Chapter 827 - 187: Game and Answers
After searching the entire shallow area, they gathered the useful materials and tools.
These were uniformly sent to the "Gray Sparrow" for purification.
After purification, the special woods were sent to Shang Siteng to identify and select.
The identification process was simple and direct.
Han Zhan would take out a wood fragment and place it before Shang Siteng.
If Shang Siteng’s personal panel showed a guide unlocking prompt, it proved that the wood was special and worth keeping.
Then, Shang Siteng would find the name of the corresponding special wood through her personal panel and record the name uniformly.
Out of approximately a hundred different wood fragments, only less than a dozen successfully activated the guide unlock.
Han Zhan, with these dozen wood names, asked the oldest Water Planet native nearby.
Unexpectedly, the senior shook his head.
"We don’t know much about these things; many are products of Water Planet’s mutation."
"However, there is one person who definitely knows."
Speaking, he turned his head in a certain direction.
That was the direction Han Zhan had come from earlier, which was Ji Mu’s residence.
"Lord Ji Mu created the entire virtual gaming world, he is akin to the game administrator."
"He knows every detail of events happening within the game."
"If you go to him, you may gain something."
Han Zhan nodded in thanks after listening, then headed again to Ji Mu’s residence.
Upon opening the door, Ji Mu was still playing the same game from earlier, yet to complete it.
This time, without Jian Beifang beside him, Han Zhan waited even longer than the first time.
Perhaps because Ji Mu’s hands were doing well in this game session.
But unfortunately, he still couldn’t complete the game, as the screen again showed the words "GAME OVER".
Seeing him about to start another round without turning his head, Han Zhan, who was observing from behind, suddenly spoke.
"If you hide in the bottom right corner just now, the bullet barrage wouldn’t attack you. That’s a safe dead corner."
"You’re quite skilled at gaming?" Ji Mu, indeed attracted by the topic, asked with a side glance.
"I know a bit," Han Zhan replied.
If Ji Mu were seen as an NPC, then naturally there is such a thing as favorability.
From the beginning, Han Zhan could feel that Ji Mu didn’t have the desire to converse with him.
It was entirely because of Jian Beifang that he stopped the game to interact.
This time, without Jian Beifang present, Ji Mu was indeed colder.
Although Han Zhan didn’t know how Jian Beifang broke the ice when he first came here, as a former gaming strategy expert, Han Zhan understood one point very well.
——To cater to their interests.
He used "gaming" as the entry point, indeed sparking the other’s curiosity.
The game Ji Mu was playing, for a challenge type game, the difficulty wasn’t actually high.
The main challenge was the full-screen bullet barrage, which was very hard to dodge, and one shot could mean instant death.
However, after Han Zhan’s observation, the game completion method is quite simple.
No bullet barrage covers the entire screen; seemingly chaotic, in fact, there are places to hide.
Moreover, concerning the bullet contact assessment, it concerns the character’s head. As for the body and other parts, touching bullets won’t cause instant death.
Understanding these two points makes passing the level much easier.
"Want to give it a try?" Ji Mu, seeing Han Zhan speak so confidently, raised his hand holding the controller, inviting Han Zhan.
Han Zhan didn’t refuse.
He knew that if he wanted to break the ice, he had to make a demonstration in front of Ji Mu.
Thus, he took the controller and started gaming.
This was a quite wonderful experience.
Those long-buried memories surfaced with the turning of the controller, as the virtual character in the game dodged up, down, left, and right.
Han Zhan gradually entered the zone, regaining the feeling from his youth.
As the virtual character on screen dodged the final bullet and defeated the boss, Han Zhan exhaled a long breath.
"It’s been a while since I played, feels pretty good."
He smiled and handed the controller back to Ji Mu, who reached out and took it.
"Your game skills aren’t bad; I acknowledge you." Ji Mu nodded to Han Zhan.
Judging from his tone and expression, the favorability seemed to have increased a lot.
"Want to try another game?" Ji Mu invitingly asked.
"No need." Han Zhan declined Ji Mu’s invitation, "We have more urgent things to do."
If he’s guessing correctly, after clearing all games with Ji Mu, their relationship should warm significantly.
Like Jian Beifang, the ultimate reward from Ji Mu might be the flute that can summon the Turtle.
However, Han Zhan indeed has no time now; he has more important things to attend to.
"Alright." Ji Mu’s tone was a bit downcast but not enough to cry, "I’ve already understood your question, hand me the paper with the recorded names."
Following instructions, Han Zhan handed over the paper recording various special wood names, and young Ji Mu took it, glancing at the names and softly wowed.
"You are the most uniquely talented adventurer I’ve ever encountered."
"Some material names on this page, even for me, haven’t been heard in a long time."
"Looking at these names, it’s like viewing Water Planet’s history, it’s hard to imagine how you know their names..."
Ji Mu spoke, reminiscingly.
"Flame Pattern Wood, used as keel material for the ’Fire Phoenix’ by the previous East King three hundred years ago, its ship crafted can release high temperatures boiling the ocean."
"Cyan Simurgh Wood, the hull material for the ’Chasing Clouds’ ship five hundred years ago, it was the fastest ship ever in Water Planet’s history."
"Centennial Profound Wood, the construction material for the ’Mountain Shaker’ one thousand two hundred years ago. To build the ’Mountain Shaker’, nearly all the Centennial Profound Wood was used up in Water Planet. Even special shells struggle to penetrate it."
"..."
Ji Mu recited each special wood name like a connoisseur.
Making Han Zhan seemingly reminisce their past glory along with him.
At this moment, Ji Mu’s recollection suddenly paused, his gaze resting on a name.
"If you want to differentiate which wood among these is the strongest, I don’t think you need to exert much effort."
"No wood can surpass it; the ship crafted from it was the closest in Water Planet’s history to success."
"Thousand-Year Holy Heart Oak, the unique special wood, crafted over a century by Seafaring Legend five thousand five hundred years ago. I still remember the name of that legendary ship."
"Garuda!"