Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 818 - 366 February in Winter

Chapter 818: Chapter 366 February in Winter

Laimeng River had an average depth of 1.5 meters, but the spot Stone and his group chose was two pools that were each over three meters deep, where they drilled eight holes. The fishing gear was all prepared. Without an electric drill, drilling the holes was quite difficult, so Su Shi and Snow Egg designed something like a corkscrew for wine bottles, which they cranked by hand to bore downwards.

Iron Woman Maya sat back casually, watching Shana gracefully dance across the ice, with her little follower Little Knife as her student. Standing on the shore and watching for a while, Lin Wu figured out two truths: Some things can’t be achieved with just hard work, and one shouldn’t waste time on things they’re not good at.

Little Knife had no issues with skating but lacked any artistic flair. While Shana’s movements were as light as a feather, hers felt like Mount Tai bearing down.

But as long as you like it, that’s all that mattered, happiness was the most important.

Using the headset’s public channel, Stone announced, "Shadow’s first ice fishing event is about to start, please gather on the ice surface."

Lin Wu responded in the headset, "Lin Meng says..."

"I’m here." Lin Meng answered, full of vitality.

Ha! Later, I’ll have to find a reason to flick her on the forehead.

Everyone first chose their fishing holes.

Stone said, "The reward is two buckets of fuel for the safehouse’s consumption, and the punishment is not to waste any wood or enter the safehouse for four hours. Moreover, the second-to-last person is in charge of transporting tonight’s firewood to the bonfire room. The last one has to handle the fish."

Su Shi asked, "Will it be counted by the number or by weight?"

"Weight," Stone replied, "I brought an electronic scale." Saying that, he took out an electronic scale from his backpack.

Stone continued, "If anyone is scared and doesn’t dare to participate in the event, please raise your hand now."

Snow Egg said, "Things are so boring already, who would be afraid of participating?"

"Good, please find your own bait, the time is nine in the morning, and the deadline is noon at twelve. Wait until I’ve finished," Stone stopped Lin Meng.

Stone said, "Today’s lunch will be prepared by Double Lin Group and considering their hard work all morning, lunch will be canceled. Tonight we’ll feast on grilled fish. If anyone is hungry now, they can eat canned food first."

Stone called out, "Everyone to your positions, get ready, the event begins!"

Lin Meng was the fastest runner, sliding as she ran, clearly very enthusiastic. The negative example was Lin Wu, who walked slowly back to base, but it wasn’t because he was lazy, he was looking for bait. Looking around, all he saw was snow and ice, and his intuition told him fish wouldn’t eat that stuff. Then Lin Wu began to recall information about the river fish.

Shana had once said that there were many rainbow trout in Laimeng River that could be eaten raw. However, at that time, no one was very interested in eating raw fish. With some experience in fishing, Lin Wu occasionally read related books in the library; he knew that rainbow trout were aggressive feeders, and traditional bait like earthworms was less effective than using shiny objects. Shiny objects could attract the fish’s attention since the scent of earthworms struggled to reach the fish through the flowing water. Otherwise, you could only use the freshest, most wriggling insects to draw the fish’s attention with their struggle.

About ten minutes later, everyone entered their fishing spots. Lin Wu and Snow Egg used shiny pieces honed in the workshop, while Stone and others used worms they were experienced in finding while helping out in the chicken farm. Lin Meng used flour, mixed with a little water, and kneaded it onto the fish hook. Only Maya was empty-handed, imitating Jiang Taigong.

Maya was in no hurry and watched everyone lower their hooks. Before long, Stone caught a small silverfish and instantly regretted it, "Should have counted by number."

Maya approached, "Stone, lend me that fish."

"Take it."

Maya took the fish, pulled out a dagger, and knocked the fish on the head with the handle to kill it. Then she cut off a tiny piece of fish meat, along with some of the innards, and hung them on her hook. Her movements were smooth and fluid, the mark of a seasoned angler.

Lin Wu asked, "Do you go fishing often?"

Maya replied, "I used to train new recruits at a reservoir, played a few times."

The second person to catch a fish was Lin Meng, dragging the fish onto the ice, smiling so wide she couldn’t close her mouth. It wasn’t a small fish but a good half-kilogram catch.

Lin Wu asked, "How did you think of using flour?"

Lin Meng replied, "I fish often in Technology City."

Lin Wu inquired, "Do you like fishing?"

Lin Meng shook her head, "I just don’t like being hungry."

That statement tugged at the heartstrings, but Lin Wu counter-attacked, "If you could cut down on the little shrimp crackers, you wouldn’t have trouble affording meals."

Lin Meng ate a shrimp cracker with a mischievous smile, deliberately in front of Lin Wu, even licking her fingers afterward.

Lin Wu watched coldly and said, "First, you just touched fish and didn’t wash your hands. Second, there was a fish scale on your hand, and now it’s gone."

Lin Meng immediately began coughing and retching for a while, but there was no fish scale. Villains have many tricks up their sleeves, and it was impossible to guard against everything.

Suddenly, Shana asked, "Have you ever tried fried fish scales?"

Everyone responded in unison, "Don’t want to hear it, don’t want to hear it." The worst wasn’t having to eat some dark cuisine, but knowing in advance what dark cuisine you’d have to eat.

"Got it!" Lin Wu’s hand tightened as he started to reel in the fish.

Snow Egg also caught one; both of them landed a rainbow trout each.

As the fish surfaced, Shana was ready with a dagger, even pulling out a sauce packet and a small bowl from her backpack, eagerly watching. Stone took charge, "Snack time."

"Maybe not?" Lin Wu and Snow Egg weakly resisted, but the fish was already handed over to Shana.

Shana’s knife skills were terrible, but the flesh of the wild rainbow trout really was delicious. In the blink of an eye, the two trout were devoured. Shana offered a friendly tip, "Only wild rainbow trout from clear waters are safe to eat raw."

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