Chapter 3
About an hour passed. Despite the bright sun and the gusty sea breeze, Yu Zhu remained motionless, and the fishing rod in his hand showed no reaction.
The whole person and the raft seemed to have merged into the sea, drifting aimlessly along the direction of the waves.
Occasionally, a seagull would fly overhead, or even circle around Yu Zhu's head for a few times, but he didn't seem to move at all. Even the birds probably thought he was a motionless dummy.
Yu Zhu moved.
The moment the float in the distance sank, she quickly raised the fishing rod and skillfully began to reel in the fish, pulling the fish in a figure eight shape to swim towards her.
The arms appear white and slender, but because of the force applied, clear muscle lines can be seen, which are delicate, smooth and toned.
Then, the fish swam closer and closer at a very fast speed. Then, there was a "duang" sound, and it hit the raft with such force that it shook the raft.
Yu Zhu exerted a little force, and a black flathead fish jumped onto the raft. It was estimated to be more than 20 centimeters long. She bent down and held down the fish that was constantly tumbling, and a crisp prompt sound rang in her ears.
[Ding! Congratulations on catching your first fish! You've unlocked the marine fish encyclopedia!]
【Species：Steelhead catfish, sea catfish】
【Length: 25.46cm (medium)】
【Do you choose to decompose? 】
Yu Zhu: Yes.
The moment she saw the name, she knew why this fish was called steelhead catfish. Thinking of the loud noise just now, the head of the fish must be really iron. If the fish was bigger, it might have overturned her raft.
After decomposition, the fish in the hand disappeared in an instant, and an extra grid of 500g of fish meat appeared in the inventory. It was a good start!
Yu Zhu took out a piece of fish and held it in his hand. The fish was a tender pink with white stripes and had a faint fishy smell.
According to memory, raw catfish meat should be yellow, which is obviously different from this piece. Yu Zhu guessed that the game probably unified the processing. Probably no matter what kind of fish it is, the decomposed fish meat will look like this.
Although the fish looked delicious, after thinking about it, Yu Zhu still couldn't bring himself to eat it, so he put the fish back.
She sat back in her original position, baited her fishing rod, and started a new round of sea fishing.
An afternoon passed quickly. The temperature on the sea surface dropped, but Yu Zhu's efficiency became higher and higher. He caught a lot of fish and reaped a lot of rewards.
[Ding! Congratulations, you caught a hairtail!]
[Length: 35.63cm (small)]
【Breakdown: 150g fish meat】
[Ding! Congratulations, you caught a yellow croaker!]
【Length: 15.34cm (medium)】
【Breakdown: 300g fish meat】
[Ding! Congratulations, you caught a sea bass!]
[Length: 23.87cm (small)]
【Breakdown: 450g fish meat】
【Congratulations on catching a grouper! 】
[Length: 20.21cm (small)]
【Breakdown: 400g fish meat】
[Ding! Congratulations on unlocking 5 fish illustrations, and get 100g of fish meat as a gift!]
[Marine Fish Protection Act kindly reminds you: After testing, your daily fishing limit (5) has been reached]
[Because you are the first player in this server to reach the upper limit! ]
[Gift Title: Nameless Fisherman (Already worn)]
[Effect: 64% chance of catching small fish, 30% chance of catching medium fish, 5% chance of catching large fish, 1% chance of catching giant fish]
Yu Zhu opened the atlas and took a look. The five fish species he had lit up were just the tip of the iceberg of the entire atlas. The total progress bar below moved forward a tiny bit.
She checked the buff that came with the title again, but she didn't take it seriously. Although the probability of catching fish of different sizes was different, the weight of the fish also depended on the species. Some fish, even if they were small, were still considerable in size.
When Yu Zhu saw the fishing limit prompt given by the game, she called it a day. With such clear rules, there was no need to make any extra attempts. It would be like biting off more than you can chew. Besides, she thought it was a good thing this way, as today was a day of great harvest.
Fishing took nearly 5 hours in total. It was 4:50 in the afternoon. Yu Zhu took a look at the harvest in the inventory, which totaled 1900g of fish meat, fishing rod durability 22 (-5), and ordinary bait x2 (-5).
Just as Yu Zhu was thinking about how to plan the fish, a pile of familiar supplies appeared in the distance. They were still wooden boards, palm leaves, and plastic. When they floated in front of her, she noticed the time. It was 5:00 p.m.
The next step was the same operation as in the morning. After more than ten minutes of busy work, all the supplies were salvaged, including an opened barrel. The inventory was now full and could no longer hold anything.
Total: Wooden boards x20 (+15), Palm leaves x11 (+7), Plastic x7 (+6), Rope x2 (+1), Nail x1, Fragment x1, 200g Egg yolk pie, 300ml Mineral water, Simple grill blueprint x1, 1900g Fish meat, Fishing rod + Bait, Construction hammer x1.
Of course, Yu Zhu still remembered the fishing rod. She opened the private message page and sent a message to Qiu Jun.
[Yu Zhu: Free 200g fish meat]
[After testing: You have fulfilled the contract, the current credit value is 100]
[Remaining: 1700g fish]
At this time, Qiu Jun seemed to be still busy and did not respond. Yu Zhu stopped looking at him and turned around to study the blueprint of the simple grill. She didn't want to eat raw meat.
[Simple Grill: Grill food thoroughly, cleanly and hygienically, 100% disease-free]
[Instructions: The number of food that can be grilled each time is 1 (100g ≤ / takes 2 minutes). Wood planks are required as fuel. One piece of wood can burn for 10 minutes.]
[Materials: Wood x6, Fragment x1, Rope x3]
Yu Zhu looked at the missing materials and item bar, clicked to make rope x1, and consumed palm leaves x2.
Make a simple grill. The remaining materials are: 14 wooden boards, 9 palm leaves, 7 plastics, 1 nail...
A double-layer grill about the size of a raft was completed. Yu Zhu placed a piece of fish on the upper layer and a wooden board on the lower layer. There was no need to ignite it. Flames started as soon as the wooden board (-1) was placed on it. A line of clear small words appeared above the fish, indicating the remaining baking time: 1 minute and 59 seconds.
The presence of the grill made the already small raft seem even smaller. Yu Zhu went straight to the trading area and started shopping.
Note: Prices are in parentheses
2 nails (100g), 20 planks (100g), 10 palm leaves (100g), 25 plastic pieces (250g), for a total of 550g of fish.
Toilet paper x2 (50g), toothbrush x1 (50g), 100g toothpaste (50g), 300ml shampoo (50g), 300ml shower gel (50g), towel x2 (50g), a total of 300g fish meat.
1.8x2.0m summer quilt (100g), a set of underwear (50g), a set of shorts (50g), small storage boxes x2 (100g), a total of 300g of fish meat.
The total cost was: 1150g of fish meat, and 550g was left. In order not to waste the wooden board, Yu Zhu roasted 500g of fish meat, and 50g was left.
Total supplies: 33 wooden boards, 19 palm leaves, 32 plastics, 3 nails...
After shopping, start infrastructure construction.
Making a simple bed
Consumption: Wood x6, Palm Leaf x10, Plastic x4, Nail x3
Obtain: Simple bed x1
Remaining: 27 wooden planks, 9 palm leaves, 28 plastic...
Making a raft
Consumption: Wooden planks x24, Plastic x24
Obtained: Raft x12
Remaining items: 3 wooden planks, 9 palm leaves, 4 plastic...
After the raft was fully built, it was changed from the original 2x2 to 4x4, and a grill and a bed were placed on it. Daily necessities and clothes were placed in two small storage boxes.
After some tidying up, the raft and the inventory were obviously much more spacious. Yu Zhu smelled the aroma of meat that was already wafting in the air, and always felt that something was missing.
Visiting the trading area again, she bought a 60x40cm cat paw cushion and spent all the 50g of fish meat, but Yu Zhu gained happiness!
After settling all this, Yu Zhu completely relaxed and collapsed on the soft cat paws, holding the grilled fish wrapped in palm leaves in his hand. He took a bite and found it fresh, tender and smooth, a real delicacy.
Perhaps because it was sea fish, the fish meat itself had a hint of saltiness. Even without any seasoning, it tasted quite delicious. Even the bad mood of being thrown into the sea turned into a very comfortable one.
When Yu Zhu started to enjoy it, the chat area was already in an uproar.
Because she bought too much, everyone had limited quantities, so in order to buy them all, they collected them bit by bit from different people, which resulted in a large amount of fish flowing into the market.
Lezhi: WTF? Someone actually bought a plank of wood with fish! 30g of fish for 6 planks of wood. It might not be much, but it's fish! It's got protein! It's got fat! It's got vitamins... bread can't compare!
Xiang Tianlei: Received Fish +1. 30g of fish in exchange for 3 palm leaves (unbelievable)
[Hang Hui: Received Fish Meat +2. 50g of fish meat was exchanged for 5 plastics. What the hell is wrong with this world?!]
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In the early stages, players need to use the wooden boards, palm leaves, and plastics provided by the game for construction, but these are things that everyone has after all, and they are basic materials, so they are not valuable. Even if they are used for trading, they are mostly exchanged for 2 wooden boards for 1 palm leaf/1 plastic. No matter how many finished products there are, not only is the quantity required large, but few people can afford it.
At this time, someone suddenly offered to exchange precious food, which caused many people to be confused. The known source of food was only barrels, and the drinking water was all dependent on luck. Sometimes it was not enough to even fill the stomach, let alone exchange it for basic supplies. Sea fishing was something that most people dared not think about, and they could not even afford to buy a fishing rod. Few people could be as risky as Qiu Jun, but now there were so many fish and meat, could it be that some fishing master had made a move?
If Yu Zhu heard this, she would just shake her head and say, "I'm just an insignificant fisherman."
The crowd, who were originally just chatting, discovered that quite a few people had received fish meat in exchange. For a moment, at least dozens of people came forward to say that they had also received fish meat, which made this little thing ferment.
Fu Wanwan: Why did so many people receive fish? Could all this fish come from the same person?
Luo Xincheng: It's a shame the buyer's identity is kept secret, but I don't think it's the buyer's identity. The quantity is so huge, and it looks like a lot of people caught them. Is fishing really that easy these days?
Cai Da: What the hell, I fished all day and didn't catch anything. Damn, does this game have two faces?
Zeng Yi: I wonder which good brother or sister caught this, but they are so generous! Seeing this makes me want to go fishing too.
Xiang Tianlei: I advise everyone to be cautious when fishing. A friend I follow not only didn't catch any fish, but was so unlucky that he even sold his fishing rod!
Qi Boyi: Haha, I tried it for everyone. I fished all day and only caught a turtle. I was so angry that I skipped the fish.
[Qiu Jun: Turtle: It was a mistake after all.]
Lezhi: Hahahaha, look! There's a loser!
[Qiu Jun:? Why are you everywhere? Is all you can do is laugh!?]
【Lezhi: Lululu, you care about me, you unlucky bastard! 】
Qiu Jun, who was hurt by the pain, suddenly had an idea and thought of Yu Zhu.
He had already received the fish meat from Yu Zhu, and at that time he just felt that this guy was really something. But when he saw so many people in the chat area had exchanged for fish meat, Qiu Jun suddenly shuddered and his scalp went numb. He somehow clicked on Yu Zhu's private message interface.
The last communication between the two was more than ten minutes ago. He, who received the fish meat, replied to Yu Zhu with an OK.
After hesitating for a long time, Qiu Jun tentatively sent another message.
[Qiu Jun: Hey, how many fish did you catch today? ]
Yu Zhu was so engrossed in the chatroom that he didn't reply immediately to the private message he received. How could he explain this? It was like when a colleague asks how much you're getting paid this month—you couldn't talk about it.
But thinking of the fishing rod that Qiu Jun sold to him, Yu Zhu simply replied.
【Yu Zhu: Just a few.】
[Qiu Jun: ...?]
It was all a play on words. How many fish were there? Qiu Jun was too embarrassed to ask, thinking he was overthinking it. Even if Yu Zhu was a skilled fisherman, he couldn't possibly have caught that many, right? The chatroom alone was already counting over a kilogram of fish...
Qiu Jun shook his head: Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!
After replying the message, Yu Zhu returned to the chat area and saw that everyone was still talking about fish, but the topic had shifted from the source of fish to how to eat it.
Fu Wanwan: Holding 100g of raw fish in my hand (pictured). How can I eat this? I've put in a lot of mental preparation, but I still can't eat raw meat.
[Feng Hao: Oh, this fish doesn't look good at all, and there's no seasoning. Otherwise, I might consider eating it raw or marinated.]
[Hang Hui: Yours is quite big, mine is just a tiny bit, I just threw it in my mouth and ate it raw. Aside from a bit of fishy smell, everything else is fine Orz]
Huo Jin: Blackened fish (picture). I can't handle it raw, so I grilled it myself with a torch. It was fine at first, but then it turned into this in the blink of an eye. The fire is out of control. There's definitely something wrong with this game!
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After everyone discussed for a long time, either eating it raw or roasting it using other methods, but all of them were restricted by the rules of the game and were difficult to eat, Yu Zhu suddenly felt his eyes light up, and the opportunity had come!
The fish she had just grilled looked and tasted great, and it was delicious, and you wouldn't get sick if you ate it. Yu Zhu guessed that the grill must have a built-in cooking bonus, which was a blessing for kitchen killers.
Thinking of this, Yu Zhu adjusted the direction of the fish on the palm leaf, took a high-definition close-up photo, and sent his first sentence in the chat area.
Yu Zhu: Delicious grilled fish (pictured), grilled once on a wooden board, 100% healthy, expertly prepared by a royal chef, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, no complaints, no charge if it's not delicious!
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