My Manor

"Plop!" With a splash, a piece of beef weighing around four or five pounds was thrown into the sea.

As soon as the beef hit the water, all the fish in the vicinity went wild. No fish is a vegetarian; all fish eat meat, including carp, crucian carp, and silver carp. These fish are omnivorous. They eat vegetarian food when available, feed when necessary, and, of course, consume meat when it's offered. Even the small phoenix tails raised at home are carnivores.

Think about those fish that have just given birth—whether or not they want to eat their own young. It's easy to understand.

Surrounding this piece of beef, whether it was the adult or juvenile fish, raised by Jiang Hai or wild, all rushed in like crazed animals and began to devour the meat.

Animals' senses are much more sensitive than humans'. They could naturally sense that the spiritual energy contained in this piece of beef was highly beneficial to them. Not only would it strengthen their bodies, but it would also satisfy their hunger. There was nothing better than this.

However, just as these small fish were frantically biting the beef, a huge black shadow swiftly rose from the depths of the sea.

Some of the fish sensed danger and swam away first, but others were slower to react. These slow-witted fish were destined to become the dinner of others, like Dasha!

"Bang!" With a splash, Dasha swallowed the whole piece of meat, along with the surrounding fish, in one bite.

At the same time, it leapt out of the water. Under the setting sun, Jiang Hai, sitting on the boat, couldn't help but smile and narrow his eyes.

"It's really grown a lot." Looking at Dasha, who had fallen back into the sea and was swimming slowly toward him, Jiang Hai smiled in relief. In fact, among all the pets Jiang Hai had, although Xiaobai and Xiaohuang were close to the water, it was Dasha who had benefited the most. Jiang Hai had fed Dasha four drops of blood, along with three pieces of spiritual energy. It could be said that Jiang Hai had made this shark smarter than a dolphin. Plus, he occasionally served spiritual beef, which helped it grow rapidly.

Since Xiaobai and Xiaohuang had to appear in front of people, Jiang Hai didn't want them to cause any trouble.

But Dasha was in the sea. If Jiang Hai didn't want it to appear in front of humans, it simply wouldn't.

When it was first caught, Dasha was already an adult. However, with the spiritual breakthrough, it could grow infinitely.

In winter, its growth slowed, but with the arrival of spring, Dasha's growth accelerated quickly.

For example, now, after not seeing it for a month, Dasha had grown by at least a meter, which made Jiang Hai very relieved.

A tiger shark generally measures between three to three and a half meters long, with a weight not exceeding 159 kilograms. However, Dasha was already over seven meters long—nearly eight meters. Even if it encountered a great white shark, the giant beast of the sea, Dasha would have an advantage in length.

After all, not all great white sharks exceed eight meters in length. Most are only about five meters, with the best ones reaching about six meters and four meters. This is much shorter than Dasha. Moreover, Dasha hadn't experienced issues with insensitivity, speed, or stamina due to its size.

Dasha had grown so big by consuming spiritual energy. Its gene chain had already broken through. Currently, Dasha weighed around six tons, with a mouthful of large teeth that could make anyone shiver. Apart from killer whales, the sea's overlords, Dasha wasn't afraid of anyone.

In fact, even against killer whales, the outcome was still uncertain. Dasha was much more agile than a killer whale, and sharks, being fish, didn't need to breathe. When the killer whale surfaced for air, that would be Dasha's moment to strike.

"Good grief, it's grown so big!" Patting Dasha's head, Jiang Hai was very pleased. He didn't know how big this shark would eventually become. However, Jiang Hai understood that if Dasha were to be exposed now, it would probably make world headlines.

While patting Dasha's head, Jiang Hai tossed some meat into the water, planning to tell it about the coastal patrol after feeding it. However, after Dasha ate a few pieces, it held one in its mouth and dived deep into the sea.

"Dasha! Dasha!" Jiang Hai was stunned as Dasha swam quickly into the depths. What was going on?

Hearing Jiang Hai's call, Dasha swam in a circle, as if asking him to wait, before diving again. Jiang Hai, seeing this, opened his mouth and sighed helplessly.

Since it asked him to wait, Jiang Hai decided to give it some time.

Just as Jiang Hai was getting bored, two hardened fish fins appeared in the distance, swimming quickly toward him.

Jiang Hai wasn't unfamiliar with these fins. The first one belonged to Dasha, but the second one was much smaller, almost the same size as Dasha's fin when it was first caught, which left Jiang Hai somewhat puzzled.

Just as Jiang Hai was processing this, Dasha swam back toward the boat and prepared to surface, but the shark following it wasn't so cooperative. It swam up and actually rammed into the boat. There was a muffled "bang" as Jiang Hai's boat was shaken by the collision.

Luckily, the shark wasn't large, and Jiang Hai's boat had been assembled with high-quality materials, so it was incredibly sturdy.

Had it been a regular wooden hull, it might have been torn apart in an instant. Just as Jiang Hai was surprised, the shark turned around and accelerated again, heading for the boat. However, this time it didn't hit because Dasha had already rushed over.

Without saying a word, Dasha rammed into the side of the shark, knocking it out of the way.

Sharks couldn't speak, or this one might have been depressed. After all, hadn't Dasha brought it here? Why was it attacking now?

But Dasha's intervention made the shark much more obedient. It swam beside Dasha and dared not approach further.

At this point, Dasha swam to the side of the boat, leaned out, and flipped over, exposing itself to Jiang Hai. When a shark flips over, it loses its consciousness and becomes vulnerable.

In fact, Dasha was asking for forgiveness. After all, in its heart, Jiang Hai was its most important master.

However, when the shark saw Dasha's actions, its swimming speed increased. Jiang Hai could sense its anxiety, but it didn't dare approach and kept swimming in circles around the boat.

"Is this... your girlfriend?" Jiang Hai asked with a smile, surprised to see the shark following Dasha so closely. He couldn't tell which fish was male or female, but Dasha's behavior hinted at this possibility. Although he wasn't familiar with sharks, Jiang Hai guessed that this one wasn't a sand tiger shark—those were typically larger. But still, he wondered how these two were connected.

Regardless, it seemed Dasha might be about to become a father.

With curiosity, Jiang Hai took a few photos of the shark and planned to ask Edward Anderson, the old fisherman, when he got back. He would surely know more about this species of shark.

"Congratulations, you're about to have branches and leaves in my fishery. But this is good; I'll have more security around here in the future. Haha, here's some more meat for you. Just don't attack me next time." Seeing Dasha happy, Jiang Hai smiled, injecting a piece of spiritual energy into a piece of beef before tossing it into the water.

Though Dasha knew that the spiritual energy would benefit it, it didn't try to snatch the beef. Instead, it allowed the shark to eat it. The shark, not hesitating, gulped it down and swam off faster.

"Alright, it still needs some time to digest. You two get along well. I came here today to tell you that, if you ever have time, you can help patrol the fishing grounds. If you see wild animals swimming from the water toward my manor, you're to intercept them. And if there are any intruders with weapons entering from the sea, you should handle them as well." Patting Dasha's head, Jiang Hai tossed the remaining beef into the sea. Then he left.

Although the spiritual energy in the beef was only a tiny fraction of Jiang Hai's own, it was still beneficial to the body.

Watching the dorsal fins of the two sharks circle the water before sinking beneath the surface, Jiang Hai smiled contentedly. He hadn't expected Dasha to find a partner, but thinking of Feng Yunchen and Ai Xiaoxi still at the villa, Jiang Hai felt a little embarrassed. It seemed he had no right to judge others.

Lowering his head, he thought for a moment. He knew the two women's minds—they weren't the type to accept charity. Most importantly, Jiang Hai didn't want to define their relationship by money.

He couldn't make them promises, but Jiang Hai was reluctant to let them go.