Lu Qing led a string of little brats to a river outside the village.
This river wasn't very wide; at its widest, it was only about ten meters across.
However, though the river wasn't wide, it wasn't shallow either. At its deepest, it could submerge a person's head, so adults always forbade the village's little brats from playing in the river.
Lu Qing naturally followed these admonitions.
So, upon reaching the riverbank, he immediately said sternly to the little brats who had followed him: "You guys aren't allowed to go near the river, and you're not allowed to play in the water, understand?"
Although Lu Qing was thin and weak, he was already fourteen or fifteen years old, and in the eyes of the children, he was considered half an adult.
Because of his words, the children didn't dare to disobey and obediently replied: "Understood, Lu Qing Ge."
Seeing that the little brats had all agreed, Lu Qing then said to Little Yan: "And Little Yan, you also need to be good, don't go near the river. Just stay up here and watch the wooden bucket so the fish don't escape, okay?"
"Okay~" Little Yan also obediently agreed, then asked, "Brother, when are you going to start fishing?"
"Don't rush, Brother needs to look again. You can't just pick any spot to fish."
This was based on Lu Qing's experience.
In the art of fishing, to fish well, several steps are very important.
For example, selecting a spot, baiting, adjusting the float, and preparing the bait; each step can affect the angler's probability of catching fish.
Among these steps, the most important is undoubtedly choosing the fishing spot.
A good fishing spot often directly influences the probability of catching fish.
After all, a clever housewife cannot cook without rice. If the fishing spot is poorly chosen and there are no fish at the bottom of the water...
Then no matter how skilled an angler you are, possessing the best fishing techniques will be in vain and yield no harvest.
In his previous life, Lu Qing was an experienced fishing enthusiast and had considerable insight into the Dao of fishing.
He naturally had a lot of experience in choosing fishing spots.
Although he was now in another world...
Many laws of all things in this world are interconnected.
The habits of fish in this Another world (Supernatural Ability) world would probably not change too much.
So he thought, could he use his experience from his previous life to choose a good fishing spot, to make this fishing trip twice as effective with half the effort?
He didn't consider baiting. At home, they didn't even have food for themselves, so where would they get extra food for baiting?
After instructing the little brats not to run around and to stay under a large tree, Lu Qing began to walk back and forth along the riverbank, scanning the river surface.
Soon, he discovered a seemingly good location.
He found a wooden stick, pressed down the weeds on the bank, and came to that spot, beginning to observe.
This was a back-bay location, with calm water, fertile aquatic plants, and it should be a good fishing spot.
Lu Qing watched for a while, feeling somewhat satisfied. Just as he was about to turn back to get his fishing rod, a gray light suddenly appeared in his vision.
Lu Qing was all too familiar with this kind of gray light; he didn't know how many times he had seen it today.
His body immediately froze, and he quietly watched the water surface.
He saw the layer of gray light gradually emerge, forming a spiral water pattern about one meter in diameter on the water surface.
Immediately, a line of text appeared.
【Ordinary Fishing Spot: A gathering place for small fish. It seems to be a good choice for fishing.】
Its location was precisely where Lu Qing had just chosen his fishing spot.
Lu Qing was stunned, then a surge of pleasant surprise filled his heart.
His Supernatural Ability actually had such a function, even being able to detect things like fishing spots?
At the same time, there was a hint of pride in his heart.
Indeed, his experience in choosing fishing spots was quite good, even receiving the recognition of his Supernatural Ability.
With this unexpected discovery, Lu Qing was no longer in a hurry to start fishing.
He continued to walk along the riverbank, but this time, he deliberately began to use his Supernatural Ability to search for fishing spots on the river surface.
Before long, in this section of the river, he discovered two new fishing spots.
What surprised him even more was that one of the fishing spots was not gray light, but emitted a faint white light.
【Ordinary Fishing Spot: A necessary path for fish schools to forage. Fishing here might yield good results.】
【Elementary Fishing Spot: Wild fruits often fall here, which are favorite foods for some large fish.】
【Fishing here might yield unique and unexpected catches.】
There were three notes. The first was for the gray light fishing spot, and the remaining two described the white light fishing spot.
"Indeed, gray light and white light are different classifications for the same thing. Gray light corresponds to an Ordinary Fishing Spot, and white light corresponds to an Elementary Fishing Spot," Lu Qing muttered to himself.
Moreover, from the description on the notes, it was clear that there were even more Advanced Fishing Spots.
He just didn't know if there were any fishing spots of that level in the small river outside the village.
After discovering these three fishing spots, Lu Qing stopped searching.
These three fishing spots already covered the relatively clean stretch of river outside the village.
If he continued further, the vegetation on both banks of the river would become increasingly dense, and the path would be even harder to traverse.
Unless he used tools to clear a space, let alone fishing, it would be difficult even to get close to the riverbank.
Currently, he didn't have the energy to do such a thing.
Besides, discovering these three fishing spots was already enough for his current needs.
What he needed to consider now was which fishing spot to fish at.
After a moment of contemplation, Lu Qing finally decided to start fishing at the first spot he discovered.
The reason was simple.
According to the description from the Supernatural Ability, that fishing spot primarily had small fish gathered beneath it.
The fishing rod Lu Qing made was just the simplest kind of fishing rod.
He wasn't sure if the hemp line's toughness was sufficient or how much pulling force it could withstand.
If he rashly went after big fish and the fishing line broke, he would have something to cry about.
After all, the remaining hemp thread at home couldn't be twisted into many qualified fishing lines.
More crucially, he only had one fish hook. If he lost it, he truly wouldn't be able to fish anymore.
So, it was safer to catch small fish first.
Having made up his mind, Lu Qing began to return to the big tree. He found the little brats waiting obediently, and he nodded with satisfaction.
Actually, Lu Qing hadn't gone far; he had been moving within the little brats' line of sight, fearing that if they couldn't see him, these mischievous little brats would run off everywhere.
"Brother, you're back!"
Seeing Lu Qing return, Little Yan was the first to happily greet him.
"Mhm, I'm back."
"So, have you chosen where you're going to fish?"
"Yes, I have. Let's go there now."
Hearing Lu Qing say he had decided where to fish, the little brats also perked up.
A quick-witted one immediately stepped forward to help carry the wooden bucket: "Lu Qing Ge, I'll help you!"
Lu Qing didn't refuse. The oldest of these little brats were eleven or twelve, and the youngest were eight or nine; they were at an age of abundant energy, so letting them expend some was good.
The group soon arrived at the fishing spot Lu Qing had chosen.
"You all stay up here and just watch me fish. Don't get too close to the riverbank, understand? Ah Hu, you're the oldest, help keep an eye on them."
Ah Hu was the oldest among these little brats.
At twelve years old, he was already at an age of understanding.
"Understood, Lu Qing Ge!"
Seeing the little brats obediently agree, Lu Qing nodded with satisfaction, then took the fishing rod and wooden bucket and walked down the slope to the fishing spot.
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