Back to the Past to Become a Fishing King-Chapter 584 - 335: Ice Cream Freedom in the Arena

Upon hearing the words "passive interference," Zhang Yang's lips curled slightly.

Interference is interference, why does Old Zhou emphasize the word "passive"?

It's simple, because interference with subjective malice is against the rules, while passive interference is unintended, and at most can be considered a fault, which typically carries no responsibility.

Things like fish running away and disrupting the spot are mostly passive interference, but Old Zhou's way of adding extra bait ingredients is definitely not something that can be categorized as passive interference.

Old Zhou is usually so steady, who knew he could be cunning at critical moments?

"How's Duan Peng doing next to you? What's his score like?" Zhang Yang continued to ask.

"A bit better than me, but not by much, we're about the same! Still scoring outside of ten!" Zhou Chu said with a slightly proud tone.

Zhang Yang nodded, gave a thumbs up, and said with a laugh-cry expression, "Brother Zhou, impressive!"

"That's right, even at the end, I'll take someone down with me! If I don't do well, neither should he!"

"Haha... It's just a preliminary match, no need to go that far!"

...

Just as the two were exchanging whispers, Liu Zi and Xiaobao also strolled out, lugging their fishing boxes.

"Xiaobao, Liu Zi, how did you do in this round?" Zhang Yang asked each one like a nagging mom, checking the results of the second round.

Liu Zi: "Hehe, I did alright, probably within three points!"

Xiaobao scratched his head, showing a hint of embarrassment: "I was just average!"

"Good is good, bad is bad, what sort of standard is 'just average'?" Zhang Yang pursed his lips, not satisfied with the answer.

Xiaobao looked awkward, scratched his head, and said softly: "Didn't do well! There were plenty of fish in the spot, but couldn't get them, just kept losing hooks and fish! Even broke a main line!"

"A few errors, huh? Alright, no worries! Problems aren't scary, recognizing them is important. Later, we'll train specifically to address them! When you go home tonight, write up a summary of today's competition for me!" Zhang Yang said kindly.

"Okay!"

...

A few minutes later, Meng Fan and Han Qiang finished compiling their results and walked out of the competition area.

Overall, the team performance in the morning was acceptable.

Liu Zi, Meng Fan, Zhang Yang, Wang Yan, and Han Qiang had relatively good scores, mostly scoring small points.

While Zhou Chu and Xiaobao experienced some errors or underperformed. Unless they get optimal scores in the upcoming six rounds, it will be tough to enter the top ten.

In competitions, there are wins and losses, good and bad. As the team leader, Zhang Yang retained a good attitude, reassuring the teammates, and quickly led everyone to the mobile lunch truck.

To be fair, even though Jiulong Mountain Villa is halfway up the mountain, the support team did an admirable job with logistics, providing hearty dishes, even braised pork and sweet and sour ribs.

Zhang Yang, being cautious during fishing trips, learned from past experiences where participants had upset stomachs from eating raw or cold food items. They now have a consensus.

While eating out, the taste doesn't need to be vastly different, but it's better to choose light flavors that won't upset the stomach and risk one's competitive state.

Everyone got their lunch, drinking room-temperature beer, found a spot under a tree, filled up, and returned to the car for a simple reclined rest with the air conditioning on.

Except for Xiaobao, the rest were accustomed to this routine.

Wang Yan and Han Qiang, often traveling for fishing livestream shoots, mastered the skill of falling asleep within minutes once reclining their seats. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

At 1:30 PM, Zhang Yang's alarm went off. He opened his eyes and promptly woke up the other teammates.

"Everyone, wake up! Stretch your legs, and get ready for the afternoon rounds!" Zhang Yang called out to each one.

Whether slept or stayed awake like Xiaobao, they all got out of the car, stretched under the trees.

Even a short rest, albeit not high quality, helps replenish energy. They each took a bottle of water, washed their faces, and quickly felt refreshed.

"There are two rounds this afternoon. No matter how it went in the morning, you have to give it your all this afternoon! These competitions are rare real-world practice opportunities!

They are the paths to improving your fishing skills. Make sure to gain something today, especially you Xiaobao, no slacking!"

Zhang Yang again transformed into the nagging mom, emphasizing to everyone.

"Got it, boss!"

"Understood!"

...

Just as Zhang Yang was urging the team, a familiar voice greeted from behind.

"Teacher Zhang Yang! You're all here, right?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yang turned around, and the others looked up as well.

Seeing Han Mocheng, left hand carrying a bag with ice cream bars, and the right hand with an unwrapped Yili ice cream, eating as he walked towards Zhang Yang.

On such a hot day, the team considered getting ice creams for relief during lunch yet held back due to caution, even drinking room-temperature beer.