"With so many backpacks, these beasts must have killed quite a few people."
Qi Xiaoyan looked furious.
Ye Feng smiled faintly…
"It's normal. Which person who has lived to this day hasn't had blood on their hands?"
Even peace-loving people like us have been forced onto this path, haven't we?
At this point, he glanced meaningfully at his watch.
At this moment, the number has reached 2450.
Converted to Chinese Yuan, it's close to 140 million.
This is an astronomical figure for Ye Feng, who can only earn a maximum of 10,000 yuan a month.
99 percent of the world's population would never earn this much money in their entire lives.
But Ye Feng's goal was simply to need 500,000.
This string of cold numbers did not bring him any sense of accomplishment or joy.
This money is born from slaughter, and most importantly...
He didn't know if, one day in the future, he too would turn into one of those numbers, doing all the work for someone else.
Now, only two people have been removed from the top ten of the leaderboard.
Many dangers await him on the road ahead.
"Hey! The fish's here!"
Just then, Fu Changxiong, who was on the shore, suddenly spoke with excitement.
Ye Feng was overjoyed and immediately wanted to go forward to help, but as soon as he stood up, Fu Changxiong had already started reeling in the line.
It is obvious that this is definitely not an arapaima.
Sure enough, a short while later, a large fish, bright red all over and about 25 centimeters long, splashed around in the water and was dragged ashore by him.
Fu Changxiong dared not touch anything carelessly. He kept Ye Feng's words in mind: the more brightly colored something is, the more dangerous it is.
"Hey bro! Come quick, what kind of fish is this? Why is it so red? Is it poisonous?"
No sooner had she finished speaking than Liu Sisi recognized where the fish had come from.
"This is an arowana, also known as the two-barbeled bony-tongued fish, which is not poisonous."
She picked up the fish with both hands and weighed it with some effort.
“Brother Feng, this fish must weigh at least seventeen or eighteen pounds.”
"Um."
Ye Feng nodded, a slight surprise in his eyes.
This type of fish likes to eat small fish, shrimp, and insects, and many people in big cities keep it as an ornamental fish.
The price is extremely high.
"Da Xiong, do you know how much this fish you caught is worth?"
Fu Changxiong shook his head.
How much?
"At least five thousand yuan! That's more than you could earn working on a construction site for ten days."
"What the heck!?"
Fu Changxiong's face was full of disbelief as he grabbed the red arowana that was still flapping its tail.
I have absolutely no idea why it's worth so much.
"This...it's just a little red, is its meat really that delicious?"
"Oh…"
Ye Feng stepped forward, gently stroked the smooth fish body, and nodded, saying:
"Arowanas are generally divided into five colors: red, yellow, silver, gray, and black."
Red and yellow are the rarest and most precious, and are almost nonexistent in the Amazon.
I can't believe you managed to snag such a small chance.
These things are usually kept by big bosses in their companies or at home.
Because red represents a thriving business and a booming career.
Yellow resembles gold, signifying abundant wealth and making big money.
The heavier the fish, the more wealth it represents and the better the business.
"With this size and weight, if this were in the market a few years ago, people would have bought it for 50,000, let alone 5,000."
"Holy shit!"
Fu Changxiong stared wide-eyed, as if he were looking at a treasure.
"Since they're so rare, what... what do we do now? Should we release them?"
"Release them!?"
Ye Feng glanced at him.
"Are you kidding me? This fish tastes delicious, it's full of high-quality protein."
Besides, if they eat all my bait, what am I supposed to use to fish?
Quickly gut it; use the internal organs for fishing and the meat for grilling.
"Today, let's have a five-thousand-dollar feast!"
"Yay!"
Liu Sisi quickly took the fish and began to scrape off its scales.
During this time, Qi Xiaojie also caught several small fish at another fishing spot he had been looking at.
But they are mostly piranhas.
There's no way around it; these things are not only numerous but also diverse, and you can find them in almost every river in the Amazon.
Half an hour later, the rain stopped completely, and the long-awaited sun was high in the sky.
The group sat on the riverbank, each holding a grilled fish and sitting around the fire.
The aroma of meat lingered in the air, making it all so pleasant and enjoyable.
When it was almost time, Ye Feng gathered all the fish together.
Then gently take out a pinch of cumin and salt and sprinkle them evenly on top.
After grilling for a while longer, the fish was fully cooked, and the aroma of cumin and fish meat filled the air.
They couldn't help but snort deeply.
This is a flavor found only in cities, a flavor that only a more advanced civilization can create.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Ye Feng couldn't wait to take a bite of the dragonfish meat, and the charred skin was immediately torn off.
The fish meat, white as tofu, was revealed, and its tender and flavorful texture made his eyes widen instantly.
The addition of seasonings is so important; it has basically masked all the fishy smell.
"tasty!"
Two simple words are simply not enough to describe how delicious it is. At this moment, Ye Feng felt that this was the best grilled fish he had ever eaten in his life.
Seeing this, everyone grabbed one and started gnawing on it.
"Mmm! It's delicious!"
"This tastes so authentic, even better than the big pot fish in Northeast China."
"Adding cumin makes it taste so good."
...
The sounds of chewing and praising echoed along the riverbank.
But while everyone was enjoying their meal, they didn't notice at all that the buoy in the river had sunk completely at some point.
The fishing rod that Fu Changxiong was standing on was also moving slowly.
Because the spinning reel on the fishing rod is locked, the fishing line is always taut.
Just seconds later, the fishing rod suddenly left his feet and drifted into the river at a moderate speed.
His eyes narrowed; the force was too sudden, clearly the kind of power only a large fish could possess.
Fu Changxiong quickly threw the fish aside, lunged forward, and grabbed the fishing rod tightly with both hands.
But this grab seemed to have startled a large fish in the river.
Fu Changxiong felt the force on his hands suddenly increase, and his body was slowly dragged towards the riverbank.
They were only a meter or two away from falling into the river.
Seeing this, Ye Feng and the other three immediately realized something was wrong and rushed forward.
Only after grabbing the fishing rod did Fu Changxiong manage to stop his sliding motion.
The five men strained as they stood up. Judging from their grimacing expressions, the fish must have been quite large.
In the Amazon, there are only a few species of fish that possess such terrifying power.
Black caiman, caiman, giant catfish and arapaima.
They immediately began to wrestle with the giant fish.
However, since it had just rained, there was still a lot of wet mud on the ground, making it difficult to find a foothold.
The group of people were dragged into the water by the large fish.
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