NFBE Chapter 11 Wolf Eel
Chapter 11 Wolf Eel
Slurp~ Slurp~
While slurping his noodles, Yu Wang opened the regional chat channel.
[Total number of users currently online in section 444: 99255 / 100000]
Overnight, more than 700 people died in Division 444. The number of injured was countless.
"It's dawn! Damn it, I survived! I'm still alive! Haha!"
"Does anyone have fever reducers? I fell into the water last night, got completely soaked, and was exposed to the sea breeze for half the night. Now I'm feverish and delirious! I can trade my Mercedes-Benz G-Class car keys for the medicine!"
"Fresh sea fish for sale! Just caught! Clean drinking water provided! Don't worry about parasites, that's something for later. Filling your stomach is the priority right now!"
"My arm was scratched by something that climbed up last night, and it's red and swollen now. Does anyone have any anti-inflammatory medicine? My cabin is open, you can choose whatever you want! I also have a three-million dollar Lau for free!"
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Yu Wang routinely refreshed the daily morning trading market link and found that, as expected, a large number of posts seeking to buy medicines had appeared, with prices that were more outrageous than the last.
Given the generally sub-optimal health of modern city dwellers, it would be strange if they didn't catch a cold or fever after enduring such a night in fear, dampness, and cold. Not to mention those survivors who had a direct encounter with the monster, barely surviving but sustaining injuries; wound infections in the absence of clean water and medicine could be fatal.
"The medicines I stockpiled will soon come in handy," Yu Wang thought to himself.
He quickly calculated the materials he urgently needed.
First, there are three expandable modules for the "Little Yellow Duck": [Captain's Lounge], [Turbocharged Duck Thruster], and [Daily Duck Egg].
[Captain's Lounge]: Adds a foldable 0.6x2m wooden plank. Improves sleep quality, alleviates nighttime fear, and slightly accelerates sanity recovery.
For Yu Wang, who possesses the talent of "joining if you can't beat them", whose sanity is difficult to deplete and who is highly adaptable to nighttime environments, this is not a high priority and building it at this stage would be a waste of resources.
【Daily Duck Eggs】: Build a duck nest to produce 1-5 fresh duck eggs per day.
While a stable food source is desirable, it is not the most urgent need for Yu Wang, whose current food reserves are relatively abundant. At most, it can be used as a reserve for future trade.
After careful consideration, Yu Wang realized that his next priority was to upgrade the [Turbo Duck] module and the [Water Arrow Cannon] he obtained from the Drowned Monster last night.
Although the former has high construction requirements, once completed, it can help you climb the mileage leaderboard during the beginner phase and obtain generous rewards!
The latter provides valuable automatic defense capabilities at night, especially when the user is resting, allowing them to deal with weak monsters attempting to board the ship and significantly improving their survival chances.
The plan is clear now. Yu Wang's next focus is on preparing the construction materials for the [Turbocharged Duck Propulsion Unit] and the [Water Rocket Cannon].
He pulled up the detailed requirements lists of both parties:
[Turbocharged Duck Thruster] Construction Requirements: 50 Metal Parts, 10 Precision Gears, 1 Basic Energy Core, 20 Plastic, 20 Wood
【水箭炮】建造需求：金属零件x5、初级能量核心x1、珍珠币x10，塑料x20，木材x15，橡胶x2
Timber and plastic are basic resources, and after one night of trading, Duck A could directly produce the required quantity.
Rubber is relatively rare, but not extremely scarce; anyone interested in acquiring it can certainly get it from players.
The real challenge lies in materials such as metal parts, precision gears, and basic energy cores, which can only be obtained from chests of the Fine Wooden Box level or higher, as well as items like Pearl Coins, which can only be obtained by killing monsters!
After completing the statistics, he immediately listed several links on the trading market:
You're about to hit the jackpot: antibiotics, fever reducers, and alcohol to exchange for materials!
[We accept metal parts, rubber, precision gears, rudimentary energy cores, pearl coins, and some strange and unusual items of unknown purpose!]
【参考兑换比例：参考回收价：1颗药或者10毫升酒精，换10单位金属零件、20单位橡胶、10精密齿轮、10珍珠币、1块初级能量核心，药片数量有限，先到先得！】
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The moment the link appeared, the wounded survivors, waiting to die, seemed to see a holy light. Then, they were terrified by the number required.
The "Cowardly Alliance": "To be honest, apart from rubber, I've never seen any of the materials the big shot mentioned."
The top commenter from Sacred Ruins said, "It seems to come from an exquisite wooden box, but I've never encountered one. The spawn rate seems to be very low."
"Let the world be filled with love: 'My god, this exchange rate... 10 metal parts for just one pill? Isn't this pricing a bit too much...?'"
It's almost time for dinner again: "@Let the world be filled with love, you're so kind, you must be very beautiful, right? But that's how survival games are, medicine is sold by the pill. I know about metal parts, I found one in an exquisite wooden box yesterday. But what are precision gears and energy cores? Did the pro find some advanced blueprints?"
The wind blowing coolly on his butt said, "What business is it of yours what blueprints the big shot comes up with? If you need the medicine, then get it; if not, just watch the show!"
It's almost time for dinner again: "I was just curious. What if I got lucky and found the same blueprint? But this medicine is really expensive. I heard that some people haven't found a fine wooden box all day. Luckily, I traded my ship's coat for the medicine yesterday."
Mad Shark: "Powerful weapon for water! For food!"
Survival is victory: "What kind of weapon? Is it pew pew pew? @MadShark"
Braving the winds and waves: "Buy rubber! Keep buying!"
Let the world be filled with love: "@It's almost time for dinner again, thank you for the compliment. I also think I am kind and beautiful, it's just that this world is too dirty. But I will definitely try my best to make the world a better place! But what kind of boat coat were you talking about earlier?"
Forget it, let's just destroy it: @Let the world be filled with love, ugh—!!! Can't you go to your public toilet if you need to poop?! Don't poop and pee in public channels!
It's almost time for dinner again: "Are you trying to die? Why are you biting people everywhere! A beautiful girl should fill the world with love!"
"Let's just destroy it: That's right! I'm going to die!!"
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Looking at the overwhelming messages in the chat area asking for supplies, Yu Wang knew that it would still be some time before actual buyers came knocking.
At this time, the back-end was full of people crying poverty and playing the victim, trying to get the medicine for free or haggling over the price.
Yu Wang didn't have the energy to deal with them, so he told Ya A to block these messages directly, and to blacklist any persistent ones.
He then quickly finished the last few bites of the delicious seafood noodles in his bowl, drinking every last drop of the broth.
The lobster meat quickly warmed him in his stomach, and before the effects wore off, Yu Wang ran to the top of the boat and diligently began a set of stretching and warm-up exercises. His muscles and bones gradually loosened up with the gentle movements, and the aches and pains caused by poor sleep were relieved.
A new day has begun, but the struggle for survival never stops.
Last night at midnight, the first survivor in the previous life to upgrade to a level 1 ship appeared on time. However, unlike the first place, which was announced directly next to everyone's ears, the second to tenth place survivors were simply displayed on the panel three times in the form of bullet comments.
It doesn't have nearly as much prestige as the number one.
The survivors behind him were so close that Yu Wang knew his advantage was only temporary, and if he wasn't careful, he might be overtaken by others!
We must seize every minute and second to accelerate the accumulation of our own advantages!
After warming up and getting his body into peak condition, Yu Wang stood up and walked to the bow of the boat.
During breakfast, he had already steered the "Little Yellow Duck" away from the area where he had been active the night before and into an unexplored sea area.
Sunlight pierced through the clear seawater, revealing the colorful coral reefs and schools of fish swimming below, a world completely different from the blood moon and dark sea of the previous night.
Earth has the Great Barrier Reef, covering 34 square kilometers; the coral reef ecosystems in other worlds would only be larger and more numerous.
In his previous life, Yu Wang's starting point was not in this vicinity, so he did not know the size of this coral reef, or how long it would take to leave at his current speed.
But it's always good to make the most of every second the Little Yellow Duck is in the shallow water to grab resources.
"Duck A, keep an eye on the house," he ordered.
"Quack!" Duck A puffed out its chest and raised its head, its eyes revealing determination, looking like it had me wrapped around its little finger.
Yu Wang checked his equipment: he changed into the fish skin swimsuit he had gotten yesterday, held a crab claw harpoon in his hand, a dagger at his waist, and a net bag he had made from a fishing net, before leaping into the water.
Today's diving objectives are clear and priorities are well-defined:
The highest priority is to find metal resource boxes, which can yield blueprints and empty core fragments; this is of utmost importance.
Secondly, we need to collect materials that will be rarer in the future, as well as find new giant lobsters and collect their shells to make 'giant lobster armor'.
Finally, we caught the boxing mantis shrimp.
Yu Wang knew that after yesterday's events, many survivors in shallow waters would risk diving down to catch mantis shrimp today. The price of mantis shrimp would only continue to fall, gradually becoming a common commodity that everyone could easily find.
However, shrimp are not so easy to catch. Inexperienced people who lack the right tools are easily injured or even encounter other underwater dangers during the catching process.
If you are injured, you need medicine.
Ultimately, the profits generated by those adventurous shrimp fishermen would flow back into his hands through the drug trade.
Therefore, even without risking participating in the shrimp fishing craze, Yu Wang could still make a fortune in the end!
They would be better off focusing their energy on developing their own business rather than catching mantis shrimps.
Once in the water, the fish skin swimsuit demonstrates its exceptional performance.
It adheres closely to the skin, providing not only extra protection and breathability, but also significantly reducing water resistance.
Yu Wangneng could clearly feel that his swimming was much faster than yesterday! He used to only be able to hold his breath for two or three minutes while swimming, but now he could easily swim for five minutes!
Like being propelled by an invisible current, Yu Wang, like a fish truly adapted to the ocean, swiftly dives towards the coral reef on the seabed.
Yesterday, he had to be careful not to get scratched by the hard coral to avoid infection. But today, with his fish skin swimsuit, minor bumps and scrapes no longer bother him.
Yu Wang tested the swimsuit with a dagger the moment he got it.
It was discovered that fish skin swimsuits have the same cut-resistant properties as speed skaters' clothing, comparable to a soft armor!
This is truly worthy of being the first reward in the entire server to upgrade a vehicle!
Furthermore, once the crab claw harpoon enters the sea, it reveals its true purpose: it serves as both a weapon and a tool for scouting and turning over loose rocks.
The fishing nets are always ready to be used to collect any items found.
Before long, Yu Wang had caught a spiky flounder, picked up three horseshoe snails and a sea urchin, reaping a bountiful harvest.
In the clear seawater, only the sound of bubbles from his swimming and the faint sounds of fish swimming in the distance could be heard.
Yu Wang gently used the tip of his crab claw harpoon to part a clump of staghorn coral.
"Splash—"
Startled, several small fish that were originally living in the crevices of the coral quickly swung their tail fins and scattered away.
In the shadowy crevice at the base of the coral, a pair of fierce yellow eyes suddenly lit up! It was a wolf eel with a body as thick as a bucket, of unknown length, and rough, spotted skin!
Its gaping maw was filled with sharp teeth, and it was poised to ambush, clearly preparing to hunt those small fish, but was interrupted by Yu Wang's arrival.
Wolf eels are ferocious ambushers in coral reefs, possessing immense strength and an astonishing bite force—capable of severing a human finger in a single bite!
This wolf eel from another world, as thick as a bucket, can easily bite off a human's arm!
Yu Wang's gaze lingered on it for only half a second before he was instantly drawn to the copper-green reflection not far from the wolf eel!
A bronze treasure chest!
The box wasn't large, about the size of a laptop, and its surface was covered with mottled patina and seaweed, with a faint silver tinge visible on the edges.
"A silver-rimmed bronze box! Lucky me!" Yu Wang's heart skipped a beat.
He wasn't blinded by the surprise. Underwater combat, especially against a ferocious opponent like a wolf eel, requires thorough preparation; otherwise, being entangled underwater would be extremely dangerous.
Besides, this wolf eel was as thick as a bucket, so he had no intention of engaging in hand-to-hand combat at all.
Yu Wang remembered the location of the treasure chest and surfaced for air.