Anchor Island, Nearshore Opens!

"It's a Skill Book... This is the first time one's dropped. The drop rate should be pretty low."

Yuanfang glanced at it, deep in thought. "Looks like if we want to learn new skills, we'll need to obtain them by killing these monsters."

Li Miao leaned over at that moment, clicking his tongue in amazement as he looked at Guagua Sis with some envy. "Yuanfang and I have killed so many Fishman Leaders and never seen one of these. You've only killed four or five, and one dropped..."

Guagua Sis was currently the last player to enter the game, as well as its only female player.

Her talent was called [Luck]. It didn't add any attributes, but it slightly increased item drop rates.

That was why Yuanfang had gone to such lengths to bring her along to kill Fishman Leaders.

The effect wasn't particularly obvious, but they could clearly feel that fewer monster kills were needed.

If they had been the ones killing it, they probably would have needed to farm it several more times.

"Oh, no, not at all. I'm only winning because you guys are carrying me, haha..."

Guagua said as she crouched down to pick up the remaining wax oil.

"Guagua, I'll take this Skill Book," Yuanfang said.

Guagua hummed in agreement.

The wax oil went to her, while useful drops went to Yuanfang. They had agreed on that beforehand.

Earlier, a piece of Fishman Scale Armor had dropped, but Yuanfang hadn't wanted it. It was now in her inventory.

"This skill must be insanely powerful," Li Miao said. He had been the first victim of Bone Fork Throw. If the Fishman Leader's eyesight hadn't been so poor, he would have been skewered straight through on the spot.

"Not necessarily."

Yuanfang shook his head slightly. He felt that this so-called skill would probably be affected by other factors.

[Attention!]

[All Candle Spirits, proceed immediately to the Spirit Candle!]

As everyone chatted idly, the prompt appeared in all of their vision at the same time.

"What... happened?" Li Miao asked in surprise.

"...The game is probably about to update," Yuanfang mused.

"An update? Is there new content?" Guagua blinked expectantly.

"We can talk later. Let's head back to the cave first."

Yuanfang shook his head, then called everyone over and headed toward the cave.

[Spirit Candle]

[Rank: Cinder]

[Remaining Wax Oil: 306]

[Spirit Candle Building: Spirit Fire Port (Not Constructed, Anchor Island Required)]

[Anchored Island: None (300 Wax Oil Required)]

[Summoned Candle Spirits: 5]

After looking over the Spirit Candle interface, Rogue turned his gaze toward the players behind him and slowly spoke.

"As Flame, we will not remain trapped forever on this island surrounded by darkness..."

"But if we wish to dispel chaos, we must restore order..."

"Now, after many days of accumulation, the power of the Spirit Candle has reached fullness."

"Next, I will anchor the island, make the candle flame burn brighter, and drive away the darkness..."

With that, Rogue gave the players a slight nod.

At that moment, he had temporarily restricted most of their movements.

However, Rogue had still underestimated this lively, restless group of players.

Tap~ Tap~

Brother Mangzi and Li Miao seemed to have reached some sort of tacit agreement. With only the ability to jump remaining, they bounced around nonstop, giggling foolishly.

Seeing this, Guagua's interest was piqued. Finding it amusing, she quickly joined them.

The little players were having a wonderful time.

Rogue: "..."

He should have disabled jumping too.

But he had no time to change such trivial details now.

[300 Wax Oil Consumed.]

[Beginning Island Anchoring...]

Whoosh!

Rogue's gaze sharpened. The Spirit Candle before him slowly floated up, and the flame at its tip abruptly swelled!

The next moment, he thrust his right hand directly into the flame and slowly pulled out a burning candle wick shaped like a sword.

Holy shit...

The players, who had been listlessly distracted moments ago, immediately had their attention drawn back. Shock filled their eyes.

"This island..."

"Is called Candlewood."

As his words fell, Rogue gripped the candle wick and plunged it fiercely into the ground!

Boom—

The Azure Candle Flame burst into brilliant bloom, spreading in every direction and engulfing the entire island!

The players' vision was instantly filled with that dazzling yet gentle flame...

The dim island brightened.

The Blazing Sun reappeared in the sky, while the black, icy waves seemed to have been cleansed, turning a deep blue.

This dark, isolated island and the surrounding nearshore waters were illuminated once more.

"Roar..." "Hiss..."

As the Flame swept past, the auras of the once-ferocious monsters on the island seemed to be suppressed.

Light enveloped all of Candlewood Island and a small stretch of the surrounding nearshore waters.

Yet the distant sea and sky remained covered in boundless darkness...

[Island Anchoring Successful!]

[Candlewood Island has been illuminated. All attributes of island monsters have been weakened. Wax Oil may also be consumed to completely drive away the monsters.]

[Candlewood Island's nearshore region is now open. Those who meet the requirements may enter and explore.]

[Your Candle Spirits may use the general tool Fishing Rod in this region.]

[Building: Spirit Fire Port unlocked. Construction requires 500 Wax Oil.]

[Anchoring Reward Obtained: Pink Seashell ×1.]

The scene gradually brightened.

A stream of information also flashed through Rogue's mind.

But he didn't have time to examine it in detail.

The monsters on the island certainly couldn't be driven away completely. After all, he still relied on them as his source of wax oil.

As for the nearshore region...

Rogue briefly checked the detailed information provided by the Spirit Candle.

Then he issued a prompt to the players and lifted their movement restrictions.

[Island Anchored!]

[Nearshore region unlocked. Those who meet the requirements may enter and explore.]

[General Tool Unlocked: Fishing Rod (Must be unlocked at the Spirit Candle)]

"Nearshore! Fishing Rod!" Brother Yu was the first to speak. His eyes lit up as he exclaimed excitedly, "I can finally fish!"

Before the island had been anchored, Candlewood Island had been completely shrouded in darkness. The monsters in every direction were one thing.

The truly ridiculous part was the black, icy Seawater.

Yuanfang had once tried entering it.

But the moment he touched the Seawater, his body melted away like snow falling into a furnace.

They had also tried chopping down trees to build rafts, but ridiculously, the chopped trees quickly returned to normal, while the rafts they painstakingly built rotted away just as fast.

Even stones thrown into the sea gradually melted away. It was utterly absurd...

Still, no one found it strange. This was a "game," after all. It might not have been particularly realistic, but it was perfectly reasonable.

"Anchoring the island... There should be other changes too, but the most important thing is probably this nearshore region... I wonder what it contains."

Yuanfang pondered.

Could they swim in the sea now?

Li Miao was somewhat excited. As a child who had grown up inland, he held an inexplicable longing for the ocean.

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