As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up

Chapter 60: Chapter 60: Eel: Are You Polite?

By 8 pm, Chu Mingcheng not only added subtitles to the video of the cat eating, but also finished editing the video of night fishing for sea bass.

Following Jiang Luoluo’s suggestion, he had divided that day’s video into an upper and a lower part.

The first half was about fishing in the afternoon, and the second half was when he caught the big sea bass.

However, this video was different from the one of the cat eating; it needed not only subtitles to explain some procedures but also a voiceover, which meant he had to do it slowly himself.

After saying goodbye to Jiang Luoluo, Chu Mingcheng drove back to the town.

As soon as he entered the front door, his parents were naturally sitting on the sofa waiting for him, as expected.

“Son, come over here.” Chu Yongxin had been waiting for quite a while, and as soon as he saw his son returning, he immediately waved him over, obviously unable to contain his curiosity any longer.

“First off, I should clarify that Luoluo and I are just friends, and right now my main focus is on making money; don’t start imagining all sorts of things.”

As Chu Mingcheng approached, he preemptively said this to avoid being bombarded with questions later.

Having been rushed to marry for years, he had reluctantly gone on matchmaking dates in the past, but now that he had a new goal, his attitude was naturally different from before.

“I know, I know, dad’s not asking about that. Dad’s asking how the boat search went, did you find one you liked?”

Chu Mingcheng was taken aback by Chu Yongxin’s response. He looked at the silent An Xiuwen and felt it was very strange; this wasn’t their usual style!

But the mention of the boats actually relieved him.

“I’ve looked, and I didn’t expect a fishing boat of around ten meters to be so expensive; a fully-equipped boat costs over half a million.”

“Of course, did you think boats were like cars, where a hundred thousand would get you a decent one?” Chu Yongxin had heard about it from his wife the night before and nearly died laughing.

He had taken out several hundred thousand precisely because he knew that a basic fishing boat would cost about that much!

The type two fishing boats suitable for far-sea fishing were beyond his ability to support his son; he couldn’t afford a boat that cost several million!

“So what’s your plan now?” An Xiuwen asked.

“Didn’t you mention before about giving me several hundred thousand to buy a boat? I was thinking of borrowing it from you, and I’ll pay you back with the money I earn, after daily expenses.”

Chu Mingcheng had been reluctant to take money from his family and preferred to borrow from Chen Yang because he felt that, at 28, it wasn’t good to rely on his parents anymore.

Now that he needed a lot more money, asking Chen Yang was not suitable, so he came up with a compromise: to borrow from his parents and pay them back with his earnings.

“We’re family, what’s this talk about borrowing…” @@novelbin@@

An Xiuwen hadn’t finished speaking when Chu Yongxin interrupted her; he quite agreed with his son’s approach.

“Alright, choose the boat first, and tell me how much you’re short. I’ll lend you the money when the time comes.”

Seeing his parents’ agreement, Chu Mingcheng felt really happy inside, and it even increased his motivation to earn money.

Just as he thought the discussion was over and was ready to take a shower, Chu Yongxin suddenly asked, “By the way, Ah Cheng, where is your friend from?”

Chu Mingcheng was stunned for a moment but responded, “She’s from Hang City, currently living in Xia City long term.”

“Xia City is nice!” Chu Yongxin’s eyes lit up, “When you mentioned buying a boat and going out to sea to fish for a living, I was thinking that our area has scarce fish resources; it wouldn’t be easy for you to make it in fishing.”

“I wanted to suggest you move elsewhere, but I also didn’t know where would be best for you.”

“Since your friend is in Xia City, why don’t you also go there and develop your career? Xia City is at the junction of East Sea and South Sea, with abundant fish resources, having both the unique species of East Sea and the fish types of South Sea.”

“Moreover, the prices there are not cheap, which is more suitable for you to make money from fishing.”

“If you go to another place, you’re unfamiliar with life and would need time to adapt, but going to Xiamen with a friend there could help you get to know the locale quickly.”

Now Chu Mingcheng understood his parents’ thinking, but the idea of moving elsewhere to develop was already part of his own plans.

The difference was that he hadn’t considered moving so early, but now that his parents were suggesting it, he began to think about whether to go straight there to buy a boat and apply for a local fishing license.

Moreover, one-star freediving certification can be directly obtained in Xia City, whereas in Wen City, there is a study club, but the exam still has to be taken in Southeast Asia, which is more troublesome.

However, two-star and three-star certifications still require going abroad, and only freediver with at least a two-star rating can learn fishing and hunting to get a license. To be on the safe side, Chu Mingcheng just needs to get a three-star freediving certification, and if he doesn’t have time, there’s no need to go for the four-star.

As for the type of diving that involves breathing tanks, called scuba diving, this kind is not allowed for fishing and hunting; it’s considered against the rules and even illegal.

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The next day, Chu Mingcheng took Jiang Luoluo to the seashore at low tide to collect a variety of sea snails and shellfish, including clams, oysters, conch, and conch shells, and they even caught two stone crabs weighing about five taels each.

Of course, this was a purposeful trip to the seaside to earn some experience points.

The experience points for the aquatic fauna handbook increased by five, reaching a total of thirty-three points.

After lunch, Jiang Luoluo had to leave; her flight was at two in the afternoon.

Chu Mingcheng didn’t return from the airport until after three in the afternoon, but he didn’t waste time and used the tracking function to find a mana-made pond covered in aquatic plants to collect some Fushouluo.

In the evening, he planned to go to the park and use the scanning function to see if there were any Alligator Gar.

The ability called Free Swimming can enhance his physical fitness by 10%, but that is just enough to reach the level of a regularly exercising normal person.

Freediving fishing and hunting often require facing underwater currents, and even if he faces less resistance in the water, when it comes to spearing big catches, he similarly needs to tread water, so naturally, the stronger his physical fitness, the better.

The pond he found seemed to have been man-made, probably intended for building a house or creating a fishpond.

However, due to some unforeseen circumstances, it was left abandoned here and gradually formed a small pond after rainwater accumulated.

As soon as Chu Mingcheng arrived, he saw many Fushouluo eggs by the pond edge, and there were also quite a few Fushouluo.

He put on gloves, took out a bag, and started to work.

As he was collecting, he suddenly noticed something in the water by the pond’s edge.

Upon closer inspection, he exclaimed, “Whoa, are there eels in this kind of small pond?”

The eel seemed startled by his movements, quickly retracting its head back into its hole.

Chu Mingcheng had not yet caught an eel, which would be good to bring up for more experience points in the aquatic fauna handbook.

However, since he went to the airport to drop off Jiang Luoluo today, he only had a toolbox for fishing gear in the car, and didn’t bring a fishing rod, so it seemed he would have to craft the fishing tools himself.

Chu Mingcheng took the toolbox out of the car, cut a section of fishing line, and tied a small sleeve hook that was used for catching stream rockfish.

Not finding a suitable branch, he simply tied the other end of the fishing line to his hand.

For bait, he could use Fushouluo since the eel wasn’t big and the pond looked dirty; he had no plans to catch it for eating.

Picking up a Fushouluo, he smashed it with a rock, took out the snail’s meat from the head and hooked it onto the fishing hook, leaving the tip of the hook slightly exposed.

He then placed the bait into the eel’s hole and gently stirred the fishing line.

It took less than ten seconds before he felt a tug on the line; the eel had taken the bait.

After hooking it, he couldn’t simply yank it out; the best rhythm was a gentle pull and release.

When he got it to the entrance of the hole, he could pull it straight out, but this was only applicable to small eels.

Chu Mingcheng pulled the eel out, estimated its weight to be around two taels, too small.

Seeing the experience points for the aquatic fauna handbook successfully increase by +1, he unhooks the eel and releases it back into the water.

“Grow bigger, wild eel!”

Eel: “Are you being polite?”