12: Chapter 12 One Supply Per Second! (New Chapter 1)

[Extracting Talent from the Talent library]

[Su Mei / You have obtained the Talent: treasure basin]

Two golden lights flashed, and two palm-sized, ancient-looking brass basins appeared out of thin air in their hands.

"treasure basin?"

Li Taiping subconsciously weighed the brass basin in his hand; it was heavy and felt cold.

He clicked on the attribute panel, and the next second, his pupils dilated in shock.

[Talent: treasure basin]

[Quality: Common (Can be upgraded with the Talent, and only limited to the Talent)]

[Effect: This is a causal container containing infinite space. When you "sacrifice" 36 units of the same item into the basin, the treasure basin will record the causal sequence of that item and activate "infinite replication" mode.]

[Output Efficiency: 1 unit/second.]

[Current Limitation: Limited to "Common" quality items. (Can be upgraded)]

[Evaluation: With this, you are a walking logistics base. As long as you have seeds, you can flood the world.]

"Hiss—"

Li Taiping gasped, almost biting his tongue.

One per second? Infinite output?

A cheat! This is a damn cheat! A cheat that doesn't even bother to hide!

In this early stage of survival where everyone is fighting for half a loaf of bread and a sip of fresh water at sea, what does this Talent mean?

It means Li Taiping has skipped the primitive accumulation stage and is Far Ahead!

"It seems my luck is not bad."

Su Mei had already put on her clothes and pants; she held the treasure basin in her hands, "This thing really suits my taste."

Li Taiping turned his head abruptly, his eyes burning as if he wanted to eat her:

"Su Mei, you are simply my lucky goddess! This isn't just 'not bad', this is heaven-defying!"

His brain worked at high speed, instantly grasping the most terrifying point of this Talent—sharing.

"We both have a treasure basin, which means as long as we gather 36 units of materials, we can unlock double the happiness! Two units per second!"

Li Taiping was so excited that he jumped off the bed and paced back and forth on the wooden floor barefoot.

"Try it! We must try it immediately!"

Like a child who just got a new toy, he frantically opened his personal warehouse.

The supplies accumulated from opening treasure chests poured out instantly.

"Apples! I have 40!"

"Mineral water! 50 bottles!"

"Cooked meat! 36 portions are enough too!"

"And salt! This is hard currency!"

Li Taiping roughly stuffed 36 red apples into the treasure basin in Su Mei's hands.

A miraculous scene happened.

As soon as the apples touched the mouth of the basin, they disappeared instantly, like mud into the sea.

Immediately after, a faint shimmer appeared at the bottom of the basin, and a translucent progress bar appeared above the basin's mouth.

[Sacrifice complete. Current output: Apple (Common). Efficiency: 1/s.]

"Ding!"

"Ding!"

"Ding!"

He looked into the treasure basin's space.

[Apple x1]

[Apple x2]

[Apple x3]

...

The numbers were jumping wildly, never stopping!

Immediately after, he did the same, "feeding" mineral water, cooked meat, and salt to his and Su Mei's treasure basins.

Just a few minutes later.

Li Taiping looked at the constantly rising four-digit supply reserves in the warehouse, and his whole person felt a bit lightheaded.

"Rich... completely rich!"

He hugged Su Mei, who had just stood up, and fiercely kissed her luscious red lips.

This sudden move made Su Mei slightly stunned.

The face that usually carried a bit of teasing and calmness had a rare, faint blush.

Although she quickly adjusted her expression and returned to her cool, mature woman demeanor, the fleeting joy in her eyes could not be hidden.

She reached out her finger and gently poked Li Taiping's chest, her tone chiding, "Be serious!"

"Hahahaha!"

Li Taiping laughed a few times, but the sharp glint in his eyes did not dissipate.

With infinite supplies, the logistics problem is completely solved.

Those Survivor who are still bitterly farming and fishing are like primitive men holding stone axes facing modern people driving industrial machine tools in front of him.

But this is not the most important thing.

He suddenly thought of something and quickly pulled up the ship's upgrade panel.

[First-rank "Many Children, Many Blessings" -> Second-rank "Many Children, Many Blessings"]

[Upgrade requirements: energy stone (Common) x100.]

[Upgrade rewards: Ship volume expansion, unlock second-floor cabin, randomly rescue a new crew member.]

[Current progress: energy stone 0/100.]

Before seeing this "100" number, Li Taiping only felt his scalp go numb.

After all, he had been drifting at sea for half a day, and combined with trading with Li Jun, he had only managed to get 10 energy stone.

Wanting to gather 100 was as difficult as ascending to heaven!

But now...

Li Taiping's gaze scanned back and forth between the "treasure basin" and the "upgrade requirements," and the corners of his mouth gradually split open, revealing an almost arrogant smile.

"The limitation of the treasure basin is 'Common quality' items."

"energy stone... is also 'Common quality'!"

"As long as I can gather 36 energy stone, sacrifice them to the treasure basin..."

Li Taiping slapped his thigh hard, his voice raised an octave:

"I can get infinite energy stone!"

What 100-piece upgrade requirement?

In the face of infinity, that's a joke!

As long as he exploits this BUG, he can not only instantly upgrade to second-rank, but even all future energy consumption and transaction currency will be inexhaustible numbers to him!

And what does upgrading to second-rank mean?

It means new beautiful female crew members!

It means new Talent!

It means another leap in strength!

"Awesome! Too awesome!"

Li Taiping was so excited that his face was flushed, and he couldn't help but start fantasizing about himself driving a max-level divine ship, with rows of stunning female crew members standing behind him, sweeping across the entire sea area.

"Hehehe... by then, the whole ocean will be my backyard..."

Just as he was laughing more and more like a villain BOSS, a sharp pain suddenly came from his waist.

"Hiss—ouch ouch ouch!"

Li Taiping gasped, looked down, and saw Su Mei pinching the soft flesh on his waist with two fingers, twisting it 180 degrees clockwise.

"Wake up!"

Su Mei rolled her eyes at him, her expression carrying a bit of concern as if looking at a little idiot.

"Put away that face you have of wanting to conquer the world; you're laughing too evilly. If someone didn't know, they'd think you were some perverted demon king from somewhere."

She let go and helped Li Taiping rub the spot she had pinched red.

"Li Taiping, don't get too carried away."

"Infinite supplies are indeed very strong, but these are just resources, not combat power."

Su Mei pointed to the blue ocean outside,

"If others knew you possessed infinite supplies, guess how many people would want to turn you into their slave?"

She looked into Li Taiping's eyes, her gaze earnest.

And Li Taiping instantly returned to a calm state from the ecstasy of his fantasy.

That's right.

He is now like a three-year-old child walking in a slum holding a gold brick.

Infinite supplies can make him live very well, but they can also make him die very quickly.

Without sufficient force to protect this wealth, he is a walking fat sheep in the eyes of others.

Li Taiping took a deep breath, and a calm temperament slowly emerged.

His reverence for extraordinary power returned.

"You're right."

Li Taiping grabbed Su Mei's hand, looking at her with earnest eyes,

"I got carried away. Infinite supplies don't mean absolute safety; only by converting resources into strength is the hard truth."

He paused, his tone becoming exceptionally gentle:

"Thank you, Su Mei. It's really good to have you here to remind me."

If he were alone, he might have really lost his way under the impact of such a huge surprise and done something stupid.

Su Mei watched him quickly regain his calm, her eyes full of smiles.

This man has ambition and can restrain himself.

He is a "potential stock" worth entrusting.

As expected of the man I set my eyes on!

She took a step forward, gently hugged Li Taiping, and leaned her head on his shoulder, her voice soft but firm:

"A teenager's high spirits, understandable. As long as you can stay steady, I will be your strongest backing."

Subsequently, she raised her head, covered her mouth and chuckled, her eyes filled with charm:

"After all, you are the man who is going to conquer this ocean for me. If you die halfway, who would I cry to?"

The two looked at each other and smiled, the atmosphere in the cabin becoming warm and tacit.

"Since the goal is clear, let's get to work."

Li Taiping let go of Su Mei, turned, and walked to the console, his gaze becoming as sharp as a knife.

The current priority is to gather those 36 energy stone!

As long as he crosses this threshold, the "Many Children, Many Blessings" can undergo a qualitative change.