As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up-Chapter 182 - 167 Shall we go to Dongsha?

Chapter 182: Chapter 167 Shall we go to Dongsha?

After reading the comments for a while, Jiang Luoluo realized time had stealthily crept towards eleven o’clock at night.

In order to be energetic enough for the next day, or perhaps because she was afraid that Chu Mingcheng would cause trouble if he stayed at her house, she ruthlessly evicted him from her home.

Chu Mingcheng, having been kicked out, didn’t go back to his own home but instead, got in his car and went in search of Scavenger.

This time he purposely took a large scoop net from the fishing vessel, so he could directly scoop them up when the time came.

After that incident, he didn’t feel safe unless he had seven or eight chances of life conversion at hand.

He didn’t go to the same river as last time, fearing that after catching so many previously, the yield would be mediocre this time.

However, after using the tracking function, he ended up returning to the familiar place once more.

“…”

Looking at this familiar river, Chu Mingcheng didn’t even know where to begin his complaints.

Last time, he buried more than five hundred; he must have cleared a three-kilometer radius of Scavengers, at least!

In the end, the last track led him to the same river, just five kilometers away from the previous netting spot—this river was indeed long.

Forget it, he was too lazy to complain further and started digging a hole with a shovel.

This time, after digging for half an hour, he intentionally dug a larger pit.

Then, he took out the large scoop net and activated its fish gathering function. After waiting a minute, he scooped into the water and, unsurprisingly, the net was full of Scavengers.

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Scavengers… At this moment, Chu Mingcheng suddenly felt that he was the real Scavenger!

After keeping busy for four hours and having buried all the Scavengers, Chu Mingcheng was now five kilometers away from the original fishing spot.

Because fishing with a net was much quicker than casting one, it didn’t take many tries to scoop up all the Scavengers.

He spent most of his time digging holes; in fact, towards the end, he didn’t have enough time to dig and just started fishing first.

Therefore, tonight he buried even more Scavengers, but the exact number would only be known after all the Scavengers had died.

He wasn’t concerned about this but instead returned to his fishing vessel, cleaned the scoop net thoroughly, and then went home.

The next morning, he was woken up by Jiang Luoluo at seven o’clock. Although still sleepy, he could sleep on the boat today, so Chu Mingcheng didn’t use life conversion to wake himself up.

Upon awakening, his first action was to check the Scavenger data panel.

[Scavenger (Invasive Species)]

[Ecological Destruction Index: 5 stars]

[Eradication of Scavenger: 1363]

[Tracking: 1/day]

[Unlock Special Equipment: Net]

[Fish Gathering: 1/day]

[Life Conversion: 16 times (13/50)]

Previously it was five hundred seventy-one, he converted five hundred fifty of those, and adding yesterday’s, he would be able to convert a total of eight hundred.

Now, with sixteen life conversions, Chu Mingcheng’s sense of security skyrocketed.

With his physical condition also further improved, he was full of anticipation for the upcoming fishing hunt.

After getting up, packing his equipment, and setting off with Jiang Luoluo for the dock.

When they arrived at the dock just past eight o’clock, they thought they were quite early, but Wei Jiaguo was even earlier.

Today, Chu Mingcheng finally saw his boat—a two-tier far sea fishing vessel.

From what Wei Jiaguo said, it was a seventy-foot Class I fishing vessel, a birthday gift from his son specifically for his sixtieth birthday.

He rarely took it to the far sea himself; one reason was it required some friends to accompany him and, additionally, he simply didn’t have the energy.

Without a doubt, the boat was worth at least ten million given its luxurious interior and many imported equipments.

Now, Chu Mingcheng had a rough understanding of their family’s wealth. No wonder they spent so liberally when buying fish; they truly weren’t short of money!

The rooms inside the vessel were also luxurious, with a total of six. The lowest level had four single rooms, clearly for friends to stay in.

The upper level contained the kitchen, dining room, and an entertainment room, as well as two large rooms for the chefs and deckhands to sleep in.

Every time Wei Jiaguo went to the far sea, he would bring a chef and hire four temporary deckhands for cleaning and other miscellaneous tasks.

Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo exchanged looks; this was indeed the life of sea fishing, and they had truly hit the jackpot this time.

Initially, when he talked about gifting a hundred-pound Golden Spearfish, Chu Mingcheng thought it could offset the boat fee.

But now it seemed he really needed to catch a Bluefin as well.

Unfortunately, to fish for Bluefin, one had to go to the east side of Treasure Island, which was not easy to access at the moment. Moreover, it was too far, and they had no plans to stay out for too long at present.

Following that, Chu Mingcheng transferred all his fishing equipment from his own vessel, especially the electric reel—this was crucial.

He also ordered some packing bags and foam boxes, which were delivered shortly after and stored on the boat.

Upon seeing that he had finished transferring his things, Wei Jiaguo called him over with a proposal, “Ah Cheng, do you and Luoluo have ample time? Why don’t we head to Dongsha to have some fun this time?”

“Go that far?” Chu Mingcheng was startled.

The straight-line distance from Xia City to Dongsha was roughly two hundred and fifty nautical miles, and on Wei Jiaguo’s boat, the economical cruising speed was twenty knots, needing no less than twelve and a half hours of travel.

“What’s far? Whenever I went to the far sea, I’d always head to Dongsha. There’s plenty of fish there,” Wei Jiaguo said.

“We don’t have any time issues, and if Grandpa thinks it’s a good spot, then let’s head to Dongsha!” Chu Mingcheng said and felt that since they were already there, why not set off early.

They could arrive earlier this evening and have more time to fish.

Wei Jiaguo, however, waved his hand and mentioned that some bait had not yet arrived.

Then, after about fifteen minutes, a van came with dozens of boxes of frozen Mackerel bait.

“Grandpa, are you preparing to fish for large Golden Spearfish?” With 500 pounds of bait, aside from the Golden Spearfish needing a huge amount of fish to create a nest to attract, it seems like the others don’t really need it.

Wei Jiaguo retorted, “If you’re preparing to hunt these big fish, why can’t I prepare to fish for them?”

“Of course, you can. I just happen to not know how to fish for these, so it’s a great opportunity to learn!”

Using several tens to hundreds of pounds of fish to create a nest to lure Golden Spearfish is pretty normal, but there are techniques to it, which Chu Mingcheng doesn’t know about. This time, he could learn and prepare for the future.

After all, fishing hunting is only suitable for shallow water. Golden Spearfish are often found in the middle or bottom layers of the water, and that’s when you need to create a nest to attract them and fish for them with bait.

They moved all the frozen bait into the cold storage, and only then did Wei Jiaguo go to the cockpit to start the warm-up of the fishing boat before setting sail.

Today, the sun was shining brightly, and the temperature reached a high of twenty-two degrees. It was also the last warm spell in Xia City. In a few days, the temperature would drop, which was when they would be returning.

Jiang Luoluo stood at the bow of the boat with her arms spread wide, enjoying the sea breeze, her hair tossed by the wind. But Chu Mingcheng noticed that she was only wearing jewelry she had bought herself in the past; he hadn’t given her any.

It looks like when they come back from Dongsha, he’ll have to take a look at some jewelry stores.

The journey is actually quite boring. Chu Mingcheng had his lunch and rested a bit before going back to sleep.

Because after dinner, he needed to take over from Wei Jiaguo, letting him go back to sleep.

When the phone alarm rang, Chu Mingcheng woke up groggily and turned off the alarm.

By now it was already four in the afternoon, and after a nap, he felt much more refreshed.

After dinner, he went to the cockpit to take over from Wei Jiaguo.

He checked the navigation and found that the destination was in the northeast direction of Dongsha, very close to Dongsha.

It seems this area is suitable for fishing for deep sea fish. Chu Mingcheng immediately took out his phone to note down the coordinates, which he could use himself in the future.

He hadn’t expected that accompanying Wei Jiaguo on this sea trip would yield such an unexpected gain.

Perhaps, he could follow a few more times and get all of his fishing spots, because good things are meant to be shared!

After sitting for a while, Jiang Luoluo came in with a plate of sliced fruit.

Since there was only one seat at the helm and there wasn’t a co-pilot’s seat, she simply sat down on Chu Mingcheng’s lap.

“Is this your first time in the Far Sea? Are you getting used to it?”

Chu Mingcheng asked, wrapping his arms around her waist.

Jiang Luoluo speared a piece of apple with a toothpick and brought it to his mouth, “It’s fine. Grandpa’s boat even has internet, which feels more comfortable than being at home. I can come up on deck to get some fresh air often. I’m just looking forward to our own boat now.”

“That’s going to be a bit of a wait! Before that, we have the fishing moratorium. Shall we go traveling around then?”

“What are you thinking?”

“I do want to go abroad and look around, we’ll discuss the specifics later!”

“Mmm~”

Time flies when cuddling with Jiang Luoluo, and Chu Mingcheng felt that it had only been a short while before the boat already reached its destination.

He checked the time, 10:10 PM.

This trip to Dongsha should upgrade the Aquatic Products Atlas to level 2.

As for the High-quality Atlas, it has already reached level 4.

[High-quality Aquatic Products Atlas (Level 4)]

[Current experience: (120/500)]

[Tools available for use: hand, fishing gear (can use hand line), harpoon (includes speargun tether, etc.), longline fishing (unlocked)]

[Fish Aggregation (Level 4): There is a 4% chance that high-quality aquatic products within one’s vicinity will be attracted and thus appear within the host’s line of sight (they will still run away if startled by the host)]

[Influence range: radius 4 meters]

[Taste quality: +4%]

[Size: +4%]

He still needs 380 high-quality fish to reach the next level, which isn’t easy to achieve; it can only be discussed after returning.

However, after advancing to level 5, Chu Mingcheng might frequently visit some cave entrances. If any hidden creatures crawl out, he could catch them with ease.

A 4-meter radius is already a great help to his fishing hunting.

Chu Mingcheng always feels that his income from fishing hunting will eventually far exceed that of fishing, especially since the water in the Far Sea and Public Sea is crystal clear, far better than coastal waters.

Now he is just waiting for the big boat to be launched and then soar to great heights.

Chu Mingcheng checked the fish finder, which had a larger detection range and was much more useful than the one on his small boat.

Currently, no schools of fish were detected in the shallow water, but there were plenty in the deep water.

He steered the boat to an area with dense schools of fish and then dropped the anchor to stop.

The two came down from the second-floor cockpit, and Wei Jiaguo had just arrived on the deck as well.

He was holding two electric reels; he handed one to Chu Mingcheng, saying, “Put down the fish attracting lights too. If there are Golden Spearfish nearby, they might be attracted to us.”

“Even if there aren’t any Golden Spearfish, it can attract some small Squid, which are great for bait.”

Chu Mingcheng nodded and first went to set up the attracting lights, then took out his own electric reel and, alongside the one given by Wei Jiaguo, installed them on the gunwale.

They left a fishing spot between them to prevent the lines from getting tangled because of the ocean currents.

The electric reel Wei Jiaguo used was a Daiwa 800MJ, with slightly less power than Chu Mingcheng’s reel but wholly sufficient for deep-sea fishing.

Having only one electric reel was actually not enough; in the future, he really should prepare two more with less power.

After preparing the fishing line assembly, shrimp cages, and heavy sinkers, Jiang Luoluo also cut a large plate of bait.

“Luoluo, come fish too! I’ll give you this electric reel. It has more power and pulls in fish faster. Tonight, it’s all on you!”

But Jiang Luoluo shook her head, “I feel like your fishing luck has always been better than mine, so you take the high-powered one!”

Chu Mingcheng looked at his own 4% chance of catching high-quality fish and, with the power of the electric reel, maybe he really could catch more fish than her tonight. She was right!