[Upgrade Novice Fishing Rod] Seeking Follows and Favorites

"Not bad, not bad. It would be great if I could get more of this stuff." After feeling the boost in his own strength, Su Yu began to fantasize.

However, the items he fished up next made Su Yu's face darken; he couldn't tell if his [European Emperor Aura] had transformed into an [African Chief Aura] or what.

"Damn, this shouldn't be happening. According to the hint from my Insight Talent, this area is rich in treasure chests. How did I end up fishing up nothing but junk?"

After fishing up the Strength Attribute Potion, Su Chen had managed to reel in ten more treasure chests within the next half hour.

But at this moment, there was no joy on Su Yu's face.

Because the items Su Yu fished up this time, let alone comparing to the Strength Attribute Potion, didn't even measure up to his previous ten catches.

His harvest from these ten attempts consisted of four [☆Common Wooden Treasure Chests], three [★Common Wooden Treasure Chests], two [★☆Common Wooden Treasure Chests], and one [★★Common Wooden Treasure Chest].

Compared to his previous haul, this was definitely a shift from "European" to "African" luck.

☆[Common Wood 5 units*2][Shampoo (500ML bottle)*2][Toilet Paper (one box)*2][Haitian Soy Sauce (500ML bottle)*2]

★[Fresh Watermelon (5kg)*4][Basic Medical Kit*2][Apple Sapling*4]

★☆[Common Wood 40 units*2][Fertile Soil 1 unit*2]

★★[Island Area +1 Square Meter Fragment*2]

Fortunately, the only two-star wooden treasure chest this time did not disappoint Su Yu.

[Island Area +1 Square Meter Fragment]

Description: An island fragment generated from other islands that shattered for various reasons. Using it increases the area of your current island by 1 square meter.

"Not bad, not bad." After seeing the effect of this item, Su Yu chose to use it immediately.

After using it, Su Yu saw on his Personal Attribute Panel that the area of his island had increased from 100 square meters to 102 square meters.

"Good stuff, it's on par with the attribute potion." Having tasted the sweetness, Su Yu immediately prepared to continue his great fishing endeavor.

However, a sudden notification sound caused Su Yu to temporarily pause his fishing.

[Ding, Survivor Ji Qingrou meets your private chat criteria. Do you wish to accept the private chat?]

"Ran into someone else with an energy crystal, and this name sounds familiar!" As the notification rang in his ears, several thoughts flashed through Su Yu's mind.

"Right, she's the girl ranked fourth on the Regional Island Prosperity Ranking."

"Hello, Mr. Su. May I trade for information regarding the use of Common Energy Crystals using other items?" Inside her own island, Ji Qingrou quickly sent a message to Su Yu.

"Another person wanting to know the use of energy crystals. These people are quite sharp!"

Besides Su Yu, Wang Teng also knew the use of Common Energy Crystals, but that information had cost Wang Teng one energy crystal to acquire.

Naturally, Wang Teng wouldn't be a blabbermouth and announce this information in the Communication Channel; after all, he wasn't an idiot.

"I only need Fiberglass 0/1, PE Braided Line 0/1, and Carbon Cloth 0/1. If you have these, we can trade; if not, forget it."

Seeing the message from the girl named Ji Qingrou on the chat interface, Su Yu didn't overthink it and sent his requirements directly.

"Phew." After reading the private message from the other party, Ji Qingrou couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.

She had all these items. Although Ji Qingrou knew clearly that these three items might also be very useful, one cannot have both fish and bear's paw; Ji Qingrou had to make a choice between the energy crystal and these three items.

Intuition told Ji Qingrou that the use of a Common Energy Crystal was more important in the early stages compared to these three items.

Ji Qingrou trusted her intuition deeply, as her talent was [A-Rank Talent Six Senses Enhancement].

After quickly reacting, Ji Qingrou replied directly to Su Yu.

"Mr. Su, I have all three items. I will directly purchase the trade item you listed, how about that?"

Upon seeing the reply, Su Yu immediately perked up.

"Damn, is this girl's luck that good? I've been fishing for so long and haven't even caught one upgrade material, yet she has collected them all, and she even has an energy crystal. Impressive!"

"Fine, once you purchase it, I'll send you the use for this item." Su Yu replied to Ji Qingrou.

Seeing Su Yu's message, Ji Qingrou didn't hesitate and chose to trade.

Immediately, Su Yu heard the notification of a successful trade in his ear.

Afterward, Su Yu copied the information he had sent to Wang Teng and sent it to Ji Qingrou.

I have to say, information is valuable these days!

"Many thanks, Mr. Su." After reading about the use of the Common Energy Crystal, Ji Qingrou didn't forget to send a thank-you message to Su Yu.

Su Yu didn't reply; after all, he didn't have many communication attempts left for the day and needed to save them. If someone else wanted to trade, not being able to reply would be quite annoying.

Looking at the three materials in front of him, Su Yu took out the [Common Fishing Rod Blueprint]. After placing these items next to his Novice Fishing Rod, Su Yu chose to use the blueprint.

[Ding, your Novice Fishing Rod has successfully upgraded to a Common Fishing Rod.]

It must be said that having all the materials makes things fast. Just as Su Yu made the selection, a flash of white light appeared before his eyes. The materials and the blueprint vanished in an instant, leaving behind only a pitch-black fishing rod.

[Common Fishing Rod]

Description: Upgraded from a Novice Fishing Rod. Can fish for ☆ to ★★★★★ Common Wooden Treasure Chests.

Durability: 200.

Note: Each time a treasure chest is fished, durability decreases by 1. When durability reaches 0, the rod will break. When durability drops below 10, you may choose to use Novice Fishing Rod upgrade materials to repair it.

Additional hint: When paired with Enhanced Bait and submerged to a depth of five meters, you can catch anything from a Two-and-a-half Star Wooden Treasure Chest up to a Five-star Wooden Treasure Chest.

After glancing at the upgraded stats of the Fishing Rod, Su Yu couldn't help but feel a surge of restless anticipation.

After all, he still had four portions of Enhanced Bait in his possession.

Damn it, what if I hook a Five-star Wooden Treasure Chest and can't pull it up? Su Yu suddenly thought about the difficulty of reeling in a Two-star Wooden Treasure Chest, then silently calculated the effort required for a Five-star one.

No, no, I should finish using the Common Bait first and see if I can fish up some more Attribute Potion to boost my stats.