Seeing that Lin Chuxia could easily spear a fish, Yan You thought it was easy too. He picked up a harpoon and stood in the water, imitating Lin Chuxia. After waiting for the fish to come over, he threw the harpoon into the water.
Unfortunately, the fish turned a corner, then leisurely circled around Yan You before slowly swimming away.
Yan You's eyes widened suddenly.
At that moment, the live chat erupted in laughter.
[Hahahaha, poor Yanyou, he was actually looked down upon by a little fish!]
[Fish: No matter how many chances I have, you still can't spear me, hahahaha...]
[This fish is amazing! It's so smart! What happened to the rule that fish weren't allowed to become sentient after the founding of the People's Republic of China?!]
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Undeterred, Yanyou tried several more times, only to find that he still had no luck.
He stood awkwardly in the water, but soon realized that he wasn't the only one in the same boat. Shen Jianshu next to him was doing the same thing, always coming out empty-handed when he tried to harpoon into the water. He immediately stopped feeling embarrassed and started pointing at Shen Jianshu and laughing out loud in an exaggerated way.
Shen Jianshu laughed along, "Why are you laughing at me? Do you have a fish on your fork?"
These words were like pressing a button, instantly stopping Yan You's exaggerated laughter.
Yan You's smile faded, and he said seriously, "I guess the fish in this river have become spirits. Maybe they only take what they can get their hands on. Chu Xia is a beauty, and the fish are willing to offer themselves to her. But we two roughnecks are not interested in them."
Shen Jianshu placed his hand on his chin, assuming a thoughtful posture, and then murmured, "That makes sense!"
The two men's feigned seriousness amused Lin Chuxia, and she couldn't help but explain, "You can't hit the target because you're using the wrong method."
Yan You immediately pressed Lin Chuxia for the secret to spearing fish, while Shen Jianshu pretended to listen attentively.
Lin Chuxia smiled and then said, "It's like this, spearfishing in water is related to the principle of light refraction. The degree of light refraction in the air is greater than in water... Simply put, due to the refraction of light, the actual position of the fish in the water is a little lower than what we see now, so when we spear, we can't aim at where we see it, but need to aim at a position slightly lower than what we see of the fish."
Yan You nodded as if he understood: "I see. No wonder I kept missing with my spear. It turns out I was aiming wrong. No wonder those fish weren't afraid of me. Did they think I was playing a game with them?"
Lin Chuxia smiled and said, "You can try it a few more times as I just said. Once you get the hang of it, you'll be able to hit the target soon."
Before Lin Chuxia could finish speaking, Shen Jianshu had already started testing. He missed the first few times, but on the eighth try, Shen Jianshu felt that the fork in his hand had clearly hit something. He lifted the fork up, and a plump fish was struggling on the fork.
Yan You's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He picked up the harpoon again, stepped into the water, and stood still. His eyes gleamed with excitement, and he eagerly said, "I'll give it a try too!"
The first few attempts were unsuccessful, but after a few more tries, Yan You finally managed to spear the fish. Their side was filled with laughter and joy, while Chen Yuling and her group were completely silent.
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