[The Fish Encyclopedia's ecological rescue function has been activated. Please, host, eradicate the species that are destroying the ecological environment as soon as possible.]
[Alligator Gar (Invasive Species)]
[Ecological Destruction Index: 5 stars]
[Alligator Gars Eliminated: 0]
[Hooking Probability: +0%]
[Scan Detection: 3/day]
[Life Conversion: 0 times (Convert the life energy of the Alligator Gar to enhance the host's physique)]
"Oh man, I didn't expect the Fish Encyclopedia to have this feature!" Chu Mingcheng never imagined that by accidentally fishing an Alligator Gar, he would unlock a new function in the Fish Encyclopedia.
The Alligator Gar had no economic value, and he initially thought it was useless to catch it, but unexpectedly, there was also a data panel with a body enhancement ability, which was pretty darn cool.
If he caught more, would he not need to soak goji berries anymore?
"And what does this scan detection mean?" Chu Mingcheng didn't quite understand the last item, but seeing that it could be used three times a day, he tried using it once.
Instantly, the Fish Encyclopedia popped up with a message.
[Reservoir detected, beginning scan...]
[Scan complete. There are five Alligator Gars in the reservoir, the largest weighing 4.73 jin. Please, host, fish them out and physically eliminate them as soon as possible to protect the reservoir's ecology.]
"Sheesh, there's so many!" Chu Mingcheng gasped when he saw the number. If left unchecked, would there be any other fish left in the reservoir after these multiplied?
Fortunately, after the scan, the Fish Encyclopedia provided the positions of all the Alligator Gars, enabling him to target them specifically for fishing.
It's just that his current fishing rod wouldn't do the job, so that would have to wait until the next day.
He couldn't do anything about the Alligator Gars in the reservoir for now, but he could deal with the one he had caught, just in time to see what changes would occur on the data panel after killing one.
Chu Mingcheng immediately found a large rock and was ready to smash it when his phone in his pocket rang.
He tossed the rock aside and took out his cell phone first.
Seeing the call was from Ah Wei, he picked up, puzzled, "What's up, Ah Wei?"
"Hurry up and come night fishing at the reservoir, I'm almost at that reservoir you mentioned!"
"..." Chu Mingcheng was speechless about Ah Wei's impulsive actions but was used to them by now.
It was just as well that he had decided to go night fishing; otherwise, he would have had to leave home now.
"I'm already at the reservoir, hurry over!"
With that said, Chu Mingcheng picked up his headlamp and walked towards the road outside to meet him.
As soon as he reached the roadside, he saw a Wuling minivan coming from a distance and stopping behind his car.
The door opened, and a tall, slender, somewhat handsome young man stepped out, his skin color almost matching Principal Hei Gu's.
"Ah Cheng, have you fallen into the trap? I can't believe you're here night fishing. I couldn't believe it when I heard you over the phone," Zhang Wei greeted Chu Mingcheng with a chuckle, playfully punching his chest with his little fists.
"Of course, after this, I'm never going back on the path of fishing," Chu Mingcheng knew his own affairs; others fished as a hobby, but he fished purely because of the Golden Finger.
"Well, looks like I'll have company on future fishing trips!" Zhang Wei took out his lure rod, and together they headed to the reservoir, "Caught many fish?"
"I've just arrived this evening, but someone released Alligator Gar in this reservoir, and I just fished one out," Chu Mingcheng said as he lifted the still alive Alligator Gar by the fishing line.
"Damn! There's Alligator Gar here?" Zhang Wei looked at the little Alligator Gar in shock, then showed a look of regret, "It's a pity, you caught it here."
Chu Mingcheng didn't quite understand, "What do you mean?"
"You wouldn't know since you've been at work, but several parks with man-made lakes in our county have had Alligator Gars released in them. Those parks are offering a reward, one thousand yuan for each Alligator Gar."
"These days, every Fishing Man has been going to the parks to fish for Alligator Gar, so it's crowded."
Zhang Wei himself had been fishing for Alligator Gar there the past couple of days, but unfortunately had not caught any.
He had heard that Chu Mingcheng was now starting to fish, and that too in the reservoir near them, so he had quickly packed up his gear and headed over.
Upon hearing one thousand yuan per fish, Chu Mingcheng's eyes instantly turned into little dollar signs.
Since he could make money fishing for Alligator Gar, he would go buy a decent fishing rod tomorrow.
You could directly fish for Alligator Gar, not only to make money but also to enhance your physique.
It's just that the fishing gear shop is closed now, otherwise he would definitely go buy a sea rod and fish out all the Alligator Gar in the reservoir.
Zhang Wei took his lure rod to a nearby spot to start casting, while Chu Mingcheng picked up a rock to kill the Alligator Gar.
This thing is a menace alive, better to turn it into fertilizer dead!
Soon, the Alligator Gar was killed, and a few changes were noticed on the data panel in Chu Mingcheng's mind.
[Alligator Gar (Invasive Species)]
[Ecological Destruction Index: 5 stars]
[Elimination of Alligator Gar: 1]
[Hooking Chance: +10%]
[Scanning Detection: 3/day]
[Life Conversion: 1 time]
Just one could increase the hooking chance by 10%, then it wouldn't be long before he became an Alligator Gar assassin.
In the future, if he encountered another bounty for Alligator Gar, he could actually make some extra cash and enhance his physique with this.
Seeing the life conversion turn to one time, he immediately clicked to use it.
Then he felt a slight warmth in his body...
"???"
That's it?
Was that even a second?
Chu Mingcheng was speechless, but after feeling his body, he found that the soreness in his back from picking spicy snails in the afternoon was lessened; it seemed this was a task where little by little adds up!
The night sky was enchanting tonight, and the water seemed like it could produce a ghost at any moment.
But neither of the two fishing men were scared, one occasionally casting the rod to exercise his Qilin arm, the other occasionally pulling up a couple of Crucian Carps and chuckling as he tossed them into the bucket.
"Damn, all the fish in this reservoir couldn't have been devoured by Alligator Gar, could they? I've been fishing for three hours, and I haven't seen a single fish."
Zhang Wei, tired from casting, decided to take a break and came over to complain to Chu Mingcheng.
"No way, I've got more than half a bucket here!"
Chu Mingcheng pointed to the half bucket full of Crucian Carps and felt a bit strange himself.
His spot was good, yielding a fish every three to four minutes. The half bucket he had was after he had thrown away Whitebait and ground tiger, keeping only the Crucian Carps; otherwise, he would have had even more.
"Damn, all the good spots are on your side, I should have gone farther away," Zhang Wei cursed after seeing the half bucket of Crucian Carps, and then his expression turned ingratiating.
"Brother Chu, why don't you let me have a go? I've been skunked all day, I can't just go back like this!"
"Alright, you fish for a while and then we'll head back, it's getting late." After all, he was still a novice, Chu Mingcheng didn't plan to fish all night.
He handed his rod over to Zhang Wei and went to check their catch for the night.
[Crucian Carp (Level 2)]
[Current Experience: 7/30]
[Size Increase: +2%]
[Deliciousness: +2%]
[Catch Rate: +2%]
Not counting the four from the day, Chu Mingcheng had caught a total of 23 Crucian Carps in three hours.
The bite was indeed great at night, many times he caught two at once, and there should be over ten pounds of Crucian Carp in the bucket. Considering thirty yuan each, he should be able to sell them for at least three hundred yuan tomorrow, not bad at all.
As for Whitebait and ground tiger, he had caught some of those too, which had now reached level 1.
But these two kinds of seafood didn't hold much value for him at the moment, so he just treated leveling up like playing a game!