As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 288 - Chapter 288 Chapter 243 Noah Arrives Starts Jungling

Chapter 288: Chapter 243: Noah Arrives, Starts Jungling Chapter 288: Chapter 243: Noah Arrives, Starts Jungling The five or six-pound lobster was quite strong. Before now, Chu Mingcheng probably wouldn’t have been able to hold it with one hand.

After putting the lobster in the net, he quickly swam towards Jiang Luoluo.

When he reached her, she was just grabbing two abalones. Considering Chu Mingcheng’s appetite, these two abalones were still quite big.

The Black Edge Abalone had a black skirt, and the Tiger Stripe Abalone was a hybrid variety with a skirt that had shades of green and black.

And the so-called socialite of abalones, Green Edged Abalone, could only be caught two per person, and catching them was even prohibited in the inner harbor of Melbourne.

So both were curious, how delicious were these Green Edged Abalones actually?

“Did you catch the lobster?” Jiang Luoluo asked.

“Look, isn’t it huge!” Chu Mingcheng lifted the net to show her a peek.

“Not bad, looks like it’s about five or six pounds. It could sell for over 1,500 in the domestic market, right?”

“Absolutely, Australian lobsters are basically over 300 each in China, and they go up to 400 at the end of the year. Ordinary people can hardly afford them, so we’re freeloading today,” he laughed.

The two of them chatted and laughed, then swam back towards the shore.

Seeing that someone was diving back, two officials immediately stopped at the shore to wait for them.

“It looks like these two are waiting for us!” Chu Mingcheng hadn’t reached the shore yet when he spotted the two waiting for them.

“They probably think we’re foreigners and don’t know the local rules, hoping to fine us some money for drinks tonight!” Jiang Luoluo joked.

They followed the rules, so naturally, they weren’t worried.

Upon reaching the shore, sure enough, they were stopped by the two officials who asked to see the seafood they had caught and their fishing licenses.

Chu Mingcheng naturally cooperated, showing them everything.

Seeing that they had licenses and that all caught items were legal, the officials nodded and moved on to another spot where there were tourists returning to shore.

Actually, if it was just for fun, many countries in Southeast Asia, and even Africa, are more interesting and less strict.

In Australia, almost every suitable spot for harvesting seafood has officials around.

But Chu Mingcheng’s main purpose was earning Australian dollars, so whether or not the regulations were strict was irrelevant to him.

At night, smoke curling up from the stove filled the cabin of the guesthouse. Eating the three kinds of abalone, he couldn’t really tell that the Green Edged Abalone tasted any better, feeling they all tasted similar.

Maybe sashimi would highlight the difference in flavor?

However, both Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo weren’t too interested in sashimi, so they cooked it instead.

Over the next two days, the pair visited all the sights in Mornington.

Especially the hot springs, which made Chu Mingcheng linger and not want to leave.

He even considered buying two oxygen bottles. Why not go scuba diving with Jiang Luoluo some time?

But Chu Mingcheng just thought about it. The ocean had too many bacteria, which wasn’t very good.

So then he thought of indoor swimming pools. After experiencing the hot springs, he was more determined to earn money and buy a house soon.

Since coming to Australia, the two had been having fun for over a week.

After they checked out from the guesthouse in Mornington and returned to Melbourne, they stayed in a hotel again before visiting Graffiti Town. However, this was their last day of fun.

The next day, Chu Mingcheng checked out of the hotel, loaded the luggage into the rented car, and went to the airport with Jiang Luoluo to pick someone up.

At one in the afternoon, he picked up Noah, who was wearing sunglasses and pulling a suitcase.

“Hey, Noah, it’s cloudy today, I don’t think wearing sunglasses is a good idea.”

Noah took off his sunglasses and wagged his finger: “NONONO, a handsome guy like me gets hit on too often when I walk down the street, I need to wear sunglasses to look cool.”

“City, I believe you used to have this problem too. But now you have such a beautiful wife by your side, naturally, you won’t be troubled like me,” he said.

Jiang Luoluo smiled upon hearing his words: “Noah, I like your honesty.”

“Thank you, beautiful lady!” Noah bowed to her in a slightly improper gentlemanly manner.

Chu Mingcheng shook his head and chuckled, no wonder this guy became a dad at twenty-two with his thick skin.

If it weren’t for having a child, probably many women would have been charmed by him.

Then, Chu Mingcheng drove to Noah’s home.

His family was fairly well off, having made quite a bit from stocks with a friend before.

But Noah was the type who liked to take it easy without financial pressure.

So after coming into money, he simply quit his job.

He lived lavishly for a few years. He not only frequented nightclubs for drinks but also fell in love with fishing.

However, living off savings always leads to running out of money eventually.

He had thought about continuing to trade stocks, but the friend from before had already jumped off a building, so ultimately, he had to look for another job.

Knowing some friends from Huaxia and learning that Huaxia was especially welcoming to foreigners, he decided to try his luck there.

After arriving in Huaxia, he quickly grew to love the country.

Because here, he didn’t have to work too hard to get by, which was much more relaxing than Melbourne.

When his son grew up, he directly sent him over to study abroad and also brought his wife over.

However, Noah was born loving fun and adventure.

So every year during the winter and summer holidays, he would return home, either to go out to sea fishing or to collaborate with others in bounty hunting for invasive species.

Having returned, he was going to continue undertaking bounty tasks, but he planned to entertain Chu Mingcheng first since he was also quite interested in the proposal Chu had mentioned.

Noah’s home was on the edge of Melbourne City, a house that seemed transplanted from a bed and breakfast.

The house was quite large, with five rooms.

The yard outside was not small either, and Chu Mingcheng drove straight into it.

After getting out of the car, he glanced around and felt a bit envious.

In comparison, Melbourne is generally matched with Modu or southern megacities of Huaxia, where even in the suburbs, a house like this would cost a hefty sum, let alone at the edge of the city center.

“Noah, your house is really nice.”

“Haha, Chu, maybe you can buy a house here as well, and we can be neighbors.”

“Sure, I’ll consider it, assuming I have the money.”

The two chatted and laughed as they moved their luggage into the house.

Noah’s house, having been uninhabited for several months, looked clean but was actually covered in a layer of dust.

So the three of them busied themselves all afternoon cleaning the house inside and out.

Jiang Luoluo even washed the bed sheets and quilts. Fortunately, being by the sea, even if the sun was blocked by clouds, the sea breeze still dried the quilts by the evening, so there was no need for a dryer.

In the evening, after dinner, Chu Mingcheng and Noah sat on the couch to discuss serious matters.

“Noah, I want to personally catch some Emperor Crabs and Australian lobsters, so I’ll need your help with selling them.”

“Emperor Crab?” Noah was instantly stunned, initially thinking that Chu Mingcheng was just taking advantage of the fishing ban in Huaxia to catch some seafood to sell in Australia.

He had thought at most Chu would catch some lobsters, abalones, and some tropical fish, but he had not expected him to aim for Emperor Crabs.

“Chu, you might not know, I can get you a commercial fishing license for abalones and lobsters, but I can’t help you with getting a quota for Emperor Crabs, so you might as well forget about that!”

“What if I can get the quota myself?”

“Chu, don’t joke around. Those crab traders won’t let a stranger join, just like the Bering Sea Emperor Crabs. These have become the local’s private property, outsiders can’t just join.”

The implication of Noah’s words was clear, even he, a local, couldn’t manage it, let alone Chu Mingcheng, a foreigner.

“So that’s how it is!” Chu Mingcheng seemed enlightened, but a mysterious smile appeared on his lips.

If he didn’t have the “cheat,” he naturally wouldn’t bother about Emperor Crabs.

But since he had the “cheat,” sorry, but he wanted all the good stuff from abroad.

At the moment, there was no need to argue with Noah about this. Once he secured the fishing quota, he could just throw it in his face.

Chu Mingcheng had already become very familiar with the situation about Emperor Crabs in Melbourne over these past few days.

Although Emperor Crabs are said to be from Tasmania, they actually come from the Bath Channel.

Which is the sea channel between Melbourne and Tasmania.

Therefore, to catch Emperor Crabs, he didn’t need to specifically go to Tasmania.

Thus, he could just keep living at Noah’s place, thereby saving himself some rent money.

Eventually, Chu Mingcheng asked him to help rent a boat.

He agreed immediately, as they couldn’t catch Emperor Crabs, but there was no big problem with other seafood.

Meanwhile, the two of them sorted out the business deals.

The seafood that Chu Mingcheng caught would be sold directly to him, and then he would handle the distribution; both agreed on this point.

Noah would buy it at the price of a fishmonger, and whatever he could sell it for then was his own business.

For Chu Mingcheng, operating in this area, selling to him was the most convenient choice and would cause no trouble.

Originally, he thought Noah would bring some fishmongers to buy the catch, and they would probably split the earnings seventy-to-thirty, with him taking seventy percent.

Now that Noah had chosen to be the fishmonger himself, it was even better for Chu Mingcheng as he could earn an additional thirty percent.

After resting for the night, Noah who had just returned planned to rest for another day before going to get the fishing licenses and rent a boat from a friend.

However, after Chu Mingcheng went out for a day, he brought back a huge surprise.

“OH MY GOD! Chu, how did you manage not only to secure the commercial fishing license but also get the quota for Emperor Crabs? Wow, you even got a quota of five tons!”

Noah was shouting exaggeratedly, though it was understandable, as this was incredibly unbelievable for him.

Chu Mingcheng felt quite helpless; he had hoped to secure tens of tons of quota, but even with the cheat, he had managed only five tons, which is ten thousand pounds.

Mainly because the yield of Emperor Crabs is low, not as abundant as King Crabs.

In Australia, most of the Emperor Crabs are sold three days after boiling, supposedly for sterilization.

But there are also fresh ones. The market price per pound is about eighty Australian dollars. The price of seafood fluctuates daily, but generally, the difference isn’t too big.

At eighty Australian dollars, ten thousand pounds would be 800,000 Australian dollars, which is more than 3.5 million Big Coins.

However, the price when selling to the fishmongers is as low as fifty Australian dollars per pound.

Of course, he could also catch some other seafood.

But he had to account for the fuel cost for going out to sea, as well as the daily rental of the boat, which was 500 Australian dollars.

Noah helped him rent a sixteen-meter fishing yacht, which was quite cheap for such a rental price.

Chu Mingcheng was very satisfied; the boat was big enough for him to catch plenty.