As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up-Chapter 166 - 153: A Painful Body

Chapter 166: Chapter 153: A Painful Body

Chu Mingcheng swam to the waters near the solitary island’s cliff, where the current’s influence was less.

It was currently a calm period of low tide, and the water was about fifteen meters deep.

A short dive down revealed many large rocks in the deep water, a terrain very suitable for fish to hide.

If this were some place overseas, I’d wager the area below would be teeming with fish!

Alas, the domestic environment falls short, one must dive down to see how many fish are actually there.

After preparing, Chu Mingcheng dived into the water.

Reaching a depth of five meters, he saw two Yan Chang about five meters to his left.

When Yan Chang are small, they can be kept as ornamental fish; when they grow larger, they can be used as food fish, a very nice economic species, seeming to sell for about a hundred or so.

Unfortunately, these two Yan Chang were only at the kilogram level, which would be fine if caught by fishing.

But with today’s hunting, he couldn’t be bothered to harm such small fish.

Continuing to dive with the spear gun, he slowly approached a huge rock at least the size of a small room.

Next to this rock, Chu Mingcheng found several parrotfish, which appeared to be Green Spot Parrotfish.

Previously at the coral reef, he had blocked one in a large cave.

But in reality, these fish are extremely vigilant; they have almost no curiosity about humans and run at the sight of them.

They’re not like the two Yan Chang who remained nonchalant at five meters distance, for them, getting within shooting range is not easy.

The optimal hunting range for Chu Mingcheng’s spear gun was within eight meters; beyond that, the hit rate becomes a bit of a mystery unless the target is large.

He then approached slowly, and the group of parrotfish began heading towards what they perceived as a safe location.

Two of them moved closer to the rock, running up its slanted face.

Though it seemed they moved above him, the actual distance between them had shortened, approximately six meters or so.

Seeing this, Chu Mingcheng slowly turned his body, keeping his spear gun aimed at the target fish.

When the fish paused momentarily on the slanted surface of the rock, he decisively pulled the trigger, and the spear successfully hit its mark.

However, the hit location seemed not to be ideal.

The spear had pierced the fish’s flank, and the scales of the Green Spot Parrotfish are very large.

Thus, hitting it and damaging its scales exposed a large wound.

Furthermore, as the fish struggled, the wound gradually enlarged, diminishing the fish’s value.

Given the current situation with a poor hit, then…

Chu Mingcheng swam to the surface to retrieve the fish, clipped it to the live fish clip, and then removed the scales from the spearhead.

These scales could be taken back, deep-fried, sprinkled with green onion and peppercorn salt, making them crunchy and tasty.

Brother Haiwang seemed to be fishing but was actually keeping an eye on Chu Mingcheng’s movements; upon noticing he had surfaced, he immediately called out, “Ah Cheng, caught some fish?”

Hearing this, Chu Mingcheng turned around, gave a thumbs-up, and nodded his head, then lifted the five or six catties heavy Parrotfish displayed on the live fish clip.

“Woah, such efficiency! Ah Cheng, it’s only been seven or eight minutes since you dived in to hit a fish?” Brother Haiwang had only called out as a jest, not really expecting a catch.

This speed genuinely surprised him; compared to fishing, this form of hunting was like fish jumping onto the boat!

“Ah Cheng’s swimming is very good, and he seems to have a natural talent for hunting. If the resources are good when we go out to sea, he can catch several hundred catties of fish.”

Jiang Luoluo explained somewhat proudly, clearly showing off.

Jiang Yuqi also added, “I agree with this. When I was at Xisha and met Brother Ming, he had just come back from fishing. He caught lots of fish, and with just a fishing line and a hook, without a boat, he caught more than a dozen Mimao Lobsters. I even bought two from him!”

‘Mimao Lobster?’

Hearing that Jiang Yuqi had purchased some before, something stirred in Jiang Luoluo’s heart.

She thought of the two Chu Mingcheng had specifically brought for her, and a stunning smile spread across her face, captured perfectly by a nearby cameraman.

While the three on the boat relaxed with ease, Chu Mingcheng kept working underwater.

He dived again, only to encounter the two Yan Chang once more.

Chu Mingcheng swam towards them and discovered that these two Yan Chang were not afraid of him; they stayed close by and didn’t flee.

So he reached out to touch them, which seemed to embarrass the Yan Chang a bit, and they dodged with a swift move and also sped up their swimming.

But this speed… left Chu Mingcheng somewhat speechless.

He suspected that if he wanted to catch these fish himself, he could easily chase them and grab hold.

So he decided to try, chasing after them with an outstretched hand.

However, Yan Chang were very agile, not easy to catch single-handedly despite not swimming quickly.

He was about to let go of the spear gun to grab one, but the Yan Chang led him away, and after passing the huge rocks, he discovered many more large stones beneath.

These stones rested there, their crevices forming “paths” for the fish to swim through.

The fish instinctively followed traffic rules, navigating these “roads” safely.

In these places, there were not only schools of small fish; he also spotted many plump Pepper Diao among them.

Chu Mingcheng had knocked a Pepper Diao down with bottom fishing before, selling it for over a hundred, so he remembered it well.

There was no shortage of this species underwater, blending in with the small fish; it looked like there were dozens if not hundreds, forming a small school.

It was a very fine fish for sashimi, quite suitable for hunting.

Compared to fishing, fish suitable for sashimi were better off hunted with a spear gun.

Fish for sashimi are bled promptly once caught, whereas fishing causes them to dash around erratically, increasing lactic acid in the muscles which affects the taste.

With hunting, it’s almost always a quick and decisive kill, limiting the struggle to a very short duration.

Therefore, to enjoy sashimi, the fish caught by fishing is the best choice.

Chu Mingcheng immediately gave up the Yan Chang and held his speargun in front of him, moving closer.

This fish didn’t seem to be very alert, as he approached within five meters, they continued to swim slowly.

So he moved a bit closer, and it wasn’t until he was three meters away that the fish became slightly uneasy and moved away just a bit.

Chu Mingcheng then decided not to get any closer and chose the largest one, bang, the spear pierced through the area behind its gills, into its belly.

That was the best hit point; the Pepper Diao twisted and turned twice, and then there was no more.

Chu Mingcheng swam back to the surface, hooked the fish onto the live fish clip, reeled in the line, and reloaded the speargun. Without time to interact with Brother Haiwang and the others, he dived back into the water again.

Jiang Luoluo knew h even rest at the surface, he reloaded his speargun and immediately dove back down.”

“Is that so?” Brother Haiwang looked at her skeptically, somewhat doubting that she was embellishing Chu Mingcheng’s character.

“Let’s wait for half an hour then,” Jiang Luoluo said confidently.

Chu Mingcheng underwater, indeed as she had said, was frantically hunting the school of Pepper Diao.

The first one was the largest, weighing ten jin, with many others around five or six jin.

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Not to mention, those over five jin deserved a good harvest.

He had been active underwater for a bit too long just now, which is why he had specifically come up for a bit.

But after hitting another Pepper Diao and not even a minute had passed, he decided not to resurface.

He reeled in the line, stretched the rubber band to reload, and aimed at another Pepper Diao for another shot.

After spearing three, he appeared at the surface, took a breath through the snorkel, and dipped back down.

Currently, on the live fish clip were one Green Spot Parrotfish and four Pepper Diao.

With seven spots remaining, he just took another breath, and the positions on the live fish clip were all filled.

Twelve fish, with the lch felt somewhat heavy even in the water.

Chu Mingcheng underwater reeled in the line and the spear, ready to take these catches back to the fishing boat.

Just when he was about to swim back to the surface, he saw a huge Red Friend Fish leisurely swimming over from a distance.

There were many small fish here; it was a regular visitor, coming here every day to enjoy itself.

This Red Friend Fish did not expect that today there would be a customer larger than itself, which startled it so much that it immediately hid beneath a huge rock nearby, hoping that the customer on the other side hadn’t noticed it.

But obviously, that was not possible; this Red Friend Fish was seventy to eighty centimeters long, such a size that even Chu Mingcheng going to Xisha had not encountered many.

Seeing the Red Friend Fish seeking refuge in the cave beneath the rocks, Chu Mingcheng moved a bit closer.

But at that moment he momentarily forgot that he had already been underwater for two minutes.

He did not pursue relentlessly to hunt in the cave because that would startle the Red Friend Fish, giving it a feeling of being chased and causing it to flee rapidly.

Chu Mingcheng could pursue, but it wasn’t necessary.

Although it was hiding for now, in reality, it had not been frightened.

Chu Mingcheng poe fish.

As time passed, Brother Haiwang on the boat occasionally glanced at the surface, his eyebrows tightly furrowed.

He checked his watch, “Ah Cheng has been underwater for more than two minutes now, isn’t that dangerous?”

“Yeah, it’s been more than two minutes, what if he encounters danger?” Jiang Yuqi also expressed her concern.

Jiang Luoluo glanced at the two cameramen filming, “Can we not record this next part?”

Brother Haiwang and Jiang Yuqi knew there must be a reason, so they instructed their cameramen to stop filming.

After Jiang Luoluo saw them switch off their cameras, she then explained, “Ah Cheng’s swimming skills are actually better than you all might imagine.”

“He once retrieved a fivutes.”

“I was very worried about him having an accident before, but once I kept an eye on his fishing. He surfaced every five minutes and with such efficiency brought in several hundred jin of fish.”

“We can keep this knowledge to ourselves, if it gets published online, it’s bound to attract a lot of attention.”

“Ah Cheng is someone who likes freedom, if he wanted to be in the spotlight, I think he would have become a swimmer long ago!”

Jiang Luoluo said these things, actually to ease the concerns of Brother Haiwang and the others.

Additionally, whether they could maintain cooperation also depended on whether they would expose this not-so-secret secret.

Being able to hold one’s breath dynamically for over five minutes, with such a large world population, some extraordinary people can do the same or even more.

Although it is surprising, it is not to the level of being non-human.

Therefore, just as Jiang Luoances.

For example, invitations from various diving clubs, but it wouldn’t actually cause much trouble.

Brother Haiwang nodded in understanding and exclaimed, “No wonder Ah Cheng’s fishing skills are so formidable, he’s naturally cut out for it!”

Meanwhile, Jiang Yuqi took out her cellphone, set it to stopwatch mode, and tried holding her breath.

61 seconds, just over a minute.

She then couldn’t hold it any lon it past one minute.”

Seeing this, Brother Haiwang laughed heartily, “Holding your breath is something you can specifically practice. Many people can reach more than two minutes after a brief period of training, it’s just not as exaggerated as Ah Cheng.”

And Chu Mingcheng, the subject of everyone’s discussion, had been waiting underwater for just over a minute when he finally saw the Red Friend Fish emerge.

Having hidden in the cave, the Red Friend Fish couldn’t stay put any longer.

Feeling like there was no movement outside, it tentatively ran out to take a look.

But just as it came out, it saw that huge creature right across from the cave entrance. As it was about to duck back in and had just turned sideways, it felt a sharp pain.

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