8: Fishermen never go home empty-handed
When Xu Shian arrived at the small river, he could hardly believe his eyes.
He had thought he was moving quite fast!
As it turned out, three anglers had already cast their lines here...
Sure enough, whenever there are enough people, you'll find all sorts of talented individuals!
Xu Shian found a spot and tacitly maintained a polite social distance from the others.
Xu Shian didn't buy bait. Even the worst bait in the shop cost 5 copper coins, and if he bought bait, he wouldn't be able to afford a fish basket!
γ Insect Bait γ (Coarse)
γ Fishing Skill + 2 γ
γ Consumable item; must be re-baited every time. γ
γ Remaining: 30 / 30 γ
Xu Shian didn't think much of such low-quality bait. Besides, he didn't need bait to fish; he had a talent!
γ Skill 1 γ: Fishing, I am a professional!
Your fishing rod will never be cast in vain. In places where fish live, every cast is guaranteed to have a fish on the hook!
(The size and species of the fish are related to Luck and Fishing Skill proficiency!)
Come on! Go!
He cast his line, and a progress bar appeared before his eyes!
Xu Shian paused, stunned. Right! I am in a game world...
The wind from afar blew over the mountains, skimming across the water and bringing a spray of mist onto Xu Shian's face, causing the woods behind him to rustle loudly!
All of this made it really hard to associate his current environment with a game!
What? Everyone transmigrated into a game world? That's a bit more acceptable...
Focusing his mind on the progress bar, it showed a countdown of three minutes and fifteen seconds!
Xu Shian watched his float, concentrating on the countdown while keeping an eye on his "neighbors" nearby!
He waited until the countdown was near zero, and then the float in the water dipped almost imperceptibly!
Xu Shian was delighted and quickly pulled up the rod!
γ Ding, congratulations, you have obtained: Lively Grass Carp + 1, Fishing Skill + 1. γ
After checking the system notification, Xu Shian quickly scanned his neighbors. They were all staring at him with wide eyes, their faces full of disbelief!
Our Fishing Skills are all at zero, and none of us can catch any fish. How did you manage to catch one?
γ Fishing (Novice) γ (Common Skill)
γ Skill: 1 / 75 γ
Very good, keep it up!
Xu Shian had originally wanted to try γ Skill 2 γ: Fisherman Never Misses!
Active Skill: After use, you can fish up anything... Water weeds? A broken shoe? Equipment? Monsters? BOSSes? Mounts? Skill books? Even items from other worlds... Except for fish!
(The level and rarity of the items caught are related to Luck and Fishing Skill proficiency!)
But after thinking about it, this skill was not only related to Luck and Fishing Skill, but more importantly, it could potentially fish up monsters and BOSSes...
It would be no exaggeration to say he was currently as weak as a chicken!
Better wait until he could fight monsters later before trying it out!
As time passed, the looks the surrounding anglers gave Xu Shian became increasingly strange!
In half an hour, Xu Shian hadn't missed a single cast and had already caught eight fish!
At the same time, Xu Shian, who was constantly observing his "neighbors," noticed the difference!
They cast their lines about every 10 minutes on average, and most of the time, they only caught water weeds, broken straw sandals, and the like!
The probability of catching a fish was about one-third!
And only by catching a fish could one gain a bit of proficiency...
Before long, a dark-skinned, honest-looking "big brother" approached him with a smile.
On his way over, he kept patting his pockets, only to remember after a long while that he had run out of cigarettes!
Looking up close, the man felt even more depressed.
He looked so clean and fair; he clearly wasn't an experienced angler! Why...
"Brother, do you have any tips for fishing that you could teach me?"
The man spoke very politely, and since the circle of anglers was relatively clean and peaceful, Xu Shian didn't mind sharing.
For all this time, the people around were busy fishing, and no one had spoken in the regional chat channel!
Looking at the few people nearby who were paying attention, Xu Shian simply posted his talent directly into the regional chat channel!
Once and for all, to save the trouble!
γ Talent: Fisherman Never Misses! γ γ Skill 1 γ: Fishing, I am a professional!
Your fishing rod will never be cast in vain. In places where fish live, every cast is guaranteed to have a fish on the hook!
(The size and species of the fish are related to Luck and Fishing Skill proficiency!)
"Damn, brother, this talent is awesome!"
"Yeah! Although it's not a combat talent, with this skill, you won't have to worry about food and drink in the future!"
"I'm officially jealous. If I had this talent, I could justify fishing all the time in the future!"
"What's so good about it? Once the Fishing level is high, as long as you wait through the ten-minute progress bar, can't you catch fish anyway?"
"That's true!"
"His talent clearly allows him to go to high-level areas and catch high-level fish... unaffected by his level!"
"Sigh... Without a combat talent, isn't that just going to die?"
"This..."
anglers don't usually chat, but when they do, it's all solid information!
Xu Shian pondered: My talent... come to think of it, if this were my only talent, it would be a bit of a trap!
After fishing for another half hour or so, seeing that everyone around knew his ability, Xu Shian no longer needed the fish basket!
No new anglers were coming, so Xu Shian simply collected all the fish into his system inventory!
He stored them separately by species.
The inventory system of γ myriad realms online γ was also quite standard.
It came with twenty storage slots, and four additional bags could be equipped!
Currently, the four bag slots were definitely empty!
Fish of the same type could be placed in one storage slot, with a maximum stack of 99 each!
Lively Grass Carp * 5
Delicious Small Fish * 7
Long-mouthed Loach * 6
γ Fishing (Novice) γ (Common Skill)
γ Skill: 18 / 75 γ
In one hour, he had harvested eighteen fish!
The durability of the fishing rod had dropped a bit, but it didn't affect anything for now! He would worry about it when it needed repair!
Besides, he couldn't even enter the blacksmith shop right now!
Over such a long time, Xu Shian had figured it out!
The progress bar for other people fishing was ten minutes per cycle...
Whether they caught a fish or not, it was ten minutes. Even if it just hooked a piece of water weed, it would still make the rod move!
Once the progress bar finished, one had to recast the line to fish again!
In the game world, everything is data-driven, so never argue with the system; you won't win...
But why was Xu Shian's time three minutes?
Everyone thought it was the effect of his talent, and they were inexplicably envious for a while.
In fact...
γ Skill 1 γ Thanks for Nature's Gift:
Gathering speed increased by 300%, and there is a 50% chance that the gathering node will not be destroyed after gathering. (For example, ore veins will not collapse, and medicinal herbs will not wither.)
There is a 15% chance to trigger the γ Bountiful Harvest γ effect when gathering, directly obtaining triple the materials.
Xu Shian thought this talent only worked for mining and herbalism; he didn't expect it to also save him two-thirds of the time while fishing...
Xu Shian had originally wanted to turn the fish in his hands into Cooking products.
However, he was currently short on cash! He couldn't even pull out the ten copper coins needed to learn Cooking!
He could only sell them...
The only Grocery Store in Novice Village sold arrows, fishing rods, fish baskets, and, of course, ordinary four-slot small bags!
Xu Shian wanted to activate the skill γ Thick Skin, Eat Until You're Full! γ.
Unfortunately...
γ Ding, you are not his friend yet! γ
Great! Skill activation failed! Requires Friendly reputation in Novice Village!
He checked his current reputation: γ Neutral: 1500 / 2999 γ.
Xu Shian was a bit speechless. Can I get it upgraded to Friendly before I leave Novice Village?
"Boss, do you buy fish here?"
"Sell fish? Why don't you go to the vegetable market to sell fish? Even a restaurant would work!"
Uh... you make a good point!
"I'll buy! What kind of fish do you have?"
Xu Shian was about to leave, but he turned back with a dark face.
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