Ye Zi and Reba took precautions to protect their fishing gear. Once they let go of their gear, it was truly lost, and there was no way to replace it.

Unlike professional anglers who have a whole bunch of fishing lines and hooks of all sizes, they only have these.

Therefore, protective measures must be in place.

It's called a protective measure, but it's really just about tying the other end of the fishing line to the small boat for fixation.

Although they only had less than five meters of fishing line, they were at sea after all, so they just had to put the hooks vertically into the water.

Speaking of fishing, Yezi learned to fish in Alaska and is only at the beginner level, but he has finally crossed the threshold of being a novice and has long passed the novice stage.

But Reba is different. She's a complete novice. Her hook had only been in the water for a short time. While Yezi was still feeling the tension of the fishing line and monitoring her hook with the system's detection function, Reba had already started catching fish.

"oops."

Ye Zi immediately turned her head and looked over; Reba was covering her hands and blowing on them.

Meanwhile, the fishing line next to Reba was pulled taut and was moving back and forth on the surface of the water.

Ye Zi immediately realized that a fish had taken the bait. Through the system's detection, the fish that had taken the bait was quite large, weighing about five pounds.

As the saying goes, a fish weighing five pounds has the strength of ten pounds. This five-pound sea fish can unleash a force far exceeding its own weight in the ocean.

Although it didn't have the pulling force of fifty pounds, it wasn't something a delicate girl like Dilraba could pull with her bare hands, especially since the fish was being pulled by a thin line.

It's normal for Reba's hands to hurt from being strangled, which is another reason why Yezi tied the fishing line to the small boat beforehand.

With a long reach, Ye Zi pinched the fishing line on the side of the boat and then reeled it in with both hands.

Let alone a pull of 50 pounds, even a pull of 500 pounds wouldn't bother Ye Zi. As long as the fishing line can withstand it, there won't be any problem lifting the fish.

Soon, a sea fish weighing about five pounds was pulled out of the water and placed into the cabin.

This is a succulent, but it's just a succulent. We don't know what variety of succulent it is, and neither do Reba.

The only thing that's certain is that this fish is edible.

After collecting the fish, Ye Zi immediately asked:

"Dilraba, how's your hand?"

Reba showed Ye Zi her hand, which was red from being bound, and said:

"It's nothing, it just got red from being strangled."

Ye Zi looked at the red marks left by the binding and had the system check again to see if any bones were injured.

After receiving a negative answer, Ye Zi smiled and said:

"It's nothing, I was just a little choked, I don't think any bones were broken."

Reba nodded, looking happily at the grouper jumping around in the cabin:

"Looks like I have a talent for fishing; I caught a fish so quickly."

"Newbie perks: whether you have a talent for fishing or not depends on your future gains."

Once the line is cast, just hold onto it. Sea fish are very strong, and it would be bad if you got hurt.

Reba nodded, watching Ye Zi skillfully remove the fishing hook, re-bait, take the fishing line and put it into the sea. At the same time, she silently complained to herself, "This guy is such a straight man. Besides caring about injuries, he doesn't even know how to comfort people."

At least say a few words of encouragement and praise.

Despite her complaints, Reba listened to Yezi's advice and switched hands, only holding the fishing line lightly so that her hand wouldn't get hurt if a fish took the bait, and she wouldn't be squeezed against the gunwale and get injured.

Ye Zi continued to gently pull on her fishing line, creating the illusion that the fish on the hook was very lively.

Reba caught her second fish quickly, and Yezi pulled it onto the boat again. This time Reba was not injured, but the fish she caught was smaller.

Ye Zi was not surprised by this; it was definitely a newbie perk. According to the system's investigation, the fish had passed by him without even glancing at his bait, but had taken a bite of Reba's bait.

However, the catch of two fish was enough for their next meal.

The purpose of fishing is not to catch a lot of fish, but to pass the time and give Reba a sense of participation in obtaining food.

Reba rebaited her fishing hook and cast it back into the sea. Yezi also picked up her own hook and changed the bait. The previous small fish was dead, and its body floated to the surface with the hook attached. Sea fish rarely eat such dead fish, so she had to replace it.

Reba's third attempt at fishing went unsuccessful, and she began to suspect that the first two catches were just a beginner's bonus, otherwise why were there no more bites afterward?

Moreover, the bait for the third fishing attempt was already dead, and it also surfaced with the hook attached.

Seeing Reba's somewhat dejected expression, Ye Zi smiled and said:

"Our fishing method targets sea fish that are four or five meters below the surface. There aren't many fish at that depth, so it's normal for the catch to be small."

Fishing is related to both depth and bait.

Not only is our depth insufficient, but our bait is also mediocre, so don't worry too much about it.

Dilraba nodded, her gloomy expression lessening somewhat.

Suddenly, a system notification popped into Ye Zi's mind: there was a lobster in the sea.

Ye Zi's eyes lit up, then she took off her shirt and said:

"I'll go down to the seabed and see if there's a chance."

Then, holding his breath, he flipped over and dived into the sea.

Following the system's prompts, Ye Zi quickly located the lobster and also spotted two giant clams nearby, each about the size of a human head.

After catching the lobster, I casually pried off two giant clams and then floated to the surface.

After throwing their prey into the cabin, Ye Zi clung to the gunwale and boarded the ship.

Dilraba exclaimed with delight upon seeing the lobster:

"Is the food on the seabed really that plentiful? You can find something just by going down there."

Ye Zi finished dressing and smiled:

"Of course, the seabed at a depth of more than 20 meters has everything, but we have enough food for today. We don't need too much; just take a little bit."

After being happy, Dilraba said:

"So, does that mean the other contestants don't need to worry about food?"

Ye Zi shook her head and said:

"No, we have boats, so we can come to deeper places like this to fish and dive for food."

Other athletes might not have such conditions. For one thing, swimming that far is very physically demanding.

Once you arrive at the destination, you won't be able to dive to the seabed if you don't have enough physical strength.

Another issue is that prolonged immersion in water can lead to significant heat loss, potentially causing hypothermia, cramps, and other life-threatening conditions.

Dilraba nodded thoughtfully and said:

"So to get enough food in deep waters far from the islands, you either need to be incredibly strong or have a boat."

“That’s right, I’m super strong, and we have a boat.” Ye Zi said as she rowed the small boat toward the island.

"So, this show didn't last as long as I thought?"

Ye Zi countered with a question:

How long do you think this show will last?

Dilraba thought for a moment and said:

"It's hard to say, at least two or three months."

"Pretty much. Food and weather are both important factors, but we don't need to worry. Just wait for the victory announcement."