Fishing was a happy thing. Why was it happy? Because when fishing, the fisherman had no distracting thoughts and only focused on "fishing", and when he focused, he would forget his worries.
Different people had different views on the fun of fishing. Some people enjoyed the moment when the fish took the bait and their efforts were rewarded. Some people enjoyed the process of fishing and the state of waiting for the bait to move. There were even some people who did not pursue fishing but only sightseeing.
Xia Feng's realm was still not high enough. What he wanted to fish for was the harvest. If he couldn't catch any fish, he wouldn't have dinner. Even though Asuna's cooking skills had been maxed out, she could not cook without rice. At that time, he would have to go to town to buy ingredients.
For the sake of peace and quiet, Xia Feng chose a place with no one to fish. He sat quietly by the lake and patiently watched the float on the water, waiting for the fish to take the bait. However, he didn't know if it was because his beginner fishing skill level was too low or for some other reason, but he didn't make any movements after fishing for an entire day. At first, he was still focused on fishing, but later on, he was basically lost in thought. Therefore, although he looked focused on the surface, his mind had long flown away.
Xia Feng was now level 50 and had a total of seven skill slots. Six of them were learned from the scabbard style, single-handed straight sword, long spear, thin sword, physical skills, and flying sword. The remaining one was used to learn fishing.
"Brother Xia Feng!" A call came from behind. Xiafeng turned around. Not far away, Celika was standing by the roadside and waving at him.
"Why are you here?" Xia Feng asked.
"Asuna asked me to call you home for dinner.”
"Did she go to town to buy ingredients?”
"No, I went to buy it. I just came back, so I called you back.”
The Forest House was on the south side of the 22nd floor. The nearest town to the Forest House was Golar Village, which was located north of the Forest House. The lake where Xiafeng fished was located northeast of the Forest House, so Celica's trip could be considered to be on the way.
"Alright, I'll be right there." He answered and began to pack his things, preparing to go home. There wasn't much to pack, so Xiafeng quickly packed up and went to the Forest House with Celica.
"By the way, Brother Xiafeng, how many fish did you catch after fishing all day?”Celika asked as she walked.
Xia Feng's face turned red.”
"Hehe!" Celica laughed. "Asuna said that your fishing level was low and you definitely wouldn't be able to catch any fish. She also said that you can't just eat fish at night, so she asked me to go to town to buy ingredients. Who knew that you didn't catch a single fish the whole day? It seems that it's fortunate that I went to buy something, or else there wouldn't be any dinner tonight.”
"That's because this young man didn't choose the right place to fish.”A kind male voice suddenly sounded from behind. The two of them stopped and turned around. An old man wearing iron-framed glasses slowly walked towards them. Xiafeng and Silika were shocked. They didn't expect there to be such an old player in the game. Judging from the wrinkles on his face, he was probably 50 years old.
"I saw you when I passed by the lake where you were fishing at noon. At that time, I called you a few times to remind you that it was very difficult to catch fish in that lake. However, I don't know if you were distracted or what, but you didn't reply to me. I could only leave helplessly. Oh right, my name is Nishida. As for my profession, I'm a Profession player. As you think, he is a fishing master. I fished in the nearby lake every day, and I knew all the fishing masters on this floor. When I saw unfamiliar faces, I was curious.”The old man said as he walked over.
Xia Feng was a little embarrassed when he heard the other party's words. He must have been distracted at that time. He did not expect that he would trick himself and waste half a day's time. If he had heard it back then, he would have gone fishing elsewhere. The lake he was fishing in was not the only one nearby. There were many other lakes.
"Why is it so difficult to catch fish in that lake?”Xia Fengwen laughed and asked.
"That lake has an owner. Of course, it wasn't an NPC or a player. It was a monster. I really liked fishing, and I couldn't let go of this hobby. I had tried all the places where I could fish, and it was because of this that I slowly climbed to this level. I've tried that lake before, and I didn't get anything at first, but I didn't give up. Later, I heard that the prop house in the village sold a very expensive bait that was useless elsewhere. I wondered if it was used in this lake with the highest difficulty. So, I went to buy it and try it out."
"Did you catch it?" Celica asked.
"I did take the bait, but that thing was too powerful. Not only did I fail to catch it, but even the fishing rod was pulled away by it. I could vaguely see the figure in the water. It was not something that could be described with words.”
Hearing Nishida's words, Xia Feng finally remembered that the original novel did mention this Lake Master.
"In that case, let's go and fish it up.”Xia Feng suddenly said. He vaguely remembered that the Lake Master had been fished up.
"Hey!" Nishida and Cyrika exclaimed.
"How?" Nishida asked.
"I'm quite confident in my strength.”Xia Feng smiled. "When the time comes, I'll have to trouble you to set the bait. Your fishing skill level is definitely higher than mine. It'll definitely be easier for the Lake Master to take the bait if you set the bait because you've caught the Lake Master before. After the Lake Master takes the bait, I'll pull him up.”
"Can such a thing be done?" Celica asked.
"I should be able to switch when fishing.”Xia Feng said with uncertainty.
"It can indeed be switched." Nishida thought for a moment before speaking. "If that's the case, then let's give it a try. If we can catch that powerful guy, I'll be very proud. Haha!"
Nishida seemed to think of how he would brag in front of other fishing friends after the matter was done, and he couldn't help but laugh.
"Alright, I'll do it. Since that's the case, we'll gather by the lake at ten o'clock tomorrow morning.”Xiafeng and Nishida agreed.
"Wow! I want to come and see it tomorrow. " Celica said excitedly.
Then, the three of them parted ways.
"Brother Xiafeng, why did you suddenly think of fishing for that big guy?”Celica asked on the way.
"Although I haven't heard that the lake master hurt anyone, just in case, it's better to deal with it.”Xia Feng said. He didn't even know if the lake master was edible. Xiafeng wasn't someone who loved fishing like Nishida, so he didn't go fishing on a whim. His goal was to eliminate the lake master.
The next day.
"D * mn, so many people!"
When Xiafeng brought Yui Asuna to the lake, they discovered that Nishida had already arrived. However, he wasn't alone. There were about 30 other players gathered around him. They seemed to be Lifestyle players, and they should be his fishing friends.
After telling Asuna about it yesterday, she was also very interested, so Xiafeng's entire family came today.
"Yo, today's main character is here." When Nishida saw Xiafeng, he greeted him warmly.
Nishida had set up a fishing guild, and all the people who came were members of his guild. This old man seemed to be quite capable. Before Xia Feng and the others arrived, he had already created a very lively atmosphere.
"Come quickly, we're ready. We're just waiting for you.”Nishida waved at Xia Feng.
Xia Feng led the three girls over. When Xia Feng came over, everyone saw the girls behind him and exclaimed. The three girls could not let go of the crowd's enthusiasm. Asuna was worried that her identity would be recognized, Yui had never been in such a situation before, and Cecilia was worried about Xiafeng.
" I don't know if they'll misunderstand that I'm Brother Xiafeng's family, or…" The more Celica thought about it, the more shy she became.
As they walked over, Xiafeng and the others noticed the huge fishing rod in Nishida's hand and the lizard that was half an arm long tied to the fishing line.
"If the bait is so big, how big must the thing be?”Asuna was a little nervous when she saw this.
"Then, let's begin." Nishida said loudly, then threw the fishing line into the water.
Everyone looked nervously at the water surface. Not long after, the fish float moved. However, Nishida still hadn't handed the fishing rod to Xia Feng.
"I haven't completely taken the bait yet." His eyes did not move as he carefully looked at the surface of the water. Suddenly, his short body tensed up like a bow. He raised the fishing rod, and the fishing line instantly straightened.
"Right now." Nishida shouted. Xia Feng immediately switched with him and took the fishing rod. Before he could mentally prepare himself, a huge force was transmitted from the fishing line to the fishing rod, dragging him into the water.
"D * mn, how can his strength be so high!”Xia Feng was shocked and pulled it up with all his might.
He only remembered that Kirito had fished up the lake master in the original novel. He thought that his current strength was not inferior to Kirito's. If Kirito could fish up this thing, he should be able to do the same. He did not expect that the level of the Tongren fishing for the lake lord in the original novel was far beyond level 50.
However, no matter how strong the monster on the twenty-second floor was, there was a limit. Slowly, the fishing rod began to rise, and Xia Feng also retreated bit by bit.
"It's almost out." Celica pointed at the water. Everyone craned their necks to look into the lake. All of a sudden, Xia Feng felt his hand become lighter and he fell backward.
"Ah!" With a scream, the people surrounding the lake immediately dispersed. It turned out that the Lake Master had realized that he was no match for Xia Feng and had taken the initiative to jump out.
Xia Feng patted his butt and saw a six-legged fish standing by the lake. It was more than two meters tall and was as big as a small truck. In his line of sight, a yellow arrow representing a monster appeared beside the lake master.
"Xia Feng, be careful!"
"Brother Xiafeng, come over quickly!"
"Daddy!"
The voices of the three women came from behind him. Xia Feng turned around and saw that they had all run far away. Xia Feng felt a headache.
" Abandoned me just like that?!"
He decided to turn his grief and indignation into strength. With a click of his button, he changed into a white-robed longsword.
"Flash."
Xia Feng appeared behind the Lake Master. He turned around and his sword fell like a waterfall.
Under everyone's shocked gazes, Xia Feng easily dealt with this monster. Looking at the dropped items, Xia Feng walked over.
Nishida and the others had yet to react and were still dumbfounded.
"Mr. Nishida, this is for you.”Xia Feng handed the Rare fishing rod to Nishida.
"Ah! I can't accept this. This is your spoils of war.”Nishida came back to his senses and hurriedly said.
"Without you, we wouldn't have been able to catch this guy. I don't really fish, so it would be a waste to leave this thing with me.”
"Since you've said so, I won't stand on ceremony. Ahahaha!"
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