267: Fishing Master

When the clone learned that this was a rare and precious treasure, his heart was filled with excitement! Such a valuable item, naturally, the more the better. After all, no one could say for sure if there would be another chance to get these precious Nether River Fish here next time!

When he passed through that mysterious passage, time seemed to lose its meaning, and he didn't know how many years he had spent inside. But when he made contact with his main body, he was astonished to find that five whole years had quietly passed outside!

This was truly amazing! Five years had just slipped away without Lin Ye noticing; he felt as if only a moment had passed.

Discovering the benefits of the Nether River Fish, Lin Ye began a wonderful life, as if he were in a fishing game.

These Nether River Fish were extremely cunning. After witnessing their companions being caught, as soon as they sensed even the slightest ripple in the surrounding water, they would quickly flee the scene, as swift as a lightning bolt streaking across the sky. Their speed was astonishing, making it difficult even for a Star River Peak expert to catch up.

Lin Ye went to great lengths to catch these cunning Nether River Fish. He tried various methods: first, he tried fishing with a rod, but the Nether River Fish wouldn't bite; then he tried to trap them, but to no avail. Finally, after repeated trials and deliberations, Lin Ye found an effective method—using fish bones to make special harpoons for fishing.

This harpoon was not only extremely fast but also produced very subtle fluctuations, and its aura was even very similar to that of the Nether River Fish. Because of this, the Nether River Fish often mistook it for the aura emitted by their own kind, thereby lowering their guard. Lin Ye successfully improved his fishing efficiency with this ingenious invention.

Lin Ye did not use teleportation again; that thing consumed too much, transporting one was like being drained by ten succubus gods in turns.

It's better to do less of these efficiency-affecting things; anyway, it doesn't matter if the main body eats it a few years later.

Thus, the Nether River Fish clan suffered an unprecedented disaster. There was only one clan in this place, and Lin Ye had no choice but to set his sights on them. In fact, he had once thought about exploring deeper into the Nether River, but the Destiny Law had issued him a stern warning, indicating that it was full of endless dangers.

Sure enough, for weak little nobodies, entering a dungeon of a much higher level was simply an uphill battle. Every step was full of difficulties and dangers, and a slight carelessness could lead to eternal damnation.

As time went on, the fish in the Nether River became fewer and fewer, eventually being completely fished out.

To maintain ecological balance, Lin Ye reluctantly let go of the last few dozen fish.

Logically, the optimal catch retention number is to maintain its population at about half of the maximum population; in this case, the benefits of fishing are greater.

But Lin Ye's round trip would take ten years, he didn't have that much time, and he didn't understand their growth curve, so he could only catch as many as possible.

Moreover, Nether River Fish would continuously come from further away in the Nether River, so he did not maintain them at an ideal number.

Since then, after two and a half years of fishing, more than thirteen thousand two hundred Nether River Fish were in hand.

Fortunately, the storage space he opened up was large enough; otherwise, relying on the Nether Ship Space would not have been enough for transport.

“Grow up quickly, little fish, I’ll come back to see you in more than ten years.” Lin Ye left reluctantly.

It was still that dark passage, very similar to when he came, with a gravitational pull guiding the Nether Ship.

There was gravity when he came, and there was gravity when he went back. Newton said his coffin lid couldn't hold him down.

After returning, Lin Ye went back to Ophiuchus, Hou Star, and handed all the Nether River Fish to his main body.

According to the current progress, digesting one Nether River Fish takes about ten days, so only about thirty per year, and over three thousand in a hundred years.

This means that Lin Ye will not need to fish for a very long time in the future.

More than ten thousand fish, enough for over four hundred years of use.

“Now, another item has been added to the hundred-year plan: a trip to the Netherworld every four hundred years,” Lin Ye thought to himself.

The previous one was to strengthen noob's bloodline once every three hundred years at Dragon Island.

Now that he was at Star River, he couldn't participate in the Ascension Dragon Banquet, but while he couldn't, noob himself could.

After her bloodline was enhanced, noob was no longer just a support; she was no different from an ordinary dragon and could fight. It was just that her Star Spirit characteristic remained unchanged, and the gap between her and Lin Ye was too great, so she often served as support.

The reason she could still participate was because her strength was related to her comprehension of the Yinglong Law. As long as her comprehension did not reach above seventy percent, she would remain below Star River.

“Should I share the Nether River Fish with my sect?” Lin Ye was indecisive and hesitant.

His sect had been extremely good to him, but the Nether River Fish, a legendary item that could also enhance comprehension, was too significant.

Moreover, let alone the sect, anything involving comprehension could even make one's own son turn against them.

“I’ll wait until I’m stronger before revealing it, and besides, I don't even have enough for myself right now.” Lin Ye shook his head and swallowed a prepared fish.

Under the nourishment of the Nether River Fish, he felt great.

Meanwhile, the clone continued in dirty and tiring work mode, scaling and deboning the fish, then storing them after preparation.

“Now I’m not just a fishing master, but also the number one player at Darunfa,” Lin Ye muttered.

Of course, this work didn't take long. After finishing, the clone began to consider how to utilize the existing fish bones and scales.

This material was truly a peerless treasure; Soul-type materials were incredibly rare.

But he wasn't skilled in artifact refining, and rashly entrusting them to others seemed to carry the risk of exposure.

“How about giving them to noob to try?” Lin Ye suddenly had an idea and began to contact noob.

“Boss, Star Spirits don’t eat this stuff,” noob transmitted drowsily.

“Alright, alright, you go back to sleep.” Lin Ye was just trying it out, after all, Star Spirits don't eat anything.

However, this discovery gave him a flash of inspiration: perhaps he could cultivate a Contract beast that fed on Nether River Fish scales and bones! This way, not only could he solve the immediate problem, but it might also bring unexpected benefits.

After all, all this time, noob, the auxiliary Star Spirit, had been unable to participate in combat, and he had to personally take action in everything, which was too tiring and dangerous, and most importantly, lacked flair. But if there was a Contract beast specialized in Soul attacks that could compensate for his shortcomings, wouldn't that be like adding wings to a tiger?

Although doing so was somewhat like making dumplings just for a bottle of vinegar, if implemented, the Contract beast cultivated would undoubtedly be the best among beasts, after all, it was a Nether River Fish.

Let alone external creatures, even in the Netherworld, there were probably few races that fed on them.

Thinking of this, he felt that this plan became more and more feasible…