As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 397 - Chapter 397 Chapter 292 Assistance is Important_4

Chapter 397: Chapter 292: Assistance is Important_4 Chapter 397: Chapter 292: Assistance is Important_4 Jiang Luoluo pursed her lips as she struggled to control the fish, trying not to let it escape.

Chu Mingcheng didn’t take over, instead he gripped the fishing rod, helping control the Golden Spearfish.

Actually, it would have been easier for him to hook the fish if Jiang Luoluo controlled the rod as he usually did.

But the reason he didn’t do it today was that this was a competition, and they were participating together.

He couldn’t do everything himself, as that would make Jiang Luoluo feel left out, and she might even think she couldn’t help at all.

Since they were competing together, having a sense of participation was naturally very important.

Chu Mingcheng naturally wouldn’t let Jiang Luoluo do any heavy or physically demanding tasks, as he would feel for her, but hooking the fish wasn’t one of them.

After a while, the Golden Spearfish stopped struggling, and she dragged the fish to the little door at the stern of the boat.

Now, Chu Mingcheng needed to step in and help, as a fish weighing over 200 pounds was not something she could haul in on her own.

Jiang Luoluo quickly opened the small door, taking the gaff from him and dragged the fish aboard.

“Good start for today, not bad. It’s a pity it’s a Yellowfin Tuna, the cheapest kind.”

“Having any is good enough, especially since Yellowfin Tuna are the most common. We’re likely to encounter them more than any other type.”

Chu Mingcheng did not fuss over Jiang Luoluo’s regret at all, being satisfied with having caught a fish, fearing they might not catch any at all.

He then took out a fish-killing knife, but Jiang Luoluo grabbed it from him.

“We need to save time, you go continue fishing while I deal with this one,” she said.

“Alright,” Chu Mingcheng didn’t hesitate and quickly agreed.

However, after baiting the hook with Big-tailed Squid and throwing it back into the water, he occasionally turned his head back, clearly not entirely at ease despite his quick agreement.

Draining the blood from such a large Golden Spearfish required strength, and he knew she had to sever the artery in the gills and the tail bone.

Jiang Luoluo had never dealt with a Golden Spearfish so large, but she was undaunted, first taking out a long nail and hammer from the toolbox.

Then she straddled the still somewhat lively fish, positioning the nail at its head.

The gaff had indeed struck the head of the fish, but slightly off-center, causing a severe but not fatal wound.

The fish was still alive, and she would need to kill it completely before she could drain its blood.

A hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes, but ultimately, Jiang Luoluo picked up the hammer and struck hard, though the nail only went in halfway because she hadn’t used enough force.

The fish, which had been barely alive, thrashed violently once again.

“Oh no~”

Jiang Luoluo, who was sitting on the fish, immediately became unstable and quickly steadied herself by pressing her hands down on the fish.

Fortunately, the Golden Spearfish had little strength left, and she could still manage it.

After a moment, once the fish had stopped moving, she did not hesitate, picked up the hammer, and struck again forcefully.

Compared to before, this time she used more force, driving the nail completely in.

The fish’s mouth, originally open, now expanded to its fullest, but then its body stiffened up without any other movement, appearing just like a pig that stiffens momentarily when electrocuted.

Next, Jiang Luoluo climbed off the fish, opened the gill cover, inserted the killing knife, and worked hard to sever the artery.

She had killed plenty of fish before and knew how to bleed them.

Though it was challenging, she successfully cut the artery, and blood gushed out, quickly staining the deck beneath the Golden Spearfish red.

Then she chopped off the tail, inserted a water hose into the fish’s mouth, blocked the artery, and flushed out all the blood.

Once the blood was cleaned, the final step was to open the fish up, and remove and discard the guts.

After finishing her work, Jiang Luoluo wiped a bead of sweat from her forehead with her forearm, breathed a sigh of relief, and, upon seeing Chu Mingcheng giving her a thumbs-up, she burst into a brilliant smile.

Being involved brought her a fuller sense of satisfaction.

Just as Jiang Luoluo was about to bind the Golden Spearfish with a crane to send it into the refrigeration chamber, Chu Mingcheng’s fishing rod finally showed some activity.

She didn’t bother stowing the fish in the refrigeration chamber, quickly stepping forward to help Chu Mingcheng reel in the line, her assistance was truly outstanding.