Chapter 417 Hail and Great Harvest
The three fishing boats stood out in the golden sunlight. The flag of the shipping king fluttered in the sea breeze, like a bird spreading its wings, about to soar.
Everyone on the boat was very excited, and those who had nothing to do stood on the deck and looked out into the distance. Some of the people who followed Li Qing out to sea were going out to sea for the first time, and they were overjoyed at the magnificent sea.
It was also Chu An’s first time on a boat. He looked around and only then did he regain the energy that is unique to a high school student.
Gu Ye followed her, his heart and eyes full of smiles. This was not his first time going out to sea. In the past, he would go out with his mother Gu every winter and summer vacation. The seaside was one of the places they often went to, and they would take a luxury cruise ship or speedboat.
"Xiao An." Li Qing came out of the cabin and called her to the bow, "I'll take you to meet the captain."
The captains of the three ships were all sent by the dock, experienced and easy to communicate with. The captain of Li Qing's ship was Guosheng, 48 years old. His mother and wife did not survive the extreme cold. Their sons and daughters were also killed or disabled. The daughter was killed and the son was injured and left with a disabled leg. He worked on the assembly line at the dock canning factory.
Chu An followed him down and talked with the captain for a few words. He found that he was quite open-minded.
"At least God left me with a relative. Now, I live for whoever is in my family."
Chu An took out the underwater robot collected in the Triangle Building, which she had already placed in the cabin.
The robot is 1.15 meters tall, with a three-jointed robotic arm that is 1.2 meters long. It has a round head and four eyes that can determine the location of seafood and sea conditions.
It can independently complete a series of operations from diving to autonomous searching, intelligent identification, positioning and following, and grasping.
The robot is mainly used to catch scallops, abalone, crabs, sea cucumbers and other creatures. However, if the water quality is particularly poor, it will affect the recognition. You may catch a starfish when you try to catch a crab.
It also has artificial intelligence and can communicate with its owner.
"Master, my name is Meimei, please take care of me in the future."
"Is it so high-tech?" The flower-armed man patted the robot's head and was scolded, "Don't pat my head casually, you are too rude, didn't your boss teach you that?"
"Fuck, how does it know I'm a gangster?" Huabi exclaimed.
Chuan silently put away the input device, "It might be...smart."
The robot's main recognition systems are all on its round head, so it is indeed not suitable to be hit.
"Master, you can call me Xiaomei, or Meimei. My brothers and sisters can call me that, too. The sun is so strong today, and I feel so hot."
"Oh, it even feels hot." Huabi was even happier.
Xiaomei's base has wheels, so she can find the shade automatically. "It's more comfortable here. Xiaomei is a girl who is afraid of getting tanned, unlike you men."
"Hahaha… just kidding."
Bao Jin and the young men from the four villages were also very interested in this little robot, mainly because it spoke fluently and in various dialects, and was especially good at arguing with people.
Chu An felt that even if it couldn't catch seafood, it would be nice to have it as a mechanical pet.
She handed the robot to Hua Bi and He Xun and returned to the deck. Although she was exposed to the sun, she felt extremely calm.
The sea breeze blew gently, taking away the noise of the harbor, leaving only the flapping of seagulls' wings and the gentle sound of waves.
If only this were an ordinary trip.
…
Chu An didn't plan to go too far, just pass the territorial waters. The weather at sea is ever-changing and he was afraid of problems.
With the boat at the dock ahead leading the way, she didn't pay much attention to the route.
In the afternoon, the boat at the dock took them to the fishing area and left, and the rest was up to them.
On the first day, everyone rested and ate on their own boats, checked their equipment, and communicated with each other via walkie-talkies if there were any problems. The fishing officially started on the second day. Early in the morning, people started shouting outside and started to cast the nets.
Chu An rubbed his eyes. The sun had just risen above the horizon, with only a few rays of light shining on the calm sea.
She washed up and left the cabin, coming to the deck. Everyone was there.
She greeted everyone, then walked to the side of the boat and looked down. The creatures on the sea began to become active under the cover of the morning light, and schools of fish were swimming freely in the sea water.
Li Qing picked up the megaphone and announced loudly, "The hunting time begins now."
Everyone on the boat was very excited, believing that this voyage would be a great success.
"Everyone, work hard." Bao Jin called on the villagers to continue fishing. They were the main force, and Li Qing's men played auxiliary. Under Bao Jin's command, everyone proceeded in an orderly manner, and the scene was very harmonious.
Chu An secretly took out his camera and took a lot of photos. If the natural disaster got worse, he might never see such a scene again.
The capture is complete, and then it’s time to wait.
"If we have a speedboat, we can drive the fish away and collect the nets faster."
Bao Jin just said it casually, but Chu An thought of the most suitable candidate - Xiao Mei.
He Xun hurriedly programmed it and put it into the water. Sure enough, it was more suitable for "making trouble" in the sea.
It drives large numbers of fish into the net, saving at least half the time.
Bao Jin had never encountered such an operation before. Four or five people were watching the screen in He Xun's hand.
“Here…here…”
"A little to the left, yes."
Everyone had more fun this time!!!
Suddenly, the radio on the ship sent a message that there were enough fish in the net. Bao Jin immediately led his men to collect the net quickly and skillfully.
Chu An's eyes followed the net bag rising. He raised his hand to block the scorching sun. The fish in the bag weighed about five or six tons and were still struggling hard. Various colors mixed together and sparkled in the sun.
With a plop, the net bag fell to the ground, and the fish and shrimps scattered everywhere. Everyone immediately gathered around. The net bag had a remarkable result, which was dazzling.
Chu An first saw a lot of oil eels, as thick as his arms, some white and some black. Bao Jin took out a knife and cut open its belly, otherwise it would rot easily.
What she didn't expect was that the largest number of things in the net bag were crabs, but many of them had not yet grown up. Chu An put some of the little ones into a bucket of sea water, preparing to send them back to the sea later.
"Brother Jinzi, can you introduce some of the fish to us?" Gu Ye walked around the fish pile, extremely excited, but he didn't recognize many of them. "Brother Jinzi, look at what kind of fish that is, it has wings."
Bao Jin picked up a fish with two scales on each side that had not degenerated and introduced it, "This is a peacock fish, also known as a greenfin fish."
He picked up another very plump fish and said, "This is a bamboo catfish."
After he introduced one, he sorted them into buckets that had been prepared long ago. Others were also sorting them carefully.
"This is a sucker fish, it can travel around by attaching itself to a large fish, and this is a bigeye snapper..."
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