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The competition was organized by the resort, and when Wu Jian mentioned he wanted to participate, they skipped the registration process altogether and directly placed him in the competition lineup.

Generally speaking, a formal fishing competition isn't just about comparing the technical skills of top anglers. Supportive facilities in other areas are equally important.

In fact, most fishing experts don't differ much in skill level. Under equal conditions, winning the competition largely depends on personal luck.

If you're lucky, even if your skills are a bit lacking, you can still win!

If you're unlucky, even if your skills are the best internationally, you might still face a crushing defeat…

Therefore, most fishing competitions mainly test skills, luck, and auxiliary equipment. It's like Formula 1 racing, where the driver's skill level and competitive state are crucial, but the quality of the car is equally important.

If you drive a McLaren and compete against a domestic QQ car, even if Schumacher himself drives the QQ, you'll still win easily.

The same principle applies to this fishing competition…except here it's not the car's quality but the auxiliary equipment's superiority or inferiority!

Auxiliary equipment mainly includes things like the quality of fishing gear, hooks, bait, and even the choice of the fishing location is very important.

"Brother Qin, let's go, let's start…"

Compared to professional fishing experts, Qin Fang and his group of three are complete amateur novices. After Wu Jian got their contestant number, he immediately grabbed his gear and was ready to start.

"You go ahead, I'm going to prepare something first…"

Qin Fang, however, didn't seem in a hurry and still wanted to ready himself!

Anyway, the total fishing time is two hours, and the timer only starts once the contestant number is submitted, so being a bit early or late doesn't really matter.

Chu Yunxuan participated just for fun. Winning or losing didn't matter much to her. Seeing Qin Fang stay behind, she wasn't in a rush either and let Wu Jian go ahead while she stayed with Qin Fang.

"What are you preparing?"

Chu Yunxuan was curious; she saw Qin Fang not heading towards the reservoir fishing spot, but rather towards the resort.

"Of course, it's a secret weapon, you'll see soon…"

Qin Fang said nonchalantly, taking Chu Yunxuan's hand and heading towards the resort's outdoor BBQ area.

Nowadays, resorts usually have BBQ areas as standard facilities. Qin Fang led Chu Yunxuan there, paid, got the tools and ingredients, and started barbecuing!

"You're not just fooling Wu Jian while we barbecue here, right…"

Seeing Qin Fang's actions, Chu Yunxuan couldn't help but wonder.

"Am I that boring? I'm preparing bait for fishing…"

Qin Fang had a rather odd expression. Although it was a good idea, it really wasn't necessary, so he simply explained his purpose.

The other contestants came prepared with their own auxiliary equipment. They used rods they were accustomed to, and hooks and lines they deemed most suitable. As for bait and the like, almost everyone had their own secret recipe.

Compared to these contestants, Qin Fang's team seemed at a disadvantage.

It was their first time using their rods too, and whether they were good or bad, suitable or not, could only be determined after use, not by a simple glance.

Even with Qin Fang's godly reconnaissance skills, he couldn't determine if the fishing gear in hand was perfect for him…

Given this gap, to win, he had to take a different path; hence, Qin Fang decided to focus on the bait.

Being a grandmaster level cooking expert, comparable to a top chef, Qin Fang was already quite formidable in cooking. Though not yet unparalleled, he had few rivals.

When cooking reaches this level, the food you make, whether for humans or animals, holds an absolute advantage.

The "Deliciousness +5" attribute isn't just for show; it works on any living creature!

Originally, Qin Fang hadn't thought of this. It was only while preparing, seeing many fishing experts tweaking their bait with their unique tricks, methods, and secret recipes, that it dawned on him, leading him to cook his own bait.

Although Qin Fang hadn't specifically studied bait-making methods, it wasn't a challenge for him. After pondering a bit, he already had a sense of what to do.

After all, cooking is a broad system skill, which also includes the method of making fish bait, so it's not a challenge for Qin Fang.

Taking some materials, Qin Fang began to produce.

To save trouble, Qin Fang didn't bother to borrow a kitchen from the resort; instead, he used the roasting method directly, which was fast and convenient, especially since the barbecue site was right by the reservoir.

The process of making the bait went quite smoothly, and Qin Fang's hands were moving quite swiftly. After all, this Master Level Cooking Skill wasn't for nothing, the proficiency was absolutely a terrifying number...

"Ding, congratulations on obtaining mutated food...mutated bait!"

When the prompt appeared, Qin Fang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, his expression turning rather peculiar.

He wasn't unfamiliar with mutated food. During his time on Hong Kong Island, he had produced two mutated foods that helped him dupe two unlucky kids.

But since then, he hadn't made any, and didn't expect to accidentally make one while creating bait now, leaving Qin Fang at a loss.

It's truly like the saying goes: "Trying to plant flowers but they won't bloom, unintentionally planting willows and they grow into shade..."

However, Qin Fang didn't mind, while continuing to make the secret bait, he took a look at the attributes of this mutated bait out of curiosity.

"Mutated bait, a bait that accidentally mutated during production, using this bait attracts giant fish with a one hundred percent chance..."

These were the attributes of the mutated bait, indeed having the same unconventional attributes as the previous two mutated foods Qin Fang created, leaving people speechless.

Qin Fang thought it would have attributes like "double the attraction of fish," but instead, this bait attracted fish, specifically giant ones!

What exactly are giant fish?

Qin Fang wasn't quite sure, but he could confirm one thing: if he used this bait, he might just catch the largest fish in the Qingshan Reservoir!

The scoring standard for this fishing competition was extremely strict, with scores based on quantity, size, and weight comprehensively.

It's not enough to just catch the biggest, most, or heaviest fish; all three aspects must be considered, and catching rare fish could even give extra points.

The Fishing Association set these detailed scoring standards to ensure fairness and justice, achieving the best results.

If even this competition were manipulated, then the advertisement would be meaningless, and the money spent would be wasted...

Hence, Qin Fang's strange expression upon seeing the bait. If he actually caught the largest fish in the reservoir, waiting for the fish to bite would take time, and pulling such a large fish out of the water would also take considerable time...

Calculating it this way, although he might catch the biggest and heaviest fish, the quantity would be too low... making it difficult to win.

Although Qin Fang wasn't too concerned about the championship, since he was participating, he naturally wanted to strive for first place; that's the true spirit of competition!

Moreover, Qin Fang had heard that the Qingshan Reservoir evolved from a small lake, rumored to be connected to the sea by an underground river, who knows if some terrifying marine monster might have slipped in...

If he actually caught one, that would indeed be quite troublesome!

With a wry smile, Qin Fang tossed the not-so-useful mutated bait into the Props Box, thinking it might come in handy someday!

Putting aside the mutated bait, Qin Fang continued making bait, not just for himself but also for Chu Yunxuan, which caused a slight delay.

Perhaps Qin Fang was lucky today; out of the mere two to three dozen baits he made, there were surprisingly three mutated baits.

Unfortunately, these mutated baits were like twins, with all three having the same attributes, unlike the vastly different attributes of the previous ones!

"Perhaps this single type of food mutation is like this..."

Unable to figure out the reason, Qin Fang could only convince himself with this explanation; after all, the identical attributes of these three mutations were evidence enough!

These two mutated baits were naturally thrown into the Props Box too, kept there for any unforeseen needs.

"Alright, we're done!"

After spending nearly half an hour, Qin Fang had made over twenty secret baits, splitting them equally with Chu Yunxuan before they both headed to the fishing spot.

After submitting their participant number tags and registering the competition time, Qin Fang and Chu Yunxuan went to find Wu Jian,

"Brother Qin, what took you so long? Look, I've already caught six!"

When they found Wu Jian, the little guy had already made a decent haul, with even some seemingly skilled fishing masters not having such good results yet. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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