A god-tier fishing spot, anglers lined up to give me money.

........

The next morning.

It was already bright outside, but Yang Qi turned over in bed, half-covering himself in the blanket and leaving the other half hanging over the edge of the bed.

He groggily snuggled closer to the pillow, not fully awake, when the system voice sounded in his head:

[Mutant fish species detected. One Green Arowana, 500 jin (250 catties), potential Legendary. Two Grass Carp Kings, 360 jin (130 catties), potential Elite. Six Whitebait, 100 jin (50 kg). One Dragon-whiskered Carp, 460 jin (230 kg), potential Epic.]

At the sound, Yang Qi opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling for a while.

Then, he sat up, leaned against the headboard, and opened the system panel, lighting up three pictures in the golden legend section of the encyclopedia.

They are: Dragon-shaped Koi, Sky-swallowing Gar, and Green Dragon Fish.

A new dragon-bearded horned carp has appeared in the purple epic section.

The grass carp king was lit up below the cyan elite.

Yang Qi stared blankly at it, his face expressionless. He crossed out the system panel with his finger and put away the encyclopedia.

If he had seen these two weeks ago, he probably would have jumped out of bed with joy.

Mutant fish, once they start mutating, any one of them becomes a fortune.

But he couldn't be happy at all right now. The Dark Anchor organization and its higher-ups were watching him from the shadows, while the Gu family and the Bai family were watching him openly…

Just thinking about it made Yang Qi feel tired.

She even regretted letting the dragon-shaped koi appear in the world and selling it to Gu Shang.

After all, all the trouble started with the dragon-shaped koi.

The Dark Anchor organization, the negotiations with Shiraito, the Gu family, and the targeted reservoir—it's all because of that golden fish.

"……well."

Yang Qi sighed softly, completely shut down the system panel, and looked towards the door:

"The mutated fish reappeared a few days later, so the fish population in the reservoir should have returned to its original size."

"Should we give the Azure Dragon Fish to Shiraito?"

Yang Qi tapped the back of his head, dismissing the idea.

After all, the terms were just agreed upon last night, and the goods arrived the very next day—it's too much of a coincidence.

Imagine what a shrewd person like Shirai Ito would think?

The first thing I thought after getting the fish was, "They told me last night they didn't have any, and here they are today..."

Therefore, Yang Qi decided not to give it to them for the time being, but to keep them for a while and discuss it later.

I reached for my phone by the bedside, turned it on, and saw it was exactly seven o'clock.

I threw off the covers, got out of bed, quickly washed up, and then pushed open the door to the small room and came out.

The sun had peeked out from behind the clouds. He walked to the shore and began to contemplate.

There are many, many large fish in the reservoir. Schools of fish of different sizes are distributed from top to bottom in the water.

Yang Qi immediately located the positions of the mutated fish.

They were sent, along with half the fish in the reservoir, to the location of the giant gar.

He then readjusted the growth factor to 3600, clapped his hands, and prepared to go down the mountain to go home for breakfast.

As soon as I turned around, I saw a group of people walking over from the corner of the mountain.

Leading the group was Chen Zilu, dressed in light-colored clothes with her hair tied in a high ponytail. Seeing Yang Qi standing on the shore, she waved and called out, "Yang Qi, over here!"

As she spoke, she jogged over to his side and naturally took his arm.

Yang Qi's surprise was written all over his face as he turned to look at Chen Zilu, with a string of figures behind her.

Yang Wenshang and Lai Lingling walked in front, followed by their eldest uncle Yang Kairong and his family of four, their second uncle Yang Wenhua and his wife, their aunt and uncle Luo Fagu and his family of four, plus Ouyang Liwen and Chen Yu, making a grand procession of 14 people.

He lowered his voice and whispered in Chen Zilu's ear, "...Why did you bring them up here?"

Chen Zilu blushed, bit her lower lip, and replied in a low voice:

"I couldn't stop them; they insisted on coming to see it, saying they wanted to visit my business during the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion. I told them they probably weren't even out of bed yet, but they said they weren't afraid..."

The voice grew softer and softer.

Yang Qi took a deep breath, released Chen Zilu's hand, and stepped forward to greet them with a smile: "Dad, Mom, Uncle, Second Uncle... What brings you all here so early in the morning?"

Yang Wenshang walked at the front, his eyes scanning the surroundings.

After hearing Yang Qi's words, she turned her head to look at him, her eyebrows raised:

"We came to check out this fishing spot you set up, what's wrong with that? Aren't you welcome?"

"Dad, I didn't say that." Yang Qi stepped aside to make way, gesturing for him to pass.

"Welcome, a warm welcome! Come, come, let me show you around."

The group walked along the shore, with Yang Qi leading the way, occasionally turning back to give a brief introduction.

This is the entrance, this is the fish return point, and the searchlights will be on at night.

The 14 people walked around, looking up at the size of the reservoir and down at the fishing spots on the shore.

Uncle Yang Kairong walked beside Yang Wenshang, his gaze sweeping over the outline of the entire reservoir. He nodded and then spoke:

"Xiao Qi, why are you closed today? I see all the fishing spots outside are empty."

Yang Qi paused for a moment, then smiled and replied:

"We're taking a break today. It rained yesterday, so the water's a bit murky. Let the fish rest for a day, and we'll start fishing again the day after tomorrow."

Yang Wenshang chimed in from the side, "With 800 people a day, how much will we lose if we take a few days off?"

"Only if the fish are raised well will we have repeat customers," Yang Qi said without elaborating further.

He can't exactly say that the reservoir was poisoned, that the water was just changed last night, and that new fish were put in, can he?

At this moment, Yang Wenshang walked beside Yang Qi, his hands behind his back, occasionally glancing at the water.

When they reached the trees on the west bank, he stopped and looked at Chen Zilu: "Zilu, you guys show them around, we have something to discuss."

"good!"

The area under the tree became quiet.

Yang Wenshang watched those people walk away before turning his gaze back to Yang Qi's face.

"Alright, they've gone far away." Yang Wenshang said seriously, "Xiao Qi, let's talk about job arrangements. Everyone's here today, your uncles and aunts are all here, so tell me your thoughts."

Yang Qi looked at the four people. Yang Kairong was standing on the far left, Yang Wenhua was next to him, and Luo Fagu was standing on the far right.

"That's how it is." Yang Qi cleared his throat, making his voice clearer.

"There are 800 people coming and going from the reservoir every day, and things are getting increasingly complicated. Zilu and I can't manage it alone; we need more people."

"Go ahead," Yang Kairong nodded.

"3 a month."

Yang Qi paused, neither deliberately increasing the intensity nor hesitating.

"My main tasks are maintaining order, cleaning, registering entrants, and counting the fish that have returned. It's not tiring. I also check the anglers' equipment."

"Prevent bringing dangerous items."

"3 per person?" Yang Wenhua asked. He only earned 6 a month, but now he was earning 3 a month, and there was still less work to do.

It was hard for him to believe.

"Yes, 30,000 per person." Yang Qi nodded. "The work is divided into morning and evening shifts. The morning shift is from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m."

Yang Kairong and Luo Fagu exchanged a glance.

Yang Wenshang remained silent, but Yang Qi noticed that his father's lips twitched slightly.

Yang Kairong scratched the back of his head: "Thirty thousand a month, Xiao Qi, can you handle that?"

"Fortunately, we can't let the good stuff go to outsiders, so there aren't many of these positions."

Yang Kairong glanced at Yang Wenhua, then at Luo Fagu, and then the three of them nodded almost simultaneously.

"Okay," Yang Kairong said. "I have no problem with that."

"I'm fine with that too," Yang Wenhua added.

Luo Fagu laughed, "This salary is higher than my factory's, what's there to complain about?"

Yang Qi breathed a sigh of relief. It was already very good that the elders didn't dwell on it too much. As for the 3, he didn't care.

If you give it to them directly, they will pay you back; you can accept it with a clear conscience even if it's in the form of wages.

"Okay, I'll make a list of the specific tasks later," Yang Qi said. "Dad, please take a look at it for me, and let me know if there are any problems with the arrangements."

Yang Wenshang stood beside him, nodded, and said, "Okay!"

……

After finishing their business, they quickly descended the mountain, with Yang Qi following behind...

Meanwhile, at the broken cave.

"Young Master, those three people swear they'll never talk!"