The lake shimmered, and even underwater, some swimming fish could be clearly seen.
"See these fish? You just need to catch them with a fishing rod."
Liu Yisi pointed at the fish in the water, then at the fishing rod in his hand.
"It's that simple?"
Ye Yuan looked at Liu Yisi in disbelief. She had thought some special technique was required, but she never expected it to be so simple!
"It's that simple."
Liu Yisi smiled and nodded.
"Then I'll try."
Looking at Liu Yisi's expression, Ye Yuan took a deep breath and began to use the fishing rod according to his explanation.
"Cast the line out, and when you see a fish, pull it up…"
Before Liu Yisi could finish speaking, the fishing rod in Ye Yuan's hand suddenly vibrated violently.
"Is there a fish on the hook?"
Ye Yuan exclaimed, then struggled to pull the fishing rod in her hand.
The fish in the water was very strong, and it held its ground against Ye Yuan for a long time.
To Ye Yuan's delight, half of the fish, caught by the hook, emerged from the water, about to be reeled in.
Immediately, she became incredibly anxious, pulling with all her might.
Suddenly, with a "snap!", the hook came loose, and the big fish broke free and escaped.
Seeing this, Ye Yuan was stunned.
All that effort for so long, only to fail at the last moment!?
"…"
She had just thought it was simple, but now it was so difficult to get the hang of!?
Ye Yuan held the fishing rod in confusion, turning to look at Liu Yisi.
Liu Yisi smiled, then took the fishing rod, re-baited the hook on the line, raised the rod, and cast it with a powerful flick. The hook and line shot into the water like an arrow.
"The farther you cast the hook, the better the quality of the fish you catch."
Ye Yuan nodded as if she understood.
Less than a minute later, the fishing rod suddenly vibrated, with an amplitude even greater than when Ye Yuan had hooked a fish just now.
"It's hooked!"
Ye Yuan excitedly shouted first.
"Mm, watch my technique! Watch closely, learn well!"
Liu Yisi firmly grasped the fishing rod, but instead of immediately reeling in the line, he slowly and intermittently reeled it in.
He let the hooked fish struggle to its heart's content, slowly dragging it to the shore. When it was close enough, he suddenly exerted force and pulled the fish completely onto the shore.
Ye Yuan stared, dumbfounded, at the lively fish in Liu Yisi's hand.
What kind of fish is this!? It's so big!
[Silver Carp]
[Length 33 cm]
Ye Yuan stared at the fish, dumbfounded, for a long time before she came back to her senses.
"This is a Silver Carp."
Seeing Ye Yuan's surprised expression, Liu Yisi smiled, "The price of this fish is not cheap, it sells for a lot of money."
"A lot of money?"
"Yes."
Liu Yisi nodded, "This one is worth 50g. You can put the fish you catch into the shipping box to sell them and earn money. This fish is for you. Remember what I just did."
"Oh, oh, I understand."
Ye Yuan nodded vigorously, then took the fishing rod from Liu Yisi's hand, removed the hook from the Silver Carp, and with an expectant look, placed the still flopping big fish into the shipping box.
"Alright, you can continue fishing slowly. I'll be leaving now."
After handing over the fishing rod and teaching her how to fish, Liu Yisi left.
Ye Yuan watched Liu Yisi leave the farm, his figure completely disappearing from her sight.
She couldn't help but feel curious about what was outside the farm.
However, it seemed that the Stardew Valley Dungeon had not yet opened up that part of the content, so it could only be explored later.
Afterward, Ye Yuan became completely engrossed in fishing, catching thousands of gold in just one day.
She even fished out a treasure chest.
Inside were 15 Summer Seed Packs.
This made her very happy, so much so that she forgot about the pickled vegetables today.
It wasn't until evening that she remembered, and with a heavy heart, she could only throw away all the pickled vegetables, then admonish herself to remember this lesson.
And regain confidence to complete the conditions for the second stage reward.
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Afterward, Ye Yuan left the Dungeon and immediately wrote down her experience as a Dungeon guide, reminding all Adventurers not to repeat her mistakes.
On the second day, it was posted on the bulletin board of the Fourth Block Daily.
Adventurers passing by just took a glance and were immediately dumbfounded.
"Damn it, I just planted 100 parsnips on the 27th day!"
"Oh no, I did it too!"
"Ahhhhh, my vegetables!"
"Is there still a chance to salvage it?"
"My ten thousand gold plot is gone!!!"
"How could I be so stupid."
"Me too, sigh, don't even mention it."
"…"
There were quite a few Adventurers who had done such a thing; one could only say that not listening to the village chief would lead to immediate losses.
Some players who had similar ideas but hadn't acted on them yet suddenly felt relieved.
"Fortunately, I didn't squeeze in today, otherwise I would have suffered too."
"Yes, yes, it's simply a blessing…"
Some were happy, others were sad.
But the name Ye Yuan also became well-known among all the Adventurers.
Adventurers who avoided losses expressed their gratitude to Ye Yuan.
This also made Ye Yuan very happy; she never expected that sharing her painful lesson would affect so many people.
She grew to love the Stardew Valley Dungeon even more.
As for the fishing rod, Ye Yuan didn't tell anyone.
For such a mysterious reward, Ye Yuan had a little selfish desire and didn't want others to know.
This was a secret unique to her and Stardew Valley.
…
At this moment, in the Lord's Castle.
Lü Xuan finally awaited the mercenaries he had been longing for.
The mercenaries were finally back!
As the teleportation array in the castle lit up, Lü Xuan sensed the fluctuation of this power and immediately rushed over.
He watched as the teleportation array emitted dazzling light, and figures gradually appeared within it.
But… there seemed to be quite a few figures!?
Lü Xuan curiously looked at the teleportation array in front of him.
When the figures in the teleportation array became completely clear, Lü Xuan was surprised to find that besides Black Wolf and the two other mercenaries, there were also more than a dozen raggedly dressed people.
Oh no, not just people; among these dozen or so individuals, there were also some beastmen mixed in.
There were females with long rabbit ears, some with fox tails, and others with ox horns. They all had terrified expressions, looking very insecure, cautiously observing their surroundings, their beast ears and tails curled up on their heads.
"These are?"
Lü Xuan asked Black Wolf in confusion.
"Lord, they are Wanderers we found from the Dark Tide."
Black Wolf's face was also full of fatigue, but he still answered respectfully and seriously.
"Wanderers!"
Lü Xuan suddenly realized.
He understood Wanderers; when the Dark Tide arrived and began to erode the world, some creatures would be swept into the Dark Tide world, which was the origin of the Wanderers.
They had lost their homes, exiled in the Dark Tide world, constantly facing attacks from Dark Tide creatures.