After reaching out and gripping the two things that looked like phone screens, Su Yu noticed that a green starting point and a blue endpoint had appeared on them.
"One starting point, one endpoint. They're pretty much like map navigation! And these two navigation maps really do show the same island."
After comparing the two maps in his hands, Su Yu wasn't particularly frustrated. The Double Happiness talent simply made a copy of an identical item inside a treasure chest; naturally, it didn't alter the copied item itself.
With both navigation maps in hand, Su Yu no longer felt like fishing.
He turned and called out to several goblins, "You lot, get over here."
The goblins immediately dropped what they were doing and rushed over at Su Yu's command.
"Two of you, get on the speedboat." Su Yu looked at the four goblins before him and gave his orders.
The two goblins he had first gotten from treasure chests quickly climbed aboard the speedboat waiting at the edge of the island.
He had traded for this speedboat from that guy Wang Teng.
After getting it, Su Yu hadn't tinkered with the thing much. He'd simply filled it with gasoline and left the two goblins to figure it out.
Those two goblins seemed to have a knack for machinery. After cautiously feeling their way around it for about an hour, they'd managed to get the thing running.
At first, though, they hadn't dared to go fast. They'd only circled around near the island for a minute or two before hurrying back.
Now, Su Yu stepped aboard the speedboat.
"Start it up and follow my instructions." Su Yu glanced across the nearby sea. Seeing nothing unusual, he gave the two goblins a firm order.
The goblins promptly started the speedboat.
"Head that way." Su Yu checked the Desert Island Smart Navigation Map in his hand, then pointed in a direction.
Following his instructions, the two goblins steered the speedboat where he'd indicated.
Su Yu sat in the seat, watching the surrounding sea while keeping an eye on the smart navigation map in his hand.
[Sea Monkey detected five meters below the water behind you. Stay alert.]
As Su Yu glanced back at the water, a notification from his Insight Talent suddenly appeared before his eyes.
I've left the island's protection period. That thing is going to attack me now. The thought came to him at once.
"Pick up the speed." Su Yu watched the Sea Monkey closing in on the speedboat, as indicated by his Insight Talent, and ordered the two goblins in a low voice.
The two goblins didn't hesitate at their master's command. They immediately sped up.
A Common Speedboat usually reached 40–60 knots, or about 74–111 kilometers per hour. An ordinary humanoid creature like a Sea Monkey couldn't catch up in the water, even if it swam with all its might.
Before long, the Sea Monkey's detection prompt disappeared from Su Yu's sight. He had no idea whether the creature had been left behind or dived deeper, so he kept a wary eye out—but didn't take the Sea Monkey too seriously.
About four minutes later, Su Yu spotted a small island in the distance, much like his own starting island.
Half a minute later, the speedboat finally reached the edge of the deserted island.
After having the goblins secure the boat with some equipment, Su Yu stepped onto the deserted island.
[Level 1 Desert Island]
Description: A deserted island left behind after its owner died. An Island Heart lies at its center. No threats detected; it can be taken directly.
Note: After the Island Heart is taken, the island will crumble and sink into the sea one minute later. Leave quickly after retrieving the Island Heart.
Now that he was close to the island, detailed information about it appeared before Su Yu's eyes.
Looking across the uninhabited island, whose owner was long gone, Su Yu saw a collapsed Thatched Cottage.
"These traces don't look like they're only a day or two old. Could otherworldly beings—or even humans—have been sent to this world before us?"
Seeing signs of the former island owner's life, Su Yu couldn't help but wonder.
While Su Yu was lost in thought, a Sea Monkey he'd left behind was swimming as hard as it could toward him through the waters some distance from the deserted island.
That thing had the perseverance of a champion! It had been left so far behind, yet it still hadn't given up.
"Never mind. I'll get the Island Heart first." After looking around and finding nothing else of interest, Su Yu headed straight for the center of the island.
The center was where the collapsed Thatched Cottage stood.
As he approached the ruin, Su Yu noticed deep gouges in the wood used to build the cottage, as if some beast had raked it with its claws.
"Could that poor bastard have been dragged off by a Sea Monkey?" Su Yu guessed, seeing the deep scratches in the wood.
He shook his head, pushing aside those speculations, and began clearing the wood left scattered on the ground.
With Su Yu's strength and physique, the scattered wood was easy to toss aside. Once he'd cleared away the debris, he saw a pale yellow object on the ground, shaped like a crystal.
[Level 1 Island Heart]
Description: An Island Heart naturally nurtured by an island after its owner died. It will exist for half a year. If no one claims it within that time, it will crumble into Island Fragments and sink into the sea.
Effect: The owner can merge it with their own island to expand its area.
After reading the information, Su Yu didn't hesitate. He reached out and grabbed the Island Heart.
The moment he picked it up, Su Yu realized how heavy it was. It weighed at least a hundred pounds. If his strength and physique hadn't improved so much, he might not have been able to carry it away with ease.
With the Island Heart in hand, Su Yu hurried back toward the speedboat.
After all, the moment the Island Heart was moved, the island would crumble a minute later. He didn't want to get caught in the whirlpool.
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