NOVPUBThat was also why so many were so shocked to see the things Fang Hao caught.
This further raised his confidence in Fang Hao to its peak.
The next day, Fang Hao woke up early to check his luck again.
But today’s divination result was not looking good.
The divination result was: Luck for today is poor.
This dispelled the thought of letting Fang Hao use a Luck Card.
Mainly because he discovered that even with mediocre luck yesterday, he caught half a skeleton.
With such bad luck now, he might as well forget about it.
And that day, Fang Hao ended up with a complete bust, not even a nibble.
He caught nothing.
All day there was no activity at all.
On the other hand, Xiao Pang had another bountiful harvest, almost overflowing, with the weight of the fish caught nearly reaching 300 pounds, one could imagine how many fish he caught today.
The contrast between the two of them became even more apparent.
One caught nothing at all, while the other kept reeling in fish.
The live stream viewers also began jeering and making jokes.
They wouldn’t miss such a rare opportunity.
Perfect for ’retaliating’ against the grudge they had when Fang Hao annoyed them before.
"Aiyo, the host isn’t doing great, huh? Another day of catching nothing."
"Host, look at Xiao Pang, now he’s really fishing. You, on the other hand, are just feeding the fish."
"Host, forget about catching fish, when will you catch something else?"
"Why don’t you tell us what exactly you are out at sea fishing for?"
"If fishing isn’t working out, host, maybe it’s time to quit and switch professions? We could stake a claim to a patch of the sea and start fish farming there."
"If we’re not good at fishing, we can always try fish farming."
Faced with these taunts, Fang Hao was too frustrated to respond.
No helping it, his luck today was simply bad.
And today, since Xiao Pang caught lots of fish, it was an extra meal day.
The expert from the Aerospace Department also experienced the unique joys of fishing at sea.
Originally somewhat seasick, he also happily joined in with their fishing group.
And so another day passed.
For Fang Hao, this day was anything but good.
Luckily, by the third day, Fang Hao’s luck finally began to turn.
He divined his fortune first thing in the morning on the third day.
Today’s luck, great auspice!
Exceptionally good luck.
Finally, this improved Fang Hao’s mood.
He immediately used another Luck Card, adding ten points to his luck, making his fortune even better.
Hoping the good luck would last longer.
Since his luck was so good today, would he be able to catch fish?
Fang Hao was looking forward to it.
Indeed, good luck was different—shortly after dropping the hook, Fang Hao caught a detector within just five minutes.
It was too fast.
Catching the first detector was at least a good opening, ensuring he wouldn’t bust today.
Seeing Fang Hao’s performance, a smile also graced Captain Yu’s face; Fang Hao had finally returned to normal form.
And the expert from the Aerospace Department was looking on with particularly keen interest, as if seeing something different.
"You bunch of haters just wait, today I won’t just avoid a bust, I’ll catch something to completely convince you!"
Fang Hao declared confidently.
With such good luck today, he didn’t believe he couldn’t catch something valuable.
As soon as he spoke, Fang Hao felt movement in his hand.
Heh.
Here it comes.
Seems like today’s luck really isn’t bad.
The results of these two days’ divinations turned out to be quite reliable.
Yesterday, it said the luck was bad, and it indeed was—caught nothing all day.
While today with good luck, it wasn’t long before he caught something again.
It’s just that he didn’t know yet what he had caught this time.
The thing didn’t feel heavy, probably about a thousand pounds.
With this weight, Fang Hao could still pull it up easily.
He can already lift 1500 jins (about 750 kg or 1653 lbs) with his own strength.
For him, this wasn’t anything challenging.
As Fang Hao slowly reeled up the object, a large metal box full of rust appeared before everyone.
Judging by the looks of it, the box seemed to have been in the sea for a very long time.
"A metal box?"
Fang Hao was also momentarily stunned upon seeing the metal box he had fished up.
Just a metal box didn’t seem like anything special.
Unless there were treasures inside this box, that would be a different story.
But observing the exterior of this metal box, the rust was extremely severe. However, the possibility that the box had a thick shell and was not just made of iron prevented the sea water from corroding through it.
When Fang Hao pulled the metal box onto the deck, all eyes were drawn to it.
Captain Yu hurried over as well.
What could this be?
This question emerged in everyone’s mind.
Nobody knew what could be inside.
It could be something valuable, or it could be nothing at all.
They would only know after opening the box.
To ensure everyone’s safety, Captain Yu first instructed people not to approach the box.
He feared that opening it might trigger something dangerous.
Captain Yu’s sense of protection was very thorough, careful, and cautious.
After all, everyone on this ship, whether it was Fang Hao or the expert from the Aerospace Department, were all very important and could not afford any accidents.
"What could be inside this box?"
The audience in the livestream room immediately became curious.
They also wanted to know what was inside the box.
Was it a treasure?
Or something else? 𝒏𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝒐𝙢
Captain Yu began arranging precautionary measures before approaching the rust-stained metal box.
The box was quite large, probably about 1.5 meters tall.
It was only a bit taller than an adult standing beside it.
Under Captain Yu’s orders, a Coast Guard officer carefully pried open the metal box.
Surprisingly, the box was of good quality; the interior hadn’t been corroded, which meant only the outer layer had been rusted.
The lid of the box was exceptionally thick, probably a few centimeters.
After prying open the top layer, they could finally see inside. The lid was filled with various waterproof measures.
Probably five or six waterproof barriers.
Clearly, the contents of the box were vulnerable to water; that’s why so many waterproof measures were taken.
So, even if water leaked into the metal box, the contents inside would not be spoiled by the water.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, the Coast Guard officer slowly removed the waterproofing.
Layer by layer, the waterproof fabric was peeled away.
The seals were broken.
Until finally, the last layer was opened, and the contents inside were revealed...
After confirming what was inside, the Coast Guard officer signaled that there was no danger, assuring that there were no risks associated with the box.
Then, Captain Yu and Fang Hao approached; they all wanted to know exactly what was inside the box that warranted so many waterproof seals.
When they looked inside, they all were stunned.
Their minds exploded with amazement, pupils constricting.
They stared in shock.
Because the contents inside were truly astounding!
"What is it?" asked the viewers in the livestream who couldn’t see the contents of the box, so they too were waiting for the revelation.
They were also very anxious.
The reason why Fang Hao, Captain Yu, and the people around them were shocked was that the contents of the box were not just anything, but a collection of books.
And these were not ordinary texts.
Because this was the Yongle Encyclopedia!
A book considered the greatest of ancient and modern times.
It encompassed a vast array of subjects, almost covering them all.
Yet over the long passage of years, many volumes of the Yongle Encyclopedia had been lost.
No one expected that a part of it would be discovered here.
And it was Fang Hao who had fished it up.
It lay inside this metal box.
Although it was unclear why the Yongle Encyclopedia was in this metal box, to have fished it up, this Luck... was truly awesome.
