The Most Random System

Chapter 1263: Chapter 557: Merit Balance Handbook

Time really flies.

Unconsciously, Lin Li, who was seen as a child by others, has now grown into someone considered a big brother.

Clearly, the world has changed greatly, but it feels like it all happened in the blink of an eye.

"Did you really catch that? We’re just joking about catching a buffalo, Lin Li, could you be a naturally born fishing sage?" Bai Bufan remarked cheerfully beside him.

"I have no idea."

This time, Lin Li really didn’t do anything deliberately, nor did he use any magic from a cultivator. Even he hadn’t expected to catch that fish.

With a tug, the fish, pulled out of the water by the crude tree branch fishing rod, drew a silver bright arc under the moonlight, along with glittering droplets, and landed with a splash on the muddy shore, still stubbornly bouncing around.

With the faint glow from the distant city and the beam of a phone flashlight, the three of them clearly saw their trophy.

The fish was flat on the side, its body covered with silver reflective fine scales, though it was now slightly covered with bottom mud and aquatic debris, its back was dark greyish-green, and the belly silver-white, with a relatively small head and rounded blunt snout.

—— Very recognizable, it’s a common crucian carp.

The tail fin powerfully slapped the ground, displaying its vigorous vitality.

About a little over twenty centimeters, it feels nearly a pound in weight.

For a wild crucian carp from an inland small river like this, this size is already considered quite good, slightly larger than the average adult crucian carp, neither pitifully small nor one of those extremely rare giants that take years to grow.

"Such a big one~" Bai Bufan leaned closer, gently nudging the bouncing fish with his foot, his tone amazed.

As for the fisher nearby, one couldn’t simply describe his expression as just being dumbfounded.

His gaze fixated on the crucian carp bouncing on the muddy ground, then abruptly shifted to Lin Li’s simple and crude fishing rod, made of a dry tree branch with bifurcations tied at the end, and finally blankly gazed at his carefully calibrated float, costly professional fishing rod, and the fishing box beside him which was extra empty and desolate under the moonlight, only with rippling water.

Damn, is this even a game?

Bestow, this must be a curse!

The sound that snapped the man back to reality was still the struggle of the crucian carp smacking against the mud.

"Cr-crucian carp?" When he spoke again, his voice was dazed, filled with disbelief and self-doubt, "A wild crucian carp, approximately a pound? Just, just with this?"

He pointed at Lin Li’s tree branch rod, his fingers slightly trembling.

Tonight, he had used good and plenty bait, created a heavy hotspot, had been sitting there for God knows how long, aside from the ripples, nothing came.

And this young man, using a tree branch picked up from the ground, tied it with hooks and line he gave—casually tossed it—maybe within even a minute fish came?!

I say, so there really are fish in this river!

It’s purely the fish not coming to me~

Little river you’re such a naughty thing!

Haha, naughty little river~ Such cuteness!

The crucian carp swung its tail vigorously once more, splattering mud spots even onto the man’s trousers.

Little fish you’re naughty too~

Damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn your mom died little river your dad also died, a stink ditch born of river no raise the fish your mom died the fish your dad also died psychological committee my heart doesn’t feel good my heart really doesn’t feel good...

Ahhhh—

Why do you cast and catch directly! Fishing in a remote corner shouldn’t be like this... You should first study hydrology weather, slowly create a hotspot to gather fish, adjust line and float, occasionally change bait flavor, then during the window period capture subtle bites, finally, through long fish play, on some sunny beautiful moment, use net steadily to harvest! What is this craziness of casting and reeling? Wild pond isn’t supposed to be like this! I don’t accept!

Whoa yea yea—

Though emotions whirled within him, as a high authority in fishing domain, a veteran expert, absolutely shouldn’t manifest these feelings visibly—though they’ve been showing.

The man collected his expression, forcibly nodding with admiration:

"Well done kid, on Earth OL this game there’s mention of balance, so to attract new players, sometimes a beginner’s protection period exists, fishing included, why did I start playing?

Because when I first fished, big fish came; I liked that feeling then.

However, your protection strength is indeed great, arrives faster, these catches count good in this river."

Bai Bufan: "Uncle, I’ve been playing Earth online, why as a 16 level veteran am I intending to join with a 9 level newbie to create new NPC but get mistakenly banned?"

Lin Li: "Uncle, my newbie quest asks me to find a large spherical cell but I only found salivary amylase, soon I died, how is this game played really?"

Man: "?"

No, what?

Why did you two suddenly change the topic you !!!

"Ah..."

"This..."

"Uncle, shall I give you the fish?" seeing the man stumped, Lin Li smiled again, lifting the crucian carp with fish line, aiming towards the fishing box.

"No need no need, what to give me?" hearing Lin Li’s words, the man waved his hand repeatedly.

What joke are you pulling you punk!

The first fish in my empty fishing box is Lin Li’s?

That’s ultimate insult damn it!

"But keeping it is useless to me," Lin Li spread his hands somewhat helplessly, "I don’t have storage, can’t be bothered to take it home either, can’t just grill on spot right?"

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