Back on the island village at two in the afternoon, Ye Feng immediately grabbed his daily tools and drove his Raptor pickup truck to the seaside for a spin.
He had to admit, the car was really good. It handled the rough, uneven terrain by the sea as if it were flat ground, moving unimpeded.
After a few laps, Ye Feng felt tired and stopped at a spot by the sea. Looking at the clear blue sky, he felt an unspeakable sense of frustration.
He had been reading books on marine aquaculture these past few days and discovered that starting an aquaculture business was not as easy as he had imagined.
The first problem to solve was funding, which required at least forty to fifty million yuan for leasing sea areas, purchasing equipment, hiring workers, and so on.
He currently only had a little over 4.2 million yuan, which wasn't even enough to lease a sea area. This was after Ma Jin helped him pay for two cars today; otherwise, he would have had even less money.
Therefore, he desperately needed a large sum of money, at least fifty million yuan.
He calculated that, at his current daily fishing speed, even if he was consistently lucky and caught 100,000 yuan worth of fish every day, it would still take over 500 days.
After deducting daily expenses, it would probably take about two years to save fifty million yuan, which he felt was too slow.
If others knew about his plan, they would likely be furious.
He pondered for a long time but still couldn't think of a good solution.
At this moment, his stomach rumbled incessantly, and he realized he hadn't eaten anything all day.
"Forget it, I'll go get something to eat first!" Ye Feng muttered to himself.
He had intended to eat at home, but he suddenly remembered his mother wasn't home and he hadn't bought any groceries today, so he immediately abandoned the idea of eating at home.
"Forget it, I'll just catch a fish and grill it!"
Next, he went into the water and caught a few large fish, then gathered some firewood, and began to grill the fish.
Soon, two fragrant grilled fish were ready.
At this moment, the great white shark, Xiao Bai, had appeared in the water in front of Ye Feng at some point. It was constantly slapping the surface of the water, its mouth wide open, staring at Ye Feng with longing.
"What? You want to eat too?" Ye Feng asked, sensing the intent conveyed by Xiao Bai.
Xiao Bai nodded eagerly. Ye Feng was quite speechless and threw one to it.
However, that fish was barely enough to fill the gaps between its teeth, considering its four to five-meter-long body.
Seeing this, Ye Feng threw it several more fish, but the creature devoured one after another, then continued to stare at Ye Feng with wide eyes, slapping the water as if to say, "More, more."
"You bottomless pit! That's all there is. I'll get more next time to feed you!" Ye Feng said speechlessly and ignored Xiao Bai.
Soon, Ye Feng finished eating. After resting for a while, he stretched and said, "Xiao Bai, we've eaten and drunk our fill, time to get to work!"
With that, Ye Feng picked up his tools and rode on Xiao Bai's back to dive into the sea.
Since Ye Feng had broken through to the second level of the Sea God's cultivation technique, his detection ability had been enhanced. Previously, he could only see things within a hundred meters underwater, but now it had increased to three hundred meters.
This was incredible, as it meant his chances of encountering valuable catches were three times higher than before, greatly improving his fishing efficiency.
Furthermore, Ye Feng had not dared to dive too deep when fishing before. Humans had an inexplicable fear of the unfathomably deep sea, and even Ye Feng, despite inheriting the Sea God's legacy, felt this way.
After all, no one knew what lurked in the deep sea. If they encountered something like a giant python shark, they would be done for.
Therefore, although he could see within a hundred meters before, he had never dived below thirty meters.
But now he dared. Firstly, his underwater detection ability had improved, allowing him to see deeper and further, and to predict danger more quickly.
Secondly, with Xiao Bai, the overlord of the ocean, around, his courage had also increased significantly. After all, with such a bodyguard, what was there to fear?
Thus, the man and the shark dived into the deep sea.
They slowly descended. When they went below thirty meters, Ye Feng found that the Sea God's power in his dantian was slowly being consumed.
Moreover, his detection ability was no longer as easily activated as it was on the surface; activating it also consumed Sea God's power.
Ye Feng could feel that the deeper he dived, the faster the Sea God's power was consumed.
The underwater detection ability was the same. Within three hundred meters, the further he looked by activating the Sea God's power, the faster the consumption.
"It seems that even with the Sea God's inheritance, one is not omnipotent!" Ye Feng murmured.
Soon, riding on Xiao Bai, he finally reached the seabed. The seabed near the coast was about fifty meters deep, a depth Ye Feng had not dared to venture into before.
Upon arriving, he discovered what the seabed was like. It was covered with all sorts of corals and algae, and there were many marine creatures like clownfish, sea turtles, and batfish around.
There were also many strange things that Ye Feng couldn't name. These things, gathered together, made the entire seabed look extremely beautiful.
Ye Feng stared at the seabed in astonishment. After admiring it for a while, he finally came back to his senses.
At a depth of over fifty meters, Ye Feng estimated that he could maintain his underwater detection ability at full power for about two to three hours.
This was his first time at the seabed, and he was a little excited. He immediately began his fishing plan, looking around.
With the great white shark Xiao Bai escorting him nearby, Ye Feng felt very reassured and began to search slowly.
Thanks to the powerful effect of his underwater detection ability, Ye Feng soon caught many valuable fish.
"Xiao Bai, come here! Carry this for me!" Ye Feng put the catches into a large net bag and had Xiao Bai carry it.
The unlucky Xiao Bai had directly become Ye Feng's laborer. This was probably the most humiliated shark in the entire ocean.
"Hold it tight, and I'll reward you with two grilled fish when we get back!" Ye Feng said with a smile.
Xiao Bai, who had been looking reluctant, immediately's eyes lit up at the mention of the grilled fish, and it became energetic.
It still remembered the delicious taste of the grilled fish and its mouth watered at the thought.
Moreover, after finding the snake ring under the bridge last time, Ye Feng had been paying extra attention to the seabed, thinking he might find many good things.
As expected, Ye Feng soon saw many reflective objects on the seabed. He picked them up and found they were rings, bracelets, necklaces, and the like.
"These things must have been dropped by people who came swimming!" Ye Feng muttered to himself.
However, it wasn't just these; there were even mobile phones, cameras, and other items. In short, Ye Feng found quite a few things after looking around.
This made Ye Feng overjoyed, as these items were all valuable! Especially luxury items like rings and necklaces, which could probably be sold for a lot of money.
Ye Feng became more and more excited as he picked things up, almost forgetting about fishing.
Thus, wherever he went, he would immediately use his detection ability to scan the area. If he found fish, he would catch them first. If there were no fish, he would search for items on the seabed.
Two hours later, the great white shark was carrying a huge net bag and was almost unable to swim any further...