After looking at the comments for a while, Jiang Luoluo realized it was already eleven o'clock at night.

To ensure she had enough energy for tomorrow, or perhaps out of fear that Chu Mingcheng would get up to no good if he stayed at her place, she mercilessly kicked him out of the house.

After being kicked out, Chu Mingcheng didn't go home. Instead, he went downstairs, got in his car, and went looking for plecos.

This time, he made a special trip to his fishing boat to grab the large landing net, planning to scoop them up directly.

After what had happened, he felt insecure without seven or eight charges of Life Conversion on hand.

He didn't go to the same river as last time. He had caught so many there before that he was afraid the harvest would be mediocre this time.

However, after using the tracking function, he once again found himself in a familiar place.

"..."

Looking at this familiar river, Chu Mingcheng didn't know what to say.

Last time, he had buried over five hundred of them, clearing out at least a three-kilometer stretch of plecos!

But in the end, the tracking led him back to the same river, just five kilometers away from the previous netting spot. It truly was a long river.

Forget it. He couldn't be bothered to complain anymore. He picked up his shovel and started digging.

This time, he dug for half an hour, making an especially large pit.

Then he took out the large landing net and activated the Fish Gathering function. After waiting a minute, he scooped into the water, and as expected, the net was full of plecos.

At this moment, Chu Mingcheng suddenly felt that he was the real "pleco cleaner."

He worked for four hours, burying all the plecos, and by the end, he was five kilometers away from his original scooping spot.

Because scooping was much faster than casting a net, he could basically catch all the plecos in just a few tries.

He spent most of his time digging pits. Toward the end, as time was running out, he didn't even have time to dig and just focused on catching the fish first.

Therefore, he buried even more plecos tonight. The exact number would only be known after all of them had died.

He didn't concern himself with that. Instead, he returned to the fishing boat to clean the landing net before finally heading home.

The next morning at seven, he was woken up by Jiang Luoluo. Although he was still very sleepy, he could sleep on the boat today, so Chu Mingcheng didn't use Life Conversion to wake himself up.

The first thing he did upon waking was to check the Pleco data panel.

【Pleco (Invasive Species)】

【Ecological Damage Index: 5 Stars】

【Plecos Eliminated: 1,363】

【Tracking: 1/day】

【Special Equipment Unlocked: Net】

【Fish Gathering: 1/day】

【Life Conversion: 16 charges (13/50)】

Previously, he had five hundred and seventy-one, converted five hundred and fifty, and then adding yesterday's catch, he could convert exactly eight hundred.

Now with sixteen charges of Life Conversion, Chu Mingcheng's sense of security skyrocketed.

Coupled with the further improvement of his physical fitness, he was full of anticipation for the upcoming spearfishing trip.

He got out of bed, gathered his gear, and set off for the pier with Jiang Luoluo.

When they arrived at the pier, it was just after eight o'clock. They thought they had arrived early, but Wei Jianguo was even earlier.

Today, Chu Mingcheng finally got to see his boat. It was a two-story deep-sea fishing yacht.

He learned from Wei Jianguo that it was a 70-foot, Class 1 fishing boat, a birthday gift from his son for his sixtieth birthday.

He himself rarely took it out to the open sea. For one, going to the open sea required friends to go with him, and for another, he no longer had the energy.

He didn't need to guess to know that this boat was worth at least ten million, as the interior was luxuriously decorated, and much of the equipment was imported.

Now, Chu Mingcheng had a rough understanding of his family's wealth. No wonder he was always so generous when buying fish—he truly wasn't short on money!

The rooms on the boat were also luxurious, with six in total. The lower level had four single rooms, obviously for friends.

The upper level had the kitchen, dining room, and entertainment room, as well as two large rooms for the chef and crew to sleep in.

Every time Wei Jianguo went to the open sea, he would hire a chef and four temporary crew members to handle cleaning and miscellaneous tasks.

Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo looked at each other. This was what you call the sea-fishing life. This trip was a huge score.

When he had offered to give him a hundred-jin tuna, Chu Mingcheng had thought it would cover the boat fee.

But now, it seemed he really had to get him a bluefin.

Unfortunately, fishing for bluefin required going to the east of Taiwan, which wasn't easy to get to now. Secondly, the distance was too great, and he didn't plan to be out for too long at this time.

Afterward, Chu Mingcheng moved all his equipment from his fishing boat, especially the electric reels, which were very important.

He had also ordered some packing bags and foam boxes, which were delivered shortly after and moved onto the boat.

Seeing that he had finished moving his things, Wei Jianguo called him over and suggested, "Ah Cheng, do you and Luoluo have enough time? How about we go to Dongsha for this trip?"

"That far?" Chu Mingcheng was startled.

The straight-line distance from Xiamen to the Dongsha Islands was about two hundred and fifty nautical miles. Wei Jianguo's boat had an economical cruising speed of 20 knots, so it would take at least twelve and a half hours.

"What's so far about it? I always used to go to Dongsha when I went to the open sea. There are a lot of fish there."

"We don't have a problem with time. Since you think it's good there, Agong, then let's go to Dongsha!"

After saying that, Chu Mingcheng felt that since everyone was already here, they might as well set off early.

That way, they could arrive earlier tonight and fish for a little longer.

Who knew that Wei Jianguo would wave his hand and say that some of the bait hadn't been delivered yet.

Then, after about ten minutes, a van pulled up with dozens of boxes of frozen mackerel bait.

"Grandpa, are you planning to fish for large tuna?" Five hundred jin of bait... apart from tuna, which required a large amount of fish for chumming, other species didn't seem to need that much.

Wei Jianguo retorted, "You're already preparing to spearfish for these big fish, so can't I prepare to fish for them?"

"Of course you can. I happen to not know how to fish for these, so I can learn from you!"

It was normal to use dozens or even hundreds of jin of fish for chumming when fishing for tuna, but there were also techniques to it. Chu Mingcheng didn't know any of these, so this was a good opportunity to learn and prepare for the future.

After all, spearfishing was only suitable for the upper water layers. Tuna often stayed in the middle or bottom layers, so chumming was needed to attract them and use bait to catch them.

All the frozen bait was moved to the cold storage compartment. Then, Wei Jianguo went to the cockpit to start the fishing boat's engine to warm it up, and then they set sail.

The sun was shining brightly today, with the temperature reaching a high of twenty-two degrees. This was also the last of the warm weather in Xiamen. In a few days, when they returned, the temperature would drop.

Jiang Luoluo stood at the bow, her arms outstretched, enjoying the sea breeze, her hair flying in the wind. But Chu Mingcheng noticed that he hadn't given her any jewelry. The pieces she was wearing now were ones she had bought herself before.

It seemed that after this trip to Dongsha, he would have to visit a jewelry store.

The journey was actually quite boring. Chu Mingcheng ate lunch, rested for a while, and then went to catch up on sleep.

Because after dinner, he needed to switch shifts with Wei Jianguo so he could rest.

When his phone alarm rang, Chu Mingcheng woke up groggily and turned it off.

It was already four in the afternoon. After a nap, he felt much more refreshed.

After dinner, he came to the cockpit to switch with Wei Jianguo.

He looked at the navigation and saw that the destination was to the northeast of Dongsha, very close to the islands.

This area was quite suitable for deep-sea fishing. Chu Mingcheng immediately took out his phone and recorded the coordinates. He would use them in the future.

He hadn't expected to have such a bonus harvest just by going out to sea with Wei Jianguo.

Perhaps he could tag along a few more times in the future and get all of his fishing spots. Good things are meant to be shared, right?

After sitting for a short while, Jiang Luoluo walked in with a plate of cut fruit.

Because there was only one driver's seat and no passenger seat next to it, she just sat directly on Chu Mingcheng's lap.

"First time in the open sea, are you used to it?" Chu Mingcheng asked, wrapping his arm around her waist.

Jiang Luoluo speared a piece of apple with a toothpick and brought it to his mouth. "It's fine. Agong's boat also has internet, so it feels more comfortable than being at home. I can come out on the deck for some fresh air often. It just makes me look forward to our own boat even more."

"We'll have to wait a while for that! There's a fishing moratorium before then. Should we go travel somewhere?"

"What do you have in mind?"

"I was thinking of going abroad to have a look. We can discuss the details later!"

"Mmm~!"

Time passed very quickly when he was being sweet to Jiang Luoluo. Chu Mingcheng felt like only a short while had passed before the boat had already reached its destination.

He checked the time: ten minutes past ten at night.

On this trip to Dongsha, the Aquatic Species Codex should be able to level up to 2.

As for the Premium Codex, it had already reached level four.

【Premium Aquatic Species Codex (Level 4)】

【Current EXP: (120/500)】

【Usable Tools: Hands, Fishing Gear (Handlining possible), Speargun (includes fish spear, snare, etc.), Longline (Not Unlocked)】

【Fish Gathering (Level 4): Premium aquatic species within your range will have a 4% chance of being actively attracted, appearing within the host's line of sight (they will still flee if startled by the host).】

【Effective Range: 4-meter radius】

【Deliciousness: +4%】

【Size: +4%】

He still needed three hundred and eighty premium fish for the next level, which wouldn't be easy to achieve. He could only worry about that when he got back.

However, after reaching level five, Chu Mingcheng might be able to visit the entrances of some underwater caves frequently. If the creatures hiding inside crawled out, he could catch them easily.

A four-meter radius was already a great help for his spearfishing.

Chu Mingcheng had a feeling that his income from spearfishing would far exceed that from fishing in the future, especially since the water quality in the open sea and high seas was crystal clear, far superior to that in coastal waters.

Now he just had to wait for his big boat to be launched, and then he would soar.

Chu Mingcheng observed the fish finder. This one had a larger detection range and was much better than the one on his small boat.

Currently, there were no fish schools in the shallow waters, but there were plenty of fish in the deep.

He steered the boat to an area with a dense fish population, then dropped anchor.

The two of them came down from the second-floor cockpit, and Wei Jianguo had just arrived on the deck as well.

He was holding two electric jigging rods. He handed one to Chu Mingcheng and said, "Let's put down the underwater lights too. If there are any tuna nearby, we can attract them."

"Even if there are no tuna, we can attract some small squid. These small squid are great for bait."

Chu Mingcheng nodded, first going to deploy the underwater lights, then taking out his own electric jigging rod and setting it up on the gunwale next to the one from Wei Jianguo.

He left a fishing spot between them to prevent the lines from tangling due to the current.

Wei Jianguo's electric reel was a Daiwa 800MJ, with a slightly smaller power output than Chu Mingcheng's, but it was more than enough for deep-sea fishing.

In fact, one electric reel wasn't enough for him. He would definitely need to get two more smaller ones in the future.

After setting up the rig, sinker, and a baited trap, Jiang Luoluo had also cut up a large plate of bait.

"Luoluo, you should fish too! You can use my electric rod. It's powerful and reels in fish quickly. We're counting on you tonight!"

But Jiang Luoluo shook her head. "I think your fishing luck has always been better than mine. Why don't you use this powerful one!"

Chu Mingcheng looked at his 4% hook-up rate for premium fish. With the power of the electric reel, he might really be able to catch a few more fish than she tonight. She was right!