[You have obtained the item: Fiberglass Fishing Pole.]
[Detected high compatibility with Soul Ability: Angler. Would you like to bind this item to that ability?]
Looking at the prompt displayed by the chat group, Lin Yuan chose Yes without the slightest hesitation.
In the next instant, the fiberglass fishing pole before him seemed to melt away, dissolving into drifting specks of light that streamed toward his head.
By the time Lin Yuan came back to himself, the rod had already vanished without a trace.
All that remained was an itchy sensation inside his head.
His head itched, like it was about to grow a brain…
So Lin Yuan reached up and started scratching again, scratching and scratching until he managed to scratch the fiberglass fishing pole back out—
And at the same time, a new prompt appeared from the chat group.
[Item: Fiberglass Fishing Pole has extremely high compatibility with Soul Ability: Angler. After binding, it has become a subordinate ability of Angler.]
[Fiberglass Fishing Pole]
[Category: Fishing Rod]
[Effect: Enhances the effects of Soul Ability: Angler. When using Angler, the current bonded world's bond level is increased by +1, and the time required for each individual fishing attempt is slightly reduced.]
[Description: Once a fishing rod from Terraria. Now it has fused completely with your soul as an angler.]
He'd won.
The moment Lin Yuan saw that effect, that thought flashed instinctively through his mind.
A direct +1 to bond level—what kind of value was that?
Lin Yuan felt that he hardly needed to explain it.
He had worked himself half to death this whole time, and even then, the Cyberpunk 2077 world had only reached Bond Level 2.
But with this fishing rod, it shot up instantly to a mighty Bond Level 3!
And after supplying Carmen with lifespan just now, the City side had also reached Bond Level 1. With the rod added on top, that meant starting directly at Bond Level 2—literally double the original opening.
Maybe in the late game this rod's boost would be diluted, but right now, it was unquestionably a top-tier item.
"This is a huge win… with this, there's a lot more room to work with in the original plan…"
After roughly tallying the number of points currently held by the group members, Lin Yuan calculated the shortfall and found that it actually wasn't too bad.
So he once again took his place beside the shimmering, many-colored Primordial River and cast out the crystal-clear fiberglass fishing pole.
[Current Bonded World: Cyberpunk 2077]
[Current Bond Level: 3 (2+1)]
[Cyberpunk 2077 World, Bond Level 3 Output: Low-tier cyberware, low-tier equipment, low-tier consumables, mid-tier consumables]
Once the fishing rod was cast out, Lin Yuan stood there completely motionless, like an old monk in meditation.
The only thing he did from time to time was check the messages in the group and reply with a sentence or two here and there.
After all, replying only required a thought.
Being able to fish while chatting in the group really was relaxing…
It would have been even more relaxing if his lifespan weren't down to only twelve hours.
[The Great Yan Creator of Writing:] @Lord of the Pure White Throne, Mr. Lin, have you received the item yet?
[Lord of the Pure White Throne:] Yep, got it. The child loves it, please buy again next time.
[The Great Yan Creator of Writing:] You really do still enjoy joking at moments like this.
[Lord of the Pure White Throne:] Ahem, never mind that for now. @AAA Urban Female Ghost, how are things on your side?
[AAA Urban Female Ghost:] Uh… hard to say.
Carmen looked at the chat panel, then turned back to glance at Ayin, who had entered the lab and was now inspecting the water tank from top to bottom. After a moment of silence, she turned back and typed into the group.
It seemed her actions really had shaken Ayin after all.
Carmen turned her head and let her soul drift around Ayin, circling him in midair while staring at his face.
Listening to him desperately search for some response from her, she finally let out a sigh.
[AAA Urban Female Ghost:] Ayin seems pretty anxious.
[Lord of the Pure White Throne:] There's nothing I can do about that. I don't have enough points right now to bring you back again so you can chat with him.
Lin Yuan answered helplessly.
There were way too many resurrection-related main lines now…
but every single one of them was still far, far away. It was honestly painful.
All he could do was hope that once the Ability Enhancement function was unlocked, it would ease this situation a little.
Just as Lin Yuan was thinking that, he suddenly noticed the float on the river beginning to bob.
He froze for a second, then immediately yanked up the rod.
This time, the bite had come surprisingly fast.
It had taken less than an hour.
Looks like the fiberglass rod's passive effect of slightly reducing fishing time had kicked in…
That effect was even better than he had expected.
In one motion, the fiberglass rod rose, and on the hook was a blue point of light. In the next instant, it flew into Lin Yuan's hand and revealed its true form.
[Kiroshi Optics Mk.2]
[Type: Low-tier cyberware]
[Effect: Enhances visual imaging capability]
[Recycle Value: 67 points]
Bad news: it was still something he absolutely could not use.
A dead man using cyberware—what kind of lich joke was that?
Good news: this thing's recycle value was insanely high!
Just as the skill description had said, now that the bond level had reached 3, Lin Yuan had already gained the ability to fish up basic cyberware—
and the prices on that stuff were all sky-high.
Lin Yuan's eyes lit up. Without the slightest hesitation, he hit recycle, then converted all the points into lifespan. When he saw his remaining life instantly surge to 77 hours, he finally let out a breath of relief inside.
This feeling of finally having an ample amount of lifespan again…
was wonderful.
Carrying that rich sense of harvest, Lin Yuan continued casting and fishing.
His lifespan ticked away second by second.
Under the constant scouring of the Primordial River, Lin Yuan noticed that in another region of the river near the edge of his vision, waves and wind seemed to be gathering more and more violently, as though a storm were steadily escalating. It was unsettling.
But during that wait, Lin Yuan's "catch" was also growing at the same time.
Over the course of five hours, he first reeled in a set of bioplastic blood vessels, then another RAM Jolt…
The thing that messed with him the most was that, at one point, he suddenly fished up a mechanical bird.
The kind installed down there.
Women's model.
Lin Yuan could not understand it. Lin Yuan felt spiritually contaminated.
But there was nothing else to be done. All he could do was sigh at how worthy of the cyberpunk world this truly was, and hurriedly recycle the damn thing…
Still, weird as it was, expensive it certainly was—it sold for a full 110 points.
After recycling everything he had caught, Lin Yuan realized he had already gained over 200 points, so he temporarily reeled in the line and opened the group chat.
[Lord of the Pure White Throne:] @All Members I've saved enough points. Go ahead and submit yours too—let's unlock the Ability Enhancement function.
[AAA Urban Female Ghost:] Sure.
[Founder of the Golden Spirit:] The pace is truly astonishing.
After a bit of commentary, a notification quickly appeared in the group chat.
[Group members have contributed a total of 1000 points.]
[Function Unlocked: Ability Enhancement. Group members may now view their own ability trees within the chat group and improve abilities through those trees.]
[At the same time, because all group members are currently in soul state, a special Soul Ability Tree has also been unlocked. It may likewise be upgraded within the Ability Enhancement function, and is custom-tailored according to each group member's individual situation.]
That's a lot of stuff…
Lin Yuan put away the fishing rod and, full of interest, tapped the newly appeared icon in the chat group.
Then two skill trees appeared before him.
Just like in a traditional game, the trees were packed with gray, unlit spheres.
Lin Yuan glanced over them.
One was his Soul Ability, Angler. Only one sphere was lit there—the basic node of his soul ability. And looking upward…
the tree seemed to stretch endlessly out of sight.
In a certain sense, its ceiling clearly wasn't low.
The other was the so-called Soul Ability Tree.
Lin Yuan quickly clicked into it.
And then, an even larger skill tree than Angler itself appeared before his eyes, making him dizzy for a moment.
But in the very next instant, his pupils contracted sharply as he spotted the most important sphere at the very top of that sea of gray.
His breathing caught on instinct.
[Unique Ability: Perfect Resurrection]
[Unlock Conditions: ???]
"Holy shit! My resurrection bracket is here!"
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