T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World.

Chapter 124, Section 123: Fishing with an Empty Hook (using Plain Fries)
There were many people eating and taking photos, but very few were willing to actually participate.

The jailer was very self-aware; knowing that helping would only make things worse, he only took charge of issuing tasks.

"First, catch two chickens, one duck, and one fish. For vegetables, just lettuce is fine."

"Hmm..." Jiang Heyi questioned, "Can we eat this much?"

The blanket and the orange tea both turned to look at the silent French fries.

Jiang Heyi suddenly realized, then it's alright.

According to the prison guard's plan, making poached chicken with chicken jelly will take a little time, so the chicken has to be caught first.

He took off his coat from under the covers and threw it to the jailer: "Useless fellow, all you do is wait to be eaten."

The jailer nodded and accepted the title of "useless": "You're absolutely right, please begin your performance."

She walked to the vicinity of the large banyan tree where a bunch of chickens were resting and gestured for everyone to stay away from her.

She first asked the proprietress for some rice, and under the proprietress's approving gaze, she slowly walked towards the chickens and gently scattered the bait.

Seeing the free-range chickens start to eat, the woman in the blankets turned around and proudly gave a "V" sign.

"As long as you learn how to seduce someone and are quick and decisive, it's a piece of cake."

It perfectly matches her style when playing as a Lurker.

Many photographers noticed that someone had personally joined in, and they all turned their "guns" towards the bed.

The contrast between the bright and shiny bedding and the surrounding environment, the bright and scorching midday sun and the shadow cast by the banyan tree forming a perfect dividing line, create a perfect composition.

As long as you pull the chicken out of bed, you can press the shutter.

Everyone was very confident, except for Orange Tea, who seemed lost in thought, and Jailer Bro, who had a smile on his lips, as if he had a premonition of something.

The path leading from the plump white grains of rice to the foot of the quilt was only half-eaten before the free-range chickens turned back in unison.

The bed, already poised for a pounce, suddenly froze in embarrassment.

"This is too clever!" The blanket stared wide-eyed.

She tossed another handful of rice into the chicken coop. Because of the distance, the chickens immediately began to eat, and after finishing, they remained unmoved.

The jailer couldn't help but laugh.

Did someone just say I'm useless?

She wasn't stupid enough to be provoked into chasing the chickens by those words. These free-range creatures had strong short-range bursts of speed, and if they were being led around like dogs, the jailer would be even more smug.

The four original entities and Zhong Zemo, who were catching ducks on the side, were also a little embarrassed.

The cheating ducks, upon noticing someone chasing them, immediately huddled together and went into the water, quacking and laughing at them in the pond.

Some ducks even approached the pond's edge in a defiant manner and swayed back and forth.

It's a bit lacking in cooking wine.

The tetramorph picked up a bottle of mineral water, soaked the ground, rolled it into a ball of mud, and accurately threw it at the duck from a distance, leaving a large muddy yellow stain.

"What do you mean by that?" Zhong Zemo blinked.

“Mark it, we’ll eat it today,” Tetraprotozoa said.

That said, the Tetraprime hit the target pretty accurately.

"Hey, I used to practice skipping stones, so I still have some muscle memory," Quadruple sighed. "But not anymore."

Once Zhong Zemo and the Four Primal Bodies left the shore, the ducks waddled ashore again, continuing to quack.

"Won't they cause a scene and end up needing help anyway?" Zhong Zemo worried.

"No, I already have a way to catch it," the Tetraprimal said confidently.

"Oh~~~~~"

The exclamations from afar caught their attention. They ran to the vicinity of the crowd and, following their gaze, saw Orange Tea carrying a red-crested rooster in one hand, walking like a war god from under the banyan tree.

No matter how much the rooster flapped its wings, Orange Tea's hand held them firmly, preventing it from making a ripple and forcing it to let out a few shrill cries.

As soon as he handed the chicken to the proprietress, he snuggled up next to Orange Tea and said, "Tea Master is truly amazing; he's so quick!"

Orange Tea shrank back shyly: "Do we need to catch another one?"

The jailer nodded: "Grab a hen, about the same size as a rooster, but not too big."

Orange tea is back in action.

Since one of them had just been caught, the entire flock of chickens was on high alert. Even before Orange Tea got close, they began to scatter, preparing to flee.

Orange Tea spotted the nearest well-proportioned hen and darted out.

Just as the hen was about to slip and drift around the bend, Orange Tea slammed on the brakes, touched the ground with her right foot, pushed off with her left foot, leaned forward, and caught the hen in her arms with both hands.

Physical coordination and balance were on full display at this moment.

"Holy crap, tea!"

"The Tea Master!"

Anyone could see that Orange Tea only used this method to catch the chicken because she didn't want to get herself too dirty.

If you really change her into a work uniform, there definitely won't be any living creatures here.

Too fierce.

Two chickens were quickly sent to the kitchen, and the jailer immediately placed his order.

"One poached chicken, one side should have chicken jelly, the other side should be empty."

"Half a chicken in soy sauce, and salt-baked the other half for me."

"Just stir-fry the chicken giblets."

Seeing that the Four Primal Bodies and Zhong Zemo had returned empty-handed, the jailer was about to ask if they should give up when the Four Primal Bodies stepped forward and whispered to the landlady.

Suddenly, the proprietress burst into laughter, went into the shop and brought out a battle-damaged stainless steel basin. Inside the basin, you could see some sticky clumps of bean flour that hadn't been cleaned off.

The proprietress scooped some bean flour and rice bran mixture and some corn kernels into a stainless steel basin, stirred it casually, and then smiled at the four primitive bodies.

"Thank you for helping to feed the ducks."

The girl in bed asked curiously, "Will this work? I just fed the chickens, and they're so clever. It's not easy to fool ducks, is it?"

Orange Tea wiped his sweat: "If you use the right method, it should work."

"what way?"

"Clang clang clang!"

"Suckling sound~~~"

After a few taps, the four primitives emitted several "sucking" sounds.

In an instant, ducks from the water and the shore rushed up in a flurry.

He suddenly realized what was going on in bed.

The familiar sound of the stainless steel basin being tapped, coupled with the "slurping" sound imprinted in their minds, immediately put the ducks at ease. In addition, the tetramorph did indeed abandon the food they loved, and in an instant, the ducks surged in front of the tetramorph.

The marked duck actually snatched food right up to the feet of the Tetramorph. By the time it realized something was wrong and tried to escape, it was too late.

The duck, being lifted up by the neck, was still struggling and making "quack" sounds, seemingly begging its brothers to save it.

Unfortunately, they were all busy eating with their heads down.

"We'll meet again anywhere in life, and I'll eat you up today," the Tetramorph said viciously. "You like to cackle, don't you?"

Compared to the chicken, duck, and goose area, which was mostly deserted, there were many people by the pond.

The owner mentioned that fewer and fewer people are willing to participate in the process themselves in recent years, and it's clear that everyone cares more about cleanliness. Therefore, she plans to gradually close down the experience of handling chickens, ducks, geese, and even picking vegetables.

Fishing, however, remains consistently incredibly popular.

Some people even stay fishing until all the dishes are served, and they're reluctant to leave even though they've caught enough fish.

Nearly ten people were fishing by the large pond.

The net was right there, but it seemed too hot to handle, and no one touched it.

Jiang Heyi came to take on the challenge with Plain Fries, and they decided to try to catch one with almost no skill.

The proprietress provided mealworms and her own bait, but the anglers who came here seemed to have their own bait recipes and disdained using the ones provided by the shop.

Finding a spacious spot under the awning, Jiang Heyi recalled watching live-streaming videos of anglers, made a bait ball, and tossed it into the water. This action immediately attracted the attention of several anglers nearby.

After the two men cast their lines in unison, the fishermen nearby shook their heads again.

"You've watched other people's videos, but you don't have any real-world experience, right?" An older man sitting on a plastic chair next to me struck up a conversation.

Jiang Heyi didn't shy away from admitting that he was a complete newbie and nodded.

While eating the plain fries, I curiously observed the fishermen under the awning across the street.

They were like meditating monks, seemingly unaffected by anything.

"We can't just copy homework blindly; we have to learn to adapt to local conditions."

At this moment, an old man next to the plain fries also spoke up quietly.

"The fish here are selected round after round, and those that remain are very elite. They don't bother with tricks like baiting."

"The location wasn't good either. Why do you think everyone left this spot empty and didn't sit there?"

"You can't catch fish there, you need to move to another place, you can come to my place."

"Here, you can use this material of mine; it's definitely better than what you're using."

It's like a game that hasn't seen any new players in a long time, suddenly two newbies appear in the beginner area.

The veteran players, who had graduated long ago, all had their eyes light up, wishing they could throw a bunch of equipment at the two of them to quickly help them get through the newbie period.

"No need, we just wanted to experience it..."

The indifferent expression on the plain fries' face was shattered by the enthusiastic fisherman, but before he could finish speaking, the fishing rod suddenly sank.

Huh?
It's very heavy.

It looked like a giant hand was playing tug-of-war with the original flavor fries underwater, the threads were taut and trembling.

The fishermen nearby stared wide-eyed.

The ripples on the water's surface can indicate the size of the prey that has taken the bait.

Large shipment!

How is that possible? They've only been casting for a short time!
"Help me," she quickly asked Jiang Heyi for help.

"Ah? Oh!"

Jiang Heyi held onto the fishing rod handle and lifted it up along with the fries.

One angler yelled, "Let's outflank them and wear them down!"

No angler could remain calm now. The commotion was too great, and no one could fish until Jiang Heyi's big catch was brought ashore or unhooked.

Having already settled the boundaries between the chicken, duck, and vegetables, the others came over to check on the fish. They saw Jiang Heyi and French Fries cuddling together, drawing circles on the water with their fishing rods, and exchanged bewildered glances.

"Wow!"

With the two working together, the large fish that was underwater was brought to the surface, and its enormous size astonished everyone.

Seeing that they were almost exhausted, the two slowly pulled it ashore.

Zhong Zemo reacted quickly, catching the net securely and preventing it from slipping off the hook.

"Holy crap!" the fishermen who had gathered around exclaimed in surprise.

What a big grass carp!

No wonder he's a fishing enthusiast; he even carries a scale and ruler with him.

74 cm, 17.2 catties.

This is already at the level where you can carry it around the neighborhood for a whole day.

What does this mean?
Many of them drove here early in the morning, waiting and enjoying the fun of fishing.

We caught quite a few other fish this morning, but we haven't seen many big ones yet.

How come two newbies can have such a spectacular harvest so soon after arriving...?

"Ok?"

Despite having caught a big catch, Fries looked puzzled.

She picked up the small bowl containing the mealworms, looked at the two barely moving worms, and murmured to herself.

Did I not bait the hook?

"..."

"..."

The original-flavor fries continued, "I only took two, and both are still here, so it seems like they really didn't get damaged."

These words successfully left the group of anglers completely bewildered.

The proprietress came upon hearing the news.

"Wow, this must be one of the biggest fish in our ponds. What's going on today? It's so clever that it was caught today."

The proprietress was dumbfounded when she learned that the fries had been sold without any bait.

"How would you like to eat it?" she asked.

Everyone looked at the fries; whoever caught them had the right to decide.

The plain fries looked at the still-floating grass carp and thought for a moment.

"Everyone take a picture, then put it back."

what?
"After all, bigger fish aren't necessarily tastier."

That's true. And with a dog this big, it's impossible to eat it clean here, let alone take it home to show off.

The proprietress patted the big guy, who had clearly survived this long thanks to his cunning habits, and complained, "You've got a stroke of luck. You're so big that people are complaining that your meat might not be good, and they can't even finish cooking you."

The prison guard sighed, "Being fat saved my life."

At the boundary between reality and illusion, everyone gathered around the large grass carp for a group photo, and then one person picked it up and took another photo of them separately.

The surrounding anglers were getting anxious. Once everyone had finished, they hurriedly took advantage of the moment when the proprietress was replenishing the water for the grass carp to prevent them from dying from lack of oxygen, and came up to ask if they could borrow the fish to take pictures too.

As he spoke, he began reaching into his pocket...

When traveling, the most important thing is to have fun. The original flavor fries were free, and you could take as many pictures as you wanted.

Just before releasing the animals, the proprietress looked at the fries.

"Let's give it a name, so that next time someone catches it, I can show them the picture."

Plain fries thought for a moment: "Potato chips?"

After coming ashore, carrying the name "Potato Chip," the big grass carp slipped into the pool. Before leaving, it actually splashed around for a moment, faced the crowd, paused, and then dove into the bottom of the pool.

"After this ordeal, this 'potato chip' will probably be hard to catch," Jiang Heyi thought.

After the potato chips were released back into the water, the proprietress immediately picked up a net and scooped it into another pool. As if she knew where the fish would be, she scooped up a bass that was just the right size.

It's somewhat like a scapegoat.

After a flurry of activity, the dungeon was cleared.

The difficulty level isn't high; it's more for entertainment. After all, as long as you don't care about getting your clothes dirty, you can solve the problem much faster.

However, if you manage to catch a big grass carp with an empty hook, that's something to brag about in the group for a week.

While waiting for the food to be served in the private room, Jiang Heyi couldn't wait to share this interesting story, but found that everyone in the group, who were traveling in various places, were having a heated discussion about a big news that had just been released about the game.

【Red Feather Heavy Industry】, the well-known guild that uses self-destruction to clear the Slime King dungeon, not only cleared the fifth floor last night, but also entered what appears to be the sixth floor area.

They posted on their official community, "We enjoyed an unprecedented gaming experience, but we cannot reveal details at this time."

Oh wow.

It seems some people have already experienced the power of the black cat.

Jiang Heyi was very curious whether Black Cat's fanfiction could surpass the Slime King's. The Slime King was so bad that people were driven to ecstasy.

　I'm on the fourth phase now, only one update today, but I'll resume double updates tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)