As time passed by, Ou Shaotian was getting more and more familiar with Qian Xun's casting technique. Controlling the line with his spirit energy, the hook was getting more accurate.
The speed at which the spirit fishes took the bait was getting faster as well.
In less than two hours, his fish cabin was almost full. Not only that, most of them were Level 1 spirit fishes – it was an unimaginable harvest.
But of course, the main reason was because of Radar.
If he could not detect where the big fishes were and relied purely on luck, it would have been impossible for him to have such a harvest.
"A pity that a hundred meters is still too short. If only it could reach 200 to 300 meters, that would be even better!"
Ou Shaotian was still somewhat dissatisfied.
However, he was merely thinking about it. If his cultivation state was insufficient and the hook was too far away, his spirit energy would not be able to control the fishing line completely.
If that were the case, the fishing line would break easily when the spirit fishes tugged at it.
"Xiao Jin, go eat as much as you can in the fish cabin. Eat those dead spirit fishes first!"
Ou Shaotian summoned Goldie and asked it to eat as much as it could in the fish cabin. Meanwhile, he sat on the deck and began to cultivate.
He was prepared to cultivate for an hour before continuing with his fishing.
Otherwise, the fish cabin would be full and he would not be able to fit all of them.
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Busy days always passed by quickly as Ou Shaotian headed out to sea every day to fish and cultivate.
With the Purple Gold Xuan Turtle spirit spirit, most of the spirit fishes that he caught could be digested immediately at sea without having to run back and forth to fill up the fish cabin.
That saved him a lot of time.
At night, Yun Duo would drop by whenever she was free to ask him about the Shaolin Staff as well.
However, the surprising thing was that no one from Flower Love Village had appeared for the past few days. He did not know what they were plotting.
That afternoon, Ou Shaotian returned from the fish farm and brought some low-grade seafood to the public square to sell for some sea dollars.
However, he was surprised to hear a piece of bad news.
There was a conspiracy!
Someone from the fish tax department of Green Wood Town had arrived. This month's fish tax was going to be raised from the initial 4,000 catties of Level 1 spirit fish to 5,000 catties.
If they could not pay, they would lose their rights to manage the fish farm.
Furthermore, he would have to hand over ten thousand catties in the future. This was simply not giving him a way out.
Not everyone was like Ou Shaotian, who could use the radar to scan. Most fishermen relied on luck to fish, and the number of spirit fish they caught was very small.
Most of them were ordinary fish that were not ranked.
Therefore, it was very, very difficult to collect 10,000 catties of level one fish tax!
"This fish tax department is too much. How can they raise taxes like this? Adding two thousand catties all of a sudden? Isn't this forcing us to give up our fish farm?"
"It's very normal. It must be Flower Village's doing. They must have received some benefits."
"That's right. The person who came this time is called Ge Wanjin. He comes from the Ge Clan of the Cyanwood Town. I heard that He Bufan from the Flower Village is relying on this person."
"No wonder Flower Village kept invading before. They probably wanted us to fail to catch the 10,000 catties of fish tax and then occupy the fishing ground openly."
"It's confirmed. It was definitely premeditated."
"Everyone, stop discussing and listen to the village chief's arrangements. I believe the village chief will definitely have a way!"
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The villagers who set up stalls in the square were all talking about it. Not long after Ou Shaotian sat down, he heard a lot of news about the adjustment of the fish tax.
It took more than half an hour for Ou Shaotian to dispose of the low-level seafood.
In the evening, when it was almost time for dinner, the loudspeaker at the entrance of the village rang and Yun Hai, the village chief, began to shout.
"Young and old men in the village, good evening, I am Yun Hai, the village chief. Tomorrow we will carry out an urgent task. The fish tax has been increased.
All advanced fishing masters in the village should go fishing in the fishing ground and try to collect 10,000 catties of fish tax by noon tomorrow! "
The reason why they had to collect it by noon tomorrow was that Ge Wanjin of the fish tax department had given them a deadline. If they couldn't pay by then, the management rights of the fishing ground would be taken back.
The shouting continued.
"The gathering time has been set. Set off early and gather at the port at 4: 30. Try to reach the fishing ground before dawn, so remember to get up at four o 'clock."
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Hearing the village chief's words, many people began to talk again. Many villagers who had just had dinner walked out of their houses.
"Old Chen, I guess things are going to be troublesome. I don't know if we can make up for the 2,000 catties of level-one spiritual fish tomorrow."
"I don't think so. And even if we can make up for it this time, what about next time?"
"Yes, we don't even have enough to pay the tax. What are we going to do?"
"In my opinion, we should just give up the fishing ground. We can go fishing in the ordinary sea. We won't starve anyway."
"You can't say that. Without the fishing ground, there will be one less place to get high-quality spiritual fish. What about the children's awakening?"
"Yes, without the fishing ground, we will definitely decline!"
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The fishing ground existed not only for the cultivation resources inside but also for the children in the village to complete the Fishing Trial.
Without the fishing ground, the consequences would definitely be catastrophic.
If the new generation couldn't awaken, Baiyun Village would definitely decline with the support of the elders in the village.
The next day, at 4: 30 a.m., all the villagers above advanced fishing apprentice in Baiyun Village gathered at the fishing ground.
More than 20 fishing boats set off together. Ou Shaotian also drove a fishing boat clone to follow them.
Before six o 'clock, the fleet arrived at the fishing ground.
At this time, the sky had just turned bright.
"Everyone, keep a certain distance. Be careful. Help each other if there is a situation!"
The village chief Yun Hai's voice came from a large fishing boat. He had also come in person.
Soon, everyone spread out and began to fish.
Everyone, including the patrol team, began to fish, trying to collect 2,000 catties of level-one spiritual fish before noon.
"In your dreams. You want to collect 2,000 catties of fish in half a day? You're dreaming!"
Ge Wanjin, who was in charge of the fish tax department, sneered.
At this time, he was also on a fishing boat with a few subordinates, who came to watch the fun.
At noon, when Baiyun Village didn't pay enough fish tax, he could justifiably take back the management of the fishing ground and give it to Flower Love Village.
"Boss, you're so wise. Flower Love Village has promised to pay 10,000 catties of fish every month in the future. This is definitely a great contribution."
The subordinates next to him began to flatter him.
"Not bad. When we go back, I'll reward you with 100 catties of spiritual fish!"
Ge Wanjin said triumphantly.
The fish tax department was definitely the most profitable department. As a small leader, he could enjoy level-one spiritual fish every day.
In order to enter this department, he also paid a big price.
But now it seemed that everything was worth it. The benefits given by Flower Love Village alone were enough for him to quickly recoup his losses.
"Thank you, Boss. Long live Boss!"
That little brother said happily.
The other subordinates next to him all regretted it. Why didn't they think of flattering him? How stupid!
They all focused and began to wait for the opportunity to flatter him.
Indeed, birds of a feather flock together. None of these fellows were good people.