Chapter 304 - Various Gains
"You wouldn’t want to become a vampire, would you?" Yang Yi asked after reading through the information.
Suna shook her head.
"Directly injecting and using it would be too wasteful. This thing is precious material!"
She replied. Judging from her tone, she clearly intended to refine this serum into some kind of magical potion as well.
Yang Yi nodded. He stepped forward and tested the prototype laser hand cannon. It was exactly the same as the one from his dream.
"You can take this gun. Its power is pretty good, it has no recoil, and it’s convenient to carry."
He handed it to Suna. Afterward, he prepared to leave, but she stopped him.
"Wait, you haven’t given me the spinal fluid yet."
"Uh……"
Fifteen minutes later, Yang Yi walked out of the laboratory while supporting his lower back. He was even weaker than before.
He checked the time. There were still two hours left until eleven o’clock.
"Xiao Ji, did you send out the order I asked you to deliver?"
"Sent. The other robots are currently searching the Ark Shelter. If they find any high-value items, they will bring them back to the Nightmare Starship.”
Xiao Ji followed beside Yang Yi as he answered.
"Good,” Yang Yi nodded.
When they had extracted the bone marrow earlier, he and Suna had discussed the situation. In the end, they both agreed that keeping the Shelter Ship intact was far more valuable than dismantling it.
If they dismantled it, Yang Yi and Suna would only be able to keep a limited amount of resources. Most of the materials would end up being wasted.
The only advantage was that they could obtain enough Crystal Diamonds to upgrade the Nightmare Star.
However, if they kept it, they would gain a backup warehouse with a capacity of fifty million units, along with nearly ten million units of stored supplies.
Moreover, Xiao Ji had brought even better news. These robots could repair the Shelter Ship, which meant the Shelter Ship would regain mobility and obtain a complete security system.
This meant the ship would not only serve as a warehouse but could also potentially become a mobile base at sea.
More importantly, Yang Yi could wait until the Nightmare Star was upgraded in the future. Once the warehouse space became larger and the supplies inside the Shelter Ship were gradually consumed, he could return and dismantle it.
That way, they could maximize their benefits.
The only troublesome thing is preventing thieves. Not only do we have to guard against natives, but we also have to guard against players…
Yang Yi felt as though he were holding a mountain of gold in his hands. The only problem was that such wealth would inevitably attract thieves.
Fortunately, this was the Sea of No Light. Until now, he still had not encountered a second player. The regional channel had always contained only the two of them.
"Xiao Ji, approximately how long will it take to repair the central power furnace, the cables, and the security system? Also, how many resources will be required?”
He asked.
"It is estimated that the repairs will be required.
20,000 units of wood,
320,000 units of cloth,540,000 units of stone,830,000 units of steel,50,000 units of sulfur,110,000 units of crystal,6,000 units of sea silver,500 Crystal Diamonds,and 30,000 magic stones.
There may be some margin of error, but it will remain within 5%.
The estimated completion time is twenty to thirty days,” Xiao Ji replied.
"Time isn’t really a problem,” Yang Yi answered.
He had already planned to stay here for a while, selling resources and equipment to earn money.
When the time came to head to the Golden Chamber of Commerce, he would also be able to purchase a batch of goods from the natives.
The only issue was that the resources required for repairs were simply too excessive, especially the steel. It would consume more than half of his current reserves.
However, if he did not repair the Shelter, this ship would be no different from an unlocked treasure chest. It would be impossible for him to feel at ease.
"By the way, since you can repair it, can you also repair the production lines?” Yang Yi suddenly asked.
If the production lines could be restored, then this sea base would also possess the capabilities of an arms factory. Its value would increase tremendously.
"It can be repaired, but the materials currently stored in the warehouse are insufficient,” Xiao Ji replied.
"Then repair it first.”
Yang Yi still decided to proceed with the repairs.
Moreover, he had a new idea. In the future, perhaps he could use the Shelter to mass-produce weapons and achieve financial freedom directly.
He returned to the deck and arrived at the bow of the ship, preparing to use the gacha machine to obtain some resources before eleven o’clock arrived.
After all, he had previously obtained a large number of Drowned corpses, as well as the corpses of Rat Slaves and the fused rat nests.
He first used the fused rat nests, as they had the highest value. This was his first time drawing gacha from this type of creature, so there was a high chance that he would obtain equipment items.
Thirteen fused rat nests turned into thirteen gacha eggs.
Among them, ten gacha eggs contained basic resources, Sea Shell Coins, and resource chests.
One gacha egg contained a consumable item: a Low-grade Abyss Soul Stone.
The remaining two gacha eggs contained equipment. One was a duplicate Ratman Hero Cloak, while the other was:
【Name: Homing Rat Squad Flag】
【Type: Relic】【Quality: Rare Treasure】
【Description: Requires a large number of corpses to use. It can summon a large number of Homing Rats, which will parasitize corpses and form a Homing Rat Squad, with a maximum limit of 12 units. They will indiscriminately attack all nearby non-rat units. The effect lasts for 15 minutes, after which they will die. The corpses will decompose and disappear and cannot be used for gacha again.
Their combat power is related to the corpses used. They will inherit part of the abilities and combat techniques they possessed during life.】
"This equipment is actually quite useful. Combined with the Ratman Hero Cloak, it won’t accidentally harm allies, and it counts as a decent summoning skill.”
Yang Yi was quite satisfied with the effect of this equipment.
Moreover, he had two Ratman Hero Cloaks. He could give the other one to Suna, allowing neither of them to be attacked by the summoned Homing Rat Squad.
Next, he began opening the gacha eggs obtained from the Rat Slaves and the Drowned.
Among them, he had collected more than 300 corpse fragments from the Drowned, obtaining 203 gacha eggs, as some corpse fragments came from the same individual.
As for the Rat Slaves, he had collected more than 500 pieces. After removing those that came from the same individual, he obtained a total of 307 gacha eggs.
These Rat Slave corpses had actually belonged to former players, but that did not affect the gacha system. Player corpses could also be used for drawing.
It was just that the items obtained were much worse. Obtaining high-value items was extremely difficult, and the more he drew, the worse the rewards seemed to become.
From the Drowned gacha eggs, he obtained a total of 7 bottles of Sea-Brewed Rum, 2 bottles of Drowned One’s Resentment, and 1 bottle of Drowned One’s Hatred.
The Rat Slave gacha rewards included a Rat Fur Set. Yang Yi had already collected the complete set, and there was also another Ratman Hero Cloak, which could be considered an extremely lucky draw.
After finishing all the draws, the time was already approaching eleven o’clock. Yang Yi planned to sleep after the hour passed.
There would still be a huge amount of work waiting for him tomorrow. Just the gacha alone would involve tens of thousands of draws.
He planned to have the robot squad transport the Rat Slave corpses over using conveyor belts. By then, he could directly feed them into the gacha machine, stuffing it full of rats until it was completely satisfied.
The gacha machine’s rewards are getting worse. Could it be because it has consumed too much of one type of thing, become tired of it, and caused the quality of the rewards to drop?
Yang Yi suddenly had this thought as he stared at the completely motionless gacha machine.
More than ten minutes later, the time reached eleven o’clock, and the World Chat Channel opened.
Yang Yi had already prepared the information and prices for the items he wanted to sell. However, before he could enter them, he received some explosive news.
It came from the Newspaper Ship.
They had actually created a player forum?