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"You mean you can repair wooden products?"

She casually fiddled with the small magnesium rod she had rummaged through Klaus's bag and asked him for confirmation.

Klaus had recovered from the shock and, driven by his professional instincts, got up to observe the 'ship'.

"Yes, the Lv.0 [Foundry] sequence can recognize and repair basic wooden structures, provided there is enough wood."

"This ship..."

He stroked the coffin lid beneath him and then knocked on the crooked railing.

"These...are bones? Human skeletons?"

"That's right."

He casually and unceremoniously stuffed the magnesium rod into his pocket—

He discovered that only the decomposed parts could be put into the system repository.

"Its raw materials came from my former teammate..."

Klaus's gray eyes widened, and he instinctively shifted his weight back slightly. "Former...former teammate?!"

Ren Yi nodded seriously:

"Yeah, a very reliable partner. He's ruthless and doesn't talk much. He even saved my life from a Japanese player."

Klaus couldn't tell for a moment whether the man was joking or telling a ghost story so casually.

However, this person is absolutely capable of doing such a thing!

"You...you..." He wanted to say "disassemble".

"There was no other way, it was for survival." Ren Yi's expression of nostalgia deepened, and his tone was desolate.

"And this was also his last wish..."

He said, "Instead of sinking to the cold seabed, let's merge into a small boat and become an aircraft carrier, and conquer the ocean together."

Arbitrary descriptions instantly coalesced into a crime film in Klaus's mind—

Serial killers in movies often have charming appearances, elegant speech, and glamorous professions.

They would turn the victims' bones into works of art.

Turn skin into a lampshade or canvas!

As his current "teammate", Renyi wouldn't skin him to make sails and then use his own bones to reinforce the coffin, would he?

Klaus felt a chill run down his spine, fearing that any unnecessary movement would be interpreted as a "last wish."

The viewers in the Dragon Kingdom's live stream room were already laughing so hard they could hardly breathe:

[Hahahaha, look how pale his face has turned!]

[Hehe, he believed it! He really believed it!]

[Klaus: Please let me die a quick and painless death.]

[I feel like Klaus is already thinking about which part of his body would be best suited to be an oar.]

Renyi had no idea about Klaus's rich inner thoughts; he only felt that the big guy's expression was a bit strange.

"Speaking of which,"

"There is indeed something very urgent that needs your attention."

Klaus shuddered.

However, the anticipated scenario of someone suddenly pulling out a weapon and indiscriminately killing people did not unfold.

He only saw Ren Yi wave his hand, and with a burst of blue light, a pile of wood and hemp rope appeared out of thin air.

[5 pieces of wood, 2 pieces of hemp rope]

"Get the boat repaired." He gestured arbitrarily to the surrounding mess of railings and the cracked bow.

"..."

Ship repair?

That's it?

For some reason, Klaus felt a sense of joy, as if he had survived a disaster.

It's clearly more promising to be a shipwright than to become part of a ship.

He took a deep breath and resignedly picked up the pile of materials.

Why is Hans the cat suddenly so obedient?

Ren Yi was a little puzzled. Had she scared him?

no.

He was quite friendly just now, and even told jokes to liven things up.

Klaus clearly didn't need any more reassurance; once he got into work mode, his entire demeanor changed.

After examining the small coffin raft, Klaus came to the conclusion:

"No, I can't fix it completely."

"A level 0 [Foundry] can only perform complete repairs and reinforcements on wooden structures."

His fingers traced the crack at the bow of the ship.

"The bones and wood of this ship are not simply pieced together, but... fused together."

"All I can do is temporarily patch up the damaged parts, but that won't fully restore its durability."

Klaus carefully considered his words and explained:

"It's like replacing the bumper on a car, but there's nothing I can do about the damage to the engine."

"To fix the 'hybrid structure,' my sequence needs to be upgraded to at least Lv.1."

Renyi was not disappointed.

Klaus's value was far greater than he had imagined.

What conditions are required for your sequence upgrade?

"Proficiency, and... 10 evolution points."

10 evolution points.

One sharp-toothed fish monster is worth 1 evolution point, but the problem is that you can't just find those kinds of fish whenever you want...

The last time they were able to kill so many in one go was thanks to the "selfless dedication" of the Japanese players.

Where can we get so many evolution points now?

His gaze unconsciously drifted to the distant sea, which had been churning not long ago.

The strange snake, which they had severely injured together, is still nearby.

That thing...

It should be worth quite a few evolution points, right?

The moment that thought popped into his head, he immediately suppressed it.

The little wrecked boat only has 15 points of durability left. Going to fight that big guy head-on now would be a death wish.

The most urgent task is to address the more practical issues first.

freshwater.

Unfortunately, the feathers that had just been set out to collect dew were all lost in the impact.

"How...did you solve your food and fresh water problems before?"

Upon hearing this question, Klaus showed a relieved expression.

"It's a supply crate, a basic supply crate randomly dropped by the game. I was lucky and found a food supply crate with bottled water and compressed biscuits inside."

He then sighed.

"But I thought I was going to die just now. I didn't pay attention to the supplies when I was burning the ship. They're probably all burned or fell into the sea."

Any: "..."

What a disappointment!

"Alright, let's do what we can first."

As he spoke, he shoved the iron nails he had previously separated into pieces into Klaus's hand.

"Bend it."

"A fishhook?" Klaus immediately understood what Ren Yi was planning, frowning. "It's rusted way too much..."

"It will affect the final product's appearance..."

He complained as he pulled a small hammer from his toolbox.

He has an almost obsessive pride in his profession; even if he has to use scrap materials, he must produce the most standard work.

There are more important things to do.

He took out dried wood, grease, and cloth from the warehouse.

Skillfully scraping out sawdust with a sharp bird's beak, piling it into a clump in the cracks of the wood, and then mixing it with greased strips of cloth.

Once ready, press one end of the magnesium rod against the wood fibers, and use the tip of the bird's beak to scrape it forcefully with the other hand.

"Sizzle—"

With a blinding white light, the spark landed precisely in the wood wool.

A wisp of blue smoke rose,

Immediately afterwards, a cluster of orange-yellow flames shot out.

Immediately place the prepared dry wood strips on top and carefully use your body to block the wind until the flames stabilize.

The warm glow of the disc player dispelled the surrounding darkness and chill.