Because he had caught such a large and valuable Moonfish, Lu Ao did not fish for the rest of the day. After resting for a while, he went into the cabin to eat.
That evening, he returned to his cabin early as well.
Everyone had seen him struggle with the Moonfish for so long and knew he was exhausted, so no one disturbed him.
However, after returning to his cabin, Lu Ao did not sleep. Instead, he called Song Zhou.
As soon as the call connected and Lu Ao had barely said hello, Song Zhou asked, "Did something happen today? Why do you sound so tired?"
"Nothing major. I just caught an especially huge Moonfish today," Lu Ao said. "It was really huge, over two hundred jin."
"You caught a fish that big all by yourself?"
"More or less. Boss Chen and the others helped hook it and haul it up afterward."
"No wonder you're so tired."
"Physical exhaustion is one thing, but I'm a little mentally exhausted too." Lu Ao said, "I'm starting to wonder whether it's really appropriate to use the advantages of my identity to catch such big fish."
Song Zhou was not surprised to hear him say that. "Since your rebirth, have you made any extravagant purchases?"
"No. Does buying a boat count?"
"No. You didn't buy a yacht."
"Then no," Lu Ao said. "My biggest expense was buying that boat."
Song Zhou said, "You haven't spent the money you earned lavishly. You've only used it to buy necessary living supplies and means of production?"
Lu Ao gradually understood. "Right. My money has basically gone toward those two things."
"Then there's no need to dwell on it." Song Zhou said, "If you weren't living in modern times and able to buy so many things with money,