Chapter 111 The 1st Fishing Tournament
Chapter 111 The First Fishing Competition
As time went by, players gradually adapted to the new version. Old players like Li Miaoyuanfang also entered the [Slag] rank after accumulating wax oil.
"The benefits brought by the fire starter have increased slightly, and the war fire reserves have increased significantly..."
Looking at the changes after his rank was upgraded, Li Miao seemed to be thinking about something.
Apart from these two changes, there are no other particularly obvious benefits, at least they have not discovered them yet.
"If we level up another five or so, we should be able to go to the battlefield ruins." Yuan Fang thought for a moment, and then said, "Perhaps there is another point. High-level creatures should have some suppressive effect on low-level creatures."
Hearing this, Li Miao touched his chin and thought: "It seems to be true."
After hearing what Yuanfang said, Li Miao felt that maybe this was the reason.
Almost all of them have challenged the Taurus guards at the entrance of the ruins, trying both one-on-one and group fights.
The Taurus Guard does have some suppressive effects on them, such as "sense of oppression" and "momentum". Although it is not big, it does exist.
Although this Taurus Guard has relatively low agility, it has a large-scale group attack skill. Coupled with the special terrain in the canyon, it is difficult to defend against.
This is also the reason why they have not yet defeated the Taurus Guardian.
Thinking of this, Li Miao stood up.
"Then let's get some more wax oil to get our level up. When we're ready, we'll go to the ruins and try the Taurus Guard again."
Hearing this, Yuan Fang also nodded.
As the only three-person copy at present, the difficulty of Taurus Guard is unquestionable. This may also indirectly indicate that there are a lot of dangers and opportunities in the ruins.
Before launching the attack, they must make full preparations.
……
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
After looking at the time, Brother Yu put away his fishing rod in frustration. After looking around, he put away the fish basket.
Then he was teleported to Zhuxin Island.
After arriving at the place on the shore where the most people were fishing, Brother Yu notified everyone and asked them to inform each other to come here to check the results.
Before everyone else had arrived, Brother Yu saw Pai Daxun in the crowd.
"How was the harvest?" Brother Yu asked curiously.
"..." Pai Daxun scratched his head after hearing that, then took out a common fish with an embarrassed look on his face: "Brother Yu, I'm afraid I'm in trouble this time..."
Seeing this, Brother Yu was delighted.
Hahaha, I didn’t expect this kid to be as unlucky as him. After three days, he didn’t even catch a “rare” fish. He is definitely doomed.
"That can't be helped." Brother Yu sighed and patted his shoulder, and simply comforted him: "It's okay, I'll take you with me next time, and we'll definitely be able to get a large cargo by then."
Although this kid is more capable and suits his taste, Brother Yu won't change what he said because of this. Otherwise, wouldn't he be making fun of other players?
While the two were talking, other fishermen also gathered here.
In addition, there is a group of spectators who are watching the fun.
Fishermen one after another displayed their best catches of the past three days.
"Okay, I'll take a look first, and you guys continue to notify the rest of the people."
Brother Yu said this casually and began to inspect the place impatiently.
【Big star】【Big sea cucumber】【Blue-spotted sea turtle】【Flying fish】……
Although there are a wide variety of fish, most of them are "rare" catches, and some players even use common catches to make up the number.
Just as Brother Yu was tasting them one by one with his hands behind his back.
Suddenly, there was a commotion.
"Ahem! Move aside, move aside, don't knock my rare Big Mac."
A summoner player walked in slowly, holding a big fish, looking very tired.
"Fuck, it's this big?"
"It's over. Mine is rare..."
Seeing that he was holding such a big fish, most of the players immediately beat their chests and stamped their feet, knowing that they were definitely lost.
【Large Yellow Croaker】
[Type: Item]
[Rarity: Rare]
[Explanation: Although it is a relatively common fish, its size is very rare and it can be called a rare treasure in Shanghai.]
"Wow." Brother Yu came to the big yellow croaker in a flash, touched the back of the fish and exclaimed: "It's really big..."
"Hehe." Seeing Brother Yu like this, the player proudly came in front of the group of players, raised his head, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.
At this moment, he felt that he had won.
However, the voice of an unexpected guest made his expression freeze.
“Hey, hey, hey! Even though it’s a rare treasure, how can you have the nerve to carry it up here after you’ve already opened the illustrated guide? Let me do it!”
With a commotion at the back of the crowd, a player came over with his unique catch in his arms, as if he didn't recognize anyone.
"Look at me!"
The player pointed at his catch, crossed his arms across his chest, and put on an attitude of superiority.
When everyone saw the fish, they were all surprised.
Because this is a strange fish with different colors on the left and right sides.
【Two-Sided Fish】
[Type: Item]
【Effect:?】
[Rarity: Rare]
[Description: This special fish has different colors on both sides of its body. It is very rare in the ocean.]
"Oh my god! These scales are so beautiful!"
“It’s also a rare treasure!”
"Good boy, I've really opened my eyes today!"
"Ouch." Brother Yu was immediately attracted by the new and stroked the fish's body: "This one looks good and has never been caught before."
Damn it!
Seeing the expressions of Brother Yu and the onlookers, the players who had just been confident of victory suddenly felt as if the sky had fallen, and their originally straight backs bent.
"Hehe." The player was obviously very good at dealing with things. He rubbed his hands and said, "Brother Yu, if you like it, this fish is for you. If you hadn't asked us to go fishing, I would never have been able to catch such a good catch."
"real?!"
Brother Yu's eyes lit up, but he soon noticed the crowd of spectators around him, coughed, and shook his head.
"Ahem, don't worry, don't worry, let's talk about it later, the game isn't over yet."
Not long after Brother Yu finished speaking.
Another player's voice was heard.
"You're the only one who has it, right? Brother Yu, Brother Yu! I'll give this to you too!"
As he spoke, a player hurriedly showed off his catch.
What this player caught was a bit strange, it was a seahorse.
[Purple Scale Seahorse]
[Type: Item]
【Effect:?】
[Rarity: Rare]
[Description: Seahorses with purple scales all over their bodies are extremely rare, and the scales on their bodies seem to have some weak power.]
"This one is not bad either." Brother Yu was not very interested in seahorses, but this thing was of relatively good quality and was also very rare.
After thinking for a while, Brother Yu decided to ask the onlookers for their opinions: "Who do you think is better between these two?"
After hearing what Brother Yu said, the onlookers immediately started to comment enthusiastically.
"That must be a two-faced fish. It has to be a fish for a fishing competition."
"Don't be funny buddy, seahorses are fish too."
"Ah? This thing is a fish? Are you kidding me?"
"Although it sounds a bit outrageous, he is right. Seahorses are indeed fish..."
"Then how do you evaluate this? Both items are of the same rarity."
"Vote."
"Then I'll vote for the seahorse. I think this seahorse looks better." "I'll vote for the two-faced fish!"
The melon-eating people were talking a lot.
However, after discussing with Pai Daxun, Brother Yu discovered that there seemed to be a few fewer fishermen at the scene.
"Is there anyone else who hasn't come yet?"
"If you don't come, we'll have to vote on the result!"
Brother Yu shouted twice.
The onlookers were also shouting enthusiastically around, and some even went to make offline notifications.
Not long after, a player came running over in a hurry, arriving late.
"I'm coming!"
"Phew, sorry I'm late."
"Brothers, come to the beach to help. Don't let my baby die."
This player seemed full of confidence. As soon as he arrived, he called on others to form a circle and form an artificial small pool.
Although everyone was puzzled, they still cooperated very well and formed two circles inside and outside, surrounding the area tightly.
"Watch carefully, don't blink!"
Under everyone's expectant eyes, the player smiled mysteriously and then took out his catch.
When the fish was caught, the fishermen and the onlookers were all stunned.
"Fuck! So dazzling!"
"Wow, what a beautiful fish! It even has ribbons on it!"
"It's over, there's no need to fight now!"
【Pearl Dancer Fish】
[Type: Item]
【Effect:?】
[Rarity: Epic]
[Description: This fish is pink and white with pearls on its forehead and as soft as a dancer. It often appears in the legends of dancers and poets.]
The soft pink and white body of the fish, the bright pearls on the forehead, every scale on the body seems to be carefully arranged, and the elegant ribbon-like tissue on the fins dances in the water, just like a beautiful dancer.
And it is not small in size, more than one meter long.
As soon as the Pearl Dancer Fish appeared, the three players who had been there suddenly became as wilted as eggplants hit by frost.
If this player hadn't come, the three of them could still barely compete with each other.
However, with such an epic catch and such a beautiful appearance, there is no need to say who will win or lose.
Looking at this fish, which is impeccable in both appearance and shape, my soul has been hooked.
After some waiting and evaluation, the contestants have arrived.
Seeing so many catches, Brother Yu was very satisfied. He took out the Origin Magic Pearl and handed it to the other party solemnly.
The player was so excited that he handed his Pearl Dancer Fish to Brother Yu.
"Oh, how can this be so embarrassing."
"Brother Yu, look at what you said. You gave us something as valuable as the Origin Magic Pearl. It's just a fish, and you still don't want to accept it?"
"Well... OK, I'll take it."
Brother Yu took the Pearl Dancer Fish carefully from the other person's hand with a very reluctant look, his eyes shining.
It’s so beautiful! It would be even better if it caught this fish itself!
"This is good, good work, Brother Yu, Brother Yu, let's have another competition next time."
"I wonder what effect this Pearl Dancer Fish will have after being processed by Lingzhu."
"You used something this awesome to process? You must have kept it for yourself!"
"Quite interesting."
Among the onlookers, some were still not satisfied and suggested that Brother Yu should try it again if he had the chance. Others had a new interest in fishing and were ready to take the plunge.
……
Rogge also saw the fishing competition organized by the players. He was quite bored anyway.
However, after reading it, he decided to get down to business.
In recent days, players have been working hard to kill monsters under the encouragement of new toys, and the taxes he collected naturally increased a lot.
In addition to summoning new players steadily, he was also accumulating wax in order to upgrade the quality of the Furnace of Sin.
Now the wax has accumulated almost enough.
After making up his mind, Rogge quickly sent a non-stop update announcement to all players.
Then he came to the top of the Island of Exile, in front of the Furnace of Sin.
His arrival naturally attracted the attention of some players: "Hey, isn't that the Candle Keeper? What is he doing here?"
"Are you stupid? Didn't they just send out an update announcement? I guess you're here to follow the plot."
"Let's go up and take a look."
Curious players immediately gathered around to watch.
But they didn't get too close, for fear of disturbing the candle keeper.
As they watched, Rogge just minded his own business.
[Consume 4000 wax oil to upgrade the building "Sin Furnace - Level ". 】
[Building upgrade in progress...]
[The Sin Furnace has been upgraded! ]
[Sin Furnace - Level 2 (temporarily unavailable for upgrade)]
【Function: recast, forge, hammer】
[New drops: Strengthened Wax Stone 3, Strengthened Wax Stone 4, Strengthened Wax Stone 5, the upper limit of strengthening has been increased to +4, and the drop range has been expanded]
[New forging blueprint: Frost Lance]
This upgrade unlocks three qualities of wax stone, corresponding to higher weapon qualities, namely excellent, outstanding, and collection.
The collectible quality of the items has never been obtained by any player.
In addition, there are additional weapon blueprints that come with upgrading.
[Blueprint: Frost Lance]
【Type: Drawing】
[Required Materials: Frost-type property items + 5 enhanced wax stones + iron lance]
[Description: The production drawing of the special weapon Frost Lance.]
After looking at the drawings, Roger was thoughtful.
On the one hand, it is because of the special nature of this weapon.
It seems to be different from other ordinary weapons.
Another reason is the drawing itself.
Rogge had a vague feeling that ever since the last time the spirit candle's grade was upgraded, it had been acquiring some similar "knowledge" on its own.
This is reflected in some of the annotation feedback on the items and the drawings given for the two Lingzhu buildings.
However, what surprised Rogge was that when he sought corresponding feedback from Lingzhu, Lingzhu did not respond at all.
This is very abnormal.
This is because, if it is a reaction that the Spirit Candle itself is not aware of, then it will probably give Rogge a feedback similar to "not sure" or "I don't know".
But now it has turned into no response.
This made Roger feel vaguely uneasy.
It's not that I don't believe in the spirit candle, but...
After sighing in his heart, Rogge put down the drawing in his hand and his figure gradually disappeared.
[This non-stop update has been completed]
[Spirit Candle Building: The Sin Furnace has been upgraded to the second level. You can go there to check it out.]
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(End of this chapter)