OFR – Chapter 20 Golden Arowana.

Mu Bai thought long and hard, and in the end, his gaze settled on a rare species of fish.

The golden arowana — an extremely expensive and rare fish.

Mu Bai had only ever heard of it before, but never had contact with one. So he pulled out his phone and searched it online.

【Golden Arowana in Chuandu City auctioned for a shocking price — seven million!】

【Golden Arowana, the supreme king among arowanas】

【Comparison between Golden Arowana and Red Arowana】

【Full-bodied golden arowana priced at 1.8 million, snatched up by a mysterious buyer as soon as it was listed】

【Platinum arowana spotted on Nanjing City Arowana Forum, someone offers ten million】

【Golden arowana breeding extremely difficult, fish farm owner suffers loss of three million】

Mu Bai browsed through several posts about golden arowanas and discovered that they were ind

eed extremely expensive. Any fully grown golden arowana of high ornamental value would fetch hundreds of thousands at minimum.

Once it reached the “premium” level, the price would start at two million. As for “rare grade”? Such a golden arowana was so scarce that only two or three might appear nationwide in a year, and whenever one surfaced, it would always be bid up to astronomical prices.

The most important point, however, was that golden arowana fry were not nearly as expensive as t

he adults. On the contrary, because breeding was so difficult, the fry usually sold for just a few hundred to three or four thousand yuan each.

After learning this, Mu Bai knew exactly how he was going to make money.

Golden arowana fry — after nearly two years of cultivation, they would become full-grown fish. But in his magical space, time flowed ten times faster.

He had five primary growth cards. One primary growth card accelerated growth by one month. With the tenfold time flow, one month became ten months. That meant two cards were enough to raise a fry into a fully grown golden arowana.

With the help of primary nutrient solution, the quality of the golden arowana would at least reach the premium level, if not the very best.

So Mu Bai concluded that with just primary growth cards and primary nutrient solution, he could make a fortune off arowanas.

Without hesitation, he began searching online for golden arowana fry sellers near Nanjing.

Eventually, he logged onto the Nanjing Arowana Forum, since it was the most authoritative arowana forum in the city and even in all of Jianghai Province.

What began as a simple forum had since evolved into a comprehensive platform that covered discussion, trading, information, and inquiries.

The Arowana Forum was on par with the big plant-trading communities. In fact, Mu Bai had found the buyer for his first cactus through an online forum, so this time when he wanted to raise arowanas, the forum naturally came to mind.

【Premium adult golden arowana, PM for price】

【One-year-old red arowana, with pictures — how much would this go for?】

【Selling large batch of ordinary arowana fry, 50 yuan each, discounts on bulk orders】

【Join QQ group 4523**** for arowana fans — lively discussions, sometimes girls join too】

【Add me on WeChat mj5452*** if you like golden arowanas, let’s chat — I’m male, hoping to find a like-minded female friend】

Mu Bai skimmed through some posts without wasting much time, then went to the forum’s search page.

After entering his nearby address, he began searching for sellers of arowanas.

【Meiyun Fish Shop, selling various ornamental fish: ordinary arowanas, golden arowanas, red arowanas, etc.】

【Private seller offering five golden arowana fry, with photos, price negotiable, contact info provided — location near Nantong Courier Branch】

【Baiyun Fish Farm, selling all kinds of fish, also buys rare species. Baiyun Fish Farm is under Baiyun Group — trustworthy reputation guaranteed】

【Helping a friend sell 19 red arowana fry, personally selling 13 golden arowana fry, contact QQ225****. In-person deals only, no cash-on-delivery】

Most of the sellers were within seven or eight kilometers of Mu Bai’s location — not far at all.

After reviewing the listings, his attention finally settled on the post about five golden arowana fry from a private seller.

He didn’t know much about golden arowanas and couldn’t judge the quality of fry. What caught his eye was that the post was very detailed, even providing contact information and an address, showing that the seller was sincere.

On top of that, the bundle price for five golden arowana fry was only three thousand yuan.

Such a low price suggested that the seller was eager to sell. Of course, it might also mean the fry had health issues — but Mu Bai wasn’t worried. After all, his magical space could revive even a nearly dead spider plant.

So he wasn’t concerned about the risk of fry dying.

He memorized the seller’s QQ contact, then closed the forum and added the seller on QQ.

“Hello, I saw your post on the Arowana Forum selling golden arowana fry. I’m interested.”

When Mu Bai sent the friend request, he clearly stated his purpose.

At 10 a.m., in an apartment near the Nantong Courier Branch in Nanjing, a beautiful woman in her thirties — though she looked no older than 25 or 26 — was standing in her living room in a bathrobe, anxiously watching several golden arowanas in a fish tank.

Her name was Xu Jinhuan. She was the one who had posted the listing on the forum.

Golden arowanas symbolize kingship, nobility, wealth, and good fortune. These fry had originally been a gift from a friend. Since they were beautiful, she had decided to raise them. But she hadn’t expected them to be so hard to keep alive. In just two or three days, the fry were already close to dying under her care.

To avoid watching several valuable golden arowana fry die on her hands, Xu Jinhuan had decided to sell them cheaply on the forum.

“Sigh, fry really are too difficult to raise. No wonder adult golden arowanas are so expensive,” Xu Jinhuan sighed softly.

Just as she finished speaking, the unique QQ notification tone chimed.

“Ahem?”

“Hm? Someone added me?”

She picked up her phone, logged into QQ, and sure enough saw a new friend request. Checking the message, she realized it was a buyer from the Arowana Forum.

Seeing someone interested in buying the five fry, Xu Jinhuan was relieved. After all, if nobody took them, they’d just die under her care. Selling them at least meant she could recoup a little living expense.

So she approved the request and immediately sent a message to the buyer:
“Hello, are you buying these five golden arowana fry now?”