NOVEL NEXT Chapter 425: Today is Suitable for Fishing
The feather that was close at hand was identified by the system in detail, and Jiang Yuan's eyes gleamed with joy!
The Poisonous Scale Feather, randomly obtained upon completing a charity order, is available in the Wilderness World!
This thing is broadly useful; they need a lot for the upgrade of the poultry house, livestock shed, and subsequent fish pond, and the chance of brushing them out when completing charity orders is relatively higher.
"Great, now I have more sources for special materials, not just limited to completing orders!" This is huge news for me.
Although currently, I only know that Little Eight needs a long time to provide a Demon Spider Silk Cocoon and above Spiders Valley, it is possible to pick up the Poisonous Scale Feather, but as long as this has started, I will surely find more channels to obtain special materials in the future.
Having picked up the Poisonous Scale Feather for free, Jiang Yuan hummed a little tune and tore some spider silk to block the entrance, then sat by the pond, put on bait, and started fishing.
The fishing rod provided by the system has an interesting setting that even without bait, once the fishing skill reaches Level Seven, a fish will definitely bite in ten seconds, but whether it's a fish, trash, or treasure chest, or materials, is uncertain.
If ordinary bait is used, there will be no trash biting, and there's a ninety-five percent chance that it's a fish; other good stuff is purely down to luck.
If you dare to make intermediate or advanced bait at the Bait Workshop, the chance of reeling in a treasure chest is relatively higher. If the shop is upgraded another level, making premium bait, there's even a chance to catch rare species of Spirit Fish.
"Whoosh!"
Jiang Yuan expertly cast the hook into the pond; he is still using the most ordinary bait, aiming to fish more, and as for treasure chests, he doesn't force it but leaves it to luck.
The main reason is that both poultry and livestock feed currently have very high demand, and without special circumstances, there's temporarily no need to use base materials in making higher-grade bait.
"Biu!"
The hook hit the water at exactly ten seconds, and the float suddenly plunged into the water!
"Got one!" The feel was heavy, like a big fish, he hurriedly raised the rod, trying to swing it onto the bank.
The system's offering is known for its simplicity; even the fishing rod has been upgraded to flashy gold, it's still the most straightforward setup—a rod with no reel, just a glittering golden rod + a shimmering silver line + golden hook.
Thus, here in the Wilderness World, fishing doesn't really require skill; simply and straightforwardly pull it up, if human strength is greater, fish can be caught; if fish strength is greater, they might escape.
At this moment, the line was taut, and for a while, it was deadlocked!
The fish in the water swayed left and right trying to break free from the hook's restraint, Jiang Yuan naturally did not yield an inch, opposite the direction of the fish, he lured the fish while dragging towards the shore.
"Splash～"
Neither side yielded, the pond surface was agitated, splashing water, and judging from the swim marks, it was clearly a big one!
The system didn't provide a fish scoop, so Jiang Yuan had to rely on his accumulated experience in fishing, relying on the flashy gold rod's high strength toughness, not worrying about technique nor fearing the line breaking, gripping the rod like tug-of-war, leaning back with all his might trying to drag the caught fish onto the shore.
After about two minutes of stalemate, the big guy in the water finally let go and began to compromise by grinding towards the shore.
Greatly encouraged, he made a final effort to pull today's first big fish onto the shore, automatically picked up into the Storage Bag.
[Achievement: Caught up to twenty species of fish. Reward: Intermediate bait +99]
[Achievement: Broke the record, first time catching a fish over one meter. Reward: Crab Cage Blueprint]
[Mutated Ruby Fish: Its meat is highly toxic and can be raised in the fish pond without polluting the water quality; if cooked professionally on the stove to remove toxins, the food made has some poison resistance]
"Whoa! It's really big!" Jiang Yuan, panting heavily, was exhausted, but the result was very pleasing.
At this moment, all achievement rewards were cast aside, and he immediately took out the Memory Stone to take a commemorative photo with his lively "spoils."
The large fish, at least one and a half meters long, exuded a dark red gemstone glow all over, feeling just like those mushrooms that are prettier when they're more poisonous, this toxic fish is excessively attractive.
The Mutated Ruby Fish caught appeared particularly dissatisfied, mouth opened wide struggling to leap back into the water.
"No need to be nervous; I just want to take a picture with you." Jiang Yuan patted the plump fish body and smiled: "I'll raise you well, won't let you die of thirst!"
Shame, if this was in the modern world, I'd definitely hang it in the trunk and "get lost" on a roam.
[Mutated Sapphire Fish +1]
[Mutated Goldfish +1]
......
No wonder these toxic fish are so beautiful, each one more vibrant than the other.
He pondered that if he could get large pieces of glass or crystal, and make an aquarium and a scene, then put these mutated beautiful fish in for viewing, surely it would be a striking sight.
"Buzz buzz buzz～"
He was busy below when suddenly he heard a buzzing sound, somewhat similar to a helicopter flying low, with enough noise to cause slight waves on the water's surface.
Looking up, whoa!
A vast shadow "moved" over, if it weren't for the wing vibrations providing sound effects, it would really seem like a large area of sky-darkening clouds floating over.
Then Jiang Yuan saw the web snapping like dumplings, in seconds, a layer of poisoned Demon Beasts adhered.
Such a large number caused the web to fluctuate like a white sea "surging with waves," fortunately, the thousand-year spider silk had excellent toughness, bearing gravity without any damage, providing a full sense of security.
"Chirp chirp chirp!"
Without waiting to calm down, the avian Demon Beasts hungry for a feast swooped down, targeting the mass attempting to overwhelm by numbers. Anyway, those stuck on the web won't escape, catch the live ones first, and once the live ones run away, slowly eat the poisoned dead ones.
They clearly had proficient strategy, encircling and attacking in waves, continuously impacting the fat, large-winged Demon Beasts cluster, staging thrilling aerial hunting warfare.
"My goodness! Wilderness World's version of animal planet, really impressive." Jiang Yuan cautiously poked his head out from the cave, observing the fierce fighting in the sky, and then, while they were busy and didn't mind the stuck Demon Beasts, reached out and automatically picked and stored them into the Storage Bag.
[Poisoned and dead Thunder Bugs: Intermediate Demon Beast that migrates in summer. Bones, blood, and meat can be used to make food on the stove; internal organs cannot be consumed post-poisoning, can be used in the Bait Workshop to make fertilizer; a Demon Core can be excavated from inside]
Edible! And plenty of meat!
A fisherman's gain counts as fishing too?
In the air, a group of long-blood-bar, not to be trifled with Demon Beasts continued to kill each other, he reached out and touched, catching a ready Demon Beast; another touch and another one came to hand...
What made Jiang Yuan even happier was that the same type of Demon Beast could be stacked in the system-provided Storage Bag. It only occupies one slot, but can hold 99 large Demon Beasts!
The joy of picking freely didn't fully annihilate Jiang Yuan's rationality, not daring to leave the cave recklessly, but still coveting the Demon Core, he gathered all those reachable by touch, then thought to take out the fishing rod, flicked the hook "whoosh!"
No need to reel in, just being hooked by the fish hook without being in water, the system automatically considers it his "caught" spoils and directly puts it into the Storage Bag.
"Today really is ideal for fishing!" Jiang Yuan laughed heartily, and then saw a giant bird Demon Beast over four meters long fall head-first!