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Chapter 325: Identity Exposed! The Ray Saint's Reward!
Chapter 325: Identity Exposed! The Ray Saint's Reward!
"We agreed on one hour, right? Whoever catches the most fish in that time wins, got it?"
Su Ping glanced at the little brat sitting upright beside him.
Although fishing competitions were usually a serious affair, where every detail mattered, from site selection to baiting, Su Ping couldn't be bothered to take a brat seriously.
Su Ping even picked up a mechanical fishing rod lying nearby: "This is a mechanical fishing rod. Once a fish bites, you press the button, and an electric current will stun it, preventing it from struggling. The hydraulic automatic rod will reel it in without much effort."
The child glanced at the smelly brat before him, nodding in satisfaction. This kid had some 'competitive spirit'.
Though he wasn't really bullying him, as the child didn't know much.
However, the child didn't seem to care. He casually flicked the fishing line, sending the hook into the Heart of Water's lake.
Su Ping shook his head, not bothering to pay attention.
Indeed, the brat was just messing with him. There wasn't even any bait on the hook, and the White Eyed Fish, which only appeared when there were no rabbits, were unlikely to bite.
Su Ping ignored the other party and turned to Shangguan Ye, resuming their conversation about plant-type Beast cultivation.
Meanwhile, Su Ping casually threw out his own hook, baited with a large chunk of secret recipe bait.
Then, he turned to look at the person beside him.
Indeed, in less than thirty seconds, the float on the child's fishing rod started to move.
A fish? Su Ping's eyes widened in surprise.
Jiang Ziya's direct hook and empty bait technique was for catching people, and no one had ever heard of it actually catching a fish. Yet, this brat had managed to hook one?
Before he could think further, the child pressed the button, sending an electric current through the special fishing line and hook.
The next moment, a large fish was slowly reeled in by the high-end fishing rod.
It was evident that anyone could see this fishing competition was abstract and ridiculous, clearly a way for Su Ping to amuse the child. Yet, there were always onlookers.
For instance, Xu Li from the Fire King Company was standing nearby, equally surprised by the Golden Scaled Mandarin Fish, an elite aquatic Beast and a highly valuable fish species.
Compared to Xu Li's ambiguous attitude, Su Ping was more perplexed.
Had his baiting technique become so exaggerated? Could it attract so many White Eyed Fish without any bait, making them bite the hook?
Wasn't this absurd? Su Ping glanced at his own hook, which hadn't had any bites despite the time passed.
Obviously, there were no signs of fish biting.
This didn't make sense.
Su Ping watched as the child, with great effort and Xu Li's help, placed the Golden Scaled Mandarin Fish into the fish bucket. The child then repeated the process, throwing the hook into the lake without any bait.
The child looked at Su Ping, whose eyes had widened in surprise. "What do you think? I told you, fishing is too easy and not interesting at all."
Su Ping didn't catch the underlying meaning in the little brat's words. Instead, he slightly focused his psychic energy but couldn't discern anything.
Was it just a coincidence?
Or pure luck? Su Ping was doubtful but slowly exhaled, remaining calm as he stared at the Heart of Water's lake.
The child's lips curved slightly, unbothered by Su Ping's apparent focus.
His crystal-clear gaze seemed to see through the entire Heart of Water, observing everything beneath it.
This was a special ability from his meditation technique. As a water-type Beastmaster, his meditation technique was also water-based.
The technique, named 'Water Sky Unity', had secrets known only to the Ray Saint himself.
However, it was clear that this person's temperament was unlike others. Otherwise, there was no reason to 'bully' the younger generation in such a situation.
Yet, this Ray Saint, a Spirit Level existence, didn't blush at the thought of this scenario; instead, he was proud of it.
Su Ping had no idea that to obtain a new Dream Core, this Ray Saint, who had once dominated the East Sea, had gone through so much trouble.
At this moment, Su Ping couldn't help but question his life choices.
Just as he was waiting for a bite, in less than three minutes, the hook beside him, which had been empty, suddenly caught something!
Usually, it was others who watched him in awe, but now, Su Ping felt like his entire worldview was being torn apart as he witnessed this surreal scene unfold before his eyes.
And it was so absurd!
What was even more absurd was that this time, slowly being pulled up from the hook, was not the previous Golden Scaled Mandarin Fish, but an octopus!
Yes, a freaking octopus! Although it wasn't a gigantic creature, this Spiked Octopus had reached the Overlord rank, and even with its tentacles curled up, it was still as big as a millstone.
Each of its tentacles, when stretched out, was three to four meters long.
How could such a creature appear beneath the Heart of Water?
Alright, it was possible that these 'heavenly calamities' could occur, but how could a creature like this be caught by a hook without any bait?
Was this some kind of prank?
Although the fishing rod he had given to this little brat was indeed a high-quality, versatile product, could the hooks for catching octopuses be the same as those for other fish?
But looking at the octopus being swung around on the rod, and then precisely dropped into the bucket, where it was stunned by electricity, it was clear that this was no fake.
This time, not only Su Ping, but even those who had noticed the commotion, all turned their attention to this side.
Even Xu Li couldn't help but pause and stared at the little boy in front of him.
The child, however, seemed completely unbothered and hummed, "I told you, catching these things isn't hard."
Everyone gave the child a strange look. How could catching these things be easy?
Where did he get that idea?
But at this moment, it had to be said that everyone's attention was drawn to this bizarre fishing competition.
Su Ping, after becoming a Beastmaster, felt pressure for the first time! Although this pressure didn't come from combat or nurturing, it was something he had never dreamed of - it came from fishing. Nevertheless, he had to admit that this kid was the first opponent he felt a real threat from.
I acknowledge you!
Su Ping suddenly became serious.
At this moment, the Sea Core Turtle 'Gu Gu', the mascot of the Heart of All Spirits' water system, which had been on the shore of the Heart of Water, let out a howl, seemingly encouraging Su Ping.
Just then, the light on the float above the hook flickered, and Su Ping's spirits lifted. Without needing any special techniques, he pulled the rod forcefully, using his strength and the rod's enhancement, to yank the creature out of the water in one go.
It was an Elite rank Ghost Head Eel.
Its value was only average, but it was still better than nothing.
Su Ping slowly exhaled and then glanced at the little kid beside him.
No matter if this little brat had some secret or just good luck, Su Ping would not admit defeat!
At this moment, on the fishing platform inside the Heart of Water, there were hardly any people left squatting and fishing.
Those who came to fish at the Heart of Water were obviously not short of money.
They all stood behind the two competitors, watching this abstract competition.
However, the main focus was not on Su Ping but on the child with rosy lips and white teeth beside him.
Yes, in less than an hour, not only the previous giant fish bucket but also the giant fish tank was filled to the brim.
There were three full tanks, filled with aquatic Beast pets, ranging from the Overlord rank to the Common rank, a terrifying number of nearly a hundred. Not only those behind them, but even Su Ping beside the child, was stunned.
Su Ping couldn't help but glance at this little brat several times.
Could it be that this little brat also had some kind of cheat?
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However, his cheat was for nurturing Beasts, while this little brat's cheat was for fishing?
Or, was there a talent in this world akin to a 'Heavenly Born Fishing Saint'?
Was this even scientifically possible?
Su Ping glanced at his own bucket, which was not yet full, and finally dropped the rod in his hand.
"You win!"
The child glanced at Su Ping's gloomy face and then, satisfied, reeled in the rod:
"How about it? Now do you know that there are heavens above heavens and people beyond people?"
Su Ping looked at the child, but before he could speak, a voice came from behind:
"Boss, I'm sorry, I don't know how Xiao Yu'er got here. It's really inconvenient for me to have caused you trouble."
As expected, Lu Heng appeared behind them, his face tense.
In front of so many people, Su Ping couldn't say anything. He merely shook his head.
"It's fine."
"Hey, do you keep your word? Are you going to honor the bet?"
The child whom he had called Little Fish eagerly spoke up.
"Little Fish, don't be silly!"
Lu Heng quickly responded, but Su Ping waved his hand.
"Forget it, I'll honor the bet. Although I don't know how you did it, go ahead and tell me, what condition do you want me to agree to? However, if I agree, you also have to tell me how you managed to catch so many fish."
Su Ping was perplexed.
If not for the fact that there was no reason or logic to it, Su Ping would have suspected that Lu Heng had somehow tied a fish to the child's fishing hook underwater.
Otherwise, how could he have caught so many fish in such a short time?
Finally, the child's mischievous plan succeeded, and he smiled, revealing his sparkling big buck teeth and sparkling eyes as he looked at Su Ping.
"I heard that you created a virtual reality headset called Dream Core, can you give me an extra one?"
Hmm? This kid was really asking for a lot!
The official selling price of the Dream Core was 120 million!
This little rascal knew what was valuable?
Su Ping could afford it, and with his status, the mechanical core wasn't something rare or precious to him.
Not to mention, just yesterday, Dong Muyu had sent him twenty failed mechanical cores as the third batch of development cores for the Dream Core.
Of course, ten of them were for the third batch of development.
The other ten were for Su Ping's preparation to develop the first batch of publicly accessible virtual net bar version Dream Core headsets.
However, although Su Ping could afford it and didn't mind giving it away, would this little kid be able to keep it?
Su Ping wasn't worried about losing the bet; mainly, he was concerned about whether the kid could keep the item. Moreover, it was prohibited for minors under eighteen to use it.
Their psychic energy was insufficient to handle the Dream Core's enhancement.
However, it was clear that the child in front of him had misunderstood.
"I already said, don't worry. I won't take your things for nothing. I'll give you a reward far beyond its value!"
This time, Su Ping was genuinely intrigued. He could now confirm with certainty that this kid had an extraordinary background.
So, for the first time, he spoke to the child with the demeanor of an equal.
"A Dream Core headset is worth 120 million. What can you offer in return? Of course, you can rest assured that I, Su Ping, always keep my word. Even if I don't ask for a reward, I won't go back on my promise!"
This time, the child also stopped pretending.
No one was a fool. His peculiar fishing method, even Lu Heng, whom he had influenced with his psychic energy, wouldn't believe that he was just a homeless orphan.
So, the child paused and pointed to the Heart of Water behind him.
"Your Heart of Water is planned this way because there's a specially protected pet, the Rainbow Coral Worm, underneath it, right? But the Rainbow Coral Worm's lifespan is only three to five years, and yours has less than a year left.
It's extremely difficult for the Rainbow Coral Worm to reproduce. Even if it can reproduce, it takes about a year and a half to grow to adulthood before it can continue releasing rainbow coral light. Your Heart of Water will have to close for more than a year in the future! Moreover, it's too wasteful to use such a precious Rainbow Coral Worm like this. So, do you want to know the breeding method for the Rainbow Coral Worm, which can make it grow quickly and even evolve?"
Upon hearing this, Su Ping's pupils suddenly contracted.
At this moment, Su Ping realized that their conversation, without them noticing, had been isolated by an undetectable psychic barrier.
However, before Su Ping could say more, a familiar chuckle sounded from behind the crowd.
"What are you doing? It's so lively here. Su Ping, I just got back from Crescent Island, and now I see that you have quite a catch..."
The voice belonged to Qin Er Long, the number one figure in Linzhou. Most people in the crowd didn't know him, but they had to know of him.
After hearing this voice, the crowd subconsciously parted, making way for him.
"Chairman Qin!"
"Chairman Qin..."
"..."
Qin Er Long didn't pay attention to the greetings; he smiled and looked at the two people standing at the end of the crowd. The smiles on their faces immediately froze, and they unconsciously interrupted the greetings, asking, "Ray Saint? What are you doing here?"
One more chapter, please.
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