Intern Fisherman

Arriving at the dock, he loaded several kinds of seafood into plastic buckets, hired a three-wheeled motorized taxi, and headed straight to the courier station.

Since the courier service at the coastal dock offered fresh-food shipping, he sent the goods out according to their respective addresses. Then he posted the tracking numbers in the group chat and told the classmates who had bought seafood to keep an eye out for delivery.

Then he headed toward the county government entrance with his parents.

At the county government entrance, his sister's family was already waiting there. Brother-in-law had even brought a Wuling Sunshine, saying it belonged to his workplace and would make it easier to travel back and forth while viewing houses.

Viewing houses was simple enough. There were six family members, plus a government staff member. After briefly looking at several places, they were most satisfied with an apartment building not far from his sister's supermarket.

There was an elementary school right next to it, so it would be convenient for Niuniu to attend school in the future. His sister would only need a few minutes to get to the supermarket as well.

After signing the relevant documents, they quickly received the keys.

Brother-in-law insisted on taking the whole family to a hotel in the county for a meal. Seeing how happy he was, Ye Yuan did not refuse.

At the dinner table, Brother-in-law repeatedly thanked his parents and declared, "My wife and I will cover all the renovation costs. You two don't need to worry about it. You'll be able to move in within a month."

And so, the family happily enjoyed a meal together.

During the meal, the little girl was the most lively of all, making the old couple laugh nonstop.

In the blink of an eye, six days passed.

Over those six days, Ye Yuan went out to sea every day. Each time, the seafood he brought back left the old couple stunned.

Looking at the seafood in their little family seafood pool, Father Ye smiled so broadly that he could barely close his mouth.

Today was the last day, and Ye Yuan planned to go farther out and take a look.

Before dawn, Ye Yuan set off in his boat. After what had happened these past few days, his parents believed that he truly had skills, constantly praising their son for being amazing.

The whole village also knew that Ye Yuan had learned some incredible abilities at school, allowing him to bring back large amounts of seafood from the ocean.

Some villagers even sought Ye Yuan out and asked where he caught it all. After thinking about it, Ye Yuan did not hide anything and simply said, "I learned diving at school, so I can dive deeper than you can. There are actually still some fish down on the seabed."

Quite a few people refused to accept that and went diving for seafood themselves. A few of them even caught lobsters and swimming crabs.

That proved Ye Yuan had not lied, but everyone also realized that he truly was impressive. Others might only catch a couple after several days, while Ye Yuan returned with plenty every single time.

After several days of catching seafood, Ye Yuan's points rose rapidly. He exchanged some less valuable marine fish for points.

Host: Ye Yuan

Points: 920

Looking at his points, Ye Yuan realized that he had not asked the system any questions for many days, so he had been saving them. He did not know what use those points would have in the end, but for now, he would leave things as they were.

The waters where Ye Yuan currently was were rarely visited by anyone.

Fishermen did not like coming to this area because the terrain was rather complicated.

There were many reefs beneath the sea. It was difficult to catch fish here, and boats could easily run aground.

Ye Yuan stopped his boat far from the reef cluster, entered the water, and swiftly swam toward it. He had always heard the village elders say that this reef cluster produced abalone, but very few people had ever caught any.

Abalone was one of the prized delicacies of the sea. It was delicious and highly nutritious, earning it the title of the ocean's "soft gold." As a precious edible marine shellfish, it was also known as "the gold of the dining table and the crown of seafood delicacies."

Ye Yuan searched around the bottom of the reef cluster for a long time. Although he found abalone, they were all small. They were not bad, really, but in Ye Yuan's eyes, they were not good enough.

Since he had promised Eldest Brother that he would get him some quality goods, he would either get nothing or get the very best.

Just as Ye Yuan was about to give up, he suddenly spotted a large abalone beneath a huge rock.

Ye Yuan swam over and pried the abalone loose.

Abalone were actually difficult to catch. Most lived on rocks in deep water, often on steep cliffs with swift currents. When food carried by the current drifted past the abalone on those cliffs, the abalone had to keep from being swept away while catching it. That required a powerful grip on the reef, meaning a large suction area. Its muscular foot served as that suction cup, and anyone trying to pry it off had to use considerable force.

After obtaining the Water Control Art, Ye Yuan practiced it every night without fail. He discovered that as he trained in the Water Control Art, every aspect of his body improved. Not only had his underwater abilities increased, but his strength had grown far beyond what it used to be. Catching abalone was therefore fairly easy for him.

Looking at the abalone before him, Ye Yuan's eyes lit up.

This abalone probably met the standard for Double-Head Abalone. That was truly rare.

The value of abalone was reflected in its weight. Many people did not understand abalone because it used a rather unique unit of measurement.

Abalone was measured by "heads." The number of heads referred to how many evenly sized dried abalones made up one catty, approximately 0.6 kilograms. For example, two abalones totaling one catty were called Two-Head Abalone, while three abalones totaling one catty were called Three-Head Abalone.

Obtaining this Double-Head Abalone was truly an unexpected delight for Ye Yuan.

Nowadays, most of the abalone people ate on the market was rarely wild.

Much of the abalone sold by hotels was farm-raised.

A wild Double-Head Abalone was essentially priceless and unavailable. It could even be put up for auction.

Ye Yuan placed the abalone into the Fishery Space. By now, he could use the Fishery Space skillfully and no longer had to send every piece of seafood he caught back to the boat.

Since he had found one Double-Head Abalone, Ye Yuan continued searching beneath this reef cluster.

The reef cluster was enormous. Even with Ye Yuan's ability to see far underwater, searching it took a great deal of time.

Another half hour passed. Ye Yuan collected eight Three-Head Abalones in total, while there was still only that one Double-Head Abalone.

Finally, Ye Yuan caught a few smaller ones to take home for his parents and his sister's family to eat, then returned to the boat to rest.

He drank a few mouthfuls of water and ate the bread he had brought. After checking the time, he decided that after one more dive, he would head home.

There were already plenty of lobsters and swimming crabs at home, along with the abalones he had caught this time.

Ye Yuan drove the boat to another stretch of sea, the deepest area in these nearby waters.

He had wanted to come take a look for a long time but had never had the chance. Today, he would see what was down there. Just as Ye Yuan entered the sea, he saw more than a dozen Big Yellow croakers several dozen meters away.

Big Yellow croakers mainly inhabited coastal and offshore waters with sandy or muddy bottoms, usually dwelling in the middle and lower layers. They could enter HK waters. They disliked strong light and preferred murky currents. They often rose closer to the surface at dawn, dusk, or during spring tides, but sank to the bottom during daylight or neap tides. They mainly fed on small fish, shrimp, crabs, and other crustaceans. Their swim bladders could produce sound, making "clucking" noises during breeding season. When schools gathered densely, the sound resembled boiling water or wind through pine trees. During breeding season, they migrated in groups to shallow coastal waters near estuaries, islands, and inner bays.

Because they tasted so good, these fish were greatly loved by foodies.

In recent years, this kind of fish had become very rare. A Big Yellow croaker weighing over five catties could sell for as much as fifty thousand yuan.

The smaller ones before him weighed a little over one catty, while the largest weighed only a bit more than two catties.

Even so, they were quality goods that would be snapped up the moment they reached the market.

Having caught those Big Yellow croakers, Ye Yuan had accomplished his goal for the day.

He only needed to catch some commercially valuable fish and exchange them with the system for more points before heading home.

Today, he wanted to raise his points to one thousand. After catching fish for another half hour, the mechanical voice that had been silent for so long sounded again when his points reached one thousand.

"Congratulations, Host. Your points have reached 1,000. You have been awarded the title of Intern Fisherman and three Spirit Opening Pills."