"Who could disagree? These days, even when I'm trying to sleep at night, I'm terrified that some monster from the sea will crawl up and drag me under."
"Luckily, even though my awakened talent is the worst kind, an F-rank talent, I can still put up a fight against monsters like Sea Monkeys."
"What if that thing lives in a group? What then?"
"Damn, if you can't talk properly, you should sew your mouth shut with a needle."
After scrolling through some more of the conversations in the Communication Channel, Su Yu realized that many people were deeply worried about what might happen to them after the seven-day novice period ended.
Unfortunately, there was nothing he could do to change any of that for now. He could only take things one step at a time.
After leaving the Communication Channel, Su Yu casually scanned the nearby sea.
[10 meters below the sea here, a ★Black Iron Treasure Chest can be seen. Cannot be fished up without bait.]
"Me..."
Su Yu had spotted a Black Iron Treasure Chest at first glance, but couldn't help feeling frustrated. Even the cleverest housewife couldn't cook a meal without rice!
But he'd noticed something this time: perhaps because his strength had improved considerably, he could now discern more information.
Previously, he could only discern the star grade of chests one to five meters underwater. Before a chest was hooked, he couldn't tell what was inside.
Now, after taking his second Grade 1 Marrow Cleansing Pill, Su Yu discovered that he could not only discern the star grade of chests one to five meters underwater, but also directly see what they contained.
[3 meters below the sea here, there are five Two-star Wooden Treasure Chests, three One-star Wooden Treasure Chests, and two One-and-a-Half-star Wooden Treasure Chests. Their contents include one Common Energy Crystal, one Common Fishing Rod Upgrade Blueprint, and one Common Xiuchun Saber...]
In Su Yu's field of vision, the information about the chests in the sea no longer floated above the surface as before. Instead, they appeared like 3D models, each chest in its own position.
[5 meters below the sea here, there is one Five-star Special Wooden Treasure Chest. It contains a special item: Disposable Common Troop Altar.] [Disposable Common Troop Altar] Description: The user can place Common Energy Crystals into the Troop Altar to activate it. The more Common Energy Crystals placed inside, the stronger the troops that can be summoned. A maximum of ten Common Troops can be summoned at once. Note: A maximum of ten Common Energy Crystals can be placed inside. Before summoning troops, the user can enter a phrase of no more than five characters to determine the general direction of the troop type. The Troop Altar will be destroyed after one use.
"Holy crap, that's awesome!"
When Su Yu saw the information about the chest, his eyes lit up.
"Here goes." Su Yu quickly attached Enhanced Bait and cast his line toward the Special Wooden Treasure Chest.
About two minutes later, the Special Wooden Treasure Chest in the sea finally couldn't resist the bait dangling in front of it, and took the hook.
"Whoosh!" The Fishing Rod in Su Yu's hand whizzed as it was yanked into an exaggerated bend.
"This thing's a lot heavier than the other Five-star Common Wooden Treasure Chests!" As Su Yu tugged at the Fishing Rod, he realized that this Special Treasure Chest really was special.
Fortunately, the Fishing Rod in his hand had already been upgraded to a Black Iron Grade Fishing Rod. Otherwise, there would've been a real risk of it snapping while he tried to reel this thing in.
Before long, after Su Yu hauled on it with all his might, the Special Treasure Chest containing the Disposable Common Troop Altar was dragged onto the island.
"Ding! Your Double Happiness talent activated automatically. You obtained 2 Disposable Common Troop Altars."
After Su Yu silently opened the chest, two simple stone altars appeared before him, each about a meter tall and a meter wide.
As soon as he saw them, Su Yu hurried into the Small Wooden Cabin and dug out twenty Common Energy Crystals. Then he quickly returned to the altars.
After glancing at the holes on one altar, Su Yu placed ten Common Energy Crystals into its ten sockets.
[Ding! The Disposable Common Troop Altar has been supplied with an energy source. Please enter a phrase of no more than five characters to determine the direction of the troop summons.]
"Doesn't need food." Hearing the prompt, Su Yu quickly entered a phrase.
[Ding! The altar is summoning. Please wait.] [Ding! Successfully summoned the Undead race: 10 Common Broadsword Skeletons.]
As the prompt sounded, the altar loaded with Energy Crystals burst into dazzling white light. Then a squad of tall skeletons appeared within it.
[Common Broadsword Skeleton] Strength: 4 Constitution: 4 Spirit: 2 Weapon: Common Broadsword Skill: None Overall Combat Strength: Common Tier 4 Description: A Common Skeleton just a tiny bit stronger than a little skeleton. It belongs to the lowest level of the Undead race. It was summoned and is one hundred percent under the summoner's control. Maximum Evolution Potential: Black Iron Grade Elite Skeleton Evolution Materials: 10 Common White Soul Fires, 1 Green Soul Fire
When the white light faded, the Disposable Common Troop Summoning Altar crumbled into a pile of rubble.
At the same time, information about the Common Broadsword Skeleton appeared before Su Yu. All ten Common Broadsword Skeletons also dropped to one knee and bowed their heads respectfully to him.
"Huh, one of them has the potential to advance to Silver Grade. A real gem!" Su Yu glanced at the ten Common Broadsword Skeletons kneeling before him and finally noticed one that seemed a little different.
The other nine had more or less identical attributes, and their maximum evolution potential was Black Iron Grade Elite Skeleton. But the last one was different. Not only were its base attributes higher than those of the other nine Common Broadsword Skeletons, its evolution potential was far ahead of theirs.
[Common Broadsword Skeleton] Strength: 7 Constitution: 6 Spirit: 4 Weapon: Common Broadsword Skill: Luanpifeng Saber Technique Overall Combat Strength: Common Tier 7–Common Tier 9 Description: A Common Skeleton just a tiny bit stronger than a little skeleton. It belongs to the lowest level of the Undead race, but has exceptional potential among the Broadsword Skeletons. Maximum Evolution Potential: Silver Grade Skeleton General Materials for Black Iron Grade Evolution: 10 Common White Soul Fires, 1 Green Soul Fire
"From now on, you're the leader of those nine." Su Yu glanced at the ten Broadsword Skeletons kneeling on the ground, pointed at the one with the potential to advance to Silver Grade, and said in a firm voice.
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