As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 429 - Chapter 429 Chapter 306 Exaggerated Harvest

Chapter 429: Chapter 306: Exaggerated Harvest Chapter 429: Chapter 306: Exaggerated Harvest Two more days passed, and the date arrived at September 18th.

Today, many fishing boats would choose to return to the harbor. Some were full of catches, while others had to return due to the depletion of their supplies.

Chu Mingcheng opened the app and took a look; of the over 300 boats that had joined the competition, now only about 160 remained.

Therefore, not as many boats were returning this time as on the first trip back, perhaps about a hundred or so, at least half fewer than initially.

Chu Mingcheng figured that many contestants would choose to drop out after this return.

The cost of going out to sea was too high, and without hope for a high ranking, nobody would want to continue in a losing competition.

But those who could hold on had generally made some gains, at least being somewhat confident about winning a place.

“Ah Cheng, how’s your haul?” Zhang Wei had called to inquire while they were returning together today.

“Not bad, I think it could really surprise you!” Chu Mingcheng thought of the tunas crammed in his cold storage and suddenly looked forward to their reaction.

“A big surprise? No, no, I think this time you’ll be the one surprised by our catch.” Zhang Wei’s slightly smug voice came through.

Raising his eyebrows at this, Chu Mingcheng responded, “It seems like you’ve got quite a haul this time!”

“Not bad, not bad, mainly because the spot you gave was good. Hey, next time you should also come over here, the fish resources are really abundant!”

Zhang Wei feigned modesty for a moment, then quickly invited him, remembering that Chu had recommended this excellent spot.

Their catch these past few days had indeed been exceptionally good, far exceeding their expectations.

During this time, both he and Chen Yang had contacted Chu Mingcheng to invite him over, but he had declined, citing distance and his own satisfactory catch as reasons.

“Sure, we’ll head over there together next time we go out!” Chu Mingcheng agreed right away.

He had already planned to explore that sea area next time; there were enough Bluefin Tuna there, with several schools numbering in the hundreds, completely sufficient for him and Chen Yang to fish together, or even to bring a few more boats along.

Thus, suspecting Wang Lao Liu and others of fish buying, Chu Mingcheng planned to take the top three places for himself, as they stood no chance otherwise.

He intended to find the schools of fish and then invite two other teams to fish together, effectively securing the top three spots.

Currently, only the sea area where Chen Yang was located was viable on the map; other places had too scattered Bluefin Tuna to be workable.

After finishing the call, Chu Mingcheng sat in the cockpit and played some games.

As for Jiang Luoluo, she was of course still sleeping.

It wasn’t that she was lazy; she simply lacked stamina and needed a good long sleep to recover her strength.

It was still after three in the afternoon when they finally arrived at the port, though Chu Mingcheng could have set off earlier last night and arrived sooner today.

But arriving early when no other contestants were back, how could he show off?

If he wanted to keep a low profile, he would have returned a few days ago. But now, wanting to make a statement, Chu Mingcheng naturally chose a time when it was crowded.

Today, the harbor was bustling once more, with even more tourists than the first time they had returned.

Among them, many internet celebrities who had already dropped out came back to check in, holding up their phones to livestream the scene for those who couldn’t make it.

The fishing competition had obviously caught more people’s attention; those who traveled to Modu probably wanted to join in the excitement.

Chu Mingcheng could partially understand the reason behind this.

For example, while young, one might take a date to the zoo for a stroll.

Now, coming to the harbor to see various unusual fish could be seen in the same light, especially since there was no admission fee.

“Hey, Ah Cheng, look over there.” Jiang Luoluo, with her sharp eyes, noticed changes at the harbor first.

Following her direction, Chu Mingcheng turned his head and was surprised to see a section on the edge of the harbor where various snack stalls had been set up.

Seeing the neat arrangement, it was clear that the organizers had rented out these booth spaces on short notice.

“Perfect timing, I’m a bit hungry. I’ll go check out what’s good to eat.” Jiang Luoluo touched her flat stomach, and as soon as the Sea God docked, she quickly disembarked and headed over there.

Chu Mingcheng shook his head and went to the deck to start handing over duties to the staff.

Just then, a familiar female voice rang out, followed by the clicking of high heels.

“Wait a second, wait a second, photographer hurry up…”

Cai Xue Ting had been keeping an eye on the Sea God’s movements, and as soon as it appeared at the dock, she quickly wrapped up her interview and hurried over with her photographer.

Chu Mingcheng saw her, smiled, and nodded as a greeting.

He then said to the four staff members who had come over, “Maybe you should call for more hands. The fish in my cold storage are a bit too many and somewhat big.”

“At the moment, we’re a bit short on manpower as all contestants have returned, but the four of us can handle it,” replied the lead staff member with a smile, before he opened the large door of the cold storage.

A blast of cold air suddenly flowed out, nearly freezing him in place.

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Too many and somewhat big, the staff finally believed him.

He immediately picked up a walkie-talkie and arranged for a crane to come over.

Expecting them to move these fish was too much, wasn’t it?

“Impressive! I didn’t expect that you guys had caught a few more such big tunas.” Cai Xue Ting and her photographer were somewhat prepared, having already seen them while on the boat, so they weren’t as astonished this time.