Selling items at the base's trading post used to result in instant sales.
However, selling these fish took a full minute.
Perhaps there were too many fish, and they had to be sold one by one.
[Sale successful! 138,050 yuan has been deposited into your account]
Jiang Ye nodded in satisfaction.
His personal account balance had risen to 8,927,050 yuan!
Exiting the captain's cabin, he went to the deck to look.
The fishing net was empty, dripping wet, waiting for the next catch.
Jiang Ye opened the net and checked it. The sale was thorough; not only were there no residual small fish, but not even a single fish scale remained.
He was very pleased. With just a few taps on the screen, he could complete a catch without physically pulling the net.
This was much more comfortable than mining!
And earning over a hundred thousand with one net was quite a decent speed. Even a good mine would take several hours to yield such an amount.
Coming to the seaside to fish was a wise decision!
Returning to the captain's cabin, he started the fishing boat and continued forward.
The sonar scanned every ten seconds, and any seabed creatures detected appeared as small red dots on the screen.
Jiang Ye observed carefully and noticed that the red dots varied in size.
Some red dots were so small they were almost invisible.
The majority were sesame-seed-sized red dots.
Occasionally, a few mung bean-sized red dots would flash by, quite conspicuous.
Jiang Ye was very curious; what kind of mythical beast were these large red dots?
Sharks?
Sea monsters?
Mermaids?
A strong sense of curiosity surged within him, and he decided to try and catch a large red dot to see what it was.
Jiang Ye stared intently at the screen, increasing the sonar's scanning frequency to twice per second.
The movement trajectories of the red dots became clearer.
After passing many scattered small red dots, finally, a large red dot appeared at the top of the screen!
And it was approaching the fishing boat!
Jiang Ye hovered his finger over the cast net button, holding his breath as he waited.
Fifty meters! Thirty meters! Ten meters!
The red dot suddenly turned and headed in another direction.
Jiang Ye panicked. Was the prey he almost had in his grasp escaping?
He steered the boat into a sharp turn and, without even looking, cast the net!
The fishing net was quickly pulled up.
The large red dot stopped, clearly having entered the net!
Jiang Ye was very excited, silently waiting for the fishing net to be hauled up and enter the cargo hold.
He clicked on the trading post and scanned!
[Item: Chelar de Cannibal Sea Turtle]
[Item Description: A famous man-eating sea turtle, discovered by scientist Chelar de in thirty meters of deep water. Unfortunately, Professor Chelar de did not make it to the surface in time and was eaten alive by two of these turtles. It was named in his honor. The meat of this turtle can be used in medicine to treat insomnia and lack of concentration, and it is very valuable.]
[Estimated Value: 48,000 yuan]
Jiang Ye was curious about what this so-called man-eating sea turtle looked like.
He left the captain's cabin, went to the crane, and opened a corner of the fishing net.
An ugly black turtle, with glaring red eyes, lay in the net. Sensing someone peeking, it immediately raised its head and opened its massive maw towards Jiang Ye!
Its teeth were all serrated, like a shark's.
"What are you showing off for! I'll make soup out of you!" Jiang Ye was startled.
Returning to the captain's cabin, he clicked to sell!
Forty-eight thousand yuan was credited instantly, bringing his account balance to 8,975,050.
He piloted the fishing boat forward.
Jiang Ye was starting to enjoy this job—comfortable, profitable, and exciting!
The dark blue sea was incredibly mysterious; no one knew what was swimming beneath.
Every time he cast and hauled the net, it felt like opening a blind box.
He might get something good, or he might get a pile of junk.
However, these two catches had already provided a lot of information.
For instance, the waters in this area were still teeming with fish, otherwise, there wouldn't be such large schools.
The species were also diverse; compared to the desolate land, the sea was full of life.
He sailed continuously until ten o'clock, during which time Jiang Ye cast two more nets.
Coincidentally, both nets caught self-immolating fish.
The first net was smaller, selling for 85,000 yuan.
The second net was quite large, selling for 152,000 yuan.
His personal assets had now broken through nine million, reaching 9,212,050 yuan, just one step away from upgrading his base to level 13.
Jiang Ye turned the fishing boat around and headed back.
He hadn't brought lunch, nor was there a kitchen on board, so he had to eat back at the base for lunch.
On the way back, he encountered another large school of fish.
However, this school was quite alert; upon hearing the fishing boat, they turned and fled!
Jiang Ye's fishing net came up empty, catching only a few strands of seaweed, which sold for 5 yuan.
The fishing boat ran at full throttle and entered the dock precisely at 12:30.
He docked the boat, disembarked, and walked back to the base.
He opened two cans of vegetables and heated them in a pot to eat.
Opening the chat channel, he saw a few messages.
Caoxian Citizen: I'm already contacting suitable candidates for the plantation matter. Since yesterday, there's been a surge in people buying magical seeds; I guess everyone wants to farm and make money.
Jiang Ye: Good, thank you for your hard work. However, I have a suggestion, if I may.
Caoxian Citizen: Don't be so formal with me, just say it.
Jiang Ye: When you sell seeds, could you set a quantity limit for each customer? Only sell them a small amount of seeds, don't sell them crazily?
Caoxian Citizen: I understand what you mean. We can't let them farm too much and earn money too quickly, maintaining a level difference, right?
Jiang Ye: Exactly!
Caoxian Citizen: I've already calculated it. This strategy can be used for a month. After a month, everyone will gradually upgrade their bases and be able to buy seeds themselves. That's what I'm doing now; the number of seeds I sell to each person is just enough for them to eat.
Jiang Ye: Great! Heroes think alike! I trust your judgment.
Besides the private message from Caoxian Citizen, there were three messages from strangers, all inquiring about renting bases.
As soon as Jiang Ye quoted the price of 50,000 yuan per month, all three potential renters disappeared.
They simply couldn't afford it!
50,000 yuan was nothing to Jiang Ye; he earned it effortlessly and spent it just as easily.
However, for other colony commanders, it was an insurmountable sum!
It was understandable that they couldn't afford to rent it for now.
After lunch, Jiang Ye immediately set sail again.
There were no reefs in the nearby waters, and the water was deep, so he could sail at full speed without worrying about hitting anything.
The sonar continued to scan, displaying the locations of seabed creatures on the screen.
After ten minutes of sailing, there were only scattered small fish, not worth casting a net for.
Jiang Ye felt thirsty and reached for his water bottle.
As soon as he took a sip, his eyes widened, his face filled with terror, and he crushed the bottle in his hand!
On the sonar display screen before him, a red spot the size of an egg suddenly appeared!
In the ten-meter deep water, a terrifyingly large creature was rapidly approaching the fishing boat!