New Function! Quality 2 Wild Fish!

Returning to Market Street, Qin Lin opened the roller shutter door, and the black dog barked and ran to his feet to greet him.

"Let's go, I'll take you home." Qin Lin, holding two bags of dog food, led the dog out by its leash.

"Whine whine whine!" The black dog seemed to understand and appeared excited.

Arriving at the electric scooter, Qin Lin was struggling with how to get the dog to cooperate and get on the vehicle when he saw the dog quickly stand on the scooter's footrest, its hind legs straight, front paws on the handlebars, and it even whined at him as if urging him to hurry.

Qin Lin had previously watched short videos on a certain platform where dogs acted like they were possessed by spirits, and he had thought it was staged. Now, he believed that some dogs truly were like that.

Mounting the electric scooter, Qin Lin took his new family member home.

"Whine whine whine!"

When Qin Lin reached his doorstep and was using his key to open the door, the black dog barked even more joyfully.

"Xiao Lin, why did you bring a dog back?" Lin Fen asked, looking at the black dog entering the house with confusion.

"Mom, it's a long story..." Qin Lin told her everything about the black dog: "So, I've adopted it now."

Hearing Qin Lin's words, Lin Fen squatted down and stroked the black dog's head. The black dog cooperatively stretched its head out and even licked Lin Fen's palm.

"So smart!" Lin Fen couldn't help but praise, then said to Qin Lin, "Xiao Lin, then take good care of it. As the saying goes, pigs bring poverty, dogs bring wealth. This dog might be for our Wangcai. By the way, what's its name?"

"Name? I don't know yet!" Qin Lin also felt that since he had adopted the dog, he should give it a name. He said, "Since it's here to bring me wealth, let's call it Wangcai!"

"Then let's call it Wangcai!" Lin Fen smiled and called out to the black dog, "Wangcai!"

The black dog seemed stunned when Lin Fen called it, but the clever dog seemed to realize it was being called and immediately whined in response to Lin Fen.

After dinner, Qin Lin found a basin and poured dog food for Wangcai. Lin Fen also found a cardboard box, spread it out, and gave it to Wangcai to sleep on. Space was limited at home, so this would have to do for now.

Back in his room, Qin Lin saw that the crops in the game had grown again, so he cleared them. Then, he chatted with Zhao Moqing on WeChat and happened to tell her about Wangcai.

The next day, Qin Lin woke up and immediately looked at the game screen in his mind. He harvested the ripe strawberries and okra and planted new seeds.

After finishing, he opened his room door and saw Wangcai already squatting outside his door. Upon seeing him, it whined twice and ran over to rub against his legs.

"It got up early and squatted by your door, but it was very well-behaved and didn't make a sound," Lin Fen said, bringing out the congee and praising Wangcai.

Qin Lin smiled and stroked Wangcai's head.

This dog was truly considerate.

After a simple breakfast of two bowls of congee, Qin Lin said goodbye to his mother and prepared to go to the warehouse to enter the game to retrieve goods.

"Whine whine whine!"

Wangcai whined and ran out the door, biting the leash and extending it to his hand, as if saying, "Don't leave me behind."

Qin Lin had initially intended to leave the dog at home, but seeing this, he had no choice but to lead it by the leash and take it out with him.

He rode the electric scooter to Market Street, switched to the three-wheeled truck, placed Wangcai in the back, and headed to the warehouse.

As soon as he arrived at the warehouse, he locked the door and, with a thought, entered the game, disappearing from his spot.

"Whine whine whine!" Wangcai watched the spot where he had disappeared, its entire head perked up. It suddenly ran over, anxiously and frantically circling, pawing at the ground where he had vanished.

When Qin Lin came out carrying a basket of strawberries, the dog was startled and took two steps back. Seeing Qin Lin about to excitedly pounce, Qin Lin had already put down the basket and disappeared again.

After two or three repetitions, the dog seemed completely bewildered.

After taking out this batch of strawberries and okra from the game and loading them onto the truck, Qin Lin took the dog to RT-Mart to deliver the goods.

Two hours had passed by the time he finished all the deliveries.

After lunch, Zhao Moqing came over. They had talked about the dog on WeChat last night, and she had come specifically to see Wangcai.

Qin Lin immediately went to greet her and gave her a kiss.

Wangcai watched this scene, seemed to understand something, and felt it should do something too. It quickly ran to Zhao Moqing's feet and rubbed against her legs.

"Qin Lin, is this Wangcai?" Zhao Moqing exclaimed, squatting down and hugging the dog's neck.

Wangcai whined at Zhao Moqing, acting cute and trying to please her.

Seeing the dog's behavior, Zhao Moqing couldn't help but take out her phone to take a selfie with it.

Wangcai even grinned and leaned in, as if cooperating with Zhao Moqing.

What surprised Zhao Moqing even more was that the dog could cooperate with her various poses, which made her smile radiantly: "Qin Lin, Wangcai is so smart, I love it so much."

Qin Lin watched this scene in astonishment.

Dogs certainly wouldn't understand these things unless someone had frequently made them cooperate for photos before.

This dog must truly have a spirit, seeming to know how to please the people around him, from his mother to Zhao Moqing.

Zhao Moqing played with Wangcai for a while, then instructed Qin Lin to take good care of it before leaving for work.

Clearly, she had also grown fond of the dog in this short time.

Qin Lin lay down on the lounge chair and controlled his game character to wander around the game map, looking for any game quests to trigger.

However, no quests were triggered. When his game character returned to the ranch, he saw a person suddenly appear in front of his game character, along with a dialogue box.

Is this part of the story?

Qin Lin immediately used his mind to control his game character to talk to the other person. He learned that this person was Zack, a merchant in the game.

Zack: "Because the fruits and vegetables sold by the game character promote the economy of Mineral Town, I hope you will continue to work hard."

Zack also gave him a fishing rod and a pack of fishing bait, telling him he could go fishing by the river, as there were many wild fish in the river that were very popular in the market.

In the game, after Zack left, Qin Lin also discovered that a fishing rod and a pack of fishing bait had been added to his game character's toolbox.

This must be a new feature!

Qin Lin knew where the river was and immediately controlled his game character to the river that ran through the ranch.

He put on the bait, cast the hook, and then waited.

After a short while, he received a game prompt that a fish had taken the bait. He immediately controlled his game character to reel in the hook, and in a moment, a fish was pulled out.

He controlled his game character to remove the fish and send it to the storage room, where he received a prompt:

[You have caught a wild crucian carp (Quality 2)!]

Qin Lin knew about wild crucian carp; they were famous for their tonic properties. For example, when his Mom was weak, crucian carp was very nourishing. Not only could it supplement protein, but it was also effective for strengthening the spleen, removing dampness, activating blood, and unblocking collaterals.

He often bought crucian carp for his Mom to supplement her health. A regular wild crucian carp could sell for 30 yuan per jin.

What surprised Qin Lin was that he had casually caught a wild crucian carp that was Quality 2?

He had figured out during this time that normal items had no quality. Quality 1 was already a level higher than normal items, and Quality 2 was equivalent to two levels higher, both having +2 stats.

And items produced in the game were at least Quality 1.

He immediately entered the small restroom in the shop and, with a thought, entered the game.

In the game's storage room, besides facilities for storing fruits and vegetables, there were also several pools, clearly for storing aquatic products. One of the pools was already filled with water, and a fish was swimming inside.

Qin Lin picked up the net beside him and scooped the fish out. He then saw the description:

[Wild Crucian Carp: Quality 2 (10 jin)]

[Description: This is a pure wild crucian carp, a large specimen. The game product is free of any pollution. Rich in protein +2, easy to digest and absorb +2, strengthens spleen and removes dampness +2, activates blood and unblocks collaterals +2, stimulates appetite +2, delicious +2, tender meat +2, texture +2.]

This string of +2s made Qin Lin happy. This could be good for his Mom to supplement her health.

Moreover, this one had grown to a miraculous 10 jin.

It takes at least 3 years for farmed crucian carp to grow over 5 jin, and wild crucian carp need even longer. Wild crucian carp over 10 jin are almost impossible to find due to environmental pollution and excessive hunting. Even 2-3 jin are considered large in the market, and commonly they are less than 1 jin.

He had seen a news report about a wild fishing competition where a 11.5 jin wild crucian carp king sold for over 200 yuan per jin.

The pure wild crucian carp he caught weighed 10 jin and was Quality 2, a true giant specimen that money couldn't buy.

He could only say the game was awesome!

Catching such a large specimen on his first try made Qin Lin a bit excited.

He exited the game and controlled his game character to go fishing by the river again. Not long after, another fish took the bait.

[You have caught a wild crucian carp (Quality 1)!]