Suijun starts with the principle of rewarding diligence.

[Skill: Water Control (Beginner)]

[Progress: 97/100]

[Practice: Your understanding of water is not deep enough; your actions in the water are like those of a drowning dog.]

[Next stage effect: Your understanding of water increases, allowing you to swim freely and remain submerged for 300 breaths.]

Upon seeing the lines of text displayed on the panel, two words came to Bu Qu's mind: Invincible!

Once I reach the next stage, I will be able to master swimming and underwater swimming.

Submerge underwater for three hundred breaths!

That was a full five minutes!

"From now on, the title of 'Little White Dragon of the Waves' will belong to me, Buqu!"

He nodded.

If one can master the art of water control, supporting oneself will be a piece of cake.

Since the fish don't swim into the net on their own, Bu Qu can take the net and go into the water to catch them.

As for how to speed up the progress, it shouldn't be too difficult.

The next stage of its effectiveness is swimming and diving underwater.

Therefore, swimming and diving in the water should improve the progress of water control.

Bu Qu rowed the boat a few strokes into the shallow water and then stopped.

"Aren't I in the shallow water right now?"

He quickly realized the problem.

I was just paddling towards the deep water when the cheat code suddenly appeared, and I completely forgot about it.

Buqu dropped anchor again, jumped into the water, and circled around the boat while holding onto it.

Although this body can swim, he was a landlubber in his previous life.

"I'm not afraid of water, I just need some time to get used to it," he thought to himself.

Water monkeys only appear in deep water and will not come to shallow water.

Therefore, Buqu was not worried about being dragged away by the water monkey.

If there were water monkeys in the shallow waters, the original owner would definitely not be alive now.

Shortly after, a notification appeared on the panel:

[Water control progress increased by one]

"Soaking in the water is enough? Then why am I even bothering to swim?" Bu Qu thought with a sudden surge of joy, "That's right, this skill is called water control, not swimming or diving. The more you get close to the water, the better you can control it."

He leaned against the side of the small boat, muttering to himself, "I wonder if drinking water will speed things up? If it does, should I drink tap water or boiled water?"

Bu Qu's expression was serious: In principle, drinking tap water should be more effective. After all, it's pure, unprocessed water, and the benefits are minimal! However, drinking tap water can easily cause diarrhea, and if you get dysentery, it's not worth it. Therefore, you should still drink boiled water, after boiling it!

He soaked in the Blackwater Lake for about half an hour, easily maxing out his progress.

[Skill: Water Control (Beginner)]

[Progress: 0/300]

[Effect: Your understanding of water increases, allowing you to swim freely and remain submerged for 300 breaths.]

[Next stage of benefit: Your understanding of water increases further, allowing you to control water flow within a foot around you]

Bu Qu's eyes lit up.

"Able to control the flow of water within a foot around the body!"

What does this mean?

As long as a fish swims within a foot of him, he can use his water control technique to make it actively move into his arms!

That's incredible!

Wait a minute, I can control the water flow, isn't it a bit short-sighted to be thinking about fishing?

I could have done something more meaningful.

For example, I can let the water carry the boat itself, so I don't need to row!

Bu Qu climbed onto the boat to rest for a moment, then jumped into the water with a "plop" while still holding the fishing net.

He can now stay underwater for three hundred breaths.

Instead of waiting for fish to bite, take the initiative!

Moreover, the irrigation canal needs to be further integrated with water to accelerate its progress.

Go into the water to catch fish – kill two birds with one stone!

As soon as Fang Fu dived into the water, Bu Qu was shocked.

It's not that there are no fish in the water. On the contrary, there are plenty of fish, all hiding near the aquatic plants.

"Good heavens, they were all hiding. You fish are so clever, you want to starve the fishermen to death?"

Bu Qu held a fishing net in his hand and slowly approached the school of fish.

Fish sense predators in two ways: one is by sight, and the other is by water current.

Compared to humans, fish living in water are generally nearsighted, which is due to their environment.

After all, the light is much dimmer in water than on land.

In that dim environment, let alone fish, even if you threw a person in, they would become nearsighted after a while.

Often, the eyes are unreliable. By the time a predator is spotted, it's usually too late to escape.

At this point, the lateral lines on both sides of the fish's body become particularly important.

If the water flow fluctuates violently, it means something big is approaching.

Don't worry about whether they're here to arrest you or not, just run!

Buqu sneaked close to the school of fish, caught them in the net, pulled it in, and returned to shore with a bountiful harvest!

Before they could even swim a few strokes on the lake, the fish started darting around in the fishing net.

The immense force of the struggle pulled Buqu back.

"Hey! You fish are a bit ungrateful! I'm here to catch you, not to have a tug-of-war!"

The fish were startled and panicked.

Regardless of what Buqu thought, he darted around wildly in the fishing net.

Buqu was a little tired: "You guys keep going, but don't tear my fishing net. Even though it's a simple homemade net, it still cost several dozen coins!"

After waiting for several breaths, the fish calmed down a bit.

Buqu pulled the fishing net back to the small sampan.

After a quick count, there were a total of seven or eight fish, of varying sizes.

He estimated the price, then smirked, "One hundred coins, all set!"

Go home and give some to Uncle Wang; we can't let him lose seventeen coins for nothing.

Thinking of the enormous bonus that his water control ability would bring him, Buqu looked up at Blackwater Lake as if he were looking at his own swimming pool.

A sudden gust of cold wind arose, and a giant wave surged from the depths of Blackwater Lake. It seemed as if some great demon had emerged from the water.

Buqu quickly weighed anchor and turned back, rowing as fast as he could.

......

In a thatched hut on the shore of Blackwater Lake.

A middle-aged woman was berating her husband: "How could you give the only money we have to Scarface Li? We're barely making ends meet, and you're still helping that brat Buqu. He's not your own son; what does his life or death have to do with you?"

The woman was Old Wang's wife, named Zhang Cuihua. Fishermen's families live in poverty and age quickly. Although she was only in her early thirties, age spots were already appearing on her face.

She was fairly fair-skinned when she was young, but her parents sold her to a wealthy family to work as a maid.

Because she offended the young master of a wealthy family, she was given a dowry and married off to the honest Wang Erlang.

Wang Erlang was a fisherman of low social status and ugly appearance. Ordinary women would never even look at him.

After being scolded by Zhang Cuihua, Wang Erlang had no choice but to say, "He's all alone and looks pitiful. We're neighbors, and we have food at home, so we'll help him out as much as we can."

Zhang Cuihua slammed the lid of the rice jar on the table, angrily saying, "Is there anything to eat? Our rice jar is all upside down, what else is there to eat?"

Wang Erlang stammered, "It's not like I'll die from missing a meal..."

The couple has a daughter named Wang Xiaoya, who is now sixteen years old, the same age as Buqu. She is pretty and looks like her mother.

Seeing her parents arguing again, she sat alone on the wooden bed, hugging her knees, feeling very displeased with Buqu, who had caused all of this.