Then, with a thunderous boom, a two-story Small Villa covering an area of one hundred square meters appeared at the spot Su Yu had designated.
Looking at the small building before him, Su Yu slowly walked over, pushed open the front door, and went straight inside.
After wandering around the villa, Su Yu found that aside from temporarily lacking water and electricity, it was far better than the Small Wooden Cabin in every other way.
Once he left the villa, Su Yu instructed a few Goblins to move all the treasure chests into an empty room inside. Then he picked up his Fishing Rod again and prepared to head to the edge of the island to fish.
As for the Broadsword Skeletons and Bandaged Mummies, Su Yu had stationed them around the villa to guard its safety.
Meanwhile, when the Prosperity Value of Su Yu's island broke through the 1,000 mark, most of the Survivors in his region felt as though they had come here to survive, while everyone else seemed to be here on vacation.
At that moment, Zhou Yi, who was ranked second, looked at how his Prosperity Value was still just shy of 100, then at Su Yu's island, whose Prosperity Value had already surpassed 1,000. He was at a loss for words.
Meanwhile, in the Communication Channel, plenty of people were talking about what Su Yu had accomplished.
"I think the top-ranked big shot must've found some kind of bug or loophole. Otherwise, how could his island's Prosperity Value be increasing so ridiculously fast? It went up by 500 yesterday, then by more than 300 today."
"What's the point of saying all that? Even if it is a bug, do you think he'd tell you?"
"Man, if I'd started with a decent Talent, I wouldn't have ended up in this sorry state."
"Bro, haven't you heard? There are no useless Talents, only useless people."
"Then how are an F-rank Talent and an SSS-rank Talent supposed to be comparable?"
Su Yu, who hadn't bothered to check the Communication Channel at all, was now using his Talent to search specific locations for treasure chests containing Common Energy Crystals.
Su Yu had a decent stockpile of Common Energy Crystals to begin with, but he had just used up another twenty, so he needed to replenish his supply.
[Five meters below the surface of the sea here is one four-star Common Wooden Treasure Chest. Inside is an extremely sharp Decapitation Broadsword.]
[Five meters below the surface of the sea here is one four-star Common Wooden Treasure Chest. Inside are eight Common Energy Crystals.]
After searching around, Su Yu still hadn't found a five-star Wooden Treasure Chest containing Common Energy Crystals. He'd only found a four-star Wooden Treasure Chest.
So Su Yu settled for the next best thing and immediately cast his line. If he waited any longer, the chest might disappear too. Wouldn't all his effort have gone to waste then?
"Whoosh." Three minutes later, when he saw the float sink, Su Yu promptly yanked up the rod.
Man, that four-star Wooden Treasure Chest was flung right onto the island by a single powerful jerk from Su Yu. It hadn't been able to put up any resistance at all.
[Clang! Your Double Happiness Talent has automatically activated. You obtained 8 Common Energy Crystals × 2.]
After putting away the Energy Crystals, Su Yu's next target for fishing—or rather, hauling in—was Five-Star Wooden Treasure Chest Fragments. After all, they were one of the essential ingredients for making Enhanced Bait.
After searching for a long time, Su Yu's eyes had begun to ache. Only then did he manage to haul in a few Five-Star Wooden Treasure Chest Fragments by casting his net.
Of course, he'd also picked up plenty of other items along the way, but they were mostly supplies and building materials.
"Gurgle, gurgle." Just as Su Yu's stomach began to protest loudly, two heads suddenly emerged from the water, interrupting his plans to go get some food.
"Master, we found an uninhabited island to the northwest, about two nautical miles away. It's quite a bit smaller than the island you're standing on." One of the Jiaoren who had just surfaced quickly reported what they had discovered.
"An uninhabited island?" Hearing the Jiaoren's report, Su Yu's heart began to race.
After tasting the benefits of an Island Heart earlier, Su Yu naturally couldn't stop thinking about finding another one.
"Are you sure it's uninhabited? Also, did you spot any other creatures in the water besides yourselves?" Su Yu hadn't let his excitement cloud his judgment. Instead, he calmly asked them.
"Master, that island really is deserted. We've already searched it carefully. We also haven't found any other creatures in the surrounding waters—not even ordinary ones. It's as if this is a dead sea."
The Jiaoren reporting to Su Yu wore a strange expression, as if they couldn't understand why there wasn't a single creature in the water.
"There really aren't any creatures? That doesn't make sense! Then what have those Sea Monkeys been living on? Surely they don't just not need to eat!"
"Could they have been transported here from somewhere else on the same day we were?"
An idea suddenly came to Su Yu's mind.
But thinking about it gave Su Yu a headache, and he couldn't be bothered to dwell on it. Insight Talent hadn't even been able to determine the Sea Monkeys' origins clearly. If Su Yu tried to guess based on nothing but his own thoughts, he'd never figure it out.
"You two, go back to that deserted island and bring me the heavy, ochre-colored crystal at its center. Remember, return as soon as you get the crystal. Don't linger there. Understood?" Su Yu ordered the two Jiaoren in the water.
"Understood." Having memorized their master's instructions, the two Jiaoren submerged again.
Su Yu didn't plan to go himself this time. Earlier, he'd worried the Goblins were too weak and might get into trouble, so he'd gone personally. But the Jiaoren were now strong enough in the water to take on a Sea Monkey alone, so Su Yu naturally couldn't be bothered to make the trip himself.
About seventeen or eighteen minutes later, the two Jiaoren Su Yu had sent out surfaced near the island again.
After two splashes, the Jiaoren climbed onto the island. One held an ochre-colored crystal in both hands and sat on the other's back. The other Jiaoren supported themself with both hands and quickly crawled toward Su Yu.
The Broadsword Skeletons and Bandaged Mummies keeping watch around the villa were just about to move when Su Yu called out to stop them.
"They're on our side. Don't attack."
At his words, the Broadsword Skeletons and Bandaged Mummies returned to their guard positions.
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