Chapter 84 The sea serpent ate its fill of fish
Secret Medicine swallowed hard, his face pale, and shut down the chat channel. While he was chatting, the fish had already launched their attack.
"You could indeed overeat to death, but it was fish that you ate until you were stuffed."
He was losing his balance when he saw the fish frantically gnawing at his raft, their sharp teeth scattering a pile of sawdust.
Although they were clearly fish eyes, the secret medicine somehow managed to discern evil and ruthlessness. Large beads of sweat slid down his forehead, which couldn't have been from the heat.
He drew his weapon and cautiously approached, then gasped as if burned when his eyes fell upon the rapidly decreasing durability.
The route chosen by the secret medicine is undoubtedly the sea fortress. Unlike ships, the sea fortress allows for free expansion of the area, and the durability of each floor is calculated separately.
He quickly went back, grabbed a repair hammer, and widened the edge of the floorboards outwards before finally breathing a sigh of relief.
Being scared by the fish was truly embarrassing. After calming down with the secret medicine, when he looked at the fish again, anger welled up inside him, and he became emboldened. "Pah! They're just fish! None of them are even as big as my arm. This is going to be an extra treat tonight!"
He lowered his guard, bypassed the weapons, and picked up the fishing net, only to have it torn to shreds as soon as he threw it down.
Helpless, we could only use weapons to spear the fish one by one and throw them into the pot. There were so many fish that we couldn't cook them all in several pots!
As soon as the fish bit the floor, the secret medicine would either put them into the pot or poke them down, gradually taking control of the situation.
He was secretly pleased. Sure enough, what kind of trouble could a group of small fish cause? Even if they nibbled at the floor, ten planks and ten pieces of plastic could make one floor, which would barely break even compared to the fish he caught.
Just as he turned to release the fish, he suddenly felt a chill on his back, followed by several wet, hard objects that bumped straight into his back and legs. He instinctively reached out to touch them, only to feel a tearing pain in his hand.
"Holy crap!"
Secret Medicine turned around in horror and saw the fish surging, occasionally sprawling onto the floor. Pairs of gleaming fish eyes rushed toward him. He couldn't even care less about the fish that was biting his palm, and just kept backing away.
"What are all these things?!"
The fish soup was bubbling away, releasing the aroma of the seasonings that had just been added.
At times like these, the near-zero defensive capabilities of a sea fortress become apparent. Whether it's an enemy or a friend, anyone who can see your raft can come aboard without hindrance, even a fish.
On the other side, Chen Dixin and his companions were quite relaxed. The ship had a height difference, so the fish couldn't bite, but they just put all their effort into jumping onto the ship.
Yuanbao and Zhusha went to guard the bow and stern of the adjacent boat, while Chen Dixin stayed on his own boat to keep watch, like a bear waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump, waiting for the salmon to jump into its mouth one by one along their migration route.
Lu Mingang, the only chef, is currently the busiest.
He was slaughtering fish with the little elves. You get what you pay for. If he hadn't bought four little elves, he wouldn't know how he would have been able to finish processing them.
However, the high-intensity work caused them to wear out severely. Lu Mingang took a moment to look at them and said to Shen Dixing, "Shen Dixing, the two little sprites we bought the first time only have 20% durability left."
Chen Dixin responded, "20% should last until the next trip to the harbor. The lowest-level Pokémon have such low durability! I'll ask the shopkeeper if they have any better quality ones later, otherwise it's a real shame to have to replace them every month or so."
She dodged the attack from the fish behind her by sidestepping. Under the influence of the disaster, the ocean affinity attached to the Moonlight Necklace was completely ineffective, and the marine creatures attacked her like madmen.
On the surface, there seem to be more fish, but the sharp-eyed Shen Dixin had already spotted many hidden shrimp and crabs. If you were to get pinched by them, it would be far more deadly than if you were caught a fish.
After all, the fish available now are just common cod and shark; the real killers haven't made their appearance yet.
The two little pets went on a killing spree. Zhu Sha killed and ate one after another, and before the previous one was even digested, the next one was already in her mouth.
Yuanbao doesn't eat meat; it just bites hard and uses its strong forelegs to stun the fish.
Once you've collected a bunch, you carry them to feed the Boss Cinnabar. After biting too many fish, you'll even rinse your mouth with water and eat some vegetables to replenish your energy.
The cinnabar has a powerful aura, and the gold ingot has thick skin; even ordinary fish can't bite through its skin with one bite. Therefore, Shen Dixin felt at ease letting them fight alone.
Now they have reached level seven and level four respectively, and have the ability to stand on their own.
sea snake!
Shen Dixin's eyes narrowed. Although the difficulty of the fish that spawned would be adjusted according to the player's strength, it was too much to ask to poison her on the very first day, wasn't it? They really thought highly of her.
Watching the sea snakes crawl up, some with colorful patterns on their backs, I could see them crawling up.
Shen Dixin loudly reminded Lu Mingang to be careful not to be ambushed.
He then took out the Shadow Twin Blades. The Chaos Fangs that his old friend needed were products from sharks. However, even if Shen Dixin wanted to upgrade, he wouldn't expect a shark to visit him on the first day.
[The player defeats a level 6 sea serpent, which drops 1 sea serpent skin.]
[Collected 277g sea snake, reward 3 experience points.]
[Congratulations, player! You have triggered the talent effect! Defeating the sea serpent has yielded 2 materials!]
She coldly watched the sea snake, cut in two, struggle on the ground. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of a few other snakes fleeing. She narrowed her eyes, pinned their location, and pulled out a small knife from somewhere on her person. She threw it, and the knife precisely pierced the snake's vital spot, pinning it to the ship's deck.
Shen Dixin was quite excited. Her sister Yuebai knew all kinds of weapons. After learning that Shen Dixin wanted to learn ranged weapons, she did not recommend a bow, but instead gave her a set of throwing darts. It has to be said that it was a perfect match for her personality!
After a week of practice, I've become quite accurate. I can hit exactly where I aim at a distance of at least a few meters, but the deviation is still quite large beyond eight meters.
That's enough. The range of a bow and arrow, which is tens of meters, sounds useful, but there aren't many places where it can actually be used. Even when hunting birds, a hidden weapon can handle the task at a distance of ten meters or so.
Shen Dixin stepped forward, cut the convulsing sea snake in half, wiped the darts, and put them back into the hidden weapon pouch at her waist. She couldn't bear to lose even one of these darts!
Moonbeam is incredibly wealthy and generous, giving away purple weapons without hesitation; this little knife is quite valuable.
Item Name: Thorns
Item Quality: Purple
【Durability: 600/600】
[Equipment Attributes: Strength 6, Agility 2]
[Equipment Effect: Thorns (Upon hit, there is a 5% chance to inflict Bleed.)]
[Item Description: A relic of a former assassin leader, it still gleams with sharpness, still stained with blood.]
In terms of weapon quality, the Thorn Thorn is even much higher than the Shadow Dual Blades, making it the top-tier purple weapon.
However, there are reasons why Chen Dixin did not change his plan to upgrade it.
[Repairing the [Thorns] weapon requires: 5 Forging Stones.]
[Required for weapon evolution: 25 Forging Stones, 40 Chaos Fangs, 20 Fine Steel, 10 Essence of Earth, 3 Corrupted Heart of the Ocean]
Just the forging stones alone require 25; where is Chen Dixin going to gather that many?
It took almost a month to gather just 15 to upgrade the Shadow Dual Blades, and there was even a repair that slowed down the progress.
It's not impossible to collect 25, but actively collecting forging stones consumes too many resources and slows down the upgrade pace. Chen Dixin will probably only consider focusing on equipment upgrades after the ship reaches level six.
The materials needed for ship upgrades increase every three levels, and the materials required after level six will increase again. In her previous life, before she died, Shen Dixin had never heard of anyone being able to upgrade to level ten. Perhaps she will be able to reach that level in the future.
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Author's Note: I overestimated myself. I need to write 8,000 words tomorrow to meet the rankings! [Shut up] Waaah, daily updates are so hard!
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