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Chapter 189 - 189 189 Extra Rewards

189: Chapter 189 Extra Rewards 189: Chapter 189 Extra Rewards The rod felt great in hand, maintaining the consistently lightweight and rigid style of the system’s products.

The rod handle was entirely black with a gold dragon winding up the surface.

Although it didn’t cover a large area, it was striking, its sinuous and fierce posture seemingly alive.

Removing the rod plug, Yue Feng affectionately pulled out the sections of the rod one by one.

The whole rod featured a full lacquer design, and instead of using the traditional tassel at the tip, it was replaced with a round metal monk head.

At first glance, the diameter was at least 2.4mm; such a rod, exactly as described, was designed for using heavy loads at Black Pit.

Once the entire rod was extended, Yue Feng shook it empty-handed to test its rigidity, which seemed about 9h.

Pressing it lightly against the ceiling, he found the rod maintained excellent overall load-bearing performance, not one of those common steel rods that won’t flex at all.

This morning, when fighting for fish, Yue Feng had to opt for cutting a shorter heavy line to compensate for the slightly soft 7h rod.

Now with the Overlord Spear in hand, he would feel much more comfortable in similar fish conditions.

After handling the rod, next was the weighing.

Yue Feng removed the end plug and placed it on the electronic scale, getting a final reading of only 120g for the unpainted material weight.

Such a balance of weight and action, it was another black technology-level fishing rod.

The system reward was a new rod that Yue Feng grew more fond of the more he looked at it.

He couldn’t put it down, and as he played with it, he instinctively exerted his forearm, trying to make a casting motion.

But the limited space in the room made it difficult.

At that moment, Yue Feng had a brainwave; practicing Basic Casting didn’t necessarily mean going to the Practice Pole Pond.

With nothing else to do that night, why not go to the riverside for a bit?

If his 3.6-meter rod wasn’t precise enough for casting, then the 4.5-meter would definitely be flawed.

Considering the system’s nature, when he previously practiced tying hooks unintentionally and received an unexpected reward, perhaps intentionally increasing the difficulty in casting practice might yield a surprise gain.

As if possessed, Yue Feng walked out with his fishing rod.

At the end of May, the temperature was already quite high, but by the river, with a light breeze, it was still rather refreshing.

The once-bustling riverside in spring had significantly fewer fishermen by this season.

Standing on the dam looking down, he could see only a few glowing floats on the water—there weren’t many night anglers.

Since he was set on practicing his rod technique and not concerned about catch size, Yue Feng took his Fishing Box and rod, leaving the Fish Guard behind as he went straight to the riverside.

He found a reasonably flat spot and started practicing with his new Black Pit rod!

Practicing casting and other basics with an ultra high-rigidity Black Pit rod was honestly a bit foolish and quite challenging since the rod hardly bent at all, relying entirely on the swing.

Yue Feng didn’t expect much in terms of gains; he was just trying out an idea based on his past experiences with the system’s quirks.

Once he started, it became something he couldn’t stop.

The rod’s self-weight of 120g actually made casting quite easy.

However, when letting out the line, it required a swinging technique.

With a bit of simple adaptation, he quickly found the feel for it.

Lazy as he could be, once Yue Feng got serious, he became remarkably focused and diligent.

After making some simple adjustments to the line assembly and float, Yue Feng scooped out a full 200ml of Lure into the Bait Opening.

With a size four Sleeve Hook, he started casting, vowing to head home only after he finished using up the fist-sized lump of Lure.

At first, he was a bit out of it.

There were no reference points in the evening, and he could only use the glow-in-the-dark material on the shepherds’ crook at the front end of the Rod Holder.

After fishing for a while and getting accustomed, Yue Feng barely needed his headlamp anymore.

He could grasp the approximate position of the line and sinker in the darkness, accurately catching it nine out of ten times.

Gradually, Yue Feng sank back into the concentrated state of rod practice.

Lifting the rod, gathering the line, Lure, splitting the hook, casting—this cycle repeated endlessly!

Before he knew it, the balls of bait in Yue Feng’s hands got smaller and smaller, shrinking from the size of a fist to that of a goose egg, then to a chicken egg, and finally only a pigeon egg-sized bit was left, which made lure casting extremely inconvenient.

After several attempts, the bait balls were too small and Yue Feng hadn’t managed to bait the two hooks properly, he frowned and looked up.

The fisherman by the river had left without him realizing, and when he checked the time on his phone, it was 12:35 AM.

He had arrived before eight in the evening, and had been at it for nearly five hours.

Yue Feng stretched his sore neck and decided to head home, mission accomplished!

Over the next three days, Yue Feng spent his mornings watching the shop.

After lunch, he would drive to Star Moon Lake to practice casting, return to the shop for a bite in the evening, and if there was nothing else to do, continue practicing by the river at night.

Understanding the system’s peculiarities, Yue Feng deliberately increased the difficulty by training with a 4.5m Black Pit fishing rod instead of the 3.6m one used earlier, curious to see what reward the system would give in the end.

Yue Feng endured through the monotonous high-intensity training and, by the afternoon of the last day, had completed the system’s requirements ahead of time.

He couldn’t wait to submit the task!

Ding!

Congratulations on completing the task “Intermediate Casting”!

Task evaluation A+!

Congratulations on acquiring the skill “Intermediate Casting”!

“Intermediate Casting”: An intermediate level basic skill that enhances accuracy on top of the basic casting abilities, providing more refined details in everyday fishing.

It grants better control over the fishing line assembly and bait placement.

Skill effect: Casting accuracy +90

In view of the host’s high self-discipline and awareness, an additional skill reward “Black Pit Casting Expertise” has been granted.

“Black Pit Casting Expertise”: In the context of Black Pit fishing, it grants an additional +50 to casting accuracy, not limited to any method of fishing, and can be stacked with other effects!

The task was completed, and as expected, Yue Feng got an extra reward.

Although the Black Pit Casting Expertise skill is limited to certain scenarios, it’s quite significant, with an additional +50 to casting accuracy, matching the effect of the basic casting skill and capable of being combined with others.

His hard work hadn’t been in vain.

Having learned intermediate casting through training and tasks, Yue Feng couldn’t wait to test the effects of the skill.

Still using the small bowl in the meal box as the target, Yue Feng cast ten times with the 4.5m rod and hit the mark with incredible stability!

The effect was powerful, but Yue Feng was not yet satisfied.

He put away the 4.5m rod and took out the 3.6m one he planned to use for fish pinching the next day to test its performance at full effort.

When he held the 3.6m rod, it felt like he was holding nothing at all, it was too easy.

After casually swinging it a few times, Yue Feng adjusted the bait according to his previous approach to Bait Opening, creating a specialty mix suitable for the old fish in the Practice Pole Pond, and started fishing methodically.

With his basic skills solid, it didn’t take long for him to gather the fish.

After training, Yue Feng had incredibly precise control over the bait placement, nearly always within a radius of three to five centimeters.

After half an hour of focused fishing, he caught 75 fish, a significant improvement from before.

Yue Feng was very satisfied with his own performance.

Having counted the fish, Yue Feng released them back into the water, looked at the fishing rod in his hand, and felt an unwavering curiosity and certainty arise within him.

The fish pinching competition tomorrow was his to win!