Forest Ranger: Starting with a Giant Panda Mom Clinging to Me
Chapter 26 - Holy Crap, a Crocodile!

Chapter 26: Holy Crap, a Crocodile!

A bunch of jokers popped up in the comments. Lin Tian didn’t even need to look to know what they were saying. He was utterly speechless.

How was Panda Mom’s luck so good, catching a fish right after casting the bait? This was a mountain stream, not a pond stocked full of fish!! Was Panda Mom here to stock up?!

Lin Tian had no choice but to admit his luck was lousy. He hadn’t caught a single fish yet. But he was determined now—he had to catch a big fish today!

Meanwhile, the mother panda knew how to remove the fish from the hook. She skillfully knocked the fish out, then carefully took the hook out.

Carrying the fish in her mouth, she came over to Lin Tian’s side. Her gaze flicked to Lin Tian’s still-motionless hook, then to the few tiny leaf fish in his bucket. Suddenly, she patted Lin Tian’s shoulder with her front paw, and, in a very human-like gesture, shook her round head. Her small eyes looked full of pity.

Lin Tian: ???

> “Pfft hahahahaha!”

> “Panda Mom is too much!”

> “She is totally looking down on Brother Tian.”

> “Hahaha, Panda Mom’s move is a straight-up heart-stabber!”

> “Panda Mom: Milk Dad, your skills are lacking. Look at my haul.”

> “I cannot take it, I’ll die laughing in this livestream sooner or later, hahahahaha.”

…

The comments were laughing their heads off.

Lin Tian, however, couldn’t laugh.

MMP! [*a slang for Mā Maì Pī. A phrase from Sichuan and Chongqing dialects in China, meaning “Your mom is a prostitute” or roughly equivalent to “son of a bitch” in English.]

He’d been looked down on by Panda Mom. It was just a fish! If he didn’t catch a fish today, he wasn’t going home! Not even Jesus could drag him back!

That’s what he said!

Lin Tian gritted his teeth, stubbornly staring at the river. This time, he was determined to catch a big fish! A fish bigger than the one Panda Mom caught!

The mother panda squatted to one side, munching on her fish. She had already caught two big fish and didn’t need to fish anymore. She just ate her fish while watching Lin Tian fish.

> “Bet’s open, bet’s open, those betting Brother Tian won’t catch a fish, type 1!”

> “1111”

> “1111”

…

The comments were still having a blast.

Lin Tian ignored them. He watched the river and soon noticed the float move. He quickly pulled the rod. The hook broke the water’s surface. A few finger-sized fish were biting the bait.

Lin Tian: …

More leaf fish. Though leaf fish were tasty too, he wanted a big fish! This was about his pride!

Lin Tian cast the hook back into the river.

Another fish bit.

Still leaf fish…

He cast again…

Still leaf fish…

…

After casting seven or eight times, every single one was a leaf fish! The bucket was nearly overflowing with leaf fish! The audience lost it laughing at this.

> “Hahahaha, Brother Tian, did you raid the leaf fish’s nest or what?”

> “All small fish. Brother Tian, give it up, you are doomed to miss big fish in this life.”

> “Panda Mom: See that? That’s skill. Not everyone can reel in a big fish.”

> “Leaf Fish: Good grief, why are you only fishing us??”

…

“Hey! I didn’t believe it!” Lin Tian was genuinely ticked off. He prepared the bait again. The bucket was packed with dozens of leaf fish. They weighed as much as a big fish by now. Was this river really only full of leaf fish?

Lin Tian refused to believe it and prepared the bait again, this time making it bigger and adding extra spiritual water. He aimed to attract a big fish. He cast the hook back into the river. He waited quietly.

The mother panda, having eaten her fill, was leaning back, dozing off. Only Lin Tian kept his eyes on the river.

Time ticked by. Suddenly, the float twitched again. And this time, it shook violently.

Lin Tian’s eyes lit up!

Judging by the hook’s shaking, this was definitely a big fish!

> “Whoa? A big fish?”

> “No way, did Brother Tian actually catch a big fish?”

> “Look at the rod’s bend, that has to be a big fish.”

> “Nooo, if Brother Tian catches a big fish, how was I supposed to keep laughing?”

…

The audience noticed the float move too.

Lin Tian was already pulLin the rod. But surprisingly, this time it didn’t budge. The pull from the river was strong, and he nearly lost his grip on the rod.

“Hey, looks like I really hooked a big fish this time! With that kind of strength, it has to weigh over ten jin!”

Anything over ten jin was more than 50 centimeters—definitely a big fish!

Lin Tian was thrilled. He yanked on the rod with force. But since it was a homemade rod, he couldn’t pull too hard.

Realizing it was a big fish, he had to use finesse to reel it in, or the rod might snap. Lin Tian ran along the stream’s edge, seizing the moment when the fish’s pull weakened, and yanked the rod hard.

Splash!

A massive figure was pulled from the river by Lin Tian. The huge shape even blocked the sunlight for a moment in midair.

Lin Tian squinted to see what kind of big fish he’d caught.

When he looked, he got a shock. The fish he’d caught was over two meters long. It was indeed massive.

But, why did this fish have legs?!

The “big fish” that came up was frantically running on the grass with four legs, its long tail still whipping around. Its body was covered in tough, black skin.

Its wide-open mouth was full of sharp, jagged teeth. Seeing the “big fish” clearly, Lin Tian’s pupils shrank, and his scalp tingled!!

Holy crap, this isn’t a fish at all. It’s a crocodile!! Why is there a crocodile in this mountain stream?!

The audience, seeing the crocodile that was pulled up, was stunned.

> “Holy crap? A crocodile?!”

> “Good grief, it really is a crocodile!!”

> “Hahahahaha, Brother Tian, you are unreal! Fishing and catching a crocodile?!”

> “Brother Tian, what are you standing there for? Run!”

> “That crocodile will chase you!”

…

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