Chapter 265: Far Ahead, Great Harvest! (6000)

The mullet worth 40,000 kronor was easily caught by the young man in front of him with unpredictable strength.

This speed of making money is really outrageous!
Even many villagers want to go fishing!
However, as mentioned before, it is not easy to catch fish of this excellent quality.

First, you need a strong enough fishing rod, and then you need to find bait that can attract them to take the bait.

Finally, you have to be strong enough to avoid being dragged down by the fish in the water or letting it struggle to escape the hook.

These few conditions alone are not something that ordinary people can achieve.

This is also why fish of excellent quality can be sold at such a high price.

The other contestants naturally saw this scene as well.

"This must be a coincidence! This kid must just be lucky!"

"Everyone, don't panic, he's only 7 points, we still have a chance to catch up!"

"That's right, come on everyone, we still have a chance!"

Cao Xing ignored them.

Instead, he walked forward and picked up the beautiful-looking light pink fish.

[Obtain: Redfin Fish (Blue)*1]

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Just as the host said, this is a mullet.

Cao Xing looked at the attributes

【Rouge Fish (Blue)】

[Level: Level 9]

[Weight: 7.4 kg]

[Effect: When consumed for the first time, it can increase the hit rate by 3%]

(A kind of fish with tender meat and fresh fragrance, which can be broken down into 7 pieces of mullet meat or sold whole.)
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"It can actually increase the hit rate by 3%?"

"Wow, this rouge fish is a blue quality fish and it works really well!"

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.

And as he caught the second fish.

Braum was not to be outdone.

A Cichlid fish about fifty to sixty centimeters long was pulled up by Bron again.

The host immediately reported: "Contestant No. 48, excellent quality, one cichlid fish, plus 2 points!"

The snapper that Bron caught was obviously bigger than the previous ones.

However, the rule of this competition is not to see who catches the bigger fish, but to see who catches more fish.

No matter how heavy the fish you catch is, you will be awarded points based on its quality.

However, within two minutes.

Cao Xing caught another fish.

"Competitor No. 47, one high-quality cichlid fish, plus 2 points!"

"Competitor No. 48, one high-quality cichlid fish, plus 2 points!"

The host calls out almost every two or three minutes.

While the contestants were still working hard to dig a hole in the ice, Cao Xing and Bron had already caught three or four fish in a row!

This fishing competition has become a performance show for the two of them.

If I say, one or two times is just a coincidence.

Now, this is pure skill and technique!

At this moment, the group of contestants who were carving the ice had confusion in their eyes.

"What's going on? Why are they catching fish so quickly?"

"Yeah, this is fishing in flowing water. They can actually catch a fish in two or three minutes. It's outrageous."

"I bet there's something wrong with their bait! Otherwise they wouldn't be able to catch fish so quickly!"

"Let's go ask these two guys what kind of bait they are using."

However, everyone looked at the person who spoke as if he were an idiot.

Even if everyone knows that there is something wrong with their bait, do you think they will say it?

Moreover, because of Cao Xing and Bulong, they would deliberately cover it every time they hung the bait.

They couldn't even tell what bait was being used.

Before long, fifteen minutes of game time had passed.

For a moment, all the contestants became anxious.

One of the Charr suddenly shouted, "I want to request off-field support!"

The host chuckled and said, "Sure, whatever you want."

The man immediately looked at the villagers watching nearby and said, "I need 10 strong villagers to help me dig an ice cave. Each of them will pay 100 crowns!"

When the villagers on the shore heard the price, their breathing suddenly stopped.

100 kronor is a considerable sum of money.

The villagers said excitedly: "I'll come, I'll come!"

"And I!"

The tall Charles took a quick look and randomly selected 10 villagers who were relatively strong.

The 10 men quickly came onto the ice.

With their participation, the speed of digging the ice cave of this Charles has been greatly accelerated!
Other contestants followed suit and began to use their money to get the surrounding villagers to come and help dig the ice cave.

Of course, this will inevitably cost some money!
This also made some contestants feel extremely depressed.

Because they no longer had any extra money, they had to hire someone to help them dig an ice cave.

After all, the 3000 kronor alone for the competition has already emptied the pockets of many people.

Time passes slowly...

The host's voice continued to ring out.

So far, almost 20 minutes of game time have passed.

Cao Xing and Bron are already leading them by nearly 20 points!
Not long after Cao Xing put the bait back on and put the fishing line into the water.

He felt a huge force coming again!
And this time it seems a little different from the previous ones.

Even the sturdy [Mad King Fishing Rod] began to bend slightly.

"Oh? So much strength?"

At this moment, he also held the fishing rod tightly!
Then, a contest of endurance ensued with the underwater creatures.

"Crash! Crash!"

The underwater creature kept struggling, but Cao Xing's hand holding the fishing rod did not move at all.

The stalemate lasted for almost a minute.

When he felt the force on the fishing rod loosen.

Seize the opportunity and lift it up again!
"Wow!"

A sea bream covered with blue stripes, with an oval body, a big head and a small mouth.

He was thrown directly onto the ice by Cao Xing.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

This sea bream is almost one meter in size and keeps jumping around.

The host was shocked when he saw the creature on the ice.

He was shocked and said, "Contestant No. 47! One excellent quality blue snapper, 10 points added to the competition score!"

“This is also the first excellent quality snapper caught in this competition. Contestant No. 47 is really an experienced angler!”

The scoreboard flips.

In an instant, Cao Xing's points reached 31 points!
He immediately created a huge gap between himself and the others!
Amid the envious gazes of other contestants.

Cao Xing walked over and put it away.

[Obtain: Blue snapper (blue)*1]

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As usual, I looked at the properties.

【Blue-lined Snapper (Blue)】

【Excellent quality】

[Weight: 7.7 kg]

[Effect: The first time you eat it, your spirit will increase by 5. Subsequent consumption can also restore a moderate amount of spirit power.]

(A type of sea bream that has a magical aura and clear spiritual fluctuations. It is the favorite of the mage profession and can be decomposed into 7 pieces of blue sea bream meat.)
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"Oh? Not only can it increase spirit, but it can also restore spiritual power."

"No wonder the system notes say that this type of sea bream is popular among mages!"

With a satisfied smile on his face, Cao Xing put it into his backpack.

Then he started his next round of fishing.

When the game had been going on for about half an hour.

The other contestants finally broke through the ice with great difficulty.

Although the hole was small and irregular, it was enough for them to fish.

The contestants hurriedly pushed the crowd away, took out their fishing rods and started fishing.

As mentioned before, those who dare to participate in fishing competitions naturally have some skills.

But now, the gap between them and Cao Xing is too big.

Unless they can catch a rare quality [Snowflake Snapper] immediately, it will be difficult to make up for the gap.

However, a [snowflake snapper] is worth a staggering amount of money.

In order to catch this creature, you not only need a powerful fishing rod, but also strong strength!

But obviously, they do not have these conditions.

Not only that, the contestants' fishing speed was much slower than Cao Xing's.

The fishing line was put into the water, and it was five or six minutes later that the first fish took a bite.

Compared with Cao Xing who could only raise one post in two or three minutes, the gap is really too big!
There is no way, the effect of [Special Pet Food] is so overbearing!

Moreover, Cao Xing is currently only using green-quality [Special Pet Food].

He still had more advanced pet food in his backpack that he hadn't used yet.

Cao Xing was also leisurely, pulling up big fish from the water one after another.

[Obtain: Salmon (green)*1]

[Obtain: Yellow croaker (green)*1]

[Obtain: Blue snapper (green) *1]

【get……】

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As the system prompts continued to sound.

One hour of the game time has passed.

Cao Xing and Bron have each used up 15 green pet rations.

So far.

Cao Xing caught 11 green quality fish and 4 blue quality fish.

Braum had a similar record.

I glanced at the scoreboard on the shore.

[Fishing Contest Points Ranking]

[First place: Contestant No. 47, 52 points]

[Second place: Player No. 48, 45 points]

【Third place: Player No. 13 8 points】

[Fourth place: Player No. 8, 7 points]

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Except for him and Bron, obviously.

The gap between the others is almost cliff-like, and there is not even one with double-digit points.

If nothing unexpected happens next.

Then the final champion and runner-up must be them!

Cao Xing had a comfortable smile on his face, and then took out more advanced rations from his backpack.

"Now, look at the blue pet rations, can you give me a little surprise?"

After saying that, he hung the bait and put the fishing line back into the cold river water.

"Crash... crash..."

The sound of water flowing continuously.

He sat on a small bench, waiting quietly.

However, this time, in less than a minute, Cao Xing felt a huge force coming!
The instantaneous drag force is at least several hundred kilograms.

Cao Xing also grabbed the fishing rod fiercely and pulled the underwater creature steadily. "Wow, the blue quality pet food is as effective as ever!"

"The one that took the bait this time is definitely a big fish!"

Cao Xing was overjoyed!

Then he continued to hold on to the fishing rod, in a stalemate with the creature below.

After more than a minute, the strength in my hands loosened.

And Cao Xing also realized that the time had come!

He mentioned it suddenly on the spot!
He picked up a sea bream that was over 1.5 meters long and covered with blue stripes!

When Cao Xing saw this big fish, surprise appeared in his eyes.

"Haha, it's such a big blue snapper, this is so cool!"

Such a big sea bream attracted everyone's attention on the spot.

The host quickly said, "Contestant No. 47, excellent quality, one blue snapper, extra 10 points!"

The gap was widened again!

Not only that, the host went on to add: "This blue snapper is over 1.5 meters long, and it ranks among the top ten blue snappers I have ever seen!"

"According to the market price, it's worth at least 70,000 or 80,000 kronor!"

Hear this number.

All the villagers who were watching held their breath, and then there was a cry of surprise!

"Oh my god! A fish can be sold for 70,000 or 80,000 kronor? Is it so outrageous?"

"Yes, this much money is enough for me to marry several wives!"

"Haha, if you give me 70,000 crowns, I'll go straight to the Lavia Tavern and have all those slutty women come and serve me!"

When Cao Xing heard the price, he felt happy.

"Not bad, not bad, it's actually so valuable."

"According to this calculation, minus the 10000 kronor cost of the blue bait, I made at least six or seven times the profit, haha!"

With a look of joy, Cao Xing walked over and collected the fish on the ice.

[Obtain: Blue snapper (blue)*1]

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As usual, I checked the properties and found that this sea bream weighed 12 kilograms, which was indeed a big one.

At the same time, Bron also used blue bait and successfully caught the fish.

"Competitor No. 48, excellent quality, one blue snapper, plus 10 points!"

Braum also laughed, "My Lord, this one is also very big, it weighs at least 10 kilograms."

Cao Xing nodded, "Well done, Bron!"

After that, they placed the second blue quality bait and put the fishing line into the water.

About two minutes passed.

Cao Xing, who was holding the fishing rod, instantly felt an unprecedented force coming!
This huge force is even greater than that of the blue snapper just now.

He grabbed the fishing rod fiercely, "Fuck! So much strength?"

Cao Xing's eyes narrowed and he also became serious.

"Wow... Wow..."

The creature below struggled violently, causing the fishing rod to bend continuously.

Even Cao Xing was dragged half a step.

Seeing this, Cao Xing fixed his eyes and said:

"Although I am a wizard, don't underestimate my power!"

As he got into a serious state, he began to fight with the underwater creatures.

Everyone also turned their eyes over.

Because they all had a feeling...

This time, what this mysterious young man caught might be something extraordinary!
"Crash! Crash!"

After a stalemate of two minutes, Cao Xing finally felt the underwater creature's strength gradually weakening.

After seizing the opportunity, he lifted it up suddenly!
The sound of water breaking was heard instantly.

A large sea bream with a completely snow-white body and snowflake patterns printed on its scales was directly picked up by Cao Xing!
The most peculiar thing was that the big fish emitted amazing cold air in mid-air, as if freezing all the water vapor around it.

The falling crystal snowflakes are so beautiful.

At this moment, hundreds of eyes on the field looked over at the same time.

They were all attracted by the big fish with beautiful appearance.

The host was silent for a moment, then said in shock: "Oh my God, it's hard to imagine, it's a rare quality snowflake snapper!"

“After so much competition, the first snowflake snapper finally appeared!”

"The value of this fish alone is almost as much as the prize for second place in this competition!"

"According to estimates, it's worth at least 20 kronor!"

When everyone heard this number, their breath stopped!
On the field, hundreds of pairs of eyes were looking at the huge sea bream jumping under Cao Xing's feet!

There is surprise, envy, and greed...

After all, a sea bream is worth more than 200,000 kronor, which is really exaggerated!
For those villagers, they could never imagine in their entire lives that there would come a day when they would own so many crowns!
However, no one on the field dared to take any action beyond the limit.

After all, this young man fishing is too mysterious and powerful.

Just now, his men also demonstrated their powerful strength.

One shot can penetrate five or six meters of ice. What a terrifying power.

When dealing with ordinary people like them, it is easy to kill them all.

The host cleared his throat and said excitedly: "Contestant No. 47, a rare quality snowflake salmon, +30 points for the competition!"

In an instant, Cao Xing's score reached 94 points, almost breaking !

On the other hand, except for Bron, none of the others scored double-digit points.

This huge gap caused many people to give up the competition on the spot.

Cao Xing also had a look of joy on his face. He walked over and collected the beautiful sea bream.

[Obtain: Snowflake Snapper (Purple)*1]

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[Snowflake Snapper (Purple): Magical Creature]

[Quality: Rare]

[Level: Level 17]

[Weight: 14.8 kg]

[Effect: When consumed for the first time, it increases 15 points of spirit and can heal injuries caused by various mental attacks.]

(Snowflake snapper has extremely strong mental fluctuations and is very good at treating mental trauma caused by spell backlash or other reasons. It is difficult to catch it if you are not strong enough, so it is the favorite of the mage profession.)
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"My goodness, this fish meat has such a terrifying effect?"

"Not only does it add 15 points of spirit, it can also heal various mental injuries!"

There are many types of mental injuries.

The most typical of these are the various situations caused by spell backlash.

For the mages in this world, spell backlash is a relatively common thing, and it is something that no one wants to encounter.

Casting any spell requires incantations. If it is interrupted at this time, there will be extremely serious backlash.

Some basic spell backlash is okay.

If it was a large-scale destructive spell and it was suddenly interrupted, the backlash would be almost unimaginable!

In severe cases, it may take several years to recover.

As survivors, Cao Xing and others don't have to worry about such things because they have a system panel.

But the natives of this world are different.

Therefore, the efficacy of [Snowflake Snapper] is very important to mages.

at the same time.

Bron was not to be outdone and also caught a snowflake snapper of similar size.

Ice crystals are floating in the air.

Everyone's attention was immediately attracted by this scene!
The host exclaimed, "God bless you, this is another snowflake snapper!"

"I've been fishing in the Anno River for more than ten years, and I've never seen anyone catch two snowflake snappers in a row!"

"Today really broadened my horizons!"

Everyone, including the villagers present, was very excited!
They don't know the magic of [Snowflake Snapper].

All they knew was that a snowflake snapper was worth at least 20 kronor!
A truly sky-high priced fish.

And because they were watching the whole time.

So this feeling is as if they have made money themselves, which makes everyone very excited!
"Contestant No. 48, a rare quality snowflake snapper, +30 points in the competition!"

On the field, the other contestants were completely numb.

Because they knew that there was no hope for this game.

The champion and runner-up must be these two.

But the contestants did not give up.

After all, there are no rewards for the champion and runner-up.

The rewards for the top ten are also very good!

Cao Xing didn't know what they were thinking, but continued to put up the bait with excitement and started a new round of snapper.

"Crash! Crash!"

The sound of water breaking was heard continuously, and one after another huge fish of amazing value were caught by him from the Anno River!
Because Cao Xing only planned to use half of the pet rations this time.

He and Braum each have 5.

So soon, the two of them used up the other three.

[Obtain: Blue snapper (blue)*1]

[Obtain: Snowflake Snapper (Purple)*1]

[Obtain: Blue snapper (blue)*1]

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"Haha, three more big snappers, worth at least 30 kronor."

"Combining the previous two items, these five pet rations have brought me at least 55 crowns in revenue!"

Cao Xing was very surprised!

Because the investment for 5 pet rations is only kronor.

This time, the net profit was ten times!

It’s really exciting just thinking about it.

On the other side, Bronn also caught two blue snappers and one purple snapper.

Almost made ten times the profit!

The harvest can be said to be quite fruitful.

As the host continued to report.

Currently, the two of them are more than 100 points ahead of others.

Even if someone else caught an Emerald Snapper at this time, they would not be able to surpass it.

So now, points are not important.

Because no one can surpass them.

At this time, there were only 20 minutes left in the game.

Braum had already used up all the green-quality bait and blue-quality fish in his hands, and was sitting leisurely on the ice waiting.

Even the host wanted to announce the end of this competition in advance.

However, Cao Xing had no intention of stopping.

Looking at the cold river water, Cao Xing pondered.

"The effect of the rare quality Snowflake Snapper is so strong. If it is a golden quality Emerald Snapper, I wonder what magical effect it will have?"

With a hint of anticipation.

Cao Xing took out another purple [Special Pet Food] from his backpack and hung it on.

Then, it was put directly into the ice cave.

As the fishing line fell into the river.

After two or three minutes, there was still no sign of a bite.

Cao Xing asked in confusion, "Oh? The purple special pet food hasn't been put on fish yet?"

This surprised him a little?
And just then.

Cao Xing suddenly noticed that the river water below began to surge.

Everyone suddenly had a strange feeling, as if something was approaching rapidly under the water.

Yes, even ordinary people have this feeling.

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(End of this chapter)