Chapter 18 – 16 Red Moon Carp
Chapter 18: Chapter 16 Red Moon Carp
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Suddenly, the bite caught Lu Qing off guard.
Fortunately, with his many years of fishing experience, his reactions were always timely.
In just an instant, he gripped the fishing rod firmly, stabilized his posture, and managed not to be dragged into the water with the rod.
This pull was no weaker than that of the previous Green Armored Fish!
“Wow, you fish from the Otherworld really like to sneak attack, huh!”
Feeling the pulling force transmitted through the rod, Lu Qing couldn’t help but laugh and cry.
As an experienced angler, today he had nearly capsized twice and had to tackle it seriously.
The big fish of this Otherworld really didn’t play fair—no prelude before biting and always launching sneak attacks.
If it weren’t for his extensive experience, they would have succeeded.
But since the first sneak attack failed, all of you might as well come up!
Lu Qing held the fishing rod tightly with both hands, constantly sensing the changes in the force on the rod, and reacting accordingly, starting a new round of wrestling with the fish underwater.
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After wrestling for a while, Lu Qing noticed something was off.
He had assumed the new fish on the hook would be similar in size to the Green Armored Fish.
After all, the initial pulling force was quite strong.
But now, he felt a difference.
Unlike the Green Armored Fish, whose force was mighty and relentless,
the current fish, though also fierce in strength, lacked persistence.
As long as Lu Qing could stabilize the initial burst, it quickly weakened.
It was the kind of explosive but not enduring type.
Based on experience, Lu Qing guessed that the fish underwater wasn’t as big as he initially thought.
Rather, it was a type of fish that moved quickly and had strong explosive power, but was not large in size.
Knowing this, Lu Qing felt even more at ease.
Fish that sprint in speed were much easier to deal with than big fish like the Green Armored Fish.
The big fish like the Green Armored Fish had immense strength; a mere effort could require his utmost care.
Moreover, they had good stamina, and it was a test of patience on both sides.
For fish with explosive sprinting, as long as he could stabilize the initial struggle, the fish’s strength would continue decreasing, and there would be no escape.
Things went just as Lu Qing had anticipated.
After stabilizing a few bursts of force from the unknown fish underwater, he distinctly felt that its explosive force had begun to wane.
Then, after a period of pulling and tugging, Lu Qing saw the outline of the fish.
“Red fish?”
When he saw the fish hooked and emerging from the water, Lu Qing was stunned for a moment.
Because the fish turned out to be a vibrant fiery red.
Strange Fish, this was definitely a Strange Fish!
Seeing such an eye-catching brilliant red, Lu Qing’s heart instantly stirred with excitement.
He also noticed that the red fish really wasn’t very big, only about twenty to thirty centimeters long.
With this understanding, it became much easier for Lu Qing to handle the fish.
Before long, the fish was nearly deprived of its strength and he directly lifted it out of the water.
“Brother, that fish is so beautiful!”
Little Yan exclaimed, her eyes lighting up as she looked at the fish on the grass.
“It really is beautiful.”
Lu Qing, after getting a clear view of the fish’s appearance, couldn’t help but admire.
The newly caught fish was about a foot long, slender in shape, much resembling the carp from the Blue Star of his previous life.
It had two graceful long barbels near its mouth and a tail that was like a blossomed flower.
Coupled with its flame-like red scales, the entire fish looked exceedingly beautiful.
After watching for a while, the information about the fish began to appear before Lu Qing’s eyes.
“Red Moon Carp: Strange Fish, clad in red scale armor, which swims exceptionally fast.”
“Because its body contains a hint of spiritual charm, its flesh is extremely nourishing and delicious, and its scales can also be used in medicine.”
“Rumor has it that if the Red Moon Carp is properly nurtured, it may have a chance to evolve into a Spirit Fish.”
Along with several descriptions, there was also a glow emanating from the fish’s body—a white light tinged with a hint of red.
“Red Light?”
At first, Lu Qing thought he had seen it wrong.
That red light was a reflection off the scales of the Red Moon Carp.
But after he looked closely, he confirmed that it was not a reflection from the scales, but indeed a glow that only his superpower could see, representing the grade of the object.
That is to say, this Red Moon Carp was not merely at the level of white light.
It was a Strange Fish at a level between white and Red Light.
No wonder, he thought, why there were three descriptions.
Typically, white light items only had two descriptions.
He immediately focused on the third description.
“Has a chance to evolve into a Spirit Fish…” Lu Qing pondered as he read the third description, “Could this Spirit Fish be a higher level of existence than the Strange Fish?”
He suddenly remembered the Snow Silkworm Silk gifted by Elder Doctor Chen.
The Snow Silkworm Silk was already a treasure at the Red Light level; perhaps the Snow Silkworm that spawned such treasure might be a Spiritual Silkworm.
Unfortunately, this speculation was destined to remain unanswered for the time being.
Even Elder Doctor Chen did not know the origin of the Snow Silkworm Silk, so even if he wanted to ask, there was nowhere to turn for answers.
Thus, compared to the third description, the second description was more useful to him.
“The flesh is extremely nourishing and delicious…”
Lu Qing smiled slightly as he read the information on the tag.
Finally, he had a gift for Elder Doctor Chen tomorrow.
Initially, he had planned to take the Green Armored Fish to the elder doctor if there were no further catches.
But now, clearly, the Red Moon Carp was more precious.
And its size was not too large, making it more suitable as a gift.
Thinking of this, Lu Qing quickly took out the Green Armored Fish and put the Red Moon Carp into the bucket.
Since it was to be a gift, he couldn’t let it die.
Fortunately, the Red Moon Carp lived up to its name as a Strange Fish. Although it had previously been exhausted by Lu Qing and had spent quite a while on the grass,
once it was back in the water in the bucket, it immediately started swimming again.
Its vitality was remarkably tenacious.
After obtaining the Red Moon Carp, Lu Qing no longer thought of continuing fishing.
Battling with two large fish had nearly exhausted his strength.
If he continued fishing, even if he could still catch fish, he wouldn’t have the strength to manage them anymore.
So, it was best to quit while ahead.
“Little Yan, let’s get ready to go back.”
Lu Qing improvised with materials at hand, twisting a grass rope to secure and carry the Green Armored Fish.
Holding the bucket in one hand, and the firewood knife and fishing rod in the other, he then said to Little Yan.
“Brother, let me help you carry some things.”
Little Yan saw her brother both carrying and holding so much, and she felt a bit heartbroken for him.
“That works.”
Lu Qing tried walking a bit and realized that he indeed had too many things to carry comfortably.
After thinking, he first hung the bamboo tube with earthworms around Little Yan’s neck.
Then, he placed the fishing rod on her shoulder.
“Little Yan, you carry the fishing rod. Be careful as you walk, don’t trip.”
“Okay, Little Yan knows!” The little girl nodded seriously.
In this way, the siblings, one carrying the fish and the other the fishing rod, struggled back along their way.
When they passed by the small fishing spot, the villagers who saw the large and small figures were immediately stunned.