Chapter 5

At noon, Jiang Tian ordered some takeout, then searched online for which sea fish in the ocean were more valuable. He set each of them in the pirate ship's fishing system. Since he had decided to take the elite route, he naturally needed to figure out which fish were profitable.

In the afternoon, Jiang Tian continued to sail out to sea. He wanted to upgrade the pirate ship to the second stage as soon as possible so that he could travel further, to the Yellow Sea, South China Sea, or even the Pacific Ocean, where the fish were more abundant. The East China Sea could only scan up to about 200 species at most.

Although the East China Sea has around 400 species of fish, he could only cover a 100-meter radius and couldn't possibly explore the entire East China Sea. He was also powerless to catch fish living below 50 meters.

His luck wasn't very good in the afternoon. Although he caught quite a few yellow croakers, none of them were large. Jiang Tian was no longer satisfied with fish worth one or two thousand each; he wanted at least five or six thousand.

However, the fish information scanning was quite fruitful. In the afternoon, he managed to scan 48 new species, bringing his progress to 181/500. He believed it wouldn't take more than two more sessions to upgrade again.

Ahead was a murky yellow area, the estuary of the Lan River, where the water flow was noticeably rapid.

"Yellow-lip fish detected. Do you want to catch it?"

"Catch it!"

Jiang Tian didn't know what a yellow-lip fish was, but it was probably one of the many valuable fish he had searched for online at noon.

Soon, the yellow-lip fish appeared in the storage room, a large one, about 70 to 80 centimeters long. The fish had a long, spindle-shaped body, with a raised back and a relatively straight abdomen from the pectoral fin to the anus. The area from the anal fin to the tail handle narrowed rapidly, and the back of the head was V-shaped.

Back on shore, Jiang Tian retracted the pirate ship, tied the yellow-lip fish with a net, and rode his electric scooter to the seafood market.

"Brother Jiang, you're here!" Zhou Dahai's face lit up as soon as he saw Jiang Tian. In his eyes, Jiang Tian was equivalent to RMB, a god of wealth.

"Old Zhou, can you help me check how much this fish is worth?" Jiang Tian placed the net on his stall.

"Sure!"

Zhou Dahai opened the net and, upon seeing the fish inside, immediately drew a sharp breath and stared at it in shock.

"What's wrong? Not valuable?" Jiang Tian asked.

"No, it's... too valuable. I've been in the seafood business for over ten years, and I've only seen a yellow-lip fish three times. Brother Jiang, you're truly talented!" Zhou Dahai was at a loss for words.

"What kind of fish is this?"

"Yellow-lip fish, definitely a yellow-lip fish!"

He then weighed the fish, which came to 26 kilograms.

Perhaps Zhou Dahai's voice was too loud, attracting several nearby fish vendors who gathered around.

"Yellow-lip fish? Old Zhou, are you sure? Don't mistake a large yellow croaker for a yellow-lip fish. We haven't seen a yellow-lip fish in this area for five years!"

Zhou Dahai straightened his neck, "I'm not wrong, it's you who are blind. This is clearly a yellow-lip fish!"

Seeing Zhou Dahai's firm stance, the fish vendors examined the fish closely and were surprised, "It really is a yellow-lip fish, 26 kilograms? Wow, we haven't seen such a large yellow-lip fish in many years. Old Zhou, you're going to make a fortune!"

"It's not mine! It belongs to my brother Jiang!" Zhou Dahai said.

One of the fish vendors looked at Jiang Tian, surprised by his youth, and said, "Young brother, 300,000 RMB, will you sell this fish?"

Jiang Tian was shocked. Just one fish was worth 300,000 RMB? He had sold several thousand kilograms of yellow croakers for less than 100,000 RMB.

Zhou Dahai was furious, "Old Wang, get lost! Do you think I'm a fool? I told you, this fish belongs to my brother!"

Old Wang, the fish vendor, said sheepishly, "Hey, I was just saying!" His eyes shot a resentful glance at Zhou Dahai, thinking that the young man clearly didn't know the value of the yellow-lip fish and could have been bought for 300,000 RMB, but Zhou Dahai had ruined it.

"Brother, I'll offer 450,000 RMB, consider it!" another fish vendor said.

This time, Zhou Dahai didn't speak. He didn't know the exact value of the yellow-lip fish, but he remembered that eight years ago, someone caught a 153-kilogram yellow-lip fish and sold it for 3.15 million RMB.

It was hard to estimate the value of this 52-kilogram fish!

"Old Zhou, what do you think?" Jiang Tian looked at Zhou Dahai, not knowing the market price.

The fish vendor kept giving Zhou Dahai meaningful glances, clearly indicating that he would share the benefits with him.

Zhou Dahai ignored it, thinking for a moment, "Brother Jiang, I think this fish should be worth around 550,000 to 700,000 RMB, but it depends on the weight of the swim bladder."

Jiang Tian was puzzled, and Zhou Dahai explained that the swim bladder was the essence of the yellow-lip fish.

"Old Zhou, can you gut the fish? Let's take a look!"

"Sure, I've been waiting for you to say that!"

Zhou Dahai skillfully gutted the yellow-lip fish, carefully removing the swim bladder, cleaning it, and weighing it.

"1.8 kilograms, Brother Jiang, you're in luck. Do you know how much the swim bladder of a 153-kilogram yellow-lip fish sold for a few years ago?" Zhou Dahai asked.

"How much?"

"500,000 RMB per kilogram!" Zhou Dahai's eyes sparkled, "Your fish, though smaller, is rare now. I think the swim bladder can sell for at least 250,000 RMB per kilogram, no less!"

Jiang Tian did a quick calculation: 1.8 kilograms, 250,000 RMB per kilogram, the swim bladder alone could sell for 450,000 RMB.

Jiang Tian felt so happy he almost fainted.

The news of the yellow-lip fish in the seafood market spread like wildfire. Within an hour, five groups of people had come to inquire about the price, with the highest offer being 540,000 RMB. Jiang Tian resisted the temptation and shook his head.

During this time, Jiang Tian had already asked Zhou Dahai about the yellow-lip fish. The reason it was more valuable than gold was that it was rare and had high nutritional value.

The yellow-lip fish, also known as the golden fish, was aptly named.

The meat of the yellow-lip fish was a great tonic, but it wasn't very expensive, about 2,000 RMB per kilogram. What made buyers eager was the swim bladder.

The swim bladder of the yellow-lip fish had special effects of toning the body, invigorating the blood, and enhancing yang. It was also excellent for stopping bleeding, especially for postpartum hemorrhage in women, making it extremely valuable, often described as "as precious as gold."

Suddenly, an Audi car parked in front of the stall, and a middle-aged man with a potbelly got out. His hair was meticulously styled, a typical slick-back, but Jiang Tian thought it didn't quite suit his head shape.

"This is Dong Yangguang, the owner of Shuiyuntian Hotel, with a net worth of several tens of millions. He started in the seafood business!" Zhou Dahai whispered to Jiang Tian.

Dong Yangguang approached the stall, smiling, "Old Zhou, you're doing well. To have such good luck, you're bound to make a fortune this year!"

Zhou Dahai was flattered. Since Dong Yangguang's rise, they had met a few times, but he always pretended not to know him. This was the first time he had been so热情.

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