That's right, Wang Teng knew the guy who'd publicly revealed what Common Energy Crystals did. The guy had learned their use by trading resources with Wang Teng.
Originally, as time went on, more and more survivors would probably learn what Common Energy Crystals did.
But Wang Teng had never expected someone to go and publicly reveal their use. Wasn't that driving the price up? How was he supposed to find any bargains now?!
The survivors who had traded with Wang Teng for the information had all tacitly agreed not to spread it. After all, they'd paid resources for the tip, and naturally hoped to use it to earn a few resources of their own.
Glancing at the guy being showered with praise by countless survivors in the Communication Channel, Wang Teng wished he could beat the crap out of him. But there wasn't much he could do, so he decided that out of sight was out of mind and left the channel.
Meanwhile, on another island, Li Jian had learned what Common Energy Crystals did from Wang Teng and then made the information public. Looking at the many private messages from survivors on the screen before him, he couldn't help but curl his lips into a slight smile, as if he'd just hooked a fish.
So Li Jian had revealed what Common Energy Crystals did purely to set up his next scam.
He knew perfectly well that as time passed, more people would learn what Common Energy Crystals did. So before their use became common knowledge, he'd decided to strike first and establish a reputation for himself in the Communication Channel.
As for how many unlucky fools would fall for his trick next, that remained to be seen.
At the same time, Su Yu had just fished up an item that was a little unusual.
[Common Water-Avoiding Bead]
Description: Wear the Water-Avoiding Bead to stay dry underwater for two hours. The maximum diving depth is 50 meters. Once the bead's energy is depleted, place it in the sunlight to recharge. It recovers 10% energy per hour.
Turning over the Water-Avoiding Bead he'd gotten from the Five-Star Wooden Treasure Chest in his hand, an idea suddenly occurred to Su Yu. Should he send a goblin underwater to see what was down there?
After thinking it over, he pushed the idea aside. Sea Monkeys prowled beneath the surface, and sending a goblin down recklessly might just give them a bonus meal. Besides, it was nighttime, and he wouldn't be able to see a thing underwater. If he was going to send a goblin down, it would have to be tomorrow, during the day.
Su Yu then put one Water-Avoiding Bead around his neck and slipped the other into his pocket.
"Master, there's something in the net." Just as Su Yu was about to resume fishing, he suddenly heard a goblin calling from nearby.
At that, Su Yu hurried over to where the goblins were.
[3 ★☆ Common Wooden Treasure Chests and 7 ★★ Common Wooden Treasure Chests have been caught in the net. Reel it in soon to keep the chests from escaping.]
Items contained in the treasure chests: 1 portion of Fiberglass, 1 Simple Fishing Net, 1 bottle of 20 ml Constitution Potion, 200 Type 59 Pistol bullets, +1 Island Area Fragment, 1 bottle of Common Loyalty Potion, 1 diesel generator, 1 box of steak, 1 box of Maotai, 2 large tents.
By the time Su Yu hurried over to the two goblins, he saw that the Simple Fishing Net they'd been watching had caught ten treasure chests.
"Pull in the net." After glancing at the items inside the chests, Su Yu gave the goblin beside him an order.
Hearing its master's command, the goblin immediately began hauling in the net with all its might.
Su Yu could collect at least six or seven Two-Star Wooden Treasure Chests every time he cast and retrieved the net. That alone showed just how rich he was now.
While other ordinary survivors might still be chewing on bread and drinking cold water, Su Yu had already set aside a Small Wooden Cabin just to store his treasure chests. It was ridiculous.
Even if other ordinary survivors got a Simple Fishing Net and had plenty of Common Bait, they still couldn't accumulate resources as quickly as Su Yu.
That was because Su Yu could cast his net at precisely the right spots every time. Other survivors simply couldn't do that. An ordinary survivor using a Simple Fishing Net might be lucky to get one Two-Star Treasure Chest in a single haul.
But Su Yu got at least a one-and-a-half-star Common Wooden Treasure Chest each time, and with his Double Happiness talent on top of that, it was pretty sweet.
Before long, several goblins hauled the Simple Fishing Net out of the water and onto the island.
After taking a look at the chests in the net, Su Yu stepped forward and picked out the ones containing the +1 Island Fragment and 20 ml Constitution Potion, along with the Simple Fishing Net and the chest with that Loyalty Potion. He had the goblins carry the remaining chests back to the Small Wooden Cabin for storage.
[Common Loyalty Potion]
Description: When consumed by a low-level servant, this potion increases loyalty by 30 points. It is recommended that a servant drink it at 70 loyalty to ensure they become utterly devoted.
"This thing's a real treasure!" After reading what the Common Loyalty Potion did, Su Yu felt that Wang Teng's servant might not be out of the question after all.
However, he'd already turned Wang Teng down before. Su Yu naturally wasn't about to contact him again just to ask for a trade. It was only a passing thought, not that he was definitely going to make the exchange.
After all, another low-level servant probably wouldn't be all that useful to Su Yu.
Setting that thought aside, Su Yu first used the two +1 Island Area Fragments he'd gotten from the treasure chests. Then he uncorked two bottles of 20 ml Constitution Attribute Potion and gulped them down in one go.
He didn't know whether his body had gotten used to the potions' effects or what, but the tingling sensation was very faint this time.
The potion's effects also wore off after only about five minutes. If he hadn't seen his Constitution attribute change on his personal status panel and felt his body grow somewhat stronger, he would've thought he'd drunk a fake potion.
"Let's get to it, let's get to it. I'll get all my basic attributes to 5 first." Su Yu glanced at how close his basic attributes were to reaching 5, then excitedly picked up the Simple Fishing Net and started making his way around the island's edge.
[There are mostly ☆ treasure chests beneath the sea here. Casting a net is not recommended.]
[There are mostly ☆ and ★ treasure chests beneath the sea here. Casting a net is not recommended.]
[There are mostly unstarred Damaged Treasure Chests beneath the sea here. Casting a net is not recommended.]
Before you continue