As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 449 - Chapter 449 Chapter 311 My Tender Ancestors

Chapter 449: Chapter 311: My Tender Ancestors Chapter 449: Chapter 311: My Tender Ancestors The next day, Chu Mingcheng prepared and set sail.

Since Jiang Luoluo was at home, he did not take his pets with him.

However, his first destination after going to sea was Crescent Island to check on the current situation of the sea lions.

Of course, it was also time to collect the White Jade Shell and even catch some Spot shrimp and rich shrimp to add to his meal.

Chu Mingcheng had several customers who wanted grouper, so it was a good opportunity to head to the coral reef to catch some.

Therefore, he would stay overnight at Crescent Island, and the next day head to the northeast part of Treasure Island, near the Yaeyama Islands.

This archipelago was a transit station on the eastern route of the Maritime Silk Road, and he was quite curious to see if he might discover something in the water.

A real treasure Hunter would study historical documents and unofficial histories to find the approximate locations of shipwrecks.

Basically, they would only go to the destination to explore and search when they were quite confident.

For someone like Chu Mingcheng who planned to casually stroll under the sea, finding anything would be purely a stroke of luck.

He had actually begun to study these things, but since it hadn’t been long and customers suddenly wanted to buy fish, he had to go out to sea first to scout the environment and route.

A little after twelve noon, the Sea God arrived at Crescent Island, honked the horn as usual, and went to the stern to open the small door before heading to the kitchen to prepare lunch.

Lunch was not extravagant; he simply boiled a pot of tomato and egg noodles.

Dining straight from the pot, Chu Mingcheng finished his meal with loud slurps, then checked the fierce sun outside.

The weather was really nice today, and working around midday was indeed not suitable, so after cleaning up, he went to take a nap.

Once he had rested enough and came out, the sun had already shifted westward, and the time was a little past four in the afternoon.

He checked the living room and deck but saw no trace of the sea lions.

Chu Mingcheng frowned; could they have moved north because of the hot weather?

It was not impossible; he had anticipated that the sea lions might leave the area to find a more suitable habitat and was mentally prepared for this.

He then put this matter out of his mind and started the engine to lower the shrimp cages into the water.

Next, he turned off the engine, changed into his diving suit, put on a headlamp, and with a shovel in hand, dove into the water.

The environment around Crescent Island hadn’t changed much; he swam from the beach to the back of the coral reef and quickly located the coral cave he had found before.

Like the first time, the inside of the coral cave was pitch dark, and Chu Mingcheng did not rashly enter but used his headlamp to scan the interior first.

After ensuring there was no danger, he swam inside.

The coral cave was home to many coral fish and even a few grouper.

However, since he did not bring a spearfish gun, he could not catch them and thus could only look on.

The White Jade Shell was still in its original place, but today, there were no sea snakes inside.

Two small fish were hiding inside, and due to his presence, they immediately fled their shelter.

Just as he was about to start digging with his shovel, a large snail appeared from the seaweed nearby.

This snail, swimming backward, was not very quick but was quite large, with a shell diameter of over thirty centimeters.

It had many short tentacles on its head and a large eye, at first glance resembling a squid.

Chu Mingcheng was puzzled; how could there be a Parrot Shell here?

He had heard that Parrot Shells tasted quite good, but as they were a first-class protected animal, he had no intentions toward this Parrot Shell within domestic waters.

Jinxiu Lobsters were actually quite numerous, and he often encountered them, so he had eaten one before.

But Parrot Shells were real living fossils, and surviving to this day had not been easy.

To avoid their extinction by human actions, they certainly needed to be protected.

However, the population of Parrot Shells was still quite large; it was only that their numbers were not very substantial domestically.

They were protected also because they lived long, and their shells had great value as collectibles.

If encountered in an unprotected foreign country or the Public Sea, Chu Mingcheng naturally would not let them go, and the route he was currently passing through might give him the chance to encounter them.

Unfortunately, even the shells of Parrot Shells could not be brought into the country, so he could not act recklessly.

Redirecting his attention, Chu Mingcheng began to dig up the White Jade Shell in front of him, which was something he was allowed to touch.

With his strength and the duration he could hold his breath underwater, digging up the conch was not difficult; it took only seven or eight minutes to extract the White Jade Shell intact.

Putting away his shovel, he carried the conch and swam out of the coral cave.

At this point, he had no idea where the Parrot Shell had hidden, otherwise, he really would have liked to catch it to take a few photos and then release it.

The trip back to the boat was uneventful; Chu Mingcheng placed the conch on the deck, and after letting go, noticed his palms were covered in mud and seaweed, clearly showing that the conch needed a good cleaning.

After washing his hands, he fetched a brush from the tool room, returned to the deck, pulled out a hose from below the ship’s side, and began to rinse the conch while vigorously scrubbing with the brush.

A large amount of sludge fell off, revealing the white conch shell.

Chu Mingcheng was somewhat astonished; he had initially thought that only the interior of the Jadeized Tridacna was jadeized, but it turned out the whole thing was.

However, the outer part appeared very rough and lacked the smoothness and translucence of the inside.

After he had finished scrubbing, Chu Mingcheng discovered that this eighty-centimeter-wide giant conch was quite beautiful.

Even without carving, just displaying it as it was made a very nice collectible.

Conch shells just pulled from the sea were easiest to clean; once the moisture on the surface dried, if there was any remaining sea mud or other substances, cleaning them later would be quite troublesome and might even leave marks on the conch.