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Chapter 554 - 554 541 Mutant Giant Masu Salmon

554: Chapter 541 Mutant Giant Masu Salmon 554: Chapter 541 Mutant Giant Masu Salmon Yue Feng didn’t bother to wipe the sweat off his forehead and exclaimed loudly in the moment, “Wow!

What a huge fish!

This time we really hit the jackpot.

Folks, this one’s size could even rival a whale’s!

Don’t go anywhere, everyone.

We’ll consult with Professor Zhang on a plan of action and figure out how to handle this big guy!”

After greeting his live audience, Yue Feng turned his head to look at Professor Zhang.

Such an unknown creature would definitely need Professor Zhang’s expertise to identify.

If it were a newly discovered species, there might be other procedures and such.

“Professor Zhang, what kind of fish is this?

What should we do next?

Pull it ashore?

Or?” Yue Feng asked with the curiosity of a child.

Professor Zhang stared at the fish floating on the water’s surface for a long time before responding with some uncertainty, “Judging by its size, it looks like an enlarged version of a Sockeye Salmon!

But there’s quite a difference in the coloration on the surface!

Indeed, Sockeye Salmon display red nuptial coloration during the breeding season, but it’s clearly not breeding season right now!

And these large, spot-like eyes are not found on ordinary Sockeye Salmon either!

I can say with certainty that there is no record of this fish in the cold-water fish catalog.

In layman’s terms, it looks like we’ve probably discovered a new fish species this time!

My personal judgement is that it could be a relative of the Sockeye Salmon, or perhaps a Sockeye Salmon that has undergone some sort of mutation or evolution!”

As an expert in the field of ichthyology, if Professor Zhang says there’s no record, it truly means there is none.

And considering the special geographic environment of Kanas Lake, the explanation that a certain species has mutated makes sense.

Yue Feng repeated for clarification and pressed on, “Then, if it’s a newly discovered species, what should we do with it?”

“Declaring a new species and gathering evidence is a very cautious process, involving a whole set of specific procedures!

We only need to take a sample of tissue, take photos, weigh it, and conduct all sorts of measurements before releasing the fish back into the water!

For now, let’s stick to the old method and drag the fish back to the dock beside our camp.

I’ll arrange for the team members to start the preliminary preparations!”

Yue Feng nodded, “Okay!”

With Professor Zhang’s authorization, Yue Feng attached the carabiner to the speedboat, towing the fishing gear and the fish at a leisurely pace towards the temporary dock of the camp.

Previously, while setting up the gear and waiting, Yue Feng was like a patient hunter.

But now, with the big fish captured and floating on the water’s surface, Yue Feng stood on the inflatable boat like a triumphant general returning from victory!

The news of the capture of a giant unknown fish in Kanas Lake quickly spread through various channels.

The concurrent number of viewers in the live stream soared once again, reaching 1.5 million in less than half an hour.

Such a large audience put great pressure on the platform’s traffic servers.

Even with Yue Feng’s exceptionally powerful drone signal source, the live stream became unstable.

The lag, delay, and the desynchronization between certain images and sounds due to insufficient server capabilities affected the quality of the live stream.

The operators, who had been keeping an eye on the backend data, immediately contacted the company’s tech gorillas to re-optimize and match bandwidths to ensure the live stream proceeded smoothly.

After some hustle, they combined the bandwidths of several hosts, prioritizing them, and eventually stabilizing the situation.

The six to seven-kilometer water journey took more than half an hour to drag the fish and equipment back to the camp.

Yue Feng used a drone to get a closer look at the big fish.

Its gills would flare open occasionally, but it only had enough strength to gasp for air and was completely exhausted, unable to struggle anymore.

After confirming this, Yue Feng then deflated the outer ring of the inflatable mat and curled it up around the edges.

After successfully preparing everything, he took off the large line winder and grabbed the fish with his hands to pull it ashore.

Ding!

Congratulations to the host for catching a giant mutated Atlantic salmon!

Lottery Points +10w!

Calculating passive amplification, current Lottery Points +50w!

It was at this moment that the system prompt sounded!

Yue Feng then learned that, in the system’s view, this big fellow was known as a giant mutated Atlantic salmon!

One fish earned Yue Feng 50w in Lottery Points, and his total Points had now surpassed one million.

Not until the fish was pulled ashore and observed up close did everyone realize that it was over seven meters long, with sharp teeth densely packed in its mouth, and each scale was as large as the bowl used for eating at home!

Lying on its side by the water, it looked like a prehistoric giant beast with an inelegant pose.

Once the fish was at the water’s edge, the scientific research team immediately got busy, taking photos, measurements, and collecting as much data as possible.

Yue Feng couldn’t help with these tasks, but he wasn’t idle, continuously providing a first-person view of high-definition footage with his drone, covering every angle of the big fish.

About half an hour later, the basic photographing and sample collection were completed, and Professor Zhang found Yue Feng!

“I contacted the higher-ups, and the directive they gave us was to attempt to release it after collecting the data and samples!

This big guy is growing weaker, and a large fish like this will definitely have its autonomous breathing affected when it’s out of strength!

“The last big fish, I saw you were very professional, so how about you take charge of this one too?”

Yue Feng glanced at the large fish hook stuck inside the fish’s mouth and involuntarily swallowed hard!

A fish of a hundred or so pounds was nothing compared to this seven-meter-long behemoth, and removing the hook was a significant challenge.

However, considering the possible rewards from the system for releasing such a big guy, Yue Feng gritted his teeth, “Damn it, I’ll give it a go!”

“Alright, I’ll try!

But it’s definitely not safe to use our hands!

The risk is too high, can we find an appropriate gaff or similar tool?”

“We have one at the camp, I’ll have someone go fetch it!” Professor Zhang responded and sent a student to get the tool.

Soon, the staff brought over a gaff about two and a half meters long.

A gaff is essentially a pole made from wood with a metal hook at the tip, at an angle of about 80 degrees, used in sea fishing to pull fish onto the boat.

With the tool in hand, Yue Feng started the process of hook removal!

He used the gaff to find the spot where the metal hook was caught on the fish hook, and then pushed in the opposite direction to push the fish hook out.

But the fish hook, even larger than the gaff, along with barbs designed to prevent the fish from escaping, was thoroughly embedded.

How could it possibly be easily removed?

After numerous attempts, he still couldn’t remove it and instead, the hook’s wound was enlarged.

Five minutes later, the fish hook was finally removed!

But Yue Feng, out of habit, checked the fish’s gills and felt something was wrong; it looked like the fish hadn’t moved them in a long time.

Seeing this, Yue Feng carefully touched the outside of the gills.

The big fellow didn’t move at all, and the gill filaments had gradually changed from bright red to a dark red.

This was a sign of loss of vitality; in other words, the fish seemed to be dead.