As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 604 - 369: The Crab with the Golden Necklace

Chapter 604: Chapter 369: The Crab with the Golden Necklace

"You, going out to sea and fishing without inviting me!"

At Zhang Wei’s house, Chu Mingcheng first came here to pick up his wife after returning, and the moment he entered, he was blocked by him.

"It was a friend whom I’m not very familiar with who invited me, I’ll introduce you to him when we’re closer," Chu Mingcheng said as he pushed him aside and walked into the house.

"The one who sold you the boat?" Zhang Wei, unperturbed by being pushed aside, asked.

"Yes, he’s pretty wealthy, but I didn’t ask what exactly his family does. It’s always good to make connections," Chu MIngcheng said. Besides the genuine friendships that grow from childhood, it’s difficult to make sincere friends in the adult world.

To Chu Mingcheng, Hu Xiangdong was nothing more than an ordinary friend.

Mainly because the other party was wealthy and influential; otherwise, he would just be a regular fishing buddy.

"You handle it! Speaking of which, these are the stone fish you caught, how about you show off your skills at lunch?"

"Sure, call over Ah Yang and the others!"

Chu Mingcheng nodded in agreement. He had caught quite a few stone fish while diving, gave some to Hu Xiangdong, and brought the rest back.

He had brought so many back mainly to give some to his friends. Since his wife was here today, having a meal together was just fine.

He then went to the kitchen with the fish and put on gloves to start preparing the stone fish.

Jiang Luoluo and Bai Jing, both pregnant, were still sleeping. After Zhang Wei phoned them, he came in to help.

Just as he was about to handle one, Chu Mingcheng hastily stopped him, "Don’t touch it, it’s highly toxic, let me do it."

"It’s okay, I know its dorsal spikes are poisonous. It’s faster with two people handling it."

Zhang Wei had been handling various seafood for a while now, and was quite familiar with these creatures.

After putting on gloves, he skilfully took a fish from the box, his movements and technique very adept.

Seeing this, Chu Mingcheng also felt relieved and started on the fish he was holding.

The stone fish that had exploded its dorsal spikes in Zhang Wei’s hands was tame, not even raising its spines.

But he still used pliers to pull out the fish’s spikes first and put them in a pot of boiling water on the side.

These highly toxic things had to be properly handled before being disposed of to prevent garbage collectors from being accidentally injured.

Next came skinning the fish. The skin of a stone fish was very dirty and held no culinary value, so it had to be completely removed.

The skin was not easy to peel either, but with Zhang Wei’s help, the two managed to prepare four fish in half an hour.

Despite each fish weighing around two or three pounds, there wasn’t much meat after processing.

By then, Chen Yang had also arrived with his girlfriend, and seeing them in the kitchen, they joined to help.

Two were used for yellow braised, and two for tofu fish soup. With the addition of other ingredients, Chu Mingcheng was busy for an hour before lunch was ready.

By that time, the two sleepy pregnant women finally came down, enticed by the aroma.

"Ah Cheng, you’re back? It smells so good, what did you make?" Jiang Luoluo’s eyes lit up when she saw Chu Mingcheng, and she immediately walked over and clung to his arm.

"I caught some stone fish to bring back. This fish is nutritious and the flesh is tender, eat more of it."

Although pregnant women shouldn’t eat much seafood, eating a meal of stone fish, which is tender and nutritious, isn’t a problem as long as it’s consumed in moderation.

What’s important is that it must be fully cooked, and cold-natured foods like crabs should be eaten less.

After lunch, Chu Mingcheng took his wife home to continue her pregnancy care in peace.

But three months later, Jiang Luoluo volunteered to go stay at her parents’ house for a while.

The reason being that young people tend to be spirited, especially when physically fit.

Having a baby in the belly, other parts of the body get the strain.

Jiang Luoluo couldn’t do much about Chu Mingcheng and knew he was indeed bored staying home all day, so she simply went back to her parents’ house, giving him ample space to engage in other activities and vent his excess energy.

He personally drove the Sea God to Hang City, stayed a day at his father-in-law’s, and then got back on the Sea God, took out a treasure map he had snatched from pirates, and set off.

Indeed, ever since Jiang Luoluo had proposed staying at her parents’ place for a while, he had been planning this treasure hunt.

If he didn’t go this time, it would be even harder once the baby arrived.

He had initially planned to wait until the Hei Yao was delivered and find an opportunity to start.

The Palau Sea Basin was far away, and piloting the Sea God there would require several refuelings along the way, which was troublesome.

However, the timing was good this time, as Hei Yao had just arrived and needed a few days for maintenance checks at the shipyard, so he didn’t want to wait any longer. After exchanging for some diesel-filled Green Coins, he set off.

The antiques hidden in Hei Yao had been very lucky not to have been discovered, and Chu Mingcheng had secretly moved them all to the collection room in his villa.

The main gate’s code was known only to him and Jiang Luoluo, and there was another iron door inside, with the key kept in the safe, secured very carefully.

Mainly because the value of the items inside was extremely high, he really needed to be cautious.

This excursion to the treasures of the Palau Sea Basin, regardless of whether the treasure was found or not, marked an ending to Chu Mingcheng’s treasure-hunting journey.

The Sea God directly traversed the East Sea, entered the Public Sea through the strait, and then headed south.

Chu Mingcheng had to constantly monitor the diesel level and the positions of nearby tankers to avoid running out of fuel and needing assistance.

Of course, when he wasn’t rushing, he continued to fish or dive to hunt and collect new species.

When he arrived at the Palau Sea Basin, the Sea God mode was already at level seven.

[Sea God Mode (7/10)]

[Experience: (7/50)]

[Unlock Percentage: 70%]

[Time Limit: 8 hours]