A Bountiful Fishing Haul!
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Under Ailini's gaze.
Linsey picked up the wooden box and ripped open the top with brute force.
Although it had fallen from the water, the wooden box was clean, with no signs of water damage. Inside lay a small folding stool, with two Smelting Iron Ingot on top of it.
[Equipment/Materials: Fishing Chair]
A comfortable folding chair; sitting on it increases the chance of getting a bite while fishing; it can also be used as material to craft other items.
[Things that anglers love, would you really be willing to sell?]
[Material: Iron Ingot]
[Metal Ingot that can be used to craft various items.]
[Common metals, with relatively low value.]
"Ah?"
Ailini, standing to the side, felt as if she were in a dream.
"Linsey is fishing." "A wooden crate is being hoisted up." "Inside the crate are a chair and two pieces of metal."
"What on earth is going on?!"
Even merchants who traveled all over the country had never seen such a situation.
Linsey, satisfied, tucked the Fishing Chair into the Workbench, then turned to Ailini beside her and said reassuringly:
"The abilities of Awakened Ones are all very unique."
"Ailini, once you've seen more, you won't be so surprised."
Ailini expressed doubt. "Are you sure?"
Linsey smiled but didn't say anything more.
As the two were talking, the crafting recipe for the Fishing Chair was already displayed in the crafting list.
[1 Fishing Chair + 1 Bait Box + 1 Fishing Tent = Fishing Amulet]
"Oh?"
Linsey blinked.
He pulled the Fishing Chair out of the panel and stuffed it under his buttocks.
He then sat down and continued casting his line into the river, resuming his fishing spree.
Ailini asked, puzzled, "Linsey, haven't you caught everything you wanted? Aren't you going to rest?"
Without turning her head, Linsey replied, "I am an Awakened One. Going without sleep for a day or two is no problem at all!"
"..."
"Whatever you want."
Seeing Linsey's firm stance, Ailini stopped trying to persuade her and turned back to the camp.
The night passed quickly.
Early the next morning, the merchant girl crawled out of her blanket.
But what caused her to wake up at this moment was neither her own biological clock nor her companions who had returned from fishing.
Instead, it was the surrounding forest that was making strange noises at that moment.
Ailini turned her head and looked.
The surrounding trees were twisting in a near-madness.
The branches and trunks rubbed against each other, making a rustling sound that made it impossible for her to sleep.
"Here we go again..."
Ailini sighed, but remained calm.
She was trading alone in the Courtyard in the Forest, and this wasn't the first time she had encountered such a situation in the wild.
Whether it's the Lookout Point City behind us or the Nine Bends City ahead.
Those powerful awakened beings will certainly not sit idly by; they will definitely send people to resolve the issue soon.
As long as you don't wander around frantically in the forest and eventually lose your way.
This seemingly troublesome and dangerous situation is actually not a big problem.
"Staying put and staying put is the best solution."
He muttered to himself.
Ailini packed up her blanket roll.
After packing her luggage, she went to check on her horses.
Humans can overcome such threats and fears with reason, but animals find it difficult to do so, and at this moment her horse naturally panicked.
The merchant girl took out a Double Serpent Coin, stepped forward, hugged the horse's neck, and gently patted it. "Good child, don't be afraid."
"This kind of thing will pass quickly, just like what we've encountered before."
The horses gradually regained their composure.
At this moment, Ailini felt a little cold.
She let go, stepped back, and looked up.
Through the swaying shadows in the woods, my gaze fell upon the fragmented sky, a gloomy expanse that seemed to press down upon me.
"Pfft—"
Ailini's horse made an uncomfortable coughing sound.
The girl quickly turned around.
After spending some more time calming the horses down, she headed towards the riverbank. "Linsey, are you alright here?"
"Things in the forest don't seem good. You were there last night..."
Ailini quickly spotted Linsey and stopped calling out to her abruptly.
When she left last night.
Linsey was fishing alone, sitting on a small stool.
But after one night, there were now seven open boxes around the man. At the same time, a tent had been set up next to him, with Bait Box placed there, and a Fisherman Hat was placed on his head.
The current situation is almost unrecognizable compared to when they parted yesterday! The merchant girl gaped in astonishment:
Am I still not fully awake?
"Ailini?" Linsey, standing by the river, also realized what was happening.
He casually gathered everything up, even the empty boxes. He then took off his Fisherman Hat before approaching the merchant girl. "You're awake?"
"Are you calling me now to prepare to continue our journey?"
Ailini pointed to the swaying trees around them. "Don't you feel anything about this?"
Linsey stuffed her hat into her bag and replied confidently:
"Oh, I've already looked into this. There's nothing to worry about."
Ailini then inquired about what she had seen earlier, "Those things around you just now, were they all fished out?"
"You must be kidding!"
"Fishing a perfectly intact box out of the river is already outrageous enough, but this isn't the end of it?"
Linsey smiled.
He answered, but did not explain in great detail:
"It's the influence of skill."
"Just like my personal space, there's nothing I can do about it."
As she said this, Linsey also checked her haul.
At first, he really had a hard time catching anything.
But ever since I obtained my first piece of fishing gear.
He also produced tools such as Fisherman Hat, Fishing Tent, and Bait Box, and his hook-up rate continued to increase.
He not only successfully caught fish, but also reaped a great harvest in other areas.
Linsey casually started the synthesis on the Workbench.
[Accessory: Fishing Amulet]
[After equipping this gear, the bite rate while fishing will increase, the stability of the Fishing Rod will improve, and the probability of the hook getting off will decrease.]
[A fisherman's dream!]
In addition, there are two set items: [Equipment: Fisherman Hat]
[A simple Fisherman Hat, when equipped, slightly increases the chance of biting the hook.]
[Equipment: Fisherman Pants]
[A simple pair of Fisherman Pants, which, when worn, slightly improves the stability of the Fishing Rod.]
Fisherman Set - (2/4)
[Set Effect: Slightly increases the bite rate when fishing, improves Fishing Rod stability, and reduces the probability of the hook getting off the hook.]
The fishing-themed items are already taking shape.
But in Linsey's bag, there were two props that he had already kept hidden away.
One is Flippers, which can increase swimming speed and can be used to craft [Multifunctional Survival Gear].
As for the other one...
[Props/Materials: Hygrometer]
[It measures the humidity of the current environment; it can also be used as a material to make other props.]
[Common tools, of low value.]
This brings us to a synthesis formula.
[1 Wind Vane + 1 Hygrometer + 1 thermometer = Weather Forecasting Instrument]
The Hygrometer is part of the Weather Forecasting Instrument synthesis system and is also one of the basic materials for the Sky Compass!
Such a harvest after a night's work.
Linsey was absolutely satisfied.
Back at the camp, he used the Pacu Fish fish he had caught the night before, which Xiao Yi the Arapaima that Ailini had brought back, to make a delicious breakfast.
Once the two were ready, the commotion in the forest was indeed quelled.
They continued on their journey.
Just ahead, the panting of the horses pulling the cart gradually grew hoarse.