Chapter 4

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The broken branch was as thick as a forearm. Guo Li would have had to use all his strength to break such a thick branch previously.

It broke so easily this time…

“The system is awesome!” Guo Li shouted.

Guo Li immediately skewered another fish and grilled it over the fire.

Soon, the second fish was charred on the outside and tender on the inside. The aroma was unbearable, so Guo Li ate it in large mouthfuls once again.

Guo Li ate to his hearts’ content. The fish was as delicious as the last one, and the anticipation of gaining another stat boost filled him with excitement.

After the last mouthful of fish was eaten, the system notification rang out again in his mind.

[Ding! The host has eaten a god-grade roasted crucian carp. Speed +5!]

Guo Li continued to roast the next fish.

[Ding! The host has eaten a god-grade roasted crucian carp. Stamina +5!]

After eating three fishes, there was a slight bulge visible on Guo Li’s stomach. He was still a little unsatisfied though. The roasted fish was so delicious that he felt that he could eat even more.

Moreover, eating them could also enhance his physical attributes. The system was truly awesome!

Guo Li opened up the attribute panel. There were now some changes to the previous data.

[Name: Guo Li]

[Age: 25]

[Strength: 10 (+5)]

[Speed: 10 (+5)]

[Stamina: 10 (+5)]

[Wisdom: 10]

[Height: 180cm]

[Identity: Island Owner No. 199]

[Resources: Iron ore, copper ore, gold ore (small amount), tin ore, silver ore…]

[Palm trees, banana trees, sago palm trees…]

[Active Skill 1: Hook, line and sinker (Unlocked)]

[Note: Increases the success rate of fishing by a large margin for a specific duration. Can be used 5 times.]

[Active Skill 2: Locked]

[Note: Unlocking Active Skill 2 will require a more advanced fishing rod.]

Three of physical attributes had increased by 5 points each; strength, speed, and stamina.

An ordinary person’s starting stat of an attribute was five points, while Guo Li’s current value was 10 points. This meant that his physical attributes were double that of an ordinary person’s.

Having tasted sweet success, Guo Li was prepared to continue developing his fishing career.

He was just about to make another simple fishing rod, when he was distracted by a strange sound from behind.

Guo Li had yet to thoroughly explore the island.

As such, he did not know if there were large wild beasts lurking in the vicinity. Guo Li hurriedly raised a thick burning branch as a torch and turned to look behind him.

At the same time, he held the torch out in front of him as a deterrent against any approaching creatures.

At this moment, the monkey that had escaped earlier crawled out from the bushes in the distance.

The monkey had big, bright eyes, which gave him the impression that it was quite intelligent. It scratched its ears and cheeks, seemingly wanting to approach Guo Li. However, because it was naturally afraid of the flames, it hesitated and appeared very anxious.

Clearly, the smell of the god-grade roasted fish had attracted it here. At this moment, Guo Li could even see it drooling.

Seeing that this monkey was behaving rather human-like, Guo Li returned to his spot and sat down. He was no longer anxious, and the monkey also slowly approached Guo Li.

Its large eyes were filled with hope, and it tried to put on its best ‘puppy eyes’ impression to beg for food.

Guo Li laughed when he saw the little monkey do this. At the same time, he shook his head and said with a bitter smile, “You saw it too. I ate all of the roasted fish. Only the fish bones are left.”

The monkey somehow seemed to understand Guo Li’s words. It nodded repeatedly and then pointed to the nearby lake, making fishing gestures.

After Guo Li saw this, he tilted his head and asked, “Can you understand what I’m saying?”

The monkey immediately nodded and pointed at his own mouth at the same time.

“F*ck, that’s amazing!”

Guo Li had never seen a monkey that could understand human language. How was it this intelligent?

At this moment, Guo Li formulated a plan in his mind.

Since the monkey understood the human language, then…

Guo Li coughed once, and then said to the monkey.

“On this island, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Those who don’t work are not allowed to eat. Do you understand me?”

The monkey appeared to understand Guo Li’s words, and even looked eager to be given a task.

Guo Li simply pointed to the forest in the distance and said, “I want to make another fishing rod. To do that, I need some branches. Go and get them for me.”

After it heard this, it screeched twice to acknowledge his request, and ran into the forest in a flash.

Like all monkeys, it was born with the innate ability to climb trees. As such, it managed to collect the branches at a ridiculously fast speed.

In less than 15 minutes, it had collected a substantially large pile of branches.

Guo Li then instructed the monkey to search for a piece of iron ore, which it promptly found.

This saved Guo Li a lot of time. He immediately placed the branches and iron ore into the [Tool Synthesis] platform and synthesized a simple pickaxe.

He then gave the pickaxe to the monkey and asked it to mine some flint.

This clever little monkey was indeed a diligent laborer. It carried the pickaxe over its shoulder and left in a dignified manner.

An hour later, the monkey returned with the pickaxe and a few shiny stones in its arms.

Since he now had the flint, and enough tree branches, Guo Li could finally synthesize the stone fishing rod.

After a flash of light, a slightly heavy but sturdy fishing rod appeared in Guo Li’s hand.

The stone fishing rod was exquisite, and it did not look like it had been crafted from rough stone at all. Its tensile strength was not bad either; much stronger than the branches it was synthesized from.

He had also improved the strength of the fishing line.

Armed with a handy fishing rod, Guo Li could catch and roast more god-grade fish. He could also continuously increase his three physical attributes.

As he was preparing to start fishing again, Guo Li opened the [World Chat] channel.

The moment he did, he was greeted by a bevy of wails and howls.

“Wuwuwu, what the hell is this place? How am I supposed to survive alone on an island?”

“I’m a piece of trash. Without takeout and express delivery, I’ll starve to death…”

“I’m very scared now. I’m a girl. Are there any muscular uncles on the surrounding islands? I’m sweet and innocent…”

“F*ck this! Why did I end up on this godforsaken island?!”

“Help! There’s an active volcano on my island. It’s spewing smoke. It’s damn scary.”

“I haven’t had any food yet. My island is full of rocks. I’m starving.”

“I haven’t even had a sip of clean water. There’s a pee in my bladder. Brothers, help me think of something else.”

“If you want to drink piss, I suggest you do so immediately. Otherwise, it will evaporate quickly.”

“My island is pretty okay. Although this fruit is sour, at least it will temporarily fill my stomach.”

“Damn it! I just looked at the run-down island I’m on. There’s nothing worth mentioning about it. Thanks to this sh*tty wooden house I’m also three million in debt. That f*cking fox merchant is a beast!”

“I can’t even afford a meal. Where can I find enough money to pay off the loan?”