92: Am I playing card games in the apocalypse?

The ferry cut through the pitch-black Sea of Despair, forging ahead through the waves.

On the deck.

The cheers gradually subsided, replaced by the sound of busy footsteps.

Inside the captain's cabin.

Chen Du threw himself into the leather sofa and let out a long sigh.

Although this trip almost went sideways, the profits were massive.

Amidst the swirling smoke, he stared at the ceiling, reviewing the events.

First, the reshaping of this world.

The information revealed by 9527 was explosive—this so-called survival game was essentially a bug-rearing game orchestrated by an Evil God.

Those brutal monsters and instances were merely quality control steps on an assembly line.

"Treating humans like pigs..."

Chen Du sneered and flicked the cigarette ash. "Too bad my teeth are good; I specialize in eating the breeders."

As long as the sacrifice notebook is in hand, this is a long stairway to godhood.

This operation not only allowed him to obtain the King of Shadows, but it also verified a truth:

Gods can bleed too!

As long as they can bleed, they can be killed!

Thinking of this, Chen Du's mind stirred.

A black notebook exuding an ominous aura appeared.

Chen Du raised an eyebrow.

The appearance of the notebook had changed?!

In the center of the cover, the closed vertical eye pattern had slightly cracked open a slit.

A faint white light spilled out, as if peering into this world.

The surrounding skin and blood vessel textures looked more realistic.

【Holder's divinity detected to have increased.】

【sacrifice notebook has been updated.】

【New feature unlocked: divine workshop.】

Chen Du opened the notebook with his consciousness.

At the end, an extra page with gold edges appeared, with three rotating card slots floating above it.

He tried projecting the just-looted godhead fragment into it with his thoughts.

Words appeared like burning flames:

【Core material detected: godhead fragment.】

【Synthesizable recipes are as follows:】

【Recipe 1: talent awakening card】

Materials: godhead fragment x1 + life essence x500

Effect: Forcefully awaken a random talent.

Evaluation: Even a salted fish can be given wings of dreams.

【Recipe 2: talent evolution card】

Materials: godhead fragment x1 + life essence x1000

Effect: Specify an existing talent to increase its rank by one level, up to S rank.

Evaluation: Want to experience the thrill of upgrading from a bird gun to a cannon? This is the pay-to-win channel.

【Recipe 3: Resurrection card · Soul Echo】

Materials: godhead fragment x1 + life essence x2000 + All personal belongings of the target before death

Effect: Reshape the body and recall the soul.

Note: Only effective for targets who have been dead for no more than 7 days and whose souls have not been devoured by a high-ranking entity.

Chen Du gasped.

Good heavens!

In this world where human life is cheaper than grass, the first two recipes can create gods, and the third can defy the heavens and change fate!

"I have the godhead fragment, but this life essence..."

Chen Du calculated his inventory of less than 200 and felt a toothache.

2000 points?

This is forcing him to kill monsters to stock up! It seems he needs to be more diligent in the future!

Knock, knock, knock!

A slight knocking sound came from outside the door.

Like a thief.

"Enter."

Chen Du resumed his cold and dignified demeanor.

The door was pushed open a crack, and An Nuonuo poked her little head in.

She had changed into a loose T-shirt, and her hair was wet and clinging to her cheeks.

"Cap, Captain..."

"Speak your mind."

An Nuonuo rubbed the corner of her clothes awkwardly, her eyes drifting: "Um... I want to borrow the key to the utility room."

"Everyone just came back from the God-Forsaken Land, and we are sticky and smelly, wanting to wash up properly."

Chen Du found it amusing: "Isn't there soap in the public bathroom?"

"Oh, that doesn't wash clean."

An Nuonuo blushed, stammering, "And... Sister Xia Lai said the monster slime is poisonous and we must use high-grade washing products, otherwise... otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?"

"Otherwise we'll grow hair!"

An Nuonuo's face turned red, "Sister Xia Lai said there are side effects, it will cause abnormal body hair growth!"

"No one wants to turn into a hairy monkey... so we want hair removal cream..."

Chen Du was stunned for a moment, then laughed dumbly.

God, growing hair.

This second sister is really trying hard to scam some high-grade supplies.

However, these women had just experienced life and death, so they really needed to relax.

As the master of this ship, he held the power to distribute supplies.

Chen Du got up and walked to the bookshelf, pressing the switch for the hidden compartment.

A dazzling array of shelves was revealed.

He took a few bottles of essential oil shower gel, and found an unopened tube of hair removal cream and body lotion.

He threw them all into An Nuonuo's basket.

"I have them right here! Use them sparingly, this stuff is more expensive than gold right now."

"Thank you, Captain! Long live the Captain!"

An Nuonuo's eyes lit up, and she was about to slip away with the basket.

"Wait."

Chen Du suddenly called out to her, his eyes playful, "Are you planning to bathe together as a group?"

An Nuonuo stopped and nodded cutely: "Yes! Everyone is in the large bathhouse."

"Sister Ye Qiu used her ability to turn the water into a medicinal bath, saying it can remove rot and regenerate muscle. Everyone is soaking in it now."

She giggled: "Captain, you didn't see..."

Before she could finish speaking.

An Nuonuo suddenly felt a chill on her back.

She covered her little mouth and looked at Chen Du in horror.

Crap! I let it slip!

Chen Du looked at the defenseless little white rabbit in front of him, and suddenly felt a bit of mischievousness.

He walked up to An Nuonuo step by step.

Shadows loomed.

"Cough."

Chen Du cleared his throat, his expression very serious: "Since it is a medicinal bath treatment, how effective it is and whether there are side effects need to be observed by someone."

He leaned forward slightly,

"As the captain, I am obligated to pay attention to the crew's physical condition at all times."

"Should I personally inspect it on such an important occasion to conduct a risk assessment?"

"Ah? In, inspect?" An Nuonuo's CPU was fried.

Inspect? Wouldn't that mean... seeing everything?

Her face turned bright red, and her head was almost smoking.

She stammered: "Bu, but everyone is... is not wearing..."

"What?"

Chen Du raised an eyebrow, pretending to be displeased, "On this ship, is there any place I cannot go? Or do you have some unspeakable secrets you want to hide from me?"

"No, no!"

Being pressed by Chen Du's big hat, An Nuonuo instinctively obeyed.

She was so scared she shivered, closing her eyes: "If you want to see, of course you can! The whole ship belongs to the Captain, we... we are all willing to cooperate!"

"Then... then should I lead the way now?"

The air was quiet for two seconds.

Looking at the dilemma-stricken little white rabbit in front of him, a hint of a smile flashed in Chen Du's eyes.

This little girl is really easy to tease.

"Alright."

He reached out and tapped An Nuonuo's little head lightly.

The oppressive feeling dissipated.

Chen Du sat back on the sofa and waved his hand nonchalantly: "I'm teasing you. I have no interest in going!"

"Ah?"

An Nuonuo was stunned.

Holding the basket and standing stupidly in place, she didn't react for a while.

Not going?

Actually not going?

"Still not leaving?"

Chen Du glanced at her, with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, "Or do you really want to drag me to visit?"

"No, no, no! I'm leaving now!"

An Nuonuo seemed to be granted amnesty, holding the basket and turning to run.

When she ran to the door, she couldn't help but look back.

Behind the smoke.

The man's figure was a bit blurry, but inexplicably reassuring.

Although his mouth was a bit bad and he liked to scare people... but the Captain seemed to really care about them?

Chen Du watched the closed door and exhaled a smoke ring.

"Inspect? There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

"Now... let's study how to get this 【talent awakening card】 first."