Chapter 8 (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Ning Fei sat quietly at the edge of the river and waited.

This time, no fish took the bait immediately.

Several minutes later, the fishing rod began to tremble violently.

Another fish!

Judging from the movements, it had to be a huge one!

‘This host is divine!’

‘Pull it in, Priest!’

‘Wow, another giant fish!’

The viewers were all cheering him on.

Ning Fei reeled in his rod and soon discovered that this fish was really strong. He had to use all his strength to prevent the rod from slipping away from his palms. The rod was being bent at a sharp angle, and it looked as if it would break at any moment.

“What fish is this? It’s so strong!” Ning Fei muttered in surprise.

Even the viewers became nervous for him.

After a long period of hard tugging and pulling, he finally managed to pull the fish above the surface.

When he finally caught a good sight of his prey, doubt and confusion slowly filled his eyes.

This fish was flat and resembled a hairtail. But its body was silvery-white, and its scales were shiny and smooth.

It was thrashing wildly on the hook with its long tail.

Ning Fei took a closer look and realized that its head was different from ordinary fish. Its mouth was slightly longer, and it looked like a toothless shark.

‘What fish is that?’ All the viewers were intrigued.

‘I have no idea. I’ve never seen this fish before.’

‘It seems special.’

‘Yeah, it looks like a dragon.’

At this time, System’s voice echoed inside of Ning Fei’s head.

“Ding! The first divine fish caught by Host has been detected. Host shall be given a skill as a reward. The skill is an encyclopedia on fishes.”

The encyclopedia would contain details and information on all fishes.

This skill arrived with great timing.

Ning Fei stared at the fish and noticed that the fish was looking back at him. Its eyes seemed to be pleading with him.

The eyes of fishes were usually dull and lifeless, but Ning Fei could detect emotions in this particular fish’s eyes.

All living things had a soul. For instance, a tourist had once chanced upon a cow that knelt down before him in the wilderness. The cow was making low grunting sounds as though it was begging.

The cow wanted some water.

After the tourist offered the cow water, it mooed softly, and the calf that was hiding nearby came out. The calf then began to drink the water. At this time, the mother cow looked at the tourist with tears in its eyes.

So that was the “spirit” or “soul” of the animal.

But this was the first time that Ning Fei had witnessed emotions in a fish. He activated his skill to understand more about this fish.

[The White Dragon Fish is a type of spiritual fish that is on the brink of extinction. It needs to thrive in exceptionally clean water, so it can only be found in rivers that flow from the top of mountains. A White Dragon Fish was first discovered more than 2,000 years ago, and its body is believed to be one of the mediums for divine beings.]

“Oh. So it’s a White Dragon Fish,” Ning Fei exclaimed in astonishment.

Ning Fei used his phone to research more about the White Dragon Fish. From the search results, experts had reported that the White Dragon Fish had completely died out in China since five years ago.

In this case, the White Dragon Fish was extinct.

As this fish was exceedingly rare and wasn’t even listed as one of the endangered animals that had to be protected, no one would bother with it. Therefore, Ning Fei could do whatever he wanted.

At this time, ”Manager Wang of the seafood market” sent another 10 rockets along with a message. ‘Host, please read your private message.’

Ning Fei had noticed this message, and the comments had marveled at the generosity of this person.