"Huang Bai, are you guys trying to kill us? This net of fish is enough to win the second round of the variable round. You guys are amazing!" At this moment, Xu Zheng and his team returned and saw Group E carrying a net of fish off the boat. Seeing the huge amount of fish that Group E had caught, Xu Zheng touched his bald head in frustration.

They worked themselves to the bone diving and spearfishing, but only managed to catch about ten pounds of fish. Looking at Group E's net, it must have weighed at least several dozen pounds.

"Not bad, it's only a few dozen or a hundred kilograms. I can't say for sure about first place, but second place is no problem." Huang Bai said smugly, but he didn't forget to glance in the direction of Group A.

Group A's teamwork and victory in the first round of the show left a deep impression on Huang Bai. The chubby girl from Group A even more impressed after accidentally completing a hidden task set by the production team. At this moment, his eyes held both satisfaction with Group E's performance and a hint of apprehension and anticipation regarding Group A's strength.

They believed that the second match was unpredictable and that only Group A could be their opponent in Group E.

"Wow, Group E is amazing." Lei Jiayin from Group D stared wide-eyed at the sight, then looked at the fish her group had caught and realized that there was no comparison; they were at the bottom.

"Director, you said before that the catch would be counted by weight, but you didn't say that it would count as a mission regardless of whether the catch was enough to eat or not?" Li Yinsheng asked Hong Tao with a smile after looking at the fish caught by Group E.

"Any fish caught counts, Fatty, what do you mean by that?" Hong Tao responded quickly, understanding the meaning behind Li Yinsheng's words.

After staring at the fish caught by Group E for a while, he still couldn't figure it out, so he immediately called a fish expert to come and examine the fish caught by Group E.

"This is a sailfish! Sailfish meat contains a toxin called 'sailfish ammonia,' which affects the central nervous system and can cause symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Sailfish ammonia is most abundant in fresh sailfish meat, so it's best to avoid eating it," the fishing expert said immediately after examining the fish caught by Group E.

"Hahaha, that's hilarious! We caught so many fish, and they're inedible!" Xu Zheng couldn't help but burst into laughter upon hearing this. His mood, which had been soured by Group E's outstanding performance, instantly improved considerably.

Huang Bai's smile froze slightly. He hadn't expected that the "trophy" his team had worked so hard to catch was inedible, which made him somewhat annoyed. He looked towards Group A, and his competitive spirit resurfaced: "Even if this fish isn't edible, the director didn't say before the competition that the fish caught couldn't be eaten. It doesn't count, right, director?"

"Calculate it, calculate it, calculate the compensation for your Group E." Hongtao had no choice but to say.

The reason for the change wasn't clearly explained beforehand.

As time passed, the other members of the fishing groups gradually returned.

"The second variable period is over. Our staff will weigh each group one by one." As the countdown reached zero, He Jiong stepped forward and announced loudly.

At this moment, ten staff members, in pairs, took electronic scales to the temporary area of ​​Group 5 and began to weigh the fish that Group 5 had caught.

"Director, does the abalone caught by Group A count? Abalone is a fish, but not a sea fish?" Huang Bai was puzzled when he saw the abalone caught by Group A piled up like a small mountain. After all, the rules only mentioned "fishing" and did not clearly define the specific types of "fish".

"That's right, that's right." Xu Zheng echoed, and the scene immediately fell silent. Everyone's eyes were focused on He Jiong and the program director, waiting for their decision.

"Huang Bai, what do you mean by this? You can't accept defeat and you're trying to pick a fight with Group A, can you?" Liu Yifei said, putting her hands on her hips, as if to say, "If you don't give me a straight answer, I won't let you get away with this."

“I was just confirming the rules of the competition. After all, the rules only mentioned fishing, but abalone is not a fish in biology. It is a marine mollusc of the Haliotis genus in the Haliotis family of the class Gastropoda. It is completely different from the ‘fish’ we usually talk about. If it is included, it may not be fair.” Huang Bai insisted.

Upon hearing this, He Jiong smiled slightly. He looked at the director, and the two exchanged a glance. He Jiong smiled slightly, as if he had already anticipated such a question. He looked around and slowly said, "That's a good question. Indeed, we considered various possibilities when setting the rules, but we were unable to list them all."

Although abalone is not strictly speaking a fish, it contains the word "fish" in its name, and its meat content is no less than that of fish. Therefore, in this competition, we have decided to include abalone in the overall score.

As the electronic scales beeped incessantly, the weights of the seafood caught by each group were revealed one by one.

Groups B, C, and D caught the fewest fish, and the results of the weighing were quickly obtained.

"Group B caught 34.5 jin of fish."

Group C caught 18.4 jin (approximately 9.6 catties) of fish.

"Group D caught 23 jin of fish." He Jiong quickly announced the weight of the sea fish caught by the three groups.

As for Group A, after weighing abalone, salmon, grouper, and yellow croaker, and then other precious seafood such as lobster and eel, the other four groups were dazzled.

"I was saying Group E was awesome, but I didn't expect Group A to be the hidden powerhouse. Not to mention the salmon and eel, these lobsters, grouper, and yellow croakers are delicacies from the sea!"

These seafood items are quite expensive in the market, especially the grouper, with its delicate flesh and enticing color—truly a jewel on the dining table. These large lobsters are even more aristocratic among seafood; each one is so big, making one yearn to savor their delicious meat. Dilraba, watching from the sidelines, spoke with amazement, constantly swallowing her saliva.

The members of the other four groups also cast envious glances.

As Liu Yifei and Zhao Liying listened to Dilraba talk about how delicious the food was, their mouths watered involuntarily.

Zhao Liying generously added, "Dilraba! We caught a lot of fish, so come and eat with us later, it's on us!"

"I want one too."

"And me too."

"I want some too," Hu Ge, Tang Yan, and Wu Lei from Group C quickly added.

"We're here too!" Xu Zheng squeezed through and quickly added.

"Fatty, our camps are right next to each other, and we've met before. How about we have lunch together today?" Yang Mi didn't care about his image anymore and pulled Song Qian forward.

Zhao Liying slapped her mouth in annoyance! She had said she was going to treat Dilraba to dinner soon, and a bunch of wolves attracted by the aroma swarmed in, all wanting to freeload off their group.

Zhao Liying looked at the rest of her Group A with a sense of self-reproach, unsure of what to do.