Chapter 1235 - 607: One Big Catch a Day, but Only One (2)

Of course, he agreed with the old-timer’s opinion.

This white scaled sailfish, although it grows to at most four meters, has much stronger strength than ordinary fish.

The powerful propulsion from its sturdy and strong tail allows it to move through the sea like some kind of arrow, and a slightly weaker sea ship can be poked with a hole by it.

Unless you’re an adventurer with a powerful physique from obtaining a Professional Level, or if you rely on numbers or convenient tools, it’s simply impossible to catch this kind of fish.

The inexperienced sailor nodded repeatedly, echoing a couple of sentences in agreement.

Suddenly, as if thinking of something, he scratched his head and said in confusion:

"No, this doesn’t make sense."

"We’ve been at sea for more than ten days, and Mr. Xia Nan’s fishing skills are indeed impressive, catching big ones every day and giving the brothers extra meals."

"But considering the many big fish in the sea, with this gentleman’s skills, it should be easy to catch seven or eight within an hour or so."

"But aside from the one big fish every day, he doesn’t even touch any others."

"Do you think... there might be something to it?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the old-timer sailor next to him showed an appreciative expression on his face.

"You do observe carefully, but your perspective is still a bit lacking."

"Since you’ve asked, and we have some free time now, I’ll explain it to you."

Stroking his chin stubble in a mysterious manner, the old-timer began explaining his understanding quite proudly:

"Adventurers like ’Haiya’ who can spar with ’Algae Scale’ Dodd, do you think they still rely on a few silver coins to live like us?"

"With his ability and skill, catching a full deck of big fish in a morning is no challenge, let alone seven or eight fish!"

"But... what’s the point for him?"

"Do you think he’s like those fishmongers on the dock who need this little bit of copper coin from selling fish?"

Seeing the greenhorn sailor even more puzzled, the old-timer squinted his eyes and spoke in a deliberately profound manner.

"For people of their level, they stopped considering the simple things we think about long ago."

"They only catch one fish a day to retain respect for the Sea Goddess. If you respect the goddess, she will bless you in return. Conversely, greedy people will eventually have the blessings taken back by the Sea Goddess."

"Moreover, even though he only catches one fish a day, it’s always the kind of big fish an ordinary fisherman might not catch even in half a year. What does this indicate?"

"It indicates that his fishing skills have reached a ’Master’ level standard!"

"He’s crystal clear about the situation underwater, and common small fish can’t even take the bait."

"I’ve been in this business for almost thirty years and can count on one hand those who have such skills!"

After the old-timer finished talking, the puzzled expression on the greenhorn sailor’s face immediately disappeared, replaced by a sudden realization.

Instinctively, his gaze turned once more to the black-haired young man tidying up the fishing lines by the ship’s railing, with a hint of unprecedented reverence in his eyes.

Though the two lowered their voices while talking, since they were just next to him, with Xia Nan’s current hearing, he could clearly catch the gist of their entire discussion.

To be honest, hearing people discuss him like this behind his back didn’t cause any negative feelings in his heart.

But all things considered, he truly wasn’t as sophisticated as the old-timer praised him to be.

If possible, Xia Nan truly wanted to personally experience the delightful scenario where his catches could cover the entire deck.

Unfortunately, he really couldn’t achieve that.

The active abilities of the [Glimmer of Taimola] have two conditions, and the latter’s cooldown time spans a month, so Xia Nan plans to reserve it for triggering [Copper Bones] at crucial moments, making it impossible to waste in such trivial matters.

However, the former can be used once every day, and just during the voyage, he took the opportunity to test it a bit.

The specific effect of the ability is to designate a target within his line of sight, granting it a luck bonus/penalty on its next action or save.

After some exploration, Xia Nan found that the so-called target’s identity is relatively flexible, and it works the same when locked on himself.

So he naturally tried it out while fishing.

Good news.

The lucky bonus effect of [Glimmer of Taimola] indeed works wonders for fishing, allowing Xia Nan, who always had poor fishing luck, to continually bring in big catches at the rate of one large fish a day.

Bad news.

Although he could catch big fish, just one fish at a time, no matter how he operated.

At other times, no matter how much effort he put in, unless he went into the water to grab them himself, he was essentially in an air force.

To put it rudely, without the unique effect of the [Micro Light] dice, his catches would be no different from when he was on the Vengeance Blade Blade.

As for the three points of Luck Attribute provided by the equipment itself...

At least in regard to fishing, it showed no effect.

However, during this time, he also used spare moments to play a few rounds of cards with the sailors on board—just purely for fun without betting money, and ultimately, even though he wasn’t as familiar with the rules as the sailors, he still managed to secure the most victories on the field.

This proves that these three luck points were clearly added, only it doesn’t show in fishing.

Regarding this, Xia Nan did feel somewhat disappointed in his heart, thinking the lucky effects were not as expected and didn’t substantially change his fishing fortune.

But on the other hand, he was satisfied with the unique abilities of the [Micro Light] dice.

After all, conversely, even allowing someone with fishing luck as ridiculously bad as himself to consistently catch big fish also speaks volumes about its powerful efficacy.

He figured that in future battles, it would showcase its capability as a goddess-blessed Tool.

The past few days of experience have already informed Xia Nan that today’s catch concludes here.

Like a game with cheats activated, the continued use of the [Micro Light] dice over these days made his liking for fishing somewhat bland.

Hence, he didn’t attempt further, planning to wait until his interest revived, then fish using his own experience and skills.

Retracting the fishing rod, Xia Nan looked out towards the sea beyond the deck.

The vast, boundless sea was as usual, seeming no different from when he navigated the Southern Islands.

Yet in reality, the noticeably lower temperature than before and the increasingly dense sea fog in the early morning already indicated that the place he currently was in was no longer the warm islands of the Southern Kingdom.

Now, it’s been nearly seventeen days since he departed Suo Yu Bay.

Only three days’ journey remained until reaching the destination, Salt Rock Port.

Whether it’s due to the three points of Luck Attribute from the [Micro Light] dice, Xia Nan had a very smooth sail so far.

Not to mention any dangerous Demon that might wipe out his fleet or a vicious storm that would massively prolong the voyage, he hadn’t even encountered any pirates he thought would often show up.

The only trouble was while replenishing supplies midway at a coastal town, where a few little gangsters unwisely sought trouble.

They didn’t even need Xia Nan to personally get involved; the battle-experienced sailors on the boat took care of the little gangsters without delay, not even holding up for half a day.

According to the timeframe given in the letter, it’s estimated that by the time he arrives at Salt Rock Port three days later, Barbarian Fugang would be in a standby position while resting and awaiting him.

Completely on time!

Thinking of this, Xia Nan, who had been hastily traveling along the coastline synchronizing with the time schedule, couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Over a year without seeing each other, he wondered whether he had caught that Druid yet.

Contemplating this, he sniffed the aroma of food wafting from the ship’s kitchen.

With the fishing gear put away, Xia Nan intended to leave.

Suddenly, an extreme sense of Perception Ability alerted him to something.

He paused abruptly and turned around.

In the distance, at the horizon’s edge, a small black dot appeared intermittently at the junction of the sea and sky.

And at the very next second, warning shouts from the lookout at the mast’s top resounded throughout the deck:

"In the direction of the southeast, five o’clock..."

"Pirates ahead!"