22: Chapter 22 Invulnerable to All Poisons (7)

Li Taiping checked his Talent panel with an expressionless face.

Immunity to All Poisons, ordinary grade, growable.

Effect: Passive.

You will be immune to all forms and all levels of poison.

This is what they call ordinary grade?

The value of the six words "immune to all levels" is simply off the charts.

This means that even if he encounters a mythical-grade venomous creature in the future, as long as it uses poison, it would be nothing in front of Li Taiping.

This ordinary Talent is actually terrifying; the key is that it can even be upgraded!

Li Taiping closed the panel, his gaze landing softly beside him.

"You've worked hard."

Li Taiping leaned down and gently kissed her pert nose.

There was no response; the Little Girl was fast asleep, even smacking her lips a couple of times, as if eating something delicious in her dream.

Li Taiping couldn't help but chuckle, tucked the blanket around her, and turned to push the door open and walk out.

...

As soon as he stepped into the living room, a strange atmosphere hit him.

The cabin, originally filled with the tension of doomsday survival, was now split into two completely different worlds.

On the sofa area to the left.

Su Mei sat cross-legged; she had changed into a new, ordinary-quality pink outfit refreshed from the treasure basin, which barely covered the tops of her thighs.

At this moment, she was actually holding an embroidery hoop, pinching a silver needle, looking focused... embroidering?

That's right, it was embroidery.

And in the open space on the right.

Xia Zhi was wearing a tight sports tank top, drenched in sweat.

She was holding an ordinary fishing rod, meticulously practicing thrusting movements.

"Swish! Swish!"

Every swing brought with it a sharp whistling sound.

These two: one seemed to have traveled to the boudoir of an ancient noble lady, and the other seemed to be in a Spartan training camp.

Li Taiping's mouth twitched slightly.

"What are you two...?"

Su Mei looked up upon hearing the sound, cast a sultry glance at him, and didn't stop her needlework at all:

"Yo, the great captain is finally willing to come out? I thought you were going to die in that bed of comfort."

She put down the hoop and looked at Li Taiping with a smile that wasn't quite a smile:

"Three times a day, oh? It seems our captain's kidneys are truly made of iron."

Li Taiping coughed dryly, trying to hide his embarrassment:

"Ahem, it's mainly for the grand plan of human reproduction, giving my all."

"Save it."

Su Mei softened her posture, resting her chin on the back of her hand, and spoke:

"How does it feel? Compared to me?"

This question was practically a death trap.

Even Xia Zhi, who was sweating profusely nearby, paused her movements for an imperceptible moment.

Although she still had her back to them and was still waving her "sword," the rhythmic whistling sound was clearly off-beat by half a second.

Clearly, the ears of a certain cold female swordswoman had pricked up.

Li Taiping gulped down some water, his expression calm and composed:

"Each has their own merits. Su Mei, you are the passion of the surging waves; Jin Xin is the gentleness of a small bridge over flowing water; as for Xia Zhi..."

He paused and scanned the figure with his eyes:

"It's that tacit understanding of fighting side-by-side and the sense of conquest. I like them all; they are equally matched."

A textbook master of balancing the scales.

"Tch, scumbag quotes."

Su Mei rolled her eyes, clearly dissatisfied with this catch-all answer, but she couldn't find any fault with it.

She picked up the embroidery needle again and muttered:

"Boring. By the way, what Talent did the Little Girl awaken?"

"Immunity to All Poisons." Li Taiping put away the water bottle and said seriously, "And it's a passive effect, ignoring levels."

"Clang!"

The fishing rod in Xia Zhi's hand tapped against the wall, making a crisp sound.

She turned her head, a flash of surprise in her cold eyes:

"Conceptual-grade Talent?"

Su Mei was also stunned; the needle in her hand almost pricked her finger:

"No way? This luck... I thought she was just here to make up the numbers, but she's actually a king?"

In this sea full of unknowns, being able to ignore levels and be immune to toxins means that Yun Jinxin has an extremely strong survival ability in certain specific environments!

"So, we don't keep idlers on our ship."

Li Taiping smiled and didn't continue the topic.

He glanced at the survival manual on his wrist; it was already one o'clock in the morning.

"You guys get some rest; I'm going to the deck to get some air."

...

Stepping out of the cabin, the salty, fishy sea breeze instantly filled his collar, blowing away the heat on his body.

Ink-colored night shrouded the sky, with sparse stars.

The black tide had long since disappeared, and the sea surface had returned to its usual calmness, with only the sound of waves hitting the hull echoing in his ears.

Li Taiping moved his mind.

The "Many Children, Many Blessings" ship, which was cutting through the waves, slowly decelerated and finally, with a slight inertia-induced sway, came to a steady stop on the sea surface.

Although they hadn't yet sailed out of the novice sea area, the nautical chart showed that they were still a long distance from the nearest danger zone, making it absolutely safe.

What satisfied Li Taiping the most was that although this second-rank ship still required manual steering control in the cockpit,

straight-line navigation and emergency stops could be completely controlled by thought, as if it had an intelligent autopilot system.

"Time to work."

Li Taiping flipped his palm, and two semi-new [Alloy Powerful fishing rods] appeared in his hands.

These were new goods that had just arrived at the trading post during the "Many Children, Many Blessings Ritual".

For him now, ordinary resources were just a number; only special items that could bring qualitative changes were hard currency.

"Still need 3 more."

Li Taiping muttered to himself, his eyes appearing exceptionally bright in the darkness.

He was only 3 [energy stone (good)] away from the upgrade requirements for the [third-rank duozi duofu hao].

Once the upgrade was successful, this ship would undergo a true qualitative change!

Not only would he be able to rescue two new crew members, but more importantly—the Talents of all bound crew members would advance from "ordinary" to "good"!

This was the true core benefit.

Just imagine, if Su Mei's [treasure basin] advanced to the good grade, would that mean... it could replicate good grade items?

If that could really be achieved, then the so-called scarcity of good grade resources would become history in the eyes of Li Taiping.

good grade energy stone? Replicate!

good grade resources? Replicate!

Even if he gathered a count of 36, good grade weapons...?

However, before that, he needed to gather five crew members first!

Li Taiping suddenly remembered the methods for rescuing crew members mentioned in Rule 3.

[Rule 3: The captain can obtain rescue opportunities by upgrading the ship, exploring special sea areas, landing on fantasy islands...]

"Special sea areas, fantasy islands..."

Li Taiping's grip on the fishing rod tightened, and he frowned slightly.

This was his biggest worry at the moment.

He might be able to withstand threats at sea by relying on his sturdy ship and infinite supplies.

But what if he needed to land on an island to explore later?

Look at the current configuration:

Su Mei, other than having big breasts and a brain, she was a weakling with a combat power basically at five, purely logistics.

Yun Jinxin, although she had Immunity to All Poisons, that was a passive support; when it came to a real fight, she was just a mascot.

Xia Zhi, the only combatant currently; although her swordsmanship was proficient, her physical fitness hadn't caught up yet, only slightly better than a weakling.

What if they encountered some thick-skinned monsters on the island, or swarms of natives...

"If I have to rely on myself alone, I'll be exhausted to death sooner or later."

Li Taiping exhaled a breath of stale air and muttered to himself.