The Voyage Log offered many convenient features.
But once you left the Voyage Log, this world was almost indistinguishable from reality.
Chopping down trees was a laborious task, requiring both strength and skill, especially since the stone axe wasn't very sharp and jarred the hands.
After felling the largest coconut tree, Yang Yi's stamina dropped by 13 points, leaving him with only 30 points.
At full stamina, he could chop down at most five or six trees.
Any more and it wouldn't work; if stamina fell below 30, there was a risk of fainting.
Once the tree was down, Yang Yi immediately went to collect the coconuts. As soon as he picked one up, a smile spread across his face.
[Name: Vitality Coconut]
[Type: Food]
[Description: This is a rare special coconut, rich in vitamins and minerals. The coconut water inside can speed up stamina recovery.]
Without hesitation, Yang Yi cracked open a coconut and drank deeply, gaining a stamina recovery speed buff.
This was exactly what Yang Yi desperately needed; this trip was a huge gain.
He opened the Bronze Treasure Chest, and several glowing orbs immediately fell out, transforming into three items upon touch.
[Name: Vitality Coconut Refresher Formula]
[Type: Formula]
[Quality: Fine]
[Description: Use to obtain the formula for Vitality Coconut Refresher, requiring reagent bottles, salt, and Vitality Coconuts.]
...
[Name: Edible Sea Salt 500g]
[Type: Food]
[Description: A seasoning that can enhance flavor and replenish salt.]
...
[Name: Reagent Rack]
[Type: Tool]
[Quality: Fine]
[Description: An essential tool for making various reagents, can be synthesized with crystals. It can provide reagent bottles, which disappear after the reagents are consumed.]
A single chest contained not only the formula but also the other two materials needed for it.
Yang Yi was overjoyed and immediately used the formula, then set to work mixing the Vitality Coconut Refresher.
Required materials: Vitality Coconut *1, Salt 10g
Essential tool: Reagent Rack
[Name: Vitality Coconut Refresher]
[Type: Consumable]
[Quality: Fine]
[Description: A drink that makes you feel full of energy. Restores 10 stamina, increases stamina recovery speed by 50%, lasts for 8 hours. Each effect interval is 24 hours.]
Yang Yi smiled, turning to look at the coastline, filled with coconuts, his axe twirling in his hand.
Since his stamina was nearing 30, he lay on the beach to rest, and once recovered, continued chopping trees.
By evening, he had chopped down four trees, gaining a total of 38 Vitality Coconuts and 43 pieces of wood, all transported back to the Nightmare. (A single tree, depending on thickness and length, can yield 5-15 pieces of wood, with super large trees yielding more.)
He wasn't planning to leave yet, intending to spend the night on the ship and continue chopping the next day.
But before heading back, he made a new discovery.
On the beach, there was a glowing trail, just over a hundred meters from Yang Yi.
As the sky darkened, these trails emitted a faint glow, catching Yang Yi's attention.
The trail led straight into the island, the glowing substance being some kind of biological mucus, with a foul stench.
He took a couple of steps inland along the trail.
Here, without the impact of the waves, the trail was even clearer.
Judging by the shape, it resembled the track of some snake-like creature slithering across the ground.
Yang Yi measured with his hand; the snake was at least half a meter thick, quite large!
"Not using the gun was indeed the right choice!"
Yang Yi changed his mind, deciding not to spend the night by the shore, planning to move further away, because on the island... there was some kind of large creature.
He gripped his flintlock pistol tightly, staying alert to his surroundings, retreating cautiously.
Back on the Nightmare, he finally exhaled a long breath.
Yang Yi sat in the captain's cabin, pondering for a while, and decided he needed to gather more Vitality Coconuts, even if it was risky.
Such things were rare and could mitigate the Nightmare's drawbacks; he couldn't let them slip away!
The islands ahead might not have these coconuts!
He steered the Nightmare away from the island, stopping about twenty nautical miles out.
At this distance, the island was no longer visible.
Even if the unknown creature on the island could swim, it wouldn't bother coming this far to eat the few pounds of flesh on him.
Wouldn't the fish in the sea taste better?
He drank a bottle of Coconut Refresher, ate a few scallops, an Eyeball Fruit, and half a Red-Lipped Eel.
Before sleeping, he held the flintlock pistol in his right hand, letting it hang by the bed, his finger not touching the trigger.
This was Yang Yi's latest tactic, allowing him to raise the gun and shoot at any monster at the door with the fastest speed.
He quickly fell asleep, slipping into a nightmare...
In the dead of night, a woman's enchanting song drifted from outside the ship, ethereal and melodious, like the voice of an angel.
But this was the sea; where would a woman be singing?
A look of infatuation appeared on his face as he gazed at the captain's cabin door.
There stood a humanoid creature, half-human, half-fish, resembling the legendary mermaid, with long golden hair and a seductive, alluring figure.
She was drenched, as if freshly bathed, her chest covered by two large shells.
Her waist was slender, with scales appearing below her navel, her lower half a fish tail.
Such creatures were generally called mermaids.
But at sea, they had another name: Sirens, the nightmare of sailors...
The Siren sang, smiling seductively at Yang Yi, flaunting her charms.
The noise traps at the door were triggered, producing a clattering sound.
But Yang Yi had already lost control, rendering the traps useless.
He was utterly captivated, walking toward the Siren, still holding the flintlock pistol...
[Enchanted by the captivating song, you have lost control of your body, sanity decreased by 10]
[You see an extremely beautiful woman, your mind and body captivated, sanity decreased by 7]
About fifty nautical miles from the Nightmare, another ship was drifting, the Stargazer, tailing closely.
Captain Su Na sat in the captain's cabin, writing something in a small notebook.
"He can eat some bizarre foods without expression, and even 'kiss' an eel (eat Red-Lipped Eel) without hesitation.
More importantly, he shows no signs of madness!
This is unbelievable!"
The notebook was titled XX Observation Diary, as she didn't know Yang Yi's real name, she hadn't written it down.
It recorded Yang Yi's private information, including how long he slept, when he woke up, what he caught, what he ate...
Her behavior was akin to that of a stalker, and in normal society, she would definitely be classified as a dangerous person, detained for re-education.
"Isn't he afraid..."
Su Na pondered, biting the pen cap.
The intelligence about the island was provided by her, just to see how this person would react.
But at that moment, on the sea chart, the Nightmare suddenly moved, speeding towards the island.
Something unusual was definitely happening!
A quick look at will leave you more fulfilled.
Su Na used the Stargazer's scrying skill, having spied on Yang Yi for several days, knowing he was a cautious person who wouldn't take risks at night, let alone go ashore at night.
She immediately used the scrying skill to track and observe the Nightmare.
"That's... a Siren?"
Su Na exclaimed, her eyes filled with a mix of fervor and excitement.