Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 170 - 163: Fishing Together with Combined Efforts

Chapter 170: Chapter 163: Fishing Together with Combined Efforts

Tang Qingying chuckled, "Alright, let’s call it milkfish. Your fishing rod looks so pretty! Did you make it yourself?"

"I wish I could make one myself, but unfortunately, my skills aren’t up to it yet." Han Qiwu smiled faintly, secretly noting to himself that Mr. Tang had just given him an idea—if everything else could be handmade, why couldn’t a fishing rod?

I’ll have to give it a try when I get the chance.

Amidst their chatter and laughter, the two of them sat on the rock reef and prepared to cast their lines to start fishing. Earlier, when they stopped by [Fisherman’s Drink] to grab some breeze wine, they had also picked up quite a bit of bait.

Let the fishing begin!

Since tiger spot fish typically live 20 to 30 meters underwater, Han Qiwu couldn’t see the fish directly. All he could do was cast his hook and hope for the best.

Luck shouldn’t be too bad today, right?

Pretty soon, Han Qiwu affirmed this conclusion.

Within just a minute of casting the line, Han Qiwu successfully triggered the fishing mini-game.

Upon entering the mini-game, Han Qiwu noticed that the fish icon really did have characteristics of a tiger spot fish, with spots all over the icon.

Due to his lack of experience, he still couldn’t distinguish whether it was a tiger spot or a mouse spot.

Better just fish it up first.

After only a few seconds of fishing, Han Qiwu realized this fish was no pushover.

Much like the fish he had encountered in the mine cave earlier, this fish also possessed special skills tied to the attack icon. When it released its skill, it would emit a tiger-head-shaped shockwave that pushed the fishing bobber back by three to four centimeters.

"Guess it’s a tiger spot. Sure is fierce—no wonder it’s a carnivorous fish."

Fortunately, Han Qiwu’s [Red Sun] rod had a long enough bobber. Even if the bobber was pushed back three to four centimeters, he could quickly recover and maintain progress on the meter.

After a grueling eight minutes of grappling, Han Qiwu finally reeled the fish in.

[Tiger Spot (Common Quality)]

[Stamina +80]

[Health +20]

[Note: In reality, the spots on its body are its only connection to a tiger.]

Its stamina recovery value was 20 points higher than that of black snapper of the same quality.

By the same token, Han Qiwu figured it should sell for more than a black snapper too.

After all, the difficulty was obvious.

When he reeled it up, Han Qiwu deliberately raised the rod high.

"Wow, you actually caught it!"

Tang Qingying’s reaction was just as Han Qiwu had expected. Her excited voice pitched higher, and she quickly scurried over the reef toward him to take a look at the fish.

The tiger spot was about forty centimeters long, its body a light yellow color. Even in the fish bucket, it was still aggressive, occasionally lunging at the bucket’s walls with clanging sounds.

"Uncle Whale said that light-yellow tiger spot fish are the tastiest. You’re amazing." Tang Qingying patted Han Qiwu’s shoulder with genuine admiration.

Han Qiwu smiled, "Not too bad, I suppose."

"Third in the nation, huh?" Tang Qingying rolled her eyes at Han Qiwu. "Well, I’m going to fish too! I’ll definitely catch one bigger than yours—or maybe even a mouse spot!"

Han Qiwu smiled, thinking to himself that would be quite the challenge.

Unless I let you, you won’t have a chance.

Over the next hour, whenever Han Qiwu caught a tiger spot, he carefully stored it in his inventory slot, leaving only two fish in the bucket for show.

During this time, Mr. Tang didn’t catch a single tiger spot.

Or rather, she didn’t catch a single fish.

Watching her empty-handed attempts, Han Qiwu even debated whether he should sneak over and help her hook one.

Women in a bad mood can be pretty terrifying.

While Han Qiwu’s mind wandered, Tang Qingying suddenly shot to her feet. She straightened her back, her rod bent into a crescent shape.

"Come help me! I think the fish is stuck in a crack in the reef!" Tang Qingying’s voice carried a hint of urgency. frёeωebɳovel.com

Seeing this, Han Qiwu quickly jumped to the rock where she was, reaching out to help hold the rod. The situation was critical, and their hands briefly touched.

There was no avoiding it—he hadn’t meant for it to happen, but the urgency left him no choice. If they weren’t careful, they’d lose the breeze wine.

With the rod secured, Han Qiwu quickly instructed, "We need to play it out a little and lure it out of the reef crack."

"Alright," Tang Qingying agreed immediately. Honestly, she didn’t know why she trusted Han Qiwu so much. If it were anyone else, she wouldn’t have handed over the reins.

You could call it responsibility—or perhaps stubbornness. All along, she had always handled things on her own.

Gripping the rod, Han Qiwu let out a significant length of line, simultaneously asking Tang Qingying to ready her knife in case they needed to cut the line.

As the line played out, they could feel irregular vibrations coming from the rod.

This confirmed Tang Qingying’s suspicion that the fish was stuck; if it were caught on seaweed or some other debris, the feeling wouldn’t have this kind of pattern. Only a living creature could produce such erratic movements.

While letting the line out, Han Qiwu didn’t stay idle. He gently nudged the breeze wine rod in another direction, hoping to steer the line free of the snag.

After two minutes of playing the line out, Han Qiwu called over to Tang Qingying, signaling the start of the reeling.

"Swish, swish, swish."

As the line came in, it no longer felt like it was cutting against anything.

Success!

It seemed the fish had moved away from the snag.

With no reef to impede them, reeling the line became significantly harder as resistance on the line increased greatly.

The fish was actively struggling to free itself from the hook.

"Mr. Tang, head over to the sandy beach and wait for me," Han Qiwu said quickly before bending low and beginning to pull the fish with maximum effort.

With Han Qiwu’s strength, miracles could happen.

Let alone a mere fish.

Under the force transmitted through the line, the fish was soon pulled to the water’s surface and, following the motion, was flung onto the sand.

"Whoosh."

A cream-and-black-spotted fish landed heavily on the beach, knocked unconscious.

"Wow!!!! It’s a mouse spot!!!"

Tang Qingying’s voice was filled with excitement. She never thought her first catch would be so extraordinary.

She had actually caught a mouse spot!

Han Qiwu smiled as well. He retrieved the rod and walked to the beach, removing the hook from the fish’s mouth.

"Impressive, Mr. Tang. You said you’d catch a mouse spot, and here it is. Did you secretly drug them or something?"

Tang Qingying proudly tilted her fair little chin. "Of course! This whole sea is my territory!"

"I bow to your greatness."

Han Qiwu put the fish in the bucket, glancing at the time—it was already 4:30. He turned and suggested, "How about we call it a day? Let’s drop off the fish and fishing rods, then head out to celebrate."

"Alright." Tang Qingying beamed with satisfaction. Catching such a rare mouse spot had fully contented her.

After returning to [Fisherman’s Drink], the two stored their rods and fish, washed their hands, and set off for the wheat market on their bikes.

Han Qiwu glanced at his account balance, feeling a surge of excitement in his heart.

Time to buy some treasures!