"Bluefin Tuna! This is Bluefin Tuna!"

An expression of absolute ecstasy appeared in Li Yang’s eyes!

Bluefin Tuna are found mainly in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. From the moment they’re born, they must swim constantly, or they will suffocate and die. They typically live in the deep sea, grow to about six and a half feet long, and an average one weighs around 330 pounds, with the heaviest exceeding 1,300 pounds.

The amount of tuna caught worldwide each year is very limited. Even common tuna can be quite expensive, but Bluefin Tuna is worth its weight in gold!

Once, on the coast of Cornwall in the United Kingdom, five university students found a precious Bluefin Tuna. The fish was over six feet long, weighed about 300 pounds, and sold for seven million RMB!

At an auction held at Tokyo’s Toyosu Fish Market, a single Bluefin Tuna from Aomori Prefecture, weighing about 620 pounds, was sold for the astronomical price of over 20 million RMB!

’A single fish for over twenty million... What does that even mean?’

The 8,800 pounds of large yellow croaker Li Yang had caught before only sold for twenty million! Now, a single Bluefin Tuna of just over 550 pounds could match or even exceed that!

You could say that anyone who caught one of these fish in the ocean would get rich overnight!

And right now, in the vision of his octopus avatar, thirteen of them had just appeared!

Li Yang had been constantly studying the ocean’s most expensive creatures, so naturally, he was very familiar with Bluefin Tuna.

’None of these Bluefin Tuna look small. The smallest is probably over 220 pounds, and the largest looks to be close to 550 pounds!’

The octopus avatar quickly analyzed the situation, its eyes also filled with excitement!

Thirteen Bluefin Tuna. What kind of price could they fetch?

He did a quick estimate. At least eighty million!

For a moment, Li Yang was so excited that he wanted to immediately send his octopus avatar to grab them. But after a moment’s thought, he gave up on the idea.

’Bluefin Tuna are extremely fast. They’re not as fast as my octopus avatar, but I only have one avatar, and there are thirteen tuna. It’s impossible to catch them all.’

Li Yang thought to himself. With thirteen fish, the smallest of which was likely worth several million, he couldn’t afford to be careless.

’Time to head out!’

With that thought, Li Yang started making calls, and the crew began to gather quickly.

......

"Boss."

Seeing Li Yang arrive, the crew members greeted him respectfully.

For a crew, a good captain earns respect. The last time Li Yang took them out, they each made over twenty thousand yuan, so naturally, they respected him.

"Brother Li, where are we dropping the nets today?"

Sun Datao stood by Li Yang’s side, a broad smile on his face.

When he went home this time, his parents, who had always loved to lecture him, didn’t say a word.

His father hadn’t wanted him to go to sea, preferring that he work hard on a construction site. After a year or two, he would have learned the ropes and could make three or four hundred yuan a day.

It was harder work, but the money was steady.

"Hmph! Passing up a good construction job to go out to sea? How many people do you see making real money as fishermen? Not many," his father had said.

If he hadn’t argued his case so forcefully, his father never would have let him go.

But this time, Sun Datao went home and brought back twenty thousand yuan. His father was suddenly speechless.

Even he would have to work hard for two whole months on a construction site to earn that much. His son had earned it in half a day at sea. What else could he say?

It might have been temporary, but who could say if he’d be able to earn more in the future?

With money in his pocket, Sun Datao felt more confident at home. This time, he just gave his parents a heads-up and left. His mother even told him to study hard and learn how to be a good crewman on Li Yang’s fishing boat.

Hearing Sun Datao’s question, Li Yang smiled. "Depends on our luck."

The fishing boat started up, steadily increasing its speed as it headed for the deep sea.

A little over an hour passed quickly, and the boat’s sonar detected a school of fish.

"Boss, should we cast a net?"

The first mate, Zhang Houqiang, had been keeping a close watch. Seeing the school of fish on the sonar display, he couldn’t help but make the suggestion.

Li Yang glanced over. Although his attention was fixed on the thirteen Bluefin Tuna, he nodded and said, "Cast a net."

He had a god’s-eye view and already had his target every time he set sail.

But no one else did, nor did they think he had one.

’On my first trip, I ran into a school of large yellow croakers with the very first net. That was already an indescribable stroke of luck. If I run into Bluefin Tuna with the first net on this trip, it’ll be far too conspicuous,’ Li Yang thought to himself.

He’d thought it over carefully. Heading straight for the school of large yellow croakers hadn’t been a good move.

The best way was to keep fishing and then "suddenly" catch the big prize. That would be perfect.

It was like that old saying: if you could predict the stock market with 100% accuracy, how long would it take you to become the richest person in the world?

Many people’s answer would be a year at most.

But in reality, it would only take a month before you’d probably find yourself locked away in a dark room.

You can’t be too conspicuous, or you’ll only invite disaster.

Therefore, this time, Li Yang planned to take it slow and orchestrate a "coincidental" encounter with the Bluefin Tuna.

The nets were cast and then retrieved. The catch was clearly not valuable, but the fish were quickly stored in the hold anyway.

Over the next while, the fishing boat sailed on, and the number of fish they caught steadily increased.

Of course, there were also times when they pulled up an empty net, having caught nothing at all.

The crew members’ expressions had returned to normal. A full day had passed, and the sky was gradually growing dark.

Li Jun cooked up a lot of food, and the crew ate heartily and drank beer on the deck.

Li Yang didn’t drink. After eating a little, he went into his cabin, closed his eyes, and began to silently meditate.

......

The night passed quickly. On the deck of the fishing boat, Li Yang stood silently, gazing at the distant horizon.

Darkness still cloaked the sky, but then, at some point, the red sun emerged from the sea. It hung among the clouds, radiating a brilliant light. The layers of the cloud sea were dyed a bright orange-red, like a boiling mass of fire.

The seawater, too, was now dyed red. The sun was rising, and a new day had begun!

Li Yang’s heart felt like the newborn sun. At that moment, the fishing boat was just over an hour away from the Bluefin Tuna!

If he succeeded, getting the Anticancer Agent would no longer be a problem for Li Yang!

’Today is all or nothing!’

Li Yang took a deep breath. His octopus avatar was still following the school of Bluefin Tuna.

Following Li Yang’s commands, the fishing boat soon arrived at the target area.

And, as per Li Yang’s "arrangement," the thirteen fish cleverly appeared on the sonar screen.