Chapter 514: Chapter 330: The Pirates Who Offered Their Heads

Having recorded the locations of over a hundred Bluefin Tuna, Chu Mingcheng then set sail to find fishing spots for deep sea fish and coral fish.

The sea and sky were a seamless shade of blue, exactly describing the scenery of the Public Sea.

The water here looked extremely clear, which is the kind of blue water greatly favored by fishing masters.

Finding coral fish wasn’t a challenge for Chu Mingcheng; as soon as he opened the map for Rat Spot and East Starfish, he could generally locate coral reef clusters with particularly good ecological environments.

Compared to domestic waters, the resources of the Public Sea were truly outrageous.

Upon opening the map, Chu Mingcheng could see that a large number of Rat Spot inhabited the southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean.

Some marked locations even showed gatherings of over a thousand.

The East Starfish were not to be outdone, with even more abundance than the Rat Spot, and by a significant margin.

Unfortunately, apart from imported and farmed ones, ordinary wild East Starfish could not be sold domestically, even those from the Public Sea.

Of course, for every policy, there is a loophole; it’s not impossible to trade wild East Starfish under the radar.

But with the risk of being caught, Chu Mingcheng would never engage in such activities.

With plenty of other fish to profit from, why take the risk?

However, compared to the easily located coral fish, Chu Mingcheng was currently more concerned about the situation with deep sea fish.

His external device hadn’t bound to any protected deep sea fish, which meant he had to search for fishing spots himself.

Fortunately, large coral reef clusters were especially conducive to finding habitats for deep sea fish.

Therefore, after checking out the areas to the southeast where both Rat Spot and East Starfish were abundant, he changed course and headed there.

Five Killer Whales trailed far behind; with them around, Chu Mingcheng had no fear of shark attacks while diving.

Indeed, at this moment, sharks within a ten-mile radius would frantically flee elsewhere upon detecting the scent of Killer Whales.

This included a Great White Shark over five meters long, happenstance traveling through the area.

In its panic, one wouldn’t guess it was a maritime predator.

Only half an hour into the journey, Chu Mingcheng’s fishfinder suddenly registered a large patch of red–a school of fish was nearby.

Chu Mingcheng was astounded; was the Public Sea’s bounty so plentiful that he encountered a school of fish just after setting out?

He quickly stopped the boat and went to the deck, then saw the Killer Whales swimming rapidly towards them, happily feasting.

The fish hanging from their mouths were very small, seemingly just snacks.

“Sure Mackerel?”

Chu Mingcheng’s eyes suddenly brightened; this was wild True Mackerel, also a type of Sure Mackerel.

But its degree of deliciousness was on a whole different level compared to the commonly seen Sure Mackerel, or Squid; True Mackerel in Japan is treated as a high-grade fish suitable for sashimi.

Of course, what mattered most to him was that the fish was classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN, and his external device could bind to it.

This way, he could unbind the Chinese Sturgeon at any time and bind to the True Mackerel to find their traces.

True Mackerel typically inhabit areas just above the seabed rocks, making them suitable for longline fishing.

As long as he found some fishing spots, Zhao Jun could catch this higher-grade fish continuously on future trips to sea.

Naturally, with such a sizable encounter with the wild True Mackerel school, Chu Mingcheng wasn’t going to be polite.

He took out the bait to thaw, then brought out two electric fishing rods and installed them on the gunwale.

The maximum length of True Mackerel is no more than fifty centimeters, generally weighing under five pounds, with three to four pounds considered very large.

Facing such small fish in a school, fishing would certainly be quicker than spearing.

After setting up the electric fishing rods and hanging the thawed Antarctic Shrimp as bait, it took less than ten seconds after the bait touched water for the rod to tremble–fish on!

The True Mackerel had an even more aggressive bite than he’d imagined, which meant today was destined for a great catch.

Pressing the button to reel in the line, at that moment the other electric fishing rod also indicated a strike–it too had a fish on.

By now, the first electric fishing rod had lifted the fish to the surface.

A fish with a somewhat yellow-green back appeared above the water, resembling the commonly seen Squid in the market at first glance.

Its belly was round and plump, clearly well-fed.

No wonder it could be made into sashimi.

Chu Mingcheng pulled up the line, unhooked the fish, and tossed it into a foam box filled with crushed ice.

True Mackerel were rarely available alive in the market, mostly sold as fresh-chilled or frozen, with wild ones fetching around 120 to 130 yuan per pound–not an inexpensive price.

Therefore, it was naturally recognized as High-quality Aquatic Products by the external device and immediately received an enhancement.

If someone could get a clear view of this school of fish, they’d notice that about twenty percent of the larger and rounder-bellied individuals were congregating beneath the electric fishing rods.

Every time bait descended, this group of fish would compete fiercely to bite.

Smaller fish had been pushed out of the way by the group, resulting in all the larger fish of the school being caught.

Of course, occasionally smaller fish that slipped through the net managed to take the bait.

Chu Mingcheng would casually throw these into a separate foam box to be used as bait.

A school of True Mackerel this size theoretically could attract many other predatory animals.

However, the presence of the Killer Whales deterred other predators from approaching.

And since there were no Humpback Whales nearby, the Killer Whales surrounded the school of fish after they had their fill, allowing Chu Mingcheng to fish to his heart’s content.

Even the formidable Killer Whales couldn’t keep the school contained forever; the fish eventually escaped in batches, which was inevitable.

Thus, by the time it reached just past eight in the evening, the frequency of fish caught on the electric fishing rods had slowed considerably, and Chu Mingcheng decided to let the Killer Whales rest and extinguished the idea of continuing to fish.