novelhk Chapter 101 The Evolution Duck B Desires
Chapter 101 The Evolution Duck B Desires
Chapter 101 The Evolution Duck B Desires
"Good morning?" Yu Wang was chatting with Kuang Sha when he heard the noise. He turned around and greeted him in his usual tone.
"Good morning." Zhang Xinlan responded a beat late, as if her soul was still somewhere and she couldn't bring it back.
Yu Wang stopped what he was doing, looked her over carefully for a few moments, and asked with concern, "Did you sleep well last night?"
Zhang Xinlan thought carefully for a moment, but found that she couldn't remember anything: "Okay—it should have been okay, after all, I slept until dawn. But now I feel so tired—but I can't fall asleep even when I close my eyes."
She didn't even have much of an appetite; the lemon duck eggs, which she usually loved, tasted bland to her.
Seeing Yu Wang's message in her private message, she took the materials and went to the Ghost Pirate Ship.
Yu Wang watched her leave without immediately following her.
After a long silence, he muttered to himself, "I'm training a bit too hard. Isn't this counterproductive?"
He shook his head, abandoning the idea of finding a coach for the little cockroach.
Some items that retain the obsession of their former owners will directly impart skills through dreams after encountering a new owner who is compatible with them. He had seen and even experienced this method in his previous life.
This method of instruction is highly efficient, but the side effects are equally obvious. It consumes a great deal of mental energy, and the process is often accompanied by the emotional impact of the original owner's lingering emotions, making the experience quite challenging.
Therefore, the course schedule is relatively flexible, with about one or two classes per month.
More user-friendly props can also flexibly schedule classes based on the holder's status.
If someone is impatient, they won't be so humane. They'd rather use a cramming method, making someone digest and absorb all the knowledge in one night, so that they can accomplish what their predecessor failed to do the next day.
"How much one can learn depends entirely on their comprehension and resilience," Yu Wang shook his head.
Not much time had passed.
In the rear section of the Ghost Pirate's main deck, which was originally made up of only broken wood and rusted metal, a space seemed to slightly distort and ripple!
Suddenly, a building made of glass and steel frame appeared.
It is approximately forty square meters in size and shaped like an elongated hemisphere placed upside down on the ground. Through the glass walls, one can vaguely see the tiered planting troughs and complex piping system inside. The building has an operable ventilation skylight at the top, and there are interfaces on the sides connecting to the water tanks for fresh water and nutrient solution delivery pipes.
The eco-friendly circular greenhouse is now complete!
It stood there quietly, forming a strange contrast with the dilapidated surroundings. Zhang Xinlan and Duck C were already busy inside, transplanting the jujube trees that had grown taller, the seaweed planting boxes, and the bigeye fruit seedlings into the house.
With it, a stable supply of fresh vegetables will no longer be an unattainable dream.
Following the guidance of the siren Circe, the Little Yellow Duck sailed northeast for nearly two days.
The atmosphere on the sea grew increasingly heavy. Occasionally, flocks of dark shadows could be seen darting swiftly across the water in the distance, or strangely shaped birds would shriek as they flew across the sky, all seemingly foreshadowing the storm known as the "Razorfish Migration Season."
These past few days, no one knows what item Cersei used, but the nights have remained peaceful until recently when one or two monsters, trembling, boarded the ship to explore the way.
As the time for the "Eternal Night Pursuit Order (23 days)" dwindled and his savings showed little increase, Yu Wang was so anxious that he developed blisters on his tongue.
In addition, after these days of rest, Iris has recovered somewhat, but she still hasn't reached the state she was in before "absorbing Nicholas".
Normally, when a god is injured, he needs a lot of faith power to recover. In order to quickly return to his peak state, a god will promote himself at all costs, almost to the point of kidnapping living beings in the street and forcing them to believe in him.
But Iristiel seems to have a peculiar way of restoring herself and has never shown any intention of developing a following.
On the afternoon of the third day, Yu Wang stood at the bow of the ship and, through his binoculars, finally saw a dark, undulating outline in the hazy horizon where the sea and sky met.
"Land—no, it's an archipelago." He put down his binoculars and said to Zhang Xinlan, who had already recovered her composure beside him.
Since her dream-based tutoring session the day before yesterday, Zhang Xinlan's marksmanship improved significantly that afternoon, hitting four or five out of ten targets within fifty meters. Her hand-to-hand combat skills also made considerable progress.
Once she has fully digested and absorbed everything she has learned, she will make further progress.
As the distance closes, an archipelago of islands of varying sizes and shapes gradually comes into view.
The largest main island has a towering, lush mountain in the center, while the smaller islands are scattered around it like pearls.
The waters surrounding the islands are noticeably lighter in color, displaying a captivating blue-green hue, with large coral reefs and swaying seaweed forests faintly visible underwater.
However, it seems that survivors have already visited this place. On many of the smaller islands, the bright yellow, plump and tempting pomelo-shaped fruits that should have been hanging all over the branches have been picked, leaving only a few hanging on the higher branches or fallen to the ground.
In some places, there are still several large pits, which clearly show that the pomelo trees were transplanted by the roots.
Clearly, there are human survivors passing by.
On the game's nautical chart, this archipelago was named the "Pomelo Islands." The name felt strangely familiar to Yu Wang.
Open the trading area, find the latest message category, and sure enough, a line of text catches your eye.
"The Sea of Beginnings" Yuzu Islands Resource Gathering Point Markers (Hand-drawn Sketch) includes coordinate information, one indigenous tribe, three deadly island creatures, and 17 precautions for gathering resources.
[Price: 10 units of basic materials]
[Posted by: Civil Engineering Explorer]
The price was very reasonable, so Yu Wang casually chose to pay for 10 units of timber and completed the purchase.
A color copy of a hand-drawn map, along with accompanying text descriptions, was immediately sent over by "Civil Engineering Explorer".
The map uses different symbols to mark areas with high concentrations of pomelos, freshwater sources, areas where potentially dangerous creatures may be found, and bays suitable for mooring.
The written descriptions are concise and to the point, containing a lot of useful information. For example, they mention the "Dead Leaf Viper" which is good at camouflage, the grapefruit crab that is half a person tall, the walrus that inhabits the sunny sandy areas, and the impact of tidal patterns on the accessibility of certain resource points.
After quickly browsing through the area, Yu Wang gained a more concrete understanding of the grapefruit archipelago and identified several areas that needed to be explored first and avoided.
"This is a real talent!"
Being able to write clear instructions that are easy for people to understand is a rare talent.
Yu Wang was internally rubbing his hands together, wanting to immediately bring the person over, but outwardly he only sent a friend request with restraint.
"According to this intelligence, the bay on the south side of the main island is relatively safe and rich in resources, but it is inhabited by more than thirty mammoths and walruses—" Yu Wang's gaze paused on the danger markers on the map.
In the real world, walruses are already quite enormous, with adult males reaching four or five meters in length and weighing over two tons. The walruses in this world are truly giants of the shallow seas, with their layer of fat and tough skin capable of withstanding most conventional attacks.
When it charges, it's almost as big as an armored vehicle.
There are also huge, long teeth that can easily pierce through flesh.
Just as they were searching for other suitable resting places, Duck B suddenly slapped its wing onto the map.
"Gah!"
In the eyes of the little bean, a flame of almost obstinacy burned. It wanted to go! It wanted to challenge those behemoths!
"You want to fight this herd of mammoths and walruses?"
Without the slightest hesitation, Duck B nodded heavily, slightly spreading its wings and assuming a poised stance. Even if the spikes on its carapace were completely embedded in the mammoth's body, they probably wouldn't pierce the mammoth's layer of fat. "I'm going to fight! To become stronger!"
Yu Wang watched it silently. He could feel the surging desire within Duck B. It wanted to hone itself through battle, break through its limits, and evolve into a higher form.
As the owner, he was naturally worried.
Those mammoth walruses are no benevolent creatures; they live in packs, have thick hides, and possess terrifying strength. It's currently breeding season, and driven by hormones, they're only more aggressive.
Any creature that gets too close could become their target.
Although DuckB has successfully evolved once, the risk of directly confronting a monster of this level is still extremely high.
However, he will not stop it.
Flowers in a greenhouse cannot withstand wind and rain; overprotection will only stifle any possibility of growth. Since Duck B has demonstrated such a strong fighting spirit and evolutionary potential, he is willing to provide opportunities and, if necessary, cover for him.
"Alright." Yu Wang made the decision: "I'll take you. But remember, our goal is to gain experience, not to die."
"Gah! (Understood!)" Duck B's response was resolute, his eyes burning with even more fighting spirit.
With level three water cannons and artillery, as long as not all the walruses charge forward at once, Yu Wang is confident that he can use firepower to firmly suppress them near the coastline. Even if they all charge over, he can retreat to the deep sea area in time.
This archipelago stretches for a long time and covers a huge area; otherwise, it wouldn't have been included in the game and wouldn't have its own name.
If you maintain the minimum daily distance of 5 nautical miles, it will take a week to get out of there, which is enough time to gradually gain experience.
Moreover, the area is mostly shallow water with a depth of no more than 100 meters, which does not meet the growth conditions of the "Skeleton-Eating Flower". In the short term, the Little Yellow Duck will not be threatened by the "Skeleton-Eating Flower".
After analyzing the situation, Yu Wang turned to Zhang Xinlan and quickly assigned tasks: "Xinlan, you and Ya C are in a group. According to the intelligence, go to this resource marker point, prioritize searching for treasure chests, and then collect pomelos and fresh water."
There are snakes on the island. We put on our blood coral suits, split up, and returned before sunset.
Zhang Xinlan nodded: "Understood, be careful."
"7
The plan has been finalized.
Yu Wang brought up the autopilot panel and set a secluded small bay on the other side of the island, far from the main activity area of the walruses but not too far from the training location, as the landing point.
With larger ships, docking becomes a problem.
The waterline was too deep; even at the very limit, there were still two hundred meters to go before we could reach the shore.
In the past, the two would have waded through the water for the last 200 meters, but now he has more than just the Little Yellow Duck.
"An army is raised for a thousand days, but used for only one. It's time for the 'Sea Helmet Bugs' to step in."
With a slight thought, Yu Wang summoned the sea helmet worm that was gnawing on plant tubers on the ship's roof down through the special mental connection established by the puppet gu.
On the top of the cabin, a ferocious insect, three meters long, with a thick shell and a dark, almost black color, was slowly gnawing on a plant tuber.
Upon hearing the call, it didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately climbed down.
Yu Wang fed it well for a few days, even feeding it the remaining paste. During this time, it underwent another molt, and now the sea helmet worm's appearance has changed drastically.
The most obvious area is the head.
After molting, the rhinoceros beetle lying here had completely lost its leg structure, and its abdomen had completely merged with the nerve center of the sea helmet beetle, becoming indistinguishable from one another.
The majestic, long ramming horn that originally belonged to the rhinoceros beetle has now been perfectly integrated into the thick armor of the sea helmet beetle's head, protruding forward like a natural warhammer. This not only enhances head protection and impact power but also provides an unexpectedly comfortable and sturdy grip.
It was this change towards being handsome and pleasing to the eye that made Zhang Xinlan reluctantly accept it, no longer treating it as a cockroach, and even taking the initiative to feed it.
"Get to work, buddy." Yu Wang patted its thick side armor, and the sea helmet beetle responded with a low "click-click" sound.
Obediently, Yu Wang and Zhang Xinlan, along with ducks B and C, rode on his back, and they quickly moved towards the shore.
Meanwhile, after three days of calm, the internal turmoil within the "Lion Ant Dynasty" gradually subsided.
As the "golden window" for the 444 division to monopolize this instance gets shorter and shorter, players from other divisions will inevitably flood in sooner or later. Some daring survivors in the division who are eager to improve their strength can no longer hold back.
They began to cautiously and in batches re-enter the instance to conduct exploratory exploration.
The good news is that the sudden flooding of seawater appears to have stopped.
The water level stabilized at a height that submerged about half of the dungeon, forming a vast underground saltwater lake that forcibly divided the original massive nest, which had dozens of layers high, into two parts: "above water" and "below water".
The surface area remains a complex network of dry cave passages and some nest chambers; the underwater area is completely occupied by seawater and the marine life that comes with it.
The bad news is that, because their living space has been severely compressed by seawater, the density of lion ants in the remaining dry areas has become abnormally high!
Almost every passage and every nest chamber was teeming with restless and more aggressive lion ants. They had become even more ferocious due to shrinking territory and resource scarcity.
Individual survivors face an extremely difficult task when confronted with such a dense swarm of lion ants. Often, just as they finish clearing a small area, more lion ants swarm in from other passages, leading to an endless war of attrition and greatly increasing the danger.
Left with no other choice, the survivors began to spontaneously form teams to carry out their mission.
The temporary team gathered at the dungeon entrance, agreed on how to distribute the loot, and then cautiously ventured into the depths of the dangerous lair.
The prototypes of countless future fleets were born during this period.
However, the changes don't stop there.
In that newly formed underground saltwater lake area, some sharp-eyed survivors were surprised to find that, at some point, several simple shops with a uniform style, built from glowing corals and pearl shells, had quietly appeared!
At the entrance of the shop, there is a sign written with fluorescent seaweed, selling food, fresh water, and props.
Standing behind the counter were several siren merchants with cold, beautiful faces and inhuman features!
They were stationed here on the orders of their chieftain, earning money while also acting as spies among the human population, searching for something. The core cause of all these changes was the partial aura that Iristiel had leaked out here.
However, Yu Wang was completely unaware of all this.
He is currently busy separating the old, weak, sick, and disabled individuals from the mammoth walrus herd with Duck B, leaving them alone so he can seize the opportunity to attack them.
The target in front of him, which he and Duck B had been targeting and harassing for almost the entire day, was only about half the size of a normal adult mammoth walrus. Its eyes had been temporarily blinded by the venom sprayed from the little yellow duck's water gun, and its movements were somewhat slow. It was a standard old, weak, sick, and disabled creature.
However, its skin is still as thick and tough as the bark of a hundred-year-old tree, and its surface is covered with a layer of short and hard bristles.
Even with some wear, the pair of massive white tusks in its mouth, exceeding two meters in length, still possessed considerable destructive power.
From the moment they spotted their target at dawn until now, as the sun sets, Yu Wang and Ya B have employed a variety of tactics: harassment, feints, luring, and even poisoning.
It used almost every trick in the book. But the mammoth walrus's vitality and resilience were beyond imagination. Although it was quite battered and bruised, covered in wounds and blood, the shallow wounds allowed it to maintain its fighting spirit. Every counterattack was powerful and heavy, making it a force to be reckoned with.
In another clash, Duck B seized a fleeting opportunity and, using its sturdy body, struck the weakest point at the root of one of the mammoth walrus's tusks at a clever angle!
Click!
With a crisp crack, that thick ivory tusk was actually broken in half by Duck B's premeditated impact!
Having landed successfully, DuckB didn't linger and quickly retreated, holding up its ivory trophy!
At the same time, a panel for summoned creatures popped up in front of Yu Wang.
Your summoned creature, the Armored Duck (Duck B), breaks through its limits in intense battles, grasping the true essence of combat!
【Duck B】meets special evolutionary conditions — evolving —