Chapter 397 A Large Luminous Sea

This time, seven people boarded the large steel ship "Ziqiang" together, crossing the shallow sea area and heading for the boundless deep sea.

In addition to the original five people, Liang Ziqiang also found two new villagers from the recently recruited group, which finally filled the gap left by Deng Zhaocai. There is also one more person, so there is more manpower.

I originally wanted to ask my father to join in, but then I thought it would be better to wait until the new ship is delivered, the fleet is formed, and the new compensation method is started, and then let my father get involved.

After sailing for a while in the deep sea, Liang Ziqiang ordered the nets to be cast.

At the same time, he specifically instructed Lin Liming, Liang Chun and others to pay attention to taking care of Lin Ping and Zhou Hui, who had just arrived today, while they were working.

Especially when placing the net, be careful not to get too close to the tail slide, and know how to untie the water divider board and how to remove the water divider board when collecting the net. There are also many other techniques and precautions for handling fish.

Don't expect them to learn relatively complicated things like operating a winch or driving a car. Just master the basics first and then learn the rest later.

Three hours later, the first net was pulled up. Zhou Hui and Lin Ping were very active. As soon as the fish fell onto the deck, they rushed to the front, carrying baskets to sort out the catch.

This net contains some of the common herrings, sardines, golden pomfret, red shrimps, and swimming crabs, as well as some larger ones. At first glance, all you can see are a few giant Spanish mackerel and bonito.

Seeing so many fish filling up the fish sorting area at once, with all kinds of species and shapes, it was simply a dazzling array, and the number was not meager at all. The two people, who were usually used to the small amount of fish caught by casting nets in shallow waters, screamed loudly, and the noise they made actually felt like Deng Zhaocai was back on the boat.

This performance made Lin Liming and Lu Song a little unimpressed. They had fought in the wintering fishing grounds a few months ago. Compared with the amount of one or two tons per net, this was only a few thousand pounds of deep-sea fish, which was not good enough.

It’s a bit of a pity that we didn’t encounter any tuna for three consecutive days.

On the fourth day, the sea suddenly began to splash with waves, and many big fish suddenly emerged.

However, even from a distance, they could tell at a glance that this was obviously not the tuna they had been waiting for.

These fish are very peculiar. They are as big as tuna and swordfish, and some are even bigger than tuna. But without exception, they all have a huge fin on their backs, as if they are carrying a big flag and jumping out of the water.

What is particularly special about big fish is their mouths, which all have something that looks like a spear or a sword, which is quite painful to look at.

You can think of it as the mouth of a needlefish magnified hundreds of times.

"There are so many swordfish!" Zhu Tianpeng shouted.

Sailfish are so iconic and easy to spot.

"Damn, this fish is too fast, like a rocket in the water?!" Zhou Hui shouted.

Even as they were talking, several sailfish swam rapidly in the direction of the sea breeze, cutting through the water like sharp blades.

With the big flag on his back, it is like a billowing sail fluttering in the sea breeze.

Its fins can really be used as sails, and when there is a tailwind, it is almost gliding.

Sailfish, also known as flat sail fish and banana fish, is the fastest swimming fish in the world. It can move more than 90 meters in three seconds, which is called teleportation.

The reason why it is the undisputed champion of ocean swimming is mainly because its streamlined body is very suitable for swimming, and its sword-like sharp beak can split the water in front when swimming. The strong and powerful tail swings like a motor to provide power, and when there is wind, the dorsal fin can even catch some wind.

In short, every part of the body is born for speed.

"I heard that the meat of this fish tastes very delicious, but I don't know if I can get it?" Lin Liming said, looking at the group of swordfish.

Swordfish is indeed delicious and expensive, but it is difficult to get.

"Let's give it a try!" Liang Ziqiang said, walked into the cab, replaced Lu Song who was driving the boat, and sped up the boat forward.

But at the same time, he was also prepared to turn around and escape at any time.

Nothing else, the spear-like mouth of a swordfish is extremely aggressive, not to mention that it can pierce a person, it is said that sometimes it can pierce a piece of iron sheet that is not too thick, let alone a wooden boat. As for a large steel ship, after all, it is very thick, so it should not be so easy to pierce a hole.

As he got closer, Liang Ziqiang realized that his efforts were indeed in vain. Although the money was considerable, there was little chance that he would get it.

Even though it was very close, the swordfish flew away in the blink of an eye.

After following for a while, as if they had been annoyed, a few swordfish actually started pecking at the hull. The entire steel plate made a "crunching" sound, and everyone on the boat could hear it.

Who can resist this? Liang Ziqiang now began to doubt that if they deliberately rushed over from a long distance at high speed, even steel plates could be pierced.

I can't afford to offend them, no matter how valuable they are. Liang Ziqiang immediately turned around and fled before being attacked by everyone.

If you want to catch this kind of fish that is fast and has sharp weapons, there is only one relatively effective way, which is drift net. Because no matter how fast it is, it will sometimes be entangled in the drift net.

After turning to other sea areas, Lu Song returned to the boat. After three hours of trawling, he found a swordfish on the deck.

"Quick, take the shoulder poles, take two more!"

Seeing that the swordfish's spear had pierced through the mesh of the net and the fish's body was still bouncing in the net, Liang Ziqiang hurriedly gave orders.

It's a good thing to catch a swordfish, but you still have to be extra careful when collecting the fish.

Generally speaking, they would hit it on the head with a stick first. Who would touch it unless it was knocked unconscious? The fish in the net fell from the gantry in mid-air, and the swordfish bounced away from the other fish after it fell.

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Several thick shoulder poles that had been prepared long ago came forward, and with a crackling sound, it was simply a group fight.

The swordfish finally fainted after being hit on the head. A few people looked at it and found that the swordfish weighed more than 100 kilograms, which was not small.

There was no other swordfish in the pile except this one. Liang Ziqiang had the swordfish carried to the cold storage room on the first floor below ground level, and then he started to sort out the other fish.

When the work continued in the afternoon, Lu Song was called out of the cab and Zhu Tianpeng took over the driving.

The new ship will be available soon, and whenever there is a chance, Liang Ziqiang will let them drive it more and try it out more so that they can become more skilled.

As night fell, we found a spot on the sea to drop anchor. Now that we had an extra person, we had sorted out all the fish before it was too late.

"Hey, that's weird!" Several people on the deck were all surprised and looked into the distance.

The sky was completely dark, but the sea ahead was actually lighting up! Little by little, the blue light was changing on the sea like a long ribbon, or like a winding road of lights on the sea.

At this moment, the sky above is studded with scattered stars, vaguely outlining the shape of the Milky Way.

The sea beneath your feet seemed to be singing in harmony with the sky, and it was also dotted with stars, echoing the heaven and the earth in the distance.

If there is a difference, the blue stars under your feet are even more vast and numerous, and more agile and changeable, blinking and fluttering.

Watching the road of lights on the sea getting closer and closer, Liang Ziqiang felt like he was in a dream for a moment, as if there were two Milky Ways in front of him, one above and one below.

"It's so fucking beautiful!" Zhou Hui couldn't help but exclaim.

"Could we have encountered the legendary Noctiluca?" Lin Ping asked.

The gathering of Noctiluca scintillans into a tide is known as the ocean's "blue tears." But this one is clearly not one of them.

"The Noctiluca scintillans grow in large patches, not twinkling like this!" Liang Ziqiang took the telescope and looked carefully, looking at the flickering stars in the sea.

"It's confirmed, it's lampreys, countless lampreys!" he concluded.

He really didn't expect that the gathering of lightfish would be so charming at night, turning the sea into a beautiful canvas...

(End of this chapter)