Chapter 335: Island Three-Week Settlement |
The Blood Sand Gladiator Arena had teleported dozens of meters through the air, smashing down onto the open ground before him and sealing everything off completely.
Including the spider crushed beneath it, which had likely been turned into spider paste.
The commotion here attracted the attention of many people, but many areas within Qin Ziwen's Home were under strict control. Others could only move along several fixed routes and between designated buildings, and fences had been erected.
Therefore, they could only watch from afar, their view blocked by numerous buildings in between.
Jia Liangcai hurried over.
It's worth mentioning that this Silver Marrow indeed belonged to the category of Aquatic Rare Treasures.
The materials for constructing the Abyssal Sea Ruin were now gathered.
But each drop of this Silver Marrow was a Level 6 Rare Treasure.
As it was shaken, the pale golden liquid poured into the bowl separated into individual droplets with the motion and collisions.
The most basic unit of this Silver Marrow was a drop of this standard size.
So while it seemed like a lot, in reality, there were only twenty-seven drops in total.
If used to build the Abyssal Sea Ruin, the materials were now complete.
However, using this Level 6 Rare Treasure as raw material still felt like a loss to Qin Ziwen.
If only this Level 6 Rare Treasure could be broken down into a pile of Level 1 Rare Treasures.
"Do you know how to use this?" Qin Ziwen looked at Mogu.
Mogu shook its head slightly.
But it sensed an intense attraction emanating from these droplets, like blood to a shark, or nectar to a bee.
Qin Ziwen pondered. Normally, based on experience, the methods would either be topical application or ingestion.
But judging from what the Fish-man Chieftain said earlier, ingestion was likely not feasible. For safety's sake, he needed to try other methods.
If he couldn't find enough substitutes before this map ended, he would just make up the difference with a portion of this.
However, the deep sea was vast. Qin Ziwen felt it wasn't impossible to obtain new Aquatic Rare Treasures.
Moreover, he still planned to continue hunting superhuman creatures on the seabed with the Fish-man Chieftain later. Like that Giant Clam from before, its body might also conceal an Aquatic Rare Treasure.
For future hunts, Qin Ziwen didn't plan to go into the sea himself anymore. He had finally understood; his presence in the water actually restrained Mogu. It would be better to let Mogu select some fish-men and cooperate with the Fish-man Chieftain to go hunting on the seabed.
He only needed to collect the results periodically.
Just then, from behind within the Blood Sand Gladiator Arena, a ripple flashed across the covered light gate node. Immediately after, the Spirit-Sheath Jellyfish actually floated out, bobbing up and down as it emerged.
Then, with a *plop*, having lost the buoyancy of seawater, it collapsed limply on the ground like a pile of mud.
Watching this scene, Qin Ziwen's expression turned subtle. He really didn't know whether to call it overly curious or just plain audacious.
It actually dared to crawl through an unfamiliar passageway. This was a textbook case of delivery straight to the doorstep.
If left alone, it would probably become the first Spirit-Sheath Jellyfish to die of dehydration on land.
After a moment's thought, Qin Ziwen came up with a good idea. Find a place, imprison and confine it, then regularly collect its venom. Wouldn't that provide a fixed source of venom?
Looking at the Spirit-Sheath Jellyfish lying limp on the ground, its tentacles still swaying weakly, Qin Ziwen immediately ordered people to dig a water pool.
The area didn't need to be large, just enough to contain it.
But extreme caution was required, as the Spirit-Sheath Jellyfish's venom was extremely potent.
Upon receiving the order, Jia Liangcai hurried away, bringing people to pour water over the Spirit-Sheath Jellyfish to prevent it from drying out and dying.
"Qin, I should head back now," the Fish-man Chieftain said from the side.
"Won't you stay a bit longer? Luoen and the others are still here," Qin Ziwen tried to persuade him to stay.
"No, I need to return the stone slab," the Fish-man Chieftain bid farewell with a carefree air.
Qin Ziwen escorted him to the edge of the island reef, watching his back as he jumped into the sea. He stood there for a long while before returning to the Home.
Back at the Home, Jia Liangcai and the others were digging a pit in an open area nearby.
They then filled the pit with water and tried to move the Spirit-Sheath Jellyfish over to trap it inside.
Seeing that things were proceeding smoothly, Qin Ziwen put away the Silver Marrow.
This item had an extraordinary origin. According to the description, it was a natural essence formed within the brains of deceased super-ancient progenitor creatures.
Although he didn't know what a super-ancient progenitor creature was,
just hearing the name suggested it was no simple matter.
The name made him think of the Primordial Giant Snake from the Level 4 task.
He wondered if there was some connection between the two.
If the undersea mountain range he visited was formed from the remains of a super-ancient progenitor creature, the volume of such a creature would be the largest he had ever heard of. Truly immeasurable and a genuine, great terror.
Afterwards, Qin Ziwen and Mogu carried the corpse of the Silver Bobbit Worm to the kitchen to drain its blood.
Because they had been delayed for some time in the sea, a lot of blood had already flowed out from its wounds.
In the end, they only collected a small basinful. This amount was far less than what its body size would suggest.
But Qin Ziwen felt it wasn't a big issue, just a minor matter. Because within that mountain range, inside that "water within water," there were many more Silver Bobbit Worms. They were larger, had more blood, and most importantly, the Silver Marrow was already in hand.
Qin Ziwen's gaze fell on the blood in the basin.
Unlike the blood taken from the previous few Bobbit Worms, this Silver Bobbit Worm's blood was thicker, with dense silver specks of light even visible within it.
After boiling it down, they finally extracted a full six drops of Silver Blood. Added to the previous seven drops, that made thirteen drops in total.
If the blood from this Silver Bobbit Worm could have been preserved more completely, perhaps a single worm could have yielded over ten drops of Silver Blood.
If the value of this Silver Blood could be fully realized, perhaps the Silver Bobbit Worms within the undersea mountain range could be considered for raising with the help of the fish-men.
After putting away the Silver Blood, Qin Ziwen found Li Tieshan. "Tieshan, currently, there are quite a few superhumans on the combat side within the Home, but we are lacking in other areas. There are almost none."
Li Tieshan clasped his fists. "I am at your command, Master."
Qin Ziwen produced the Breakthrough Card: Limit Breakthrough Card as if by magic.
"Based on my speculation, the task should be related to an individual's profession and daily activities. You are a blacksmith, so the task will most likely fall into this area."
Li Tieshan was taken aback for a moment, then nodded vigorously. "This subordinate understands."
"Good. Choose according to your own ability." Qin Ziwen crushed the Breakthrough Card: Limit Breakthrough Card.
Sure enough, Li Tieshan's three-tiered tasks were all related to blacksmithing.
First Tier: Within seven days, he and the units under his command must forge twenty weapons.
Second Tier: Within seven days, relying solely on his own skills, forge ten weapons. Use these ten weapons to participate in the same battle or hunt and achieve victory against an adult superhuman creature. The damage rate of the weapons must not exceed ten percent.
Third Tier: In a large-scale battle, select a non-superhuman ordinary warrior. Hand him a weapon you personally forged. This person must use this weapon to achieve the primary merit in the battle, the weapon must not be destroyed, and the warrior must survive.
In the end, Li Tieshan chose the Second Tier task. Mainly because there was simply no target for the Third Tier's large-scale battle at this stage, whereas the Second Tier's hunt for a superhuman creature was still possible to complete.
After selecting the task objective, Li Tieshan hurried back to the Forge and Armaments Directorate to make preparations.
Night fell.
Outside the window, the starlight was dense.
You have successfully survived three weeks in the Gobi Desert and Island maps. It is currently the twenty-third day on the Island map. Participated in hunting the Dry-eyed Snake and successfully completed the Level 3 Hunting Task; successfully hunted the Mosasaur and completed the Level 2 Hunting Task; obtained a large number of cards; engaged in deep cooperation with the Fish-man Tribe, gathered part of the Fish-man Tribe; obtained the Underwater City... Comprehensive Score: 3555.
Rewards Obtained: [Function Card] Level 2 Tracking*1, [Expansion Card] Blank Expansion Card (Giant)*1, [Advanced Building Card] Level 1 Weather Altar*1, [Breakthrough Card] Plant Breakthrough Card*1, [Upgrade Card] Building Upgrade Card*1, [Upgrade Card] Resource Upgrade Card*1, [Advanced Recruitment Card] Superhuman·Dragon-Scale Horse*1, [Task Card] Home Task Generation Card*1.