As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 460 - Chapter 460 Chapter 313 Reliable Partner_4

Chapter 460: Chapter 313 Reliable Partner_4 Chapter 460: Chapter 313 Reliable Partner_4 Brightly colored tropical fish were everywhere, surpassing even the most elaborately decorated aquariums.

Ecologically speaking, there was nothing to complain about. Having swum only a few dozen meters, Chu Mingcheng had already spotted several sea turtles and even saw some Golden Spearfish passing by in the distance.

When he opened the Golden Spearfish map last night, he had noticed that there were many of them in this area.

Unfortunately, their numbers were slightly fewer in the Public Sea, whereas the environment of the Yaeyama Islands was so good that it indeed had a large population of Golden Spearfish.

Chu Mingcheng swam aimlessly in the water, occasionally spotting some valuable groupers, morwongs, and so on.

With a fishing spear in hand that was itching to be used, he had to suppress the urge since he wasn’t here for fishing today.

The coral reef here was extensive and undulating.

Sometimes there would be small mountain-like coral reefs blocking the way; other times, a large hole or a small sea trench might suddenly appear below.

The water was so clear here that he could see far, making it convenient to search for sunken ships.

Just then, he quickly swam over a rock with a spiral pattern.

‘Huh?’

An idea struck Chu Mingcheng and he suddenly performed an emergency stop in the water.

He flipped his legs powerfully, performed a flip in the water and changed direction.

Then he followed the same route back slowly, his eyes fixed on the seabed.

After swimming out only five or six meters, he spotted a strange rock covered with seaweed.

This rock was circular and, even covered in seaweed, showed a complete spiral shape with a diameter of about twenty centimeters.

Chu Mingcheng was astounded. He hadn’t found a sunken ship, but had he found a fossil?

The rock looked somewhat like a Nautilus or an ammonite.

If it were an ammonite, that would be good; a large one like this, perfectly preserved, wouldn’t be particularly cheap.

If it were a Nautilus, however, that would be problematic.

Private individuals couldn’t own Nautilus products in the country, including fossils.

Taking the Nautilus fossil back, if discovered, would mean a minimum of five years in prison, so Chu Mingcheng definitely wouldn’t risk collecting it.

He then wiped off most of the seaweed from the rock and, upon close inspection, confirmed it was an unproblematic ammonite fossil.

The Nautilus has a generally thicker spiral shell with straighter and simpler sutures.

The ammonite shell, however, is flatter with numerous and more complex sutures, twisting and turning unlike the clear sutures of the Nautilus.

Since it was an ammonite fossil, Chu Mingcheng was relieved.

He picked up his fishing spear and began to break the coral around the ammonite fossil, intending to chisel it out.

However, the ammonite fossil was thoroughly connected to the coral, and the fishing spear was of no help; he would need a long nail and a hammer for this.

Chu Mingcheng frowned and swam up to the surface to check his location.

He found he was far from the Sea God, and returning would make it difficult to locate this spot quickly.

Because of his strong diving skills, he never carried a buoy when alone, which also meant he lacked natural positioning.

Ultimately, he looked at the fishing spear in his hand.

A fishing spear was far less noticeable than a buoy, but as long as the direction was correct, it was still relatively easy to spot when he got close.

So he fired a fishing arrow downward and let the fishing spear float on the surface after releasing it.

He himself swam down to pick up the fishing arrow and tied the fishing line and arrow to a piece of coral reef next to the ammonite fossil.

With the positioning done, he immediately returned to the Sea God and found a hammer in the tool room.

Unfortunately, he didn’t have the appropriate thick nails, so he had to use a large screwdriver as a substitute.

The fishing boat might encounter problems at sea requiring repairs, so these tools were specially prepared.

Turns out the boat didn’t get a chance to have issues, but the tools came in handy for knocking out the fossil first.

After finding the correct direction, he swam towards the location he had marked and soon spotted the fishing spear floating on the water; the positioning was quite effective.

This time with a hammer and screwdriver, Chu Mingcheng carefully chipped away the coral reef around the ammonite fossil.

It took him more than forty minutes, but he successfully retrieved the ammonite fossil.

Unfortunately, due to excessive force on one side, a crack appeared on the ammonite fossil, but luckily it only cracked a little and didn’t completely break apart.

He didn’t plan to sell the ammonite fossil, just wanted to keep it for himself, so a small crack was not a problem.

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