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

Zhou Wen was stunned when he saw Jiang Haitao's message. The spiky krill meat that he had always refused to eat could actually enhance physical attributes, and it was even a very important power.

Upon learning this news, Zhou Wen turned his attention to the supply box containing the spiked krill meat. He was no longer planning to trade. Eating the meat from these three spiked krill would give him three points of strength, bringing him back to the level of a normal person.

In the days to come, there will likely be more spiky krill, and his power will grow infinitely, making him an invincible being.

"Nonsense." Zhou Wen suddenly shook his head, dismissing his absurd idea.

While the spiky krill poses a certain degree of danger, it is quite easy to kill with proper precautions. If it were truly possible to gain unlimited strength, it would be invincible even before leaving the starting area.

This is clearly unreasonable, so Zhou Wen guessed that the increase in strength from the meat of the spiky krill was limited.

To verify his suspicions, Zhou Wen decided to trade with Jiang Haitao for the meat of a spiky krill.

What kind of blueprints did you get?

[These are armor blueprints for a spiked helmet, which appears to be made from the shell of a spiked krill.]

"What a coincidence! This is exactly what I'm good at." Zhou Wen naturally chose to trade without hesitation when offered armor blueprints.

After you eat this spiky krill meat, see if you can gain more power. Let me know when you do.

Okay, bro, I'll eat right away and let you know after I'm done.

By the way, what's your name, bro? I forgot to ask.

After Zhou Wen told Jiang Haitao his name, he ended the conversation and then used the armor blueprints he had just traded.

[Required for crafting the Spiked Helmet: 3 whole Spiked Krill shells, 5 pieces of cloth.]

"The shrimp shells are just right, but the cloth is missing."

Zhou Wen decided to wait for the remaining two supply boxes. If he didn't get any cloth pieces from either of them, he would go to the trading channel and trade for five cloth pieces.

"I'll also try this spiky krill meat."

Zhou Wen picked up a piece from the supply box containing the spiky krill meat.

He didn't care whether the spiky krill meat was raw or not; he picked it up and started eating it in big bites.

"Huh? It tastes alright." Zhou Wen said with some surprise.

The meat of the spiky krill is firm and tender, without any fishy smell, and even has a faint sweetness. However, he is not used to eating raw meat and always feels that the taste is a bit strange.

After finishing a whole shrimp, Zhou Wen felt a bit full; it was the only meal he had eaten his fill in the past three days.

[Ding! Consuming spiny krill meat, Strength +1.]

Upon hearing the system notification, Zhou Wen quickly opened his body attribute panel.

[Zhou Wen] (Normal human attributes are 10)

Intelligence: 10

Power: 8

Speed: 11

Constitution: 9

Assessment: A relatively healthy person.

"The power has indeed increased a little."

Zhou Wen moved his arms around and, apart from feeling that his muscles had hardened a little, there were no other obvious changes. His strength must have only increased slightly, so the change was not noticeable.

The meat from just one spiky krill was enough to fill Zhou Wen up; he'd have to save the other one for tomorrow.

Two or three hours later, the second supply box of the day was swept into the stomach wall space along with seawater.

[Ding! You have obtained 10 stones, 10 pieces of wood, and 10 pieces of cloth.]

"The piece of cloth has arrived."

Zhou Wen directly opened the spiked helmet blueprints and clicked "make".

The three spiky krill shells and five pieces of cloth turned into blue light, and soon a helmet covered in carapace and topped with three spikes appeared in his hand.

The helmet fits perfectly on my head. There's a soft fabric layer inside that separates it from the shell, making it very comfortable against my head without feeling uncomfortable.

"Not bad, it suits you quite well."

Zhou Wen took off his helmet and carefully placed it on the supply box piled in the corner to prevent it from getting wet with seawater. He planned to use it when moving hay tomorrow.

At that moment, Jiang Haitao sent a message.

[Brother Wen, I ate the spiny krill meat, but I didn't gain any strength points this time.]

It seems that the spiked krill meat only increases the strength attribute the first time you eat it; subsequent consumption has no effect.

Hehe, that should be true...

"Um... Brother Wen, the blueprint I just traded with you is... quite rare. Um... could you add a piece of spiky krill meat... I feel... like I'm losing out."

Jiang Haitao was willing to trade blueprints for the spiked krill meat because he thought the spiked krill meat could add a little more power, so it was considered fair.

But after learning that he wouldn't gain any power points from eating the spiky krill meat a second time, he felt that the deal was a complete rip-off.

The problem is that he initiated the previous transaction, and now he wants to raise the price, which he himself feels is a bit shameless.

The main problem is that he only got blueprints from the supply crate today, and he still doesn't have any food stored, so he's very uneasy.

There were only two left today. I traded one with you, and I ate the other myself. Maybe tomorrow, if there are any left, I'll give you one.

Zhou Wen didn't care too much. A piece of armor blueprint was indeed more valuable than the meat of a spiky krill, and Jiang Haitao's request was reasonable.

However, Zhou Wen couldn't be sure if what Jiang Haitao said was true. It was possible that he could still gain strength points after eating the second spiky krill meat and was deliberately lying to him.

Therefore, he will save the remaining portion of spiky krill meat for tomorrow. Only after eating it and confirming that he can no longer gain strength points will he trade the newly acquired spiky krill meat to Jiang Haitao.

Wow~Wow~

The sound of churning seawater came from my esophagus; the last supply box for the day had arrived.

[Ding! You have obtained 1 heating pack.]

"Heating pack! Does this mean I can cook and eat the spiky krill meat tomorrow?" Zhou Wen was extremely happy at the thought of eating cooked food.

"I just happened to open a tin can of yellow peaches today. After we finish the peaches, the tin can can be used as a container for cooking."

The moment Zhou Wen saw the heating pack, the items he would need automatically came to mind, but as soon as he thought of it, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​eating cooked food.

"No, no, the heating pack can only be used once. Right now, all we can cook is the meat of the spiny krill, which is a bit too wasteful." Zhou Wen felt it was too rudimentary. Since there was only one chance, it definitely had to be made more grand.

"Moreover, canned yellow peaches are meant to be stored and used as a lifesaver when food is scarce, because it would be too wasteful to just boil shrimp in water and eat it directly."

At this moment, Zhou Wen, a frequent player of survival games, had his hoarding mentality kick in; he wanted to save the best stuff for the most crucial moment.

Place the heating pack and canned yellow peaches in a supply box. These two items are currently very valuable and should be placed in a high place, and absolutely must not be submerged in water.