Chapter 513: Chapter 329: The Profit of the Seafood Merchant_4

From this moment, it could be seen that if Chu Mingcheng wanted to take a stroll in the Public Sea, the Sea God’s performance was beginning to fall behind.

Theoretically, this boat could go to the Public Sea, but only to areas close to domestic waters; venturing farther just wouldn’t work.

At this moment, he thought of the sportfishing yacht mentioned by Hu Xiangdong–it would be perfect for him, who was ready to venture into the Public Sea.

However, he couldn’t afford the more than twenty million for the time being, and he felt too embarrassed to accept such a gift from someone.

From the Sea God’s maximum earnings on a single trip, after these two sales to Zhang Wei, Chu Mingcheng roughly understood that the average was about two million.

Unless he encountered a top-quality Bluefin Tuna, it would be hard to have a windfall.

If he wanted to buy a luxurious sportfishing yacht, he would need to sail out ten times.

The resources available in the nearshore waters had already been mostly taken by him, and if he continued, even with the help of the “cheat,” resources would be exhausted.

Therefore, he needed to go further away, which basically meant a week per trip.

Even if he ambitiously sailed out three times a month, it would still take over three months. This was also why he postponed buying a house till after the engagement.

By that time, he should have more than twenty million in liquid funds. Together with Jiang Luoluo’s contribution, they could definitely buy a very nice house.

“Let’s make do for now, and get a better ship next year when I have the money!” Chu Mingcheng gave it some thought. Having only acquired the Sea God a few months ago, there really was no need to replace it yet, so he temporarily dismissed the idea of buying a luxurious sportfishing yacht.

Going to the Public Sea was just a bit more troublesome, as it required finding the location of sea tankers. This information was available in the navigation coordinates, so it wasn’t hard to find.

The Sea God sailed through the waves, slowly moving across the sea.

Chu Mingcheng, sitting in the pilot’s cabin, wasn’t idle either. Whenever the fishfinder detected a cluster of fish, he would dive down to check the environment.

If it was a rocky area or a coral reef, he would record the coordinates.

If an island was discovered, he would pull up the maps of Rat Spot and East Starfish to see if there were many of them. If both types of fish were plentiful, indicating a healthy ecosystem, he would likewise note down the coordinates.

Setting out in the morning, by evening, he had successfully found the killer whales at the old location and let them follow along.

Then, around midnight, Chu Mingcheng arrived at the sea tanker’s location.

This position was safe enough, and he simply turned off the lights and went to sleep.

The killer whales, cleverly not coming too close, floated near enough to keep the Sea God in sight and rested on the ocean surface.

After a deep sleep, Chu Mingcheng, who hadn’t slept for over thirty hours, finally restored all his energy.

After breakfast, he first hunted a school of spearfish to feed the killer whales, then approached the tanker to refuel.

After a long detour, the diesel in the fuel tank was almost gone, and this trip had again cost him tens of thousands.

A single trip to the Public Sea almost amounted to a fuel cost of close to one hundred and fifty thousand, which was quite expensive.

With a full tank of fuel, Chu Mingcheng honked the horn to signal the killer whales and then entered the Bashe Channel.

In this area, he occasionally encountered other ships, mostly cargo ships and small seafood transport vessels.

Fishing boats going to the Public Sea to catch fish in the south needed these small transport vessels to carry their catch.

When the Sea God crossed the Bashe Channel and arrived in the Western Pacific, it was already noon.

Chu Mingcheng arranged a simple lunch for himself and began to observe the Bluefin Tuna map.

The “cheat” covered areas included the Hua Xia Sea and the adjacent Public Sea, so it also covered parts of the Western Pacific.

Having not previously been to the Western Pacific, the area on the map was a grey blur. Now, it was finally displayed.

He then discovered that the number of Bluefin Tuna had drastically increased, far exceeding domestic waters.

Recalling the situation with the Pacific Bluefin Tuna, he was not surprised to see so many.

The Pacific Bluefin Tuna and the Big-eyed Gold Spearfish are both classified as vulnerable species.

They spawn in the waters near East Huaxia Sea, Japanese Sea, and around Shikoku Island in the Pacific.

Many juveniles will migrate all the way to California in Country Chou, grow there for several years, and then return and stay in the Western Pacific.

The migration routes were also displayed on the map, and a transitory line was interrupted due to the bounds of the map–the “cheat” couldn’t display areas beyond its binding region.

The abundance of Bluefin Tuna was naturally good news for Chu Mingcheng.

He needed to observe the Public Sea for a few days to find the patterns in the movements of the Bluefin Tuna and to determine several spots with concentrated populations of fish.

Later, he would share these locations with Zhao Jun, which would mostly complete the task for this trip to the Public Sea.

So, he took out a notebook and roughly sketched the marked positions of Bluefin Tuna on the map.

Tomorrow, he could compare them with today’s positions and then continue to mark the locations for tomorrow.