Cave Refuge

Looking at the colossal object docked in the cave mansion, Dong Tianyu proceeded to transform it directly.

However, what Dong Tianyu had not anticipated was, the previous items he transformed consumed survival points and were directly transformed, while this time a selection interface had appeared.

05A Model Technological Destroyer: full length of 135 meters, height 35 meters, width 16 meters, draft 4.5 meters, standard displacement approximately 3600 tons, full-load displacement more than 4000 tons... (Copy pasted, the subsequent part would probably lead to a 404 error.)

It can be transformed into a Mystical Vessel Breaking-Wave: full length of 127 meters, height 30 meters, width 20 meters, draft 3 meters, full-load displacement is 3200 tons, maximum speed of 20 knots, equipped with one Wind-Howl level main gun (cannon), Star-Shattering level auxiliary guns (crossbows), 20 Raven launching platforms (Large catapult monkey?) ...

(I originally thought of posting images in an Easter Egg chapter, but after inquiring with the editor, I realized it would only be possible next month. Unfortunately, there is no image for now, but I believe that the intelligent ones among you will fill that in yourselves.)

Can be converted into the mystical Magic Artifact Riding-Wave Boat: full length of 60 meters, height 15 meters, width of 10 meters, draft of 0 meters, maximum speed 50 knots, equipped with Wind Thousand Edges Array (attack), Wind Breaking Array (speed), Illusion Shadow Formation (concealment), Water Water Barrier Array (defense).

Although this ship looks so big, the transformation doesn't consume as much survival points as expected, Dong Tianyu was fully prepared that he might not have enough points for the transformation.

However, to his surprise, transforming into the Mo's Mechanism's Breaking-Wave only required 50 survival points, which was even fewer than the points needed to add another fruit type to the Fruit Tree.

Even for transforming into a more expensive low-grade Magic Artifact, it only required two fruit positions, totaling up to 200 survival points.

Although Dong Tianyu was clueless about why there was a destroyer present in the Pengville Port, an inner-port, it undoubtedly turned out to his advantage.

Looking at the two options on the Data Layout, Dong Tianyu was momentarily hesitant.

Choosing the Mo's Mechanism Breaking-Wave was relatively regular. Whatever functionalities the Technological Destroyer possesses, most of it will be retained after the transformation.

Not only that, the Mechanism ship's power doesn't require Dong Tianyu to worry about. Excluding part wear and tear, it could possibly function eternally as long as it doesn't always operate at top speed.

However, to operate a Mechanism ship, the manpower required is nearly the same as that of a destroyer. If war machines are included, it requires nearly a hundred people.

In contrast, the Riding-Wave Boat, which is a Magic Artifact, is much better. Even though it's nearly half the size, it can be operated by Dong Tianyu all by himself.

Furthermore, the Riding-Wave Boat's sailing speed on water can reach 50 knots, which is equivalent to 90 km/h on the ground. Keep in mind that this is on water, where even professional assault boats can only reach a speed of 60 km/hour.

However, looking at the indicated draft of zero, Dong Tianyu had a rough idea of the reason.

Normal ships have a draft in water, which is somewhat like a plow in the soil, necessarily creating resistance when moving forward by breaking through the soil.

However, the Riding-Wave Boat floats completely on the water surface. When it moves forward, it's like a car driving on the ground, basically unaffected by resistance from underwater.

The array depicted on the boat is also quite practical. When the Thousand Edges Array is activated, countless wind blades appear around the boat body. Although these wind blades only appear within 50 meters of the ship body's area, their destructive power is not low. At the very least, it can easily cut through armor and break shields.

The existence of the Wind Breaking Array further justifies why the Riding-Wave Boat's speed on the water can reach around 50 knots.

Although the Illusion's Shadow Formation can't ensure the ship is completely invisible, only a hazy silhouette of the ship can be seen from a distance. Thanks to this array, the Riding-Wave Boat can blend into the sea like a chameleon. With just a little distraction, it becomes almost impossible to spot the boat.

As for the defense system's Water Barrier, it need not be spoken of. It's a basic water array. Even if it's depicted on land, it's effective. However, the effects are even better on water. Taking advantage of the terrain, the defense power increases by multiples.

Despite the 200 survival points required to select the Riding-Wave Boat, the cost-performance ratio is very high for Dong Tianyu.

Notwithstanding other factors, the Riding-Wave Boat might be small, but Dong Tianyu can operate it by himself. Although recruiting others is very convenient, like the Breaking-Wave and the destroyer, having people isn't enough. To operate them, specialized training is necessary.

So, Dong Tianyu had to abandon the Mo's Mechanism's Ship, which required fewer survival points and had stronger load-bearing ability, and chose the Magic Artifact Riding-Wave Boat.

However, what Dong Tianyu didn't anticipate was, after obtaining the Riding-Wave Boat, he discovered that maneuvering the Riding-Wave Boat required using Divine Sense. Only after a cultivator's base is successfully established, can the spirit power be condensed into Divine Sense.

Having been busy for so long, now regardless of whether he chose the Mo Mechanism Ship or the Magic Artifact, neither can currently be controlled by Dong Tianyu.

However, after learning this news, Dong Tianyu was not despairing. After all, at this moment the water surface was already frozen. Even if the Riding-Wave could move on the ice surface, Dong Tianyu hadn't yet created a deity...

Alright! At this moment, Dong Tianyu was a bit disheartened.

Reluctantly placing the Riding-Wave Boat into the cave mansion, as for why it wasn't stored in the Shadow Space, the reason was quite simple. Dong Tianyu was temporarily not ready to plan for the newly expanded land of the cave mansion, so he used it as temporary storage.

The Riding-Wave Boat might have shrunk a lot compared to the destroyer before the transformation, but it was a behemoth in reality.

So, in order to better utilize the time-freezing abilities of the Shadow Space, items like the Riding-Wave, which aren't affected by time but are temporary, were stored in the cave mansion.

After leaving the water surface, Dong Tianyu arrived at the container storage area and resumed his joyful blind box opening action.

However, there were no delays today, and he had already returned to the cave mansion on time in the evening, not wasting today's automatic cultivation times.

The resources around Pengcheng that no one was using had been almost mined by Dong Tianyu. The remaining resources were either under the control of the officials or were scattered. After filling up the Shadow Warehouse with an array of resources, Dong Tianyu no longer had his sights on these scattered resources.

The outdoor temperature was dropping daily. Although the temperature didn't always drop much on certain days, sometimes the daily drop was even less than one degree. But it remained unwaveringly cold, with no sign of rising again.

Looking at the hundred fruit tree in the cave mansion that was about to mature its first batch, Dong Tianyu knew that the lunar Spring Festival was coming soon.

This Spring Festival will definitely be remembered by the people of Pengcheng, Daxia, or even of the entire Blue Star, as it's the first one after the arrival of the great winter disaster.