“Obtained: Giant Inflatable Rubber Duck (White Quality) x1”
“Obtained: Stylish Old Man’s Undershirt (White Quality) x1”
“Obtained: Stylish Old Woman’s Vest (White Quality) x1”
“Obtained: Big Eagle Brand Men’s Swim Trunks (Grey Quality) x1”
“Obtained: Tattered Bucket (Grey Quality) x1”
...Perhaps the first cast had used up all his luck for the day, as most of what he reeled in later were grey items, occasionally interspersed with a few white or green ones, but all of them were beautiful waste.
Half an hour passed, and Chen Mo casually glanced at his backpack.
The only useful items were two 500ml bottles of mineral water and a box of instant noodles without seasoning packets.
There was also a pile of ordinary herbs.
“Common Herb (White Quality) x36”
“Description: A common herb found everywhere. You could easily pluck two or three from any green belt.”
These were caught by Chen Mo in a continuous string of a dozen casts in the middle. He didn't know if some unscrupulous fisherman had used herbs as bait.
The Gold Miner’s buff had only 20 seconds left.
Chen Mo rolled up his sleeves, rubbing his hands together.
He cast his last line with all his might!
Chen Mo had great hopes for this cast. Yesterday, his last cast had reeled in powerful turtle feed, and although he hadn't clearly seen its color, an item that could upgrade a mythical vehicle surely wouldn't be of low quality.
What would come out today?
Chen Mo waited quietly, praying in his heart.
Time passed minute by minute, and finally, in the last second before the buff ended.
The rod tip suddenly dipped!
The force was wild and fierce, far exceeding any item he had caught before!
Something good actually came out?!
Chen Mo’s heart tightened, and his adrenaline surged. His arm muscles bulged as he wrestled with the giant creature underwater!
Little Turtle also bit onto the fishing line, helping to pull it up.
After a ten-minute struggle, finally, the giant creature seemed to momentarily lose strength, and Chen Mo pulled it out of the water with one swift motion!
Splash—!
A huge, grey-black figure broke through the sea surface, sending spray soaring!
But after seeing what emerged from the sea, Chen Mo was stunned.
It was a catch, it was a catch.
He caught a Bull Shark!
Not the common six-gill or seven-gill sharks seen on the market, but a true Bull Shark with two horn-like spikes on its forehead!
The Bull Shark, over four meters long with a mouth full of ferocious fangs, had its corner of the mouth caught on the hook. The intense pain and rage instantly drove it into a frenzy!
“Roar!”
The Bull Shark’s crimson eyes instantly locked onto Chen Mo on the turtle shell. Its tail violently slapped the water, and its massive body, like a torpedo, opened its bloody maw and bit fiercely at Chen Mo!
Of course, it couldn't bite Chen Mo.
It could only bite onto Little Turtle’s front limb.
Clang—!
The sharp, triangular teeth and Little Turtle’s seemingly soft, furry front limb met, actually producing a grating sound like clashing metal!
The Bull Shark released its bite, its expression momentarily bewildered, because Chen Mo clearly saw.
Its fine, triangular teeth had a section missing, shaped like the cross-section of Little Turtle’s front limb.
Chen Mo immediately checked the spot where Little Turtle was bitten. There was no trace of injury, only its fur was matted with saliva.
Seeing this, Chen Mo’s heart, which had been in his throat, settled back down.
A ferocious Bull Shark, an overlord of the shallow seas, what could it do!
A mere small sea beast couldn't even break a single point of my Divine Beast Black Tortoise’s defense!
But Little Turtle itself clearly didn't think so.
Seeing its meticulously groomed fur disheveled and covered in a clump of foul-smelling saliva, Little Turtle instantly pouted, looking at Chen Mo, its large eyes full of accusation, as if saying:
Brother!
It poked me!
Chen Mo was enraged.
He drew the Venomous Touch from his waist.
You poked my Little Turtle?
The Bull Shark was also enraged.
As a majestic overlord of the sea, when had it ever suffered such a loss!
Don't underestimate the power of us Bull Sharks, you bastard!
“Roar!”
The Bull Shark, with crimson eyes, roared again, gas spewing from its two nostrils, its caudal fin slapping loudly, and its speed so fast it almost turned into a propeller!
The Bull Shark retreated half a step, arched its body, and again opened its bloody maw, arriving in a flash with even greater speed than before!
Too fast!
Chen Mo could barely make out the Bull Shark’s trajectory before its bloody maw appeared behind him!
Clang—hum!
This bite landed squarely on Little Turtle’s shell.
The Bull Shark’s head instantly vibrated with low-amplitude, high-frequency tremors, like a struck chime.
The man and the turtle tried to hold it in, but couldn't.
They burst out laughing.
The Bull Shark’s skin turned red with anger, it twisted its body, and attacked again!
Chen Mo seized the opportunity, holding the Venomous Touch, and thrust it out!
He missed.
It was too short.
In this situation, even if his arm were a meter longer, he couldn't reach the shark!
And the spear that could reach the shark was useless against the Bull Shark—
Wait.
How long was the spear again?
A glint flashed in Chen Mo’s eyes.
He took out the spear, then pulled over the tough fishing line, tightly binding the Venomous Touch to the spearhead. Then he grasped both the fishing rod handle and the spear simultaneously.
A manually crafted 【Poisoned Spear】 was instantly formed!
Chen Mo’s mouth twisted into a smirk.
Taking advantage of the Bull Shark being stunned again by the turtle shell, he poured all his strength into his arms and thrust the homemade poisoned spear out fiercely!
Pfft!
The sharp spearhead, imbued with venom, accurately pierced into the Bull Shark’s relatively soft gill side.
Dark blue poisonous blood immediately gushed from the wound!
“Roar—!”
The Bull Shark roared, twisting frantically. Its movements visibly became stiff and sluggish, and its small fish eyes revealed the immense pain of its nerves being paralyzed!
It actually triggered 【Nerve Paralysis】 on the first hit!
Chen Mo pulled out the spear, not wasting these 5 seconds, and continuously created new wounds on the shark’s body.
Poking its eyes, stabbing its nostrils, piercing its gills!
After the paralysis wore off, the shark thrashed wildly, and after briefly pulling away, it charged fiercely again!
And so, for the next hour or so.
The thick-skinned but unyielding Bull Shark kept repeating:
Biting the turtle shell to get stunned—getting stabbed by the dagger—recovering and attacking fiercely again—triggering nerve paralysis, getting stabbed, stabbed, stabbed, stabbed, stabbed—then biting the turtle shell again and getting stabbed again.
Finally, at the moment the sun completely disappeared below the horizon.
The Bull Shark futilely opened and closed its huge mouth, floating on the sea surface, covered in wounds, belly up, motionless.
Chen Mo sighed in relief, his arms so stiff they were almost numb.
He sat exhaustedly on the turtle shell, panting heavily.
If this world had health bars, he felt that this Bull Shark’s health bar would most likely be a barcode.
After recovering some strength, at Little Turtle’s strong insistence.
Chen Mo first took out the deck brush he had fished up to clean off the foul-smelling saliva from Little Turtle, and only then did he direct Little Turtle to the belly-up Bull Shark.
He poked the Bull Shark with the spear in disgust, and just as he was wondering how to deal with the corpse, the Bull Shark’s corpse automatically transformed into a white light and entered his backpack.
Next.
Was the reward interface, rolling in like a tide.
“Successfully killed: Ferocious Bull Shark (Elite)!”
“Obtained: Bull shark meat (Green Quality) x50!”
“Description: Large, firm, dark red steaks, exuding the wild scent of the ocean. Consuming it restores 240 energy and grants ‘Shark Strength’ (minor increase in strength) for a short period.”
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“Obtained: shark tooth (Blue Quality) x35!”
“Description: A triangular prism-shaped work of killing art! Can be used for vehicle inlay to increase intimidation (reduces daily small sea monster attacks. Inlaying 5 Shark Teeth at once will no longer trigger small sea monster attack events. Small sea monsters include: sea snakes, polluted large fish, wolf eels, sharks, etc.).”
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“Obtained: Bull Shark Skin (Purple Quality) x1”
“Description: This skin has endured countless battles, its texture undulating like waves, and its toughness is comparable to steel plate! Can be used to craft top-tier armor.”
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“Obtained: Warrior’s Bull Shark Helmet (Purple Quality) x1”
“Description: Don't doubt it, it's made from the head that bit you. Perfectly replicates the Bull Shark’s ferocious maw. Wear it, and you'll be the fiercest kid in the entire sea! —Defense +10; Underwater Vision +20%”
“Special Skill: Absolute Defense (Passive) — Immune to the first headshot damage (Cooldown 24h)”
Watching the rewards flash across the system panel line after line, Chen Mo finally experienced the feeling of a poor man suddenly becoming rich.
This wave was simply a huge profit!
Not only was there ample food supply for the future, but he also got materials for armor. Although he didn't know how to craft armor at this stage, with the materials, would armor be far behind?
The key was that he dropped an overpowered helmet!
Immunity to the first headshot damage, as long as he wasn't blasted to smithereens by a cannon, roughly speaking, wouldn't that mean he had an extra life every day compared to others?
Chen Mo took out the helmet, caressing it a few times with fondness, then put it directly on his head.
The black Bull Shark horns gleamed with a cold, sharp light under the luminous green glow of the yo-yo.
The helmet covered most of Chen Mo’s face, with only his eyes peeking out from the shark’s mouth. He took out the mirror he had fished up and looked at himself.
Not to mention, the size was quite suitable too!
And a little handsome!
Wearing the Bull Shark helmet, Chen Mo instantly became arrogant, letting out a couple of cackles, then lowered his head, struck a Naruto running pose, and charged forward.
“So you’re called Divine Beast Black Tortoise? Take a taste of my Bull Shark Charge!”
“Ouch!”
Little Turtle cooperatively let out a cry of pain, then let out another yelp and slapped Chen Mo’s face with its neck.
“Still daring to fight back?!”
“Today, your Shark Grandpa will show you who’s the big boss of this sea!”
“Ow ow!”
The man and the turtle then played this extremely childish and boring game on the sea surface.
After they got tired of playing, Chen Mo put away the Shark Helmet.
He began to organize today’s spoils.
The fresh-keeping storage box had a full sixty slots, three times the capacity of an ordinary wooden box.
Upon opening it, a cool sensation permeated his skin, and the temperature was even lower than a refrigerator's fresh-keeping compartment.
Chen Mo moved all the shark meat, food, fresh water, and krill for fishing to the fresh-keeping slots. The remaining items that didn't have freshness and wouldn't rot were all placed in the ordinary wooden box.
Today's fish catch no longer fit in the wooden box, so he could only make two more wooden boxes.
After tidying everything up by category, Chen Mo ate some compressed biscuits and drank some water.
He spread out his limbs, lying on the wooden board in a relaxed posture.
He looked at the sea, which after nightfall, resembled a giant abyss.
Although his body was tired, his spirit was exceptionally satisfied.
As Chen Mo watched, his eyelids began to droop.
Just as he decided to take a short half-hour nap.
The system announcement boomed in his ears without warning.
“Server-wide announcement.”
“Congratulations to the novice captains for safely passing another day. There are 30 standard hours remaining until the end of the novice period.”
“After 30 hours, the server will randomly activate the first cycle season.”
“The cycle season is divided into four seasons: Peace Season, Gale Season, Rainstorm Season, and Drought Season.”
“Regardless of the season, reinforcing your vehicle and hoarding supplies will always be the captain’s primary objective.”
“After successfully passing four cycle seasons, the first round of server merges will occur.”
“The trading system will open in 12 standard hours. Captains, please seize the time to improve your strength and, by the way, appraise the junk you’ve salvaged these past two days.”
“The weak are eliminated, the strong advance.”
“Good luck to all of you.”
Chen Mo instantly sobered up.
As soon as the announcement was made.
The regional chat channel immediately exploded.