If you're tired of fighting and killing and want a lighthearted, funny power fantasy about making a fortune, congratulations, you've found it!
The protagonist, Chen Fan, loses his girlfriend from the start and returns to his hometown. While jumping into the sea to clear his head, he accidentally ends up riding the Dragon Palace's Minister of the Turtle!
And so begins a manhunt that sweeps across the entire ocean.
[Daily Life at the Dragon Palace]
Minister of the Turtle: "General Yellow Croaker, go teach that rude human a lesson!"
The next day, Chen Fan lands a giant yellow croaker worth a whopping thirty-five, shocking the whole village.
Minister of the Turtle: "General Lobster, you're up! Show him what your claws can do!"
Instead, Chen Fan finds a top-grade lobster king by the shore, having slipped and landed upside down.
Minister of the Turtle, spitting blood: "School of Bombardier Fish, full assault! Sink his boat at all costs!"
As it turns out, the village bully's rickety boat takes the hit and sinks to the ocean floor, while Chen Fan's boat is completely unharmed.
Chen Fan: "I, Chen Fan, owe everything I have today to the sea folk's tireless efforts and generous gifts!"
Minister of the Turtle: "I refuse to believe the entire Dragon Palace can't deal with one human!"
Potato, the protagonist's golden retriever: "Woof! More delicious food is on the way!"
As one "assassin" after another turns into top-tier ingredients, sunken treasure, or even a powerful weapon against the enemy, Chen Fan knows he's not far from claiming the throne of the Sea King.