Grand Voyage : Surviving on a Ghost Ship-Chapter 278 - Getting ready

Making one such low-grade Rat-Hero Cape required the hides of roughly one hundred adult House Rats.

Yang Yi had tried using the pelts of juvenile rats as well, but they were too thin and of poor quality. Every attempt without exception had failed.

After doing the math, he found that he still had more than 2,600 adult House Rat corpses left. Making twenty-six cloaks would be no problem at all.

He planned to start presales tonight, with a tentative price of 6,999, deliberately set at that “a bit pricey” threshold.

For gear like this, players from the Lightless Sea would very likely buy one.

Players from other regions might also buy it. Better safe than sorry.

“Suna, how long will it take to make that rat killer?”

Yang Yi sent her a private message.

“I’ve got a new idea, so it’ll take longer. I estimate mass production won’t be possible until three days from now,”

she replied quickly this time.

“So five or six days total, then. Mass production itself will take time too.”

Yang Yi roughly estimated the schedule.

…

Two hours later.

Urged on by Xiao Ji the robot, Suna finally stopped her research and shot Yang Yi a sharp glare.

Her sanity value had been dropping a bit fast. Whatever she was working on, it had nearly dipped below 50.

Meanwhile, Yang Yi was in the central courtyard making replica Rat-Hero Capes. It took about forty minutes per piece, and his technique was getting smoother by the minute.

After finishing three cloaks, he took out the Low-tier Artisan Inscription Stone, planning to upgrade the satchel he had just obtained.

This item was a spatial storage tool, extremely popular on the market. It had already replaced firearms as the hottest commodity around and was notoriously hard to buy.

Other similarly scarce items included magic skill books and enhancement stones.

After some thought, Yang Yi decided to prioritize upgrading the satchel.

For him, the improvement was modest, his stomach pouch already had dozens of cubic meters of space.

But if he gave it to Suna, it would be a significant upgrade, since the capacity of her Bag of Holding wasn’t very large.

Yang Yi enhanced the satchel.

The artisan inscription stone shattered, turning into golden runes that fused into the bag.

【Name: Extradimensional Satchel】

【Type: Treasure】【Quality: Rare】【Description: Contains six cubic meters of storage space. Cannot store living creatures.】

“Not bad.”

Yang Yi nodded after reading the info, reasonably satisfied.

A six–cubic-meter storage item like this could fetch a high price of 150,000 Shell Coins on the market, and it would sell instantly.

“Deliver this bag to Dr. Suna.”

Yang Yi summoned Xiao Ji and had it run the errand.

After wrapping all that up, it was already close to six in the evening.

Yang Yi checked the Light Containers he had left. There were still five.

One had been consumed earlier by the Penitent Armor, but he had later found two unused ones in the satchel, so the total had actually increased by one.

As long as he used them sparingly, reaching the Golden Chamber of Commerce or Cook Island wouldn’t be a problem.

He continued making low-grade Rat-Hero Capes, churning out another seven. His hands were moving faster and faster, almost like an assembly line.

The crafting time per cloak also dropped, from forty minutes at the start to thirty.

He checked the time and his own condition.

There was still more than an hour before trading opened at 23:00.

His stamina had dropped to 42, already quite low.

After all, from the earlier battle until now, Yang Yi hadn’t rested at all.

He looked over his detailed status panel.

Pollution had increased by 1%, reaching 36%.

Mental experience had risen to ( / ). He was less than 3,500 experience away from raising his base stat to 10.

All other attributes had increased as well, though they were still some distance from leveling up.

Strength was the closest, at ( / ), needing about 4,000 more.

After reviewing his status, he decided to lie down and rest for a bit, planning to sleep properly after the trading window closed.

…

Time quickly reached 23:00, and the world chat channel lit up.

Yang Yi immediately posted his trade listings, including everything he planned to sell, with prices clearly marked.

They included one battered laser pistol, one old laser rifle, and ten low-grade Rat-Hero Capes. Preorders were supported, with a total cap of twenty-six units.

He used the title One-Eyed directly, aiming to speed up sales.

The influencer effect kicked in. There was almost no haggling, buyers were decisive.

The laser pistol sold for 20,000 Shell Coins, while the rifle went for 50,000.

The replica Rat-Hero Capes sold more slowly. After seven were sold, the number of inquiries gradually dropped off.

It seemed there weren’t many players in the Lightless Sea. The market was average, and there was no buying frenzy.

Yang Yi directly posted detailed information about the Lightless Sea and darkness in the chat, under the name One-Eyed.

“In the Lightless Sea, the surface is covered by a layer of black mist that behaves like a living thing. It creeps up along the hull, causing corrosive effects and draining the life force of anything it touches.

High temperatures, low temperatures, and similar methods can suppress the spread of the darkness, but it’s extremely difficult to eliminate completely.

Only holy water, equipment that emits sacred light, or Light Containers can truly dispel the darkness and allow normal navigation in the Lightless Sea…”

He began explaining the mechanics of darkness, quickly drawing the attention of a large number of players.

Although other players had mentioned similar information before, none of it was as detailed as what Yang Yi provided. He also offered multiple countermeasures, complete with item descriptions and photos.

“Big Boss One-Eye has completely figured out the Lightless Sea!”

“Thanks for the intel, I’ve saved it!”“Light Containers are sold at the Golden Chamber of Commerce. I’ve bought them before, 2,500 Shell Coins each. They literally saved my life.”“I’ve been to the Golden Chamber too. How come I didn’t see them?”“Lightless Sea–only, probably.”“Boss, I’ll take a Rat-Hero Cape, just in case!”“What are the stats on the original? Can you share them?”“..........”

Guided by Yang Yi’s momentum, all twenty-six cloaks were sold. Ten of them were bought by Shen Guanquan in one go, though he negotiated a discount, bringing the price down to 6,000 Shell Coins each.

After finishing his sales, Yang Yi began browsing other valuable bits of information and news.

For example, the Steel Brothers had fought a local native pirate crew and won. They were now offloading the spoils.

The Troupe was busy charting more detailed sea maps.

More and more players had realized that the world map only showed rough outlines. Many smaller islands weren’t drawn at all due to space limits.

The Troupe was working to fill in the global sea chart and planned to expand it further, eventually pushing into the Lightless Sea to explore…

Yang Yi paid close attention to the movements of several familiar fleets.

Before long, one particular message caught his eye.

“Everyone, whatever you do, don’t wait until your exposure reaches 90% before using a Stealth Capsule!

The growth rate isn’t fixed. It can spike from 90% straight to 100% in an instant, and when that happens, you just vanish!”

A player issued the warning. One of his friends had disappeared like that, all because he tried to save on a Stealth Capsule.

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