Chapter Twenty-One: Appraisal

  Collection technique? And it even increased a bit of proficiency? Yu Xi looked at the slippery jelly-like seawater in his hand, then raised his eyes to gaze at this vast expanse of ocean that seemed endless, and suddenly narrowed his eyes with a smile.

  Emma, what good luck! Cutting down this small piece has increased her proficiency a bit. This vast and endless sea, if she were to cut it all... Yuan Xi recalled a classic line from a certain TV show she watched before crossing over: "This is going to be a big deal!"

  Yuanchuan glanced around and had already made up his mind. This sea area was a tourist area, although there weren't many people, but if he were to dig in one place, he would eventually be discovered by someone, and it would be unclear how to explain the situation at that time.

  But he just needs to shoot one shot and move one nest, and he can collect a large area of seawater smoothly, without letting anyone find out.

  Yuanchi checked his package and sighed secretly. The ten slots were still too few, with 9999 white crystal stones stored in one slot. His son's ration took up one slot, and the milk bottle took up another. Don't ask him why he had to prepare these things, his son was his heart's flesh, and if anything happened, he had to ensure that his son had something to eat first.

  There were also a hundred steaming baskets of his own making, which occupied one grid, and then there were a hundred bottles of usable water, as well as the yellow egg laid by the fat bird. There was also the remote control-like weapon that had saved him on the passenger ship, and seven remaining 100-yuan bills occupied another grid. The last grid held a multi-functional knife set he had bought online at a high price, which was the same dagger used to cut seawater before.

  These are all the family heirlooms of Yuan Xi, a total of ten compartments have been filled with nine, leaving only one empty space, which is really pitiful.

  Although this package can be stacked and has no size limit, it can only hold a few types of items after all. After packing some essentials, it's already full.

  Yuanchuan had a clever idea, originally wanting to put different things in a large trunk and then put it in the package, but unexpectedly, this package could still be identified and couldn't be put in... Ah, this thought can only be dispelled.

  But there's one good thing, the time in this package seems to be still, what he puts in is what he takes out, that small steamer bun was made by him a month ago, now it's taken out and it's still hot, no different from when it was just made.

  Yuanxi looked at it and felt a bit hungry, so he took out a basket of his own, filled his stomach, drank a bottle of water, and suddenly felt content. His craftsmanship was really good, next time he would make some pastries to put in...

  He took out the dagger and freed up two slots. The cumulative number was 9999, enough for him to put as many as he wanted.

  Thinking so, Yuanchuan started to work hard, and it was actually quite simple. There was no technical content at all, just digging and putting it in, then listening to the beeping sound beside his ear.

  But after digging ten blocks, the drops didn't become so diligent, previously it was one block for one point, but after rising ten points, it became two blocks for one point.

  But this progress is quite satisfactory, it's just a matter of putting in some effort, and it doesn't take much trouble.

  Collection skills seem like they should be easy to upgrade, but in reality it's not. For so long, Yu Xi has been paying attention to collecting some things, but the proficiency hasn't increased. Maybe it's because the quantity of collection is not enough, or maybe it's because the usage value of the items is not high. In short, except for the initial activation of the collection skill that gave a little proficiency, there hasn't been any increase since then.

  So being able to gain so much proficiency by just digging seawater is already a huge harvest.

  At this time, Yuanchuan had dug another twenty blocks, and his proficiency had accumulated to twenty points. When he started digging again, he found that it had become three blocks for one point of experience... It was indeed getting slower and slower.

  If it accumulates at this speed, accumulating 100 points of proficiency will yield a full 550 blocks... Well, it's not that much after all. Yuanchuan took a deep breath, rolled up his sleeves and continued working.

  He tried digging a bigger hole, but it took five times the size of the previous one to increase the proficiency by just one level. Moreover, it was quite conspicuous and inconvenient to move around, so it's better to dig in small blocks.

  Digging more, Yuanxi studied that the size of 20 centimeters square is the best, cutting and picking are convenient, and the accumulation of proficiency is also very standard.

  Although it's not a big deal, going back and forth like this can be quite boring. However, as soon as Yuanxi saw the progress bar moving forward, he was filled with energy, just like a rabbit with a carrot dangling in front of him, hopping around with great spirit.

  He was busy until the sky turned dark, and his proficiency had risen to eighty points. However, at this rate, he still needed to collect one hundred and ninety pieces, which was no small task.

  Yuanchuan thought for a moment and decided to come back tomorrow to continue, although he was looking forward to the reward after leveling up, but now he came here on vacation with his family, if he just dug and dug, it would be neglecting his family, which wasn't something he would do.

  He put the dagger into his package and tidied himself up before returning to the hotel.

  This is a hotel built by the sea, Yuanxi is not considered poor now, especially for his family, he will not be stingy, the hotel is in a resort mode, Mediterranean style, blue and white tones look exceptionally fresh and comfortable.

  Moreover, it also came with a separate small kitchen, which was exactly what Yuan Xi had in mind. He cooked himself and made several delicious dishes, and the whole family ate happily together.

  The next day, Yuan Xi took Yuan Yu and Cheng, as well as Little Yuan Zhe, to play on the beach for half a day. In the afternoon, they rented a flying machine and went to a nearby city to have some fun and bought quite a few things.

  Lin Suyun entered the baby store and bought a big package of clothes for Little Yuan Zhe, which was enough to wear for a month... At this time, Yuan Xi also discovered that Lin Suyun must have lived a life of luxury in her previous years. The way she spent money was very experienced and mature.

  It wasn't until afternoon that Yuanxi finally went out and came to the seaside to continue the unfinished work from yesterday.

  Once born twice cooked, dug so much, Yuan Xi's movements were quick and swift, eyes didn't even blink, dug up and put into the package, without stopping.

  Less than an hour later, he had dug 189 blocks, and his proficiency was already at 99 points. One more block would bring it to a full 100 points, and Yuanchuan couldn't help but feel some excitement.

  He took a deep breath, reached out to dig up the last piece, and heard a burst of music in his ear, followed by a prompt: "Congratulations, your gathering skill proficiency has accumulated 100 points, meeting the upgrade conditions. Do you want to activate the upgrade reward immediately?"

  Upgraded!

  Yuanyi was excited, his hand shook, and he accidentally put the last piece of seawater into the grid with the white crystal stone, but he didn't notice it. All his attention was focused on the popped-up upgrade dialogue box.

  He quickly clicked confirm and chose to get the upgrade reward immediately.

  "Collection Technique Upgrade Reward: One Material Identification Device, please receive."

  Yuanyu blinked his eyes, material identification instrument? What is this thing?

  But thinking of the super useful package, Yuanxi instinctively determined that this was definitely not a bad thing. He eagerly waited to study new things, but unexpectedly remembered the voice in his ear again: "The package is full and cannot issue rewards. Please tidy up the package and make sure there is an empty space."

  This time it was actually directly put into the package.

  No way, Yuanxi suddenly remembered that he took out the dagger and there should be an empty slot, why would it prompt that there is no empty slot? With doubts, Yuanxi opened the package, and indeed, all ten slots were full.

  What's going on?

  Yuān Xī shifted his gaze to the grid where he had originally placed the dagger, and found that a pale blue unknown object was quietly lying there. What was this? Yuān Xī could be very sure that this thing had absolutely not been in the package before.

  He curiously took it out and looked at it closely, the shape was extremely familiar, it was indeed the last piece of seawater he had collected. But why did the color become so light? Originally, the jelly-like seawater was deep blue, but now this piece was still jelly-like, yet it had turned into a pale sky blue. What kind of variation had occurred?

  Moreover, this piece of seawater occupies a separate grid, according to the package rules, this thing must be different from the previous seawater, so it can't be stacked. But when he collected it, it was clearly the same, why did it change as soon as it was put in the package?

  Yuanchuan was puzzled, but at this time, he heard a "ding" sound, and the empty grid had something in it again. It seemed that the material identification instrument had sent something down.

  Yuanchuan put the light blue seawater aside, first taking out a material identification instrument. The instrument was very small, about the size of a thumb, and was pure black in color, with no special features visible.

  What annoyed Yuan Xi the most was that this thing didn't even come with a manual. Just as he thought of this, the system's voice sounded again: "Acquired Material Identification Instrument, do you want to bind it?"

  Yuanchuan chose to bind it, and then he saw the small black piece instantly merge into his palm, without any pain or itchiness, just a slight tingling sensation, and finally completely disappear.

  Yuanchuan was stunned, he still didn't know how to use it. A seller who doesn't provide a manual is not a good seller! Be careful or I'll give you a bad review!

  He looked gloomy, and with a slap of his palm on the light blue sea water, a line of words appeared before his eyes: Primary Appraisal, Planting Materials.

  Yuanyu blinked his eyes, looked up and down, and suddenly understood that this was what emotions were all about!

  This appraisal device was bound to his hand, and with just a tap, he could identify the function of an item. Wait, Yuanchuan suddenly reacted, and the seawater in front of him turned out to be a planting material?

  Yuan Xi hastily took another shot at those unchanged deep blue waters and prompted: Unable to identify, incomplete material.

  The results are different...

  Yuanchuan gazed at the pale blue sea water with curiosity. Planting materials? What does this mean? Can seeds be planted inside it?

  Action speaks louder than words. He drove the rented aircraft to the city in a hurry, bought a large package of wheat seeds, returned to the villa, found a clean plate, put shallow blue seawater on it, and then picked out ten intact seeds and buried them in it.

  The scene of the second day shocked Yuan Xi...

  It was just one night's time, and those ten grains of seeds had already sprouted and grown into tender little wheat shoots.

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