11: Chapter 11 Choosing a Concubine from Among Fish

Lin Ye stepped into the jungle of the Level 2 Floating Island.

His right knee was injured, and his pant leg was stuck to the flesh; even the slightest tug caused pain.

But he did not slow his pace.

In this area with unknown conditions, he had to figure out the surrounding environment as quickly as possible.

Along the way, he had mastered the micro-operations of the "blink frames" of his Eye of Destiny.

Take a look, turn it off, then walk.

This also caused his route to appear extremely bizarre to outsiders.

Clearly, to the front left was a flat patch of moss, a seemingly perfect path.

But Lin Ye paused, abruptly turned sideways, and squeezed into the bushes on the right.

After walking for a while, he stopped again for no apparent reason.

A cluster of luscious, dripping berries hung in front of him, looking thirst-quenching, yet he took a wide detour to avoid them.

In the Great Xia Live Stream, the chat was flooded with question marks.

[What is wrong with Brother Eye? Is he performing a ritual?]

[This pathing is so weird. That open ground is so easy to walk across, yet he insists on drilling through the bushes.]

[His leg is still injured, why take a detour!]

[Could it be that his wound is infected and he's burning up, making him delirious?]

[Shut up, you in front! Brother Eye must have his reasons! Have you forgotten his egg-stealing prowess from yesterday!]

Lin Ye was completely unaware of the argument in the chat.

He stopped.

His ears twitched; the faint sound of flowing water came from the front right.

Lin Ye's eyes lit up, and he immediately changed direction, drawing his dagger to hack through the vines blocking his path.

Pushing aside the last leaf, the scene before him shifted.

A small stream, three or four meters wide, lay across his path.

The stream was clear; the outlines of the pebbles on the bottom were distinct, and the water plants swayed with the current.

From time to time, silvery scales flashed on the water's surface.

Fish!

He walked over quickly, and a prompt popped up on his right eye's display:

[Silver Shuttle Fish]

Meanwhile, the Great Xia Live Stream became lively.

[Holy crap! He actually found running water!]

[And there's fish! Brother Eye is set this time; hurry up and start a fire to cook!]

[He skipped the newbie village and went straight to the resource zone!]

[Hurry up and catch two to roast and eat to replenish your stamina!]

Seeing the atmosphere getting more and more hyped, Xu Mingyuan poured a bucket of cold water on it.

"Everyone, don't get happy too early."

"Wild water conditions are complex; underwater currents and parasites are fatal threats."

"More importantly, Lin Ye's monocular vision lacks stereoscopic depth perception, and there is also light refraction interference on the water surface; the distance and depth he sees are all illusions."

"If he tries to spear fish with a branch, his hit rate will be almost zero."

As soon as this hardcore scientific explanation landed, a large number of overseas IDs that had been holding back immediately popped up.

[Japan: Hahaha, your expert has some self-awareness! A blind man wants to catch fish?]

[USA: Used up all your luck? When real skills are needed, the disabled reveal their true colors!]

[South Korea: Great Xia people can only watch the fish and starve; how pitiful, simida.]

[Monkey Country: Hurry up and become a vassal; maybe your master will reward you with a fish bone.]

The screen was full of mockery.

Commentator Chen Guofeng clenched his fists, the veins on his neck bulging.

Just as he was about to lash out in retaliation, Lin Ye on the screen made an unexpected move.

Lin Ye stood by the stream, his left eye slightly narrowed.

In the crystal-clear stream water, there were dense, tiny gray spots.

He looked at the Silver Shuttle Fish swimming in the water.

Similarly, some of the fish had varying amounts of gray spots attached to their bodies.

Lin Ye curled his lip and turned away decisively.

He went directly upstream along the creek.

100 meters.

200 meters.

Until at the end of the stream, a moss-covered rock crevice appeared before him.

Groundwater was gushing out continuously from the crevice.

A sweep with his left eye.

Pure light green, without a single gray spot.

But it was too clean; there wasn't a single living thing.

Lin Ye stepped forward and tested the water temperature with his hand; it was icy cold.

He rolled up his blood-stained right pant leg, cupped some clear water, and gritted his teeth as he washed the mud and blood scabs from his wound.

After cleaning it, he glanced at it with the Eye of Destiny.

The gray spots were still there.

"How stupid!"

High-dimensional energy is an energetic substance; to think he expected to wash it off with water.

He sighed and pulled out his dagger.

He cut a strip of cloth from the hem of his shirt and bandaged the wound tightly.

After finishing all this, he took off his backpack.

He took out his small folding iron pot and filled it with a full pot of clean water directly from the source.

He picked it up and took a big gulp, "gulp, gulp."

His parched throat felt comfortable instantly.

In the Great Xia Live Stream, Su Qinglan's beautiful eyes lit up.

"Everyone, look!"

"Lin Ye did not act blindly; he maintained restraint and caution."

"Going upstream to find the source for water not only ensured the safety of his drinking water but also reduced the risk of wound infection."

"This is not only taking responsibility for himself, but it also demonstrates long-term vision!"

Xu Mingyuan opened his mouth, but couldn't squeeze out a word for a long time.

From the perspective of wilderness survival, this "finding the source for water" operation.

Was logically rigorous and impeccable.

The originally worried Great Xia audience suddenly realized.

[Did you hear that? These are the survival details of a top-tier "Lao Liu"!]

[Who just said Brother Eye doesn't understand survival? Step out and take a beating!]

[Where are the foreign dogs? Keep barking?]

[Japan: Baka! What's there to be proud of? If he can't catch fish, he'll still starve to death!]

[Oh, you really came out; bark "woof woof" for us to hear!]

[Japan: ...]

After resolving the water source and wound concerns, Lin Ye carried the full pot of water and headed back.

He walked back slowly, his left eye flashing from time to time.

A half-arm-long fish swam past his feet.

It had gray spots on its tail; reject.

Another smaller fish leaped out of the water.

It had dense gray spots on its gills; get lost.

Lin Ye carried the iron pot in one hand, while the other was empty.

Whenever he saw fish in the stream, he would stop and take a careful look.

Then he would shake his head and continue walking forward.

This "look but don't touch" behavior again caused confusion in the livestream.

[What is Brother Eye doing? Picking a fish concubine?]

[Boss, this one isn't lively; give me one with a better appearance!]

[I get it; Brother Eye is fishing with his mind; this is a lost secret technique!]

[Going back and forth like this, what is he even after?]

[USA: Pretending! He just can't catch anything and is masking his embarrassment!]

[Monkey Country: He doesn't even have the guts to get in the water; Great Xia's Challengers are all a bunch of trash!]

...

Disaster Prevention Administration, Third Research Group.

Lu Chen sat at his workstation, staring at Lin Ye on the screen.

His fingers tapped rapidly on the keyboard, and the recording software took screenshots frantically.

Every time Lin Ye stopped to look at the fish, the footage was pulled out separately and enlarged.

"The first one, nothing wrong with it, he didn't like it."

"The second one, same thing, still didn't like it."

"To the naked eye, these fish have almost no difference in size or swimming posture."

Lu Chen took off his glasses and threw them on the table.

"He is filtering..."

"And again, using that standard I cannot understand."

"Picking fruits yesterday, picking live fish today."

"And roaming around in the jungle before; Lin Ye must have seen something we can't see."

"What exactly is it?"

...

Void Sea.

Lin Ye's gaze scanned the water area rapidly.

Suddenly, his steps stopped.

A shoal three meters ahead.

A fat fish, fully the length of a forearm, was slowly rooting around the water plants in a pile of pebbles.

Eye of Destiny, activate.

The entire fish body was wrapped in a pale green glow.

Gills, scales, belly—not a single gray spot.

Clean.

You're the one.

Lin Ye carefully placed the small iron pot full of water on the ground.

He used two stones to secure it on the side.

Then he stood up straight and raised his right arm.

In the Great Xia Live Stream.

[Holy crap! I guessed what Brother Eye is going to do!]

[Who can't tell? It's just that this is like using a cannon to shoot a mosquito...]

[Teacher Xu: Monocular refraction means you can't spear the fish. Brother Eye: My lord, the times have changed!]

[Fire the cannon!!!]

Lin Ye swung his arm slightly, aiming with the Wind-Chasing Claw.

He pressed the firing switch with his thumb.

"Bang—!"