Chapter 40 Mysterious old man, was this guy a fisherman in his last life?
"Brother, I can't hold it anymore. It's been almost 4 hours. Why doesn't he come out yet?"
"There can't be some monster up there, it must have killed him."
"Probably not. There has been no movement on the island for such a long time. Obviously there was no fighting."
"Then where did he go? He couldn't have run away."
"That shouldn't be the case. There is an endless sea on the other side of the island. If he wants to return to land, he can only go in our direction."
"We have been here for such a long time, and there is no way we could have missed it. It's really strange."
The two assassins had been soaking in the waters outside the island for almost 4 hours and were already somewhat exhausted.
In addition, the skin on their bodies has become wrinkled due to being soaked in water for too long, and they are now very uncomfortable.
To be able to continue waiting in the water for such a long time, the "professional ethics" of the two people is already perfect.
But no matter how patient they are, they can't withstand such wear and tear, and now they finally can't bear it anymore.
"Brother, how about we go up and take a look."
"If he really runs away, we will evacuate immediately."
"We can't afford to offend someone who can be so elusive. This money is too hot to handle."
After hearing this, the assassin brother felt that what his younger brother said made sense, so he nodded.
Afterwards, the two sneaked onto the island.
Ten minutes passed quickly. The two of them searched every place on the island but could not find Cheng Qianmo.
At this time, their hearts had already become cold.
"Damn it, he actually ran away."
"How did he do it?"
The two assassins were simply stunned now.
This small island is surrounded by water and is completely a "water cage".
If Cheng Qianmo wanted to return to land, he could only go in the direction they had just guarded.
But the assassin brothers who had been guarding for four hours had never seen him anywhere.
Cheng Qianmo seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.
It's simply unbelievable.
The two brothers scratched their heads and couldn't figure out how Cheng Qianmo escaped.
Now that they have been lost, they must give an explanation to their employer.
So I could only bite the bullet and send a message to Zhao Yaner.
【Ms. Zhao, it’s not good.】
【We lost track of the man named Cheng Qianmo.】
The assassin brothers are now ready to refund the money, so the psychological burden is not too great.
But a few seconds later, Zhao Yaner came over and cursed her.
[What do you do for a living? Can you lose track of a living person?]
[How dare you brag to me before? Are you all being eaten by dogs?]
[I’m going to say ugly things first, you’d better use all your strength to find this person for me.]
【If you delay our plan, you will bear the consequences at your own risk!】
Judging from the reply message, Zhao Yaner is obviously not in a good mood at the moment.
Now the assassin brothers were in trouble. Originally, they thought that the matter would be over if the reward was returned.
Who would know now that Zhao Yan'er directly made harsh threats.
Both of them knew Zhao Yan'er, knew the energy around her, and knew that her eldest lady's temper was no joke.
Since she said she will bear the consequences today, she will definitely do it.
"Hey, I lost money on this transaction today."
"Think it's bad luck for us. Let's go find more people to help."
"Fortunately, the novice area is not very big, and Cheng Qianmo's level is not too high, so he will definitely not go far."
"In the future, it's better to avoid dealing with that crazy woman!"
The two of them could only break their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs.
Due to Zhao Yan'er's power, they had to find Cheng Qianmo again even if they hired someone at a loss.
However, at this moment, Cheng Qianmo had already left the island.
When he left the island, he already felt the danger.
So I just held the water vine staff and dived away.
While diving, he also discovered traces of the Assassin brothers.
At that time, he smiled slightly and swam away from the feet of the two brothers in a very mocking manner, leaving them soaking in the water for four more hours.
"I wonder if those two fools just now have a cold or not."
Cheng Qianmo was holding a delicate purple bamboo fishing rod and walking on the beach with a smile on his face.
With all preparations in place, he was finally about to start the task.
The first step in completing the mission - fishing!
Just like what the letter said, you must fish to trigger subsequent tasks.
When Cheng Qianmo relied on his memory to arrive at the fishing spot, he suddenly discovered that someone had stopped here in advance.
He walked in and saw that it was an old man fishing.
What's even more surprising is that there are question marks on the old man's information.
"Who is this person?"
"I can't even see his attributes."
Cheng Qianmo was a little surprised. He didn't expect to meet a top powerhouse here.
In Apocalypse Continent, if the level difference is too large, the party with a lower level will not be able to view the information of the high-level characters.
Just like the question marks Cheng Qianmo saw just now, it is obvious that this old man is not an ordinary person.
Just when he was wondering, the old man seemed to notice someone coming.
He turned to look at Cheng Qianmo and asked cheerfully: "My little friend, are you here to fish too?"
For a moment, Cheng Qianmo couldn't tell whether the old man in front of him was an enemy or a friend, so he could only nodded perfunctorily.
"It's rare that someone likes me, an old man, to fish with today."
"Come on, I'll make room for you."
After the old man finished speaking, he stood up and moved his position.
Cheng Qianmo frowned slightly. He obviously didn't trust the old man too much and didn't move.
The old man seemed to see Cheng Qianmo's doubts and said with a smile: "It is a good thing for young people to be vigilant."
"But with your current strength, it would be easy for me to kill you."
"If you want to fish, just sit here."
Cheng Qianmo thought for a moment. He had made all the preparations. He definitely couldn't leave empty-handed today, so he sat over.
When he set up the fishing rod, took out the fine red worms, and was about to put the bait.
The old man's eyes moved slightly, feeling a little surprised.
He could see Cheng Qianmo's level, so he had the same idea as Zhou He, the original fishing gear boss, that Cheng Qianmo was a novice.
But who would have known that Cheng Qianmo put the tools away as if he were a veteran.
"It's kind of interesting, it actually looks pretty good."
Although the old man was surprised, he didn't say anything more and just kept fishing on his own.
Cheng Qianmo was thinking while loading the bait.
"We're still not sure about the old man's identity, so we can't do the task so quickly."
"Let's just fish for a while first, and then I'll take action after he's gone."
Cheng Qianmo made up his mind and threw the fishhook into the sea.
The two of them didn't speak, they just sat side by side and fished quietly.
A few minutes later, Cheng Qianmo's fishhook started to move.
Relying on the experience of the top fishing master in his previous life, he quickly achieved results.
[Congratulations, I successfully caught 8 pounds of herbivorous carp.]
When Cheng Qianmo pulled the herbivorous fish out of the water, the old man's eyelids twitched.
"I'm lucky, the first one weighs 8 pounds."
Cheng Qianmo held the herbivorous fish in his hands and said to himself.
Since he had decided to fish first, he became completely serious.
In his previous life, he was not only ranked first in fishing skills, but he was also firmly in the top echelon.
Now I am back to my old job, which is so easy and enjoyable.
A few minutes later, the second fish was also hooked.
[Congratulations, I successfully caught 9.5 pounds of red maple fish.]
At this time, the old man looked a little unnatural, because at this moment, he didn't even catch a hair.
However, this was just the beginning of Cheng Qianmo's crazy performance.
[Congratulations, I successfully caught 8.2 pounds of herbivorous fish.]
[Congratulations, I successfully caught 10.5 pounds of herbivorous fish.]
[Congratulations, I successfully caught 11.1 pounds of red maple fish.]
In just half an hour, Cheng Qianmo caught five fish, taking an average of six minutes per fish.
And there are two pieces inside, which actually weigh more than 10 kilograms!
This efficiency directly stunned the old man next to him.
It took him half an hour, but he only caught one fish.
And the weight is only a little over 6 pounds, which cannot be compared with Cheng Qianmo at all.
At this moment, the old man's expression was extremely strange, and he couldn't help but say:
"This guy was a fisherman in his previous life, right?"