The village dock
"Hehe, I caught a fish!!"
Chen Zhiyao was overjoyed at the thought of unlocking the final level of the beachcombing system soon.
This fish is quite strong; the fishing line is taut, and the reel is making a whooshing sound. It must be a big one weighing over ten kilograms.
Feeling the strong pull from the fishing rod, Chen Zhiyao's face turned red with excitement, and the muscles in her arms tensed up.
She's now a seasoned angler; with each adjustment of the drag and the reel in and release of the line, the fish in the sea are twirled around in a frenzy.
Chen Zhiyao was in a hurry to sell the fish to upgrade her system. After playing it for about 10 minutes, she felt that the fish was getting weaker, so she quickly reeled it in.
The fish below are tired, but not yet exhausted.
As the fishing line was continuously pulled in, the fish in the sea, sensing the danger, began to struggle fiercely.
The fish swam forward, pulling on the fishing line, while Chen Zhiyao frantically spun the reel to pull it back. The two of them kept pulling and tugging, and then they were locked in a stalemate.
In fact, with her strength, she could have easily pulled the fish back by force, but the fish was quite strong and the line would break very easily.
Finally, she patiently played the fish for a few more minutes, and when she saw that it was starting to get tired, she continued to reel in the line.
Soon, a large blue-spotted fish weighing eleven or twelve pounds was pulled out of the water.
As soon as the fishhook was removed, Chen Zhiyao was already calculating the price of this green grouper in her mind.
A large grouper of this size could sell for at least 70 or 80 yuan per jin (500 grams). This fish would be worth at least 1000 yuan, if not 800, so it's definitely enough for an upgrade.
She originally planned to take the fish to a nearby purchasing station to sell it and then upgrade the system.
But thinking of the several other dark figures below that were about the same size, he ultimately decided not to leave.
The fish have already been caught, so what's a little longer?
Having achieved her goal for tonight, Chen Zhiyao is now in a much more relaxed mood while fishing.
The hook soon fell on another dark shape, and the fish in the sea quickly paid a heavy price for its greed.
Just as Chen Zhiyao caught another fish, other fish also started biting one after another.
Fish of all sizes were being pulled out of the water, making the other anglers nearby green with envy.
Some shameless individuals even secretly moved closer to Chen Weiqiang, who was standing on the far side, hoping to share in his good fortune.
By seven o'clock, the fish in the vicinity had either been caught or scared away.
At this moment, there were already three sizable groupers in the bucket at Chen Zhiyao's feet.
As for the others, they each received one large green grouper, along with some small fish like rockfish and yellowfin tuna.
Tonight's harvest was pretty good, and the four of them got up and walked towards the village's purchasing station, chatting and laughing.
As soon as the four left, the nearby anglers rushed over, and a group of old men almost got into a fight over fishing spots.
At this time, the village's purchasing station was quite lively, and it took several minutes for them to get their turn.
Grandpa Chen caught a 10-pound grouper and five yellowfin tuna, earning a total of 1,160 yuan.
Chen Weiqiang caught a 12-jin (6 catties) green grouper and two half-jin (2.5 kg) giant rockfish, earning a total of 1080 yuan.
Yan Shuting arrived earlier and caught more fish than the father and son.
One large blue grouper, one giant sesame eel, three yellow-legged eels, and six stone eels brought in a total of 2,180 yuan.
On Chen Zhiyao's side, although the number of fish caught was not large, each one was a big one.
Two large blue-spotted fish weighing over 10 jin each and one tiger-spotted fish weighing 8 jin each brought in a total of 2210 yuan.
Upon seeing the payment notification, Chen Zhiyao immediately logged into the system.
Immediately afterwards, Xiaomeng's excited voice rang out:
"Tangtang, congratulations! The beachcombing system is now fully unlocked!"
Host: Chen Zhiyao
Level: Fishing Level 3, Beachcombing Level 3 (All unlocked)
Points: 6280
Perspective range: 3 meters on the ground, 50 meters in the sea.
Visible viewing time: Three hours each on land and in the sea area per day. (Can be accumulated or paused.)
Tools: 2 sand shovels, iron shovel, universal tongs, iron spade, 2 live fish buckets, 5 fish traps, water pump, 3 first-level lucky fishing rods, and 2 second-level lucky fishing rods.
The 100,000 points I painstakingly accumulated have now dwindled to just over 6,000.
Fortunately, the entire beachcombing system has been unlocked, and points can now be used to redeem items.
Chen Zhiyao looked closely at the system's page and found that not only had the points changed, but the entire system's style had also been completely revamped.
The system page, which was originally black and white, turned into color, and she even felt like she had successfully completed a game level.
As the embodiment of the beachcombing system, Xiaomeng cheerfully introduced the current state of the system to her.
"Tangtang, the fishing section is now fully unlocked, and the range of the X-ray glasses has increased from 30 meters to 50 meters."
"You've finally become eligible to purchase the Level 3 Lucky Fishing Rod you've been longing for."
Chen Zhiyao sighed, "I want to buy it too, but it costs 50,000 points, which is too expensive."
Suddenly, a question occurred to her, "Xiaomeng, the beachcombing system is now fully unlocked, so will you still be there?"
After spending some time with Xiaomeng, Chen Zhiyao grew to like her quite a bit.
"Yes, I'm here. My mission is complete. From now on, I'll just relax and retire with Tangtang!"
"Aside from not being able to upgrade further, the system is still the same as before, and the store will also add some new items from time to time."
"That's great, everything is still the same as before."
After receiving payment for the fish, Yan Shuting and the other two walked out happily, discussing what to buy for the New Year.
The three of them had already walked several meters before Chen Weiqiang realized that his daughter was missing. He turned around and found her still standing there, staring blankly and smiling.
"Tangtang, it's time to come home!"
Upon hearing her father's strong and energetic voice, Chen Zhiyao immediately logged out of the system and chased after him with cheerful steps.
"Hey, I'm here, I'm here! Wait for me!"
On the way home, Yan Shuting was so excited about the money she would make that evening that she didn't even want to eat dinner. If Chen Weiqiang hadn't pulled her back, she wouldn't have wanted to go home.
"Today's harvest was pretty good. Let's continue tomorrow night. I'll come early to reserve a spot."
Yan Shuting was now completely obsessed, even more so than the three seasoned fishermen next to her.
Chen Zhiyao originally wanted to rest, but then she remembered that the fishing ban would be coming soon after the New Year, and she would need a lot of points to buy things.
In the end, it was a happy decision to fish at the pier every night for the next few days before the New Year.
There was also seafood that Chen Zhiyao had set aside in advance on the boat, and the group went back to the boat before heading home.
"Why are there still so many large yellow croakers and green croakers? Are they going to save them for the Lunar New Year?"
Chen Zhiyao nodded obediently, "Yes, this big yellow croaker is perfect for the New Year, and so is this big blue croaker."
Yan Shuting looked at the four expensive sea fish, her heart was bleeding; this was all money.
However, since the family had made a lot of money this year, and it was also the Lunar New Year, they didn't say much and just happily packed up all kinds of seafood.
As soon as Chen Zhiyao entered the house, she saw Ah Huang guarding the door.
Ah Huang: I'm back!
"Ah Huang, I'm back. Did you miss me?"
As she spoke, she rubbed Ah Huang's fluffy head again; it felt quite nice to the touch.
"Woof woof woof...?"
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