Chapter Twelve: Yu Ge, Is This Sea Your Home?

Du Yu was now completely unable to fall asleep. After catching a glimpse of the Lucky Value Shop, he was instantly wide awake, eager to see what other surprises the items might hold.

He clicked on the “Bucket.”

“Bucket (Attributes): Extra-large capacity, with an extremely small chance to spawn a MAX version bucket.
MAX Version Bucket: No need to change water, comes with a built-in ecological circulation system, though capacity is slightly reduced.
Note: You’re not still getting up in the middle of the night with dark circles under your eyes to change water, are you?”

!!!
A divine artifact!!!
That was Du Yu’s first reaction.
He couldn’t help but marvel that even the system took pity on his arduous midnight water changes.

“A prompt: You can manually check the exact probabilities of various events,” the system notification sounded.

Curious, Du Yu first checked the bait’s attraction probability.
“Rare fish bait (Probability): 10%”
Pretty high!
Du Yu thought that buying a billion more probably wouldn’t be a bad idea.
Then he grew very interested in the probability of getting the MAX version bucket.
It shouldn’t be too low, right? Ten percent? Five percent?
With great anticipation, Du Yu checked “MAX Version Bucket.”
“MAX Version Bucket (Probability): 0.000001%”
Due to the system’s small screen, the first thing Du Yu saw was “0.000…”
He was instantly confused.
Is this the system??? What the heck???
“Extremely small probability” = “0.000”?
Then Du Yu noticed an “expand” option.
Well, that was considerate.
“0.000001.”
Du Yu counted over and over—five zeros?
Five zeros????
That’s practically zero percent.
Du Yu felt utterly helpless.

But on second thought, it was still great. Even if he hit it once, it would be a huge win!
Life had hope now.

This made Du Yu completely unable to sleep.

The next day, the rooster’s crow woke Du Yu on schedule.

Wang Xiaowei, who had come to see Du Yu, couldn’t help but scratch his bald head when he noticed the dark circles around Du Yu’s eyes.
“Brother Yu, did you sneak over my wall last night to steal my bucket and change the water yourself???”
Looking at the bucket firmly in his own hands, then recalling the dark circles he’d seen in the mirror that morning, he wondered,
“Are you playing the real and fake Monkey King game with me???”

Sensing Wang Xiaowei’s strange gaze, Du Yu awkwardly cleared his throat and quickly changed the subject.
“Xiaowei, how’s the situation with those sea fish?”
“Don’t worry, Brother Yu, look at this, the bags are fine!”
Wang Xiaowei proudly pointed to his own dark circles.
Du Yu looked and nodded—no problem, they seemed even deeper than his own.
That put his mind at ease.

“Ma Yue will come to collect our first batch soon, so the quality of these fish is crucial. You did a great job, thanks for your hard work, Xiaowei!”
When talking about serious matters, Du Yu was unusually solemn and earnest.
“Hehe, it’s all my duty, Brother Yu!!”
Wang Xiaowei responded with equal seriousness.

Du Yu was strangely touched by this—this must be what a true brotherhood felt like!
He looked at Wang Xiaowei and felt an almost divine radiance emanating from him!
Uh, maybe that was just the light reflecting off Wang Xiaowei’s bald head.
Putting that thought aside, Du Yu began preparations for delivery.

Together with Wang Xiaowei, he counted the total number of sea fish and jotted it down in a small notebook, making it easier for Ma Yue later.
Helping others was helping oneself.
Du Yu remained meticulous as always.

Soon, the two finished counting, changed into fresh, clean clothes, and waited at the village entrance for Ma Yue’s arrival.

Before long, a van stopped at the village entrance, followed by a very new-looking Santana.
Du Yu’s eyes lit up—Santana!
A 2000 model Santana, worth around 160,000 yuan!
Anyone who could afford this car was definitely not ordinary.
Then he watched Ma Yue step out of the car.

Not a girl?
But Du Yu didn’t ask further, instead warmly greeted Ma Yue.
“Miss Ma, our seafood is ready. Please take a look.”
Ma Yue appreciated Du Yu’s straightforward style—when it came to business, he was decisive without any delay. It reminded her of her father.

As Ma Yue prepared to inspect the seafood, her eyes casually caught the dark circles on Du Yu and Wang Xiaowei’s faces.
What did these two guys get up to last night???
Ma Yue’s imagination ran wild, and she even thought it was quite an amusing thought.

Snapping back to reality, Ma Yue looked at the three or four buckets beside Du Yu, casually picked one, and dipped her hand into the water to pull out a hairtail fish for inspection.

Du Yu was surprised. He had expected her to call someone for help, but she got hands-on herself—a practical person indeed.

Ma Yue soon put down the hairtail and said to Du Yu, “Brother Yu, the quality of your fish is very good. You should be able to get a decent price! Three or four buckets already have quite a lot of fish. I didn’t expect your team to be so efficient—just one day and you caught so many. Great job, Brother Yu!”
Her tone was serious, with a hint of admiration.

Catching so many fish in just one day must have taken great effort, especially under yesterday’s scorching sun. Du Yu must have been baked to a crisp!
No wonder Old Shi trusted him so much—his ability was truly unquestionable!

“Three or four buckets? Miss Ma, there are more sea fish here too!”
Du Yu pointed to the ten buckets placed by the village entrance.
Of course, these buckets were ordinary ones. Du Yu had already transferred the sea fish into his own buckets before Ma Yue arrived, so it wouldn’t be hard to explain later. Ma Yue wasn’t as naive as Wang Xiaowei.

Ma Yue took Du Yu’s words as a joke.
What a joke—ten buckets, each filled with such high-quality sea fish? Did he think the sea belonged to Du Yu’s family, and he could take as much as he wanted? The other buckets might have smaller fish and shrimp, but since they were caught by Du Yu’s team, their quality was guaranteed!

This notion was completely overturned when Ma Yue caught a hairtail in one bucket, bass in several others, and finally, a tiny Dongxing grouper in a small bucket.
Brother Yu, does the sea really belong to you? Dongxing grouper as your neighbor?

Seeing Ma Yue’s shocked expression, Du Yu was quite pleased.

You’re strong because the system has a shop.

Du Yu didn’t explain further, just smiled. Ma Yue saw he wasn’t going to say more and wisely didn’t press.

Everyone had their secrets.
Just like the secret between Du Yu and Wang Xiaowei—a secret to be well kept. Yes, definitely!

Fortunately, there was not only Ma Yue’s Santana but also a van. Du Yu and Ma Yue quickly loaded the seafood onto the vehicles.

Looking at the neatly arranged buckets in the trunks of the van and Santana, Du Yu seemed to see a future just as fulfilling and complete.

But why would this young lady, driving a Santana, be willing to cooperate with him?
That was indeed intriguing.