"Proficiency +1" [Heavy Tide] Lv2 (94/100) → [Heavy Tide] Lv2 (95/100)
The translucent characters vanished in the empty air before his eyes.
Xia Nan glanced at them and withdrew his gaze.
Yet the expression on his face barely changed despite the increase in his combat skill proficiency.
There was not even much stirring in his heart.
On one hand, after obtaining the [Proof of Unweariedness], the nearly three points of proficiency he gained each day on average had gradually accustomed Xia Nan to [Heavy Tide]'s current leveling speed;
on the other hand, his present mood was indeed less than pleasant.
As for the reason—
The black-haired youth held his fishing rod and stared at the little fish before him on the deck. He had just hauled it up from beneath the sea, and it was now flopping wildly across the boards. It was only as long as his index finger, and Xia Nan fell into deep thought.
This was everything he had caught throughout the entire morning.
Why?
That shouldn't be happening—
Time, weather, temperature, position, technique—combined with his keen perception and the extensive fishing experience he had accumulated and summarized during this period, Xia Nan felt he had done everything within his power.
Catching one large fish after another, as he had imagined, should have been only natural.
Yet the pitiful catch before him forced him to abandon his fantasies and return to reality.
"Whoa! You caught one, Xia Nan!"
By his ear came Alton the halfling's cheer, brimming with delight.
It wasn't sarcastic in the slightest. Shorty's emotional support was always fully charged. Seeing that Xia Nan had finally caught something after working hard all morning, he was genuinely happy for him.
"How about I stew it into a bowl of soup for you