Chapter 340: The final victors are Xiaomi and Xiaoweiya?

A fast-flowing river is not suitable for fishing, at least not for angling or hand-catching. Fortunately, Grandpa’s dock was long and sturdy enough, creating a relatively calm area underneath.

They made a fish nest using branches and dry grass, attracting a few scattered fish fry to settle in. During this time, Lilith stopped Reya from “adding ingredients” three times.

Lilith’s strict defense left Reya helpless. Her specialty was herbs; she could pick up a handful of grass by the roadside and concoct all sorts of strange things. However, her biggest rival was guarding against her very closely, not letting any small action go unnoticed.

This was a rhythm of “mutual destruction” with her.

“Don’t you want to win? This is a great opportunity to openly make a request to Brother Will, you know.” To win, Reya had no choice but to temporarily compromise with Lilith, deciding to explain the pros and cons to her.

“I’m not afraid of anyone in fair competition; I just need to guard against certain people who like to play tricks. Taking shortcuts can sometimes be very dangerous, and one must be careful.” Lilith stared at Reya, yet it didn’t affect her weaving of the rattan in her hands at all. This skill impressed even Reya, who had lived alone in the wilderness.

“Are you lacking confidence in yourself, or in Brother Will?” Since peaceful negotiation failed, Reya decided to use a provocation tactic, but this move was equally ineffective against Lilith.

“That trick won’t work on me. I’m very confident, and I believe Will won’t make mistakes easily. But for someone who likes to act smart and actually is somewhat clever, I have to be cautious.” After more than a year of living together, Lilith understood Reya quite well.

This girl was excellent in all aspects, except for being a bit cunning and naive due to long periods away from people. Her education was different from those who received formal schooling like herself. In fact, this girl was truly remarkable in many ways.

Following Zarand, she also self-studied and completed elementary, middle, and high school curricula. However, her learning was self-motivated, whereas Zarand’s learning was forced upon him as tasks.

Zarand had strict assessments, but Reya didn’t need them. So, while both completed these educations, Zarand was successfully transformed, while Reya maintained her individuality, simply acquiring more common knowledge. This also made the girl increasingly difficult to deal with.

“Sister Lilith, I’ll tell you a secret, but don’t tell anyone else, okay? Actually, Sister Nicole also likes Brother Will.” Realizing Lilith was guarding against her strictly, Reya decided to divert the trouble.

“That’s no secret; I knew about it early on.” Lilith’s unsurprised look shocked Reya. “How did you know? Sister Nicole never showed it at all.”

Lilith glanced at Reya, smiled slightly, and thought to herself: I’ll agree with everything you say, but I won’t believe a single word. Little girl, let’s see what other tricks you can pull.

“Brother Will is a lolicon; the person he likes most is actually…” Before Reya could finish, Lilith interrupted: “The person he likes and dotes on most is actually Via, isn’t it? He’s not only a lolicon, but also a siscon. Haven’t you noticed?”

Reya paused, then suddenly realized: “No wonder he asked me to call him Brother Will the moment we met, and Luo also calls him brother. So he’s a siscon.”

Not far away, Will, who had just submerged a series of crudely made rattan fish traps, heard the two girls’ voices getting louder and louder. His forehead was covered in black lines. “You two, that’s enough! Is it really okay to openly ruin my reputation like this?”

And one more thing:

I am not a lolicon, nor am I a siscon! It’s just that I’m used to taking care of my younger sister, so when I encounter younger girls, I habitually treat them a little better and can naturally take care of them, that’s all.

As a beastman warrior, Nicole’s hearing was very sharp. She heard Lilith and Reya’s conversation clearly, especially when she heard the first secret, she almost fell into the water.

She was the first to catch a fish. Calm as a virgin, active as a cat, her arm plunged into the water like a sword, grabbing a fish about half a foot long.

The second to catch a fish was Luo. Her dynamic vision was not as good as Nicole’s, and her movements were not as fast, but she had her own advantages.

Spotting a school of fish, she slapped the water surface. Without using extraordinary power, relying solely on speed, strength, and magical skill, she broke through the water and stunned the fish, then grabbed them with her other hand. She could catch two or three at a time, though they were slightly smaller.

Unfortunately, the restriction of not being able to use extraordinary power meant they could only fish very, very close to the dock. Will absolutely forbade them from going into the water.

“Slap~” Lilith finished her first fish basket. She chose a slightly better spot to place it, then continued making the second fish basket. After all, these trap-like things didn’t need constant attention; you just pulled them up when the time came.

Not far away on the riverbank, the wizard Stardashan held two ropes, with Via and Mimi tied to the ends. They were playing with iron basins by the water. As long as they didn’t go into the water, he let them mess around; watching them, he wasn’t afraid of anything.

At the same time, he was secretly observing every move of these children.

Luo was a very innocent child, acting more on instinct, clearly greatly influenced by her bloodline awakening. From wanting to catch fish in the water at first, to now hitting the water with her hands to catch fish, these were all bear-like habits. However, Luo clearly had excellent control over her strength.

Although Nicole was an adult, the oldest female present, her intelligence was similar to Luo’s. She only knew how to foolishly act without thinking. Was her grandfather protecting her too well?

Recalling carefully, she was easily tricked by his grandson back then, so this girl’s intelligence was probably equivalent to five hamburgers.

Una Peck was clearly deeply influenced by her family. Although she wanted to let loose, she always couldn’t. It was already rare for her to sit properly on the dock and fish. But, little girl, isn’t it a bit excessive to fish without bait? What will the fish eat with just an iron hook?

Reya was a very stubborn girl. She was determined to work hard and had her own persistence. Just like now, she wasn’t unaware of other methods, but in her opinion, her specialty was still plant-based medicine, so she kept trying to find a breakthrough in Lilith’s strict defense.

Even if her grandson had strictly forbidden the use of such methods, she would persist, as long as she wasn’t caught.

This was a heartbreaking wild child, and also a clever and stubborn child.

Lilith, on the other hand, was even better. She sought no merit but to avoid mistakes. She always knew that as long as she wasn’t outdone by others, she would ultimately win. She was the person closest to her grandson and the most advantageous among these girls.

She understood how to adapt and could rationally use her knowledge, but her practical experience was somewhat lacking. Fish baskets are different from ground traps; they require bait. You were distracted by Reya and made a common mistake.

Will was very smart, and also a bit clumsy. In this situation, not avoiding it but getting involved was the problem. No matter who won, it would be trouble, even if you yourself won. But it’s good that you let them have this point and didn’t block all the spots with ground traps.

So, the ultimate winners should be Mimi and Via?

Watching Mimi reach into the water, attracting a group of fish to gather, Via scooped out ten or twenty with a basin, then poured them into a pit on the shore, then another basin. In a short while, she caught over a hundred. Although they were all small, this competition was about quantity.

The wizard Stardashan watched these guys messing around with a chuckle, in a very good mood. But suddenly, a black dot appeared far upstream, drifting downstream at a fast speed.

“This feeling… an alien race?” The wizard Stardashan narrowed his eyes, Eagle Eye activated silently. “A dwarf? A high-level warrior dwarf?”