Chapter 52: The Previous Generation of Survivors

Moreover, their watercraft was cobbled together from several different vehicles. Not all of them were Level 5 Vehicles. Mother Orca targeted the lower-level vehicles and focused her attacks on them. She continuously rammed the main body of the watercraft, causing it to violently rock back and forth. As long as the people on board fell into the water, they would lose the protection of their vehicles.

On the other side, Lily was still focused on collecting sand, paying little attention to Mother Orca’s battle. After all, if the orca truly couldn’t handle it, she would ask for help on her own. Once she felt she had gathered enough sand, Lily stood up and stored the Treasure Chest filled with it. Now, it was time to find the shipwreck.

At that moment, Mother Orca swam over, dragging behind her the raft vehicles that now displayed an ownerless status. There were eight vehicles in total. They had previously been linked together but were now scattered. Only three of them were Level 5 Vehicles, while the rest were all Level 3 Vehicles. Seeing this, Lily gathered all the supplies from them.

Ordinary vehicles could be dismantled, but she chose not to do so. Instead, she directly listed them in The Supreme Shop. The Level 3 Vehicles were priced at one thousand Crystal Cores, and the Level 5 Vehicles at three thousand Crystal Cores. Buyers could pay a deposit first and pay off the rest slowly, with no interest.

Having just survived the sea storm, many people had managed to stay alive relying on the rafts Lily sold. However, a raft was ultimately not a true vehicle and could not be upgraded. An ordinary raft could only guarantee their immediate survival, but what about the future? Those who lost their vehicles either had to snatch someone else’s or be taken in by those who still had one, which inevitably meant becoming subordinate to others. Consequently, the eight vehicles were snapped up almost instantly after being listed. For those Survivors who had lost their vehicles, the Crystal Cores could be repaid gradually. The most important thing right now was to stay alive.

"Let’s go. Take me to the underwater shipwreck," Lily said softly, patting Mother Orca’s back.

Hearing this, Mother Orca gave a cheerful cry and dove with her into the depths of the ocean.

The Fish Tail Necklace around Lily’s neck glowed faintly. She only had half an hour, so she needed to finish the job swiftly.

Ten minutes later.

They finally found the shipwreck site. It had long since become a paradise for various small fish. Under normal circumstances, Lily might have been in the mood to appreciate the scenery, as it truly was beautiful. But right now, time was limited. With less than twenty minutes remaining, she had to hurry.

Through her listening ability earlier, she had learned that this sunken ship was very large, but she never expected it to be this massive. It was not just a ship; it was a cruise liner, and a highly advanced one at that. She wondered if this world had also developed advanced technology in the past. And for a sunken ship of this size, what Vehicle Level could it possibly be?

The moment Lily stepped into the wreckage of the sunken ship, a notification appeared before her eyes.

[Survivor Lily Rhodes, congratulations on successfully finding the lost treasure, the Asmond Ship. Would you like to dismantle it to obtain the shipwreck treasure?]

Seeing this, Lily’s eyes lit up. Just a moment ago, she was worrying about how she could never finish searching such a colossal shipwreck in twenty minutes, even if most of it had already rotted away. Now that she could dismantle it directly, things were much simpler.

"Dismantle!"

Following Lily’s thought, the entire sunken ship began to tremble. In the next second, the already rust-mottled hull started to peel apart, transforming into streaks of light that flew toward her. Each streak of light was a piece of material dismantled from the shipwreck. Seeing this, Lily quickly took out a Diamond Treasure Chest, opened it, and directly collected all the dismantled materials inside. The entire process lasted for a full ten minutes without ending, and several chests had already been filled to the brim.

She glanced at the dismantled items. They were all Advanced goods. There were no basic materials like stone, wood, or iron scrap, because the entire ship was built out of Refined Steel. Furthermore, the quality of this Refined Steel was even higher than the Refined Steel Ore she had sold previously. Aside from the materials dismantled from the hull, there were also items originally contained within the cabins, such as Crystal Cores, special building fragments, and props. After all, so many years had passed, and many things had completely rotted away long ago. It was already quite fortunate that these items had survived.

Finally, in the last moment before the Fish Tail Necklace lost its effect, Lily completed the dismantling. With Mother Orca’s help, she returned to the surface and climbed back onto Shelly’s back.

The harvest this time was substantial, especially from the shipwreck. She had originally planned to go on a treasure hunt, searching for valuable items inside a battered shipwreck just like in the novels. Instead, she ended up with a massive, direct haul. It was just a pity for the fish that had been living in the sunken ship; they would now have to find a new hiding place.

Lily sprawled ungracefully on the ground. By now, the sky had already grown dark. She checked the time and realized it was still early; it was nowhere near the usual time for nightfall. Looking up at the ink-black dark clouds, she understood. Whatever. Whether it was day or night, she was hungry and needed to eat.

Returning to her room, she first took a shower and changed out of her soaking wet clothes. Then, toweling her damp hair, she sat down on the sofa to take inventory of the day’s harvest. From the island side, she only got a single purple Treasure Chest. The haul from the shipwreck, however, was abundant. There were special buildings: two Incubator Room Fragments, three Heavenly Warehouse Fragments, and one Spirit Storage Pavilion Fragment. Several props were temporarily placed in the warehouse, along with countless unappraised items. If she released all of these into the market, it would likely be enough for quite a few people to upgrade their vehicles. Unfortunately, she did not find a single trace of any blueprints. There were two possibilities. First, the ship’s owner had used them all up, leaving none behind. Second, the shipwreck had been submerged underwater for so long that the blueprints had rotted away.

Besides these items, there was also something particularly unique. Lily took out a miniature sailboat that looked incredibly exquisite.

[Sailboat

Vehicle Type: Special Vehicle (A vehicle left behind by a Survivor from the previous generation)

Vehicle Level: (Level not displayed until bound)

Upgrade Requirements: A vehicle left behind by a Survivor from the previous generation. The upgrade path has long been lost; please bind the vehicle to explore it yourself.]

"It’s actually a vehicle left by a Survivor from the previous generation," Lily muttered, somewhat shocked, yet simultaneously finding it perfectly reasonable. However, if such a massive vehicle could sink, it seemed this world was far more dangerous than she had imagined. She needed to develop as quickly as possible, making both herself and Shelly much stronger.