Giant Fish Survival: I Can Hear the Giant Fish's Heart

Just after Zhou Wen finished eating, he received several private messages from the eight survivors who had agreed to trade the blueprints yesterday.

Zhou Wen had manufactured 20 algae oxygenation tanks long ago, all for this moment, so he didn't hesitate at all and made the transaction directly.

Soon, Zhou Wen had eight blueprints in his hand, which he glanced at briefly.

The eight blueprints are: [Spiked Belt], [Spiked Boots], [Spiked Wristguards], [Spiked Groin Guard], [Manure Scoop], [Wooden Shield], [Wooden Bed], and [Compost Bin].

Seeing that four out of the eight blueprints belonged to the Spiked Suit, Zhou Wen smiled.

All eight blueprints were used at once, and the blueprints turned into blue light and entered the world channel interface.

Open the drawing interface to view the materials required to manufacture these drawings.

[Spike Belt Blueprint: Requires 3 spiked krill shells and 5 pieces of cloth.]

[Spike Boots Blueprint: Requires 4 Spiked Krill Shells and 10 Cloth Pieces.]

[Spike Bracer Blueprint: Requires 4 Spiked Krill Shells and 10 Cloth Pieces.]

[Blueprint for spiked groin protector; requires 6 spiked krill shells and 10 pieces of cloth.]

Zhou Wen frowned when he saw that the spiked wristbands required four shrimp shells. He already had one shrimp shell on each of his forearms, which served as wristbands and were much cheaper than the materials needed for the spiked wristbands.

"Forget it, the one I made is really too rudimentary." Zhou Wen glanced at the shrimp shell that was simply tied with strips of cloth on his forearm. It could only withstand light attacks, and it would probably fall apart if it was hit by a slightly heavier attack.

After venting his frustrations, Zhou Wen continued to look at the remaining four blueprints.

[Manure Scoop Blueprint: Requires 5 pieces of wood.]

"A manure scoop? Good heavens, where am I supposed to scoop manure?"

When Zhou Wen saw the blueprint for the manure scoop, he found it amusing. He thought it was the most useless blueprint he had ever seen, since he hadn't built a toilet yet and there was no manure to scoop out.

[Wooden Shield Blueprint: Requires 5 pieces of wood.]

"This is protective gear, great! Now I'm even more confident in using the pest control voucher." Zhou Wen looked at the shield blueprints; the materials were simple to make, and he nodded in satisfaction.

[Wooden Bed Blueprint: Requires 10 pieces of wood.]

Zhou Wen had no comment on the wooden bed design, because at present, there was no real difference between sleeping on a wooden bed and sleeping on a wooden platform; making it would only make it look like a home.

[Compost Bin Blueprint: Requires 10 Wood.]

"Hmm, can a compost bin be used to make fertilizer?"

Fertilizer is crucial to his farming endeavors, and the required materials are few; Zhou Wen simply clicked to manufacture it.

After consuming ten units of wood, a wooden barrel, one meter high and one meter in diameter, appeared in front of Zhou Wen. The barrel also had a lid for sealing.

Zhou Wen looked at the large wooden barrel with delight, imagining the scene of applying fertilizer to crops after it was made.

After fiddling around for a while, Zhou Wen ran into another problem because he didn't know the specific steps to make fertilizer. He only knew that making fertilizer required manure or some withered branches and leaves, but he didn't have any of those materials at the moment.

After racking his brains for a while, Zhou Wen still couldn't come up with a solution, so he had to give up temporarily and start moving seaweed.

Today's seaweed transport went smoothly. We didn't encounter any aggressive creatures or discover any new ones. We caught a total of eight spiny krill, which was a pretty good haul.

Zhou Wen now has a total of six spiked equipment blueprints. He has already made the spiked helmet and spiked leg armor. To make the remaining four parts, he will need a total of 17 shrimp shells.

I got eight shrimp shells today, plus the two left over from yesterday, for a total of 10 shrimp shells. I'm still 7 shells short.

Zhou Wen used 10 shrimp shells to make spiked groin protectors and spiked boots.

There's not much to say about spiked boots; they're just long boots with spikes on them, and they have a certain weight to them.

The spiked groin guard, or rather a skirt armor, completely covered the front and back of the upper thighs, offering full protection for the vital areas. It was a very important piece of equipment.

Zhou Wen had only been wearing a spiked helmet and spiked leg armor before, so he hadn't felt the weight of the spiked armor. But now that he was wearing spiked groin guards and spiked boots, he suddenly felt a bit heavy.

"This is troublesome." Zhou Wen had already realized the problem.

He was already feeling the weight of just four spiked armor pieces; adding the remaining two spiked belts and bracers would only make it heavier.

Of course, wearing these equipment wouldn't render him unable to move, but it would require a great deal of effort. However, he hadn't yet collected the entire spiked armor set, and there was still a very important chest armor blueprint that he hadn't obtained.

Zhou Wen did a quick calculation: one set of spiky krill shells weighs about 2 kilograms, and to make all the spiky suits he has, he needs 28 sets of spiky krill shells, which is 56 kilograms.

"Good heavens, 112 jin (56 catties)." Zhou Wen was shocked when he calculated the weight.

Keep in mind that this weight doesn't even include the breastplate; if the breastplate were included, it would probably weigh around 150 pounds.

Zhou Wen weighs only about 130 pounds, and this set of spiked gear weighs more than his body weight. How could he possibly wear it?

"It seems there's a strength limit to wearing this spiked armor." Zhou Wen opened his body data panel and looked at his pitiful 8 points of strength, feeling that the hope of using the insect removal voucher was far off.

Zhou Wen roughly guessed that to wear the full set of spiked armor and move freely, one's strength would need to reach at least 15 points, or even 20 points.

But he only has 8 points of strength now, which is at least 7 points short, and he has no idea how to make up for those 7 points.

"Does this mean we can only wait for a new creature that can increase our strength?" The thought gave Zhou Wen a headache. A difference of 7 points in strength is not something that can be easily overcome.

Even if he encounters a new creature that increases his strength, it's unlikely he'll gain 7 points at once. He's been in this world for 6 days and has only encountered one creature that increases his strength: the spiky krill.

Therefore, it is impossible to increase the strength to 15 points in a short period of time.

This frustrated Zhou Wen. Now, the other survivors in the world channel already knew how to get extra treasure chests by carrying seaweed, and his advantage had vanished.

Although his Leviathan form consistently covers a greater distance than other survivors, a survivor's development speed largely depends on what they can find in supply crates, making it entirely a matter of luck.

With everyone receiving the same number of supply boxes, Zhou Wen didn't think he would be the luckiest person.

He must find a way to stay ahead of the other survivors as soon as possible. The Steel Armor Leviathan Exterminate Ticket is a dungeon that should provide some of the currently rarer resources, allowing him to at least get ahead of others in terms of development.

"Something's not right!" Zhou Wen was thinking about how to maintain his current advantage when he suddenly realized something and quickly opened the character attribute panel.

“A normal person’s base attributes are 10 points…” Zhou Wen’s eyes lit up as he looked at the prompt in parentheses next to the character attribute panel. His strength was actually not at the level of a normal person.

"So... I can increase my strength points through training?" That is indeed a way to increase strength.

However, increasing strength through exercise is not something that can be achieved in a day or two; it requires long-term strength training.

"Sigh~, at least we have a goal, it's more reliable than waiting for a new creature to gain power."

The character attribute panel has four values: Intelligence, Strength, Constitution, and Speed.

This means that creatures in this world will receive one of these four stat boosts after consuming it. Even with the best luck, it's impossible to encounter creatures that increase your strength every time.