[Small Ghost Pirate Sailboat (Level 2)] [Durability Value: 8] [Speed: 15 km/h at maximum wind speed] [Warehouse Capacity: 0/50 slots] [Durability: 100/100]
Its Durability Value was two points higher than an ordinary sailboat's, while its speed and warehouse capacity were the same.
The boat was about the same size as Sanfuye's: roughly five meters long and three meters wide. In the middle was a sunken cabin that she could duck into. Inside were two narrow plank beds, which at least meant she wouldn't have to sleep out in the open anymore.
The boat had a wooden rudder to steer it and an anchor to keep it in place. But the coolest part was the sail. Printed on the pure black canvas was a pirate skull. Two globs of dark green Ghost Fire burned in its eye sockets. The striking color scheme made it impossible to miss, even from hundreds of meters away.
[Ghost Skull Sail: An unusual Ghost Fire design with a one-of-a-kind eerie quality! Players who see it gain +1 Fear Value.]
It was a little small, but Ling Chu was already quite satisfied with the Level 2 Small Sailboat.
Only after upgrading her raft did Ling Chu start sorting through the spoils.
Of the 26 slots of supplies, more than half were basic materials like wood, seagrass, and cloth. The rare materials included two pieces of iron ore and two pieces of glass. Apart from a few bottles of freshwater, the food consisted of five bags of alkaline water bread, two cans of ham, one can of cranberries, three chocolate bars, five cans of rye beer, two small watermelons, and half a sea bass with a few bites taken out of it.
Ling Chu felt a little disgusted looking at the half-eaten fish, so she put it up on the Trading Post for two pieces of wood.
When her eyes fell on the last item in the warehouse, they suddenly went wide.
It was an unopened System Blind Box!
These were good stuff. They could only be obtained by completing server-wide achievements. Her Fisherman's Happy Set and the Mysterious Fruit that boosted Intelligence had both come from System Blind Boxes.
Ling Chu guessed Sanfuye had earned an achievement for being the first on the server to kill someone, or perhaps for being the first pirate to successfully rob someone. That must have been how he got a reward Blind Box.
She had just earned the server's first pirate kill and first dual profession achievements, and the system had given her two Blind Boxes.
Now, three wooden boxes marked with question marks sat before her.
For once, Ling Chu felt the excitement of opening a package. She blew into her palm and eagerly opened the boxes one by one.
[You opened a System Blind Box.] [You obtained 2 baskets of Fresh Lychees, 2 extra-large frozen Tomahawk Steaks, 1 Mysterious Fruit, 1 Bird's Nest, 1 Lighter, and 10 pieces of glass.]
Ling Chu's eyes lit up. She'd had pretty good luck.
She took out the Mysterious Fruit first. Its peel was red. She bit into it, and its flavor was different from the last one. The texture reminded her of dragon fruit with a hint of strawberry.
[You ate a Mysterious Fruit. Strength +1]
Unfortunately, this one boosted Strength. So only blue Mysterious Fruits boosted Intelligence?
She punched the air twice with her bare hands and could indeed feel that she was a little stronger.
Ling Chu couldn't help reflecting that good stuff should be put to use, especially things that could improve her abilities. Was Sanfuye some kind of hoarding mouse, stockpiling all his good stuff without opening it? In the end, it had just benefited someone else.
The system's rewards were all top quality. Each lychee was as big as a ping-pong ball, and each Tomahawk Steak weighed at least ten pounds. They'd last her a long time. The lighter and glass were also very useful supplies.
One item remained: a Bird's Nest. It looked more like a decoration to Ling Chu—not one of those crude nests woven from grass, but a little freestanding wooden house with a perch beside it, as well as a water dish and a food bowl.
Unfortunately, the sailboat was too small, with limited room to move around. If she set it out, she'd have even less space to stand, so Ling Chu put the Bird's Nest away for now.
She immediately opened the next Blind Box.
[You obtained 5 Planting Pots, 1 Iron Pot, 10 packs of Spicy Butter Hot Pot Base, 1 Bedding Set, and 1 Mysterious Fruit.]
Planting Pots could be used to grow crops, but she didn't have any seeds yet, so they were no use for now. The hot pot base, Iron Pot, and Bedding Set were all practical everyday items. Ling Chu focused on the Mysterious Fruit. This one was green.
She bit into it and managed not to spit it out. It was the worst-tasting Mysterious Fruit she'd ever eaten.
It tasted like a mix of bitter melon and grass.
[You ate a Mysterious Fruit. Agility +1]
It wasn't convenient to run around on the boat, but Ling Chu moved her legs and could faintly feel that they were more nimble.
Compared to supplies for daily life, Mysterious Fruits that could improve her abilities were the most precious.
She had to find a way to get more System Blind Boxes. Even one point of Agility could save her life at a crucial moment.
Ling Chu wasn't sure how much Agility Sanfuye had, but it was probably higher than hers. If she hadn't had the Ghostly Steps skill, and Sanfuye had been faster and stronger than her, she would have been the one to take a beating.
Ling Chu opened the last Blind Box.
[You obtained 1 Basic Water Purifier Blueprint, 1 Care for Female Physiological Health Gift Pack, 1 Mysterious Fruit, 5 bags of Hot and Sour Boneless Chicken Feet, and 5 bags of Milk Cookies.]
The Water Purifier Blueprint was a great find. With a purifier, she wouldn't have to worry about running out of freshwater.
Ling Chu checked the blueprint right away. She happened to have the required materials: two pieces of glass, two pieces of cloth, two pieces of charcoal, and five pieces of wood to make one Water Purifier.
She could get charcoal by burning wood, and she'd just gotten a lighter, so starting a fire would be easy. Otherwise, she would have had to go to the beach to make a fire by friction.
She immediately made two Water Purifiers and placed them on the deck of the sailboat.
[Basic Water Purifier: Filters 2000 ml of drinkable freshwater every 24 hours.]
The two purifiers would be enough for her daily drinking water. She could even save the extra and indulge in a bath.
The Boneless Chicken Feet and Milk Cookies weren't anything special, but food was always in short supply at sea. Ling Chu had noticed that only System Blind Boxes seemed to contain these modern, packaged products.
The Care for Female Physiological Health Gift Pack contained fifty packs each of day and night sanitary pads, ten Hand Warmers, ten pairs of pure cotton underwear, and two boxes of 001 ultra-thin... Durex.
There was no denying it: putting this in a survival game was like winking at a blind man. They might as well have given her two more pairs of underwear.
At last, Ling Chu took out the Mysterious Fruit. The moment she saw it, her face lit up.
It was blue!
She eagerly devoured the fruit.
It had that familiar blueberry-and-apple flavor, fragrant and refreshing.
[You ate a Mysterious Fruit. Intelligence +1]
Her Intelligence had finally reached 10. That gave her 100 Mana Value, just enough to use Bone Revival, the skill she'd been looking forward to for so long.
Ling Chu took the Wine Barrel containing the skeleton out of her Ring.
The skeleton still had its head drooping, frozen in the same sitting position inside the barrel.
She focused on the bones, and her Mana Value emptied in an instant. As the skill took effect, a faint blue glow silently drifted from her fingertips toward the skeleton. It turned into stardust and merged with the bones.
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