After finishing today's work, Rogel went to town to buy some fruit and dinner, then returned to Old Nelson's cabin.
Old Nelson still let Rogel sleep inside the cabin and handed him a book.
[Take care of this.]
Rogel took it and found it was a book on fish.
It seems Old Nelson had already talked with his granddaughter Lina.
And Rogel also noticed a new small bed in the room.
Yesterday Rogel was still sleeping on the floor, but today he had a bed.
Rogel deliberately switched to first-person view to glance at Old Nelson.
Nothing special, just an ordinary little old man, but with a very serious expression, always with a stern face.
No one could tell from the appearance of this little old man that he had a warm heart despite his cold exterior.
After Rogel went to sleep, Old Nelson quietly observed him for a while, as if contemplating something.
After a moment, he withdrew his gaze and looked quietly at the ceiling.
...
After finishing today's game, Rogel went downstairs to have a meal and checked the comments on his work.
"Two chapters, do you know how I read these two chapters!"
"Damn, just a little bit more, who can stand that?"
"If the readers next door see this, they might think we look down on them. Ten more chapters, ten chapters each!"
"Hard to write? Then don't write! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻"
"..." Rogel was used to it, and after liking the comment, he continued eating.
More chapters?
4k is already the human limit, alright.
After dinner, Rogel took a bath, answered a phone call from a friend, and then slept peacefully.
The game time in the Mysterious Sea follows a single-player game format.
The duration of a day is not fixed, as time seems to slow down when Rogel controls his character to converse.
However, Rogel's free time should be enough to spend two days in the Mysterious Sea.
Next day.
After finishing his writing, Rogel unusually went for a morning run.
He wanted to see how much his physical fitness had been enhanced by the game.
"Ten kilometers."
Rogel glanced at the mileage on his phone.
He ran these ten kilometers continuously, without stopping, and he wasn't even sweating much.
Everyone knows humans are known for endurance.
But even those who frequently do long-distance running can't finish ten kilometers as effortlessly as he did.
...Wow, this is like becoming the captain of the dismantling team.
It's worth noting that in the middle of the run, Rogel encountered a slender girl with short black hair who was also jogging.
With that graceful and sexy curve and full, rounded figure, she must be a beauty.
Her movements and stride revealed she often did morning runs.
Rogel's eyes brightened, his heart stirred, and a bold idea popped up.
With that thought, he increased his speed to catch up.
"Hey!"
"On Your Left."
Then, in a flash, he sped past the girl.
"Hmm?"
(ﾟωﾟ)?
The short-haired girl looked at the rapidly distancing back with a face full of question marks.
Then she realized.
Damn, someone overtook me!
This is the first time anyone has overtaken me!
And sideways too!
And so aggressively!
Alright, wait for me!
Your challenge, I accept!
The short-haired girl frowned, sped up, and followed him.
Later on.
"Huff... huff..."
After a while, she supported her knees with her hands, panting heavily, hopelessly watching the increasingly distant back...
Why can he last so long!
"Hey! Wait up!"
The short-haired girl tried to ask Rogel for his contact or some pointers.
Upon hearing this, Rogel's heart skipped a beat.
Oh no, she's not looking for trouble, is she?
Too petty.
Indeed, you shouldn't overtake someone like Superman on the street.
With this thought, Rogel sped up again to shake off the short-haired girl.
"..."
(0_0:)
The short-haired girl watched the retreating back without turning, her mouth twitching.
After this, Rogel had a better understanding of his physical capabilities, so he ran back home.
'Speaking of which, since I've gained supernatural powers, will I encounter other supernatural powers in the real world?'
'Will someone come looking for me to have a chat later?'
'It seems like many novels of this genre depict such scenarios...'
'Could I have been written into a book?'
On the way, Rogel couldn't help but let his mind wander, finally laughing at his own thoughts.
If only I were written into a book, preferably as the type of male protagonist who enjoys himself throughout the story.
Oh, and bring on more beautiful female leads, I wouldn't mind at all.
But imagination is one thing, reality is another.
On this whole way, not to mention encountering any supernatural powers, he didn't even see an old lady needing help crossing the street.
Back home.
Rogel hummed a tune contentedly as he lay back on the bed and picked up his phone to start a new day of sailing adventure.
"Meow~"
After petting the cat, Rogel set sail again with his little boat.
The time for learning skills was still allocated to the in-game afternoon.
For now, Sea Serpent Island was Rogel's temporary base, where he fished for money in the morning and learned skills from Felik in the afternoon.
However, today Rogel encountered a bit of trouble.
[You accidentally caught a Sea Viper and it landed on your boat.]
[Auto Battle/Manual Battle]
"A little poisonous bug dares to be arrogant, watch me subdue you!"
Rogel snorted coldly and decisively chose manual battle.
Next moment, the view before Rogel changed dramatically, and he found himself on the small boat at sea.
An intense battle was about to begin.
[You were bitten by the Sea Viper.]
[You are poisoned, losing 10 Life Value per minute for 600 seconds.]
"Damn!"
Rogel grimaced in pain, immediately yanking the Sea Viper off his leg before drawing his dagger to chop its head off.
Feeling a bit annoyed, Rogel switched back perspectives.
For someone hailed as extraordinary, being bitten by a mere sea serpent was truly embarrassing.
Rogel's current Life Value was 800 points, so the Sea Viper's poison wasn't fatal.
However, the poisoning seemed to bring with it other negative effects.
The game interface wobbled and blurred slightly, indicating a state of dizziness for the character.
After considering for a moment, Rogel decided not to return to town to seek a doctor.
First, it costs money, and second, venturing out to sea is time-consuming as well. Anyway, he only needed to wait ten minutes for recovery.
Yet this dizziness from poisoning was bothersome, swaying left and right, affecting Rogel's operations.
Annoying snake!
No, I shouldn't have killed that Sea Viper earlier.
I should have used it as a clone, letting it work for me.
While thinking this, Rogel felt a bit regretful.
Several minutes later, Rogel arrived at the Reef Island from yesterday.
However, seemingly due to high tides or other reasons from last night, he discovered some new things on the island.
[You found a Hard Shell Crab ×1.]
[You found a Red Patterned Octopus ×1.]
[You found Seaweed ×3.]
[You found Gold Coins ×1.]
[...]
Rogel's eyes lit up, today was a lucky day, even finding gold coins buried in the sand.
It's like finding a windfall of ten thousand dollars.