Always a Bigger Fish

Date & Time: May 1st, 2025
Frequency: dunnow, I've only tried it today with Itzi
World name: Omega
Character name: Itzal Mendi
Retainer name: N/A
NPC name: N/A
Monster name: N/A
Class/Level: FSH 68 quest (FSH 70 player)
Party or solo: solo
In-game time: way too much...
Area and coordinates: SW corner of Yanxia, Sunken Junk spearfishing area
Housing: N/A
Steps:
1. spearfish for Ictyosaur. Every time I get one, there's some message about a shadow. So far as expected.
2. In theory, after 7 we're supposed to get a different node which pops dafangshi, the objective of the quest
3. I'm on 11 of them, no more messages but also no special node.
Can you guys check if it's working and I'm just not seeing it?
3.
*Add more steps if necessary

Connection Specs
- Type of internet connection/provider: DIGI and uhm, the best speed they provide in Spain
- Modem maker/model number: ZTE ZXHN F601 plus ZTE ZXHN H3600P

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The special node is spawning fine on Sophie; here's my methodology:

- Travel to the Sunken Junk in Doma, Yanxia. 10,34
- Spearfish 7 Large, Slow fish; the Ichthyosaur.
- As you build up your inventory of Ichthyosaurs, you'll get the following messages:
- 3: "With the Ichthyosaur caught, you sense further movement in the shadows" -> This is the fish you need, keep spearing more of them
- 4: "With the Ichthyosaur caught, the swimming shadows intensify"
- 5: "With the Ichthyosaur caught, the swimming shadows begin to take shape!"
- 7: "The shadow of an elusive sea creature lurks nearby!"
- Catch an extra Ichthyosaur to reset the chain and repeat.

Once you get the message that it's nearby, then, you'll be able to see the rare node show up. (Make sure Truth of Oceans is active!) As long as you have the quest "Always a Bigger Fish" active, you'll be able to catch your mark.

Happy spearing!

That's what I was trying...

Thanks for the confirmation, guess I'll try again and if it still don't wanna I'll abandon, retake and retry.