Chapter 776 - 136: Each Fulfills Their Role
"Unlock the Illustrated Guide!"
Shang Siteng didn’t hesitate and directly chose the option to unlock the illustrated guide of Deep Sea Cold Cypress Wood.
Immediately, a series of numbers appeared on the image of Deep Sea Cold Cypress Wood, indicating the countdown needed for unlocking.
"00:29:56"
Half an hour.
In just half an hour, the materials for the main hull of the "Gray Sparrow" could be created through the Heaven’s Origin Power.
By then, this ship, which was riddled with holes and reduced to just a skeleton, would have a chance to be rejuvenated!
Aside from Shang Siteng, the character panels of the other Contracted Spirit Girls also changed according to their roles.
"’Gray Sparrow’ First Mate - Gongyang Jin, Level 89"
"Special Ability, Sea Navigation - Innate Overpowering (Level 89): During sea navigation, you will gain an 89% increase in ship speed, an 89% increase in visibility, and an 89% reduction in sea waves."
"’Gray Sparrow’ Chef - Xia Youwei, Level 86"
"Special Ability, Gourmet Cooking - Sword Heart and Zither Heart (Level 86): When cooking food, besides recovering basic Hunger and Spiritual Values, you can grant the food additional enhancement effects."
"’Gray Sparrow’ Doctor - Li Lingzhen, Level 85"
"Special Ability, Rescue the Dying and Heal the Wounded - Creation of Living Beings (Level 85): You can specially modify simple medical items to enhance treatment effects, increasing more Health and Spiritual Values."
"’Gray Sparrow’ Sailor/Gunner - Nuannuan, Level 90"
"Special Ability, Curvature Cannon (Level 90): A special ability formed by the fusion of ordinary cannonballs and the Flowing Light and Shadow Talent, with cannonball attributes of [Superluminal] and [Space-Time Collapse]."
"’Gray Sparrow’ Sailor/Gunner - Jiang Lingling, Level 95"
"Special Ability, Curse-Sealing Cannon (Level 95): A special ability formed by the fusion of ordinary cannonballs and the Sealing Heaven and Earth Talent, with cannonball attributes of [Random Seal] and [Curse Killing]."
"’Gray Sparrow’ Sailor/Gunner - Feng Xiaozao, Level 100"
"Special Ability, Guiyuan Cannon (Level 100): A special ability formed by the fusion of ordinary cannonballs and the Divine Seal of Origin Talent, with cannonball attributes of [Life Absorption] and [Aging]."
Additionally, as their captain, Han Zhan’s character panel also changed after completing all appointments:
"’Gray Sparrow’ Captain - Han Zhan, Level 99"
"Special Ability, Divine Radiance (Level 99): As the captain, your ability will endow the entire ship with more traits. Under the divine radiance, the ’Gray Sparrow’s’ defense is increased by 99%, durability by 99%, the probability of encountering special events by 99%, and the impact of ’Evil Curse’ is reduced by 99%."
Evil Curse?
Upon seeing the last line on the panel, Han Zhan raised his eyebrows, both surprised and understanding.
Fishman Traitor Franky deliberately left the "Gray Sparrow" for last; nothing good could come of it.
He recalled the gloating look in Franky’s eyes when he saw them board the ship, further solidifying his conviction.
Franky, and indeed everyone in Ilamut Port, knew about the "Gray Sparrow’s" curse but never mentioned it.
He had thoroughly crossed paths with these "sea products."
However, at present, one more hurdle needed to be overcome first.
With Han Zhan boarding the ship, the special talent, Divine Radiance, quickly enveloped the entire hull of the "Gray Sparrow."
With the blessing of Divine Radiance, the defense and durability of the "Gray Sparrow" greatly improved, giving the once precarious ship a new lease on life, barely hanging on.
Gongyang Jin’s Sea Navigation - Innate Overpowering also successfully reduced the sea waves by 89%, and instantly, the surrounding sea surface became much calmer.
At that moment, Shang Siteng hastened her tone, saying, "Hold on for another twenty minutes!"
"In twenty minutes, I can unlock the corresponding materials and repair the ship!"
"I found some barrels in the cargo hold, and we can use them to scoop out the seawater that’s been flooding in!" Li Lingzhen added shortly after.
"Also, we have canvas and ropes, which can be used to plug some of the smaller cracks in the hull to slow the influx of seawater," Gongyang Jin supplemented.
"Let’s check if there are any other tools and equipment on the ship that we can use temporarily!"
Everyone quickly went into rescue mode.
This was a war without smoke.
The adversary they had to face was the turbulent sea.
Due to the limited number of barrels, Han Zhan and Feng Xiaozao became the main forces in scooping water, the former possessing the strongest Supreme Physique of Tier Nine, and the latter even having a Divine Body.
Both of them had physical strength far exceeding others, with an efficiency in using the barrels to scoop water that was astonishingly high.
As for the other Contracted Spirit Girls, they were responsible for using canvas, ropes, and nails to slow down the seawater flooding in, striving to balance or even exceed the rate of scooping.
It should be noted that as time passed, Han Zhan and the others were gradually being consumed.
Specifically, their character panels showed a decline in three key values to varying degrees.
Han Zhan’s Hunger Value decreased by 30 points, bordering on the critical 50-point mark, and he indeed felt ravenous.
In addition, his Health Value decreased by 10 points, and Spiritual Value by 20 points.
If this continued any longer.
The rate of decline in the three values would only accelerate.
Fortunately, at this moment, Shang Siteng’s voice, like a celestial melody, sounded in everyone’s ears:
"The Illustrated Guide has been unlocked!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the huge chasms and gaps on the "Gray Sparrow’s" hull began to grow wood at a visibly rapid pace.
This wood was Deep Sea Cold Cypress Wood!
After Shang Siteng successfully unlocked the illustrated guide of Deep Sea Cold Cypress Wood, she could use the special talent Cargo Management - Celestial Origin to create Deep Sea Cold Cypress Wood.
"Siteng, pay attention to your character panel!"
At this moment, Han Zhan suddenly reminded.
If the Water Planet had become a virtual game in the Great Sea Navigation World, there wouldn’t be the concept of Spiritual Power consumption, but there had to be other restrictions.
If a powerful special talent like Cargo Management - Celestial Origin had no balanced constraints, it would simply be invincible.
Upon Han Zhan’s reminder, Shang Siteng calmed herself. She opened her character panel, only to be startled by her own panel values.
"Hunger Value: 40, Health Value: 50, Spiritual Value: 45"
"All three of my values are dropping rapidly!"
Before noticing it wasn’t a problem, but once she did, Shang Siteng snapped back to consciousness, an intense sense of hunger and fatigue washed over her, and her complexion began to turn pale.
"Using the talent ability replication simultaneously consumes all three values, and the extent of consumption is not low!"
"Patch up the biggest gaps in the hull to prevent the ship from sinking immediately; the rest can wait. Ensure the safety of all three values first!"
Han Zhan decisively commanded.