66: Suspected "water monster" nest

When this potent fish bait was thrown down, the feedback received was quite strong.

The schools of fish in both the shallow and deep waters were attracted together.

Many Ornamental Fish of excellent quality swam over, chasing the bait as it sank.

The slower ones would be left behind, and these left-behind fish were his target fish.

Eighty percent of these fish were likely Ornamental Fish, because the ones fast enough to chase the lead ball were mostly fast-swimmingMiscellaneous fish.

The speed of Ornamental Fish has always been slow.

At this time, when the fishing rod is cast down, the scent emitted by the bait will attract those fish that were left behind.

They swim over following the scent to eat, unaware that danger is waiting for them.

One after another, Ornamental Fish were caught by Chen Xiangbei.

There were Butterfly Koi, common Goldfish, Lionhead Goldfish, Guppy, Moonlight Fish, and other Ornamental Fish.

This time, he didn't pick and chose; he put them all in a huge fish tank for now, to deal with later.

Before long, this spot was fished out.

Returning to the cockpit, he started the boat and continued to look for the next location.

Just like this, he changed four or five suspected locations in a row, until lunchtime.

He still hadn't seen the figure of the Water Monster, but he had caught quite a few fish.

After catching the last fish, he prepared to go eat lunch first, then come back and continue searching.

He called Chen Wen and Zhao Hu, who were watching a show in the cabin.

He asked them to help find the fish that weren't very valuable and release them back into Baiyun Lake.

This was to free up space as much as possible for the high-value fish that would "move in" later.

While sorting the fish, Chen Wen leaned over and said to him,

"Why are you being a fishing enthusiast when you sing so well? Haven't you thought about debuting as a Singer?"

"How do you know I sing well? I don't even know myself."

"Heh, you still want to hide it from us? Have you forgotten the short video you posted yesterday?"

"You don't think I don't know your account, do you? The platform recommended you as a friend, and I recognized you right away when I saw it," Chen Wen stated confidently.

"Hah~ I just sang a song casually and posted it because I thought it was pretty good," seeing that he couldn't fool him, Chen Xiangbei explained.

"It's more than just pretty good, that song of yours hit number one on the music charts this morning."

"With your singing level, releasing a single casually and earning several million a year is a simple matter."

"Why bother coming out here to fish so hard? Look at any Singer, aren't they all making a fortune?"

Chen Wen's brainwashing left him stunned.

"No, I just sang a song casually, how do I feel like I've lost several million!"

"Forget it, whether you're truly naive or pretending, I think you can consider the path of a Singer."

"If your single or album becomes popular, then you can truly lie down and make money," Chen Wen coaxed.

"Alright, alright, I'll post a few more singing videos later and see."

"If that many people really like it, then I'll try releasing my own single."

Chen Xiangbei felt this made sense; Master-level Singing Technique was equivalent to the top tier.

He could handle almost any style of music.

Those internet-famous Singers who exploded in popularity earned enough money for the rest of their lives with just one song.

Perhaps he could too, so he wouldn't have to think about how to generate income every day.

He hadn't even been able to properly enjoy himself despite earning so much money!

"Alright, you two keep sorting, I'm going to grab something to eat, I'm starving."

"Go ahead, we have lots of food there, take whatever you like to eat, we can't finish it all."

"OK, only a ghost would be polite with you guys."

After saying that, he walked into the cabin and saw a table full of food.

There was braised meat, snacks, self-heating hot pot, self-heating rice, and various other foods.

Chen Xiangbei thought to himself, these brothers sure know how to enjoy themselves.

To be able to buy these things so early in the morning, he even suspected they had prepared them the night before.

He walked towards the table, picked up a box of self-heating rice and a self-heating hot pot, and started heating them.

Then he picked up the braised meat nearby, which still had about seven or eight pounds left, and chose some he liked to eat.

Just eating meat wouldn't do, so he also picked up a bottle of fruit juice drink from the floor and ate it with the braised meat.

He had to admit, the taste was quite novel.

Soon, the self-heating rice and hot pot were ready; this stuff was just convenient and fast.

He opened the lids to let them cool down a bit, as they were too hot to eat.

When they had cooled down sufficiently,

He carefully used chopsticks to pick up a piece of beef emitting a steaming aroma; the tempting color and pervasive scent were mouth-watering.

He couldn't wait to put it into his mouth, feeling the heat and deliciousness bloom on his tongue.

Eating hot pot on a boat also had a unique flavor.

This little bit of food was finished quickly.

Given his appetite, this was far from being full.

But he was on a boat now and would be busy later, so eating too much would make things difficult to handle.

After eating, he drove the boat to a body of water below a cliff.

It looked like a landslide had occurred here.

The mountain on the side closest to the water body formed a 90-degree vertical angle with the lake surface.

As he approached the cliff, the sonar showed the water depth here reached an astonishing 108 meters.

Keep in mind that the average depth of Baiyun Lake was only over 70 meters.

This place was clearly much deeper than other areas.

Chen Xiangbei stopped the boat on the lake surface, preparing to try the effect here.

He threw down the potent fish bait to see if the sonar detector would react.

After waiting for a while, it was still the same as usual, with no difference.

But when he came out, preparing to continue fishing,

He found that there were no fish, neither in the water nor on the surface, not even a single smallMiscellaneous fish.

This abnormal phenomenon clearly indicated a big problem.

Either there were very dangerous creatures nearby that made the fish afraid to approach.

Or the ecological environment nearby was not suitable for fish to survive.

He personally leaned towards the first situation.

Baiyun Lake was known for its excellent ecological environment and was unlikely to be unsuitable for living things.

Thinking of this, he started to feel a little anticipation.

He called Chen Wen and Zhao Hu, telling them to be ready, as the Water Monster might be nearby.

Chen Wen and Zhao Hu instantly perked up after hearing this.

Each of them held a mobile phone and a sports camera, ready to record at any time.

Chen Xiangbei took out some more potent fish bait from the bait box again and threw it around the boat.

This was to increase the attraction and the chance of luring out the Water Monster.

But after waiting for more than ten minutes, the water surface was still calm, without a single ripple.

He started to doubt his judgment, turned around, and walked into the cockpit, staring at the sonar display.

He found it was still as calm as water, with nothing moving at all.

Returning to the boat railing, he stared at the lake surface somewhat lost, not knowing what he was thinking.

Just then, Zhao Hu's shout pulled him back from his thoughts to reality.

"What is that thing you guys?"

Chen Xiangbei and Chen Wen simultaneously turned their heads to look in the direction Zhao Hu was pointing.