Chapter 381: System Upgrade

It was six o'clock in the morning.

The sky was bright.

Wu An got up and greeted Gu Anran: "You've been here quite a while, haven't you?"

Gu Anran shook her head: "I just got here not long ago."

Wu An washed up.

The table was already set with salted fish, pickled vegetables, and millet porridge; he said, "Just buy some stuff from the dock from now on—you stayed up late streaming yesterday, only fell asleep in the early hours, and still had to get up early to cook—how many hours did you sleep?"

Gu Anran also sat down, ladled out porridge, and said, "I'll go back to sleep a bit later."

"You're going out to sea again—be careful."

Wu An nodded.

He had already checked the system.

Luck Value: 510 (230)

Not bad.

Not too much, not too little.

He also bought some work tools from Boss Zhao—crab pots, adhesive nets, longlines, and prepared extra cast nets; when encountering a school of fish, he could simply throw a cast net without untying and reusing it, just grab one and toss another.

Just thirty rows of crab pots would consume that much Luck Value.

So.

This trip could easily be done with a late departure and early return.

But it's certainly not possible to only deploy crab pots; adhesive nets and longlines can also be optionally deployed.

If a school of fish is encountered, one cast net could haul in several hundred pounds of catch—far better than crab pots.

Eat a good breakfast.

When well-fed and warm, thoughts turn to XX.

Wu An and Gu Anran lingered a bit longer, dawdling until seven o'clock before leaving.

Gu Anran waited for him to leave, then opened the curtains.

She sniffed, noticed a strange smell in the house, quickly opened the window, and the slightly damp, salty outside air came in, making her feel a bit better.

She drew some water and simply washed herself.

She had intended to leave, but her legs were sore, so she called the elderly lady, saying she would stay at the old house to help Wu An wash clothes and clean, and would return at noon.

Actually.

Wu An's clothes were all taken away for washing by Mei Yueqin.

Close the doors and windows.

Pull up the curtains.

Lying in bed, she pulled a thin blanket over her stomach.

She actually just wanted to sleep in; it was early morning, she was exhausted, and not long after lying down, drowsiness hit, and she muttered, "Following A An, I seem to have turned bad as well."

"May Mazu bless us with a safe return."

……

Wu An arrived at the dock.

The seaside was barren; all the boats that could go out to sea had already left, making his boat stand out a bit.

Boarding the boat.

Mei Wu, A Qing, and Lao Fu Tou were already there, and everything that needed to be tidied or prepared was ready; Wu An smiled and said, "Morning."

Mei Wu raised his hand to let him see the watch: "It's already seven thirty, still early."

"I heard from Lao Fu that most fishing boats set out before dawn."

Wu An chuckled sheepishly; they had agreed on six, but he made the three wait over an hour more—women, indeed, really affect his… cough, cough, money‑making speed.

Wu An silently criticized himself.

But would he do it again next time?

He'd definitely do it again knowingly!

Why?

Now they're newly engaged, just tasted the bliss of intimacy, wishing they could be a 24‑hour conjoined twin; for him to be able to go out early and return late to earn money is already no easy feat!

Moreover, being intimate with Gu Anran is a big deal; even if delayed, it's impossible to make the viewer's grandfather's pants fall off, leaving nothing to see.

……

He called out, "Let's go, let's go, let's go—departure!"

"Set sail."

"Safe and sound."

"May Mazu protect us."

"Abundant harvest."

Everyone shouted the two phrases, and amid cheerful voices full of auspicious meaning, the fishing boat slowly started, left the dock, and headed for the open sea.

Today, the wind and waves were not small.

The boat rocked quite severely, but everyone was used to it.

Wu An rested under the canopy, while Mei Wu and A Qing followed Lao Fu Tou; Wu An required them all to learn how to steer the boat, so they could each stand on their own in the future.

Lao Fu Tou held nothing back.

If they followed other boat owners, they might still worry about the old saying 'teach the apprentice and starve the master,' but following Wu An, he had no worries at all.

Not long after setting out.

Wu An took out his phone, Gao Qiangqi called.

"Qiang Ge."

"A An, are you out at sea? Ma Weiqun also brought people and set out."

"Yes."

"It's also strange—no one at sea tipped anyone off, how did that guy find you so accurately?"

"Yeah." Wu An smiled and said, "But it's fine, soon everything will be revealed."

Gao Qiangqi also laughed: "Be careful."

"Qiang Ge, thanks."

"Alright, no need for pleasantries."

After hanging up, Wu An closed his eyes; making money is naturally the top priority for this sea trip, but he's also fishing—he's fishing for Ma Weiqun.

……

Passing Huo Ming Dao.

The sea conditions here are complex, yet no fishing boats approach.

But farther out, two trawlers can be seen operating.

Trawling in near-shore waters is still relatively rare.

According to Lao Fu Tou, the trawlers likely encountered a school of fish.

Wu An watched for a while; compared to their crab-pot operations, their trawling was like a minor sorcerer meeting a great one.

Lao Fu Tou often said that with his luck, if he did trawling, one trip would net him millions.

The only downside to trawling is that you can't leave early and return late, since trawlers are large, trawling involves long distances, there's resting space on board, and besides, fishing vessels are big, so their catch capacity is naturally large.

According to Lao Fu Tou, a trawler usually has to work at sea for at least a week; otherwise, the fuel cost for a round trip would be high.

There's nothing much to say about that.

Making money is more important.

Lao Fu Tou asked, "A An, should we work here?"

Wu An thought, then said, "Let's set the longline; when we return, we can conveniently haul it in."

Mei Wu and A Qing got the longline ready and carried out the operation in an orderly manner.

The longline was set.

Wu An casually added 20 points of Luck Value.

Continue toward Xuan Ya Dao.

Wu An suddenly saw the system change.

In the light screen, the longline fishing appeared with the text "(20)".

Wu An tried clicking it.

The light screen shifted into a two-dimensional plane.

On a dark light surface, there was a light point; clicking it again brought up the longline fishing text "(20)".

Wu An realized.

It turned out the system upgrade added coordinate points for Luck Boost work tools.

"If it had upgraded earlier, when Ma Weiqun stole his crab pots, he could have just followed the vine to find them." Wu An muttered, wondering if the system only developed this feature after the crab pots were stolen, as a lesson learned.

It's somewhat useful.

The light screen flickered, longline fishing: (19).

Huh.

It can also monitor Luck Value consumption in real time.

Not bad, not bad.

Its usefulness seems greater now.