"Wow! You caught another one! Amazing!"
At the rail of the Phantom Lin Yuan, Lilia stood beside Never Skunked, clapping happily.
Never Skunked's tentacles waved, and one Fishing Rod jerked upward, hauling his catch out of the water.
The catch was not a fish, but a marine plant that looked somewhat like ginseng.
Plop.
The Sea Ginseng traced an arc through the air and landed on the deck.
The Doll Girl immediately ran over, picked up the Sea Ginseng, and finished it in two or three bites.
"Delicious! A thousand more!"
"Uh, I'll do my best..." Hearing Lilia's request, Never Skunked rubbed his forehead, then curled a tentacle around the hook, baited it again, and cast it back into the sea.
Never Skunked had eight tentacles, each wrapped around a Fishing Rod, all fishing at once.
Every few minutes, one of the Fishing Rods would land a catch.
His catches included all sorts of things: ordinary fish, magical creatures, transcendent creatures, and even heavenly materials and earthly treasures like that Sea Ginseng.
Lin Yuan put his many thoughts aside, walked over to Never Skunked, and asked with a smile:
"How are they? Do these Fishing Rods work well?"
"Yes! Even better than before! Brother Black's repair skills are incredible!" Never Skunked nodded repeatedly, beaming:
"I never thought I'd get to carry on with the fishing I love so much. Heaven has been so good to me!"
The Fishing Rods he was using were the ones Lin Yuan had picked up on the Island of Life, the ones Never Skunked himself had thrown away.
These Fishing Rods were all high-end gear, and Lin Yuan had kept them in the Warehouse as mementos.
He had never expected to end up rescuing Never Skunked through a twist of fate.
Since Never Skunked had