The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 308 Choosing a Fishing Boat

"Ha~~"

Zuo Ge covered his mouth and yawned, his face showing visible signs of drowsiness, as if he could collapse and fall into a deep sleep at any moment.

"Hey, are you really okay?"

Cao Dongdong's lips twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but say, "Actually, it's okay to register a day later."

“That won’t do!” Zuo Ge shook his head without hesitation. “Didn’t Jiang Jun just say that preparing the fishing boats himself would take a lot of effort? We don’t have time for that now, so there’s only one way out for us: to use the fishing boats provided by the organizers of the fishing boat festival.”

"The number of fishing boats provided by the organizer is limited, and you can choose the first one you register, so of course you should register as early as possible."

As he spoke, Zuo Ge patted his chest, "Don't worry, I took a nap on the way here, and I can still handle it now."

"This level of fatigue, I used to be..."

"Qin Lang and the others are here." Fatima pushed up her glasses, interrupting Zuo Ge, and looked at Qin Lang and the Jiang siblings who were walking back from the registration point.

"Qin Lang, have you completed the registration?" Zhao Qian asked excitedly as she stepped forward.

"Of course." Qin Lang smiled and waved the serial number card he had received. "Our serial number is 66, which is a very auspicious number."

“That’s true.” Zhao Qian smiled. “When we put this number on our fishing boat, others will definitely envy us.”

"But then again..." Cao Dongdong couldn't help but ask, "There are already 66 teams participating in the Fish Boat Festival?"

"This is much larger than I imagined."

“This is nothing,” Jiang Jun chuckled. “Registration for the Fish Boat Festival has only just begun, and there are still four days until the deadline.”

"According to past practice, there are usually more than 300 teams competing on Leapfish Lake, and there may be even more this year."

"There are so many..." Cao Dongdong couldn't help but gasp. "It seems that winning the championship is not so simple."

"I just asked," Qin Lang said with a smile, "There are still seven days until the Fish Boat Festival begins."

"We'll go pick out the fishing boats provided by the organizers later. We should practice whenever we have time over the next seven days, otherwise we won't get a good ranking if we have to cram at the last minute before the fishing boat competition."

"Don't worry, idols," Jiang Ya chuckled. "My brother and I both know a lot about fishing boats, we'll definitely pick out a good one for you!"

“That’s right!” Jiang Jun nodded emphatically.

The group chatted and laughed as they hurried toward the fishing boat warehouse, which was not far from the registration point. Upon opening the warehouse door, they saw rows of neatly arranged fishing boats, and Qin Lang and the others widened their eyes and exclaimed in surprise.

"This fishing boat is bigger than I imagined." Qin Lang walked up to the nearest fishing boat and curiously touched it from left to right. Danbao and Lala, who were following closely behind, also came over and stared at the fishing boat in front of them with wide eyes.

The main body of the fishing boat is about four meters long and two meters wide. The stern of the fishing boat is long and upturned, with decorations like a fish tail, while the bow of the fishing boat is relatively sharp and looks somewhat similar to a fish head.

In addition to the main body, the fishing boat has side cabins about three meters long and three meters wide on both sides, which are somewhat similar in shape to the large wings of a leaping fish.

The side cabins on both sides can each seat two people to row, while the main body in the middle has a seat for one person to steer.

“It’s not just big.” Cao Dongdong couldn’t help but say after observing carefully, “This fishing boat is much more difficult to operate than an ordinary boat.”

“Look,” he pointed to the bottom of the side cabins on both sides of the fishing boat, “the bottom of the side cabins is much higher than the main body, slightly tilted upwards.” “This means that when the fishing boat is moving on the lake, only the lower half of the main cabin will be submerged in the water, while the side cabins are suspended in the air.”

"Therefore, the two side cabins will sway from side to side like a seesaw as the teammates on both sides row forward."

"If the swaying amplitude is too large and the bottom of the side cabin is submerged below the lake surface, it will cause a significant increase in the boat's resistance and a sharp decrease in speed."

"Impressive." Jiang Jun's eyes lit up as he looked at Cao Dongdong with some surprise. "That's exactly what I was going to mention."

"What you've said is exactly the most important thing to pay attention to when piloting a fishing boat. The total weight of the teammates on both sides should be as close as possible, and the rowing movements should be synchronized in order to minimize the swaying of the side cabins."

"Hmph~" Cao Dongdong crossed his arms, a hint of smugness on his face, "Although I've never ridden a fishing boat, I'm a rowing enthusiast!"

"The total weight of the teammates on both sides should be as close as possible..." Qin Lang looked thoughtful.

Zhao Qian and Fatima are both girls, and their height and weight are probably similar. Zuo Ge's build is similar to Cao Dongdong's.

As for Qin Lang himself, he was taller and had been eating a lot of nutritious food recently, gaining a lot of muscle and weighing much more than when he first transmigrated.

From this perspective, it seems that only he can take the lead.

"Look, everyone! This fishing boat is the winning boat from the last fishing boat competition!" Zhao Qian's exclamation drew everyone's attention.

Soon they saw a fishing boat painted entirely in gold, with a metal plaque hanging in front of it that clearly read "Winning Fishing Boat of the Previous Conference".

“This is one of the fishing boats I recommend you choose,” Jiang Jun smiled. “Just like the sign says, this is the winning fishing boat from last year.”

"Although the competition in the Fish Boat Festival is based on the skill of the rowers, the quality of the fish boats themselves is also an influencing factor."

"To be selected as the winning fishing boat, the quality and details of this fishing boat are among the best of all the fishing boats here."

"Besides, using the winning fishing boat from last year is also a good omen; who knows, it might just bring us victory this year!"

Upon hearing Jiang Jun's introduction, the others immediately showed interest, and Zhao Qian couldn't help but say, "Why don't we choose it?"

"You still need to believe in metaphysics sometimes."

"Let's choose this one..." Qin Lang looked around and saw that the other fishing boats nearby were indeed less attractive than the one in front of him.

Just as he was about to nod, a stream of water hit the fishing boat.

Qin Lang looked down at Xiao Cai, whom he had brought out, with some surprise. After a moment of contemplation, he slowly said, "How about we take another look?"

"Xiao Cai doesn't seem to like this ship very much."

“Okay, then let’s choose something else.” Just a second ago, Zhao Qian was suggesting that we choose the boat in front of us, but she turned around without hesitation and chose other fishing boats.

The others nodded in agreement and got to work.

Seeing this, Jiang Jun and Jiang Ya were both stunned.

What's going on here?!

(End of this chapter)