Chapter 307 - The Endless Gashapon
Yang Yi entered the witch's laboratory. Inside, Suna was busy, seemingly preparing a new magic addiction potion; only one bottle was complete so far.
The other bottle required witch's blood, so she had cut her wrist and was currently mixing it.
With the regeneration potion as a base, the wound wouldn't be difficult to heal and wouldn't even leave a scar.
But if she could think of using her own blood to make a potion, it wouldn't be surprising if she used anything else.
Yang Yi turned his head to look at the Vitality Sardine Tree near the entrance.
It was tied near the entrance with a rope, one end attached to its tail, the other to the corner of the lab table.
"This thing grows pretty fast," Yang Yi remarked.
Because this tree had not only grown four legs, but even a small section of a fifth leg had grown out, hanging on its side.
It lay there, behaving like a dog, until Yang Yi looked over. Only then did it stand up, its mouth agape, almost barking.
"I need to remove one of its legs. Would it be better to muzzle it?"
Yang Yi asked Suna, who looked over.
"No need, I have one here."
She took out a complete Vitality Sardine leg. Its appearance looked like a small, curled-up leg, but the cross-section was extremely smooth. It didn’t look like it had been broken off; instead, it looked more like it had naturally fallen off by itself.
"This thing doesn’t look related to plants at all on the outside, but it’s actually a mimic. Its essence is still a plant. It produces fruit, and when the fruit matures, it naturally falls off."
Yang Yi looked at the fruit Suna had taken out, as well as the immature fruit growing from the side of the tree.
"So that means you don’t need to break it off. Will it fall off on its own?"
"That’s right. And it’s not aggressive at all. Its habits are more like a dog’s. So I’m guessing that if we take it out for a walk every day, the fruit yield might increase even further."
Suna added.
Yang Yi then turned his stiff neck to look at the Vitality Sardine Tree.
The latter was using one of its legs to scratch itself like a dog, scratching its smooth neck.....
Five minutes later.
Yang Yi accepted the task of walking the Vitality Sardine Tree.
According to observations, this tree could grow one to two legs of fruit every day. It would keep four of them for movement, while the other legs would fall off after they matured.
Holding onto a rope, he walked the tree around the deck of the Nightmare Star ship more than ten times, just like walking a dog.
"The more I look at it, the more it really looks like a dog."
Yang Yi complained as he watched the tree sniff around the deck.
But in reality, it didn’t even have a nose. Whether it actually had a sense of smell was a mystery.
After returning, Yang Yi measured it with a ruler and discovered that the immature leg had grown two more centimeters.
Moreover, a new leg had also begun to take shape, starting to sprout.
"Taking walks really can promote growth. That’s amazing!"
Yang Yi told Suna the results, then took out some delicious fertilizer and placed it on a plate, allowing the tree to consume it on its own.
As for water, it had to be poured directly into the flowerpot. After all, the tree didn’t have a tongue and couldn’t drink water.
After finishing everything, Yang Yi took out the Vitality Sardine leg from earlier and ate it. His energy instantly recovered by 20 points.
At the same time, a new idea emerged in his mind.
If the production of these Vitality Sardine legs was reliable enough, they could be turned into a signature product and sold through the shop.
After all, there were currently no fruits on the market with such a powerful effect. Not only could they restore 20 points of energy, but they could also accelerate energy recovery.
"By the way, can this fruit be planted?" Yang Yi suddenly asked.
"I tried growing it with the hydroponic method, but there was no reaction. You can buy a flowerpot and try planting it."
Suna answered verbally, but in reality, she didn’t even lift her head. She was completely focused on preparing a magic potion.
Anyone who didn’t know better would have thought she was making explosives.
Yang Yi didn’t disturb her. He left the laboratory and headed toward the deck.
However, a new plan had already formed in his mind.
I’ll let Shen Guanquan take a look tonight. The Farmer ship under his command has a seed identification function, so he should be able to help determine what this thing is.
If it can be mass-produced, letting him handle production while I take a share of the profits would actually be a pretty good choice.
After finalizing his plan, Yang Yi began today’s salvage operation.
He instructed Xiao Ji to have the robot squad move the mutated demon corpses into the Shelter Ship. The firearms that were still intact were placed onto the conveyor belt and transported to the port, where the skeleton rat swarm would assist with sorting and recycling.
Meanwhile, Yang Yi personally controlled the Nightmare Star, collecting the corpses and firearms and using them for gacha draws.
It might take several days, or even an entire week.
Regardless, repairing the ship required clearing out this garbage anyway, so the two tasks would not interfere with each other.
.............
The time reached 21:00.
Yang Yi had already been spinning the gacha for almost an entire day. His entire body had gone numb, and his face no longer showed any signs of sadness or joy.
【You obtained Wood ×15】
【You obtained ×1.5L of Fresh Water】【You obtained Steel ×2】【You obtained......】
He no longer bothered checking the activity log. Most of the items he obtained were nothing more than the same useless trash.
The Rat Fur Set beside him had already piled up into a small mountain.
Among the Rat Fur Set, the Rat Hero Cape was probably the most valuable item. However, even after nearly ten thousand gacha draws, he still hadn’t obtained it.
Fortunately, he did receive a consolation prize—a low-grade Abyss Soul Stone.
That was something he had obtained from yesterday’s gacha. He now had two low-grade Abyss Soul Stones in his possession.
And tonight or tomorrow, the low-grade Abyss Soul Stone he had purchased from someone else would arrive as well...
"Keep one for Suna to research. As for the other two, I can use one to strengthen the White Bone Token and the other to try strengthening tools."
Yang Yi made his plan.
Now that he had accumulated more and more money, he no longer needed to be overly cautious when spending it.
Anything that could be strengthened should simply be strengthened. As long as it could increase his strength even slightly, it would be worth it.
【You obtained Stone ×15. Storage space is full. Please transfer it yourself.】
Yang Yi finally received a notification different from the usual ones.
It informed him that his warehouse storage space was full.
The gacha reward changed into six stone cubes, which dropped onto the deck.
"Sell them first."
He stood up and stopped spinning the gacha.
In the middle section of the ship, there were also some usable firearms piled up. They included 32 beam rifles, 12 beam pistols, 5 assault rifles, 1 individual shoulder-mounted rocket launcher, 5 rockets, and a small number of magazines.
These weapons had all been dug out from the Garbage Swamp.
Most of them were damaged, and only a small portion remained usable.
As for the rocket launcher, this was the first time Yang Yi had actually obtained one as a physical item. Most of the rocket launchers he had encountered before had been consumed during the Rat War.
【Name: Second-Generation Individual Rocket Launcher (Damaged)】
【Type: Treasure】【Quality: Fine】【Description: A technological product, a rocket launcher that a single person can operate. It can fire rockets, causing explosive damage.Due to a long period without maintenance and being submerged in water, the scope has been damaged, reducing its accuracy. Effective range: 200 meters.】
Yang Yi also placed the rocket launcher up for sale in the shop and updated the listing.
Once it reached 23:00 tonight, the information would be synchronized and refreshed.
Today, he planned to complete the trade with Shen Guanquan.
By then, a large amount of Shell Coins would be coming in, and it might even attract the attention of the Collector.
However, Yang Yi had no intention of trading with the Collector.
The main reason was that they were too unpredictable and could easily bring trouble.
After completing the trade tonight, he would immediately go to sleep.
As long as he kept the door tightly closed and avoided going outside, the Collector wouldn’t be attracted by his presence.