diskusbooks Chapter 303 The Survival Wisdom of Quitting
Chapter 303 The Survival Wisdom of Quitting
"It really is a sea cockroach, there's no need to look for it at all..."
Holding his breath, Cang Nian couldn't help but complain in his heart.
At this depth, the seawater is no longer suitable for the growth of various corals and algae, so food is scarce. Neither the variety of organisms nor the total number of organisms can be compared with the shallow sea at depths of tens of meters or more.
However, sea spiders, which eat very little and have no other food sources, are not included in this category.
In the dimly lit seabed, Cang Nian could see a large, spider-like creature with long, slender limbs, a shriveled body, and an abstract appearance.
These massive creatures stand taller than the seabed, with an estimated diameter of eight meters.
However, Cang Nian estimated that these behemoths weighed less than one-tenth of his own weight.
Because their legs are only as thick as an average person's wrist, and even their torsos are only the size of a suitcase, making them truly slender.
"Never mind, let's just grab one and go up!"
Cangnian didn't observe for long before swimming toward a sea spider, preparing to grab it.
He not only has to hold his breath, but also withstand 30 atmospheres of pressure; he can't afford to waste any time.
It opened its mouth, biting onto one of the sea spider's legs, and swam upwards.
Click~!
But the next second, the limb that Cangnian had bitten broke off cleanly.
This caught Cang Nian off guard, while the sea spider, despite losing a leg, showed no reaction, as if it had nothing to do with itself. Its menacing mouthparts continued to filter the seawater, presumably eating food scraps that had sunk from the upper sea.
"Okay... sea spiders don't seem to have pain receptors."
Seeing this, all Cang Nian can say is that this species is truly something else.
To be this bad is truly something else.
"However, it seems that their long racial history has taught them that they do not believe any creature will hunt them."
Even if I accidentally broke off one of its legs, it would think that I had just never seen a sea spider before.
If I find that eating it is pointless and a waste of my time, I won't eat it anymore.
That's why it acted as if it had nothing to do with it, neither fighting back nor running away.
In that case, I'll carry it back to shore!
After a moment's thought, Cangnian roughly understood the sea spider's intention in doing so.
Then, Cangnian swam to the bottom of another sea spider and put its suitcase-sized body on its back.
Then, Cang Nian swung his limbs and floated upwards.
As expected, the sea spider was so light that Cang Nian didn't even feel it.
Moreover, even after being carried away from the seabed by Cangnian, it showed no intention of escaping.
Even in the rapidly changing water currents, its mouthparts wriggle back and forth, filtering out more food scraps, to the point that it happily wags its legs.
Plop~!
Soon, Cangnian returned to the sea.
"That's good. It doesn't consume much oxygen. If you really want to try holding your breath to the limit, you might be able to hold it for an hour."
I wonder if it's a hidden effect from taking the mutated ginkgo biloba fruit before, because it lasts much longer than I expected.
Cang Nian felt no pressure climbing 300 meters to the bottom of the sea in one go, which surprised him greatly.
Meanwhile, the sea spider he was carrying on his back did not make any move.
Anyway, it doesn't matter to it where it is.
Once he was sure the thing wouldn't move, Cang Nian sped toward the shore.
……
"I've searched everywhere, but there really aren't any spiders. In this freezing weather, unless it's a spider that has evolved to the third stage, how could it possibly survive?"
Yichen plopped down on the ground and complained.
Although this place is near the sea and beyond the mountains that form the border, the midday temperature here is already three or four degrees Celsius.
However, nighttime temperatures can drop to minus seven or eight degrees Celsius, which is completely unsuitable for spiders to survive.
Therefore, even though Qin Changyi mobilized most of the evolved beings to search for the spider, they found nothing after all this time.
"Ow~!"
Just then, a howl rang out from the shore.
"Tiger Lord? What's wrong with you...?"
Hearing the sound, Yichen turned his head and saw Cangnian carrying a bamboo pole monster that looked like a spider but was rather abstract, just landing on the shore.
"Huh? Does the big tiger mean I should kill sea spiders to see if I can get any spider silk?"
Bai Jue's eyes lit up as he followed Cang Nian's train of thought.
"Ow~!"
Cang Nian nodded, agreeing with Bai Jue's statement.
"Is this okay?"
Yichen looked on with suspicion.
Although they both have spider in their names, they are not the same species at all!
Moreover, and more importantly, this thing doesn't produce spider silk!
"How will you know if you don't try?"
Bai Jue, on the other hand, was quite optimistic. Without saying a word, he transformed back into Steve.
Ta-da!
Then, the workbench fell to the ground.
As for Bai Jue, who transformed into Steve, she moved her blocky hand, and a blocky wooden sword appeared in her hand.
Stab~!
Steve, transformed from Bai Jue, took abstract steps and chopped the sea spider that Cang Nian had placed on the ground in half.
The mindless sea spider, after being cut in half, had its legs struggling back and forth on its two broken bodies, causing the onlooker, Tiger Brother, to retreat repeatedly.
Seeing that the creature was still not quite dead, Bai Jue swung his wooden sword a few more times, slicing the thrashing sea spider into pieces.
Finally, after all this, the sea spider was unable to move and died completely.
The next second, several white, thread-like two-dimensional textures began to rotate slowly in place on the ground.
"Holy crap? Really? Sea spiders are spiders?"
Upon seeing this, Yi Chen, who had been suspicious, was immediately dumbfounded.
But Cang Nian's face was filled with joy!
Bai Jue's transformation ability is indeed in accordance with the rules of the game!
As long as the corresponding animal is similar, you can obtain the corresponding materials!
Bai Jue walked happily to the two-dimensional textures of the white thread balls, and then these things that were out of place in this world disappeared instantly.
"There are four skeins of spider silk in total, enough to make two fishing rods!"
With that, Bai Jue walked to the workbench and began operating the machine.
Upon seeing this, whether it was Cangnian, Yichen, or the other evolved beings and creatures watching the spectacle, they all held their breath.
Can it really succeed?
Ta-da!
The next second, with a soft sound, a fishing rod made of cubes suddenly appeared in Bai Jue's hand.
Ta-da!
With another sound, Bai Jue threw the fishing rod in his hand to the ground, and another fishing rod appeared in his hand.
Cang Nian could sense that Bai Jue's spiritual power was rapidly decreasing!
"It seems that making the workbench doesn't consume much of Bai Jue's energy, because the workbench itself doesn't cause any drastic changes to reality."
However, creating a fishing rod with the conceptual effect of always hooking a fish when casting and always catching a fish when reeling it in requires a considerable amount of spiritual energy.
This aligns with the underlying logic of games: static textures consume very little computational power, while dynamic actions and visual effects consume a great deal of computational power.
Seeing this, Cangnian nodded to himself.