As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up-Chapter 271 - 227 Customers Place Orders_2
Chapter 271: Chapter 227: Customers Place Orders_2
Chapter 271 -227: Customers Place Orders_2
Because there were many fish, he did not activate the fish-gathering function temporarily.
The Pepper Diaos were clearly high-quality fish; activating the fish-gathering function would attract a large swarm of fish around him, which was not really helpful for his fishing.
Because once he hit the target, those fish that were hit would scatter and flee.
Secondly, a 13% chance might not attract the largest fish in the school and instead would block his view, hindering him.
He arrived at a huge rock, which was an excellent ambush spot.
Chu Mingcheng loaded his spear gun and then selected his target.
There were many fish, but the large ones always stood out distinctly.
There were several Pepper Diaos weighing over ten pounds each; he chose one closest to him that seemed the easiest to hunt.
He pressed the trigger, and the fish arrow instantly pierced through the fish, hitting a vital point.
The struck Pepper Diao, with the fish arrow embedded, spun in circles in the water before leaning against a rock, causing the other Pepper Diaos to scatter in fright.
Chu Mingcheng released the spear gun and grabbed the fishing line, slowly pulling it back according to the resistance of the fish.
If the fish resisted strongly, he would loosen his grip, just holding on.
If the resistance was weak, he would quickly reel it in.
This ensured the wound would not expand due to the fish’s struggles. Having sold fish for so long, Chu Mingcheng was now instinctively concerned about the fish’s appearance.
If he accidentally caused the wound to enlarge, resulting in a large amount of fish flesh being torn, the value of the fish would drop significantly, which would be counterproductive.
The dive had not lasted three minutes before the Pepper Diao, weighing more than ten pounds, had almost stopped moving and he pulled it close.
Chu Mingcheng took out a diving knife to bleed the fish, and the tail of the Pepper Diao trembled rapidly in its last struggle.
After hanging the fish on a live fish clip, he reloaded his spear gun and swam towards the location where the fish had scattered.
The school of fish had not gone far but had moved to the middle of a nearby rock, only about ten meters away, thinking it was safe there.
The very next moment, an arrow penetrated one of their companions, letting them know that it was not safe here either.
In just half an hour, Chu Mingcheng had caught twelve Pepper Diaos.
Five of them weighed over ten pounds, and the rest were around seven or eight pounds, with a total weight definitely exceeding one hundred pounds.
In the past, carrying more than one hundred pounds of fish, Chu Mingcheng would have felt noticeably burdened when swimming.
But now, with enhanced physical strength, carrying over one hundred pounds of fish, he felt quite at ease.
Given this situation, he could carry an extra live fish rope.
Returning to the side of the boat, he saw that Jiang Luoluo had just landed a fish. Chu Mingcheng did not disturb her but took the fish onto the boat himself and placed them in a foam box.
Looking at these fish, he felt he should buy a vacuum packaging machine to better preserve the catch.
As for ultra-low temperature freezing, he was temporarily powerless.
Although a low-temperature freezer was not very expensive, a small one would be pointless to buy, and a large one would not fit in his cockpit.
Jiang Luoluo also landed her fish, which turned out to be a golden, petite yellow croaker.
She was taken aback when she saw the fish, then immediately excitedly brought it to Chu Mingcheng’s side, “Ah Cheng, Ah Cheng, look, there’s actually a yellow croaker here.”
“This is a Little Huang, look at the scales on its back, aren’t they much rougher than those of the big yellow croaker?”
Chu Mingcheng couldn’t help but smile as he explained the difference between the big and little yellow croakers to her.
Jiang Luoluo recalled what a yellow croaker looked like and realized the difference was indeed significant with this Little Huang, her excitement immediately faded, “So it’s a Little Huang, what a letdown.”
She knew well the vast difference in price between big and little yellow croakers.
“Little Huang is still good. Now is the season when little yellow croakers are plump and tasty, you should catch more, customers will definitely want to buy them. Plus, we can keep some to give away or eat ourselves.”
“Alright, I’ll continue fishing then.”
Consoled, Jiang Luoluo felt less disappointed and energetically stored her catch before continuing to fish.
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Chu Mingcheng closed the lid and went back underwater to continue hunting Pepper Diao.
This time he brought two live fish ropes, which allowed him to hunt more fish.
After catching another fifteen Pepper Diaos, the fish in this area had mostly dispersed, staying far from this place.
Looking at the situation, it was clear that continuing to fish and hunt rapidly and effortlessly was no longer possible; they needed to repeatedly search for prey.
Thus, Chu Mingcheng activated the fish attractor function and swam slowly in the water, waiting for the attracted fish to come to him automatically.
However, before any fish showed up, two green lobsters arrived.
They weren’t big, probably around seven to eight taels each.
Chu Mingcheng released his harpoon, planning to grab them with his hands once they got close enough.
Just then, a sea eel also appeared in his view, slowly crawling over like a water snake.
Additionally, a parrotfish that happened to be within his influence range also joined in the commotion.
Chu Mingcheng suddenly faced a bit of indecision; not activating the fish attractor function before was the right choice.
Previously, he hadn’t found any valuable aquatic products nearby, but after turning it on, all sorts of them started to emerge. Had he activated it earlier, he would have been unsure which fish to choose.
Fortunately, the fish attractor function only attracted high-quality aquatic products. If it could attract regular ones as well, he would have been even more dazzled.
Chu Mingcheng ultimately decided to catch the lobsters first. When he grabbed the two lobsters with both hands, he immediately startled the gathering creatures.
The parrotfish “swooshed” away, not that he cared.
Mainly because the parrotfish was too small, barely over a pound at its heaviest, and not worth as much as the two lobsters.
After putting the lobsters in the net bag he carried, Chu Mingcheng grabbed his harpoon and quickly followed the slowly moving sea eel.
Though the sea eel wasn’t fast, the sea floor was littered with crevices where it could hide its body.
However, this sea eel didn’t seek refuge in a crevice but found a sandy area and buried itself in the sand instead.
Only its head and tail were sticking out, which Chu Mingcheng found quite conspicuous.
As for the sea eel, he planned to sell it live in Xia City.
He released his harpoon and located its neck, aiming to grab it directly with his hands.
But the sea eel was extremely fierce and suddenly turned to bite his hand.
Since Chu Mingcheng’s physical fitness had been enhanced, including his reflexes, he reacted very quickly.
He had released his grip before the sea eel could bite him, causing the eel to bite itself instead.
What was frightening was that it didn’t let go even when biting itself.
Taking this opportunity, Chu Mingcheng quickly grabbed it and put it into the net bag, then picked up his harpoon and returned.
Placing the sea eel together with the lobsters would likely result in the lobsters biting it apart; thus, he needed to separate them quickly.
This sea eel was a piece of high-quality aquatic product, and its price was not cheap. It would have been a shame if it had been bitten apart.
Upon returning to the ship, Jiang Luoluo hadn’t caught any fish yet, but she noticed his return and was already waiting at the boarding gate on the aft deck.
Chu Mingcheng handed her the net bag, “There are two lobsters and a sea eel inside. Separate them to prevent them from fighting each other.”
Jiang Luoluo immediately took the net bag, separated the contents properly, then came back and returned the net bag to him, “Is this sea eel valuable? It has floral patterns all over, seems not to be cheap.”
“It’s a Short Body Eel, also known as a Flower Bone Eel, and is also referred to as Earth Dragon. It’s rare in the market, and the price should be around two hundred, not as valuable as the local Earth Dragon here.”
“Two hundred per pound, that’s not cheap either. It’s a pity this sea eel is so thin—I guess it’s only about two or three pounds.”
“Having something is good enough; we can’t expect everything we catch to be worth thousands, right?”
“That’s true.” Jiang Luoluo chuckled, then added, “Are you tired? Why don’t you come up and rest for a bit while I go cut some fruit?”
Chu Mingcheng looked at his watch, noted it was four-thirty in the afternoon, and said, “No rush, let’s make use of the sunlight while we still have it. I’ll work another half hour.”
Jiang Luoluo nodded, “Alright, I’ll go prepare dinner. Just be careful.”
After Chu Mingcheng placed the fifteen Pepper Diaos safely with her, he set off again, feeling somewhat sentimental inside.
Being out at sea fishing or hunting, indeed, it was more convenient to have someone there with him.
With Jiang Luoluo around to handle logistics, he could devote more time and energy to his work.
Due to the fish attractor function, Chu Mingcheng didn’t start by searching above the water layer but dived straight to the seabed.
He hadn’t encountered any Grouper today; luck wasn’t great. Next time, catching Grouper would probably require visiting coral reefs and similar places.
At that moment, unbeknownst to him, a few hundred meters behind him, a cute little creature was rapidly approaching.
