Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 795 - 717: Fisherman’s Worries

"Here is the perilous sea area, a new journey begins!"

Feeling the salty and refreshing sea breeze, Su Ran sighed deeply. No wonder people chose to holiday by the sea. Such enjoyment!

Since he got this strange disease, he could not enjoy a cheerful outing with his family. A seaside vacation? That was just wishful thinking.

At this thought, Su Ran’s expression became quite gloomy.

"Forget it, I shouldn’t think about vacations when death is knocking on my door. That’s ridiculous."

With a satirical shake of his head, Su Ran suddenly appeared much more lively.

The game was too realistic, particularly the scenic locations, which significantly enhanced the player’s immersion. Su Ran got into his role quickly.

"The sea is such an alluring place!"

Having the Ice Orb, Su Ran wasn’t afraid of the sea. On the contrary, he felt quite excited. Like a fish seeing water, he was eager to dive into the ocean.

However, this time Su Ran’s task was on the Fisherman’s Island. He just needed to find the NPC and continue the task. He believed that this task should be like a bonus question, not difficult.

"This island has some impressive scenery!"

Su Ran did not go far before he got fascinated by the sight in front of him. The numerous coconut trees made him feel quite invigorated. Especially those coconuts on the top of the trees, they stirred his excitement even more.

However, the coconuts in the game might be different from those in reality. Who knew what attributes the system would assign to them? Like coconut bombs, coconut poison...

Having thought that, Su Ran lost his desire to pick some coconuts for tasting and just continued his way forward.

"The terrain is quite large, making the search for the NPC more difficult. Don’t know whether the terrain respawns monsters or not. It’s better to be careful."

Su Ran walked forward very cautiously, looking around, afraid to fall into any traps.

New terrains needed exploration, which naturally slowed his pace. Yet Su Ran was not in a rush. He carefully searched the suspicious areas on the island.

"Squeak!"

A sharp cry suddenly rang out, giving Su Ran a start. He quickly looked up at the coconut tree and saw a black monkey curiously staring at him.

"Gosh, I thought it was a monster."

Su Ran was on edge. When he realized it was just a monkey, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, a fragmentary singing attracted Su Ran’s attention, lighting up his eyes. He quickly moved towards the source of the singing.

An NPC appearing in a special terrain was absolutely the task NPC. He found a clue to the task!

Quickly crossing the coconut grove, Su Ran found a small wooden boat by the sea. On it stood a middle-aged man with a straw hat who was mechanically rowing. He had a worried look on his face. From the sorrowful melody, it was clear that he was in a bad mood.

"I’m lucky, just in time to meet this NPC who’s returning from fishing."

Su Ran was delighted. He did not rush to approach but waited until the fisherman had finished tying up his boat and was tidying up the nets. That’s when Su Ran quickly walked over.

"Hello sir, I am an adventurer who just arrived in this area. I am unfamiliar with this place and would like to ask for your help."

Su Ran was very humble when he spoke to the fisherman, putting himself in a subordinate position.

"Eh? A stranger?"

A three-pronged fork appeared in the fisherman’s hand, he stared narrowly at Su Ran. Noticing no ill intentions from him, the fisherman finally put away his fork and said coldly, "Stay aside, can’t you see I’m busy?!"

"Sir, I can help you!"

Su Ran quickly hopped onto the boat, grabbed the fishing net, and started tidying it up without waiting for the fisherman’s consent.

"Be gentle, this fishing net is my source of food. If you damage it, you’ll have to compensate me!"

Seeing Su Ran’s clumsy handling, the fisherman was anxious. But having someone help him did save him a lot of work.

"Uncle, it looks like you didn’t get much from this fishing trip. Why is that?"

Su Ran rummaged through the fishing net. He found a few fish. The rest were just miscellaneous items: old clothes, broken stones, broken bottles. There was nothing valuable at all.

"Well... don’t mention it!"

The fisherman sighed, pointing to the sea area in the north. "You are new here, not familiar with this place, most of the fish have migrated to the North Sea. If we can catch one or two here, we can consider ourselves lucky. Ah, life is getting harder and harder."

"Uncle, why aren’t you going to fish in the North Sea?"

Su Ran asked curiously. If there were fish in the North Sea, why not go over there? He had a boat and nets. It didn’t make sense that he would stick to this small patch of sea.

"Hmph, I want to live a bit longer!"

The fisherman gave Su Ran an angry glance. "There are sea monsters swimming freely over there, going to fish there is as good as seeking death."

"Ah?"

Su Ran then realized that there were risks to consider when going fishing in the game. He laughed awkwardly and continued, "So how can we get the fish from the North Sea to come here?"

"Easier said than done! A few days ago, a Golden Scaled Barracuda King appeared at the junction and took control of that region. Unless this damned king is killed off, forget about the fish from the North Sea. If this continues, how am I supposed to make a living? It’s maddening!"

The fisherman let out a long sigh, his eyes flashing with anger, but there was nothing he could do about it.

A-ha!

Isn’t this a hint for a task?!

"Uncle, I happen to be good at swimming. Why don’t I kill this king fish for you? Wouldn’t that solve the problem?"

Su Ran’s eyes lit up, quickly picking up the topic, claiming the heavy responsibility for himself.

"You?"

The fisherman looked at Su Ran skeptically, not believing him at all.

"Young man, not to belittle you, but how can a frail fellow like you fight the king of the Black Scaled Marlin?"

After some thought, the fisherman said, "Here’s the deal. If you can defeat me, I’ll let you take on this task!"

Having said that, the fisherman jumped off his boat, brandishing the three-pronged fork in his hand and gesturing it at Su Ran.

"Ding! Congratulations to player Skull for receiving a temporary task, The Fisherman’s Challenge. Do you accept?"

The system’s prompt rang out, making Su Ran pause. He cautiously glanced at the fisherman’s physique, realizing that the latter was only a level 35 ordinary character, not even a boss. Su Ran then revealed a confident smile.

"Uncle, wait a moment. Let me prepare first."

Instead of accepting the challenge right away, Su Ran jumped off the boat, stood opposite to the fisherman, and began his pre-fight preparations.

"Swish!"

Ten Bronze Skeletons emerged from the ground. Then, using the Time Rewind skill, ten more skeletons appeared. This still wasn’t the end. Su Ran continued to summon, and a hulking Sand Puppet along with the Dark Bone Lion appeared between the two competitors.

"Well, I think this is quite enough. If I summon any more, it would be bullying."

Su Ran restrained himself from summoning more and immediately chose to accept the challenge!

"..."

The fisherman gaped at Su Ran’s large pets, completely stunned. So shocked that he even dropped his fork without realizing it.