The Top Fishing
Chapter 579 - 253: Fierce Beast in the River_2

Chapter 579: Chapter 253: Fierce Beast in the River_2

Even with this, the followers in the live stream clearly saw the cow lying on the ground in the video just now.

"Wow, something big enough to eat a cow? Now that is a water monster!"

"I knew it, with Jeremy around, we’re bound to run into these unexpected events."

"Haha, truth spoken above. By the way, is the host fishing with that old guy Jeremy this time?"

"Do you even need to ask? That old man would never miss out on an event like this...."

The itinerary had already been announced by Lin Yang beforehand, so the followers who saw the preview knew he was fishing in the Congo River Basin with Jeremy, the "River Giant."

Jeremy is quite popular in the domestic fishing circles, and many anglers know him.

"Host, can we take a look at the surroundings of the fishing spot?"

Seeing the comment above, Lin Yang immediately moved the camera to the river bend on one side.

And the follower who had made the request continued with another comment: "Tsk tsk, that certainly is freshwater. Any beast in there that can kill a cow must be extraordinary."

Seeing this, Lin Yang also responded with a smile: "Haha, this follower is very observant, indeed, this river bend is a tributary of the Congo River. A few miles ahead is the seawater inlet.

However, due to geographical reasons and the elevation difference, the water flow here is still all freshwater."

Hearing this, many followers then came to their senses.

According to their usual thinking, they assumed that the rivers surrounding this peninsula were connected to the sea, so having some large creatures there was no surprise.

However, by now, they had also come to understand.

"Wow, does that mean there is a beast in this freshwater that can kill a cow?"

"After what the host said, it really seems so, but until now, the largest known predatory freshwater fish isn’t that big, right?"

"Tsk tsk, worthy of the Congo River, it’s full of surprises everywhere."

"Surprises? This f***ing sounds more like peril, just think about a creature that can tear open a cow’s stomach."

....

It was at this time that Jeremy also walked over fully equipped, and behind him, two local young men followed, helping him carry some equipment and such.

"Hey, Lin, is this all you brought?"

Seeing Lin Yang only carrying a fishing rod, Jeremy was somewhat surprised.

Because to catch a big fish in the hundreds of meters wide river in front of them, carrying just a simple rod was obviously not possible.

Just like him, he had prepared several rods.

But when he got closer, he understood.

Because he saw that the fishing rod in Lin Yang’s hand was clearly not ordinary, those like them who were professional anglers could almost instantly tell the quality of a fishing rod.

Seeing Jeremy starting to prepare for fishing, Lin Yang also got busy.

Although he had only brought one rod, the bait still needed careful selection.

After thinking it over in his mind, he called over Jeremy’s interpreter and walked towards the house of a local villager.

At that moment, the crowd in front of the old man’s house hadn’t dispersed yet, and the old man looked regretfully at the young calf in front of him.

The general standard of living here was very low, having only recently risen above subsistence, so the loss of a calf was a significant one for them.

Seeing the old man’s worried face, Lin Yang said to the interpreter beside him, "Tell the old man, is he willing to sell the cow? I’m willing to pay the price of a whole cow to buy it."

Hearing this, the interpreter immediately looked astonished.

You see, the calf hadn’t even grown up yet; even if all its meat were shaved off, it wouldn’t weigh much. This was clearly a losing deal.

Lin Yang saw his stunned expression and laughed: "What are you spacing out for, go on."

The interpreter then, wearing an expression as if looking at a fool, glanced at him, and then walked over to the old man.

Just like his previous expression, the old man looked surprised when he heard what Lin Yang wanted to convey.

But the next moment, he was overjoyed, nodding repeatedly.

Subsequently, he came over with a grateful attitude, speaking a lot in a language Lin Yang couldn’t understand. Lin Yang simply smiled in response and took out the local currency he had exchanged earlier and handed it over.

"Mm-hmm, now we have some decent bait."

On the other side, Jeremy, who had already set up the stand, saw Lin Yang coming back after a long while, this time with a young calf beside him.

His expression stiffened, but he quickly came to understand.

He stretched out his thumb towards Lin Yang.

Lin Yang also responded with a smile, "Hey Jeremy, care for some?"

The calf had already been butchered as he had instructed.

Even though the scene was a bit gory, and there were strands of blood on the meat, that was the effect he was looking for.

Jeremy walked over without any hesitation.

"Lin, you Easterners sure have a lot of tricks up your sleeves."

As he spoke, he picked up a few pieces of beef and walked away.

At that moment, the viewers in the live stream erupted into exclamations upon seeing Lin Yang had pulled back a whole cow.

"Damn, has fishing become this expensive?"

"Ah, what a fail, I feel like the fish are eating better than I do."

"Newbie here, just weakly asking, is this a fishing live stream?"

....

Once everything was ready, both of them began casting their rods.

By then, Lin Yang was confident about the water monster that could bite through cowhide being in this part of the water.

Because he had the skill to check the fish situation, and he had just used it.

He could see countless tiny dots in the vast expanse of water, all of these dots were small fish in the water.

And in a few secluded corners, there were several large shadows staying still, not moving around in groups like other small fish.

Seeing this, Lin Yang realized something.

He figured those corners probably held some big catches.

Thinking this, he whooshed and threw his rod in one of those directions.

And believe it or not, he guessed right.

No sooner had he cast his rod than there was a disturbance, a big splash emerged on the distant water surface.

The next second, Lin Yang felt a tremendous pulling force coming from the line in his hand.

"Did I catch it already?"

Even he was shocked by the efficiency with which the fish was hooked.

Seeing Lin Yang hook a fish so quickly, Jeremy hurriedly put down his rod and ran over.

At that time, he had prepared seven or eight rods and had only cast half of them.

"Hey, Lin, how are you so fast?"

Approaching him, Jeremy excitedly asked.

Lin Yang chuckled and shrugged his shoulders, "Maybe I’m just luckier."

While pulling on his rod, he continued, "Unfortunately, it seems this catch isn’t the big one that could eat a calf."

Jeremy understood and nodded.

Some experienced fishermen can tell from the splash the size of the fish they’ve hooked.

Even so, Jeremy was still excitedly watching the action.

At this point, the viewers in the live stream also got excited seeing Lin Yang quickly hook his first catch.

"Damn, is the host this quick?"

"Catching a fish as soon as he starts, his spot is unstoppable, love it."

"Stop saying love it, as if you could fish there just by knowing the location."

"Right, even if you went there, it’s still a question whether you’d dare throw in your line, considering there’s a monster in these waters that can eat cows."

.....

Seeing the comments, Lin Yang explained, "This one isn’t big, probably not the target fish."

As he spoke, he didn’t waste time with the fish in the water, and began pulling vigorously.

With his strength now, it only took a few minutes for him to pull the hundred-meter-long line back to shore.