Chu Mingcheng soon arrived at Upper River Park, where there were many stalls and vendors, especially lively because of the National Holiday.
However, there weren't many fishermen; through inquiring, he found out that someone had caught two Alligator Gars consecutively yesterday and, since then, no traces of Alligator Gar had appeared, making everyone think the area had been cleaned out.
Chu Mingcheng frowned slightly, feeling slightly regretful, as two thousand yuan had slipped away.
But whether there were any still left would only be determined after scanning.
[Detected an artificial lake, starting scan...]
[Scan complete, no invasive species Alligator Gar detected.]
Seems like there really are none left!
Chu Mingcheng felt some disappointment, "Let's go, it seems this place has been fished out, let's check out Qingping Park."
"Oh, we should have gone there earlier, Ah Cheng you're so handsome, it'd be such a waste not to show your face there!"
"The reason I befriend you is because I value your honesty!"
As the two were heading to Qingping Park, two beautiful women who had been staring blankly at Chu Mingcheng were now giggling and playing in the car.
"Jiayi, did you lose your soul just now, feeling a bit flirty?"
"Not at all~" Zhou Jiayi's face turned red with embarrassment, but she didn't forget to retort, "I think you're the one longing for a man, Luoluo. If I hadn't reminded you, you'd still be staring!"
Jiang Luoluo felt a bit embarrassed to be called out, but she couldn't admit it aloud, "I was clearly looking at that Alligator Gar."
"Oh~ You were clearly staring at his face!"
"I was not, you little liar, see my Nine Yin White Bone Claw..."
"Hahaha... Stop... It tickles... Luoluo, don't randomly touch... "
The photographer driving the car looked at the two women playing together, smiling helplessly, "Okay, you two, we're almost at Qingping Park, tidy up your clothes."
Jiang Luoluo and Zhou Jiayi then stopped their frolicking and began straightening out their Hanfu.
The two had known each other for nearly eight years. Jiang Luoluo had transferred to a school in Treasure Island for high school, coincidentally ending up in the same class as Zhou Jiayi. Later, they accidentally ended up at the same university, though one majored in classical dance performance and the other in guzheng.
Jiang Luoluo's family encountered business problems after she started university, so she planned to make some dance videos to post online to see if she could earn some living expenses.
Thanks to her exquisite dance skills and spiritual choreography, she quickly became a somewhat famous Bilibili video host.
Although she didn't earn much, her living expenses during university were no longer dependent on her family.
After graduation, Jiang Luoluo specifically collaborated with Zhou Jiayi for a video, which unexpectedly went viral, gaining five hundred thousand followers in a week and significantly increasing the views on her previous videos, and naturally, her income multiplied.
However, she declined all offers from influencer companies, instead specifically hiring a photographer and upgrading her filming equipment.
Jiang Luoluo was well aware of the risks of capital investment; although it could earn more money in a short period, what was lost wasn't just freedom, as future outcomes were unpredictable.
She would rather earn less, and at worst, run a training class when older, than become a capital-manipulated influencer.
This trip was actually specially planned by Jiang Luoluo, inviting Zhou Jiayi to join.
Zhou Jiayi, coming from Treasure Island, was very keen on exploring the mainland, so she had invited her friend to come play, filming videos along the way.
This county town was their first stop.
They came to Le City because it hosted a Five-A scenic spot, Yanshan, but having just arrived in the town yesterday, they planned to explore around the town first.
Filming in the park was Zhou Jiayi's idea, to which Jiang Luoluo was more than happy to cooperate.
Qingping Park was considered the largest park in the county with the best environment, its lake being natural, not man-made.
With its mountain-side location and numerous water activities, the park was also a popular camping spot, attracting many young women.
Chu Mingcheng and another person arrived only to encounter a problem, there was a traffic jam.
"Let's just find a place to park outside and walk in," Zhang Wei suggested.
The only road leading to the park was merely 300 meters long, but it was packed with cars, forcing pedestrians to take the grass beside the road. It would take at least two hours to drive through, as the traffic was almost at a standstill.
Even if they forced their way in, they'd still have a long wait to get out, so naturally, Chu Mingcheng wasn't foolish enough to drive in.
The duo simply went to have lunch first and then took a rest before coming back.
After parking the car outside, they carried their fishing gear and walked in.
It took them about fifteen minutes to reach the small lake.
The Southern National Day holiday wasn't cool at all, the temperature was still above 28 degrees today.
Many young ladies in cool swimsuits were playing water games by the lake, and some girls in life jackets showed their white thighs while playing on jet skis in the middle of the lake.
The area around the lake was filled with numerous LSP, from 'Damn' grandpas to little kids holding water guns. At this moment, age wasn't a barrier, everyone there shared the same passion.
Chu Mingcheng appreciated a few pairs of long, white legs and then used his last scanning function of the day.
"[Detecting small lake, beginning scan...]"
"[Scan complete, there are seven alligator gars in the reservoir, the largest weighs 11.26 kilograms. Please catch and physically eliminate them soon to protect the aquatic environment.]"
'This big, can my lure rod handle it?'
Chu Mingcheng furrowed his brow. Theoretically, his MH hardness lure rod could handle the 11-kilogram alligator gar, but if it broke, that would be expensive!
He checked the positions of the alligator gars again and noticed they weren't clustered together like at Central Park, but were all spread out.
Everyone looked like they were having great fun with the water activities here, but in slightly quieter spots, many fishermen were fishing.
Three of the alligator gars were within the range of these fishermen, and it was estimated that they would be caught soon, including the largest one.
The other four were in another area. Although they were scattered, there were no fishermen in sight there.
The smaller ones weighed just over three kilograms, and the largest was just eight kilograms, so his lure rod would have no problem handling them, totaling four thousand yuan — he couldn't miss out.
"Ah Wei, I'm going to fish over there, what about you?"
"I'm here looking... no, I'll play for a while and then come over to you."
"Alright." Seeing how 'flexible' Zhang Wei was, Chu Mingcheng decided not to disturb his fun.
Carrying his fishing gear, he walked alone to a distant spot. Qingping Park was much larger than Central Park; it took him about twenty minutes to get to the first fishing spot.
Just as he was about to pull out his lure rod to fish, a familiar guzheng music started playing.
"It can't be such a coincidence, right?"
A thought stirred in Chu Mingcheng's mind, and he curiously slung his fishing gear back on to follow the sound.
Cutting through a bamboo forest, he saw three familiar people in front of a cluster of flowers.
Since the location was secluded and filming had just started, there were no spectators around them, which made Chu Mingcheng's sudden appearance very noticeable.
The first to see him was Jiang Luoluo. For some reason, her heart fluttered with embarrassment when she saw him approaching, and she stopped dancing.
When she stopped, so did Zhou Jiayi, who was playing the guzheng, and Zhang Chumei, who was filming.
Following Jiang Luoluo's gaze, they also noticed Chu Mingcheng behind them.
"..."
The ladies suddenly stopped and all looked at him simultaneously, but Chu Mingcheng didn't feel awkward at all and instead waved his hands signaling them to continue.
"Don't stop, keep playing the music, keep dancing, I'm just watching!"