8mi Chapter 17 The Wine-Red Girl
Chapter 17 The Wine-Red Girl
Richard opened the system panel.
Switch to the [Tool Level] screen and then click the fishing rod icon.
[Hint: Do you wish to upgrade the training fishing rod to a bamboo fishing rod by consuming 10 silver coins?]
【yes】!
He confirmed it without hesitation.
The exquisite metal sleeve fishing rod in my hand didn't look any different.
However, the system has upgraded its attributes from [Training Fishing Rod] to [Bamboo Fishing Rod].
Come again!
Richard's spirits lifted.
Re-bait and cast.
Before long, he felt a strong pulling sensation, more intense than ever before.
"This is unusual!"
He gripped the fishing rod tightly with both hands, engaging in a tug-of-war with the underwater behemoth.
The river water was churned and surged, and a silvery fish shadow kept thrashing about in the water, splashing huge sprays.
Lina and Betty held hands nervously, barely daring to breathe, afraid that they might let the big fish escape because of them.
Richard's eyes gleamed with excitement as he nimbly adjusted the tension of the fishing line, sometimes letting the line out by pressing down on the rod, and sometimes yanking it up sharply by reeling it in.
A few minutes later.
The underwater fish shadow seemed exhausted and was slowly dragged to the shore by Richard.
This is a perch twice the size of the previous one, with scales that shimmer with a faint silver light, truly a life-giving food of Silver Star quality!
【Perfect!】
[You caught a Silver Star quality perch and achieved a Perfect Fishing rating, increasing your experience points to 43!]
"Hahaha!"
Richard burst into laughter, the sound echoing back up the snow-capped mountainside.
Pretty!
Fishing skill level 1.
When catching fish.
There is a 5% chance of catching a Silver Star quality fish!
Perfect fishing conditions can double the chance, with a 10% chance of catching it on the first try!
"Wow!!"
Lina jumped up excitedly, pointing at the perch and shouting, her eyes filled with excitement.
"It even gleams with a silvery light; it's life-giving food of Silver Star quality!"
"Master is amazing!"
Betty smiled with delight, a blush rising to her cheeks, her hands clapping until they were red.
Having come from serf backgrounds, they were no strangers to food and life, having harvested crops by hand once or twice in the past when they worked in the fields.
If the farmland cultivated by the serfs produces food that sustains life, the lord will reward them.
A sweet cream cake.
Or a piece of refined wheat bread.
Therefore, whenever the crops in the territory ripened, not only the lord looked forward to it, but the serfs also looked forward to it with great anticipation.
When they saw the silvery river perch, they all had a conditioned reflex.
Just as Richard was about to instruct Lina to stew the silver star perch, a low growl suddenly came from behind him.
He turned to look.
Da Yun was lying on the ground, his large eyes, as tall as a person, fixed on the silver star perch in his hand.
It drooled as if a bucket of water had been spilled from its mouth, dripping down its face. Its adorable appearance made Lina and Betty cover their mouths and chuckle.
"You bastard..."
"Okay, okay, here you go."
Richard smiled indulgently and stepped forward to feed the large fish to it personally.
Anyway, it's still early today, so we can fish more later. Dayun has worked hard and deserves to be rewarded with its first silver starfish.
Dayun swallowed it whole without any hesitation, not even chewing it. But given its size, it wouldn't have been able to taste anything anyway.
After entering the stomach.
Its massive body trembled slightly, and the already abundant life force emanating from it became even more powerful.
This is the benefit of life food. If monsters consume it for a long time, it can greatly increase their vitality. Once they reach a critical point, they can upgrade their combat power level.
Dayun happily hopped around twice, his heavy hooves stomping on the grass, making the ground tremble slightly, and the stew pot that Betty had just set up fell to the side.
"Stop jumping! Stop jumping!"
Richard quickly placed his hand on its head.
If we let it keep jumping around, the fish in the river might think it's an earthquake and all run away. What if that happens?
"Whoa~!"
The luck cycle is extremely clever.
He lay down on the ground again.
But his gaze remained fixed on the river, unwilling to leave.
Richard then picked up his fishing rod again and continued his fishing adventure.
...
Time slipped away quietly amidst laughter and joy.
It was already noon.
Richard's fishing skill has soared to Lv.3.
In total, they caught three silver star perch, two silver star salmon, and more than thirty ordinary fresh fish. As for the dead branches, they had already piled them up in small heaps.
The system also unlocked the recipes for [Fish Bait] and [Crab Cage], as well as the gourmet dish [Sea Delicacies].
Crafting a crab trap requires 40 wood and 3 iron ingots, both of which are currently unavailable, so we have to put it aside.
For bait, you will need 1 earthworm.
After assembly, it can slightly increase the probability of catching high-quality fish when fishing.
Unfortunately, the climate in Chiffon Wasteland was too harsh, and there was no trace of earthworms, so the plan had to be abandoned.
As for "Sea Delicacies," it requires potato pancakes, sardines, and a farmhouse kitchen with game-like features to cook, so don't even think about it in the short term.
It consumed 900 copper coins.
Equivalent to 9 silver coins.
The current funds are 1 gold, 93 silver, and 22 copper.
Tsk tsk...
You start with five gold coins.
This is only the second day of clearing the land, and there's already so little left. Money is being spent like water!
...
I've been fishing for so long.
My arms are tired too.
Richard sat on the fishing tackle box, opened a bottle of wine to moisten his throat and rest for a while.
The midday sun in spring is quite intense, and the temperature is gradually rising, but the breeze coming from the snow-capped mountains is cool and pleasant.
A thought suddenly occurred to him.
I opened the calendar on the system panel and realized that today is March 5th, spring.
According to the timetable of Blue Star.
Today is the Awakening of Insects.
The earth is starting to warm up; no wonder it feels much hotter than yesterday.
The climate in the North is rather dry, and we don't know if it will rain. We need to build the shacks as soon as possible...
After thinking about all sorts of things, Richard called out to the maid.
"Betty."
"Let's stew that silver-star perch and have some fresh stewed fish soup together at noon."
"Yes, sir."
Betty had already boiled a pot of river water, just waiting to kill the fish and cook it. Upon hearing the instruction, she quickly carried the bass to the riverbank to scale and gut it.
Although she chose the smallest silver star perch, it still weighed two kilograms, while Lina peeled and washed onions, ginger and other seasonings next to her.
Excitement gleamed in both of their eyes. Because there was a key point in the master's words.
—Let's drink together!
This means that even serfs had the opportunity to eat food that sustains life!
This isn't your average food like cake and beef; it's a treasure that boosts your life energy!
Ordinary people who eat it can not only have their physical condition slightly enhanced, but if they are talented, they can even comprehend life force and step into the extraordinary realm!
Every single serving of life-sustaining food is extremely precious, and it is almost never sold on the market, because all lords keep it to strengthen their own families.
now.
Lord Richard was willing to grant them the opportunity to taste it once!
Although they had limited experience, they knew that if they stepped into the extraordinary realm, their future life would undergo a major transformation!
Betty turned her head and glanced at the man who was elegantly sipping his wine, feeling an overwhelming sense of gratitude.
To become the master's maid...
That's great!
Richard sensed her gaze, looked at her, and their eyes met.
"hehe..."
"Is there something on my face?"
talking.
He swirled the wine in his glass and downed it in one gulp.
Wine red.
Just like a young girl's face.