Suddenly, Haolong seemed to have a moment of enlightenment. He remembered that in high school chemistry, they had introduced liquid nitrogen. At that time, they learned that liquid nitrogen is a coolant, with a temperature of -196°C under normal pressure. It is colorless, odorless, non-flammable, and extremely inert. However, when placed in water, it absorbs a large amount of heat during vaporization. Because the temperature of liquid nitrogen is around -196°C, and seawater is above zero, the huge temperature difference would instantly freeze the seawater, and the temperature would immediately drop below zero. Direct contact would cause severe frostbite.
Haolong thought that if he threw this thing near the giant jellyfish, he believed that even if it didn't freeze it to death, it would at least render it immobile for a while.
He never thought that coming to the night market with Hu Jing would solve his big problem. Hu Jing truly was his lucky star. In the past, whenever he transformed, Hu Jing always helped him through the initial difficulties. Today, facing the problem of the giant jellyfish, Haolong thought it would trouble him for a long time, or even be unsolvable. But he never expected that a trip to the night market with Hu Jing would solve everything.
Liquid nitrogen coolant is generally used to preserve seedlings when planting trees on mountains. The school's own enterprise at Donghai University sells it, and the price is not very high. You can buy as much as you want. The giant jellyfish is ten meters tall. If he bought a dozen or so bottles, opened the caps, and threw them near the giant jellyfish, it would instantly turn into a big ice block. Then he could easily catch the golden croaker. Thinking about this, Haolong couldn't help but get extremely excited. He laughed and hugged Hu Jing, spinning her around, saying, "Xiao Jing, you are really my lucky star. You've helped me a lot again."
Hu Jing was startled by Haolong's sudden action, but a hint of sweetness suddenly welled up in her heart.
Hu Jing was held in Haolong's arms, like a frightened little rabbit, her hands protecting her chest, her face red as she looked at Haolong. Seeing Hu Jing like this, Haolong suddenly realized that his reaction was a bit too intense and even a bit out of control. He scolded himself for not being able to control himself, thinking that he had made the beautiful girl dislike him.
He quickly let go of Hu Jing and apologized, "I'm sorry, Hu Jing. I was too excited and got a bit out of control."
Hu Jing had always been curious about why Haolong was so good to her. If it was just simple affection, Hu Jing felt that Haolong's actions far exceeded that. Moreover, Haolong always said that Hu Jing had done him a favor, but Hu Jing couldn't figure out what favor she had done him. This time, it was just a simple request for Haolong to buy her liquid nitrogen ice cream, but how did it turn into her solving a big problem for him?
Hu Jing asked, "What big help did I give you that made you so happy?"
Haolong couldn't tell Hu Jing that he was going to use liquid nitrogen to control the Dragon King to deal with the giant jellyfish. If he said that, Hu Jing would probably turn around and never talk to him again. He had to come up with a plausible lie. This was clearly a far-fetched excuse.
Haolong said helplessly, "I can't tell you about this, but you really did help me a lot."
The more Haolong said this, the more suspicious Hu Jing became. Suddenly, Hu Jing seemed to have a moment of enlightenment. Could it be that the bad guy Haolong was just using this as an excuse to get close to her? Thinking about this, Hu Jing's face turned red, and even her neck turned red. She couldn't help but lower her head.
But then Hu Jing thought, Haolong was such a bad guy. He was clearly pursuing her but didn't say it directly. Instead, he used this lame excuse to bully her. How bad! Thinking about this, Hu Jing lifted her red face and gave Haolong a flirtatious glare.
Haolong felt as if he had been hit by Cupid's arrow, his soul almost leaving his body. He knew his life was over, and he would never forget Hu Jing's eyes, which were full of deep affection and a hint of anger.
Seeing Haolong's dazed expression, Hu Jing became even more convinced of her thoughts. She angrily reached out to pinch Haolong's waist. But when her hand touched Haolong's abdomen, she felt the incredibly hard abs, the powerful eight-pack, which left her no place to pinch. She helplessly touched around, thinking to herself, "Haolong's abs are so big."
At this moment, Hu Jing saw Haolong's puzzled eyes, as if asking, "Why are you touching my stomach?" Hu Jing's already red face turned even redder. She angrily stomped on Haolong's foot, making him jump in pain. Only then did she feel satisfied, patting her small hands and turning to walk away.
Haolong knew that although he hadn't confessed to Hu Jing yet, her affection for him was growing day by day.
The next morning, Haolong called Liu Yong'an and others, telling them that the crab-catching location was still the same as yesterday, but he had something to do and couldn't go. He asked them to work on their own. Liu Yong'an was gradually developing the demeanor of a leader and could generally complete the tasks Haolong assigned him well. Due to his physical condition, Liu Yong'an couldn't keep up with Li Guohui's training. Knowing Liu Yong'an's situation, Li Guohui didn't force him to train. After all, health was the most important. So, Liu Yong'an could also learn how to do things and deal with people from Haolong.
After instructing Liu Yong'an, Haolong took a taxi to a store near the school and bought all the liquid nitrogen coolant they had. Then he took a taxi to the abandoned shipyard and unloaded all the liquid nitrogen, letting the driver leave. As his business grew, Haolong increasingly realized that he needed a car. Otherwise, he always felt constrained when doing things. This time, seeing himself carrying over a hundred bottles of liquid nitrogen to the abandoned shipyard, the driver's eyes were full of questions. Fortunately, the driver didn't ask. If he had, Haolong wouldn't have known how to answer.
Sitting in the shipyard, Haolong sent his soul into the Dragon King's body and, in several trips, brought the liquid nitrogen coolant to the vicinity of the underwater canyon. When he arrived at the underwater canyon, Haolong discovered that a giant jellyfish, accompanied by countless small jellyfish, was just emerging from the canyon. The golden croaker was also among them. At this moment, the Dragon King rushing over wouldn't be a good idea. The giant jellyfish was constantly observing its surroundings. Haolong noticed that the giant jellyfish had eyes, six of them, constantly scanning the area. The Dragon King must have left a deep impression on them from the previous day, so they were cautious. Lying behind a coral near the underwater canyon, Haolong waited for another giant jellyfish to emerge. However, after waiting for a long time, he didn't see another giant jellyfish. Even when the first giant jellyfish returned with the small jellyfish and the golden croaker, no other giant jellyfish emerged. Haolong wondered if it was giving birth or why it wasn't coming out to feed. Watching the giant jellyfish sink into the underwater canyon, Haolong was puzzled.
While observing, the giant jellyfish suddenly emerged from the underwater canyon again. Haolong focused and saw that it was another giant jellyfish, the male one. The two jellyfish were of different heights, and Haolong thought the taller one was the male.
Haolong calculated that the first giant jellyfish took about an hour to feed. As long as he could resolve the battle within this hour, there should be no danger.
Haolong controlled the Dragon King to the entrance of the underwater canyon and fixed the bottles of liquid nitrogen on the canyon walls. Each bottle had a thin string attached to the cap. As long as the Dragon King pulled the string, the cap would come off, and the liquid nitrogen would cause the seawater to freeze rapidly, turning the nearby seawater into a large ice block. If the giant jellyfish was lured to this place, it would be frozen in the ice block. At that time, Haolong believed he could catch the golden croaker within half an hour.
After fixing sixty bottles of liquid nitrogen coolant on the canyon walls, Haolong controlled the Dragon King to dive to the bottom of the underwater canyon. This time, Haolong was smarter. He controlled the Dragon King to emit a weak electric field and detected the presence of the giant jellyfish from 90 meters away. The golden croaker was swimming under the giant jellyfish.
When the Dragon King reached the bottom of the underwater canyon, the giant jellyfish saw it. To the giant jellyfish, the Dragon King was an enemy. The Dragon King had killed countless of its offspring and even dared to come to its lair to challenge it. It wouldn't let the Dragon King off. In the giant jellyfish's view, the Dragon King's escape last time was just a fluke. This time, it was determined to kill the Dragon King. Flapping its large bell, the giant jellyfish rushed toward the Dragon King at a speed of two meters per second. Haolong didn't expect the giant jellyfish to be so aggressive and quickly controlled the Dragon King to flee. Soon, they swam out of the canyon entrance. Watching the giant jellyfish flapping its bell and swimming upward, Haolong controlled the Dragon King to pull the thin rope around its waist. After nearly a hundred "pop" sounds, the entrance of the canyon rapidly froze, and the giant jellyfish was right in the center of the large ice block. The giant jellyfish weakly extended its tentacles, trying to escape the rapidly freezing area. But at -196°C, the surrounding seawater couldn't withstand such a low temperature. Moreover, Haolong had bought over a hundred bottles of liquid nitrogen, each two kilograms, totaling over 200 kilograms. Released simultaneously in the not very wide canyon entrance, even the Dragon King, 50 meters away, could feel the terrifying cold. As the surrounding seawater froze, the giant jellyfish's body, full of seawater, quickly turned into an ice block. Within ten seconds, the giant jellyfish was completely frozen in the large ice block, its only movement being the attempt to grab the rock wall to escape.
Seeing that he had less than 20 minutes left, Haolong didn't have time to admire his work. He immediately controlled the Dragon King to make a wide turn to avoid the frozen area and quickly swam into the canyon from the other entrance, heading toward the golden croaker.
At this moment, the golden croaker was only about 50 meters away from the Dragon King. When the giant jellyfish chased the Dragon King, the golden croaker slowly followed behind, swimming in the middle of the canyon. When Haolong used the liquid nitrogen to freeze the giant jellyfish, the golden croaker realized something was wrong. Curiously watching the giant jellyfish frozen in the ice block, the Dragon King was already making a mad dash toward the golden croaker from the side. When the golden croaker saw the Dragon King rushing toward it, the Dragon King was already in front of it. The golden croaker tried to fight back, opening its huge mouth to try to swallow the two-meter-long Dragon King. But Haolong wouldn't give the golden croaker that chance. The Dragon King immediately released a strong electric current, the light from the current illuminating the entire sea, stunning all the fish nearby, including the golden croaker. This was the largest and most powerful electric attack Haolong had ever controlled the Dragon King to release. After the instant shock, to prevent the golden croaker from being cooked, Haolong gradually lowered the voltage. After the full release, Haolong felt that the Dragon King's remaining electric current was less than 20%. Satisfied with his work, he saw the surrounding fish floating to the surface with their bellies up. Seeing the two-meter-long golden croaker with its golden belly floating up, Haolong was overjoyed. He thought to himself, "Hard work pays off. I finally caught you." He untied the fishing net from his waist, put the golden croaker in it, and then controlled the Dragon King back to the abandoned shipyard. Feeling the weight of the golden croaker, Haolong thought, "At least 160 pounds. With it, I have 3 million. Rich bosses, are you ready with your pink bills? I'm coming, don't be impatient."
Using the Dragon King's claws to grab the golden croaker, Haolong returned to the abandoned shipyard along the same path, throwing the golden croaker into the shipyard. The golden croaker would probably take a few hours to wake up, as it was hit by the strongest attack, though not dead, it was almost like it. Haolong was even worried it might not sell for a good price due to the slight burning smell.
Returning to his body, Haolong ran out of school without going to class. He bought a burlap bag on the roadside, took a taxi to the abandoned shipyard, put the golden croaker in the bag, and tied it tightly. Haolong felt relieved. Carrying the golden croaker, he went to the rich district of Donghai. In the past few days, Haolong had not only been tracking the golden croaker but also inquiring about which boss offered the highest price for it. He learned that the boss with the surname Jin in the rich district offered the highest price, 20,000 yuan per pound, and would pay upon seeing the fish. Haolong knew this boss, who often bought crabs from him. He also had the boss's phone number.
Haolong called Boss Jin with a smile, saying, "Brother Jin, business is good these days, right?"
Seeing it was Haolong calling, Boss Jin smiled and said, "Thanks to my younger brother's good words, business has indeed been good. Ha, what can I do for you?"
Haolong smiled and said, "I heard Brother Jin wants to buy a golden croaker. Is that true?"
Hearing this, Boss Jin, who was leaning back in his sofa, suddenly stood up and said, "Yes, brother, I'm really worried about this. Do you have any news about the golden croaker?"
Haolong thought, "I don't just have news; I have the real thing." He smiled and said, "I do have news, but why does Brother Jin want this thing? It doesn't taste that great, I don't see what's so special about it."
In fact, Boss Jin's decision to buy the golden croaker was out of necessity. At over forty, Boss Jin was very much in love with his wife. They had been married for eighteen years, and their love had only grown stronger. However, despite their good relationship, his wife couldn't get pregnant, which troubled the couple. His wife even suggested that he find another woman to bear a child, or the Jin family would have no descendants.
But Boss Jin firmly disagreed. He sought medical help and prayed to the gods. Perhaps his sincerity moved the heavens, and his wife finally became pregnant this year. Upon examination, it was found to be a boy, which made Boss Jin extremely happy. However, just two months before the due date, his wife, who had decided on a cesarean section, read in a book that naturally born children are smarter. Despite Boss Jin's persuasion, his wife insisted on a natural birth. But a natural birth for a woman over forty is very dangerous, and a hemorrhage could be life-threatening. Knowing the role of the golden croaker, Boss Jin sought to buy it at a high price to ensure the safety of his wife and child. If his wife hemorrhaged, the swim bladder of the golden croaker could be used to stop the bleeding.
Boss Jin, feeling depressed, told Haolong the whole story. Knowing it was a matter of life and death, Haolong stopped joking and said, "Brother Jin, I've caught the golden croaker. I'm at the entrance of the rich district. Come over. Since it's for your wife, I'll sell it to you."
Boss Jin, who had been sighing, never thought that the golden croaker he had been thinking about day and night was in Haolong's hands. He immediately called his secretary to prepare the car and drove to the entrance of the rich district himself.
Seeing Haolong sitting idly on a rock with a burlap bag next to him, Boss Jin ran to Haolong at a sprint, smiling and said, "Younger brother, can I see the golden croaker?"
Haolong, of course, had no problem. He took the still unconscious golden croaker out of the bag. When the two-meter-long golden croaker appeared in front of Boss Jin, a 5 million yuan check appeared in Haolong's hand. Boss Jin said, "Younger brother, I owe you a favor for this. I know many people are seeking the golden croaker, but you sold it to me. I'll remember this. If you ever need anything, call me, and I'll do my best."
Haolong, unexpectedly selling the golden croaker and gaining a favor, nodded happily and left with the check. What Haolong didn't know was that in the upper class, the news of Boss Jin's wife wanting a natural birth was no longer a secret. The reason so many people were seeking the golden croaker wasn't because they needed it, but because they wanted to buy it and give it to Boss Jin to gain his favor. Boss Jin's favor was measured in billions. As the largest real estate tycoon in Donghai City, giving up a piece of land could be worth tens or even hundreds of billions. How could 5 million yuan compare? Unfortunately, Haolong didn't know.