Chapter 65-2: New Territory Expansion (2) |
Wu Quan’s guide post continued to skyrocket in popularity on the forum, drawing in a large number of fishing enthusiasts to join the discussion.
Once they learned that fishing could also help players grow in Monster World, many left comments asking for detailed guidance.
Wu Quan patiently responded to their questions while continuing to fish.
During this period, some players also proposed alternative materials for fishing rods, sharing that they had discovered better plant types while exploring Monster World.
The growing influence of the post far exceeded Wu Quan’s expectations.
The first major impact was on the market price of Iron Shell Bug silk, which began to soar rapidly.
Many players, following Wu Quan’s guide to craft fishing gear, needed Iron Shell Bug silk to make fishing lines.
This low-level material that most players had sacrificed early on to the Emperor’s Sign now skyrocketed in price thanks to the emergence of the fishing build.
And few players had any stock left.
Only a few hoarder players still held reserves of this resource.
This left many players who had sacrificed their silk earlier filled with regret, wishing they had kept it, the value would have multiplied tenfold by now.
At least until a new fishing line substitute was found, the price of Iron Shell Bug silk would continue to climb.
This was also the first time players realized that materials dropped by monsters could have uses beyond simply sacrificing them.
Many started considering hoarding various materials, thinking that some seemingly worthless items might suddenly find new uses and soar in price someday.
Aside from the fishing gameplay itself, the most discussed topic in the thread was players’ growing curiosity about the taste of the fish meat. Many even offered high prices to buy fish meat just to taste it themselves.
This also made some Gold-Farmer players see a new business opportunity.
Just as Wu Quan had hoped, his guide post successfully opened up an entirely new gameplay path in the game.
Though still in its early formation phase, with no professional advice yet available, it was clear that as more fishing players joined and brainstormed together, fishing gameplay would undergo wave after wave of upgrades, especially in fishing gear development.
As the popularity continued to rise, a surge of players flooded into Wu Quan’s livestream, shooting his previously empty stream to a massive viewer count.
During the stream, Wu Quan caught a level 3 aquatic creature.
It looked like a cross between a fish and a turtle, with a shell on its back.
Analysis information displayed.
[Turtle Ray (Monster)]
Hunt Level: 3
Monster Description: A common low-level aquatic creature found in the Pale Continent – Emperor’s Mound Mountain Range region. Omnivorous with a wide diet, it uses its keen sense of smell to search for prey underwater but primarily feeds on aquatic plants and algae. Prefers to reside in deep lakes and favors dark, quiet waters. During the day, it often hides in underwater caves or rock crevices, using camouflage to blend into its surroundings and avoid predators, typically emerging at night to feed.
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Although the Turtle Ray looked odd, Wu Quan still chose to process it into meat after killing it. In front of his live audience, he skewered the meat onto a wooden stick and grilled it over a torch.
The grilled fish turned an enticing golden color.
Even though the viewers couldn’t smell it through the screen, the sizzling, oil-dripping fish made their appetites go wild.
Some viewers even immediately sent messages offering to buy the fish meat for a taste.
Wu Quan ignored these requests.
Under the watchful eyes of the livestream audience, Wu Quan took large bites, describing the flavor as he ate.
Once again, he was completely conquered by the taste of fish meat imbued with spiritual energy.
Although the preparation was simple, just grilling over an open flame, the fish remained tender and juicy inside, the perfect heat sealing in all its rich flavors. Every bite offered a crispy skin with a slight char, followed by soft, sweet fish meat bursting with indescribable deliciousness that danced across his taste buds, bringing endless satisfaction and joy.
After devouring the grilled fish, Wu Quan gave a thumbs-up toward the livestream camera (his Guide projection):
“Absolutely delicious, an experience you’ll never get in real life. You guys have to try it.”
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Primordial Altar.
Naturally, Qi Sheng saw the Guide post Wu Quan had published.
And this was precisely the outcome he had hoped for.
Just like hunting monsters, whenever players fished and processed aquatic creatures, whether decomposing them into food or killing them for evolution points and sacrificial power, he could draw 30% of the gains. In essence, fishing was simply another form of hunting.
His profits would not be affected at all.
More importantly, the rise of the fishing build opened up a brand-new field for containing Primordial Monsters.
The Emperor had originally created a vast number of Primordial Monsters, not just those roaming the land or flying in the skies, but many hidden throughout Monster World’s bodies of water and oceans.
Compared to land-based Primordial Monsters, locating aquatic Primordials was far more difficult, especially since no suitable aquatic Primordial Monster Souls currently existed for players.
The appearance of fishing players would undoubtedly fill this gap in the containment of aquatic Primordials, bringing new possibilities for expansion.
This could only benefit the development of the player army.
Furthermore, the development of fish meat could potentially tie into a future side-profession system Qi Sheng was planning, where players could produce spiritual food to gain growth attributes.
In Qi Sheng’s vision, the player army needed not only powerful combat players, but also large numbers of functional support players dedicated to innovating new fields, providing additional growth boosts for the player force.
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