Back at the store, Wang Dong switched into bulk-buying mode, picking up fifteen packs of Rice Wine for 300 yuan, ten packs of crucian carp formulated bait for 250 yuan, plus a few sets of lines and hooks, spending a total of 587 yuan.
Feeling pleased, Yue Feng threw in an extra pack of Rice Wine, rounding up the cost to an even 600 yuan and waived the change.
A large order in the evening put Yue Feng in a particularly good mood, but he didn't have much time to waste as the fish he had brought back were still in the bucket. If they sat too long, they'd die easily and lose their value.
Humming a tune, Yue Feng locked up the shop and headed straight for a small night market just a street away.
After two consecutive days of selling fish at the night market, Yue Feng had already secured some regular customers. Shortly after sitting down on a small stool, a neatly dressed auntie came over and began picking fish from the bucket.
"Young man, do you supply fish every day? The prices are fair, and the quality is much better than what's available at the market. If you can guarantee a stable supply of quality fish, I'll talk to my husband and we'll buy all the crucian carp we need for our restaurant from you, for the long term!"
Yue Feng's interest was piqued when he heard this; it was a great opportunity. Although selling at the night market wasn't slow, it couldn't compare to the time and effort saved by having a steady customer.
"Auntie, how many crucian carp do you need each day? I run a fishing gear store, and as long as the weather's good during the spring, I generally go fishing!"
"A day? I need at least ten to twenty jin. Fresh river fish don't have a muddy taste, and recently the feedback from customers at the restaurant has been really good. We can barely keep up with the demand!"
"How about this then—you give me your contact information, and I'll call you when I have fish. If you need them, I'll deliver! As for the price, let's stick with what it is now, and I assure you the quality will remain high!"
"That would be perfect, young man. Here's my phone number, 137******."
Auntie Zhao rounded up over twenty jin of fish, bringing in another 215 yuan for Yue Feng, securing a sales channel for his wild-caught crucian carp.
After satisfying his hunger with a bowl of pulled noodles on the street, Yue Feng leisurely made his way back to the store.
In the course of the day, Yue Feng had made a tidy sum: 725 yuan in sales from the morning rush at the store, 660 yuan from Wang Dong's purchase, plus 215 from fish sales, subtracting 35 yuan for the cost of his meal, netting a total of 1565 yuan for the day.
At this rate, it wouldn't take even twenty days for Yue Feng to gather the ten thousand yuan needed for the rent and complete the trial task.
Before eight o'clock in the evening, Yue Feng had already rolled down the shutters of his shop early.
Today's promotion of the shop had earned 700 Points, plus the 660 from yesterday, granting him another chance to draw a prize. Yue Feng couldn't wait to see what he would draw today!
Thinking "Draw Prize" in his mind, the familiar large wheel appeared once again in his thoughts.
Ding! Congratulations, you've obtained a functional virtual card, "Good Person Card"!
"Good Person Card": Use on a designated target to gain their favor! This card is a disposable item and will disappear after use.
Seeing this card, Yue Feng was immediately thrown into disarray.
What the hell, the system issued a Good Person Card? Life is tough enough, thanks.
But after examining the attributes of the Good Person Card, Yue Feng felt that if used wisely, it might produce surprising effects. After all, society now is absolutely reliant on personal relationships. However, there was no use for the card just yet, he'd have to wait for the right opportunity.
After the draw and updating his accounts, Yue Feng checked the time and saw it was only 8:30 PM.
At this hour, it was too early to sleep and a bit late to go out. Yue Feng was at a loss for what to do next.
His gaze swept across the counter, and he suddenly noticed the branded fishing hooks hanging on the wall.
The catch in the afternoon had been decent, but Yue Feng had some complaints about the store's low-priced finished fishing lines. They were marketed as 0.6 size, but they were almost as thick as a 0.8 size line.
Besides, the tensile strength of the fishing lines was inadequate. Often, the lines would inexplicably snap soon after being changed. He had lost four or five fish just that afternoon due to broken hooks.
Why not learn to tie hooks by hand?
Yue Feng had found a new direction for his efforts.
Acting on the thought, Yue Feng searched the internet on his phone, quickly finding a tutorial video for hand-tying fishing hooks.
He casually grabbed a spool of ordinary nylon fishing line and began to learn from the video tutorial.
Hook tying seemed simple, but actually doing it by hand was another story.
The nylon line and fishing hook in his fingertips seemed to have a mind of their own, and Yue Feng's initial attempts all ended in failure for various reasons.
But Yue Feng was a tenacious kind of guy. Once he set his mind on something, he had to see it through. After numerous attempts and more than ten failures, he finally succeeded once.
Ding! Congratulations, you've self-taught the "Beginner-level Inner Line Hook Binding Method"!
Ding! Reward: 500 System Points!
"Beginner-level Inner Line Hook Binding Method": The most basic method of binding hooks with an inner line. Although there are many imperfections, the resulting fishing lines are barely usable, with a good product rate of 60% and a performance loss of 20%.
Ding! Congratulations, you've triggered a new task, "Practice Makes Perfect"!
"Practice Makes Perfect": To become a qualified owner of a fishing gear store, how could you not know how to hand tie hooks? Please produce 200 sets of ordinary or better quality hand-tied fishing lines in the shortest time possible!
Will you accept the task?
Realizing that learning to tie hooks had activated a trigger-type task, Yue Feng didn't hesitate to accept it.
After these two days, Yue Feng had come to accept the existence of the system, especially such trigger-based tasks, which usually resulted in substantial gains.
Moreover, Yue Feng had deduced a pattern: the higher the completion of a task with specific requirements, the more generous the reward.
Even if it was just for Points, Yue Feng was quite satisfied, as such opportunities for draws are only available through the system.
Accept!
Ding! You have accepted the task "Practice Makes Perfect".
After accepting the task, Yue Feng first checked the task bar and saw there was no countdown, which meant there was no time limit to complete the task. However, the description mentioned "the shortest time," so Yue Feng deduced this was a parameter that would affect the task's completion level.
Based on the system's usual ways, the shorter the time taken to complete the task, the more generous the reward from the system is likely to be.
With that in mind, what was he waiting for? Yue Feng efficiently found the size four Sleeve Hooks he needed and took a double-layered fishing line box off the shelf that hadn't been opened yet.
After preparing everything—scissors, line winders, a hook-binding needle—Yue Feng got busy.