"No need to argue, all of you can trade with me. Actually, I'm quite good at fishing."

Lin Ye handed the fishing rod to the fishing enthusiast who wanted to trade protective spiritual energy items.

"Hehe, then I won't stand on ceremony."

That fishing enthusiast handed Lin Ye a yellow jacket that looked like a hooded raincoat. Lin Ye took the jacket and casually tossed it beside Little Ye's feet.

The fishing enthusiast directly pulled the creature below onto the boat - it was a blood-red giant creature covered in tendrils that looked extremely dangerous.

But under the group assault of the fishing enthusiasts, that tendril monster only lasted less than ten seconds.

"Really good, haven't encountered such pure Red Sea creatures in a long time."

"I want to collect a few tendrils to extract red pigment."

"Wait, doesn't anyone think it's strange to catch Red Sea creatures here?"

"Maybe there's a Red Sea tributary here, who cares."

"Profit, profit."

......

Lin Ye watched as these fishing enthusiasts expertly disassembled the tendril monster on the boat. In their hands, the tendril monster didn't turn into red fragments.

After retrieving the fishing rod, Lin Ye baited the hook and cast another line. Before those fishing enthusiasts even finished disassembling the tendril monster, his fishing rod started shaking violently again.

"Holy crap, that young man caught another big one!"

"How is that possible?"

"Could he really be a fishing master?"

"This one's my turn!"

......

Lin Ye directly handed the fishing rod over and exchanged it for that book recording combat techniques. He didn't mind whether it was a copy or not - after all, he couldn't defeat the things in the sea anyway. Having someone help handle them was already quite good, and being able to exchange for some seemingly decent items was an unexpected bonus.

The creature below was pulled onto the boat again, still a red marine creature that looked dangerous. Like the tendril monster, it was also beaten to death by the fishing enthusiasts on the boat.

"Master, your fishing rod."

A fishing enthusiast respectfully returned the fishing rod to Lin Ye.

"Mmm."

Lin Ye continued casting his line. He finally understood the joy of fishing now.

The red creatures below competed frantically to bite Lin Ye's fishhook. Lin Ye continued trading with other fishing enthusiasts, and all the exchanged items were piled up beside Little Ye's feet.

Just as Lin Ye thought he could make his fortune through fishing, the surrounding seawater suddenly turned into a very normal aqua blue, and that fishing boat disappeared.

"So? My fishing skills aren't bad, right?"

Lin Ye put down the fishing rod and said to Little Ye.

"...What does this have to do with fishing?"

Little Ye handed the newly caught treasure chest to Lin Ye with exasperation. During this time, she had only caught one treasure chest, but this chest was a full size larger than the previous ones, with a very bright golden color.

"Hmph, this is called 'the willing fish gets caught'."

Lin Ye opened the large treasure chest, and a large number of notifications flashed before his eyes.

[Obtained red fragments*5]

[Obtained gray fragments*5]

[Obtained irregular fragments*5]

[Obtained spirit fragments*5]

[Obtained colorless fragments*5]

[Obtained parasitic fragments*5]

[Obtained portal fragment*1]

"...Wow, I have to admit, now you're the fishing master."

Thirty pieces of various fragments - enough for Lin Ye to kill fish for half a day.

And he had never even seen the other fragments before - they must be much rarer than the ordinary-looking red fragments and gray fragments.

Lin Ye was even thinking about synthesizing a few basic skills to see their effects.

"I've always been one."

Little Ye didn't want to compete with a fraud like Lin Ye for the title of fishing master.

After the portal fragments were collected, they automatically synthesized into a portal, and a green light gate appeared at the center of the island.

"Shall we go now? Or fish a bit longer?"

Lin Ye didn't actually want to catch more treasure chests - he just wanted to accompany Little Ye fishing a while longer.

"No, time is pressing. We'd better reach the top of the Tower as quickly as possible."

Little Ye had a premonition that somewhere beyond their sight, the situation was deteriorating, and they didn't have much time left.

"Alright, then what should we do with these items?"

Lin Ye didn't know how to handle these exchanged items.

"Only these three are barely usable. The others are all dangerous items. When I have time later, I can help you process them."

Little Ye picked out three items from the pile of miscellaneous goods and handed them to Lin Ye, then waved her hand, making the other items disappear.

Before those items vanished, Lin Ye saw several of them move slightly.

"Dammit, I knew cheap goods aren't good! Those fishing enthusiasts were just using me to dispose of dangerous items!"

Most of the joy from fishing disappeared, but when he remembered that he was also using them to handle dangerous creatures, Lin Ye felt reconciled.

After all, it was cost-free business - so what if it was dangerous?

The three items were respectively: a yellow hooded raincoat, a brand new notebook, and a worn metal fishing rod.

Lin Ye put on the yellow raincoat, took the fishing rod and notebook, and entered the green light gate.

…………………………

Lin Ye squatted bewildered by the roadside curb. He had just experienced a very serious traffic accident - he was the only survivor among dozens of people on the bus.

Everyone else had broken limbs and severed arms, only he was completely unharmed.

But that wasn't the main point. The main point was that he seemed to have seen some very abnormal things.

He didn't know whether he had gone crazy or if there was something wrong with this world.

Lin Ye was taken to the police station because surveillance footage captured his crazy actions before the accident. Although those actions didn't directly cause the accident, they still had a negative impact on the surrounding passengers and the driver.

"You say you saw a monster?"

The police officer interrogating Lin Ye looked at him with astonishment.

He had expected to hear some more normal excuses, like feeling unwell or something similar.

"Yes, a charred humanoid monster. Ashes drifted around it, and I could even smell roasted meat."

Although he knew the other person wouldn't believe him, Lin Ye still told the truth because he wasn't sure whether he had gone crazy or not.

Saying it out loud would make him feel better.

"What did that monster do?"

An older police officer listening nearby suddenly asked.

"It used flames to ignite every passenger on the bus. The others acted like they couldn't see it, letting the flames burn them into charcoal. Only I left my seat to avoid the flames... Then the accident happened, and everyone died except me."

The screams of those passengers still echoed in Lin Ye's ears. He wanted to do something but couldn't accomplish anything.

"We reviewed the footage - the accident has little to do with him. He can go."

A police officer suddenly entered the interrogation room and said to them.

"Huh? But..."

The young officer still wanted to say something.

"No buts. The higher-ups said he can go."

That officer said firmly.

Lin Ye was kicked out of the police station. The officer's attitude made him feel strange, but he had experienced too many things today and needed some time to sort out his chaotic thoughts.