When Shi Xi and the other four returned home with a full load, Brother Hu, who was arranging the wine table:...
Shi Xi made an appointment with a courier robot and mailed out the Liujinxing specialties she bought, which were gifts suitable for her father and elders.
She was very much looking forward to the surprise expressions on her father's and uncle's faces when they received the gifts.
Seeing her looking forward to it, Brother Hu swallowed the words that came to his lips.
Forget it, although the gift is not very good, the girl is considerate and thinks of her family whenever she goes out.
Before Shi Xi returned to her room to rest, she and Brother Hu inquired about the information about the emerald fish.
The emerald fish is delicious and has only one cartilage in the whole body. The cartilage becomes crispy when steamed.
It tastes delicious and has no fish bones, which is what countless people pursue for fish.
Emerald fish have extremely high requirements for water quality. They live in lakes at the source of Liujin River. If the water quality is a little abnormal, the fish will die in groups.
The death of fish will pollute the water source of Liujin River, so the Hunters Association has banned the use of fishing nets, and can only use simple fishing rods made of bamboo and aquatic plants growing in the lake.
You can't use fish hooks or bait. You can only wait patiently for the emerald fish to voluntarily bite the aquatic plants. As soon as the aquatic plants bite off, the fish will run away.
Therefore, except for some veterans, basically no one can catch emerald fish.
Jon raised his hand when he heard this and asked: "What if someone quietly lowers the net to catch fish?"
Brother Hu smiled and said: "The lake where the emerald fish grows is patrolled by robots all day long, and a 360-degree camera with no blind spots is installed. Every half hour, there will be hunters patrolling."
"Hunter? Is patrolling the lake considered a mission?" Dan Ci captured the key point.
"Yes, patrolling and protecting the lake is also a task."
Ning Yiran was puzzled: "In this case, will those hunters be lazy and not work?"
"That's not true. The patrol mission is easy, and once a guy who violates the rules for fishing is discovered, the hunter's bounty and points will be doubled, so the hunters will be extra serious."
Shi Xi and others nodded: "So that's it."
Brother Hu looked at Shi Xi: "What? Do you want to catch emerald fish?"
Shi Xi told him roughly what happened tonight.
She asked, "Could that person be a liar or a trafficker?"
"The orc from the cat tribe, that should be Lin Yu. She is an A-level bounty hunter with a cheerful and generous personality. She is not a bad person and can be trusted."
"She especially likes to eat emerald fish. If you can really catch emerald fish, you will have no problem in being promoted to D-level hunter."
The eyes of Shi Xi and others were bright: "Really?"
"I'm not going to lie to you, but you can catch fish in advance," Brother Hu said, and asked Shi Xi and others: "Have you ever caught fish?"
Jon: "I've fished in the star net, and I've also grown vegetables."
Ning Yiran: "No."
Dan Ci: "I have fished, but no one has taken the bait."
Shi Xi: “I’ve fished a few times.”
Brother Hu was silent and showed an encouraging smile: "It's okay. It doesn't matter if you can't catch fish. Maybe you can successfully grab the unleveled mission tomorrow."
Shi Xi and others:...
The next day, it's five o'clock in the morning.
The sun has not risen yet.
When the alarm clock rang, Shi Xili slipped up to wash up, briefly packed his things, put on his hat and went to the restaurant on the first floor to have breakfast.
Brother Hu was wearing a black vest, holding a spatula in one hand and a pan in the other, concentrating on frying poached eggs. When he saw Shi Xi and others coming downstairs, he served them a sumptuous breakfast.
After eating and drinking, Shi Xi and the four of them went to the designated place to meet Lin Yu.
Lin Yu had already been waiting for Shi Xi and the others at the agreed place.
She walked back and forth in front of the aircraft with a somewhat troubled expression on her face. Yesterday she impulsively agreed to let the little girl try to catch emerald fish.
But when I got home and thought about it, I realized that emerald fish is not something ordinary people can catch.
Lin Yu wanted to eat fish, but felt that Shi Xi couldn't catch fish. A voice in her head told her that she couldn't count on the little girl and should try to find other hunters.
Otherwise, she won't be able to eat jade fish for a while.
When Lin Yu was extremely confused, Shi Xi and others arrived.
Shi Xi saw Lin Yu from a distance and waved to her: "Big sister~"
Lin Yu raised his eyes and looked over, and saw four young and energetic young people. Each of them looked very good and very eye-catching.
Even chubby Jon looks adorable.
Lin Yu, who looked at his face, secretly said: Forget it, just think of it as playing with the children.
When Lin Yu saw Shi Xi and others approaching, he greeted with a smile: "Good morning, kids, I forgot to introduce myself last night. My name is Lin Yu."
Shi Xi and others also introduced themselves.
When Lin Yu heard Shi Xi's name, he couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
Shi Xi's pair of different pupils, one golden and one blue, were particularly clear under the morning light.
Lin Yu turned around, patted the aircraft and said, "Come, I'll take you to the source of Liujin River. I hope I can catch fish for you."
"Thank you, big sister," Shi Xi was not polite to her.
Yesterday, she told Brother Hu that Lin Yu was not a bad person, so she went to the Bounty Hunters Association to check on A-level hunters and found Lin Yu's basic information.
The person who issued the mission spoke highly of her, and it was vaguely apparent that she was a really good person.
The aircraft flew through the air at high speed, spanning most of the continent.
When we arrived at the source of Liujin River, the sun had not yet risen and the night sky was filled with stars.
Jon got off the aircraft and looked up at the sky: "Wow, so beautiful."
"This is a plateau area. There is no pollution and there are few clouds. You can clearly see the light of the stars," Lin Yu introduced to Shi Xi and others. "There are also people who come here to camp here overnight."
Shi Xi and others went to a nearby cabin to apply for a fishing license and received fishing tools: a bamboo pole as thick as a thumb and two meters long, and a bundle of fresh aquatic plants.
The aquatic plants were very fresh, and the hands of Xi and others were still wet by then.
In order to protect the source of Liujin River, fishing areas are also designated.
When Shi Xi and others arrived at the Diaoyutai, many people were already fishing.
Jon held the slender aquatic plant like a willow with a bitter look on his face, "Can this really catch fish?"
I feel like I can break the fish with one bite.
Ning Yiran said: "We can tie several aquatic plants together so that the fish will not bite them easily."
Jon: "Yi Ran, you are so smart."
He turned to look at Shi Xi and Dan Ci: "Xixi, let's tie up the water plants quickly."
Shi Xi tied one end of the water plant to one end of the bamboo pole and flicked it gently. The other end of the water plant formed a parabola in mid-air and fell into the water. A layer of shallow water ripples appeared on the calm lake surface.
Lin Yu, who had followed to watch, moved his mouth, but still held back and said nothing.
Several fishing hunters on the side laughed when they saw this, "Little girl, you can't catch emerald fish like this."
"That's right, do you really think it's so easy to catch emerald fish?"
Shi Xi ignored them and the water plants swayed a few times. She grabbed the fishing rod and swung it hard.
"Whoosh~"
The fish, which was about the size of an adult's palm, and whose scales glowed green in the starlight, bit into the water plants tightly, was pulled out of the water, and landed on the fishing platform.
The emerald fish, which is said to be very difficult to catch, kept flapping its tail on the fishing platform.