Chapter 6

"Alright, I have transferred $700k over. Please check your online banking account,” a middle-aged man stated to Serpens at the goldfish fair, having just completed the fund transfer.

“Alright, I have received it,” Serpens replied, smiling. Spotting the crowd in front of him, he raised his voice, “There are three more top-grade Redcap Brown Oranda selling for $350k each. No restock after these are sold. In addition, there’s a top-grade Chilli Red Arowana selling for three million dollars. Feel free to come and take a look.”

“Give me one,” a member of the crowd said, tempted after seeing someone else purchase one, considering the price was $80k cheaper than those in the goldfish fair.

“Alright,” Serpens nodded, placing the Redcap Brown Oranda into a fishbowl and handing it to the old man. With another $350k transferred into his account, Serpens felt a surge of excitement. He now had $1.05 million in his account!

“There are two more Redcap Brown Oranda and a Chilli Red Arowana,” Serpens announced to the growing crowd, now nearing a hundred people.

At that moment, Director Ezekiel, stationed at the service counter for the organizing party, looked around the exhibition hall in confusion.

“Why are there so few people?” several middle-aged and old men nearby muttered, echoing his sentiments.

“Director Ezekiel, Director Lian,” an employee called out as he rushed towards them.

“What’s the matter? Why are you so flustered?” Director Ezekiel asked, frowning.

“Director Ezekiel, something bad has happened. There’s a guy who set up a stall at the entrance selling Redcap Brown Oranda at the price of $350k each. He has already sold a total of three fish,” the young man explained anxiously.

“What? There’s someone selling Redcap Brown Oranda? At $350k each?” Director Ezekiel exclaimed in disbelief.

“Yes, Director Ezekiel. $350k each. There are over a hundred people who have gathered at that place currently,” the young man confirmed.

“$350k each and he has already sold three,” Director Ezekiel muttered, displeased. He immediately stood up and headed out.

Upon reaching the entrance, Director Ezekiel witnessed a crowd of people gathering.

“I’ll take the last two Redcap Brown Oranda,” a voice rang out from the crowd.

“Excuse me,” the middle-aged man said, attempting to navigate through the crowd.

Director Ezekiel followed behind, feeling irritated as he squeezed his way forward.

“Alright, these are the last two Redcap Brown Oranda,” Serpens confirmed with a slight smile after hearing the man’s request.

“Bank transfer,” the middle-aged man requested, inspecting the two Redcap Brown Oranda with satisfaction.

“Alright,” Serpens agreed.

Director Ezekiel, standing nearby, felt a surge of frustration as he observed the scene. He glanced at the two Redcap Brown Oranda and the styrofoam box beside them, his mouth twitching uncontrollably.

“Damn it. Did he keep the goldfish that are worth several million in a styrofoam box? Playing dumb to take advantage of others!” Director Ezekiel muttered, clearly displeased. After this brat sold Redcap Brown Oranda at $350k each, it would be impossible for him to sell his Redcap Brown Oranda in the goldfish fair at $430k. In fact, he might not be able to sell them even if he reduced the price to $350k.

Serpens, noticing Director Ezekiel but not paying him much attention, continued, “There’s one last top-grade Chilli Red Arowana left. You can take it for just three million.”

“This Arowana is really beautiful but the price is too high.”

“This top-grade chili red Arowana is definitely worth three million dollars. However, that’s three million! Who could afford it?”

“Yeah, yeah. It’s too expensive. However, if I had the money, I would definitely buy it. This chili red Arowana is simply too beautiful.”

The surrounding crowd engaged in discussions and comments. An Arowana that cost three million dollars was indeed not easy to sell.

Serpens heard the conversation of the people in the crowd and frowned slightly. Arowana that cost several million was indeed not so easy to sell. There weren’t many people who could afford it.

However, what made him the most disappointed was that there was no one who bought the chili red Arowana.

The crowd of customers simply left after admiring it for some time.

“Damn it. If I had known about it, I wouldn’t have upgraded such an expensive Arowana,” Serpens thought to himself, checking the time. It was already three o’clock in the afternoon, yet the Arowana was still unsold.

Although there was always a huge crowd looking at it, there weren’t many who could have afforded it.

Just like what they had commented, it was too expensive.

“Phew!”

Serpens waited all the way until five o’clock and hadn’t even had his lunch.

“Forget it, I’m not selling it anymore. I have $1.75 million in my hands now and it should be sufficient,” Serpens concluded, content. Although he couldn’t sell this Arowana, it didn’t really affect his mood. After all, he had still been working hard for several hundreds of dollars a few days ago.

After placing the Arowana into the styrofoam box, Serpens rode his Harley towards the school. He put the Arowana in his dormitory room and headed directly for the First-grade Seafood Restaurant. With more than $1.7 million in his account, he wouldn’t be lacking money in the short term.

“Let’s head to the ocean tomorrow and see if I can raise my own level,” Serpens resolved.

Draketown was a town beside the sea and in the vicinity of Bohai Sea. Bohai Sea was one of the four main seas in the country and the only inland sea. Its size was the smallest among the four seas, with the shallowest seabed.

“Just perfect for myself,” Serpens thought.

The next morning, Serpens rode his heavy-duty motorcycle and headed towards the sea. He checked his attributes:

Name: Serpens

Race: Human (Ability to transform into a Dragon)

Level: 1

Dragonic Force: 25/1,000

Superpower: Dominate the marine animals (Ability to rule any marine animals that are lower than your own level)

Devour any form of marine animals (For extraction of Dragonic Force)

Art of Cultivation: Great Dragonic Morph

“I’m still not powerful enough at the moment and can only move around in the shallows region of Bohai Sea. If I encounter marine animals like sharks, I’ll probably be devoured by them. Luckily, sharks are few in the vicinity of the Bohai Sea,” Serpens mused.

He soon arrived at the seaside. The areas of Draketown along the sea had become tourist and vacation hotspots after the last few years of development. In this vicinity, the environment was great and it was a rather famous tourist beach.

Serpens parked his heavy-duty motorcycle in a parking slot before heading to a rather deserted positThe golden body of the Great Dragon exuded an imposing and majestic aura, despite its size being no larger than a palm.

As Serpens delved into the ocean, his keen eyes spotted a tiny Yellow Croaker. With excitement evident on his face, he swiftly swam towards it and opened his mouth to swallow the fish.

"The fish are too small here. With my strength, I can swallow fish weighing several kilograms at once," Serpens remarked dissatisfiedly, observing the mere 0.08 increase in his Dragonic Force. Presently, he could effortlessly consume fish weighing dozens of kilograms.

As a Level One Great Dragon, his strength was on par with his human form, Serpens, despite his miniature size. Even when faced with fish weighing dozens of kilograms, he remained fearless.

With a swift motion, Serpens swam towards the ocean floor. The Bohai Sea, not particularly deep, allowed the sunlight to penetrate directly onto the seabed.

Serpens observed small fish and prawns swimming freely, accompanied by rocks adorned with aquatic plants and various peculiar marine life.

"The school's lake pales in comparison to the marine life here," Serpens mused excitedly as he swam towards a massive mackerel.

The mackerel, weighing approximately four kilograms and measuring half a meter, caught Serpens's attention.

"Mackerel: Level 0. Extractable Dragonic Force: 0.8," Serpens noted, his eyes flashing with determination as he dashed towards it.

As he approached within five meters, the mackerel sensed Serpens's presence and attempted to flee. However, upon feeling the slightest exertion of Serpens's Dragon Power, it halted in its tracks, unable to escape.

"Can you escape?" Serpens taunted, swiftly devouring the mackerel.

"Too cool. With my current Dragon Power, I can dominate marine animals within a five-meter radius, exerting considerable pressure on those beyond," Serpens remarked, exhilarated, as he continued his journey.

"Dominant!"

"Dominant!"

Serpens exercised his dominance over various marine animals he encountered along the way, including Pacific mackerel, Spanish mackerel, yellow drum fish, slender shad fish, herring, pomfret, and pairs of prawns.

After swimming for a thousand meters, Serpens found thousands of fish types congregating within a five-meter radius around him.

"If I could sell these as seafood, I'm sure they could fetch a few hundred thousand dollars," Serpens observed, contemplating the value of the marine animals surrounding him.

He laughed at the thought of selling them, knowing he could only consume them to enhance his strength.

Gulp!

The golden Great Dragon voraciously devoured every marine animal in its path, regardless of size.

"Haha, I've added over 80 points of Dragonic Force. Gobbling up marine animals is indeed the fastest way to increase energy!" Serpens exclaimed joyfully, noting his body growing approximately twenty centimeters longer.

With his dragon scales becoming more exquisite and his dragon claws exuding greater power, Serpens was satisfied with his heightened abilities.

He continued swimming farther out, now four to five kilometers from the shore, in search of larger prey.

"The nearby marine animals are still too small. I must venture farther out," Serpens resolved, swimming onwards.

On his journey, he dominated various marine animals and devoured them at a rapid pace, causing his Dragonic Force to soar.

"The water gets deeper ahead," Serpens observed after approximately eight kilometers of swimming. The ocean floor ahead was around thirteen to fourteen meters deep, significantly deeper than before.

Ahead, he spotted an expanse of greenish seaweed and multi-colored reefs.

"Eh, a school of ribbonfish ahead?" Serpens exclaimed as he spotted thousands of ribbonfish swimming together, some reaching lengths of over a meter.

"Ribbonfish: Level 0. I have nothing to fear," Serpens reassured himself. Despite being ferocious, the ribbonfish posed no threat to the Great Dragon.

With lightning speed, Serpens charged towards the school of ribbonfish, causing them to tremble in fear.

"Dominant!"

As he exerted his Dragon Power, the ribbonfish within five meters bowed before him, immobilized by his presence.

Serpens smiled as he approached one of the ribbonfish.

Swoosh!

Suddenly, a commotion among the ribbonfish caught Serpens's attention as they parted to make way for a massive specimen.

"Eh? What's this?" Serpens's expression turned serious as he spotted a colossal ribbonfish swimming towards him.

"The Yellow Catfish: Level 1. Extractable Dragonic Force: 88," Serpens read, his gaze fixed on the imposing creature.

Despite its size, the Yellow Catfish was a powerful monster Serpens prepared himself for the impending battle, knowing that underestimating it would be a grave mistake.