"The market valuation for a Southern Bluefin Tuna isn't that different from a Pacific Bluefin. Under normal circumstances, the price per jin runs between two hundred and six hundred."

"The final price mainly depends on meat quality assessment and preservation condition."

"Barring any surprises, this one's quality is definitely top-tier. The Sky also has an ultra-low temperature refrigerated hold, which guarantees the fish's freshness."

"Personally, I think if you sell it to a tuna broker, the price should be between two hundred thousand and three hundred thousand."

The captain had been at sea for decades. While bluefin tuna were rare, he'd seen them before and had a solid understanding of the market.

Chu Mingcheng found his estimate quite reasonable.

For a bluefin tuna to sell for over a million domestically, it would have to be a monster that had grown to its absolute limit—weighing over eight hundred jin.

It wasn't like in Japan, where market hype could drive a six-hundred-jin bluefin to such prices.

Moreover, although Southern Bluefin was a type of bluefin, it differed from Pacific and Atlantic varieties.

The four-hundred-jin mark was pretty much the limit for Southern Bluefin. It simply didn't grow as large, so naturally its value wasn't as high.

Chu Mingcheng was already very satisfied with a price of over two hundred thousand.

At the very least, this single fish allowed him and Jiang Luoluo to successfully recoup their costs, with an extra hundred thousand or so in profit.

When nearby anglers heard that this Southern Bluefin Tuna was worth over two hundred thousand, their eyes turned red with envy.

Two hundred thousand! How many people earned an annual income of two hundred thousand, tax-free, at that?

Seeing the torpedo-like tuna being crated by the crew and carried into the refrigerated hold, the anglers who'd gathered around immediately returned to their spots to continue fishing.

Soon, everyone had switched to heavy-duty rods, using bullet mackerel to target big fish, hoping they too could land a Southern Bluefin Tuna.

"You guys are still fishing?" It was already past twelve, nearly one in the morning. Chu Mingcheng couldn't help asking when he saw Zhang Wei and the others return to their fishing spots.

Landing that tuna had been exhausting.

In the middle of the fight, he'd used Life Conversion once to counter the fish's initial burst of power, but hadn't used it again after that.

Therefore, the Southern Bluefin had nearly drained all his physical strength, leaving him desperately needing rest.

"Of course! You've already broken even and made an extra hundred thousand-plus. A few of us have to work harder, right? We've got to at least recoup our costs in the first week."

Zhang Wei swapped his bait for a bullet mackerel, preparing to continue fishing for deep-sea species.

From the looks of it, he was planning to pull an all-nighter.

Chen Yang and Han Baola had the same idea—they'd also been spurred on by the tuna.

"Alright then. I'm heading back first." Chu Mingcheng really wanted them to go back and rest like him, then fish together tomorrow.

Because of his cheat system, anyone fishing near him would have better harvests than fishing alone.

But they were all fired up at the moment, so he couldn't very well persuade them.

Jiang Luoluo naturally went back with him. She wasn't an angler, just an angler's girlfriend. It was perfectly normal for her not to stay up all night.

That night, Chu Mingcheng slept soundly. When he woke in the morning, the fatigue in his body had vanished, and he was back in peak condition.

This was another benefit of his enhanced physique—his recovery ability was leagues beyond what it used to be.

It was eight in the morning, and from his room, Chu Mingcheng could sense the whole boat seemed very quiet.

After washing up and stepping out, he found that, as expected, there wasn't a single person on deck, not even a crew member.

He went to Jiang Luoluo's room. She was already awake, washing up in the bathroom.

"Ah Cheng, you're up so early. Aren't you tired? I was just about to go to the galley to get you breakfast."

"Just goes to show how strong my recovery is." Seeing she was only wearing a slip nightgown, Chu Mingcheng's feet developed a mind of their own and squeezed into the bathroom.

Jiang Luoluo twisted away in mock annoyance. "Hey, what are you doing in here? It's so crowded."

"I came in precisely to squeeze!"

"No, what are you doing with your hands?"

"Didn't I say? I came in to squeeze."

"Get away from me! You think I'm a cow? And is this squeezing? You're clearly groping..." At this moment, Jiang Luoluo could only curse her own ample assets—her hands were no match for his.

"I'm just taking advance measurements for our future kid's cafeteria. I have to know if the child will go hungry, calculate how much formula to buy!"

"Formula my foot! Get off! A single glance tells you it's enough, no measurements needed!"

Jiang Luoluo was pressed against the sink, unable to even turn around. After struggling for a few moments, she only succeeded in making herself breathless.

"Come on, I worked so hard last night catching that Southern Bluefin and helped you break even too. Don't I deserve a little reward?" Chu Mingcheng whispered, leaning close to her ear before planting a kiss.

The sneak attack on her earlobe sent a shiver through her entire body, and her legs went weak.

Being teased like this, how could a girl with no experience handle it?

Forgetting all about how crowded the bathroom was, she managed to turn her head and offered a kiss of her own.

A series of enchanting, pleasant sounds escaped from her nose. Feeling his actions escalate, she, for once, didn't stop him.

But after a short while, she opened her misty eyes in confusion, looking at Chu Mingcheng, who had stopped on his own.

She seemed to be asking, Why did you stop?

"Man, I'm starving! Hurry up, we still have to get breakfast!"

"And just who's wasting time here?" Jiang Luoluo retorted, her cheeks flushed. She pushed him out of the bathroom and shut the door to continue washing up.

Chu Mingcheng sat on the bed with a cheerful grin. Teasing his girlfriend every day really did improve his mood.

As for why he'd stopped himself when she hadn't stopped him?

It wasn't because the timing was wrong, but because Chu Mingcheng remembered Jiang Luoluo's "orders"—he wouldn't touch her before they were married.

He had no idea that in the days to come, his own self-imposed rule would cause Jiang Luoluo no small amount of frustration, leading her to come up with all sorts of schemes.

The two went to the galley for breakfast together, not wanting to disturb Zhang Wei and the others.

They'd fished all night—they were probably dead to the world right now.

The Sky High was still anchored in its original spot. Generally, once these fishing boats found a good location, they wouldn't leave easily.

Unless the fish were gone and the anglers aboard started complaining, only then would the boat move to a new spot.

Last night, Chu Mingcheng had caught a Southern Bluefin Tuna, and many other anglers had good deep-sea hauls as well. The Sky would probably stay here for at least three or four days to save on fuel.

After breakfast, Chu Mingcheng couldn't sit still. He rented a small boat again, preparing to go trolling.

With a crew member driving and helping to locate fish schools, he and Jiang Luoluo caught a good number of Japanese Spanish mackerel.

Just around ten in the morning, Chu Mingcheng spotted a submerged reef that had been exposed near the sea's surface. From a distance, it looked like some giant creature's head.

The current over there was very strong. The crew member had been driving all morning and hadn't gone near that area.

"Hey, it looks like there are lots of submerged reefs over there. Would that be a good spot for spearfishing?"

But as soon as the crew member heard this, his expression changed.

"You can't go spearfishing there. Too many reefs, and the underwater currents are strong. People can easily get swept away—it's very dangerous."

"But it's the calm period of the receding tide right now. You could go gather some gooseneck barnacles."

"There are gooseneck barnacles over there?" Chu Mingcheng's eyes lit up.

Gooseneck barnacles were a type of cirripede, but in the Pacific, the term usually referred to Capitulum mitella.

Unlike the Atlantic variety, which could sell for over a thousand yuan per jin, the gooseneck barnacles found in domestic waters were very cheap—only about a hundred-something per jin.

Chu Mingcheng was interested in this, partly because it could increase his experience points, and partly because he'd never tried them and wanted to taste them himself.

So he had the crew member return to the Sky to grab two small shovels, then took the tools to the reef cluster.

The reef cluster looked close, but it took the small boat nearly half an hour to reach it.

Once nearby, Chu Mingcheng found the waves here were indeed quite fierce.

Even during the calm period of the receding tide, the small boat was still rocking violently.

He did find many gooseneck barnacles on some rocks, along with signs of previous harvesting.

The rocks where gooseneck barnacles grew were all very steep. No wonder harvesting them had become a high-risk profession.

However, there were some less dangerous spots. The gooseneck barnacles in these areas had been mostly harvested. The crew member took them to these safer locations.

Although the harvest wouldn't be great here, safety was paramount.

These weren't the thousand-yuan-per-jin gooseneck barnacles. Chu Mingcheng certainly wouldn't do anything dangerous. He and Jiang Luoluo just harvested a few jin in this area.

A few jin was enough for them to have a taste. The crew member started the boat to head back.

Suddenly, a meter-long greater amberjack leaped out of the water and crashed into Chu Mingcheng's arms.

He was completely baffled, his hands instinctively catching the fish.

The fish struggled violently in his arms. Unable to control it, he had to toss it onto the boat's deck.

Jiang Luoluo was stunned. "Talk about express delivery!"

A meter-long greater amberjack had to be at least thirty-something jin. Even sold to a fishmonger, it would be worth a thousand yuan. This was indeed excellent delivery service.

Looking at the free greater amberjack on the boat, Chu Mingcheng's thoughts went elsewhere. "Does this mean a school of amberjack has arrived? Are there predator fish in the water chasing them?"

The crew member replied, "A school has probably arrived. Do you two want to continue trolling?"

"Let's go back to the Sky. I have a feeling the school will hide under the boat." At this point, the small boat was only about a hundred meters from the Sky. Chu Mingcheng saw no need to waste money on trolling.

Back on the main boat, some anglers had already trickled out to fish.

Chu Mingcheng asked a crew member, and sure enough, a school of fish had indeed arrived near the boat.

So he and Jiang Luoluo split up to wake everyone, getting Zhang Wei, Chen Yang, and Han Baola up.

"Hurry up, a school of fish is here—it's a rare opportunity."

Chu Mingcheng practically dragged Zhang Wei to the deck. Jiang Luoluo and Han Baola were quite fast—they'd already set up their electric jigging rods and started fishing.

He didn't hesitate either, setting up his large electric jigging rod in a rod holder, baiting it with a small mackerel, and starting to fish.

The greater amberjack wasn't considered a premium fish in the Aquatic Codex, so the Fish Gathering function was useless.

But he'd caught plenty of this species before.