Others try to survive on an island, I try to survive on a raft?

Chapter 51 Natural Fishing Grounds

This is an archipelago!

Now we don't have to worry about resource shortages anymore, there's plenty of land here that can be developed!

Seeing this scene, Su Jin couldn't help but stand up from the driver's seat and look towards the archipelago.

As he concentrated, with the boost from his mental attributes, the distant scenery gradually became clear in his eyes.

He roughly saw... six islands, but there were certainly more than that.

These islands are roughly arranged in a circle; you can only know how many islands there are by going to the center, as they are impossible to count from the outside.

These islands each have their own unique style; some have many trees, while others have few, and the quality of the trees varies slightly from island to island.

Of course, the most important thing is that these islands are different in size from Shen Ruying's island.

If Misty Island is a super-large island, and Shen Ruying's island is a small island, then the islands in this archipelago are tiny small islands.

They were only about half the size of Shen Ruying's island, except that the mountains on the island looked taller.

Although the island is smaller, it still appears to be very rich in resources.

Moreover, each island has a different style; some are covered in blue jungles, some are hilly, and some are where birds soar.

For example, the closest island to Su Jin's current location is a steaming island.

It seems to have good geothermal resources, and it might be a good place to go if a cold wave comes.

As for the two islands next to it, Su Jin could only tell that they had different styles, but it was a little difficult to find anything special about them, probably because they were too far apart.

So he decided to get closer to take a look and carefully consider this future escape route.

As Su Jin steered the boat closer, the scenery gradually became clearer. When he reached the area between the two islands, he finally saw the structure of the archipelago.

This archipelago consists of 10 islands arranged in an irregular circle.

At the center of these islands lies an inland sea, which, according to the Traveler's Soul scroll, is composed of both shallow and deep water areas.

It can't really be called a deep-sea area; in fact, the nautical charts don't show it as deep blue. It's probably more like a mid-sea area.

It's an inland sea after all, so it probably isn't very deep.

Moreover, this area in the middle sea is surrounded by shallow sea areas, so it is estimated that before the ocean came, this place was a lake-like place.

Su Jin had heard from his friends that this place was a natural fishing ground!

Because of this terrain, only smaller marine creatures can enter and grow up here; adult apex predators cannot get in.

Or perhaps the offspring of a top predator came in, grew up inside, couldn't get out, and eventually became the only dominant species, with no other marine life approaching, and starved to death.

Then, a new cycle began, until a new unexpected event occurred.

However, the offspring of apex predators rarely come to such areas; they are generally a paradise for neutral marine life.

Of course, this only refers to the interior of the lake topography; the exterior is not included.

Thinking of this, Su Jin couldn't help but rub his hands together, feeling a surge of excitement.

He didn't want to let this opportunity slip by!

Just as his ship was slowly sailing from between the two islands into the inland sea, a loud shout suddenly came from his right.

"Stop right there, or I'll use my weapon!"

Su Jin subconsciously gripped the harpoon, then turned his head and saw a muscular man holding a wooden spear staring at him warily with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

The other person was standing in the middle of the sea, or rather, in a shallow area where the tide was receding and some sandy beach was exposed. There seemed to be quite a few of these places where people could walk around.

The man had already raised his spear, assuming an attack stance, ready to throw it at any moment.

There are still people here!

Su Jin narrowed his eyes; this was something he hadn't expected.

This world has once again broadened his understanding of the world.

He originally thought it was just an ordinary archipelago, and that the people who were teleported here would be assigned to adjacent islands in pairs.

The archipelago here is supposed to be a resource point in the wild, but I didn't expect it to actually have an owner.

So if that's the case...

His eyes swept over the other islands out of the corner of his eye, and his heart sank.

Besides the man with the spear, there are at most nine other people here, because there are a total of ten islands.

"Looks like this is a place of trouble..."

Su Jin muttered something under his breath, but his attention remained on the spear-wielding man who was trying to attack him.

He would immediately dodge as soon as the other party made a move.

In reality, the distance between him and his opponent was more than 100 meters. Even a javelin champion might not be able to throw the javelin over, but... who can say for sure?

This world has things that can improve his physical fitness; who knows if he's ever eaten sea monster meat before?

Take Su Jin himself as an example. If he wanted to throw the harpoon in his hand towards the other side, he would only need to use 8% of his strength.

That's right, he doesn't even need to use his full strength for a distance of 100 meters, and that's a conservative estimate.

If it were a tailwind, he estimated he would only need 7% of his strength to achieve the same effect, but whether he could hit the target was another matter entirely.

Since he can do it so easily, it's hard to guarantee that the other party can't.

Even if the opponent is not as strong as him, anything can happen when they go all out.

However, the other party initially only issued a warning, perhaps not intending to attack him, which is why they hesitated to make a move. It's possible that...

Su Jin glanced at the spear in the other's hand, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

"A homemade spear, very crudely made, and I have no other weapons... tsk..."

It's clear that this spear-wielding man has some skill, but not much; he hasn't managed to make an axe.

Even the spear in his hand was crudely made from a random tree branch, seemingly only for catching fish.

Seeing that the other party was not going to make a move, Su Jin did not intend to pay any attention to him.

Communicating with someone who harbors such strong hostility is exhausting and thankless, and more importantly...

This is a man; he's not as easy to deal with as a woman.

For now, he prefers to negotiate with the weaker party because that way he can take the initiative.

Su Jin remained calm and slowly pushed off the pedals, gradually widening the distance between himself and his opponent.

As Su Jin pedaled deeper into the inner sea, he was captivated by the scene before him.

The seafood here is incredibly abundant, far surpassing anything found in tranquil shallow bays!

Through the clear seawater, you can see schools of large fish covered in hard scales swimming around.

He had heard Shen Ruying mention this marine creature before; it was called a stone slab fish, a level 2 common marine creature, and considered a variant of the grouper.

Like grouper, it has no small bones and its flesh is delicious. Its outer skin is as hard as a slab of stone, hence the name slab fish.

Besides these, there were many other marine creatures that Su Jin didn't recognize. Perhaps he didn't remember Shen Ruying mentioning them, or perhaps some of them were even Tier 3 marine creatures!

They seem to have few natural enemies here, so they move around leisurely and in large numbers.

Clearly, they regarded this resource-rich inland sea as a safe breeding and habitat, just as he had guessed.

"What a great place, truly a natural fishing ground..."

Su Jin's eyes lit up, and he immediately began frantically catching fish using a landing net in conjunction with his static electricity field.

The static electricity field might be a little less effective against marine mammals, but it has a remarkable effect on these ordinary marine creatures.

Level 2 marine creatures were unable to struggle at all, and Level 3 marine creatures were also stunned by the electric shock.

Soon, he caught a large number of fish, including ten stone slab fish, the smallest of which weighed a full 3 pounds!

Just as he was having a great time fishing, a small wooden arrow whizzed past him and landed in the water nearby.

Then an angry voice reached his ears.

"Damn it, this arrow was just a warning. Get out of here! If you steal my fish again, the next one will be shot in the head!"