"What's this?"
"A chest fished up from the Starry Sea... should I call it a Star Treasure Chest?"
After the Star Shell, Linsey, boosted by his full set of equipment, did not take long to fish another chest from beneath the beautiful horizon.
This chest was quite distinctive to the local area.
Its surface was made of grayish-white dead coral, engraved with specks of starlight and a calm sea—the same beautiful scenery as this world itself.
Crack—
Linsey crushed the coral in one grip.
The Starry Sea had yet to develop Civilization, so naturally there was no currency for him to obtain. Instead, a handful of star-like sand and a beautiful blue gem appeared before Linsey.
Material: Star Sand Dust fallen from the stars, containing celestial power from the cosmos. Once gathered in sufficient quantities, it can replace star-type materials to craft higher-level equipment. A rare material, ordinary value. Jewelry/Material: Star Sea Gem A beautiful azure gem imbued with the power of the sea and the stars, yet different from ordinary ocean crystals. When socketed as a weapon core, it can provide longer-lasting effects. A gem that can only be excavated from the depths of special oceans, ordinary value.
"..."
"So these are this world's specialty supplies?"
As usual, Linsey opened the Workbench and checked the crafting recipes for the two new materials.
What interested him most was Star Sand. Its description of replacing star-type materials when crafting items caught Linsey's attention.
When he tested it on the Workbench, the surprise immediately revealed itself.
Every 10 portions of Star Sand could be crafted into one Star Shard.
Star Shards possessed excellent universal substitution properties. They could even be combined with Sun Radiance Essence to create a Sun Shard.
"Sun Shard!"
"If this sea stays right here,