My fishing raft will ask for help.

The crab traps packed up in the afternoon brought another pleasant surprise, with the final profit slightly less than at noon, but still considerable.

Luo Hao slapped his thigh and sighed, "Looks like I'll have to treat everyone to massages again. And this isn't the first time; I'll have to let the cages out again tonight!"

His tone carried a sweet burden, and he spoke very softly, as if afraid that his younger sister, who was not far away, would hear him.

Zhou Miao smiled wryly, but thinking about the massage he had received that afternoon, he was somewhat tempted.

After all, it feels really good to be treated to a meal.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

These days, Zhou Miao is busy setting crab traps and fishing during the day, earning a steady income of over 10,000 yuan a day.

The income from fishing isn't much; the real money comes from swimming crabs.

Lu Xiaoxiao was completely captivated by this money-making scheme that could earn her several thousand yuan a day, and had long forgotten that she wanted to learn to swim and then go diving and beachcombing.

Luo Hao and Luo Qianqian had been setting crab traps for the past few days, but on the afternoon of the third day, they noticed a significant decrease in the number of crabs and decided to stop.

Actually, if you continue to release the cages, you can still earn one or two thousand yuan a day.

The profits over the past few days have far exceeded their expectations, but now they are entering the final stage.

If the two of them set crab traps again, they can certainly continue to earn some income.

But it will also affect Zhou Miao's income, which is why he acted so conscientiously.

Zhou Miao was indeed satisfied with their actions and felt that they were being considerate.

Moreover, Luo Qianqian has been meticulously shopping every day and trying her best to cook delicious meals for them.

Zhou Miao never expected that the seemingly carefree girl would have such a skill.

As for Luo Hao, he was even more interesting, as he specifically asked Zhou Miao about her massage experience last time.

After learning that he thought it was good, he specifically sought out Zhou Miao at his dilapidated fishing raft the next day and slipped a membership card into his pocket.

"Here you go! It's from Linxian Garden. There's five thousand dollars inside, and you can get a 35% discount. Go relax there if you're tired."

Zhou Miao, bewildered, pulled out his card from his pocket: "What's going on?"

"A massage card! Don't be shy, take it!"

"No, no, no, that's too much money, really no need!" Zhou Miao immediately tried to return the card after realizing what had happened.

"Hey, why are you being so polite with me? Just take it." Luo Hao's attitude was firm.

From the day he took Zhou Miao to get a massage, he set out crab traps for four whole days.

Even if he gave his sister 30% of the profits to him, he still made more than 8,000 yuan in net profit every day for the first three days.

There were fewer crabs on the last day, but I still made nearly five thousand.

Luo Hao knew in his heart that he had to do something!

Otherwise, he worried that his friendship with Zhou Miao would become strained.

What if he doesn't take me along when such a good thing happens again?

Anyone in sales knows that you have to take the customer inside the store to talk business. So what's wrong with giving him a massage membership card?

"They're all good people!" Zhou Miao thought with emotion as he watched Luo Hao leave and thought about Luo Qianqian's behavior over the past few days.

He invited them to set up crab traps because he himself hadn't expected the crab population to be so large.

Seeing that they earn over ten thousand yuan a day, Zhou Miao's heart was far from as calm as it appeared.

He did have a fleeting thought of regret, but it was the siblings' proactive attitude that put him at ease and made him realize that they were indeed worth befriending.

After all, she's twenty-eight years old; she's no longer naive.

If the other person only knows how to take, then the friendship will fade sooner or later.

As for whether they will be included in the next good event, that remains to be seen.

The task at the small beach is expected to be completed successfully in two more days.

The cleanup work on the fish rafts, however, will be completely completed today.

Lu Xiaoxiao had already cleaned up all the oysters and barnacles that were visible above the water around the fish raft.

After several days of hard work, Zhou Miao had cleared most of the underwater debris from the buoys, leaving only a small area remaining.

It was afternoon, and Luo Qianqian accompanied Lu Xiaoxiao to the small beach to guard the crab traps.

Zhou Miao didn't go along, which allowed him to complete the task of helping the fish raft.

He went into the warehouse, changed into a diving suit, and prepared to go into the water.

Going into the water during the day is indeed much more convenient than at night, at least it saves the trouble of using a flashlight, and the work efficiency is also much higher.

Zhou Miao bit down on the breathing tube and began to focus on her work.

Time passed slowly, and just as the setting sun spread its golden rays across the sea, the familiar system notification sounded in my mind.

[Congratulations, host, for solving the oyster problem at the fish farm. You have received a reward from the fish farm.]

[The Fishing Raft's Reward: While the host was shoveling oysters, the fishing raft noticed a group of small fish being attracted to the water. This inspired it to create a unique fishing ground buff. After obtaining this buff, various fish will gradually gather around the host whenever they appear at sea. Knowing the host enjoys fishing, the fishing raft specially offered this fishing ground buff.]

Fishing ground buff?

Is this another special ability similar to "body purification"?

Judging from this description, isn't the effect similar to baiting to attract fish?

Wouldn't that mean I'd become rich?

Zhou Miao felt a surge of excitement and, with a hint of anticipation, quickly opened the system interface.

However, when he learned about the specific attributes of the "Fishing Ground BUFF", his excitement instantly cooled, and he fell into deep thought.

In terms of the ability itself, this buff is indeed powerful.

But for Zhou Miao, it seemed rather impractical.

The trigger condition is simple: you just need to be at sea.

The problem is that once you return to shore, the fish-gathering effect you've worked so hard to build up will be reset to zero.

This in itself was acceptable, but the key was the phrase "slowly gathers fish," which made Zhou Miao immediately realize that this thing was useless to him.

For example, the buff only takes effect after the user stays in the water for more than six hours.

It takes 24 hours after it is turned on to attract some small schools of fish.

To achieve the best fish-attracting effect, it requires a full week of continuous accumulation!

More importantly, the buff effect is bound to a fixed location.

Once you leave this body of water, the effect is immediately reset to zero, and you have to start accumulating it all over again in a new place.

Zhou Miao looked up at his family's fishing raft, and for a moment he was both amused and exasperated: "Good heavens, is this your reward to me? Quite 'thoughtful,' tailor-made just for you!"

"What use is this thing to me? You should install it on yourself."

[Beep! Strong host intent detected. Integrate 'Fishing Ground Buff' into the fishing raft?]

This sudden notification startled Zhou Miao: "Holy crap?! These special abilities can be used on items?"

He was just making a sarcastic comment, but the system actually did it?

[System notification: This ability is only available to assets registered under the host's name.]

"Damn it! Why didn't you say so sooner!" Zhou Miao said, annoyed.

If I had known this would happen, I should have used that "body purification" ability on the fish farm back then!

In that case, the fish rafts will be able to automatically remove oysters, seaweed, and other attached organisms, saving him the trouble of cleaning them.

This was clearly an oversight caused by my insufficient understanding of the system's functions.

Zhou Miao quickly pressed for details, afraid of missing anything: "System, tell me the truth! Are you hiding any new features I don't know about? Explain them all to me now!"

[This system is merely a transit platform for collecting requests for help and extracting rewards; it has no other additional functions.]

"Then how can you let me incorporate the buff into the fish farm?"

The host has the autonomy to dispose of the mission rewards. The system only provides the means to use the abilities; how these abilities are applied to the host's property and items is determined by the host and is unrelated to the system's functionality.

"...Alright!" Zhou Miao finally understood completely.

He can use the special rewards he receives from places like fishing rafts and small beaches to apply them to his own items or businesses through the system.

Without further hesitation, he immediately made a decision: "System, immediately integrate the 'Fishing Ground Buff' into the fishing raft!"

[Ding! Fusion successful! The activation conditions for the 'Fishing Ground BUFF' have been triggered and it has been automatically activated.]

Based on previous information, this buff will take at least a day to take effect and a week to reach its optimal state.

Come back to the fishing raft in a week and you'll be able to experience its practical benefits firsthand.

However, Zhou Miao was also aware that the fish resources in the nearshore area were limited, and it would be difficult to make a lot of money fishing on the fish rafts by relying solely on this buff.

But right now, the fish rafts are about to start laying flooring and carrying out preliminary renovations, and they will be able to officially open for business once the work is completed.

The fish gathered by this buff are more than enough to satisfy the fishing experience of tourists and anglers.

As long as we can establish the reputation of the fishing rafts as "good for fishing", we will naturally attract more tourists and fishing enthusiasts, thus creating a virtuous cycle of business.

Thinking about this, Zhou Miao felt that all the hard work he had put in during this period of getting up early and working late into the sea to shovel oysters had not been in vain.