expectations.
The minor incident during the trip passed quickly and didn't cause much of a ripple.
Shen Dixin's goal for this trip was still to find her few compasses that were eagerly awaiting discovery. She thought to herself that she had used the first three compasses, and they all led to shipwrecks, without finding a single valuable relic.
It's about time we went to check out the ruins, isn't it?
The most valuable items in the shipwreck are various jewels, but they can't compare to the dusty scrolls in the ruins, which are the real treasures.
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