Chen Ping was initially completely bewildered, but then immediately activated both effects.

As the effect was activated, the system prompts changed.

[System: Your fishing equipment is being damaged]

"Holy crap!" Chen Ping was utterly astonished. He knew that once the stocking shoes activated, they could withstand legendary-level attacks! What on earth was this thing? How could it break through defenses?

This won't do. Chen Ping quickly took control, and now it felt like a struggle, like fishing. They were tearing at each other from above and below.

The system kept reporting damage to the equipment, and it was getting worse.

Nest grass.

Chen Ping suddenly felt his stockings and shoes starting to move around wildly, and the unknown thing below him was also starting to move around wildly?

Chen Ping could only maneuver the stockings and shoes that had transformed into a net to lift him upwards while chasing him on the ground.

This chase was anything but simple. Just as An Lula had said at the beginning, there was a completely underground lake below, so Chen Ping was chasing after her all over the place.

Chen Ping almost couldn't resist transforming into a mermaid and going down to investigate, but the thought that this was a legendary attack made him give up the idea.

Damn it, the system notification has changed from "damaged" to "broken".

How long has it been?

After running for an unknown amount of time, Chen Ping had given up hope that the stockings and shoes would ever make it back up.

Since it's already starting to break down, it probably won't be long before it breaks completely. By then, the equipment will be destroyed and useless.

After running for a while longer, Chen Ping suddenly felt that the speed seemed to be slowing down.

Not only has the speed slowed down, but even the system's damage warnings have become slower. Is it starting to lose power?

Chen Ping quickly began to take control, and sure enough, the struggling strength had decreased significantly; now it was no longer able to overpower him.

However, there were no lakes around Chen Ping, so he had to maneuver the boat toward the nearest lake.

Looking at the lake before him, Chen Ping murmured, "It'll be out soon. I want to see what kind of creature it is that's so ferocious."

Bang!

Crash!!

As the sound of water breaking rang out, Chen Ping immediately manipulated the net that his stockings and shoes had transformed into to reach the shore.

Chen Ping was furious when he saw the two tattered stocking net bags, but thankfully they weren't completely damaged, so he could accept it.

After the net bag transformed into stockings and shoes, Chen Ping didn't rush to equip it. Instead, he activated the effect immediately. Instantly, the stockings and shoes, which were originally shoes, turned into long white stockings, albeit with many small tears in them.

I checked the stats, and damn it, it used to be able to defend against legendary-level attacks, but now it can only defend against legendary-level attacks. It's gone downgraded. What a rip-off!

Chen Ping: ▄█?█●

Fortunately, the attribute bonuses didn't decrease, since Chen Ping mainly relies on attribute bonuses.

After re-equipping himself, Chen Ping turned his attention to the unknown creature on the ground.

[Royal Scale Goldfish: Legendary quality. Royal Scale Goldfish can produce one Royal Scale Pearl every 30 days. If the living environment is not ideal, the pearl production time will be delayed by ten days to half a month.]

[Identification Description: Royal Scale Goldfish, an extremely rare and special goldfish inhabiting Goldfish Island. It never appears in lakes, only living in underground lakes. Consuming its Royal Scale Pearl can raise its level by one.]

"A very nice goldfish, but this shouldn't be the one that attacked, right? After all, the mouth doesn't match up."

The goldfish with the royal scales isn't very big; its overall size is only about the size of a palm, so it's impossible for it to create a hole like the one on the stocking.

So, is this a scapegoat?

Chen Ping stared at the hopping goldfish with a dark expression. Yes, there was only one. No wonder. He had thought it was just tired. It seemed he had been too naive.

That makes sense. After all, that unknown fish can even bite through stockings, so how could it possibly be weak?

ε=(′ο｀*)))Alas

After putting away the Royal Scale Goldfish, Chen Ping teleported back immediately, since he had already used up his salvage attempts and there was no point in leaving it behind.

...

Upon returning, Chen Ping immediately planned to raise all the goldfish he had caught on the floating island, since the spring water flowing from the Water Blossom Tree was no less excellent than the lake on Goldfish Island.

Soon, Chen Ping released all the goldfish into the lake on the floating island. Fortunately, there was enough spring water, enough for at least these dozens of fish.

Seeing that the fish were adapting well, Chen Ping nodded in satisfaction, then flew towards the Green Wood River. He wanted to check on the two goldfish, and if they were in poor condition, he would move them to the floating island.

When Chen Ping arrived at the Qingmu River, he was surprised to find that the two goldfish were not only in good condition, but had also laid eggs.

Looking at the nearly formed fish eggs, Chen Ping nodded in satisfaction. The bottom of the small pool was covered with a layer of golden beads, which must have been spit out by the fish during this period, and the fish eggs were mixed together around the golden beads.

From this perspective, there's no need to relocate them; we can just let them live here.

Looking at these two waterways that connect to the Qingmu River, there are traces of goldfish swimming on them. It seems that goldfish sometimes swim into the Qingmu River. That's quite amazing.

He also took a look at the Aoki River. Hmm, the river's ecosystem is intact, but he still didn't see the Aoki fish. Maybe it's not in this section.

Continue using the island compass now; there are currently two random island compasses and about twenty wasteland compasses.

After using up a random island compass, the Heart of the Divine Island begins to move at full speed!

Chen Ping flew directly to the floating island to check if there were any islands along the way. This journey was a bit long, and soon it started to get dark.

Chen Ping looked at the darkening scenery outside and couldn't see any islands at all, so he flew down to prepare dinner.

Today, Ailai and the others were eating in the clan, so Chen Ping didn't prepare much. He simply grabbed a dragon beast, grilled it, and started gnawing on it.

Chen Ping checked the free trade market and found that there wasn't a single island compass. It seemed that no one would be listing compasses for the time being.

However, he has about twenty compasses on the deserted island, which should keep him busy for a while.

After eating and drinking his fill, taking a shower, and letting his hair dry, Chen Ping went upstairs to prepare for bed.

......

Sunlight streamed into the room, instantly illuminating the entire space. The second floor had now been divided into two rooms: one for Ai Laiyi and the others, which was larger, and the other for Chen Ping.

Although Ailai and the others are still young, they are girls after all, so it's better to keep them isolated.

Ahaha~~

Chen Ping lazily walked down from the second floor and then slowly headed towards the bathroom.