Seeing other players talking and laughing in the Chat, Su Bai felt like he was playing games at home.
Unfortunately, the reality was cruel. This was still a deserted island, and they still had to fish.
After enough rest, Su Bai stopped slacking and started the next round of fishing.
The mission in the afternoon was quite tough. To enjoy having fish again, Su Bai had taken down some dry grass from the roof of the thatched house and now he had to collect materials to build another thatched house.
Su Bai could still continue staying in the current thatched house. Since there was a 100% chance of getting another bronze chest, Su Bai didn't want to be particular about it, in case it rained at night.
He was out at sea. There was a significant temperature difference between day and night, and the sea would frequently release a significant amount of water vapor. Rain was expected to fall.
Treasure chest successfully opened: You've obtained Wooden Plank x 3!
Treasure chest successfully opened: You've obtained Mud x 4!
Treasure chest successfully opened: You've obtained Iron Ore x 1!
Su Bai was still fishing, but he didn't know that what he did at noon had attracted many people's attention.
In Meng Lin's little Alliance, they were talking about Su Bai.
Meng Lin typed, [Have you guys noticed that Su Bai?]
[Su Bai? Who is it? I've never heard of it. ]
[You're so stupid. It's the one who sold water at noon. Where did he get the water from? He put up 16 bottles for trade in one go.]
[What? 16 bottles of water, where did he get them from? Even though I know that you can get water from treasure chests, the probability is very low. Could it be that he has already opened 100 treasure chests in the past two days?]
Meng Lin typed, [That's very likely. From what we've heard so far, there's no other way to get water except by opening treasure chests.]
[That's terrifying. This luck is a little heaven-defying!]
Meng Lin replied, [His luck is indeed heaven-defying, but I don't think his luck is reflected in the number of treasure chests he can get.]
[Isn't it because of good luck? I have a pretty lucky friend. He obtained 10 bronze chests yesterday and got water.]
Meng Lin asked, [Did you ask your friend what his talent rank is?]
[Well... his... his talent is A-rank.]
Meng Lin replied, [That's the key. Although fishing depends on luck, that's definitely not the main reason. The most important factor is his talent. I suspect that Su Bai's talent is very likely an S-rank.]
[What? An S-rank talent? Doesn't that mean that we can't catch up to him anymore!]
[That kind of luck, he really is a lucky fellow!]
[If his talent is really an S-rank, then it would explain why he had so much water.]
Meng Lin's words caused the people in the alliance to sigh. His analysis was quite logical, but he wouldn't expect Su Bai to have an SSS-rank talent.
[Everyone, quiet down! So what if he has S-rank talent? There's many of us, what's the use of him being powerful alone?]
[That's right, we're not afraid of him!]
Meng Lin called Su Bai an idiot after he saw the replies. He didn't mean to go against Su Bai. After all, Su Bai possessed an S-rank talent. If they fought head-on, even if he won, he would suffer a great loss.
Meng Lin typed, [At this stage, we can't go against him. Our foundation is still very weak. Do you want so many people to die with you? What we need to do is to neither win him over nor make him our enemy!]
[That's right. We should just wait and see. If we make an enemy out of such a person, it'll be troublesome if he summons a group of people to fight against us.]
The reason Meng Lin didn't try to recruit Su Bai was that Su Bai's talent level was too high. Once he recruited Su Bai, his current status would be outshined. As for not making enemies, he hoped to trade some ordinary materials for some good things from Su Bai.
ACHOO~
Su Bai, who was fishing, rubbed his nose.
"What's going on? Why am I sneezing all of a sudden?"
He felt the temperature around him. It was a bright sun outside, but Su Bai wasn't hot at all in the thatched house.
"Could it be because I was fishing in the thatched house?"
It was just a small interlude. Su Bai didn't take it to heart and continued to focus on fishing.
Su Bai didn't stop until evening.
He lay on the grass and stretched his limbs comfortably.
"Hmm... there's quite a lot of water left, it's time to sell another round."
Su Bai opened the Trade option.
Item for trade: Drinking Water x 5. Condition: 1 Bottle of Water for 10 Mud.
Item for trade: Drinking Water x 5. Condition: 1 Bottle of Water for 10 Wooden Planks.
Item for trade: Drinking Water x 5. Condition: 1 Bottle of Water for 3 Iron Ores.
Item for trade: Drinking Water x 5. Condition: 1 Bottle of Water for 1 Bronze Ore.
Su Bai immediately opened the Chat option after he put up the trade.
Su Bai typed, [Everyone, I have some more water for trade. This time, there are more things to trade and it has met your needs. If you want to trade, do it quickly.]
[What? There's water again. Thank you, bro. I'll go take a look now. I was slow last time, so I didn't manage to get it!]
[Bro, you're the best. You know that I have wooden planks the most. I've already traded them for a bottle of water.]
[Bro, can you put more trades with mud and wood? I've never seen these iron and bronze ores before!]
[Yeah, bro. I have Iron ore, but I only have two. I can't trade them. Please add a few more bottles.]
[There's no need to look. While you were hesitating, they were all bought. Hehe, but I managed to grab a bottle!]
[That's so fast. Why are your hands so fast? I thought there was a delay on my side. I turned it on but didn't see anything.]
As expected, after that message appeared, Su Bai was also notified by the system.
Trading completed!
You've lost Drinking Water x 5 and gained Mud x 50!
Trading completed!
You've lost Drinking Water x 5 and gained Wooden Plank x 50!
Trading completed!
You've lost Drinking Water x 5 and gained Iron Ore x 15!
Trading completed!
You've lost Drinking Water x 5 and gained Bronze Ore x 5!
[Everyone, don't buy his things! This is exploitation, everyone! Don't you think that the price of a bottle of water is too high? I worked hard for half a day in trade for a bottle of water.]
[Bro, ignore him. We all need you!]
[Shut up! Our bro was kind enough to trade us his extra water. Are you going to give me your water to drink?]
[Bro, please take me in. I was too slow and didn't manage to grab it. Can you trade with me alone?]
[Wake up everyone, we have to unite to resist him and make him lower his price! A bottle of water for a wooden plank! That's a reasonable price!]
[I also hope that the price can be lowered, but it's enough to reduce it by half. These materials are too much for me. I'll need half a day's effort to gather one.]
Su Bai replied, [We each take what we need. Since you don't like this bottle of water, then don't buy my water anymore!]
After that, Su Bai blocked the guy named Xu Xiangdong.
Xu Xiangdong's words annoyed Su Bai. The price Su Bai fixed was already reasonable and everyone could afford it, but he was still complaining.
He even wanted to trade a wooden plank for a bottle of water.
'What a dreamer!' Su Bai thought.