As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 416 - Chapter 416 Chapter 299 Strange Fish

Chapter 416: Chapter 299: Strange Fish Chapter 416: Chapter 299: Strange Fish Having arrived at the foredeck, Jiang Luoluo clasped her hands together in sorrow at the sight of a dead seagull.

She soon chased away the family of cats, Little Mimi included, and threw the seagull’s body into the sea for the marine life to dispose of physically.

She cleaned up the feathers, blood, and other remnants on the deck.

After cleaning, Jiang Luoluo washed her hands and then noticed the chest at the bow of the ship.

The chest contained ambergris, which Chu Mingcheng would now bring out to sun whenever they went to sea.

The competition had been going on for over a week, and Jiang Luoluo was curious to see if the ambergris had changed at all, so she went forward to take a closer look.

“Huh~”

She wasn’t sure if it was her imagination, but she felt like the yellow part on the ambergris seemed to have increased a bit.

Since she hadn’t taken any pictures before, she wasn’t sure.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Luoluo took out her phone and snapped photos of both sides of the ambergris, saving them on her phone.

If the changes were really that rapid, the plan Chu Mingcheng mentioned about selling it after the competition might need some revisions.

Money wasn’t an issue at home; they could keep these treasured items.

“Maybe, we could even set up a treasure room at home,” Jiang Luoluo thought to herself.

The year she had known Chu Mingcheng had taught her he was genuinely a “treasure of a man.”

According to online definitions, the word “treasure” merely highlights a person’s excellence.

But with Chu Mingcheng, it felt like a real treasure indeed.

The little golden man, the Mei Le Pearl as big as a green bean at home, and later, the cinnabar.

Of course, the cinnabar had now been traded for a jade pendant worth millions, which they could pass down as a family heirloom.

Then they had found the White Jade Shell and the ambergris.

In just one year, they had encountered so many valuable things. Although the Mei Le Pearl was too small and cheap to count, the other items had value beyond what a regular person could earn in a lifetime of work.

It had only been a year, and who knows how many more treasures they would find in the future!

“Oh dear, how could I forget about that White Jade Shell!” Jiang Luoluo suddenly remembered the shell still in the coral cave.

She had initially planned to ask Wei Jiaguo’s old friend for help with carving it but had forgotten about it in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Luoluo jumped up quickly and found Chu Mingcheng, who had just taken a bath and was planning to go fishing, “Ah Cheng, in the coral cave on Crescent Island where the Little Sea Lion lives, didn’t you discover a White Jade Shell? Do you remember it?”

Chu Mingcheng was stunned, then hit his forehead in frustration, “How could I have forgotten that? I even made a special effort to check if we could excavate it.”

“I hope it’s still there. After the competition, let’s go and mine that White Jade Shell.”

“That’s all we can do. Oh, I made you some noodles in the kitchen. You should eat first!”

“Alright, I’ll go eat first, then come to join you fishing later.”

“Okay.”

Jiang Luoluo went to have noodles, while Chu Mingcheng pulled out his phone to note down the task about the White Jade Shell in the memo app, lest he forget again.

After writing it in his memo, he took his fishing rod to the stern to fish.

He adjusted his chair to the highest level, sitting comfortably, thoroughly enjoying himself.

For him, the best aspect of the Sea God was this fishing spot’s design, suitable for trolling and bottom fishing, so he didn’t need to stand all the time.

He baited the hook with an Antarctic shrimp and threw it into the water, then sat in his chair waiting for a fish to bite.

The strange fish he had seen while diving usually swam near the bottom, so he directly fished near the seabed.

Not having made any feeding spot, it was natural for the fish not to congregate.

Moreover, since the fish at the bottom were not premium species, even turning on the fish gathering function was useless for Chu Mingcheng.

Thus, the density of strange fish at the bottom was not high, and they were not clustered together.

And a tiny Antarctic shrimp couldn’t possibly attract the attention of any strange fish.

But sometimes coincidences happen.

A strange fish was quietly lying on a rock at the bottom, waiting for nightfall.

It was the afternoon, and the hot weather sapped its energy to hunt, making it just want to rest well.

Just when it was sharpening its energy for a big hunt at night, its head was suddenly hit.

Startled, it thought, Danger?

Instinctively, its tail flicked, and it darted away…

‘Hey hey hey, that’s not right!’

After darting half a meter, the strange fish suddenly hit the brakes; it sniffed with its nose and discovered a delicious scent!

Its wise eyes told it that what had struck was not a predator attack but a stroke of luck–a shower of food.

The strange fish turned around, its wise eyes scanning back and forth; suddenly, a small, curved shrimp caught its attention.

Elated, the fish thought, indeed, it’s food from heaven, present right at its doorstep–how could it resist?

Just in time for an afternoon snack to bolster its energy for the night hunt.

So, it swam back, staring intently at the food; it opened its mouth wide, “Ahhh~”

It only got a mouthful of water!

Eyes: It’s slanted, move your mouth a bit to the left.

Mouth: Pay closer attention, stop sending the wrong signals to the brain.

Eyes: I guarantee the alignment this time.

Mouth: I’ll trust you one more time, Ahhh.

A familiar yet strange taste flooded in; the mouth was happy, for the eyes hadn’t made a mistake this time.

But the next moment, it suddenly felt a sharp pain.

The mouth was shocked, “Damn, guys, my eyes betrayed me!”

Eyes: “Don’t friggin’ slander me!”

Brain: “You two are idiots, the mouth took the hit!”

Strange Fish: “I’m done for.”

No sooner had the strange fish lamented than it felt a tremendous force coming, and unable to resist, it was quickly pulled up to the surface.

Aboard the boat, Chu Mingcheng held the oddly bright red strange fish, his face showing a dawning realization.

It really is a pipefish, no wonder it looks so bizarre. He had speculated before, but the darkness and blur underwater had made him unsure.

The fish was fine except for its particularly long mouth, similar to a pipe, hence it being called a pipefish.

There are quite a few types of pipefish, and the one Chu Mingcheng caught was a Scale Pipefish, known for its delicious taste.

It could be considered a premium sashimi fish, though not pricey; fresh ones at the market were only about forty yuan per kilogram.

While it wasn’t very expensive, this fish was quite rare, rarely seen in seafood markets, so not many people knew about it.

He looked at the aquatic guide, and saw his experience points had reached seventy-seven, just three types of aquatic creatures short.

Before heading back this time, he was sure he could upgrade the aquatic creature guide.

Turning away from the data panel, he curiously examined the fish’s strange mouth, even opening it to peek inside.

But there was nothing much to see inside; it was just externally bizarre.

Truth be told, the eyes of these fish looked somewhat wise for some reason.

However, the eyes of the pipefish were not where Chu Mingcheng thought they would be, at the center of the body.

The mouth of a pipefish is quite long, about a quarter to a fifth of its body length, with its eyes located just behind the mouth.

Chu Mingcheng placed the fish on the deck and measured it, finding it not very heavy, but the length was notable.

His was one hundred and twenty centimeters, which is relatively large for a pipefish.

The fish was still alive, and since the live fish tank was empty, he placed it there, adding a bit of scenery.

Just then, Jiang Luoluo stepped out of the cabin and noticed the fish in the live tank.

“Wow, this fish sure has a unique look.”

Seeing her curious stare at the fish, Chu Mingcheng teased, “Stop looking, it might be more useful than an eel, but you have me!”

“Huh?” Jiang Luoluo was initially stunned, then her face suddenly flushed bright red, not with shyness but with embarrassment.

That certain news back then had shocked the human worldview, and although most young people had not seen it, they had seen the news, so she understood what he meant.

So, embarrassed, Jiang Luoluo quickly took a run-up and kicked him in the butt, “Disgusting man, go die!”

Chu Mingcheng, unfazed by the kick, casually dusted off his pants and then skillfully pulled Jiang Luoluo into his arms, “Don’t be mad, don’t be mad, I promise you’ll have enough tonight, but first, join me in fishing for a bit more, as there seem to be plenty of fish down there.”

“What do you mean enough? Aren’t you going to fish for Golden Spearfish tonight?”

“I’ve set the crab cages over there, and Golden Spearfish probably won’t come to these waters, so we might rest early tonight.”

“Crab cages?” Jiang Luoluo suddenly remembered the words she said when she woke up and saw Chu Mingcheng shirtless.

She had been so focused on the pipefish earlier that she hadn’t noticed the low-key premium battle chariot in another live tank.

She checked it out again and discovered Han’s Mimic Shrimp cowering in a corner of the tank, her expression one of delight.

“I didn’t expect to find Han’s Mimic Shrimp here, did you record the coordinates? We can set traps here in the future!”

“Of course, I recorded them,” Chu Mingcheng nodded, laughing.

After going out to sea, marking the coordinates of places with premium seafood was essential; with more coordinates, you don’t have to blindly search for fish in the future.

It can effectively reduce the cost of sea outings, especially in terms of fuel consumption, which is the largest cost when going out to sea.

Hearing that Chu Mingcheng had recorded the coordinates, Jiang Luoluo didn’t say much more, grabbed a fishing rod, and joined him in fishing for pipefish.

As for someone’s promise later that night, she was actually looking forward a little bit.

For young people, it’s normal to taste the flavor.

Especially for women, who when they take the initiative can kiss a man till he’s numb.

However, at eight o’clock that night, just as the two were thinking about getting cozy, their plans were disrupted by a school of Golden Spearfish, likely attracted by the light.

Of course, Jiang Luoluo didn’t mind the disruption and instead watched the splashing Golden Spearfish with shining eyes.

“Ah Cheng, our luck has been too good lately, encountering such a big spearfish last night, and today, a school of Golden Spearfish.”

“These Golden Spearfish are a bit small though,” Chu Mingcheng hesitated.

Golden Spearfish not meeting the size requirement wouldn’t count towards the leaderboard when sold.

The competition would be recorded and posted online, and if the fish were too small, the organizers could be troubled by people, hence the basic requirement.

And his cheat device also had a minimum size requirement for Golden Spearfish.

It was hard to tell at night whether these splashing Golden Spearfish were at least fifty pounds each.

But Chu Mingcheng wasn’t sure if this school of Golden Spearfish met the standard.

Jiang Luoluo, unaware of his thoughts and seeing him do nothing, quickly urged him to prepare the bait to attract the fish while she went to fetch the heavy fishing rods.

But before she could get them, Chu Mingcheng stopped her.

“Luoluo, I practiced a method today that can catch fish quickly; you just throw the bait beside me. Thaw those Sardines with some hot water and toss them one by one next to me.”

Jiang Luoluo was puzzled, but she always followed his lead in fishing, so she nodded and went off to heat the water in the kitchen.

Chu Mingcheng took out the fishing line from the morning, tying the winch and the rope behind the harpoon together, then brought out two boxes of bait.

If the caught fish didn’t meet the standard and had to be released, Jiang Luoluo might find it strange and would need convincing again.

Better to choose the big ones from the start.

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