EBE Chapter 31 Kindness
Chapter 31 Kindness
Don't open your mouth to hit cockroaches: "Someone replied to me. He said that to make a medicine station, you need to prepare 15 pieces of wood, 8 pieces of glass, 5 pieces of metal parts, 3 pieces of rubber, and the processing fee is 1 bottle of 500ml fresh water."
Yu Wang nodded after reviewing the list of materials.
This is a reasonable price; he has a surplus of materials, and his requirements for manufacturing fees are very simple.
Without hesitation, Yu Wang immediately retrieved a bottle of fresh water and a box of "Master Kong Instant Noodles" produced by the system from the ship's storage compartment, and sent them to Zhang Xinlan along with the basic materials for making the medicine station and 5 units of wood.
You're in for a ton of luck: "Thank you for your hard work. The water is for processing fees. You can take the instant noodles and eat them yourself."
On the other end, Zhang Xinlan, holding the instant noodles, was stunned for a moment, then a warm feeling welled up in her heart.
"The boss is so kind!"
She only helped pass on a message, but the big boss not only didn't let her work for nothing, but also gave her extra pay!
Especially since it was a box of instant noodles with oil and salt! She hadn't had a hot, flavorful, proper meal in days!
Although grilled fish can fill you up, it has no oil or salt, making it even less tasty than a diet meal!
At least a weight-loss meal has a topping!
Don't just open your mouth to hit a cockroach: "Thanks, boss! I'll definitely get it done! Don't worry!"
Yu Wang, upon receiving Zhang Xinlan's reply, simply smiled and replied with a "Okay".
For him, it was just a small favor, a necessary investment to maintain a good working relationship, and a chance to use up those weird-smelling instant noodles.
Having accepted a bribe to do favors, Yu Wang's private message notification sounded again just ten minutes later.
[Don't open your mouth to hit the cockroach] is transferring 1 potion station to you.
Judging from the time, the other party didn't waste a single second; they sent it over as soon as they received it.
"Not bad efficiency." Yu Wang nodded approvingly and took the items.
A faint light flashed, and a brand-new device appeared in the reserved space in the cockpit.
Yu Wang stepped forward and carefully examined the [Potion Station] in front of him.
This device is smaller and more delicate than the worktable, about half a meter high, and is rectangular in shape.
The base and frame are made of a dark hardwood with a very smooth surface and rounded edges to prevent bumps and knocks. The countertop is a single, thick, milky-white stone slab that is cool to the touch, hard, easy to clean, and corrosion-resistant.
In the center of the tabletop, there is a small bronze heating vessel, shaped like an ancient medicine cauldron, with a pre-reserved connection port at the bottom for connecting to an external heat source.
Next to the heating vessel is a glass condenser assembly, cleverly connected from several transparent glass tubes of varying thicknesses, used for steam condensation and liquid collection.
Next to it are several ceramic grinding bowls and glass measuring cups of different sizes, neatly arranged in specially made grooves.
On the side of the device, there is a small drawer. When you pull it open, you can see some basic tools neatly arranged inside: bone or wooden medicine spoons, filters of different mesh sizes, pestles, and several rolls of clean linen.
Although the entire medicine station is not complicated in structure, it has all the necessary functions and is quite solidly made.
[Pharmacy Counter]
[Type: Processing/Production Equipment]
[Level: Lv.1 (Upgradeable)]
[Function: Used for preparing various medicines, ointments, extracts, etc. Requires familiarity with the relevant formula and preparation of all necessary materials.]
[Description: A simple yet fully functional potion-making station, sufficient for beginners' exploration needs. Who knows, a brand new potion might be born here! Please keep the station clean when using it (all medicines have some degree of toxicity; mixing the wrong one could be more poisonous than poison itself! *sigh*)]
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"Very good!" Yu Wang patted the cold countertop with satisfaction.
With it, he could finally begin to try making the [Basic Universal Antidote]!
With the antidote in hand, we'll have much more confidence to explore future dungeons.
He placed the medicine station on the other side of the workbench, opposite the oil extractor, forming a preliminary "logistics manufacturing area".
Next, check the potion recipe and material balance to confirm how many doses of basic universal antidote you can make.
[Basic All-Purpose Antidote]
[Type: Medicine]
【材料：玻璃X3、任意活性毒液X1、100ML纯净水、酸菊果X1、海藻胶X1】
[Description: It can neutralize many common toxins; it has a sweet and sour taste that kids love.]
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All available medicinal materials for the entire body are: Rainbow Shell x3, Venom x19, Highly Toxic Putrefactive Glands x32, and Turbid Gel-like Congeal x45.
Among them, the monster drops 'Highly Toxic Corrosive Glands' and 'Turbid Gelatinous Concrete' obtained from the water cannon base are...
It can be used as a substitute for "active venom" and "algae gel" respectively.
The downside is that, since these are not the standard materials explicitly specified in the recipe, the game system's "one-click automatic processing" convenience cannot be enjoyed. Manual operation at the potion station is required, making the process more cumbersome and potentially affecting the success rate.
It may even affect the quality or effectiveness of the final medicine.
"It's good enough if it's usable; we can't expect too much." Yu Wang had a very stable mindset.
In his previous life, in order to save money, he had already accumulated a lot of experience in preparing potions. This kind of simple potion with less than 10 kinds of raw materials has a high success rate.
"Of all the necessary materials for the potion, I have venom, water, seaweed extract, and glass," Yu Wang said, sorting through the ingredients. "The only thing missing is the most crucial one: 'Sour Chrysanthemum Fruit'."
Without citronella fruit, the crucial neutralization step of the recipe cannot be completed; forcing the process will only result in a pot of poison or waste liquid.
Most importantly, there is no alternative to it.
Considering that some time has passed since he announced the acquisition,
Yu Wang quickly searched through the chat backend that Ya A had filtered for.
His backing was filtered by DuckA.
The irrelevant comments, such as those that were disruptive, begging, or asking for help, were all filtered out, leaving only those who genuinely wanted to make a transaction, thus resulting in a high quality of comments.
Although he found several pieces of information about citrus fruits, when he asked the sellers to send a photo of the fruit to confirm, he found the situation a bit confusing:
In my memory, the fruit of genuine sour chrysanthemum is about the size of a hawthorn, yellowish-green in color, and has small bumps on its skin.
The fruits sent by some people were obviously the wrong size; some looked like dates, and some looked like cherry tomatoes.
The colors sent by some people were all over the place—red, purple, black, and more.
The most outrageous thing is that someone actually held up a bright yellow natural sponge and confidently claimed that it was "a citrus fruit that grows in the sea," and even offered a high price for it!
"Has no one in Sector 444 reached the island with abundant vegetation yet?"
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Upon closer examination, Yu Wang realized that there might not actually be one.
Given the average sailing speed of survivors, even if they spot an island nearby, it would take several days to sail to that island.
Therefore, in the vast ocean, there may not be many people who have actually landed on resource-rich islands, let alone systematically collected and learned about the plants on those islands.
Unless you're one of those incredibly lucky "chosen ones" who get a free island spot right at the start of the game.
Unless the game immediately opens a server-wide survivor trading platform, obtaining Sour Chrysanthemum Fruit will require some time and luck.
As Yu Wang pondered this, he rummaged through the backstage area.
Suddenly, he made a surprising discovery!
It turns out that someone had already brought the giant clawed lobster they caught to their door to inquire about the buyback price!
"Great! We're still short on citrus fruits, but we have giant lobster shells! Finally, we can make armor! With armor, and then we can get some citrus fruits to make an antidote, and then we can go explore the dungeon!"
Yu Wang's spirits lifted, and he began negotiating with each of them one by one.