Chapter 25

At this moment, Er Dongsheng and Little Lulu were lying on a high rock upwind. Not far in front of the rock was a large patch of yellow-black sand, where one could clearly see some crisscrossing lines.

"These are the traces left by the Bug Beasts when they move on the surface. See those places with more lines? We'll throw the bait there later!" Er Dongsheng instructed the excited little succubus.

At this moment, Er Dongsheng was holding two specially made fishing rods. The rods were made of a material similar to the abyssal bamboo on Earth, the fishing lines were woven from some fine vines, and the hooks were carved from a very good quality wooden plant.

As for the bait, it was the rotten meat that had almost stunk Er Dongsheng and his sister to death earlier. This kind of thing was the favorite of the abyssal Bug Beasts. They usually hid in the sand and fed on rotten plants and sand. They had relatively good hearing but average sense of smell, so Er Dongsheng used this strongly pungent rotten meat to attract the Bug Beasts. Otherwise, ordinary things wouldn't work at all!

"Watch carefully, I'll demonstrate once. Girl, pay attention!" Saying this, Er Dongsheng flicked the fishing rod, gently throwing the bait tied with rotten meat, which landed precisely at the designated spot. His movements were graceful, swift, and perfect!

It was clear that he was a seasoned angler.

"Come, girl, you try it."

He pressed his fishing rod against the rock and handed the slightly smaller one to the eager little succubus.

"Come, like this, slightly pull back your body!"

"Right, swing gently and throw it out!"

Whoosh, the bait flew out and plopped onto the sand not far away!

"Ha ha!"

"It's okay, it's okay, let's try again!"

This time, it was better. It didn't fly out of the Bug Beasts' range, but the force was too strong, and the bait fell off.

... Awkward ...

After a while, the enthusiastic little succubus finally stumbled through learning how to cast the rod. It had to be said that the abyssal species had quite strong coordination and control.

The Bug Beasts fishing began...

Fishing for Bug Beasts was just like fishing in his previous life; the process was incredibly boring, and only the moment of harvest was exciting. So, after securing both fishing rods to the rock with stones, Er Dongsheng lay comfortably on the high rock, casually taking out a blueberry fruit and eating it.

The fruit was quite good, sour and sweet, very delicious, and tasted very much like blueberries from his previous life. Er Dongsheng had collected quite a few and planned to store more this time. After all, such fruits were only abundant during the abyssal rainy season; they were rare at other times.

At this moment, only the little succubus was still excitedly watching the sand, and this game of fishing for Bug Beasts still made her extremely excited.

"This is just like the feeling of a first-time angler!" Watching the little succubus staring intently at the sand, Er Dongsheng shook his head and sighed.

"But to be honest, there are too few entertainments in the abyss. I should bring some back in the future! After all, I'm not living alone anymore."

The waiting was long. The initially enthusiastic little succubus gradually became bored and, imitating Er Dongsheng, lay on the rock, munching on her favorite fruit.

Her taste was different from Er Dongsheng's. Instead of the sour and sweet blueberry fruit, she preferred a kind of black fruit that was sweet and sticky. Er Dongsheng had named it "jelly fruit."

He thought it would be a good raw material for making sugar.

During this time, a few unobservant creatures came to disturb the siblings, but they were scared away by the fierce aura Er Dongsheng released before they could get close!

Pouting, the little succubus yawned widely, and in a very lifelike manner, she yawned again. The little one imitated everything he did, which wasn't good!

Listening carefully, wait, there was some movement!

Er Dongsheng quickly got up, poked his head out, and quietly looked at the sand. At this moment, many fresh marks appeared on the sand, and occasionally, some soil traces rolled out.

The little succubus also poked her head out to observe, quietly approaching Er Dongsheng's ear and asking, "Brother, did the Bug Beasts come out?"

"Uh-huh, it looks like they did, and there are quite a few. Let's start fishing seriously now!"

"Mm-hmm"

...

A clear trail kept rolling out, getting closer and closer to the little succubus's bait. At this moment, the little girl was extremely nervous, her big eyes wide open, staring intently at the new trail, hoping for success.

"Brother has already caught several Bug Beasts, but Lulu hasn't caught any. This time, it must succeed!"

Suddenly, the trail stopped, and the little succubus showed a hint of anxiety but made no move. The previous times, she had failed at the last moment, either pulling too early when the Bug Beast hadn't fully swallowed the hook or too late, allowing the Bug Beast to eat the bait and spit out the hook and run away. As the saying goes, "One learns from one's mistakes." Now, she understood that one shouldn't be hasty or too slow; everything should be done calmly and steadily!

The creatures in the abyss were constantly learning and improving, especially these abyssal intelligent species without great power! They could only survive by constantly uniting, learning, and improving. Although there was very little for them to learn in the abyss, sometimes nothing at all!

Suddenly, a white thing jumped out of the sand and bit onto Lulu's bait with a plop!

"Right now!"

The little succubus quickly reeled in the fishing rod, grabbed the Bug Beast dangling on the fishing line, and accurately pierced its head with her sharp nails. With a faint "squeak," the Bug Beast let out a weak cry and died instantly.

"Clap, clap"

The little succubus's quick and accurate movements made Er Dongsheng, who was watching, involuntarily applaud. "Beautiful, good, good!"

"Brother, brother, look, Lulu caught a Bug Beast too!" The little one, holding the Bug Beast, looked very happy and proudly showed it to him, like a child showing off a treasure, eagerly waiting for recognition.

"Uh-huh, Lulu is really amazing!"

Looking at the Bug Beast in front of him, Er Dongsheng was a bit surprised. It was a big one, about the size of an adult's palm, very plump. This was quite rare among abyssal Bug Beasts. Although these creatures were generally hard to catch, very few lived long, especially to this size! How many years must it have lived?

In the past three years, due to the need for external cultivation, he had caught many of these bugs, but he had never encountered such a large one! Could it be a Bug King?

Hearing Er Dongsheng's praise, the little succubus contentedly put the plump Bug Beast into her small stone jar, which Er Dongsheng had specially prepared for her.

A new round of fishing began...

...

After about five hours, as recorded by the system, Er Dongsheng decided to end this Bug Beasts fishing game. He pulled the still reluctant little girl and promised to come back later. The two siblings then started to return home.

This trip was quite fruitful. Er Dongsheng caught six Bug Beasts, and the little girl caught three. However, one of the little girl's Bug Beasts was enormous, equivalent to three or four ordinary ones, which made her extremely happy and instantly proud!

Er Dongsheng, on the other hand, had a dark face, speechless...

"Who would have thought that a seasoned angler would lose to a little girl. Ah, fate, how cruel you are..."

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