As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 418 - Chapter 418 Chapter 301 Tough Mouth Soft Body

Chapter 418: Chapter 301: Tough Mouth, Soft Body Chapter 418: Chapter 301: Tough Mouth, Soft Body Binding of the five aquatic species was complete, and finally, Chu Mingcheng’s gaze shifted to the search function.

The new ability that had emerged, most useful to him was this search function, as it related to him winning the championship effortlessly and without incidents.

Secondly, it could also help Chen Yang and the others secure second place.

As for tying for first?

That was definitely impossible. The value of the Tuna was evaluated, and even a difference of one yuan could determine the ranking.

Chu Mingcheng had the capability to lead Chen Yang and his team to find Bluefin Tuna, but he absolutely did not have the ability to synchronize the value of their catches.

The organizers would not allow such a thing to happen either.

Moreover, he wasn’t about to freely give up the position of champion. He wasn’t foolish, nor was there a need.

Subsequently, Chu Mingcheng began using the search function, first selecting the Bluefin Tuna.

Instantly, the data panel flickered, turning into a map of domestic and nearby international waters.

A red pentagram appeared on the map, indicating his location.

The locations of the Bluefin Tuna were marked with blue dots. Seeing the dense clusters of dots, Chu Mingcheng was slightly surprised; the quantity was even more than he had expected.

Each blue dot was associated with specific coordinates, and by clicking on a blue dot, the map would zoom in, and the blue dot would keep moving, allowing for the prediction of the Bluefin Tuna’s trajectory.

A number appeared above each blue dot, ranging from one to several hundred or even a thousand.

At first, Chu Mingcheng didn’t understand, but then he saw the explanation–these numbers indicated the quantity of Bluefin Tuna at each location.

This was explained in the bottom right corner of the map, and it was also indicated that all marked Bluefin Tuna weighed more than fifty kilograms.

Those weighing less were not displayed on the map.

Moreover, the map only marked the quantity, not the specific size or weight of the Tuna.

Therefore, even if Chu Mingcheng fished for Bluefin Tuna using the search function, he wouldn’t know the exact size of the target fish.

Whether he could catch a high-quality Bluefin Tuna was entirely up to luck.

Latter, he estimated the total number of Bluefin Tuna shown on the map and found it to be fewer than ten thousand.

Most of them were in international waters. The domestic waters had only a few near the Japanese waters, followed by a concentration in the southern part of Treasure Island. The rest were scattered and not many.

In reality, the number of Pacific Bluefin Tuna could not possibly be as small as shown on the map, even excluding those weighing less than fifty kilograms.

Most Bluefin Tuna were found from the Mediterranean to Southeast Asian waters, not only larger in size but also in greater numbers than in the domestic area.

The domestic waters indeed did not have an advantage in this regard, with issues in food resources and water quality of the sea areas, and the migratory nature of Tuna contributing to the rarity of Bluefin Tuna in domestic locations.

The Tuna caught domestically were mainly Yellowfin Tuna and Longfin Tuna.

In his current area, Bluefin Tuna were not abundant, with a few spots scattered around, and the maximum at one spot not exceeding five.

No wonder he had lingered here for so long without catching even one.

With such numbers, encountering a Bluefin Tuna was purely like a blind cat running into a dead rat.

Having roughly determined the number of Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Chu Mingcheng then checked the quantity of Matsu Gold Spearfish.

When the map displayed, he was instantly taken aback.

The number of Matsu Gold Spearfish in domestic waters was astoundingly low, only present near a few islands from Xisha to Nansha.

There were more in Nansha, but the total was just a few hundred, not reaching a thousand.

Was this due to them not migrating over, or was the number of Matsu Gold Spearfish truly at an exceedingly rare level?

Chu Mingcheng wasn’t sure, but Matsu Gold Spearfish were indeed hard to come by.

Of course, these were also numbers of specimens weighing over fifty kilograms.

However, this was temporarily of no concern to Chu Mingcheng, as he didn’t plan to visit the South Sea for quite some time.

He then checked the remaining three species he was bound to, and found the number of Big-eyed Gold Spearfish was quite satisfactory. Without calculating precisely, there were definitely tens of thousands, mostly distributed in the East Sea and nearby international waters.

But given the vastness of the East Sea, tens of thousands of large Big-eyed Gold Spearfish weren’t significant, especially with half of the quantity in international waters.

Rat Spot and East Starfish were indeed rare in domestic waters, with most concentrated in the South Sea.

After checking all five species of fish, Chu Mingcheng had a general understanding of their quantities, and then he contently cuddled with Jiang Luoluo to sleep.

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The next day, Chu Mingcheng, already in good spirits, got up early and collected the crab and shrimp traps.

As expected, there wasn’t much of value in the shrimp trap.

There were some small shrimps, which he directly threw into the live water tank to feed the pipefish.

The number of prime Han’s mimic shrimp was more pleasing, with small ones weighing one or two kilograms and the large ones reaching five kilograms.

After setting ten crab traps, the live water tank was essentially paved with a layer of them, roughly sixty to seventy individuals, over one hundred kilograms in total.

After finishing up, Chu Mingcheng returned to the cockpit and started the cruise mode to return to the port.

Of course, he also used the search function to see if there were any Bluefin Tuna or Big-eyed Gold Spearfish along the route.

Unfortunately, neither type of fish was near the route.

With the cold storage full, Chu Mingcheng didn’t think of detouring specifically for fishing.

However, he made a call to Chen Yang, “Ah Yang, how is your catch at the moment, and where are you located?”

Today was quite fortuitous since there wasn’t much harvest last night, everyone aboard the White Dragon fell asleep early.

Because of this, Chen Yang woke up early, ready to go fishing for tuna, when unexpectedly, Chu Mingcheng called.

“The catch has been so-so! I’ve caught five tunas, but they’re all yellowfin tunas, the largest weighing only about 150 kilograms, which don’t fetch a high price. How about you?”

“Me? I’ve already filled the hold, heading back now!” Chu Mingcheng sounded quite smug, clearly with intent.

Chen Yang was taken aback, “Damn, it’s only the third morning, right? Your huge cold storage is already full?”

Compared to the cold storage of the two boats, that of the White Dragon was more than half as small, even though they had initially requested a larger size.

Yet, they had barely filled half of it, while the huge storage on the Sea God was already full, which meant at least over three thousand kilograms of catches.

Even if they were the cheapest yellowfin tuna, that would still be worth nearly 150,000 yuan.

The first day out at sea was mainly spent en route, including sleep.

Even if they fished all night on the second day, they’d still need to catch up on sleep, and they started heading back on the morning of the third day.

Calculating it, the actual time they spent fishing was just over a day, catching three thousand kilograms of fish was indeed shocking.

Chu Mingcheng also knew this was extraordinary, so he had already discussed a public story with Jiang Luoluo.

“Yesterday, we ran into a school of longfin tuna. The fish weren’t big, Luoluo steered the boat while I trolled, so we caught them quickly, probably over two thousand kilograms.”

“Plus, on the first night, we caught a 700 kg rat spot, so the cold storage was immediately filled.”

“Damn, you found fish and didn’t call me? Catching over two thousand kilograms of fish, aren’t your hands paralyzed, and your back still okay?” Chen Yang was envious, but now he understood how Chu Mingcheng fished, so he didn’t doubt him.

“Didn’t you want to try hard on your own? So, I didn’t call. As for the back and hands, would you care if you encountered that many fish?” Chu Mingcheng counter questioned twice, cleverly explaining again why he caught so many fish.

But now he didn’t plan to talk more about it, the more he said, the more he had to bluff.

After asking their coordinates, he used the search feature to find a spot where big-eyed gold spearfish were present in good numbers, though not very close.

“I often find some tuna at this location. Here’s the coordinates, go try your luck!”

“Alright, thanks boss!” Chen Yang received the coordinates and immediately set the cruise route on the navigator excitedly.

Chu Mingcheng chuckled lightly, “Why aren’t you relying on yourself this time?”

“Sometimes, it’s just about talking tough, no need to strain the body physically!”

After spending so much time with Zhang Wei, his thick skin was usually held back, but when necessary, he could let it loose.

Chu Mingcheng shook his head with a smile and hung up after talking a bit more.

Heading back took a long time; they only returned to the dock by eight in the evening.

He pressed the horn to alert the port staff that he had returned.

Only three days had passed since the last time they docked, and normally not many boats return to port, so there were not many port staff present, and even fewer visitors.

This return was nowhere near as lively as the last one.

However, since he was a favored contestant, all the people at the port gathered around, actually showing even more interest than before.

Reporter Cai Xue Ting immediately came to shoot and interview him, she was somewhat speechless because she had planned to go to sea today to interview Chu Mingcheng and shoot some fishing footages on board.

But when she contacted him, he was already on his way back.

The Sea God had a mobile base station, so she directly contacted Jiang Luoluo by phone.

Fortunately, returning so quickly was also a newsworthy point. Just as she was about to interview Chu Mingcheng, sudden exclamations came from aboard the Sea God.

The workers moving the cargo were amazed at the tuna packed in the cold storage and the huge rat spot.

They knew Chu Mingcheng had come back on the third day of his voyage, initially thinking something had happened that required them to return for repairs, but they were shocked to see the hold was full?

Cai Xue Ting was immediately drawn by the noise, and seeing the packed cold storage, she was utterly surprised.

She didn’t bother to interview first, urging the cameraman to film.

“Quick, get the camera rolling over here.”

“Coming!” the cameraman carrying the equipment squeezed into a good spot, aimed the camera at the catches in the cold storage, and even got a close-up shot.

After enough footage was captured, the cameraman made way for the workers to move the fish out of the storage.

Two workers clad in thick gear entered and lifted each longfin tuna to the cold storage door, where other staff took over, moving them to the open ground near the dock.

On the ground, a green tarp was already laid out to display the tuna.

Of course, Chu Mingcheng himself also went to help; he moved them faster alone than two people together, a display of strength that surprised those around.

Soon, some onlookers revealed a dawning recognition in their eyes — with such physical condition and strength, no wonder he could catch so many fish in such a short time.

While they lifted the tuna, a few professional assessment staff were also busy on the open ground.

Using a cutting machine to slice off a piece of tail meat, they then estimated the value of the fish.

After all the longfin tunas were moved out, Jiang Luoluo stood by carefully counting the number on each side.

She was astounded to find there were more longfin tunas than she and Chu Mingcheng had estimated.

It was not thirty-five, but rather forty-three, meaning they handled each longfin tuna in just over seven minutes on average, storing them in the cold storage.

The number was somewhat exaggerated, no wonder they had to stack them up at the end.

Jiang Luoluo felt this was faster than fishing/hunting, manipulating that many tunas post-competition would significantly speed up their efficiency!