Bizarre Voyage: Summoning The Fourth Crisis

Battle Bliss: ”Holy crap, Mushroom, you’ve really made it! But eating during a fight... just feels a little weird.”

Poems and the Faraway Place: ”That’s a great insight, amazing! (Thumbs up)”

Brother Miao Won’t Fail the Exam: ”That makes sense. We can definitely use fish as a budget substitute. The Wax Oil used to process them isn’t too much, and it’s definitely a better deal than dying once.”

My hamster’s name is Guagua: ”But where are we going to get that many fish?”

Bees don’t like flying: ”Go find Brother Yu! He spends all day fishing by the shore, so he must have a huge stash. We can trade Wax Oil for it. @Angler Who Never Skunks”

Angler Who Never Skunks: ”...I do catch a lot of fish, but I need them myself. Uh, battling monsters uses up quite a bit...”

Ah Zheng Can’t Speak: ”Brother Yu, don’t tell me you actually didn’t catch any?”

Call Me Tall Plant: ”Hahahahaha!”

I do Bull’s Push-ups: ”Mushroom, you’ve changed. You’ve become someone I barely recognize. We used to all be nobodies, but now you’ve suddenly become a big shot who makes popular posts (sigh)...”

Mushroom: ”You psycho, stop messing around here and hurry up and post that map of the Near-Sea Cave you made. @I do Bull’s Push-ups.”

...

It had to be said, with players having a clear need, Mushroom’s budget substitute plan gave many of them a new idea.

Soon, many rookie anglers began to pop up on Candle Island, and players could often be seen fishing in the nearby sea.

The one hit hardest by this was Brother Yu.

”Huh? That’s a good fishing spot. Let’s go, let’s go over there.”

”Eh? Brother Yu! You’re a legend! What a coincidence, running into you here, haha.”

Brother Yu, who was in the middle of fishing, heard the other players’ voices and his expression immediately darkened.

’How come more people are here?’

Frustrated, Brother Yu packed up his fishing rod and basket and got up to leave.

When the two players saw Brother Yu about to leave, they thought they had disturbed the master and hurriedly apologized.

But Brother Yu just coughed and said, ”No, it’s just that my wife is calling me for dinner. I’ll be back later. You guys go ahead and fish.”

With that, he took off in a flash.

”Isn’t it the middle of the night? Brother Yu’s wife is calling him for a midnight snack? She’s that nice?”

”Sigh, you don’t get it. I heard from others that Brother Yu fishes all day but always gets skunked. He probably doesn’t want us to see...”

”Ah? Hahahahaha... No way. There are actually people who can’t even catch fish in a video game? That’s just too unlucky...”

...

A fishing craze swept through the player base.

However, this didn’t affect the rate at which Luo Ge’s Wax Oil supply grew.

After all, for most players, the ultimate goal of fishing was just to stockpile consumables for running dungeons.

As a result, not only did the rate of Luo Ge’s Wax Oil increase not slow down, but it actually picked up a bit because the players’ margin for error had increased.

”Candlekeeper, Candlekeeper!”

Luo Ge, who was inside the Spirit Candle’s space, suddenly heard a call from the Reef Cave.

Luo Ge’s brow furrowed slightly. When he materialized, he saw the player known as ”Storyteller.”

Besides him, there were also two new players standing by the Spirit Candle who had just arrived, watching them with some curiosity.

”I’ve figured out the general origins of Fire Ignition Lakemod in the Near-Sea Cave!”

Storyteller said, full of confidence.

Luo Ge was a little surprised to see this.

It wasn’t that he was surprised Storyteller had found the origin of the cave’s boss, but rather that he actually had the perseverance to go look for it.

After all, several days had passed since he had given Storyteller this task. In that time, as a new player, Storyteller had to learn combat skills, save up Wax Oil, buy a Spirit Fire Raft, and so on...

The fact that he could maintain his enthusiasm to do something with no quest prompts or rewards, even under such circumstances, was truly commendable.

’It seems he truly has a keen interest in this sort of thing.’

”If that’s the case, then tell me about it.”

Luo Ge said.

”Alright!” Hearing this, Storyteller immediately began to recount his findings.

The two players standing nearby were also very curious.

On the Spirit Candle Forum, a player had already obtained the [Damp Nautical Diary] by defeating Fire Ignition Lakemod and had shared its contents.

The power of the Spirit Candle came with a translation function, so the players were able to understand the information inside.

Storyteller was naturally aware of the story within it as well.

But the story he told Luo Ge included other details and interesting discoveries.

”...I learned from other Candle Spirit Warriors that if Fire Ignition Lakemod isn’t killed immediately when he’s on the verge of death, he has a new line... a last word.”

”Specifically: ’Tainted Fire... no...’”

”Also, some Candle Spirit Warriors have found strange little stones inside the pit...”

”Combining all this information, I have a theory. Fire Ignition Lakemod was actually very close to succeeding with his Fire Ignition, but in the end, he was transformed into his current monstrous form because of the Tainted Fire...”

”As for that thief, Living Bone, I have a theory about him too, but it still needs further proof...”

Storyteller analyzed, his reasoning clear and logical.

This made a thoughtful look flash through Luo Ge’s eyes.

’It seems even my own explorations have oversights. For instance, I completely missed Lakemod’s last words on the brink of death.’

’Tainted Fire... This is an important piece of information.’

’I never expected that a casual dismissal back then would bring me such a pleasant surprise today. This player truly has an insatiable curiosity.’

Looking at Storyteller, Luo Ge gave a slight nod. After a moment of consideration, he spoke again.

”Nicely done.”

”In exchange, as promised, I will give you a valuable clue...”

At this point, Luo Ge glanced at the two new players beside them and temporarily blocked their hearing.

’No freebies. Not a chance.’

”The Devil Fish in the nearby sea possess a usable method of Casting.”

Then, Luo Ge added one more thing, ”If you find any more valuable information, you can bring it to me.”

After he finished speaking, his figure vanished, and the auditory restriction on the two gawking new players was lifted.

”Devil Fish... a usable method of Casting...”

Storyteller mulled over the information Luo Ge had given him, lost in thought.

”Holy shit? Why did everything suddenly go quiet? Did I lag at a crucial moment?”

”Huh? Me too, I couldn’t hear a thing. What did the Candlekeeper just say?”

The two new players scratched their heads, completely bewildered. They had been hoping to eavesdrop on the conversation between Storyteller and the Candlekeeper.

”Hey, expert, what did the Candlekeeper just say?”

The two new players looked at Storyteller with curiosity written all over their faces.

Storyteller didn’t answer them right away. Instead, he furrowed his brow in thought for a moment, then bolted out of the cave in a flash.

”Just keep an eye on the forums...”

He left them with those words as he ran.