I'm a junior in college this year, and I've linked my fishing check-in system.

Soon, under Jiang Qian's guidance...

Old Li, wearing a straw hat, beamed with joy.

He reaped quite a reward!

Jiang Qian smiled at him, after all, the best batch of fish was already in his hands.

The rest of the old men were really nice people.

Let the old man have some fun too!

Three hours later.

[Congratulations, host, on completing the check-in!]

Please select your reward for this event.

[Bonus 1: A delicious traditional way of making fried fish that hasn't been lost, but has a secret trick]

[Reward 2: 500 RMB]

[Reward 3: To be unlocked]

"..."

Jiang Qian was convinced.

This system is probably designed to make him open a restaurant!

"But... there's no harm in learning more cooking skills."

So he chose to fry the fish.

After choosing reward 1, a thought suddenly occurred to him.

The panel appeared immediately.

[Skill: Fishing/Fishing (Beginner)]

[Proficiency: 54/50 (Upgradeable)]

[Aquatic Product Guide: Wild Taihu Lake Shrimp, Silver Fish, and Crucian Carp]

"As expected, it can be upgraded now!"

As soon as Jiang Qian had a thought, the system indeed upgraded.

[Skill: Fishing/Catching (Minor Mastery)]

[Proficiency: 4/100]

[Aquatic Product Guide: Wild Taihu Lake Shrimp, Silver Fish, and Crucian Carp]

[Please select an entry!]

[Entry 1: When the checkpoint is an area where a certain type of fish gathers, the habits of that type of fish can be unlocked first.]

[Entry 2: All proficiency gained in the next week will be lost. After one week, choose two new entries.]

[Entry 3: The Aquatic Encyclopedia gains upgraded features! The more of the same type of fish you catch, the more habits you unlock, making it easier to catch larger fish!]

"I see!"

Jiang Qian understood now.

It turns out that after upgrading the skill level in this system, you can select the relevant terms!

These three terms were very helpful to him!

Entry 1, Dragon Slayer Technique, useless in the early stages, but becomes a god-tier skill in the late stages, specifically targeting rare fish.

Item 3, Steady Development Flow, is easier to scale up and generates continuous income.

Entry 2...

Use a week's cooldown to exchange for two new talents.

"Entry 1 is too far-fetched for me; I'm not going fishing for the Loch Ness Monster. Entry 3 is useful, but entry 2..."

It gave us so much!

How many times in life can one truly fight for something?

If not now, when?

After selecting the terms, it gradually got dark.

Jiang Qian greeted Old Li with a smile, "Brother Li, I have to go now."

"I need to go sell the fish."

Old Li, who was currently enjoying a good catch, turned around and asked when he heard Jiang Qian speak, "Going to sell the fish?"

Where can I buy it?

Jiang Qian explained everything about the fishing tackle shop. After a moment of silence, Old Li said, "I'll go with you!"

"I know which shop you're talking about, Old Zhu is a dishonest man!"

Jiang Qian was silent for a moment, then said, "How could I possibly accept this..."

"Just kidding! This is the first time since the beginning of spring that I haven't had any short positions! You're my savior!"

Jiang Qian took the fish out of Lao Li's net bag and then stole several extra-large plastic bags from the school cafeteria's self-service vegetable selection area.

Run away!

……

Hop into Old Li's domino and head straight for the fishing tackle shop.

Jiang Qian walked ahead carrying several bags filled with water and fish.

Old Li followed with a smile.

As evening fell, many anglers who had just finished get off work were selecting equipment for night fishing at the fishing tackle shop.

The shop owner, Lao Zhu, was sitting behind the cash register, cracking sunflower seeds.

When he saw Jiang Qian walk in, he was stunned for a moment, then stood up and patted the sunflower seed crumbs off his hands.

"No returns! It's your problem if the fish don't come!"

Jiang Qian was taken aback for a moment, then smiled.

"Boss, how could I possibly be here to return something!"

"I should thank you! Your fishing rod is amazing!"

Old Zhu was full of suspicion.

How come I didn't know that the free rod I sold could catch fish?

As he pondered this, he emerged from behind the counter, utterly disbelieving that a novice with a worthless fifty-dollar rod could possibly catch anything.

Jiang Qian didn't say much and put the several large bags he was carrying on the floor.

Show your strength!

The splashing sound of the silverfish thrashing in the bag was particularly clear in the quiet fishing tackle shop.

Old Zhu glanced down at it.

His previously nonchalant expression froze instantly.

Having run a fishing tackle shop in this area for over a decade, he knows all too well how difficult it is to catch silverfish of this quality in the river surrounding the school during the spring season!

Moreover, the amount in this bag must be at least ten kilograms!

He suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Old Zhu, you promised me this morning."

"If I can catch more than ten pounds, you can buy it at the market price plus twenty percent."

Jiang Qian found it somewhat amusing to see Lao Zhu looking so embarrassed.

Old Zhu's eyes darted around.

He was a shrewd businessman and knew that if he resold these wild silverfish to a familiar private restaurant, he could make a fortune.

However, he did not want to raise the price for Jiang Qian.

A college student, innocent yet naive, is the easiest to fool!

"Hey young man, your fish is really good."

He rubbed his hands together, feigning a troubled expression.

"But this quantity is a bit too much."

"If your price is too high, other companies will definitely try to lower it."

"However, I keep my promise! The market price is 21 jin now, but I'll give you 24! How about it?"

Jiang Qian frowned.

He's not stupid.

The idea that more quantity equals cheaper prices is utter nonsense.

"Young man, you're still too young and don't understand the ins and outs of seafood."

"Well then, I see you've caught so many, it must have been hard work."

"I'll treat this as a friendly gesture, and reluctantly, I'll buy it all for you at thirty yuan a pound. How about that?"

Jiang Qian almost laughed out of anger.

He doesn't understand the market, but he's not incapable of using AI.

These days, wild silverfish on the market, even if you just ask around, start at fifty or sixty yuan.

Before Jiang Qian could even refute,

Old Li in the straw hat, who had been following behind without saying a word, spoke up very kindly:

"Old Zhu, have you no shame at all?"

Old Zhu was startled by Old Li's shout.

Only then did he notice Old Li in the straw hat standing behind Jiang Qian, and he quickly put on a fawning smile—

This guy is no pushover!

"Oh, Brother Li! What brings you along?"

Old Li wasn't buying it at all.

"Don't try to get close to me."

"Thirty yuan?"

"Go ask at the South Ring Seafood Market, can you buy a dead fish this big for thirty yuan?"

Old Li's voice was very loud.

Several anglers in the shop gathered around the net and took a look—it was bobbing up and down.

"My goodness, all of this was caught while fishing in the river around the school this afternoon?!"

"The extraordinary person who could get Old Li to open his business has actually appeared?"

A middle-aged man who often went fishing with Lao Li said with a look of envy.

Old Li, finally snapping, roared, "What do you mean 'let me open a shop'? I caught quite a few today, okay?! All you ever do is attack my empty-handed side!"

"They caught fish one after another without even setting up a nest."

The middle-aged man was even more shocked after hearing this.

"You caught so many without even baiting the area? Amazing!"

Looking at the reactions of the people in the shop, Lao Zhu knew very well that Lao Li was a big shot in the fishing circles around the area!

If we offend Old Li today...

His fishing tackle shop business is going to be tough from now on!

What's more, there are so many anglers watching in the shop right now.

If word gets out, people will say that he, Old Zhu, bullied a college student.

Seeing Lao Zhu's embarrassed expression, Lao Li continued to add insult to injury.

"Old Zhu, you looked down on them, and now you want to deny it?"

"That young man caught over ten kilograms of fish, and you not only don't raise the price, you're trying to lower it."

Old Zhu quickly apologized.

"Li, brother, please calm down."

"I was just joking!"

"When have I, Old Zhu, ever broken my word in business?"

Old Zhu turned to look at Jiang Qian, "Young man, I'll charge you sixty yuan per pound for this batch of fish, based on the market price."

"Plus the 20% markup I promised you this morning."

"It costs seventy-two yuan per jin in total."

What do you think?

His initial arrogance followed by his later obsequiousness is laughable.

"Alright, since you've said so, let's weigh it."

Old Zhu quickly grabbed a large electronic scale.

He carefully poured the silverfish from the net into the weighing pan.

The numbers on the electronic scale jumped around.

Finally, it came to a steady stop at 15.6 jin.

The surrounding anglers gasped in surprise upon seeing the number.

"Fifteen and a half catties!"

"This young man really made a killing this afternoon!"

"That must be worth over a thousand yuan! But I'm also envious, such a good fish! Old Li is really lucky today!"

Old Zhu became honest and took out his phone to scan Jiang Qian's QR code for payment. "I'll round it up for you, so it'll be 1,125 yuan."

Jiang Qian was in an extremely good mood.

He just went for a walk by the river this afternoon.

This earned him more than half a month's living expenses.

This feeling of reaping what you sow is truly wonderful to him!

Jiang Qian put his phone back in his pocket.

He turned to look at Old Li.

"Brother Li, thank you so much for today."

"If you hadn't spoken up for me, Old Zhu would definitely have ripped me off."

Old Li waved his hand.

"Young man, what's the big deal?"

"However... I do have a favor to ask..."

Jiang Qian was somewhat puzzled.

Old Li took out his phone.

"Could I... join the group? Do you have any other secret techniques you could share?"

Jiang Qian took a look.

He grinned.

[Air Force Base]

Just then, he saw a message from the senior student he had just added as a friend:

[Dai Zhenli: Hurry, come out quickly! I need to talk to you about something important!]