Chapter 29
Joe could swim, and the moment he entered the water, he held his breath. The fish's strength was terrifying, pulling him frantically forward in the water.
Joe tried to swim upstream to get some air, but it was all in vain. He gritted his teeth and gripped the fishing rod tightly.
This was too dangerous for him, and Joe was considering giving up. If he lost this fish, he could just catch another one.
Just then, a pair of large hands gripped his hand tightly and pulled him out of the water. Joe knew that his master had arrived.
Ji Fang held Qiao Ye in one arm and grabbed a fishing rod with the other, wrestling with the fish in the water.
Qiao Yue didn't know how big this fish was, but he felt it was much bigger than the fish Zhou Shiqing had caught. Ji Fang was clearly having some difficulty holding the fishing rod with one hand.
That won't do; the owner has to pull the fish up with all his might!
Joe patted his owner's arm, signaling him to put him in the water. Joe could float on the water and then slowly swam towards the shore.
Ji Fang struggled with the fish with both hands, and the waves it stirred up surged in circles. Qiao was also surprised, wondering just how big this fish was.
Just as the big fish had pulled Qiao Ye far away, Qiao Ye followed Ji Fang slowly toward the shore. At that moment, a giant wave a meter high suddenly surged up in the lake not far away, crashing toward them from afar.
As if a tsunami was about to strike, the waves grew from a few meters to the height of three or four stories. Qiao sensed the impending danger and hurriedly pulled Ji Fang towards the shore.
At this moment, not only did Ji Fang's face turn grim, but Zhou Shiqing and the two guards on the shore also exclaimed in surprise.
Immediately, Ji Fang picked up Qiao Ye, and in an instant, Qiao Ye felt as if he had flown to the surface of the water and was in a state of suspension.
The fish monsters in the water were of a high level. Realizing the danger of the situation, Ji Fang activated his mech.
Qiao stared blankly as heavy armor rapidly enveloped him and his master, then heard a mechanical female voice:
"Mech activated, fusion successful"
This is a unique, top-level bio-mecha belonging exclusively to Ji Fang. It is the only one of its kind, and only Ji Fang's 3S+ mental strength can perfectly control it.
"Ha, it's a great honor to see Commander Ji personally take charge. This trip was truly worthwhile!" Zhou Shiqing stood on the shore, his eyes fixed intently on the lake.
No one dares to defy the strong; even the arrogant Zhou Shiqing felt genuine respect at this moment.
So this is what a mecha is! Its owner can really transform like Ultraman!
Joe sat in the cold, assembled mechanical seat, his worldview shattered.
His master was seen hovering in the air above the lake, holding a fishing rod and using the fish in the water as bait to deal with the unknown monster that created the giant wave.
Could this monster be chasing after a fish that has been caught?
Strangely enough, the giant wave gradually subsided the moment the master's mecha merged with it.
Li Cheng, standing on the shore, was extremely excited: "Oh no, this fish is about to escape!"
Wu Yuan was utterly puzzled: "Why isn't the fish monster attacking your general? This is so strange!"
Li Cheng was slightly smug: "This is nothing, we're used to it. Small monsters usually tremble in fear when they see our general, and big monsters will run away like cats seeing mice after our general releases his mental power from his fused mecha."
Wu Yuan had only heard of General Ji's legendary battlefield exploits before, but now that he was witnessing the real scene, he was indeed astonished.
Li Cheng craned his neck to observe the battle, while his hands were busy protecting the fish, crabs, and barbecue equipment that Qiao Ye had caught, lest the water wet the charcoal on the barbecue grill when the battle became intense.
He continued to boast to Li Cheng, "Do you know how hard it is for our upstream unit to kill a monster? Only generals can enter the factory and chase after the monster. Sometimes we can't even tell whether our generals are more ferocious or the monster is more ferocious."
Wu Yuan chimed in, "General Ji is indeed formidable."
Li Cheng sighed, "There's nothing we can do. It's all because our general's mental strength is too powerful, and the data shows it's increasing every year during the tests. Sigh..."
Wu Yuan's tongue felt stiff for a moment, and he didn't know what to say. He could only maintain a polite smile, feeling slightly embarrassed.
He knew Li Cheng was definitely saying it on purpose. It was just that he had boasted about their boss's mental strength before. What's so great about 3S+? Even if you have the best mental strength, do you really need that much to fight monsters? It's just a waste!
snort!
Wu Yuan tried to console himself, deciding not to talk to the people around him anymore, and silently watched the battle.
On the lake, Ji Fang moved swiftly; of course, he couldn't let this fish monster escape.
The fish monster only showed a small part of its fin, and just by observing that fin, one could guess how enormous the monster beneath was.
At this moment, Ji Fang pulled up the fishing rod and line, along with the fish. A fish about two meters long was pulled up from the water. Just as Qiao Ye exclaimed in surprise, Ji Fang threw the fish and line towards the direction of the fish monster.
Ji Fang, already in mecha form, charged forward. The fishing line wrapped around the fish monster's fin, and under the immense impact, the line became incredibly sharp, cutting the monster's fin and drawing blood.
The monster was in great pain and leaped out of the water with a long, painful howl. Due to its enormous size, it instantly created huge waves on the lake.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ji flew over, drew the long sword from the mecha, and slashed at the monster's back in mid-air.
In an instant, the monster was split in two, and blood stained the lake red. The monster struggled for a short while before losing its strength.
Watching the monster-slaying scene from a first-person perspective, Qiao Ye felt his hair stand on end; the bloody scene made his heart pound.
His owner is amazing!
After dealing with the fish monster, Ji Fang caught the fish that was still on the hook and flew back to the shore with Qiao Ye in his mecha form. Once back on the shore, he retrieved the mecha and put Qiao down in his arms.
Holding a fish as long as himself, Ji Fang asked, "Commander Zhou, a bet's a bet. When we get back, remember to authorize me to own all of Nanzhu Island."
Zhou Shiqing's expression was not good at this moment. He pointed out the flaw: "The fishermen just now were clearly your family's original people, not you who caught them. How can this be counted?"
Ji Fang denied it: "It was clearly me who pulled it up. I caught it myself. My fishing rod, my line, my own body—all of these are my equipment. Does Commander Zhou not allow me to use equipment and expect me to catch fish with my bare hands?"
Zhou Shiqing couldn't find an excuse to defend himself, but he also didn't want to give away Nanzhu Island.
Ji Fang continued, "So Commander Zhou is also someone who can't stand losing. In that case, let's just forget about it!"
Zhou Shiqing wouldn't listen to such words. If word got out, where would his face be? He immediately gritted his teeth and said, "How could that be? I, Zhou Shiqing, am not that kind of person! A promise is a promise. If I say I'll give it to you, then I will!"
Ji Fang relaxed after getting the fish for free. He handed the fish over to Li Cheng to handle. Li Cheng was overjoyed to see such a big fish.
They originally thought that given their general's characteristics, they wouldn't be able to catch any fish today, but it turns out that the general's original self was a master fisherman!
They've come all this way today, carrying only a little dry food, and the area is far from any human habitation, so being able to eat fresh and delicious fish is naturally the best thing ever.
Qiao watched Li Cheng grilling fish on a charcoal-burning grill and wanted to try grilling as well.
He took the sliced fish and pretended to imitate Li Cheng's grilling process, as if his grilling skills were entirely due to imitation.
He felt he had learned enough, so he started to improvise, acting like a little adult chef.
Looking at the primitive man who could even imitate barbecue, Zhou Shiqing felt a surge of possessiveness and resentment. He had originally planned to get his hands on this primitive man today, but Ji Fang didn't play by the rules. He was unlucky and actually pretended to pee to leave, using the primitive man as bait!
He is indeed deep-thinking, cunning, and shrewd, just like his father!
His father, Zhou Yonghe, and Ji Fang's father, Ji Yan, had been fighting for their entire lives. Now they were comparing how powerful their respective sons were. Ever since Ji Fang became the commander of an army, he had been scolded by his father every day for being so disappointing.
So there's a reason why he dislikes Ji Fang.
He originally intended to win this Primal Man today and give it to his father. He had just stewed the Primal Man his father had sent him last time, and he was sure to get chased and beaten by the old man if he went back. It was a real dilemma.
"Hey Ji Fang," Zhou Shiqing started to ingratiate himself, shamelessly calling him by his name affectionately, "how about I trade you a few original humans for this one of yours?"
Ji Fang remained unmoved: "Commander Zhou, we're not familiar with each other, so it would be better if we kept our distance."
Zhou Shiqing pretended not to hear: "My father has sent me so many Zhiyuan people, and I've never seen one smarter than yours. Look at him, he can trick people, be fierce, fish, grill fish, and now he can even grill crabs! Name your price, I'll buy him!"
Ji Fang corrected him, "So far, he has only been cunning and mean to you. Even if you buy it back, he won't like you. Besides, it's my little lucky star. It helped me earn an island. I won't give it to him. If you're so capable, go raise it yourself."
Zhou Shiqing felt as if he had been stabbed several times. This Ji Fang, his words were really awful!
At this moment, Qiao also deliberately bared his teeth at Zhou Shiqing, showing a fierce look and deliberately being smug.
Hmph, I am the one you can never have.
Even if his owner planned to abandon him, he would never find someone else to adopt him. He would live as a free, wandering human, left to fend for himself.
Zhou Shiqing, realizing he had made a fool of himself, went to grill his own fish.
Qiao Ye patiently grilled the three crabs until they were cooked. He then found a plate and separated the crab meat from the roe. The meat was tender and the aroma alone was enough to whet one's appetite.
Since there were only three crabs, Ji Fang, Li Cheng, and he each got one, while Zhou Shiqing and the others didn't get any.
Looking at the crabs that Qiao Ye had prepared, Zhou Shiqing made sarcastic remarks: "No wonder he came from the Yuanren Hot Pot Restaurant, he knows how to eat so much. Sigh, this Yuanren, is his name Ling Mu? Does he know how to barbecue Yuanren?"
Qiao was eating crab when he looked up and rolled his eyes at him. He didn't know how to barbecue, but he could give it a try barbecuing this guy surnamed Zhou.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, it was already past three in the afternoon. They stopped fishing and slowly drove back.
On the way back, Li Cheng talked about how Zhou Shiqing ate the original human that his father had given him, which made Qiao even more disgusted with this person.
Li Cheng jokingly said to Qiao Ye, "If the general loses the bet today and hands you over to that Commander Zhou, you might get stewed in a few days."
Ji Fang then suddenly explained, "Even if we lose, we won't give him away."
Li Cheng looked up in confusion: "If you don't keep your bet, how are you going to deal with Commander Zhou?"
His family's general has never been a man of his word.
Ji Fang said casually, "He only said he wanted my original human, he didn't specify Ling Mu. Doesn't the battle pet team still have an original human?"
Li Cheng, holding Qiao Ye, grinned from ear to ear: "Zhang Zhenyun will definitely come after you. He treasures his Yuan. Let's catch another Yuan and say it's yours to raise, and that it's your Yuan human!"
Ji Fang nodded slightly, showing his approval.
Qiao also let go of the resentment in her heart that even he didn't know about, and rushed into her master's arms, hugging his neck.
It turns out that his master, Ji Fang, never intended to use him as a bet.
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