Feng Ye just wanted to save someone who had fallen into the sea, but he didn't expect to drag himself down with them, returning to 1990.
He also wanted to do business with the Russians, t...
Feng Ye's eyes were almost blurry from looking at it underwater.
Such a spectacular scene is a once-in-a-lifetime event.
Sardine runs are spectacular, but they're relatively common, and it's still possible to see one if you're willing to spend the money.
But even the richest person would almost never see such a scene.
If he had an underwater camera, he would definitely have captured this moment on camera to keep as a memento.
Unfortunately, he didn't.
He can only keep this scene in his mind now.
Feng Ye continued his underwater observations and discovered that the red-throated loons seemed to be organized and coordinated in a tacit manner.
They spend a considerable amount of time underwater, only surfacing to grab a herring to breathe.
But the empty spot will immediately be filled by other red-throated loons diving into the water to continue surrounding the herring.
On the sea surface, it was as if boiling, with thousands of herring leaping out of the water, trying to escape.
However, this made it convenient for various seabirds circling in the air.
They swooped down relentlessly, always managing to snatch up an unfortunate herring with perfect accuracy, never missing a single one.
Ah-Can simply stopped searching through the herring pile and stared in astonishment at this feast of nature.
At the same time, he was also a little anxious, eager to know what was going on underwater.
Meanwhile, Feng Ye, who was underwater, also planned to surface.
He watched underwater for a while, but nothing else happened. No other fish were attracted; only red-throated loons were present.
He wanted to go up and wait before looking, and also wanted to discuss it with Ah-Can.
He didn't believe that such a large school of herrings couldn't attract other fish to prey on it.
As long as the herring school doesn't disperse, it's only a matter of time.
I wonder what kind of fish will be attracted here, and whether it's worth waiting.
The real danger is that the predators attracted here might be sharks, dolphins, or GTs (giant predators).
That would truly be a situation where one is left speechless with regret, having wasted all their time.
But regardless of whether we should wait or not, let's go up and discuss it with Ah-chan first.
Feng Ye began to swing his flippers, preparing to circle around before surfacing.
However, surprises always come so suddenly.
The water in this area is not very deep, only about fifteen meters.
He unknowingly dived to the bottom of the sea, but the scene before him was somewhat unexpected.
"Holy crap, so many sea urchins!"
If it weren't for the fact that one can't speak underwater, Feng Ye would definitely have screamed out loud.
I didn't see any other predatory fish, but I did see countless sea urchins among the seaweed.
They are packed tightly together, with hardly any gaps between them.
Fortunately, he doesn't have trypophobia, otherwise this scene would have made his scalp tingle.
Curious, he went closer to observe and discovered that these sea urchins were all of the same species, namely the horse dung sea urchin.
They are all quite large, weighing about one or two ounces.
These things are hard to catch with bare hands, and it didn't bring any tools, so it had to let them go for the time being.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I'll bring my tools and come back to catch them all in one fell swoop.
He took one last, reluctant look before finally swimming upwards, his flippers waving.
Just as it was about to surface, it suddenly saw a large fish rushing towards it like an arrow.
With a pointed beak, a spindle-shaped head, and a long, cylindrical body, it looks like a sea wolf.
But it was still quite far away, and he couldn't see it very clearly, so he wasn't too sure.
He wasn't in a hurry to surface this time; instead, he dived a little deeper, intending to get a better look at what kind of fish this predator had been attracted to.
In an instant, the fish was in front of the giant cocoon made of herring.
Feng Ye could see clearly now; it was indeed a sea wolf.
This sea wolf was merely the vanguard; once it approached, more sea wolves sped over from afar.
Sea wolves also often live in packs.
As soon as these sea wolves get close, they attack herrings and red-throated loons.
The red-throated loon can handle small fish, but it has to retreat when faced with large and fierce barracudas.
They react quickly and nimbly; upon seeing the sea wolf approaching, they immediately surface to avoid it.
Humans bully the weak and fear the strong, and so do animals.
Moreover, seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune is an instinct of all living beings.
With the red-throated loon retreating, the sea wolf was left to attack the herring.
These sea wolves didn't just rush in and attack indiscriminately; instead, they adopted an organized hunting strategy.
They take turns attacking, biting a herring before retreating to make room for other sea wolves to attack.
Then, while eating, they surrounded the fish to prevent them from scattering.
Herrings, at the bottom of the food chain, have no choice but to scramble in terror toward the center of the giant cocoon.
The law of the jungle prevails; it's cruel.
But this is the law of nature.
Feng Ye didn't linger. After getting a general idea of the situation, he went upstream.
Ah-chan had seen Feng Ye's shadow rise to the surface, but he didn't expect it to dive back down so quickly. He was a little worried that something might have happened.
Fortunately, he didn't see any blood coming out, which reassured him a lot.
As soon as he saw Feng Ye surface, he couldn't wait to shout, "I just saw you rise to the surface, why did you dive down again? Did you see a big fish?"
"Yes, just as I was about to surface, I saw a group of fish swimming over, so I went down to check and found out it was a large group of barracudas."
Upon hearing this, Ah-Can was overjoyed: "Sea wolves will do too! I need to cast two nets right away."
"Stop casting the net by hand, quickly add a float to the trawl net. No matter how many nets you cast, it's not as effective as a single trawl."
"Yes, yes, trawling."
Ah-chan immediately understood the implications.
He quickly ran into the cabin, took out the buoys one by one, and tied them to the trawl net.
They use low trawls, and to catch fish in the middle and upper layers, they must add buoys to increase buoyancy.
Feng Ye swam to the side of the boat, climbed onto it using both hands and feet, took off his diving equipment and threw it on the deck, and then quickly joined in.
Time is money, and not a moment can be wasted.
It's not too late to tidy up the diving equipment after we're done with this.
They quickly secured the buoy.
"I'll go steer the boat. After you put the trawl net down, try casting the net a few times as well."
After Feng Ye finished speaking, he rushed into the cockpit and started the Xuri.
He didn't intend to steer the boat to the very center of the herring school, but rather to cruise along the edge.
His target wasn't the herring, but the approaching predator, the sea wolf.
Therefore, he had to keep the giant cocoon formed by the herrings.
If the herring swarm disperses, the sea wolves will follow, and where will he find them?
Under his control, the Rising Sun slowly sailed toward the edge of the herring school.
Nevertheless, it startled a large flock of seabirds nearby, who flapped their wings and flew into the sky.
After realizing that the enormous creature seemed uninterested in them, they boldly circled around and swooped down to hunt.