bookbashuk Chapter 87 Island Upgrade Branch
Chapter 87 Island Upgrade Branch
After working for nearly an hour, the result was that these three stray dogs were as poor as beggars on the street.
Su Jin went to the island where the three of them lived. Besides some traces of fire in the hair, there were also some stored wild fruits, and some women's clothes were found on Lao Hei's bird droppings island.
There was almost nothing else of practical value, leaving him empty-handed.
That's true. These guys who rely on looting mostly hoard guns but not food. They just rob whatever they can get their hands on, so they don't have anything of value.
The only things of value are probably these few islands they own, and the islands they seized.
What is this island called Guano Island, Geothermal Island, Limestone Island, and another island that looks like a deserted island?
On the surface, none of them were as prosperous as Lin Xuan's Sweet Dew Island, which gave Su Jin little desire to explore.
These islands are not like Lin Xuan's islands, which seem to be rich in resources and have been explored by this female college student in advance, so there is some known information about them. Everything else is still in an unknown state.
The resources are unknown, the dangers are unknown, there is almost no useful information, and the only person who knew the information has been killed by him.
Exploring islands is a dangerous and time-consuming activity.
The main reason is that these islands don't seem to offer much profit. He might have been more interested in the other islands.
For example, there is a forest island similar to Chestnut Round Island, where gray apes can be seen from time to time, and it looks very prosperous.
Su Jin named the island Apewood Island, believing that steel and wood would definitely exist on the island.
He's currently only missing a steelwood trunk to upgrade his ship to level 5. Once he finds another steelwood trunk, the other materials won't be a big problem.
In addition, far across from this island, there is another island with sparser trees.
But he considered this island to be the richest in the archipelago, even to the point of being incredibly wealthy.
There was no other reason than that he saw some exposed reddish-brown minerals on the island.
Based on his experience, he believed these should be hematite.
He also asked Lin Xuan briefly and received confirmation from this high-achieving student that this was indeed red iron ore.
This is not a coincidence; rather, there is a massive iron ore vein on this island.
This is a huge amount of iron ore. If it could get into Su Jin's hands, and Shen Qiaoqiao could build a few blast furnaces, then they could smelt iron at a rapid pace.
Iron is also a strategic resource, even more important than coal.
Many of their things are now made of wood, which makes them extremely unusable.
If they were to use iron products, their quality of life would improve significantly, and even their crossbows could be replaced with entirely iron ones, making them even more powerful.
Su Jin was extremely envious of the resources on these two islands, but unfortunately, their owners were still alive.
Although his talent is to become the Pirate King, he cannot actually become a pirate and do the beastly things that the three wild dogs did before.
He doesn't offend others unless they offend him; this is his life motto.
However, speaking of islands, the island that Lao Zhang named Wanghaijiao (Cape of the Sea) has undergone quite a few changes.
The biggest change is that there is a small wooden cabin on the beach. It's not big, about 15 square meters, just like a small single apartment.
Su Jin didn't need to think about it; it must have been Old Zhang who used the materials he gave him to upgrade the island to level 2. This wooden house should be the territory given to him by the system.
Just then, Old Zhang returned from sea fishing at the edge of the cliff, seemingly bringing back quite a few treasures.
Upon seeing Su Jin's ship, they waved to him.
"Boss, over here."
Su Jin hesitated for a moment, but still steered the boat closer to Old Zhang's island.
Although he had a good haul today, it wasn't exactly ideal. He wanted to see if he could get some more good stuff from Lao Zhang.
Old Zhang seemed to be in a very good mood and was in good spirits, obviously having slept well last night.
Upon seeing Su Jin, he smiled and said:
"Thanks to the big shot, with the materials he provided, he managed to upgrade the island to level 2 yesterday by gathering some stones."
As he spoke, he pointed to the small wooden house next to him, unable to contain his smile:
"This is the cabin I got as an upgrade reward. It comes with a small fireplace. Just put coal and wood in it and it will burn automatically to provide heat. It should help me get through the cold snap."
Su Jin nodded, smiled slightly, and congratulated him:
"That's great, life will definitely get better and better from now on."
He paused, as if thinking of something, and asked with a hint of curiosity:
"By the way, after you upgrade to a level 2 island, you should be able to see what the requirements are for a level 3 island. I'm curious how many materials are needed."
Old Zhang was stunned for a moment, then remembered that Su Jin's island was a boat, so the conditions should be different.
He didn't hide anything and told him directly:
"The upgrade conditions for a level 3 island are not actually unique; the system provides two routes."
"The first method involves continuing to invest a large amount of wood and a small amount of stone, and then expanding the size of the house, which should be able to become a two-story building."
"The second method is slightly the opposite. You don't need to put in too much wood, but you need to put in a lot of stone, about 100 units."
"Then the upgrade was to replace most of the house with stone, and expand the territory a little. There was no second floor, but a cellar was given to store food."
Su Jin was a little surprised after hearing this, not expecting there to be a branching route so soon. Then he asked curiously:
"They all sound pretty good. Which route are you planning to choose?"
When this question was raised, Old Zhang showed a troubled expression:
"I would prefer the first option because it would be more comfortable to stay on, but the second option is definitely safer, and I feel it will be more impressive later on."
He shrugged and continued:
"Actually, it depends on what materials I have. As things stand, I feel like I can only choose the first option. Otherwise, could you sell me 100 units of stone?"
Su Jin shook his head:
"Impossible. Although stones are everywhere, digging them up is too much effort and not worthwhile. It's better to cut a single tree stump."
He patted Lin Xuan on the shoulder beside him:
"Xiaoxuan, if I asked you to dig for stones for a day, how many do you think you could dig?"
Lin Xuan's face darkened, and she said with a bitter expression:
"Let me go! I might not even be able to dig up 100 units in a week!"
Su Jin looked at Old Zhang with a "you see what I mean" expression on his face.
"So I can only choose the first option." Old Zhang shrugged helplessly, then looked at Su Jin expectantly.
But all he got in return was a single sentence from Su Jin:
"I only have less than 5 units of wood on my ship right now, and there's some steel and wood that I can't sell to you. Besides, I'm short of wood myself."
Su Jin thought for a moment and said:
"I can sell you some coal or other tools if you need them."
Old Zhang shook his head; he didn't need to do that for the time being.
In that case, Su Jin is powerless to help.
It was already afternoon; if he set off now, he should be able to get back before descending the mountain.
But while his idea was admirable, reality delivered another cruel blow.
Just as he was halfway back, passing by the Green Mist Island, the sky suddenly changed.
The once clear sky was suddenly filled with dark, heavy clouds, thunder rumbled, and it looked like a heavy rain was about to fall.
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Current weather: Raging storms