Chapter 262: Ghost Ship: Lost Home |
After finishing his tasks, Qin Ziwen took out the Sea's Tear.
This Rare Treasure could be embedded into ocean or aquatic product-type buildings. Without thinking too much, Qin Ziwen first brought it to the ghost shipyard.
The ghost shipyard became ethereal, and a transparent card appeared.
Qin Ziwen embedded the Sea's Tear onto the back of the card.
【Level 4 Ghost Shipyard: Level 5 Shipbuilding Efficiency Boost, Level 5 Ship Defense Enhancement, Level 5 Ghostly Shipwrights】(Special Effect: Omitted)(Embedded Rare Treasure: Level 1 Sea's Tear)
Level 1 Sea's Tear: Ships built by the shipyard gain increased resistance to tsunamis and whirlpools.
Tsunami?
Seeing this keyword, Qin Ziwen's expression shifted slightly.
Judging from the previous two maps, one with flash floods and one with a sandstorm, it seemed that every time the residential complex crossed over, it would encounter a natural disaster.
based on the characteristics of the island map, would it be a hurricane or a tsunami?
It seemed he needed to prepare in advance.
After embedding the Rare Treasure into the shipyard, he went to the Iron Mine. He took out the Level 5 Rare Treasure, the Earth Spirit Source Stone, from the Level 2 Iron Mine and embedded it into the Mourning Fortress.
Earth Spirit Source Stone: When embedded into a corresponding Resource Point, it greatly increases vein output, slightly improves vein quality, and gives a small chance for the vein to produce refined ore.
Previously, after embedding it in the Iron Mine, it would occasionally produce an ore that Li Tieshan called Iron Essence.
It was pitch black, extremely heavy, and had properties similar to iron but superior to ordinary iron metal. Besides being heavier than ordinary iron, it was also harder.
It could be used as an additive in weapons to increase their hardness and weight.
Normally, once a weapon's hardness is ensured, increasing its weight is generally unnecessary.
But he couldn't stop the increasing number of powerhouses in the team. If a weapon was too light, it would affect the feel.
However, now that they had Ghost Gold, it was more appropriate to place this Earth Spirit Source Stone in the Ghost Gold vein.
As the Earth Spirit Source Stone was embedded onto the back of the Mourning Fortress's card, Qin Ziwen went down to observe. He discovered that the excavated pits were healing at a visible rate.
He looked around and noticed that besides the Miners, there were still some vacant positions. It seemed he could add more Miners to increase ore production.
But he needed to choose those who were bold and not afraid of ghosts.
After walking around, Qin Ziwen returned to the surface.
He went to the kitchen, where his younger brother walked over holding a bowl of soup.
"Brother, I cooked the shark fin from that Bull Shark Chitu killed today. Try it and see how my cooking is. I specifically learned from a chef."
"Let me try." When would he ever have the chance to taste shark fin normally? Taking the bowl, Qin Ziwen asked, "What about you? Just this one bowl?"
"How could that be? There's more in the pot. That Bull Shark was quite big, and there was plenty of fin on its back to cook."
Qin Ziwen glanced at the shark fin in the bowl. Besides the thing that looked like transparent vermicelli, there were also some diced preserved meat, some small meat cubes, and some chopped shrimp and Sea Cucumber.
"I added preserved meat and Raptor meat. Raptor meat is a bit like chicken, it can enhance the umami flavor." Qin Ziwu smiled proudly. "The chef who taught me said shark fin itself doesn't have much flavor. The texture is like vermicelli; the main taste comes from the soup base. I specifically made a pot of broth."
Qin Ziwen took a small sip. The umami flavor was very strong.
"Was the Bull Shark meat distributed for eating? Is it true to the rumors, with a strong urine smell?" Qin Ziwen was curious. Before the crossing, he had never eaten shark meat or shark fin.
This was his first time tasting it.
Qin Ziwu nodded, "It does have a bit of a strong smell, and it's hard to get rid of. But it's not impossible. It doesn't taste good boiled, but it can be grilled. With enough cumin and chili powder, it's barely edible."
"Where would we get that much cumin? Such a big shark, we can't use cumin for all of it." Qin Ziwen chuckled. For such a large shark, using that much seasoning would be incredibly extravagant. No one would be that wasteful.
"You guessed right. Most of it was still boiled in a pot, but quite a few people still ate it." At this point, Qin Ziwu smiled mysteriously.
"Oh? How did you manage that?" Qin Ziwen was curious.
"I advertised it as boosting male vitality."
"..." Qin Ziwen fell silent, then suddenly asked, "Does it really boost?"
"It really does! The Old Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor from Renhe Hall said it. Shark meat contains a lot of niacin and squalene. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it's said to boost qi, nourish yin, strengthen weakness, and invigorate the waist. So my advertising wasn't completely false, right?" Qin Ziwu grinned at this point. "Big brother, do you want a portion of shark meat?"
"My body is perfectly fine." Qin Ziwen waved his hand. "But you could eat more."
"I don't need it either. But I saw Old Deng secretly go back for two extra bowls." Qin Ziwu said conspiratorially.
The two brothers looked at each other, understood perfectly, and shared a knowing smile.
In the afternoon, Qin Ziwen went to the Martial Training Ground.
After such a long time, the people in the residential complex were becoming increasingly aware of the importance of strength.
During their free time, many people trained here.
He even saw Jia Liangcai exercising in a corner, with someone who looked like a fitness coach giving him guidance.
On the Platform, people frequently sparred. Because one wouldn't get truly injured on it, it had become a popular spot for many.
......
The next day.
Qin Ziwen came to the ghost shipyard and found that the damaged ship was already more than half repaired.
Inside the shipyard, thick lifting ropes slowly hoisted the mast.
The lifeless large ship, under the operation of the ghostly shipwrights, had already been restored to about eighty or ninety percent of its original state.
Broken sections were connected using new wooden planks with mortise and tenon joints.
However, the connection between the new planks and the old planks that had been soaked in the sea for too long seemed somewhat abrupt. The alternating new and old wood looked like scars of deep brown and pale white.
The barnacles clinging to the ship's outer edges had been scraped off, leaving behind hard-to-remove circular marks.
The sails were raised.
But what fluttered above wasn't cloth, but a grayish-white, semi-transparent fabric, light and thin like mist.
Above the deck, thick Cables, like living little snakes, coiled around the mast, crawling everywhere.
Qin Ziwen felt his eyelids twitch as he watched.
This ship had truly "come alive."
It gave him the feeling of the Flying Dutchman from Pirates of the Caribbean.
That was also a ghost ship.
At this moment, on this ship, pale blue, semi-transparent ghostly shipwrights were lying on the ship in various positions, repairing it.
They didn't use lifting ropes or ladders. They held hammers, nails, and wooden planks of various sizes in their hands.
At the bow, the most eye-catching feature was a gray-white ram.
From its appearance, it seemed to be the skull of some kind of giant bovine creature, with two sharp, large horns at the top.
"Hurry up! If you delay the Master's schedule, you won't be spared!" From the deck came Tao Qian's booming, authoritative scolding.
Qin Ziwen still remembered Tao Fu's nervous expression the first time he heard these ghostly shipwrights were ghosts.
Yet, in such a short time, he had already become a competent foreman.
Tao Fu walked around the deck and accidentally spotted Qin Ziwen below. His expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly scrambled down the ladder.
"Master."
"How much longer until this ship is fully repaired?" Qin Ziwen was quite satisfied with Tao Qian's efficiency. It was even faster than expected.
Tao Fu quickly replied, "Reporting to the Master, it can be launched at the latest today! Although this ship is severely damaged, its basic framework is intact. Only some areas need repair.
Yesterday, after hearing the Master's instruction, this humble one tried pouring black water on it. I discovered that the Shipwreck planks soaked in black water became extremely hard and could be used normally, saving a lot of time.
The ship is about to be launched. Please, Master, bestow a name upon it."
Qin Ziwen pondered, thinking of how their group had followed the residential complex across worlds, leaving their homeland and drifting through one unfamiliar world after another. "Let's call it the Lost Homeland."