Bang!
Bang~
Bang.
Gunshots rang out one after another, yet each sound was slightly different.
Yang Yi was practicing marksmanship.
This flintlock pistol was unreliable, so he had to improve his accuracy to make up for this shortcoming.
A piece of wood was suspended at the stern of the ship, and Yang Yi stood at the bow, taking shots.
He spaced each shot one minute apart. It didn't matter if the pistol misfired; after all, this was just practice.
Next to him was a fishing rod. He would occasionally glance at the sea to check if there were any catches.
After a whole morning, he only managed to hit the target a dozen or so times. He was still miles away from being a sharpshooter.
Yang Yi ate a long - legged sardine.
By now, he was used to the taste and found that the long - legged sardine had an excellent flavor. Especially those four long legs, they were crispy and tasted like chicken!
The next day was the day the system had said the storm would arrive.
Yang Yi had stockpiled ten eyeball fruits, one black bread, 6 liters of fresh water, and over a dozen long - legged sardines.
During this period, he also caught a big fish, half a meter long!
[Name: Red - lipped Eel]
[Type: Food]
[Description: Beautiful fiery - red lips, too bad they're on a fish's mouth! Do you want to have a passionate kiss with it? It's a deep - sea fish species, edible, non - toxic, and the fish lips are tender.]
When this fish first appeared, it really startled him.
If he were to eat this fish raw, he'd have to bite those fiery - red lips. Even Yang Yi was a bit reluctant... unless he was really hungry.
Looking at these fiery - red lips, Yang Yi remembered last night's nightmare.
The dream was still vivid in his mind. In the dream, a woman with red eyes pointed a gun at his head.
Those vivid red eyes made him shudder...
[You feel creeped out, and your sanity drops by 8.]
The gun in that woman's hand was familiar to Yang Yi. It was his own flintlock pistol. But for some reason, it was now in her hands...
Just thinking about it sent a shiver of fear down his spine.
Thanks to this, Yang Yi didn't sleep well again, with dark circles under his eyes...
Fortunately, the corpse poison in his body had been cured, and his wounds had mostly healed. His Qi and blood were at 76, but his stamina recovered too slowly.
After a night's sleep, his stamina only recovered by about 30 points, severely limiting his activities during the day.
This couldn't go on.
He needed to find a way to quickly restore his stamina to offset this drawback.
For example, holy water could restore stamina, but it was too expensive and the restoration effect wasn't strong...
As he was thinking, he suddenly received an anonymous message.
"Look up and to the right. There's an island there!"
"Who are you?"
Yang Yi replied, but the other party didn't respond.
In this world, to initiate a private chat with someone, you at least need to know the name of their ship. If it's not a special ship, you also need to know their name.
But Yang Yi had never taken the initiative to disclose his information.
How did this person find out?
Could it be that they had some kind of cheat?
After thinking for a while, he came to two conclusions.
1. The other party might have a special skill that allowed them to see him, know the name of his ship, and this person wasn't far from him.
2. This was a special task given by the system.
He circled the ship but didn't see any suspicious ship shadows.
And indeed, there was an island in the upper - right direction.
The island wasn't big, with a bit of greenery. There should be trees on it.
Most likely, these trees could be cut down and turned into lumber.
Moreover, there might be other gains on the island.
If he had discovered it on his own, he'd probably have gone to check it out.
But now that someone had reminded him, he was a bit unsure.
In the end, Yang Yi decided to circle the island first and observe.
If there were no signs of other ships or players' activities, he'd choose a suitable place to go and take a look.
The gun in his hand gave him confidence.
At this stage, almost no players had a gun. At least, he'd never seen one in the chat channel.
As the ship approached, Yang Yi could see the island in its entirety.
It was a tropical - style island, about three kilometers in diameter, not very large.
The edge was a golden sandy beach, with some shellfish and crabs scuttling about. In Yang Yi's eyes, these were all sources of protein!
But what attracted Yang Yi the most were the coconut trees on the island.
The tallest one had a bronze treasure chest hanging on it.
Moreover, there were no signs of players landing on the island.
These coconuts hadn't been touched!
After hesitating for a while, Yang Yi still decided to go to the island.
He chose a suitable place to drop anchor and then disembarked and went ashore.
As soon as he stepped on the land, Yang Yi felt as if he had entered a different world.
It had only been a few days at sea.
He caught some food on the beach, such as green crabs, clams, and scallops.
[Name: Green Crab]
[Type: Food]
[Description: A common type of crab, all - natural and pollution - free, with plump and delicious meat.]
[Name: Clam]
[Type: Ingredient]
[Description: A common type of shellfish, edible, and can be made into a delicious clam soup.]
[Name: Scallop]
[Type: Food]
[Description: If you have minced garlic and vermicelli, grilling a few will leave you with an endless aftertaste!]
Yang Yi picked up a bunch and threw them into the cabin, planning to eat them later.
The main event was yet to come: a cluster of lush, green coconut trees.
These trees were generally seven or eight meters tall, and the tallest ones were over ten meters, laden with heavy coconuts.
These were important sources of fresh water. They were also easy to store, and the coconut meat could provide dietary fiber.
They tasted okay too.
They were treasures that he definitely couldn't miss once he saw them!
However, Yang Yi wasn't good at climbing trees. If he accidentally slipped, he could even break his leg or spine.
He didn't have any means to treat injuries, so he couldn't take that risk.
Using the gun to blast the trees down... it would be convenient, but it would make too much noise. If there were monsters on the island, that would be bad.
As he walked around the trees, some stones of various sizes caught his attention.
[Name: Stone]
[Type: Material]
[Description: Can be collected as stone material for manufacturing. If it's a large stone, it's best to prepare a pickaxe.]
Yang Yi directly picked up a pile of medium - sized stones and placed them on the shore.
Then he swam back to the Nightmare Ship, adjusted its position, and used the claw hook to haul the stones onto the ship.
After two round - trips, he had collected a total of 25 units of stone material.
To make a simple stone axe, 5 units of stone material and 5 units of lumber were required.
This was a synthesis function built into the log, which could be used to make some basic tools, including fishing rods, spears, bows, and arrows.
The quality was surely poor, as it didn't even display any attributes, and was even inferior to ordinary equipment.
He carried a stone axe and disembarked, walking towards the tallest coconut tree.
It had over a dozen large coconuts and a bronze treasure chest hanging on it.
This was the first tree he was going to "harvest".