"Of course, whether you're willing to sell or not is entirely your choice."
Cao Xing pondered deeply.
He also roughly understood why the organizers were holding this fishing competition.
It was likely for those dorados with magical attributes.
This made him quite curious.
What special effects did these magical dorados have?
For instance, Silver Salmon could enhance life force, so Snowflake Sea Bream of the same quality as Silver Salmon should also have its unique features.
The middle-aged man in front of him stroked his beard, "Sir, do you have any other questions?"
Cao Xing shook his head, "No more."
Others present also understood the rules one after another.
The middle-aged man smiled again.
He saw through the profound strength of Cao Xing and his companions.
If it were someone else, he wouldn't have bothered to explain so much.
"Sir, as mentioned earlier, to register for the fishing competition, there's an entry fee of three thousand crowns per person. How many of you are participating?"
Cao Xing glanced at his bag. Besides the [Mad King's Fishing Rod], he also had a golden fishing rod called [Dragon Pattern Wood Fishing Pole (Gold)].
So he simply said, "Two people."
Once he finished speaking, he took out six thousand crowns from his bag.
The man in front narrowed his eyes, then took out two identity tokens from the counter and respectfully handed them over.
"Here you go, sir. These are your identity tokens."
Cao Xing saw the numbers on them.
"Not bad; this is quite convenient."
After saying this, he put away the two identity tokens.
Just then, a system prompt appeared.
[You have successfully registered for the fishing competition]
[Competition Objective: Catch more fish within the designated time]
[Competition Rewards]
[First Place: 125 Goblin Laborers or 500,000 crowns]
[Second Place: Three Second Order Elite Level Knights or 300,000 crowns]
[Third Place: Five Second Order Ordinary Knights or 100,000 crowns]
[The competition will begin at one o'clock in the afternoon; please be prepared...]
"Oh? The rewards for second and third place include knights?"
"The organizer truly has some impressive resources!"
When the middle-aged man was explaining the rules earlier, he hadn't mentioned this.
And now, the system had clearly listed the rewards.
Cao Xing quickly understood the reason.
This was akin to a small event; once you got involved, it automatically triggered the event, and the system recorded it.
Just like those quests he had done before.
This also made Cao Xing more curious about who the organizer of this competition was, someone capable of such things.
Cao Xing checked the time.
It was just after nine o'clock in the morning, and there was still plenty of time before the competition started.
"Might as well take this opportunity to wander around the village and see if we can complete the [Generosity Trial] quest early."
So he took Liu Muxue, Assam, and the others away from the crowd.
Then he called Yaskin out from the tavern.
Soon, this Ascalon soldier captain respectfully approached Cao Xing.
Cao Xing asked, "Yaskin, how much do you know about this village?"
Yaskin reported, "To the Lord, Anno River Village is considered a large settlement in this area."
"Several thousand villagers live here year-round, and there are two militia legions, making the defensive power relatively strong."
"This is also a stopping point for those trade caravans on their routes."
After hearing this, Cao Xing nodded slightly.
By comparison, [Anno River Village] was indeed quite good.
"Have you heard if any villagers here are looking for a missing doll or something similar?"
Upon hearing this question, a thoughtful look appeared in Yaskin's eyes...