Faye Yardley took them out one by one to show Zachary Pierce.
Zachary Pierce said in pleasant surprise, "Whoa, miss, your luck really is off the charts. You must be the one who ranked first on the raft, right?"
"Hehe, I told you I was feeling lucky today. Don't tell anyone, Mr. Pierce."
"Don't worry. Your pal Mr. Pierce isn't a blabbermouth."
After sending them to Zachary Pierce as a Gift, Faye Yardley prepared to open her own chests.
She started directly with the Silver Treasure Chest.
[Received: Talent Stone x1, High Level Water Purifier x1, Large Garbage Disposal Bin x1, Space Stone x2, One-Time Cross-Regional Communication Device x1, High Level Wood x10]
"Huh? I can't believe I got a Talent Stone."
Faye Yardley grasped the Talent Stone in her hand, and the system prompted that it could be used.
Her current Attributes listed her Talent as "None," so Faye Yardley naturally didn't want to miss this opportunity and used it immediately.
It transformed into a ray of white light that drilled into the spot between her eyebrows, and then she received a system notification: [Congratulations, Player. Talent unlocked. You have acquired the Double Good Luck Talent.]
"AHHHH!!!! I'm going to be rich!" Faye Yardley felt her new Talent was absolutely insane.
Who could possibly be stronger or luckier than her!
'Oh dear, I really lost out on Mr. Pierce's iron chests.'
'Hehe, too bad for him he doesn't know.'
[Player Faye Yardley has obtained a Talent Stone and officially unlocked her personal Talent. A server-wide system broadcast will now commence. Would you like to remain anonymous?]
"Yes, yes, yes!"
[Server-wide Announcement: Congratulations to player XXX from Veridia for being the first in the world to unlock a personal Talent. Reward: free attribute points +1, reputation +1000] x3
The golden announcement dominated the screen, pinned to the top and repeated three times, truly sending the entire world into a frenzy.
[Damn, who's so amazing? I thought Talents were something you got automatically when you started the game. I was even a little sad that I didn't have one. I never thought there'd be a prerequisite to unlock it. Can anyone tell me how to unlock a Talent? I want one too!]
[Ahhh, my Aridia is just awesome! The first in the world to unlock a Talent! It should be much easier to get a Talent from now on, right?]
[Damn it! It's not someone from our great Korean nation! I don't believe it, I don't believe it! That shameless Veridia must have poached one of our people!]
[Shit, I already got a Talent Stone, how am I still not the first?!]
[Hahaha~ Who even gets it, fam? I was holding a Talent Stone and was still one second slower than first place. It's really one second in heaven, the next in hell. There's not a single damn reward for second place.]
[By the way, why are there so many bastards from other countries in our Aridia region?]
[Second place isn't completely empty-handed. Besides the Talent, you also get jack, diddly, and squat...]
[To the guy above me, for God's sake, have some decency.]
The messages on the public channel never stopped, but they also let Faye Yardley know that she wasn't the only one who had obtained a Talent Stone.
'Other people have their own skills, too.'
"Hehehe, the reward is all mine. Good thing I stayed anonymous, or else I'd definitely be flamed to death by a ton of people." Faye Yardley was so happy she wanted to spin in circles.
She took the one free attribute point, thought for a moment, and added it to Strength. Now, just like her Constitution, her Strength was also at 10.
'I guess I can be considered a "pro player" now.'
"Today is a good day, everything I wished for has come true..."
Faye Yardley really felt that singing this song right now was particularly fitting.
After humming a few lines, she adjusted her breathing, muttered a few words under her breath again, and continued opening chests.
[Received: Sharp Dagger x1, Ordinary Harpoon x1, wood x50, stones x30, Cotton x5]
Triggering Talent: Double Good Luck. All items received this time are doubled.
"AHHHH!!!!"
Faye Yardley couldn't help but scream out loud again, jumping up and down on the spot in excitement a few times.
Seeing the Talent description and then seeing it actually work right before her eyes were two completely different feelings.
'Double Good Luck, this is my Double Good Luck!'
[Received: Oil x10, Intermediate Log Coffee Table Blueprint x1, Small Wooden Boat Blueprint x1, wood x30]
Triggering Talent: Double Good Luck. All items received this time are tripled.
What is happiness?
This is happiness, super-sized!
'So the Double Good Luck Talent doesn't just double things, it can even triple them! Who knows, maybe it can even go up to four or five times...'
"Oh my god, I'm so happy I could faint!"
As she said this, Faye Yardley actually flopped onto the sofa, giggling foolishly. Happiness this intense was truly overwhelming.
Pressing her hands against her wildly beating heart, Faye Yardley felt like she was truly and utterly favored by the system.
'For a supporting character like me to have such explosive luck... it's so illogical, so unreasonable. But I love it!'
'With this Talent, I'm guaranteed to at least double my loot from chests from now on. If I open chests for other people, I'll get a copy of whatever they get. Forget it. I have more than enough of my own chests to open. Besides Mr. Pierce, no one else is worth my time right now.'
'Besides, nobody else can know about a Talent like this. What if there's a large-scale event in the future where the system gathers everyone together? If someone knows about my Talent, I'll definitely be in danger.'
'Calm down, calm down!'
Faye Yardley hadn't expected that after telling herself to calm down while lying on the sofa, she would fall asleep right then and there.
When she woke up, it was already 11:47 PM.
Hearing the sound of the strong wind WHOOSHING outside, Faye Yardley frowned slightly. She touched her stomach and felt very hungry.
Seeing that the fireplace had just over two hours of burn time left, she threw in another 3 lumps of coal and 5 pieces of charcoal.
Then, when she tried to push open the door of the Wooden House, she felt a strong resistance. However, with her Strength now at a full 10 points, she still pushed the wooden door open with ease. A fierce gust of wind swept directly at her, echoing inside the house.
She immediately shut the door, sealing the strong wind outside. Faye Yardley felt that her mind wasn't fully awake yet. 'The wind is this strong? Aren't we still in the protection period?'
'Those people who don't have shelter yet are probably in for a rough night.'
Although she thought this, Faye Yardley didn't do anything. After all, there was nothing she could do.
She had the system display the screen and saw that with every passing second, the last digits of the total population count in the bottom left corner were decreasing.
She checked the trading market. It seemed like people were constantly listing new tents, and the prices weren't excessively high.
'After fishing for treasure chests for three days, plus one bonus Dungeon, if they still can't gather enough resources to buy a tent, then you can only say it was their fate to stop here.'
She hadn't expected that not only was the public channel still lively this late, but even the small group chat with just a few people was buzzing with conversation. Someone had even tagged her.
Just as Faye Yardley was about to check the group chat, she was surprised by a sudden friend message.
Kyle Lewis: "Miss Yardley, are you asleep? If not, could you help me make a few more Blood Replenishing Potions right now? Urgent, urgent, urgent!"
Faye Yardley didn't answer right away, instead staring blankly at the message.