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

[Stone Foundation Blueprint: Requires 100 stones.]

Zhou Wen used the blueprints directly and checked the materials needed to make it. He found that it required much more materials than the wooden foundation, so he decided to make one to see for himself.

Click to create, and one hundred stones turn into blue light, condensing into a square cube with sides of one meter in the area designated by Zhou Wen.

Stone foundations differ from wooden foundations. Wooden foundations are supported by four wooden pillars and resemble a table, while stone foundations are solid, which is why they require more materials.

"It looks very sturdy." Zhou Wen tapped it with the back of his iron broadsword, producing a crisp metallic clang.

Zhou Wen made five more stone foundations, making a total of six, as he planned to replace all six wooden foundations on the first floor.

Wooden foundations are definitely not as sturdy as stone foundations, especially since we encountered razorback bugs yesterday that could penetrate wooden shields and doors. There will surely be even more dangerous creatures with greater destructive power in the future, so replacing everything with stone will make us feel much safer.

However, moving the supplies was a bit troublesome. Zhou Wen needed to remove the items on the wooden foundation before he could put it away and replace it with a stone foundation.

Zhou Wen then placed two wooden foundations next to the six wooden platforms, and then made two new storage cabinets.

After transferring all the items from the old storage cabinet to the new storage cabinet, put away the old storage cabinet and the two wooden bases, replace them with two stone bases, put the old storage cabinet back on, and then transfer all the items from the new storage cabinet back to the old one.

The same process was repeated in other areas. After a lot of work, six wooden foundations were replaced with five stone foundations, and one foundation was left unreplaced because mangoes were planted on it.

At this point, the small planting box and the mango seedling are integrated; once the small planting box is removed, the mango seedling is gone.

After all, it had been planted for almost a day and had grown to nearly 20 centimeters tall. Zhou Wen decided to leave it for now and replace it after the harvest. In any case, the foundations under the two most important storage cabinets had already been replaced, so there was no need to worry about any problems with the storage cabinets.

The second floor, where two small aquariums are placed, still has a wooden foundation. After all, if the foundation were changed to stone, Zhou Wen would have nowhere to hide.

After doing all that, Zhou Wen studied the use of stone foundations and found that stone foundations are slightly different from wooden foundations.

Wooden foundations can be placed one on top of another without needing any support underneath, but stone foundations cannot be used as they can only form one wall. However, the two types of foundations can be used interchangeably.

"If there were enough space, we could build a stone house on a stone foundation."

Zhou Wen imagined it was entirely feasible, but the current space was too small. To build a house on a stone foundation, he would need at least a 4x4 meter area.

But now the stomach space is only about 5.5 meters on each side, and a stone house takes up almost the entire space, so there's nowhere to put the seaweed that the Leviathan eats.

At this point, the transformed Leviathan, having finished digesting its powers, became active again and began searching for good things once more.

This confirms Zhou Wen's previous conjecture: as long as the Phantom Leviathan is fed enough food, it will directly enter the digestion state and skip the feeding stage.

Zhou Wen wouldn't use this method, but he could have Jiang Haitao spread the word, giving seaweed some value among survivors. Later, the seaweed their guild collected could also be exchanged for basic materials.

Currently, only Zhou Wen buys 10,000 portions of seaweed every day to feed the transformed Leviathan as a midnight snack. He doesn't know if it has any effect on accelerating growth, but it only costs him 1,000 portions of basic resources, which is not a big deal for him.

The seaweed market is too small to be valuable. But once this news spreads and is verified, seaweed will have a certain value.

Those who have plenty of materials will choose to skip the feeding stage to avoid encountering anchor worms, since life is the most important thing.

The basic materials they possess would then be distributed to ordinary people. These ordinary people, having acquired these materials, could then trade them for items that could save their lives or for tools, thus creating an economic cycle.

"Let Chen Xin spread it; it fits her persona." Zhou Wen hesitated for a moment after opening the system interface, but finally sent a private message to Chen Xin.

Is this method really feasible?

Yes, I've tried it.

How many portions of seaweed are needed?

[25 copies, or perhaps not that many, but it doesn't matter. Once distributed, someone will naturally determine the minimum number.]

[Okay, I guarantee I'll complete the task, Boss Zhou.]

Don't use this method; we need to be aware of the dangers of the unknown world.

【Um! 】

After the conversation ended, Chen Xin shared her idea in the world chat channel. Since it was she who had suggested moving the seaweed before, the survivors were more inclined to believe her conjecture.

Actually, this idea is easy to come up with, but there is a prerequisite: you must have an abundance of basic materials and quickly consume the excess, just like Zhou Wen.

After watching for a while and confirming that Chen Xin's message was spreading smoothly, Zhou Wen closed the interface.

Spreading this news has one drawback for Zhou Wen: those who are able to skip the feeding stage may receive an extra supply box, meaning they could receive four supply boxes a day.

However, Zhou Wen is no longer as worried about the survivors catching up as he was at the beginning.

Because after the treasure cave on the ninth day, and today, having transformed into Leviathan and arrived at the border area, there is no food available, so food needs to be provided in order to continue searching for good things.

He realized more clearly just how powerful the ability to hear the thoughts of the illusory Leviathan was; it was far more powerful than he had initially thought.

Take a treasure cave for example. If you can't hear your own thoughts, and your esophageal diaphragm is open, it's pitch black. Who would dare to go out? Who knows what might be waiting for you outside?

Even if they dared to venture out, how many would dare to climb into the dark cave that was only one meter in diameter?

After you climb in, there are rock-hiding worms waiting for you. Even if you are lucky and the rock-hiding worms are driven away by the illusionary Leviathan, there is still a maze with layers of dangers. How many people can come out alive with the treasure?

So Zhou Wen is now more relaxed. "I have a cheat code, who am I afraid of?"

Zhou Wen could even start selling algae oxygenation tanks in large quantities when the opportunity arises, but now is not the time, because he simply has nowhere to store the basic materials.

Just as Zhou Wen's ego was starting to swell, he heard the sound of seawater churning inside his esophagus. He immediately crawled into the rest area to hide.

This time, there was still no danger, and it was another supply box with silver trim.

[Ding! You have obtained 20 iron ingots.]

"So many iron ingots! No wonder it's called the Silver Edge Supply Box." Zhou Wen's eyes practically lit up with excitement when he saw the 20 iron ingots.