Chapter 299: I’m Short on Them Too
As the raft gradually moved away from the area, Faye Yardley’s initial, unfounded nervousness had also faded.
At least for now, they had the "protection" of the Sea Survival System. In reality, the humans on the rafts were mainly just trying their best to survive on their own.
Even if The Piranha-folk discovered the unnatural deaths of two of their own, they still lacked the grounds to immediately blame the Aquarians trying to survive at sea.
Fortunately, her good luck wasn’t just talk; it was a real force that helped her in every aspect of her life.
Of course, Cole Kensington’s punishment didn’t stop just because they had moved away.
Faye Yardley was even starting to wonder about Cole Kensington’s Luck Attribute Value. ’Could this guy’s attribute value be a negative number?’
’If it were negative, he should have died in battle long ago. He wouldn’t have even met Nora Nash when he was being sold as a slave.’
So why couldn’t he catch anything at all?
Even a small fish or shrimp would be fine.
The Merling, Jennifer, thought it was perfectly normal. After all, if you can’t fish with a rod, you can just jump into the sea and catch fish directly. The ability to catch them with your bare hands is all you need.
Faye Yardley let them continue fishing on their own. Only after returning to her room did she take out the Colorful Mermaid Pearl Necklace. Just looking at it made it seem incredibly luxurious.
[Colorful Mermaid Pearl Necklace: Wear it to gain the affection of marine life.]
"Gain the affection of seafood? Wouldn’t this necklace be more suitable for Kingston?"
The absurd thought flashed through her mind, and Faye Yardley put the necklace into her backpack.
She took out the letter of unknown origin addressed to Island Master No. 1157 from her warehouse, along with the photo of the little girl hugging a dog that she’d fished up with the special rod, the Luminous Pearl, and other items. She put them all into an empty wooden box and then placed it in her backpack.
This way, she could take them out directly from her backpack if she needed them later.
She opened the large group chat to take a look. To her surprise, someone had already managed to draw up design sketches in a single day and had submitted the task in the group’s task list.
There weren’t just designs for wedding attire, but also for shop decorations and even matching furniture.
’Isn’t this efficiency a little too high?’
Faye Yardley marveled to herself, then enlarged the blueprints to examine them closely.
As she looked, she realized she was definitely not a good client. She could find something she disliked in every single drawing, but if asked what was wrong, she couldn’t quite put her finger on it.
She generally ignored the chat in the group. She went straight to using the Great Silence Technique, then @’d the designers who had already submitted their sketches. She enabled speaking permissions for only those few she @’d, and for anyone who replied, she would point out what she didn’t like about their drawing.
As for those who wanted to discuss their design concepts with her, they were all silenced without exception.
’Being a power-abusing admin is just so wonderful.’
After saying her piece, she lifted the ban, sent out a Luck-Based Red Envelope, and then switched from the large group chat to the small one.
Faye Yardley: The weather’s nice today. Have you all been fishing for treasure chests? What did you get from opening them today?
Bonnie Callahan seemed to be eternally watching the group chat, replying instantly: Besides a clay pot rice, you’ll never guess what else I got—a pair of couple’s rings.
Kyle Lewis: Ah, I got a pair of crystal shoes. The rest was about the same as usual.
Faye Yardley: Okay, got it, thanks. Looks like a new event is coming soon. Everyone should take advantage of the good weather and fish for more chests.
Bonnie Callahan: Thanks for the reminder, babe. I’m fishing hard right now.
Wade Warren: Fishing for treasure chests isn’t something you can do just by trying hard. It requires a bit of luck. And I’ve got bad luck today; didn’t get anything special.
Faye Yardley: Mmm, keep it up. If you have bad luck today, just save the chests and open them tomorrow.
Zephyr Sterling: Group owner, is your island still accepting people?
Faye Yardley fell silent for a moment, then after some thought, decided to call Zephyr Sterling directly.
"Mr. Zephyr Sterling, don’t tell me you want to come to the island?"
Zephyr Sterling pointed to another, relatively smaller raft not far from his own and said, "No, I can’t bear to give up the temptation of getting stronger quickly out here. It’s about this family I recently encountered at sea. It’s just a grandmother and her grandson now. The grandmother is 61, and the grandson is only 10. If they continue trying to survive out here on their own, I’m afraid they won’t make it through the next event."
Faye Yardley frowned slightly and asked, "What about the others? What happened to them?"
Zephyr Sterling shook his head. "I honestly don’t know why they’re gone."
Master Veridian suddenly appeared from behind Zephyr Sterling and slapped his eldest disciple on the back. "Don’t go looking for trouble for Yardley. That old woman isn’t even that old, but she has a terrible temper, and she’s raised the little one to be just as spoiled. Why are the others in their family gone? It’s because that grandmother and grandson are such troublemakers. A couple of days ago, the waves were huge and the rain was pouring down, but they couldn’t just wait it out. They had to force their daughter-in-law to go out and fish for chests. And what happened? The daughter-in-law accidentally fell into the water. By the time I, this old Taoist, wanted to save her, it was too late."
The more Master Veridian spoke, the angrier he became. "If people like that really got on the island, they would just cause trouble for everyone and for Yardley. It would be better if they were just dead and gone."
"The daughter-in-law braved the wind and rain to fish up a treasure chest. Before she could even get inside, that old woman nimbly snatched the chest at the door and shoved her. With such strong wind and waves, it was already hard to keep your balance, and their raft didn’t have a wooden fence. Just like that, she was swept into the sea by a wave."
"By the time he came out of the hut to check the sea, she was already gone without a trace."
"What? Master, is that true? I can’t believe they’re like that. I just got back from a Dungeon yesterday evening, and the grandson greeted me very politely. His grandmother was also fishing for chests with a sorrowful look on her face." Zephyr Sterling felt embarrassed as he said this. "Yardley, I’m sorry. I was just trying to be kind without understanding the situation first."
Faye Yardley shook her head. "It’s not wrong to be kind. In that case, you should get your raft moving in one direction. Don’t stay there."
"Yeah, don’t worry. I’m no saint; I can still tell who’s worth helping and who isn’t. This time, I didn’t understand the situation and made a snap judgment. My bad." Zephyr Sterling still felt a bit embarrassed. ’If Master hadn’t been here, I really would have been deceived by appearances.’
’If I had really brought two troublesome people to Faye Yardley’s island and disrupted the unity of the people there...’
’Looks like I can’t be so kindhearted in the future. At the very least, I need to understand things more before trying to help.’
Faye Yardley shook her head. "No need to apologize. After all, you were just making a kind suggestion. Let’s not talk about that. Which Dungeon did you just get out of?"
"Which one could it be? The zombie-killing one, Number 1. The fragments for Dungeon 1 are the easiest to get. If you have any other Dungeon Fragments, I can trade you something for them."
"I’m short on other Dungeon Fragments myself."