[Blueprint: Level 3 Hull] [Once all upgrade materials are ready, consume this blueprint and the materials to upgrade the hull to level 3.] [A Level 3 Hull will have more durability, greater tonnage, and more modifiable compartments, while also increasing the maximum upgrade level of existing compartments.] [Materials required: 3,000 units of wood, 500 units of steel, 100 units of cloth.]
Lin Yuan had been quite surprised when Research Institute 3154 first placed this blueprint in the trade window.
As far as he was concerned, trading that pair of bones for so much information and that barrel of stuff was already well worth it. After all, the bones were of no use in his hands.
But Research Institute 3154 told him that, for one thing, the pair of bones was extremely valuable to the institute, no less precious than Transcendent equipment.
For another, ship upgrade blueprints for level 3 and below were actually of limited value, worth even less than some rare compartment blueprints.
This was because the first three ship levels simply increased size without adding any functions, while consuming a great deal of materials. They were not very cost-effective.
Only at level 4 did ship upgrades begin to show their worth.
Level 4 ship upgrade blueprints would branch into different ship types, each with unique abilities. These abilities could work with a player's ship's initial traits to produce endless variations.
Level 4 was where ships truly began to show their value. The first three levels were merely a transition period for beginners.
Furthermore, ship upgrades would retain compartments and special abilities, but not stats such as base durability, so there was no need to build an exceptionally good low-level ship early on.
Of course, Lin Yuan did not regret using high-grade inactive life wood to build