Chapter 135 - Fishing Is Simple
"Hey, this fish tank isn"t ordinary, either! It"s of high standards."
Hou Lan walked into the villa and was amazed by the fish tank in the living room.
Yang Zhou and the others looked at the fish tank with aquatic plants and fish inside. Was there anything special about it?
Soon, they walked into a room inside. It was a small laboratory, where different types of medicines with varying colors could be seen.
Su Yue sat in the center of the laboratory on a bench, looking very worried. A big flowerpot containing two kinds of spiritual plants, with six other small pots of spiritual plants sitting next to it, was in front of him.
Because there were so many factors to consider when planting eight different spiritual plants together to form a mutually beneficial symbiotic state, the choice of spiritual soil must be picked carefully.
"Big brother, are they your cla.s.smates? h.e.l.lo!"
Upon seeing them, Su Yue looked up in greeting.
"If you want to plant them together and keep their attributes from conflicting, you should first change to a different kind of spiritual soil. The current white sand spiritual soil can"t achieve this effect. It"s more appropriate to use black and white uncovered soil.
"Also, you should add a few other spiritual plants and then plant the Golden Sand Lily first. After it has stabilized, transplant the Bamboo Fruit Tree and White Vanilla in turn…
Hou Lan observed what Su Yue was doing and explained this relatively basic knowledge to the latter. It was not difficult for an intermediate cultivator like him, and he even had many different planting methods.
Even Su Bai, who had studied this area slightly, could not compare with him. After all, he specialized in this field.
"Oh, it seems to really work now that you say it. You are…"
Su Yue glanced at Hou Lan, remembering that there was no such person like this man among the cla.s.smates his older brother often hung out with.
"My name is Hou Lan; I"m a plant cultivator. I find your creations very interesting; can I talk to you?" asked the young man with a smile.
"Of course, please take a seat." Su Yue quickly took out a bench and gestured for him to sit. He saw that Hou Lan was no simple character and felt that it was a good opportunity to ask for advice.
Smiling, Hou Lan sat down and took out a four-by-four Rubik"s Cube from his pocket and said, "This is a small s.p.a.ce Rubik"s Cube I carry with me whenever I go out. Each square contains different cultivation materials, and it just so happens that I have the black and white uncovered soil."
Hou Lan explained while pressing a black square lightly, causing the entire Rubik"s Cube to turn for a while. By pressing it again, black spiritual soil, which resembled fine sand, poured out.
"It"s so precious!" exclaimed Su Yue.
"Now, let"s try and see if we can succeed. To be honest, I"ve never tried planting the spirit plants together to form a symbiotic system. After all, these plants aren"t easy to fertilize and are of little significance."
Hou Lan smiled.
He seemed to recall that there were others waiting for him, so he quickly turned and said embarra.s.sedly, "Su Bai, take them for a stroll first. I"ll stay and discuss with your brother about the skills of plant cultivators. I"ve already told the Big Ray to listen to your command."
"Okay, then. Once you"re done with discussing stuff, remember to come out and find us." Su Bai nodded helplessly. Still, this was a good thing for his younger brother.
When they left the villa, Yang Zhou asked curiously, "What does Hou Lan do? When it comes to plant cultivation techniques, his entire temperament changes."
Jiang Yang and Chen Tingting were also very curious.
"He"s an intermediate plant cultivator," replied Su Bai, looking at his confused friends. "His card has a saving of more than ten digits, and that"s only talking about one card."
In fact, trainers were more like biological scientists with many sub-categories. Some specialized in pet breeding while some specialized in spiritual plant cultivation.
There were also omnipotents like his master who were strong enough to experiment with entire planets.
The Algae monster"s main body was now busy with this matter, and if it was really successful, then his master would not only directly become an ultimate trainer, he would be a generation"s master.
Su Bai originally thought that his master would be unable to break through to the ultimate trainer for now, but after careful understanding, he discovered that that was not the case. Gao An could easily become an ordinary ultimate trainer with his level.
It was just that he did not care about it and was only fascinated by the transformation of another world after he obtained the special Algae pet.
He understood how impressive a trainer was, but he did not have the heart for research, at least not for the time being. He still wanted to go on adventures and take risks to see the peak of being a Pet Tamer. To him, attaining knowledge as a cultivator was just a second job.
Upon hearing this, Yang Zhou and the others sucked in deep breaths and exclaimed in horror. They had no idea that their shy elder brother was so rich.
"Is it too late for me to curry favor with him now?" Yang Zhou asked.
"When did you know such a terrifying big boss?" Jiang Yang asked in surprise.
"He"s Teacher Hou"s brother; isn"t it a normal thing for me to know him?"
He rolled his eyes and said, "Let"s go for a stroll elsewhere, then I"ll take you to go fishing."
"Wow, is this a Tier 2 high-level Purple Snow Ganoderma? No way! Is this a Tier 3 Purple Sparrow Tea Tree?"
"Oh, my G.o.d! This is a Dry Vine Fruit. I heard that it"s almost extinct now."
Although they had not understood anything at the White Tiger Mound, everything they saw at the Azure Dragon Mound shocked them.
Despite the few numbers of spiritual plants here, none of them was common; rather, they were varieties of spiritual plants that were almost extinct.
"Su Bai, did you obtain all these by yourself in the wilderness? Did you go there on an adventure or to pick up treasures?"
Chen Tingting stared at him with wide eyes. Was the monster wilderness different from reality?
"F*ck! You make me want to go to the wilderness so badly." Yang Zhou almost collapsed with envy.
"You"re not worthy, and neither am I," Jiang Yang said the tragic truth.
"Come on; let"s go fishing."
Su Bai laughed and gestured to them. These were nothing. If only they knew that he had an Ancestor Blood Dragon, he wondered how astonished each of them would be.
If they knew that there was also a sovereign-level pet hiding in this manor, they would probably explode in place.
"Howl! (๑oั╰╯oั๑)"
Fishing! I love fishing!
"Roar! (* ̄) ̄*)"
I love fishing, too! Ah Bai, hurry up!
Both the cub and the dino were more excited than their owner.
Su Bai brought the group to the river located at the upper part of the reservoir and then a.s.sisted his pets with the fishing rods. He was about to help Yang Zhou and the others when Jiang Yang shouted, "Look, there are so many fish and koi inside! Why should we fish? Can"t we just catch them?"
"Jiang Yang, let me tell you: I"m an expert at touching fishes."
Yang Zhou slipped off his shoes, rolled up his pants, and stepped into the water.
"I want to play, too!" Chen Tingting smiled at Su Bai and quickly ran into the river. She took off her shoes and waded into the water with her snow-white feet.
"Then are you two fishing by yourselves, or do you want me to accompany you?" asked Su Bai to his pets.
"Howl!"
Quickly go! Don"t interfere with my fishing.
Purple Jade waved its paw dismissively, looking impatient.
The same was true for the Little Tyrant, which kept its eyes on the fishing rod floating in the water without paying him attention.
"Okay, then. Don"t go in and fry the fish in the reservoir if you can"t catch in the river. The senior fox is living in seclusion there. You can weigh the consequences yourselves."
He reminded them and ran up to his friends to catch fish as well.
"Wow, Yang Zhou, you"re too lousy! I don"t want to play with you anymore; I"ll find Sister Tingting, instead. Look at you; you"ve already scared off so many fish. Even your Little Conch can"t stand you anymore."
Jiang Yang scolded the boy and then ran over to Chen Tingting, who was soaking her feet as she tried to catch fish.
When he looked up, Yang Zhou saw that his pet had retreated a bit, seemingly ashamed to be with him.
Yang Zhou: "…"
Upon seeing Su Bai, he quickly said, "Do you want to catch fish with me? Jiang Yang abandoned me to be with a girl."
"Okay, I"ll teach you a technique which can guarantee that you"ll catch a fish."
Su Bai grinned.
He walked over with the Mewling Fox in tow, though it was not very interested in fishing.
"Fishing is actually very simple. Although the underwater terrain is complicated, we can build a trap in advance and then push the fish into it. That way, it"ll be very easy to catch. Since we"re familiar with the trap, we can better control the overall situation."
He demonstrated the technique by catching a small fish about eight or nine centimeters long in with bare hands.
"Amazing! Let me try it." Yang Zhou was full of admiration.
"Hing!"
Ah Bai, you"re amazing!
Even the baby fox gazed up at him in admiration. It was indeed a manifestation of wisdom.
"That"s a given; I grew up catching fish in the river." Su Bai laughed. He was already a veteran.
"Wow, I caught one, too! Wait for me to show off in front of Jiang Yang."
Yang Zhou tried several times and could not wait to show it off after successfully catching a fish.
Su Bai shook his head and turned to the Mewling Fox. "Come with me; let"s make something good."
"Hing."
What is it?
The baby fox followed him and asked very curiously.
"You"ll know when it"s done."
He laughed.
After finding a good place with smooth and clean stones around, he asked his pet to drill a pit in the middle of the stone with a diameter of one meter and a depth of half a meter.
He smoothed the inside of the stone pit and asked the fox to dig a fist-size tunnel above and below the stone pit.
The end of the upper tunnel connected with the water left from the upstream, and the lower tunnel drained the water from the stone pit.
He blocked the tunnel entrance with the stone pit and made it such that only water could flow out, leaving the fish trapped inside.
"Hing?"
What is it, Ah Bai?
I still can"t figure it out.
"I"ll tell you in a moment; let"s catch some fish and put them inside."
He smiled.
The Mewling Fox helped him catch some fish without knowing why, but with its help, they harvested a huge haul. In a short while, Su Bai caught a lot of small mackerels and several small koi.
"Howl! (๑oั╰╯oั๑)"
Ah Bai, we"ve finished fishing; let"s see our harvest!
"Roar! (•̀ω•́)"
The dino roared, indicating that it had also caught a lot.
Su Bai sat down next to the stone pit full of fish, ready to enjoy the feeling of hundreds of small hemp fish giving him a foot ma.s.sage. The cub and the dino also ran up.
"Did you guys catch fish in the reservoir?"
He glared speechlessly at the two. The fish guards they had supported with their spiritual power were already full. There were at least twenty or thirty fish inside, which weighed a total of more than a hundred catties.
"Howl! ( ̄へ ̄)"
No, we just coated the bait with some fruit juice.
The cub spoke disdainfully. Was it the kind of pet which would catch fish in the reservoir? Fishing was fishing. It was different from catching fish.
"Roar!"
Yes, elder sister is right!
The Little Tyrant agreed.
Su Bai: "…"
You"re worse than pets that catch fish in the reservoir. How could these ordinary fish possibly withstand the temptation of the spiritual fruits?
"Block the fish pool with stones and then put the fish in. Come here. I"ll let you experience a wonderful feeling."
Su Bai glanced at them and spoke with a smile.
"Howl?"
The cub was very curious what kind of experience it was.
The two pets dumped their fish into the pool and jumped to his side curiously.
"The three of you, keep all your spiritual power into your body and don"t let it leak, especially you dino boy. Then put your feet into this puddle."
Su Bai laughed.
The pets curiously did as told but did not feel anything when they first stepped in.
After a while, they all showed shocked expressions. It was so comfortable!
"Howl! (๑oั╰╯oั๑)"
This is too comfortable!
"Roar! (*๓ ́╰╯`๓)"
Ah Bai, you"re too smart.
"Hing."
It"s so comfortable.
All three pets were shocked. How could it be so comfortable? The feeling of the school of small fishes biting the soles of their feet was so comfortable.
"Haha! Feels good, right? This pool is too small for one person and three pets, though, so let"s enlarge it a bit."
He laughed.
The Little Tyrant quickly helped to expand the stone pit to 2.5 meters in diameter and then caught a bunch of fish to throw inside.
The cub also mobilized its spiritual power to control the vines, weaving them into a green hut which helped block the hot sun in the sky.
Su Bai lay on the stone, enjoying the foot bath in silence.
"What are you doing? This rattan hut is so beautiful."
Chen Rouxue walked over with Hou Jie while carrying a basket of fruits and asked curiously upon seeing him and his pets gathered together.
"You"ll know when you come over to feel it." Su Bai smiled mysteriously and glanced at the cub. "Bring me some more fresh flowers."
"Howl! ヽ( ̄▽ ̄)ノ"
Small request; I can easily do that.
The cub unleashed its spiritual power onto the rattan hut and made many fresh flowers bloom, their petals falling accurately into the pool.
Chen Rouxue and Hou Jie curiously took off their shoes and put their feet in.
"It"s so comfortable; this is actually a fish spa? You really know how to enjoy yourself!" Chen Rouxue kicked his foot.
He grinned slightly. This was not a big deal.
"It"s the first time I"m enjoying a fish spa in this environment; it feels amazing."
Hou Jie also smiled slightly. Soaking her feet in the fish spa under the rattan hut, with the green mountains and blue waters as the backdrop, was simply too beautiful.
Chen Rouxue took out some fruits and they ate these while enjoying the fish therapy, boosting their feelings of comfort.
"What"re you guys doing? We caught a lot of fish. We"re going to grill them for a picnic."
Chen Tingting came over and saw them sitting together. Curiously, she also sat down and put her feet in.
"Wow, this fish spa is so comfortable!" she exclaimed in surprise.
"What about us?"
Yang Zhou and Jiang Yang cried without tears. Chen Tingting had taken the last position, so there was no empty spot now.
Just look at this guy; he has cute pets on his left and three beauties on his right. The two seriously suspected that Su Bai had done it on purpose and had deliberately left them with no s.p.a.ce.
In fact, Su Bai was also helpless. He had not thought much when he first built it.
"Then let"s not eat at home. Let"s just have a picnic here; we can make pet tableware with rocks. As for the ingredients, there"s no shortage of fish. We can just get a few vegetables from home. What do you guys think?" suggested Chen Tingting.
"Good idea! We just came out to play. It"s very meaningful to make tableware by ourselves."
Hou Jie nodded.
"No need. All veggies can be grown now. Just get some seeds for whatever you want to eat, and Purple Jade can grow them here."
Su Bai laughed. Ordinary vegetables were not difficult at all for the cub to grow.
"Howl!"
That"s right; it"s not difficult for me at all!
The cub raised two small paws.
Su Bai phoned Su Yue and told him to come over with Hou Lan and to bring some vegetable seeds for food.
A sumptuous picnic was quickly completed with the group of people working together. They were so happy to hide in the rattan hut, while they ate and enjoyed the fish therapy.
It happened to be 10 p.m. when they finished eating. Everyone had had enough fun. Su Bai put on his shoes and took everyone back into the villa to rest and drink tea.
"This Purple Sparrow Tea is so good. It"s the first time I drank it. I feel that it has a stronger fragrance and this kind of refreshment is also great."
Hou Jie commented with a smile.
"Indeed, because the Purple Sparrow Tea Tree must be cultivated by separate seedlings, I"ve never planted them before. Now, it seems that the tea tastes better than others."
Hou Lan nodded in agreement.
"Haha! I used a medicine that stimulates the birth and division of seedlings. The Purple Sparrow Tea Tree has been divided into several seedlings. Brother Hou, you can take two of them back in a while."
Su Bai smiled.
"Oh, that"s great! Let me pick some tea leaves later!" Yang Zhou exclaimed. It was the first time he had drunk such tea.
"I want it, too!"
Jiang Yang and Chen Tingting chimed in.
"Haha! Everyone has their share," he said.
Everyone chatted cheerfully while drinking tea.
Yang Zhou and the others started playing games, while Su Yue took Hou Lan to see his older brother"s book collection.
"Wow, Su Bai, since when were you so rich? The equipment in your laboratory is so complete."
Hou Jie patted him on the shoulder in surprise.
"My master gave them to me." He spread his hands.
"Then you"ve really found a good master. He"s really generous."
Hou Jie nodded in surprise. In fact, she was thinking of accepting the boy as an apprentice after she obtained a junior trainer certificate, but because she saw the trainer certificate in his hand, she put this idea aside.
Unexpectedly, Su Bai"s master was actually Gao An, and it seemed like he had his master"s favor.
Su Bai had no idea that he actually had once had an opportunity to worship a beautiful teacher like Hou Jie as his master.
Hou Lan was shocked and was thoroughly fascinated by all the knowledge recorded in the notes written by Gao An.
After Chen Ruoxue and Hou Jie went out, they took turns to tease the cub and the baby fox.
While chatting with them, Su Bai played cards with Yang Zhou and the others.