Chapter 15: Never Before—Someone Produced a Hundred? Never in the past had such a thing happened—someone actually brought out a hundred of them?

Chu Lin noticed the shift in Chen Feng’s expression and, puzzled, asked again, “Young Master Chen, shall I scoop a few more for you to see?”

Chen Feng snapped out of his thoughts and quickly stopped him, looking at the net, “Don’t… The net will injure the fish…”

Chu Lin glanced at the net in his hand.

So it's this particular?

No wonder people say ornamental fish are so valuable.

He had never paid attention to such details before.

Chen Feng had already taken out his phone and dialed the number of his shop’s aquaculture specialist. “Li Yan, I’ll send you an address. Bring some professional fish catchers. There are a hundred premium Neptune grouper here.”

Li Yan was feeding fish at the shop and was stunned by his boss’s words. “Wait, boss, did you say premium Neptune grouper? How many?”

“One hundred. They’ll be used for the celebration, barring any surprises,” Chen Feng repeated.

Li Yan couldn't help but curse under his breath.

As a professional aquaculture technician, he had been in the business for years and knew that premium Neptune grouper were rare and priceless.

Now his boss claimed there were a hundred of them?

Previously, the boss had mentioned wanting to make the shop’s fifth anniversary a grand event, but he hadn’t expected anything on this scale.

“Boss, I’ll head over right away.” Li Yan quickly told a shop assistant to prepare professional fishing gear and a few testing devices, then drove hurriedly out of the city.

At the shrimp farm.

After ending the call, Chen Feng felt a bit embarrassed. “President Chu, I’m afraid we’ll need to wait a little while. My staff are on their way. Without professional gear, it’s easy to harm the fish. These ornamental fish are delicate—even the slightest injury can lead to illness and death.”

“No problem!” Chu Lin smiled, understanding, and checked the time. “Young Master Chen, let me show you the registration documents and quarantine certificates. At noon, allow me to host you here for a simple meal?”

Huang Bin’s eyes lit up at the suggestion. “Young Master Chen, the seafood here is truly exceptional. It’s hard to find anything like it in the whole city. You’re in for a treat.”

“That sounds a bit exaggerated,” Chen Feng remarked, thinking Huang Bin was overstating things.

His family had some means; in this city, he’d eaten every kind of seafood, no matter how rare or celebrated. No matter how much people boasted, it was all more or less the same.

But the shrimp from True Essence had recently surprised him.

Those shrimp were genuinely delicious.

Seeing Chu Lin and Huang Bin heading toward a breeding pond, he followed.

When Huang Bin scooped up a netful of prawns, Chen Feng’s surprise showed. “These prawns are huge—they’re about the same size as the premium ones from True Essence.”

Huang Bin grinned. “The prawns at True Essence are supplied by President Chu.”

“Really?” Chen Feng was truly intrigued now and stepped closer to examine the shrimp.

Moments later, Huang Bin fished out a few scallops and clams. “Young Master Chen, look at these—their size is much larger than usual, and they’re just as delicious as the prawns.”

Now Chen Feng began to believe Huang Bin’s claims.

The scallops and clams were enormous, at least twice the usual size.

At least in this city, he had never tasted such large clams and scallops.

Huang Bin spoke mysteriously, “Young Master Chen, the real treasures haven’t been brought up yet. The sea cucumbers here are the true marvel.”

As he spoke, he had already caught a sea cucumber and handed it to Chen Feng.

“This big?” Chen Feng had eaten plenty of sea cucumbers, even live ones, and had seen many at the famous Fortune Hotel. Their special live sea cucumbers were only about this size.

President Chu’s seafood seemed much larger than normal.

Thinking of the unique flavor of True Essence’s prawns, he started to look forward to the meal.

Huang Bin soon came out of the breeding pond, having gathered enough seafood for lunch.

Returning to the entrance, two vehicles arrived simultaneously—one was Liu Fa’s small truck, and the other was a sedan adorned with various ornamental fish images and the address of a specialty fish shop.

Chu Lin greeted Liu Fa, “Master Liu, we’ll have seafood for lunch. Go buy some spices and vegetables.”

“Alright!” Liu Fa’s eyes gleamed, and he quickly drove off to the market.

He knew very well how delicious President Chu’s seafood was.

Lunch was going to be a feast.

Li Yan got out of the other car, rushing up to Chen Feng. “Boss, everything’s in the trunk!”

Chen Feng turned to Chu Lin, “President Chu, this is my shop’s dedicated aquaculture expert. Shall we go check on the Neptune grouper?”

“Certainly.” Chu Lin nodded.

“I’ll handle the seafood!” Huang Bin volunteered. From the atmosphere between the two parties, he was sure the deal would go through.

Now, his main concern was the seafood feast at noon.

After his last meal here, he had learned what true seafood luxury meant.

Looking at the simple selection of seafood dishes, he was convinced this was the finest experience in the entire city.

Chen Feng and the specialist fetched the professional fishing gear and some basic testing instruments from the sedan, then followed Chu Lin back to the breeding pond.

Li Yan took one look at the fish in the pond and froze. “You’re just keeping them in this pond? Aren’t you worried?”

Honestly, in all his years in the business, he’d never seen someone so bold.

Who would dare keep such ornamental fish in an ordinary pond, with no specialized life-support or filtration systems?

Each fish was worth over forty thousand, a hundred of them over four million. Wasn’t he afraid?

Li Yan immediately grabbed an instrument, took a water sample, and began routine tests.

He was genuinely worried.

If the water didn’t meet the minimum requirements for ornamental fish, problems could easily arise. His boss paid him well, so he had to take his responsibilities seriously.

Chu Lin said nothing more.

After all, with over four million in fish at stake, anyone would be cautious. The others couldn’t know about the miraculous Atlantis Blessing Stone.

Li Yan quickly checked the routine water quality data with the instrument, then stood dumbfounded.

The readings were impossible.

“What’s wrong?” Chen Feng noticed Li Yan’s odd reaction and asked.

“It shouldn’t be possible!” Li Yan said, incredulous. “The water here—pH, temperature, and all other parameters—are even better than our shop’s special tanks.”

“What?” Chen Feng couldn’t believe it.

There were no devices in the pond, so how could the water quality be so high?

He suddenly realized the water in the breeding pond seemed unnaturally clear.

Chu Lin heard their conversation and smiled, making up a story. “The pond water is specially treated. Otherwise, I wouldn’t risk four million.”

Li Yan and Chen Feng realized they’d worried unnecessarily.

Of course, no one would gamble with four million.

But how exactly had the pond been treated?

Could it be the rumored underground system?

That’s the latest technology in foreign fisheries, but the equipment costs ten times more than ordinary systems. Only companies specializing in luxury fish use it; ordinary people would never buy such gear.

President Chu had actually installed this?

Chen Feng was amazed.

If so, President Chu was remarkably willing to invest.

He couldn’t help but look at Chu Lin with renewed respect.

Then Chen Feng picked up the professional fishing gear and caught a Neptune grouper, handing it to Li Yan. “Take a look at this fish!”

Li Yan was immediately captivated, exclaiming, “This fish is even more beautiful than the one in our shop—its ornamental value is a whole level higher.”

“Right?” Chen Feng, hearing this, cursed in frustration. “This is the real premium specimen. Liu Dong, that bastard, actually tried to pass off the other one as top quality!”

Li Yan was momentarily stunned, then quickly replied, “Boss, Liu Dong didn’t deceive you. The one he brought was indeed premium. The ones I’ve seen before matched that standard. But this one, with its beauty and appeal, is something never seen before.”

As he spoke, he grew increasingly shocked as he looked at the breeding pond.

Because there were over a hundred such Neptune grouper in the pond.

“Li Yan, are you sure I misunderstood Liu Dong?” Chen Feng asked, his face full of astonishment.

If such a fish had never appeared before, how could someone now produce a hundred of them?