The Fish I Catch Can Level Up-Chapter 222: Jiang Luoluo's Seduction Plan

The Fish I Catch Can Level Up-Chapter 222: Jiang Luoluo's Seduction Plan

Back home, Chu Mingcheng had no intention of sleeping.
After using a Life Conversion to banish his fatigue, he planned to wait until late at night to go catch scavenger fish.
This was a long-standing plan of his—he needed to raise his physical fitness to an absurd level before the fishing ban started.
It was still a bit too early now. Going to catch scavenger fish now would inevitably attract attention.
Besides, Jiang Luoluo might come over, so to avoid any trouble, going late at night was the safest bet.
So, while at home, Chu Mingcheng decided to check the changes in his Aquatic Codex after the Nansha trip.
First were the common aquatic species. In Nansha, he'd caught the most amberjack. In terms of both quantity and unit price, this fish wasn't exactly a premium catch.
But it could be found in various waters in the open sea, and when encountered, they were usually in large schools, making them a very important source of income for fishermen.
Currently, his amberjack was at level sixteen, which was already starting to have a noticeable effect when he was fishing.
And the Aquatic Codex itself was also very close to leveling up.
[Aquatic Codex (Level 2)]
[Current Experience: (43/70)]
[Unlocked Capture Tools: Hand, Fishing Gear, Speargun, Shrimp, and Crab Pots]
[Max Aquatic Species Level: 50]
[Unlocked Species: 1. Mantis Shrimp, 2. Crucian Carp, 3. Dace...]
[Special Abilities: Effortless Swim, Aquatic Affinity Aura]
He just needed twenty-seven more species to level up. The reason for such a large increase in experience was mainly due to the wide variety of groupers in Nansha, as well as various uncommon shellfish, snails, and so on.
He would definitely level up this year—it was just a matter of when.
After all, he'd already collected most of the common aquatic species in the East and South China Seas. He would have to wait until he got his big boat to travel around and find species he hadn't caught yet.
Next was the Premium Aquatic Codex. Among the fish caught in Nansha, nearly 70% were premium species. Logically, the level should have increased very quickly, but unfortunately, premium species required a lot of experience.
Nearly two thousand jin of premium fish had only yielded a little over five hundred experience points.
This indirectly showed that the fish he caught were quite large, averaging around four jin.
He'd just reached level thirteen, and the stats had seen a small boost.
[Premium Aquatic Codex (Level 13)]
[Current Experience: (213/1400)]
[Usable Tools: Hand, Fishing Gear (Handline compatible), Speargun (including spear, lasso, etc.), Longline]
[Fish Aggregation (Gathering) (Level 13): Premium aquatic species within range have a 13% chance of being actively attracted.]
[Area of Effect: 13-meter radius]
[Deliciousness: +13%]
[Size: +13%]
Looking at this stat panel, Chu Mingcheng knew that his career as an angler was a long and arduous one.
Fortunately, he was just a trainee with less than a year of practice—he still had plenty of time before hitting the two-and-a-half-year mark.
Finally, there was the tuna stat panel.
[Tuna (Level 2)]
[Current Experience: (3/20)]
[Experience Acquisition Condition: Killing a tuna over 50 jin grants one experience point; killing a tuna under 50 jin deducts one experience point.]
[Scan: Can view the weight of a tuna.]
[Usable Tools: Fishing Gear (Handline compatible), Speargun]
[Breeding and Growth (Level 2): Increases the reproduction rate, growth rate, and survival rate of all slow-growing giant fish species within the host's bound area by 20%. Additionally, 2% of migratory fish species will remain in the bound sea area and will no longer travel to other waters.]
[Bound Range: Chinese Waters (The waters of the host's country will automatically change based on the host's nationality)]
[Affected Fish: Fish with economic value that can grow to over 200 jin]
[Fish Aggregation (Gathering) (Level 2): 2% chance of attracting nearby tuna to actively gather in the host's waters.]
[Deliciousness: +2% (Fish with higher fat content and better meat quality will be preferentially attracted)]
[Size: +2% (Larger fish of the same species will be preferentially attracted)]
On this Nansha trip, he'd caught quite a few dogtooth tuna, but the Tuna Codex had a particularly big restriction.
If a caught tuna weighed less than fifty jin, experience points would be deducted.
As a result, his already level-two tuna stat panel, after catching numerous dogtooth tuna, had seen its experience drop from the original thirteen points to the current three.
But there was nothing Chu Mingcheng could do about it. The main problem was that the side of the boat was too high, making it difficult for him to release them.
Furthermore, if he deliberately released them, he would be seen as an oddball by others. For just a few experience points, there was no need for him to be so unconventional.
Once his big boat arrived, he could just release the small tuna he caught then.
If it were just him and Jiang Luoluo, he believed she would understand.
Currently, the growth rate of giant fish had increased by 20%. While 20% might seem like a lot, in reality, it took a tuna ten years to grow to a hundred jin. A 20% increase only shortened that time to eight years.
Given the speed of human fishing, this increase in growth rate was just slight relief, merely delaying their addition to the protected species list.
Fortunately, his big boat would be ready in the latter half of the year. Then he could quickly raise the level of the Tuna Codex and accelerate the reproduction and growth of tuna.
Time quickly flew by, and soon it was midnight. Chu Mingcheng used another Life Conversion to perk himself up and set out with his tools in peak condition.
He drove onto the road and used the tracking function to find a suitable spot for catching fish.
This time, it wasn't the same river channel as before, but an abandoned pond.
Fortunately, winter had just passed, and most of the weeds around the pond had withered and not grown back, making it easier for Chu Mingcheng to move around.
He parked the car outside and walked toward the pond with his tools in hand.
The moonlight was exceptionally bright tonight, and he could see his surroundings clearly.
But Chu Mingcheng still wore a headlamp, lighting his way to the edge of the pond before turning it off for the time being.
One reason was that he could roughly see the water's surface by moonlight. The other was that the headlamp was too conspicuous, and he didn't want to be spotted by passing cars.
However, precisely because he didn't turn on his headlamp, he was about to witness a very explosive scene.
Just as Chu Mingcheng was about to activate the fish aggregation (gathering) function, a car suddenly drove up on the main road and stopped.
Chu Mingcheng's car wasn't parked on the roadside, but on a patch of dry, hard mud in front of the pond.
It was relatively hidden, and you wouldn't notice it from the road if you weren't looking carefully, so the person who'd just parked didn't realize someone was nearby.
He watched the stopped car with curiosity, and then his expression turned a little strange. The car hadn't forgotten to get some exercise even after stopping!
About three or four minutes later, the car door suddenly opened, and a young man and woman, disheveled, got out.
They were in a hurry. After getting out of the car, they didn't even bother to check their surroundings, immediately locking lips, their hands getting straight to business.
Chu Mingcheng could only marvel at the sight. The moonlight was so good tonight that he could roughly make out what they were doing.
Were they about to put on a live show right in front of him?
As a righteous person, Chu Mingcheng felt it was his duty to step in and stop them, to tell this trysting couple to find another spot and not disturb his fishing.
Just as he was about to speak up and warn them, the faint sounds of moaning reached his ears, making him feel a bit awkward.
They were moving so fast. Was the foreplay really that perfunctory?
And he was a hot-blooded young man!
Seeing this, he couldn't help but feel the urge to go home and devour the vixen in his house, but he'd promised her he wouldn't touch her before they were married.
It seemed he had to find a way to cool down. So, Chu Mingcheng took out his phone, found background music from a horror movie, and hit play.
The sudden, eerie sound brought the increasingly heavy breathing to an abrupt halt. The couple immediately shivered.
Woman: "What's that sound? I'm so scared!"
Man: "I don't know..."
Just as the man finished shaking his head, he turned and saw a figure not far from him.
The figure's face was a mess, and he was holding something in his hand, looking utterly terrifying.
"A ghost!"
A panicked, squawking cry rang out, immediately scaring the woman into a series of screams.
Neither of them bothered to fix their clothes. They scrambled back into the car and slammed the door shut with a bang.
The man, trembling, started the car, slammed on the accelerator, and the car shot off with a vroom, disappearing from Chu Mingcheng's sight.
Seeing the car leave, he moved the phone from his chin and smiled smugly. "I hope that guy can still get it up in the wild from now on."
Then he turned off the music, returned to the edge of the pond, and started working, using the fish aggregation (gathering) function.
As for whether Chu Mingcheng was afraid of being in the middle of nowhere, he naturally wasn't.
This wasn't his first time. When had he ever encountered a ghost?
Even if there were one, he could just negotiate a price with her. She could help him catch fish, making his job easier. Rich people were just that confident.
He worked tirelessly until after five in the morning. When the sky had just begun to lighten, Chu Mingcheng finally buried the last batch of scavenger fish.
He was actually quite surprised. The pond wasn't large, only about half an acre.
But he hadn't expected there to be so many scavenger fish, no less than the previous two times he'd gone.
Chu Mingcheng was very curious. How did so many scavenger fish get enough food in such a small pond?
He couldn't quite figure it out, and he couldn't be bothered to dwell on it.
It was getting late. He hurried back to his car, took out a bucket of tap water he'd brought, rinsed his tools clean, and then drove home.
Although he'd been up all night, after using up all his remaining Life Conversions at once, Chu Mingcheng felt full of energy and vigor, as if he could kill a cow with a single punch.
Of course, this was actually an illusion brought on by the sudden, drastic improvement in his physical fitness.
His current physical fitness level should be around the lower-middle tier of an NBA player.
Based on the number of enhancements, it was probably around a hundred times.
Chu Mingcheng could feel that the stronger his body became, the weaker the improvement from each enhancement was.
It wasn't that the enhancement from Life Conversion had diminished, but that any improvement was always much faster in the early stages.
As was her habit, Jiang Luoluo would probably be making breakfast, so Chu Mingcheng didn't buy any and went straight home to shower.
Just as he stepped out of the shower, the electronic lock on his door opened.
Jiang Luoluo came in, carrying some groceries, apparently planning to make breakfast at his place.
She thought Chu Mingcheng was still asleep, but when she came in, she was greeted by the sight of his well-toned body, which immediately left her dumbfounded.
She realized that her man's physique seemed to be getting better and better, and more and more drool-worthy.
Jiang Luoluo closed the door and immediately walked over, her small hands roaming over his body like a little hooligan.
"It doesn't feel like it's been that long. How are your muscles getting so defined?"
"Hey, even if you're my girlfriend, please don't touch me randomly, okay?" Chu Mingcheng immediately grabbed her hands.
He'd been stimulated last night and was still feeling fired up.
Plus, he'd just used up all his remaining Life Conversions, giving his body a significant boost, which naturally sent his libido soaring.
Most importantly, it was morning.
There was no way he could stand Jiang Luoluo's slightly cool hands roaming all over his body.
"What's the big deal? Did you ask for my permission when you touched me before? If you won't let me touch you, I'll do it even more!"
"You asked for this!"
Seeing her offer herself up, Chu Mingcheng immediately scooped her up and pressed her down onto the sofa.
Jiang Luoluo's eyes were slightly hazy, her small mouth slightly parted, her breath fragrant. "What are you trying to do?"
"What I want to do, of course!" Chu Mingcheng said, then lowered his head to taste her tempting lips.
In just a short while, the temperature on the sofa rose rapidly.
But in the end, Chu Mingcheng still let the disheveled Jiang Luoluo go, suppressing his impulse.
"I'm going to take another cold shower..."
"Hey..." Watching Chu Mingcheng rush into the bathroom, Jiang Luoluo didn't have time to stop him, feeling both speechless and frustrated.
She hadn't seemed to refuse just now, had she? Why was the man who'd been so eager to eat her up before suddenly so restrained?
"Could it be..."
Sitting up and straightening her clothes, Jiang Luoluo suddenly remembered the joke she'd made at the hotel in Qiongzhou.
She'd been on her period then, and coupled with the hotel environment, she'd played a little joke on Chu Mingcheng.
Actually, Jiang Luoluo was no longer so insistent on the matter. The main reason was that both of their parents had met and had already started discussing their engagement.
They had no financial worries—whether it was the bride price or the dowry, their families were not going to fall out over it.
And as for their relationship, it was as strong as ever.
If nothing unexpected happened, they would get married this year. So if Chu Mingcheng wanted to, she wouldn't refuse again.
Her refusal before had been perfectly natural.
They'd just started dating and hadn't even met each other's parents. How could she possibly give herself to him?
But now, it seemed Chu Mingcheng had taken her joke seriously. Jiang Luoluo found it both funny and exasperating. She also felt a pang of sympathy for him—it wasn't good for a man to hold back for too long.
But for her to actively say, "I'm ready, come and get me!"
That was obviously not very likely. Jiang Luoluo wasn't that thick-skinned.
"Looks like I'll have to think of a way!"
She didn't immediately start looking for a solution. Instead, she took the groceries to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
After breakfast, she went back to her dance studio to practice. When she was tired and taking a break, she took out her phone and went online.
She typed: "How to make your man more impulsive..."
And then, Jiang Luoluo got a lot of information that made her blush...
Links to all sorts of seductive outfits popped up one after another, completely shattering her worldview.
How could these people be so shameless? They were grown adults, and they were still wearing such things!
In the end, she still found a method that suited her.
She didn't continue practicing dance in the afternoon. Instead, she secretly drove out and bought some clothes and stockings.
Jiang Luoluo felt that if she took the initiative, Chu Mingcheng would definitely not be able to resist. So this would be enough—she didn't need those outrageous outfits.
No, it would be more accurate to say that she would rather die than wear them.
Chu Mingcheng wasn't idle during the day either. He went to a few places to see if there were any alligator gars.
When he couldn't find any, he shifted his target to apple snails.
He even tried to fish for tilapia, but he didn't catch any. In the end, he could only mess with some apple snails.
The harvest for the day was decent. He now had eighteen Life Conversions.
Sixteen of them were from burying the scavenger fish last night. Collecting apple snails was a slower process, not as enjoyable as catching scavenger fish.
So when he got home in the afternoon, he used eight Life Conversions first, which once again made him clearly feel his body getting stronger.
The remaining ten he would save for after he caught more scavenger fish that night.

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Chapter 222: Jiang Luoluo's Seduction Plan