Chapter 730: 730
Chapter 730: Novelty Hunting
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Piranhas were famous in China due to cheesy American horror movies; people were terrified at the mention of them . The highly aggressive and schooling breed of fish included a few dozen species in and of themselves . They were not a protected species, but as long as people were dumb enough to continually release them into local waters, then they would continue to bring a devastating impact upon the ecosystem .
However, piranhas lived in the tropical forest of the Amazon . The ice-covered, northern part of Germany could not sustain their survival . Even if they escaped unexpectedly from breeders, they would soon freeze to death .
Piranhas were not pretty in shape, thus most owners were either hunting for novelty alone or had a nefarious taste, like Karl . The old man was retired, yet he still greatly enjoyed pranking people . It was no wonder Reina complained about his odd character .
"The first time I came here for an interview, I was terrified, too . I almost called the police," Paul, the expert in water quality, said .
"You? Call the police?" Karl sneered . "You screamed like a ten-year-old girl!"
"Absolutely not!" Paul clarified hurriedly .
While the two of them were going back and forth, Zhang Zian was carefully observing the aquarium tank that the piranhas were in . Without considering Karl's nefarious taste, the landscaping within the tank was very successfully designed . The weeds, dry branches, skulls, and the fish––with black backs and red bellies––had created a creepy atmosphere . The novelty hunters would surely want a tank like such at home .
Aquascaping was a new form of entertainment that became quite popular in recent years; it was also an art . There were even stylists that specialized in aquascaping .
The profit of running an aquarium came from two major sources: one was the selling of living creatures, while the other was the selling of the peripherals . Aquascaping was one of the latter and produced a very high profit that was also immune to the impact of online businesses .
Zhang Zian was considering making an aquarium tank similar to this one, but he was afraid it would terrify the children that came into his shop . If he was accused of "promoting horror and violence," then it wouldn't be worth the risk .
Karl took out an aluminum container . Inside, there was a dead fish with bulging eyes and slightly open lips .
"It's lunch time, Jeff . Would you like to feed these cute little fish?" he asked .
"Not this time . I'll watch you feed them . " Zhang Zian was not interested in––and was mostly afraid of––getting his fingers bitten off while feeding them . The piranhas in the tanks were quite big––around 10 centimeters in length . He was afraid they might suddenly jump out of the water .
Karl shrugged, opened the lid of the tank, took the dead fish by the tail, then dipped its body into the water .
The moment the fish head hit the water, the piranhas swam away rapidly and hid behind the weeds and branches as if they were startled . However, once they realized there was no danger, they came out of their hiding places, headed straight to the dead fish, opened up their strong lower jaws with their razor-sharp teeth, and took a hard bite into the fish belly––the fattest part of the dead fish . They tore off a piece of meat, swam away slightly, swallowed then meat, then took another hard bite…
One bite after another, the piranhas surrounded the dead fish and shared it . Within a few minutes, the upper body of the dead fish only had bones left and the water had turned slightly turbid .
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