Chapter 11 Lucky Cat: I Don't Keep Idle People on My Ship
[Congratulations to the player for successfully repairing the level 2 workbench! Blueprints unlocked: Rope, Fishing Rod (Blue), Small Planter, Simple Telescope (Blue), Collection Net, Compass (Blue), Knife, Pot, Sail (Blue).]
[The player has been detected to have learned to craft ropes, nets, sails, and fishing rods. Return 6 green blueprint fragments and 8 blueprint fragments.]
Chen Dixin upgraded the tent and workbench. After upgrading the workbench to level two, there wasn't much change, and he didn't know where all the materials went.
Shen Dixing still had 13 green fragments and 8 blue fragments that she had exchanged before. She used the fragments she left over yesterday to make up three more blueprints and chose to exchange them for a wooden helmet (green), a single-layer wooden shelf (green), a packing box (green), a fishing net (blue), and a frying pan (blue).
The tent was upgraded to a small cabin. It was very simple and the area was much smaller, but fortunately, it still had enough space for sleeping and storing some boxes.
Lu Mingang's raft was upgraded to level two, and he now had his own cabin and a quilt given to him by Shen Dixing.
This accounts for a large portion of the resource consumption!
You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub; only by upgrading the ship and increasing the level of the refreshed treasure chests can the [Koi] talent be better utilized.
If it weren't for ensuring she received the reward for the first ship upgrade, Lu Mingang would have prioritized ship upgrades over her own personal priorities.
He stood there blankly, clutching the blanket that Shen Dixin had given him. He hugged it tightly, his arms sinking into it. It was so soft, and it seemed to still smell of sunshine.
When Shen Dixin turned around, she saw Lu Mingang looking at her pitifully. Feeling a little awkward, she blurted out, "Now that the work is done, you can take an axe to chop down trees."
"Alright!" Lu Mingang replied energetically, picked up his axe, and rushed to the island, demonstrating the vitality of young people.
However, the island does need to be cleared out one last time. Staying too long will prevent you from getting the range boost from the sails. There will be new chests when you sail to the next sea area.
Shen Dixin stayed on the island for so long because she was waiting for Lu Mingang to catch up; otherwise, she should have left after looting the island.
No one knows for sure what's going on at sea, but it's been confirmed that the servants' recall function will chase after the master's ship, and if the speed difference is too great, it will waste a lot of time.
Stopping the boat like Chen Dixin is the fastest way to reunite.
Having acquired a whole basket of blueprints, Chen Dixin began to boldly add things to her collection.
Ten planks were used to make two wooden helmets and one wooden armor. The extra set was placed in Lu Mingang's wooden box. He had now developed a habit of checking the box from time to time to see if Shen Dixin had put anything for him.
【Item Name: Wooden Helmet】
Item Quality: Blue
【Durability: 250/250】
【Materials needed: 3 wooden planks】
[Equipment Attribute: Constitution 1]
[Equipment Special Effects: None]
[Item Description: If you don't want those damn birds throwing random objects at your head, you'd better wear this. Uh, you'll see, I'm not just talking about stones.]
Wooden helmets are also good items. Chen Dixin can wear them directly on his head and choose to hide the equipment appearance, otherwise they look ugly.
Once the wooden shoes are unlocked, a set of equipment made of the same material will have a set bonus.
Two single-layer wooden shelves were made, and Chen Dixin placed the wooden crates on the first and second layers respectively, which increased the usable space on the ship and made it more tidy.
Four plastic containers can make 20 plastic takeout boxes. If you want to sell homemade food, cheap and easy-to-use takeout boxes are essential.
They made a fishing net with 8 ropes. Although neither of them planned to become fishermen, the net would still bring in some income if it caught any fish.
Besides, Chen Dixin didn't exchange it for his own use; he'd long ago set his sights on the fishermen's pockets! Hehehe!
The 3-piece iron plate is used to make a frying pan and a pot. Undoubtedly, this is prepared for Lu Mingang. The pot unlocked at the level 2 workbench is of green quality and only has a stewing function. With the frying pan, more dishes can be made, and of course, the quality of the dishes will generally improve.
Then there were some items that weren't needed for the time being but could be made with the materials. Chen Dixin made them all in one go, and his experience bar surged to 428/1000. There were also a bunch of unopened chests that could give him dozens of experience points.
Shen Dixin estimates he'll reach level three today! If some players who barely manage to get supplies from the sea and whose experience bar only reaches level one halfway through find out, they'll be devastated.
Right now, most people are just accumulating experience to level up, and it's hard to say whether even 10% of them will actually reach level one.
After all, not everyone can quickly tame that incredibly difficult-to-use hook and line, and not everyone can accurately cast the hook and line to the designated landing point.
Forget about smoothly catching materials, there are always people in the chat channel crying and watching the supply boxes slip away in front of them, or they can only frustratingly row their boats closer.
Being able to go to the island the next day really provided a smooth road for others, who would love to plunder the island bare. You can't cut down trees crookedly, can you?
Shen Dixin was still worried about missing the supply boxes, but they were completely barefoot and not afraid of those wearing shoes. It was already difficult to hook them up, so they were making pure profit on the island!
However, after having a personal shop, the turnover rate of goods increased, and basically anything could be exchanged for what was needed. But this also led to a situation where, after a while, Shen Dixin looked at her empty inventory and pondered.
Uh, two pieces of plastic, one piece of gold, one piece of silver, the battery, and the gasoline were untouched... everything else is gone!
Shen Dixin felt like the sky had fallen. Although she knew that not having anything on hand was the fastest way to make progress, she was used to not knowing where her next meal would come from in her previous life, and she felt empty inside without any supplies.
She messaged Lu Mingang to come back and tell him to open the boxes and replenish the supplies.
They collected a total of fifteen supply crates in the morning, including one gold supply crate, two silver supply crates, four black iron supply crates, and eight wooden supply crates.
She was in charge of opening the boxes, and the two of them packed them together. As soon as Lu Mingang got on the raft, Shen Dixin adjusted the sails. They were about to leave the island!
Turning her head, Shen Dixin raised an eyebrow.
"So many." This guy has plenty of strength and skill, but with his high strength, it's no surprise he can cut down trees quickly.
Shen Dixin stroked her chin and happily decided that she would let him do all these chores from now on.
Shen Dixin offered a few perfunctory words of encouragement, then asked about his stamina consumption. This guy had allocated all his attribute points to stamina at level one, which made sense. She also reminded him to pay attention to maintaining his buffs, which would save a lot of stamina.
"I see, Dixin, you know so much!" Lu Mingang looked at her with admiration, as if a tail was wagging behind him.
Two of the fifteen supply crates were critical hits: one was a silver crate and the other a wooden crate.
Since they had both changed jobs, and Lu Mingang was a chef, the ingredients were very cheap and there were basically enough in every crate. You could tell whose crate it was just by looking at what came out of it.
What Shen Dixin didn't expect was that the silver supply box she had just retrieved, which had also been hit by a critical strike, actually belonged to Lu Mingang, and contained a lot of food ingredients.
This seemed to be the first chest that appeared after Lu Mingang upgraded his ship, and Shen Dixin looked at Lu Mingang with a touch more affection.
Is this her servant? It's her lucky cat!
The two were taking stock of the supplies, and at this moment, the paper and pen that Shen Dixin had brought in came in handy.
Shen Dixin casually asked, "What did you bring into the game?"
"Hehe, a pool cue." Lu Mingang pointed to the cue on his raft, a little embarrassed.
According to the person involved, he was carrying his beloved pool cue to the newly opened pool hall when it was knocked away on the way, he added regretfully.
"That store has a grand opening promotion, and getting a membership card is a really good deal! Plus, it's close to the school."
Shen Dixin commented: "It's obvious you really enjoy playing billiards; you didn't even throw it away after being hit by a car."
After the refresh ranges overlapped, the amount of supplies on the sea surface visibly doubled, and the sparse sea surface from yesterday no longer existed.
Before they had finished counting, Chen Dixin hooked up another wooden supply box.
The final supplies obtained are as follows:
[17 wooden planks, 21 plastic, 20 palm leaves, 2 alloys, 4 silver ingots, 6 copper ingots, 3 iron plates, 7 gold ingots, 6 iron nails, 6 electrical wires, 8 cotton, 5 cloth, 4 rubber, 3 wires, 2 electronic components, 1 battery, 1 sapphire, 1 mithril, 6 coal, 6 500ml mineral water, 2 spicy strips, 3 instant noodles, 1 cantaloupe, 9 5kg rice, 15 2kg flour, 6 baby bok choy, 2 tofu, 1 beef, 3 chicken wings, 2 white sugar, 1 500ml sesame oil, 1 tonic pill, 2 herbs, 1 purple solar charging panel, 1 blue medium-sized planting pot, 6 hand warmers, 3 ceramic tableware sets, 1 seashell wind chime, 1 rug, 1 handheld mirror]
Shen Dixin stopped making the medicinal wine and put it away along with the two bottles of medicinal wine that Lu Mingang had brought.
He casually handed the Great Tonic Pill to Lu Mingang. This was the last blue-quality medicine. It had no special effects, but it restored 40 health points at once, and its main feature was that it was plentiful and satisfying!
She was working on the drawings she had just received when Lu Mingang started playing with the seashell wind chimes, looking them over but unable to find a place to hang them, and was a little disappointed.
Shen Dixin noticed this, took an iron nail and nailed it to his sail, "Here, you can hang it now."
Lu Mingang smiled as he watched the sea breeze stir the wind chimes, making a crisp sound as the seashells collided. He then secretly glanced at Chen Dixin, but she was too busy putting new blueprints on the shelves in her shop to notice.
It wasn't until Shen Dixin noticed his overly intense gaze that she turned her head and asked, "Aren't you going to work?"
It was practically a no-nonsense message conveyed through its eyes: "I don't keep idle people on my ship."
Lu Mingang hurriedly picked up the pot, pretending to be very busy, but he soon immersed himself in figuring out the recipe.
The turtle eggs released an irresistible caramelized aroma as they touched the oil, but unfortunately, there were no seasonings.
While looking at the eggs in the pot, Lu Mingang hurriedly asked Shen Dixin if she could get some soy sauce, salt, and sugar.
Chen Dixin sighed, "This guy is really carefree, talking about this when everything's already in the pot."
However, Shen Dixin was very reliable and quickly replaced the soy sauce and salt, uh, before the eggs burned.
After all, Lu Mingang used a homemade stove made of stones to cook, and he had to adjust the heat himself. He hadn't mastered this skill yet, and almost burned the eggs to charcoal.
It was Shen Dixing who reminded him that if he couldn't control the heat, he could move the pot further away. Only then did he realize his mistake and even took the time to give Shen Dixing a thumbs up.
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