Chapter 7: Unexpected Gains
Huh...
Calming himself and taking a deep breath, Lu Ming was ready to close the chat interface, but after looking at the chat messages scrolling below, he slowly moved his finger away. It was a rare opportunity to open the chat once, so he might as well take a few more glances at the chat content.
Scrolling down, the first part was about the fear expressed by the sickle owl larvae that killed four people, and the negative emotions were overwhelming. Fortunately, Chen Hai, who had made a deep impression before, came forward to ease everyone's emotions.
(Chen Hai: Don't be too negative. At least we already know that they can't be killed easily. They will become more brutal after resurrection. However, as the initial monster after suppression, such alien creatures must have fatal weaknesses. Otherwise, it would be unreasonable.)
(Fang Peng: You talk so well, but it's all nonsense. Weakness, weakness, where is the weakness? If you don't know the weakness, won't it still be unsolvable? It's useless.)
(Chen Hai: You are young and energetic. I won't argue with you. When I am ready, I will let one in and try to kill it. I will record the whole process. If you fail, I will treat it as a wrong example for you; if you succeed, I hope you can inspire courage to try. After all, we have no way out and can only suppress fear and move forward.)
Then there was a five-second silence. Obviously, everyone was touched by Chen Hai's words.
The same is true for Lu Ming. No matter what the current situation is, his admiration for Chen Hai comes from the bottom of his heart. He even wants to tell Chen Hai the weakness of the sickle owl larva in private.
But he quickly calmed down and suppressed this stupid impulse.
Yes, he was selfish, but isn't it because people can't do it that they feel jealous, envious, and admire others?
He couldn't be as brave and selfless as Chen Hai, so he could only say sorry secretly.
He had to maintain his advantage. After all, if he was thrown into the ranks of the entire human race, he would be considered a slightly stronger ordinary person.
He had no systematic combat training, nor did he know boxing or martial arts. His only swordsmanship was obtained through lottery, and his level was also entry-level, and he had never used it once. If he gave up the opportunity to quickly accumulate resources and widen the gap with the strong, then he would be hopeless.
Five seconds later, someone finally broke the silence, and the person who broke it was unexpected. It was Fang Peng who had always been at odds with Chen Hai.
(Fang Peng: If you keep your word, I sincerely apologize for all the words I said to you before. If you succeed in killing, I am willing to try second.)
(Chen Hai: Finally, I look a bit manly.)
(Fang Peng: Tsk, I am a man, do I need to look like one?)
(Bao Zhengcheng: Haha, that's the way it should be. We were transferred here inexplicably. If we don't unite, the chances of survival will be even slimmer. We still have to be positive.)
(Liu Yun: That's right. We can't give up so easily.)
(Li Gang: We still have to find our relatives.)
(Fang Bo: Yes, there are relatives. I was so nervous that I forgot. If it was Blue Star Simultaneous Interpretation, then our relatives must be somewhere in this wasteland.)
(Survive!)
(Survive +1!)
...
The atmosphere instantly changed from negative to excited, and Lu Ming saw the power of the leader, but he was not optimistic about the way the team survived. Unless the leader had strong strength and sufficient leadership skills, the sand castle would collapse with just one tide.
As for his relatives, Lu Ming smiled bitterly.
He didn't have any.
That's why he habitually kept calm.
Because from childhood to adulthood, the only person he could rely on was himself.
There was no need to be nervous about things that he could solve, and there was no point in being nervous about things that he couldn't solve.
After closing the chat bar, Lu Ming turned his attention to the entire store. He had the ability and the weaknesses, and the only thing he lacked was a weapon.
"Identify."
The thought appeared and the outline was drawn, but this time Lu Ming did not choose a single item, but the entire store space.
The sublimation effect of the Eye of Truth was to identify the space.
The entire store was the space. After the skill was activated, all the items in the store were labeled in sight!
"Xinghui brand display cabinet"
"Synthetic leather chair"
"Three no ornaments"
"Huawei 9000 pirated mobile phone case"
...
"Maintenance tool box"
Very good! That's it!
"Stainless steel machete"
Hmm?
Just when Lu Ming was happy to find the tool box, a striking name label at the bottom of the display cabinet came into view.
"Machete?"
Oh my god.
It was an unexpected reward.
Lu Ming hurriedly stepped over the counter and came to the position marked for the machete. He carefully felt around and indeed touched a cool texture above the bottom of the iron cabinet.
He took it out and saw that it was a classic machete with a bright blade and a total length of 60 cm!
And because of the effect of ordinary knife skills, when he held the handle, it was like picking up a specialized weapon.
He swung it casually with a skilled knife technique, precise and elegant, which made people sigh at the power of the skill.
He played it a few more times until he felt comfortable all over, then he lifted the machete and started the traditional routine.
"Identification."
[420A stainless steel machete] (tool grade)
Category: tool
Description: Peng Ge, the owner of the Innovative Mobile Phone Repair Shop, bought it from Chengbao to prevent personal threats caused by customer disputes.
Status: Sharpened
Durability: 80/100
Additional information: If the durability is less than 50, the blade may be rolled; if the durability is less than 30, there is a risk of breaking. When the durability reaches 0, the blade will be completely scrapped.
Wow, there is also durability? Shouldn't it be worn out under normal circumstances? It seems that it still has to be linked to the game.
What is this called? Virtual reality?
Ahem, no, it's a bit weird.
But even if the durability is only 80, it is enough for him to deal with the current situation. It is a tool that fits the ordinary swordsmanship.
The category of this thing in the appraisal is actually a tool.
It's not even a weapon.
You know, in Blue Star China, if you walk on the street with this thing, someone will invite you to drink tea for free.
Lu Ming sighed, but it's not a big problem, he still has the ultimate sublimation.
By the way, let's see what the machete will become after sublimation?
"Ultimate sublimation!"
[Hint: Sublimating the "420A Stainless Steel Machete" requires 2 "Specialized Crystals". You have a one-time no-consumption privilege. Are you sure you want to consume the privilege once to sublimate the "420A Stainless Steel Machete" into one of the following items? 】
[Confirm (consume 2 specialized crystals)]
[Confirm (consume once without consumption privilege)]
[Cancel]
With the activation of the ultimate sublimation, the upper-level weapons of the machete sublimation are instantly unfolded, and there are actually three types.
[Straight sword] [Large sword] [Samurai sword]
The former has a straight and narrow blade, slender and handsome, with a high appearance, suitable for cutting and stabbing.
The second one has a curved and long blade, steady and heavy, heroic and domineering, suitable for chopping.
The last one is not unfamiliar, the Japanese sword, which has some advantages in all aspects, but none of them is outstanding, so it can be ignored.
After comparing the remaining two, it is indeed the straight sword that is most suitable for the current combat form.
Especially stabbing, as long as it is accurate, piercing the core body, it is definitely a sickle owl larva with one sword.
As for the second-level sublimation, it is an advanced option that can only be completed with at least 20 specialized crystals, and it is not within the consideration scope of the current family.
You can only prioritize the first-level evolution of the weapon, or the advancement of the specialized level itself.
Who comes first needs to be weighed in actual combat.
If you can kill the sickle owl larvae with just a machete and the durability loss is not high, then it means that the weapon is sufficient. The most important thing is to save ten specialized crystals as soon as possible to improve your own strength.
If the machete will be bent after killing two sickle owl larvae, then you must give priority to using crystal sublimation weapons.
With a direction, the rest is to implement it.
Thinking of this, Lu Ming canceled the sublimation operation of the knife.
Turning his sight to the store door, he prepared to start the first hunt of the alien species.