As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 601 - 367 This Fish is Very Punishing!_2

Chapter 601: Chapter 367 This Fish is Very Punishing!_2

Soon, Hu Xiangdong pulled up the fish he had caught, a vibrant sea red spot, which was unfortunately a bit small, weighing just over a pound.

But he didn’t mind and cheerfully tossed it into the fish box.

By now, the sun had shifted toward the west, making the water shimmer with golden light.

Chu Mingcheng continued fishing, and when he cast his bait into the water, the scattered school of fish gathered again.

As for the bait nearby, the fish at the bottom didn’t even give it a glance.

Not far from the hook, a red figure, outstanding among the school, was hiding in a crevice of the reef, resting and preparing to gather strength for hunting later in the evening.

Little did it know, a strange attraction suddenly awoke it, and an inexplicable desire arose within it, as if there was something irresistible not far away.

Instinctively, it swished its tail and swam out of its hiding place.

At that moment, when it appeared, other smaller fish near the reef were instantly panic-stricken and fled the area.

But this usually ferocious red figure didn’t bother with its usual prey—it continued swimming toward the particularly enticing spot.

After a short while, when it discovered the source of the attraction, its eyes lit up, and it suddenly sped up, pushing past a fellow species member before opening its mouth and swallowing the fatally attractive bait.

"Wow, what kind of fish is this? It’s kind of strong!"

Knowing that there were sea red spots here and having caught a yellow croaker, Chu Mingcheng had assumed there wouldn’t be any large fish in this area.

Suddenly, his fishing rod bent considerably, forming a large arc.

This seriously surprised him; it seemed that Hu Xiangdong’s fishing spot had a considerable amount of fish.

"Is it this easy to catch fish?"

Meanwhile, Hu Xiangdong, seeing Chu Mingcheng drop his hook and immediately catch a fish, was beginning to doubt life.

He ignored the girl who had been pestering him all the time and hurried over.

"The fish isn’t small, the rod is bending so much."

"It’s not small; no wonder you have to pay to get this fishing spot, it really seems like a treasure trove."

This time Chu Mingcheng didn’t rely on strength; as both the fishing rod and line were quite thin, he had to adopt a roundabout strategy.

He loosened the line slightly and then started pulling it back and forth.

Hu Xiangdong kept his eyes on him, seemingly eager to learn some fishing techniques.

He was indeed curious why Chu Mingcheng was catching fish so quickly, even though they were fishing in the same spot.

But after watching for a while, he didn’t discern any special techniques, just that Chu Mingcheng’s fishing skills were very proficient.

After about ten minutes, a sea red spot about seventy centimeters long emerged at the surface.

"Damn, such a big sea red spot?"

Hu Xiangdong was still wondering what big fish it might be, and it turned out to be such a large sea red spot?

Having gone sea fishing for seven or eight years and visited many seafood restaurants, this was the first time he had seen such a large sea red spot; it looked to be well over ten pounds.

"Impressive, there’s a sea red spot here weighing around ten pounds, and it’s only the second time I’ve managed to catch one," Chu Mingcheng was somewhat surprised himself.

The deliciousness of this creature goes without saying. The first time he caught one, he sold it because he didn’t have any money, but this one he was definitely keeping for himself.

"A second time?" Hu Xiangdong was beginning to doubt life.

In his memory, sea red spots were at most six or seven pounds, and that was only likely if one went to the distant seas.

But this was the near sea, even in the Treasure Island Strait with its remarkable fish resources, it should be impossible to find a sea red spot of this size.

Little did he know, someone had a cheat; now a year had passed, and with the cheat’s enhancement, the domestic fish reserves had roughly kept pace with the harvesting speeds of fishing boats.

The trend of resource depletion had stabilized, and with the protection from the fishing ban, oversized fish were only going to become more common.

Perhaps one day in the future, yellow croakers weighing forty or fifty pounds might reappear.

"Bro, let’s negotiate, how about you give me this fish?" Hu Xiangdong’s eyes gleamed as he approached Chu Mingcheng, who was holding the sea red spot, and tried to win him over.

"No way, I want to eat this one myself. My wife and I have never had such a large sea red spot," Chu Mingcheng saw right through his intentions, which were probably similar to Wei Jiaguo’s previous agenda.

But he refused without hesitation; he had never eaten such a creature himself.

"Come on, bro, I don’t mind if you want to eat the smaller ones, I have big plans for this one. Whatever conditions you have, just say it, I’ll agree to anything!"

"..."

Chu Mingcheng looked at the grown man in his thirties acting cute and coquettish in front of him with a complicated expression, It was just a fish, was it necessary?

The girl beside him covered her mouth and giggled, then added, "Brother Hu, you’re so cute like this!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Mingcheng’s expression grew even more complex!

Just because you have money, anything you do is cute?

Eventually, Chu Mingcheng couldn’t take it anymore and gave the fish away.

The condition was that Hu Xiangdong would get him a luxurious catamaran as soon as possible, as he was in need of a boat for vacations and outings with friends.

The Hei Yao was not quite suitable, mainly because it had too few rooms.

Then, Chu Mingcheng continued fishing, and his fishing rod suddenly bent down again.

"Ah Cheng, how about we change the spot?"

"Then you need to give me a bottle of red wine from Burgundy."

"No problem, I’ll get you a case. I just got some 12-year-old ones, and I’ll send you some other fine wines later."

"That sounds great!"

He had almost drunk all the top-grade wine at home, and the only big bottle Chu Mingcheng had, he hadn’t thought about opening it, mainly considering it for collection.

Who knew that just by mentioning it casually, Hu Xiangdong immediately agreed to send a case.

Chu Mingcheng did like drinking a little alcohol when relaxing, after all, if he didn’t smoke, he shouldn’t abstain from drinking either.

While speaking, he wasn’t idle with his hands.

This fish was bigger than the last one, much bigger, and Chu Mingcheng could only hope the fishing line could hold.

During his fishing, Hu Xiangdong and the girl beside him also caught something, each landing a yellow croaker, though not very large, just about eight taels.

It seemed that yellow croakers would dominate here tonight, pushing sea red spots aside.

About twenty minutes later, Chu Mingcheng was finally about to pull the fish to the surface on his side.

"About to unbox, what fish do you think it is?"

Hu Xiangdong thought for a moment, "If it’s this big, it might be a sea bass, or if you’re luckier, it could be some kind of grouper."

The words had barely left his mouth when a big fish, primarily silver with highlights of gold, was pulled to the surface.

"Holy shit~~~ such a big yellow croaker?"

It wasn’t just Hu Xiangdong; even Chu Mingcheng’s hands trembled, the fish was over a meter long, at least twenty kilograms or more.

A yellow croaker this big could definitely make the news if brought to market!

But the next moment, after a closer look, he immediately furrowed his brow, "Something’s off!"

This fish was fatter, completely lacking the slender feel of a yellow croaker.

Then there were the head and mouth, which were definitely different from those of a yellow croaker, easily distinguishable with a closer look.

The next moment, Chu Mingcheng gasped in shock, "This isn’t a yellow croaker, it’s an Iron Window Fish!"

"Huh? Iron Window Fish?" Hu Xiangdong was confused, there was such a fish?

"This is a wild Yellowlip Fish, if I dared pull it up, wouldn’t I have to live behind iron bars?" Chu Mingcheng said irritably.

"So it’s a Yellowlip Fish, I was wondering why it looked like a yellow croaker!" Hu Xiangdong immediately took out his phone, excitedly starting to film.

Because of the appearance of the Yellowlip Fish, everyone fishing on the deck concentrated around.

Everyone was very curious about this almost extinct national first-class protected animal.

Chu Mingcheng himself wasn’t idle either, took several photos with his phone, and then cut the fishing line to release the fish.

He had never intended to pull the fish up onto the boat from start to finish. With so many people on the boat, if something happened to the Yellowlip Fish and these people reported it, he wouldn’t have even a place to cry.

It wasn’t as if Jiang Luoluo had a child, then would he want them to come to see him behind the iron bars?

However, he secretly noted this treasure fishing spot in his mind.

It wasn’t far from here, he could come here for fishing any time he was free in the future.

At least he might not need to go to the Zhoushan Fishery anymore for yellow croakers, which would be much more convenient.