The end of the world is approaching, I'm handing myself over to the country.

The atmosphere at the Asura Blade's position was extremely tense.

"Guild Master, the Blood Wolf Squad has been wiped out."

"You've already respawned in the safe zone."

Ba Dao remained silent, his eyes fixed on the leaderboard, where the "Divine Realm" score was dazzlingly high.

One million three hundred and seventy thousand.

This number was like a poisonous thorn stuck in his heart.

"Useless! You can't even handle an old codger!" he hissed, his chest heaving violently.

After the anger subsided, a chill ran through me.

He forced himself to calm down and reviewed all the information over and over again.

Gray area... high-level weird zone...

Blood Wolf's squad is a top-tier assassination team. Even with the buff that reduces their combat strength, their excellent teamwork means they can still put up a fight against boss-level monsters. It's impossible for them to be wiped out silently by an old guy.

Unless... the opponent's combat power has exceeded common sense.

But no matter how strong a person's combat power is, there is always a limit.

Wait... fishing?

The key point is that fishing is not a contest of combat strength, it's not about how strong the old man is, or how good his equipment is!

"It's the bait!" Ba Dao suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot. "The problem is the bait! Ordinary bait simply can't catch a monster of that level! He has special bait!"

This discovery allowed him to instantly grasp the core of the problem.

If he can get his hands on that kind of bait, he can catch fish for you for 13 million, let alone 1.37 million!

.......

The fishing spot, exclusively for the Divine Realm Guild, was filled with jubilation.

Yan Zhenglin's arrival completely ignited the enthusiasm of all the members.

"Holy crap! Look what that is!"

"A Grade B fishing rod! I've only ever seen it in the fishing guide!"

"And that power armor... a true master is a master, decked out in god-tier gear!"

Amidst gasps of amazement, Yan Zhenglin found a cliff edge with a wide view and nodded in satisfaction.

"Hmm, not bad. The water is deep and the waves are big here, there must be something big inside."

He skillfully baited the fish with his secret-recipe bait, which emitted a strong, fishy smell, and with a powerful flick of his wrist, the fishing line whistled through the air and plunged far into the deep sea.

The surrounding players held their breath, eager to see what this top-ranked player could catch.

One minute...

Five minutes...

The water surface was calm and still.

"Tch, I thought they were something special, all bark and no bite," someone muttered under their breath.

Before he could finish speaking...

"Splash—!"

A huge whirlpool suddenly erupted on the calm sea surface, and Yan Zhenglin's B-grade fishing rod was instantly pulled into a breathtaking full moon shape. The reel emitted a piercing shriek, and sparks flew everywhere!

"Hahaha! Here it comes! This is the spirit!"

Yan Zhenglin was not surprised but delighted. His legs sank slightly, and his power armor emitted a soft humming sound. Several cracks instantly appeared on the rocks beneath his feet.

He was as steady as if he were welded to the ground.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden turn of events.

In the distance, beneath the surface of the sea, a massive, suffocating shadow was rapidly rising!

The next second, seawater surged skyward!

A giant sea monster, several times larger than the previous swamp behemoth, burst out of the water and let out a deafening roar!

Guild member "Yan Zhenglin" successfully caught a "Deep Trench Giant Dragon Lizard" (weight: 12581 kg)!

[Guild total weight points are being updated...]

The entire fishing area was deathly silent.

Yen Cheng-lin: "Hahaha, that's awesome!"

"There's definitely a big shipment here!"

Others: "..."

All the members of the Divine Realm Guild stared wide-eyed at the giant beast struggling frantically on the sea surface and the old man on the cliff edge, who remained as steady as a mountain and laughed loudly.

Silver Moon stood not far away, her weapon clattering to the ground: "No, he actually caught a big fish..."

......

Meanwhile, inside the grocery store.

Lin Mo was leaning back on a sofa that looked expensive, with a huge light screen floating in front of him.

The screen displayed the breathtaking scene at the edge of Silver Moon Bay.

The colossal abyssal lizard, so large it almost burst the frame; the B-grade fishing rod stretched to its full moon; and the old man standing on the cliff edge, laughing maniacally.

Everything was crystal clear.

"Hahaha, that's awesome!"

The old man's laughter came through the light screen, carrying a pure, heartfelt joy.

"Tsk."

Lin Mo smacked his lips, picked up the cup beside him, and slowly took a sip.

On another small screen in front of him, a series of data was scrolling upwards at an almost frantic speed, each jump representing a huge amount of revenue being recorded.

The revenue statement from the start of the fishing activity is now gleaming with golden light, with a long string of dazzling zeros hanging at the end of the numbers.

Lin Mo's eyes were almost squinted into slits from laughing.

Just then, a sparrow fluttered its wings and flew down from the top of the shelf, landing steadily on the armrest of the sofa next to him. It tilted its head and stared at the huge light screen as well.

[Unintelligible.]

The system's unwavering voice echoed in Lin Mo's mind, but the sparrow's form made a remarkably human-like gesture of shaking its feathers, as if trying to shake off its confusion.

I really can't understand why a simple entertainment mode would cause such a huge impact.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo almost spat out the water in his mouth.

He put down his cup and glanced at the sparrow beside him with amusement.

"You don't understand, do you? This has nothing to do with any data."

[What does that have to do with?] The sparrow turned its head to the other side, its small, black bean-like eyes filled with pure, programmed incomprehension.

"Human nature." Lin Mo extended a finger and pointed in the air: "Or rather, the nature of players."

"Give them a peaceful farm, and they can create eighteen different ways to till the land; give them a leaderboard, and they can turn a casual game into a bloodbath."

Lin Mo leaned back on the sofa, crossed his legs, and adopted the demeanor of a teacher.

"Look, that old man named Yan Zhenglin, why is he fishing? Is it for points? No, he's fishing for the fish."

"Look at that guy called Ba Dao. Why is he so furious? Because he was completely outmaneuvered by an 'old man' using 'fishing' tactics. His reputation and his guild's honor were all ripped to shreds by that fishing line."

[...overly complex social behaviors cannot be effectively modeled.]

The sparrow paused for a moment, then gave a standard, systematic answer.

Lin Mo smiled without saying a word.

It can only be said that there is too much pressure in society now, and everyone needs entertainment to relax.