The Fish I Catch Can Level Up-Chapter 256: The Huntress

The Fish I Catch Can Level Up-Chapter 256: The Huntress

Hooking a fish at a time like this? Chu Mingcheng was instantly exasperated. With a crocodile right there, wasn't this fish just a free meal?
Chu Mingcheng looked left and right. Where was his big landing net?
Oh, right—he hadn't bought one. How about jumping in and giving it a slap to teach it some sense, so it doesn't steal his fish?
Looking at its sharp teeth, he decided against it. This thing was different from his wife; it didn't know how to bite gently.
The next moment, the fishing rod in Chu Mingcheng's hand suddenly dipped, and then the water's surface roiled violently.
The crocodile had bitten the large fish and immediately launched into a death roll.
Snap.
The fishing line held, but the hand pole broke with a sharp crack.
Chu Mingcheng looked helplessly at the thirty-Australian-dollar hand pole he'd bought, folded it up, and planned to find a trash can for it later.
There was no one around to appreciate the sight of a crocodile feeding in the water, and Chu Mingcheng wasn't interested either.
But encountering a saltwater crocodile today just by randomly finding a place to fish could only mean that people living in the northern region of Australia were indeed not very safe in the wild, especially near rivers or the sea.
Only some frequently cleaned city rivers were safe enough, but fishing was prohibited in those places.
He had actually spotted two suitable fishing spots on his way over, but there had been signs by the riverbank indicating the presence of saltwater crocodiles and prohibiting people from getting close, which had helped him avoid most of the dangerous areas.
But the saltwater crocodiles were so rampant that they could appear in any body of water. He still had to be careful near the water.
Chu Mingcheng picked up his keepnet, preparing to leave. He had no interest in this small saltwater crocodile.
The saltwater crocodiles that could be hunted were basically all over four meters, and they were all males.
Female saltwater crocodiles generally stop growing at three meters, with very few exceeding that length. Of the twelve hundred saltwater crocodiles hunted each year, females only accounted for a small number.
Back at the hotel, Chu Mingcheng started watching videos of people hunting giant saltwater crocodiles.
The simplest method was using a hunting rifle, which could be purchased as long as you had a hunting permit.
But Chu Mingcheng didn't know where to buy one, so he could only wait for Noah to arrive and see if he could help.
Another way to hunt saltwater crocodiles was to set various traps based on the terrain. The traps in the videos looked simple, but in reality, a novice in the same situation wouldn't necessarily know what kind of trap to make.
For this, Chu Mingcheng also needed to learn from an experienced hunter to accumulate enough experience to know what to do.
In short, he still had to wait for Noah to arrive and then go hunting together.
But watching more videos was beneficial. At least he could learn in advance, so when it was time to hunt, he wouldn't be clueless about what others were doing.
For five consecutive days, Chu Mingcheng studied videos of hunting saltwater crocodiles.
Noah, who was supposed to arrive in three days, was delayed by two days due to the transfer of his supermarket stall.
Chu Mingcheng drove to the airport to pick him up. "Noah, is everything settled?"
"Of course, Cheng. Thank you—you've solved my family's financial crisis." Noah seemed very happy, and his gratitude was sincere.
How could he not be sincere to this benefactor, who had helped him earn around three hundred thousand Australian dollars in just over half a month?
"Don't say that. If it weren't for you, even if I'd caught the king crabs, it would have been difficult to sell them at a reasonable price. Those crabbers would have created all sorts of problems for me," Chu Mingcheng said with a shake of his head and a smile.
A fisherman's sales channels had always been a big problem. Without a fish dealer, it was very difficult to sell a boatload of catch in a short time. This was why fishermen were often at the mercy of fish dealers, with no way out.
Only in recent years, with the development of the internet, had some people started going to the piers to buy seafood, allowing fishermen to get a little more money for their catch.
Fishermen might hate middlemen, but they couldn't do without them. You could say they needed each other. Therefore, no matter how much Noah earned this time, even if he earned more than him, Chu Mingcheng wouldn't have any objections.
Being able to sell ten thousand jin of king crabs in a short time was a testament to Noah's own connections and abilities.
"Haha, then let's not talk about that. I'll take you to a good place tonight to meet someone. By the way, did you get the hunting permit?"
"Got it." Chu Mingcheng nodded. He figured the person he was going to meet tonight was the lead crocodile hunter for this trip.
"Cheng, honestly, I'm quite curious how you did it. You know, neither the king crab quota nor the saltwater crocodile hunting permit is easy to get."
Noah's eyes narrowed slightly, feeling more and more that Chu Mingcheng was no simple man.
Chu Mingcheng just smiled, replying casually as he drove, "Noah, you're overthinking it. Actually, all you need is a little extra money. Nobody dislikes money, right?"
Noah was stunned. He hadn't expected the reason to be so simple. It sounded reasonable, but... perhaps the reality was indeed like that.
If he wanted to, he could actually get some of the king crab quota by spending a little more money. But faced with the opposition from the crabbing companies and the crabbers, whether he could even catch king crabs was a question.
In the past, anyone who wanted to enter the business had been driven out in this way. It was just that Chu Mingcheng had succeeded, though he didn't know how.
As for the saltwater crocodile hunting permit, that was even simpler. You could indeed get one by spending a bit more money. But without someone to guide you, you were basically just delivering a meal to the saltwater crocodiles, so whether you had a hunting license or not was secondary.
Thinking about it this way, Noah suddenly realized that he had become an important supporting character in Chu Mingcheng's success… Then he shook his head and laughed. So this Chinese man wasn't so mysterious after all!
Back at the hotel, it wasn't until ten at night that Noah took Chu Mingcheng out to a bar.
Unlike a nightclub, a bar wasn't as noisy. Walking in, there was a band playing. Most people were gathered in small groups, chatting and drinking.
A few were drinking alone at the bar, their eyes scanning the room, seemingly looking for prey.
The women here all looked very sexy, their cleavage generously displayed, their curvy figures captivating.
But Chu Mingcheng's aesthetic was limited to Asia. He wasn't interested in most black or white beauties, unless they had exceptionally delicate features.
Noah, on the other hand, seemed eager to make a move, but he had business to attend to tonight, so he temporarily reined in his scanning gaze, led Chu Mingcheng to a booth, and ordered some beer from the waiter.
"Noah, I thought you'd order some specialty cocktails."
"No, no—you can order those for the woman you're interested in. Maybe you'll have a wonderful experience tonight. For now, we can just have some beer to quench our thirst."
Chu Mingcheng shook his head. He didn't want any wonderful experiences.
Betrayal is either zero times or countless times. Only by rejecting every temptation could he be worthy of his other half.
If he chose to give in to temptation now, he might as well have lived like Zhang Wei from the start. At least his conscience would be clear.
Not long after the two sat down, a woman in casual clothes came over.
"Hi, Noah, long time no see!"
"My dear Lesia, welcome. Let me introduce you. This is a friend I met in China. You can call him Cheng."
Seeing her, Noah immediately stood up and gave her a hug, then introduced Chu Mingcheng.
"Hello, Ms. Lesia. I didn't expect Noah to introduce me to such a beautiful woman." Chu Mingcheng stood up and shook her hand, taking the opportunity to compliment her.
He had thought Noah's contact was a man, not a female hunter.
But since he would be hunting saltwater crocodiles with her for the next while, he didn't mind flattering her a little.
"Hello, Cheng. You're the most handsome Chinese man I've ever seen."
Chu Mingcheng's good looks were just as effective on foreigners. Being praised by a handsome man, Lesia's favorability toward him immediately soared, and the atmosphere became much more amicable.
After spending so much time with Noah, Chu Mingcheng knew how to interact with foreigners.
His expression was calm, but his mouth was as sweet as honey, constantly saying things that made Lesia happy.
The night grew deeper, and the bar grew more crowded. Noah couldn't resist switching to a glass of champagne and getting up to hunt for a girl he was interested in.
Although he was quite open-minded, liking any woman who was curvy.
Lesia had had a lot to drink, and her eyes were a bit hazy as she looked at Chu Mingcheng. She was very interested in this young man from China.
She had even rejected several men who had come to hit on her and had moved closer and closer to him on the seat.
Chu Mingcheng, however, felt a bit helpless. His original intention had been to build a good relationship so that she would teach him more about hunting saltwater crocodiles.
He just hadn't considered that the place tonight was a bit special, and that drinking could easily make people impulsive.
But he felt no impulse at all. To him, Lesia was actually quite average-looking, though her temperament was good, with a kind of wild beauty.
But now they had all had some to drink, and in this slightly hazy state of mind, whether he rejected her directly or indirectly, their originally amicable atmosphere would immediately turn sour, even if he said he had a family.
After all, women are emotional creatures. No matter how she was rejected, she might hold a grudge.
So, he had no choice but to order a bottle of hard liquor from the waiter.
"Lesia, care to have a drink with me?"
"Of course!"
A short while later…
"Cheng, I'm a little dizzy. Maybe we should find a place to rest?"
"The atmosphere is so good right now—I think we can have two more bottles."
Another half hour passed. Seeing Lesia leaning against him, seemingly about to fall asleep, Chu Mingcheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Whether she was really drunk or just pretending, as long as she was drunk, it was fine. Once she sobered up tomorrow, some things would be less likely to happen.
Chu Mingcheng easily helped Lesia up, then went over to Noah, who was in a heated conversation with a woman.
He said to the woman, "Miss, perhaps you don't know, but this friend of mine likes to have threesomes, and he prefers men. Do you mind?"
Noah: "???"
Woman: "Shit, I didn't know you were a pervert. Get away from me!"
She cursed and immediately left, leaving a bewildered Noah behind.
Chu Mingcheng patted him on the back before he could react. "Alright, stop looking. Lesia's drunk. Let's take her home first."
"…" Noah now understood. He looked at the drunk Lesia and was speechless. "Cheng, you shouldn't miss such a good opportunity. I don't think Lesia would mind."
"I mind. I don't want to take advantage of someone." Chu Mingcheng didn't give him a chance to continue speaking, paid the bill, and then dragged him out by force.

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Chapter 256: The Huntress