Chapter 157: Map Upgrade! Such an Incredible Item Spawned!

Who knows what it feels like to live the exact same day over and over again?

Anyway, Chu Lin felt extremely tired when he woke up the next day—exhausted to the point of feeling half-dead. Even eating several oysters in the Atlantis map couldn't save him from this fatigue. The main issue was that the props were truly thrilling, and the gameplay was entirely too enticing. After playing with one prop, he immediately wanted to try another. He simply couldn't exercise any self-control.

Truly, this was his first time playing things out in such a wild and extravagant manner. From W-restraints to M-restraints... In his intense excitement, he had even left a few marks on Miss Li Qian's body. He hadn't been able to hold back, getting a bit too rough and heavy-handed.

[Congratulations on completing the current map level collection and meeting the map upgrade requirements!]

When Chu Lin stepped forward to grab one, he did so with the utmost caution, terrified of being pinched by its claws, which would genuinely cause an injury.

Li Yan immediately swung into action with two aquaculture technicians, scooping out the clownfish and golden-tailed angelfish one by one. Furthermore, with every single fish they retrieved, their astonishment grew even deeper.

This particular batch had originally been secretly sold off to maximize profits, yet the quantity wasn't large enough to cause a drastic price crash. Domestic and international aquatic pet breeding enthusiasts could easily absorb this volume. Therefore, those buyers had to be given enough time to process and distribute all of those fish.

"Mhm, I'm planning to leave now," Chu Lin said with a smile, nodding.

Lin Jie immediately chimed in, "Then when Mr. Chu visits Four Seas Manor next time, remember to contact me first, and I'll arrange everything for you." She also didn't forget to turn to Li Qian and say, "Xiao Qian, let's keep in touch more often as alumni when you have free time."

"Yes, indeed, the visual quality of these is truly exceptional, offering absolute ornamental value."

Therefore, he exited the game once again. Right now, he needed to hand over those panda clownfish and golden-tailed angelfish to Chen Feng so that Chen Feng could take them away for cultivation.

Li Yan had now also officially joined Linfeng Aquatic Pets, serving as an aquaculture technician and manager.

"Was last night fun?" Chu Lin asked teasingly when he saw that Miss Li Qian had also woken up.

Chu Lin glanced over the contract, and seeing that everything was in order, he signed it and handed it back to Chen Feng.

Virtually every single specimen was of such supreme quality that releasing them onto the market would undoubtedly surpass all existing boutique grades.

Upon receiving this game prompt, Chu Lin entered the Atlantis map immediately. Sure enough, king crabs had already respawned inside. Although their numbers were small, their sizes were genuinely colossal.

Clearly, these two types of fish swept in by the undercurrent both met the requirements for illustration collection, and he decisively chose to collect the clownfish first.

However, upgrading the Atlantis map from Level 3 to Level 4 would obviously take time just as before.

Very soon, among the newly respawned animals, Chu Lin caught sight of some newly refreshed seeds.

[Atlantis King Crab: Quality 1]

When laying eyes on the quality of the two fish species, Li Yan wore an expression of utter astonishment as he said, "Chairman Chu, Director Chen, the quality of both fish species is extraordinarily high. They are no less inferior to the boutique grades on the market, and might even be superior."

Similarly, if placed outside on a dining table, everyone would likely be instantly captivated by the king crabs while completely overlooking the white prawns.

Upon reaching the lobby, the two of them encountered Lin Jie once again. She respectfully inquired, "Mr. Chu, are you leaving now?"

The collection progress had been stuck at 4/5 for so long, and it could finally be upgraded.

As soon as he returned to the breeding farm, he entered the Atlantis map immediately, moving the white prawns, blue-ringed octopuses, and oysters that had refreshed today out of the game.

After all, their benefits were decent; the more promising the company's future, the happier they naturally would be. The better the economic returns generated by cultivating these aquatic pets, the larger their bonuses would be.

This man was simply too mischievous to ask a question like that.

The blue-ringed octopus alone had already brought massive profits to the company; adding two more species would undoubtedly cause them to take off.

Chen Feng, on the other hand, took it all as a matter of course: "Could any aquatic pet brought out by Brother Lin possibly be ordinary? Brother Lin simply doesn't handle mediocre goods."

What was fun about it?

Wasn't it just pure embarrassment?

The previous sun-grass had possessed such miraculous properties, so he naturally cared about these newly refreshed items this time around. Who knows, maybe they were another miraculous item on par with the sun-grass.

"Brother Lin, here is the contract." Chen Feng hurried over to meet Chu Lin the moment he got out of his car, respectfully handing the document to him.

"However, once these 3,000-plus specimens are released, we cannot put out any more Neptune groupers for a short period. We must give them at least two to three months to process these Neptune groupers."

These seeds were rather tiny in size; if one didn't look closely, they might not even be noticed.

[Congratulations, the current map is upgrading...]

As for those clownfish and angelfish, they were also moved out of the game and placed into specialized breeding pools.

If they could maintain this level of quality through cultivation, the value of the clownfish would be no lower than that of the blue-ringed octopuses, while the value of the golden-tailed angelfish would completely eclipse that of the blue-ringed octopuses.

Matters of cultivation fell under the jurisdiction of Veterinarian Li, while breeding operations were managed by him.

The other two aquaculture technicians also nodded with faces full of astonishment:

After Chu Lin left Four Seas Manor with Li Qian, he first dropped her back home before driving back to the breeding farm.

More than 3,000 specimens at 40,000 each would amount to a total price of 120 million.

"Mm!" Li Qian replied with a smile.

Although these hundred-odd fish weren't worth all that much by standard market rates, business was business, and accounts had to be settled clearly—even if Brother Lin held the majority stake in Linfeng Aquatic Pets.

This made them even more motivated and driven.

Yet, coupled with a size increase of +1, the visual impact of these king crabs was simply colossal.

If served at a dining table, that sheer size alone would be utterly terrifying and staggering to behold.

"Follow me!" Chu Lin uttered, leading the two men directly to the specialized breeding facility.

[The current animal meets the illustration level collection standard. Do you wish to collect?]

[Congratulations, the Atlantis map has been upgraded to Level 4. The reward is a freshly spawned batch of special Atlantis horsetail grass seeds!]

Chu Lin, however, greatly adored the girl's bashful expression. He held her close as they went to the bathroom to take a shower together, then changed his clothes and departed from the room.

Doing otherwise would amount to intentionally scamming these people out of their money, which would ruin their reputation.

Upon receiving these consecutive prompts, a smile immediately bloomed across Chu Lin's face.

Since these people had just purchased stock from them and hadn't managed to sell them off yet, if they released more fish right now, the market price would instantly plummet, virtually guaranteeing those buyers would suffer catastrophic losses.

Li Yan also stepped forward with the two aquaculture technicians, offering a respectful greeting: "Chairman Chu."

He pressed the answer button, and Chen Feng's voice immediately came through: "Brother Lin, didn't you ask me to handle those Neptune grouper fry earlier? During this time, we privately reached out to quite a few clients who collectively ordered over 3,000 Neptune grouper fry at a price of 40,000 each."

Once those buyers finished clearing their inventory, more Neptune groupers could be released. Even if prices dropped then, the only ones affected would be those hobbyist breeders.

He was just about to give Chen Feng a call when, as luck would have it, Chen Feng's call came through first.

Chu Lin stated directly, "Bring the paperwork to the breeding farm. Coincidentally, I've acquired two more aquatic pets whose quality surpasses the boutique items on the market. Bring them back to Linfeng Aquatic Pets for cultivation."

"Understood, I'm heading over right now," Chen Feng finished in a single breath and hurriedly hung up the phone.

For the remainder of the time, Chu Lin simply waited for the Atlantis map upgrade to finish. This time, however, the upgrade took considerably longer, and it wasn't until the following morning that he received the prompt from the game system:

[Congratulations, the Atlantis map level has increased to Level 4. The map area has expanded, and a randomly generated new animal has been added: Atlantis King Crab!]

Nevertheless, he had purposefully left one clownfish and one angelfish inside, then attempted to place both species before the illustrations.

Scarcely any time had passed before he spotted his car driving into the color-steel sheet courtyard. Following behind was a specialized aquatic pet transport vehicle, from which Li Yan (Chapter 15) stepped down alongside two aquatic pet breeding technicians.

"Right, understood." Chu Lin understood this logic perfectly well.

Any cursing from them would be directed solely at the people who sold them the fish; it wouldn't attach itself to Linfeng Aquatic Pets.

The game prompt appeared instantly:

"Brother Lin, didn't you mention there were two more aquatic pets? What are they?" Chen Feng asked, his face brimming with anticipation.

[Congratulations on successfully collecting an animal. The current map is a Level 3 Atlantis map, with a collection progress of 5/5!]

Since Brother Lin said they were superior to market standards, they undoubtedly would be. The blue-ringed octopus had already proven that their ornamental value far exceeded ordinary specimens.

If those people suffered total losses, there was no telling what desperate actions they might resort to.

After understanding the attributes of the king crabs, Chu Lin immediately began searching within the Atlantis map, as the upgrade had also spawned a seed for Atlantis foxtail algae (horsetail grass) at his home.

However, if the market continued to be flooded with a larger volume, the price of these fish would plummet dramatically.

Chen Feng's voice sounded once more: "Brother Lin, this batch of fish is about to be handed over to them, so there's a delivery document here that requires your signature."

[This is a king crab native to Atlantis, highly favored by seafood and culinary enthusiasts. It possesses special attributes: Deliciousness +1, Texture +1, Size +1.]

After spending some time with Li Yan leading the crew to scoop out the clownfish and angelfish, Chen Feng eagerly took his leave, departing with the two aquatic pets in tow.

Li Qian instantly burrowed into his embrace, blushing deeply.

Li Yan nodded and immediately led his men into action. Moments later, they successfully netted a panda clownfish and a golden-tailed angelfish.

"I actually raised a pair of panda clownfish at home, but they fall vastly short compared to this one."

"To think they're panda clownfish and golden-tailed angelfish!" Chen Feng recognized both species the moment he laid eyes on them, immediately instructing Li Yan, "Quick, fish them out so we can take a closer look."

Meanwhile, when he picked up some of the horsetail grass seeds to examine their remarks, an overwhelming wave of irrepressible joy surfaced on his face.

To think such wonderful treasures could be obtained?