115: Chapter 115 Loot

Twelve eerie blue orbs of light floated silently above the silt, radiating a deadly allure.

Li Taiping decisively deactivated his mecha and Bestialization state, exhaling a long breath of stale air.

"Captain, are you hurt?" Xia Zhi and the others swam over quickly, their tense nerves finally relaxing after confirming he was completely unharmed.

"I'm fine, just a small skirmish." Li Taiping tilted his chin, pointing at the light orbs on the ground. "Look, the loot dropped."

The girls' eyes were instantly drawn to the blue light—Excellent Grade loot!

"Didn't that monster die just now? How did another one pop up?" Lin Weiyu stared at the light orbs, her face full of confusion.

Li Taiping shook his head and casually explained the mechanism he had just realized:

"Twin Sea Beasts, they live and die together. If you kill one, the other will be in the shadows casting a spell to resurrect it."

"I see!" Lin Qingxue's electronic voice was filled with realization. "No wonder the last two peak Excellent Grade ones didn't drop anything. We have to kill them simultaneously to clear it?"

"That's what you call a mechanic-based monster." Li Taiping smirked. "In the future, if you encounter ones that refuse to drop gear, be extra careful."

The girls nodded thoughtfully.

"Alright, time to loot the corpses!"

Li Taiping rubbed his hands together and swam directly toward the light orbs.

He reached out and touched the first one.

[Excellent Grade Item Upgrade Scroll: Can forcibly upgrade a good grade item to an Excellent Grade.]

"Good stuff!" Li Taiping's eyes lit up, the frustration from encountering those weathered scrolls earlier vanishing instantly.

Keep looting!

The second one, an upgrade scroll!

The third one, an upgrade scroll!

...He opened ten light orbs in one go, and they were all [Excellent Grade Item Upgrade Scrolls]!

However, the smile on Li Taiping's face gradually faded.

Ten Excellent Grade scrolls—if put out there, they would definitely make other Survivor fight tooth and nail for them, and they would certainly boost the team's combat power significantly.

But does he need these right now? Not really!

What he craves most right now are the special materials to upgrade his fifth-rank [Many Children, Many Blessings]—the [Excellent Grade Fuel Filter] and [High-precision Navigation Compass]!

If he doesn't upgrade the ship to the fifth rank, how can he unlock the next four new girls and their overpowered Talents?

Not to mention he also has a [treasure basin] Talent.

He is now only 16 Excellent Grade energy stones away from collecting 36 of the same item, which would trigger an infinite duplication spree!

Ten Excellent Grade Item Upgrade Scrolls are useful, but not urgently needed.

"Bottleneck materials really aren't that easy to drop."

Li Taiping clicked his tongue inwardly and turned his gaze to the last two light orbs.

These light orbs were somewhat different; a mysterious shimmer permeated the blue light.

He reached out and grabbed!

[crew release order (Special/Blue)]!

[Effect: Randomly rescues one initial crew member who is in a sealed state.]

[Note: This token is a random draw; you cannot specify the person.]

A blue crew release order!!!

A new girl! This means we can unlock another beautiful and cute female crew member!

Awesome!

There was one other item—a card made of a strange material.

[Abandoned City Dungeon Entry Card]

[Quality: Special (Unique)]

[Type: Single-player Dungeon Entry Ticket]

[Usage: One-time use, enter at any time.]

[Trial Duration: 24h]

[Recommended Level: Peak Excellent]

Li Taiping's pupils constricted sharply.

A dungeon entry ticket! And it's a unique single-player dungeon!

He had long guessed that every sea area must have a hidden dungeon, and this must definitely be the hidden entrance to the Abyssal Sea Region!

No need to match with players from other regions, no need to guard against backstabbing—it's a pure, solo exclusive run!

As for the "Peak Excellent" recommended level? With his current monstrous stats and his overpowered Talents, going in would just be a total crush!

"Captain, what is this?" Lin Weiyu leaned in to look and exclaimed, "A single-player dungeon card?!"

"Yeah, good stuff." Li Taiping backhanded the card into his inventory, deciding to study it properly once they were back on the ship.

"This ruin really does hide a big secret."

Lin Qingxue's electronic voice was filled with excitement.

"It's a pity those wild scrolls have all weathered away."

Lin Weiyu pursed her lips and scanned the surroundings.

They had spent an hour scouring this ancient ruin like they were plowing a field; apart from the weathered items and these two Twin Sea Beasts, there were no other living things.

"Let's pull out and head back to the ship for supplies." Li Taiping waved his hand. Staying in the deep sea for too long consumed a huge amount of stamina.

Just as he turned around, Lin Weiyu suddenly pressed against him.

The girl's warm body rubbed against his arm through the diving suit. She stood on her tiptoes, whispering into his ear with a breathy, incredibly faint, yet seductive voice:

"Captain brother... since we're already here, how about... we have some fun right here?"