Speed 15 knots!
It increased by a full 5 knots!
This meant that his "safe distance" from the Destroying Tsunami was widened, giving him more room to breathe!
And he also unlocked new skills—
Gui Xu Submersible and Protective Barrier!
Chen Mo was not yet clear on the specific function of Gui Xu Submersible, and could only try it later when Little Turtle's food was abundant.
As for Protective Barrier, just looking at the description, it was extremely practical!
After all, when sailing at sea, the most feared things were bad weather and unknown sea beasts.
The passively increased defense greatly improved their survival ability, and the active shield was a life-saving divine skill at critical moments! Although the 10% hunger value consumption was also huge, it was only in the early stage.
As long as it wasn't a high-frequency barrage, Chen Mo could totally afford it, and with the unlocking of technology, maybe there would be more efficient fishing methods?
By then, the activation of this skill would be almost zero-cost!
And there was no cooldown!
Chen Mo was quite satisfied, and laughed as he reached out and ruffled Little Turtle's head.
Little Turtle seemed to really enjoy Chen Mo scratching him like that, constantly nudging his head into Chen Mo's palm.
After a brief playtime between the man and the turtle, Chen Mo picked up his fishing rod again.
Currently, he had not yet unlocked technology for efficient fishing, so, today he could only laboriously fish manually.
It's worth mentioning that yesterday, Chen Mo found many small krill in the tattered seaweed he fished up, which he now shook out to use as bait.
He didn't know if it would be effective.
Thinking this, Chen Mo threaded the krill and skillfully cast his rod.
After about a few breaths.
The fishing rod suddenly sank.
Effective!
Chen Mo was delighted, he lifted the fishing rod, and a long, thin fish was pulled out of the water.
As Little Turtle swallowed it with a gulp, the familiar progress bar reappeared.
【Black Tortoise (Juvenile Stage) Hunger Value: 98% → 97.8%】
Goodness, it increased by another 8% after waking up!
It almost brought him back to pre-liberation.
Chen Mo was torn between laughter and tears, but his mindset was much calmer than on the first day.
Anyway, the food needed each day was fixed, so let the hunger value increase as it pleased, after all, he couldn't demand that Little Turtle not get hungry after eating his fill.
As long as it didn't drop below 100% at once, it was fine.
Moreover, with the help of krill today, the time spent would only be less, not more, than yesterday!
Chen Mo was full of drive, casting, waiting, lifting, reeling in, feeding—a set of actions as smooth as flowing water, like a pre-programmed fishing machine.
At the same time, he brought up the interface and opened the regional chat channel.
Today, everyone's scrolling speed was still very fast.
【Regional Channel (Huaguo Sea Area 101, All Anonymous Mode)】
"Brothers! Major discovery! I processed that ugly pufferfish I spent three hours fishing up this morning! Removed the venom glands and spines, boiled the fish meat... Ugh! It was so fishy it could send my great-great-grandfather to his grave! But! But! I had a flash of inspiration, used the thin wooden sticks from dismantled wooden crates as skewers, and roasted it over the scrap metal I salvaged. After roasting, the taste was quite... Ugh! It was so damn awful! I can't make this up anymore! 【Attached is a photo of a roasted fish, charred but with a hint of tender white, with a simple cabin and makeshift stove in the background】"
"Boss, awesome! Please share the detailed detoxification tutorial! I also salvaged one while scavenging, but I don't dare to eat it! It looks terrifying, like a maggot covered in thorns! But I don't want to waste it, getting food beyond the novice supplies is really too hard."
"Speaking of maggots, I'm reminded of that photo from yesterday. Ugh—"
"Upstairs, don't mention it, I didn't see it clearly at first yesterday, and then I clicked to enlarge it, ugh—"
"Boss, why do you have a stove and a pot? I really want them too! My novice supply today is canned herring, I'm about to puke from the smell, ugh ugh ugh..."
"Haha, this is hard to teach. I used to be a head chef at a hotel, so I have more experience with food preparation. Probably because of my profession, my boat has a small kitchen built-in, and I can make a fire. Yesterday, I pan-fried the steak from my novice supplies, and the taste was incredible, more tender and juicy than the finest Matsusaka beef. 【Attached is a photo of dinner, a piece of pan-seared brown beef on a frying pan, with melted white fat, a few peppercorns, and a sprig of rosemary on top】"
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah I'm going to block you!!!"
"Quick! Shove it in my mouth! Quick! Shove it in my mouth! Quick! Shove it in my mouth!"
"Where did you get me? Quickly switch back to the rural channel, I want to watch chickens being fed."
The chat was instantly filled with condemnation for this chef, even giving him the nickname "Seal Chef," and the atmosphere was very lively.
Chen Mo watched, engrossed, when his fishing rod suddenly plunged down!
Chen Mo: "!!!"
The sudden immense force pulled Chen Mo into a stumble; if he hadn't grabbed Little Turtle's neck in time, he would have been dragged directly into the sea.
Chen Mo steadied himself and immediately began to wrestle with the fishing rod. In the end, the natural strength of the beast prevailed, and the fishing rod sharply lifted—
Pfft!
A round, puffed-up pufferfish, covered in vivid, sharp spines, was flung up and landed on the turtle shell.
The pufferfish seemed very angry, furiously inflating into a spiky ball, looking like it was about to explode!
"Awoo!"
Little Turtle opened his mouth wide and, to the venomous pufferfish's astonished gaze, swallowed it whole. Then, a strange chewing sound came from his mouth.
It was like chewing several dinner plates at once.
A few seconds later, Little Turtle swallowed the pufferfish and then spat out one pufferfish spine after another into the sea.
【Black Tortoise (Juvenile Stage) Hunger Value: 96.5% → 94.5%】
Goodness, it dropped by 2% hunger value in one go?
Chen Mo was a little surprised; that pufferfish looked only about the size of a fist, yet it could provide the energy equivalent of 200 catties of sea fish?!
Amidst his surprise, his peripheral vision caught a strange glint on the sea surface. Chen Mo focused his gaze.
He saw that among a pile of spines spat out by Little Turtle not far away, there was one particularly thick, large venomous spine, glowing with a chilling light.
Chen Mo immediately took out his fishing net and scooped out that spine.
【Obtained: Venomous Touch (Blue Quality) x1】
【Type: One-Handed Weapon - Short Weapon - Dagger】
【Description: Deals a small amount of physical damage to the target. After hitting, there is a 30% chance to apply a 'Nerve Paralysis' effect, lasting 5 seconds; the effect diminishes with the enemy's level.】
"A blue weapon? And it's poisonous?!"
Chen Mo looked at the light dagger in his hand—calling it a dagger, it was actually a fish bone shaped like a dagger, entirely dark blue, with its edge shimmering with an eerie blue glow.
It was simply an unexpected delight!
Chen Mo didn't expect to get equipment from fishing. He happily tucked the dagger into his waist and patted Little Turtle's head again.
"Good job, Little Turtle!"
"Awoo~"
Chen Mo didn't waste too much time on this interlude, but his motivation for fishing grew stronger.
He threaded two more krill onto the fishhook. Chen Mo continued to cast and reel in.
He repeated this monotonous and boring work until his arms were sore and the sun was setting in the west.
Although no special items appeared again, with the krill's assistance this time, he only spent six and a half hours to finish today's quota!
【Black Tortoise (Juvenile Stage) Hunger Value: 88.2% → 88%】
【Black Tortoise feels full today! It happily flapped its fins!】
【You gained a limited-time BUFF: Gold Miner!】
The Gold Miner BUFF was available every day?!
Chen Mo's spirits lifted, and he cast his rod again without hesitation!
Gold Miner, activate!
Plop—
【Obtained: Fresh-keeping Storage Box (Large) (Blue Quality) x1】
【Description: Larger capacity! Smaller size! The included fresh-keeping function is essential for sea travel and home use! Effect: Extends food spoilage period by 7-14 days.】
Chen Mo was so overwhelmed by the consecutive surprises that he felt a bit disoriented.
Who among the scavengers would refuse a super-large capacity storage box?
And a storage box with a built-in fresh-keeping function!
With this storage box, he could stuff many more sea fish into it, so even if bad weather made fishing impossible in the future, he wouldn't have to worry about Little Turtle not having food!
Chen Mo excitedly put the box into his backpack, then cast his rod again.
As a Gold Miner, the time of the BUFF was life!
Plop—