[F21 - SP] Draining the Lake <<Nature's Treasure>>

[Neopolitan 0]

It was another day of Neo wanting to get out of her shop and do something, anything, to distract herself from the large order she had been working on for quite some time now. It wasn't every day that she got a huge order, which was good considering how long it had been taking her to finish this one. And if it wasn't for the other breaks she had taken, she probably would've died from cabin fever. At least now she was able to go out and get some gathering done for her shop. There was also the possibility of getting some extra goodies along the way. Munching on her toast, Neo prepared for a long trip and a large pile of materials to lug back to her shop later today. Hopefully it wouldn't become too daunting to do it all now and would be able to have some motivation to keep going for the rest of the day of her other duties.

((Eating Golden toast for +1 LD, equipping +3 LD item, have +4 LD total for thread))

[Neopolitan 0]

Making her way through the familiar cave system, Neo prepared herself for quite the arduous time in front of her. It wasn't every day that she did these kind of trips, but today was a slightly special occasion. Or at least, it was occasion enough that she wanted to make sure that she was out her fishing instead of working. Perhaps more of these impromptu vacations were just the thing that she needed to be free from all the stress she had been having. She hadn't bothered to bring her weapons, knowing it was perfectly safe in this cavern. If not, she did bring a teleport crystal or two just to be safe. you never knew when you would be needing them. Her line went taught quite quickly, and Neo quickly reeled in the fish that she had already caught for the trip. This trip was certainly looking to become quite the promising one indeed. Hopefully her luck would be maintained.

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Roll ID: #112094
CD: 8 - 2 mats

Total: 2 mats

 

[Neopolitan 0]

The caverns were quite nice this time of day, though they were probably about the same all day long considering the phosphorescent lighting that it had. She could so easily lose track of time in here it wasn't even funny. It was scary that for all she knew, she could end up being here for a full day. There wasn't even that much in terms of a sleep mechanic that was bothering her from wanting to move along and do something else. All that there was was her tenacity and how entertained she could keep herself while doing this constant fishing and more fishing. It was enough of a loop for her to get into a routine, but not so much of a loop that she felt like it was exactly the same thing. Though at the end of the day, everything kind of just boiled down into a pattern of everything ready to repeat at a moment's notice.

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Roll ID: #112095
CD: 9 - 3 mats

Total: 5 mats

 

[Neopolitan 0]

Her line kept growing taut and she kept getting fish. It was strange that the lake seemed so ready to give its bounties today, but Neo wasn't one to complain. The more that she could get the better off she would feel like she was being. So she kept casting her line out and piling the materials she gathered behind her. It wouldn't be too hard for her to quickly make sure that she had everything she would want for the trip. She had brought along some extra food in case the measly hunger system that was in place decided it was high time to bother her. If it didn't want to do that though, she would be perfectly happy with that. Judging by how exhausted she was with life at the moment though, she would probably be out here long enough that her stomach would start to virtually rumble from the 'need' of food.

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Roll ID: #112096
CD: 11 - 4 Mats

Total: 9 mats

 

[Neopolitan 0]

There was a bit of a lull in the fishing for the moment, but Neo didn't mind it so much. It was really just the fact she couldn't get anything at the moment that irked her. Perhaps there would be some way to improve her odds while fishing, or perhaps she could try to get better at it herself. There didn't seem to be much of a technique to it though. Just the repetitive motions. If she was a bit more superstitious, she might try to do some other techniques or develop a favorite fishing spot. For the moment though, she was content with having her own little place to just keep fishing. Keep throwing her line out and reeling it in as the fish bite it. It was tedious at times, but it worked just fine for what she needed it for. Materials were what she was seeking, and that was what she wanted more than anything.

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Roll ID: #112097
CD: 1 - nothing

Total: 9 mats

 

[Neopolitan 0]

The fishing was picking back up once more and Neo was happy to be able to be piling up the materials. It wasn't every day she did this, but it always seemed to turn out quite nicely when she did decide to do this kind of a trip. Perhaps she should try doing it more often than she normally did. She would probably get quite tired of it though if that were the case. Or she could keep to her current pattern. Just idly fishing while letting other matters of life pass by. There was also the possibility that she could find a way to do this passively, doing other things while fishing. But that would probably ruin the peacefulness that was her fishing for a whole day or two. And that peacefulness was more than anything what she was looking for in order to get the materials she needed.

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Roll ID: #112098
CD: 9 - 3 mats

Total: 12 Mats

 

[Neopolitan 0]

The fishing was picking back up once more and Neo was happy to be able to be piling up the materials. It wasn't every day she did this, but it always seemed to turn out quite nicely when she did decide to do this kind of a trip. Perhaps she should try doing it more often than she normally did. She would probably get quite tired of it though if that were the case. Or she could keep to her current pattern. Just idly fishing while letting other matters of life pass by. There was also the possibility that she could find a way to do this passively, doing other things while fishing. But that would probably ruin the peacefulness that was her fishing for a whole day or two. And that peacefulness was more than anything what she was looking for in order to get the materials she needed. Was she thinking in a loop again. maybe, maybe not.

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Roll ID: #112099
CD: 7 - 2 mats

Total: 14 Mats

 

[Neopolitan 0]

Neo was doing her best, pulling in fish after fish. Eventually, she felt a hard tug on her line. It looked as though she had caught herself a treasure chest. It wasn't every day she was actually able to find one of these. This one in particular didn't seem to be anything special, though she had been fooled by that before in her life. Perhaps she should open it later, deciding not to. SHe went to go open it now instead. It could hold the very weapon that she so desperately saught. Or it could just be another little piece of garbage that wasn't really worth the effort of unlatching the rusted lock on the chest. At the very least, she did know that she wasn't risking a mimic as she opened it. The cavern seemed to be a barrier to those creatures trying to enter the area.

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Roll ID: #112100
CD: 12
LD: 19 - chest found

Total: 14 Mats

 

[Neopolitan 0]

Opening the chest, Neo found herself a little bit disappointed in its contents. Perhaps she should've waited, just let it disappoint her another time. Or maybe she could try to do something else with it. She still didn't know if the exterior of the chest had any effect on the contents within it. Perhaps it did and that meant she could probably discard certain chests. Or maybe it didn't and she would be throwing away a perfectly good chance at getting the items that she wanted. At least with this one though, the lame appearance matched the rewards she had received from within it. Grabbing her fishing pole once more, Neo prepared for another grueling portion of the fishing she wanted to get done. Once it was going to be complete, she would probably start to head back home. Maybe she would try to find herself some more treasure chests though. It was always nice to have those on hand for other times.

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Roll ID: #112101
LD: 16
Result: (Floor * 150) Col, (8) materials, perfect armor/shield, (2) rare consumables

Total: 22 Mats, 3150 Col, perfect armor'shield [112101A], rare consumables [112101B] [112101C]

 

[Neopolitan 0]

The lake seemed still after finding that treasure chest. Maybe she shouldn't have taken a break. It felt almost as though Neo had conditioned the fish to come after her rod, and taking the time to open that chest had ruined it. Or perhaps it was just her luck finally coming to an average. Either way, she wanted to make sure she got as many materials as she could from this trip. It wasn't every day that she did these things, and she wanted to make sure that she had as many materials as she would need so as to keep to the rare frequency of trips that she would need to be making here. It wasn't that she hated it, it was just that she didn't need this peace that often. She didn't always need the calm of mind that coming here always managed to give her.

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Roll ID: #112102
CD: 3 - nothing

Total: 22 mats, 3150 col, perfect armor/shield [112101A], rare consumables [112101B] [112101C]

 

[Neopolitan 0]

The lake continued to be still, and Neo was getting any fish. It truly seemed that her luck had flipped around for the moment. Perhaps it was time that she took the time to just walk around for a bit, though she didn't think there would be anything nearby. It usually took quite a little while before the chests would spawn in around her. Either way, she wasn't getting anything now. If she decided to go looking for the chests now though, she would probably miss out on the fish that did come by her rod. Perhaps she could try to do this again later, just call the fishing trip now. That didn't seem like a good idea though, so Neo kept making her way deeper into the investment of time she was making on this trip. It wouldn't be long before she had completely lost track of time.

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Roll ID: #112103
CD: 2 - nothing

Total: 22 mats, 3150 col, perfect armor/shield [112101A], rare consumables [112101B] [112101C]

 

[Neopolitan 0]

Fish finally starting to bite at the line again as Neo had recast it. It seemed that she had just made a dud throw and wasn't bothering to reel it back in. Was that the secret to all of this fishing? Was it just that she wanted to re-throw if she didn't get a bite in time. But perhaps that was the trick to getting bigger fish or even chests from the water. Perhaps that was what the developers wanted her to think, try to reduce the amount of loot that she got. Either way, she just decided not to change that pattern she was fishing in by that much. It wasn't really worth it. She was here for the peace and the rewards were coming second at this point. What she would walk away with was what she would be walking away with from this trip.

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Roll ID: #112104
CD: 10 - 3 mats

Total: 25 mats, 3150 col, perfect armor/shield [112101A], rare consumables [112101B] [112101C]

 

[Neopolitan 0]

More and more fish were flocking to Neo's rod. It was nice for the change in pace from the last little bit of fishing. And she was able to start piling on the materials that she was gathering because of it. There wasn't much for her to get here besides the materials. If she wanted to fight some monsters, she could probably find a better way to farm out the weapons that she needed. But the first priority was the materials for her shop, and perhaps to use as a bartering chip. And anything else that came during this trip was just going to be icing on the cake. If there wasn't anything else for her to have, then she was just going to walk away with the fish and materials that she had managed to fish up. Thankfully, she could turn these fish into anything she wanted. It seemed that the game wasn't too picky about where you got your materials, just what floor you got them on.

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Roll ID: #112108
CD: 11 - 4 mats

Total: 29 mats, 3150 col, perfect armor/shield [112101A], rare consumables [112101B] [112101C]

 

[Neopolitan 0]

Continuing to reel in the fish that were coming to her line, Neo decided it would probably have been better if she had tried to bait her line. It wasn't something she had ever done, but it might be able to improve the quality of the fish she was getting. It probably wouldn't have much of an effect here though. It would probably have much more of an effect if she was using it in a place that didn't already have some sort of magical looting buff in place. This place in particular seemed to be very favored towards the fishing areas. Though she had noted that it was also easier to gather in here as well. It was possible as well that she could try to get a few other kind of resources in here, though that thought hadn't really crossed her mind before today.

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Roll ID: #112109
CD: 7 - 2 mats

Total: 31 mats, 3150 col, perfect armor/shield [112101A], rare consumables [112101B] [112101C]

 

[Neopolitan 0]

The fish had stooped biting for the moment, though Neo wasn't that upset about it. It wasn't every day she did this, so some deviations in her luck were to be expected. It wasn't that she could get a constant stream of fish, but if she stayed here long enough the pile of materials behind her would grow all the same. She could make sure that she wasn't going to mess up and lose them though. Though she knew no enemies would come towards her while in this cavern, it was possible that they might try to snag some materials from her pile. If they did try to do that though, she would be certain to end them quickly. That was assuming she could without the weapon she had received at the most recent boss fight. It was such a controlling artifact, but still it was quite powerful to have around with her.

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Roll ID: #112110
CD: 4 - no mats

Total: 31 mats, 3150 col, perfect armor/shield [112101A], rare consumables [112101B] [112101C]

 

[Neopolitan 0]

The fish had begun to start biting again, which was really nice. It wasn't that she cared for the amount that she was getting, Neo just cared about being able to get as much as she could. The exact number didn't bother her that much. But it was nice that she seemed to be getting quite a few on this trip, perhaps even more than she usually did in other trips. It had been quite a while since she had done one of these trips on her own though, so it was quite possible that her point of reference was completely out of date at this point. It was also possible that nothing in terms of her fishing had actually changed, so perhaps there was no difference whether or not she was actually doing this. Or she could just be rambling on to herself for no good reason and that she was missing the voice in her head.

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Roll ID: #112111
CD: 11 - 4 mats

Total: 35 mats, 3150 col, perfect armor/shield [112101A], rare consumables [112101B] [112101C]

 

[Neopolitan 0]

The fish had stooped biting for the moment, though Neo wasn't that upset about it. It wasn't every day she did this, so some deviations in her luck were to be expected. It wasn't that she could get a constant stream of fish, but if she stayed here long enough the pile of materials behind her would grow all the same. She could make sure that she wasn't going to mess up and lose them though. Though she knew no enemies would come towards her while in this cavern, it was possible that they might try to snag some materials from her pile. If they did try to do that though, she would be certain to end them quickly. That was assuming she could without the weapon she had received at the most recent boss fight. It was such a controlling artifact, but still it was quite powerful to have around with her. Something felt vaguely familiar to her

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Roll ID: #112112
CD: 1 - no mats

Total: 35 mats, 3150 col, perfect armor/shield [112101A], rare consumables [112101B] [112101C]

 

[Neopolitan 0]

As Neo was waiting for another fish to bite, she noticed something floating within the water. It was another chest! It wasn't every day that she managed to find these. Deciding to save the opening of this one for a little bit later, Neo wanted to look towards finding more fish for the moment. It was the opposite of what she had tried last time, but perhaps it would have a positive effect. Last time she was already in a streak of good fish though, hopefully that wasn't the reason why she had sacrificed the stream of fish from before. Or maybe that was the whole reason she had lost it, was just taking the time to haul in the treasure chest. That may be the whole reason, and if it was then Neo was already doomed to repeat the mistakes of the last time she had tried to optimize her own fishing.

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Roll ID: #112113
CD: 12 - LD: 18 - Chest Foubd

Total: 35 mats, 3150 col, perfect armor/shield [112101A], rare consumables [112101B] [112101C], 1x treasure chest to open

 

[Neopolitan 0]

Casting her line out, Neo was able to start getting more fish once more onto her line. The pile behind her grew more and more and she was able to get more and more materials for her shop. It was also possible that someone might be willing to sell her some valuable items for a large store of materials. She did already have quite a few on hand, and this trip was going to be getting her even more than she had received last time. There was the chance that she didn't have enough or as many as the seller may want, but that could be dealt with another time if it had to be. If she did have enough though, it might be nice to have a powerful item of her own to be able to try and make some profit of. Or if it was the right kind of powerful item, she may try to even use it herself.

Spoiler

Roll ID: #112114
CD: 7 - 2 mats

Total: 37 mats, 3150 col, perfect armor/shield [112101A], rare consumables [112101B] [112101C], 1x treasure chest to open

 

[Neopolitan 0]

The fish had slowed down now, but they hadn't stopped completely. They were able to make sure that they made their way onto her line and were quickly hooked onto it. Thankfully, Neo hadn't had any issues with reeling back the fish today. It was just whether or not they spawned. Perhaps the game saw that as well and counter acted by lowering the amount of fish that were spawning for her now. It was possible, though that would mean that the game really didn't want you to be getting that many materials from fishing at all. Which seemed a little bit counter-intuitive, as the only thing besides the rare treasure chest was materials to be found from fishing. If it wasn't meant to get you materials, what was it meant to do.

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Roll ID: #112115
CD: 5 - 1 mats

Total: 38 mats, 3150 col, perfect armor/shield [112101A], rare consumables [112101B] [112101C], 1x treasure chest to open