Xiang Ye didn't even know when he fell asleep. All he remembered was showing off in front of the bathroom mirror for quite a while last night.
After all, his current physical condition—aside from stamina—was four times better than that of an average person. Even his stamina was twice as good as a normal person's.
The result? His muscles were now exceptionally developed.
With just a bit of effort, the biceps on his arms, the V-shaped muscles on his back, and the six-pack abs on his torso popped with stunning definition.
But what truly shocked him was his mind.
With four times the average intelligence, it felt like he now had a photographic memory.
Whenever he closed his eyes and tried to recall something, he could easily remember even the tiniest details—like how a leaf stuck in his deskmate's teeth during lunch in grade school leaned slightly to the left.
If he'd had this kind of memory during his student days, he would've been the top scorer in the national college entrance exam for sure.
But life has no "if."
Still, this sudden jump in intelligence felt magical.
Even when he lay in bed last night, he was reading through lines of code he couldn't understand before. And eventually, he drifted off while reading.
The next morning, Xiang Ye was woken up by a knock at the door—it was the courier.
Looking at the delivery guy standing at the door, exhausted and surrounded by a mountain of boxes, Xiang Ye could only smile sheepishly and quickly moved everything inside.
Then began the great unboxing session.
Seeing all the beautifully packaged rods and gear, Xiang Ye was thrilled.
Suddenly, he remembered—didn't the system say something about daily quests?
Sure enough, when he opened the system panel, the "Quests" tab was flashing.
He tapped it open and found a new daily mission:
"Daily Quest: Fishing — Catch ten crucian carp, each weighing no less than 50 grams."
"Fifty grams, that's about one liang," Xiang Ye mumbled to himself as he kept unpacking.
"The spot we went to yesterday could work… but it's kind of unreliable. Better ask Ai Bai."
And just as the saying goes, speak of the devil and he shall appear—Ai Bai returned not long after.
The moment he walked in and saw all the gear—rods stacked everywhere, boxes opened, accessories sprawled—he practically turned to stone.
"Holy crap, Xiang Ye, what the hell happened? Did you lose your mind? This stuff must've cost a fortune!" Ai Bai was stunned.
"Yeah, about thirty grand. Chill, I'm not having a mental breakdown. I'm not losing money on this." Xiang Ye smiled casually as he sorted the gear.
"You're not losing money, my ass! Stop unpacking and return it all while you still can!" Ai Bai panicked and rushed over.
"Relax. I really won't lose out. Look, I made over 14,000 just yesterday."
Xiang Ye flashed his phone to Ai Bai.
When Ai Bai saw the transaction records and realized the time matched when they were out fishing together yesterday, he was dumbfounded.
They were just hanging out—how the hell did Xiang Ye make over 14,000 during that time?
"That's just royalties from some code I wrote before. And it's only going to increase from now on. I think fishing brings me good luck. So, I've decided—I'm going all-in on fishing. These rods? I'll earn it all back by today, guaranteed."
Xiang Ye explained, his face full of conviction.
"…What kind of code did you write?" Ai Bai asked, swallowing hard. He was completely at a loss.
"Trade secret. I'm not telling you. Anyway, know any good spots for crucian carp? I want to catch some today. But skip the stocked ponds—I only fish in natural waters."
Xiang Ye's tone was light, but there was a clear sense of priority: finishing the daily quest was more important than catching random fish.
"Crucian carp, huh… Actually, yeah, I know a good spot. You want to go now?"
Ai Bai tilted his head, thinking. He remembered a place that might be just right.
"Help me finish unpacking first, then we go!"
Excited, Xiang Ye waved him over to join the unboxing effort.
Once they finished and checked that everything was in good shape, they packed the gear and headed downstairs. Then, they ld up the car and drove off toward the spot Ai Bai mentioned.
The place was still within their city, behind the Grand Theater, right by the river.
Behind the building was a river fork. It wasn't visible from the r so very few people knew about it.
And when the Grand Theater was constructed, the rlayout was changed—technically, this area was under the theater's jurisdiction.
But as long as you weren't electrofishing or netting, the management didn't care.
When Xiang Ye and Ai Bai arrived, they found that only two or three other anglers were there.
"There are no steep banks here, no backflow bays, and the water's shallow—so there are no big fish, and not much vegetation either. You won't find many white bait here, but there are plenty of crucian carp. That's why a lot of crucian fans like to come here."
Ai Bai explained as they carried the gear toward the water.
With no complicated terrain, choosing a spot was simple—just find a sunny side.
As usual, they baited the area first, prepared the hook bait, and waited for it to ferment a bit while setting up the rest of the gear.
Since today's target was small crucian carp, and he had attribute buff, Xiang Ye didn't bother with big rods—just a lightweight 3.6-meter "Jia" rod.
The moment he held it, he could tell this rod was in a whole different class than Ai Bai's from yesterday.
Not only was it much lighter, but the balance was perfect—no tip-heaviness at all. Casting and bottom-finding were easy, and the wrist strain was basically nonexistent.
Sure, Xiang Ye's strength was four times the average, but why make things harder if you didn't have to?
And it made sense—this rod cost over 500 yuan, the cheapest model in his collection, while Ai Bai's rod only cost 80 yuan. That's a sixfold price difference. Of course, the quality wasn't even close.
Soon, everything was ready.
Xiang Ye was set to begin today's mission—time to catch those crucian carp!
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