Fishing Spots

Lu Qing led a string of Little Tails to a river outside the village.

The river was not particularly large; at its widest, it was only about ten meters across.

But though it was not wide, it was not shallow either. In its deepest places, it could swallow a person over their head, so the adults had always forbidden the village children from playing in the river.

Lu Qing naturally followed that instruction as well.

So as soon as they reached the riverbank, he solemnly said to the Little Brats following behind him, "None of you are allowed near the river, and you're not allowed to play in the water either. Understand?"

Though Lu Qing looked frail, he was already fourteen or fifteen. In the children's eyes, he counted as half an adult.

Thus, none of the children dared disobey him, and they obediently replied, "We understand, Lu Qing-ge."

After seeing that the Little Brats had agreed, Lu Qing said to Xiao Yan, "And Xiao Yan, you need to be good too. Don't go near the river. Stay up here and watch the wooden bucket. Don't let the fish get away, all right?"

"Okay~" Xiao Yan obediently agreed, then asked, "Brother, when are you going to start fishing?"

"Don't rush. Let me take another look first. You can't just pick any random place to fish."

This came from Lu Qing's experience.

When it came to fishing, there were several steps that were extremely important if one wanted to catch fish well.

For instance, choosing a spot, baiting the swim, adjusting the float, preparing the bait—every step could affect a fisherman's chances of landing a fish.

And among all these steps, none was more important than choosing a fishing spot.

A good fishing spot could often directly affect one's chances of catching fish.

After all, even the cleverest housewife could not cook without rice. If the fishing spot was poorly chosen and there were no fish beneath the water—

Then even if one were a master angler with the finest fishing skills, it would all be in vain, and there would be little to gain.

In his previous life, Lu Qing had been a seasoned fishing enthusiast, with considerable insight into the art of angling.

Naturally, he was also highly experienced at choosing fishing spots.

Although he was now in another world—

Many laws governing all things under heaven were interconnected.

The fish of this Otherworld presumably would not have habits too different from those of his former world.

So he wondered whether he could rely on his past-life experience to pick out a good fishing spot and make this fishing trip twice as effective with half the effort.

He had no intention of baiting the swim. The family did not even have enough food for themselves, so where would they find spare grain to use as bait?

After reminding the Little Brats not to run around and to stay beneath a large tree, Lu Qing began walking back and forth along the riverbank, sweeping his gaze across the water.

Before long, he spotted a location that looked quite promising.

He found a wooden stick and pressed down the weeds along the shore, then went to that spot and began observing it.

This was a bend in the river. The current was slow and calm, and the aquatic plants were lush. It ought to be a decent fishing spot.

Lu Qing watched for a while and felt fairly satisfied. Just as he was about to turn around to retrieve his fishing rod, a burst of gray light suddenly appeared in his field of vision.

Lu Qing was far too familiar with that gray light. He had no idea how many times he had seen it today.

His body immediately froze as he quietly stared at the river's surface.

The layer of gray light gradually emerged, forming spiraling ripples about a meter across on the water.

Then a line of text appeared.

Ordinary Fishing Spot: A place where small fish gather. It seems like a good choice for fishing.

Its location was precisely where Lu Qing had just chosen as his fishing spot.

Lu Qing blanked out for a moment, then delight surged through his heart.

His ability actually had such a function? It could even detect things like fishing spots? At the same time, he felt a trace of smug satisfaction.

Sure enough, his experience in choosing fishing spots was still quite good. It had even earned his ability's recognition.

With this unexpected discovery, Lu Qing was no longer in such a hurry to start fishing.

He continued walking along the riverbank, but this time, he deliberately used his ability to search the river's surface for fishing spots.

Not long afterward, he discovered two more fishing spots along this stretch of river.

What delighted him even more was that one of them did not emit gray light, but a faint White Light.

Ordinary Fishing Spot: A place fish schools must pass through while foraging. Fishing here may yield a decent catch.

Primary Fishing Spot: Wild fruits often fall into the water here, and they are favored food for certain large fish.

Fishing here may result in unusual unexpected catches.

Of the three notes, the first belonged to the gray-light fishing spot, while the remaining two described the White Light fishing spot.

"So the gray light and White Light really are different grades of the same thing. Gray light corresponds to Ordinary Fishing Spots, while White Light corresponds to Primary Fishing Spots," Lu Qing muttered.

And judging by the descriptions on the notes, there were clearly fishing spots of even higher grades.

He just did not know whether the small river outside the village had fishing spots of that level.

After discovering these three fishing spots, Lu Qing stopped searching.

The three spots already covered the relatively clear stretch of river outside the village.

If he went any farther, the vegetation on both banks would grow increasingly dense and the path would become harder to traverse. Unless he used tools to clear out an area, forget fishing—even getting close to the riverbank would be difficult.

He had no energy for that sort of thing right now.

Besides, finding these three fishing spots was already enough for his current needs.

What he needed to consider now was which fishing spot to use.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Qing ultimately decided to fish at the first spot he had found.

The reason was simple.

According to the note provided by his ability, that fishing spot had mostly small fish gathered beneath it.

The fishing rod Lu Qing had made was only the simplest sort.

He did not yet know whether the hemp thread was tough enough or how much pulling force it could withstand.

If he rashly tried to catch a large fish and the line snapped, he would truly have cause to weep.

After all, the hemp thread remaining at home was not enough to twist into many usable fishing lines.

More importantly, he only had one fishhook. If he lost it, then he really would have no way to fish anymore.

So it was safer to catch small fish first.

Having made up his mind, Lu Qing headed back. When he returned to the large tree and found the Little Brats all waiting obediently, he nodded in satisfaction.

In truth, Lu Qing had not gone far. He had remained within the Little Brats' line of sight, afraid that once those mischievous imps could no longer see him, they would run off everywhere.

"Brother, you're back!"

When Xiao Yan saw Lu Qing return, she was the first to happily rush forward.

"Mm, I'm back."

"Then have you chosen where to fish?"

"I have. Let's go over now."

Hearing Lu Qing say he had decided where to fish, the Little Brats immediately perked up as well.

One of the sharper ones even stepped forward to help carry the wooden bucket. "Lu Qing-ge, I'll carry it for you!"

Lu Qing did not refuse. The older Little Brats were eleven or twelve, while even the youngest were eight or nine—the very age when they were bursting with energy. Letting them burn some off was fine.

Before long, the group arrived at the fishing spot Lu Qing had chosen.

"You all stay up here and watch me fish. Don't get too close to the riverbank, understand? A'Hu, you're the oldest, so help keep an eye on them."

A'Hu was the oldest among the Little Brats.

At twelve years old, he was already at an age where he understood things.

"We understand, Lu Qing-ge!"

Only after seeing the Little Brats obediently agree did Lu Qing nod in satisfaction. Carrying his fishing rod and wooden bucket, he made his way down the slope toward the fishing spot.

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