Free Web NovelChapter 48: Chapter 48: Blacklist, Turns Out You’re a Treasure
She’d fished up a total of seven chests, two of which were even Iron Treasure Boxes. Faye Yardley’s luck was, as always, exceptionally good.
She reverently began chanting the spell: "Heavenly Spirit, Earthly Spirit, System Father is the most powerful!"
[Obtained: Ordinary Island Entry Order ×1, Shovel ×1, Hammer ×1]
Her Talent, Double Good Luck, was triggered, doubling everything she just received.
"An Island Entry Order? I had one before, but I was too weak back then and didn’t dare use it."
Faye Yardley muttered to herself as she took out the orders. A system prompt appeared: [3/3 Ordinary Island Entry Orders detected. Can be synthesized into one Refined Island Entry Order. Synthesize?]
"Yes."
’I should synthesize it first and see what happens.’ In a moment, the three plain, white Ordinary Island Entry Orders before her merged into a single, emerald-green Refined Island Entry Order.
Faye Yardley picked it up and examined it in her hands, an unabated smile on her face. "Hehe, now I have two types of Island Entry Orders. Why don’t I use the ordinary one first thing tomorrow morning? I can check out the island before using this refined one."
’Just as I thought, fishing for treasure chests on this raft all day really isn’t for me, even if I never come up empty-handed.’
"’System Father really does love me best. Again, again!’"
[Obtained: Ice Basin Crafting Blueprint ×1, cloth ×5, Throw Pillows ×2, Ugly Citrus ×10]
Her Talent triggered... doubling the haul.
"An Ice Basin?" Faye Yardley glanced at the snowflakes swirling outside her window in disbelief. "I get an Ice Basin while it’s still snowing? Does this mean a heatwave is coming before the snow has even finished?"
The remaining Wooden Treasure Chests yielded some common materials, food, and drinks. The most notable item was a 4x4 rug, and thanks to her Talent, she now had two.
’One for under the coffee table, and one for the training room. A perfect fit for both.’
’All the chests are open now. If I don’t go out and fish for more, wouldn’t I be slacking off a bit?’
’Everyone else seems to be struggling to survive. If I don’t put in a little effort, I feel a teensy bit guilty.’
’But fishing for treasure chests is so boring.’
However, her actions belied her thoughts. She put on a rain poncho, went out under the canopy, and started fishing. To make things a little more interesting, she decided to open the regional channel to see how everyone else was faring and check for any news.
[Help! I’m freezing to death! The temperature dropped so fast. I’m starving and freezing! I used to think my old 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. job was undignified, but now I just want to go back in time and slap myself for not appreciating what I had!]
[I think my raft is about to hit someone else’s! We’re not going to crash, are we? My raft won’t break, right? How do you steer these things?] freёweɓnovel.com
[You’re not the only one who’s cold. But that’s how it is. You can’t start a fire inside, you’ll starve if you don’t fish, and you might get clothes from a chest if you do.]
[If you have a Fire Pit, you can put it outside your shelter. You can stay warm by the fire while you fish. The heavy snow will make it burn out faster, but it’s better than freezing your butt off.]
[Charcoal burns longer than wood, and coal is even better.]
[Mason King: Aish, are you Veridians all this pathetic? Hahaha... The chests have cotton clothes and pants, you know. You guys are just useless.]
[You son of a bitch! Just hope I don’t find you out here on the sea!]
Faye Yardley was furious too. She silently added the name Mason King to her blacklist. From now on, she would never trade with him.
Hailey Miles would no longer be lonely on her blacklist.
Eleanor Jonas, who handled their bulk sales, didn’t hesitate to add him to the blacklist either. Veridian goods would not be available to unfriendly foreigners!
Faye Yardley felt her blood pressure rising just from reading the public channel. There were always some strange people popping up.
So she switched to her private group chat. It was already flooded with messages, but Faye Yardley felt she’d tuned in at just the right moment.
Gavin Donovan: Everyone, my second senior brother ran into someone out on the sea. They’re less than ten nautical miles apart now. My brother said he’s looking forward to it. I’m looking forward to it, too.
Wade Warren: You martial brothers all know martial arts, so you don’t have to be afraid of running into regular people. I’m just glad I haven’t met anyone. Sigh, looks like I need to do more than just fish for treasure chests. I need to start working out.
Leo Sloan: I’m doing push-ups while I fish. I’ve been working out for seven days straight, and my Constitution just went up by a point. You guys should try it. I exercise hard whenever I have a spare moment.
Wade Warren: Thanks for the tip. So you can increase your personal Attributes just by working out. That’s fantastic news.
Zachary Pierce: Thank you for sharing this. Would you mind announcing it to the public channel?
Leo Sloan: Not at all, not at all. You can go ahead and tell them, sir.
Zachary Pierce: It’s your discovery, so you should be the one to announce it. Once the rest of us have confirmed we can raise our Attributes through training, we’ll back you up.
Faye Yardley: @Gavin Donovan, if your second senior brother makes contact with the other person, could you ask him if he gets any special system notifications afterward?
Gavin Donovan: Okay, Boss. I’ll ask him. I’ll let you know as soon as I hear anything.
Faye Yardley: Thanks. [Designated Red Envelope]
Gavin Donovan couldn’t hide his excitement when he saw the Red Envelope was specifically for him. He was even more thrilled when he opened it to find two Clementines and a bottle of cola.
Gavin Donovan: Boss, you’re awesome and so generous! [ClementinesAndCoke.jpg]
’Hehe, he just had to make the other guys in the group jealous.’
’If his first senior brother hadn’t repeatedly warned him not to say anything, and if his second senior brother hadn’t been so rude to the Boss yesterday, he would have been tempted to share with him, too.’
’His second senior brother had no idea what he was missing.’
Bonnie Callahan: Wow, wow, wow, Faye is such a high-roller! Just wait until I fish up a treasure chest, everyone. I’m sure I’ll get something good, too!
Wade Warren: Hey Donovan, hurry up and peel those Clementines to share with the rest of us.
Gavin Donovan: ...
In the end, he sent out a "Lucky Draw" Red Envelope. Inside was just a single Clementine segment for each person.
Faye Yardley casually tapped on it too. It felt like nabbing a one-cent prize in the old days.
Then, she casually sent out a Lucky Draw Red Envelope of her own. Inside, there was one Ugly Citrus for everyone.
The private chat immediately erupted. Cries of "The Boss is so generous!" nearly flooded the screen.
Faye Yardley watched the swirling snow, thinking, ’If even Gavin Donovan’s second senior brother is starting to run into people, and more than one person on the public channel is saying they’ve seen other rafts, then it’s only a matter of time before I run into someone, too.’
’Working out makes you stronger. I can spend more time on that, too.’
Just as she was about to get up to exercise, both of her fishing rods, one on her left and one on her right, twitched.
She reeled in an ordinary Wooden Treasure Chest, followed by a palm-sized Bronze Cat Statue.
The Bronze Cat Statue was quite exquisite. But when Faye Yardley looked at it, she got the unsettling feeling that the cat’s eyes were moving, watching her. It was slightly eerie.
Just then, the system provided a tip: [This Bronze Cat Statue can help your raft fend off monster attacks.]
"Oh, so you’re a treasure after all," she remarked.
She tried to put it in her inventory, but it wouldn’t go in. So, she simply placed it on the wooden crate she was using as a seat.
