As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 420 - Chapter 420 Chapter 303 The Turbulent Changes in the Rankings

Chapter 420: Chapter 303: The Turbulent Changes in the Rankings Chapter 420: Chapter 303: The Turbulent Changes in the Rankings Chu Mingcheng had stayed in Modu for the night to have surveillance installed, and once it was ready, he set sail again.

He first went to Wen City to sell the pipefish and Han’s mimic shrimp.

Pipefish weren’t expensive, together they had caught 73 jin which sold for 2,900.

The smaller Han’s mimic shrimps were 301 per jin and the larger ones 402 per jin, totaling over 47,000 yuan.

Truth be told, Chu Mingcheng quite enjoyed catching these. Earning money this way was much faster than dealing with golden spearfish.

However, since he was still in the competition, he could only continue to fish.

For the next three days, Chu Mingcheng relied on his own efforts to find and fish without using the searching function.

After the personal skill incident that caused so much trouble last time, he figured it would be wise to keep a low profile for a while.

Today just so happened to be the second return tide, which included Chen Yang, who, because of his advice, had a particularly fruitful catch.

Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo were lucky today and found a few sizable yellowfin tuna.

Since the fish were over 200 jin each, they caught two together but unfortunately, the rest vanished without a trace.

By the time they had finished cleaning up, it was already nearing seven in the evening.

After a simple dinner, the two opened the APP to check the leaderboard.

Then, they were shocked by the updated rankings.

Wang Lao Liu remained the first but his total had outrageously surpassed one million, reaching 1,273,000 yuan, which was incredible.

Chu Mingcheng quickly checked his catch record and saw that he had caught two rather impressive bluefin tunas, selling for 730,000 yuan combined.

The difference was too great, leaving Jiang Luoluo somewhat disheartened, “Is this guy’s luck just too good?”

Chu Mingcheng remained silent, not revealing his thoughts.

From second to fifth place, the totals dropped from 870,000 to 640,000.

Those excelling beyond him were all deep-sea fishing experts, and the announcement showed they had caught premium bluefin tuna.

His current total of over 350,000 had a substantial gap with the fifth place.

Chen Yang had a good catch this time, accumulating a total of 307,000 yuan, just securing the tenth place.

And from seventh to ninth place, like Chen Yang, they also caught bluefin tuna and were among the deep-sea fishing heavyweights.

The whole situation felt oddly suspicious.

Not only did he feel it, but many contestants including the organizers found it strange.

But without knowing how they did it and in the absence of evidence, there was little the organizers could do but turn a blind eye to avoid a scandal tarnishing the competition.

However, the organizers were not indifferent; they had arranged for staff to improve the competition rules as much as possible.

Clearly, there would be no changes to the competition rules this time to avoid any further incidents.

Now, what the organizers wanted was for the fishing competition to end smoothly and uneventfully.

At this time, Chen Yang also made a call to discuss the leaderboard situation.

Of course, there wasn’t much to discuss, really; just suspicions about the integrity of some players and the desire to file a complaint.

If complaints were effective, the organizers would have taken action earlier, instead of remaining nonchalant until now.

In fact, Wang Lao Liu, the current first-place holder, didn’t look pleased, and the same was true for that group of cheaters.

There were too many of them, their scores improved too conspicuously, and mainly they all ran in the same circles; they all knew the specifics.

But they couldn’t easily communicate among themselves privately, for fear of Wang Lao Liu reporting them.

The ones ranked lower were beating their chests and regretting not having the guts to buy more at that time.

After all, if the cheating this time was successful, there would be no chance for a repeat performance.

“Sigh, I was hoping to place well in this competition, but now…”

After hanging up the phone with Chen Yang, Jiang Luoluo dejectedly collapsed on the table. With their ranking not being high, it meant putting plans for their fishing gear brand and factory on hold for the year.

“It’s only September 13th, and there are still seventeen days left. Who knows what could happen?” Chu Mingcheng patted her head, comforting her.

Losing was out of the question. With his cheat, how could he choose to lose on purpose?

“True, there are still seventeen days. If we’re lucky enough to catch a couple of fat fish, we could close the gap with the first place, maybe even surpass it by a lot,” Jiang Luoluo perked up immediately, clenching her small fists to cheer herself on.

However, it was clear that she was still not very enthusiastic, and her act was merely to avoid affecting Chu Mingcheng.

Chu Mingcheng didn’t offer any more consolation, knowing that if they caught a premium bluefin tuna, Jiang Luoluo’s mood would improve.

So he opened the bluefin tuna search page and checked the location of the closest bluefin tuna.

Currently, the nearest bluefin tuna were in two locations; one was in the northeast direction, requiring about three hours of sailing to reach and had five fish.

The other was in the southeast direction, closer, needing only two hours of sailing, but with just one fish.

He zoomed in on the map and observed that the bluefin in the northeast were rapidly moving that way, seemingly heading for the public sea.

The one in the southeast seemed to be staying in place, likely feeding.

Since it was already evening and chasing the larger group would be too time-consuming, Chu Mingcheng decided to head southeast first to catch that bluefin.

If the fish wasn’t small, it would naturally cheer up Jiang Luoluo.

So, after dinner, he went to the cockpit, retrieved the crab and shrimp cages he had just set down, thawed out a box of bait, and then set course in the direction of the foreseen bluefin tuna.

“Ah Cheng, what’s this?” Jiang Luoluo looked puzzled.

Chu Mingcheng would never normally set out on the boat at night; at most, he would use luring lights to check if any golden spearfish would be attracted. But tonight, he took the initiative to sail out.

“We’re falling behind so much, we need to work harder,” he said.

Chu Mingcheng didn’t go into detail, just showed his enthusiasm.

Jiang Luoluo was startled, then a smile spread across her face. She understood his actions were because she felt upset, so she sat beside him, softly saying, “I will keep you company!”

Chu Mingcheng smiled, took her hand, and continued to monitor the Bluefin Tuna map, watching the target’s movements closely.

They sailed on, and for a while, the fish finder showed no signs of big fish, disappointing the ever-watchful Jiang Luoluo.

It wasn’t until the Sea God arrived above the target fish and the fish finder refreshed, revealing a large fish track, that she suddenly leaped up in excitement.

“Ah Cheng, Ah Cheng, there’s a fish, a big fish!” she exclaimed.

“Looks like taking the initiative was the right move. See, we found the big fish, didn’t we?”

“Yeah, hopefully it’s not a shark… ptoo, ptoo, ptoo, it’s definitely a Bluefin Tuna.”

After that, the two didn’t hesitate and immediately went up to the deck.

The camera above the cabin was aimed at them, ready to record their entire fishing process.

Jiang Luoluo immediately started throwing bait; these sardines didn’t need to be cut in half on purpose.

Chu Mingcheng also took out the fishing rod, installed it in the fishing hole, and put on the belly belt.

He attached a small sailfish they had caught the day before, threw it into the water, and then joined Jiang Luoluo in baiting and chumming.

Bluefin Tuna were located two hundred meters below the water’s surface, and a large amount of bait was needed to lure them over.

Once it discovered the small sailfish, it certainly wouldn’t let it go; now they just hoped the Bluefin Tuna below were big enough.

Chu Mingcheng didn’t quite understand the habits of Bluefin Tuna yet. Actually, these solitary Bluefin Tuna were usually quite large.

Moving alone meant no competition for food, so they were often well-fed.

Chu Mingcheng’s plugin, which increased the breeding speed of aquatic life in domestic waters, was now showing good effects.

Many small aquatic organisms had short reproduction cycles and fast growth rates. With the enhancement, their numbers quickly increased significantly.

So in terms of food, these marine predators found it easier to hunt than before.

The more they ate, the more fat they accumulated, and the fatter the fish became, which was great news for tuna anglers.

The slowly sinking sardines quickly caught the attention of a Bluefin Tuna.

Rather than hunting for themselves, these readily available meals were naturally more appealing.

The Bluefin Tuna came over, took just three scoops, and obliterated the piled-up sardines at the bottom of the sea.

Then it followed the trail of the sardines, slowly making its way up.

At that moment, it spotted a food it particularly fancied, and without a second thought, it swam over and swallowed it in one gulp.

“Ding ding zi zi zi…”

In an instant, the wheel of the fishing rod let out sounds of impact as the tension was released and the fishing line was pulled away by the fish, making the handle rotate as well.

The rod naturally bent under the force, but Chu Mingcheng had been waiting for the fish to bite.

As soon as the rod made a noise, he gripped it with both hands and gave a strong upward pull.

Then, he took the fishing rod out of the fishing hole, resting the butt on his belly belt, and put all his strength into his hands, not allowing the fish any slack.

Jiang Luoluo was somewhat astonished. “Ah Cheng, aren’t you going to play the fish first? No, is the fish not very big?”

“The fish is quite big, but it’s getting late. It’s better to catch it early so we can rest earlier!”

“Should I help you with that?”

“No need, I can manage it myself.”

The Bluefin Tuna under the water was indeed quite large and very strong.

It could not be compared with the seven hundred thousand one, but it was still estimated to be not much smaller.

To fully utilize his strength, Chu Mingcheng had specially replaced the fishing line on the reel with one he wove from three strands of Dali Ma Line, which was much stronger than the original.

So the moment the fish bit the hook, he went straight for brute force.

Soon, ten minutes passed. The Bluefin Tuna that initially was about a hundred and fifty meters away from him was, under its full strength, pulled thirty meters closer by Chu Mingcheng.

But after that, he let out a bit of line.

Originally, he thought it might take him two hours to catch the fish, but now he realized that he might not even need an hour to get the fish to the side of the boat, clearly underestimating his own strength.

So after some tugging and pulling, while constantly watching his watch, when the time hit an hour and forty minutes, a plump Bluefin Tuna appeared beside their boat.

On seeing this, Jiang Luoluo immediately cried out in delight, “It’s really a Bluefin Tuna, and a chubby one at that, fantastic!”

This fish was definitely a morale booster, at least letting her know there was still a good chance of securing a high spot.

So, she quickly picked up the gaff hook, timed it right, and hooked the fish right by the head.

The Bluefin Tuna immediately struggled, but today she too harnessed her potential. Despite her body shaking uncontrollably from the golden spearfish’s struggles, she held on to the gaff hook firmly.

After a short while, the fish stopped moving and was hoisted aboard by Chu Mingcheng with a crane.

Seeing the weight on the crane, Jiang Luoluo finally displayed a joyful smile.