After setting the two boxes of lighters aside, Su Yu turned toward the two Goblins who were working hard.
The Goblins were trimming lumber with large knives. Making wooden tables and stools with knives, though, was proving rather difficult.
After thinking it over, Su Yu listed a few lighters on the Trading Channel and set the terms.
Trade item: Windproof Lighter (5)
Wanted in exchange: For each lighter, trade for one hand saw (0/1), Chisel (0/1), axe (0/1), Plane (0/1), or Hammer (0/1).
Once he'd posted the offer, Su Yu stopped watching the Trading Channel and went back to fishing.
He still had six portions of Common Bait left, enough to fish up another six treasure chests.
To be honest, what Su Yu wanted most to fish up right now was the Common Energy Crystal, one of the materials used to make bait. It was the most important thing of all.
As for how Su Yu knew how to make bait, after taking a closer look at it, more detailed information had appeared before his eyes, including the ingredients it was made from.
Whether he could fish up the crystal was entirely up to luck. Someone might already have found one but not put it up for sale on the Trading Channel. That was entirely possible, too.
After all, it was obvious that this kind of Energy Crystal wasn't an ordinary item. Even if other people lacked Su Yu's Insight and couldn't immediately learn what the crystal was for, they still wouldn't put it up for trade so casually.
Su Yu figured that these Energy Crystals used to make Common Bait couldn't be too hard to find. Otherwise, with only the ten portions of Common Bait everyone had been given, probably half the people wouldn't make it through the beginner period.
Time passed slowly as Su Yu fished.
Now only his final two portions of bait remained. The four items he'd fished up in between were:
[★☆Common Wooden House Blueprint]
Introduction: Place the blueprint on top of one hundred pieces of lumber and choose to use it to build a 15-square-meter wooden house.
[☆Common Fresh Apple]
Introduction: An apple with a freshness rating above 95. Edible and suitable for staving off hunger. Best eaten within ten days. Store in a cool place to keep it fresh longer.
[★★Common Energy Crystal]
Introduction: One of the materials used to make Common Bait. Crush it and mix it with flour to make Common Bait.
Note: One Energy Crystal can make thirty portions of Common Bait.
[☆Common Bamboo Mat]
Introduction: An ordinary mat. Sleeping on it on the ground is a little more comfortable than sleeping on hard earth.
To be honest, after fishing up the Energy Crystal, Su Yu felt a weight lift from his heart.
Compared to the Energy Crystal, flour was something he just couldn't believe nobody in the whole region would manage to fish up.
So for his final two casts, Su Yu was able to fish in a thoroughly relaxed state.
[Ding! All of your listed Windproof Lighters have been sold. Would you like to collect the trade items?]
As Su Yu was fishing, he heard the notification that the trade had succeeded.
He didn't collect the items right away, since nothing had taken the bait yet.
As it happened, right then, Su Yu suddenly felt his fishing rod dip heavily. After eight casts, he'd already gotten a feel for the pull of treasure chests of different star ratings.
He didn't even need to pull the chest above the water. Just from the feel of it, he knew it was a ★ Common Wooden Treasure Chest.
When Su Yu gave the rod a sharp tug and hauled the chest up to the surface, its star rating was exactly as he'd guessed.
[★Common Wooden Treasure Chest]
Introduction: Contains a set of pots and bowls, chopsticks, and a soup spoon.
"Not bad. At least I'll have a bowl for noodles tonight." Su Yu gave a small nod at what he'd pulled up in the chest.
"Last cast—here we go." He glanced at the pots and bowls piled to one side, then casually cast his line for the final time.
Maybe Su Yu had struck it lucky on his final cast, or maybe it was something else. The moment the bait hit the water, the float was pulled under in less than five seconds.
"Beautiful." Su Yu tugged the rod and felt a pull much like that of a ★★ Common Wooden Treasure Chest. He couldn't help calling out softly. It felt just like hooking a big fish—exhilarating.
As Su Yu put his strength into hauling it in, he caught a glimpse of the information on the chest below the water.
[★★Common Wooden Treasure Chest]
Introduction: Contains an ordinary car with a full tank of gas. Not recommended for driving on the island.
"I... I..." Su Yu had all sorts of irreverent quips on the tip of his tongue, but somehow couldn't get them out.
He knew the treasure chests he fished up could contain all kinds of things—anything at all—but he'd never imagined he'd pull up something like this.
"Drive? Drive what? This island's only ten meters long and wide. One start and it'll be in the sea, feeding the treasure chests." Still, Su Yu didn't think the car was completely useless.
At the very least, before he built a wooden house, sleeping in the car would be more comfortable than sleeping on the ground. He could also siphon the gas from the tank and use it as fuel.
After a final struggle, the ★★ Common Wooden Treasure Chest below the water couldn't escape Su Yu's grasp.
Carrying the Wooden Treasure Chest and his Fishing Rod, Su Yu quickly headed over to the two Goblins.
"Master." As soon as Su Yu approached, the two Low-level Goblins stopped working and immediately knelt to pay their respects.
Su Yu glanced at the wooden bed and table. They'd begun to take shape, though they weren't finished yet. He gave a small nod. The two Goblins were working at a decent pace.
Then, with a mere thought from Su Yu, two Toyota Cars appeared on the island. That was the joy of Double Happiness—one became two!
The two Low-level Goblins dropped to their knees again, terrified by the sight, like they'd witnessed a miracle.
"Get up and get back to work." Su Yu's voice rang out sternly as he addressed the two Goblins on the ground.
After that, Su Yu opened the door of a Toyota Sedan and climbed inside. He adjusted the seat and relaxed.
He'd fished ten times, and honestly, it had taken quite a lot out of him. Su Yu had expended a great deal of both stamina and mental energy.
Other people probably weren't as exhausted as Su Yu, since they hadn't been lucky enough to fish up so many ★★ Common Wooden Treasure Chests in ten casts.
Most people would pull up Damaged Wooden Treasure Chests, followed by plenty of ☆ Common Wooden Treasure Chests. ★ Common Wooden Treasure Chests were less common.
As for ★★ Common Wooden Treasure Chests, without Insight Talent to find suitable fishing spots like Su Yu had, whether they could fish one up was almost entirely a matter of luck.
And there was one more important thing: even if something took the bait, could they reel it in?
Su Yu could pull his up entirely because his Insight Talent came with the Treasure Chest Guide. It was practically cheating.
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