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He went up the mountain to build something and intended to engage with the people they had brought along. He also wanted to take Shi Tian with him to learn a bit, but he didn’t expect that Shi Tianyi had already left.
On his way back from the city after buying a fishing rod, he found a pond called Xiao Ye and planned to bless the rod. To his surprise, it broke immediately! Shi Tian, who had felt wronged all the way, finally found someone to complain to. He took out the broken fishing rod and exaggeratedly recounted the incident to them.
Shi Tian was venting his frustrations, but the two couldn’t help but burst into laughter. He had just bought the fishing rod, and on his first fishing trip, he caught a big fish—this was something to be happy about. Yet in the blink of an eye, it broke; the psychological contrast was far more thrilling than bungee jumping.
However, Shi Ye and Lu Ya didn’t have time to listen to his rambling. After enjoying the spectacle, they left Shi Tian feeling even more dejected. They even took Shi Tian’s little electric scooter with them, which only added to his misery.
Carrying the fish and the broken fishing rod home, he dumped the fish into a basket and went to take a shower first. Unlike Shi Ye and the others, who could jump into the pool fully clothed, Qing Shi Tian couldn’t do that. Maintaining a pool isn’t cheap; even though his pool wasn’t standard-sized, changing the water cost over a thousand dollars each time. His savings weren’t enough to cover several water changes for that pool.
After cleaning up the fish, he salted Little White Strip and Mai Sui for marinating while putting Carp directly into the pot to make Milk Fish Soup. Shi Tian ate three bowls of rice before finally feeling full.
He decided not to buy another fishing rod from the city since their quality was too poor. Instead, he resolved to find one online.
Opening his phone and casually swiping left—a habit he had developed—he noticed that Rogue Software had settled on his home screen. Even making calls required swiping another screen.
He swiped again but nothing happened! Swiping once more yielded no results! It was then that Shi Tian realized Rogue Software on his home screen was waving at him while holding an envelope.
When he tapped on the icon, it no longer displayed "poor" but instead showed a character named Yu Zi. Curious, he poked at Yu Zi again, and another word appeared: "fishing."
Tapping on "fishing" caused a red envelope to pop up; its interface looked exactly like WeChat’s red envelope feature, prompting Shi Tian to scoff.
Without opening the red envelope, he couldn’t operate his phone—not even returning or shutting it down was possible.
With no other choice, Shi Tian reluctantly opened the red envelope, which revealed a navigation map.
The map displayed his current villa area with a navigation line leading south through the rocks on the left side of the beach in front of the villas, extending about ten meters into the sea where a box was marked with a treasure symbol.
Shi Tian had never been to that beach in front of the villa area, but Shi Ye had mentioned it before; both the beach and rocks—and even a small pier in the distance—were part of this private area not open to outsiders. Only some hotel guests would occasionally visit there for fun.
Having been there for so long without checking it out, and with daylight still remaining, Shi Tian decided to take a stroll over there. If it seemed safe enough, swimming in the sea wouldn’t be out of the question either.
As he wandered through the villa area towards the front, although there were only ten villas ahead, it felt livelier than where he lived—at least there were security patrols around.
The beach was quite lively; three groups of people were playing in the water on a two-meter-wide stretch of sand. They appeared distinct from one another and likely came from three different families.
The location indicated by his navigation was on the left side of the beach behind a large rock; from this side of the beach, that spot was hidden from view. Shi Tian could only walk along the beach to get around it.
After rounding behind the rock, his navigation changed again—it became three-dimensional and displayed numbers as well.
The treasure chest lay ten meters off shore at a depth of two and a half meters with a protruding rock nearby as a reference point.
Shi Tian took off his clothes and jumped into the water, swimming effortlessly towards the nearby reef. Without needing a reference point, he could already see the box at the bottom. After taking a breath, he dove down and retrieved the box.
Dragging it back to the shore, Shi Tian felt a mix of emotions—he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. After all that effort, he had pulled up a large Fishing Box, but it wouldn’t open!
With one hand holding the Fishing Box and the other clutching his clothes, he rinsed off at the faucet by the beach and decided to take it home for further examination.
This Fishing Box wasn’t much different from an ordinary one. If there was any distinction, it was that it was larger than the ones Shi Ye and his friends used, and considerably heavier too. Carrying it was far less comfortable than carrying Shi Ye’s Fishing Box.
To make matters more puzzling, there was a Power Supply socket on top, similar to those found on rice cookers. It seemed like it could connect to a desktop computer’s Power Cable as well, leaving Shi Tian scratching his head in confusion.
What kind of device was this? A Fishing Box that powered a rice cooker? Or perhaps one that powered a computer? Could he fish while playing games?
Unable to decipher the box, he turned his attention to his phone. The Red Envelope interface had vanished, replaced by an icon of a Fishing Box that looked exactly like the one he had just found.
He tapped on the Fishing Box icon, and finally, something user-friendly appeared—a manual for using the Fishing Box.
It claimed to be a Fishing Box, but that was clearly a disguise; it was more like a semi-automatic Fishing Gear crafting machine.
To create fishing gear, one needed points, and the only way to earn points was by using this machine to produce Fish Hooks for fishing. Depending on the rarity of the fish caught, different amounts of points could be obtained.
Catching Qing Cao Lian Yan, White-striped Wheat Ear, Carp Mouth, or Qiaozui Padehu would yield one point each. The Giant Catfish Bass was relatively rare and could give two points.
Points weren’t always scarce; catching Yangtze River Dolphins or Yangtze Alligators could net thousands of points. The endangered Baiji Dolphin could yield as much as one hundred thousand points—but who would dare to fish for them? Wouldn’t they end up in prison?
Moreover, were these even fish? They thrived in water, but calling them fish would surely provoke Teacher Wu’s objection!
To manufacture Fishing Gear, points alone weren’t enough; materials were also required—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—all were essential.
Now Shi Tian finally understood what that socket was for: it was a Power Supply socket corresponding to fire attributes. The problem was that there wasn’t even a compatible Power Cable included; that felt rather half-hearted!
Closing the manual, he opened the box icon again and found a long list of menus below.
Rod, float, hook, line, bait, sinker, reel, ring—everything needed for Fishing Gear was listed without omission. Even items like Net, Yu Hu, Fishing Chair, and Fishing Platform were included with clear pricing displayed beneath them.
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