As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 306 - Chapter 306 Chapter 261 Accumulating Experience

Chapter 306: Chapter 261 Accumulating Experience Chapter 306: Chapter 261 Accumulating Experience Two days flashed by, and Noah successfully applied for a bounty task to hunt down a saltwater crocodile of about two and a half meters in length; unfortunately, as the risk involved with this crocodile was not high, the price wasn’t either–it was only five thousand Australian dollars.

Basically, any saltwater crocodile under three meters, as soon as a bounty task appeared, was almost immediately snagged by a crocodile hunter.

The ones that seldom moved on the City Hall’s list were typically those of massive size, surrounded by other crocodiles–a tough nut to crack.

These tough bones naturally had their takers, but it was a job for a group of four or five experienced hunters to handle in a team.

A crocodile four or five meters in length could swallow half of an adult’s body in one bite; a small team of two would not normally take on such a challenge.

Noah was lucky to get this bounty task.

He had intended to start with a smaller crocodile for Chu Mingcheng to practice on and gain some experience.

Who knew that the person seeking help would come to City Hall just in time, and upon hearing it was only a two and a half meter crocodile, he immediately took on the task.

Then, he went to the client’s house to understand the specifics of the situation.

The past two days had been quite relaxing for Chu Mingcheng, as there weren’t any issues with Jiang Luoluo’s hiring and accommodation process.

Nevertheless, she didn’t want a strange woman to stay in the house her man had lived in; after all, it still bore his traces.

Therefore, she willingly spent a bit more money to rent a separate place.

For the following two days, Noah did the legwork in search of suitable prey. To justify his twenty percent share, he even played the role of the capitalist’s scapegoat.

“Mingcheng, take a look at this crocodile’s information.”

“Alright.”

Chu Mingcheng took the tablet and began to read the crocodile’s detailed profile closely.

He thought it would be the information on the crocodile they had found in the creek before, but to his surprise, Noah had accepted a bounty task.

The target was a female saltwater crocodile that had recently taken up residence in someone’s backyard pond and refused to leave, mainly because the homeowner had raised a lot of fish in the pond, offering ample food to keep the crocodile there.

Saltwater crocodiles are quite aggressive towards humans, and the homeowner had two little kids, only five or six years old; he couldn’t bear to have the crocodile stay one more day.

Hence, he sought help from City Hall that very day, and Noah, who had been scouting the area for two days and had recorded a saltwater crocodile, came across him and took on the task right away.

After reviewing the information, Chu Mingcheng began to gather his gear. “Bring a rope, and we’ll head out.”

Noah, who had just taken out his hunting shotgun, was momentarily stunned. “I’ve got the shotgun out and you’re saying we only bring a rope?”

“I can’t use that thing, unless you plan to go it alone?”

“NONONO, I definitely don’t intend to go solo; I merely want to experience firing a gun.”

“Noah, save some bullets; your wife’s coming back to Australia soon.”

“You don’t understand; it doesn’t matter if I run out of bullets, as long as this shotgun is effective.”

Chu Mingcheng didn’t bother to pay any more attention to this incessant old man. An assistant worrying about a hunting shotgun, could he admit he was envious?

Unfortunately, a shotgun–he couldn’t possess!

Their vehicle had changed; this time they were driving a second-hand pick-up truck sourced from the used car market of unknown pedigree, equipped with a crane in the back. The total cost was twenty-two thousand Australian dollars.

The money was put up by Chu Mingcheng; after all, he was earning eighty percent of the profits, so it wouldn’t be right to have Noah foot the bill. Besides, they planned to sell the truck and recoup the investment before leaving Australia.

Although the pick-up was cheap, it was still very steady on the road. Noah had been driving it around the outskirts for a few days without a hiccup.

After buying a poached chicken on the road, Noah drove straight to the client’s house.

The client lived on the edge of the city, in a typical European-style cottage with a yard much bigger than the house itself.

This was one of the advantages of living in a developed country with a low population density; at least one needn’t worry about housing when getting married.

“Oh, thank heavens you’ve finally arrived,” the client, who had already been notified by phone, was waiting at the gate and warmly welcomed them as the car pulled in.

Of course, his enthusiasm was mainly directed at Noah.

As for Chu Mingcheng, he was treated as just the little assistant next to the Crocodile Hunter, although he didn’t mind.

The client exchanged a few pleasantries with Noah, and then walked into the yard toward the small pond.

There, at the edge of the pond on the left side, was a saltwater crocodile with its head poking out of the water–it indeed looked smaller than the one they’d caught before.

Chu Mingcheng took out the poached chicken they’d just bought and approached the edge of the pond.

The client was startled by the sight. “Noah, what is he doing?”

“Don’t worry, just watch. He’s the actual Crocodile Hunter of our team. He effortlessly subdued a saltwater crocodile over three meters long with his bare hands,” Noah reassured the client, patting his shoulder, then got the camera ready to record.

He also fetched a rope from the car to bind the crocodile later.

Of course, there was also a cloth for blindfolding. Noah thought Chu Mingcheng might need it.

The client was somewhat astonished; he hadn’t expected the silent Asian man standing by to be the real Crocodile Hunter.

But at this moment, he couldn’t say much, just looking somewhat concerned.

Meanwhile, inside the pond, the saltwater crocodile that had been resting sprang into action when it saw food near the edge of the water, immediately lurking close through the water.

Chu Mingcheng stared intently at the surface, bracing himself for the crocodile’s first deadly attack.

He dared to play this game, relying entirely on his reaction speed being faster.

Moreover, using a chicken to lure the saltwater crocodile was a common stunt among foreigners. Although a very small portion of them ended up as the crocodile’s dinner, contributing to the population statistics of their country, the vast majority successfully lured the crocodile onto land.

Suddenly, the water exploded with noise as a ferocious crocodile opened its huge mouth and fiercely bit towards the poached chicken in Chu Mingcheng’s hand with its sharp teeth.

From the looks of it, it seemed it might even manage to bite his hand as well.

Chu Mingcheng’s attention was focused on the saltwater crocodile the whole time, and the moment it burst out of the water, he stepped back, avoiding its attack.

As long as one is prepared, a human’s reaction speed is faster than a crocodile lunging out of water, not to mention him, who had been enhanced hundreds of times.

“Ah~”

A sharp scream came from behind, and Chu Mingcheng felt it came from inside the house, but he had no time to look back now.

The saltwater crocodile, missing its target, didn’t retire back into the water as usual but moved forward a few steps and bit towards the poached chicken again.

After all, the scent of the food was wafting right in front of its nose, how could it let go easily?

Chu Mingcheng retreated nimbly with each of its attacks, steadily drawing the saltwater crocodile away from the pond, and exposing it completely on land.

The moment had come!

His focus intensified, and as the saltwater crocodile bit towards him again, he threw the poached chicken away.

The saltwater crocodile instinctively adjusted its position and bit into the chicken leg.

However, the next moment, before it could even start to swallow, a pair of strong hands pressed onto its mouth.

It immediately wanted to resist, but didn’t expect its entire head to be held down, unable to lift it at all.

Its limbs struggled, and its body began to twist, only to be pinned down by Chu Mingcheng’s knee in a swift position adjustment.

The more than three-meter-long saltwater crocodile could barely use its rolling ability under his restraint, whereas this one, a size smaller and much thinner, was completely dominated by him.

“OH MY GOD!” The homeowner was astonished, having seen quite a few crocodile hunters in Northern Australia, but never someone as fierce as this.

Noah saw that Chu Mingcheng had successfully subdued the saltwater crocodile, and quickly went over to tie the crocodile’s mouth with a rope.

Seeing the crocodile pinned down, unable to open its mouth, and still trying to break free by lifting its head, he looked at it with pity.

“This guy is really pitiful, a whole body of meat for a small piece of chicken leg by its mouth, not even the full poached chicken.”

“Almost thirty thousand Australian dollars for a chicken leg not even worth five cents, Mingcheng, in your terms, you made a killing!”

Laughing at the remark, Chu Mingcheng replied, “Maybe this young lady is a bit shy, I’ll save a poached chicken for you to eat tonight.”

Noah glanced at the fierce-looking female saltwater crocodile and its sealed mouth, nodding his head, “Alright, it does seem pretty shy, not even talking anymore. But thanks, I don’t like poached chicken!”

With the saltwater crocodile under control, the homeowner immediately came over to thank him and praised Chu Mingcheng as the most impressive crocodile hunter he had ever seen.

Meanwhile, several people walked out of the house, a woman accompanied by two children, followed by a fair and tender-looking pretty young girl who appeared to be eighteen, but was probably only about fourteen or fifteen.

The sharp scream from earlier, quite crisp, must have been from this young girl.

Young girls from overseas seemed to be quite brave; in front of her family, she asked Chu Mingcheng for his contact information, apparently unaware that her father’s face had turned green.

“Focus on your studies!” Chu Mingcheng said with a smile, waving his hand.

A white, pretty Lolita certainly had her charms, innocent yet with a hint of maturity, especially her tall figure and good development, but spending a few years behind bars was not suitable for him.

Afterward, he and Noah used a crane to lift the three-hundred-pound saltwater crocodile into the trunk, said goodbye to the homeowner, and left directly.

Back in the city center, first submitting the video for review, Chu Mingcheng had the five thousand Australian dollars transferred directly to his card.

Then he went with Noah to the trading market to sell off the saltwater crocodile.

The trade value of female saltwater crocodiles turned out to be much higher than that of males, and this particular one was sold to a farm for thirty thousand Australian dollars. Therefore, Chu Mingcheng immediately paid Noah’s share of seven thousand.

Easiest twenty-eight thousand earned, with hardly a hundred in costs; it was pure profit.

One successful hunt greatly boosted Noah’s confidence. After Chu Mingcheng went to rest, Noah immediately submitted his own saltwater crocodile video from the past two days to apply for a hunting license.

He applied for a more than two-meter-long saltwater crocodile, which normally wouldn’t be approved.

But this crocodile had appeared in a small river near the city. Although there were warning signs by the river, crocodiles found there every year are cleared out by crocodile hunters, an unspoken agreement between City Hall and the hunters.

In the following two weeks, with Noah’s assistance, Chu Mingcheng successfully hunted three more saltwater crocodiles.

All three crocodiles were under three meters, so he managed to capture them all alive with his own strength.

After Noah’s share, he earned a total of sixty-three thousand Australian dollars.

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