Shen Fan walked eastward along the lakeside. Sure enough, he saw the small wooden house by the lakeside. Many players were coming in and out, but most of the people who came out were cursing, as if they were a lot stimulated.
The owner of the wooden house was a middle-aged man with a thick black beard. After asking again and looking at the fishing gear displayed in front of him, Shen Fan finally understood why the players who had gone out before were so angry.
Low-level fishing rod (ordinary): special equipment, made of ordinary bamboo and silk, success rate of catching ordinary fish is 0%, success rate of other special fish is %, durability is 0, price is 1 silver coin, and rental is 10 copper coins for one hour.
Intermediate fishing rod (ordinary): special equipment, made of selected bamboo and silk, success rate of catching ordinary fish is 50%, success rate of other special fish is %, durability 0, price is 5 silver coins, rental is 40 copper coins per hour .
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Black Iron Fishing Rod (Bronze): Special equipment, physical attack 95, durability 50, equipment conditions (none)
Effect 1: The success rate of catching ordinary fish is 90%, and the success rate of catching special fish is 10%.
Effect: There is a 5% chance of attracting high-level fish to take the bait
The price is 00 silver coins, and the rental is 0 silver coins for one hour.
Low-level fishing bait: ordinary material, used for fishing, has a low probability of attracting fish to take the bait, and sells for one copper coin.
Intermediate bait: ordinary material, used for fishing, has a higher chance of attracting fish to take the bait, priced at 5 copper coins each.
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Animal meat bait: high-grade material, used for fishing, has a high probability of attracting fish to take the bait, priced at 1 silver coin a piece.
"It seems like I can only rent a low-grade fishing rod for one hour and buy five-cent low-grade fishing bait. The chance of catching even ordinary fish with such fishing gear is extremely low; the jade bone fish, as soon as you look at the name, you can tell that it is not an ordinary fish. Is it possible that this task cannot be completed now?" Shen Fan looked at the prices of fishing gear displayed in front of him, then looked at the 0 copper coins in his backpack, and thought helplessly.
"Boss, do you know about Jade Bone Fish?" Shen Fan asked the middle-aged man after thinking for a while.
"Of course I know. The jade bone fish is the specialty fish of our village's Cuiyu Lake. Its meat is extremely delicious, and the older jade bone fish has other special effects, so it attracts many people to come to our Cuiyu Lake to fish. ." The middle-aged uncle said with a smile.
"Is it difficult to catch jade bone fish?" Shen Fan asked anxiously.
"It is indeed difficult. Jade bone fish are not ordinary fish. They are born with extraordinary spirituality and strength. Even if they are hooked, they can easily break free. Moreover, the number of jade bone fish is very small, so it is very difficult to catch it. Of course, little brother, if you buy this top-notch fishing rod from me, as well as the animal meat bait made of various high-grade beast meat that jade fish like to eat very much, you still have a relatively high chance of catching jade fish. Yes, and..." As the middle-aged man spoke, he began to sell his fishing gear to Shen Fan.
Shen Fan looked at the bearded middle-aged man in front of him who was introducing his products eloquently, and couldn't help crying or laughing. After a while, Shen Fan interrupted him and said:
"Boss, I only have 0 copper coins in my body. I can't even afford your low-level fishing rod."
"That's a pity. Now, here you go. Remember to bring the fishing rod back to me within an hour, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences. I will give you a fishing basket by the way. You're welcome."
The middle-aged man quickly threw a gray fishing rod and a piece of paper-wrapped bait to Shen Fan, and took the 0 copper coins from Shen Fan's hand.
"Uh! Boss, I haven't said anything about renting your fishing rod yet!" Shen Fan was shocked by the behavior of the bearded middle-aged man. This NPC was willing to buy and sell by force!
"Oh? Don't you want to rent the fishing rod? I made a mistake... But you took the fishing gear. If you don't rent it, I won't return the money to you!"
"Holy crap! Boss, how could you do this? I want to report you..."
"Little brother, calm down, you won't lose money. You have five pieces of bait. Even if you catch five ordinary fish and sell them to Old Man Wan in the village restaurant, you will definitely make several times the profit."
"I......"
"Moreover, if you are lucky and catch a jade-bone fish, you will make a lot of money. Did you know that Old Man Wan of the restaurant has been collecting jade-bone fish for a long time? As long as it is an adult jade-bone fish, the price is... It won’t be less than 40 silver coins.”
"Damn! You're cheating..."
In the end, Shen Fan left the cabin with a fishing rod, a pack of bait and a fishing basket filled with grief and anger. He did not expect that this NPC would even cheat him out of 0 copper coins, and that the map mission he received from the old hunter was actually worth 150. You can complete the Jade Bone Fish with silver coins. You must know that the exchange ratio of Shenhuang coins is 1:100. If 150 silver coins are converted into copper coins, it will be 15,000 copper coins. Who can get 15,000 copper coins at the beginning of this game!
"We can only try our luck. If it doesn't work, we can only do the tasks to clear up monsters!"
He found a quiet place with few people at the edge of Cuiyu Lake. Shen Fan set up his fishing rod and started fishing. At first, Shen Fan felt okay, but slowly he began to lose his composure.
Ten minutes passed and the fishing rod didn't move at all...
Fifteen minutes have passed and the fishing rod is still motionless...
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Thirty minutes passed, and Shen Fan could only see the floats on the water occasionally fluttering back and forth in the light breeze, but other than that, there was no other reaction.
"You can't be so unlucky! Half of the time has passed, and not to mention the jade bone fish, I haven't even seen an ordinary fish!" Shen Fan looked at the lake and whispered.
Another ten minutes slowly passed, and there were still twenty minutes left for the rented fishing rod. Shen Fan still had no harvest at all. Just when Shen Fan was about to give up, the float on the lake suddenly began to shake violently.
"Damn, finally a fish took the bait!" Shen Fan, who was bored in every way, suddenly started to get excited.
When the float began to sink, Shen Fan pulled up the fishhook with force.
"Ding~"
System: Congratulations on successfully catching a carp and gaining 10 experience points!
Seeing the palm-sized carp shaking in the air, Shen Fan was still a little excited. He took the carp down, checked it and put it into the fish basket.
Carp: A low-level common ingredient that can be made into food through cooking.
"At least it's not in vain, but I didn't expect that you can gain experience while fishing. There are still about ten minutes left, let's continue!"
Less than three minutes after the fishhook was put into the water, the float began to respond again, which gave Shen Fan a little hope.
"Ding~"
System: Congratulations on successfully catching a grass carp and gaining 15 experience points!
Adult grass carp: low-grade common ingredients that can be made into food through cooking.
This would be a big fish, twice as big as the carp just now, which made Shen Fan a little surprised!
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"Ding~"
System: The fish breaks free from the hook, the fishing fails, the bait is lost, and 5 experience points are gained.
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"Ding~"
System: The fish breaks free from the hook, the fishing fails, the bait is lost, and 5 experience points are gained.
"Damn! What a rip-off, there's only one piece of bait left!"
In the remaining ten minutes, the fish kept taking the bait, but except for the first two successes, the next two failed, which made Shen Fan keep cursing the boss who sold fishing gear for selling fakes and cheating people!
The rented fishing rod has less than ten minutes left to use. I hold the fishing rod tightly in my hand and stare at the float on the lake, feeling nervous and looking forward to it.
"Here we come! Let's have some jade bone fish!"
The float shook violently and the fish took the bait again!
"Ding~"
System: Congratulations on successfully catching a rare dragon scale carp and gaining 10 experience points!
"Hey! It seems like I dropped something good!"
Shen Fan was overjoyed by the system prompts and the experience rewards. He didn't expect to get good things in the end, although he didn't catch the jade bone fish.
Shen Fan checked the dragon-scale carp he obtained, and then put it into the fish basket with great surprise.
Dragon scale carp: low-grade rare ingredients, which can be cooked into delicious dishes with special effects. Dragon scale carp evolved from ordinary carp absorbing the aura of heaven and earth for a long time. Legend has it that dragon scale carp has very thin dragon blood in its body. The food made from it is a great tonic and is deeply loved by the wealthy gentry and nobles.
The levels of materials in the world of Shenhuang are divided into: ordinary, high-quality, treasure, rare, legendary, and divine. Each level is divided into upper, middle and lower grades. This is the information published by the official website of Shenhuang. Shen Fan has checked it before. .
Low-grade rare ingredients are already considered a good thing. Shen Fan believed that he had made a profit this time. After packing up his things, he went to return the fishing rod, and then happily went to the restaurant in the center of the village to sell fish. (To be continued)