Looking at the completed camp, Xinhai nodded in satisfaction. Then he walked over to a folding chair, sat down, and stretched lazily.
"More or less done." He checked the time—half past four.
The sun had already begun to drift westward. Its light had changed from glaring white to warm gold, scattering fine golden flecks across the sea.
After thinking for a moment, Xinhai went over to the Spatial Backpack, opened the zipper on its side, and took out two fishing rods.
He had specially prepared them before setting out. Although fishing was not his hobby, since he would be at sea for more than ten days, he needed something to pass the time.
Besides, if he caught some sea fish, they could make a nice addition to dinner.
"Gardevoir, want to fish together?" Xinhai waved one of the rods at Gardevoir.
Gardevoir floated over. Her red eyes looked at the fishing rod in his hand, then at the sea, and she nodded slightly.
"Gardevoir." (Okay.)
Xinhai took a small sealed jar from his backpack. It was filled with prepared bait.
The bait was the most ordinary kind, made by mixing flour, wheat bran, and a little fish meal. It could be kneaded into small balls and pressed onto the hook.
This bait was reasonably attractive to ordinary sea fish, but it held almost no appeal for intelligent Pokémon.
The odds of catching a Pokémon were very low, which was exactly what Xinhai wanted.
He only wanted to catch a few ordinary sea fish to add to dinner. He did not want to keep reeling in Water-type Pokémon like Magikarp.
"Gardevoir, coming fishing?" Xinhai held a fishing rod and bucket in one hand and a folding chair in the other, tilting his chin toward Gardevoir.
"Gardevoir." Gardevoir tilted her head slightly,