what should i do?

hi! i'm on midgame already, not sure if Chapter 3 is already midgame haha, but at the current state of the game, i'm more knowledgeable already than i was before (cause i keep stalling the game haha) im not yet continuing the main mission cause i want to get on hold of the game, + hoard some gold and upgrade my equipment, weapon and staff before proceeding with it. sorry, i do have series of questions below so i put everything down already. those that can help, thank you in advance!

  1. on my intro above, i'm already on Chapter 3 which was where i needed to earn these points so the sea people will trust me. here, i started stalling the game cause it's a main mission where i figure i can come back later. so now, i'm hoarding gold to upgrade my equipment, weapon and staff before i proceed with the mission. is this a wise thing to do? or im missing out by not proceeding with the Chapters? by now, i'm kind of happy with the upgrades i had on my staff and equipment.

  2. there's also this side quest where i need to catch a moray eel as an ingredient to serve a special guest but it only spawns at night which means i wont get to help Bancho cause i'll be diving and fishing. im not doing this quest yet (cause i keep stalling the game haha) but if ill be diving at night, what should i expect? im kind of scared of the unknown. should i preserve the steel fish net that i bought from Bancho and use it at night?

  3. im also on my marlin party a few days from now and i have caught a lot of marlins, around 30-40 already, and on my previous parties, i earn a lot of gold on these events. however, on the dish menu, i saw a marlin dish where i need a 'rice' but i still dont have my farm. im wondering by now that i kept stalling the game, i did not progress that much to have the farm unlocked.

  4. on the current state of 'my game', the tunas are the most expensive dish yet and i notice now that the sharks have been of low value to me. should i stop fishing for these sharks? they are also quite the storage but if so, what am i fishing now for? haha im not yet sure on what fish and dish should i be focusing on this state of the game cause i see tunas and marlins of high value but sometimes, they dont spawn. any suggestions? i also have this dish with a white trevally fish but i need some salt and i have low count on it. the dish is quite expensive even on level 1 so i thought of focusing on it and upgrading.

  5. with the stalling of the game, i kind of grasp already the blue hole and i always use the sniper one cause im afraid of these sharks earlier but getting to know the map and where they spawn, im kind of cheeky already. recently, i watched some guides that u can also catch the sharks and even the tunas with the net gun. im kind of shifting my playstyle now with the net gun but im curious on how would i fight off with these sharks and even marlins with a net gun.

  6. not a question but i kind of hate the sea people's quest (or even the sea people T.T). maybe that's why i stalled the game cause i got so excited on the first few games doing fishing and diving and managing the resto then i had this mission that cut the streak of it. idk if that's only me. hoping it changes as i progress.