The Top Fishing
Chapter 308 - 173: Money Fish_3

Chapter 308: Chapter 173: Money Fish_3

Fortunately, although the fish had swallowed the hook, the hook hadn’t been set too deep. If it were any other fish, Lin Yang might have just cut the line, but this time, he specifically used a de-hooker to carefully remove the hook.

After he removed the hook, he carefully cradled the Yellowlip Fish in both hands and said toward the camera, "This is indeed an immature Yellowlip Fish. Currently, the Yellowlip Fish is a rare and protected species in our country, and buying, selling, or killing them is prohibited. If you also catch this type of fish in the future, remember to protect it well and release it immediately."

"The host thinks too highly of us; even if we wanted to, we couldn’t catch such a fish."

"This fish is so beautiful, shimmering like it’s made of gold."

"Yellowlip Fish = golden fish, just so you know."

After taking a few photos with the Yellowlip Fish, Lin Yang immediately threw it back into the water, "Go now, and don’t get caught again."

After releasing the Yellowlip Fish, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief and then looked forward with anticipation at the marine life guidebook.

The displayed reward was 3000 RMB, plus 30 experience points and points, followed by a special buff skill [Rod Protection Buff].

Lin Yang took a detailed look at this rod protection buff and found that it was similar to a previously rewarded line protection buff; it also increased the rod’s toughness and strength by 20%.

His fishing rod was already among the highest quality in the world, but with the addition of both the line and rod protection buffs, he would be able to fish offshore with even less worry in the future and it would be a big help for catching large fish.

Lin Yang wasn’t surprised that he could unlock such a special skill, given that the Yellowlip Fish is considered one of the most valuable fish in the ocean at present. It was a stroke of great luck to catch such a fish, so the reward was naturally extraordinary.

Although Yellowlip Fish can now be bred in captivity, there are not many bred, and currently, the only breeding site in the world is located at the Yellowlip Fish Natural Conservation Area Rescue Base in Dongguang City, Guangdong Province.

This base isn’t big, with breeding ponds for Yellowlip Fish covering an area of 4–10 acres each, and each acre can only house 5–10 fish.

This means that even a 10,000-acre breeding base would only have 100,000 fish in total, and there isn’t a breeding base that big, so these fish are still extremely rare.

After releasing the Yellowlip Fish, the previous commotion in the livestream had gradually subsided. Lin Yang thought for a moment and decided not to fish in this spot anymore.

What if he caught another Yellowlip Fish, or what if he ended up catching the same one he just released? That would be really funny, although the likelihood was minimal, it was still possible.

He had already tried this spot and found that there weren’t many fish left. Even if there were, they were just sea breams, and now that he had caught a Yellowlip Fish, he naturally wouldn’t care much for these sea breams.

After bidding farewell to his livestream viewers, Lin Yang ended the broadcast. Next, he planned to go to a far-off fishing spot; the trip was long so he wouldn’t broadcast it.

Lin Yang and Li Xiaopeng packed up their fishing rods together, then started the cruiser to head to the next spot.

It was already three or four in the afternoon, and by the time they arrived at the spot, it might be eight or nine in the evening. They were already prepared to spend the night offshore.

There was a small room on this yacht, which Lin Yang planned to let Yue’er stay in; he and Li Xiaopeng would sleep on the sofa tonight.

The yacht was steadily cruising towards the open sea, and by now it was approaching evening. Lin Yang, having nothing else to do, started preparing dinner for the three of them today.

Though Yue’er could cook, to be honest, her cooking wasn’t as delicious as his, especially since he had specifically learned to cook recently.

Today’s ingredients were mainly fish—recently caught Yellow Sea Bream and Black Seabream. Lin Yang cooked one dish of each type, and also used vegetables and large prawns that he had bought ahead of time and stored in the fridge to make another dish.

By a little past six in the evening, a simple dinner of four dishes was ready.

At this time, the yacht was still steadily heading towards the open sea. Standing on the deck looking out, except for the vast expanse of sea, nothing else was visible.

But the scenery was still intoxicatingly beautiful, with the western sunset reflecting on the wide sea surface, undulating with the waves, like a vast expanse of golden silk.

"The sunset is endlessly beautiful~"

Yue’er stood on the deck of the yacht taking pictures, and Lin Yang walked out from the cabin and also exclaimed.

"Alright, let’s eat!"

Lin Yang said, and the three began to enjoy today’s dinner.

Yue’er put away her phone and bounced into the cabin, having already smelled the delicious aroma from his cooking earlier.

"Wow, cousin, I didn’t expect you to be such a good cook!" Li Xiaopeng set the yacht to autopilot mode and sat down to start eating.

"Yeah, Brother Yang, this fish is really delicious!" Yue’er used her chopsticks to pick up a piece of fish and put it in her mouth, lighting up at the taste.

Fish was something they had eaten a lot while traveling with Lin Yang in recent times, but such delicious fish had been few and far between.

Primarily, the flavor of the fish depended more on the cook’s skill than on the fish itself. Even someone who just knows basic cooking could make a dish with this fish that wouldn’t taste much different from that of a hotel chef.