Elf: I Am a Farmer

Chapter 92 Fishing

Chiba Kaede found a large rock with a relatively flat top and a location close to the sea, thinking it would be perfect for fishing.

After taking out the folding chair that had been prepared in advance and securing the parasol, Chiba Kaede began her first fishing trip in this world.

Chiba Kaede was full of anticipation for what kind of sprite he would catch on his first fishing trip, but as he waited for half an hour, his patience was slowly wearing thin.

Even the three generals from the Army, Navy, and Air Force who were following him, went from staring intently at the fishing float to squatting on the ground and yawning boredly.

Just as Chiba Kaede was wondering if there were no Water-type Pokémon in this place and was about to change fishing spots, the fishing float was suddenly dragged down.

Suddenly, a strong force came from the fishing rod in his hand, almost pulling Chiba Kaede into the water before he could react. Fortunately, he adjusted his center of gravity in time and managed to steady himself and begin to wrestle with the water sprite.

After a few minutes of stalemate, Chiba Kaede noticed that the other party's struggle had slowed down, so he took the opportunity to use all his strength to throw the fishing rod toward the beach. Instantly, a red figure leaped out of the water and appeared on the beach.

Although she had expected it, Chiba Kaede was still somewhat disappointed when she saw the Magikarp jumping on the beach trying to get back into the water. It was like playing a gacha game and hoping for an SSR card, but instead drawing an R card.

"Go, Poké Ball!"

A red and white ball shot out, striking Magikarp squarely on the head as it performed a Splash. A beam of red light shot from the ball, enveloping Magikarp and then absorbing it back into the ball. ♝🐜 👌🎈

One, two, three times, with a bang, the Poké Ball locked. When the Poké Ball bounced for the third time, Chiba Kaede thought he had failed to catch it. He didn't expect the Magikarp to be so cooperative!

The reason why Chiba Kaede caught this Magikarp was because he had secretly made up his mind before fishing that no matter what kind of Pokémon he caught on his first fishing trip, he would catch it. After all, this was his first fishing trip!

Chiba Kaede was actually prepared for the fact that the Pokémon she caught was a Magikarp, since Magikarp was definitely the most numerous species in this sea area.

However, just like buying lottery tickets, even if you know before you buy that the chances of winning the grand prize are extremely slim, you still have a strange expectation before the draw, feeling that you are the lucky one.

Of course, for Chiba Kaede, catching Magikarp wasn't a difficult thing to accept.

After all, although the chances of Magikarp evolving into Gyarados are not high, Chiba Kaede is confident in himself and believes that with his training, this Magikarp will eventually evolve successfully.

After a brief moment of reflection, Chiba Kaede released Magikarp. Magikarp was still somewhat bewildered by the fact that it had been inexplicably fished onto the beach and then captured.

So after Magikarp was released, it simply floated quietly on the surface of the water, staring at the unsportsmanlike trainer with its lifeless, dead-fish eyes.

Fortunately, Chiba Kaede was quite adept at winning people over. She simply pulled a handful of basic energy cubes from her backpack and started feeding them to the Magikarp. 🍪😝 ➅➈ⓈĤ𝕌ⓧ.¢𝐨𝔪 ☮♜

For Magikarp, who has never eaten anything good since birth, Energy Cubes are a rare delicacy.

Although it didn't know what the small cube in front of it was, it instinctively knew that eating it would bring it great benefits.

Gradually, Magikarp's dead fish eyes underwent a slight change. In Chiba Kaede's opinion, they were no longer as dull as before, and seemed to faintly reveal some longing and flattery.

Although it is just a saltwater fish, when it encounters an opportunity to turn its life around, Magikarp instinctively wants to become better, or even evolve into a powerful and ferocious Gyarados.

For a weak Pokémon like Magikarp, which is physically frail and mentally dull, being able to feed it is already enough to win its favor. So after being fed, Magikarp has accepted Chiba Maple as its trainer.

Of course, Chiba will definitely provide Magikarp with plenty of nutrition afterward to ensure that its body accumulates enough energy.

The evolution of Magikarp into Gyarados can be considered a classic example of a carp leaping over the dragon gate.

The strength of the creature before and after evolution has undergone earth-shattering changes, like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon. Chiba Kaede believes that without sufficient energy reserves, even if it has barely evolved, it must have overdrawn its future potential.

After feeding the Magikarp, Chiba Kaede sent it to rest in a more distant spot, while she continued fishing.

Magikarp, Magikarp Magikarp

As evening approached, Chiba Kaede had lost her initial enthusiasm. Wrist Strength was now doing one-handed weighted push-ups on a nearby boulder, with the equally bored Mosquito Coil as her weight. Meanwhile, Swellow was taking a nap.

There's only one reason: since morning, Chiba Kaede has caught more than a dozen Magikarp, and now he's starting to wonder if Magikarp is the only creature left in this area.

The reason why Chiba Kaede was able to fish for so long was that he was unwilling to give up and always thought that he should at least catch another kind of Pokémon before he could stop.

However, no other types of Pokémon have taken the bait yet, which makes Chiba Kaede wonder if the lure he is using can only attract Magikarp's attention.

"This is the last time. No matter what I catch this time, I'm quitting!"

Chiba Kaede murmured softly.

He had made up his mind to stop fishing no matter what he caught this time, mainly because it was getting dark and he needed to start preparing dinner.

After about ten minutes, the fishing float on the sea surface finally began to move slightly. However, this time the float did not sink directly like before, but was gently swaying.

Unlike the previous bites, this time Chiba Kaede, who was already somewhat disheartened, mustered some energy again, thinking that it might not be Magikarp biting the hook this time.

After making a new discovery, Chiba Kaede began to outwit and outmaneuver the water sprites. Finally, when the fishing float was being dragged down, Chiba Kaede suddenly exerted force and swung the fishing rod towards the beach.

At that moment, a tan figure was pulled out of the water as the fishing rod was swung, and then flew towards the beach.

"Ugly Fish!"

After the earthen-yellow figure landed on the beach, Chiba Kaede finally saw what kind of spirit she had caught.

Chiba Kaede was speechless as he watched the Feebas struggling on the beach. Although Feebas' evolved form, Milotic, was very beautiful and powerful, he should have been happy to have caught it. But for some reason, looking at the Feebas with its dead fish eyes, he just couldn't feel happy.

"Am I only capable of catching this type of Pokémon?"

Chiba Kaede couldn't help but question his own soul.

After hesitating for a while, Chiba Kaede took out a Poké Ball and caught the Feebas on the beach.

At this time, only a few people know that Feebas evolves into Milotic, so many people will release Feebas even if they catch one because of its ugly appearance, and very few trainers will raise Feebas.

However, as a transmigrator, Chiba Kaede knew that Feebas could evolve into Milotic through a link exchange once its beauty score exceeded 170 or its level of carrying beautiful scales reached a certain level.

Chiba Kaede easily gained the approval of Feebas, whose intelligence is not much different from that of Magikarp, after using the same Energy Cube feeding method as Magikarp.

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