"Done? You coming or not?"
After figuring out the basics of the system, Xiang Ye walked out of the bathroom. Ai Bai was already fully prepped and ready to go.
"Let's go!"
Clapping his hands, Xiang Ye gave the green light. Time to fish!
The two of them grabbed their gear, headed downstairs, jumped into Ai Bai's Volkswagen Lavida worth a little over a hundred thousand yuan, and drove off to one of Ai Bai's favorite wild fishing spots.
That's right—today, they were going wild fishing.
And wild fishing was going to be Xiang Ye's main grind from now on.
Let's go back to the system's Basic Mode.
In Basic Mode, you can earn money no matter where you fish. But the actual amount depends on a few things. According to the Angling System's rules, fish are measured in liang (about 50 grams), and anything under one liang is still counted as one. The base price is 100 yuan per liang.
That means even a tiny fish under one liang still nets you a solid 100 yuan. Two liang? 200 yuan. One Jin (1 jin = 10 liang, 500g)? That's 1,000 yuan. And so on. Ten Jin? 10,000 yuan. Sounds amazing, right?
Well, there's a catch.
The payout also depends on how and where the fish is caught.
Fish are classified into two types: wild and farm-raised. Fishing environments fall into three categories: natural (rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.), reservoirs, and fish ponds.
In the system's economy:
A wild fish caught in a natural environment pays full value.
A wild fish from a reservoir gets 80% of the value.
A wild fish from a pond gets only 50%.
Farm-raised fish? One liang is worth a pathetic 1 yuan. That's a 100x difference.
And to make it worse for ponds, wild fish must be three generations removed from captivity to count. You won't find that in ponds—meaning pond fish are nearly worthless.
So once Xiang Ye confirmed this system was real, his plan was clear: only fish in natural waters or large reservoirs.
Sure, reservoirs often have stocked fish, but as long as they've been in the water long enough, they could qualify as wild. Less money than natural catches, but the fish can be huge.
Catching a ten-kilo monster in the wild? Not easy. But in a reservoir? Much more likely.
And then there's the task system.
There were three types of quests: daily, temporary, and the current one—beginner.
Right now, Xiang Ye had just one:
Beginner Quest: Catch a fish.
Reward: Unknown.
Even without knowing the reward, he was hyped.
After over an hour's drive, the duo reached one of Ai Bai's so-called "secret spots." But when they arrived, five or six anglers were already there, rods in hand.
This spot was along a small river branching off from a larger one. The best points had been taken, so Xiang Ye and Ai Bai settled near a small backwater bend.
They baited the water, then got their gear ready. Ai Bai, a seasoned angler, swore by The Classic Trio of Baits, so they stuck with that.
They assembled rods, adjusted floats, and measured depth.
Xiang Ye didn't even own a full set of gear—he never fished enough to justify it. But if today went well, that was going to change. Big time.
Once the prep was done, Xiang Ye finally cast his line. Unlike Ai Bai, who set up four rods for different targets (distance, depth, species), Xiang Ye went simple—just a 3.6-meter rod with 0.8 main line, 0.4 sub-line, and a size 1 hook.
His goal today? Small fish. As many as possible.
The system didn't care about fish size for the beginner task—just catch a fish. Small ones were easier. As his bait hit the water, a small fish darted over immediately. As the float bobbed, he yanked the rod and—got it!
Out came a finger-length silver minnow.
Ai Bai glanced over and smirked. He didn't care for tiny fry during wild fishing, but Xiang Ye was thrilled.
He removed the fish and dropped it into the keepnet.
The moment it splashed in, the system chimed in his mind:
"Ding! Congratulations, Host has caught Whitebait x1 (31g). Reward: ￥100. Withdraw now?"
"Ding! Beginner Quest completed. Claim reward?"
Two messages flashed across his mind. Xiang Ye's eyes lit up.
He tapped "Withdraw." A moment later, his phone buzzed. A message from his bank: ￥100 received via transfer—no taxes deducted.
It worked.
He actually made money!
Sure, his overall fishing skills were average, but when it came to pulling small fish, he had fast hands and decent instincts. If there were fish in the spot, he'd catch them.
A hundred fish a day? That's ￥10,000.
Twenty good fishing days a month? That's ￥200,000.
He'd never even made that in a year before.
Now? One month of fishing could do it.
No wonder his anxiety over job rejections vanished instantly. Honestly, he felt lucky those companies turned him down. Otherwise, he'd still be slaving away for pennies.
Excited, he opened the reward screen for the beginner quest.
"Claim Beginner Reward!"
"Ding! Reward claimed: Attribute Points +100, Special Buff: Line Protection (Basic), Special Buff: Bait Attraction (Basic)."
"Ding! Attribute Points obtained. Character Panel unlocked!"
As the system processed his reward, his vision blurred again. A brand-new futuristic interface appeared in front of him—
His personal angler's panel was now online.
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