[Newbie Gift Pack A: One compass, one host controllable oar, and two standard kinds of wood. Wood is the main evolution material at this stage. It can be exchanged for evolution points.
Newbie Gift Pack B: One compass, one Labrador Retriever
Please select your newbie gift pack.]
"Can't I have them all?"
[Please choose one of your newbie packs.]
Raine hated these multiple-choice questions. Judging by the system's firm attitude, he couldn't have both.
The compass looked like it was necessary. Both packs had it, so he need not make a trade-off. The key was the other rewards.
The importance of the oars was without saying. As a boatman who now goes with the flow, having an oar he can control is important. The next was the evolution points, which were the core component for getting stronger. The system didn't even need to explain it. Raine knew his main task was to collect evolution points in the future.
Now, it seems that his evolution points mainly come from wood.
Although the A-pack had only two pieces of wood, it was too difficult for Raine to get wood at this stage as a three-pole raft, and two pieces of wood were a lot of money.
The A-pack is very useful. In contrast, the B-pack is a bit nonsensical.
Apart from the compass, there is only one Labrador retriever, and what the hell is a Labrador?
No!
Labradors can be in the top three of canines IQ, which is not as thick headed and idiotic as Husky, and you don't have to worry about getting a bad bamboo pole from Teddy's fuck...(E/N: Honestly have no idea what this is supposed to mean, will have to ask later) It can come in handy with a little coaching.
Raine now has no limbs, he desperately needs a loyal henchman. Although this henchman is a bit... non-mainstream, at least it's a henchman!
Most important is the system says many creatures have mutated in this era. If this Labrador can also evolve or something, then its value is much stronger than the oars and wood.
Raine doesn't have hands, and he needs a hand!
"Select B gift pack!"
[The host has chosen Newbie Gift Pack B, reward issued]
As soon as the system's words fell, a compass fell onto Raine's hull and was fixed in the bow. Of course, the raft was not divided into bow and stern, and Raine's viewpoint could cover the raft's range in all directions. So the compass was just fixed in the direction Raine was used to having as the bow.
Immediately afterward, a beige Labrador retriever landed on the raft out of thin air!
Raine just felt himself sink a lot lower, "Holy shit! This dog is so big, it must be at least 20 kg!"
His load capacity only has 50kg, and this dog took up 40%...which means now Raine can only fit two dogs at most!
[The host can communicate directly with the Labrador. It has some evolutionary potential. The evolutionary path is devouring. The evolutionary direction and evolutionary limit are unknown.
First reminder, creatures need large resources to evolve. It is difficult to collect them with the host's current state. And the size may change after evolution. Before evolving Labrador, the host needs to consider his weight-bearing limit.]
"So pitfalls?" Raine couldn't help but regret it a little. The system reminded him not to evolve this dog for now, "Hey, forget it. Let's talk about it later, as long as it can evolve everything is good."
"Wait, how do I communicate with it? I don't have a mouth."
[You have not yet adapted to your new body. Please try to merge yourself with the hull. When you achieve the unity of human and bamboo, you will be able to make a sound.]
"Human-Bamboo Unity... Are you messing with me?"
[The guidance has ended, the artificial intelligence system will permanently withdraw, and the normal programmed system is retained. The host can also call up the information menu to view it independently at any time. At the same time, the early warning radar is on. It can scan and detect the environment in a spherical space within a radius of 500 meters. The radar will upgrade as the host evolves. It will actively alert the host when you encounter dangerous threats.]
*Beep~*
With a strange sound, Raine's head fell silent.
"Are you leaving? Hey, hey, don't leave. I still have so many questions to ask you!"
...
"Well, you hurt me, and then you left!"
Without the system beeping, it was a lot quieter all of a sudden, and Raine started to figure out his situation quietly.
"Menu!"
A page of data immediately appeared in Raine's mind.
[Host: Raine
Vessel: Three-pole bamboo raft
Crew size: 1
Ship's speed: not equipped with a power system, not measurable
Combat Power: 1
Load Capacity: 19.5/50 (kg)
Evolutionary Progress: 0/10 (Wood)]
With a glance, Raine was overjoyed, "Huh, I have a crew member now, and I have one combat point!"
"Woof!"
Raine looked up and saw the Labrador Retriever sitting there, and when he looked at the Labrador, the Labrador was gazing at the deck too!
A boat and a dog, looking deep into each other's eyes.
Raine soon understood that it turned out this Labrador was his only crew and combat power!
"A little minion with 1 combat power." Raine was really speechless. If it were replaced by a Pitbull or Tibetan mastiff or something, his combat power would probably have more than that much.
"Human-Bamboo Unity... let's try it."
Raine found that it didn't seem too hard. He was a ship, so he already united man and bamboo!
"Hey, hey, can you hear me?"
Raine's voice rang out from the bamboo raft.
"Woof woof woof!" The Labrador wagged his tail with excitement.
"I really am a genius!" Raine said. He has held his tongue for so long. Talking is so easy, and the damn system for some reason hadn't told him sooner.
"Okay, I'm your master from now."
"Woof woof!"
"From now on, let's call you White."
White spun around on the narrow raft a few times, which caused Raine almost to think he would drown again.
"Stop, stop, stop, take it easy. I can't afford you tossing and turning like that! White, sit down!"
Raine was relieved after White sat obediently in the middle of the raft. The little guy was brilliant.
Raine was delighted with such a little fellow around. He would not evolve right now, but at least he would not be so lonely.
But after a few moments of happiness, Raine couldn't help but start planning for the future.
His situation was very bleak. How long could a small raft last at sea? He would probably fall apart just because of a big wave.
Besides, White will eventually need to eat too. He could not let White, who was worth one paddle and two evolution points, starve to death.
"Damn, where do I find food and wood now?"
At this moment, Little White, who had been sitting obediently on the boat's hull, suddenly stood up excitedly and walked to the side of the raft, looking at the seawater, wagging his tail furiously.
"White, what are you doing? Don't stand on the side. I almost capsized!"
Suddenly, White plunged into the sea.
"White! What are you doing!?"
Not long afterward, White's head emerged from the sea with a splash, and Raine noticed that he was carrying a sizable blackhead fish in his mouth!
Seeing White struggle to climb onto the raft, Raine exclaimed, "Ah, that's something! I really underestimated you, White! I thought you were a newbie, but I didn't know you were a master!"