Chapter 54: Caught a Giant Lobster

On the other side, A Qing's Fishing Rod had only 1 point left.

Throwing the Bait down, it takes seven or eight minutes to wait for a fish to bite.

But even so, it made the umbrella‑wielding fisherman so jealous his eyes turned red.

He hadn't made any move for half an hour.

Actually, that's normal.

Sometimes, fishing all day and pulling up four or five fish is considered a good haul; on average, it takes one or two hours to catch a single fish.

Lao Mai's catching speed is even slower, yet even so he is so happy he can't close his mouth.

The umbrella‑wielding fisherman said, "Lao Mai, the backup you found is too powerful, isn't it?"

"I didn't even see a fishing spot; how did the fish gather here?"

Lao Mai bragged, "Do you know what a Newbie Halo is?"

The umbrella‑wielding fisherman was shocked, "Is this kid really a newbie?"

Lao Mai nodded.

While speaking, A Qing caught a fish, and his Luck Value was completely drained.

Wu An on this side also only had two points of Luck Value left.

Since the start of fishing, it's only just over an hour.

The umbrella‑wielding fisherman finally caught a fish, pulling up a yellow‑footed fish, ecstatic, and said, "The fish bite today is really good."

"It wasn't in vain for us to brave wind and rain to fish."

Lao Mai added, "Indeed, the resources here are good, but usually it's packed with people; on average it's better to find a secluded spot to fish."

The umbrella‑wielding fisherman nodded in strong agreement.

At that moment,

Wu An caught another fish and startlingly discovered his Luck Value had dropped by a point.

"What did I catch?"

He muttered to himself and quickly reeled in.

He found the pull wasn't strong, not even as much as Stone Nine Public, and, amazed, he reeled quickly, and soon a giant lobster surfaced.

Lao Mai and the umbrella‑wielding fisherman, who were chatting, unintentionally saw it and both jumped up in shock.

"Lobster!"

"Whoa, you can actually fish that up?"

"Jinxiu Lobster, and it's still here as such a fine commodity!"

The two shouted and chattered nonstop.

On the contrary, A Qing remained calm, thinking the two's reaction was exaggerated; after all it's just a lobster, and he couldn't help but mock them, seeing their naïve looks.

Wu An hurriedly flung the Jinxiu Lobster onto the shore.

If it hadn't been caught and the Jinxiu Lobster fell back into the sea, his thigh would have turned green with anger.

Fortunately, the Jinxiu Lobster clutched the Bait tightly; even when it landed on shore it didn't release its claws, showing it was truly starving.

Wu An thought this might be a Luck Value bonus effect: as long as a fish bites the Bait, it must be caught.

He walked over and grabbed the Jinxiu Lobster in his hand.

The Jinxiu Lobster was extremely beautiful, its body a teal green, its antennae and head deep blue, limbs black and white, dotted with many yellow spots; at first glance it resembled a dragon's head, or a majestic officer from an opera.

Its head antennae were also very long, over twenty centimeters.

In ancient times it was called a "Divine Shrimp."

"Truly a Jinxiu Lobster."

"Whoa, this handsome guy's luck is absurd, managing to fish a Jinxiu Lobster here."

"He looks so inexperienced."

"Lao Mai called him over, saying he's a newbie."

"Damn Lin Mu, no way, is the Newbie Halo really that powerful?"

Other fishermen also came over, shouting and chattering nonstop.

Wu An was surrounded by the crowd, various envious and jealous gazes on him, and he felt the fishermen's joy.

A Qing curiously asked, "What price can this giant lobster fetch?"

Lao Mai hummed thoughtfully and said, "That's hard to say."

"Maybe three to four hundred per jin."

"If it's large enough, the price can go higher."

"Mainly the market price fluctuates often; later we'll ask Boss Gao."

Wu An weighed the Jinxiu Lobster in his hand, estimating it at two or three jin, so this one could sell for around a thousand yuan.

The price, though high, isn't unreasonable.

In the previous life, after the Jinxiu Lobster was listed as a key protected wildlife, the price skyrocketed absurdly; it was said a single one could sell for tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of yuan.

Fortunately, it's only 2012 now.

Otherwise, once the Jinxiu Lobster becomes a protected animal, under such public eyes he could only set it free; otherwise, being reported would land him straight into the sewing machine.

But then Wu An was at a loss.

How to release this Jinxiu Lobster.

He definitely couldn't put it into the fish tank; there are too many fish inside, and it would easily crush the Jinxiu Lobster.

Lao Mai, seeing this, quickly said, "In that case, I'll pour out the fish from the fishing box, and you can put the lobster into my fishing box."

He also brought a fish tank.

This was prepared just in case too many fish were caught and the fish box couldn't hold them; it had never been in the water before, but today it finally came in handy.

Wu An hurriedly thanked him; at this moment there was no way to be overly polite.

After placing the Jinxiu Lobster properly, he continued to cast the line and bait.

Still the same spot as before.

Directly fish the bottom.

Just now I caught the Jinxiu Lobster, which was actually fishing the bottom unintentionally.

I don't know if I can catch another one.

Time passed second by second, and Lao Mai couldn't help but say: 'A An, it's been so long without any movement—are you fishing the bottom?'

Wu An nodded.

The umbrella‑fishing old man shouted: 'Do you still plan to haul up another Jinxiu Lobster?'

Wu An nodded again.

At that moment.

The fishing line moved.

But the movement was slight; Wu An twitched the fishing rod, feeling a force similar to before, and couldn't help but light up.

Seeing this, Lao Mai asked: 'Did you hook a fish?'

'Hard to say, maybe it's not a fish.'

Hearing this, Lao Mai immediately propped up the fishing rod and walked over, his voice excited as he said: 'Really or not?'

'Could it be another Great Azure Dragon?'

Wu An said nothing, quickly reeled in the line, and soon a Jinxiu Lobster surfaced.

'Holy shit!'

Lao Mai kept swearing.

The umbrella‑fishing old man stared wide‑mouthed, 'Did you really catch another one?'

Wu An couldn't help laughing out loud; this one looked a bit bigger than the previous one—how could he not be pleased?

Coming here to fish was truly the right choice.

Now not only do we have the money to repair the old house, but we'll surely have plenty left over.

We don't have to sell them all for money.

We can keep a few fish to take home; when the sister‑in‑law returns to her parents' home, we can also bring them along—a grouper fetches one or two hundred dollars, and bringing it back to her family brings honor.

The surrounding fishermen also turned to look; seeing Wu An successfully haul the Jinxiu Lobster ashore, they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Among them were also sighs, though no one knew what they meant.

Wu An glanced at the fishing rod's Luck Value; fortunately, the Luck Value didn't drop.

Just as he was about to toss the Jinxiu Lobster into the fish box, Lao Mai hurriedly shouted: 'Wait, wait.'

'First, tie up the claws.'

'If the two of them fight in the box and break their claws, they won't sell for money.'

A Qing stepped in to help, saying: 'Maybe they're a married couple.'

'Brother, keep fishing; let's see if they have any siblings and haul them up together.'

Wu An nodded: 'Okay, I'll give it a try—family should stay together.'

Jinxiu Lobster: 'Thanks, ah, you're pretty nice.'