Although the trophy for the competition should rightfully be kept by Zhou Chen as the team captain, when Xiang Ye asked for it, Zhou Chen didn't refuse.
After all, to him, a trophy was nothing special — he had at least eighty or a hundred of them already. Having a gold medal as a trophy was just as good.
But for Xiang Ye, it was different. He had never won a trophy in his life, so having one now was quite a meaningful reward.
After distributing everything, Xiang Ye and the others got into their cars, ready to part ways.
Originally, Zhou Chen had said he wanted to invite Xiang Ye for a meal later, but during the competition, they received news that one of their team members' wives had just given birth. So, they planned to rush back immediately.
That meant they would have to wait until next time to meet again.
"YueJing Lake is really great. I'm definitely coming back. Let's fish together again!" Zhou Chen, knowing Xiang Ye loved fishing in natural waters, said.
Xiang Ye smiled quietly, and soon everyone was driving off.
As for the pickup truck, it had a temporary license plate and was naturally driven away by Zhou Chen's team.
What Zhou Chen was up to now was none of Xiang Ye's concern. Zhou Chen did seem eager to get home.
After over an hour of driving, Xiang Ye arrived back at his residential complex. He noticed Ai Bai's car was gone — no surprise, the guy had probably moved out today.
Sure enough, when Xiang Ye went upstairs, Ai Bai's room was nearly empty.
Though Xiang Ye had often told Ai Bai to hurry up and move, seeing the room almost bare now made him feel a bit lonely — after all, his roommate was leaving, and it would just be himself now.
"Maybe I should find a girlfriend too?" Xiang Ye mumbled quietly, touching his chin.
But he quickly shook his head. With his daily fishing routine, when would he have time for a relationship? No, better not — women would only slow down his fishing speed!
He went to the bathroom to wash off the fishy smell and sweat, then lay down on his bed and began reviewing the day's gains.
The daily tasks gave him a watch. The fishing earned him over three thousand yuan. Xiang Ye was truly relaxed now; he no longer cared about three thousand yuan — before, that was his entire week's hard work at a nine-to-nine, six-day job.
Then there was the fishing contest win with eighty thousand yuan, a medal, and a trophy.
Most importantly, his temporary mission reward was rich.
Looking at his attributes, Xiang Ye thought for a moment.
With 50 free attribute points, he first put 40 into stamina, consuming 16 points. Then he split the remaining 34 points evenly into strength, agility, and wisdom — 10 each — and put the last 4 points into constitution.
After allocating all points, his body once again felt warm and comfortable in a mysterious way.
When he reopened the character panel, his stats had changed:
Name: Xiang Ye
Age: 27
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 85 kg
Strength: 50
Agility: 50
Constitution: 44
Wisdom: 50
Health: 92 (normal health is 60–80, below 60 means suboptimal)
Available Attribute Points: 0
Skills: Fighting (Master), Cooking (Master)
Fishing Buff:
Bait Buff (Beginner): Success rate of attracting fish increased by 100%
Line Protection Buff (Beginner): Durability of fishing line increased by 100%
Big Fish Buff (Beginner): Attraction power for big fish increased by 100%
Legality Buff (Beginner): Fishing rod damage to fish increased by 100%
Looking at these stats, Xiang Ye was very satisfied.
All in all, it had only been five days since he got the system, and he had already gained so much. For him, these were things he probably would never have in his life before.
Indeed, to change your fate, rich people rely on technology, poor people rely on mutation — and the system was a kind of mutation.
"Oh right, I need to show my parents the property deed and car purchase contract," he suddenly remembered.
Feeling pleased, Xiang Ye grabbed his phone and called his parents.
The video call connected quickly. Only his father answered at first — his mother was probably cooking. After Xiang Ye's father called for him, his mother came over right away.
"I'm calling to put your minds at ease. Look, here's the property deed, the address is here, you've been here before, and it's in my name. Here's the car purchase contract. Oh, and today your son won first place in a fishing contest. Here are the medal and the trophy," Xiang Ye said, proudly showing off his documents.
Seeing the property deed and purchase contract looked genuine, his parents finally relaxed.
"Good, you're doing well. That's better than anything. By the way, when did you start liking fishing? I never heard you mention it. I thought only Ai Bai liked fishing," his father said, nodding approvingly but sounding curious.
"I've always liked fishing — really liked it. But now I fish every day mostly because of business socializing. The bosses who buy my code all like fishing. As long as they keep using my code, I get royalties every day. So, I have to hang out with them," Xiang Ye explained with a smile, giving himself a good excuse for his fishing habit.
His parents were happy to hear this. Business socializing was definitely better than drinking at bars or going to karaoke or nightclubs.
"Alright, just glad you're doing fine. Since you're not working now, when will you come back for a visit?" his father asked.
"During Labor Day, I'll go back for a few days and then come back. Driving is fast," Xiang Ye replied thoughtfully. It was early April now, so the holiday was coming soon. By then, his progress here would be even more impressive.
If it didn't work out, he could always bring his parents over here — but that was something to decide later, not now. If he said it now, they probably wouldn't agree.
After Xiang Ye confirmed his visit time, his parents were satisfied and hung up.
He lay back down on the bed, thinking about what to eat tonight.
Without Ai Bai around, and since Xiang Ye didn't know how to cook, he had no choice but to order takeout.
But as he browsed through a local takeout place and saw the pictures of dishes, a flash of information about one dish suddenly popped into his mind...
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