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Chapter 123 A loving family, then let them die together.
Chapter 123 If we're a loving family, then let's die together!
"Steel and wood fishing rod!"
Old Zhang seemed to have thought this through long ago, and shouted loudly.
Then, he realized that his request might be a bit too much, and whispered, "If you don't have steel or wood, an iron fishing rod will do —"
Actually, he just wanted to get a better fishing rod as soon as possible.
He discovered last night that after his talent improved, his equipment couldn't keep up, and several times when he caught something, his fishing rod almost broke.
This illustrates the importance of the strength of the fishing rod.
When he was the company's CEO, he used carbon fiber fishing rods for fishing, which were better than iron rods—lighter and much more flexible.
But that's not an option now, so he's settling for second best, just needing a sturdy fishing rod that won't break while he's fishing.
Upon hearing this, Su Jin's face showed a hint of difficulty.
"There aren't any iron fishing rods available right now."
The ship's pure iron was all squandered by that spendthrift little genius Shen Qiaoqiao, and now the ship is full of iron ore that was just exchanged from Zhao Tieshan.
Without Master Shen present, he couldn't have turned the ore into a fishing rod by hand.
But, a bit firmer?
Su Jin stroked his chin and turned to walk towards the cabin.
"Wait."
A short while later, he came out dragging a steel and wood branch that was as thick as a wrist.
This piece of steel and wood was leftover scraps from when we couldn't gather enough for 41 units; this was exactly one piece left.
Su Jin drew the iron axe from his waist and quickly trimmed away all the side branches and twigs, leaving only a straight main trunk.
"Here you go, all-natural and pollution-free, absolutely robust."
Su Jin handed over the minimalist fishing rod, which was free of fishing line, but he was confident that Lao Zhang would take care of that himself.
Old Zhang took it and weighed it in his hand; his eyes widened in astonishment.
"Holy crap! It really is steel and wood!"
He originally thought he would be lucky to get an iron rod, but he never expected that Su Jin would actually use high-end materials like steel and wood to make a fishing rod for him.
This is one of the top-tier resources he has ever seen, and none of them exist on his island.
Seeing how a big shot like Su Jin could travel all over the world and frequently acquire steel and wood, he was incredibly envious. He never thought that he would also have a day when he could obtain steel and wood.
Old Zhang stroked the sturdy rod with great affection, and tried swinging it a couple of times, the air whistling as it was swung.
"The feel of this is amazing! It's so much better than those fancy carbon fiber materials!"
Even if you don't catch any fish, this thing is great for hitting sea monsters on the head!
Old Zhang was overjoyed and content, and didn't make any further requests.
The transaction was completed, and both parties were satisfied.
Su Jin patted the sawdust off his hands and looked to the other side, focusing on the inconspicuous little black dot on the distant sea.
That was the island with two steel and wood pillars that he had always longed for, and the red briefs were still fluttering in the sea breeze.
"Old Zhang, has anything happened on the island these past couple of days?" Su Jin pointed in that direction. "Has the flag been moved? Has anyone been out and about?"
Old Zhang was busy tying hooks to his new fishing rods and replied without looking up, "No, it's like a dead zone over there. In the past few days, I've only seen a few blind sea monsters crawling over there, and I haven't seen a single ghost. That flag has been hanging there for days, and its position hasn't changed."
He said, his tone tinged with regret, "I reckon he's dead. In this godforsaken place, there's no medicine or treatment for injuries. Once you're down, you basically can't get up again, and then there were those sea monsters—"
Old Zhang shook his head and didn't say anything more.
Su Jin nodded, raising an eyebrow involuntarily.
"Alright, since no one claims it, I'll go and help him pack up his belongings."
If it's confirmed that no one is there, then it's an unclaimed treasure trove.
Rather than letting those resources rot on the island or benefit the sea monsters, it's better to let him use them to build a better new home.
"I'm gone."
Su Jin called out to Lin Xuan, and the two boarded the twin-gun sailboat again.
Upon arriving at the beach on the island, Su Jin first took a look around the island.
He had never approached the island before, nor had he taken a good look at it. But today, upon closer inspection, he discovered that the island seemed to have nothing but trees.
This island is located in a dark forest terrain, where there are many trees, and they grow quite tall, but other resources are scarce.
Especially for animals, because of the lack of food, there are mostly small animals here, and large wild beasts are relatively rare.
There are probably more fungi than mushrooms.
In short, the sunlight in this area is blocked by these big trees all year round, resulting in not many plants on the ground, but it creates a good growing environment for fungi.
Then there's the beach, where there are several pictures of crocodile-shaped sea creatures inhabiting the area.
However, they were clustered together, surrounded by a ring of white bones, and judging from their skulls, they were also the same kind of sea beasts.
It seems that this group of sea monsters came from the same nest, so they were quite united and eventually killed off the other members of their kind without killing each other.
These guys were just a short distance to the right of the red flag, piled up haphazardly and sunbathing.
"What a loving family! They don't hold back when it comes to eating outsiders."
Su Jin put down the binoculars, a wicked smile playing on his lips.
The sea creatures were fast asleep, and even though his enormous vessel was so close, it didn't disturb these lazybones at the top of the food chain.
But the location was really well chosen; the red flag was planted right next to them, making it a natural target.
"Lin Xuan, present me with a cannonball," Su Jin called out with his hands behind his back, exuding an air of superiority.
Lin Xuan rolled her eyes, but still obediently took out a dark, solid iron ball from the ammunition box.
Although the shell was made of ordinary cast iron, it was made by Shen Qiaoqiao, so the surface was relatively smooth and it was quite heavy, feeling substantial when held in one's arms.
"Brother Su, are you sure you want to fire? What if—" Lin Xuan glanced worriedly at the crocodiles still dreaming, "What if the blast wakes them up and they charge at us?"
"Wake up? By the time they wake up, they'll probably be lining up to drink Meng Po soup." Su Jin took the cannonball, skillfully stuffed it into the breech of a secondary gun on the side, and then pushed it all the way in with the push rod.
After doing all this, he didn't go to get a torch to light the fuse. Instead, he took two steps back, crossed his arms, and closed his eyes.
[Skill: Central Nervous System (Activated)]
[Linked to: Tier 5 Twin-Track Sailing Ship - Secondary Gun No. 1 on the Boundary]
In that instant, Su Jin felt as if his consciousness had extended outwards, following the wood grain beneath the deck, and entered the steel cannon.
The feeling was strange, as if the cannon had become a part of his body, or even a finger.
This is a skill obtained by embedding the crown of the Mother of Sea Anemone into the skill slot. Even Su Jin did not expect that this skill would be so exaggerated, directly helping him to control the entire ship.
With just a thought, he can operate all the facilities on the ship, including opening wardrobe doors and closing room doors simultaneously.
As for operating the artillery, needless to say, he could fire all 10 cannons simultaneously whenever he wanted.
However, testing the new weapon next time doesn't require wasting so much ammunition; just one shot will suffice, since these monsters are all clustered together.
"Everything is ready, fire!"
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