Fishing Spots

Lu Qing brought a string of Little Tails to a riverbank outside the village.

This river was not particularly large. At its widest, it was only about ten meters across.

Yet though the river was not wide, it was quite deep. In the deepest places, it could swallow a person whole, so the adults had always forbidden the village children from playing in the river.

Naturally, Lu Qing followed that admonition as well.

So the moment they reached the riverbank, he sternly told the little brats following behind him, "None of you are allowed near the water, and you are not allowed to play in it either. Understand?"

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

That was why none of them dared disobey him. They obediently answered, "Got it, Brother Lu Qing."

Once he saw that the little brats had agreed, Lu Qing turned to Xiao Yan. "And Xiao Yan, you need to behave too. Don't go near the riverbank. 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."

That was something Lu Qing knew from experience.

When it came to fishing, several steps were extremely important if one wanted a good catch.

For instance, choosing a spot, chumming the water, adjusting the float, preparing bait—every single step could affect a fisherman's chances of hooking fish.

And among all those steps, none was more important than choosing the fishing spot.

A good fishing spot could often directly determine the odds of getting a bite.

After all, even the cleverest housewife could not cook without rice. If one picked a poor fishing spot 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, with little to show for it.

In his previous life, Lu Qing had been an experienced fishing enthusiast and had gained 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 of the laws governing all things under heaven were interconnected.

The habits of fish in this Otherworld probably had not changed all that much either.

So he wondered whether he could use his experience from his previous life to pick out a good fishing spot and make this fishing trip twice as effective with half the effort.

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

After reminding the little brats not to run around and to stay beneath a large tree, Lu Qing began pacing back and forth along the riverbank, surveying the river's surface.

Before long, he spotted a place that seemed rather promising.

He found a wooden stick and pressed down the weeds along the bank, then made his way to that spot and began observing it.

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

Lu Qing watched for a while and was fairly satisfied. Just as he turned to go back for his fishing rod, a wash of gray light suddenly appeared in his vision.

Lu Qing was far too familiar with this gray light. He had seen it countless times today.

His body immediately went still as he silently watched the water's surface.

The layer of gray light slowly emerged, forming a spiral ripple about a meter across on the surface of the water.

Then a line of words appeared.

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

Its location was precisely the fishing spot Lu Qing had just selected.

Lu Qing froze for a moment, then delight surged through him.

His Supernatural 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 solid. It had even earned the approval of his Supernatural Ability.

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

He continued walking along the riverbank. This time, however, he deliberately used his Supernatural Ability to search the water's surface for fishing spots.

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

What delighted him even more was that one of them did not glow gray, but gave off a faint white light.

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

Primary Fishing Spot: Wild fruit often falls here, and it is something certain large fish love to eat.

Fishing here may bring an unusual and unexpected catch.

Of the three messages, the first belonged to the gray light fishing spot, while the latter two described the white light fishing spot.

"So 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 in the messages, 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 finding those three fishing spots, Lu Qing did not continue 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 denser and the path would become harder to traverse. Without tools to clear a space, he would not merely be unable to fish—he would have trouble even getting close to the riverbank.

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

Besides, the three fishing spots he had found were already more than 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 discovered.

The reason was simple.

According to the description provided by his Supernatural Ability, that fishing spot was mostly inhabited by small fish.

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

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

If he rashly went after large fish and the line snapped, he would truly have cause to weep.

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

More importantly, he only had one fishhook. If he lost it, he really would not be able to fish anymore.

So it was safer to catch small fish first.

Having made up his mind, Lu Qing headed back. When he returned beneath the large tree and found that all the little brats had obediently waited there, he nodded in satisfaction.

In truth, Lu Qing had not gone far. He had remained within the little brats' sight the entire time, fearing that once those little troublemakers could no longer see him, they would run wild everywhere.

"Brother, you're back!"

When Xiao Yan saw Lu Qing return, she was the first to happily run up to him.

"Mm, I'm back."

"Then have you chosen where to fish?"

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

When Lu Qing said 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. "Brother Lu Qing, I'll carry it for you!"

Lu Qing did not refuse. The older children were eleven or twelve, while the youngest were eight or nine. They were at the age when their energy overflowed, so it was good to let them burn some off.

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, he had reached the age of understanding.

"Got it, Brother Lu Qing!"

Only after seeing the little brats obediently agree did Lu Qing nod in satisfaction. Carrying his fishing rod and wooden bucket, he headed down the slope toward the fishing spot.

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