Manor Lord in the Pokémon World

Chapter 9: A Fishing Frenzy

Psyduck looked at the sizzling, oily grilled fish on the grill, which was emitting an enticing aroma, and then looked at the opposite bank of the river in the distance.

In the end, it shook its head, pointed in the direction the ark had come from, and cawed a few times.

Fangzhou thought for a while and then thought of something.

There lives a group of Psyducks over there, which is the place where I first passed by and saw a shiny Psyduck.

I guess he couldn't bear to part with his partner.

You could actually invite all your friends over...

But his farm was still in its early stages, and he really couldn't afford to keep so many Psyducks with him, unless he went fishing every day.

He felt like he had met his favorite girl, who was as beautiful as his first love. She smiled shyly and said she needed a dowry of 88 yuan, but he had no money in his pocket.

Sure enough, we were still too poor; poverty is the original sin.

We still need to focus on developing the manor first; there will always be opportunities to recruit Psyduck later.

Fangzhou stretched and pointed in the direction of the manor. "My manor is over there. If you encounter any problems later and need my help, you can go there to find me."

Psyduck nodded, tilted its head, and waddled toward the water's edge.

After a satisfying meal, the spring midday sun wasn't as scorching as in summer, and a gentle breeze occasionally blew across the lake, creating ripples on its surface.

Very comfortable.

Ark called to Ralts to continue fishing.

It wasn't about meeting any fishing quotas, but about enjoying a long-lost, wonderful, and leisurely time.

This is what a happy rural life should be like!

Fangzhou was very grateful that he could live this kind of life from now on.

slap.

The bait was thrown into the water again, creating a few ripples.

Ralts, equally excited, cast the bait back into the water, clearly enjoying fishing.

On the other side, Lotadpole and Psyduck jumped back into the water and disappeared.

The ark and Laluras on the shore were like old monks in deep meditation.

A few minutes later, the previously calm water surface suddenly began to shake violently.

You can see many fish leaping out of the water in fright, and at the same time, the fishing rod suddenly sinks.

Even Ralts's simple fishing rod began to shake violently.

"Ralts!" Ralts' eyes lit up with excitement, and he quickly reeled in his rod, just like Ark did.

Whoosh!

Two bass were pulled out of the water!

As if he had thought of something, Fangzhou stood up and took two steps closer to the riverbank, where the weeds no longer obstructed his view.

really!

Two figures, one in blue and one in green, were seen busily working in the water.

It's Lotad and Psyduck!

They're actually driving the fish this way!

The fish, panicked and driven to this side, saw the bait as a lifeline.

Fangzhou suspected that if he imitated Jiang Taigong and made a straight fishhook, the fish would bite without hesitation, just to escape the pursuit of the two evil Pokémon behind him.

Fishing experience points +1

Fishing experience points +1

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At dusk, in the agricultural products distribution center, Uncle George was lying on a deck chair, listening idly as the fisherman Benoit in front of him recounted his glorious catch of the day.

He waved a long bass in his hand like a victorious general.

"Dear George, did you see that? A whole pound of bass! I heard that these are extremely difficult to catch and very expensive."

He patted his chest excitedly, like a crowing rooster, "Look at me! Yesterday I told you I bought a new fishing rod, and you laughed at me, but today I caught something! I've broken the curse of going home empty-handed!"

Uncle George laughed and said, "You spent a full two thousand Alliance coins to buy this fishing rod. I need to remind you that I can only offer twenty Alliance coins for this pale and thin bass you brought this time. You'll have to catch at least a hundred to break even."

Beno was hit where it hurt and got a little anxious. He had been sitting by the river all day and only caught this one fish. His thighs were covered in mosquito bites.

Blushing, he said, "What's this called? 'A skilled craftsman must first sharpen his tools.' Just tell me if you caught anything or not. Now you can prove it wasn't my skill that was the problem, but the fishing rod, right?"

Before he could finish speaking, a sound of tires drifting and scraping against the ground came from the doorway.

Then Fang Zhou walked in excitedly, carrying a sea bass that was almost half a person's height.

"Uncle George, I'm back from fishing. I wanted to ask if you buy bass. This bass looks like it weighs three or four pounds."

Uncle George had never seen such a large bass before. "My goodness! Such a big bass! This must be the king of fish!"

He glanced sideways at Benoit, who was standing there dumbfounded, and chuckled to himself.

"You've worked hard, kid. I'm collecting the catch here. You're amazing; you actually managed to catch the king of fish! The current record is still held by your grandfather, who was also an excellent angler, but you should be able to break his record."

Uncle George took the fish and placed it on the scale.

"Five pounds and six ounces! You broke your grandfather's record!"

He picked up a pen, turned around, crossed out the original name on a card with a picture of a bass, and wrote Fangzhou's name on it.

Just then, Ralts's voice came from behind.

Then, two buckets, enveloped in blue psychic energy, floated in behind Ralts, with the occasional splashing sound of fish coming from inside.

All the live fish were brought over; the rest, the ones that had been stunned by the explosion, Ark planned to take back to the manor and put in the refrigerator.

Uncle George's mouth dropped open in surprise. "Did you catch all of these today?"

Beno felt like his world was collapsing. He took a step forward in disbelief, "These were all caught using the fishing rod I gave you???"

"They were all caught today, but not all of them were caught using that fishing rod."

Ark is very honest; some of the fish inside were caught by Ralts using that simple tree branch.

Benoit immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

No wonder, it seems the child bought a more advanced fishing rod himself, no wonder the catch was so plentiful.

I guess it's the latest model fishing rod, the 2025. Oh, I see. That rod is a version ahead of my new one.

He secretly resolved to work hard to save money and buy the latest fishing rod as soon as possible.

However, although Ark catches a lot of fish, it uses a good fishing rod.

My skills might not be inferior to this fishing novice's!

We didn't lose.

Not losing is considered a win.

He comforted himself.

Then Fangzhou took out an extremely simple "fishing rod" from the backpack behind him.

It's basically just a tree branch cut down from the roadside, with two fishing lines casually wrapped around it. Even a child would probably dislike it as a toy.

Ark swayed and said, "Some of the fish were caught by Ralts using this fishing rod."

"What?!"

Are you kidding me? You can fish with this thing??