Beast Tamer: Why is the intelligence system a game announcement?

Some time later, Lin Wu arrived at the venue for the Tide Competition.

As a city on the edge of Jianghai Province, Ningcheng is one of the few coastal cities in the province. And the Huangwei Sea, which it connects to, is precisely where the tides occur.

After finally queuing up and paying for his ticket, Lin Wu saw the vast and calm sea of ​​Huangweihai, and the sea of ​​people in front of him.

There are so many people.

He stared in shock at the thousands of people crammed onto the beach, feeling a tightness in his chest and shortness of breath.

"That's normal. Fishermen from Jianghai Province all come to Ningcheng on this day."

Beside her, Bai Miaomiao explained to Lin Wu:

"Plus, there are many Beastmasters who haven't contracted a second Spirit yet, so they're just trying their luck. I'd say the number is normal."

Although Bai Miaomiao said that, Lin Wu's eyes still twitched slightly when she looked at the thousands of people in front of her with their bizarre and varied outfits.

Then, turning around and glancing sideways at Bai Miaomiao, he couldn't help but mutter a complaint:

"I understand the logic, so why did you come along?"

Bai Miaomiao rolled her eyes at this:

"Do you think I wanted to? Because you're participating in the Tide Contest, my aunt kicked me out and made me your guide."

"You should be very grateful to have such a dedicated and responsible explainer like me."

Lin Wu looked at Bai Miaomiao.

She was wearing a swimsuit, a flowing, skirt-like swimsuit held up by two thin straps, covering her chest, while the lower part of the swimsuit swayed in the wind like a short skirt.

Wearing a wide-brimmed white vacation hat, barefoot on the beach, large swathes of her fair skin were exposed, revealing the girl's beautiful figure.

If you ignore the orca-shaped air cushion he's holding and his flat chest, he's actually quite youthful and charming.

"It doesn't look like it."

Finally, Lin Wu commented, "You don't seem like you don't want to. Judging from your outfit, you seem to be having a great time on vacation."

"What? What are you going to wear to the beach if not a swimsuit?"

Bai Miaomiao immediately said:

"With a beautiful girl like me standing next to you in a youthful and vibrant swimsuit, you're actually less willing to get on. It's your good fortune that I'm showing you these things, okay?"

"I didn't notice."

Lin Wu glanced at the flat plain before him and commented casually.

"you!"

Bai Miaomiao took a deep breath and finally managed to calm herself down.

Lin Wu glanced around and fell into deep thought.

To be fair, quite a few anglers were wearing swimsuits, which made Lin Wu feel a bit out of place.

But that's not his question.

"Where's the tide?"

Suddenly, Lin Wu asked a question full of doubt.

The sea was calm; there was no tide to be seen.

"Don't worry, it'll be here soon."

Bai Miaomiao smiled slightly and spoke. Just as Lin Wu was about to ask further questions, she suddenly heard the roar of machinery.

He looked up in astonishment and saw a mechanical bridge extending from the beach, reaching the horizon and the edge of the ocean amidst cheers from the crowd!

It was a steel bridge that plunged straight into the depths of the sea!

At the end of the steel bridge, a platform rose up, and three people sat on it. The old man sitting in the center had a solemn and dignified appearance.

At the same time, Lin Wu also saw that familiar figure on the right.

"Ah, it's Grandpa Zhang himself overseeing things again this year."

Bai Miaomiao clicked her tongue in amazement, while Lin Wu was stunned for a moment until Bai Miaomiao nudged him from behind.

"Hurry up. Everyone's on the bridge, the tide will be coming soon."

Lin Wu glanced around and saw that everyone was walking onto the bridge, listening to Bai Miaomiao's explanation as they went.

"See those three? They're the judges."

"They are Fang Fujun, the president of the Jianghai Province Angling Association and the Ningcheng Yuzengshi Association. You should know him. The last one is Master Zhang from the Zhang family."

"This bridge was built with funds from Mr. Zhang, and it's used for shipping. It's then used as a venue for competitions."

As Bai Miaomiao spoke, she seemed to recall something happy and skipped over the topic of the Zhang family with a smile.

Although Zhang Shun may be a bit eccentric, Old Master Zhang is indeed a good person, and there's no need for Lin Wu to have a bad impression of the Zhang family.

Lin Wu listened to the explanation and walked all the way to the middle of the bridge. Just as he was about to ask a question, he realized that Bai Miaomiao had disappeared at some point.

All that remained was a note that had been slipped into his hand at some unknown time.

"There's not much more to say after this. I'm going swimming now. Good luck!"

Looking at the note left by Bai Miaomiao, Lin Wu was speechless. He sighed, stood still, and began to pack up his equipment.

Just as he finished assembling his fishing rod, the thunderous sound of the waves, accompanied by cheers, reached his ears. He looked up, but his gaze was somewhat dazed.

In the distance, towering waves rolled in, and a towering tempered glass wall was erected on the steel bridge, with fishing spots opening automatically one by one.

The tide is coming.

Looking at that colossal wave, Lin Wu felt somewhat dazed for some reason.

It feels like I've seen that thing somewhere before.

He thought about it carefully, and then suddenly felt a chill.

The tide stirred up by these surging fish looks so much like the tsunami during a beast tide that I saw during my level assessment.

The only difference is that it's much smaller, but the momentum it comes at is exactly the same!

While Lin Wu was still in a daze, Fang Fujun stood up, cleared his throat, and began to explain.

After a long string of GG terms, Fang Fujun finally explained the concise and clear rules:

The competition lasts for one day. Whoever catches the biggest Pokémon during the competition wins!

The prize money is funded by the Zhang family. The first prize is a whopping one million yuan, and the winner even receives personal guidance from Grandpa Zhang, a master-level beast tamer!

The guidance was a minor matter; it was the bonus that made Lin Wu envious.

Unfortunately, I'm not confident of winning this time.

Forget it, as long as I can contract a second Pokémon, that's a huge win. I shouldn't think about anything more.

Lin Wu silently told himself this, and then he heard Old Master Zhang's authoritative voice:

"I hereby declare the Tide Contest officially open!"

As the words fell, amidst the cheers of the fishermen, the tide crashed against the tempered glass wall, producing a loud thud.

The anglers quickly baited their hooks and cast their lines into the designated fishing spots.

Lin Wu followed suit, baiting his hook and preparing to cast his line with a serious expression.

Until a fisherman next to me was blinded by the light and looked over, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"Holy crap, buddy, what kind of bait did you use?"

"Five-colored stones".

Lin Wu calmly replied, and cast his line amidst the astonished gaze of the fisherman.

In an instant, even the waves on the tempered glass in front of Lin Wu subsided, as if the surging fish underwater had been frightened away.

The fisherman next to him was terrified.

"Dude, don't do anything rash. What kind of fish can you catch with this as bait?"

He swallowed hard and tried to persuade her, but Lin Wu remained completely unmoved.

The fisherman's eyes twitched, and seeing that the waves in front of him had also decreased, he shrank back.

"Damn it, whatever, buddy, you can do whatever you want, I'm outta here."

This fishing spot has a history of being used, so it can't be left untouched.

In no time, most of the people around the fishing spots around Linwu disappeared, leaving the area completely empty, like an absolute territory.

Watching this scene, Lin Wu sighed regretfully, sat cross-legged on the bridge, and quietly watched the fishing line being released and gradually sinking into the deep sea.

"Come on, let me see what will take the bait!"

Watching this scene, Lin Wu murmured to herself with anticipation, her eyes gleaming with an inexplicable light.

Actually, he was very curious too.

What can you catch by using five-colored stones as bait?

........................

In the deep sea.

The five-colored stone emitted a bright light, and the surrounding wave-swept fish all avoided it, as if they were afraid of something.

Until, deep in the ocean, in countless burial grounds, a pair of eye sockets formed of bone slowly opened, as if drawn by light, the weak vertical pupils casting their gaze toward that light.

It was as if something that had died had come back to life.