Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Imperfect Equipment Recipe
He clenched his fists in excitement. With this assessment system, he immediately overturned his previous plans.
He had originally planned to send out only one bionoid for exploration, a decision made purely to minimize risk.
’After all, if one died, I’d still have the other. If both died, I’d most likely be done for.’
’But now, with the assessment system, I don’t need to worry about that.’
’I can just run an assessment beforehand to avoid any danger.’
Ye Yun ordered the two bionoids:
"No. 1, No. 2, execute an exploration and collection mission. Duration: 12 hours."
[Assessment Type: Field Exploration]
[Assessing risk for this operation...]
[Current Operation: 12-hour random exploration]
[Assessment: 95% chance of obtaining White items, 4.85% chance of Green items, 0.15% chance of Blue items. Risk Level: 15%]
Seeing the risk level was as high as 15%, Ye Yun frowned slightly.
’This planet really is fraught with danger. Extending the exploration time might improve the quality of the items, but it also significantly increases the risk.’
Ye Yun was a cautious person by nature, and he was certainly not willing to take such a high risk on his very first exploration.
After a few more tries, he finally found what he considered to be the most optimal option.
[Assessment Type: Field Exploration]
[Assessing risk for this operation...]
[Current Operation: 4-hour random exploration]
[Assessment: 97% chance of obtaining White items, 2.95% chance of Green items, 0.05% chance of Blue items. Risk Level: 0.001%]
While not entirely risk-free, a risk level of 0.001% was still within his acceptable range.
’If something goes wrong with a risk this low, then I can only blame it on my terrible luck.’
Having received their orders, No. 1 and No. 2 immediately set out.
「Four hours later.」
Ye Yun breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at No. 1 and No. 2, who had returned completely unscathed.
Although the exploration risk had been low, it wasn’t zero, and Ye Yun didn’t want anything to happen to his two "treasures."
After confirming that No. 1 and No. 2 were unharmed, Ye Yun immediately looked down to check their haul.
[Rusted Screw (White)] x4
[Description: A screw that is not severely rusted.]
[Mechanical Rust Remover (White)] x2
[Description: A well-preserved rust remover capable of cleaning stubborn rust.]
[Damaged Electromagnetic Coil (White)] x3
[Description: An electromagnetic coil that has sustained some damage.]
[Small Filter Schematic (White)]
[Description: A schematic for a small filter. Can be used with the corresponding components to produce a small filter.]
A smile spread across Ye Yun’s face when he saw the last item.
’My luck isn’t half bad.’
’I can’t believe I got the schematic for the small filter, the one thing I need most, on my very first exploration.’
[You have obtained a new schematic. Would you like to use it?]
[Yes]
Ye Yun immediately saw the production icon flash brightly.
He opened the production tab and found that the schematic he had just used was now listed.
[Small Filter (White)]
[Production Requirements]:
[Power: 10] [10/10]
[Construction Robot: 1] [1/1]
[Basic Component Requirements]:
[Rusted Screw (White)] x5 [4/5]
[Damaged Electromagnetic Coil (White)] x5 [3/5]
[Scrap Can (White)] x5 [0/5]
[Plant Fiber (White)] x5 [0/5]
The corner of Ye Yun’s mouth twitched when he saw the list of components required for the filter.
’Good grief. It takes this many components just to make one small filter.’
’Looks like I’ve still got a long way to go with these exploration missions.’
Without a moment’s hesitation, Ye Yun immediately assigned a new task.
[Rusted Screw (White)] x1
[Mechanical Rust Remover (White)] x1
[Damaged Electromagnetic Coil (White)] x2
[Plant Fiber (White)] x1
...
Through continuous exploration missions, the once-empty warehouse began to fill up with a large quantity of components.
While No. 1 and No. 2 worked hard exploring and gathering various items, Ye Yun quietly browsed the public chat room.
"What the hell, my bionoid didn’t return on schedule. Does any expert know what happened?"
"Why is my bionoid only bringing back useless junk?"
"Something attacked my bionoid, and its durability dropped by 10%."
"You’re lucky. My bionoid lost 35% of its durability. It’s missing an arm and a leg."
"I’ve collected a ton of [Plant Fiber (White)]. What is this stuff even for?"
"Someone already has a Blue-rarity item up on the exchange? Their luck is insane!"
"Dammit! I finally gathered all the components, but when I tried to craft a small protein converter, it failed! All my materials are gone."
"I failed to craft a small filter, too. Looks like there’s a chance of failure even when you follow the schematic."
"Haha, guess my luck is pretty good. Check out what I made! [Small Filter (White)]"
"So jealous!"
"Gotta get some of that good luck!"
...
Ye Yun closed the chat room and looked at his production list.
[Small Filter (White)]
It had taken a full 48 hours, but he had finally gathered all the components for the small filter.
[You have obtained all basic components for this schematic. Produce [Small Filter (White)]?]
Ye Yun didn’t rush to press confirm.
After a moment’s wait, the assessment system’s interface appeared before him.
[Assessment Type: Production]
[Assessing production risk...]
[Item for Production: [Small Filter (White)]]
[Assessment: 100% chance of obtaining a White item. Risk Level: 25%]
???
Ye Yun frowned at the system’s assessment.
’This schematic is a total ripoff! A success rate of only 75% with the listed components?’
’No wonder so many people in the chat were saying their crafting attempts failed.’
He didn’t rush to start production. No. 1 and No. 2 had worked so hard to gather these components. If the craft failed, he would waste a huge amount of time collecting them all over again.
However, he soon noticed a particular part of the message.
[You have obtained the basic components for this schematic. Produce [Small Filter (White)]?]
Ye Yun’s gaze fell on the two words "Basic Components."
’If there are "basic components," does that mean there are other, non-basic components?’
’Or maybe, the recipe provided by the schematic isn’t optimal, which is why the success rate is only 75%?’
With this in mind, Ye Yun immediately began to experiment.
He opened his item list and dragged a can of [Mechanical Rust Remover (White)] into the production slot.
[Assessment Type: Production]
[Assessing production risk...]
[Item for Production: [Small Filter (White)]]
[Assessment: 100% chance of obtaining a White item. Risk Level: 24%]
Seeing the risk level drop by 1%, a smile touched Ye Yun’s lips. ’Looks like my theory was right.’
’The schematic’s recipe is incomplete. It needs other components added to it.’
Ye Yun kept experimenting with different component combinations. After dozens of attempts, he finally found the perfect recipe.
[Assessment Type: Production]
[Assessing production risk...]
[Item for Production: [Small Filter (White)]]
[Assessment: 100% chance of obtaining a White item. Risk Level: 0%]
Ye Yun leaped up in excitement.
