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Chapter 307: Chapter 262: The Gift That Delivers Itself Chapter 307: Chapter 262: The Gift That Delivers Itself Hunting Saltwater Crocodiles wasn’t as fast in terms of making money as catching Emperor Crabs, but it was still pretty good.

Whether it was Emperor Crabs or Saltwater Crocodiles, both were essentially profiting from Australia, and Chu Mingcheng was quite satisfied with any earnings.

However, as more and more Crocodile Hunters joined, the number of Saltwater Crocodiles under four meters around Darwin City that could be hunted became increasingly scarce, resulting in Noah’s application for Saltwater Crocodile hunting being rejected three times in a row.

Chu Mingcheng knew it was time to take on bigger Saltwater Crocodiles.

With the limited number of small Saltwater Crocodiles and more Crocodile Hunters beginning their hunts, it was getting difficult for the two of them to secure a suitable target.

“Noah, maybe we should start trying to hunt Saltwater Crocodiles larger than four meters.”

“Cheng, I don’t think that’s a good idea,” Noah shook his head in refusal, still not wanting to face those crocodiles that seemed like they could swallow him whole.

Chu Mingcheng now understood him well and immediately proposed a new profit-sharing plan.

“Noah, you have a shotgun. If it’s a large Saltwater Crocodile resting on shore, you can shoot it directly with your shotgun. Then, you take eighty percent of the profits, and I take twenty.”

“Of course, if it’s a Saltwater Crocodile I fish out from the water, and you help kill it, then I take seventy percent and you take thirty.”

As expected, Noah was indeed tempted.

Encountering a Saltwater Crocodile resting on shore could net him eighty percent of the profits with just one shot; only a fool would pass that up.

Moreover, Chu Mingcheng was still responsible for dealing with the crocodiles in the water, allowing him to snipe safely from behind.

It was the latter profit distribution that he was not satisfied with.

“Cheng, if I’m responsible for the kill, I think we should split it fifty-fifty, considering you can’t handle such a big Saltwater Crocodile without me.”

Chu Mingcheng shook his head, “No matter how big the Saltwater Crocodile, I can take it down. I’m involving you only to speed up the hunting process.”

“I can prove it to you with the next Saltwater Crocodile. If I can’t handle it, then we can go fifty-fifty.”

“The main reason I proposed this split is because I will be finishing my crocodile hunting around July 15 to attend to some other matters; we have only thirty-seven days left.”

“July 15? That soon?” Noah was a bit surprised, as he had hoped to partner with Chu Mingcheng until the end of this year’s Saltwater Crocodile hunting season.

“Yes, the fishing ban in Xia City ends in August. I will return a few days before that. In these ten or so days, I have other plans.”

In those ten days, Chu Mingcheng intended to explore Australian waters for various seafood to increase his experience in his seafood guide.

If it weren’t for the fishing ban back home, he wouldn’t bother with hunting Saltwater Crocodiles, which were too much trouble.

Hunting a Saltwater Crocodile could be done in half a day at most, while the rest of the days were almost wasted on the road.

Hearing what Chu Mingcheng said, Noah felt a bit regretful, but he had to go along with the proposal.

After all, he couldn’t earn that much following someone else.

“I’ll find the target this time. I’ll record a video and send it to you directly. You take it to City Hall for the application, and if it gets approved, come over to me.”

Seeing him agree, Chu Mingcheng made new arrangements.

Previously, Noah was the one running errands, which took a fair amount of time.

This time, to save time and earn more, he would have to work harder!

With food and drinks all sorted out and all the equipment for capturing Saltwater Crocodiles checked with no issues found, Chu Mingcheng set off for the crocodiles’ hangout.

East of Darwin City was a gathering place for Saltwater Crocodiles, where just about any waterhole might hide one.

Arriving at the riverbank, one could find many suitable targets.

He drove from dawn to dusk, and it wasn’t until after 8 PM that Chu Mingcheng arrived at the destination.

He didn’t leave the car at night, opting to stay in the vehicle to wait for the dawn.

Next morning, after waking up, Chu Mingcheng was silent.

Before getting out of the car, he routinely surveyed his surroundings from inside the vehicle.

He then spotted, lying to his right, a giant creature as wide as a car.

With its tail included, it could have been six meters long.

Chu Mingcheng poked his head out through the sunroof. When he saw a river further to the right, lush with aquatic plants, he suddenly realized.

The wild grass was so high that he hadn’t noticed at night that there was a water source next door, a habitat for Saltwater Crocodiles.

No wonder he was greeted with such a big “surprise” this morning.

This “surprise” was still sleeping, motionless.

Chu Mingcheng immediately took out his phone to record it and then sent the video to Noah.

“Oh, shit, Cheng, don’t tell me you want to mess with this thing?”

“Just hurry up, and I can handle it right now!” Chu Mingcheng replied.

He had a steel spear specially bought for hunting Saltwater Crocodiles in his car, which could easily pierce through crocodile skin and into the body of the crocodile.

This crocodile was a gift that showed up right at his doorstep; calling it a “surprise” wasn’t an exaggeration.

“I’m on my way!” Noah saw the opportunity and immediately got up to run to City Hall to apply for the hunting license.

With such a huge Saltwater Crocodile, Chu Mingcheng had no intention of capturing it alive; that would be risking his own life.

He even wondered if, after having hunted such a large saltwater crocodile so frequently, he would feel absolutely fearless encountering a fully grown great white shark and would directly go feed it?

After all, his courage had grown substantially!

With nothing else to do, Chu Mingcheng took out the camera and fastened it to the car window that was left slightly open for ventilation at night, securing it further with a rope through the handrail.

This way, he could film the gigantic saltwater crocodile without needing to operate the camera manually and sat in the car to eat his breakfast, filling up his stomach first.

About an hour later, the sun started to rise higher.

The gradually increasing temperature made the crocodile feel uncomfortable, so it woke up and seemed like it wanted to leave.

Seeing this, Chu Mingcheng felt a bit of a headache. Noah’s efficiency was too slow, but more likely, the staff at the City Hall hadn’t started working yet.

If this giant crocodile escaped into the water, the difficulty of hunting it down would undoubtedly increase tenfold.

At least, the power of this crocodile wasn’t something he could withstand unless he enhanced his physical abilities to match that of the “Purple Potato Essence” on equal terms.

“Noah, is it ready?” Chu Mingcheng immediately sent a message.

“Almost there, it’s just about done!” Noah replied quickly from the other side.

Hearing that the approval was on the verge of completion, Chu Mingcheng immediately cheered up.

Since it was almost done, he took out the bait placed on the back seat, white cut chicken.

This time, dealing with a larger predator, he had specifically bought five chickens in preparation.

First, he took out two, leaned out of the sunroof, and threw the white cut chicken right beside the crocodile’s mouth.

The saltwater crocodile, just preparing to get up, was startled by the food that suddenly fell from the sky. The entire crocodile shuddered, then instinctively opened its mouth in a threatening gesture.

The next moment, it smelled the scent of the food and was clearly stunned for a few seconds.

However, with its small brain capacity, it couldn’t figure out what was happening, so it ungraciously accepted this food that was delivered right to its doorstep.

However, for its size, this little white cut chicken wasn’t even enough to fill its teeth gaps.

However, the next moment another white cut chicken fell from the sky.

“…” The saltwater crocodile couldn’t understand why such good fortune was happening to it; usually, every time it wanted to fill its stomach, it had to fight fiercely with its companions.

When it was unbearably hungry, it would simply gnaw on a companion’s calf, which also tasted like chicken…

Hey, that taste seemed pretty similar to the meat in its mouth?

But it didn’t care much about that because the third piece of food falling from the sky interrupted its thoughts again.

Chu Mingcheng threw one chicken after another slowly, mainly trying to delay some more time.

And with the five white cut chickens, he had to save at least one in case the application didn’t go through and he had to switch targets without any bait.

After throwing the fourth white cut chicken to the crocodile, he took out a metal spear and climbed out of the sunroof.

There was still no word from Noah, but after much consideration, Chu Mingcheng was not willing to let go of this opportunity.

It was indeed a rare chance; he planned to kill this crocodile first.

If the permit didn’t go through, he’d just use a crane to haul the potentially one-ton crocodile out to throw it in the water, where other crocodiles would naturally dispose of the corpse.

So, the instant the fourth white cut chicken was swallowed by the saltwater crocodile, Chu Mingcheng descended from above and thrust the spear fiercely into the crocodile’s bulbous eye.

The spear pierced deeply into it, almost penetrating the crocodile.

Before Chu Mingcheng could stabilize himself on the crocodile’s body, the next moment he was flung off by the tremendous strength of the crocodile.

Then, with a loud “bang,” the crocodile violently slammed into the pickup truck, caving in the door.

Chu Mingcheng moved very quickly and managed to create a distance between himself and the crocodile by scrambling away after being thrown off, leaving the crocodile to struggle alone in its death throes.

With its eye impaled and the spear slanted, it had clearly suffered brain damage – a fatal injury.

Moreover, because the jaw was also hit, it couldn’t open its mouth properly.

Thus, in less than five minutes, it lay motionless on the ground.

Chu Mingcheng didn’t rush forward immediately. Just as he was about to jump earlier, his phone in his pocket had rung, and he hadn’t had time to check then, so he took it out now.

It turned out to be a message from Noah saying the permit had been approved, and he had already called for a transport vehicle.

While Chu Mingcheng’s pickup could barely accommodate the four-meter saltwater crocodile because the crocodile’s tail was very long, this six-meter beast definitely required a transport vehicle.

After a good ten minutes, the crocodile still showed no signs of movement, and only then did he slowly approach.

The saltwater crocodile was indeed dead, and because of the position, not much blood had flowed out from the wound, which relieved Chu Mingcheng.

At least there was no obvious smell of blood that could attract other crocodiles in the vicinity.

But he was still cautious and covered the crocodile’s wound with mud while leaving the spear in place.

The camera fixed on the window had fallen onto the seat when the crocodile struck, and trying to open the door, Chu Mingcheng found it was jammed and needed repair.

Therefore, he had to get into the car from the other side, retrieved the camera, and filmed the dead crocodile.

Although there were a few minutes of interruption during the process, the killing of the crocodile was still perfectly captured, and with the spear still in the crocodile, it was clear how it had died, so there shouldn’t be any problems with the review.

Now, Chu Mingcheng needed to prevent other creatures from approaching the saltwater crocodile’s corpse and wait for Noah to arrive.

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