[Rule-Breaking Operation?]

"You two, dive underwater and circle the island once. Then tell me what you see beneath the water."

Su Yu, who had also just walked to the edge of the island, gave the order to the two Jiaoren guards, who were in the water with half their bodies above the surface.

"Understood." At their master's command, the two Jiaoren guards disappeared beneath the surface.

To be honest, although Su Yu had an Water-Avoiding Bead in his possession, he had never actually gone underwater before.

Now that he had two Jiaoren guards, he was naturally curious about what lay beneath the surface.

About ten minutes later, the two Jiaoren guards surfaced one after the other.

"Master, there's a layer of stone about five meters beneath the island. The entire island is floating on the water. As for the area around it, it's only about a hundred meters deep, so it's considered shallow water."

As soon as their heads broke the surface, the two Jiaoren guards reported what they had seen underwater to Su Yu.

"Wait, did you see any boxes in the water?" Seeing that the two Jiaoren hadn't mentioned any boxes at all, Su Yu pressed them in a low voice.

"Boxes? What boxes?" The two Jiaoren guards looked completely bewildered by Su Yu's question.

Hmm, they can't see those treasure chests. Could these things exist somewhere between illusion and reality? Or can only certain people see them? Maybe they can see them only after they're out of the water.

"You two wait here in the water. I'll go down and take a look." After thinking it over, Su Yu decided to dive down himself.

The two Jiaoren guards had already scouted the area, and the water here was only about a hundred meters deep. With Su Yu's current physique and the Water-Avoiding Bead, he could dive straight to the seabed. As for Sea Monkeys, he'd already killed two of them, so he naturally wasn't afraid of those creatures.

Su Yu swiftly stripped off his clothes, leaving only his shorts, then plunged into the water.

After Su Yu had completely disappeared beneath the surface, the two Jiaoren guards took up positions one on either side of him, one meter below the water.

[Damaged Wooden Treasure Chest]

Description: Contains one tattered tent.

[☆ Common Wooden Treasure Chest]

Description: Contains one 500 ml bottle of Leibi.

[☆ Common Pet Treasure Chest]

Description: Contains one pet Snow Rabbit.

[★★ Common Servant Treasure Chest]

Description: Contains one servant with an initial loyalty of 60.

As soon as Su Yu entered the water, his eyes nearly dazzled. From where he was, the water below was practically filled with treasure chests!

But the chests seemed to have a life of their own underwater. They didn't stay fixed in place; instead, they shifted around from time to time, just like schools of fish.

Spotting a One-Star Wooden Treasure Chest closest to him, Su Yu reached out and grabbed for it.

But the One-Star Wooden Treasure Chest dodged as soon as Su Yu reached for it.

"These things are so fast underwater?" Su Yu was surprised when his grab missed.

But Su Yu was a stubborn man. A treasure chest had slipped right out of his grasp. Was he going to let that go? No way.

And so Su Yu locked horns with the thing. With help from his Insight Talent, he finally managed to catch a One-Star Wooden Treasure Chest after about a minute.

[ding, the newbie period has not ended. Illegally catching treasure chests is a rule-breaking operation. Please release the treasure chest in your hand. If you insist on holding on, you will be punished.]

Just as Su Yu was celebrating, a notification suddenly sounded in his ear, immediately snuffing out the thought in his mind.

"Son of a—" At the mention of punishment, Su Yu immediately tossed away the One-Star Wooden Treasure Chest in his hand as if it were burning hot.

"Fuck." Su Yu flipped it off, then decided not to dive any deeper. Since he wasn't allowed to grab the treasure chests, he could only head back up.

Su Yu quickly swam to the surface, grabbed a protruding rock along the island's edge, and pulled himself up onto the island.

"You two stay around the island and keep watch. Report any unusual activity immediately. Understood?" Su Yu, who had just picked up his clothes from the ground, gave the order to the two Jiaoren guards in the water.

"Understood, Master." The two Jiaoren guards quickly nodded.

After giving the Jiaoren guards their orders, Su Yu went straight back to the Small Wooden Cabin and ate the last Grade 1 Marrow Cleansing Pill he had left.

"Gurgle, gurgle." As soon as he swallowed it, his stomach began to react.

The Marrow Cleansing Pill truly was an excellent pill for emptying the bowels!

A little over twenty minutes after taking the pill, Su Yu emerged from the Simple Toilet with his calves trembling slightly and his face somewhat pale.

Su Yu took the opportunity to glance at his Personal Attribute Panel and saw that his basic Strength and Constitution had both reached eight points. His Spirit was a little lower and still hadn't crossed the five-point mark.

After resting briefly, Su Yu's complexion soon returned to its former rosy color.

"Phew." Su Yu let out a long breath, then picked up his Fishing Rod again, ready to keep fishing.

After all, he couldn't grab the treasure chests underwater. His only legitimate ways of getting them were to keep fishing and to use a Fishing Net.

Sitting in his chair, Su Yu casually opened the Communication Channel.

There was no helping it. Fishing alone was a little boring. It wasn't as if he could drag those Goblins over for a chat!

"Damn, it's getting harder and harder to get through the day. No food, no water, and no women."

"Suggestion: jump into the sea and kill yourself. But before you die, remember to trade your supplies to me so they don't go to waste. Wasting things is shameful, after all."

"Get lost, get lost, get lost."

"Do you think people in the other regions are having about the same experience as us right now?"

"I reckon every region's probably about the same. Those big shots at the top of the rankings are all living the good life, while we're just here to make up the numbers!"

"Why not call it raising Gu instead? Sigh."

The moment Su Yu opened the Communication Channel, he noticed that the mood there had grown much more dejected compared to the previous two days.

When the use of Common Energy Crystals had been revealed earlier, plenty of people had been excited.

But then reality had beaten them over the head all day yesterday. For ordinary Survivors like them, unless they were unbelievably lucky, there was basically no chance of catching one with the single guaranteed portion of Common Bait they got each day. The odds were extremely low.