Chapter 749: The Floating Hand
Chapter 749: The Floating Hand
"Arona, so you're a follower?"
"Yes, my Awakened skill is this... What are you doing, Lord Lindsey?"
"..."
"I'm fishing."
"According to the known teleportation rules, the closer we are to the world's center, the lower the teleportation frequency, and the more stable the space. So, we just need to wait until we're teleported to a suitable location and then move towards it."
After explaining his thoughts, asking questions, and dealing with the situation, Lindsey looked at the lake on the floating island beside him.
"You're fishing here, but I doubt you'll catch anything suitable," Arona said, standing in place for a few seconds before remembering the sound of something falling into the water earlier.
"Well, I'm just adjusting the hook, not actually fishing yet," Lindsey replied, pulling out some water plants from the hook and tossing them into the lake.
Arona couldn't understand why what she heard didn't match Lindsey's reality. As a blind person, she tried to defend her worldview:
"But I clearly heard..."
Plop—
The hook entered the water again, and Lindsey's voice continued:
"Arona, you've probably never fished before. It's normal to have misunderstandings like this. You'll get used to it."
Arona:
"..."
"Yeah, okay..."
After the first setback, Lindsey's fishing rod soon caught something again.
With a tug, he pulled out a lake fish with beautiful yellow-red scales on its body.
[Fish: Floating Island Trout]
[A common edible fish species on floating islands, rich in nutrition. One fish is enough to provide an adult with three days' worth of nutritional supply.]
[Common food, low value.]
Pat—
Arona, standing nearby, heard the sound of the fish's tail slapping Lindsey's hand.
The girl, who had lived there for several years, was amazed by the result and couldn't help but exclaim:
"You... You actually caught a fish?!"
Lindsey didn't want to reveal the secrets of his skills and made up an excuse:
"The water here is quite clear. If you look into the depths, you can see fish swimming, but they don't come to the surface, so you don't hear any sounds."
Arona nodded blankly.
"Oh, I see."
As they talked, Lindsey hooked another fish. His fishing skills were improving, and as the line tightened for the second time, he lifted the rod again, this time pulling up a wooden box.
The box was made of a material similar to Mahogany, with an engraving of a floating island on its surface, devoid of any clouds.
"This is a proper floating island treasure chest."
Lindsey's face lit up, and he casually tore open the box.
Inside lay a pair of white jade feet and several dazzling coins.
[Gear/Material: Floating Hand]
[After equipping, the user can perform a double jump in mid-air, refreshing the opportunity to use the double jump with each landing. It can also be used as a material to craft other items.]
[An accessory from the sky, of lower value.]
"A double jump?"
Having obtained this classic game skill with enhanced performance, Lindsey was naturally delighted and equipped the Floating Hand without hesitation. He then picked up the coins, each engraved with the emblem of the Thorn Seal.
These coins were Law Coins issued by the City of Law.
Since Dust Path World was right next to the City of Law, the currency in the chest had also changed accordingly.
Lindsey checked the synthesis formula.
[1 Floating Hand + 1 Drifting Wristguard + 1 High Sky Boots = Limit Runner]
At that moment, Arona's voice sounded from behind Lindsey, filled with astonishment:
"Lord Lindsey, you... What did you fish out of the water?"
Although the blind girl couldn't see, she instinctively sensed that something was amiss from the unusual disturbance on the water's surface and the sound of Lindsey tearing open the wooden box. She knew that something strange was happening at that moment!
"Oh, I caught a box." Lindsey fabricated a story with a smile, "It's probably something an unknown person hid in the water a long time ago. My hook accidentally snagged it, and here we are."
"..."
Arona was left speechless.
In her heart, Lindsey was her savior, someone who had helped her without taking advantage of her beauty and even buried her fallen comrade. In every sense, he was an undeniably kind person.
But Lindsey's subsequent attitude and reactions towards her made Arona feel at a loss. She couldn't fathom that Lindsey's rejection stemmed from her Awakened profession - a Follower.
In the previous world, during the final battle at Mooncry Mountain Range, Lindsey had encountered the aftermath of a deity's actions in Green Island City.
It was wrong to associate a profession with evil.
However, the circumstances and their current situation compelled Lindsey to be cautious of potential conspiracies.
Thus, one person stood by, quietly waiting, while the other sat by the lake, fishing with a calm gaze.
After a couple of hours, a familiar spatial ripple appeared once more before Lindsey and Arona.
The surroundings shifted, and they instantly found themselves on a brand-new floating island.
"Roar!"
"Hoo-hoo-hoo!"
Under the sun, countless monsters roared loudly.
Within the siege of these vicious beasts, a small town with a fortified wall was barely holding its ground.
A battle was unfolding as these beasts launched an assault on a human city!
(End of Chapter)
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