Chapter 609 Skeleton Shore
Han Fei invited everybody to a dinner when he had just arrived, which was rather eccentric in the Unknown place.
But a rich man could do whatever he wanted!
When you’re invited by someone to dinner, you tend to be nicer to them. That worked in every world.
After Han Fei showed his fancy culinary skills, everybody on the island was attracted to him except those who were on duty.
At this moment, Han Fei was sitting on the top of a tree with a strawberry in his hand.
You Lingyun leaped and landed next to him. “You can’t win much appreciation with a dinner.”
Han Fei said casually, “I know! It’s just I’m an unconventional man, and I don’t want to leave too bad an impression on them. When are we going to the Skeleton Shore?”
You Lingyun thought for a moment and said, “Anytime. As senior scouts of the Eighth Battalion, we’re only responsible for daily reconnaissance. Many people go fishing in the coastal waters. It’s dangerous on the sea, but not as much on the shore. So, there are a lot of people on the shoreline.”
Han Fei thought for a moment. “Tell me more about the points and credits.”
You Lingyun took out a pamphlet and said, “I’m here exactly to drop this off to you. You’ll understand everything after you read it.”
A moment later, Han Fei put on a grave expression.
The function of the stars and the difficulty of promotion were both greater than he expected.
Zero stars to twelve stars represented thirteen different levels. On the Scattered Stars Island at this moment, Xue Shenqi, the highest commander of this place, was the only person with twelve stars.
Those with zero stars received 200 high-quality pearls and 200 points each month. They were all not Hanging Fishers yet, and they would only work as hard laborers or coastal guards.
Those with one star would get 500 high-quality pearls and 500 points each month. They were mostly junior Hanging Fishers.
Those with two stars would get 1,000 high-quality pearls and 1,000 points each month. Most people could reach this level by making slow progress. Those with one and two stars were the main defenders on the coastlines of the Scattered Stars Island.
Those with three stars would earn 2,000 high-quality pearls and 2,000 points each month. They mostly worked at important places as lesser commanders. They were relatively strong, and they were usually intermediate Hanging Fishers.
Once they had four stars, they would earn 5,000 high-quality pearls and 5,000 points each month, which was a significant increase.
Those people were exclusively advanced Hanging Fishers, unless they were promoted for special reasons, or they had other identities such as refiner or alchemist.
It was said that those with four stars would receive the honorable title of Guardians of the Sea, which could give them a discount at stores.
Those with five stars would have 10,000 high-quality pearls and 10,000 points each month. The people in this rank could make different choices. For example, if they killed a hundred sea demons, they would gain the title of Executor of a Hundred.
Here, the hundred sea demons did not refer to the regular Inferior Man-Fish, but the high-level and highly-intelligent sea demons. Although the Inferior Man-Fish were sea demons too, even killing a thousand of them didn’t mean that the title would be given.
Under normal circumstances, those with six stars would have twice as much benefits and receive the title of Slaughterer. They could go to the sea whenever they wanted and return with spoils. It also meant that one would be free if they got six stars.
For those with seven stars, they would be qualified to be promoted as a Centurion after killing a thousand sea demons. They earned their reputation through killing.
Han Fei gasped hard. He felt that his head was swelling when he saw the requirements for these promotions.
The requirements for three stars to become four stars were 300,000 points and five victorious defense battles.
The requirements for four stars to become five stars were a million points and the Executor of a Hundred title.
The requirements for five stars to become six stars were five million points, the Executor of a Hundred title, and killing more than ten level-49 sea demons.
The requirements for six stars to become seven stars were ten million points, the Executor of a Thousand title, and killing more than ten Half-Mermaid Heavenly Talents.
Han Fei felt that his blood was freezing. All those goals seemed too intangible. Earlier, You Lingyun had told him that they could only get one point every time. Then, how long would it take for him to accumulate a million points?
On the next day, Han Fei rose up eagerly, ready to set off to the Skeleton Shore.
However, he saw You Lingyun and the others right after he left the hut.
Han Fei asked in confusion, “Aren’t you still on vacation? I can go there by myself.”
Gu Daliang replied, “We have nothing to do anyway, so we’ll just hunt some regular creatures at the shore.”
Wu Xiaoxiao added, “Money is something that can be saved up. You can pick up an assortment of creatures at the shore of the Scattered Stars Island. They are mostly pushed to the shore after they are wounded, and we can take advantage of them after the ebb.”
Seeing that they were all ready, Han Fei didn’t say anything else.
As it happened, he wanted to find out how strong his new teammates were. They looked reasonably capable, but their combat abilities must be weakened due to their poor equipment.
Since he would be stuck as an advanced Dangling Fisher for a while, he should learn his teammates better and help them improve themselves as their captain. Very soon, they reached the cliff. All they needed to do was jump off to reach the Skeleton Shore. The Skeleton Shore was composed of sand, pebbles and mud. Broken clams were everywhere on the beach, which was a view that Han Fei had never seen on the floating island that had no continents or beaches.
Han Fei saw some bizarre-shaped rocks far away in the sea as if they had been stabbed into it.
You Lingyun said, “They’re the remains of the ships from a long time ago, just like the fossils we saw on our way yesterday. However, those remains are bigger and still in the sea. Sometimes, we’ll board them to pick up sea creatures.”
Leng Hui said casually, “The tide hasn’t ebbed yet. After the ebb, we can take a look at the ship nearby! But I don’t think we’ll see any good stuff. Most of the time, only shells will be attached to the ships.”
Han Fei looked at the beach and spotted about five search parties. He couldn’t help but ask, “Are they sea scavengers?”
Gu Daliang nodded. “That’s right. Let’s go to the way of the ebb. It’s possible we’ll pick up something good.” Following You Lingyun and the others, Han Fei ran to the part of the Skeleton Shore that protruded into the sea.
After running about ten kilometers, You Lingyun said, “Watch your feet. The tide has just ebbed ahead of us. There may be all kinds of creatures buried in the sand. They are even lethal if you’re careless.”
Han Fei nodded. Actually, he had already immersed his senses into the slowly ebbing water.
In the water, Han Fei saw the eerie red-and-yellow spiders with claws all over them, the yellow shells that looked like fans, and the hunched black worms that were made of thirteen sections…
Han Fei sensed a lot of similar creatures under the sand. They must be the sea creatures that You Lingyun just mentioned.
Before Han Fei started, You Lingyun and the others had already taken action. The four of them almost took out their fishing poles simultaneously. You Lingyun darted out her fishing hook and caught a giant crab that was half a meter long.
Flat-Head Big-Eyed Crab
This is a carrion crab that likes to hide under reefs and sand. It will ambush any prey that passes by.
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It will help you recover your physical strength if eaten over a long period of time.
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After the Flat-Head Big-Eyed Crab was caught, Han Fei realized why it was named that way. It had a completely flat shell, and its two big eyes, like glass balls, were stuck on the shell.
Shua!
A sword light pierced between the Flat-Head Big-Eyed Crab’s eyes and killed it.
You Lingyun put the Flat-Head Big-Eyed Crab into her Sea Swallowing Seashell and looked at Han Fei. “Don’t underestimate them. Plenty of rookies are killed by them every year. Even junior Hanging Fishers are sometimes injured.”
On the other side, Wu Xiaoxiao was much more efficient. Her grasses slithered in the sand, and lumps of ice rose with frozen creatures inside wherever she walked.
Leng Hui had already entered his stealth state. Some sand was dug out every time he revealed himself.
Gu Daliang simply stood on the top of his shield and used it as a skateboard. He slid forward while he poked the hooks in his hands into the sand, dragging out all kinds of weird creatures.
Looking at how familiar they were with the job, Han Fei knew that they must’ve done this a million times.
Han Fei couldn’t help but ask, “You seem to be fishing very hard. Are those things very valuable?”
“Not really. They’re worth one point apiece. There are a lot of such creatures, and many people on the island like to eat them.”
Han Fei was lost for words. “A level-38 creature is only worth one point?”
Leng Hui shrugged. “It’s just regular quality.”
Han Fei didn’t know what to say. Even if it was regular, it was still a level-38 creature, and the price was too cheap… No, he had to catch several dozen of them and store them in his Forge the Universe as stock.
Han Fei’s perception range was wider. After catching several dozen creatures and throwing them into Forge the Universe, he sensed that something weird and black was wriggling at the ebbing tide.
Immediately, Han Fei waved his fishing pole and caught the creature. He pulled it back in the next second.
Wu Xiaoxiao cried, “Hey, it’s a King Worm! They’re worth five points apiece!”
In Han Fei’s eyes:
King Worm
This is a carrion creature that feeds on rotten flesh. It has a hard shell and enormous strength. It will roll itself into a ball to attack the enemy in case of danger. Its gallbladders can be used as medicine.
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Inedible
Worm Gallbladders
This King Worm shrank into a round ball in midair and flew right towards Han Fei.
Han Fei frowned. What can I do with you if you’re not edible? I might as well see how hard you are.
BAM!
Han Fei punched out and shattered the King Worm in the next moment.
Wu Xiaoxiao cried, “Captain, you just blew up five points! Get out of the way! Let me see if the gallbladders are broken…”
Searching the pieces for a while, she said regretfully, “Ah, it’s broken.” Han Fei: “…”
Gu Daliang slid to Han Fei and said, “Captain, why don’t we go easier next time?”
Han Fei didn’t know what to say. “How much time will it take before you gather enough points you want?”
Wu Xiaoxiao said matter-of-factly, “Many a little makes a mickle.”
Gu Daliang added, “If we’re lucky, we’ll get enough points to buy a high-quality spiritual weapon after a day of fishing.”
Han Fei rolled his eyes. “Then how long do we have to fish to get an ultra-quality spiritual weapon?”
Gu Daliang paused for a moment and said, “Considering our current speed, we should be able to get one if we fish for ten days. However, if we want one with a sealed soul, we’ll have to work for twenty days.”
Han Fei narrowed his eyes. “Are ultra-quality spiritual weapons so much more expensive than high-quality ones?” You Lingyun walked close and said, “That’s also why everybody prefers high-quality spiritual weapons to the ultra-quality ones. The points can not just be exchanged for items but also be used for other purposes…”
Han Fei suddenly asked, “How much is a Basalt Conch?”
“A Basalt Conch?”
Everybody was briefly stunned, and Gu Daliang replied, “A Basalt Conch’s hard shell can be used to make shields. They’re a hundred points apiece.”
Han Fei moved his hand and darted his hook out.
Wu Xiaoxiao exclaimed “Huh! You’re very good at the Thousand-Mile Fishing…”
You Lingyun added, “You can reach so far…”
However, a big conch flew close in the next moment, and Gu Daliang’s eyes widened. “It’s a Basalt Conch. I’m on it.”
Han Fei frowned. He had just caught it at random, and there were actually more creatures in the tide. He wondered why his teammates weren’t diving into the sea, which did not seem particularly dangerous even though the overflowing thin threads of the sea spiders were rather icky.
This Skeleton Shore did not seem to deserve its fame at all!