Chapter 407: Caught Something

Dorothy naturally didn't know how shocked the red-haired angel big sister at the pier next to her was at this time.

For her, beautiful big sisters or something, she forgot them as soon as she finished appreciating them. At this time, the Home Witch was curiously choosing a fishing rod, making preparations before fishing.

As a novice who was fishing for the first time in her life, she naturally couldn't have her own fishing rod. Originally, she thought that she would just rub one out when the time came. After all, it was just a long pole with some elasticity, nothing amazing.

It was just that after understanding the specialty of fishing in the Witch World, she also understood that the fishing rod in this world might not be simple either.

And the other sisters all had their own fishing rods and fishing sets, and she was the only one empty-handed, which was very embarrassing.

Fortunately, Senior Miya quickly opened her private treasury, and then dragged out a full rack of spare fishing rods from it.

"Little Fairy, you choose one and use it for now."

The rich woman Senior said so with a doting smile.

And Sophie Liya and Audrey, who originally wanted to lend their spare fishing rods to Dorothy, silently withdrew their hands when they saw this.

Sigh, this kind of thing really can't compare to this rich woman Senior. The two of them shouldn't embarrass themselves.

"Thank you, Senior."

Dorothy looked at Senior Miya gratefully, thanking her for the relief, and then she didn't be polite and stepped forward, carefully looking at these fishing rods.

After all, they were Senior Miya's personal items. These fishing rods had her personal style, all luxury goods inlaid with gold and jade. From the materials to the appearance, they were impeccable. The various exquisite carvings on the fishing rods were clearly the work of masters.

It was just that Dorothy, a vulgar person, naturally didn't have much artistic cells, and she didn't understand elegance very well. Compared to appreciating the beauty and art of these fishing rods, she paid more attention to the production process and magic pattern arrays.

"So that's how it is, I understand."

After slightly appraising these fishing rods, Dorothy nodded. She didn't take any of the high-end fishing rods on the rack, but took a piece of mithril from her bag, and then her mana erupted and alchemy was activated.

She ultimately rubbed out a fishing rod on the spot. It was just that compared to those exquisite high-end goods on the rack, the one in her hand looked plain and unadorned.

"You...."

Senior Miya was a bit helpless about this. However, she hadn't known Dorothy for just one day, so she just shook her head at the beloved's practice of not wanting to take advantage of others, and she wasn't angry.

The Golden Princess reached out and took back the rack, then stuffed a box of bait into the beloved's hand, and said unquestioningly.

"Not allowed to refuse, or I will really be angry."

Looking at the Senior's serious appearance, the Home Witch was helpless and obediently took it.

She opened the box and looked at it, and was shocked to find that this box of bait, which looked quite ordinary, also had a cave inside. It was actually a space equipment.

The space inside the box was also divided into not-so-small compartments, each with different bait. And the most eye-catching one was a white, fat worm-like bait.

These slender worms with rings on their bodies were the so-called "Fate Bait," which could be used to fish for some strange things.

This kind of bait needs to be made by prophecy-type Witches with Fate Power, so the price is not cheap. But now, Senior Miya's move made Dorothy feel that even if she started to be a fishing enthusiast from today, fishing every day in the future, it would be enough for her to use for several years.

"You use it first, and find me if it's not enough."

She raised her head and glanced at the Senior, but the rich woman Senior said so with a smile, and Dorothy had nothing to say.

Fine.

Sigh, clearly I agreed not to eat soft rice, now....

Really fragrant.

This really wasn't that she had no backbone; she was just afraid that refusing again would hurt their sisterly feelings, which wouldn't be good.

At that moment, she didn't say much, just took a Fate Bait worm, and then input a bit of mana into the fishing rod in her hand. Suddenly, the top of the fishing rod, which was originally just a slender pole, had a mana silk thread extending out, and at the end of the mana silk thread, a sharp fishhook appeared.

Dorothy hung the worm on the mana fishhook, and then cast it into the fish pond in front with a casual swing.

"Tsk, if I had discovered earlier that fishing could also exercise mana control, I would have been a fishing enthusiast long ago."

The Home Witch sighed in her heart.

From the magic pattern arrays on the fishing rods she just studied, she could see that fishing in the Witch World was not just a form of entertainment, but also a form of cultivation.

The array engraved on the fishing rod was not some magic to assist fishing. The function of the array was actually only one, and that was to condense mana into fishing lines and fishhooks.

Even this array was quite simple, simple to the point that it only had a condensation function, and didn't even have a maintenance function.

If this were a worthless broken fishing rod, Dorothy might think that the fishing rod was too trash, so the array was also trash.

But those fishing rods were Senior Miya's high-end goods for personal use, so they naturally couldn't be trash. Then the only explanation was that it was intentional.

That simple array could only help the fisherman form the fishing line and fishhook, but whether one could maintain all of this required looking at the Witch's mana control.

Undercurrents surged under the water, and the environment was changeable, which would invisibly increase the difficulty of maintaining the mana silk thread. One carelessness could lead to the fishing line breaking, the fishhook disappearing, etc.

And simple maintenance wasn't the end. After all, you still need to fish afterwards. In the process of the fish taking the bait and being pulled up, you need to fight with the fish. And if you are not careful in this fighting process and don't control the mana well, the fishing line will collapse instantly, and the fish that was finally hooked will also be given away for nothing.

Therefore, if you really want to catch fish in the end, a certain amount of mana control is necessary. And the higher the level of the catch, the greater the difficulty of catching it. If you really want to catch those high-level catches, you must work hard to improve your mana control.

It has to be said that this is indeed a good training method, effective and interesting. This is much better than when Dorothy used the basic staff to train back then, although the Home Witch's mana control actually relied on cheating, not entirely on training.

"Hmm, Audrey, you do need to fish more. This is also a good training for your technique of manipulating puppet threads."

Dorothy maintained the fishing line easily, then turned her head to look at the little junior sister beside her and said so.

"Senior, you really discovered it. For us puppeteers, fishing is indeed a good training method. Second Aunt took me to learn fishing back then, and I caught a fish that day. I wasn't skunked."

Hearing the Senior's words, the little fox's ears twitched, looking triumphant.

"Hmm, besides puppeteers, summoners should also come fishing often. I was wondering why the array around this fishing ground always feels familiar. It turns out to be a variation of the random summoning array."

Dorothy looked at the pier under her feet again and laughed so.

She had already almost completely understood the mystery of this fishing, and even had a flash of inspiration in her heart, which gave her a bold idea.

"Hmm, a fixed fishing ground is still a bit troublesome. Perhaps I can try to simplify it into a mobile fishing ground, or simply refine it into a fishing ground generation spell. After all, if there are so many fishing enthusiasts, then the market for this magic spell should be quite broad, and it will likely sell well, and then harvest a lot of library points."

The Witch of the Forest thought secretly in her heart.

"Uh, summoning system?"

The little fox beside her, who was originally triumphant, was speechless when she heard this. This touched her knowledge blind spot. She didn't know much about the summoning school. The only summoning magic she was relatively familiar with was the familiar contract.

Dorothy didn't care about the confused little junior sister beside her. Having discovered the mystery of this fishing, she simply started some attempts.

Hmm, think carefully, the essence of the so-called summoning technique is actually a kind of fishing.

Fishing is you casting bait, tempting greedy fish to take the bait, and then capturing them. And the process of summoning technique is actually similar.

Don't look at the many strange summoning techniques in the Witch World, which look varied, but in fact, those summoning techniques don't have much difference in essence except for the different summoning targets.

Early summoning techniques didn't have so many specific summoning targets for you to choose from. At that time, summoning mages were similar to fishing enthusiasts. They would project their power into the spirit world to travel, using the characteristics of the spirit world that had no time and space restrictions and were ever-changing to randomly tempt those alien creatures.

Hmm, it emphasizes "those who are willing take the bait." If any alien creature takes a fancy to their power, it will be drawn over by the Witch's power. This counts as a successful summoning. Afterwards, as long as both sides sign a contract, they can be summoned directionally afterwards.

At that time, what summoning mages could summon really depended on fate. And with more fate, generations of summoning mages organized the summoning conditions and preferences of their contract creatures, forming the varied summoning system that can summon anything today.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that the summoning school originated from the act of fishing.

Dorothy also had some research on the summoning school, but she had always learned ready-made summoning spells in the past, but she had never created a brand new summoning spell herself.

Hmm, okay, actually it's not impossible. After all, she now has a whole group of Moon Rabbits, which can be used to create a Moon Rabbit summoning spell.

It's just that the Moon Rabbit summoning spell obviously cannot be sold on the Magic Web. After all, the Moon Rabbits are her private servant army. If this private army becomes a mercenary army, then her "Witch of the Forest" mask will soon fall off.

The birth of the summoning school originated from the act of fishing, and now the fishing in the Witch World seems to have integrated some basic knowledge of the summoning school. This is truly a reincarnation.

But now the problem comes. If I use some summoning mage techniques during the fishing process, what will I catch in the end?

Dorothy was a bit curious.

At that moment, her mind moved, and her will followed the mana silk thread into the water, connecting to the fishhook that didn't know where it had been randomized to after falling into the water, as well as the Fate Bait that was still struggling on the fishhook.

She engraved a summoning spell into this fish bait that originally had Fate Power. And the summoning spell is actually using oneself as bait. Therefore, the aura of the ordinary worm changed, becoming an aura of the same source as Dorothy.

"Come on, let me see what will be attracted by this bait of mine."

By the pier, the Home Witch gripped the fishing rod, looking forward to it.

Of course, others naturally didn't know about her attempt. Senior Miya and Audrey beside her had also started fishing respectively at this time.

The goal of the two was quite simple. They lacked nothing, and didn't want to fish for strange things, just wanted to fish for two delicious fish properly, and then let Dorothy help cook them into lunch.

On the other side, Sophie Liya, who had been quiet and hadn't spoken, was actually the same. She put bait specially for sea dragon species on her fishhook, and then after switching to a fate that would never be skunked, she waited for her lunch to take the bait with peace of mind.

She seemed to be really just concentrating on fishing.

It was just that her patience was good, but this didn't mean that others could still have such patience.

"Saintess, do you really only think about fishing? Is there nothing you want to say?"

A voice suddenly sounded in her ear, asking so.

The Pure White Witch didn't even need to think to know where this telepathy came from. It must be the online partner from the pier next door who had lost patience.

"Don't call me Saintess. I have never been a Saintess, and I don't want to be a Saintess. Just call me Sophie Liya."

Sophie Liya didn't react to this. She was still fishing quietly, just saying so calmly in her mind.

"You are much more impatient than I imagined. This is very similar to your command style, Apocalypse Believer. It's just that such a rash contact is unwise. In my memory, you shouldn't be so stupid."

The Pure White Witch thought about the aggressive tactical style of this online partner and was not surprised by the rash telepathy of this online partner.

"Alright, Sophie Liya, I apologize for my previous concealment. Actually, the new game I played is called Witch OL. Anyway, you guessed it long ago, didn't you?"

"The Apocalypse Fleet is now waiting for the guidance of your Admiral at any time. Is there anything you need us to do for you?"

Maria on the side only thought that this Sophie Liya was angry because of her previous concealment. It was just that she wasn't stupid at all. Among the people present, she was the strongest, and her telepathy wouldn't be discovered.

To this, Sophie Liya sighed. She looked helplessly at her Young Lady. This turn of the head and she saw the gaze of the Young Lady looking over.

Sure enough, in front of the Witch of the Forest, playing with magic spells, how could it be hidden? Not to mention that there was that even more mysterious Senior Fan Ni on the Young Lady's head.

"Young Lady, I think I can expla....."

The Pure White Witch tried to explain. She was worried that the Young Lady would have some unnecessary misunderstandings. However, before she finished speaking, she was rudely interrupted.

"No, there's no time to explain. Sophie Liya, I think I might have caught something. It's a big guy. Prepare the net."

Dorothy said so with sweat on her head, then she pulled the fishing rod, and the fishing rod formed a breathtaking arc, and the originally loose fishing line became straight.

"Huh?"

Sophie Liya was stunned, not understanding what had happened for a while.

But the next moment, a huge black shadow appeared in the calm water surface, and then the water surface exploded. A giant tentacle, a full hundred meters long, broke through the water. On that tentacle, countless eyes opened in the suckers, emitting an evil and terrifying aura.

"Ah this, Senior Fan Ni, is this your relative?"

Dorothy still gripped the fishing rod tightly. She looked at the tentacle that broke through the water and asked the hat Senior on her head so.

"Relative my ass. Although this little thing is indeed cute, it only deserves to be my familiar at most. Tsk, Qian Bao, you are really awesome. You caught an Evil God the first time you fished."

The hat Senior sighed so.

... Dorothy is catching something... ===== CHAPTER 408 =====