Survival at Sea: My Warship is a Rubber Duck?

Chapter 140 Moved Out

"There must be a lot of good stuff on the ship, right?"

Yu Wang rubbed his hands together, and at his call, the enormous sea helmet worm silently emerged from a gap in a coral reef and swam to Yu Wang's side.

"Hiss~"

The little flower on its head swayed gently in the sea, seemingly expressing curiosity.

Upon receiving the order, it was the first to enter the ship, serving as the vanguard scout.

Yu Wang followed closely behind and stepped into the sunken ship.

In stark contrast to the weathered appearance of the exterior, which was covered with thick coral and sediment, the interior of the ship was surprisingly clean!

There was no silt or decaying debris as one might expect, nor any trace of marine life.

The passageway was wide, with walls made of a material that had a dull metallic sheen, and simple fish-shaped patterns etched on the baseboards.

Everything seemed to have been paused, frozen in the moment before the giant ship sank into the deep sea.

"Time standing still?" This thought arose in Yu Wang's mind, making him even more curious.

However, the stench of decay that followed made him dismiss this idea.

The cabin was simply cleaned by someone; in reality, it still bore the marks of a long period of time.

He directed the sea helmet worm to try to push open several closed hatches along the way.

Some of them contained either three neatly arranged, decaying beds, like a dormitory, or were completely empty, with only walls and floors, their purpose unknown.

Judging from the marks on the ground, there must have been something there before.

Yu Wang was somewhat disappointed: "It seems we should go to places like warehouses, armories, engine rooms, or command centers."

There are still five hours until the instance closes, which is plenty of time.

Guided by the subtle influence of his "wealth perception" talent, he avoided many unimportant areas.

The sea helmet beetle faithfully scouts ahead, probing the floor and walls with its legs, occasionally tapping and knocking, searching for possible hidden compartments or passages.

Hard work pays off.

After passing through a wide, sloping passage, they came to a metal gate engraved with intricate runic loops and the royal crest of the merfolk.

The rune loops are all functioning normally, but they cannot be activated due to a lack of power.

After testing the waters and finding no traps, Yu Wang was able to easily push the door open.

"Crunch"

The headlamp beam swept across, illuminating the interior space.

Wherever the light touched, a breathtaking scene was instantly revealed!

This place resembles a huge storage room, piled with pearl coins scattered all over the floor, and many sealed boxes and cabinets of different sizes made of special metal.

The headlamp beam swept across, reflecting a dazzling light of wealth.

Some of the boxes and cabinets were damaged, and the contents were scattered out. Most of them were ores and crystals that could be made into weapons, including some rare materials that were essential for upgrading to advanced ships!

Among them, Yu Wang even saw the core main materials needed to build the "Duck Power Electromagnetic Cannon" expansion module: Thunderous Refined Gold and Magnetic Storm Star Core Fragments!

"Wait a minute, that's—the Energy Gem? And—the Constant Temperature Gem?!"

Yu Wang's gaze was drawn to two small piles of gems emitting a soft glow in the corner, and he couldn't help but breathe heavily in the room.

These are also the main materials for the "Little Yellow Duck" exclusive expansion module!

Energy Gems are one of the key materials for building the expansion module of the [Duck Staff Dormitory]!

With a dormitory, the summoned ducks no longer need to be forced to return to the depths of the "Ship Soul" to rest every ten days; they can stay outside all the time!

This means that Yu Wang can finally summon ducks in large numbers without worrying about his huge investment in "food" going down the drain!

Constant temperature gems are considered to be divine-level auxiliary gems.

It can maintain a constant temperature within a certain space, perfectly solving the problem of extreme environments. If carried on one's person or embedded in clothing, the owner can almost ignore the cold and heat and easily cope with various extreme environments.

"These are all future hard currency, and also strategic materials urgently needed right now!" Without hesitation, Yu Wang immediately took action.

They quickly sorted and packed the pearls, ores, gems, and materials into categories and took them away.

In addition, he found many cylindrical metal tubes, but they contained only black ash that crumbled at the slightest touch, or a gelatinous substance that had completely melted into a block.

"These are common containers for reels, what a pity."

To prevent wrinkles, people in the maritime world like to transport spools in cans that resemble badminton shuttlecock tubes.

One can imagine that what was stored here back then was likely a strategic-level magical item with terrifying power, such as the "Mountain-Shaking Scroll" or the "Starfall Scroll".

With them around, even lord-level creatures would be no match for them.

If they could have been sealed properly, there was a chance they would have survived, but now they've all turned to ashes.

Yu Wang continued searching and found a well-sealed metal box in a corner.

After some effort, I pried it open and found rows of medicines neatly arranged in transparent crystal containers.

The container had a faded label, but the container itself and the liquid inside had miraculously survived.

When touched, an information panel pops up.

【Dragon Power Potion (Gods War Era - Sea Dragon Clan Special Edition)】: After drinking, strength is temporarily and greatly increased, wings grow on the back, lasting for 3 hours, after which the person becomes weak.

【Deep Sea Shelter Potion (Gods of War Era - Tide Temple Secret Recipe)】: After drinking, it grants resistance to water pressure at a depth of 10,000 meters and adaptability to the deep sea environment, lasting for 2 hours.

[Clarity Potion]: When consumed, it greatly increases mental resistance, removes all negative mental states, and maintains a high level of rationality for a period of time.

In addition, there are potions with dazzling names such as "Regeneration Spring", "Elemental Immunity", and "Spatial Anchoring". Each one represents the pinnacle of alchemy of a certain power or race in the era of the God Wars, and its value is immeasurable in the present day!

Yu Wang's heart pounded wildly. Any one of these potions, if taken outside, would be enough to ignite a bloody battle for them!

But after the initial euphoria, a real problem immediately arose: the inventory space was running out of compartments!

Each of these incredibly precious potions requires a separate backpack slot!

The same goes for the rare ores, metal ingots, and fragments of magical materials scattered throughout the ship's hold.

The 200-slot backpack is being filled at a visible speed!

"200 slots still aren't enough!" Yu Wang thought to himself, frantically stuffing his most valuable items into his backpack. "There are just too many good things; I can't possibly carry them all."

He could only prioritize putting the items that he felt most "wealthy" and were afraid of bumping into into his backpack, while the rougher items were put into a box. He then tied the box tightly with rope to the broad and sturdy carapace of the sea helmet beetle and let it carry the shipwreck out first.

While working, Yu Wang's thoughts had already drifted to the hundreds of legendary, shimmering potions in his spatial backpack.

Most of these medicines are unique products with lost formulas; every dose consumed reduces the supply.

While direct use can certainly bring powerful immediate combat strength, it would be a waste of resources.

He already had a better plan in mind: to sell it to the "Witch Alliance".

Even if it's just a successful "counterfeit" with a slightly weaker effect, it would still be an amazing fortune!

As the provider of these unique potions, it would be wishful thinking to expect to get the witch alliance's work for free.

However, it is entirely possible to use this as leverage to negotiate a favorable cooperation agreement, such as receiving a portion of the finished products for free as compensation in the early stages, enjoying exclusive large discounts on the formula products in the future, or even participating in sales revenue sharing!

"This is a long-term investment, much more worthwhile than drinking it directly," Yu Wang made up his mind.

It took more than a dozen trips by sea helmet worms to empty the storage room.

Yu Wang roughly counted the items and found that he had obtained a total of 112 bottles of God War Era potion, two gems, and more than 300 kinds of ores. The number of pearl coins was not much, only a little over a thousand, which were scattered in the corners of the storage room floor and looked more like loose change left behind during the hasty move back then.

"What a pity," Yu Wang thought greedily, weighing the bag of pearl coins in his hand. "If only there were a million or eight million pearl coins hidden on this ship. Then I could just go after the Left and Right Wing Saints according to Zhang Xinlan's 'price list for a thousand-mile pursuit.' If the Supreme Heaven dares to establish any new Saints later, I'll kill them all! Let's see if they dare to show their faces and oppose me again."

Of course, he also knew that this idea was somewhat far-fetched.

Over the past week, by hunting monsters every night, he has already earned back the pearl coins he spent in "Shell City" to buy basic supplies. Now his personal savings have reached 40 pearl coins, making him the richest survivor!

Even the captain of a fleet with highly concentrated resources wouldn't have that much money in his pocket!

According to the price list for the long-distance pursuit provided by Zhang Xinlan:

Within the same region and sub-region, the highest price is 20,000, and the lowest is one or two hundred.

Within the same region, but in different sub-regions, the amount is below 500,000.

The amounts vary from tens of thousands to millions depending on the region.

According to the price list, if the left and right wing saints are not far apart, it is possible to go and kill them.

If all the requirements are met, Yu Wang is more inclined to believe that the right-wing saint who ruined his plans.

Even if the "Supreme Heaven" establishes new saints in the future, with the lessons of the past, the new saints will likely be more cautious in their actions and will not dare to confront him, the "number one leader," head-on again.

After taking stock of the shipwreck's loot, the immense satisfaction did not make Yu Wang lower his guard. He lingered no longer and withdrew from the shipwreck with the sea helmet worm.

However, instead of immediately surfacing back to the safe mid-waters, he maneuvered the Sea Helmet Bug to the vicinity of the battlefield where the vanguard of the "Holy Angel Cult" had been wiped out.

Soon, his self-illumination froze in one spot.

On a towering coral bone wall covered with honeycomb-like holes, several figures were stuck like rag dolls.

He pulled several cloth bags from the corpse. Opening them, he found inside round, ominous-looking abyssal pearls!

Including the cloth bags next to the two white bone saplings at the hatch entrance, there were a total of seventeen Abyss Pearls!

Yu Wang chuckled softly, a knowing glint in his eyes: "As expected. To accomplish their plan of simultaneously searching for pearls and exploring relics, Ji Feng's team had been working tirelessly until I joined them, reaping rich rewards. It's a pity—"

He looked at Ji Feng's face, frozen with resentment and fear, and shook his head: "It's a pity you followed the wrong person."

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There is a difference between gods and mortals. In the eyes of this group of gods today, believers are nothing more than inexhaustible pawns that can be used and discarded.

The entire team was eventually wiped out, and the pearls became ownerless.

Seventeen Abyss Pearls equal 1700 points!

Yu Wang quickly calculated in his mind: "I already have 3421 points, plus this 1700, that's 5121 points! As long as the guy who holds the Royal Tear Pearl doesn't have too high a score to begin with, I definitely have a chance to challenge for first place in the dungeon!"

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He immediately pulled up the real-time leaderboard to check.

[1st Place: Tired, Let's Destroy (444th Division) - 5181 points]

[2st Place: You're Going to Have a Lucky Break (444 Division) - 3421 points]

Yu Wang, through the information Zhang Xinlan learned in the channel, already knew that it was "Tired of Destruction" who was the first to discover the "Royal Tear Pearl" and, with his extraordinary abilities, had been guarding the pearl ever since.

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If nothing unexpected happens, he will likely be able to hold out until the end of the instance.

As for the ability to "destroy when you're tired," Yu Wang was not surprised at all, as he already possessed it when he was a Tier 3 ship.

This is nothing more than a reward for someone who lives in constant fear.

Its mental durability has probably been honed to a top-tier level.

However, this does not mean that Yu Wang did not spy on the first copy.

"The higher your ranking, the higher your priority in exchanging resource boxes. There's likely only one Obsidian Resource Box! Once he gets it, you're completely out of luck."

He's determined to get the reward for being first in the dungeon!

Therefore, Yu Wang decided to learn from Ji Feng's "pretending to be weak to eat the tiger".

Instead of touching the pearls directly with his hands, he secured the bag along with the pearls to the broad carapace of the sea helmet beetle.

The sea helmet worm's eyes were filled with tears, another heavy burden added to its burden.

"You've worked hard, have a nice meal when you get back." Yu Wang patted its hard shell.

At this moment, more than a dozen boxes were piled on the back of the sea helmet beetle, and they were tied together in pairs with ropes.

Fortunately, sea helmet worms, being insects, are naturally endowed with a strong exoskeleton and great load-bearing capacity; otherwise, transporting these shipwreck relics would have been a major headache.

It's impossible to know how many trips it will take, not to mention the repeated navigating of the maze-like coral passages. If you get lost, the lost time and opportunity costs will be incalculable.

Yu Wang glanced at the sea helmet worm's exoskeleton a few more times, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind: "My 'Bone and Blood Armament' ability, once activated, will have a similar effect, right? Exposed skeleton, enhanced defense—should I take advantage of the fact that no one is underwater now and experiment with it?"

The moment this idea came to him, it was like a cat's claws scratching at his heart, making him unable to suppress it.

Newly acquired skills always require practice to understand their limits and master the details.

Without hesitation, Yu Wang suppressed his excitement and swam to the side of the coral bone wall. He took a deep breath, focused his mind, and sank his thoughts into his body to communicate with the power of the "abnormal" authority.

"Blood and Bones Armament—Activate!"

A slight, resonant vibration emanated from deep within my body.

Instead of the bloody sight of bones violently piercing the skin, there was a layer of tough, rough bone that, like a living thing, "grew" out from under his skin, rapidly spreading and thickening on the skin, eventually tightly enveloping the entire forearm area from wrist to elbow, and even covering both hands with a thin layer of bone!

This bony shell is about half a centimeter thick, with smooth lines that perfectly conform to the muscle contours of the arm.

In key areas of movement such as the elbow and wrist joints, a more flexible fascia connects them, ensuring that flexibility is not affected at all.

Furthermore, this "bone and blood armor" is not static. With just a slight thought, small, sharp bone spurs can instantly form on the outside of the elbow for close-range impact.

It also allows a section of skin to be exposed, which is very convenient.

"It's done!" Yu Wang's eyes lit up as he carefully felt the peculiar sensation coming from his arms, different from the feeling of wearing external armor.

It's a sense of complete, effortless control, like an extension of your own arm.

He tried swinging his right arm and smashing it against a protruding coral rock next to him.

"Bang!"

A dull thud echoed underwater.

The surface of the coral rock shattered into a small piece, sending fragments flying.

Yu Wang withdrew his arm and looked down to examine the bone armor.

The point of impact left only a shallow white scratch, without even a crack.

To his even greater surprise, the white mark faded and disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Within two or three breaths, the surface of the bone armor returned to its smooth and flat state, as if it had never been attacked.

"The defensive capabilities are quite impressive! And because it's my own skeleton, it can also benefit from the regenerative ability of limb regeneration?" Yu Wang thought to himself with delight.

This is much cheaper and more convenient than item armor that requires additional repairs.

Basic armor is alright; the materials are relatively easy to obtain, and you won't feel bad about repairing it.

However, the materials used to make high-level armor are already very precious. It's better to make do with what you have and wait for a better set to be made.

Just like his old "giant lobster armor," which was damaged by a sea urchin and wasn't repaired; he later switched to the Blood Coral suit.

Next, Yu Wang attempted several more attacks from different angles and with varying force, gaining a preliminary assessment of the "Bone and Blood Armor's" defensive capabilities: "Above the 'Giant Claw Lobster Set,' slightly inferior to the 'Blood Coral Set.' However, considering its scalability and convenience, it's already outstanding."

"It doesn't matter that its defense is a little weak right now, the key is that it can grow along with me!"

Yu Wang thought about it more and more and felt that this ability had great potential. "Besides, the convenience of being able to put it on and take it off with just a thought, without any sense of weight, is something that no external armor can compare to."

Unfortunately, the current "Bone and Blood Armor" only seems to cover the forearm and wrist, with limited coverage.

The most surprising attempt for him was on his palm.

He focused his mind, imagining the bones extending and shaping at his fingertips.

The skin at the fingertips tightened slightly, and five sharp, cone-shaped, slightly curved, white bone spurs, each about ten centimeters long, slowly "protruded" from the fingertips! They were perfectly connected to the finger bones and could be controlled freely, as if they were an integral part of the body!

Yu Wang manipulated the bone claws, easily leaving five deep scratches on the coral wall next to him!

"Now we have a way to attack at close range!"

He repeatedly tested the bone claw's extension, hardness, and control precision, becoming increasingly adept at it. Although the "Bone and Blood Armament" system's coverage is still small, this is undoubtedly an excellent start!

Having figured things out, Yu Wang was satisfied and dispersed the bone armor. The bone spurs slowly retracted, and his skin returned to normal, leaving only a slight feeling of fatigue from expending some energy.

"Maintaining the Bone and Blood Armor for twenty minutes" actually consumed 10 stamina points? And that's just for the forearm; if the area covered were larger, wouldn't the stamina consumption be even higher?

After looking at the stamina value on the panel, Yu Wang shook his head: "A body with a constitution value of 7.5, the stamina bar is not going to deplete, but I have eaten almost every kind of treasure fish in the Sea of ​​Beginnings."

He set his sights on the "Furry Island Dungeon Pass".

"After leaving the instance, the island trip should be put on the agenda. It's time to head back now."

Yu Wang controlled the sea helmet worm and began to rise at full speed.

After finding the seventeen Abyss Pearls collected by Ji Feng and others for free, he saw hope of becoming number one.

First, use a lower score to lower the guard of those who have the Royal Tear Pearl, making them feel that the second place is not a threat to them. Then, when the dungeon is about to end, collect all the pearls in one go and overtake them in points!

Furthermore, Yu Wang isn't under much pressure: "Tired and destroyed" has become the target of everyone's attacks, being watched by all the teams coveting the "Royal Tear Pearl," leaving him no time to search for new pearls to increase his points. The gap between me and him isn't much, only 40 points. I can easily find some people to buy some Moonlight Pearls and Rainbow Pearls and I'll be set.

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Then he remembered one of the rules of the dungeon:

In the last three hours before the instance closes, the real-time coordinates of the top 1,000 survivors on the leaderboard will be made public to the entire instance!

A meaningful smile appeared on Wang's lips: "Perhaps—we won't even need an acquisition. Once the coordinates are exposed after 3 PM, people will naturally come knocking on our door."

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