Whole School Transmigrated: I Have 3 Daily Intel

Chapter 46: Chapter 44: Preliminary Cooperation, Stocking the Pond

"You’ll take them all?"

Zhong Fang was a little surprised, but he quickly understood.

The other party wasn’t trading for fish to eat, but to raise.

’To be able to raise fish, he must have at least a Fishpond Card, right?’

His gaze toward Chen Chong suddenly filled with a trace of envy...

The fitness club next door had a C-Class Fishpond Card that could create a 20-square-meter pond.

But after all this time, no one in his entire club had managed to get one.

The only thing they had for raising fish was the pool in front of them, built with a D-class fish pool card.

Although a fish pool could also raise fish, compared to a fishpond, the difference in size and underwater environment was more than just a little...

If they had a fishpond, it would definitely boost the fishes’ survival rate, and his Fishing Club would have a much larger stock of live fish.

Unfortunately, it seemed this item was rarer than other cards of the same class. Despite asking around for days, he hadn’t heard of anyone else obtaining one.

As a result, Zhong Fang couldn’t even trade for a Fishpond Card, no matter how much he wanted to...

...

In the ten-square-meter fish pool, over twenty fish of various sizes swam slowly.

Because he often watched fishing videos, Chen Chong recognized most of them.

Carp, grass carp, silver carp, black carp...

There were a few rarer ones he didn’t recognize, but that didn’t change the fact that they were quite large.

A quick glance told him the largest grass carp was likely over five pounds.

Even the smallest one was at least two pounds.

There were no small fish weighing one pound or less at all...

"Alright, I’ll start netting them and weighing them then?"

"Go ahead. Be careful not to hurt them. I want them alive and unharmed."

"Don’t worry!"

Zhong Fang had his people bring out a landing net and a digital scale.

Worried about injuring the fish, they couldn’t just toss them on the scale like a piece of meat.

They had to prepare a container for the fish beforehand, fill it with water, and weigh it. Then, they would weigh the container with the fish inside and subtract the initial weight to get the weight of the fish.

A few members of the Fishing Club started netting fish by the side of the pool.

After netting them, they carefully placed the fish into a half-meter-long tank.

One by one, the fish thrashed in the shallow water, their dorsal fins breaking the surface...

Before long, the two prepared tanks were filled to the brim, and all the fish had been netted.

After weighing both tanks, Zhong Fang announced the total weight of the fish.

"A total of twenty-three live fish, weighing 68 pounds."

"Wang Biao, cut off 34 pounds of meat."

Chen Chong spoke directly. He had watched the entire process and wasn’t worried about them fudging the numbers.

Besides, the fish were all a good size, averaging about three pounds each. A total of 68 pounds was perfectly reasonable.

Wang Biao cut off piece after piece of venison and placed it on the digital scale. Only after the display read 34 pounds did he put away his pouch.

The once-heavy bag now looked noticeably deflated.

The remaining venison inside was probably only a few pounds.

From the seventy-odd pounds they started with to the few pounds left now, it was clear just how much they had traded.

Zhong Fang and the club members behind him stared at all the meat, their eyes practically glowing green.

’After eating fish for so many days, we can finally have a few proper meals with meat!’

Chen Chong’s group of four prepared to carry the fish-filled tanks back.

They had already agreed that they would return the tanks that evening or the next day.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to get the fish back...

Just as Chen Chong’s group was about to leave, Zhong Fang called out to him.

"Brother, sorry to bother you, but you’re trading for these live fish to raise them, right?"

"That’s right." Chen Chong nodded. There was no need to hide something like this.

"Then, if you don’t mind me asking, do you have a Fishpond Card?"

"I do. Why?"

"If you get another Fishpond Card in the future, would you be willing to trade it to me? Don’t worry, I’ll offer a card of equal value, plus some other supplies."

Chen Chong immediately understood what Zhong Fang was thinking and nodded.

"Of course. If I or anyone I know gets another Fishpond Card, I’ll let you know."

"Thanks so much, brother!" Zhong Fang said gratefully. The Fishpond Card was very important to their Fishing Club.

Chen Chong remembered his earlier question and took the opportunity to ask, "I was meaning to ask earlier, most of the live fish you have are large ones, over two pounds. How come there are no small ones?"

Zhong Fang explained, "We used to have them, but we ate them all. After all, raising small fish isn’t as valuable as raising big ones. Why, brother? You want small fish too?"

Raising small fish was too much trouble, and no one wanted to trade for them. Even when the club members caught them, they would just eat them themselves and rarely put them in the pool.

"Yeah." Chen Chong nodded.

’For most people, there’s no value in raising small fish. But for me, with a Fishpond Card that can accelerate their growth, it’s a different story.’

’Besides, establishing the pond’s ecosystem is a long-term investment. If I want the fish to thrive, I need to build a complete food chain for them.’

’What I need isn’t a pond where I just put fish in and take them out to eat, but one that can be continuously harvested, where the fish can reproduce on their own.’

’I don’t have to worry about water quality or aquatic plants for now, but I do need to be selective about the species of fish.’

’In addition to the adults and juveniles of species like carp, grass carp, and silver carp, I also need smaller fish.’

’They can eat the weeds and microorganisms at the bottom of the pond, greatly improving the overall environment and water quality.’

’And in some cases, they can become food for the larger, omnivorous fish... ’

’Of course, I should hold off on adding purely carnivorous fish like black snakehead for now. Otherwise, a few months down the line, it would just get fatter and fatter while the number of other fish in the pond would dwindle.’

"Alright, don’t worry, brother. Since you’ve asked, I’ll save some of the small fish for you from now on," Zhong Fang promised, patting his chest.

"Sounds good. We’ll stick to the same arrangement. I’ll trade you meat for them. Big fish, small fish—as long as they’re alive, I’ll take them!"

"That’s great! It’s a deal, then. From now on, whenever we have live fish, I’ll save a portion for you..."

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「The Faculty Apartments.」

Chen Chong’s group of four had already carried the fish tanks back to the apartment and were now beside the fishpond in his room.

Staring at the fishpond, which was no less than fifty square meters, Xu Jun was stunned.

"Brother Chong, this fishpond of yours is huge!"

"And your room is ridiculously big, too. When I walked in, I almost couldn’t even see where your bed was."

Chen Chong just smiled, saying nothing more.

’I also picked up a C-Class Vacant Land Card today. If I use it, this room will get even bigger.’

’But the priority right now is to get these fish into the pond. No matter how resilient they are, they can’t stay crammed in these tanks forever...’

After a quick count, there were twenty-three fish in total: seven carp, five grass carp, four culter, three silver carp, two black carp, and two fish he didn’t quite recognize.

According to Zhong Fang, these two less common fish were called "Tufeng Fish." Although bony, their meat was tender and delicious, making them a favorite among foodies in certain regions.

Two of them reaching about two pounds was extremely rare even before the transmigration. After all, they were considered a small, omnivorous species. They probably grew so large thanks to the abundant resources in this jungle river.

Out of the twenty-three fish, only seven were particularly large, weighing four to five pounds or more.

The rest were around two to three pounds, considered adult fish.

Tilting the fish tanks in the water, the fish inside slid out with the current into the pond, quickly disappearing beneath the surface.

A short while later, two grass carp appeared among the aquatic plants in the corner, their mouths opening and closing as they began to eat...

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