Watching Etar running away, the fishing tackle shop owner was silent for a moment and sighed.
Seeing this, Roger seemed to be thinking about something.
He didn't take the young boy Etal's words to heart.
Although he looked a bit annoying due to his bad behavior, Rogge didn't care about such a small matter.
Moreover, he seemed to have a special relationship with the owner of the fishing tackle shop.
Soon, the owner of the fishing tackle shop turned around, walked up to Rogge and forced a smile.
[Mr. Roger, I hope you don't take Etar's words to heart. He is not a bad person, but... ]
The fishing tackle shop owner hesitated to speak.
[The young man who was killed by the pirates before was called Matt? ]
Roger heard the quarrel between the two clearly and guessed what happened after a little thought.
The fishing tackle shop owner smiled bitterly when he heard this.
[Yes, that child is Etar's older brother, and Etar often follows him.]
After saying that, the fishing tackle shop owner sighed.
[Etal was an orphan who was found on a small boat.]
[I wonder how cruel his parents were to abandon a newborn child in the sea.]
[The person who found him was an old drunkard in the town. Although this guy had a bad character, he raised Etal for a period of time.]
[But the old drunkard died a few years later, leaving him all alone.]
[One day when I was fishing I saw this guy hiding under a rotten board, so I gave him some food, and then he started coming here often.]
It seems that after the old drunkard passed away, it was the fishing tackle shop owner who took care of Etar.
He is indeed a kind person.
Roger smiled inwardly.
[… I don’t know if he learned bad things from the old drunkard, but he has a foul mouth and always likes to mock and ridicule others and expose their scars, so the kids in the town don’t want to play with him.]
[This kid is becoming more and more withdrawn. ]
[When the pirates came before, Matt died under the pirates' guns, and Etar was very sad. ]
[He thinks you should come earlier...]
At this point, the fishing tackle shop owner became angry again and slammed the table.
[This guy, I never taught him to be an ungrateful person! ]
Hearing this, Roger just smiled.
He doesn't care or even get mad about it.
If you do bad things, some people will despise you. If you do good things, some people will think you are not good enough.
Even if you do nothing, you might get mad at just for standing there.
So nothing in the world can be perfect, you just need to do it with a clear conscience.
[Forget it, let’s not talk about this kid anymore. ]
[Come here, Roger, let me show you my fishing rod. This is the fishing rod I bought on Goldsmith Island. It is of first-rate quality.]
[and this…]
Boss Jack stopped thinking about Etal and began to enthusiastically introduce the fishing rod to Roger.
Rogge just treated it as a short story and soon turned his attention to the fishing rod in front of him.
These fishing rods are very good, much better than the ordinary fishing rods that Roger bought before.
The quality is all green and upwards, and the names also have prefixes such as "exquisite" and "specially made".
It can be seen that Old Jack really took out all of his treasured fishing rods.
But Roger felt that this alone was not enough.
After looking through them, Roger finally found the relatively best fishing rod.
[Special threaded fishing rod]
[Type: Props]
[Quality: Blue]
[Description: A fishing rod made by a skilled craftsman uses special materials and is extremely tough, and can even withstand the pulling force of wild beasts.]
This fishing rod is the one purchased from Goldsmith Island that Old Jack mentioned at the beginning, and it is the only blue quality one.
Seeing that Roger took a fancy to the fishing rod, Old Jack showed an expression that said, "As expected."
He guessed that Roger would definitely choose this fishing rod.
[You have a good eye. You found the most special fishing rod at first sight. ]
[… Are you talking about the threads on this fishing rod? ]
Old Jack paused after hearing this, then touched the back of his head and laughed.
Indeed, even if you only look at the appearance, threaded fishing rods are the most special among them.
[By the way, Mr. Jack, you mentioned Goldsmith Island before? What is that place? ]
Roger was a little curious.
In response to Roger's question, Old Jack carefully considered his words and spoke.
[It is the arena for craftsmen and blacksmiths in the five seas, and all the masters with superb skills are there.]
[It is also a place rich in weapons and equipment. ]
[Perhaps you should go and have a look after you sail, there will definitely be something there that will interest you.]
It's definitely hard to sleep on this island.
Just by listening to old Jack's description, Roger seemed to have heard the sounds of "clang-clang-clang" and "dang-dang-dang".
[I am indeed very interested.]
[I want this fishing rod, how much is it? ]
Roger asked as he picked up the threaded fishing rod.
Hearing this, Jack put away his smile and looked serious.
[This fishing rod is not for sale.]
[But now I intend to give him to you.]
[First, I want to thank you for your kindness to Sea Snake Island, and second, I want to apologize for Etar's rude behavior. ]
[I hope you can accept it.]
After listening to this, Roger thought for a moment and nodded.
[Okay, I'll take it.]
After saying that, Roger picked up another fruit from the fruit bowl next to him and put it into his mouth.
[Take another apple, that's enough.]
[Fishing rods are charged separately.]
[See you later, old fisherman.]
After saying that, Roger turned around with a smile and walked out of the fishing tackle shop.
In the fruit plate on the table, several gold coins made a rustling sound.
Seeing this, Old Jack became anxious and quickly picked up the gold coins from the fruit plate and chased after him.
When they arrived at the fishing tackle shop, they found that Roger had disappeared without a trace.
…
After putting the fishing rod into the inventory, Roger returned to his cabin.
The dark sea mayflies had already eaten up all the minced meat that Rogge threw in.
At this time, after a strong feeling of fullness, there is drowsiness.
The dark sea mayfly needs to sleep to quickly digest the food and turn it into nutrients for metamorphosis.
The dark sea mayfly shook its body and pressed its abdomen against the wall of the barrel, with the four soft tentacles on both sides swaying slowly.
[Meow～]
The big orange cat was meowing beside it, and seemed to be quite interested in this thing.
"Don't eat my clone."
Seeing this, Roger quickly took a lid and covered it.
He was full of expectations for this tiny insect that was only one or two centimeters in size.
Even though it's just a small bug now.
But one day, it will grow into a deep-sea giant.
After putting the dark sea mayfly away, Rogge came to Felix.
[After observing and helping the boatman Felix at work, you have improved your learning progress by two points. ]
[After observing and helping the boatman Felix at work, you have improved your learning progress by two points. ]
[…]
[Learning progress is full, congratulations on learning the skill - Craftsman lv1. ]
Damn, I finally learned my first skill!
It’s not easy!
Roger burst into tears.
(End of this chapter)