Strongest Lord by Opening Blind Boxes

Chapter 40: Chapter 40: Resource Building: Huanghua Fishery

Chen Youzhi stood quietly to the side. Seeing the joyous look on Zhao Jinlong’s face, he asked curiously, ”Abbot, why do you need so many long sabers?”

”To train Monk Soldiers, of course! With Monk Soldiers, I can rob from the rich to give to the poor and carry out Heaven’s will!”

Zhao Jinlong glanced at Chen Youzhi. ”You got any weapons? Bring them over and trade with me.”

”I don’t have any weapons!” Chen Youzhi waved his hands dismissively, then added, ”You want to carry out Heaven’s will, Abbot? What, thinking of becoming a Mountain Bandit?”

”Don’t be ridiculous. I’m a proper monk; this is just a side hustle. Oh, right. Since fate has brought us together, I should let you know my Jinbo Temple is on Jinbo Mountain in Qinghe County, in the eastern part of the Golden Sparrow Country. That Jinbo Stronghold on the mountain? That’s mine too...”

Zhao Jinlong grinned and continued, ”Also, if you run into a convoy from the Poison Dragon Escort Agency in the future, please look out for them, because the Poison Dragon Escort Agency is my business too! I also opened a brothel, just at the foot of Jinbo Mountain. I’ve already recruited three Flower Ladies. You’re welcome to come show your support!”

Chen Youzhi was stunned. He gave a thumbs-up and said, ”Abbot, you’re awesome! You even opened a brothel!”

Wang Yi was also a bit curious, wondering if the Jinbo Stronghold, Poison Dragon Escort Agency, and brothel were actual businesses, or just system-provided functional buildings.

Just then, Chen Youzhi added, ”It’s a shame. I’d love to, but I’m afraid I can’t make it.”

”Why not?” Zhao Jinlong asked.

”Because I’m an idiot. When I was choosing my game identity, I thought I’d pick something with less competition, preferably with no other Lords around. I ended up becoming a lone island survivor, an Island Lord isolated at sea. I’m the only living person within 800 li. Sure, there’s no competition, but it’s like playing a single-player game all day. It’s boring as hell!”

”Hahaha!” Zhao Jinlong roared with laughter. ”An Island Lord, the only living person for 800 li. You’re really something else!”

Wang Yi said, ”Having all the resources within 800 li to yourself isn’t bad either. Do you have anything good you want to trade?”

”Of course I do! I brought some treasures. Take a look and see if there’s anything you like, brothers!”

As he spoke, Chen Youzhi took three items from his robes: a Scroll, a cloth pouch, and a glowing stone.

The glowing stone was a medium-grade [Chaos Crystal Stone], nothing too rare.

Inside the cloth pouch were [Pearls], a white-grade item. The pouch probably held a thousand of them, each the size of a longan, smooth and shimmering with an opalescent light.

And the Scroll was the [Huanghua Fishery Construction Drawings].

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Name: Huanghua Fishery Construction Drawings

Description: Upon use, constructs one Huanghua Fishery in an open area.

Huanghua Fishery Introduction: The Huanghua Fishery occupies ten mu of land and automatically cultivates yellow croaker fish. Its unique water quality ensures every yellow croaker is healthy and lively.

Note 1: The Huanghua Fishery cultivates fish automatically and requires no feeding. It can produce up to 10 tons of catch per day, but requires manual harvesting!

Note 2: The standard catch of the Huanghua Fishery is small yellow croaker. Depending on the daily catch conditions, large yellow croaker, giant yellow croaker, and yellow croaker kings may appear in the fishery.

Note 3: Deep water. No swimming!

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Wang Yi’s spirits lifted. He stared at the [Huanghua Fishery Construction Drawings]. ’This is it,’ he thought. ’I’ll take this back, open a fishery, and with the fishing tower I already have, Gegeda’s food problem will be solved.’

’Fish is meat too. Gegeda should like it!’

Wang Yi didn’t hide his excitement and asked, ”How much for these drawings?”

Chen Youzhi said, ”For trade only, not for sale! You have to understand, brother. Where I’m from, money is useless!”

”Then what do you want to trade for?”

”A boat! Preferably a sea-faring vessel, a big one!”

”Anything besides a boat?”

”If you don’t have a boat, I’ll take something to relieve the boredom! It’s just so boring where I am!”

Hearing this, an idea struck Wang Yi. He said, ”I have something here that I’m sure will satisfy you.”

”What is it? Let me see!”

Wang Yi smiled faintly, opened his Chaos Warehouse, and took out a Chaos Egg.

Wang Yi would never use this particular Chaos Egg himself, not even if it killed him.

But Chen Youzhi would probably love it.

Because it could hatch a wife—albeit a wife obsessed with romance!

’An isolated island, single, lonely, and bored... I’ll give you a wife, and life will get interesting! So, what do you think of this Chaos Egg?’

Wang Yi showed the Chaos Egg in his hand to Chen Youzhi, whose eyes lit up. He said in pleasant surprise, ”A great item, a great item! I’ll trade! Thanks for making it happen, bro! Give me the Chaos Egg, you take the drawings. No take-backs!”

He was overjoyed. ’The last thing my island needs is another fishery anyway,’ he thought.

”A pleasure doing business with you!”

Wang Yi quickly put away the [Huanghua Fishery Construction Drawings], also feeling very satisfied.

Zhao Jinlong, who had been watching from the side, scratched his head and muttered, ”A couple of simpletons. You can tell they haven’t seen the world. What’s so great about a stupid fishpond? And a wife is even more trouble.”

His eyes, however, were on the pouch of pearls. ”Now *that’s* the good stuff,” he said. ”Sell those to the Indigenous People, and the profit would be huge!”

Wang Yi nodded in agreement. On an isolated island, pearls weren’t worth much, but they had always been favored by the rich and powerful. Reselling them to wealthy Indigenous People would easily net a huge profit.

Zhao Jinlong clapped Chen Youzhi on the shoulder. ”How about this: I’ll give you 10 Gold Coins for that bag of pearls. What do you say?”

Chen Youzhi shook his head. ”What the hell am I gonna do with Gold Coins?”

Wang Yi, on the other hand, took out ten bags of crab sticks, ten bags of five-spice ham sausages, and ten bags of Golden Roasted Chicken. ”I’ll trade you these!” he said.

Chen Youzhi’s eyes widened in delight. ”Yes, yes, yes, I’ll trade!” he said hurriedly. ”You’ve got a lot of good stuff, brother! Take the Chaos Crystal Stone too. I’ll give it to you cheap. How about another 10 bags of this roasted chicken for it?”

Wang Yi said, ”This roasted chicken is very rare, and I don’t have much left. How about 5 bags?”

”Fine, 5 bags it is! This stupid Crystal Stone is useless to me anyway!”

Chen Youzhi was inwardly ecstatic. ’What a great haul,’ he thought.

Zhao Jinlong, however, was a little annoyed. He grabbed Wang Yi’s arm and said, ”Hey, that’s not cool, man. You’re clearly ripping this kid off. Tricking him out of a bag of priceless pearls for a bit of food... doesn’t your conscience bother you at all?”

Wang Yi said, ”Look, he’s happy!”

”Yeah, I’m very happy!”

The carefree Chen Youzhi sat right down on the ground, tore open a bag of Golden Roasted Chicken, and began to eat with gusto, a look of pure enjoyment on his face.

”You idiot!” Zhao Jinlong muttered, then asked, ”Do you have any more pearls like these?”

”Not on me. I can gather more back home, but I’m out of Tokens, so I can’t come back to the Free Market!”

”Useless!”

Zhao Jinlong swore, then looked at Wang Yi again. ”No, this won’t do. Buddy, you have to split the pearls with me! Just consider it making a new friend, how about it?”

Wang Yi smiled faintly. ”You don’t sound like you want to make a friend. You sound like you want to make an enemy.”

”I’ll buy them, or trade for them! How about pork? I’ll give you ten thousand jin for half the bag!”

”I don’t need it! Right now, I’m only interested in Chaos Blind Boxes. Unless you’re trading a Chaos Blind Box, the deal’s off!”

Hearing this, Zhao Jinlong narrowed his eyes. He suddenly slammed his fist into his palm. ”Fine. I have a blue Chaos Blind Box. For half a bag of pearls! If you want it, we trade now. If not, or if you’re thinking of haggling, don’t even open your mouth!”

”Done!”

Wang Yi nodded. ’Another great deal.’

Soon, Zhao Jinlong traded over a blue Chaos Blind Box. Wang Yi, true to his word, counted out half the pearls and gave them to him.

After the transaction was complete, Wang Yi’s time ran out. A flash of light enveloped him, and he was forcibly teleported, returning to his Eggshell House in the blink of an eye.

’Not bad, not bad at all. This trip was incredibly fruitful!’

Overjoyed, Wang Yi immediately opened the blue Chaos Blind Box in his hand.