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Klaus's face visibly turned ashen.

"Ugh—" He covered his mouth and gagged.

"My God...it vomited?"

"This might be a tip for you, to thank you for feeding me."

Klaus stared at Renyi in disbelief. Was this guy mocking him?

He abruptly shoved the newly finished weapon into Ren Yi's arms.

"Here you go, I need to clean my pants..."

After saying that, he ran to the stern of the boat as if fleeing.

Ren Yi felt a sudden weight in his hand as the meter-long spike was fitted with a smooth wooden handle, allowing him to hold it with both hands. It was now a proper spear.

"Thanks!" he said loudly, though it was unclear whether Klaus was even listening.

He placed the spear on the chair, then squatted down to examine the lump of "tip".

Upon closer inspection, it seemed that tiny glimmers of light were leaking out from within the mucus envelope.

[Holy crap, I can almost smell it through the screen.]

[I threw up; I threw up all the fish soup I just ate.]

[Can you see light coming from inside that sticky stuff?]

[No way? Could it be the legendary... Dragon Balls?]

[You're acting out of character.]

I picked up a piece of bone at random and brushed aside the slime, revealing a yellowish-white crystal about the size of a stone underneath.

The light was coming from inside the translucent crystal.

【Turtle Roe】

[Comment: This is the 'old phlegm' in the giant beast's stomach, accumulated over thousands of years. It has witnessed the decomposition and remodeling of countless foods. P.S.: Don't lick it.]

"..."

Who would lick that stuff?!

Renyi silently moved the stone a little further away.

Now, whenever he gets his hands on such a strange and unknown material, the first thing he does is open the evolution panel to take a look.

Sure enough, there was a new unlockable module in the list:

[Unlockable Module: Rumination and Digestion Module (Lv.0)]

[Evolution Requirements: 1 Turtle Yellow, 5 Evolution Points]

【1. Tortoise shell (1/1)】

2. Enzyme-containing digestive fluid (0/3)

【3. Evolution Points (11/5)】

[Description: Would you like to own a portable trash can that burps?]

Enzyme-containing digestive fluids?

His gaze drifted to the puddle of slime on the ground.

[Decomposable target detected: Giant tortoise's ruminant digestive fluids]

[Decomposition yields: 3 units of enzyme-containing digestive fluid, and 1 unit of undigested fish residue]

[Confirm decomposition?]

"break down."

Now that we have enough materials, we can freely bring up the evolution panel.

[Unlockable Module: Rumination and Digestion Module (Lv.0)]

[Evolutionary requirements have been met. Shall we evolve?]

"evolution."

Under the blue light, the wooden board next to the anemone-shaped purifier undulated and arched up into a short cube with a trumpet-like opening at the top.

[Evolution successful!]

[New Module: Rumination and Digestion Module (Lv.0)]

[Function: Decomposes input organic matter into bioenergy to enhance other modules. Current conversion efficiency: 20%.]

[Comment: Stop complaining about where to throw your trash. P.S.: Please do not feed it live animals; it has indigestion.]

When Klaus returned, he saw the strange things that had appeared on the deck.

But he's used to it now, and asked out of curiosity,

"What have you done to our ship now?"

He casually tossed the undigested fish scraps he had just broken down into the "trash can."

"belch--"

The square trash can twitched slightly and let out a loud burp.

[The biological purification device's efficiency is increased by 20%, lasting for 2 hours.]

The anemone-shaped water purifier was visibly covered with a layer of blue light, and its peristaltic speed increased slightly.

"Energy conversion and efficiency enhancement?!"

Klaus's eyes lit up instantly, and his disgust vanished.

"This is so useful!"

The child's germaphobia has improved a lot. Ren Yi glanced at him with satisfaction and began to count today's spoils.

I was so busy grabbing things that I didn't have time to look closely.

Looking at that long list now, even he couldn't help but feel his heart race.

[Warehouse: 9 packs of fresh barracuda meat (2 lbs each, 3 days), 50 iron scales, 1 complete fish bone, 5 fish oil, 1 hard bird beak, 6 bone fragments, 7 broken hemp ropes, 1 hemp rope, 1 fishhook, 2 scraps of cloth, 10 broken arthropods, 1 imitation Heart of the Ocean, 6 bioluminescent bodily fluids, 33 coral bones, 1 small amount of chitin, 22 rotten leather, 2 broken crab shells, 1 Heart of the Coral, 9 diamonds, 108 gold coins, 26 pearls, 137 wood, 48 iron blocks, 36 copper blocks, 53 copper ore, 18 alloys, 30 crystals, 58 bioluminescent moss, 19 deep-sea crystals, 10 strong biological adhesives, 2 paralyzing toxins, 5 calcified shells, 3 mithril, 6 evolution points]

There are only nine pieces of barracuda meat left. I just fed Grandpa Turtle thirty pieces.

However, fish can be caught again. Compared to the extra hundred-plus units of timber and materials of unknown use, the return on this investment is ridiculously high.

"This time there's enough timber for everything."

He glanced casually at Klaus, who was studying the 'trash can'.

"Klaus, has your skill level increased?"

When this was mentioned, Klaus brought up his panel, about to say "Still need...", but his eyes widened.

Klaus Schmidt

[Sequence: Blacksmith (Lv.0)]

Evolution Points: 11/10

Current proficiency: 100/100

[Initial Toolkit]

"I can level up!"

After saying that, Klaus chose to upgrade without hesitation.

[Sequence: Blacksmith (Lv.1)]

Evolution Points: 1/100

Current proficiency: 0/1000

[New Capabilities: Bone Processing, Basic Mixed Forging]

[Beginner's Toolkit]

He felt a cool sensation flowing through his limbs and eventually over his head, and even his five senses became much more sensitive.

My mind was flooded with countless pieces of knowledge about bone remodeling and material assembly, as if it were being transmitted from birth.

Now, looking at any of these ships, he sees solutions for optimizing materials in various parts.

"pity......"

Klaus was only excited for a short while before regretfully saying,

"Lv.1 can only combine wood and bone materials, and cannot process metal."

"And the next upgrade requires 100 evolution points, when will that even happen?"

Renyi is currently dealing with the trash in the warehouse next to the 'trash can'.

He tossed the broken arthropods in one by one, watching as the duration of the bio-purification module's efficiency boost continued to increase.

After hearing Klaus's complaint, he opened his own panel.

The next level below 【Small Bone and Wood Coffin (LV.1)】 is still gray 【? ? ?】.

But now he understands.

"I estimate that my ship will need about this many units for its next evolution."

Klaus's slight irritation vanished instantly.

Yes, he's not the only one struggling; all the contestants face the same daunting goal.

[I've noticed that Renyi, the big shot, seems to never complain.]

[It's not that he doesn't complain; he simply treats problems as goals.]

[Perspective, brothers]

[Wow, this ship's evolution path is way too wild!]

Store anything that can be stored in the warehouse.

"Only one hundred points."

Klaus shrugged. "Maybe you're right."

It's nice to have a teammate who's particularly "insensitive" to emotions, at least when you're feeling down, you won't both be sighing and complaining to each other.

Instead of complaining, do something productive.

He patted the coffin lid, his tone filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"I remember you still have level 2 barracuda bones in your inventory."

As he spoke, his gaze drifted toward the cabin.

"And...our 'passengers,' you probably... won't need them anymore, right?"