This one gold coin is worth more than he has fished for dozens of days, not bad at all.
Roy was very satisfied.
After searching the reef island again, Roy did not find any other unexpected surprises.
Then he started fishing.
Then he deployed his clone. After a moment's thought, he took out an octopus, controlled it with his ability, and released it into the sea.
Generally speaking, octopuses don't move very fast, but they can burst into action quickly and can also suck up small objects.
It is well-suited for conducting a comprehensive search of the seabed.
It's just a little slower, but that doesn't matter.
Roy has plenty of time.
He is prepared to stay on Snake Island for a while.
The octopus entered the sea and slowly swam towards the deep sea.
Before taking the potion, Roy's character spent very little time underwater, and since there was no suitable creature to possess, he could not explore the deep sea.
However, after becoming a superhuman, his physical abilities improved dramatically, with significant increases in both breath-holding time and diving depth.
Therefore, Roy can now explore deeper waters.
Hopefully, this exploration will yield good results.
Ideally, one should find a shipwreck filled with gold coins.
For example, the Black Brick Pirates.
That's right, he's always been thinking about the vanished Black Brick Pirates.
After all, in a normal game, hearing this rumor would definitely lead to a side quest.
I wonder if it will be the same in the Mysterious Sea.
Roy took out the new fishing rod he had bought in town, baited the hook, and looked on with anticipation.
After some time.
Roy's expectations gradually faded.
He has been fishing for two or three hours, but all he caught were ordinary marine creatures, not even a single valuable fish.
However, Roy was not too disappointed.
Shortly afterward, Roy finished his morning fishing and exploration time and sailed back to Serpent Island in his small boat.
As he passed the dock, Roy saw a large ship.
Although the ship was large, it was somewhat damaged, with some parts even charred black, as if it had been hit by artillery fire.
It seems that people from other islands have arrived.
Roy walked toward the town, lost in thought.
[A total of 2 silver coins and 36 copper coins.]
After the buyer finished counting Roy's purchases, he handed Roy the money.
Roy frowned slightly. He had more fish than yesterday, but the price was much lower. He then started arguing with the grocery store owner.
However, the grocery store owner shrugged, indicating his helplessness.
Sea Snake Island is an island with very little arable land. Many townspeople rely on fishing at sea for a living, so the island has no shortage of seafood.
The grocery store owner couldn't eat too much fish, so he had to lower the price to buy it, and even said that he might not buy any more fish from Roy in the future.
Roy was somewhat annoyed upon hearing this.
The grocery store owner's words also make sense.
This made Roy feel the reality of this world even more.
[You can sell it to merchant ships from the outer islands when they come to trade; they'll offer a higher price.]
[A merchant ship might arrive tomorrow afternoon.]
The grocery store owner kindly offered this reminder.
Roy nodded his thanks and left the grocery store.
Although the grocery store owner was also a businessman, he was better off than the tavern owner.
However, this was ultimately not good news for Roy.
Although caravans offer higher prices, they can't be there every day.
Although Roy has an inventory, it is limited in number and cannot store too many sea fish.
Therefore, Roy felt he needed to find a new way to make money.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to raise enough funds to build a large ship.
After leaving the grocery store, Roy did not go to Felix's shipyard immediately, but instead went to the town's clinic.
Although the blood he lost due to the poisoning was slowly recovering, the problem was that the recovery was too slow.
So Roy decided to go to the clinic to get some blood from Lina and, incidentally, reconnect with her.
Of course, he didn't know if the clinic had the function of adding blood.
But when Roy arrived at the clinic, he found a group of injured out-of-towners leaving in a hurry.
Why are they called people from outer islands?
Logically speaking, Roy hasn't been on Sea Serpent Island for long, and he doesn't even know all the island's inhabitants.
But the clothes these people were wearing were just too unique.
Their clothes were tattered and damaged; they were crippled, limping, covered in blood, and wrapped in numerous bandages.
It's obvious they just went through a battle not long ago.
They appear to be the owner of that damaged ship.
Roy thought for a moment and decided to go up and say hello, and also see if there was a chance to eavesdrop.
However, as he approached the group, they instantly became alert.
One of them reached directly for the flintlock pistol at his waist.
[Kid, what do you want to do?]
He was probably the only one in the group who wasn't injured; his long, messy hair concealed a sharp, razor-sharp gaze.
[Don't be nervous, I mean no harm.]
[Are you from outside Sea Serpent Island?]
Roy tried asking.
He then used the game's features to view information about some of these people.
[Human]
[Type: Creature]
[Quality: Elite]
[Level: 2]
[Rank: Common]
[Note: An adult human with a certain level of combat ability.]
After scanning around, he found that there were no superhumans among them; they all looked like ordinary people.
They were very wary of him and treated him unkindly.
But that's normal, and Roy doesn't care.
Even in the game world, he always adhered to his principles: I will not offend others unless they offend me.
Therefore, he will not get angry just because the other party is unfriendly.
Even if you can load a save file, it's still the same.
Whether playing games or not, Roy would never do anything against his inner principles, even if it would be profitable.
While he was thinking, Roy quietly saved a file.
[Madu.]
The middle-aged man with a thick beard and an injured left hand reached out to stop the long-haired man's actions, and then gave Roy a deep look.
Without saying much, the bearded middle-aged man turned and left with his group.
With a sense of doubt in his heart, Roy walked into the clinic.
Lina was tidying up the things on the table when she saw Roy arrive. She was a little surprised, then smiled.
[Roy, is that you? What's up?]
Roy didn't say anything, but showed Lina the wound.
Upon seeing the wound, Lina's expression hardened, but after examining it carefully, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Looks like you're lucky; this snake is non-venomous.
Then Lina began to disinfect and bandage Roy.
Roy didn't explain that his poisoning time had passed, which is probably quite alarming.
[Who were those people who just left?]
Lina shook her head upon hearing this.
[Don't know.]
[However, their injuries were quite serious, as if they had just been through a major battle.]
[Perhaps they were pirates or bounty hunters.]