Chapter 82: I Still Have to Fight Monsters After All
Li You stopped worrying about whether it was scientific and opened the Spatial Fish Pond instead.
It was called a fish pond, but to Li You, it looked more like a lake.
The water was clear and beautiful.
In the distance, mountain ranges created a serene and far-reaching vista.
The pond was about the size of a soccer field.
As for the depth, it seemed to be around ten meters.
Li You could observe the entire pond from a God’s-eye view.
He placed the sweetfish he had just caught inside.
Li You could see the sweetfish swimming joyfully in the water.
At the same time, he could pull the fish out of the water with just a thought.
’How magical.’
With this fish pond, stocking various fish ingredients for the future would be incredibly convenient.
He could even toss some fry in and wait for them to grow, all without needing to feed them.
More importantly, even low-quality fry would most likely be upgraded to medium quality by the end.
There was even a chance they could be upgraded to superior quality, or even peak quality.
This Spatial Fish Pond was an incredible treasure.
The more Li You thought about it, the more excited he became.
Filled with excitement, he continued to fish.
Even though his mission was complete, this was too good an opportunity to pass up. He had to catch more rare fish.
Common fish were fine, too. Li You would take whatever bit his line.
’Besides, maybe I can catch a peak-quality fish.’
The sweetfish he just caught had been superior quality right off the bat, which made Li You think he could start aiming for peak quality.
’I’ve never encountered a peak-quality ingredient before.’
A few minutes later, he got another bite.
This time it was a big one, weighing around four and a half pounds. It took Li You a great deal of effort to successfully drag it ashore.
The fish was scaleless, with a thick, short front and a body that flattened toward the tail. Its head was slightly oversized, with a raised posterior not covered by skin.
This one looked unfamiliar, too.
"Ingredient: Long-nosed Catfish.
Quality: Superior.
Population Status: Rare."
Sure enough, it was another rare fish, and superior quality at that.
Li You was pleasantly surprised once again.
’Long-nosed Catfish... The name is a bit unfamiliar!’
"System, do you have any information on this Long-nosed Catfish?"
"Information displayed. The host may view it."
After reading the information, it dawned on Li You.
It turned out to be what was also known as the River Catfish, Fat King Fish, Huaiwang Fish, and more.
The name "River Catfish" was what Li You recognized.
This fish’s meat was tender with few bones, its texture was smooth, and it was incredibly savory.
There was a folk saying: "You don’t know the true taste of fish until you’ve eaten a River Catfish."
It primarily lives in the waters of the Yangtze River, Liao River, Huai River, Min River, and Zhujiang River.
It is found predominantly in the Yangtze River.
It is one of the "Three Marvels of the Yangtze" and also one of the "Four Famous Fish of the Yangtze."
’I’ve caught another rare fish from the Yangtze River.’
’Fishing in a world that defies science is truly exhilarating.’
Alright, time to keep going.
A few minutes later, he hooked another fish.
"Ingredient: Carp.
Quality: Superior."
This time, although it was a common carp, its quality was superior.
This was the first time Li You had ever caught a superior-quality carp.
’How exciting!’
’Keep going, keep going.’
And so, Li You kept catching fish, one after another.
After several hours, his total catch exceeded 200 fish.
Besides rare species like the sweetfish and Long-nosed Catfish, there were also common ones like carp and crucian carp.
The catch was split about evenly between rare and common fish.
As for quality, the vast majority were superior, with only a small portion being medium.
Not a single peak-quality fish had appeared, however.
That was a little disappointing.
’But that’s okay. If not this time, then it’s bound to show up eventually.’
Li You was still extremely satisfied.
After fishing for so long, Li You had caught his fill and decided not to continue.
’I should go find Bald Qiang, Xiong Da, Xiong Er, Jiji, Maomao, Beng Beng, Luobutou, and Tutu to say goodbye.’
’Then I can head back.’
He decided to find Bald Qiang first. Li You really wanted to see his log cabin.
’I should be able to find it, right?’
Just as he was about to set off, he suddenly heard a loud "BOOM" in the distance.
It sounded like an artillery shell exploding.
Li You looked toward the sound and saw a large plume of black smoke rising from somewhere up ahead.
’What’s going on? Was that really a shell exploding?’
’Why would an artillery shell be exploding here?’
’I’ll go take a look.’
Li You opened the Storage Pavilion and put on all his gear.
Once the gear was on, Li You felt his body instantly become incredibly light.
With just a few leaps, he was already a hundred meters away.
He dashed swiftly in the direction of the black smoke.
As he drew closer, he heard the voices of Xiong Da and Xiong Er.
"Xiong Er, run!"
"AHHHH! Help!"
’What’s going on?’
Li You quickly leaped onto a large tree to get a better look.
It turned out that a robot was chasing Xiong Da and Xiong Er.
In an instant, Li You understood the entire situation.
He recognized the robot. It was the logging robot that had appeared twice in *Boonie Bears*.
It was a logging tool built by Boss Li.
The robot had a cannon for its left arm, a chainsaw for its right, and a square head.
As it walked, its head bobbed up and down rhythmically, which looked quite comical.
Li You remembered the robot’s first appearance was in the movie *Boonie Bears: Homeward Journey*.
Its second appearance was in the two-part episode "Hope of the Forest," from the series *Boonie Bears: Jungle Adventurers*.
’This must be its second appearance.’
’In other words, the current plot is the "Hope of the Forest" two-parter.’
Li You remembered the plot of those episodes very clearly.
In the story, Boss Li fired Bald Qiang and sent the logging robot into the forest to cut down trees.
Xiong Da and Xiong Er rushed to stop it, but the robot’s firepower was too intense. It unleashed a relentless barrage of shells, and the two bears were completely outmatched.
Jiji, Maomao, Luobutou, and the other animals joined the fight, but of course, they were even less of a match.
In the end, not wanting the robot to steal his job, Bald Qiang not only saved Xiong Da and Xiong Er but also decided to team up with them to destroy the logging robot.
They finally destroyed it when Bald Qiang managed to hit the robot’s circuit board with a single shot. This caused its systems to malfunction, and it ultimately self-destructed.
’After hundreds of episodes, Bald Qiang’s aim was finally on target for once.’
He hadn’t expected to run into this particular storyline, and he found himself inexplicably excited.
’This is so cool!’
Just then, the system’s voice rang out, "Target monster ’Logging Robot’ has been discovered. The host may choose to kill it. Items may drop during combat. Of course, the host may also choose not to engage."
Huh?
’The system classified the logging robot as a monster?’
’I thought this trip into the game instance would just be for some simple, leisurely fishing. I didn’t expect I’d have to fight a monster.’
Of course, the choice of whether to fight the monster was his to make.
Li You didn’t hesitate for a moment. Of course he was going to fight it.
For one, he could help Bald Qiang, Xiong Da, Xiong Er, and the other animals.
He might even befriend Bald Qiang, Xiong Da, Xiong Er, and the others in the process.
For another, there was a chance for item drops.
Any item drop, no matter what it was, would be a welcome surprise.
So, there was no need to hesitate.
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