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

Jiang Qian stared blankly at the scene before him, and had to admit that the fisherman's creativity was a bit too abundant.

Before him, a fisherman jumped into the water and fought with a large fish, while cursing his companions on the shore.

"Damn you! If this fish gets away, I'm cutting off all ties with you from today onwards! Everyone, take a look! During today's fishing trip, this comrade Zhang Shunhua made a serious mistake while netting the fish, scaring away the grass carp I painstakingly caught, which I estimate to weigh over ten pounds! Remember, this guy is Zhang Shunhua, and Zhang Shunhua is an amateur!"

On the shore, Zhang Shunhua cursed, "You have the nerve to say that! Last time I went to the market to buy fish, you were the one who shoved a salmon into my fish basket! I swear!"

Hey, hey, stop swearing! Your language is a bit too uncivilized... But stuffing salmon in there does seem a bit excessive, huh?

"You son of a bitch, how dare you say that? Who told you to flirt with me..."

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Oh, oh, oh, it conforms to the Zhou rites, it conforms to the Zhou rites. Looking at it this way, it seems that the old man in the water is even more contrary to the Zhou rites...

Seeing the fishermen in front of him all entering a state of vibrant life and boundless competition, Jiang Qian couldn't help but laugh and cry.

"Is that a bluefish?"

After glancing at the fisherman's prey in the water, Jiang Qian figured it must weigh at least three or four pounds...

In politics, many things are weightless until weighed, but once weighed, they become uncontrollable.

When fishing, a seasoned angler might claim a fish weighs a thousand pounds without weighing it, but once it's on the scale, it's only about three ounces.

"So it's another air force base..."

This is just a very ordinary fishing spot, nothing special.

"But why did the system guide me to an air force base like this?"

The fishing spots recommended by the system usually have an advantage in terms of time or opportunity. What advantage do these places have for me?

He didn't bring the cat owner with him when he went out today. There's no benefit to having too many people around, is there?

Jiang Qian looked over with some confusion, only to find:

It seems like none of these people in this place are any small fry or anything like that?

Why aren't they catching any fish?

Jiang Qian subconsciously activated the system's observation function, and the contour map on the blue panel reflected the current movement direction of the fish school.

Several undercurrents emerged, as if someone had drawn lines on the bottom of the water with a highlighter, making the direction and speed of the fish's movement immediately clear.

Jiang Qian narrowed his eyes.

"No wonder..."

It dawned on him.

The terrain beneath this body of water is far more complex than I imagined!

There is a natural depression in the middle of the riverbed, forming a vortex-like undercurrent. Water flows in from both sides, creating strong lateral scouring at the bottom.

The reason why so many people come here to fish is probably because the strong winds a few days ago caused the fish to thrive in this area.

However, there were too many people fishing a few days ago, and the leftover bait from these anglers all ended up at the bottom.

You'd be lucky to catch anything with that.

Combining this with the information about crucian carp habits he had previously obtained from the system encyclopedia, Jiang Qian became even more certain of one thing: the target fish in this area were not at the bottom of the water at all...

There is a distinct thermocline at the edge of the undercurrent. The water temperature is high in the upper layer and low in the lower layer. The middle layer has the most comfortable water temperature and the most fish!

Jiang Qian stood up and glanced around the shore.

Not far away, the one who had just climbed out of the water seemed to have finally defeated the bluefish, but he was also a little bruised and swollen as he dragged the fish out.

Standing to the side, Zhang Shunhua chuckled, "Li Shanliang, Brother Shanliang! Please have a cigarette!"

"Don't you think there's something wrong with this place? We've been here for three or four hours and haven't found anything. Can you believe it?"

Li Shanliang wrung out a stream of water from his clothes and said in a muffled voice, "I think you're right! There must be something wrong with the feng shui today..."

The two sighed, neither of them understanding why this fishing spot, which was supposed to be teeming with big fish, seemed to be under a spell today.

Hearing their commotion, Jiang Qian quietly carried his fishing box and walked more than ten meters to the right, stopping at a spot where the current was noticeably stronger.

Logically speaking, this fishing spot is practically a wasteland.

There are obvious ripples on the water's surface, and the current is strong; if you throw a float in, it will probably be swept away immediately.

But Jiang Qian knew that this location was right on the edge of the undercurrents!

He opened his fishing box, without baiting the hook, and directly prepared a ball of bait, making two bait balls slightly larger than peanuts, which he then hooked and adjusted the float.

"Today's goal is to unlock the Bluefish's Pokédex entry, and then..."

Jiang Qian thought about it and decided that getting five hundred yuan would be enough to achieve his goal!

He reduced the amount of lead used, increased the hook spacing, and then adjusted the float to a higher position.

Then he cast his fishing rod!

The bait traced an arc, the float stood up, and slowly sank.

Jiang Qian stared at the water's surface; he could see it clearly in the system's field of vision—

The bait is passing through the upper water layer and sinking into the thermocline.

In the distance, a group of large crucian carp were slowly swimming along the edge of the undercurrent, less than three meters from the bait.

Two meters.

one meter.

The scent of the bait spread through the water.

The lead carp swung its tail and turned away.

The float bobbed slightly on the water's surface.

Then--

With a sudden, swift, and decisive move, it went straight for the black market.

Jiang Qian flicked his wrist.

The float moved!

Stickleback.

The fishing rod bent down instantly, forming an arc, the fishing line taut, making a swooping sound as it cut through the water.

It felt heavy in my hand, and the fish thrashed violently from side to side underwater, its spray exploding in the rapids.

"Wow, that's quite a weight!"

Jiang Qian held the rod down, not rushing to lift it, but gently twirling it a couple of steps in the direction of the fish to tire it out.

A dozen meters away, Li Shanliang had just finished dressing when the cigarette in Zhang Shunhua's mouth froze in mid-air.

Both of them looked in Jiang Qian's direction at the same time.

"Holy crap?"

Li Shanliang stopped wringing out his clothes, stood up, and stared wide-eyed.

"You caught a fish?"

Zhang Shunhua almost dropped his cigarette. "Wait, didn't he just arrive? How long has he been sitting down? A minute?"

Splash!

The water surface burst open, and a large, golden-scaled crucian carp broke out of the water, its body twisting violently in the sunlight, splashing water droplets everywhere.

The fish scales are still shimmering!

A familiar voice rang in Jiang Qian's ears:

[Fishing/Catching Proficiency +1!]

[The weight of the crucian carp has increased by 2.6 jin!]

A crucian carp of this size would be considered a top-quality fish in this type of water!

Jiang Qian held the rod in his left hand and reached out with his right hand to grab the landing net, steadily scooping the fish into the net.

From the moment the fish is caught to when it's in the net, it takes less than five minutes.

"Looks like there are quite a few fish here..."

He was determined to continue.

……

Not far away, Zhang Shunhua stared at the scene as if he had seen a ghost.

Li Shanliang looked at Zhang Shunhua with a puzzled expression. "What's wrong?"

"Look over there...why?"