The teams in the second tier, too, were those with two members catching fish consecutively, while the third member couldn’t catch anything. Lin Yang’s team was pretty much in this category now.
He and Li Xiaopeng had been consecutively catching fish, but Yue’er could only stand there holding a rod, looking on helplessly.
For this situation, Lin Yang didn’t have a better solution. He couldn’t let Yue’er come over and use the same fishing spot as him, as their lines could easily get tangled, which would waste even more time.
Just then,
Not far from them, there was a commotion from the Energy Girl Team.
"Camera crew, come over here, take a look, what kind of fish did I catch!" Xiao Ai of the Energy Girl Team was the one speaking.
The crew immediately gathered around, and the camera naturally focused the main lens on them.
In the live broadcast, viewers immediately saw the fish in Xiao Ai’s hands—a silver fish as well, but much larger and wider than the Anti-wave White Fish.
Especially notable were the fish’s scales; they were much larger than those of a typical fish and seemed somewhat disproportionate when compared to the body of the fish.
At first glance, the fish certainly looked odd.
The audience in the live stream was also confused, as most people’s knowledge of fish was limited to common species, and they naturally did not know what kind of fish this was.
Among the guest commentators invited by the organizers, one expert immediately stood up.
"Is this... could this be a Large Scale Whitefish?"
Another expert was shocked, "Large Scale Whitefish... that’s a species that has been extinct for decades; how could it reappear in Fuxian Lake? Mr. Zhang, are you sure?"
With the astonished dialogue of the two experts, the viewers also became interested, asking one after another in the live broadcast: What exactly is the Large Scale Whitefish?
Some viewers immediately went to look it up on an encyclopedia, found information about the Large Scale Whitefish, and shared it.
The Large Scale Whitefish, also known as the Bang Fish, is a unique fish species in China, found only in Yilong Lake in Shi Ping, Yunnan Province. In 1981, as the waters of Yilong Lake dried up for over twenty consecutive days, leaving the lakebed cracked by the scorching sun, the Large Scale Whitefish in the lake was declared extinct.
The current IUCN Red List of Threatened Species also assessed the Large Scale Whitefish, with its status listed as extinct, meaning it was a species confirmed to have disappeared.
The guest experts hurriedly connected via video with the fishing scene of the Energy Girl Team to confirm, and after careful identification, they confirmed that the fish Xiao Ai caught was undoubtedly the Large Scale Whitefish.
Suddenly, all the viewers watching the competition were shocked. A fish species that had been genuinely extinct for over 40 years had suddenly reappeared on Earth? And it was caught during a competition in Fuxian Lake?
Such an occurrence was nothing short of a miracle!
"No way, it’s just a fishing competition, but a fish species declared extinct for more than forty years appeared. This is too magical."
"Yes, the Large Scale Whitefish, which exists only in Yilong Lake, how could it appear in Fuxian Lake? It’s simply unbelievable."
"Perhaps it’s fate’s will, not letting this fish species go extinct, and nature itself is indeed marvelous; humans still know too little about nature."
"Xiao Ai is amazing, a cute girl has actually caught a fish species that’s been extinct!"
With Xiao Ai of the Energy Girl Team catching a Large Scale Whitefish, the entire program’s attention shifted towards the Energy Girl Team.
Catching an extinct species of fish could count as sensational news.
The organizers immediately reported to the authorities, and the official response over the phone was a bit stunned.
"What? Someone caught an extinct species of fish, the Large Scale Whitefish, in Fuxian Lake? It’s a species that’s been extinct for over 40 years. We haven’t seen it for so many years, how could your competition catch it?"
The authorities also expressed their puzzlement and astonishment but still promptly organized a team of experts to come to the scene to deal with the situation.
At this moment, Xiao Ai’s team was very happy. Initially, they were somewhat frustrated in this competition.
Despite their skill, all three of them attracted a school of Anti-wave White Fish, but because they were girls and less strong and fast, they had been left behind by several teams continuously.
But catching this Large Scale Whitefish was a whole different matter.
Considering that an Anti-wave White Fish was worth 10 points, how many points would be awarded for a fish species that had been extinct for over 40 years?