Chapter 12: Battle with the Sea Monster, Rewarded with Wooden Cabin Blueprint

Considering the depth of the waters where king crabs reside, Wen Mingyue spent another 50 iron ingots to extend the crane’s cable. With this upgrade, the crane could now reach depths of over 500 meters.

She then had 069 select two large sea fish, still streaked with blood, and place them inside the crab trap.

You can’t catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. Wen Mingyue, for once, decided to be generous. She operated the crane from the cockpit and lowered the trap into the sea.

The whole process took less than 20 minutes.

Afterward, she returned to sorting through the materials she had acquired from trades in her shop.

Earlier that day, she had put up nearly 20 liters of purified water and about 200 grams of salt for trade. The returns were as follows:

Wood ×360

Nails ×160

Iron ingots ×30

Random seeds ×8

Sanitary pads ×2

1 Sofa blueprint

Since it was only the first day, not many players were trading for water, but Wen Mingyue believed demand would increase over the next few days.

Including the 6 pieces of glass she obtained earlier, she now had enough materials to build another water purifier. She quickly opened the control panel and began construction.

[Water Purifier Requirements: Glass ×10, Plastic ×2, Refined Iron ×2]

Wen Mingyue clicked confirm and had 069 place the new purifier beside the other two.

Then, she started filling it with seawater.

Seeing that the day’s trades had gone well, she instructed 069 to reserve enough water and salt for her own daily needs, and put the rest up for trade.

Just as she finished and was about to cook some seafood porridge, she suddenly heard 069’s urgent warning in her mind.

The glutinous rice dumpling in her consciousness was also spinning in panic.

[Alert: A Level-4 Shark Monster is rapidly approaching the fishing boat]

[Distance: 60 meters]
[Distance: 30 meters]
[Distance: 10 meters]
[Distance: …]

As the alert ended, there was a loud bang against the fishing boat, followed by noticeable vibrations inside.

Wen Mingyue quickly studied the bow and arrow blueprint and used 20 iron ingots and 2 refined iron to craft a high-grade bow and 10 arrows, then dashed to the stern of the boat.

Hearing the system announce a level-4 monster, she secretly sighed in relief.

Thankfully, the wooden house blueprint she unlocked this morning had come with a bonus protective shield, upgrading her fishing boat’s defense to level 4—now on par with the sea monster.

If she still had the level-3 shield, it would have been game over on her second day post-rebirth.

She calmly examined the level-4 sea monster’s stats on the panel—its attributes were several times higher than hers, but she didn’t panic.

It couldn’t break into the boat immediately, which gave her some time to activate her Eye of Insight.

Leaning over the side of the boat, she kept scanning the shark monster in the sea, but couldn’t see any of the red weak-point indicators.

To the shark monster, however, her staring came off as provocation, and it began ramming the fishing boat more violently.

Not good—if this kept up, she’d have to repair the boat.

Just as she was hesitating whether to start the engine and flee, night fell—suddenly giving her hope.

With no lights on the fishing boat and complete darkness all around, the shark’s weak spot was finally exposed.

“Got it!” Wen Mingyue exclaimed with delight.

The red glowing point moved around as the shark slammed into the boat repeatedly. After two minutes of observation, she was able to predict its movement path.

She timed it and let an arrow fly.

“A type of herb.”

Wen Mingyue groaned in frustration—she missed.

The red point was located between the shark’s two large nostrils, but her arrow had landed in one of the nostrils instead.

The shark roared in pain, its gaze turning vicious. It then changed its position and began circling the fishing boat aggressively.

Insulting a warrior is worse than killing one.

Wen Mingyue knew she had thoroughly enraged the shark. She had to finish this fast.

069 had just warned her that the fishing boat’s defense value had dropped by 20 points, and cracks were already showing on the side that had taken a direct hit.

Afraid the boat would start leaking, she quickly clicked “Repair” in the construction panel.

When she saw how many materials the repair would cost, she couldn’t help but curse out loud—then charged forward to unleash a flurry of attacks on the shark.

The higher the level, the smarter the creature. A level-4 beast was more aggressive than strategic—compared to the high-level monsters Wen Mingyue had fought in her past life, this one was like a tantrum-throwing kid.

Still, it had boundless energy going for it.

The shark monster saw Wen Mingyue standing with one hand on her hip and the other gesturing at it wildly—pointing up, then down, clearly taunting.

It tilted its head, confused—but the pain from the arrow in its nostril quickly reminded it who to hate. It wanted nothing more than to tear her limb from limb.

The shark stopped ramming the boat and began circling. Then, without warning, it charged straight toward Wen Mingyue.

Seeing that her taunt worked, she immediately pulled her bowstring to full draw and let an arrow fly.

A bang echoed out as the shark slammed into the ship. Wen Mingyue was thrown off her feet by the immense force and hit the floor hard.

Her brain buzzed for the next few minutes, completely disoriented and unaware of her surroundings.

She’d fallen too hard—knocked out cold.

Inside her consciousness, 069 was anxiously spinning in circles.

It was unclear how much time had passed before Wen Mingyue finally regained consciousness.

She struggled to sit up and leaned her upper body against the boat’s railing.

The strong scent of blood hung in the air. The shark was nowhere to be seen.

Wen Mingyue realized she had survived the ordeal. She collapsed against the boat wall like a deflated balloon, panting hard—mostly from shock.

At that moment, the system’s cheerful broadcast rang out:

[Congratulations! Player has achieved the first kill of a Level-4 Shark Monster]
[Would you like to make a public announcement in the region?]

Wen Mingyue immediately perked up and replied excitedly: [Yes!]

Region: Greater China 96, Active Players: 99,368
[Congratulations to player Wen Mingyue for achieving the first kill of a Level-4 Shark Monster]

[Rewards:]

Upgrade Card (Usable for S-rank and below)

Advanced Wooden Cabin Blueprint

Smart Toilet

Protective Shield ×1

Strength +3

Chat exploded:

“Damn, it’s our Moon-jie again—go Queen!”
“Sister, I’m jealous again.”
“How many times have you said that today? Even I, a newbie, saw you get jealous three times already.”
“Am I the only one drooling over that shield? How many does she have now?”
“I want a smart toilet so bad. Pro players get all the flashy stuff.”
“Say, Moon-jie, ever thought about taking on a little bro? @Wen Mingyue manually tagging you.”
“Need someone to cook and clean? I’m a gourmet-level chef!”

Meanwhile, Wen Mingyue comforted 069 before returning to the cockpit to check her rewards.

First, she activated the new shield—bringing the boat’s shield level up to 5. Instant boost in security.

Though she’d nearly died, the loot made it all worth it. Every reward happened to be something she urgently needed.

Without hesitation, she used the Upgrade Card on the Advanced Bow Blueprint, which meant any bows and arrows she made from now on would be S-rank.

In her previous life, the bow had always been her go-to weapon—it was a perfect match for her innate talent. In this life, she’d made the same choice.

An S-rank bow packed tremendous power. Normally, it could only be found in silver-tier treasure chests or higher.

Then she glanced at the smart toilet in her backpack, immediately dumped it in the corner of the cockpit, undid the bindings in a few swift moves, and sat down to relieve herself.

Luckily, 069 had already filled the water tank in advance.