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How did he go from having nothing to his current wealth?

Is it about looks?

No, it's this fishing rod!

It is no exaggeration to say that "The Fisherman's Blessing" is the founding father of the "Prosperity Through Coffin" brand.

But now it's broken.

He casually weighed the bare rod handle in his hand, and the words "Fisherman's Blessing (LV.2)" on the system panel changed to "Damaged Fisherman's Blessing".

[Review: It gave you everything; now you can find it a dignified urn.]

Any: "..."

Speaking of which, the fact that the unknown creature could easily snap a LV2 fishing rod means that its strength far exceeds that of a LV4 monster.

Moreover, after it succeeded, it deliberately surfaced to "look" at them.

That brief appearance was neither a warning nor a provocation.

But that's enough to prove it possesses considerable intelligence.

It seems that the strategy of using "rotten flesh" as bait in this area has become too risky and beyond control.

It's best to be cautious until you have the strength to compete.

While Ren was preoccupied with important matters, his silent posture, clutching the broken fishing rod, was observed by Klaus and Ivan—

The eldest brother is heartbroken.

......Too,

From the moment I met Renyi, he basically spent all his time fishing, except for eating and sleeping.

Perhaps for him, fishing is as essential as breathing...

But now... my only hobby is gone.

Isn't this just like Ivan losing Katyusha and Klaus losing his toolkit?

Don't be sad, brother!

Ivan grinned, trying to put on a healing smile.

He slapped Renyi hard on the back, almost knocking him off balance.

"Once my leg heals, even if there's a whale below, I'll fork it up and grill it for you!"

In comparison, Klaus's statement was much more reliable.

"This is just a level 2 tool. I'll upgrade it and make you a better one."

He casually raised an eyebrow, seemingly a little surprised.

But Klaus was completely oblivious to his expression, utterly absorbed in his work.

"Upon closer inspection, its stress distribution structure seems unreasonable. If I were to design it, I would likely use multiple nesting methods..."

"...Finally, automatic line reeling was achieved..."

"If the fishing line uses those nerve bundles, it can release an electric shock to paralyze the prey when necessary!"

Ivan's mouth formed an "O" shape.

Hey bro, is that a fishing rod or a weapon?

[Is Klaus serious? Don't end up building a Gundam!]

[You guys don't understand the romance of engineers! This is called hardcore consolation!]

[Steampunk fishing rod, oh my god, please, upgrade Klaus already! I want to see it!]

[What kind of cutting-edge technology is this? I want one too...]

[To be honest, I'm kind of looking forward to seeing if any factories can capitalize on this surge in traffic?]

Whether these words were effective in comforting people is anyone's guess.

But he was very interested in Klaus's description of the "paralyzing prey" function, so he patted him on the shoulder, interrupting Klaus's idea for his soon-to-be-published paper.

"I'm really looking forward to it. Ideally, it would not only be fully automatic, but also have an electric shock paralysis function, and be able to kill fish automatically."

"what?"

"Ideally, the fish should be grilled right after being caught, and you can eat it with just some cumin."

Klaus: "..."

Ivan: "..."

His expression was so serious that the two of them couldn't tell if he was joking or not.

Overall, the memorial service ended quickly.

Furthermore, given the existence of that highly intelligent mysterious creature, the strategy of using [Rotten Flesh] to fish for evolution points is temporarily shelved.

As night deepened, the sea breeze carried a salty, cool scent.

The three of them finished eating the crab meat around the fire.

"Everything will be alright once we reach land."

Ivan took a big gulp of rum to liven things up.

After the meal, Ivan and Renyi went to the captain's cabin to rest.

Ivan's thunderous snoring soon penetrated the captain's cabin door, adding a touch of unusual vitality to the sea.

Keep watch arbitrarily during the second half of the night.

He sat at the bow of the ship alongside the Siren statue. The ship's built-in bio-photonic modules emitted a faint blue light, illuminating a small area around them, creating a beautiful and tranquil scene.

He took out some simple tools that hadn't been used in a long time from the warehouse—

Klaus made a simple fishhook out of nails, along with matching hemp rope.

He skillfully tied the fishing hook, attached crab meat, and threw it into the sea.

Trading back to iron nails and hemp rope from "The Fisherman's Blessing" feels like switching from a supercar to a shared bicycle—nothing feels right...

Take a sigh.

Having seen the ocean, other waters seem insignificant; such are the ups and downs of life...

He wrapped the rope around his wrist, looped it around the railing, and gazed at the boundless sea.

All was quiet except for Ivan's snoring and the sound of waves crashing against the ship.

Just as he was almost hypnotically dozing off, he suddenly sensed something was wrong.

The waves... seem to have calmed down?

A sticky sensation surged towards him from all directions.

This is a sixth sense when facing unknown dangers.

Ren Yi sat up straight without making a sound, and quietly placed his hand on the hilt of the rapier.

"Splash..."

A slight splashing sound came from the port side of the ship, as if something had gently peeked out of the water and then retreated.

He slowly stood up and backed away.

"Splash..."

This time, the sound of water came from the right rear.

It seems to be moving around the ship!

Sensing the movement on one side, they quietly retreated towards the captain's cabin.

The spying gaze lingered around for a long time, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, always maintaining a distance that was neither too close nor too far.

His back was already pressed against the captain's cabin door.

But now, the feeling of being watched has vanished, as if it were just an arbitrary illusion, and the sound of water was just a passing fish.

He waited quietly for about ten more minutes.

Just when he thought the crisis was over, a strange feeling came from beneath his feet.

To be precise, a slight tremor came from under the ship!

The seawater below is being pushed away in an unnatural way.

Something is planning to attack from below!?

"Klaus, Ivan, wake up!" Without waiting for anything else, Ren Yi quickly opened the door.

At the same time, quickly activate your skills.

[Muscular Abs: Upon active activation, the ship's abdominal muscles will instantly tighten, reducing impact damage by an additional 30% for 1 minute.]

The biological buffer layer encasing the ship suddenly contracted, its originally elastic texture becoming as hard as rock.

"Thump—!!!"

The entire ship felt as if it had been slapped hard from below by a giant hand.

The ship, which was over thirteen meters long, bounced up more than half a meter before crashing back into the sea.

"Boss!"

"What happened?!"

Amidst the chaotic sound of the sphere hitting the ground, Ivan and Klaus rushed out.

He was nearly thrown out by the sudden movement, but after finally regaining his balance, he immediately clung to the railing and looked out at the sea. The sea was calm, with only a ring of ripples from their boat slowly spreading out.

The thing that attacked them vanished after being hit?

"Is it some kind of sea monster?"

Ivan, holding his axe, cautiously scanned his surroundings; all three men's faces were etched with lingering fear.

Klaus immediately inspected the damage to the hull.

"Phew—thank goodness."

He breathed a sigh of relief.

The skill was activated very promptly, and the ship did not suffer any damage, only its durability dropped by 10 points.

"Katyusha!" Ivan's Katyusha was also struck by the sound.

Renyi and Klaus leaned over to take a look.

"My tooth... my tooth is broken..."

Several teeth on the shark's head on Ivan's prow were broken off, leaving several jagged gaps.

It's like a majestic, muscular man opening his mouth, only to find he doesn't have two front teeth.

"...It's just for decoration, it's normal for it to break."

Klaus tried to comfort him.

Ivan cried even harder.