Chapter 173: Chapter 173: Ludo’s Treasure Map
Like Ethan Yardley, Zachary Pierce was also very excited. It was just as he’d thought; the system might designate an uninhabited island as a Guild Base.
If so, they could have some people live on the island.
He hoped they could obtain the qualification before the end of the month. That way, when the second group of people arrived, they could at least settle some of the children and elderly.
After all, not everyone had relatives.
Besides, he was sure that if he had one, Ethan Yardley would definitely have one too. He could contact him; if they worked together to get the qualification, they should be able to help each other out.
Faye Yardley stretched. Her Attributes had increased, and she needed to go to the training room to get used to the changes in her body.
As for waiting to call her brother, there was no need. He was full of nonsense.
"Willow, I’m heading to the training room. Give the ginseng seeds and kudzu root to Eamon and have him arrange to plant them."
"Okay, Sis. What about these two eggs?"
"Just leave them there for now."
Once in the training room, Faye Yardley realized she was completely unaware of her own reactions and Strength after the increase in her Attributes.
The difference between Tier Two and Tier One really wasn’t as simple as the difference between the numbers 19 and 20.
However, the training room had one benefit: it would actually increase the pressure based on your body’s data.
This allowed your training to be truly effective.
The vast majority of people in District 101 took advantage of the current calm to diligently fish for Treasure Chests. Then, following the government’s initiative, they supported their compatriots in other regions through the national trading market.
Of course, many people weren’t willing to just give away their own supplies for free, but equivalent exchanges were perfectly fine.
Besides, anyone who could contact friends and family during the last event had already done so. Knowing which district the other party was in, they could make many targeted trades on the national trading channel.
The ones mainly providing charitable aid were the officials themselves, with Zachary Pierce’s team being the primary contributors.
They mainly supported their compatriots in smaller regions by sending Red Envelopes in cross-district group chat channels.
Of course, for the most part, people in each region still needed to find ways to save themselves.
It was truly unsuitable for fishing for Treasure Chests during storms with raging waves, but that wasn’t to say there weren’t lucky people who were hit square on the head by a chest.
Of course, those were extremely rare cases.
So, most people were getting by on their stockpiles.
Seeing the miserable state of people in other regions on the national channel, the people of District 101 felt an overwhelming sense of good fortune.
And the name Faye Yardley had been committed to memory by everyone in the district.
The people in the small chat group had been excited all day and were still in high spirits.
Kyle Lewis: Hahaha... I told my mom that Faye Yardley is our group leader, and for the first time ever, she was actually jealous.
Leo Sloan: Sigh, my wife was a bit unlucky. She just had to be in District 106. If she’d been in 105, she would have merged with us, and she wouldn’t have to be so scared and struggling right now.
Bonnie Callahan: It just goes to show how incredibly lucky we are. I’m going to fish for as many Treasure Chests as I can and open more supplies to support my relatives.
Gavin Donovan: Hehe, actually, going into the sea now isn’t a bad idea either. There’s a lot more good stuff in there, a lot more seafood. The haul is much faster than fishing with a rod.
Wade Warren: Speaking of which, the group leader hasn’t shown her face. Is she busy with something?
Gavin Donovan: I know about that. The boss was so tired yesterday she slept the whole night through. She should be in the training room now.
Wade Warren: Thumbs_up.jpg. "The harder you work, the luckier you get" must be talking about people like our group leader.
Bonnie Callahan: Well, chatting while we fish for Treasure Chests isn’t a waste of time.
After coming out of the training room, Faye Yardley finally remembered the matter of the Treasure Map Fragments.
The system’s notification tone sounded after she took all five Treasure Map Fragments in her hand.
[Synthesizable Treasure Map Fragments have been detected. Synthesize?]
"Yes."
[Congratulations! You have obtained Ludo’s Treasure Map ×1]
Four fragments synthesized into one Treasure Map, with one fragment remaining.
Faye Yardley picked it up and examined it closely. The Treasure Map was so minimalist that it left her completely baffled. If the system hadn’t confirmed it was a treasure map, she would have definitely thought it was some child’s random doodle.
She put them all away in her warehouse for now. Faye Yardley went to the thatched shelter, sat down, and took out her fishing rod.
Willow Yardley, meanwhile, moved a small square table next to her and laid out a spread of delicious food.
Then she also sat down beside her, watching the fishing rods for any movement.
Faye Yardley remembered her brother talking about going into the sea. Looking at the calm surface of the water, she couldn’t help but feel a little restless.
’Besides, I have the Water-Repelling Pearl, so I have nothing to worry about if I go into the sea to check things out.’
’I’ve really only been sitting for two minutes and I already don’t want to fish for Treasure Chests anymore.’
’No rush, no rush. I’ll eat something first and wait for a Treasure Chest to bite.’ Faye Yardley comforted herself, and then she really did just eat while waiting for a chest to get hooked.
’After all, there’s no rush to go into the sea. Fishing for Treasure Chests is the main business of every sea survivor.’
After eating and drinking her fill, she had also reeled in two Treasure Chests and even more sea creatures.
So this storm hadn’t come for nothing.
It hadn’t just brought disaster; it had also brought more sea creatures and Treasure Chests.
Anyone who could persist in fishing for Treasure Chests in such high winds and huge waves must be a real badass.
After Faye Yardley finished her lunch, she reeled in an Iron Treasure Box.
Willow Yardley also caught a huge lobster.
"Sis, want some grilled lobster?"
"Yes! Thanks for your hard work, Willow. This lobster is massive."
"It’s no trouble. I love making delicious food for you, Sis."
Willow Yardley took the lobster and went to the dining area. Faye Yardley thought for a moment, then took out her special fishing rod and cast it out as well.
One person watching three fishing rods was no problem at all.
Besides, having more rods, all spread out, actually piqued Faye Yardley’s interest.
This rod had just pulled up some seaweed when the one next to it started moving.
’This way of fishing is much more interesting.’
’It doesn’t even have to be a Treasure Chest. As long as something gets hooked, it’s a happy occasion. The joy of the harvest truly is endless.’
Twenty minutes later, Faye Yardley had already caught a lot of seafood and one more Wooden Treasure Chest. Then, the special fishing rod twitched.
Faye Yardley hurried over and pulled on the special fishing rod.
She pulled, but it didn’t budge.
She muttered, "You’ve got to be kidding me. Don’t tell me I’ve hooked another one like Tiberius."
Fortunately, a black corner emerged from the sea in the distance, and Faye Yardley breathed a sigh of relief. At least it wasn’t another Otherkin.
Pulling it up by herself, now that her Strength had increased, things that used to feel heavy now seemed effortless.
After she pulled it onto the raft, she saw it was a black cube. She couldn’t tell what material it was made of; it looked smooth and high-quality, and it was completely seamless.
"What is this thing?"
"Sis, what did you catch?" Willow Yardley came over carrying a large tray with the grilled lobster and made a sound of surprise when she saw the black cube. "Hey, this looks like a digital box."
"A digital box? What’s that?"
"It’s something that lets an uninhabited area connect to the cosmic signal."
Faye Yardley let out a "wow." "So it’s a real treasure. Tsk tsk, I just got the Guild Base Qualification Card. If we establish a base, won’t we need a network to develop properly?"
’Before, I was thinking that since everyone has their own system, who would need a network?’
’But now that I think about it, this world isn’t just populated by us system-users. What if the base has natives?’
