As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 550 - 343: Opening the Pearl

Chapter 550: Chapter 343: Opening the Pearl

The two searched around the pool, and finally, they were lucky to catch eight.

Chu Mingcheng hesitated for a moment but ultimately released a male and a female. There were six of them in total, and one per person was about right, especially since they also had coconut crabs.

Since they had just placed the shrimp trap, they decided to continue exploring the island.

As they walked, an odd smell caught their attention.

To some, this smell was like musty socks that had been under the bed for a month; to others, it was fragrant.

"Ah Cheng, it smells like durian!" Having finally found some wild fruit, Jiang Luoluo was excited.

"We’re in luck, I hope they’re ripe!"

Even though it was already December, tropical durians flower twice a year, the first time from June to August and the second from November to the next February.

Now in December, there was a chance of encountering ripe durians.

And judging by the smell that carried from afar, there were definitely ripe ones.

In the woods, without a clear direction, they couldn’t locate the exact position by the smell.

So after wandering around for half an hour, they finally found the tall durian tree.

Several durians had fallen under the tree and were rotting, and some rotting ones still hung from the tree.

"Luoluo, hold the bag for me, I’ll climb up and pick a couple!" Seeing that there were indeed some ripe durians on the tree, Chu Mingcheng handed his bag to Jiang Luoluo and started climbing with a machete in hand.

"Be careful!"

"Mm, don’t worry!"

Chu Mingcheng could easily climb to the top of a coconut tree, let alone a durian tree.

Although the durian tree was tall, it had many thick branches that could be used as footholds.

Chu Mingcheng climbed onto one of the branches and swiftly used the machete to chop down two durians, one green and one yellow.

The durians fell to the ground with a thud, landing on the leaf-covered earth below.

Despite one of the shells cracking open, it didn’t matter—they were going to eat them anyway.

Jiang Luoluo quickly picked up the durians, but she was not foolish enough to put them in the bag; she just held them.

After Chu Mingcheng came down, he took out a nylon rope that had been prepared in the bag, tied the durians with it, and carried them by hand as they returned to the pool.

Back at the pool, they lifted the shrimp trap, revealing the lively freshwater shrimp and a few water bugs inside.

There were no snakes, probably because there hadn’t been enough time for them to get in.

They picked out the larger shrimp to fill a small bag, and the rest of the bugs and small shrimp were returned to the pool.

After cleaning the shrimp trap, Chu Mingcheng and she returned with their bounty.

It might seem like they had only picked some fruit and caught a few crabs and freshwater shrimp on the mountain, but by the time they returned to the beach, two hours had passed since they arrived on the island.

The sun had now moved to the west, and Chen Yang and the other three were setting up their tents.

"You’re back, what did you find?"

"Durian, Ganoderma crabs, and freshwater shrimp," Chu Mingcheng said, placing the items on the table, and then he noticed two coconut crabs in a plastic fish box nearby.

It seemed the others had caught just two to taste.

"Ganoderma crab? Is it tasty, how much does it cost, do we have it in our country?" Zhang Wei was curious about the six purple crabs.

"It should be fine; I’ve never tried it. They’re produced in Qiongzhou, I heard the yield is very low and costs over six hundred yuan per pound."

"Whoa, that expensive? Then even if it doesn’t taste good, it has to taste good!"

Chen Yang, who seemed a bit familiar with the subject, clarified with a sigh, "Don’t be fooled by what you read online! They say that Ganoderma crabs are exclusive to Qiongzhou. The domestic encyclopedias are all deceptive."

"My brother fell for that trap long ago, and after he did some research, he found out that the scientific name of this crab is the Larnaudia crab. They can actually be found on islands in Maid Country, Nicoya, India, and Treasure Island, not just Qiongzhou."

"It’s not surprising for you to encounter them here, but this crab is considered a mountain delicacy and is worth trying."

"I see!" Everyone, including Chu Mingcheng, had an enlightened expression and indicated they had learned something.

Then they continued to be busy, putting up tents.

Once the tents were set up, they took turns going back to the Sea God in rubber boats, changed into diving suits in their rooms, and prepared to dive for White Butterfly Shells.

After Chen Yang opened his diving shop, Zhang Youning and Bai Jing also learned to dive.

Their skills might not be great, but diving within a depth of twenty meters was not a problem, and they each had their boyfriends to accompany them.

Chu Mingcheng took Jiang Luoluo’s hand and led her to the area where he had found a large number of White Butterfly Shells last time.

This area was fifty meters deep, inaccessible for the other four.

Jiang Luoluo, influenced by the marine life guide, could now dive to a depth of fifty meters, though she couldn’t do it many times because of her stamina.

After five dives with her, Chu Mingcheng found five White Butterfly Shells the size of a palm.

Seeing that she was breathing a bit rapidly, he asked her to rest at the surface while he continued the search.

They didn’t need many large clams for the barbecue at night, but he wanted to harvest pearls, so he had to find more while diving.

For this reason, Chu Mingcheng had specifically brought a large net bag to shop for them underwater.

It wasn’t until Jiang Luoluo came looking for him that he realized it was already five in the afternoon.

And as for the White Butterfly Shells, he had picked at least sixty or seventy, the smallest being palm-sized.

"Damn, you’ve practically netted all the White Butterfly Shells!" Zhang Wei uttered somewhat speechlessly upon seeing the large net full of shells, "Didn’t we agree to come here to pick shells and harvest pearls together?"