"Black Seabream."
"Chunzi."
"Pufferfish."
Everyone had a different answer. There were not many fish in these waters, and no one had caught anything particularly valuable yet.
Lu Ao casually picked a spot, baited his hook with a sea shrimp, and cast his line.
The people around him were very welcoming and offered him a small stool.
Lu Ao sat there fishing, dozing off while listening to the others brag.
Less than five minutes later, the rod in Lu Ao's hand sank. He had clearly hooked something.
The people who had been chatting saw it and gathered around with interest. "You've got something! Let's see what your luck brings you."
Lu Ao stood up and steadily played the fish.
Seeing his rod bend slightly, someone beside him hurriedly asked, "Is it heavy? Want a landing net?"
"It's all right, not too heavy," Lu Ao said. "Bring the landing net over first."
"What did you catch? Can you see it?"
"Not yet."
As Lu Ao spoke, he slowly reeled the fish in. Before long, a bright flash of silver could be seen beneath the surface.
"Wow, Hairtail! It's Hairtail!"
"Pull slowly!"
Hairtail generally swam in deeper waters. If they were pulled up too fast, the sudden change in water pressure would kill them as soon as they left the water.
Only by pulling them up slowly could one bring up live Hairtail.
Lu Ao's hands had never been quick to begin with. It took him quite a while to bring the Hairtail all the way up.
Someone nearby had already been waiting with the landing net. The moment the Hairtail surfaced, he hurriedly scooped it up.
The Hairtail Lu Ao had caught was huge, about a meter long.
Unlike the grayish-white Hairtail usually seen on shore, this one was bright silver all