Because Dong Tianyu usually did not use Sword Flight and chose Wave Rider as his vehicle instead, he rarely used the Companion Spiritual Treasure. The few times he did, it was merely as a temporary solution, so he did not store much on the Jade Ship.

For this reason, Dong Tianyu was unaware that when retrieving the Companion Spiritual Treasure, objects not belonging to the Companion Spiritual Treasure would not be included in the retrieval back into the Sea of Consciousness.

Had it not been for obtaining the dark green Mysterious Core this time, Dong Tianyu might have discovered this issue much later.

Since the Mysterious Core had been devoured by the Companion Spiritual Treasure, Dong Tianyu now needed to make a choice.

Perhaps, at this point, because the Companion Spiritual Treasure was not very useful to him and the practicality of the substitute, Wave Rider, was too significant, Dong Tianyu really did not know what kind of external accessory to choose for the Companion Spiritual Treasure.

However, thinking about not using the Jade Ship often, he thought choosing a mainstream device should be appropriate. After all, if he ever came to use the Jade Ship frequently in the future, mainstream devices would not become outdated—thinking this, Dong Tianyu immediately chose speed.

Initially, when everyone obtained their Companion Spiritual Treasures, regardless if it was in the form of an initial raft or an upgraded small boat, though they had no oars or other things,

the owners could use Mentality to make them move in the water as they wished. However, the pace was not fast, similar to an ordinary person rowing a boat.

After Dong Tianyu made his choice, a jade propeller unexpectedly appeared on the rear of the Jade Ship. After confirming that this was the only new part on the Jade Ship, Dong Tianyu tried to make it move forward.

As Dong Tianyu issued the command with his Mentality, the propeller at the rear of Jade Ship began to spin rapidly, and indeed, the speed of the Jade Ship through the water significantly increased.

If the initial speed of the Jade Ship was comparable to that of an ordinary person rowing a boat, now the speed of the Jade Ship had increased to match that of an amateur Dragon Boat Team.

Although it still could not compare with mechanical power, the speed had multiplied several times.

The most significant difference between the Companion Spiritual Treasure and ordinary vessels was not only that the Companion Spiritual Treasure could be directly retrieved into the Sea of Consciousness, but also that the power of the Companion Spiritual Treasure was not limited by fuel.

While the current speed of the Companion Spiritual Treasure in water was slower than ordinary vessels, it did not require any energy consumption to operate.

Normally, most ocean vessels have large capacities for energy storage, so although survivors attempted to conserve energy, without a means to replenish it, the energy on board was gradually depleting.

The Companion Spiritual Treasure belonging to the survivors was different, whether it was because Dong Tianyu used it infrequently or for some other reasons, up until now, despite using the Jade Ship quite a few times, he had not felt any consumption during navigation.

Not only Dong Tianyu, when he discussed this matter with others, he specifically asked them about it, and they too did not feel any consumption when operating their Companion Spiritual Treasures.

However, since the Companion Spiritual Treasures were too slow in water, most people would not choose them as their mode of transportation when given a choice.

With the addition of the propeller, the practicality of the Jade Ship had greatly improved, but for Dong Tianyu, it was still not particularly useful.

After all, although Wave Rider was a Magical Weapon that consumed some energy, that energy was his own Spirit Power, and it wasn’t much, recovering quickly.

Therefore, unless the Jade Ship underwent many more evolutions and improvements, Wave Rider would remain as his first choice when using a boat for outings.

Whether it was because most survivors had adapted to current life, or because Dong Tianyu was near a nearby Survivors Base, the number of survivors he encountered gradually increased.

Moreover, these were not the organized group movements of teams from before; lately, the survivors Dong Tianyu encountered were mostly relying on their own Companion Spiritual Treasures to go out and search for small to medium Mysterious Ships.

Seeing this situation, Dong Tianyu couldn’t help but inwardly exclaim that no matter the circumstances, Chinese People possessed a tenacious vitality, able to thrive even in adverse environments.

Upon realizing this situation, Dong Tianyu stopped wandering aimlessly in search of Mysterious Ships and began asking the encountered survivors about the location of nearby Water Bases.

Unlike post-apocalyptic movies from abroad where survivors encounter each other and battle and plunder, although the survivors Dong Tianyu met were tense and cautious, not allowing him to get close,

once they heard that Dong Tianyu was merely asking about the location of a nearby base, they would helpfully point him in the right direction.

As for offering supplies, that was out of the question. Although these people did not trouble Dong Tianyu based on their shared identity as Chinese People, and some even held friendly chats with him,

even during casual conversation, both parties maintained a safe distance.