57: Chapter 57 Plasma Focusing Core

Chen Fan broke into a run, only breathing a sigh of relief once he had vaulted onto the warship.

Looking at the system interface, he raised an eyebrow.

This time, the Daytime Instance didn't have the "No Danger" description at the end.

What did this mean?

After a moment of contemplation, Chen Fan clicked confirm.

Currently, the ghost ship had plenty of stored shells, and the china also had ten ballistae as well as two spare 135mm shells.

Even if the Daytime Instance had changed, it shouldn't be difficult for him.

At this time, The Five Women had already impatiently entered the dungeon.

After seeing Chen Fan's flagship, they were full of confidence in the dungeon.

They even hoped the dungeon would become harder due to Chen Fan's participation, just as they had guessed.

Hearing the cheerful voices in the group, Chen Fan couldn't help but smile.

Indeed, ignorance was bliss.

If they knew that the Night Instance had turned into a living hell and the Daytime Instance might have also undergone a drastic change, they probably wouldn't be laughing.

While he was lost in thought, a flash of light caught Chen Fan's attention.

Looking up, his eyes suddenly widened.

"This is..."

Chen Fan rubbed his eyes and leaned over the railing, gazing out in disbelief.

Not far away, a white box floated on the sea surface.

The items inside the box reflected multicolored light under the sun.

"Is this a rare mineral cluster?!!"

"Holy crap?!"

Chen Fan grabbed the nearby Sailor and threw him overboard.

The Sailor swam steadily with all his might and retrieved the box.

[Obtained Resources: rare mineral cluster x1.]

The system notification sounded like heavenly music.

"I didn't expect the Daytime Instance to spawn high-level resources. Could it be because my flagship was upgraded?"

After thinking for a moment, Chen Fan opened the group chat.

"Did any of you scavenge any high-level resources?"

Soon, The Five Women responded one after another.

"What high-level resources? I got some cloth and Steel, but no Gunpowder yet."

"I scavenged some Gunpowder here."

"Huh? Why do I only have Wood? Hmph!"

Hearing this, Chen Fan nodded slightly.

It seemed that in the resource collection phase of the Daytime Instance, resources previously owned by players would appear randomly.

In that case, energy focusing crystals should also appear.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan quickly ordered 100 Sailors to disembark and scatter to search for resources.

The result was just as he expected.

Soon, the Sailors brought back a few scattered resources.

Besides basic resources like Wood and rope, two Sailors brought back a rare mineral cluster and an energy focusing crystal respectively.

Looking at the gradually changing sea area before him, a sharp light flashed in Chen Fan's eyes.

"If I give each of them one, wouldn't they have a chance to obtain these two high-level resources starting from next time?"

For others, picking up one wouldn't be much of an improvement.

But Chen Fan was different. If The Five Women picked up one, it was equivalent to him picking up a hundred!

Thinking of this, the corners of Chen Fan's mouth gradually curled up.

*Beep beep beep—*

A private message notification rang. Chen Fan opened it to see it was the Fangs Vessel again.

"china, are you done with your work?"

"Yeah, what's up?"

"Like I told you before, there's a good place in the Night Instance, but I can't handle it alone. Are you interested?"

Chen Fan raised an eyebrow. "First, tell me how to avoid that tentacle."

Sensing the curiosity in Chen Fan's tone, Fangs took a deep breath.

"I have an item here that can block the tentacle's perception. As long as you're not too unlucky and get whipped to death by a random strike, you'll be fine."

"Oh?"

Chen Fan's interest was instantly piqued. He hadn't expected Fangs to have such a good thing.

Although he was very interested, Chen Fan suppressed his curiosity for now.

"Where is this place you mentioned?"

Fangs Vessel: "On a small island in the north of the dungeon. I encountered a strange race there. They stand upright like us, but they have a horn on their foreheads."

"Savages? Not interested."

"Don't, let me send you a picture first."

Fangs immediately sent a photo, fearing Chen Fan would refuse.

"Look at the shape of this horn. What do you think it is?"

Chen Fan clicked on the image, his eyes narrowing instantly.

That savage looked very similar to a human, but a strange horn grew from his forehead.

It was about 15 centimeters long and completely transparent, but a faint light shimmered inside.

"This is..."

Chen Fan murmured, a theory forming in his mind.

"You must have upgraded to an Advanced Sailing Ship by now, right? My guess is that you've almost gathered all the materials for a Small Patrol Boat."

Fangs was full of excitement, his voice carrying a hint of ecstasy: "I suspect this thing is an energy focusing crystal! Look at the materials needed to upgrade to a medium patrol boat on the system panel."

"Although our primary goal is to collect materials to upgrade to a Small Patrol Boat, it's better to be prepared. You wouldn't pass up such a good opportunity, would you?"

Hearing this, Chen Fan scoffed.

Was this Fangs out of his mind? Did this thing look even remotely like a crystal?

Instead, Chen Fan had a gut feeling that this thing was most likely a plasma energy core!

He didn't know why it would grow on a savage's head, but that didn't matter.

As long as they played their cards right, the six of them wouldn't be short of plasma energy cores in the short term.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan felt a surge of excitement.

"Fine, but there's one more problem: how do we meet up once we're inside?"

Seeing Chen Fan agree, Fangs pumped his fist and flashed a triumphant smile.

With Chen Fan joining, his confidence grew.

"Since we've agreed to cooperate, I'll let you in on a little secret. My Talent is Exploration. Once you're inside, just give me your approximate coordinates, and I'll be able to lock onto your position given some time. We can meet up then."

Hearing this, Chen Fan's eyes narrowed slightly.

"So it's Exploration?"

"And from your tone, the range of Exploration isn't small?"

"sea charts can't be used inside. How do you determine the position?"

Fangs smiled slightly. "Use that thing in the sky to position yourself. Each of its faces is actually different. You'll notice if you look closely."

"Alright, give me the item you mentioned."

"It's not for free. Give me 200 Gunpowder, and I'll give it to you."

"One thousand Wood. Take it or leave it."

"...Fine."

Fangs bit his lip, thinking to himself that you have to bait the hook to catch the fish.

The corners of Chen Fan's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a successful smile.

Wood? I have 281k, I can throw it around as I please.

"I don't have many resources on hand. I'll have someone contact you in a moment; you can trade directly with her."

"Alright. That thing I'm giving you works just by keeping it in your inventory."

Closing the chat window, Chen Fan contacted Jiu Jiu directly and traded 1k Wood to her.

Soon, the trade was completed.

[Obtained: Octopus Tentacle x100.]

Looking at the tentacles lying quietly in his inventory, Chen Fan fell into thought.

"Where did this Fangs get these tentacles?"

"Could it be that carrying the tentacles makes it recognize you as one of its own?"