Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 52 Acquisition Methods of the New Ship Hull
After assessment, these two steam-powered units were larger than the previous ones. In addition, Su Ming also wanted to take some other miscellaneous items with him, so if he used the normal summoning method, it would take three attempts.

However, the segmented approach eliminates the most mana-intensive reconstruction combination, allowing it to be completed in one go. There's even room to transfer other things later.

Su Ming switched his focus back to the Zhiyuan and went to find Zijin to ask for the crystal. The girl opened a small bag and took out a piece of dark crystal, cut into pieces the size of a fingernail, and gave it to him.

"Is this thing very expensive?" Su Ming asked.

“The ordinary ones are fine, but the pure ones are very expensive, and the flawless ones are priceless,” Violet replied. “But the main reason is that I consume a lot of them.”

"Oh?"

“Each time the ‘Six-Pointed Star Divine Decree’ requires six Pure-grade crystals,” Violet complained. “When I created the six-pointed star spell, I always used ordinary crystals—but I didn’t expect the Divine Blessing Scepter to be so picky; anything less than Pure-grade crystals simply can’t withstand it!”

It is true that when the cannon is fired, there will be a fortune in gold!

However, Earth possesses the technology for crystal smelting, but it's uncertain whether it's suitable for the magical crystals of this other world. Su Xiang pondered this, adding another item to her task list.

I can try it when I have time. If it's successful, it will not only meet my own needs but also make money.

With the magic crystal in hand, Su Ming began to inventory his targets. The propulsion system was a given, and he should also take the control panel from the cockpit, along with the ship's radio, air conditioning, refrigerator, and water pump. Su Ming even found a malfunctioning gyroscope navigation device—just how old was this ship?

Two-stage Crystal Summoning!

Su Ming unleashed his magic, and with a flash of light, all the selected equipment on the ship turned to dust, their sequences being engraved into the magic crystal in Su Ming's hand.

Su Ming looked at the scene, but unfortunately the metal scraps remained in place, not affecting the unscrupulous merchants' sale of scrap metal.

He also took a fancy to a lot of daily necessities, which were then delivered directly.

As evening approached, the radar alerted that an object was approaching on the water. Su Ming looked at it and realized that it was the Little Coat that Charles had mentioned, the ship that had chased them for two days and one night.

The ship wasn't large, and it was mostly loaded with food and water. Su Ming forbade the other crew members from interfering and sent out alcohol-disinfected zombies to do the work. It took them almost half an hour to transfer all the supplies from the Little Coat to the Zhiyuan.

There is a wide variety of products, including rice, flour, various dried vegetables, canned meat, a small amount of fresh vegetables and fruits, and some daily necessities.

Su Ming almost couldn't hold back his tears. He hadn't eaten rice for a full two weeks, something he had never experienced before in his life!
After sending the guild's delivery men away, Su Ming rolled up his sleeves and started cooking rice. "Russell, you're not allowed to touch it!" he ordered his white skull servant. "Just watch and learn!"

Su Ming didn't bother with any fancy tricks. He simply mixed a simple vegetable dish with soy sauce and minced garlic, stir-fried some cucumber slices with salt, and added some shredded meat.

Any attempt to use extreme flavors is a desecration of Master Mi!

In a corner of the kitchen area, there was a small cage with several mice. Su Ming casually tossed some food into it, and the mice immediately began to eat happily.

Zijin took a book and sat down at the table at some point.

As the aroma of half-cooked rice mingled with the fragrance of stir-fried vegetables, Su Ming suddenly called out, "Zi Jin!"

"What's wrong?" Zijin looked up and realized that the food wasn't ready yet.

"You're holding the book upside down."

Zijin glanced at the book in her hand and immediately realized she had been tricked. She stood up abruptly.

"Wait, don't do it, I'm still cooking," Su Ming said, suppressing a laugh.

"……snort!"

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After the meal was prepared, Zijin used a detection spell on the rats, and they showed no abnormalities. Although she had carefully checked everything with magic during unloading, one can never be too careful in this situation. After finishing his meal and leaving the mess for the servants to clean up, Su Ming fled to the bridge, where he began to ponder how to modify the ship's hull.

Charles's battle log clearly states that the sea monster's huge tentacles were not very powerful at piercing. Its method of destroying ships relied on the brute force of the tentacles wrapping around them, causing the hull to deform and develop numerous cracks, which in turn caused the damaged ships to quickly take on water and sink.

Therefore, the Zhiyuan's slender hull was definitely unusable, and it had to be widened. While this would allow for the installation of more propulsion systems, the hull width would affect its speed.

Su Ming pondered each solution one by one. Suddenly, he thought of a famous scrap ship on Earth that retired faster than it served. He quickly contacted the design studio to revise the requirements.

"Honey, are you planning to design it as a trimaran like the Independence-class littoral combat ship?"

"Yes."

"Well, dear, the money you paid is only enough for us to modify the existing, well-established design drawings." The customer service representative was very troubled. "A completely new design wouldn't be enough, and it would take a very long time!"

"Can't we just copy the design?"

"If it were a civilian ship, we could try to find a solution. But we have no contact with warships, so where would we get the data?" the customer service representative said helplessly.

Su Ming stroked his chin, looked at the little prickly boy and Miao Xin, and suddenly realized that he might not be unable to get close to them.

He's come up with a great idea!

"Alright, let's cancel the previous design work and settle the accounts," Su Ming said.

As agreed, Su Ming cancelled the order with the studio, using the already paid deposit as compensation.

Then he manipulated the little troublemaker to find a wooden box about the height of a person nearby, moved the box to the entrance of the shipyard, and let the little troublemaker lie down inside.

He initiated a package delivery order using his mobile phone, filled in the information, and arranged for the package to be picked up the following morning.

Disconnecting from the control, Violet's work wasn't finished; the girl was still engrossed in writing runes for the communication crystal. The previously filled-in spells were for the Carlo Magic Guild's own use, and for safety reasons, she needed to erase and rewrite them all.

"I'm going to sleep now," Su Ming said. "You should go to bed early too."

"There's a little bit left. I'll go to sleep after I'm done."

"Good night."

"Can I make some chili peppers tomorrow morning?" Zijin suddenly asked.

Su Ming himself doesn't eat spicy food, so he didn't pay attention to the scholar's taste preferences. He turned his back, gave an OK sign, and went back to his room.

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At seven o'clock in the morning, Su Ming got up to the alarm clock. As usual, Zi Jin was already up, washed and dressed, and was working with her books and notebooks spread out in the study.

Morning light and a gentle breeze streamed in through the window, lifting the hem of her violet cotton nightgown. Su Ming stared at the girl, his gaze never leaving her.

"Is something wrong?" Noticing Su Ming's gaze, the scholar looked up and casually brushed the stray hairs from her forehead behind her ear.

"No, it's nothing." Su Ming turned and walked towards the stove.

As the two worked together and got to know each other better, Su Ming and Zi Jin rearranged the cabin layout. They set up a shared workspace with a long table and an alchemy workbench, and an open stove was placed in the corner. Surrounding it were Su Ming's material storage, Zi Jin's alchemy storage, food storage, and a library.

(End of this chapter)