Suijun starts with the principle of rewarding diligence.

Bu Qu rubbed his stomach, thinking to himself, "It's time to go to Uncle Wang's house for a free meal."

He felt no guilt whatsoever about it.

In the past, the original owner did indeed occasionally receive help from Wang Erlang. But what did these things have to do with Bu Qu?

Putting everything else aside, I've already given him quite a few fish these past two days, which is essentially like depositing money with him. Now, when I go to eat there, I'm eating fish that I caught myself. Officially, I'm going to freeload, but in reality, it's no different from eating at my own home.

Just as I was about to open the door, I heard a knocking sound coming from the other side.

Li Xian doesn't knock, so the person who comes must be Uncle Wang.

Buqu opened the door, only to find that the person who came in was not Wang Erlang, but his daughter Wang Xiaoya.

"Dad asked me to bring you a bowl of fish soup," Wang Xiaoya said casually.

Bu Qu was taken aback, but then he remembered the argument that had happened with Uncle Wang's family earlier, and he understood.

That's fine, it's more peaceful to eat at home.

He took the fish soup: "Thank you."

Bu Qu turned around, placed the fish soup on the table, took a pair of chopsticks from the stove, and prepared to start eating, only to find Wang Xiaoya still standing in front of the door.

"Is there anything else?"

Wang Xiaoya bit her lip, walked straight to the table, and sat down opposite Bu Qu.

"You're already at the age to get married, yet you can't even support yourself. My father is kind-hearted, so he helps you from time to time. Why can you shamelessly accept it without even a shred of gratitude or remorse?" Her words were quite harsh, almost accusatory.

Bu Qu picked up two bites of fish and put them in his mouth, replying indistinctly, "What's there to be grateful for? What's there to feel guilty about? It's the fish I caught, can't I even eat it?"

"You!" Wang Xiaoya's chest heaved with anger as she abruptly stood up. "Hmph, I never thought you were this kind of person! My father was truly blind to think you were an honest man, praising you to me every day."

Seeing Bu Qu eating his fish without paying any attention to her words, Wang Xiaoya became even angrier: "Give up! Even if Father talks himself hoarse, I will never marry you!"

"That's for the best." Bu Qu didn't want to explain, he just replied with four words and continued eating his fish, not even bothering to look up at her.

Wang Xiaoya froze on the spot upon hearing this.

She came here today to make her stance clear to Bu Qu. She had made countless assumptions in her mind, but she never expected him to answer like this.

That would be best...

"Doesn't he have any interest in me at all? Is it just Dad's wishful thinking?"

Wang Xiaoya stared blankly at Bu Qu.

Although she did not think much of Bu Qu, she realized that she was also insignificant in his heart, and a void in her heart was inexplicably left.

After all, they were childhood friends who grew up together. When did their relationship deteriorate to this point?

After finishing his fish soup, Bu Qu noticed that Wang Xiaoya was still there, so he handed her the bowl, saying, "Please thank Uncle Wang for me."

Wang Xiaoya snapped out of her daze and made up her mind: 'Why should I care what he thinks of me? I'm definitely not going to marry him!'

She snatched the bowl away and strode away.

Bu Qu pursed his lips, not taking it seriously.

"Oh, Uncle Wang said he has a book about the precious fish at home, and I'd like to take a look. But given the current situation, it seems best not to disturb him. Never mind, there's no rush."

......

The next day, Buqu set off early in the morning in his small sampan.

But the thought that no matter how many fish he caught, it would all be for nothing dampened his enthusiasm.

"Anyway, Uncle Wang's family isn't short of fish. Uncle Wang is a good man, but his two women might not appreciate it."

Buqu lay in the water, basking in the sun.

"In two more days, I'll have a way to become a free person."

If there were no pressure in life, being able to lie in the sun like this every day would be a pretty comfortable life.

Regardless of past or present lives, trouble will come looking for you even if you don't seek it out.

Only with sufficient strength can one withstand the storms of life.

As evening approached, Bu Qu went into the water and caught some fish.

Not many, just four.

There's a small water tank at home, big enough to hold a few fish, but not enough room for more.

I have four fish; I eat two myself every night, and I keep the other two in the fish tank.

When Li Xian got home and saw the fish in the water tank, he couldn't say anything.

Back home, Buqu made fish soup himself.

There weren't many seasonings, just a little salt, and the resulting fish soup tasted pretty much the same.

Li Xian didn't go home that night. He probably won too much money at the floating casino and got pregnant by one of the young women on the red boat.

Bu Qu naturally didn't care whether Li Xian lived or died. He was happy to be free from seeing Li Xian's repulsive face.

The next day, as usual, we went to Blackwater Lake to catch fish.

Yesterday was sunny, but today the sky is overcast.

Looking at the sky, Buqu dared not row the boat too far.

In case of a strong storm, the small sampan will not be able to withstand it.

"Fishing is ultimately a profession dependent on the weather; I'd better catch more fish. What if the weather turns bad and I can't go out for days? I'll starve to death!"

Fortunately, although the sky looked frightening, the wind and rain did not appear for a long time.

Buqu hauled up a net full of fish, filling a bucket to the brim, enough to last for several days.

Having caught some fish, he was too lazy to go back into the water and simply floated on the side of the sampan to work on the progress.

[Water control progress increased by one]

[Water control progress increased by one]

.....

By the afternoon, the progress was finally completed.

[Technique: Water Control]

[Benefit: Your understanding of water increases further, allowing you to control water flow within a foot around you.]

Bu Qu looked at the panel.

As expected, the water control capability was successfully upgraded to the next stage; what was unexpected was that the subsequent upgrades took three directions.

Water Control: Scope (Level 1)

[Progress: 0/500]

[Effect: Controls water flow within a one-foot radius around the body]

[Next stage effect: Control of water flow within two feet of the body]

.....

Water control: Water pressure (first-order)

[Progress: 0/500]

[Effect: Controls water flow by up to twice the water pressure]

[Next stage effect: Controls water flow at up to twice the water pressure]

......

Water Control: Precision (First Order)

[Progress: 0/500]

[Effect: Controls water flow, allowing it to move in a single stream at most]

[Next stage effect: Controlling water flow to a maximum of two streams]

Bu Qu analyzed the three capabilities one by one:

"The range is easy to understand. As your ability improves, the range of water you can control increases. Each level you advance adds one foot to the range."

The water control range appears to increase by only one foot with each step.

But he knew very well that a foot in the water was far more than just a foot; it unfolded in a cubic form.

1的立方是1，2的立方便是8，3的立方则是27！

It is foreseeable how terrifying the scope of water control will become once the level of water control is raised!

"Water pressure isn't hard to understand; double the normal water pressure is the standard pressure. Each subsequent upgrade doubles the water pressure."

That's really impressive.

Increased water pressure can directly enhance the attack power of water.

When the rank is high enough, one can turn water into a high-pressure water pump or a high-pressure water gun, directly using water as an effective lethal weapon.

If water pressure could be increased indefinitely, it might even be possible to turn water into weapons like high-pressure water cannons.

Not only is it highly lethal, but it also comes at no cost.

As long as it is used where there is water, the water cannon has an inexhaustible supply.

Who can stand this?

"As for accuracy..." Bu Qu immediately thought of octopuses and slimes.

With his current abilities, he can only manipulate water currents in water.

However, among the three branches of water control, there is the ability to control water pressure.

In other words, once you increase the water pressure level, it's not impossible to make the water leave the surface.

Once all three abilities reach a certain level, each stream of water becomes equivalent to one of your own water tentacles.

If its rank were raised, it would be able to do so many things.