Chapter 78
Opening 6 gold chests at once, the supplies finally seem plentiful:
First, the materials: 100 Deep Sea Diamond Ore, 10 Crystal Ore
Then there's the food: 20 packets of snail rice noodles, 10 packets of fatty rice noodles, 5 spicy braised duck legs, 100 packs of instant noodles (various flavors), 30 country-style eggs, and 10 packets of traditional mala tang (spicy hot pot).
100 jin of rice and 80 jin of wheat flour
10 jin of pork ribs, 20 jin of pork tenderloin, 30 jin of beef, and 15 jin of mutton.
One intermediate diving mask, capable of diving to a depth of 1000 meters, with a duration of 5 hours.
Intermediate Diving Accelerator*1, maintaining a diving speed of 100 meters per minute, but with a duration of 5 hours.
Medium-grade anti-acid and light-resistant film*1, can be used on the player, diving mask and car, providing continuous protection for 12 hours.
That's all we have. Although we don't have gasoline or drinking water, we do have food and supplies.
After using up the last bit of time of the basic props, Qiao Ning replaced them all with intermediate ones.
This time she spent more time and went to greater depths underwater.
The protective shield has its own light, which can illuminate a small area of the surrounding sea, but the range is a bit short. Qiao Ning still hopes to be able to bring out a better lighting tool.
Many deep-sea creatures exhibit photophobic or phototropic characteristics. The deeper Qiao Ning ventured, the more treasure chests appeared, and the more large marine creatures she encountered.
She had encountered several enormous sharks with a mouth full of serrated teeth. Strangely enough, this creature, which looked like a ferocious carnivore, did not attack Qiao Ning, as if it had no interest in her.
Qiao Ning observed this serrated great white shark and discovered that this creature was very picky about its food, specifically hunting a type of porpoise. It rarely ate anything else besides this; only the older and weaker members of the shark pack, who were too weak to hunt, would eat ordinary fish and seaweed.
They are very sensitive to the smell of blood, and if any creature is injured near them, they will eat it regardless of whether it is picky or not.
Besides the serrated great white shark, Qiao Ning also encountered giant shrimp, which looked about 50-60% similar to mantis shrimp, only with a harder shell and thicker flesh, and were enormous. Each one was several meters long, capable of crawling and swimming, and could easily be used as a mount—provided it didn't attack you.
Giant mantis shrimp are highly aggressive and are predatory animals. Marine life around them avoids them, and those that cannot escape in time will be killed and eaten.
Qiao Ning really enjoyed spicy mantis shrimp and couldn't resist trying to hunt one. Her special ability wasn't actually very convenient to use underwater; the pure seawater environment increased the energy required for her to freeze ice. In the normal world, seawater rarely freezes into ice, and only some of the seawater that washes ashore has the potential to freeze into ice at low temperatures.
Instead of expending a lot of her special abilities, Qiao Ning decided to use her Black Flame Bone Knife to fight the giant mantis shrimp in close combat. The effects of her long-term body tempering were quite significant; she was able to hold down the giant shrimp's head and shell with her bare hands and forcefully press it onto the seabed beach. This kind of giant shrimp mainly attacks with its mouth, forelimbs, and antennae. During the fight, Qiao Ning casually used her Black Flame Bone Knife to remove its head, tail, and intestinal tract.
The scene was a bit cruel, but it tasted really good afterwards.
Sure enough, the more difficult the seafood is to prepare, the more delicious it is.
Qiao Ning collected 18 golden treasure chests and 3 giant shrimp on this trip.
Seeing that it was almost time, they returned to the submarine together with Binglin.
Just as they were preparing to return, a large group of fish surged past like a tide, and the shimmering treasure chests above the fish caught Qiao Ning's eye instantly.
That was a diamond treasure chest!
Qiao Ning waved to Bing Lin, who immediately understood her meaning and grew larger to chase after the group of fish.
The fish were too fast, far exceeding the speed of Qiao Ning's diving accelerator, so only Ice Scale could catch the treasure chest.
After changing its appearance, Ice Scale seemed to be more adapted to underwater activities, and its speed was astonishing. In just a few minutes, it retrieved the diamond treasure chest from the dark depths of the sea.
It seems that the higher the level of the treasure chest, the harder it is to obtain. If Qiao Ning didn't have the Ice Scale, she would probably have been able to watch helplessly as the treasure chest was taken away by the school of fish.
After obtaining the diamond treasure chest, Qiao Ning did not linger and returned with Bing Lin.
Back on the submarine, Qiao Ning didn't rush to open the gold treasure chests; she opened the diamond treasure chests first.
The first new item surprised and delighted her:
【Sea Capsule *1 (Blue): Can be used to store supplies, but cannot store other sea capsules or other storage items. Different colored capsules have different functions; the blue capsule has an item preservation function.】
Each capsule contains approximately 100 cubic meters of space. It keeps food fresh for 7 days.
Qiao Ning continued to read the introduction of the second type of red underwater capsule. Like the blue capsule, it could also be used to store supplies, but it only had a preservation function, not a freshness preservation function. For example, ores and materials would not spoil or be damaged by natural disasters if placed in the red capsule, but it had no preservation function for food.
The red capsule also has a 100-cubic-meter capacity. It has a shelf life of 7 days. After that, the capsule will no longer have any additional functions, retaining only its basic storage capabilities.
The purple capsule has a freezing effect, just like the other capsules, lasting for 7 days and covering a 100-cubic-meter space.
The last type is the Golden Capsule, which has the rare effect of stopping time, and any item can be placed in the Golden Capsule, including other capsules and storage items.
The golden capsule has a smaller volume of space than the other capsules, only 50 cubic meters.
The diamond treasure chest is packed with great supplies. In addition to four different types of underwater capsules, it also contains the lighting tool that Qiao Ning has been longing for: an underwater searchlight.
This prop light can be embedded into any item, including Qiao Ning's diving mask. Even if the item is destroyed or its lifespan expires, the searchlight will not be rendered useless and can be embedded into other items.
The detection range is approximately 50 meters in all directions.
Besides these two items, there are also diving masks, accelerators, and acid-resistant light films, 10 of each of the intermediate level and 1 of each of the advanced level.
1000 units of gasoline, 50 liters of drinking water.
These items relieved Qiao Ning of worries about supplies for the time being.
After a busy day at the bottom of the sea, Qiao Ning was exhausted. She finished opening the remaining 18 golden treasure chests and went straight to wash up and go to sleep.
The supplies were left for Binglin to sort and organize, then put into the underwater capsule. This was more convenient than the spatial backpack, at least Binglin could use the capsule she had bound to.
On the third day of the natural disaster, Qiao Ning woke up naturally at seven o'clock. As soon as she moved in bed, the Ice Scale lying next to her immediately perked up its ears. Although it didn't get up, its wagging tail revealed its excitement and happiness.
It was in its red-haired form at the moment. Qiao Ning rubbed its head before getting up and going to the bathroom to wash up.
With enough supplies, Qiao Ning dared to cook more freely. Not wanting anything too greasy for breakfast, she made a vegetable soup, along with boiled eggs and mushroom porridge.
Yesterday, a lot of vegetables and fruits came out of the 18 golden treasure chests.
Icescale didn't like these dishes, so Qiao Ning made it braised beef with potatoes. It ate the stew with the vegetables and finished two pots of rice.
After finishing her meal, Qiao Ning practiced her body for a while as usual, and then continued to dive into the deep sea to search for the treasure chest.
The treasure chests seem to be respawning very slowly. I found a treasure chest at a location yesterday, but there's nothing there today. I've been lurking for an hour and only found one platinum treasure chest.
Qiao Ning then piloted the submarine further into the deep sea.
At a depth of about 400 meters, Qiao Ning stopped the submarine and took Bing Lin out with her.
Sure enough, as they ventured deeper, or perhaps because they had moved to a different sea area, the number of treasure chests increased again.
The deep-sea creatures here are mostly octopuses and squid. They aren't very large and pose no threat to Qiao Ning.
Before she knew it, Qiao Ning had descended several hundred meters further and suddenly saw a light, like that of a treasure chest, shimmering in a cave in the seabed.
Qiao Ning swam swiftly towards the rocky cave like a mermaid. Bing Lin, who had been playing with several horseshoe crab-like creatures, quickly followed after seeing her master swim away.
The cave in the reef was terrifyingly deep. Qiao Ning had swum halfway there and was already starting to regret her decision, wanting to turn back. But then, an unexpected event occurred.
Her searchlight vaguely illuminated a large shadow behind the rocky cave. Qiao Ning didn't dare to think about what it was, and her first reaction was to turn and run.
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