Chapter 459 Progress Stopped
The train soon arrived at the location marked by Meng Qingyin. The map showed that the geese were in a pond near the highway, although the pond was still some distance from the highway.
It would be impossible to see with the naked eye alone.
After the train came to a stop, Meng Qingyin followed the map and walked towards the pond.
After walking for about half an hour, she finally found the pond. The pond was not large, it was crescent-shaped, and the banks were covered with lush aquatic plants.
The white goose was swimming leisurely in the middle of the pond. Hearing footsteps by the pond, it glanced at them but ignored them.
Meng Qingyin and Zaizai slowly approached the white goose from both sides of the pond, forming an encirclement.
The white goose finally sensed the danger. With a gentle push of its feet in the water, it instantly broke free from Meng Qingyin and Zai Zai's encirclement and swam to the side.
It moved as fast as a gust of wind.
Meng Qingyin and Zaizai were not discouraged. The water was the territory of the geese. If they didn't succeed this time, they would try again.
Meng Qingyin gave Zai Zai a wink, and the two, working in perfect harmony, surrounded the white goose once more.
But unsurprisingly, the white goose once again escaped nimbly.
Its movements were so agile that it made it extremely difficult for Meng Qingyin to capture it.
Meng Qingyin felt that this couldn't go on. She and her baby weren't good at fighting in the water, and they would eventually run out of energy.
Moreover, time is of the essence now, and she doesn't have time to deal with the goose slowly.
After thinking for a moment, she went to the trading hall and bought a fishing net.
Meng Qingyin gripped one corner of the fishing net, while the cub held the other corner in its mouth, and they slowly approached the white goose once more. The white goose stared at them warily.
Just as Meng Qingyin and Zai Zai were about five meters away from the white goose, Meng Qingyin shouted, "Throw!"
The sound startled the white goose, which kicked off with its webbed feet to try and escape.
But a fishing net fell from the sky and caught it all over, and no matter how much it struggled, it couldn't break free.
Seeing that the white goose was finally "caught in the net", Meng Qingyin immediately stepped forward to capture it.
When Meng Qingyin pulled the white goose out of the fishing net, all the players received a message.
Player Mengmeng has successfully captured the "White Goose," unlocking its entry in the encyclopedia! Collection progress: 1/150,000. Players can view the "White Goose's" detailed information in the encyclopedia.
At the same time, Meng Qingyin felt a lightness in her hand as the white goose transformed into a card and flew into the goose encyclopedia.
Meng Qingyin was speechless. Were these geese just props?
The announcement immediately dispelled the somber atmosphere in the chat area, giving players a glimmer of hope.
The Vanished French Fries: "Great! We're finally open! Mengmeng is awesome!"
Zhiyuzy: "Let's go, everyone!"
Oxygen Goldfish Oo: "Brother Meng, where did you find the white goose?"
Yixuan Baby says: "White geese can be found in ponds and rivers, so everyone should look for them! The goose encyclopedia has a very detailed description, I recommend everyone take a look!"
Siyu Big Potato: "Wow, in just a short while, the progress of the White Goose Encyclopedia has increased to 100+! Everyone's initiative is amazing!"
LuLuSu: "I just spotted a white goose, but it's so fast, I can't catch it at all!"
Evening Breeze Listens to the Rain: "Use a fishing net, sister! I just successfully caught a white goose with a fishing net!"
"..."
Meng Qingyin also looked at the white goose illustration.
[Illustrated Guide - White Goose: Player Mengmeng has captured her first white goose, unlocking the white goose encyclopedia entry. White geese are relatively docile and will not attack people unprovoked. They usually live in ponds and rivers. White geese are very fast in water and are not easy to catch. Progress: 124/150000.]
The guide is quite detailed, even specifying the areas where the white geese live. This way, players won't be wandering around aimlessly; they can simply focus on the water's edge.
As expected, things went smoothly from there, and Meng Qingyin found and caught one white goose after another.
In just one morning, the progress of the White Goose Encyclopedia reached 90432/150000, which is more than halfway complete.
This progress is particularly encouraging, and the chat area is filled with joy.
However, starting in the afternoon, the progress became very slow, eventually stopping at 91657/150000 and ceasing to change.
It's Ruru: "What's going on? Why isn't the progress increasing? Everyone, don't let your guard down!"
Yaromir: "I haven't let my guard down. I've been keeping catching them. I just caught one, but my progress hasn't changed at all! How strange."
The stunningly beautiful woman said, "Me too! I thought it was a problem on my end, but it seems that's not the case."
The protagonist, Granny, remained fearless: "Why isn't the progress changing? I've been catching white geese the whole time!"
Didi: "I told you long ago that you couldn't succeed, so don't waste your time."
Tyrant: "What a bunch of fools who won't learn until they're faced with the truth. What's the point of trying so hard to catch geese? They still have to stay on this map. What's the point of all this fussing?"
"..."
Meng Qingyin hadn't noticed the change in the progress bar until Lu Cheng told her.
As she looked at the messages posted by players in the chat area, an idea popped into her head.
Does the 150,000 progress required for the Pokédex mean that every player needs to catch geese?
If a player catches multiple Pokémon, are they counted as one in the Pokédex?
If that's the case...
In other words, there are currently 91,657 players who are willing to enter the new map, while the remaining nearly 60,000 players do not want to enter the new map!
In this way, it would be impossible to collect 150,000 illustrations!
But didn't Grandma Jinxiu say that unlocking this new map is relatively easy?
This is hellish difficulty, how can you call it easy?
Soon, Chen Leying sent a message: "You've noticed about the encyclopedia too, haven't you?"
Mengmeng: "Yes, we need 150,000 players to participate."
Chen Leying: "That's simply impossible."
Those 60,000 players were determined to stay on this map, and no matter what they said, they couldn't change their minds.
Then the 150,000-item encyclopedia entry cannot be completed, and this new map unlock card will have to be discarded.
Mengmeng: "Do you remember what Grandma Jinxiu said back then? She said that unlocking the new map this time is very simple."
Chen Leying: "You suspect someone is sabotaging this?"
Mengmeng: "Whether someone is interfering or not, we'll know as soon as we ask."
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