As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
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Chapter 284: Chapter 239: Illustrated Book Upgrade, Harvest of Over a Thousand Pounds Chapter 284: Chapter 239: Illustrated Book Upgrade, Harvest of Over a Thousand Pounds “`

(The incident involving the snow card poison in the previous chapter has been revised; everyone can take a look again, those who have subscribed won’t need to subscribe again.)

Following Jiang Luoluo’s poisoning with the snow card poison, Chu Mingcheng stayed by her side to take care of her for the next while, without going out to sea again.

The five restaurant owners were still eager to place orders with him, but he rejected them outright.

As he was currently unable to test the coral fish for snow card poison and hadn’t found a suitable testing agency, he dared not catch coral fish anymore.

Chu Mingcheng also considered finding a long-term partner to monitor the snow card poison in coral fish.

It seemed that Xiamen University had a marine science major, although he was unsure if they had a course on testing for snow card poison.

This matter, however, could be inquired about through Bai Yueke, the Xiamen University student who had made the Alligator Gar specimen for him.

The dates for the fishing ban had already been set, from April 15 to the end of August.

With only one month left to go out to sea, Jiang Luoluo decided to get her driver’s license and process her visa to Australia after her recovery.

Chu Mingcheng felt that it probably wasn’t necessary to engage in any partnership during this short period. After the fishing ban, he would specifically go hunting for Golden Spearfish; by then, there probably wouldn’t be much time left to deal with coral fish.

Therefore, inquiring about testing for snow card poison was temporarily put on hold by him.

While Jiang Luoluo recovered, Chu Mingcheng didn’t forget to continue harvesting Scavengers and catching Fushouluo to improve his physical condition.

Once Jiang Luoluo had fully recovered, he continued going out to sea, though he spent most of the time wandering aimlessly, using the fish finder to locate schools of fish.

At Crescent Island, he still visited each time to build rapport with the three sea lions and, incidentally, catch some Nine-Section Shrimp and rich shrimp.

The numbers of these two types of shrimp had surprised him; he’d set shrimp cages for half a month in a row, and every time the harvest had hardly decreased.

This made Chu Mingcheng realize that it was impossible for him alone to decimate a population.

Moreover, he was very measured, releasing all the small shrimp and, without saying, the egg-laden females.

Secondly, although he was no longer catching coral fish to sell, he discovered many aquatic creatures here that he had not caught before.

The fishing manual was set to upgrade soon, and Chu Mingcheng thought it seemed necessary to upgrade it to level 3 before leaving for Australia. Therefore, each visit to Crescent Island was focused on hunting aquatic creatures he hadn’t captured before.

With the last ten days of the fishing ban approaching, he encountered a school of Red Sea Bream led by Little Black, and the fishing manual successfully upgraded.

Seeing the school of fish before him, with the largest exceeding one meter, Chu Mingcheng’s lips gradually curved into an excited smile as he grasped a meter-long fish.

It had been so long since he encountered such a large school of fish, and such sizable ones at that.

The Red Sea Bream was originally from Country Chou. After extensive breeding in 1995, this fish became prevalent along the coast, becoming an introduced species domestically.

The fish was not expensive, with a market price of around thirty yuan per kilogram, and selling to middlemen for about eighteen yuan.

The low price was no issue; the fish was large, and hunting in quantity would ensure good profits.

Upon seeing the school of fish, the three sea lions immediately charged to catch them.

But the Red Sea Bream were swift swimmers, and they were not so easily caught.

This was not the main point, however. The fish school didn’t seem to plan on staying, and even if attacked, they would regroup and continue swimming eastwards towards the Far Sea; that seemed to be their destination.

The Red Sea Bream would gather in large numbers in early autumn, then head to coastal estuaries to spawn the next generation. Now was clearly not their breeding season.

But they are a migratory species, and encountering a group heading for the Far Sea was not strange; bumping into them today was purely luck.

Chu Mingcheng was somewhat vexed. If they didn’t linger in the area, he would only be able to catch a few at most.

He couldn’t stray too far from his boat, nor could the boat follow; the main issue was the lack of endurance. If only the sea lions could stop them.

Just as this thought crossed his mind, the three sea lions, still in a hunting frenzy, suddenly ceased their pursuit.

Then, they swiftly swam out, and to Chu Mingcheng’s astonishment, they began attempting to intercept the school of fish.

Could it be…

Chu Mingcheng quickly glanced at the fishing manual, his face immediately showing a look of surprise.

The manual had upgraded, and the new features that appeared seemed to have solved the two biggest issues he was currently facing.

But now was not the time to look closely; with such a large school of fish, he wasn’t sure if the three sea lions could hold them back.

They could at least delay the speed of the school’s departure, but they had no way to encircle the fish within a specific range like a Killer Whale could, mainly due to their limited numbers.

Chu Mingcheng quickly loaded his harpoon and took aim at another Red Sea Bream that had strayed from the pack.

Upon pressing the trigger, the harpoon pierced through the fish’s belly with a hiss.

A strong pull came through, but Chu Mingcheng held the line steady; his body didn’t sway in the slightest.

It had been twenty-six days since Jiang Luoluo recovered from the snow card poison affliction.

Over these twenty-six days, although he hadn’t been harvesting Scavengers daily, and sometimes he didn’t even use the full four hours, he had still used life conversion over one hundred thirty times.

His physical fitness was now no less than that of James at his peak, perhaps even stronger.

If only Chu Mingcheng’s basketball skills weren’t so lacking, he would certainly have a place in the NBA.

As for playing football, he, a Fishing Man, had no need to vie with others for sea cucumbers.

Thus, he stood upright in the water, steadily reeling the fish in.

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This moment, he didn’t resemble the Captain of Country Chou, but rather looked more like the Sea King.

Soon, the fish was pulled close, with Chu Mingcheng grabbing its head with one hand, yet the tail was thrashing so powerfully that his arm flailed as well.

His strength was great now, but still, he was affected by these meter-long fish.

If he could hold a meter-long fish in one hand without it moving a muscle, then he would probably be the real-life version of the Sea King.

Of course, that would be a weakened version.

After all, the Sea King still has many special abilities that can’t be gained just by improving one’s physical fitness.

Taking out his diving knife, he easily severed the spine nerves inside the fish’s gills.

Then, without waiting for all the blood to drain from the fish, he hung the Red Sea Bream on the live fish hook.

The fishing arrow was retrieved and reloaded.

After a few powerful kicks with his legs, he shot out swiftly, quickly approaching the school of fish that had turned around.

Due to his enhanced physical abilities, his swimming speed in the water was now about twice as fast as when he had first obtained the ability to swim freely.

Before, it was difficult for him to catch up with the fish, but now, except for some famous speedsters in the open sea, he could bully most fish with his swimming speed.

However, smaller fish were more agile, and he couldn’t match that, so trying to catch them with his hands was still a challenge.

After approaching the school, Chu Mingcheng looked for his next prey, the flurry of fish swimming past his eyes in a dazzling display.

The school sped up due to scares from three sea lions, making it hard for him to choose his target.

Chu Mingcheng simply gave up being selective and just raised his spear gun without choosing.

Whichever appeared in front of him was the target, it was up to their own luck now.

The next moment, a Red Sea Bream about seventy to eighty centimeters long appeared in his sights.

All that could be heard was a bang, and the school of fish at that spot instantly dispersed, leaving behind only the unfortunate one struggling incessantly.

Meter-long Red Sea Breams had no chance to resist in his hands, let alone one that was much smaller.

Chu Mingcheng quickly reeled it in, bled it, hung it on the live fish hook, then continued on.

Uncertain how long the sea lions could hold the school, he knew he had to speed up.

For a whole hour, Chu Mingcheng didn’t emerge at the surface. But now, he had to swim up for air, returning to the boat with his catch.

The two live fish ropes were full of Red Sea Bream, the biggest nearly one meter three, the smallest also around sixty to seventy centimeters, none smaller than fifty centimeters.

Twenty-four fish, the weight estimated to be around three hundred and fifty kilograms.

And Chu Mingcheng, dragging three hundred kilograms, returned to the fishing boat at a relatively quick pace. He unfastened one of the live fish ropes and first hung it on the boat.

Then he boarded the vessel and brought the other live fish rope up as well.

Pulling up three hundred kilograms of catch was taxing, but doing it separately was much easier.

He first dumped the fish on the deck, then lifted the other rope that had been hung on the boat.

He brought two foam boxes, spread the crushed ice, and laid all the fish over seventy centimeters from the live fish ropes inside.

But the fish were too big, and the two foam boxes couldn’t fit them all. So, he had to fetch two more boxes.

The fish under seventy centimeters, he simply tossed to one side of the deck; these would later be the reward for the three sea lions.

The school stayed intact today thanks to them, so feeding them was naturally the right thing to do.

After taking care of the fish, Chu Mingcheng didn’t delay any further and immediately jumped back into the water with his spear gun to continue hunting the group of Red Sea Bream.

The performance of the three sea lions was a bit unexpected, as they managed to block the school’s maneuvers every time.

Moreover, for some reason, the school didn’t choose to scatter and flee, regrouping after each disturbance.

So Chu Mingcheng busied himself for another three hours, until the physical strength of the sea lions waned severely and they could no longer keep up with the school, concluding his fishing activity for the day.

In total, he returned to the boat four times, each time with twenty-four fish averaging over three hundred kilograms, making his catch for the day roughly one thousand four hundred kilograms.

But the sea lions had a huge appetite; the pile of fish on Chu Mingcheng’s deck was a good seventy to eighty kilograms.

All of these were the sea lions’ share, which he estimated should be enough to satisfy them.

With so many fish to eat, the three sea lions seemed very happy.

However, Chu Mingcheng was somewhat puzzled. He thought he could understand the sea lions’ communication, only to realize he couldn’t.

Watching Little Black chewing on the fish with gusto, he tried giving a command in his mind, “Stop eating!”

Instantly, Little Black stopped and looked at him with confusion.

“Eat!”

This time he said it out loud, and upon receiving permission, Little Black resumed munching on the fish.

Chu Mingcheng had an epiphany; he had thought it was a communicative ability with marine life, but it was only a one-way command.

While the sea lions were busy eating, he went back to take a shower, then sat on the sofa to study the new abilities of the marine life lexicon.