Chapter 291: Island Two-Week Settlement 1 |
Evening, as the large ship returned to the shipyard for the third time.
Barrels of fish were unloaded from the ship.
Beside the shipyard, Alliance members stood in a long queue to receive their share of fish.
"One jin per person, line up properly and don't cut in. Families with elderly over 60 years old and children under 12 years old can receive an extra half jin of seafood as a subsidy." Yuan Dajun maintained order at the front.
Dazhuang, Shi Meng, and Zhang Hu were responsible for weighing and distributing the fish.
Qin Ziwen and Jia Liangcai watched from the side for a while. After confirming everything was in order, Qin Ziwen leaned close to Jia Liangcai's ear and whispered something.
"Your humble servant understands." Jia Liangcai nodded.
Not far away, a bare-chested crew member rubbed his sore and aching arm, complaining in a low voice to his colleague, "Working on the ship is so tiring, it's truly physical labor."
"Feels even more exhausting than hunting beasts. If only there was a hunting team."
"Besides the ship, isn't the Military Arsenal also a good place? My neighbor works at the Military Arsenal. As long as they complete their daily KPI with quality and quantity, the team leader doesn't say anything about resting during the remaining time."
"Thankfully there are shift rotations today. Otherwise, if we had to work a full shift, our arms would be ruined."
"Really? Ah, if I had known earlier..."
"What are you talking about?" Zhang Chongshan walked over.
Seeing Zhang Chongshan, the two who were still complaining quickly shut their mouths.
They didn't know the Deputy Captain's personality. If he was the type who liked to tattle, they'd be in trouble.
"Just now, the Guild Leader gave the order. Today, all ship workers will receive ten jin of seafood each. Follow me to the back later to collect it." Zhang Chongshan said. Upon hearing these words,
the crew members cheered, "The Guild Leader is awesome!"
"Who said this job was bad? This job is fantastic!"
The few who were complaining moments ago immediately stopped complaining.
As long as the pay is sufficient, they could handle not just two nets a day, but even one more net.
Seeing the crew's expressions, Zhang Chongshan, who had also worked as a ship laborer in the past, could empathize.
Often, it's not the exhaustion from work that's feared, but the exhaustion without proper compensation.
As long as the money is enough, it's not a problem.
Ten jin of fish is not only enough for a family of three to eat for a whole day, but there would also be extra provisions to exchange for trading goods.
Zhang Chongshan coughed once to remind them, "Everyone should keep the matter of remuneration to themselves. Don't spread it around carelessly. Otherwise, if the benefits are too high, it might easily attract envy."
"Hehe, Captain, don't worry, we won't talk recklessly."
"We'll all listen to the Captain."
After all the employees had received their fish, there were still nearly two thousand three hundred and sixty jin of fish left in the area.
Qin Ziwen said, "Take one thousand five hundred jin of fish and send them through the Anchor Point to the urban village later. Process the remaining sea fish with salt as quickly as possible, or they'll spoil easily. If people in the residential complex or the Alliance over there want to buy some fresh sea fish, we can also sell it to them at market price."
"Yes." Jia Liangcai acknowledged.
Evening, the sky grew dark.
It continued until midnight.
Qin Ziwen, who hadn't rested in his own home bed for a long time, lay on the bed, quietly waiting for time to pass.
"You have successfully survived two weeks in the Gobi Desert and Island maps. It is currently the twelfth day on the Island map. You have successfully manufactured the Ghost Ship·Lost Homeland, inflicted significant losses on the competing residential complex during conflicts, successfully completed the Level 2 hunting mission by killing the Ichthyosaur, and the Military Arsenal has produced a large quantity of military equipment.... Comprehensive Score: 2001.
Rewards obtained: 【Advanced Building Card】 Level 1 Martial Training Ground*1, 【Function Card】 Level 1 Node*1, 【Function Card】 Level 1 Backtrack*1, 【Building Enhancement Card】 Space*1, 【Growth Card】 Primary Pet Growth Shortening Card*1]
Qin Ziwen got up, took out a 【Duplication Card】 Advanced Building Duplication Card, duplicated the newly acquired Level 1 Martial Training Ground, then synthesized the two cards into one Level 2 Martial Training Ground card.
Arriving at the training ground, Qin Ziwen chose to use the Martial Training Ground.
At this time, the training ground was already empty.
【Upgrading a new building requires an area of 100*70 meters. Please confirm there is sufficient empty space around, or reselect the building's placement area.】
"Confirm."
Vast light enveloped the entire area, and the grounds expanded further outward.
The original granite ground completely transformed. The brick and stone pavement turned into bluish-black colored stones, with metallic luster faintly flowing between the stone seams.
The surrounding walls rose to over three zhang high, constructed from whole blocks of iron-gray giant stones, with black iron spikes densely planted along the top.
The platform on the north side evolved into a bluish-black stone high platform with sides exceeding fifty meters.
The platform was six chi high, with nine steps on three sides connecting to the ground.
Qin Ziwen walked onto the high platform. From here, looking at the center of the platform ground, complex phoenix patterns were inlaid with green jade.
Looking around, the wooden stake formation in the original eastern area had now become a two-story small building, with upturned eaves, bracket sets, and its doors wide open.
He descended from the platform and walked into the small building. Inside, four neatly arranged rows of wooden weapon racks were filled with all eighteen types of weapons: knives, spears, swords, and halberds.
The room was filled with wooden stake dummies.
"Does a Level 3 Advanced Building change this much?" Qin Ziwen sighed with emotion.
This was his first time seeing an Advanced Building upgrade from Level 2 to Level 3. The Yanwu Military Arsenal and the Ghost Shipyard were both Level 4 Advanced Buildings, but they were completed in one step.
Use Insight.
【Level 3 Martial Training Ground: Level 4 Physical Training Enhancement, Level 3 Stamina Recovery, Level 3 Melee Weapon Bonus】 (Special Effect: Masters only emerge from life and death situations. On the platform, attacks will not cause physical harm to the body, but injuries will lower spirit and generate fatigue. During high-intensity training or high-intensity combat at the training ground, there is a small probability of breaking through limits, achieving ordinary 4-star physical fitness.)
After reading, Qin Ziwen's eyes focused intently.
Now, at the Martial Training Ground, there's actually a small probability of breaking through limits and achieving 4-star level ordinary human physical fitness?!
This is a major upgrade.
No matter how small this probability is, it's ultimately not zero. As long as one is willing to work hard, there will always be a chance to break through the limits.
This can completely save one Enhancement Card!
Just based on this effect alone, the importance of the Martial Training Ground in Qin Ziwen's mind significantly increased.
Currently, it's only a Level 3 Martial Training Ground, yet there's a chance to reach 4-star. If the building level continues to be upgraded, could it directly reach 5-star in the future? Or even break through to Superhuman?
Of course, breaking through to Superhuman seemed a bit too exaggerated in his view.
If it could achieve that degree, Breakthrough Cards would lose their meaning.
Judging by rarity, Breakthrough Cards and Advanced Building Cards are roughly at the same level, so it probably shouldn't be that overpowered.
But regardless, once the news that the Martial Training Ground can help break through to 4-star physical fitness spreads, those "military generals" will definitely spend every day soaking in the training ground.
Besides this change, the Martial Training Ground's long weapon bonus changed to melee weapon bonus.
It's no longer limited to long weapons; short weapons like knives and swords also fall within the category of melee weapons.
This adds some more weapon training options.
"Master." Liu San, wearing an outer coat, hurried over upon hearing the commotion.
"I'm just upgrading a building. Go back to sleep first, it's too late. Don't catch a chill."
"Alright." Liu San grinned. After the Master left, he turned back to look at the upgraded Martial Training Ground. "Wow, so majestic. Those folks will have new gossip material tomorrow."
Exiting the training ground, Qin Ziwen took out the 【Building Enhancement Card】 Space. The back of this card was yellow, and the front featured a simple geometric line drawing of a cube.