Chapter 46: Fishing King Stat Point Allocation! Landing a Mammoth 461-Pound Arapaima with Brute Force! 900x Multiplier!

Haha, a path to self-destruction? Are we roleplaying Land of the Dragons today just because that grass carp yesterday acted like it was hooking the firmament?

"Since that's the case, let me introduce you to my 'Three Thousand Ways to Take Your Life' fishing technique!"

Jiang Fan suddenly exerted force, pulling the arapaima step by step closer to the bank.

Arapaima: *Heh heh heh, ridiculous human! Do you really think you can defeat me so easily?*

: Today, let me show you what a four-hundred-pound arapaima looks like!

"Splash-whack!!"

The arapaima delivered a fierce slap against the water's surface, then dragged the hook straight down toward the bottom. The immense force pulled Jiang Fan forward by several heavy steps!

It was supposed to be hauled onto the bank, but now it was dragged right back down.

: What! The arapaima actually managed to budge Jiang Fan?
: Incredible!
: ???
: ......
: Are you guys out of your minds? Isn't it completely normal for an arapaima to drag that kid around?
: Exactly, exactly! Did you really think he could just haul a monster like that straight ashore?
: That behemoth easily weighs over four hundred pounds visually, are you kidding me?!
: Still, to be able to hold on against it for this long makes him pretty impressive already.
: At this rate, he's going to get dragged into the water within a minute!
: Can you people stop chirping and blabbing already?! All the true fans have seen this kid single-handedly brawl a three-hundred-and-fifty-eight-pound black carp to exhaustion—there's video and proof!
: Do you have any idea how huge the gap is between three hundred fifty-eight pounds and over four hundred pounds? Especially when it's an arapaima!
: If you think you can do better, you get in there!
: Yeah, if you can do better, you go try!
: ......

Jiang Fan wasn't even in a rush, yet the viewers in the livestream chat were already bickering fiercely.

Of course, he didn't have the spare energy to pay attention to them. Instead, he remained entirely focused on holding the arapaima in check, wearing it down until it was completely exhausted.

Seeing that it had successfully dragged Jiang Fan, the arapaima unleashed every ounce of its strength, pulling downward toward the depths with the intent of dragging him into the water in one fell swoop. Yet, just as Jiang Fan was on the verge of slipping in, the two sides locked into a stalemate once again!

"Did you really think it would be that easy to drag me into the water?"
"Stupid fish! I can outlast you all day long!"

Arapaima (￢д￢。): *That brag was so huge even I almost believed it! Ridiculous human! Get into the water already, damn you!!*

The arapaima swam up to the surface, gathered momentum, and dove downward toward the bottom once more with a powerful charge.

"Thump!"

However, no matter how hard it pulled, the moment the fishing line went taut, it couldn't budge Jiang Fan by even a fraction of a millimeter.

After several rounds of ineffective dragging, the arapaima began gnawing furiously on the fishing line with its sharp teeth...

One could tell at a glance that it was thoroughly exasperated.

However, the fishing line of the ribbed-steel fishing rod was essentially an aircraft carrier's arrestor cable; if fighter jets couldn't snap it, a mere fish stood no chance.

Arapaima: *What the hell™™™ is this thing?! Not only can I not snap it, but I can't even bite through it?!*
Arapaima: *I refuse to believe this nonsense!*

It gnawed away for a good five or six minutes until its teeth began to bleed before finally loosening its grip.

Left with no other choice, the arapaima had to resort to thrashing and pulling once again.

After half an hour of relentless tug-of-war, the arapaima was completely driven frantic by Jiang Fan!

Swish, swish!!

Suddenly, the arapaima thrashed its body with the frenzied violence of a berserk beast, its immense power bending the ribbed-steel fishing rod into a sharp arc!

It was rapidly approaching its limit, and thus prepared to make one desperate, do-or-die struggle!

After dozens of rounds of rolling, thrashing, and pulling back and forth, the arapaima reached its limit—and so did Jiang Fan.

As he was dragged step by step toward the water's edge, the system prompt chimed in.

【Ding ding ding!!! The host's strength is insufficient!】
【Ding ding ding!!! The host's strength is insufficient!】
【Ding ding ding!!! The host's strength is insufficient!】
【Ding ding ding!!! Please consume Emotion Points to enhance personal strength!】

"Have I reached the limit of my strength?"
"Then let's add some points!"

【Ding! Congratulations to the host for Strength +100, Emotion Points -100!】
【"Keep adding!"】
【Ding! Congratulations to the host for Strength +100, Emotion Points -100!】
【"Add more!"】
【......】

He continued until four hundred points had been added, hitting the enhancement limit of a Master Angler!

The moment the enhancement concluded, Jiang Fan's strength surged dramatically!

The arapaima, which had just been holding the upper hand, suddenly found itself unable to move the line an inch.

Jiang Fan stood planted like a massive vessel, rendering every ounce of its frantic pulling and dragging entirely futile!

Arapaima: *How can this human be so ridiculously strong?! What kind of ghost story is this?!*

Logically speaking, weighing over four hundred pounds, it should never lose to a human weighing little more than a hundred. If this wasn't ghosts at work, what was it?

Realizing it had run into an extraordinarily terrifying angler, the arapaima finally betrayed a look of absolute panic.

Yet, it was all too late.

With a sudden exertion of force, Jiang Fan yanked the arapaima straight to the surface of the water, and then hauled it step by step onto the bank!

: Hiss!!!
: A master-tier powerhouse among anglers is truly terrifying!
: Holy crap... he just brute-forced it! This kid was literally born with divine strength!
: Where are those little haters from earlier? Where'd they run off to?
: Come on, haters, say something now!
: Wow! I wish all of this handsome guy's strength was being used on me right now!
: So fierce! I want to date him! But does my vocational school diploma even match his university degree?
: These women are so filthy-minded!
: He pulled it up! He pulled it up! Jiang Fan dragged the arapaima onto the bank!
: Good lord, just look at the size of that landing net—why does it look so damn massive!

Everyone in the livestream was utterly astounded upon seeing Jiang Fan pull out a two-meter-wide landing net, scoop up the arapaima, and haul it ashore.

: Hehe, new fans don't get it, but true fans know what's up!
: His Douyin account was literally created a few days ago and you're already a true fan? Go eat shit!
...

Scooping up the arapaima with the giant landing net, Jiang Fan dragged it effortlessly onto dry land.

Afterward, he pulled out a wooden stick and delivered a solid thwack straight to the arapaima's head!

"Bang!!"

Arapaima (╬￣皿￣): *What the hell!*

"Still cursing?"
"Bang!!"

Arapaima (＠_＠;)：*I'm dizzy, so dizzy...*

Though the arapaima possessed scales tough enough to shrug off blows from a kitchen knife, Jiang Fan's strength was monumental; even an arapaima could not withstand a strike of that caliber.

After all, he had the backing of a Master Angler's strength and an 800-point stat bonus!

Just like that, the previously thrashing and kicking arapaima instantly quieted down.

It had been planning to wait until it reached the bank to summon one last burst of energy to stun Jiang Fan, before leaping back into the reservoir to escape!

Who could have guessed that this angler was an absolute sneak who played zero fair fights, pulling out a club and immediately delivering a pair of concussive thwacks right off the bat!

【Ding ding ding!!! Congratulations to the host for catching a four-hundred-and-sixty-one-pound arapaima. Cash reward multiplied by a 900x rate!】
【Arapaima: 461 pounds; Market price: $5 per kilogram!】
【Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 461 × 2.5 × 900 = $1,037,250!】
【Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 5,000 Emotion Points!】

"US dollars?"
【Since the arapaima is an imported foreign species not yet formally rampant in the domestic ecosystem, its value is calculated in US dollars.】

That's over a million US dollars... which translates to over seven million RMB??!

He made over seven million just from a single fish! This money came as easily as wind-blown loot, reduced to cold, detached numbers!

Still, he adored these cold, detached numbers. Bring on as many as possible—he would never complain about having too much!

Zhou Hong, Yellow Hair, and Ma Dongdong were standing right across from Jiang Fan. The moment they saw him pull the arapaima ashore, they were overwhelmed with excitement!

"Brother Fan is awesome!"
"What Brother Fan? Please address him as Daddy!"
"Daddy!"

He Qiang, Liu Gang, and Deng Zhiqiang, stationed not far away, were equally struck dumb with shock.

Liu Gang: "A young man is still a young man—where does he get that kind of terrifying strength?"
Deng Zhiqiang: "Not every young man possesses strength like that. This boy was naturally gifted to be a fishing prodigy!"
He Qiang spread his hands: "Having watched him violently haul in a three-hundred-and-fifty-eight-pound black carp myself, I feel completely unfazed inside."

Felt unfazed my foot!

This was over four hundred pounds we're talking about, and an arapaima to boot!

You could send three ordinary young men up there and they still might not be able to pull it in!

No exaggeration, this kid's strength was genuinely terrifying!

Deng Zhiqiang chuckled: "Each generation produces its own geniuses, and the waves behind drive the waves ahead. I have to admit my skills are inferior."
Liu Gang: "Crap! Your strength is inferior too, alright?"
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