This city simulation game can affect reality.

At this moment, the young man could clearly perceive that what was transmitted from the tip of the stick to his palm was not the familiar tremor, but a heavy feeling like the bottom of a snag.

The underwater "opponent" has begun to exert its strength.

The young man immediately tilted the fishing rod to the side, bringing the rod close to the water's surface, using its elasticity to mitigate the enormous impact.

After a few rounds of this game, he felt the force lessen slightly, so he bent the stick and started spinning the wheel quickly.

But even after the line had only been pulled in a few meters, a powerful sense of strength returned.

He decisively loosened the loop.

After struggling for several minutes, the huge black shadow finally revealed its true form, and the young man slowly led it to the surface of the water.

"It looks like it weighs at least forty pounds."

Looking at the plump grass carp that had lost its strength, my previously negative mood improved somewhat.

He picked up the prepared landing net and quickly scooped the fish into it.

Even at market prices, this fish is far from breaking even.

But for anglers, what they crave is the thrill of going from anticipation to a bountiful harvest.

"But five thousand dollars... that price is still a bit outrageous."

The young man went from feeling heartbroken at the beginning to only feeling a little financial pain now.

I checked the time; there were less than thirty minutes left in the hour.

"..."

In the period that followed, he had four more gains, both large and small.

The final loot wasn't as bad as I'd expected:

Two grass carp, one weighing 55 jin and the other about 30 jin.

A large crucian carp, almost two pounds.

And three other juvenile fish that can be disregarded.

Besides these tangible gains, perhaps it's psychological, but young people always feel that their perception has undergone some inexplicable change.

During the last half hour of fishing, whether it was teasing the fish while waiting or losing momentum while fighting the big fish, he acted almost entirely on instinct.

This feeling is subtle, but the young man is certain that it exists.

"Could it be muscle memory that develops after becoming proficient..." he wondered, somewhat puzzled.

Looking around at the surrounding environment nestled against the mountains and by the water, he no longer complained so much about the fisherman's hut.

"At least here the scenery is beautiful, which allows people to calm down, and the yield is incredibly high."

Especially that 55-pound grass carp, which far exceeds the normal weight of a grass carp.

In a sense, it can no longer be measured simply by price.

The young man took out his phone, aimed it at his harvest, and took about ten photos from different angles.

I selected the nine most satisfying photos, posted them on my WeChat Moments, and captioned them: How did you know I just caught a 55-pound grass carp?

Only then did he stride contentedly up the earthen slope.

"How was it, young man? Not bad, right?" Lin Shanhe immediately asked him how the experience was as he came up.

The uncle who had been watching the commotion was still loitering nearby. Hearing the commotion, he immediately jogged over.

"I guess I'll break even with these five thousand yuan."

For a wealthy young man like him, spending five thousand yuan yielded a fairly satisfactory result, sufficient emotional value, and a noticeable improvement in his fishing skills.

The word "worth it" is the most accurate assessment.

To the middle-aged man standing nearby, this sounded incredibly unbelievable.

Keep in mind that even some top-tier, well-known fishing spots only charge two to three thousand yuan per day.

Five thousand yuan... In just one short hour, that was nothing short of the most exaggerated praise.

"How about...we extend it for a few more hours?" Lin Shanhe pressed on while the iron was hot.

"No, I'll come again next time," the young man shook his head.

This wasn't a polite way of refusing.

The slight improvement in my fishing skills alone is enough to prove that this is a blessed place – not some superstitious saying, sometimes the environment really can affect one's mood.

The main reason for not renewing the subscription is that the money is being burned too quickly.

For young people with plenty of money, visiting such a place two or three times a month is acceptable.

After all, some subtle experiences cannot be provided by other fishing spots.

But if he comes every day, his family might think he's picked up some bad habit.

After the other party left, Lin Shanhe immediately reported the matter to Chen Jun.

"Boss Chen, the Fisherman's Hut is now open for business."

"So fast?"

"A young man rented it for an hour and seemed to want more; he'll probably be a repeat customer."

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Uncle Lin. I'll need to trouble you with that area again later."

"I didn't do much, the tasks you've assigned me are far too leisurely."

Hearing that the other person's tone was no longer as dejected as before, Chen Jun felt much relieved.

......

Inside the office.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Jun knew that the Fisherman's Hut had finally found its destined person, and this day came earlier than he had expected.

However, relying on just one individual customer is clearly far from enough to make it a true "perpetual motion machine of profit".

This requires a long period of continuous accumulation and cannot be rushed.

In the evening, he returned to his accommodation with his briefcase, washed up, went back to his bedroom, took out his laptop from the briefcase, and opened "City Simulator".

Resident satisfaction: 42%

City attractiveness: 71

In fact, Chen Jun had already noticed the increase in data while in the office.

However, considering that some activities are not suitable to be carried out during the day, it was only now that he truly calmed down and studied them carefully.

Both data points represent new breakthroughs.

The gains from improved resident satisfaction are reflected in the new feature: architectural integration.

As for the city's appeal, it gave him a new blueprint: the "Inspiration Pool Table".

[Building Fusion: Allows fusion of basic buildings within the city. Each fusion has a very low probability of yielding related building blueprints.]

This feature is not available in the original game; he has only encountered similar features in some mods.

Chen Jun glanced at the introduction and extracted two keywords:

"Basic buildings" and "related buildings".

The former is easy to understand; things like the ordinary apartments in a resort or the woodcutter's hut are considered basic buildings.

However, whether functional facilities such as the Qingquan Hub and sewage treatment plant should be included remains to be verified.

As for the related buildings that follow, they seem to be a new concept.

Slide the view to the location of the woodcutter's hut and click on one of the facilities.

The details screen indeed showed the "Fusion" option.

He then chose another woodcutter's hut nearby.

Click to confirm.

[Merger Time: 23:59:59]

Like building and dismantling, fusion also has a cooling-off period.

Furthermore, blueprints are not included in the integration scope; only buildings that have already been installed will have options appear on the page.

In order not to disrupt normal classes, Chen Jun only paired up the four small houses on the periphery in twos.

During the second fusion, a new prompt appeared on the screen:

[Acquired related building: Treehouse Inn]

[Treehouse Inn: A derivative building of the Woodcutter's Hut, providing accommodation for your residents. At least one Woodcutter's Hut must exist within ten surrounding units when it is built.]