"Holy crap, he saw right through me." When Wang Teng saw the big shot's reply, his heart started pounding.
Luckily, Wang Teng had thick skin, so he immediately sent Su Yu another message: "If you don't want it, big shot, I'll hold on to it for now. I'll contact you again when I get something good."
After sending the message, Wang Teng looked at Jia in front of him with a troubled expression.
This damn useless servant was enough to make Wang Teng want to die. "Maybe I should figure out a way to get rid of him." Another idea crept into Wang Teng's mind.
Compared to a servant like this, whose loyalty would take a long time to cultivate, Wang Teng would rather lay low and develop on his own.
After some trial and error, Wang Teng had discovered that with Jia's current loyalty, he could order him to do ordinary chores. But asking him to do anything that put his life at risk was out of the question; it would definitely lower his loyalty.
"Damn it." The more Wang Teng thought about it, the more frustrated he became, and he couldn't help cursing.
"My lord, what's wrong? What happened?" The commotion Wang Teng made immediately caught Jia's attention.
"Nothing, nothing." Wang Teng laughed it off and casually brushed Jia aside. Then he turned back to the torrential rain outside the window, lost in thought.
Meanwhile, after seeing Wang Teng's reply, Su Yu couldn't help feeling a little speechless.
"Just how useless is a servant with 60 loyalty? Wang Teng's practically desperate to get rid of him."
From just two or three simple lines, Su Yu had already worked out what was going on. That servant with an initial loyalty of 60 must have too many limitations, and Wang Teng was probably fed up with him.
Not giving it another thought, Su Yu casually opened the window of the Small Wooden Cabin. As he looked outside, one notification after another quickly flashed before his eyes.
[Zero-Star Damaged Wooden Treasure Chest] Description: Contains one battered iron pot. [☆ Common Wooden Treasure Chest] Description: Contains five pieces of wood. [☆ Common Wooden Treasure Chest] Description: Contains one roll of sandpaper.
Su Yu noticed that eight treasure chests had appeared on the island. ☆ Wooden Treasure Chests made up the majority, with five, while the remaining three were all Zero-Star Damaged Wooden Treasure Chests.
"Looks like the highest-star chests the seawater can wash ashore are ☆ Wooden Treasure Chests." Watching the chests at the island's edge teeter on the verge of being swept back into the sea, Su Yu fell into thought.
Fortunately, whether the seawater was controlled by some unknown force or not, it only washed over the island's edges. It didn't reach the central area where Su Yu was.
Otherwise, Su Yu wouldn't have had the leisure to watch the sea. He'd have to figure out how to keep himself from being swept off the island by the waves.
He glanced at the chests, which were all holding their ground on the island, and didn't pay them much attention. The highest-star ones were only Half-Star Wooden Treasure Chests, so even if they were all swept back into the sea, it wouldn't make much difference to him.
Unlike a wealthy Survivor like Su Yu, the other ordinary Survivors risked being swept into the sea as they retrieved their chests. Whenever they spotted one washed to the edge of the island, they immediately braved the downpour and carefully carried it back.
They didn't leave a single one behind, whether it was a Damaged Wooden Treasure Chest or a ☆ Common Wooden Treasure Chest.
In the end, the localized downpour lasted about half an hour before the rain stopped and the skies cleared.
As soon as the rain let up, Su Yu dashed out of the Small Wooden Cabin. He ignored the low-star Wooden Treasure Chests scattered around the island's edge and fixed his gaze on the sea.
[There is a Four-Star Wooden Treasure Chest beneath this stretch of sea. You may choose to fish with Enhanced Bait or change fishing spots.]
Just as expected, the odds of catching high-star treasure chests had increased.
Su Yu casually scanned a patch of sea. When he saw the Insight Talent's notification, excitement stirred in him. It was just like finding out there was a big fish in the water.
But a Four-Star Wooden Treasure Chest wasn't enough to satisfy Su Yu, so he moved to another spot and started scanning again.
[There is a Five-Star Wooden Treasure Chest five meters beneath this stretch of sea. Fishing here is recommended.]
After scanning the area, Su Yu finally found another fishing spot. He deftly baited his hook with Enhanced Bait and cast it out. Then he settled in to wait for the treasure chest to bite.
At the same time, plenty of people in the regional Communication Channel were sharing the benefits the downpour had brought them.
"Guys, I just went from riding a bicycle to driving a motorcycle! I risked my life to grab five Half-Star Wooden Treasure Chests during the rain. Once it stopped, I opened them and found rice and some green vegetables. Now I can last a few more days!"
"Damn it, the chest I risked my life to retrieve had a deflated doll inside. What the hell is that? Couldn't they give me something better?"
"Hahaha, I found a carton of Furongwang in my chest. At last, I can have a cigarette and ease my craving."
"Damn, I only grabbed four. Three of them were Damaged Wooden Treasure Chests, and they were full of junk."
"Huh, are you all really that unlucky? You keep finding nothing but junk. I've already collected more than a dozen chests, and the lowest-star ones were Half-Star Wooden Treasure Chests. I even got three Two-Star Wooden Treasure Chests. They were loaded with supplies."
"Holy crap, it's that bastard again! How is this little shit still alive?"
"Good people don't live long, but calamities last a thousand years. That bastard's reached a whole new level of shamelessness."
"Honestly, is this guy telling the truth? How does he get so lucky every time? Could the talent he awakened have something to do with luck?"
Meanwhile, Feng Xiaokang, who had just shown off again in the Communication Channel, was excitedly opening treasure chests on his island.
When he realized the waves were washing treasure chests onto the island, Feng Xiaokang had promptly used his Yangshou Zengyun Talent, spending his lifespan to boost his temporary luck.
The rain lasted about half an hour, so Feng Xiaokang had spent roughly thirty days of his lifespan. The guy was shameless, sure, but he knew how to seize an opportunity.
Before this, he'd only been fishing with his Fishing Rod, and using Yangshou Zengyun had been too unpredictable, so he'd been extremely stingy and cautious about using it. He was terrified of running out of lifespan and dying. Feng Xiaokang had a hereditary illness, and doctors had previously said he wouldn't live past thirty-five.
After trying it out while fishing, Feng Xiaokang had also found that the luck boost was somewhat unreliable. Activating it didn't mean a treasure chest would immediately bite. There was an unpredictable delay; the boost only increased his chances of catching high-star treasure chests.
That made sense, after all. Feng Xiaokang's talent was only an A-grade talent, not powerful enough to let him walk out the door and stumble upon treasures. And since he didn't dare spend much of his lifespan, the things he'd caught in the early days were only enough to trounce ordinary Survivors.
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