As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up-Chapter 274 - 229 Fishing and Hunting Cooperation

Chapter 274: Chapter 229: Fishing and Hunting Cooperation Partner

Chapter 274 -229: Fishing and Hunting Cooperation Partner

Chu Mingcheng had found a very convenient pattern for catching these Long Spear Squids.

They moved in bursts, and after each burst, they paused briefly. To catch them alive, one needed to take advantage of these pauses.

This was impossible for ordinary people to achieve; even top swimmers would find it difficult.

But for Chu Mingcheng, who was almost immune to the drag of water, it was very simple.

While Little Sea Lion joyously fed, he furiously caught squid.

As a result, every time he moved, he left behind a trail of smoke.

This “smoke” was actually the ink squirted by the Long Spear Squids in the net bag; at first glance, it looked as if Chu Mingcheng had brought his own propeller.

After nearly twenty minutes, the net bag had about twenty Long Spear Squids, each about forty centimeters in size; he clearly targeted the larger ones.

Unfortunately, the squids were relatively light in weight, with a forty-centimeter Squid weighing between one and a half to two pounds.

By this time, having eaten five Long Spear Squids, Little Sea Lion was finally full.

It curiously watched Chu Mingcheng hunting the Long Spear Squids, seeming to understand that he was collecting these creatures for food, and thus acted again.

It skillfully caught a Long Spear Squid, about thirty centimeters long, and brought it to Chu Mingcheng with its mouth.

‘Is this for me?’

Chu Mingcheng was stunned, then tried to take the Long Spear Squid from Little Sea Lion’s mouth and placed it into the net bag.

A little while later, Little Sea Lion brought another one, which was smaller, less than thirty centimeters.

Seeing this, Chu Mingcheng did not accept it but quickly caught a Long Spear Squid over forty centimeters in Little Sea Lion’s puzzling gaze and showed it to him.

After putting the Long Spear Squid into the net bag, he used both hands to gesture the length, trying to make Little Sea Lion understand that he wanted only the big ones.

He didn’t know if Little Sea Lion could understand, but he thought it was quite smart and might get it.

Little Sea Lion then released the squid from its mouth, letting it slowly sink in the water before darting away.

Chu Mingcheng caught the sinking Long Spear Squid, which was barely alive, and put it into the net bag.

He didn’t plan to sell these smaller ones but could consume them himself.

After all, the Long Spear Squids looked appealing, and one could tell they would taste very nice.

Just as he caught another Long Spear Squid, Little Sea Lion returned to his side, this time carrying a Squid about forty centimeters long in its mouth.

Chu Mingcheng was very pleased as he took the Long Spear Squid and patted Little Sea Lion’s head.

He was very satisfied with this performance and began to think about training a sea lion as his hunting partner.

Previously, he was reluctant to feed it expensive fishes because he and Jiang Luoluo treated Little Sea Lion as a wild animal they had incidentally rescued.

Now that it could help him hunt and even lead him to the prey, its value in Chu Mingcheng’s mind naturally increased rapidly.

He decided to discuss with Jiang Luoluo about improving Little Sea Lion’s treatment once they returned.

Another ten minutes passed, and with Little Sea Lion’s help, Chu Mingcheng’s net bag was full.

While the Long Spear Squids were a bit larger than the Spiny Mantis Shrimps he had caught, they didn’t take up much space as soft-bodied creatures.

There were probably more than fifty in the full net bag, perhaps even reaching sixty, and he conservatively estimated their weight to be about one hundred pounds.

Without calling to Little Sea Lion, Chu Mingcheng surfaced to check his position.

The school of Long Spear Squids would definitely scatter after being attacked, and he and Little Sea Lion had unwittingly drifted far from the small island.

Fortunately, the fishing boat had lights, and even though they were about two thousand meters away, it was still very visible in the nighttime sea.

Chu Mingcheng found the right direction and immediately swam back.

Seeing him head back, Little Sea Lion followed without needing any call.

Chu Mingcheng did not use his full speed, thus it took about ten minutes to get back to the boat.

This time, he didn’t call out to Jiang Luoluo but climbed onto the boat and pulled up the net bag himself; he was the only one who could lift such a burdensome catch.

However, noticing the activity on the deck, Jiang Luoluo came out of the cabin and upon seeing the bulging net bag, she curiously asked, “What did you catch this time?”

“Little Sea Lion led me to a school of Long Spear Squids, and it even managed to herd the squids towards me, making it easy for me to catch them,” he replied.

“Moreover, it even brought me the squids it caught itself; many in this net bag were caught by it.”

“This buddy is really capable, not only can it locate prey, but it’s also willing to share in the hunting.”

Little Sea Lion also jumped onto the boat, and Chu Mingcheng rubbed its head continuously, heaping all the praise on it.

But indeed, most of the credit was truly its, except for the way he altered catching the squids slightly.

‘Is the little guy this smart?’ Jiang Luoluo asked in surprise after hearing the story and she looked at Little Sea Lion.

She had heard of some fishermen keeping ospreys to help with fishing, but that involved a trick.

When going out to sea for hunting, they would tie the osprey’s neck.

This way, the fish eaten by the osprey could only be stored in its throat and wouldn’t reach the stomach to be digested, allowing the fishermen to easily retrieve the fish.

However, that was forced, whereas Little Sea Lion was voluntarily helping.

Moreover, the Little Sea Lion’s hunting ability was incomparable to that of an osprey. If it truly became Chu Mingcheng’s hunting partner, the help it could offer was far greater than that of a dozen ospreys.

“It is indeed very smart. I think in the future, when it’s hungry, we can feed it appropriately to enhance our bond. Apart from some particularly precious fish, let it eat whatever it wants!”

“Fine, since it can help you, it’s only right to treat it better.”

This time, Jiang Luoluo didn’t have the reluctance she had shown before.

The two then began to sort the Long Spear Squids, mainly selecting the ones that were still alive and placing them in the live fish tank.

The ship’s live fish tank had been empty until now, but at last, there was something to place in it.

Chu Mingcheng also took the opportunity to weigh the catch, finding that a full net of Long Spear Squid weighed one hundred and three pounds, totaling fifty-seven squids.

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The price for this type of squid was still decent. Normally, Ice-fresh ones were eighty per pound, and live ones were very rare in the market since these creatures were mostly caught in nets and most were nearly dead by the time they were pulled up.

If he could bring back some live ones, the price could probably reach around one hundred twenty per pound.

However, the live ones needed to be very vibrant, otherwise, people wouldn’t be willing to be big spenders.

He had personally caught over forty Long Spear Squids; however, after being stuck in the net for a while, more than twenty approached a dying state and could only be preserved as ice-fresh.

Looking at the dozen or so Long Spear Squids still quite lively in the live water tank, he had no idea if they would be able to maintain their vigor until the next day.

After sorting the Long Spear Squids, Chu Mingcheng once again set out, this time with Little Sea Lion going after Spear Squids.

The Rich Shrimp were right there and couldn’t escape.

But the Spear Squids would be gone after tonight, so he naturally took the opportunity to catch more, bringing along the nets that Jiang Luoluo had bought and had hardly used before.

Unfortunately, the Spear Squids were moving further away from the island, and after both nets were full, he could no longer make a third trip.

One reason was that it was already very late, and the other was that the distance was too far, making it inconvenient.

The catch of Spear Squids that evening exceeded three hundred pounds, worth at least twenty thousand.

It was eleven o’clock at night. After returning to the ship, Chu Mingcheng had Jiang Luoluo continue sorting the Spear Squids while he, with a towel, dried off the Little Sea Lion’s body a bit more and let it rest in the cabin.

The second night’s hunt for Spear Squids was largely thanks to it, otherwise Chu Mingcheng would not have been able to find any Squids at all.

After Jiang Luoluo sorted all the Spear Squids, unfortunately, only about twenty of the ones in the nets were still vibrant, adding up with the earlier ones to not even exceed fifty.

But Chu Mingcheng didn’t care about that; after finishing up, he immediately took a shower, then continued discussing billion-dollar deals with Jiang Luoluo.

Both were at a time full of novelty, so symphonies each evening were definitely indispensable.

After discussing deals worth over ten billion, both were a bit hungry. Perfect timing to take out the marinated Rich Shrimp and taste them.

The taste of the fresh marinated Rich Shrimp was irresistible, making one crave more even if the stomach was already full, the mouth still remained unsatisfied.

Therefore, Chu Mingcheng had no choice but to satisfy himself in another way, which meant Jiang Luoluo had to work a bit harder.

The next day, he woke up just after six in the morning.

Feeling Jiang Luoluo’s arms and legs entwined around him, her body’s sleek and soft texture fully unreserved, Chu Mingcheng felt his temper rising swiftly.

Seeing the fatigue on her face and the frequent activities last night, he had to suppress his urge, lest Jiang Luoluo couldn’t complete her diving training today.

But lying down any longer was unbearable for him, so he carefully peeled her limbs off himself and got out of bed first.

Chu Mingcheng felt no fatigue at all, mainly because he had been using life transformation in the past few days to replenish his energy.

Otherwise, after two days of unrestrained debauchery, even his current physique might have felt a bit wobbly.

Jiang Luoluo seemed really exhausted, and Chu Mingcheng’s movements didn’t affect her sleep at all.

He walked out of the room and closed the door gently. Just turning around, he noticed Little Sea Lion’s head peeking up, evidently already awake.

It barked twice as if greeting him.

“Shh~” Chu Mingcheng quickly put his finger to his lips, indicating it should keep quiet.

Little Sea Lion didn’t understand his gesture, but fortunately, it didn’t bark again.

Chu Mingcheng first opened the door to the cockpit, letting it out onto the deck, then took out a seven or eight-pound Pepper Diao and three ice-fresh Spear Squids to feed it.

With food available, Little Sea Lion immediately started nibbling at the fish, seemingly preferring it over the Squids.

A breakfast alone cost over one thousand, but Chu Mingcheng didn’t mind.

Because the night before, the creature alone had caught Spear Squids worth five to six thousand, and it deserved its reward.

Chu Mingcheng returned to the cockpit, made himself breakfast after washing up, then went to the deck to take down the diving suit that had been cleaned and dried the night before, putting it on.

In the morning, he planned to sweep for Spiny Mantis Shrimp first, visit the coral reef on the other side of the island in the afternoon, and return to the dock in the evening.

After donning his diving suit, Chu Mingcheng first checked the live water tank and discovered a few Spear Squids had floated up, only occasionally moving.

Therefore, he had to use a scoop net to fish out these few nearly dead Spear Squids and place them on ice.

He then checked the lobsters, sea eels, and Rich Shrimps in the live fish box.

The first two were fine, but unfortunately, five Rich Shrimps had died, and he had to take them out to be preserved on ice.

These dead ones could still be sold, just at a much reduced price, which was a bit of a pity.