Mu Zitang quickly came up with a plan and immediately drafted the details to send to Yun Luohe for review.“Luo-jie, take a look, see if this works?”“Anti-Acid Waterproof Fabric ×5 and Anti-Acid Bricks ×10 in exchange for one Diving Card or 20 ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ Coral.”“One bottle of Upgraded Anti-Acid Coating Liquid (1L) in exchange for one Diving Card or 100 Refined Iron Ore.”Yun Luohe replied, “That works. Go negotiate, as long as they agree.”Mu Zitang sneered, “They don’t exactly have a choice. If they refuse, we end the cooperation.”Acid Rain was scheduled to fall again tonight. If they refused, they would suffer greater losses.Besides, all those people were constantly busy, either diving or exploring islands, with barely any time to clear Seaweed. If they left it unchecked, the Giant Seaweed would grow rampant and destroy the reefs even faster.Covering the Seaweed with Anti-Acid Waterproof Fabric would prevent the uncontrolled Seaweed overgrowth.Even upgraded Stone Houses, after being corroded by Acid Rain, became hideous. No one wanted their own house ruined.It took so much time to repair a house that they could use that effort to produce plenty of high-tier equipment instead.Worse yet, if Acid Rain kept corroding the soil, there was a real chance their land would turn acidic, making farming impossible. Restoring the soil would take an enormous amount of time.Mu Zitang’s assumption was correct.When he sent those terms to Du Ruan-tian, making it clear that if they didn’t comply there would be no further cooperation, Du Ruan-tian eventually caved.However, Du Ruan-tian proposed a new condition.She had a Replication Card that could copy the Anti-Acid Coating Formula. If they were willing to lend it for a one-time replication, Du Ruan-tian would trade five Diving Cards and one Island Landing Permit.Mu Zitang was shocked.These damn lucky players, they actually had something as broken as a Replication Card? Unbelievable!He immediately sent a screenshot of the conversation to Yun Luohe.“Luo-jie, take a look.”Five Diving Cards and an Island Landing Permit were no small offer.But the Anti-Acid Coating Formula could bring the Emperor’s Luck Association massive benefits, far beyond that.Seeing that the Emperor’s Luck Association wanted to copy the Anti-Acid Coating, Yun Luohe fell into deep thought.To be honest, from her own group’s perspective, there was no need to agree.But she alone had limited capacity. Even if she worked herself to death, grinding day and night without rest, she still couldn’t produce much Anti-Acid Coating.At most, a few hundred portions per day.Her own group required over half of that, and Yun Luohe’s reef alone consumed a significant amount.What they traded to the Emperor’s Luck Association was squeezed out by everyone working overtime, just to exchange for some decent materials.But even then, they only received about a quarter of the demand.The entirety of Zone 2 had over a hundred thousand players.If the Emperor’s Luck Association could produce more, even if they sold it, it would benefit countless players.But direct trade was out of the question.Yun Luohe immediately thought of a solution.Didn’t the System allow formal agreements?If they were going to cooperate, they should do it thoroughly.No need to trade Diving Cards and Landing Permits. Better to sign an agreement obligating the Emperor’s Luck Association to continuously supply the key material for producing Anti-Acid Coating — Black Sludge.No matter how much they had, half would be given to the Survival Mutual Aid Association.That would be the price for borrowing the Formula.As long as they provided Black Sludge consistently, Yun Luohe wouldn’t have to worry about running out. She could keep producing Anti-Acid Coating indefinitely, and with the special effect of Symbiotic Crystals, she could always craft Upgraded Anti-Acid Coating Liquid with even better performance.Even if the Emperor’s Luck Association replicated the Formula, their version would still be inferior.Mu Zitang agreed that this was a good plan.He immediately approached Du Ruan-tian for negotiations.But Du Ruan-tian didn’t agree right away. She said she needed to discuss it with her team.Thus, after several rounds of talks, both sides finally signed the agreement.—In the afternoon, Yun Luohe distributed all the finished Anti-Acid Coating to the Management Trainee Program’s five-member chat group, then went to open Oyster Shells.On Lucky Days, each player could collect five Shells, and with increased Stamina limits, everyone could use up all five attempts as long as they kept harvesting nonstop.That afternoon, Ròubāo helped her fish out two more Shells.Unwilling to give up, Yun Luohe decided to open two more, hoping she might finally get a Diving Card.Her luck suddenly exploded.She opened a Golden Pearl!A tier higher than White Pearls, and her first ever Golden Pearl.She suppressed her excitement.Normally, with her daily misfortune, today was shockingly lucky.Before opening it, Yun Luohe had wondered if Golden Pearls might still contain junk, just better-quality junk than White Pearls.[Opened Golden Pearl. Obtained: Refined Steel ×2, Parchment Fragment ×1, Coffee ×1, Spicy Strips ×1, Peach Sapling ×1.]A weight lifted from her heart.Finally, she got some good stuff.—With some daylight left, she decided to head into the water now.Once it got dark, even with Night Vision Potion, she didn’t want to wait until tomorrow.Yun Luohe prepared herself, packing a Steel Pickaxe, Steel Axe, and her Golden Crocodile Backpack — just in case she ran out of space.Glancing at Ròubāo, fast asleep, Yun Luohe woke it up.“Ròubāo, I’m going into the water. I’ll be back in three hours.”Hearing this, Ròubāo’s eyes widened, and it let out a worried meow.“Meow? The water? Are you going fishing?”Yun Luohe chuckled, “Yeah, going fishing. Bring you back some extra snacks. Want to come?”“Meow meow! I can’t swim!”Ròubāo raised its paw, flailing dramatically.Yun Luohe handed it some food. “If you’re hungry, nibble on that.”“Meow, come back quick, bring back something tasty.”Yun Luohe shook her head, “No time today. Got tons to do when I get back, and it’s going to rain again tonight.”Ròubāo looked disappointed but didn’t protest. It had seen how hard Yun Luohe worked all day, and knew she was exhausted.Once ready, Yun Luohe clicked [Use Diving Card] and plunged into the water.In the lower-left corner of her vision, a countdown appeared.It showed the remaining time for the Diving Card. She had to resurface before the timer ran out — otherwise, without swimming skills, she would drown.—Underwater, Yun Luohe discovered she could breathe normally. Even her eyes stayed open without irritation. She felt like a fish, exhaling small bubbles — the sensation was fascinating.She quickly dove to the seabed.Her goal: Sea Stone and Coral Veins.Sea Stone was secondary. She mainly wanted to find Coral or maybe dig around for some Shells.She brought a Dagger and Arrows, planning to test her luck finding Crabs, Lobsters, or spearing a few fish. Though joking with Ròubāo earlier, if she saw anything edible, she’d definitely bring it back as a treat.But reality proved that even underwater, her luck wasn’t great.After an hour of swimming, she only found endless Sea Stone deposits. The Steel Pickaxe made harvesting them easy, and the Magnetic Ring auto-collected resources, so she gathered 200 Sea Stone in an hour.But nothing else.Stay here and keep digging? Or change locations?Switching spots might yield nothing and waste time.But staying here only guaranteed more Sea Stone.She worked hard to obtain this Diving Card.If all she brought back was Sea Stone, that would be such a waste. She got more Sea Stone just tossing Seaweed into the Trash Can daily.Might as well sell it instead.With that thought, Yun Luohe immediately decided to switch locations.

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