I Become Farmer in My Anime World

Fortunately, although their family was relatively poor, they still had a fishing rod in the shed.

After finding a simple bamboo fishing rod that looked quite old but still strong, Jay was satisfied and then asked Nining to dig for some worms in their backyard.

They also brought some sweet potatoes for lunch.

"Let's go, Nining. We're going to the back river!" Jay led a cheerful Nining along, smiling.

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"Fish...fish...where are you...let's catch some fish...and fry them crispy!!!" Nining sang playfully, looking very happy.

Jay's house was about 300 meters from the back river in the village, separated by a fairly fertile hill. The two of them walked along the hill.

After walking for about 10-15minutes, a medium-sized river finally came into view.

The Child Adam River, the name of the river behind their village, has its source in the Adam Mountains, located several kilometers away.

This river is about 15 to 20 meters wide, with a fairly deep but clear surface.

The Child Adam River is a mainstay for many villages in the area.

Because its flow never dries up throughout the year, it serves as a primary source of water for agriculture.

However, when Jay and Nining arrived, they noticed that the water level in the Child Adam River had dropped several meters.

From Jay's memory, under normal circumstances, the Child Adam River's water level reached at least 2 meters, and the depth gradually deepened toward the middle of the river, varying from around 10 to 30 meters.

However, the water level was clearly reduced; the Child Adam River's water level was only about half a meter deep, and the shrinkage was evident.

Seeing this situation, Jay realized that this was bad news. If the water level here was decreasing, the flow and size would obviously decrease further downstream.

"This isn't good news for the farmers along the banks of the Child Adam River. With the water level dropping, I don't know if this year's harvest will be good or not," Jay sighed helplessly, adapting to the current situation.

"Brother, where are we going fishing?" Nining's impatient voice called out to Jay.

This brought Jay, who had been confused, back to his senses.

"Ahhh... let's find a good spot to fish," Jay then invited Nining along the riverbank.

While checking to see if the Anak Adam River still had plenty of fish, Jay observed.

Fortunately, Jay could still see several palm-sized fish swimming around the riverbank.

He also noticed that some shrimp and river mussels seemed to still be plentiful in the surrounding area.

Finally, they found a comfortable spot under a shady teak tree, the water level there being slightly deeper than in other areas.

And there were signs of many medium-sized and large fish scurrying around the tree for food.

"Let's fishing here," Jay then asked Nining to prepare her fishing gear.

Finding two rocks to sit on, Jay then began teaching Nining how to bait an earthworm onto a fishing hook.

Watching Nining's enthusiasm and apparent lack of disgust, Jay felt a faint sigh, realizing that the girls here were vastly different from those who would be around decades later.

There was no disgust, and even a faint hint of hope in Nining's eyes as she attached the worm to the hook.

It was as if Nining had already imagined a fish would take the worm bait she had dug.

Because the fishing line was only about 5 meters, Jay could only cast the line a short distance.

Even so, Jay was confident he would catch a fish, as he had seen a considerable number of fish.

But as the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

They had been fishing for half an hour, but no fish had taken the bait.

"Big brother, why haven't we caught any fish yet?" Nining asked, her face full of complaints.

Staring at his sister's grievance-filled face, Jay was also helpless; he truly didn't know why this was happening.

"Yes, let's wait a little longer, we'll definitely catch some," Jay replied. 

With a feeling of pressure.

(Damn... why are the fish in this river so picky? There are fresh worms right in front of them, but none of them want to eat them!!!) He complained deep inside.

Thinking about some memories, Jay finally realized that it wasn't that the villagers didn't want to eat fish.

But because the fish in this tributary of the Adam River were so difficult to catch. Thinking about the times several familiar figures and entire villages had returned empty-handed after fishing, Jay realized that his previous attitude of belittling and underestimating those who failed at fishing wasn't a good thing.

Because this was the first time he had experienced for himself that what he had underestimated and taken for granted wasn't as easy as he had thought.

"Isn't there anything I can do!!!!" As Jay pondered how to catch fish, he subconsciously remembered the space he had and the ability to store it 5 meters away.

(What if I use my spatial ability to catch these fish, but will the space accept living things? From what the system explains, only inanimate objects can be stored!?) Jay wondered what he should do.

But then, as if realizing that only by trying would he know the result, Jay began trying to store the fish around him, about 5 meters away.

Adjusting his thoughts, Jay looked at a finger-sized fish not far from his position. Judging by the distance, Jay estimated the small fish was only about 2-3 meters away.

Trying to concentrate, Jay realized that his mind could reach the fish, but it was just resisting.

Seeing that the fish he was targeting was about to leave, Jay immediately commanded the space to store it.

And miraculously, he succeeded. (It worked! The fish is in space, let's see!) Jay excitedly looked inside his space.

And there, a small fish appeared frozen and motionless. Seeing this, Jay became very excited, because he had determined that live animals could be placed into space as long as they were within reach.

However, he needed to do further research on this ability.

(Since I can catch this small fish, it's likely I can catch medium-sized ones too.) After thinking this, Jay immediately began targeting a palm-sized fish that was currently swimming nearby.

From his observation, the fish was about 3-4 meters away.

(Get in!!!) Jay commanded his space, and immediately a palm-sized fish reappeared inside his space. Like the previous fish, it appeared frozen and motionless.

Feeling his first success, Jay then enthusiastically began placing the fish within reach, and luckily, he managed to place about five palm-sized fish into his space.

Only when he tried to catch a larger fish, weighing around 2 kg, did Jay encounter some resistance, but fortunately, he managed to coax it into his space.

After doing so, Jay felt a bit dizzy and quite tired.

(It turns out that keeping live animals requires more effort, and it also seems to drain some of my energy, so I have to be more careful.) Jay made a mental note of this.

"Brother, why aren't there any fish yet?" Nining, who was starting to get bored, spoke up again.

Recovering from Nining's complaint, Jay immediately placed a palm-sized fish on his fishing hook.

"Ahhh...look...there's a fish, Nining!" Jay shouted excitedly as their line bent slightly.

"Ahhh...right...there's a fish...brother...let's catch it!!!!" Nining replied enthusiastically.

Soon, a fish the size of Jay's palm was pulled out of the water.

Seeing the fish Jay had caught, Nining was delighted.

"Great... you've caught a fish," Nining said enthusiastically.

Removing the fish from the hook, Jay realized it appeared dead. This once again confirmed his suspicion that it must have died when it was brought out. And it turned out to be true.

"Big brother... the fish is dead!!" Nining said curiously, looking at the fish, which lay motionless in the bucket they had brought.

"Ugh... it probably died while fighting, so let it be. The important thing is that when we cook it, it will taste delicious."