Chapter 81 - Repaired, The Deep-sea Shelter
Chapter 81: Repaired, The Deep-sea Shelter
“Transcendent Ability!”
“Repels water!”
“Reparation!”
These three eye-catching terms flashed like beams of light before Su Mo’s eyes.
“No wonder there wasn’t even a drop of water in this shelter the first time I came, despite that big hole on top!” Su Mo suddenly realized as he recalled his first visit to the Deep-sea Shelter.
Only “unscientific” abilities could have achieved what he saw back then.
“Blessed by the Mermaid Clan… I guess there’s still a lot to learn about this world. Perhaps more fantasy creatures will emerge in the future.” Su Mo’s eyes sparkled as he fiddled with the damaged thermal weapon machine.
The transcendent properties may be locked for now, but they had been copied over to the Underground Shelter.
In other words, the Underground Shelter’s transcendent water-repelling ability could still be upgraded!
“If I can keep integrating shelters with such fantasy properties, one day, the Underground Shelter may possess dozens of transcendental abilities! If I can master the blessing skill too…. when the time comes…”
Shaking his head, Su Mo laughed and ceased his train of thought.
He turned to look at the property: Reparation.
“Simply integrating a damaged shelter core can only increase the surface area of a single floor. I wonder how Magoo managed to get two floors.”
“With 22 damaged shelter cores, one basement floor of this shelter can be sacrificed to create a second floor for the Underground Shelter. This is indeed a practical function. It’s a pity that I’ll have to save up 22 cores beforehand. I wonder how long that will take.”
“It would be great if there were few people willing to deliver themselves to me. Sigh, it’s a pity that the Kobolds have scared away all those fools around this area. I can only being to plan again after I conquer the saltpeter mining site!”
Su Mo smacked his lips. He kind of missed Huang Biao and his party!
He had previously followed the map that Huang Biao had given him, but the shelters that had been marked on the map had already turned into piles of ruin before he arrived.
He wondered who got there before he did.
“Since I already own this shelter, I might as well just repair the hole and the main door!”
Taking large strides, he quickly arrived at the second floor of the shelter.
As Su Mo focused mentally, the properties of the main door naturally appeared.
[Level 3 Alloy Shelter Main Door (Good, Malfunctioning)]
Description: This alloy main door was built using a mixture of three different complex alloy compositions. It can withstand heavy impacts and has extremely stable physical performance. Currently, the hinge to open and close the door is broken and requires repair.
Upgrade options: Repair (45), Upgrade material (1820), Change appearance (450), Installation of a mechanical rotary lock (80)…
Evaluation: Mami mami hong! Open Sesame!
“It’s just a broken hinge? Then how do you open this door?”
With questions in his mind, Su Mo grabbed the rope that hung down from the big hole at the top and began climbing up. Following the dirt path, he entered the second floor of the Deep-sea Shelter.
From the inside, the door appeared to be metal but, from the outside, it was totally inconspicuous.
Su Mo tried to scrape some coating off the door with his nails and nodded in satisfaction when he noticed that it did not chip or fall off.
The brown-colored door was hidden between the hills. At first glance, it would have easily gone unnoticed. From the outside, it resembled a typical mountain were it not for the terrain that invited purposeful inspection.
Su Mo groped around the doors on both sides.
As expected, he discovered a spot that could be pressed on the right side’s vertical beam.
He pressed hard and a lid popped open, revealing a small combination lock.
“It seems Magoo and I share the same personality. We both prefer combination locks over key locks.”
Lowering his body, Su Mo observed the numbering system on the combination lock.
There were a total of eight digits, designed as a dial input.
“8 digits. The password is too obvious!”
With a smile on his face, Su Mo began to rotate the numbering dial.
“1”, “9”, “9”, “9”, “0”, “2”, “1”, “3”!
The eight digits were entered one by one. After pressing the mechanical push button next to it, the cover of the combination lock popped out with a bang.
It revealed a hinge plate that could be pulled out automatically from the back.
Su Mo pulled on the rope a few times just to test it, but pulled out the hinge plate instead, which caused him to nearly fall to the ground. He had been caught off guard by his own strength.
“So this is the unlocking method. It’s a shame I don’t know how the hinge broke, which resulted in the hinge plate losing strength and becoming damaged!”
Su Mo did not hesitate after understanding how it worked. He attempted to input some iron, but found out that the survival points required did not reduce. He decided to simply pay 45 points directly.
The hinge plate on the ground was enveloped by the green light and returned to its place in the gap.
A humming sound could be heard coming from within the alloy door, followed by a burst of violent shaking, before it restored itself to its peaceful state.
Su Mo tried to pull on the hinge plate again and turn it. This time, the alloy door began to move upwards in tandem.
He did not know what these doors had experienced in the past, but now, they could once again serve their purpose!
Under Su Mo’s ownership, the second floor of the Deep-sea Shelter was finally able to see the light of day once again!
Su Mo pulled the main door all the way up to its first deadlock position, about half its height. He then applied force, jamming the hinge plate in place.
“This thing really consumes physical energy. I guess Magoo underwent some strange encounters that increased his physical strength. Otherwise, pulling open this door between the first and second floors would have been a big problem!”
As he welcomed the midday sunlight, Su Mo stepped into the Deep-sea Shelter.
The dust in the shelter had not expected to see the sunlight again. They appeared to dance and cheer under the light.
With a wave of his hand, a shovel appeared in Su Mo’s hand.
The second floor was not only dusty. Many objects had been destroyed by the Kobolds and were completely unrecognizable.
Especially wood shavings. There were piles and piles of them on the floor.
First, Su Mo went toward the stairs. He picked up all the broken iron rods and placed them in a corner.
Then, he began a serious clean-up of the garbage on the ground.
He organized all the useful items in a corner and pushed the useless ones toward the door with the shovel. He would dig a hole outside later to bury these useless items.
Oreo returned lazily from patrolling the surrounding area and sat down on the hillside. From time to time, she would turn around to look at the hardworking Su Mo.
It was quiet and peaceful.
As the day of the blizzard disaster approached, the temperature in the plains began to cool.
Oreo had originally become unmotivated due to the weather’s high temperature, but she was beginning to enjoy the outdoors now as she basked in the sunshine.
By the time Su Mo had cleaned up all the garbage on the first and second floors, it was approximately 12 noon.
After locating a random spot on the hillside, he began digging skilfully with his shovel. With just a few swift motions, a hole that was big enough for the garbage had formed.
He threw the garbage into the hole and covered it up with soil. Imitating Oreo, Su Mo also sat down on the hillside by the second floor of the Deep-sea Shelter.
“Just wondering… Did Magoo choose this terrain because he enjoyed sitting here, looking into the distance?”
Gulp, gulp, gulp. He drank the psychic energy water and Oreo received whatever that was left. As he stared into the distance at the beautiful scenery, Su Mo became slightly emotional.
An endless plain as far as the eye can see.
The weeds, which had previously turned green from the acid rain, were beginning to turn yellow again after being exposed to the sun’s rays over the past few days.
The desolate and tragic scene before him seemed to come straight out of science fiction. On the spur of the moment, Su Mo opened the game panel and chose to use the lucky draw chance he had received before.
A gorgeous multi-colored roulette wheel appeared. Under the scorching sun, the wheel glowed brightly, seeming almost solid.
“Hmm. I remember it was five the last time, but now it’s six?”
Su Mo took a closer look at it. The roulette wheel was divided into six columns, namely:
Pets, Blueprints, Tools, Weapons, Resources, Transcendent Blessings.
“Transcendent blessings? It appears I have triggered a bonus option by owning a Transcendent Shelter.”
Su Mo stretched out his hands and casually gave the roulette wheel a spin, unconcerned with the result.
Even if he did not get anything in return, it mattered not. He felt at ease!
The needle on the roulette wheel began to spin rapidly and gradually came to a halt.
Watching the needle spin past the column for transcendent blessings, Su Mo knew it would either be his luck to obtain it or his fate to lose it. He was not disappointed at all.
Finally, the needle landed on the Resources column and a prompt appeared.
[Record]: Congratulations! Player Su Mo has obtained the “Strong, Disaster-Resilient Seed Pack”*1.