Pink Seashell

"There must be even stronger sea monsters out there!" Brother Mangzi had nothing but battle in his eyes.

I wonder if there are any pretty shells in the nearshore waters... As a girl, Guagua was also extremely interested in this.

The players were already imagining the explorations to come.

"Keep it up, everyone."

Rogue gave them a slight nod, then transformed into candle wax and returned to the Spirit Candle.

Seeing the Candle Keeper leave, Brother Yu, a veteran angler, dashed over to the Spirit Candle.

[Can craft general tool: Fishing Rod.]

[Required materials: Candle Wax ×10, Tidal Sandworm Hide ×3.]

[Can craft item: Common Bait ×10.]

[Required materials: Candle Wax ×1, Worm Meat ×1.]

Clang—

Upon learning how to craft a Fishing Rod, Brother Yu immediately drew his starting weapon, a longsword, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

Then he strode resolutely toward the cave entrance.

Without a doubt, the island's monsters were about to suffer again.

"What's gotten into Brother Yu? Why is he suddenly so murderous?"

Guagua was even a little frightened by the sight of him.

"Brother Yu has been waiting for this moment for a long time." Li Miao found it amusing. "If the Candle Keeper hadn't told him this game had fishing, he probably would've quit ages ago."

Brother Mangzi could barely hold it together when he heard that.

"So fishing is the main goal, and monster hunting is just a side activity?"

Though he did not really understand Brother Yu's obsession with fishing, he supposed it made him happy, just like fighting made him happy.

"Brother Yu loves fishing so much. He must be really good at it."

Guagua said.

The others nodded in agreement.

"Let's keep hunting monsters too. We need to unlock the Fishing Rod, and we can also check out what the nearshore waters are like."

Yuanfang spoke up at that moment.

The players immediately sprang into action, with Brother Mangzi especially excited.

"Battle!"

Brother Mangzi hefted his Wolf Tooth Club onto his shoulder, looking exactly like a berserker goblin.

[Pink Seashell]

[Type: ?]

[Description: A delicate little pink seashell that still holds life and awaits transformation. Must be placed in Seawater.]

Rogue looked at the exquisite little Pink Seashell in his hand, somewhat puzzled.

The question mark listed for its type did not surprise him.

After all, when he had first arrived in this world, the information for many things had been question marks.

That was right.

Whether it was the monsters now on Candlewood Island, the starting weapons he gave players, or the equipment dropped by monsters, all their information had been added after Rogue identified them.

In other words, if players encountered creatures or equipment they had never seen before, they would be displayed as unknown question marks.

To obtain complete information, they needed to explore.

This mysterious Pink Seashell was clearly no exception.

As the reward for anchoring an island for the first time, Rogue had no idea what it was for.

"Let's put it aside for now."

Since he did not know what it did, all he could do was set it aside for the time being.

After dealing with the seashell, Rogue began communing with the Spirit Candle, carefully sensing the other important information.

[Spirit Candle]

[Rank: Cinder (Required for upgrade: 1000 Candle Wax)]

[Remaining Candle Wax: 8]

[Spirit Candle Building: Spirit Fire Port (Not built)]

[Anchored Island: Candlewood Island (Small isolated island)]

[Summoned Candle Spirits: 5]

Anchoring an island had not only brought him obvious gains; it had also improved things in ways that had not been explicitly mentioned.

For example, the Spirit Candle's sensory range.

Rogue and the Spirit Candle were one. After anchoring Candlewood Island, he could clearly sense that his perception range had greatly expanded.

At first, he could not even fully cover Candlewood Island, but now he could clearly sense the entire island and a small portion of the surrounding ring-shaped sea.

However, this perception gradually weakened with the Spirit Candle as its center.

The farther away from the center of the island, the blurrier his perception became.

Yet even this hazy perception allowed him to roughly sense some of what lay beyond Candlewood Island...

Darkness, chaos, coldness, mixed with countless emotions—malice, hatred, regret, despair, madness...

But it was not all Horrifying things.

Islands of varying sizes, each with a different aura and drifting without pattern or purpose, along with their surroundings, would occasionally appear in Rogue's blurred perception...

If I have enough power, I can find a way to explore those islands and unlock new areas...

But before that, I'd better build Spirit Fire Port first. Otherwise, the players won't even be able to fully explore the nearshore waters around Candlewood Island...

Rogue thought to himself.

Squelch!

[You have slain a Tidal Sandworm.]

[Obtained: Candle Wax ×1.]

[Obtained: Tidal Sandworm Hide ×1.]

[Obtained: Worm Meat ×1.]

On the beach directly east of Candlewood Island, the ground was already a complete mess.

Though there was no blood or corpses to be seen, the marks left in the sand showed that the battle had been exceptionally fierce.

Fisherman Who Never Misses a Catch, also known as Brother Yu, was now slaughtering with a longsword, his eyes red with bloodlust.

Finally, after piercing the last Sandworm with a single thrust, he looked at the Sandworm Hide among the drops and burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! I finally have enough!"

Excitement flashed in Brother Yu's eyes. Sheathing his sword, he prepared to leave.

However, Fishmen had chieftains, and Sandworms had kings.

With a boom, the beach directly in front of Brother Yu suddenly exploded. Sand and dust sprayed everywhere as a monster with savage Mouthparts and dark yellow skin like a python lunged at him.

[Tidal Sandworm King]

[Rank: Cinder]

[Level: 7]

[Talent: Blood Drain]

[Skills: Conceal, Spiral Maw Blade]

[Description: The king of Tidal Sandworms. Cunning and difficult to deal with.]

Brother Yu frowned slightly and rolled away.

"What the hell is this? What a pain."

Brother Yu turned and ran.

He had finally gathered the materials to craft a Fishing Rod. He had no time to waste on the Sandworm King.

These Sandworms were much more troublesome than Mudflat Mermen. If he carelessly died here, it would be hard to retrieve his Wax Ash.

However, the Sandworm King clearly had no intention of letting Brother Yu leave.

With a shriek, the blade-like teeth within its savage Mouthparts began spinning rapidly, like a terrifyingly lethal blender!

Then it plunged into the sand and charged toward Brother Yu at incredible speed.

Brother Yu had not put any points into agility, so the Sandworm King quickly closed the distance.

The next moment, the sand burst apart. The Sandworm King erupted from beneath the ground and directly shredded Brother Yu's lower body to pieces, scattering Candle Wax everywhere.

[Dead]

A moment later, Brother Yu's wandering soul floated in the air, silently watching the Sandworm King slowly leave.

He was not too angry about dying to the Sandworm King.

Thankfully, the Wax Ash he left behind after dying was fairly far from the Sandworms' activity area, so retrieving his own loot would be easy enough.

"This worm sure holds a grudge..."

Muttering to himself, Brother Yu's wandering soul drifted toward the cave.

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