There can't be a Harvest Moon in the RimWorld.

As Cold Air was thinking this, a tremendous suction force suddenly came, irresistibly sucking away the surrounding air. The Sea Breeze Clan scattered in all directions, but Cold Air, caught off guard, was sucked in by Zack and disappeared into his gaping maw...

But all I saw was Zack gasp and exclaim, "Marcus! What did you catch?!"

Chapter 217 The Sea Bass Rendezvous

"This thing looks like a fossil, doesn't it?" I dragged a large, dark object out of the water, washed it briefly in the water from the dock, and its original appearance was revealed.

It was a piece of dark wood, hard and heavy with a fine texture. The wood was dark brown with a special luster, high in oil content, insect-resistant and rot-resistant, heavy and hard, and did not fade when soaked in water. It looked as ancient as a fossil.

I tapped the outer shell of the piece of wood and heard a sound like a bell.

"Fossilized wood? Why would there be something like this in the sea?" Zack rushed over, picked up the wood, and examined it carefully.

Unless his eyes are like a microscope, he's wasting his time. I snatched the wood back from his hand and placed it in shallow water. Without hesitation, the wood sank to the bottom.

“This is a piece of petrified wood.” I pulled out the dark wood and said firmly, “Pelt wood is actually carbonized wood, and its appearance is mainly due to geological disasters in ancient times.”

"Trees in primeval forests suffer from sudden geological disasters and are buried in the mud and sand of riverbeds or in the dark, oxygen-deficient strata. After thousands or even tens of thousands of years of erosion and transformation by nature, they are transformed into plant products that are neither stone nor wood."

Zack scratched his head and said, "I understand the logic, but why is there petrified wood here?"

I took a deep breath: "This might... be an accident."

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"Polishing activity detected by colonists. Fishing zone unlocked!"

"Select command: Create a fishing and hunting area."

"Information prompt: Please set up a fishing and hunting area for catching fish. The type of fish caught depends on the water type and the size of the species set for catching."

"Automatically determine the current fishing/hunting type: marine fishing/hunting area."

"Please set the selection options: catch small fish / catch medium fish / catch large fish."

"Information Tip: Select the size of your target catch. Catching smaller fish takes less time, but the fish will have less nutrition. The reverse is also true. But there will always be surprises. Occasionally, you will catch some fish that do not match your selected size, as well as some special items."

"Command selected: Catch large fish".

"The types of fish hunted have been finalized: salmon, halibut, cod, and tuna."

Just as I was sitting down feeling extremely uncomfortable, the system's prompt finally arrived, offering me a very attractive solution!

As expected, the system has a fishing function!

In order to impress Zack, I deliberately chose to catch large fish, so that he could experience what a fucking surprise is!

But what I didn't expect was that the colonist system taught me what a fucking surprise was!

"The colonist Marcus caught something special while fishing: 1 piece of fossilized wood."

Don't panic, it's just a technical adjustment...

But I found a fossil while fishing. Should I feel proud or confused? Where did this thing come from?

Never mind, let's pull him up first!

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"Zack, this is a real gem! Make some beads out of it, it'll be so impressive!"

For something of unknown purpose, just make beads from it! Everything can be made into beads!

“Alright, if you can make it into a work of art, I can help you sell it.” Zack also looked carefully at the irregular block of wood, which was about 30 centimeters long and 10 centimeters thick, and felt the smooth and dense texture on it, and also felt that it was a rare material.

Then, Zach changed the subject: "But Marcus, you should still use bait when you fish, otherwise you won't catch any fish... Where are you?"

Zack was still trying to persuade me, but he found that I had disappeared from his sight. He ran back to the dock, held the fishing rod seriously, and remained motionless, eyes downcast.

Well said, but I won't listen!

With my colony system in place, why would I need to reason with a mere mortal like you?

So what if you can unlock a gene lock? Come and see my magic of creating something from nothing!

Catching large fish is indeed a long process. I sat there for almost fifteen minutes before I heard anything bite the hook.

"What is it?" I wondered, slowly reeling in the fishing line, weighing the incoming weight to try and guess the size of the prey.

"The colonist Marcus caught something special while fishing: 1 Emerald."

After I pulled my prey out of the water, the system notification sounded.

This time, a delicate green stone, tangled in fishing line, flew out of the water and landed in my hand. This time, it even had system attributes.

Item Name: Jade

Item Description: A hard green stone. Due to its beauty and rarity, jade is often used for embellishment and decoration. Its hardness and density also make it a good material for blunt weapons.

Physical mass: 0.5 kg

Flammability: 0%

When crafting weapons:

Blunt damage * 150%

Intensive cooling *130%

Aesthetics increased by 250%

When making art objects:

Aesthetics +10

Zack rushed over upon hearing the news, staring in shock at the one-pound jade in my hand, and stammered, "This is jade? Did...did you fish it up?"

"Genuine, no doubt about it." I nodded helplessly. What's wrong with this colonist system? I tried fishing twice in a row and no fish bit, but instead this strange thing appeared...

“This is a good item. You can have Sebala make it into jewelry; it should fetch a high price.” Zack nodded, looking at me with pity, as if trying to persuade me to turn over a new leaf.

"You wait! I'm going to catch a fish this time!"

I was unwilling to give up, so I threw the jade at him and quickly returned to the dock to continue fishing!

Fifteen minutes later, another strong pull came, which I keenly noticed: "The fish has taken the bait!"

But the moment I pulled in my prey, I knew something was wrong. A fish on the hook should be pulling against it, trying to break free. But what I felt in my hand was something like a heavy weight on the line, pressing down on the rod so hard it almost bent it.

This feeling is exactly the same as the last time.

The results are in...

"Colonel Marcus caught something special while fishing: 1 piece of steel."

That's enough!

Where's the fish?!

Where are my fish?!

I'm such a big fish!

Why is the ocean like a garbage can, where all sorts of strange things can appear?

Zack, you bastard, are you throwing trash into the ocean every day?!

Item Name: Steel

Item Description: An iron-carbon alloy, a versatile material that can be used to construct buildings, tools, or weapons.

Physical mass: 0.5 kg

Flammability: 0%

When crafting weapons:

Blunt weapon damage * 100%

Sharp weapon damage * 100%

Aesthetics*100%

"Marcus, what did you catch this time?" Zack seemed to have accepted reality this time, grinning widely as he held up the fossil and jade, clicking his tongue in amazement, "This looks like a piece of good steel!"

"...Right. Zack, don't you have anything to say about the steel blocks in the water?"

"I don't know. Is it a bit like the special steel I lost last week from Sebala?"

...So it really was you, you bastard!

Chapter 218 Picnic

At a rate of once every fifteen minutes, I hooked the bait eight times in two hours, and each time I caught something different, which made me feel dizzy.

In the final tally, the catch included a piece of submerged wood, a piece of raw jade, a piece of special steel ordered by Sebala, a broken boot, two empty cans, and two bottles of beer.

How did this beer end up in the sea? That's something I'm really curious about. But what I'm even more curious about is that the bay in front of Zack's house is a magical place comparable to Tokyo Bay.

Legend has it that Tokyo Bay contains enough coal for Japan to use for 500 years, oil for 100 years, rare earth elements for 400 years, iron ore for 300 years, and 200 Yamato-class battleships. Underwater, hundreds of thousands of Showa-era men with rich combat experience are sealed in oil paper! Not to mention the Ultraman company-sized units underwater, and a dozen sleeping Godzillas.

This small bay in front of Zack's house is also a feng shui treasure land, suitable for burying treasures and attracting wealth?

If I still haven't noticed the problem in this situation, then my brain really is only good for making beads.

I gave Zack a subtle look, signaling that he'd better give me an explanation, or I'd have to pay him for the two hours I wasted at the exchange rate of the Mental Time Chamber.

Zack glanced at me guiltily, then turned away and whistled, indicating that he knew nothing.

After giving him a sidelong glance, I immediately moved to another spot to start fishing, and finally caught two lively tuna!

I always said the colonist system couldn't possibly be malfunctioning. These things that keep getting unexpected problems must be something else going wrong!

Zack followed behind me with a look of shame, carrying the two fish into the house to scale and debone them, turning them into ingredients for cooking.

Seeing how cautiously Zack walked along the beach, I guessed why Treasure Bay appeared in front of his house.

These things must have accidentally fallen into the water while he was loading and unloading cargo at the dock. Because of his fear of the sea, he didn't even dare to go near the water to retrieve the goods, so he could only let these things scatter in the water until I caught them with my amazing fishing skills!

Based on its usage, I don't know the era of this piece of submerged wood, and it seems unlikely that anyone on the island could appreciate it, so I'll leave that aside for now. The jade and special steel are definitely Sebala's goods. As for the two bottles of beer, the island's drunkards are highly suspicious. And the remaining garbage was absolutely thrown down by that bastard Zack.

Even such a pointless target can be fished out. Legend has it that pirates liked to hide treasure in the corners of beaches, and shipwrecks often contain priceless treasures. If there really is treasure in a bay, can the colonist system easily fish it out too?

By the way, could that piece of ebony be part of the structure of some shipwreck?