He encountered ocean gold. An ocean gold mine had been discovered.
Bull sharks target fish that live in shallow waters. They are golden or brown in color, with a flat, slender body, large eyes, a long tail, and a pair of orange-red lips rarely seen in fish...
What is this? This is the large yellow croaker that drives all fishermen crazy!
Anyone who has been to a seafood market knows that there is a very common type of fish that is sold at many stalls and is not too expensive.
However, large yellow croakers are sometimes sold at very high prices at street stalls, much more expensive than traditional seafood such as lobster, king crab, sea cucumber, and abalone. That's...
Wild large yellow croakers are extremely rare. When Lu Wuyai lived in the village, he only saw them a few times a year. Whoever catches a large yellow croaker will have a good harvest this year.
Because they are so expensive, even when sold in the seafood market, they can fetch two to three thousand yuan per kilogram. If sold directly to hotels, high-quality wild yellow croaker can sell for five to six thousand yuan per kilogram.
Its high price is due to its delicious flesh and the fact that it has a swim bladder from which collagen can be extracted. Furthermore, it is extremely rare, exceptionally rare.
Gazing at the golden glow, Lu Wuyai recalled that, as far as he knew, Wangjia Village seemed to be the village that caught the most large yellow croakers in a single catch. When he was in junior high school, a fishing boat from Wangjia Village once hauled in over a hundred large yellow croakers.
Then, those large yellow croakers sold for forty or fifty thousand yuan, which directly helped their village replace their fishing boat with a modern one.
In contrast, the number of large yellow croakers caught in Coconut Grove Village is extremely small, with only one or two caught at a time. The most ever caught was four, which were caught by his parents.
He clearly remembers how happy his parents were and how envious the villagers were when he brought back those four large yellow croakers. At that time, the four fish hadn't even reached the market yet, and shop owners were practically lining up at his doorstep to buy them.
He has encountered countless large yellow croakers. He doesn't know if it's a school of fish, perhaps several thousand or tens of thousands.
If Lu Wuyai hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that there was still such a group of large yellow croakers in the sea today.
He is still shocked by the bull shark attack on the fish.
Each time a bull shark charges into a school of large yellow croakers, it manages to devour one or two—their target is the largest fish among them. The largest fish in the school is nearly half a meter long. One type of fish is worth 100,000 yuan.
Faced with the ferocious bull shark, the large yellow croakers were utterly powerless to resist. They could only swim around in terror, hoping that the sea god would have mercy and let them escape the shark's mouth.
It's hard to say whether the sea god will pity them, but Lu Wuyai will feel very sorry for them.
This is a gold mine. Bull sharks chewing up peonies is really ruining the scenery. Every time a shark attacks, they devour tens of thousands of things.
Although the fish didn't belong to him, he still couldn't stand it. He couldn't let this continue, even if it was the law of nature.
There was a harpoon on the kayak. Lu Wuyai picked up the sharp harpoon, secured the nails to his leg, and jumped into the water.
Bull sharks are not to be trifled with. It's best to avoid them, but there's no need to be overly afraid. Sharks don't actually have a strong sex drive towards humans. Their attacks are driven by predatory momentum.
The so-called predatory inertia guidance refers to the fact that their aggressive nature is applied to the organisms in the formula. This aggressive consciousness forms an inertia, and they will attack when they encounter them.
If the creature they encounter isn't on the recipe, they won't be interested, much less attack it indiscriminately. Of course, this is conditional on them not being hungry. If they are hungry, they might even attack rocks.
Lu Wuyai estimated that the bull shark was already full after chasing the school of yellow croakers, or at least not hungry, so even if it went into the water by itself, it would not be in great danger.
Seeing him jump into the water, the little count (dog) also jumped in.
Lu Wuyai pushed it back and said, "To be honest, you look too much like a yellow croaker. Be careful not to get eaten if you go down there."
This isn't meant to scare Earl (the dog). Bull sharks have poor eyesight. Earl (the dog) has golden fur and looks like a big yellow croaker when he swims in the water.
As soon as he entered the water, he used all his strength to swim towards the fish.
It was a risky move; if the bull shark had been interested in him, he would likely be dead in the sea by now.
But adventure is in the nature of all fishermen; every voyage is an adventure.
Jin Dan turned around, and Lu Wuyai's legs seemed to have a small motor installed, so he quickly approached the fish.
Seeing him approach, the school of yellow croakers panicked even more. The school scattered; some dived, some surfaced, and some swam around, turning the ocean into chaos.
The chaos helped Lu Wuyai. He focused his attention on a bull shark that was feasting, suddenly appeared above the bull shark through the school of fish, and then pushed it down with his harpoon.
He didn't want to harm the bull sharks, but he had to do so to protect the school of large yellow croakers. He had to find a way to disperse the bull sharks, otherwise the school of large yellow croakers might be wiped out.
Bull sharks are rare, and large yellow croakers are even rarer. Compared to the smaller of the two, he can only serve as a warning.
The harpoon pierced the bull shark's brain, and the shark immediately began to struggle, just as it had when it attacked the dolphin's perch last time.
Lu Wuyai gained experience. Facing the struggling bull shark, he did not panic. Instead, he did not retreat, but advanced. He grabbed the harpoon and straddled the shark's back.
Sharks have a smooth skin and many tiny scales. Their skin secretes mucus, making it difficult for them to exert force. Gu Yuxin was prepared; she had iron nails in her legs.
The so-called nail hook was invented by the surrounding fishing villages. It is similar to a trouser leg, but it is fixed to the thigh and has a layer of iron nails on the outside to hang things and increase friction.
Li Mu gripped the iron fork piercing the fish's head with both hands, his legs clamping around the shark's back covered in iron spikes, struggling to maintain his balance.
The bull shark struggled madly in agony, its agile body twisting violently, its powerful iron tail slapping wildly against the water's surface, making the already chaotic sea even more chaotic.
The yellow croaker scurried away, terrifying the other bull sharks. They retreated one by one, completely disregarding the need to continue hunting. Meanwhile, they watched the struggling bull sharks in the water and Lu Wuyai, riding on their backs, vigilantly observing.
The bull shark wanted to attack its enemy, but the enemy was on its back, and it couldn't even see it, let alone launch an attack.
Unable to vent the cruelty and resentment in his heart, he could only struggle desperately. The bull shark rolled in the water for a while, then the harpoon loosened, and scarlet blood flowed out, mixed with some thick white substance, which was clearly the fish brain.
After the fish blood appeared, the bull sharks around them became restless, but not out of excitement, but out of fear.
Their sense of smell is extremely sensitive, allowing them to distinguish whether the bleeding comes from food or from their companions. The blood flowing into the sea now makes them clearly realize that it comes from their companions, and that their companions have been attacked.
There's a common belief that sharks are cruel, and that if one in their group is injured, the others will eat it. In reality, this isn't the case. Even when sharks are very hungry, they rarely eat their own kind.
On the contrary, they will be afraid when they find the corpses of their own kind. All animals in nature are like this. It is a feeling that has evolved, and a survival instinct left over from natural selection.
A bull shark lay motionless on the ground. The other sharks did not retaliate; instead, they swam away one by one.
This is also an instinct. Only by avoiding risks can a race thrive. Fearless and powerful groups will not survive long in nature.
Watching the bull shark leave, Lu Wuyai breathed a long sigh of relief.
Knowledge and courage helped him; he decided to return home and continue reading and learning. Knowledge is power. That's true.
The group of large yellow croakers also left. They were neither grateful to Lu Wuyai nor resentful of the bull sharks that devoured their kind. It was all just the law of nature.
Some fish couldn't keep up with the group and instead stayed nearby, swimming around in a panic. They were probably confused.
Lu Wuyai didn't want to hunt these fish; he wanted to help them. He subconsciously twisted the golden core, releasing some water vapor through his body into the surrounding seawater.
This is a rare school of large fish. It is probably not common to see so many wild large yellow croakers appearing in the sea since the beginning of the 21st century.
If possible, he hoped to help the fish grow stronger. For Yu Gong, this was a small token of humanity's support. Privately, he believed he would be the one to catch those fish in the future.
The sea air permeated the surrounding waters, and the panicked yellow croakers gradually calmed down. The remaining dozens or hundreds of fish formed a new group and swam around Li Muyang.
Lu Wuyai was quite curious. He reached out to touch a fish, but the fish was still afraid of him and immediately wagged its tail and ran away quickly.
An idea formed in his mind: to reverse the golden elixir of immortality, releasing the scent of the ocean from his skin. Then, he touched the large yellow croaker, which, mistaking him for one of its own, didn't guard against him.
So, the Golden Elixir also has such miraculous effects. Lu Wuyai was overjoyed.
The amazing effects of the gold core don't stop there. When he releases water vapor, large yellow croakers that absorb the water vapor chase after him one after another as he swims in the sea.
Unfortunately, Lu Wuyai's Venus was not strong enough to support him in releasing water vapor and returning to the shore; otherwise, he could have brought all the small fish back with him.
Looking down at the surrounding sea, he discovered a small trench and released water vapor to swim into it.
The ditch had algae and seaweed, as well as plankton and aquatic insects on both sides, which could feed the large yellow croaker. So he released water vapor into the ditch, and all the small fish were attracted here.
He cleaned up the water and left. The large yellow croakers were no longer attracted to him and stayed in the ditch, forming a new group.
Lu Wuyai surfaced, and a large bull shark and several large yellow croakers were floating on the sea.
When the bull sharks attacked the large yellow croakers earlier, they used a brutal ramming technique. Unfortunately, some of the large yellow croakers were so frightened that they floated to the surface.
This is a characteristic of large yellow croakers. They belong to the earthen dam category, meaning they have stones on their heads. Specifically, each of the two pterygoid bones has an otolith connected to the ventral side of the skull. If noise resonates, it can easily produce strong vibrations.
Even if bull sharks can't hit them, the noise they make from the friction of their bodies against the water is enough to make them dizzy.
But they woke up quickly. Lu Wuyai remembered that at first dozens of large yellow croakers were stunned, but now less than one-tenth of them were still unconscious; the rest had woken up and scattered in all directions.
Of the remaining five large yellow croakers, three were still quite small, so he didn't take them. He only took two large fish. These two large fish weighed a total of ten pounds, enough to bring him considerable wealth.
He dragged the bull shark back in his kayak to find the dragon's head.
As they approached the fishing boat, Li Zhijie panicked: "Where have you been? Why were you drifting south? Do you know how worried I was about you, Second Young Master?"
"You're worried about finding Yangzi to burn diesel?" Li Mupeng laughed.
Li Zhijie glared at him fiercely: "Shut up."
“Yangzi, why did you bring a shark back? It can’t be eaten or sold, and it doesn’t even have many shark fins. So what are you fishing for it for? Let me tell you, the country doesn’t allow shark fishing now,” an elder said.
Lu Wuyai smiled and said, "I didn't kill it on purpose; it was all a coincidence."
Li Zhijie pointed at him and said, "Don't even think about bringing this fish onto the boat. If the marine police catch you and fine you, I'll make you pay."
Lu Wuyai said, "Don't worry, I'll handle it at sea and won't bring any fish on board."
As he spoke, he picked up a fish-picking knife and put it away.
He first cut open the shark's belly, and a huge fish belly appeared. After cutting open the fish belly, several broken large yellow croakers appeared inside.
Although bull sharks have sharp teeth, they are greedy and like to swallow their prey indiscriminately. Some fish are swallowed whole without even chewing.
That's why Gu Yuxin brought its carcass back. He cleaned the fish's belly and found a large yellow croaker weighing over 20 kilograms.
Some of the large yellow croakers were torn to pieces, but two were basically intact. Wild sea fish have firmer flesh and are not so easily broken, and the bull sharks' stomach acid had not yet taken effect, so they were not greatly harmed.
Upon seeing this, the people on the ship erupted in cheers:
"Damn it, what are you, Yang Zi? A golden dragon, a big golden dragon, right?"
"What's wrong? Did you encounter a shark trying to catch a golden dragon?"
"Some of them are still intact. Sigh, Yangzi, you're lucky. You gave them to us, didn't you?"
Golden dragon is the common name for large yellow croaker. It has many other names, such as golden dragon, king fish, angelfish, and cucumber fish.
He smiled but didn't answer. He quickly took out the large yellow croaker, then swiftly swung his fish-scraping knife to scrape off a layer of skin from the bull shark, finally removing its fins.
Most shark meat is inedible, with the exception of the bull shark, whose meat can be made into curry fish, a famous Bangladeshi seafood dish.
Since the bull shark had been killed, Lu Wuyai did not waste it.
In the current environment, killing sharks is not a good thing, but he did it to protect the yellow croaker, so he can live with a clear conscience.
He cut off a few tender pieces of meat from the bull shark that were edible and put them in another styrofoam box, and then put the large yellow croaker in another box.
The two dazed yellow croakers had regained consciousness, but soon died. Once out of water, their vitality becomes very fragile, and they need to be frozen for preservation.
Looking at the four whole large yellow croakers, Li Zhijie's eyes reddened: "You, you, you, this is your genetics."
Lu Wuyai sprinkled some ice into the box and said, "I encountered a group of small fish, and this bull shark was chasing them. I caught two of them and killed the bull shark."
Li Zhijie asked anxiously, "Where are the big yellow croakers? Let's go, let's cast the net, let's cast the net."
He didn't make much money this time, which made him very dissatisfied. If he could catch a big yellow croaker, even just one, he could make a lot of money.
Lu Wuyai casually pointed south and said, "It's over there, but the fish aren't big, and they've all run away in fright. It's probably too late for you to go now."
Li Zhijie didn't say anything, and quickly rowed the boat away.
He cast two nets in a row, but only caught a few bass and some squid and other small fish.
It was getting late, and the fishing boats were about to return. Li Zhijie's face was darker than the night sky.
As the ship approached the island's trading port, he said to Lu Wuyai, "Yangzi, you captured so many golden dragons using the Second Young Master's ship. Look, according to our maritime regulations..."
At this point, he stopped talking. Even with his thick skin, he couldn't continue. So he gave the others a look, hoping someone would come to his aid.
But others had been exploited by him for a long time and were filled with resentment towards him, so no one would speak up for him at this time. Especially since this kind of thing is shameless; no one with even a modicum of sense would do such a thing.
Li Zhijie is utterly shameless for money. He coughed and said, "Listen, according to the rules of the sea, you have to show yourself, right? This capture is also due to the captain's ship."
His face disgusted Lu Wuyai, who was very uncomfortable with him, and he said bluntly, "Then I will not take your boat out to sea anymore."
Li Zhijie choked up immediately. He patted the gunwale heavily with his hand and said, "Say what you said, Yangzi, what are you saying?"
With the island's trading post right in front of him, Lu Wuyai ignored him, picked up two styrofoam boxes, disembarked, and walked back under the moonlight.
Because Li Zhijie added two more nets, which took some time, and it was already late at night.
When Lu Wuyai returned home, he saw Wang Ming guarding the door, looking around warily.
Upon seeing him and the little count (dog), Wang Ming cheered, "Uncle Yang, you're back!"
Lu Wuyai laughed and said, "What are you doing here? Why aren't you home sleeping?"
Wang Ming said, "Uncle Fugui and I will guard the door for you. You have lobsters at home, and I'm afraid we might run into thieves."
After Lu Wuyai returned, Hou Banshuang went home. He left dinner for Lu Wuyai; Liu Xiaole's family had made pumpkin and dried shrimp dumplings. They were delicious.
It was late at night, and he didn't go to the Zhang family's house for dinner. He ate dumplings and then went to bed.
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