"Nice, nice. It'd be great if I could get more of this stuff." After feeling the strength he'd gained, Su Yu began to daydream.
But the next few things he fished up made Su Yu's face darken. He wasn't sure whether his [European Emperor Aura] had turned into [African Chief Aura] or what.
"Damn, this doesn't make sense. According to the Insight Talent's hint, this place is rich in treasure chests. So why am I only fishing up a bunch of junk?"
After fishing up the Strength Attribute Potion chest, Su Chen had gone on to fish up ten more chests over the next half hour.
But Su Yu showed no sign of joy.
Because the items he'd fished up this time weren't just worse than the Strength Attribute Potion—they couldn't even compare to what he'd gotten in his previous ten attempts.
In his ten attempts this time, Su Yu had gotten four [☆ Common Wooden Treasure Chests], three [★ Common Wooden Treasure Chests], two [★☆ Common Wooden Treasure Chests], and one [★★ Common Wooden Treasure Chest].
Compared with his previous ten hauls, this was definitely a case of going from lucky to unlucky.
☆[Common Wood × 5 portions * 2][Shampoo (500 ml bottle) * 2][Toilet Paper (box) * 2][Haitian Soy Sauce (500 ml bottle) * 2] ★[Fresh Watermelon (5 kg) * 4][Basic Medical Kit * 2][Apple Sapling * 4] ★☆[Common Wood × 40 portions * 2][Fertile Soil × 1 portion * 2] ★★[Island Fragment: +1 square meter of island area * 2]
Fortunately, the only two-star Wooden Treasure Chest this time hadn't disappointed Su Yu.
[Island Fragment: +1 square meter of island area]
Description: Island fragments were formed when other islands broke apart for various reasons. Using one would increase the area of the island you were on by one square meter.
"Not bad, not bad." After seeing what it did, Su Yu immediately chose to use it.
Once he used it, he saw that the area of his island on his Personal Attribute Panel had increased from 100 square meters to 102 square meters.
"What a good thing. It's just as useful as an Attribute Potion." Having tasted the benefits, Su Yu immediately prepared to get back to his fishing.
But a sudden notification sound made him pause.
[ Ding! Survivor Ji Qingrou meets your private chat requirements. Would you like to accept her chat request? ]
"Someone else with an Energy Crystal. And that name sounds familiar!" When the notification sounded beside him, several thoughts flashed through Su Yu's mind.
"Right, she's probably the girl ranked fourth on the Regional Island Prosperity Ranking."
"Hello, Mr. Su. Could I trade you some other items in exchange for information about what a Common Energy Crystal does?" Ji Qingrou, who was on her island, quickly sent Su Yu a message.
"Another person wants to know what an Energy Crystal does. These people are pretty sharp!"
Besides Su Yu, Wang Teng also knew what a Common Energy Crystal did. But he'd spent one to get that information.
So Wang Teng wasn't about to blab and announce it on the Communication Channel. He wasn't an idiot, after all.
"I only need Fiberglass 0/1, PE Braided Line 0/1, and Carbon Cloth 0/1. If you have them, we can trade. If not, forget it."
Seeing the message from the girl named Ji Qingrou on the chat screen, Su Yu didn't think much of it. He simply sent her his requirements.
"Phew." After reading Su Yu's message, Ji Qingrou couldn't help but feel relieved.
She had all of those things. Though she knew the three items might be quite useful, you couldn't have the best of both worlds. She had to choose between the Energy Crystal and those three items.
Her instincts told Ji Qingrou that the Common Energy Crystal would be more useful in the early stages than those three items.
Ji Qingrou trusted her instincts very much, since her talent was [A-Rank Talent Six Senses Enhancement].
After quickly collecting herself, Ji Qingrou sent Su Yu a reply.
"Mr. Su, I have all three items. How about I buy the trade item you listed?"
When Su Yu saw her reply, he immediately perked up.
"Holy crap, is this girl ridiculously lucky? I've been fishing for ages and haven't caught a single upgrade material, but she's managed to collect all three—and she even has an Energy Crystal. Impressive!"
"Sure. Once you buy it, I'll tell you what it does." Su Yu replied to Ji Qingrou at once.
After seeing Su Yu's message, Ji Qingrou didn't hesitate and went straight ahead with the trade.
Su Yu immediately heard the notification that the trade had succeeded.
Then, just as he had before, he copied the message he'd sent Wang Teng and sent it to Ji Qingrou.
There was no denying it: information was valuable these days!
"Thank you, Mr. Su." After reading Su Yu's explanation of what a Common Energy Crystal did, Ji Qingrou sent him a message of thanks.
Su Yu didn't reply. He had very few chat messages left for the day, so he had to use them sparingly. It'd be a pain if someone else wanted to trade and he couldn't respond.
Su Yu looked at the three materials in front of him, then took out the [Common Fishing Rod Blueprint]. He placed all the items beside his Novice Fishing Rod and immediately chose to use the blueprint.
[Ding! Your Novice Fishing Rod has been successfully upgraded to a Common Fishing Rod.]
Having all the materials ready made things fast. Su Yu had only just selected the blueprint when a flash of white light appeared before his eyes. The materials and blueprint vanished in a blink, leaving behind a pitch-black fishing rod.
[Common Fishing Rod] Description: Upgraded from a Novice Fishing Rod. Can fish up ☆ to ★★★★★ Common Wooden Treasure Chests. Durability: 200. Note: Each time a treasure chest is fished up, the rod's durability decreases by 1. When its durability reaches 0, the rod will break. When its durability falls below 10, you can use Novice Fishing Rod upgrade materials to repair it. Additional Tip: When used with Enhanced Bait and lowered five meters beneath the water's surface, the rod can fish up Wooden Treasure Chests ranging from two-and-a-half stars to five stars.
After looking at the upgraded fishing rod's stats, Su Yu couldn't help feeling eager to give it a try.
After all, he still had four portions of Enhanced Bait.
"Damn, what if I fish up a five-star treasure chest and can't pull it up?" Su Yu suddenly remembered how hard it had been to reel in a two-star Wooden Treasure Chest. He silently tried to calculate how difficult it would be to haul up a five-star one.
"No, no. I should use up the Common Bait first. Let's see if I can fish up some Attribute Potions and boost my stats a bit before anything else."
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