Chapter 11

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Unknowingly, night descended. The starry sky was abnormally bright and dazzling. Compared to the polluted real world, the atmosphere in Everyone’s Island was clear and beautiful.

Guo Li wanted to give these ten farmers names to make it easier for him to give them orders. Guo Li suddenly thought of the animated series “Calabash Brothers” from his previous life. Starting from the right, the first one was called Big Baby, the second one was called Second Baby, and so on, all the way to Seventh Baby. The ones after that were named after the Snake Spirit, Scorpion Spirit, and Pangolin. The loyalty of these toward him was unwavering and unquestionable, and they worked to plant all of the remaining seeds according to Guo Li’s instructions.

After arranging their tasks, Guo Li roasted a few fishes. However, these few fishes were just ordinary carps. Although the taste was still extremely delicious, they did not trigger the [god-grade roasted fish] effect. It was probably a matter of probability.

Of course, Wukong also had his share of the roasted fish. After the man and monkey had their fill, they returned to rest.

Guo Li, who was extremely sleepy, made his way back to his room. The exterior of the wooden house looked exquisite, and the interior was pretty good too. Other than it being a little small, everything that should be there was there. After lying on the bed, Guo Li briefly thought about what he needed to do the next day and gradually fell asleep.

He slept extremely well and, by the time he woke up, it was already morning. Compared to other players who were toiling day and night, Guo Li’s days passed much more comfortably.

He did not have to worry about food and water, nor did he have to worry about earning money to pay off his loans. His island was rich in resources. There were fruits, crops, delicious roasted fish, and even free labor. His current quality of life was not much inferior to that of the experienced players.

Guo Li climbed up the mountain and looked down at the island below. The wheat and rice that were nourished by the black fertile soil had already grown ears and were ready for harvest. The branches of the various fruit trees were laden with fruits, and the crisp morning dew hung on the leaves. Each fruit looked beautiful and tantalizing. The problem of food was now solved.

He had to examine the house carefully. Although he had a house now, which had put him three million coins in debt, it was still rather small and sparsely furnished. At best, it could be considered a small cabin and not particularly comfortable or suited for long periods of residence.

Guo Li instructed Big Baby, “Go cut some trees and expand the wooden house for me.”

Unexpectedly, after Guo Li gave the order, Big Baby bowed apologetically and said, “I’m sorry, Master. We only know how to plant crops and fruit trees. We can’t build houses.”

After Guo Li heard that, he was momentarily stunned for a moment. Second Baby chimed in, “Master, our ability is limited. Because our level is too low, we can’t do any other work aside from planting crops.”

Hearing this, Guo Li immediately understood that the calabash brothers could not construct or expand the wooden house because of their pre-designated specialty. As such, he had no choice but to give up on the matter.

Of the calabash brothers, Seventh Baby was more knowledgeable. He said to Guo Li, “Master, if you want to expand or upgrade the house, you need to pay off Li Ke’s loan before you’re allowed to do so.”

Guo Li raised his eyebrows when he heard that. He understood what was going on. Three million coins was not a small amount.

Yesterday, while trading, Guo Li conversed with the other experienced players. Some of them had still not paid off the loan, worried about paying off the loan, much less the newbies who had just arrived in the game world.

Although Guo Li earned money at blinding speed, to the extent of surpassing some of the experienced players, the money he had on hand was still not enough to pay off the loan. Right now, he only had a little over a million coins in his possession.

He needed to keep fishing to get rich. That way, he could pay off his loan and get to work on building his dream home.

Guo Li thought about it. While fishing was relaxing and enjoyable, it took time. If he wanted to make money faster, he had to think bigger. Fishing with a rod was too slow, so he needed to use a net.

He would be able to make a net using the [Tool Synthesis] platform as long as he had enough materials. To make a net, he needed tree branches, spider silk and rope.

Guo Li already had a lot of tree branches. He asked Wukong to collect some spider silk, while the rope could only be extracted by tanning tree bark.

He Li instructed Wukong to look for some tough spider silk and some tree bark. Since Wukong had eaten the delicious roasted fish made yesterday, it now treated Gou Li’s instructions like an imperial edict.

Wukong screeched a few times before running into the forest in the distance. No one knew which spiders were going to lose their homes.

Ten minutes later, Wukong came back with a big bundle of spider silk and tree bark. It placed the bundle in front of Guo Li and raised its head to seek affirmation.

Guo Li patted Wukong’s little head and said to Big Baby, “Take out the fibers from the tree bark and weave it into a rope for me.”

“Yes, Master!”

Big Baby and the others immediately got to work. After Guo Li sorted out the spider silk, he placed the tree branches, spider silk, and the woven rope into the groove of the [Tool Synthesis] platform and tapped on the synthesis button.

A flash of light erupted, and a large net appeared in Guo Li’s hand.

[Ding! A simple and crude synthesized net.]

[Description: Too simple… Are you sure you can catch fish with this kind of net?]

Guo Li curled his lips. He casually handed the net over to Wukong to carry. He led the ten farmers and Wukong over toward the lake.

The size of the lake was enormous, and could easily fit a few football fields inside. Sunlight shone on the surface of the water. Occasionally, a few fat fish would leap out of the water. The fish swimming among the aquatic plants could also be seen from the shore.

Guo Li had been a fishing enthusiast during his younger days. He was well aware of where the best fishing spots would be in this kind of lake. First, he had to check the topography of the lake for hotspots.

These so-called hotspots were places where big fish liked to gather. They were usually located in places that were densely-covered by aquatic plants. There would often be bigger fish hiding there.

However, there was also a disadvantage to fishing in places like these, which was that it was very easy for those big fish to escape.

Guo Li walked around the lake and soon identified a good spot. Although the aquatic plants here were not very dense, there were many large rocks.

Big fish not only liked to hide among aquatic plants, but also in the cracks between the rocks. This would be an easy place to catch fish.

He got to work right away. Guo Li first used a branch to test the depth of the water. After confirming the depth of the water, he rolled his pants up to his knees and waded into the lake.

The weather was good and the sun was shining brightly. The temperature in the shallow parts of the lake was not cold. Inside, one could even feel a trace of warmth from the sun-kissed water.

He lowered his head and bent down. He cast the fishing net over the gap between the rocks and constantly shook the fishing net. His purpose was to frighten the fish hiding in the gaps between the rocks. In their panic, they would try to escape further into the lake and be caught by the fishing net.