Chapter 814: The Sun
Chapter 814: The Sun
"What is this?"
"A box fished out from the Starry Sea, should we call it the Starry Treasure Chest?"
After the Starry Shell, Li Sai, fully geared up, didn't take long to reel in another box from the beautiful sea surface.
This box had a distinct local flavor.
Its surface was made of grayish-white dead coral, engraved with twinkling starlight and a calm sea, resembling the beautiful scenery of the world itself.
Crack—
Li Sai crushed the coral with one hand.
The Starry Sea world had not yet given birth to civilization, so there were no coins available for him to obtain. Instead, a handful of star-like sand and a beautiful blue gemstone appeared before Li Sai.
[Material: Star Sand]
[The dust that falls from the stars, containing celestial power from the universe. Once a certain quantity is reached, it can replace star-type materials to create higher-level equipment.]
[A rare material of ordinary value.]
[Jewelry/Material: Star Sea Gem]
[A beautiful blue gem imbued with the power of the ocean and the stars, yet distinct from ordinary marine crystals. When embedded as a weapon core, it provides more enduring effects.]
[A gem that can only be mined from the bottom of special oceans, of ordinary value.]
"..."
"Are these the specialty resources of this world?"
As usual, Li Sai opened his workbench to check the synthesis formulas for the two new materials.
What caught his attention the most was the Star Sand, which could replace star-type materials in crafting, a description that piqued Li Sai's interest.
He immediately tested it on the workbench, and the surprise was revealed.
Every 10 portions of Star Sand consumed could be synthesized into a Star Fragment.
The Star Fragment had excellent versatility as a substitute and could even be combined with the Sun Essence to create a Sun Fragment.
"Sun Fragment!"
"This vast sea is here, and I can fish as much as I want. The only limitation on productivity is the growth rate of the Radiant Sunflower."
Li Sai was momentarily stunned.
Although the mutated Radiant Sunflower had a low resource output efficiency, producing only one Sun Essence every three months, Li Sai's long adventuring career had accumulated thirty Sun Essences in his possession! As long as he patiently fished here.
The number of Sun Fragments he could convert was only limited by the amount of Sun Essences he had! Even without knowing the equipment's effect, Li Sai could guess its immense power from its name.
"Hiss—"
Li Sai took a deep breath, almost numbly removing the Star Sand from the workbench and replacing it with the Star Sea Gem.
[1 Azure Diamond + 1 Advanced Wood + 1 Advanced Monster Muscle + 2 Star Sea Gems = Tsunami Shooter]
The first formula immediately captured Li Sai's full attention.
Like the Solar Flame Shooter or Storm Shooter, the Tsunami Shooter was also a necessary item for synthesizing a Sky Ripper, a powerful high-level weapon!
"..."
A rare encounter brought a once-in-a-lifetime harvest.
Combined with Li Sai's past adventures, many things were within reach, as if beckoning just before his eyes.
Li Sai didn't hesitate; he pulled out his fishing rod and started fishing vigorously.
In half an hour, he fished out a Speedscale Fish, which increased swimming speed, and Breathweed, which granted underwater breathing ability for a short time.
But the most crucial item was the Star Sand obtained from the treasure chest.
Lindsey gathered ten of them, and immediately synthesized the Star Fragment, adding the Sunday Essence afterward. A reddish, irregularly-shaped stone that constantly emits light and heat now lies in Lindsey's hand.
"Hot?!"
As soon as the Day Fragment appeared, Lindsey felt excruciating pain.
With his current physique, he also felt an extremely exaggerated stinging sensation, forcing him to use the Blade of Extinction to bear its existence, and even his eyes couldn't look directly at the brilliance on the tip of the blade.
Even to synthesize this thing, Lindsey's source essence paid a terrifying price, an unprecedentedly exaggerated consumption!
[Oddity/Material: Day Fragment]
[A small piece of a star's fragment, with powerful rule-based power barely maintaining its surface stability. After exploding upon impact, it will unleash an incredibly destructive energy that no mortal thing can withstand! Can be used as a material to craft other items.]
[Extremely dangerous object, of high value.]
"..."
"What is this? A miniature nuclear warhead?"
As Lindsey mobilized his source essence to heal his injuries, he remembered an extremely outrageous product.
[M-388 Nuclear Rocket Launcher], equipped with a W54 nuclear warhead.
The Day Fragment in his hand, judging by the item description and the source essence he expended, is undoubtedly extremely dangerous.
If he were to use this in battle and throw it with his bare hands...
"My instincts tell me..."
"Even if I shoot it with an arrow, I should immediately run away."
Lindsey feels a bit warm:
I see through your tricks!
He puts the Day Fragment into his bag, and only then can he view the synthesis formula.
"Sun Shield, Nuclear Fusion Furnace, Star Annihilator, Light Spear Generator..."
Lindsey's voice gets lower and lower.
There are numerous items that can be synthesized with the Day Fragment, and most of them seem extremely dangerous. The materials required are also high-end and hard to come by for Lindsey.
However, at the very bottom of all the formulas, Lindsey sees something he obtained a long time ago, something that would be difficult to use effectively now.
[1 Ice and Fire Emblem + 1 Day Fragment + 1 Moon Fragment = Sacred Eclipse Seal]
"Now that I have the Day Fragment, I just need the Moon Fragment and the Eclipse Mark..."
Lindsey organizes his bag and takes stock of his gains.
He doesn't indulge in fishing anymore, instead putting away his fishing rod and continuing on his journey.
The process must not be confused with the goal.
At this moment of difficulty, the ultimate goal is still to escape the temporal anomaly, so Lindsey puts some thought into managing his time on the road.
Under normal circumstances, his daily travel speed remains the same as before.
But every day, around sunrise and sunset, he dedicates an hour to fishing in the Starry Sea.
Lindsey establishes a very regular daily routine for himself.
After a few days of this routine, the Star Sand in his hand gradually accumulates, and he even has enough to create two extra Day Fragments as backups.
Based on Lindsey's experience, if this thing explodes in front of a Seventh Stage Awakened One, they will undoubtedly die. Even an Eighth Stage Awakened One might be threatened?
He maintains this routine until the fifth day of his journey in the Starry Sea.
This isn't the time Lindsey has set aside for fishing.
But he suddenly stops in his tracks and takes out his fishing rod from his bag.
The reason is simple—
In the deep blue sky, a violent hurricane blows, stirring up even the calm sea surface.
It's raining in the Starry Sea.
And it's a rare, powerful storm!
(End of Chapter)
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