I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier Novel

Ye Chen, a hopeless fisherman struggling in Riverland City, has never caught a single fish despite his endless efforts. Desperate to reverse his fortune, he launches a livestreaming channel to monetize his misery.

One fateful cast lands him an ancient cremation urn, which he immediately repurposes as a bait box—a decision that changes everything.

The moment a viewer tunes in, Ye Chen's line goes taut. A massive catch breaks the surface, but his elation crumbles instantly. The system finally awakens, flooding him with cryptic achievements: military salvage operations, river rescues, midnight corpse encounters.

[Catch a fish in 5 minutes.]

When the timer expires, a decomposed creature emerges from the depths.

Ye Chen freezes. The livestream chat erupts in collective shock.

[Continue fishing to obtain a mysterious artifact: 76kg mass, 200,000 value.]

"How is this possible?" Ye Chen mutters in disbelief. "Why can I catch everything in this world except an actual fish?"