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It didn’t take long before the first carp would bite the bait, or that’s what I thought but it was a different species of fish… I didn't know what species it was but I kept it anyway. After a short interval between the first catch, another fish bit the bait, it was rougher than the previous one but with proper control I managed to reel it in. The fish burst out of the water in the most elegant way I could imagine a fish doing. I could see a pair of small wings on it, this must be the flying carp.
⌜ I finally made a progress, just 49 more left to go… ha..ha..ha… ⌟
I continue fishing while occasionally replacing the bait. In between every catch, I would get different species aside from carp. I would say the fishing rate for carp to me is around 55% while the rest is just totally different.
On the other hand, my bait decreased rapidly to the point I would have to go back and buy another one. However, I later obtained fishing skill, with it I could see the difference between with and without skill. The fishing skill helped a lot in managing the bait I have left.
It’s evening, I decided to continue fishing a little bit more just before night and I'll go back to the town and book an inn. It’s a shame but I didn't buy camping equipment, so I will buy it tomorrow first thing in the morning.
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The day has gotten darker as it creeps closer to night. I went back for the night, rested at the same inn I was last time and also ate a delicious meal too. It made both my stomach and mind happy.
The darkness swallowed the night whole while I slept.
***
As promised yesterday, I went to the general store first thing in the morning without even eating breakfast. Maybe I was just excited to do some shopping.
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Soon enough I arrived at the guild and entered it. That was when the realisation hit me hard. I didn’t have money ! Well technically I do have some but it’s just enough to get by. After some thinking, I decided to spend all I have on me for the best item I could get. Sure enough, all I could purchase was a medium range sleeping bag.
⌜… ⌟
I decided not to dwell on the topics any further so I returned back to the river to continue fishing.
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This time, I tried to fish in different areas so I went downstream as far as I could and came to an area with shady trees surrounding it. It was the perfect location to camp until I finished my quest. I sat there and fished to the point it looks like I'm surrounded with the water. One after another I would fish up different kinds of fish.
It was a slow progress but it definitely was a progress.
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Few hours later, the fish stopped biting my bait. It's weird because even the fish that just mess around the bait also seemed to disappear. I thought it was better because I could save more bait but man I was wrong, it ended up almost breaking my rod.
Within the water, I could see a big dark figure lurking near the lines. Without a hint of warning, it bit my hook and tried to swim away. Instinctively, my body responded by applying mana control to the rod and strengthening it so it wouldn’t snap in two pieces.
With every strength I could muster, I held onto the rod as I was holding onto my dear life. I freezed my feet to stabilise my footing while gradually pulling the rod toward me to reel in the monster fish. It was a battle of attrition between us to see who could last longer. Sure enough I could feel the pulling gotten easier.
I purposely weaken my strength to get a window of opportunity. Quick enough when I weakened my strength, with its whole strength I tried to run amok.
⌜ It’s chance !⌟
I shouted to myself and pulled the rod as hard as possible and managed to pull it airborne. I dropped my rod and started chanting fire magic to finish it off.
⌜ Fire Wheel !⌟
Crescent shaped fire shoots out and struck the monster, it went through the body and comes back just like boomerang for a few times before the last time it dealt greater damage.
⟪ Your level has risen ⟫
⟪ Your level has risen ⟫
⟪ Your level has risen ⟫
-tbc