334: No more fishing! (two in one)

Lake center.

Three minutes ago.

Lin Yang was originally pondering how to catch a fish.

Although the mysterious White Fatty Old Man hadn't caught a single fish in three months, it was evident that the fish here were likely not ordinary, but he didn't want to give up easily.

After all, if he failed the test, there would be no way to get this White Fatty Old Man to help fold the universe space of Blue Star.

For the sake of Blue Star, he had to try his best no matter what.

But now, he had no bait, no other tools, which made him feel like a clever housewife without rice to cook.

"System, is there any way you can help me catch a fish?" Lin Yang silently asked.

"Sorry, Host, System is temporarily unable to provide you with the corresponding service. Your current national treasure value is zero, and System finds it difficult to do things for you."

"Alas, alright." Lin Yang sighed.

System's answer was still as he expected; it couldn't help with anything.

Without any national treasure value, System now had little sense of presence.

"I should have brought back some animals from other planets before returning to Blue Star," Lin Yang muttered to himself.

He still had an Academician's Dream series of tasks he could do.

That was to find special animals from other planets and bring them back to the Ecology Institute.

However, firstly, there were indeed no animals for sale on those highly civilized technological planets.

It was just like the situation he encountered for the first time on Guiyun Star.

At that time, the people on Guiyun Star were extremely astonished when they learned he wanted to buy animals.

Now, Lin Yang knew a little more about the reasons.

In most technological planets, the lives of ordinary people were not as good as imagined.

Only the true big figures in civilization had the leisure and resources to keep animals, specifically for appreciation.

In many technological planets, tourism and sightseeing had almost become exclusive to the upper echelons.

Therefore, most technological planets basically had no dedicated animal selling areas.

To obtain unique animals from other planets, one could only contact the high-ranking officials within the planetary civilization.

And at that time, he was only focused on returning home, so naturally, he had no time or inclination to deal with these things.

Another reason was that, without knowing when he could return to Blue Star, even if he got animals from other planets, there was no place to store them.

The hibernation pods on the spaceship could only be used by people and could not allow large animals to enter hibernation.

Without the ability to hibernate animals, he would have to be responsible for their eating, drinking, and defecating.

At that time, Lin Yang also had no mood to deal with these things.

On the way to find his way back to Blue Star, he himself dared not easily expose himself, so naturally, he had no energy to keep livestock.

Besides that, another reason was that Lin Yang felt that as long as he found the way back to Blue Star, with his understanding of the universe this time, it would be entirely possible to go back to other planets to find animals.

So he returned empty-handed.

Of course, another reason was that the return was too sudden.

The Silver-haired woman directly took them on a great leap to return to Blue Star.

Otherwise, according to the plan, Lin Yang intended to pick up some animals on his way back to the Galaxy.

It was just that plans couldn't keep up with changes, so now the national treasure value was still zero.

After a moment of emotion, Lin Yang stopped thinking about it; there was no point in thinking about these things now.

He could only observe this small island in the Lake, preparing to see if there were any other ways to successfully get a fish.

However, System suddenly said: "Host, although System is temporarily unable to provide you with services, you can try meditation. Perhaps you will have unexpected gains."

"Hmm? Meditation? What do you mean?" Lin Yang was a bit confused by these words.

Is there any special connection between meditation and fishing?

"Responding to Host, System merely suggests that you can try meditation, empty your mind, and perceive this Lake."

"What the hell? Fishing with meditation?? Are you sure you're not joking?" Lin Yang complained.

"System is only making a suggestion. Whether or not to do it is entirely up to Host."

..."Alright, I'll give it a try." Lin Yang pondered for a moment and decided to try.

System's words were never without purpose; this had been proven many times.

So, for System's seemingly absurd suggestion, Lin Yang still decided to give it a try.

Then, he began to meditate as System instructed.

So-called meditation is actually nothing special; it's just emptying oneself and relaxing one's mind.

Sometimes on Blue Star, when learning yoga, one would also meditate for a period before performing the official movements.

However, meditation is also divided into complete emptying meditation and directional meditation.

Complete emptying meditation means not thinking about anything, letting one's mind become completely blank.

Directional meditation, on the other hand, allows one to imagine anything freely while relaxing.

One can imagine oneself transforming into a fish, playing in the ocean.

One can also imagine oneself in the universe, feeling the boundless starry sky.

In short, imagine whatever you want.

And System said he needed to empty himself to perceive this Lake.

So Lin Yang took three deep breaths to relax himself, then imagined he was this Lake, imagined he was a fish in this Lake.

He also imagined himself catching one fish after another from the Lake.

This had a bit of a fantastical element to it.

But...

Buzz.

The fishhook suddenly moved.

"Holy crap?! A fish really bit the hook???"

Lin Yang instantly woke up, instinctively giving a strong flick.

The fishhook came out of the water, with a large, golden fish hanging on it.

Yes, that's right.

Big fish!

A very big fish!

It was a type of fish Lin Yang had never seen before. If he had to compare it, it was somewhat like a carp, but much larger than a carp.

And its whole body was covered in golden scales.

It was as long as a normal adult's arm!

This could definitely be called a big fish!

Watching this big fish flop on the fishhook, Lin Yang was truly stunned!

He actually caught it?

Imagining himself successfully catching a fish, and then he actually caught one!

This gave him a ghostly feeling!

However, although Lin Yang was shocked at this moment, he didn't have time to think much and quickly reeled in the rod to put the fish into the fish basket before he felt completely at ease.

Although he inexplicably caught a fish, this fish meant whether Blue Star could be folded, so Lin Yang dared not be negligent at all.

He performed this set of operations smoothly, and then prepared to take the fish basket to inform the White Fatty Old Man that he had successfully caught a fish.

Then, as he turned his head, he saw the ghostly expressions on the faces of the White Fatty Old Man and the Silver-haired woman in the distance!

Both of them were staring intently at him, as if they had seen something incredible.

The oppressive gaze made Lin Yang feel a bit uncomfortable all over.

He braced himself and lifted the fish basket, preparing to speak.

But before he could utter a word, the White Fatty Old Man and the Silver-haired woman appeared in front of him.

Then he felt the fish basket in his hand being snatched!

It was really snatched!

The White Fatty Old Man snatched the fish basket from his hand without a word.

Looking at the golden fish in the fish basket, the White Fatty Old Man's face instantly turned rosy!

"It's a Red Tail Gold Fish! And it's an adult Red Tail Gold Fish!!"

"How is this possible?!"

"This shouldn't be possible!!"

"Ahhh, why can this weak boy catch an adult Red Tail Gold Fish!"

"I'm not convinced!!"

"This weak boy must have cheated somehow!!"

"He absolutely cannot catch a Red Tail Gold Fish!"

"This shouldn't be!"

"I don't believe it!!"

The White Fatty Old Man shouted wildly as if he had gone mad.

He would shout at the fish for a while, then look at Lin Yang with a strange gaze and shout again.

This made Lin Yang silently take two steps back, quietly moving two steps closer to the Silver-haired woman.

He felt that this White Fatty Old Man's mind seemed a bit abnormal.

Scared!

However, the Silver-haired woman's gaze towards him was also very strange.

Lin Yang quietly took two more steps back, maintaining a slight distance from the Silver-haired woman as well.

Then, under their strange gazes, he bravely said, "Um, I guess I passed the test, right?"

Slap!

The next instant, Lin Yang felt his shoulder sink, and the White Fatty Old Man's large hand slapped heavily on his shoulder. He stared at him with wide, round eyes and said in a booming voice:

"Weak boy, tell me, did you cheat? You must have cheated somehow, right? How could you possibly catch a Red Tail Gold Fish! You shouldn't have been able to catch one!"

The White Fatty Old Man was breathing heavily, his eyes a little scary, as if he would swallow Lin Yang if he didn't answer well.

"..." Lin Yang's scalp tingled.

Cheat?

This Old Man must really have mental problems!

What kind of cheating for fishing??

What to cheat with?

Moreover, the entire process of his fishing was under the supervision of this Old Man and the Silver-haired woman, so how could he cheat?

He turned to look at the Silver-haired woman, wanting to ask for help.

This Old Man was like a madman.

The strength in his hand was so great it almost tore off his shoulder bone.

"Cough, cough."

The Silver-haired woman was also very shocked, but seeing Lin Yang's pleading gaze and his grimacing in pain, she gently raised her hand to pat away the White Fatty Old Man's large hand that was fiercely gripping Lin Yang's shoulder, and slowly said:

"Old guy, calm down! Now that this boy has caught a fish, you must keep your word; it counts as passing the test!"

Upon hearing this, the White Fatty Old Man's chubby face twitched, and he suddenly let out a heavy sigh, looking at Lin Yang and saying, "Consider yourself lucky, boy. This Red Tail Gold Fish was originally one I was planning to catch these past few months. It must be because I put in enough effort early on, and now you, boy, have picked up the slack!"

"..."

As soon as these words came out, Lin Yang's eyes looked a bit strange.

The Silver-haired woman, on the other hand, instantly burst into wild laughter: "Haha, hahaha, Zhu Old Man, can your face be any thicker? You, catching a Red Tail Gold Fish? And putting in enough effort early on? Can you have some shame! It's not that I look down on you, but if you fished here until you died, I'd consider you lucky if you caught a palm-sized Red Tail Gold Fish before you died!"

"..."

The Silver-haired woman's unreserved wild laughter made the White Fatty Old Man's face turn even redder, but he didn't continue to argue with the Silver-haired woman. Instead, he mumbled, "Anyway, this Red Tail Gold Fish is mine now!"

Hearing this, the Silver-haired woman's wild laughter abruptly stopped, and she suddenly turned to glare at Lin Yang: "You, boy, you fish and you catch such a good fish, why? Now that old guy is going to benefit! You're not allowed to fish anymore!"

"..."

Lin Yang blinked, a bit confused.

The Silver-haired woman's words sounded a bit...

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Thanks to Big Brother Bai Nan for the 1666 coin reward, and also to the loyal fan Big Brother of Hu Yue Zhao Ying for the reward. Xiao Hu is flattered. I wish both Big Brothers all the best, wealth, and prosperity! I bow to both Big Brothers!

Thanks to all brothers and sisters, thank you all for your support. I bow to everyone and wish you all wealth!

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