Chapter 63 The Hunter's Expectations: You've caught her attention.
Shen Dixin circled around for half a minute, only managing to get her blood level back to 350 before rushing back. One reason was that she didn't want to waste too much medicine, and the other was because of her boat!
Looking down, I saw the durability of the ship and its protective shell displayed on the bracelet dropping rapidly, losing a tenth of its durability in just five minutes—a suffocating pace.
When the shark monster saw her fleeing, its first reaction was not to give chase, but to resume its leisurely pace and attack the ship with its minions.
This time, Chen Dixin rushed back much faster than when she left.
"stop--"
A faint voice drifted over, its resentment even causing the shark monster to turn its head in surprise.
It was completely dark by then. Lu Mingang and Zhu Sha stood at the bow and stern of the boat, respectively, holding an ever-burning lantern to illuminate her path.
Also equipped with the berserk buff, Chen Dixin faced the enemy head-on, and the shark monster's special skills were revealed.
It's a form of psychological attack, as if someone is constantly pricking your brain with needles, making you constantly filled with irritability and destructive desires that need to be desperately suppressed.
Moreover, most of the time was spent dodging, so Chen Dixin's attack efficiency was reduced to the minimum. It took more than ten minutes to kill the shark monster. When it was over, his eyes were bloodshot, which looked very scary.
[Congratulations to the player for successfully defeating the "Elite Shark Monster"! Reward: 300 experience points and 1 Hunting Mark.]
[Congratulations to the player for surviving the 30th wave of sea monster attacks. Reward: 1 free attribute point.]
Chen Dixin added attribute points to Agility, and he only needs 1 point to unlock the 10 Agility bonus.
She pulled up her experience bar (6417/3w), and it would take at least four or five days to level up to the next level.
The next free attribute point will be obtained from the sea monster in five days. Can't you just randomly give her a little more agility?
Shen Dixin looked at the 9 o'clock bare agility and felt a little irritated. She rubbed her temples. The shark monster's mental attack was really insidious. Her head was still throbbing with pain.
Like other sea monsters, the shark monster lay dead for a while before turning into specks of light and disappearing, leaving behind its spoils on the ground.
Cleanse your heart and pick them up one by one.
[Collect 11 Chaotic Teeth, 7 Salty Fat Chunks, 5 Bone Fragments, 2 Rough Shark Fins, 1 Polluted Heart of the Ocean, and a Dusty Scroll (Green)]
The coarse shark fin is a purple material, genuine and of good quality, and is as long as an arm. I didn't expect to get two from a small boss.
The remaining monster materials are all blue. Although their rarity is not significant, they add up to a considerable income, especially the Chaos Fang needed for the Cleansing Heart.
Normally, she might not even get one of these after killing two sharks, but now she's got 11 at once. Maybe she should start collecting weapon materials in advance.
She used the new scroll directly, but unfortunately it didn't increase her agility.
[The player read the dusty green scroll and received a slight boost, increasing their health from 440 to 460.]
Perhaps it was because the loot was of high quality, but after hanging up for more than a day, I suddenly had a full collection of star cards and decided to use them.
[You have received a revelation from the star map; killing creatures will yield double loot and experience. This effect lasts for 24 hours.]
Amidst the twinkling starlight, the harsh, jarring system notification pulled me back to reality.
[Friendly reminder: Dear player, your mental state is currently unstable. If you don't want to be corrupted, it's best not to sleep tonight.]
Shen Dixin carried the items upstairs, and then handed Lu Mingang a piece of palm leaf wrapped with a block of fat and shark fin, without saying a word.
Lu Mingang: ?
Upon opening it, he hesitated and glanced at the spot where the shark monster had been lying.
Shen Dixin nodded, then looked shocked. He shook his head and handed the fat back. He did cook fish, but this wasn't the kind of fish he cooked!
Seeing his flustered appearance, Chen Dixin smiled, her tense nerves relaxing considerably.
The shark fin was eventually put away. Lu Mingang felt disgusted just thinking about the shark monster's appearance. The shark monster with the upper body of a fish and the lower body of a human would be quite a shock to normal people. So he decided to dry it and preserve it for now.
"That shark fin smells awful."
Suddenly, a figure shoved at the side of the boat. Lu Mingang's mind went blank for a moment, filled with unpleasant images. The fish he was holding fell to the ground with a thud.
Upon closer inspection, I breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, it was a mermaid who was half-human and half-fish, not a sea monster that was half-fish and half-human.
Soraya didn't care much about him and ran off to find Shen Dixin, covering her nose.
"Dixin, I'm back! The island you asked me to find is nearby."
Upon hearing the good news, Chen Dixin immediately felt her dizziness and blurred vision disappear, and she felt full of energy!
Soraya simply came to deliver a message because the island was so close, and then she disappeared into the sea.
Chen Dixin took out a card, went into the driver's cab, and put it in the card slot.
【Item Name: Navigator Card】
Item Quality: Blue
[Item Description: It will take you to the island you want to visit.]
This is one of the professional items of an astronomer; Shen Dixin has collected two of them.
Based on the location reported by Soraya, the navigation card provides the coordinates of three islands, located 2, 5, and 9 blocks away respectively, with a detection limit of ten blocks.
Mermaids don't measure distances by blocks, but Soraya told her that at their current speed, it would take most of a day to reach the destination, so choosing the nearest island was the right thing to do.
Select "Automatically release anchor upon arrival at the destination" in the "Calm and Cleanse Your Heart" section.
No need to worry about the boat going too far while you're sleeping—that's the advantage of having a wheelhouse!
The two said goodnight to each other. As they lay down on the bed, Shen Dixin suddenly opened her eyes. Just now... did the system say something?
Still groggy from the fight, with only a vague recollection, Shen Dixin quickly found the notification.
She pondered. Similar prompts hadn't appeared in almost a year before her rebirth, but the system probably wouldn't joke around or deliberately create mystery.
Are you really not going to sleep? Shen Dixin endured the throbbing in her nerves, and as if sensing her thoughts, the throbbing pain intensified.
If mental state were represented by a health bar, it would be below 20% now. She can still move normally, but not completely.
If you don't sleep, you'll recover more slowly. Calm your mind and prepare to stay awake until dawn.
Unexpectedly, she was doing stretching as usual, and just as she finished a few sets and her heart was pounding, she suddenly collapsed on the ground.
Before she fainted, only one thought remained in her mind: This is possible!
As if pulled into a state of chaos, Chen Dixin, suspended within it, felt an unparalleled silence; the entire world was devoid of any life.
Until the beings in the darkness discovered her, it seemed as if a gaze was directed at her, and a giant creature circled around her, sniffing and whispering in its language.
As dawn broke, the woman who had been lying on her back suddenly opened her eyes, propped herself up, and shakily lay down on the bed.
Shen Dixin's heart was pounding. She tried to calm herself down and reassure herself that she seemed to have been harmed, but unease lingered in her heart.
The system makes no attempt to explain its irresponsible announcements and continues to broadcast them without any emotion, as always.
[Detection... An unknown data stream was detected, which does not comply with security regulations 1-99. Request a scan of player 8686.]
[Scan progress 10%...99%, no abnormalities found.]
"No abnormalities were found."
As the system notification sounded in his ears, Chen Dixin's gaze fell on the new "???" icon in the status bar.
After clicking and loading for a few seconds, it stealthily revealed a line of text, but before I could even savor it, it reverted to a string of gibberish.
【? ? ? · The Hunter's Expectation: You have caught her attention.】
Opportunity? Or trap?
Shen Dixin lowered her head, deciding to take it one step at a time. After all, they had no intention of respecting her wishes, and using her wouldn't be so easy.
Although her mind was drawn into strange places, at least she got some rest!
Chen Dixin stretched and went out. A beautiful day begins now!
Immediately afterwards, I received three consecutive mentions of my fortune in the group chat.
Luck is on my side: Sister Chen! Something terrible has happened! My dice seem to be acting up. Today it clearly shows that I can hit an island, but when I roll a number, it just won't roll.
Shen Dixin slapped his forehead. Oh dear, I was out of my mind yesterday and forgot to tell everyone we were going to the island.
AAA Supplies Wholesaler Lao Shen: It's alright, I used the navigation card, and the next island is confirmed. It's quite dangerous, so don't go ashore yet after you arrive, wait for me.
She checked the progress of the pilot card; it was 68%, and it should arrive by noon.
There's nothing urgent to do, so let's tidy up the ship's furnishings! The original layout looks a bit awkward after upgrading to level four.
First, Chen Dixin set his sights on the small wooden raft next door; it definitely needed an upgrade.
After instructing Lu Mingang to choose a ship, Shen Dixin told him to select supplies for upgrading, as only supplies on his own ship could be detected by the system.
She mustered all her strength and moved more than a dozen wooden crates to a corner to wait for them to be reassembled. With so many crates, it didn't seem right to put them anywhere.
A Class IV vessel is approximately 20 meters long and 8 meters wide, with the bow and stern being even narrower, and the edges of the vessel are curved, which together compresses the space by nearly half a meter.
Two-fifths of the ship's hull is occupied by rooms. The front room is the wheelhouse, which is 3 meters long and 5.5 meters wide. Walkways on both sides of the room lead to the stern.
The room behind is the bedroom, a square with sides of three meters, no different from a matchbox, so Chen Dixin usually doesn't stay there except to sleep.
It's always hard to find a suitable place to put boxes outside. Placing them in the middle of the deck is both inconvenient and they tend to slide around, while placing them on the sides blocks the view.
After inspecting the area, Shen Dixin decided to move all the wooden frames to the driver's cab, stuffing three wooden crates into each frame. Since he didn't go there often, even if it was full of crates, it wouldn't feel as oppressive as the bedroom.
As for the deck, we can put a row of wooden crates along the edge. A single crate will not only not block the view, but can also be used as a table and chair!
After organizing things according to her own ideas, Shen Dixin finally breathed a sigh of relief. She couldn't stand things being messy, and her desire to organize and classify supplies was just as strong as her desire to hoard goods.
Many players who have struggled to survive at sea for a long time have this kind of quirk to some extent, and she is one of the more intense ones.
After assigning the locations, Shen Dixin made ten more wooden crates, a sweet smile on her face. Now she could properly sort and organize the supplies. She had long been annoyed that electrical wires were placed together with nails!
She even prepared a special shelf for Diesheng next to Diaoyutai, where the fruit trees, about the height of small bonsai fruit trees, were placed on the wooden boxes next door.
Seeing that Chen Dixin had assigned locations to all the plants, Zhu Sha stared at them for a long time before realizing what was happening and started to make a fuss, demanding a nest of its own!
Then... the shop owner next door, who sells general merchandise, suddenly discovered a strange transaction message: the small water tank he had listed for a long time without any buyers had actually been bought by the top seller.
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Author's Note: Friends, I've been updating over 20,000 words for the rankings over the past two weeks, plus finals week, I've been incredibly busy lately, so the extra updates will probably have to be postponed. [crying emoji]
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