pertwk Chapter 145 ranks first
Chapter 145 ranks first
Just as the Air Force Squadron Leader Lao Ba was feeling smug about his team's score, a boy carrying a mosquito coil swimmer and a mosquito coil frog king walked up with a disdainful expression.
The boy carrying two Poliwag Pokémon is none other than Luther, a new member of the Goldenrod University battle team.
He arrived at the weighing station and threw out the three Pokémon he had captured.
The judge tallying the scores glanced at the types and weights of the Pokémon that Luther had fished up, and was immediately taken aback:
"Fishing team, a 59-kilogram goldfish king!"
When Lao Ba heard the referee announce the first Pokémon, his pupils suddenly contracted, which was originally a source of pride for his team's lead over others.
A 59-kilogram goldfish king?
Keep in mind, the goldfish he caught only weighed 43 kilograms!
Compared to the king of goldfish in the fishing team, his fish doesn't deserve to be called a king of goldfish at all; it's more appropriate to call it a goldfish.
Lao Ba suddenly recalled what Gang Jie had said to him earlier:
"There's a guy named Luther who tamed a goldfish that weighs at least fifty kilograms. Compared to that goldfish, yours seems a bit weak, doesn't it?"
Lao Ba's gaze sharpened.
Could this guy be the "Loser" that Gangjie mentioned?
Thinking of this, Lao Ba comforted himself:
It's alright, it must have been caught by chance. This kind of king of goldfish is extremely rare. Even if he caught this big one, it would only be 22 points more than his king of goldfish.
His other two fish still have 50 points left. As long as the other two fish that this loser catches don't reach 28 points, the winner will still be him...
As Lao Ba calculated, a sense of sadness crept into his heart: 28 points.
Can a guy who catches two goldfish really only get another 28 points?
Just then, the referee's voice rang out again:
"One octopus bucket weighing thirty-six kilograms!"
Old Eight's neck tilted to the side:
"Oh no, we're doomed."
The scoring coefficient for the Octopus Bucket is the same as that for the Goldfish King, which is 1.5. Therefore, this single Octopus Bucket brought the Fishing Team another 54 points.
With just these two Pokémon, without even counting a third, the Fishing Team has already surpassed the scores of all the teams ahead of them.
Lao Ba's fantasy lasted less than a minute before it came to an end.
However, the referee's voice was not yet finished.
Seemingly sensing the frustration of the anglers in the audience, the referee's voice quickened, and he blurted out the rest of his words in one breath:
"One 59-kilogram Goldfish, one 36-kilogram Octopus, and one 67-kilogram Kingler! The three Pokémon have a score of 1.5 each."
"Therefore, the final total score for the fishing team is 243 points!"
"Whoosh!"
When the referee announced the weight of the first goldfish king, a considerable commotion arose among the contestants.
When the judges announced the weights of the octopus bucket and the giant crab, the contestants were initially silent, but then spontaneously began to heckle.
"This is impossible!"
"Ganlin's mother! This score is twice that of the current second place, and five times that of the current third place! Is this even plausible?!"
"We want to see the replay!"
"Yes! We want to see the replay!"
"Show us the replay!"
It's no wonder the contestants were indignant.
This is absolutely outrageous!
In other industries, the phrase "fishing" is used to describe a high-level player defeating a low-level player, implying an easy victory.
But they were competing in fishing, not "fishing with explosives"!
With a score difference of two to five times, other teams don't need to weigh themselves anymore. What's the point of weighing themselves then?
243 points? Unless you can catch a Gyarados, how are you going to compete with other people for points?
Let's just award them the prizes!
We were all fishing in the same lake, and we could only catch three carp, but you managed to catch three king carp.
Who are you kidding?!
The anglers surrounded the weighing platform, glaring at the referee and the three members of the fishing team, determined to get an explanation.
Facing the stares of the fishermen, Luther simply shrugged calmly: "I love how you guys can't stand me but can't do anything about it."
Of course, he only thought these words to himself; he wouldn't stoop so low as to provoke the losers at a time like this.
Therefore, he simply nodded to the referee, indicating that he could go to his fishing boat.
These fishing boats were provided by Hill Fishing, the sponsor of the competition. Each boat is equipped with a camera to record every move of the competitors during the competition.
That's precisely so it can come in handy in situations like this.
Therefore, under everyone's watchful eyes, everyone saw Luther and his two companions fish up the Goldfish King, the Octopus Bucket, and the Giant Crab, and then capture them one by one.
In these three battles, Luther's Mosquito Swimmer displayed considerable prowess.
With his powerful muscles, he defeated three Water-type Pokémon, showing everyone what it meant to be the best horse and the best swimmer frog.
After witnessing Luther capture three Pokémon, all the teams that had questioned the "fishing team's" score fell silent.
The facts are clear: everyone was fishing in the same lake, so even if they were unwilling, they could only admit that they were not as skilled as others.
Some teams that had witnessed or even battled these three Pokémon while fishing were kicking themselves, wondering why they couldn't be the ones to catch them.
However, no matter how much they sigh and lament, the "Fishing Team" will become the number one fishing team with these three Pokémon, and will maintain its number one position for the foreseeable future.
With 243 points on the field, the first place in this competition is no longer in doubt.
Those who came specifically for the three top-quality fishing rods lost interest in lingering any longer.
Many teams, who had just returned to shore before the competition was over and hadn't even figured out the weight of their catch, were already being pulled away by their fishing buddies.
As for some of the more cunning ones, they had already started to flatter Luther's team, while also subtly trying to find out where their team had caught these three big guys.
Old Eight gritted his teeth.
Although he was somewhat prepared, knowing that many talented teams had not yet returned to shore, he knew he would most likely lose his first place.
But he couldn't believe it; he had just been dreaming of being number one!
Only a few minutes had passed before they suffered this fatal blow!
He might as well never have briefly been in first place in the first place!
That way, his heart won't be so shattered!
Fortunately, Gōsuke didn't see his smug expression.
If that kid sees this and realizes that I don't even have half the score of the new number one, who knows how he'll laugh at me.
Oh, by the way, where's Gangjie's team?
Haven't they come back yet?
Just as Lao Ba was thinking this, a fishing boat emerged from the reeds, swaying gently, and slowly sailed toward the shore.
At the stern of this fishing boat, there are still two long fishing lines connected to two floats on the lake!