Chapter 788: Guest Appearance as a Fisherman

Not bad, everything looks prosperous.

Whoosh~

"Wow, great stuff."

"Hahaha, an orange-quality catch—nice!"

"I told you, the fishing spots on either side of Yanhuang Town are pretty good…"

At this moment, some commotion broke out among the fishing players under the bridge.

A lucky fisherman caught an orange-quality fish.

Selling it directly to the system for recycling can fetch a good amount of money.

Su Sheng, seeing this, suddenly felt an urge.

Anyway, being idle is just being idle…

The game still has a little over an hour left; why not go fishing myself?

I haven't fished since I was a kid, right?

Although in real life Su Sheng isn't a fisherman, he doesn't like braving wind and sun to be an air force—he's in the army.

Then let's give it a try; anyway, fishing in the 《Zhu Lu》 game is pretty much the same as in real life.

Anyway, all the fishing techniques in real life can be fully expressed in the 《Zhu Lu》 game…

The designer in charge of fishing is definitely a seasoned real-life fisherman.

Just do it if you want to; Su Sheng then went straight down and found the NPC selling fishing rods and bait.

That was a human NPC.

It wasn't hired by Su Sheng; it seems Huan Jie, upon noticing fishing players appearing by the river, recruited it from the NPC system.

After all, making money is making money—hiring an NPC also lets you collect a bit of tax.

Su Sheng had nothing to say, so he opened the fishing tackle shop.

Huh~

Not cheap either; even the lowest-grade rod costs over 80 gold coins.

That's over 80 gold coins, the highest-grade rod.

After taking a look, Su Sheng couldn't help but shrink his neck.

One hundred thousand gold coins.

My goodness, although it's not that I can't afford it.

But buying a game fishing rod when I don't even fish would be a waste.

So Su Sheng ended up being very stingy and got an 80-gold-coin rod.

And after buying some bait, he prepared to leave.

Ordinary bait isn't expensive—ten gold coins per pack, normally enough for a fisherman to use for a day of game time.

Hmm… there's no absolute.

The store also has bait costing 1,000 gold coins per pack.

Just Su Sheng being very curious: would anyone actually buy that?

Forget it, not my concern—I'm just guest-starring as a fisherman.

Su Sheng was about to leave.

"Lord, wait a moment."

At this moment, the NPC selling fishing tackle in front of him suddenly spoke.

Su Sheng was taken aback.

"It's rare to have an esteemed lord patronize my humble shop; this small gift is just a token."

Then the NPC handed Su Sheng a pack of the highest-quality bait.

The kind that costs 1,000 gold coins per pack.

"??"

Su Sheng looked at the NPC with a bewildered face.

As for the NPC recognizing him, Su Sheng wasn't surprised.

Although Su Sheng had specially changed his outfit.

But the NPC doesn't recognize people by their clothing.

What surprised Su Sheng was that this NPC wasn't just a functional NPC but an intelligent one.

They even know how to bribe me—aren't they smart enough?

Looking at the NPC's beaming smile, Su Sheng didn't stand on ceremony.

He just accepted the item.

No one noticed that the fishing island over here had already made all preparations; at this point, game time was almost over, so naturally no one would come over here.

Afterward, Su Sheng finally managed to find a spot in a secluded corner; the water ahead wasn't very wide, so there was still an opening.

"Wow, there are so many people—are these fishermen really that crazy?" Su Sheng set up his little stool, sat down, and gave a speechless complaint.

"Hehe, coming at this time, buddy, you definitely won't find a spot."

Meanwhile, another fisherman was squatting nearby.

Hearing Su Sheng's complaint, the fisherman immediately launched into familiar bragging.

"How so?" Su Sheng tilted his head slightly.

The other party also hid their nickname.

Perhaps it's for a more realistic sense of immersion; after all, in real life you don't see a name hovering over your head when you fish.

Fishing folks basically all use hidden nicknames, so seeing Su Sheng's hidden nickname, this fisherman wasn't surprised at all.

"You have to understand, we fishers don't have it easy; in real life, going out to fish means wind and rain, blazing sun and pouring rain—it's a big investment, and you also get complained at, especially if you have a wife at home."

"But now it's different; besides the realistic fishing experience in the game, if luck is on your side, you can even make money."

"No need to worry about wind and sun; to be frank, buddy, I just quit my job a week ago and now I'm a full-time fisherman."

Then, all I saw was this buddy pulling out a screenshot projection with both hands.

It turned out to be his own game screenshot.

"I just caught one of these, and it let me easily take on the boss." That fisherman wore a look of pride.

Su Sheng took a look, and it turned out to be an orange-colored catch.

But… seeing the other's relaxed expression, Su Sheng felt a pang of gloom; this must be your ultimate goal, right?

Fishers are all like that; as soon as they catch a big fish, they'd love to tie it to their car and drive around the city a few times.

"So these days, basically all real-life fishers have flooded into the game."

"But although the game is huge, suitable fishing spots are relatively few, especially safe and comfortable ones like Yanhuang Town."

"If you come a little late, you'll miss the hot action."

The fisherman said with a hehe.

"Ah, never mind, I got a bite."

At that very moment, the fisherman's float suddenly sank.

The fisherman hastily jerked the rod, then, just like in real life, carefully played the fish.

"Let me tell you, don't think it's just a game; the experience is exactly like real life, which is also why we enjoy coming here."

The fisherman didn't even know how he'd figured it out, but Su Sheng must be a newbie.

So he, while playing the fish, said to Su Sheng.

"I understand, thanks for clearing that up." Su Sheng gave a slight smile.

Then, he wasn't in a hurry to act.

Just like that, he watched the fisherman spend two or three minutes to land the fish.

"Haha! Not bad; this purple-quality fish may not be big, but it's worth a bit of money."

The fisherman excitedly showed off his catch, then put it into his own fish bag.

At that moment, Su Sheng began to fuss with his own gear.

No frills—he simply baited and cast his line cleanly and swiftly.

"Hey, brother, you really are a newbie."

"Oh? You figured it out earlier, even though my casting form isn't standard—how did you know?" Su Sheng glanced sideways.

He didn't even look at his own fishing rod.

"Because a true fisher wouldn't show up this late."

"Besides, although you can stash your catch in your backpack, a real fisher would buy a fish bag."

"Hahaha, I guess I look unprofessional." Su Sheng laughed at the remark, because he only brought a fishing rod, and the bait was still in his backpack.

As for the little stool, it's provided at the fishing spot.