Chapter 106 - 103: Players Bursting with Creativity

Chapter 106: Chapter 103: Players Bursting with Creativity

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As the players discussed the virus situation, they also shared their own thoughts. Particularly regarding protection, they indeed offered quite a few useful tips. Some players with high attributes simply made basic protective Masks for themselves and went out to salvage resources. After all, from their perspective, any lost Life Value could be recovered through methods like Healing Ointment, making the initial sacrifice trivial. In short, they had guts!

Rowan Rhodes could already see their eagerness to act from the chat logs. The toxins on the first day weren’t that intense and were incapable of causing permanent damage. However, the second and third days would be an entirely different story.

But she had indeed been reminded of something. She could absolutely make a protective oxygen Mask. This type of Equipment could be used not only to protect against the toxic fog, but also for diving in the future.

Immediately, Rowan went to the Workbench to study the possibilities. Her Skill wasn’t related to Manufacturing. If she wanted to craft Equipment, she could only rely on items like the Workbench. New Equipment could only be unlocked if she had the corresponding blueprints or if items were synthesized together. She had this idea because she had just seen a similar piece of Equipment in the upgraded Sea Survival Shop.

[Item: Diving Helmet]

[Price: Garbage*6, Trading Coin*60]

[Note: Use with an oxygen bottle and headlamp]

After confirming that this item was indeed available, Rowan bought it without hesitation. Upon receiving the Diving Helmet, she placed it onto the Workbench and also took out an oxygen bottle to add to it.

[Synthesizable Equipment detected. Synthesize?]

"Yes."

Rowan dared to do this because she already had some confidence in the outcome. When she saw that it was actually working, her eyes lit up slightly.

[The Equipment being synthesized is still missing some resources. Please add them to complete the process.]

She wondered, "Am I still missing resources?" With that in mind, Rowan added glass, leather, rope, plastic, cloth, and a few other materials. She figured that these resources would likely be useful.

The Workbench began to operate again. Finally, a few minutes later, a complete new piece of Equipment appeared on the Workbench.

[Diving Protective Oxygen Mask: Amphibious Mask with protective functions. Requires Diving Helmet*1, oxygen bottle*1, plastic*1, glass*1, cloth*1.]

It was a success! Aside from the rope, all the other resources had been put to use. Rowan felt that her intuition was quite strong.

However, even though she succeeded, the cost of this Diving Protective Oxygen Mask was still very high. The Diving Helmet, in particular, could only be purchased beforehand from the Sea Survival Shop. Rowan was in no rush to continue production; instead, she put the Equipment on. The new Equipment looked similar to a gas Mask in reality, and naturally, it was used in much the same way. She strapped the oxygen bottle to her back, and the Mask, along with the helmet, covered her entire head.

The next moment, Rowan opened the door and walked out onto the designated raft. She was also holding her Hook Claw. The moment she stepped out, she saw a window pop up on her control panel.

[Durability: 499]

[Function: Isolates 100% of toxic fog]

Obviously, her Mask had already begun to take effect. She wondered, "If I go into the water, will it show that it isolates 100% of water?"

After pondering for a moment, Rowan quickly began using the Hook Claw. Unable to see the situation outside clearly, she started throwing the Hook Claw into the water at random. Soon, a Wooden Board was hooked and pulled back by Rowan. As long as she could hook something, she considered it a win. However, she noticed that the Durability of the Hook Claw in her hand was dropping faster than usual.

[Obtained: Metal Ingots]

[Obtained: Wooden Treasure Chest]

[Obtained: circuit board]

[Obtained: scrap iron]

[...]

After more than thirty uses, the Hook Claw was shown as scrapped. She then checked the Mask’s Durability.

[Durability: 495]

Rowan returned inside the raft. The toxic fog followed her inside. The air purifier inside the raft quickly began to clean the air. In the blink of an eye, the air purifier’s Durability dropped a little.

She thought, "This toxic fog is truly toxic!"

But through this trip, Rowan proved one thing: the investment and return for the protective oxygen Mask she had developed were not proportional. It was definitely a luxury item. However, she could make a few to sell in the Sea Survival Shop. After all, among the players of the Sea Survival Game, there were still quite a few who were rich in resources. They would probably be very willing to buy it. The higher their Level, the greater the return on investment from buying this Mask.

Arriving at the Workbench, Rowan directly set it to produce ten Masks.