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Chapter 723: 710: A New Record for Free Picking

Chapter 723: Chapter 710: A New Record for Free Picking

Just as the referee was waiting for instructions from the organizers on the next steps, a message that exceeded everyone’s common understanding quickly came through.

“This special giant grouper will not be measured and released according to the usual local fisheries conservation law, but will await the arrival of a subsequent research vessel to capture and take it away! A research team from the local Ocean Life University has spent precious capture quotas to study this fish!”

When Yue Feng and WaWa heard this news, they were quite calm, after all, they didn’t know what it meant, and the fish didn’t belong to individuals anyway; whether it was released or given to other institutions made no essential difference to Yue Feng.

But Zhang Lin was different; he became completely excited after making a phone call to a friend.

“Bro Feng, it looks like we’ve hit the jackpot this time!”

“Hit the jackpot? What do you mean?” Yue Feng turned to look at the excited Zhang Lin.

“According to Florida law, giant grouper is a highly protected species! Locally, fishing for it is not allowed, nor is bringing it aboard a boat! Even if you want to take a photograph, you have to get into the water to do it!”

“Huh? I know all that, but so what? What about it?” Yue Feng continued to inquire.

“Based on this legal regulation, the current world record for giant grouper on the World Fishing Association website is still from over fifty years ago, before the law was changed! Since then, because giant grouper aren’t allowed to be taken out of the water for weighing, no new records have been set! This fish is a rare species in other marine areas, scarce and rarely caught by accident with enough evidence left behind.

Just now I called a colleague from the website to help me check, and the record for giant grouper is 327.1 pounds, and the one we’ve just caught is definitely a record-breaker!”

“Damn! Can you even do that?” Hearing this, Yue Feng was slightly stunned; this was an unexpected gain.

Thinking this, Yue Feng immediately checked the progress of his system tasks.

Sure enough, it had previously been 5/6, mutant bigmouth bass awaiting certification.

Now it had changed to 6/6, mutant bigmouth bass and giant grouper both awaiting certification!

This also meant that the system had preliminarily recognized the type of this big fish as well as the fact of the record-breaking, because there had not yet been an accurate measure of the data.

“Like the previous bigmouth bass record, this giant grouper was also caught in a local competition in the United States, and the weighing data was provided by an ocean life research team. When submitting it to the forum, it will be absolutely easy!” continued Zhang Lin.

Yue Feng: “Awesome! Our luck is too good — we just earned a new fish record for free! Respected referee, may I know how long it will take for the research personnel to arrive?”

“Very soon, the marine biology research team from the university has a very close relationship with government departments, they are already on their way after receiving the news and will arrive soon!”

With this response, Yue Feng felt relieved.

In less than half an hour, three boats branded with the Ocean Fisheries Bureau and Coast Guard logos arrived at the location of Yue Feng’s fishing boat.

This giant grouper was not the same concept as the previous mutant bigmouth bass. The government workers who rushed over quickly checked Yue Feng’s fishing boat license and the anglers’ eligibility after arriving and then got busy.

The fish, exhausted, continued to move around the water’s surface area. After half an hour of recuperation, its activity had somewhat recovered, but with the fishing line and hook, it still couldn’t escape. When the professionals arrived, they immediately took new measures.

They used a device similar to a tranquilizer gun, shooting the giant fish with one shot, and within a short while, the fish’s activity worsened, and it gradually floated motionless on the water’s surface.

Then, the longest fishing boat opened its stern gates, and several people used the boat’s hoisting system to pull the fish aboard together.

Listening to Zhang Lin’s explanation, it seemed that the fish had been anaesthetized just now. As for how it was to be dealt with, whether by dissection, live transport, or something else, he no longer knew.

A few minutes later, Yue Feng and his team received the measurement data provided by the staff aboard the ship.

629.3 pounds, which is approximately 570.9 jin!

Ding! Congratulations to the host for breaking the world record of the Giant Grouper with a score of 570.9 jin!

Ding! Main quest “Dream Fish Species” current task progress 6/6! Officially completed!

Ding! Host’s current authority has been upgraded to A-level! Lottery Points +1 million! With passive blessings, actual point rewards +5 million!

Ding! Congratulations to the host for unlocking world fishing reputation, current Reputation Points +1000, current reputation level upgrades from beginner (Beginner) to intermediate (Prominent)!

Reputation Mall unlocked!

A series of system notifications echoed in Yue Feng’s mind, and the main quest he had been yearning for was finally completed!

In addition to the current authority upgrade to A, the Reputation Mall had also officially opened.

The ordinary authority upgrade was quite helpful for Yue Feng; the higher the authority level, the more benefits he enjoyed. After upgrading to A, access to more high-end items would be unlocked.

Yue Feng had a basic understanding of these, but what surprised him more were the world reputation increase and the Reputation Mall unlocked after completing the task.

With a thought, Yue Feng checked the newly unlocked Reputation Mall.

[Good Person Card][Prank Card][Challenge Card][Sea King Card][Advanced Adaptive Strength Card]…

All sorts of functional cards that Yue Feng had acquired through system tasks, including some rare ones, were all available for sale in the Reputation Mall, with each priced between one hundred thousand to one million points.

Besides these functional special cards, there was also a separate section featuring numerous different professional role cards.

[Racer]: Purple professional role card, unlocks a new secondary identity for mastering various competitive racing skills after purchase.

[Combat God]: Purple professional role card, unlocks a new cloned identity for mastering various combat skills after purchase.

[Food Master]: Orange professional role card, unlocks a new secondary identity for mastering both national and international culinary arts after purchase.

[Wilderness Hunter Card]: Orange professional role card, unlocks a new secondary identity for mastering various professional hunter skills in the wilderness after purchase.

[Extreme Maniac]: Orange professional role card, unlocks a new secondary identity for mastering various extreme sports at the top level after purchase.

…

Darn it, a series of professional role cards covered countless new professional branches, and their dazzling descriptions utterly bewildered Yue Feng.