Financial freedom begins with fishing

Chapter 2 Aperture

Upon hearing Xiao Peng's words, Xiao Kai finally realized what was happening, and a chill ran through him. He hurriedly got up and ran towards the tent.

It's late autumn, and although it's not particularly cold here yet, around ten degrees Celsius, he was on the verge of hypothermia after falling into the water. If he didn't change his clothes quickly to raise his temperature, he would definitely get sick.

Dede dede dede.....

Xiao Kai arrived at the tent with his teeth chattering, and after a chaotic scene, he finally got dressed.

Fortunately, they were well-prepared when they came, otherwise they would have had to turn back now.

As soon as Xiao Kai stepped out of the tent after changing his clothes, he saw Xiao Peng starting a fire with a small wood-burning stove, and hurriedly went over to him.

As the flames ignited in the wood-burning stove, a warm current rushed over him, and Xiao Kai felt a wave of comfort wash over him.

"Whew, that feels so good!"

Hearing Xiao Kai's words, Xiao Peng lightly patted his head: "You're so careless! You'd better be careful next time!"

"Mhm!" Xiao Kai nodded repeatedly.

"How are you? Are you alright? How about we go home later?"

Seeing the color gradually returning to Xiao Kai's face, Xiao Peng breathed a sigh of relief and asked.

"Go back? No need. We've come all this way, and if we just go back now, what's the point of my trip?"

Upon hearing that he was going back, Xiao Kai said it without hesitation.

Seeing this, Xiao Peng laughed, "You've got a really big heart, aren't you going back even in this situation!"

"It's okay, I know my own situation. I've gone out of my way to get here, carrying so much gear and traveling so far, I don't want to go back now!"

"As the saying goes, since we're already here, we should at least bring some fish back with us."

"Alright! Remember to dry your wet clothes in the dryer later, so they don't fall into the water again and have nothing to wear!"

Seeing that he couldn't persuade him and that Xiao Kai's condition had indeed improved a lot, Xiao Peng stopped talking and didn't want to go back so soon.

While the clothes were drying, Xiao Kai boiled a kettle of water and took out two packets of cold medicine he had prepared in advance from his bag, making a cup for each of them.

"Come on, Peng, have some cold medicine to warm up and avoid catching a cold!"

"Okay, sure!"

Xiao Peng took it and downed it in one gulp.

After drinking the cold medicine, Xiao Kai and his companion felt much better.

By the time all this was done, it was already noon.

After cooking some instant noodles with their prepared camping gear, the two returned to the riverbank.

"Hey, Xiao Kai, your fishing rod!"

As soon as I sat down on the fishing chair, Xiao Peng handed me a fishing rod from the side.

Xiao Kai looked over, his eyes lighting up immediately. He exclaimed excitedly, "Haha, Brother Xie Peng, I thought the fishing rod had been dragged away by a fish!"

"No, this thing was stuck on the side when I rescued you. I just grabbed it. The fish must have gotten off the hook when you fell in," Xiao Peng said, waving his hand.

"Maybe!" Xiao Kai said with a smile, taking the bag. "I thought I'd have to buy a new one!"

Unlike Xiao Peng, Xiao Kai also enjoys fishing, but he has only been fishing for about a year.

Because I'm usually very busy, I have even fewer opportunities to go fishing when I have free time, and I almost always go with Xiao Peng, so I don't need to buy too much fishing equipment.

In contrast, Xiao Peng has much more free time. With the support of his family, he runs two supermarkets and is usually very idle. He is almost always fishing or on his way to fish, so he has a lot of equipment.

For this fishing expedition, Xiao Peng provided almost everything, from camping gear to fishing tackle. The only thing Xiao Kai brought was this 6.3-meter Fishing King All-Purpose Fishing Rod, along with the fishing chair and fish basket. Everything else was provided by Xiao Peng.

He only helped with the moving, contributing some physical labor.

"It's just a fishing rod. I'm glad you're okay. Quickly put on your life jacket and don't go back into the water!" Xiao Peng waved his hand and said.

"good!"

Xiao Kai nodded and quickly put on his life jacket; he didn't want to experience that feeling again.

After doing all that, the two stopped talking and began their own preparations.

Because of Xiao Kai's previous act of baiting the nest, their nest had already been disturbed and they had to bait it again.

After some maneuvering, Xiao Kai was finally able to resume fishing.

Lifting the hook, baiting, raising the rod, casting gently—all in one smooth motion.

As Xiao Kai cast the fish, the hook with bait landed smoothly in the pre-prepared fishing spot.

"Huh? What's this?"

Just as Xiao Kai's bait entered the water, he was surprised to find two red halos, one large and one small, suddenly appearing on the surface of the water in front of him.

The aperture appeared very suddenly, almost without any warning.

The large aperture was about ten meters in diameter, while the small aperture was only about two meters in diameter.

The large aperture was located outside Xiao Kai's float, covering a small portion of the river in front of him, including the float.

The smaller aperture was about half a meter outward from Xiao Kai's float, just outside the nest, but it was covered by the larger aperture.

Very strange.

Even though he didn't ask, Xiao Kai felt that this thing was something only he could see.

After all, the aperture was so obvious, and it was floating on the water's surface. If Xiao Peng could see it, he couldn't possibly have no reaction at all.

So what exactly is this thing?

Superpowers?

Goldfinger?

system?

Having spent over a decade exploring the world of novels, he'd seen plenty of these tropes.

Is this a case of "surviving a great calamity brings good fortune"?

With a slightly excited heart, Xiao Kai prepared to study what this aperture was all about. If it really was a cheat code, he would be rich.

Remembering that the halo appeared only after his bait hit the water, Xiao Kai thought it might be related to this, so he immediately lifted the fishing rod.

Sure enough, as the fishhook came out of the water, the two halos disappeared immediately.

This once again confirmed his conjecture that the halo was definitely related to him, and definitely related to his fishing.

The next step is to verify the specific function of this aperture, and the best way to do that is through observation.

Immediately, Xiao Kai baited the hook on the leader line with new bait and then cast it again.

Sure enough, as the bait went into the water again, the two halos, one large and one small, reappeared, and their positions remained unchanged.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Kai's face lit up with joy, and he immediately crouched down to keep watch.

However, as more than ten minutes passed, the float in front of him remained completely still.

Seeing this, Xiao Kai was not too disappointed. Instead, he lifted the fishing rod again, changed the bait, and cast it again.

The difference this time was that he didn't throw the bait into the feeding area, but instead threw it outwards by half a meter, just barely getting it into the small circle of light.

Fortunately, he never casts his line to the full depth when baiting the area, and the water was only 4 meters deep; otherwise, with his 6.3-meter fishing rod, he might not have been able to cast it in.

However, if you accidentally catch a big fish, it can easily turn into a tug-of-war.

But he couldn't care less about that now; he wouldn't be satisfied until he figured out how the aperture worked.

"Ah, if only the aperture could be moved in a little more!"

Thinking of this, Xiao Kai couldn't help but sigh softly.

But then, to his surprise, he discovered that the circle of light had actually moved vertically toward the shore, following his intention.

"Is it that intelligent?"

This discovery almost made Xiao Kai exclaim with joy, and he immediately thought to himself again to move the halo a little closer to him.

The moment that idea came to mind, the aperture moved again.