As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 281 - Chapter 281 Chapter 236 Luo Luo Trainer

Chapter 281: Chapter 236 Luo Luo Trainer Chapter 281: Chapter 236 Luo Luo Trainer Little Sea Lion had completely devoured a green spot, around twenty pounds, and then, content, flopped onto the deck.

To it, this fishing boat was its true home, and the island was merely its hunting ground.

But while it had its fill, the other two sea lions hadn’t!

Because Chu Mingcheng had fed them fish before, they’d grown bolder and clambered aboard together.

Heading straight for the foam box where the fish was stored, they did not need to sniff closely to know their favorite food was inside, as there was a strong odor from the dead fish.

Chu Mingcheng immediately grabbed a fishing net and chased them away. While he was kind-hearted enough to feed them fish, if these two sea lions thought they could steal his catch, that was going too far.

Fortunately, these two sea lions were rather timid, and a chase from him sent them scurrying away in fear.

Chu Mingcheng went up and kicked Little Sea Lion, pointing outside and saying,”Hurry up and take your friends to catch some prey. If you dare eat my fish again, I’ll see if I don’t beat you up.”

Kicked by Chu, Little Sea Lion immediately sat up, but upon seeing it was him, thunk, it lay back down again.

Jiang Luoluo covered her mouth and giggled,”How could it possibly understand what you’re saying?”

Chu Mingcheng was somewhat helpless but also a bit annoyed, thinking that if Little Sea Lion could understand him, it would be convenient to have it help him hunt or locate schools of fish in the future.

It’s possible to build such an understanding over time through contact and rapport.

Just like a pet dog, after a long time by their owner’s side, they naturally begin to understand some things, but this all requires a long period of training and nurturing.

Chu Mingcheng had originally intended to do just that, but now that two more sea lions had appeared, and he wasn’t as close to them as he was to Little Sea Lion.

If they were just passing by, then that was fine.

If they planned to follow Little Sea Lion from now on, he reckoned he’d have trouble for a while, needing to foster a good relationship with these two newcomers so that they, too, could bond closely with him.

Chu Mingcheng personally disliked trouble, and if something was too bothersome, as long as he didn’t lose out too much, he would opt for the simplest solution.

Yet, looking at the two sea lions huddled together, he thought it over and finally decided to leave a good impression for today.

“Luoluo, I’ll go catch a few less valuable fish to feed these two sea lions, so they stop eyeing the fish in our foam box,” he said.

“Just keep an eye on them for me, I’ll be back soon.”

“Sure, go ahead, I’ll watch them,” Jiang Luoluo nodded and took the fishing net he handed her.

Without hesitating, Chu Mingcheng dived in search of suitable prey.

Having three sea lions to help him locate schools of fish in the future could significantly reduce his boat’s fuel consumption.

Besides, fish finders are limited, only able to detect fish near the boat, and useless at greater distances.

Sea lions, on the other hand, are natural hunters and much more effective than fish finders when it comes to finding fish shoals.

After ten minutes, he had speared four fish.

All four were the same, called Short-nosed Snout Fish, each weighing four to five pounds.

Their skin was like that of a scaleless fish–without scales but covered with a thick layer of fish skin.

Chu Mingcheng took out a dive knife and proceeded to clean the fish heads and entrails right in the sea.

These fish might carry tropical toxins, which tend to accumulate in their entrails and heads, making those parts inedible.

After cleaning all four fish, he swam back to the boat and threw them to the two new sea lions.

Luckily, Short-nosed Snout Fish were fatty in winter, and their flesh tasted good, so the two sea lions ate with apparent relish.

In summer, however, these fish would be unsuitable to eat because their flesh would turn smelly due to their seaweed diet.

Chu Mingcheng then went to the coral reef to activate the fish-aggregating device, luring out the premium fish for hunting.

By the time he was laden with twelve fish, the sun was already touching the horizon of the sea.

Back on the boat and seeing the three sea lions stretched out in a row, Chu Mingcheng was somewhat speechless.

After storing the fish properly, he continued to collect the floats, which all had fish on them this time.

However, there were five stonefish, which made the catch rather ordinary.

Logically, stonefish shouldn’t be able to swallow squid, but given the mauled state of the squid, it wasn’t surprising that the fish got hooked.

Chu Mingcheng felt this spot wasn’t very good, so he moved the boat to deeper waters and kept on fishing with the floats.

Later, he reached the spot for Nine-Section Shrimp and chopped some small squids into pieces to use as bait in the shrimp traps before throwing them into the water.

The shrimp traps could be collected the next morning and didn’t need attention at night.

Once he had finished all the work, Chu Mingcheng took a shower.

The coral reef would likely be bustling at night, but he didn’t plan to dive again.

Having already harvested nearly six hundred pounds of relatively precious fish, he could afford to slow down a bit and not push himself too hard.

Glancing at the experience points for the marine life guide, he found he was only nineteen species short of leveling up.

There were still many creatures in the Treasure Island Strait he hadn’t encountered yet, and he felt it wouldn’t be hard to level up the marine guide to level 3 before the fishing ban.

After coming out of the shower, Chu Mingcheng thought Jiang Luoluo would be cooking dinner, but instead, she was threading meat onto skewers.

“Is this for tonight’s barbecue?” he asked.

“Yep, I brought some beef and lamb this morning with the intention of barbecuing tonight. Come help me,” Jiang Luoluo said, putting down her work and taking out some chives, corn, and dried tofu.

Each serving prepared wasn’t small, it felt like enough to feed three people.

But in reality, Chu Mingcheng alone could demolish three-quarters of it.

After his physical condition improved, his appetite also became very big, and he now needed to eat much more food than before.

The two of them skewered all the ingredients together, and Chu Mingcheng brought out the grill, charcoal, and a folding table.

Jiang Luoluo carried out all the evening’s ingredients to the table one by one, then went back inside to prepare the evening drinks.

Barbecuing on the sea at sunset was quite interesting.

He loaded the charcoal into the barbecue stove and glanced at the chubby Little Sea Lion, Chu Mingcheng couldn’t help but wonder if its meat was also tasty.

The sprawled-out Little Sea Lion suddenly shuddered, like someone half asleep who thinks they’re about to die and their brain suddenly kicks into emergency response.

It lifted its head and looked around, confusion clearly visible in its round eyes.

Chu Mingcheng was startled, then suddenly couldn’t help but laugh.

It was just a fleeting thought, and he certainly wouldn’t do it, but who knew the Little Sea Lion would have such a reaction, whether it was a coincidence or not.

No longer fantasizing about sea lion meat, Chu Mingcheng used a blowtorch to light the charcoal and began the barbecue.

Because he was a bit hungry, he started with the lamb skewers.

In just a short time, the aromatic scent of the grilled lamb filled the entire fishing boat.

“Shush shush shush…”

All three sea lions simultaneously lifted their heads, looking towards the skewers in Chu Mingcheng’s hand.

By that time, Jiang Luoluo had already made the evening drinks, pomegranate soda water.

It was simply a matter of squeezing out the pomegranate juice and pouring chilled soda water into it, no ice cubes needed for this season.

She came out and happened to see the sea lions’ reactions, and immediately laughed, “These three sea lions are quite amusing. I never thought they’d be attracted to the smell of grilled meat.”

“It’s just that they don’t have the opportunity, otherwise I think most creatures would prefer cooked food,” Chu Mingcheng said as he saw the three sea lions crowd around, then picked up a skewer that was about half-cooked and only seasoned with a bit of salt.

He stripped the meat off and tossed it to the sea lions.

The three sea lions gobbled the meat like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit, seemingly without tasting it.

However, the Little Sea Lion let out two cries as if asking for more.

“Go away, go away, just have a taste, I haven’t had dinner yet!” Chu Mingcheng shooed them away after feeding them a skewer.

Seeing this, Jiang Luoluo teased, “You really are being ‘generous with shrimp meat but not with your own heart.’ You let them taste the delicious food, then the next moment you want to drive them away.”

Smiling, she also took a half-cooked skewer of meat and went over to tease the sea lions with it.

“Little Black, sit down!”

“…” Chu Mingcheng suddenly felt a bit dumbfounded. His wife was not low in intelligence, so why suddenly play the fool now?

And it had only been a few days since their relationship progressed, she couldn’t possibly be pregnant!

“Luo Luo, is there a possibility that these three sea lions were already sitting?”

“Uh…” Jiang Luoluo glanced at the sitting posture of the sea lions and felt embarrassed.

“Well, Little Black, stand up!”

The Little Sea Lion kept staring at the skewer in Jiang Luoluo’s hand, stretching its head forward to sniff, without any other reaction.

“You’re so stupid!”

Jiang Luoluo disdainfully moved her hand away and turned her attention to training the yellow and white sea lion next to her. She first gave it a piece of grilled meat and then took out another piece to entice it.

“Xiao Bai, stand up.”

The yellow and white sea lion, attracted by the grilled meat and Jiang Luoluo holding it up high, had to straighten up.

It really looked as if it was standing up, and Jiang Luoluo immediately gave it another piece of grilled meat with delight, “Good job, much smarter than Little Black.”

Chu Mingcheng shook his head and laughed, feeling that Little Black was unfairly targeted.

But now, he knew that Jiang Luoluo had named all three sea lions.

The Little Sea Lion with black skin was named Little Black, and the other two sea lions were named according to their skin colors, Xiao Bai and Little Huang.

Little Huang’s fur was not so yellow, it was just a little more yellow than Xiao Bai’s.

Having names would make it easier to train the three sea lions in the future.

However, after a little while, Chu Mingcheng’s previously easy-going expression turned somewhat astonished.

Jiang Luoluo took quite a few skewers from him and like training a dog, she had already trained the three sea lions to understand the commands to sit down and stand up.

After the last piece of grilled meat was fed, she excitedly came back and boasted to Chu Mingcheng, “Haha, I seem to have a talent for being a Beast Tamer, how about that, impressive, right?”

“Impressive, impressive, Luo Luo Trainer, these three sea lions will be left for you to train,” Chu Mingcheng joked.

Of course, if she really had an interest in training sea lions, he would let her pursue it.

“Sure, if I follow you to sea in the future, I’ll spend some time training them,” Jiang Luoluo readily agreed.

She might not be able to help with fishing and hunting, but she was still very willing to make an effort to help Chu Mingcheng in other ways.