Deep Ocean Survival: A Submarine From The Start - Chapter 13

Chapter 13: Making a Fresh Water Extractor

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The clear and ethereal System notifications echoed in Meng Lei’s mind as the strange fish died.

At this moment, Meng Lei was a little dazed.

In just a few minutes of wrestling, it was as if he had walked on the verge of death and exhausted all his strength.

In this process, Meng Lei had even thought that he might die here and that he would never have the chance to survive.

After all, in a deep-sea cave more than 2,000 meters deep, he was fighting a huge strange fish in close combat.

With the reaction speed and ability of humans, it was almost impossible for them to win.

However, in the end, Meng Lei won by a narrow margin and killed the big fish!

Such a battle record was simply unbelievable!

Now that he thought about it carefully, Meng Lei could not help but feel a lingering fear.

The reason why he was able to kill this strange fish was actually because of the fish itself. It had ignored the power of the harpoon.

If the other party had not taken the initiative to crash onto the harpoon and bound itself in place,

no matter how powerful Meng Lei was, he would not be a threat.

Looking at the huge black shadow in front of him in the turbid blood, Meng Lei’s hands trembled slightly as he let out a long breath.

Although he had gained a lot from this underwater trip, it could be considered a narrow escape.

At the same time, this sudden change had also sounded the alarm for Meng Lei.

Even though he had always maintained a certain level of vigilance against potential threats in the deep sea, it was still not enough.

All kinds of unknown dangers were everywhere. When he was underwater, he had to be alert at all times and not slack off at all.

Otherwise, the scene earlier would repeat itself.

And next time, he might not be so lucky.

In the dark and silent underwater cave, a series of alarm sounds interrupted Meng Lei’s thoughts.

Looking down at the oxygen content display on his arm, Meng Lei discovered that 20 minutes had passed since he entered the water.

The automatic alarm system of the diving suit notified him that he only had ten minutes of oxygen left. He had to return as soon as possible.

Meng Lei composed himself and did not delay anymore. He hurriedly dragged the carcass of the strange fish and swam back the way he had come.

Following the marks he had made on the rock wall earlier, it took another five minutes before Meng Lei finally returned to the entrance of the cave.

Along the way, fortunately, nothing else happened.

Looking at Bottomless Valley, which was quietly hovering at the entrance of the cave, Meng Lei’s nervousness finally eased.

The Bottomless Valley submarine, which looked like an ostrich’s egg from the outside, brought him an unprecedented sense of security in the Abyss of the Alien Planet, which was more than 2,000 meters below sea level.

Such a narrow space was like a pure land, his last reliance.

“Swoosh!”

The cabin door opened, and a large amount of seawater wrapped around Meng Lei, sweeping him and the fish into the airlock.

When the water level receded, Meng Lei dragged his exhausted body and took off his heavy diving suit.

Then, he grabbed the strange fish and threw the huge carcass into the living quarters.

The strange fish, which was nearly a meter long, lay quietly on the metal floor. Its entire body was dark brown, and its sharp fangs flickered coldly. Under the light, it was extremely ferocious.

Meng Lei was not in a hurry to make the freshwater extractor. After sitting on the bed to rest for a while, he threw the carcass of the strange fish on the manufacturing station.

The materials for the freshwater extractor had been gathered, and it could be made at any time. There was no hurry.

He was especially curious now what could be decomposed from the carcass of this strange fish.

With a light tap of his finger, he pressed the Decomposition option on the interface popped up on the manufacturing station.

[Deconstruction in progress…]

After a short wait, a white light flashed in the air.

The huge fish carcass disappeared.

[System notification: Received clean fish meat*5]

[System notification: Received 5kg of bone powder]

[System notification: Received Light Essence*1]

Three sets of materials, which were emitting a faint glow, replaced the carcass of the strange fish on the manufacturing station when the white light disappeared.

The huge fish, which was almost a meter long, only gave these three sets of materials after it had been decomposed.

All in all, it was not even the size of a human head.

Clearly, this should be the condensed essence of the strange fish.

Meng Lei leaned forward curiously and sized up the three sets of materials carefully.

As his gaze focused, the faint golden System notifications gave the corresponding introduction.

(The meat of the mutated carp has been removed of the impurities and poisonous substances. It can be eaten with confidence. Whether to grill it or make sashimi of it, they are both good choices. It is relatively delicious. On the basis of fullness, it can also satisfy your taste buds. It has good value!)

(Bone powder can be used to make basic fertilizer and nurture plants and crops. It is a relatively ordinary material and not rare.)

(The light extracted from the glowing organ of the mutated carp can be used to make flares. It can illuminate a certain area for a long time. The effect is much better than that of ordinary light sticks. Its value is acceptable.)

After reading the introduction of the three materials, Meng Lei nodded thoughtfully.

Relatively speaking, apart from the fish meat, the other two materials were not of much use at the current stage.

However, through these brief descriptions, Meng Lei was still sharp enough to capture some special information.

Bone powder could be used to make basic fertilizer and nurture plants and crops.

In other words, under this sea of the alien planet, there were other ways to get food apart from fishing.

Although it is still unclear how he could plant crops, and in what ways, since the System had mentioned it, and it had also clearly stated that the bone powder could only be used to make basic fertilizer, that meant that there must be a way to grow crops underwater.

It was just that the players had not had the chance to come into contact with it yet.

“This game is getting more and more interesting. Planting vegetables in the deep sea is interesting just thinking about it.”

Meng Lei gently touched his chin, smiled, put away the three sets of materials, and placed them in the submarine’s storage chest.

Then, he opened the production panel of the manufacturing station and found the freshwater extractor in the list.

At this moment, the manufacturing interface of the freshwater extractor had changed.

[Freshwater Extractor: Iron 5/5; Copper 5/5]

All the manufacturing materials had been met, and the manufacturing button emitted light.

Meng Lei did not hesitate and immediately pressed the manufacturing button

In the next moment, the precision manufacturing station emitted a mechanical clicking sound.

Immediately after, on the metal wall near the bed in the living quarters of the submarine, the shadow of a translucent equipment gradually condensed.

Soon, mechanical equipment that looked a little like a water dispenser appeared out of thin air in the living quarters.

Meng Lei was surprised. He ran to the new equipment in a few steps and could not help but size it up.

At the same time, a basic System introduction appeared before his eyes.

[Freshwater Extractor: Basic version. It can extract 5,000ml of fresh water per day. The current submarine structure cannot be upgraded.]