I Can Fish Up Everything!

Chapter 237: Chapter 148: Hello Everyone, I’m From Fengnan Aquatic Products... (Part 2)

Legendary Cards might be rare, but there was still half a year until the New Year. Gu Nan was confident he could get his hands on one by then.

’Besides, what if a future map I unlock has a bluefin tuna as an elite boss?’

Once he’d thought it through, Gu Nan felt comfortable using the Legendary Card at this moment.

The fishing boat started its journey back. The boatman stopped filming. One of them steered the boat, while the other—Gu Nan—couldn’t stop taking pictures of the massive fish.

Normally, a swordfish needed to be bled immediately after being brought aboard to ensure the meat wasn’t tainted.

But bleeding it would cost him several jin in weight. If some other lucky bastard caught one just as big, and his bled fish ended up being a jin or two lighter, he’d probably feel like jumping into the sea.

Gu Nan went to the side of the stern, cast out his fishing rod, and at the same time, opened his game inventory to use the Legendary Fish Selection Card (Real).

A box instantly popped up, asking him to enter the scientific name of the fish. Gu Nan wrote down the name for Dahuang.

The card vanished in a flash of light. At the same time, Gu Nan’s rod immediately signaled a bite.

He quickly lifted the rod to set the hook, then rapidly cranked the handle to reel in the line.

In no time, a glittering golden fish of at least Meter Level appeared on the surface, being dragged along by the fishing boat.

Just then, the boatman happened to glance over. He paled when he saw the fish in the water and blurted out, ”Holy shit, a Meter Level Dahuang?”

Before Gu Nan could say anything, the man shook his head. ”Impossible, absolutely impossible. That’s got to be a yellow-mouth croaker! I never thought a yellow-mouth croaker could get this big. How rare.”

Gu Nan had a strange expression on his face but didn’t explain. Instead, he asked the boatman to grab the landing net and help him bring the fish in.

The boatman readily agreed. Even though his job was officially over and this fish wouldn’t be counted for the competition, he was incredibly curious about this Meter Level yellow-mouth croaker. He’d been fishing for years, but he’d never seen one this big.

However, as the fish got closer, his expression shifted from anticipation to disbelief.

’No matter how I look at it, this fish... it looks exactly like a Dahuang!’

As a fisherman with over a decade of experience, there was no way he couldn’t tell the difference between a yellow-mouth croaker and a Dahuang.

He then sucked in a sharp breath, his hand holding the landing net trembling slightly.

A Meter Level Dahuang would definitely weigh more than ten jin. ’How much could this thing possibly sell for?’

The boatman couldn’t even begin to imagine, but he felt it certainly wouldn’t be less than the champion’s prize money.

The man’s hands were shaking so badly he looked like he couldn’t hold the net steady, which made Gu Nan’s eye twitch. He quickly took the net from the boatman, afraid the guy would accidentally lose the Dahuang.

’When something’s worth hundreds of thousands, you can never be too careful.’

Gu Nan locked the drag on his reel, lifted the rod with one hand, and reached out with the landing net in the other, easily scooping the fish into the net.

Gu Nan breathed a sigh of relief. Then, with the boatman’s help, he hauled the Dahuang aboard.

”Hiss... It really is a Dahuang.” The boatman, who had been skeptical just moments before, had no choice but to believe it now that he could see it clearly.

”Haha, a Meter Level Dahuang! Who can top that?” Since he’d gotten it with a card, Gu Nan didn’t feel the genuine excitement of actually catching such a fish, but he put on a show anyway.

”I’ll go get a ruler to measure it.” Snapping out of his daze, the boatman immediately ran into the cabin. A moment later, the fishing boat slowed to a stop, and the other boatman came running out as well.

A Meter Level Dahuang! Even if your wife was giving birth, you’d have to run over and take a look!

The boatman brought out not only a ruler but also the electronic scale Gu Nan had left on the boat.

Holy cow. The Dahuang measured 1.07 meters in length and weighed a whopping 14.3 jin. An absolute fish king.

They had spent a lot of time catching the swordfish, so by the time they returned to the port, they were over an hour past the deadline.

Almost all the contestants were already back. As soon as he arrived, Gu Nan glanced at the leaderboard. Seeing that the sunfish was still in first place, he breathed a sigh of relief. ’Even if I don’t get first place this time, I should have no problem beating that club.’

The appearance of a nearly four-meter-long swordfish immediately caused a sensation throughout the entire port.

Two contestants had gotten lucky during the night. One caught a yellowfin tuna weighing over 230 jin, successfully taking second place.

Another caught a yellowfin of over 180 jin, landing in fourth.

No one else had caught any marlin or swordfish. This was mainly because someone had found a small school of tuna, and everyone had rushed over there.

”Hahahaha... I knew you wouldn’t disappoint me, Ah Nan!” Wang Junhe roared with laughter upon seeing the fish, slapping Gu Nan on the shoulder with a joyful expression.

Guo Xiao was about to go show off, but a flash of gold caught his eye. He went over for a curious look and immediately sucked in a sharp breath. ”Hiss... A D-Dahuang!”

Wang Junhe froze. ”Oh? Ah Nan, you caught a croaker too?”

As he spoke, he walked over to take a look and froze on the spot. A moment later, an even bigger commotion erupted at the port.

Soon, the last few boats returned to the port.

Those returning this late had basically all made a catch, and a big one at that.

The group saw that the sunfish was still in first place on the leaderboard and were about to gloat, but the next moment, it was replaced by a 532-jin swordfish.

The expressions on their faces froze. ’What the hell? A 500-plus-jin swordfish... caught by a single person with a single rod?’

”Impossible! Absolutely impossible! He cheated! Yes, he must have cheated! How could one person possibly reel in a 500-jin swordfish?!”

Seeing his rank surpassed at the last moment, the angler who caught the sunfish was furious and in disbelief.

A staff member who had already seen the video shot by the boatman rolled his eyes and said irritably, ”Every boat has supervisors and videographers from two other clubs on board. If you have a problem, go file an official complaint. What are you yelling at me for?”

”Besides, even without this swordfish, you still wouldn’t be in first place.”

As he finished speaking, the leaderboard on the screen changed again. The sunfish was pushed directly down to sixth place.

Apparently, the last contestants to arrive had all made significant catches. The fifth-place fish was even half a jin heavier than the sunfish.

When the contestant saw that, he nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. Fifth place was at least fifty thousand, while sixth was a paltry ten thousand—barely a consolation prize. The difference was a full forty thousand.

The club owner’s face was ashen. Not only had first place been snatched away at the last second, but they hadn’t even secured a spot in the top three.

But the most important thing was that Meter Level Dahuang. While he was envious of such a large Dahuang, did his rival have to use the exact same type of fish to slap him in the face?

He had just been showing off his Dahuang yesterday, and today his rival comes back with an even bigger one—one so large it was almost impossible to find another like it. It was a total slap in the face. This was just too much!

Given their status, they could actually get quite a few four-to-five-jin ones during the croaker season around the New Year. It was just a matter of money.

But one over ten jin? That was something money couldn’t buy.

He could still try to buy one at a high price if someone else had it. But in the hands of his rival, there was nothing he could do.

The port was bustling that night, but Gu Nan had already whisked Yi Chen away.

The award ceremony wasn’t until tomorrow. It was too late at night, and there wasn’t enough time. They couldn’t hold an all-night award ceremony, could they?

Gu Nan didn’t do anything with Yi Chen, though. It was too late, and he didn’t want to make his grandmother worry.

As for the two fish, he entrusted them to Wang Junhe and Guo Xiao. Those two wouldn’t let him get the short end of the stick, and it saved him from being mobbed by people.

「The next morning at eight o’clock,」 the award ceremony for the fishing competition was held as scheduled.

”After three days of fierce competition, the first Yangjiang Port deep-sea fishing tournament has successfully determined this year’s champion.”

”The champion is from the Fishing Is Life club—contestant Gu Nan! Please come up to the stage.”

CLAP CLAP CLAP...

As soon as the host finished speaking, enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience.

Dressed in casual clothes, Gu Nan walked onto the stage.

”Hello everyone, I’m Gu Nan, a contestant from the Fishing Is Life club. I’m also the owner of Fengnan Aquatic Products at the seafood market. Everyone’s welcome to stop by...”

Blah blah blah...

Gu Nan took the opportunity to advertise his own aquatic products store on stage, leaving the host next to him looking completely baffled.

Down in the audience, Wang Junhe and Guo Xiao didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. The shipyard owner was also present today. When he saw this, he just chuckled, not at all angry that Gu Nan wasn’t promoting the club more.

As long as he won the championship, the hidden profit-sharing was substantial. The club had already made a huge profit.

So, while Gu Nan officially had a prize of five hundred thousand, the club would also give him some private rewards.

Besides, those two fish from last night were still at the club. He had a few ideas of his own, especially for that Meter Level Dahuang.