"Big shot, I've made the trade. Could you throw in one more piece of cold-weather gear? Otherwise, I'll freeze to death tonight." Even after Wu Zhe had made up his mind, he didn't forget to ask for a little more, to see if he could get another piece of cold-weather gear.
"Sure. Since you're the first person to trade fragments with me, I'll give you one extra piece of cold-weather gear. I've listed the goods on the Trading Channel. Go ahead and claim them yourself!"
After reading Wu Zhe's message, Su Yu couldn't be bothered to haggle. After all, he had plenty of cold-weather gear, and it was all still inside the unopened Wooden Treasure Chests!
Then he walked into the Wooden Cabin. After opening a Wooden Treasure Chest containing a blanket, Su Yu immediately listed a trade on the Trading Channel.
Trade goods: 15 L of drinkable fresh water, 10 kg of rice, one Windproof Lighter, and one blanket.
Wanted in exchange: +1 Island Area Fragment.
As soon as Su Yu posted the trade, Wu Zhe snapped it up.
Su Yu soon claimed the Island Fragment Wu Zhe had traded him. Even a mosquito-sized morsel was still meat. After glancing at the fragment in his hand, Su Yu immediately chose to use it.
In an instant, the area of Su Yu's island grew from 112㎡ to 113㎡.
Then Su Yu got busy again. First, he made a rough plan for how to develop the island, then picked up his Fishing Rod and headed to the edge of the island.
[The seabed here has few treasure chest resources. A change of fishing spot is recommended.]
After glancing at the information that floated before him, Su Yu immediately started changing spots again.
[A five-star treasure chest can be seen five meters below the surface here. Fishing at this spot is recommended.]
"Eh?" After changing spots a few times, Su Yu saw the information flash before him and couldn't help letting out a surprised sound.
"Could it be that my strength has improved a little, and I've used my Talent Ability so many times that it's gotten stronger?"
A question popped into Su Yu's mind. Before this, when he focused on the water, the information he received only told him whether there were more or fewer treasure chest resources in a certain area. It had never specified the star rating of the chests below the surface.
"I'll know if I try." With a few suspicions in mind, Su Yu took out a portion of enhanced bait and attached it to the hook. Then he cast the line precisely into the area indicated by his Insight Talent.
Time passed by the second as Su Yu waited. Three minutes, five minutes... When it was almost ten minutes, he suddenly felt the Fishing Rod tighten in his hand.
[★★★★★ Common Wooden Treasure Chest] Description: Contains Hundred-Refined Black Iron. Fishing technique: Depending on the angler's strength and the quality of the Fishing Rod, it is recommended to pull back and forth for one hour before applying force to drag it onto the island. [Hundred-Refined Black Iron] Description: One of the upgrade materials for upgrading a Common Fishing Rod to a Black Iron Grade Fishing Rod. Combined with Ice Silkworm Silk, a Black Iron Mysterious Hook, and a Black Iron Grade Fishing Rod upgrade blueprint, it can be used to upgrade a Common Fishing Rod.
As soon as the treasure chest on the seabed took the hook, Su Yu noticed information about it floating before his eyes.
"Nice! My Talent Ability really did improve. I can see information about a hooked chest without waiting for it to surface."
Su Yu couldn't help feeling excited. This meant he could fish with precision instead of relying on his sometimes-reliable, sometimes-not European Emperor Aura.
Following the fishing technique recommended by his Insight Talent, Su Yu soon managed to drag the five-star Common Wooden Treasure Chest from the water onto the island.
Then, as the thought of opening the chest crossed Su Yu's mind—
[Ding! Your Double Happiness Talent has activated. You obtained two pieces of Hundred-Refined Black Iron.]
As the talent activation notification rang out, two pieces of Hundred-Refined Black Iron appeared before Su Yu. They gleamed a deep black and looked as smooth as jade.
"Holy crap, this is heavy." Su Yu reached down to pick up the Hundred-Refined Black Iron on the ground. The moment he lifted it, he felt just how heavy the stuff was.
"These Fishing Rod upgrade materials are starting to feel just like the materials for magical artifacts in the cultivation novels I read before I transmigrated." After glancing at the Hundred-Refined Black Iron in his hand, an idea came to Su Yu.
At that moment, Su Yu felt that he might really be able to fish up some kind of cultivation manual later on.
As the treasure chest star ratings increased, the things found inside were becoming more and more varied.
Su Yu reckoned that the chests above five-star Wooden Treasure Chests should be Black Iron Treasure Chests, corresponding to Black Iron Grade Fishing Rods.
He guessed the tiers above that might be Bronze, Silver, and Gold chests, though he had no way of knowing for sure.
Su Yu carried the two pieces of Hundred-Refined Black Iron into the Small Wooden Cabin. He had turned the cabin into a storeroom.
After putting the Hundred-Refined Black Iron away, Su Yu eagerly jogged back to the edge of the island and began carefully studying the water's surface.
[There are many ☆ Common Wooden Treasure Chests beneath the water here. A change of fishing spot is recommended.]
"Beautiful."
After receiving more detailed information from his Insight Talent, Su Yu couldn't help clenching his fist.
And so, Su Yu began moving constantly along the edge of the island.
[There are mostly ☆ and ★ Common Wooden Treasure Chests beneath the water here. A change of fishing spot is recommended.]
After changing spots several times, Su Yu finally found an area he liked.
[★★ Common Wooden Treasure Chests are clustered beneath the water here. It is recommended to cast a net and haul them in.]
"Quick, you two, bring me the Fishing Net!" Su Yu quickly turned and ordered the two Low-level Goblins nearby.
The two Goblins immediately ran to pick up the Simple Fishing Net lying on the ground, then hurried over to Su Yu.
Taking the Simple Fishing Net from them, Su Yu quickly attached ten portions of Common Bait to it.
The twenty Common Energy Crystals from the five-star Wooden Treasure Chest had already been used by the two Goblins to make over a hundred portions of Common Bait from the flour he'd fished up. So now Su Yu just needed to burn through as much Common Bait as possible.
"Use wood to drive stakes into the ground here." After attaching the Common Bait, Su Yu cast out the Simple Fishing Net and immediately gave the two Goblins an order.
The two Goblins, already well practiced, quickly hauled over the wood for the stakes and began hammering away, taking turns.
As for Su Yu, he gripped the rope at the end of the Fishing Net tightly in both hands.
[Two-star Common Wooden Treasure Chests are steadily entering the Fishing Net. Attention, attention! Do not let them pull you into the water. Multiple people are advised to haul them in.]
As Su Yu focused all his attention on the task, a notification from his Insight Talent floated before his eyes.
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