10. Smallville: Hooked!

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A progress bar appeared in front of Aria. Because her fishing skills had not yet been improved, the small green bar in front of her was only a little bit. She needed to control it very carefully to make the progress bar move forward smoothly.

Clark Kent hadn't expected a fish to be caught so quickly. He stood up in a panic and tried to help Aria reel in the line. The farmer, who was busy fighting the progress bar, had to raise his voice and say, "Sit down!"

Fishing is the glory of a farmer. How can we let others do this for us?

Besides the fish, she also saw a treasure chest on the progress bar. As a collector who had completed the entire fishing guide in the previous game, Aria felt it was necessary to catch the treasure chest as well. If a treasure chest revealed high-level weapons during the initial exploration, it would be a huge help in mining, and she didn't want to miss such an opportunity.

Clark Kent sat down obediently, though still looking a little worried. "If it's too heavy, please don't try to be brave..." The bite must be very heavy, otherwise it wouldn't explain why Aria couldn't reel in the fish despite maneuvering the rod up and down. Back when he was at the Daily Planet, he'd seen reports of sea anglers refusing to give up on a giant tuna, only to have the entire boat dragged along by the tuna. Lois Lane jokingly called it a modern-day "Old Man and the Sea." He had to be careful Aria wasn't dragged into the lake either.

Compared to the cautious attitude of the young reporter, Aria obviously didn't think too much about it. A happy smile was already on her face, as if the fish had already fallen into her arms: "Don't worry, just leave it to me!"

She wasn't exaggerating; it was based on the judgment of a seasoned fisherman: According to the order, players should first complete the treasure chest bar and then let the fishing progress bar reach full bar, thus catching both fish and treasure chests. However, the difficulty of Stardew Valley's fishing system is that the treasure chest bar does not accumulate. Players must maintain the fishing progress bar while advancing the treasure chest, and finally reel in the fish to obtain both rewards; otherwise, it will be a waste of time.

But who is Aria? She is a fishing master, a manufacturing king, a gourmet chef, the most beloved farmer in town, and the woman who supports an entire museum collection... Sorry, we can't accommodate so many people here.

In short, this kind of fishing difficulty is like using an anti-aircraft cannon to kill a mosquito for her. Under Clark Kent's "eager" gaze, a mature farmer should show her style and let Kent see what a fishing master is, and not get carried away by a little success - that would be too unprofessional.

But what flew ashore along with the heavy box and catfish was Aria's loud laughter.

She picked up the fishing line that seemed unusually strong to Clark, leaned slightly sideways, and showed him two rows of neat teeth, smiling a little foolishly.

"Look, Clark."

A little water splashed onto the farmer's face, wetting a few strands of her hair and sticking them to her cheeks. She pointed at the two dimples that had appeared on her cheeks, and her eyes shone like stars in the night sky. "I caught it!"

Clark Kent suspected that this was a special fish hook, otherwise it would be impossible to explain how such a small hook could catch the box... Although it was even more strange why there was such a big box in the lake, what lingered in Clark's mind at this moment was still the eternal truth.

——Except fish, fishermen can really catch anything.

Aria put the fish into the bucket. She wasn't that interested in the catch, but rather the treasure chest—the unknown was always more appealing than the known. However, the lock on the chest looked quite new, so it probably didn't contain anything good.

Clark was a natural at lockpicking, but he seemed clumsy, only needing to tug twice with his fingers to completely break the tangled lock in two. After seeing what was inside, Clark's expression suddenly became serious. Aria was puzzled and followed him closer, only to see a mask.

A mask with a strong seal. If she had to describe it, Aria felt that this mask looked very much like a red-eyed fly, the kind of creature that would suddenly stop on food and rub its hands frantically in front of its owner, and even "pull itself together" before dying.

...It looked pretty disgusting. But as an accessory, no matter how ugly it was, she was going to wear it!

Aria was about to pick up the mask and put it on her head, but Clark Kent stopped her without hesitation. The young reporter was really a bit intimidating when he was serious: "...This is very dangerous."

Superman had once saved a ship from being pillaged by pirates, leading to a previous encounter with Black Manta. He had modified his mask to fire lasers from what looked like red goggles. Even with his equipment destroyed, the mask allowed him to fight and retreat. Weapons in the hands of civilians were undoubtedly dangerous, like a child parading treasure through the streets, only to attract covetous attention. Furthermore, as far as he knew, the man who relied on his equipment to roam the seas was quite vindictive. While it was unknown how the mask, so important to Black Manta, had been lost, if it had been equipped with a locator and he had found them, Smallville and Aria would undoubtedly be in danger.

In order to verify the authenticity of his words, Clark Kent pressed a certain place on the mask and demonstrated to Aria what danger was - a red light shot out from the eyes of Black Manta's mask, crossed the calm lake, and broke the trees on the opposite bank in half.

"How do you know how to use it?" The farmer looked at the ugly mask, then looked at Clark Kent, and almost said, "I think this thing is yours."

"Ahem, I'm a reporter in Metropolis, so naturally I'm better informed than others." This wasn't the first time he had cast a fog to conceal his identity. Clark's reasons were rather lame, but he managed to fool people every time.

Sure enough, Aria nodded, seemingly believing his words. Just when Clark thought she would give up holding the mask because of its danger, the farmer's puppy dog ​​eyes gave him a very bad premonition -

"Thank you for teaching me how to use it! I will be more careful."

No, that's not what he meant!

…

Clark Kent took great pains to finally make Aria understand that this kind of dangerous super villain weapon cannot be privately possessed according to the law and should be handed over to superheroes for safekeeping or destroyed. Although the farmer understood it as "must be donated to a museum", at least the goal was achieved - the farmer allowed the young reporter from Smallville to hand in the weapon on her behalf because "running around takes too much time."

She also wrote a solemn letter of authorization, copying both names on it neatly.

“Will I get any reward for donating to the library?”

Clark calculated how much salary he had left: "How much do you want?"

Unexpectedly, Aria shook her head in disapproval. "Talking about money is so tacky! I'm clearly contributing to art." Even though the hood was quite ugly, "Just give me something to remember it by."

This is easier to deal with than money. After all, it is quite easy for Superman to find some souvenirs when he travels around the world. Clark agreed. Just when he was breathing a sigh of relief that the crisis was alleviated without any casualties, the farmer seemed to have caught another box.

Aria shook the shimmering golden liquid and asked, "Does the museum accept this? I think it looks drinkable. If not, I'd like to try it."

"It seems to be called Fairy Honey Wine. It sounds delicious."

Tomorrow, Superman thought grimly. Tomorrow he would ask the League for permission to inspect the lake.

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I remember it was called Fairy Honey Wine when I played it before, I don't know why it is called Honey Dew now

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