"Lift the fish?" Zhou Chen and the others looked puzzled when they heard Xiang Ye say this.
Looking over at the keepnets being weighed at other fishing spots, they saw that those nets had only eight or ten fish at most, and some even had just four or five. Surely, the phrase "lift the fish" wasn't needed for those!
"Come on, let's give it a try!" Although still doubtful, the group politely agreed. After they detached Xiang Ye's keepnet, they tried to lift it—and their expressions changed immediately. It was extremely heavy.
Fortunately, Xiang Ye was helping support the bottom of the net; otherwise, it would have swung wildly and made it harder to lift.
Feeling the weight, they grit their teeth and slowly lifted the keepnet out of the water.
When the net surfaced, they were stunned to see over one hundred fish inside—no, possibly close to one hundred fifty or sixty!
Their eyes widened in shock as they looked at Xiang Ye. No wonder Zhou Chen personally invited him—fishing at the concrete dam like this and still catching so many fish was incredible. If only they had given him the intake spot from the start, maybe he could have easily broken two hundred fish! Even so, this was already enough.
Besides, their gap with first and second place wasn't nearly this huge.
As they pulled the keepnet onto the concrete dam, the weighing team arrived. Clearly, this was the first time they had seen so many fish at this spot, and it was absolutely shocking!
"Four hundred twenty-seven Jin total!"
As the over one hundred fish were weighed and then returned to the water, the recorder carefully noted down the total weight of Xiang Ye's catch.
Hearing this, Xiang Ye sighed. Four hundred twenty-seven Jin—that meant 427,000 yuan! Unfortunately, today he only earned 3,416 yuan, which was his first time since getting the system that his income didn't even reach four thousand, let alone ten thousand. He could only hope the temporary mission reward would make up the difference.
"Is that the fifth team member?" someone nearby asked.
"I think I saw him yesterday…"
"Yeah, he's the little guy from tomorrow's YueJing Lake event!"
"He looks even better from the front!"
"Look at the watch on his wrist—isn't that the 3-million-yuan watch the cameraman mentioned?"
"Ah, I can't handle this. So handsome, tall, great body, nice personality, and rich—I think I'm in love!"
"Come on, whatever they say is just talk, right?"
"Yeah, remember when dozens of internet celebrities chipped in for a car?"
"Eh, jealousy much? The guy isn't streaming—who is he lying to?"
"Lying to clueless girls like you!"
"Exactly, maybe he's just a scammer…"
While Xiang Ye and the others were weighing fish, the live stream also showed his image, and the chat exploded with messages. There was no doubt that Xiang Ye's appearance attracted attention—he really was quite handsome.
But no matter what they said, Xiang Ye wasn't going to stream. He was socially anxious—there was no way he'd talk to the live chat.
After recording all catches, Xiang Ye and his team packed their gear and returned to the parking lot's viewing platform.
This time, they were extremely excited, especially Xiang Ye, who truly felt like the center of attention.
Videos and news of his huge catch at the concrete dam had already spread among the 200 anglers. Everyone knew someone had caught over 400 Jin and 100-plus fish there. This was more than just breaking a record—it was breaking common sense, as no one expected so many fish there.
Everyone assigned to that spot was basically the team's cast-offs. Their catches proved it; even 30 Jin would have been lucky. Xiang Ye's performance threw these people into confusion, especially those who had been sure they'd take first, second, or third place. They never imagined the "cooked duck" could still fly!
Compared to their helplessness, Zhou Chen and his crew were especially happy.
While resting here, they chatted and laughed. An hour later, after all results were tallied, the organizers started the closing ceremony. Of course, the usual speeches and formalities took place before the awards.
Sure enough, Xiang Ye's team took first place.
As the announcement ended, Xiang Ye and Zhou Chen's group went up to the stage to receive their prizes.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the temporary mission and winning first place in the fishing competition! Rewards maxed out. Original reward: 10 free attribute points. Current reward: 50 free attribute points, plus extra Master-level Cooking skill and Fishing Buff: Damage Increase (rod's stamina consumption for fish increased by 100%)."
As Xiang Ye stood on stage, the reward notification popped up in his mind. His eyes lit up immediately.
Ten free attribute points becoming fifty? He was very satisfied with that.
And he also received a Master-level skill plus a fishing buff!
From now on, fighting giant fish underwater would be much easier for him.
But for now, he had no time to think about the new skills—the award presenter was already on stage.
The first-place prize included not only a gilded medal for each team member but also a trophy and the keys to a pickup truck. Holding these, everyone happily posed for photos.
After the ceremony, back down on the ground, Zhou Chen directly asked Xiang Ye for his bank card number—they were about to distribute the prize money.
Originally, with the truck's value, each person should get about fifty thousand yuan.
But when Xiang Ye's phone buzzed, he checked and was surprised to see Zhou Chen had transferred him eighty thousand yuan—an obviously unusual amount.
"Today was thanks to you, and you're the one I invited. Don't refuse this eighty thousand. It's nothing to you, so if you want to be my friend, just accept it," Zhou Chen said with a smile when seeing Xiang Ye's puzzled look.
Indeed, the main reason they won was because of Xiang Ye.
Without him, they wouldn't have placed first or even made the top three.
So, giving him some extra money was only fair.
Seeing Zhou Chen smile, Xiang Ye also smiled. He didn't refuse the extra tens of thousands but instead looked at the trophy Zhou Chen was holding.
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