dmims Chapter 10 A Bountiful Harvest
Chapter 10 A Bountiful Harvest
As the sun rose, the two cheered and lay down on the deck. Ouyang Nian nudged Lorraine with his tail and said, "What an exciting night!"
Lorraine swatted her tail away impatiently: "Leave me alone, let me rest for a bit."
Ouyang Nian blushed, then turned over and looked at Lorraine sideways: "I didn't trick you, did I? Now you can let me stay on the ship..." Before he could finish speaking, Lorraine had already fallen asleep sprawled out on her back.
Ouyang Nian smiled helplessly: "You said you would be wary of me, but as soon as you relaxed, you fell asleep without any guard up. Aren't you afraid of catching a cold?"
She picked up Lorraine and carried him back to the driver's seat, pulling a blanket from her backpack to cover him.
Ouyang Nian leaned back in his chair, covered himself with a coat, and slowly drifted off to sleep as the ship lowered its anchor.
The sun slowly rose, its blinding sunlight falling on Lorraine's face. Still half-asleep, he felt a warm, smooth "pillow" against him. Half-asleep, he hugged it, then heard a teasing remark, instantly waking him:
"How is it? Is my tail nice to touch? Doesn't it feel good to hug?"
Seeing Ouyang Nian's eager and gloomy expression, Luo Lin immediately let go and apologized:
"I'm sorry, I was wrong, it won't happen again."
"Hmph, whatever. Consider this a joining fee."
Ouyang Nian proudly raised his head, his cheeks and ears flushed red. Unfortunately, Luo Lin was bowing his head in apology, and such a beautiful scene went unappreciated.
Lorraine poured out some clean water to wash her face, then opened the data panel to check the kill rewards:
[78 mutated zombies killed]
[24 Acidic Mutant Fat Guys] (First kill reward plus two more kills of 10 each)
[56 Creepers] (Reward for killing 10 at a time 5 times)
[One special zombie] (First kill reward)
[1 Horde Leader] (First Kill Reward)
[Rewards: 50 units of fuel, 400 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 30 rounds of armor-piercing slugs and 50 rounds of buckshot, 400 rounds of 12.7mm ammunition, 20 rounds of 30mm artillery shells, 15 bags of military rations, 1 water purification kit, 1 blank industrial kit, and a Tier 1 DShK heavy machine gun blueprint]
【环境击杀奖励：XM1014半自动霰弹枪X1、望远镜X1、FAST头盔X2、单目夜视仪X2、防毒面具X2】
The industrial blueprint system is now in use.
"This is a real windfall! We have all the weapons, ammunition, fuel, and supplies we need—enough for the gunboat to travel 140 kilometers!"
Lorraine looked at the rewards displayed on the data panel with a delighted expression. Hearing this, Ouyang Nian also came over and nudged him, saying, "Let me see too."
Seeing the environmental kill reward section, she rubbed her chin and said, "This is obviously encouraging you to be the 'sixth man' more often, instead of relying on your powerful weapons to fight zombies head-on."
Lorraine rolled her eyes and said irritably, "I know." Then, under the guise of looking at the data panel, she opened the intelligence system:
[1. Refresh time: 12 hours and 15 minutes]
[2. Refresh time: 1 day 2 hours 28 minutes]
3. There is an industrial zone 56 kilometers to the northeast, containing various production equipment and raw materials.
[4. The blood moon is about to rise, countdown: 3 day, 10 hours, and 25 minutes]
"Blood Moon?" Lorraine's lips twitched at the familiar term, thinking, "This world is truly plagued by disasters." She then asked Ouyang Nian, "Besides the rampage, are there any other celestial phenomena or environmental factors that affect zombies?"
"Yes, there was a blood moon. But the zombie horde's attacking intent wasn't as strong then as it was last night. As for the environment affecting the zombies, I haven't heard of that." Ouyang Nian shrugged.
At this moment, the shipboard AI spoke up:
[A Blood Moon is different from a Berserk. During a Blood Moon, all zombies exhibit extremely low aggression. Only those that have undergone evolution and mutation during the Blood Moon will possess an extremely strong aggression, attacking all targets indiscriminately. This is more akin to replenishing the energy consumed during evolution or mutation.]
Based on Ouyang Nian's earlier mention of "the spark of civilization," Lorin was not surprised by the ship's intelligent database.
He patted Ouyang Nian on the shoulder and said, "We were in such a rush packing earlier, do we need to go back and get anything else? If we don't need anything, we'll head to the industrial area to the east later."
Ouyang Nian circled Luo Lin twice, staring at him deep in thought, which made Luo Lin feel uneasy. Fortunately, Ouyang Nian's thought didn't last long; she clenched her fist and said, "There really is. Let's go, together."
Fortunately, the gunboat hadn't drifted very far overnight. Seeing that the gunboat, with a displacement of thirty to forty tons, wasn't moving quickly, Lorraine opened the ship's data panel:
[Powertrain: Level 0]
[Weapon System: Level 0.5]
Protection System: Level 0
[Communication System: Level 1]
Overall Rating: 0.5
While Lorraine was setting sail, Ouyang Nian climbed to the starboard side of the ship to check on the small boat that had been tied to the rope ladder the night before. Fortunately, the wolf king's attack yesterday had not affected the small boat located in the middle of the ship.
Back in the cockpit, seeing the gunboat in autopilot mode, Ouyang Nian decisively "instructed" Lorraine to help her remove the armor she was still wearing.
As the gunboat came to a stop near the factory dock, the two rowed a small boat back to Ouyang Nian's forging workshop.
Lorraine looked at Ouyang Nian, who seemed intent on pulling out all the shelves from the armory, and was full of questions:
"Wait, what are you doing? Trying to load all the weapons onto the ship?" Lorraine asked.
"Come over and try out which weapon you prefer."
"Don't I have a hatchet?"
Ouyang Nian dragged the bewildered Lorraine to the weapon rack: "That weapon is for emergencies. Come over and choose a main weapon that you're comfortable using."
"Stop, stop, wait a minute, am I using a gun?" Lorraine retorted.
"Oh well, ammunition will eventually run out, so you can just grab a weapon for self-defense."
"Don't curse me, I'll choose."
"Then you choose first, I'll go upstairs and pack my things."
Lorraine selected weapons from the weapon rack. Knowing his own melee abilities well, he preferred long-handled weapons that were good at thrusting and easy to carry. This would make it easier for him to assist Ouyang Nian while also giving himself enough room to react.
Suddenly, a rather strange broadsword came into view. Unlike the common broadsword, this one had a shorter blade, a straight body, a thicker back, and a sharper tip, making it easy to stab while also being quite capable of chopping.
After tidying up the bedding and clothes, Ouyang Nian looked at the weapon Luo Lin had chosen and knew exactly what he was thinking. He held out his hand to Luo Lin and said, "Let me show you how to carry this knife."
Ouyang Nian took the knife, twisted and pressed the handle, and the whole broadsword was split in two.
She pointed to the 50-centimeter-long upper part: "You can use this as a slightly shorter horizontal sword." Then she inserted it into the upper part and turned it, and the whole sword returned to the shape of a broadsword.
After Ouyang Nian finished organizing the armory, he took out a welding torch and welding rods and welded the door shut.
After doing all this, she tossed Lorraine a backpack, hung the knife on his back for him, then closed the factory gates and embarked on her journey with him. Ouyang Nian patted Lorraine on the shoulder and said, "Now I'm putting all my eggs in your basket."
Lorraine shrugged and said, "Anyway, it won't be worse than your life in the workshop, right? After all, my goal is the stars and the sea."
Ouyang Nian laughed, but did not deny it.
The two of them finished their short rest as the sun rose and embarked on their journey again, facing the unknown and forging a new future.