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187: Chapter 187: Eight Fish 187: Chapter 187: Eight Fish Liu Fengnian explained, “Of course, it’s all about the basics: casting the rod firmly, watching the bite, retrieving the fish, unhooking, and dividing the line!

A whole set of processes is needed, and to win in fish pinching, you must have a good grasp of the basics so that you can increase your speed!

You didn’t think just because you caught some fish just now, you’d definitely win in the competition pit, did you?”

When Big Brother Liu asked this way, it embarrassed Yue Feng!

Having the skill of Basic Casting, Yue Feng didn’t even consider that much subconsciously before.

Before Yue Feng could speak, suddenly, a system notification sound went off in his head!

Ding!

Congratulations on triggering a new task, “Intermediate Casting”!

Still proud of having mastered the basics of casting?

The road to improving fishing skills is very long, and only through plenty of practice can you master more advanced techniques.

Task details: Devote a full 36 hours to standard casting training, and upon completion of the task, you will receive a reward based on the level of progress made.

If the system evaluates the progress as exceeding a certain value, you will acquire the “Intermediate Casting” skill!

A mandatory system task was triggered just when Yue Feng was slightly relaxed!

Although trigger-based tasks don’t have failure penalties, the rewards are substantial.

As Yue Feng’s level of fishing skills improved, it had become increasingly difficult to encounter trigger tasks, but one had unexpectedly been triggered again.

The task required thirty-six hours of training time, which calculated at twelve hours per day, would take three days!

Yue Feng kept an eye on the store almost daily for a skill like Intermediate Casting but had never seen it refreshed; this was the first time it appeared in a system task.

If he could master the Intermediate Casting skill before the competition, he was almost guaranteed to win.

“Basic training is easy to handle, and with three days left, I plan to take out 12 hours each day for intensive training, which should be enough!” In an instant, Yue Feng made a decision and shared it with everyone.

Liu Fengnian took out a cigarette, shared it around, lit one for himself, and said, “That’s more like it, I thought you didn’t care just now!”

“Haha, I couldn’t do that!

Now I’m just getting started, how about we go fishing for a while?

How about a friendly match?

I can see how far behind I am from you, it’d be good to know where I stand!” Yue Feng suggested.

“Sure, let’s start with half an hour!

Let’s see how you do in the competition pit!”

Big Brother Liu readily accepted Yue Feng’s proposal, and the two of them changed to new fishing spots, set the alarm, and got busy.

Although it was a friendly match with no stakes involved, once Yue Feng’s nerves tightened, he felt like he quickly entered his competitive mode.

His muscles all over were trembling slightly, similar to the excitement he felt during the last second before starting to fish in the Black Pit.

During their friendly match, Qiangzi acted as the referee, and once the alarm was set, he gave the signal to start the match.

At their new spots, using their own formulated lures, they began the match and immediately went into a high casting frequency mode, casting frenziedly.

Liu’s strategy was very consistent with Yue Feng’s, and both maintained roughly the same casting speed.

However, after fishing for a while, subtle changes occurred on the field, exposing several issues.

Using small hooks, thin lines, small floats, and Lure pulling frequency greatly differed from using large hooks, thick lines, and fishing for carp in the Black Pit.

Although Yue Feng could keep up with the frequency, as time passed, the accuracy of his bait placement started to deviate.

In contrast, Liu Fengnian, although appearing calm and relaxed, managed to keep his bait placement quite accurate.

The spots of one were rather concentrated, while the other’s were slightly scattered.

It was precisely because of this slight difference that there was a notable difference in the fish situation.

The more concentrated the spots, the more concentrated the fish that gathered, resulting in the floats showing fiercer and more frequent bites.

At Yue Feng’s spot, the fish bites had become significantly sparser, and when he did get a bite, it lacked strength, and the fish seemed more cautious.

This difference had become quite clear in the fishing results.

Liu Fengnian was the first to catch fish, the first to start quickly pulling them up, and the first to reach a double-digit catch, while Yue Feng wasn’t completely left behind, his rhythm was firmly stuck, and he was consistently half a beat slower in every aspect.

Half an hour usually isn’t a long time, and when one is focusing intently, time seems to pass even quicker.

Just as Yue Feng was beginning to make sense of the fish’s behavior, the alarm clock behind him rang.

Time was up.

“That quick?” Yue Feng looked at his phone, incredulous.

The time was correct.

Liu Fengnian gave a grin.

“What, felt time passed quickly, huh?

Come, count the fish, see how many you caught?”

Scratching his head, Yue Feng muttered, “No chance I beat you, I’ve been half a beat slower than you this whole time.

Just as I felt I was getting a handle on the fish’s behavior, the time was up!”

Liu Fengnian said, “Come on, Qiangzi, Little Fat, help us count the fish!

We’ll summarize after the count.”

Little Fat and Qiangzi brought over a plastic basin, lifted the fish guard into it, and began to count methodically.

Soon, Liu Fengnian’s catch was counted first: 57 fish in half an hour!

Next was Yue Feng, with 49 fish!

In half an hour, he was down by 8 fish!

Yue Feng was mentally prepared to lose this friendly fishing contest, but seeing he was down by eight fish still puzzled him since their catching frequency seemed similar.

“The frequency was similar.

How come there’s a difference of eight fish!” Yue Feng scratched his head, filled with question marks.

Liu Fengnian smiled.

“Want to know why?

One bottle of Wahaha each, you treat, and I’ll tell you!”

“No problem!

Where do they sell water?

I’ll go buy some!”

Wang Meng said, “I’ll go!”

Liu Fengnian’s expression turned serious.

“Let Yue go!

You stay put, this doesn’t concern you!”

“There’s some in Boss Ge’s hut, hurry, I’m thirsty!”

After sending Yue Feng away, Qiangzi expressed his curiosity.

“I have a box of it in my car, why spend that unnecessary money!”

“Buying the water isn’t the point.

It’s mainly to give Yue a lesson!

This guy has been getting cocky lately.

If we don’t knock some sense into him, he might start causing trouble!” Liu Fengnian explained.

Hearing this explanation, everybody remained silent, especially Wang Dong, who worked in the same factory as Liu Fengnian, felt particularly moved.

Liu certainly deserved the brothers’ respect.

In dealing with friends, he absolutely was beyond reproach.

At the same time, he wasn’t a pushover.

For brothers of similar spirit, besides actively helping out, he also kept an eye on their conditions, acting like a patriarch, always ready to offer guidance and seize any chance to knock sense into them when he saw something amiss.

Yue Feng could see through this, and his response to Liu’s actions was anything but resistant.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have willingly gone to buy water for everyone.

It wasn’t long before Yue Feng returned, carrying a bag full of mineral water.

“Here, everyone drink some water!” Yue Feng took out the Wahaha and distributed it to everyone.

After a symbolic sip of water, Liu Fengnian tilted his head and asked, “Figured out where you went wrong in your fishing yet?”