Yang Yi also brought the crystal ball into the witch’s laboratory.That way, if an island or any other large obstacle appeared nearby, he could detect it immediately.Afterward, he began thinking about what kind of gear to make from the crystal.Although Suna made the molds, Yang Yi decided to handle the blueprints himself.For example, using a fine steel longsword as the template, he could produce a crystal longsword.After polishing the roughly forged crystal sword, its quality was still classified as Fine, but its damage output improved.[Name: Crystal Longsword][Type: Treasure][Quality: Fine][Description: A longsword forged from special crystal. Lightweight, capable of rapid consecutive slashes, extremely sharp—but slightly lacking in toughness.]The system didn’t rate the crystal longsword highly, probably because it was brittle.Currently, a fine-quality melee weapon like this could sell for around 1,500 conch coins, or only 1,000 if left unpolished.Yang Yi followed the process and made one, taking about an hour.If he became more skilled, he could likely cut the time further, though not by much.He tried delegating the task to his skeletal arms, but they could only perform repetitive, brainless motions. They didn’t know how to adjust force or the correct angle for sharpening.So, it still had to be done by hand.After figuring out his production rate and process, Yang Yi went down to the ship’s hold to check his crystal reserves.There were eight tons in total—but since the material was lightweight, its actual volume was large, about four cubic meters, enough to make many weapons.(For reference: one cubic meter of water = one ton; of iron = eight tons.)Yang Yi decided to test out the crystal’s lightness and hardness by making greatswords and shields, to see how they performed.Armor, in theory, would also be good—but the process was far too complex, requiring numerous molds, especially for the joints, which were hard to design, and would also need internal ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) padding.After a moment’s thought, he gave up on the idea of making full plate armor.He asked Suna to use Iron Breaker as a template to make a mold.Once he poured in the molten crystal and let it solidify, a rough greatsword took shape.After polishing, the total time spent was around two hours.When finished, the system rated it as a Superior Treasure, meaning he was on the right track.[Name: Iron Breaker (Replica)][Type: Treasure][Quality: Superior][Description: A crystal greatsword modeled after Iron Breaker, forged from special crystal. Lightweight, uneven-surfaced, thick and sturdy. After polishing, it becomes sharp and highly lethal.Can be used with Strength 5, easily wielded with Strength 6. Small edge chips have little impact on power. Especially effective against large, unarmored creatures.]Yang Yi gave it a few swings—it felt good. One strike should be enough to sever a Pale Worm’s tentacle.“I can keep one to practice swordsmanship,” he thought.But he didn’t plan to actually use it in combat.If it came to a fight where a greatsword was needed, that would mean even a flintlock couldn’t handle the enemy—he’d definitely have to use the real Iron Breaker then.No need for this imitation to see it in action.He’d already set the selling price: 20,000 conch coins, about 5,000 higher than the market average for superior polearms.Still, it would sell easily—after all, a greatsword that only required Strength 5? One of a kind.After comparing the crystal consumption between greatswords and longswords, Yang Yi found the longswords were more profitable per material used.A single greatsword could use enough crystal to make more than twenty longswords.But factoring in production time and sales cycles, the situation flipped.Crystal longswords had no real market advantage—there were plenty of fine-quality weapons like them, and they’d sell slowly.By the time he reached the Fertile Sea, they might still be sitting unsold.By then... he might not get another chance to sell them at all!Considering everything, Yang Yi chose the greatsword—faster to make, faster to earn.He also made a shield.The prototype was a small round shield, which he enlarged and elongated into an oval shape about a meter long.After several adjustments in thickness and reforging, it too became a Superior-quality defensive item.[Name: Crystal Greatshield][Type: Treasure][Quality: Superior][Description: A large shield forged from special crystal. Lightweight yet durable. Can be used with Strength 5. Its smooth surface easily deflects incoming blows.]“Not bad at all.”With his base Strength at 6, Yang Yi could wield the shield effortlessly.He could store it in his ring and pull it out instantly when needed to block damage effectively.He planned to keep a few shields for personal use—spares, in case any broke.Suna could also use such a shield, making it a solid product overall.He priced the shields at 20,000 conch coins as well, since they used about the same amount of crystal as a greatsword.After estimating the total crystal stock, Yang Yi figured he could make about 42 greatswords or shields.Subtracting five shields and one greatsword he planned to keep, that left 36 items to sell.That would bring in around 720,000 conch coins!Once sold, his account balance would approach 2 million—time for a shopping spree!He glanced at the time—it was less than an hour before nightfall.After sailing most of the day, the map had barely changed. Nothing in sight.But that was normal for life at sea.Yang Yi turned to Suna, about to call her for dinner.At the moment, she was feeding long-legged sardines some delicious mushrooms and recording their reactions.“Notice anything?” Yang Yi asked.“These mushrooms attract other creatures too,” Suna said.“For instance, the sardines choose to eat the mushrooms instead of black bread.”She pointed at the crumbs in the glass tank—no fish paid them any attention.But the moment she tossed in bits of mushroom, they fought over them frantically.She covered the tank to keep the sardines from jumping out, planning to feed them mushrooms for a few days and observe.Their appetites were small anyway—one large mushroom could feed them for a week.The two of them left the cabin and went to the deck.Yang Yi had planned to eat grilled fish, but when he reeled in the net, he found seven or eight fat, juicy one-armed crabs tangled in it.So dinner changed from fish to crab.They needed to be eaten right away—the meat wouldn’t stay fresh for long.The two steamed the crabs, cracked them open, and scooped out all the meat, roe, and paste.“Don’t you feel...like you have no appetite?” Suna suddenly said.Yang Yi nodded.He’d noticed it too.After working all day, he wasn’t hungry—though his stomach was empty.It was as if the crab meat and roe before him were just piles of dirt—completely unappetizing.“This must be an effect of that delicious mushroom,” Suna reasoned.“It’s not toxic, but its aroma is so enticing that it makes you crave it.If you’re exposed to the scent long-term, all other food loses appeal.Your subconscious just decides nothing else tastes as good as the mushroom.”To test the theory, she picked up a piece of crab meat and chewed it—then frowned.It was tasteless, like chewing wax.Yang Yi felt the same.But he was a man of action—he promptly drank a bottle of appetite potion, and suddenly the crab regained its rich, savory flavor.Suna followed suit, drinking one herself—neutralizing the mushroom’s lingering effect.

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