Chapter 257 - 232: Island Hunting Celestial List
Level 1 Tasks:
Hunt Giant Island Lizards*10 (Reward: Random Level 2 Ordinary Building Card*1, 1 Point)
Hunt Adult Giant Moas*8 (Reward: Random Level 2 Ordinary Building Card*1, 1 Point)
Hunt Adult Saltwater Crocodiles*5 (Reward: Random Building Enhancement Card*1, 1 Point)
Hunt Adult Elephant Birds*5 (Reward: Random Basic Healing Card*1, 1 Point)...
Level 2 Tasks:
Hunt Adult Fish Dragon*1 (Reward: Designated Ordinary Building Cards*2, 5 Points)
Hunt Adult Snake-necked Dragon*1 (Reward: Plant Breakthrough Card*1, 5 Points)
Hunt Adult Mosasaurus*1 (Reward: Function Card: Level 1 Node*1, 10 Points)
Hunt Adult Megalodon*1 (Reward: Functional Card: Level 1 Insight*1, 15 Points)
Hunt Adult Dragon King Whale*1 (Reward: Function Card: Level 1 Anchor Connection*1, 15 Points)...
Level 3 Tasks:
Hunt Extraordinary Deep Diving Demon Squid*1 (Reward: Advanced Building - Level 2 Deep Sea Aquarium*1, 50 Points)
Hunt Extraordinary Thousand-Eyed Snake*1 (Reward: Upgrade Card·Resource Upgrade Card*1, 80 Points)
Level 4 Task: Hunt Legendary Ancestral Giant Snake*1 (Reward: Random Level 1 Ultimate Building Card*1, 1000 Points)
"I assume everyone has seen the Hunting Celestial List for the Island map." Qin Ziwen looked at the core Hunting Team members in the room.
Wang Yun said, "We have. I didn’t expect there to be a Level 4 Task this time. And with a thousand points... basically, whoever completes the Level 4 task can pretty much seal the deal."
Yuan Dajun said in a heavy tone, "No, that only seals the deal in terms of points. But besides competing for points, there’s another solution."
Hearing this, everyone knew what Yuan Dajun meant.
If you can’t complete the task, you can eliminate the competition.
Qin Ziwu’s expression darkened upon hearing this. "I don’t think we need to wait for them to make the first move before striking back. We can act first. In the end, there can only be one winner anyway."
Hearing this, many people in the room nodded silently in agreement.
The new additions to the core Hunting Team, Zhang Liang and Jin Hao, who were attending this kind of meeting for the first time, sat to the side, silently part of the background.
Qin Ziwen said, "Let’s not consider the Level 4 task for now. These two Level 3 hunting targets are worth 50 and 80 points, respectively. Completing either one of these Level 3 hunting tasks will give us a significant lead in points.
However, the difficulty is commensurate with the points. Last time, the Giant Rock Dragon was only worth 20 points. This time, even the less valuable of the two Level 3 targets, the Deep Sea Demon Squid, is worth 50 points. This means the hunting difficulty is definitely greater than the Giant Rock Dragon’s."
Pausing for a moment, Qin Ziwen continued, "Also, based on the available clues, I suspect the Giant Rock Dragon we hunted last time wasn’t at its full strength. The one you all encountered later in the Blood Sand Beast Fighting Arena was the real deal.
Of course, that might also be why the Giant Rock Dragon was only worth 20 points. We were able to kill the Giant Rock Dragon, and everyone is improving. It’s not impossible for us to hunt this Demon Squid and the Thousand-Eyed Snake. The only problem is that they both live in the sea. The tactics we used against the Giant Rock Dragon probably won’t be very effective against them, so we’ll have to develop new strategies."
Wang Yun said, "Chief, looking at the targets on the Hunting Celestial List this time, most of them are sea-dwelling creatures. The Fish Dragon, the Snake-necked Dragon, the Mosasaurus, the Megalodon, the Dragon King Whale—as far as I know, these were all ancient marine giants that once existed on Earth."
Yuan Ming asked curiously, "Dr. Wang, the Megalodon is worth more points than the Mosasaurus? I saw in that Jurassic World movie, the Mosasaurus dragged the Tyrannosaurus Rex underwater in a single bite."
Wang Yun chuckled. "That was a giant ’Mosazilla’, its size artistically exaggerated for the movie. In reality, the average Mosasaurus was only about fifteen meters long and weighed around 15 tons. Meanwhile, the real Megalodon had the strongest bite force of any creature in Earth’s history, and its average weight was between seventy and eighty tons. Just in terms of tonnage, the two aren’t even in the same league."
At this point, Wang Yun paused. He recalled the massive Tyrannosaurs from the last map, which was far beyond anything they knew, and quickly added, "Of course, perhaps we really will be facing a ’Mosazilla’ this time. After all, the creatures here are generally much larger."
Cao Biansheng interjected, "Then what if the Megalodon gets a growth spurt, too? How big would it get? That thing isn’t going to just shatter the bottom of our boat with one bite, is it?"
Qin Ziwu thought for a moment. He had a feeling these Level 2 Task targets weren’t going to be easy either.
’When we were dealing with the giant land beasts before, we could use all sorts of terrain to our advantage, creating a tactical edge.’
’But you always have to pay your debts.’
’Now, facing Sea Beasts, our situation as land creatures is completely reversed.’
’Here in this vast ocean, the Sea Beasts are the ones with the home-field advantage.’
’We’re the ones at a disadvantage, unless we can lure the Sea Beasts onto land, but that seems impossible.’
’They’re beasts, but they’re not idiots.’
Qin Ziwen said, "We can start by completing the Level 1 Tasks. There are some targets in there that live in the coastal waters or on the island. Let’s practice our skills first. Once we’re proficient and have a big boat, we can try venturing out to sea."
Deng Guang said, "Chief, we took a look around just now. Outside the Gated Community are reefs. We don’t know if the tide is high or low right now. If it’s low tide now, when the tide comes in, we might not even be able to see the reefs."
Qin Ziwen teased, "You didn’t just see the ocean and get the urge to check out the fishing conditions, did you?"
Deng Guang gave a dry cough. "My hands are just itching. Whenever I see a body of water, I get the urge to cast a line or two."
Wang Yun chimed in, "Haha, don’t laugh, but it’s not just Old Deng. When I see this ocean, I also want to cast a few lines. Who knows what you might reel in?"
At the mention of fishing, Qin Ziwen’s expression shifted slightly. He immediately stood up. "Let’s go take a look."
Leaving the house, he led the group to the south gate of the Gated Community.
A number of residents had gathered there.
They passed through the noisy crowd and went out the south gate. Beyond the courtyard wall was a stretch of reef that sloped downwards.
Looking around, it wasn’t hard to see that their Gated Community was situated on top of a massive slab of reef.
The reef extended outwards on both sides, with the ocean down below.
With the ebb and flow of the tide, surging seawater slammed into the crevices of the reef, squeezing out pale white foam.
His gaze slowly traced the line where the reef met the water. Beneath the surface, the faint, shadowy outlines of vast hidden reefs could be seen under the seaweed.
At that moment, some residents were searching around the reefs.
Every now and then, someone would shout in pleasant surprise, "There are so many crabs here!"
"Careful, I think there’s an eel in this tide pool."
Qin Ziwen went down to investigate and confirmed that the marine life around this island reef was exceptionally abundant.
’No wonder. Only such rich aquatic resources could sustain so many giant Sea Beasts.’
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