As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 407 - Chapter 407 Chapter 295 Marlin Snatching Food_2

Chapter 407: Chapter 295: Marlin Snatching Food_2 Chapter 407: Chapter 295: Marlin Snatching Food_2 The two green lobsters weren’t big, barely over a pound each, but he had encountered two Jinxiu lobsters that were a hefty seven or eight pounds each.

When catching the two Jinxiu lobsters, Chu Mingcheng hesitated for a moment.

These creatures were protected species, but under the influence of his “external plugin,” he estimated that Jinxiu lobsters would soon be removed from the protected species list.

The two green lobsters didn’t actually have much meat, so having the two Jinxiu lobsters meant they wouldn’t run out of lobster meat in the evening.

If he didn’t have the “external plugin,” he definitely would have released them.

But with the “external plugin,” he felt he had the right to eat one or two, so he caught them both.

It turned out that one of them was a female, and when flipped over, its belly was densely packed with eggs.

In this case, even if Chu Mingcheng were utterly ruthless, he wouldn’t eat it and chose to release it immediately.

As for its other half, sorry, he decided to put it in his net bag first.

But eating a protected animal still made him hesitate a bit.

So he quickly searched through the coral reef again, but unfortunately didn’t find any other lobsters, only catching a lucky sea red spot about three pounds.

Without any alternatives, it seemed that the Jinxiu lobster would have to sacrifice itself to satisfy their hunger.

When it really came down to eating, Chu Mingcheng would stop hesitating.

While catching lobsters, he had also snagged two kinds of shellfish he didn’t recognize, as well as a sea snail.

The experience points for the seafood guide successfully increased by three, reaching seventy, now just ten more catches away from upgrading to level four.

However, before returning to the boat, he chose to release the shellfish and the sea snail, as they didn’t have much meat and the numbers were too few to be worth eating.

By now, Jiang Luoluo had already set up the table on the deck and lit the charcoal stove.

Next to the charcoal stove were dried tofu, enoki mushrooms and baby bok choy.

Seeing him return, Jiang Luoluo asked with a beaming smile, “How many did you catch?”

“Guaranteed to amaze you!” Chu Mingcheng showed a mysterious smile and approached to open the net bag.

Jiang Luoluo leaned in for a look, “Wow, so big!”

“Eh, there’s even a sea red spot, awesome!”

But as she looked on, she suddenly sensed something wasn’t quite right, that very large lobster she’d praised looked somewhat familiar in its color and pattern.

The next moment, her eyes widened in shock, “Ah Cheng, this is a Jinxiu lobster, we can’t eat this!”

“It’s fine, actually, when fishing boats go out to sea, they often accidentally catch some protected species, which can’t be sold. If they are released, they often don’t survive, so in the end, the fishermen have no choice but to eat them with tears in their eyes at sea.”

“Apart from first-level protected animals, there are many more second-level and lower protected species than you might think.”

“I searched for a long time and couldn’t find any other lobster. The two small green ones aren’t even enough to fill the gaps between the teeth, so I simply brought this Jinxiu lobster back.”

“There was actually another female, but its belly was full of lobster eggs, so I let that one go.”

Jiang Luoluo rubbed her temples, deciphering from Chu Mingcheng’s tone what he really meant.

Two words, want to eat. But to tell the truth, she wanted to eat, too.

However, she didn’t know that fish resources in the country were rapidly increasing, so she still had some concerns.

But seeing Chu Mingcheng continuously watching her, she could only sigh, “Go ahead and eat, but this is an exception. Later on, throw the lobster shell straight into the sea after killing it, don’t leave it on the boat.”

“Don’t worry, later on, I’ll catch some Jinxiu lobsters in the Public Sea and release them in domestic waters, won’t that make up for it?”

Chu Mingcheng joked cheerfully, unaware that his desire to eat a protected animal was subtly influencing the powers he would acquire after the seafood guide was upgraded.

Jiang Luoluo rolled her eyes at the suggestion. Going to the Public Sea to catch and then release them? Wasn’t that behavior clear-cut folly?

As for the Jinxiu lobster, since they had decided to eat it, she naturally wouldn’t dwell on it anymore.

She told Chu Mingcheng to rinse off while she carried the net bag and used a knife to process the lobster and fish, chopping the meat into pieces and arranging them on a plate.

After a while, Chu Mingcheng came out of the shower, and they began to fry the dried tofu on the charcoal stove in a flat pan.

Jiang Luoluo, idle and unoccupied, picked up two pieces of lobster meat, diced them, and began teasing the dog.

“Little Heiye, sit.” She commanded as she squatted in front of Little Heiye.

However, Little Heiye wagged his tail and kept snuggling around her, with his nose eagerly reaching for the lobster meat in her hand.

Jiang Luoluo repeatedly ordered several times and even manually pressed Little Heiye down to sit without success.

Feeling helpless, she gave up and went to tease Little Wujin instead.

It turns out that the field dogs that come down after the survival of the fittest do indeed have their own style. Worried that Little Wujin wouldn’t understand just like Little Heiye, she personally went forward to hold it down and make it sit.

After Little Wujin complied, she fed it a piece of lobster.

In the end, Little Wujin’s intelligence surprised her greatly; in just a short time, it understood the commands to sit and stand.

Labradors are also smart, but compared to the even more docile field dogs, they are a lot more mischievous.

Training them would require much more effort.

After enjoying a delicious dinner, Chu Mingcheng didn’t rest to digest his meal, instead steering the boat to where he had earlier discovered the school of fish.

Jiang Luoluo was initially puzzled about why they weren’t setting off but returned to this spot; upon seeing the school of fish displayed on the fish finder, she understood the reason.

Since there was a school of fish, even if they weren’t Golden Spearfish, it was an opportunity they couldn’t miss.

Other fish species might not be recorded in the leaderboard, but the competition wouldn’t restrict them; they could still be caught and sold for money.