National destiny: Starting with a coffin, building an aircraft carrier is broadcast live globally.

"fire!"

Ignoring the heat, Klaus rushed to the fire and pulled out a red-hot stick.

After failing to shake the wooden plank, he directly attempted to use his body weight and the plank to press the "jelly" onto the coffin.

"Burn it quickly, I can't hold it down!"

This stuff is sticky and slippery, like a lump of slime, and it's squeezing out from the cracks in the wooden planks.

Without hesitation, Klaus stabbed it hard in the translucent head.

"Pfft—"

Like a water balloon scalded by a branding iron, the translucent creature convulsed violently and then rapidly contracted, bursting into a pool of sticky, bubbling liquid, its calves falling to the ground.

[You have defeated the mutated tunicate and gained 1 evolution point.]

[Global Announcement: Dragon Kingdom's No. 100 contestant has obtained 1 Evolution Points! National Fortune Rewards are being settled...]

[Reward to all citizens of the Dragon Kingdom: Mental Strength +0.01!]

[Global Announcement: Hanscat Kingdom contestant number 33 has obtained 1 Evolution Points! National Fortune Rewards are being settled...]

[Reward to all citizens of Hanscat Kingdom: Mental Strength +0.01!]

[Another 1! My Coffin Bro's KPIs are off the charts tonight!]

[That's it...gone? Looks scary, turns out to be a total weakling?]

[Ugh, even though we won, this mess looks disgusting!]

[Is Klaus about to throw up? Hahaha!]

He squatted down and poked the puddle of liquid, then leaned closer to smell it, and frowned.

"It seems like I can't eat it."

Klaus instinctively took a step back.

Fortunately, he no longer has to taste "slime" with the new "boss".

The tension and despair in Hanscat Kingdom's live stream room were swept away.

[Oh God, we've received a mental power bonus!]

[This Chinese man... is a man of his word!]

[I retract all the comments I made saying bad things about him; he's a true warrior!]

Meanwhile, the live streams from Japan and South Korea were filled with sour, sarcastic remarks.

[In such an important game, you're still thinking about food?]

[Damn it! That's disgusting!]

These comments were quickly flooded by the Hanscat Kingdom viewers who rushed to the scene.

[Shut up! Do you even know what survival means? Mr. Ren, this is called being pragmatic!]

[It's better than some idiot who tries to launch a sneak attack but ends up becoming fish food, right?]

[If it weren't for Mr. Arbitrary, Klaus would be dead! He's a friend of our Hans Cat Kingdom!]

Unbeknownst to anyone on the ship, he had gained a group of international fans.

It cannot be eaten, nor can it be wasted.

Under Klaus's horrified gaze, he reached out as if to touch the puddle of slime.

Klaus almost changed his tune.

"Don't touch it!"

[Decomposable target detected: Mutant salps remnant]

[Decomposition yields: 3 viscous bodily fluids, 10 broken arthropods, and 1 high-density biofiltration membrane]

[Confirm decomposition?]

"confirm."

The next second, the pool of liquid that made Klaus's scalp tingle and the pile of broken legs on the ground instantly turned into specks of blue light and disappeared completely.

This time, Klaus wasn't shocked anymore; instead, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The devil solved the problem of cleaning up the disgusting slime in his devilish way, which was a godsend for a germaphobe like him!

[My Coffin Bro's main principle is to take advantage of every opportunity, oh no, I mean, to be environmentally conscious.]

[Klaus: Thank goodness, I don't have to clean the boat.]

[These practiced movements make it hard not to suspect that the boss used to be a cleaner.]

[Hey upstairs, that's a doctor! Don't you understand the importance of aseptic technique?]

Ren Yi, of course, had no idea that his job had been changed several times.

His eyes lit up when he saw the high-density biofilter membrane, and he immediately took it out of the warehouse.

This thing is about the size of a palm, like a thick, translucent piece of pigskin, with a dense honeycomb-like structure in the middle.

What's the use of this thing?

Returning to the system panel's homepage reveals an interface that previously only featured [Disassembly], [Evolution], and [Storage].

Below 【Evolution】, there is an additional sub-option besides 【Vehicles】:

【Module】

After clicking, a new panel will appear before your eyes.

[To be unlocked: Bio-purification device (LV.0)]

[Unlock Requirements:]

【1. High-density biofiltration membrane (1/1)】

2. Viscous bodily fluids (3/3)

【3. Evolution Points (3/2)】

[Function: Converts seawater into potable freshwater through a symbiotic filtration membrane structure.]

[Use materials to unlock this module?]

freshwater!

He chose "yes" without hesitation.

[Module unlocked successfully!]

The biological purification device has been automatically installed onto the vehicle.

As the system prompted, the surface of the small boat near the stern began to wriggle as if it had come to life.

Klaus had just finished tidying up the fire when he turned around and saw this scene—

A piece of the coffin lid slowly bulged out, and a sea anemone-like thing grew out. It was translucent all over, and apart from the constantly wriggling 'petals,' it looked like a shallow sea bowl.

"..."

He couldn't help but move to the other side, trying to get away from that strange thing.

This man's boat, like himself, exudes an eerie atmosphere...

He randomly stuck out a finger and poked it.

It's bouncy and slightly warm.

The section under "Modules" has been updated.

[Biological Purification Device (LV.0)]

[Function: Converts seawater into potable freshwater through a symbiotic membrane structure. Current daily production: 0.6 liters.]

[Review: Goodbye to drinking dew! P.S.: Friendly reminder, don't even think about using it for bathing.]

0.6 liters per day.

Although it wasn't much, it was enough to ensure his and Klaus's survival.

I find the sea anemones extremely pleasing to the eye.

Although Klaus was trying his best to control his expression, his disdain was still clearly visible:

"What...what is that?"

Water purifier.

"A water purifier?"

Klaus envisioned a water purifier as pipes, a container, and a filter cartridge, not...

He was silent.

In the Dragon Kingdom live stream room.

[0.6 liters per day! Enough to survive!]

[Hilarious! Look at Klaus's expression, is he about to break down?]

[Putting everything else aside, this design is so unique; I feel like it's about to open its eyes and look at me any second.]

[The review is hilarious; it even includes a friendly reminder that you can't take a shower.]

[0.6 liters? Taking a shower is a luxury.]

Zhang Guangwei looked at the transparent, tumor-like water purifier with the same disgust.

Li Shu's eyes lit up with excitement.

"If I'm not mistaken, that should be a variant of the 'Salamander'."

"A sea scabbard?" Zhang Guangwei was taken aback.

"A common marine invertebrate filter feeder with an extremely efficient filtration system that can even filter bacteria and microplastics!"

A murmur of surprise rippled through the command center.

……

On the small boat.

"It's just a bit inefficient."

He casually withdrew his finger, offering a gentle explanation.

"But there will always be opportunities to upgrade in the future."

Klaus thought that with further upgrades, the ship might even grow its own legs and brain.

I did a quick inventory of the supplies in the warehouse.

[6 Fresh Seagull Meat (Day 2), 1 Hard Beak, 5 Broken Bones, 1 Broken Rope, 1 Rope, 2 Scraps of Cloth, 3 Pieces of Wood, 10 Broken Limbs, 1 Evolution Point]

The problem now is that there are only three units of timber left.

A significant amount was spent on repairing the ship and starting fires; the remaining amount was hardly enough to upgrade vehicles.

It's not even enough to repair the ship again!

On this vast ocean, wood is rarer than gold...

It seems I can no longer start a fire casually until I log in or meet the next "kind person".

He got up, opened the "hatch door," and dragged out the ribbonfish.

Let's solve the food problem before turning off the stove.