Quite a few survivors had seen the information this person had posted, but most weren't willing to spend a lot of supplies on something whose use they didn't know. So it had gone unsold until Su Yu found it and bought it.
Su Yu took out two Common Energy Crystals, along with some flour and clean water. First, he smashed the Five-Star Wooden Treasure Chest Fragment and tossed it into a basin. Then he crushed the Energy Crystals and poured them in, followed by the flour and water. He mixed and kneaded everything together.
In the end, using two Common Energy Crystals, one Five-Star Wooden Treasure Chest Fragment, and some other ingredients, Su Yu had made ten portions of Enhanced Bait.
By comparison, one Common Energy Crystal was enough to make only five portions of Enhanced Bait.
Honestly, if he hadn't been short on Five-Star Wooden Treasure Chest Fragments, Su Yu would have made a lot more Enhanced Bait.
After all, if ordinary survivors used this Enhanced Bait, the treasure chests they could fish up would range from three- to five-star wooden chests. Su Yu was different: he could fish up Five-Star Wooden Treasure Chests every time.
"Whew, at least I can just about keep up with the consumption now." Su Yu let out a long breath, gathered up all the Enhanced Bait he'd made, then stepped beyond the Thorn Fence and headed for the edge of the island.
With ten more portions of Enhanced Bait in hand, Su Yu naturally planned to use them.
For the next stretch of time, Su Yu kept up a steady pace of fishing up one ordinary Five-Star Wooden Treasure Chest per hour. He continued for eight hours, until the warning of nightfall rang in his ears.
[Clang! Nightfall is approaching. The temperature will drop significantly. Please take precautions against the cold.]
"Time sure flies." After glancing at the darkening sky, Su Yu stopped fishing for the time being, stood up from the Massage Chair, and stretched his limbs.
But when he saw the eight Five-Star Wooden Treasure Chests on the ground, a glimmer of delight appeared in his eyes.
Treasure chest items: [Black Iron Mysterious Hook, Black Iron Grade Fishing Rod Upgrade Blueprint, +10 Island Fragments, 500 kilograms of rice, 300 kilograms of Wagyu Beef, 10 Common Energy Crystals, Special Warning Device, Soft Hedgehog Armor.]
Among the eight Five-Star Wooden Treasure Chests Su Yu had fished up this time, he'd found a Black Iron Mysterious Hook and a Black Iron Grade Fishing Rod Upgrade Blueprint. Along with the Century-Old Ice Silkworm Silk and Hundred-Refined Black Iron he already had, he now had everything needed to upgrade his Common Fishing Rod to a Black Iron Grade Fishing Rod.
Unfortunately, he hadn't fished up any Black Iron Grade Bait this time.
There were also two items he hadn't found before.
[Special Warning Device]
Description: A technological product from another world, powered by solar energy. When activated, it creates a circular warning zone with a radius of ten meters.
Instructions: Once the power button is switched on, the Special Warning Device will start up automatically. It will monitor all living things within its warning zone. The user can manually set it to ignore the movements of any living things that don't need monitoring.
[Soft Hedgehog Armor]
Description: A crafted item from another world. Wearing it increases the user's defensive ability; it can withstand a slash from a Hundred-Refined Goose-Quill Saber at most.
Note: Don't blindly trust its defensive capabilities. You still need to dodge.
Honestly, seeing the Soft Hedgehog Armor made Su Yu think of a certain movie or TV show from his previous life.
He shook his head, casting aside those distracting thoughts, then picked out the chests containing the Black Iron Mysterious Hook, the Black Iron Grade Fishing Rod Upgrade Blueprint, and the +10 Island Area Fragments.
[Clang! Your Double Happiness talent has activated. You have obtained 2 Black Iron Mysterious Hooks, 2 Black Iron Grade Fishing Rod Upgrade Blueprints, and 2 +10 Island Area Fragments.]
First, he used the Island Fragments, expanding his island by another twenty square meters. Then Su Yu dashed into the Small Wooden Cabin, dug out the Hundred-Refined Black Iron and Ice Silkworm Silk, and set them beside the Common Fishing Rod.
[Clang! Use the Black Iron Grade Fishing Rod Blueprint, along with Hundred-Refined Black Iron, Century-Old Ice Silkworm Silk, and a Black Iron Mysterious Hook, to upgrade the Common Fishing Rod?]
"Yes." As Su Yu silently affirmed, the fishing rod blueprint before him turned into a streak of white light and merged into the Common Fishing Rod. The other materials also merged into the rod under the influence of a mysterious force.
Su Yu had already gotten used to what happened when he used these blueprints.
About five minutes later, a brand-new Black Iron Grade Fishing Rod finally appeared before Su Yu.
[Black Iron Grade Fishing Rod]
Description: Can be used to fish up Black Iron Grade three-star and lower treasure chests.
Note: The fishing line and hook of the Black Iron Grade Fishing Rod are both extremely sharp and can also be used as weapons. Take care not to cut yourself.
Upgrade materials: 2 Hundred-Refined Black Iron, 2 Black Iron Mysterious Hooks, 2 Century-Old Ice Silkworm Silk, 1 Black Iron Grade Fishing Rod Enhanced Blueprint.
"Hmm." Seeing the Black Iron Grade Fishing Rod's information, Su Yu furrowed his brow. He'd thought this rod would let him fish up five-star Black Iron Treasure Chests right away, but it seemed he'd been getting ahead of himself. He'd have to upgrade the thing one more time before it could catch five-star Black Iron Treasure Chests.
"Forget it. I don't even have the most basic Black Iron Grade Bait right now, so there's no point thinking that far ahead." Su Yu picked up the Black Iron Grade Fishing Rod from the ground and casually swung it. A sharp whoosh of air rang right beside his ears.
"Damn it, I forgot I wasn't at the seaside." Su Yu realized what he'd done, but he'd already swung the rod. There was no way to stop it now.
"Clang!" The hook sank straight into the wood of the Small Wooden Cabin.
Fortunately, the Black Iron Grade Fishing Rod's hook was a Black Iron Mysterious Hook, so it wasn't damaged. Su Yu had to use a knife to cut a notch into the wood before he could pull the hook out.
After testing how the Black Iron Grade Fishing Rod felt in his hands, Su Yu set it aside and picked up the Special Warning Device.
He pressed the switch on top, and the device came to life. Its screen lit up at once.
Then a mechanical voice rang out from the device: "Please follow the instructions to proceed. Press your middle finger against the screen to bind your identity." Su Yu simply pressed down.
"Identity bound. Begin monitoring?"
"Yes."
With Su Yu's confirmation, an invisible wave radiated outward from the Special Warning Device.
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