Two Talents?

On December 12, 2022, Shuilan Star, Su Yu had just come to terms with the fact that he'd transmigrated into a parallel world after drowning when a big fish had dragged him underwater while he was fishing. Now, he stared up at the sky above Shuilan Star in sheer horror.

At that moment, the sky above Shuilan Star had turned a blood-red color, like an omen of the apocalypse.

Just then, a cold, emotionless voice rang out across the sky above Shuilan Star.

"The world shall perish, all things shall return to the ruins. Congratulations—you are about to face a new life."

After those words, the Shuilan Star where Su Yu had been was reduced to nothingness, as if it had never existed in the universe.

When Su Yu regained consciousness, his mind was still in a daze.

"Holy crap, where have I ended up this time?"

When Su Yu struggled to prop himself up and saw the place he was in, he felt like he was really done for this time.

"Damn, it looks like I've transmigrated into the middle of the ocean."

Glancing around, Su Yu saw that he was on a completely barren patch of land. There was nothing here at all, and the island beneath his feet looked to be only about a hundred square meters—pitifully small. Looking at the sea surrounding him, Su Yu felt like there was nothing left to live for.

Fortunately, just as Su Yu was beginning to despair, a slightly mechanical voice sounded right beside his ear.

[Welcome to the Endless Sea of Return to Ruins. The place you are in is your exclusive island. Please read the following important information.]

[1: Every newcomer may claim one Novice Survival Treasure Chest. The contents of each chest are random.]

[2: Every newcomer will receive a Novice Fishing Rod and ten portions of Common Bait. Use the rod with bait to fish for items.]

[3: Every newcomer's island will have a seven-day protection period.]

[4: Please work hard to raise your island's level and Prosperity Value. The higher your Prosperity Value, the more privileges you will have.]

[5: Every newcomer will awaken one talent. The talent awakened depends on your luck. Initial talents are ranked SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D, E, and F, with SSS being the highest and F the lowest. Discover your talent's abilities for yourself.]

[6: Once the protection period ends, you may face all kinds of unexpected situations. So please work hard to build your island and survive whatever comes your way.]

After Su Yu finished reading the important information on the light screen before him, it vanished.

Then another, slightly translucent light screen appeared in front of him.

[Level 1 Island Master]

Name: Su Yu.

Age: 23.

Strength: 1+(1)

Constitution: 1+(1)

Spirit: 1.5+(1)

Note: The values in parentheses are the additional attributes an Island Master receives while on his own island. These additional attributes become invalid when he leaves it.

Island Prosperity Value: 0.

Talents: SSS-Rank Insight Talent, Unknown-Rank Talent (Double Happiness)—Upgradeable.

[Regional Communication Channel] [Regional Trading Channel].

After reading the contents of his Personal Attribute Panel, Su Yu focused his thoughts on the talent section.

Looking at the two talents he had, Su Yu couldn't help wondering,

Could it be that I got two talents because I transmigrated twice? And they gave me the highest rank, too. One of them is even an unknown-rank talent. This is practically a bug!

As those thoughts passed through Su Yu's mind, descriptions of both talents appeared before him.

[SSS-Rank Insight Talent]

Talent Description: Those with this talent can perceive all things and discover information that ordinary people cannot. The talent's ability will grow as its owner's strength increases.

Note: When the Insight Talent discovers that a creature cannot be detected, it will automatically enter a concealed state.

[Unknown-Rank Talent: Double Happiness]—Upgradeable

Talent Description: Opening a treasure chest grants double the resources. Upgrade conditions unknown.

Note: Special treasure chests require their challenges to be completed before double rewards can be obtained.

"666." After reading the descriptions of his two talents, Su Yu felt that their abilities complemented each other perfectly!

He didn't rush to open the Communication Channel. Instead, his gaze fell on a gleaming golden Novice Survival Treasure Chest on the light screen, beside which was the faint image of a very basic fishing rod.

[Claim the Novice Survival Treasure Chest, Fishing Rod, and Bait?]

When Su Yu focused his thoughts on the treasure chest, a notification sounded beside his ear.

[Yes.]

[Ding! Congratulations, you have successfully claimed the Novice Survival Treasure Chest. Your Double Happiness talent has activated automatically. You have received the following items.]

[1.5-liter bottled mineral water*2, five-packs of Kang Shuaifu instant noodles*2.]

"Holy crap, that's it? Instant noodles are bad enough, but they even gave me counterfeit junk!"

Su Yu was dumbfounded by the contents of the Novice Survival Treasure Chest. With how shiny and golden the chest looked, he'd thought it would give him something good!

"And this is all you've got for me?"

At the same time, several items appeared before Su Yu: a fishing rod that looked pretty lousy, ten portions of bait, two large bottles of mineral water, and ten packs of Kang Shuaifu instant noodles.

As Su Yu looked at these items, descriptions of them appeared before his eyes.

[1.5-Liter Bottled Mineral Water]

Description: Ordinary drinking water. Enough to keep you from dying of thirst in the early stages.

[Kang Shuaifu Instant Noodles]

Description: One pack isn't enough, but two are too many. A bit too dry to eat uncooked; best prepared with hot water.

[Novice Fishing Rod]

Durability: 100/100.

Description: Each time you fish for an item, durability decreases by 1 point. Obtain a Fishing Rod blueprint to upgrade it.

[Common Bait]

Description: Can be used to lure ordinary☆–ordinary★★ Wooden Treasure Chests from the sea.

Note: ☆ represents half a star, ★ represents one star.

Su Yu picked up the fishing rod and weighed it in his hand a few times, but he didn't start fishing right away. Instead, he tapped the two channels on the light screen, wanting to see what was going on with everyone else.

[Regional Communication Channel: Each small region has five thousand people. Each person may send 10 free messages per day.]

Note: The island ranked first in the region by Prosperity Value will have 5 additional messages per day.

[Regional Trading Channel: You may list your items here to trade or barter. You may make up to ten trades per day.]

Note: The island ranked first in the region by Prosperity Value will have 5 additional trades per day.

After looking over the descriptions of the two channels, Su Yu clicked into the Communication Channel first.

As soon as he entered the Communication Channel, Su Yu saw that quite a few people were already posting messages.