Gray Port Town is about 300 kilometers away from Zhangjiajie, Yang Zi and Qian Gang drove alternately, drove for nearly four hours or so, and arrived at Huangshi Town, near the Huangshi Reservoir, at one o'clock in the afternoon.

As a result, when they arrived in the town, the two found that the hotels in the vicinity were basically full, and after looking around, they finally found a somewhat expensive suite in a hotel. Fortunately, the two didn't care about the money, and directly paid the deposit and took the card to stay.

After putting their luggage, they first went out and found a restaurant on the street here to worship the Five Organs Temple, and then the two of them drove to the vicinity of the competition venue to inquire about the situation.

In a row of fish ponds not far below the reservoir embankment, Yang Zi and his team found the organizer who was setting up the site. The two walked over and asked about the process, and a staff member told them that the game would officially start at half past eight tomorrow morning. It's best for them to come in about two hours in advance, because there's still a lot to prepare before the game. For example, inspecting fishing tackle, adjusting the drift group, and drawing lots for the number. Yang Zi and Qian Gang didn't understand a lot of things, but after seeing the staff's impatient look, they were embarrassed to ask more, so they went to the side to check the fish pond for tomorrow's fishing.

The fish pond is about 70 or 80 meters long and 20 meters wide. There are seven or eight fish ponds side by side, and in the middle is a four- or five-meter aisle, which looks quite wide. There are quite a few people here today, and it is estimated that most of them came in advance to inquire about the situation, after all, there are already more than 200 people who have signed up for the competition.

After walking around the neighborhood, Yang Zi and the others did not stay here for long, but walked towards the reservoir. The Huangshi Reservoir is located on a tributary of the Yuanshui River, and the terrain is somewhat similar to the Huangcai Reservoir. Surrounded by mountains, the environment is beautiful. The second stage of the fishing competition was held in a rectangular channel on the left side of the dam, which is about 1200 meters long and more than 20 meters wide. There are also some willow trees planted four or five meters apart, but they have not yet grown, so it should not have much impact on fishing.

Yang Zi and the others walked around here for a while, checked the water level, and then returned to the hotel, planning to rest early and recuperate to prepare for tomorrow's game.

There was nothing to say for the next night, and Yang Zi and the two got up to wash up at five o'clock the next day. After buying breakfast on the way and arriving at the competition venue, they realized that they were not the early ones, and many people were already there to prepare and sit in the waiting area to chat.

They first lined up for a while with fishing tackle on their backs and got their number plates from the referee, and then went to the lottery to get the number of the fishing position. Yang Zi's is No. 37 in District 3, and Qian Gang is No. 9 in District 2.

Following the sign erected by the pond, the two of them each saw their own area. However, there is still more than an hour before the start of the competition, and the participants are not allowed to enter it for the time being. They first went to the referee who checked the tackle and bait to check their equipment, mainly to see the length of the rod and line, the number of hooks, and the presence of barbs. The referee is also an expert, looking at the two of them with the same set of high-end goods, he smiled and asked them if this set of fishing tackle was quite expensive. After knowing the price, I was obviously a little surprised, after all, there are still not many people who are really willing to spend more than 100,000 yuan to buy a set of leisure tools. He checked their gear a little, and after making sure it was okay, he let them go.

The preparations were almost done, Yang Zi and the others went to the practice pool specially set aside on the side to debug their fishing rig and fish drift, and then sat in the waiting area and started chatting, and when the time came, the referee came to arrange for them to enter.

Yang Zi took out two bottles of mall bait from his bag and handed them to Qian Gang, telling him how to use them. He also replaced his novice fishing rod with a green bamboo fishing rod that he didn't use, and it shouldn't be difficult to get the ranking of 25% of the fishing rate in this kind of breeding pond.

The time was slowly approaching eight o'clock, and most of the contestants had basically arrived. In addition, the staff and nearby spectators saw the crowds at a glance, so it was not lively. The host of the organizer began to give a speech on the stage, and after speaking for more than ten minutes, he finally announced that the competition was about to begin. Then arrange nearby staff and two referees to bring more than 200 contestants into the competition area to find their respective fishing spots.

Walking to his fishing position and preparing the bait and fishing tackle, Yang Zi turned his head to look around. I saw that the two hundred contestants were evenly distributed on the edge of the six fish ponds, each wearing sunscreen clothing and sunhats. Coupled with the fact that a fishing rod from the fort was set up on the side, Yang Zi, who saw this situation for the first time, suddenly felt a competitive atmosphere.

Yang Zi's location is close to the left corner of this fish pond, and it stands to reason that the location is not too good. However, he didn't worry too much, if he couldn't even win such a small game with a fishing rate of 45%, he would be a ghost.

After the referee and staff checked the angler's tackle and bait for the last time, the referee blew the whistle for the start of the tournament when the time was up. For a while, Dan saw that a piece of spear-like fishing rods suddenly erected above the fish pond, and the players neatly hung the fishing rods in their hands and threw them into the water in front of them.

Although Yang Zi came to participate in the competition for the first time, his hands and feet did not slow down. In this kind of competition, it is not allowed to make a nest or throw a large ball of bait down, so he first follows his own rhythm and draws a few rods in the water to lure the fish. Then he pulled a small bait and went down quietly to watch the fish float in the water, waiting for the fish to take the bait.

Soon, with a small pause, Yang Zi's wrist was bursting, and a small crucian carp of about half a tael was carried ashore by him. Pull the fish mouth on the dehooker of the fish guard, and the fish will fall smoothly into the fish guard.

The weather is still quite suitable for fishing, the air is not stuffy or hot, and the fish that have been hungry in the water for a few days basically bite the food. Many of the players on the side have already started to fish. Yang Zi didn't dare to slack off, and began to consciously speed up the movements of his hands.

One, two, four, Yang Zi, who silently counted his catches in his heart, kept repeating the action of picking up the fish, taking the bait, pulling the bait and getting off the rod under his super high fishing rate. From time to time, the twin tails even attracted the sideways glances of several players on the side. Since there was no one to disturb him, Yang Zi, who was fully engrossed, became faster and faster as he slowly adapted to the atmosphere of the game.

Time passed slowly, due to today's better fish conditions, the players present were struggling to catch fish in their fishing positions, and there were no surprises near the end of the first game. Maintaining a frequency of about two rods a minute, Yang Zi unconsciously finished the whole fishing, until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, he was shocked that two hours had passed.

The players put away their fishing rods and sat aside, waiting for the staff and referees to come and count their results, Yang Zi estimated that his catch in this first game should be more than 200. He doesn't know if this result is the first place, but it is definitely above the top ten.

After waiting for nearly twenty minutes, the staff of their group finally came to his fishing position, Yang Zi lifted the fish protection, and the people on the side let out an exclamation. "Who is this? This mantissa seems to be more than Zhao Gao's kid who caught more than 200 fish over there just now!" "I don't know, I haven't seen it before." Maybe it's not a local, and this fishing position is not very good, it looks like this person should have two brushes. ”

The people on the side were talking in a whisper, and the staff took out two pots and began to count the number for Yang Zi. “1、2、3…… 268, 269, 270, this contestant, you just looked at the number, you have no opinion on this number, right? If not, we will record it for you. Yang Zi nodded, and after confirming with him, the referee on the side filled in the results just now on the form in his hand. Yang Zi took a slight look, most of the above results are in the appearance of more than 100 and 200 tails, and he is the only one who exceeds 250 for the time being, and it seems that he has won this first game.

Even the filming staff of the TV station came over to give Yang Zi an exclusive interview after knowing that someone had caught two hundred and seventy crucian carp here, and Yang Zi smiled and said hello to the camera, and then introduced himself and the bait and fishing rig for today's fishing.

After the organizer counted the results, Yang Zi's 270 results really ranked first, and the second place was a player from No. 6 Fish Pond with 246 results. Qian Gang fished 196 fish, ranking more than 40. At halftime, he hurriedly ran over and begged Yang Zi to give him a move, if this result was not strong in the second half, he wouldn't even be able to enter tomorrow's final. Yang Zi is also very helpless, if the fish is good, everyone is on the fish, and the advantage of this fishing rate is quite difficult to play. He can only pray that he will draw a good spot in the second half, and as long as he can maintain this result in the first half, it will be no problem to reach the final.

After a two-hour break, everyone had a casual lunch, and then began to draw lots to prepare for the afternoon game. This time, Yang Zi and Qian Gang's fishing positions are not bad, respectively in the middle of the No. 2 and No. 5 fish ponds. After telling Qian Gang not to be too anxious and follow his own rhythm, the two walked to their fishing positions with fishing gear under the leadership of the referee.

The sun was a little heavy at noon, and the breeze that had been blowing all the time in the morning was gone, and the air was starting to get a little muggy. In this case, the activity of the fish in the water is generally not too high, but Yang Zi didn't take it to heart, the more this situation is more beneficial to him and Qian Gang.

As the whistle blew at the start of the competition, more than 200 players began a new round of fishing. However, because of the climate, the fish situation in the afternoon is obviously not as good as the battle situation of a hundred schools of thought in the morning, and it is basically maintained in a state of slow connection. Although Yang Zi does not have the usual phenomenon of double tails in the morning, he is basically hovering between rod and storm with a super high fishing rate. After catching the back, the referee and the filming staff of the TV station simply ran behind him and began to explain, Yang Zi didn't have any opinions, as long as it didn't affect his fishing.

More than an hour passed, and as the referee blew the whistle, the first day of the game was over. Yang Zi received his fishing tackle and waited to record the results, although his results in the afternoon were not as many as in the morning, but in the case of the general fish situation is not very good, he should have no problem winning the first place today, at this time he is looking at the task bar in his mind to receive the task reward of level 6.

After receiving the reward, his fishing level reached level seven, and the character level was also increased to level fifteen. Looking at the newly released seventh-level task, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, the precious grade sturgeon fish had worked so hard to find it last time, and this rare level fish had no clue at all. Shaking his head, he turned his attention to the staff who were counting his grades.

Sure enough, after the staff counted his catch, the 239 fish were basically the best in the afternoon competition. Even Qian Gang was ranked in the top 20 positions, and he both broke into the finals with him.

After the organizer announced the results of the competition, he explained some of the next arrangements, and Yang Zi and they finally got their qualification certificate for tomorrow after waiting for more than an hour. After the two returned to the town, they did not return to the hotel, but first went to the last restaurant to have a good meal to celebrate, and then returned to their accommodation to start preparing for tomorrow's competition.

After today's game verification, both of them have confidence in tomorrow's final, and they made a few phone calls with Lao Wang to report the news. The two who had to get up early tomorrow didn't play too late, and started to rest early to prepare for tomorrow's game.