I'm speechless! You want me to drive a baby stroller on the highway to survive?

Chapter 355 Strengthening the Fishing Rod

Lu Youyou glared at her, her tone cold: "Shut your damn mouth."

"Tch, what's so great about that? Just two stinky fish. Anyone can catch one..."

Liu Hui gradually fell silent. This Ji Tian was truly wicked; he made her hair stand on end.

With Liu Hui's incessant chatter gone, Lu Youyou took a deep breath.

She took the earthworm out of the bucket again, and just as she was about to hook it, she threw it back in. She decided to try using an insect instead.

Lu Youyou put ten caterpillars into the mud bucket, then put on disposable gloves, pinched the caterpillars, and hung them on the fishhook.

puff~

The worm was pierced by the fishhook, and green juice slowly oozed out. Lu Youyou grinned and threw the fishhook into the sea.

As soon as the line was cast, the fish took the bait and swam around, pulling on the line.

Lu Youyou quickly reeled in the fish, and only after throwing them into the bucket did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.

At the same time, Zhen Youwei, who was just as nervous as she was, also breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is the one that ran away just now; the gash on its mouth is still there!"

Lu Youyou also saw the gap and nodded with a smile: "Yes, that's the one that ran away."

hum~

The watch vibrated.

Lu Youyou raised her wrist.

[You have completed the task. Would you like to submit it now?]

Lu Youyou clicked "Yes".

The pop-up window changed to a page with an infinite bucket containing three fish that were no longer swimming but were still alive.

Please select the fish species you wish to submit.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Youyou went back one step and clicked "No".

She didn't want to submit that three-star crucian carp anymore.

If there are tasks requiring the submission of three-star fish later, wouldn't that save her trouble?

Since there's still time, she can fish a little longer; maybe she'll find a one-star fish that can replace the three-star fish.

After turning off her watch, Lu Youyou hung another caterpillar on the fishing hook.

She discovered a pattern: insects were more effective at attracting fish than earthworms.

If you catch a fish with an earthworm, its only goal is to escape.

So when fishing with worms, the goal is for the fish to break free while carrying the worm with it.

That's why the three-star crucian carp was caught a second time.

Clearly, Zhen Youwei had also considered this point.

"Xiaotian, do you have a lot of insects? Could you sell me some?"

Lu Youyou didn't really want to sell; she was clearly not suited to interacting with outsiders.

But since she had just drunk their orange soda, she figured she should relent a little.

"If you don't want to sell, I'll give you ten, and then we'll call it even."

Zhen Youwei understood the implication in Lu Youyou's words, and his kind smile froze for a second before returning to normal.

"Okay, we're even."

Lu Youyou gave him ten caterpillars, said nothing more, sat back down, and started fishing with the caterpillars again.

In less than a minute, the fish arrived.

This time the fish wasn't heavy, and Lu Youyou lifted it up with ease.

[One-star black tiger prawn*1: Weight 0.03kg, edible.]

This time I only caught a one-star fish, so it's no shame to submit the quest.

Lu Youyou opened her watch, found the previous page, and submitted the three one-star entries.

Now, only three-star crucian carp remain in the bucket.

Congratulations! You've become the 87th angler to submit this task. Please choose one of the following rewards.

[Hook +1: Selecting this option will turn your fishing rod into a double-hook rod, so you don't have to worry about the two hooks getting tangled.]

[Increase Rod Strength: Selecting this option will make your fishing rod more resilient, allowing you to catch heavier fish.]

[Extend Fishing Line: Selecting this option will lengthen your fishing line, allowing you to catch deep-sea fish.]

Lu Youyou was unwilling to give up any of these three rewards.

However, judging from the first task, the early tasks will not be very difficult, and you should not need to use resilience or extended fishing line.

Having an extra hook means you can catch more fish, making it faster to complete the task.

So she chose the first reward.

Please select the fishing rod you wish to use.

On the page, one is the one-star fishing rod she is currently using, and the other is the three-star fishing rod she brought herself.

After thinking about it, she still added the fishing hook to the three-star fishing rod.

The three-star fishing rod is significantly more resilient and has a longer fishing line than the one-star rod, so adding a hook would make it even more cost-effective.

After selecting the fishing rod, the task page was cleared, leaving only one line of large text.

You are free to move around during the rest period.

Lu Youyou didn't want to have free time; she wanted to go fishing.

If the fish you catch during the rest period happens to be the ones needed for the next task, wouldn't that give you a head start?

Even if the fish caught during the rest period don't count, they can still be killed and eaten.

There were a few small earthworms in the mud bucket, and Lu Youyou decided to use them to fish.

The little earthworm was really good; it helped Lu Youyou catch three one-star fish in a short time.

"Wow wow wow!"

Suddenly, Zhen Youwei grabbed the fishing rod and started yelling. Judging from his posture, the fish that had taken the bait was quite big.

As he reeled in the line, the hooked fish revealed itself.

A plump pufferfish; just by looking at its weight, you can tell it's a high-class pufferfish.

The virtual instruction manual for Lu Youyou might not be able to start because the pufferfish wasn't caught by Lu Youyou herself.

But because she had seen pufferfish in a fish encyclopedia, she was able to recognize it.

"Samsung!" Zhen Youwei cheered softly.

"Xiaotian, this bug of yours really knows its stuff..."

He fell silent when faced with Shanglu Youyou's emotionless gaze.

He quietly put away the remaining nine caterpillars and replaced them with the earthworms he had dug up earlier.

Earthworms can be used for fishing, but the catches are usually small.

Zhen Youwei caught two more fish, and his watch started vibrating.

He put away his fishing rod and started operating his watch.

Then, like Lu Youyou, he turned off his watch and continued fishing.

He stopped fishing after catching another small fish and sat there, debating which reward to choose.

Lu Youyou kept observing his fishing rod and noticed that there was an extra barbed hook on it.

hum~

The watch vibrated.

Lu Youyou shifted her gaze to her own screen.

Most people have already completed the first task; those who haven't should hurry up! A new task has been issued; please complete it promptly.

[Mission: Catch a creature of three stars or higher within three hours.]