“Can we sell it?!” When Keke learned that this red fish in front of her could fetch seven or eight thousand, her eyes lit up.
“Seven or eight thousand each, catching a few dozen would be hundreds of thousands, right?”
Tang Keke counted, and after confirming she hadn’t miscounted, she immediately tugged at Ye Shuang, “Brother, we’re rich!”
“It’s not as easy to catch as you think.” Ye Shuang sounded a bit helpless right now. “If the catch rate were really like that, everyone would probably go become fishermen.”
With that, he glanced at the shoreline fading away in the distance and continued, “People should still hold some reverence for nature. The accident rate among fishermen isn’t low—ask anyone whose family has been out to sea, and they’ve likely lost someone.”
“If the waves get big and you slip without your footing, sometimes you’re just gone.”
After hearing Ye Shuang say that, Tang Keke looked at the bottomless sea surface and shrank back a little.
For the rest of the time, just as Ye Shuang had said, aside from some worthless small sea fish, they basically didn’t see any valuable big fish.
As for the red ruby they had just pulled up, Chen Hai had already taken it to turn into sashimi.
“Ye Shuang, the head and bones go into soup.” Chen Hai called Ye Shuang over to help while he worked a filleting knife through the meat of the fish.
“There’s food on the boat?” Ye Shuang went over to the fridge and took a look inside, finding ginger, scallions, and garlic, with a fully stocked set of seasonings in the kitchen.
“Hey, catch it fresh, eat it fresh.” Chen Hai said with a grin.
Ye Shuang looked at the fish head and bones in his hands—the meat on them had already been mostly scraped off by Chen Hai.
“Wow, so extravagant.” Tang Keke watched from the side. If it were her, she would definitely keep it to sell.
That could pay for a whole new PC tower.
Soon enough, the fish head soup and sea fish sashimi were ready, taking only about half an hour. And the fish was large, so everyone there had plenty to eat.
“I don’t think I’m used to eating raw food.” Zhixia looked at the slices of raw fish on her plate, but after remembering how expensive it was, she hesitated for a moment before taking a bite anyway.
The combination of scallions and wasabi soy sauce with the rich, fatty fish made Zhixia’s eyes light up in an instant.
“Wow, this trip was totally worth it.”
“Fishy, so good!” Ducky, on the other hand, was the most at home eating this, making exaggerated expressions while slapping her thighs in delight.
Seeing the girls enjoying themselves so much, Ye Shuang picked up a large plate and headed to the helm.
“Here, sea fish sashimi and fish head soup.”
Anshi Yi was sitting on the couch gripping the steering wheel, while An Shiyu lounged against the backrest playing on her phone. The two fish seemed to be taking turns at the helm.
“Oh, what kind of fish?” Anshi Yi glanced over.
“Sea fish.”
“How lazy of you.” Anshi Yi said, then opened her mouth without hesitation. “Feed me.”
“You can do it yourself, can’t you?” Ye Shuang set the sashimi down on the small table, which already had some snacks on it.
“I’m working so hard to steer the ship, and I don’t even qualify to be hand-fed?” Anshi Yi lowered her head. “Let’s just find a boat to crash into and die together…”
“Don’t say such terrifying things?!!!”
Ye Shuang had no choice but to pick up his chopsticks, dip the piece in soy sauce, and feed it to Anshi Yi. She took a bite and began chewing happily.
“Could be better. If you aged it a bit, it would be even better for a fatty fish like this.” Anshi Yi said, shaking her head slightly.
“No conditions to age it here.”
“Uncle, I want some too.” An Shiyu spoke up at that moment.
“Memi is steering, that’s one thing, but can’t you eat by yourself?” Ye Shuang asked.
“I was the one steering the whole time before. My arms are too tired to even lift now.” An Shiyu said, wiggling her arm. “Look.”
Ye Shuang: “…”
“Sigh, no motivation to steer anymore… if only we ran into a small boat…”
“Fine.” Ye Shuang stopped fussing and fed both fish a few slices each before turning and heading back to the lounge area.
By the time Ye Shuang came back, the fish slices had all been cleared.
“Looks like it tasted pretty good.” Ye Shuang smiled a little when he saw that. He hadn’t really eaten much himself, but he wasn’t all that concerned as long as everyone else was happy.
“Ye Shuang.”
A voice came from beside him. He turned to find Bai Yuyou standing next to him, holding a plate. “There’s one more plate.”
“Oh?” Ye Shuang looked a little surprised. “Not tasty?”
“It’s very tasty. But Ye Shuang hasn’t eaten yet.” Bai Yuyou said, even though her eyes were locked on the sashimi in her hands.
“Let’s eat together.” Ye Shuang gave a gentle smile.
“Alright.”
Though that was what he said, Ye Shuang ended up feeding most of it to Yuyou instead.
…
“Man, that was satisfying. All we need now is some lobster and scallops.” Chen Hai said. “Once we get to the island, I can just buy some from the locals.”
“Not afraid of getting ripped off like a bunch of suckers?”
“No worries, I happen to know some friends around here.”
“Oh? Friends everywhere you go?”
“Yeah, right.”
Soon, the yacht pulled up to the shore. Judging by the fishing boats at the dock, it was clear that there weren’t many residents here. Even looking around, there were only a few buildings.
“This island has very few people.” Ye Shuang looked around.
“Well, it’s not a tourist spot, so even during summer vacation, there are no visitors.” Chen Hai said as he got off the boat to chat with the islanders. After a moment, he came back carrying a large crate.
“Give me a hand!”
Seeing that, Ye Shuang quickly walked over.
“What’s so heavy?”
“Seafood!” Chen Hai said. “Man, those bastards really tried to charge me like I was a fresh fish. These seafood sellers are something else.”
“Then why did you still buy it? I thought you had friends?” Ye Shuang was speechless.
“Hey, I haggled.”
Ye Shuang didn’t bother pressing further. They chose a secluded beach and set up tents in a shaded, wind-sheltered spot. Though the girls didn’t really know how to pitch tents, it wasn’t that hard, and with so many hands, the tents went up quickly.
The tents were for four people each. But since Ye Shuang and Chen Hai were the only men, they shared one together.
“Hey, brother, how do we handle showering?” Keke asked at that moment.
“You can shower on the yacht.” Ye Shuang replied. Besides, the dock wasn’t too far away, so they could just shower and come back.
“Oh?”
Perhaps because it was far from the city, the seawater here looked especially clear and blue. The girls chattered away, quickly changed into swimsuits, and ran off to play in the water with giggles.
Ye Shuang sat on a chair by the shore, wondering whether to go fishing or build a sandcastle, when he suddenly noticed two fish passing by.
Especially when he caught sight of Anshi Yi’s swimsuit bottoms, he noticed there was a clock on them.
Ye Shuang: “…”
There it was again.
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
