Deep Ocean Survival: A Submarine From The Start - Chapter 15

Chapter 15: A Small Flame

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Through the reputation rankings, Meng Lei realized that so far, many people had discovered the method to gain reputation by sharing information in the communication channel.

This was because with the current ability of the players, it was almost impossible for them to kill the alien planet sea monsters.

Those who had already obtained a reputation clearly did not want to share this method with others.

No one mentioned this in the communication channel.

In fact, it was understandable after thinking about it. The overall amount of information on the System’s hidden settings was definitely limited.

When all the settings had been developed, the method to obtain reputation through sharing would no longer be feasible.

Therefore, everyone wanted to maximize their vested interests under limited conditions.

Selfishness was human nature.

Especially when the social structure had collapsed completely and survival had become the main goal, everyone wanted to increase their leverage.

Meng Lei sat in the cockpit, staring at the reputation list in front of him and stroking his chin thoughtfully.

A moment later, a smile appeared on his lips.

Since no one had revealed this secret, he would be the informant.

First of all, Meng Lei did not care about accumulating reputation in the early stages of the game.

With the game cheat, he could obtain a reputation by killing monsters after he had built a shipborne weapon.

It seemed that the speed at which one could obtain a reputation by hunting alien planet sea monsters was definitely not slower than the method by sharing information.

Secondly, he understood the principle of working together.

Only by exposing this secret to more people could he gather the various hidden settings about the System faster.

At the same time, it would also make it easier for him to understand this world faster.

Taking a step back, his game cheat could almost interpret most things.

On the other hand, he would invariably be ahead of everyone in digging out the System’s hidden settings!

Therefore, even if this secret was exposed, it would not affect him much.

Perhaps, through his exposure, the System would even increase his reputation again.

With this thought, Meng Lei immediately closed the reputation list.

Then, he pulled out the regional communication channel and entered his discovery in the dialog box.

The moment the words appeared in the communication channel, the System notifications sounded.

[System notification: You have successfully shared a valid piece of information. Reputation of Bottomless Valley+1]

“It looks like my guess was right. Those guys on the reputation rankings were all more shrewd than the other. They did not expose this secret. This time, it has benefited me!”

Meng Lei nodded slightly and looked at the crazily scrolling chat information in the communication channel with a smile.

At this moment, two System settings popped up one after another.

The communication channel, which had lost some of its chatting fervor, was completely lit up again.

[Sunlight: Damn, can reputation also be gained from sharing information? I was wondering how the reputation of those guys on the rankings had come about. So that’s how it is!]

[XP699: Such precious information, the big guy of Bottomless Valley has actually shared it without holding back. He is really our role model. He is selfless!]

[Survivor: The information about the freshwater extractor just now was also shared by the big guy of Bottomless Valley. If it had not been for the big guy’s reminder, we would have been tricked to death by the System! This change of event has saved everyone’s lives! Benefactor, please accept my sincere kiss!]

[Go Forward Courageously: Indeed, the two System settings provided by Bottomless Valley are both of extremely high value and will be of great help to everyone’s survival! When we reach the gathering place of the outpost, we have to get to know the captain of Bottomless Valley no matter what and make friends with him!]

[Divine Wind: Those up in the levels above, haven’t you discovered it?! The reason why Bottomless Valley was able to find out the secret that the freshwater extractor consumes a lot of electricity is definitely because it has already built the freshwater extractor! The game has only started for a few hours, and the other party has already gathered the materials needed for the freshwater extractor. He is definitely the big guy!]

[Road Dominance: Indeed, Divine Wind is right! I have only dug out three pieces of iron ore, and I have not seen a single copper ore, but he has already gathered the materials! How many times must he have gone into the water to do this?! He is too bold!]

[North Ocean: In that case, doesn’t this mean that Bottomless Valley can already produce fresh water? Damn, Big Guy, if you want to make a deal, I’m dying of thirst!]

[Rookie Number: Hey! North Ocean, why are you shouting in the communication channel? I still want to make a private transaction with the big guy of Bottomless Valley, you fool!]

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The communication channel was in an uproar. The captains were chattering non-stop, not stingy with their limited number of chats.

The name of Bottomless Valley was considered not a small flame in Channel 66671. It was known by many.

However, Meng Lei did not have the mood to care about these guys’ reaction.

He kept scrolling up the chat page, wanting to find The Sailor and the other dozen or so captains. He wanted to see if the information they had shared when they gained their reputation would be of help to him.

However, there was too much information in the communication channel. The chat records of those people could not be found for a while.

Fortunately, Meng Lei finally discovered the search function in the communication channel.

Through sifting through the names of the submarines, he finally found the dozen or so chat records.

However, the gains were not great.

He had already grasped most of the information shared by the other captains. It would not be of much help for the subsequent voyage.

At this moment, many people had also found Meng Lei in private through the communication channel.

Their goals were quite uniform. Almost all of them wanted to trade for fresh water.

Regarding this, Meng Lei did not reply and ignored them all.

What a joke. He still did not have enough fresh water to drink. How could he trade the fresh water so easily?

Before the energy reserve of the submarine reached its peak, he dared not squander it casually.

If he were to be stuck in the deep sea midway to the gathering place, he would be finished!

Although fresh water could not be traded, he still had meat.

The mutated carp he had hunted earlier had provided him with five units of fish meat at once.

Each unit of fish would weigh at least one kilogram.

He definitely could not digest these five kilograms of fish alone. He might not even be able to finish them in three days.

It was better to take advantage of the high exchange rate for food to exchange for something useful.

With this thought in mind, Meng Lei immediately closed the communication channel, opened the trading system, and hung out three units of fish meat.

Then, he filled in the requirements options with iron, aluminum, plastic, and titanium.

After clicking to confirm, a new trading option immediately popped up in the trading system.

[Seller: Bottomless Valley]

[Trade Item: Clean Fish Meat x 1]

[Requirements: Iron*5, Aluminum*5]

[Requirements: Plastic*5, Titanium*3]