This is the last day of Bai Yu and his group's voyage at sea, and the chef has really gone all out in terms of food.
When Bai Yu and his three companions arrived at the restaurant, they saw a total of eight meat dishes and four vegetable dishes, just like a ten-yuan buffet at a small restaurant, where you could eat whatever you wanted.
After getting his plate, Bai Yu immediately went to a bowl of stir-fried chicken with chili peppers and scooped up a spoonful.
Then there were braised pork ribs, braised ribbonfish chunks, and beef brisket stew with potatoes, and all kinds of chicken, duck, fish and meat were available.
What interested Bai Yu the most, besides the chicken pieces, was the cabbage and tofu stew.
I don't know where they bought these cabbages on the fishing boat. Just one dish of cabbage stewed with tofu, the cabbage tastes sweet and delicious.
So besides meat, the thing Bai Yu ate the most was cabbage.
After lunch, Bai Yu and the others returned to the crew cabin and lay down on the bed to take a short rest.
Yes, it's just a short rest, not a full-day nap.
During their meal, the ship's crew told them that they would reach the vicinity of Huangyan Island in another two or three hours.
Their departure point wasn't too far from Huangyan Island, and after eight or nine hours of sailing, they were almost at the vicinity of Huangyan Island.
Bai Yu was quite curious about this legendary island, or rather, reef.
Despite having sailed out to sea many times over the years and circling the South China Sea several times, they had never actually been near Huangyan Island before.
Besides the fact that it is a disputed area, there is another crucial reason: the waters near Scarborough Shoal are not very deep.
If they were to go to the vicinity of Scarborough Shoal and happened to encounter low tide, their boats would be very likely to run aground.
Even if they go to Huangyan Island this time, they won't get too close. They'll just take a look from a distance and see what's going on there.
Their main concern is whether the construction of Huangyan Island, which is supposed to be reclaimed from the sea, has actually started.
If there is a shortage of funds, Bai Yu can donate some money. Although his amount may be just a drop in the bucket compared to the total budget for land reclamation and island building, he really can donate.
After all, Bai Yu deeply understands one principle: their company relies on the South China Sea, or rather, on marine resources, for its livelihood.
If he wants to make money safely in the South China Sea, the prerequisite is that there is a peaceful and stable environment in the South China Sea.
How can we achieve stability?
That would require my country to possess a powerful navy in order to deter the troublemakers around the South China Sea.
He couldn't do anything about the equipment, but his company was rich. They could make money in the South China Sea and spend it there. Bai Yu thought there was no problem at all; at worst, they could just donate it.
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At exactly 2 PM, Bai Yu and his three companions were chatting in the crew cabin when they felt the speed of the fishing boat beneath them decrease, and then it came to a stop.
Based on this, they can determine that they have arrived at Huangyan Island!
Afterwards, Bai Yu and the other three put on a windbreaker and immediately headed towards the deck, eager to see Huangyan Island, which they had been longing to see.
However, when they arrived on the deck, they looked around and saw nothing but the vast ocean.
No, that's not right. There is one direction where there is an anomaly, which is the direction of the bow of the ship. The seawater there is slightly darker.
However, looking from the sea level, there was no island in sight; it was just a darker area.
In response to this situation, Bai Yu naturally asked the crew on the ship for advice. Instead of answering Bai Yu's question, the crew gave him a high-powered telescope and told him to look for himself.
Bai Yu took the binoculars and looked at the black area at the bow of the ship. Then he saw a magical scene through the lens.
Just seven or eight hundred meters ahead of their ship, there was a huge ring-shaped reef exposed on the sea surface.
The reason why Huangyan Island could not be seen with the naked eye before was mainly because Huangyan Island is more of a reef than an island. The area exposed above the sea level is not much, and from a distance, it is no different from the sea surface.
If you're really going to be picky, then there is a difference: the seawater there is a bit darker than the surrounding water, and you can see the difference clearly at a glance.
Besides the atoll, Bai Yu also spotted a massive vessel in the area. How should I put it...?
It looks like a ship, but it's quite different from a ship. It's also like a platform or a building, though it seems to move, albeit slowly.
Upon seeing this huge thing, something flashed through Bai Yu's mind: the supposedly devastating weapon for land reclamation and island building that was circulating online. This thing seemed to be that weapon.
After seeing the Huangyan Island he had been longing to see, Bai Yu was satisfied. He then handed the binoculars to others so that they could also see what Huangyan Island looked like.
Soon, exclamations of surprise echoed across the deck of the fishing boat. Bai Yu also took out his camera from the crew room, ready to capture a panoramic view of Huangyan Island.
Unfortunately, the distance was too far, and the photos he took were very blurry, so he had no choice but to give up and just stand on the deck looking in the direction of Huangyan Island.
Their fishing boat stayed there for about half an hour before they began their return journey.
During their return journey, they will find another fishing spot, and then they can return to the county dock.
While searching for the next fishing spot, the captain set his sights on the area between the Zhongsha and Nansha Islands, which contains several fishing grounds with abundant resources.
Around five or six o'clock in the afternoon, they arrived at a new fishing ground, a resource-rich place they had never been before.
The reason they came here was that on the way here, their fishing boat passed by several other fishing boats.
Then their captain communicated with the other party via radio and learned that the fishing grounds had a relatively high recent catch rate, so they came over.
When they arrived at the fishing grounds, it was already getting dark. Although it wasn't completely dark yet, the visibility was already quite low, so the lights on the fishing boats were turned on.
Then they saw several bright spots in this area, each representing a ship. There were about eleven or twelve bright spots within their field of vision.
The simplest way to determine whether a fishing ground is rich in resources is to look at how many boats there are. The more boats there are, the richer the resources are.
After all, whether they are anglers or boat captains, the place they want to find must be a place rich in resources, a place where they can catch more fish.
As soon as the fishing boat came to a stop, Bai Yu and his companions naturally grabbed their fishing rods and went out to fish.
After six hours of hard work, fishing until midnight, the white fish's catch reached 2024.6 jin, successfully breaking the 2000 jin mark.
Then, as soon as it was twelve o'clock, their fishing trip at sea came to an end, and everyone packed up their lines immediately, except for those who were still fishing.
When it comes to fishing at sea, whether it's Bai Yu and his crew or the captain of the boat, they are all very punctual and do what they are supposed to do at the appointed time.
They said they would be out at sea for five days, but they would only be fishing for five days before returning to the dock.
The fan benefit competition they are holding this time will last for five days, and everyone's scores will be finalized the moment the fishing boat returns.
Next, once we get back to the dock, we can start tallying everyone's winnings and then rank their scores.
For the contestants participating in this competition, in addition to striving for first place, there is another thing they must work hard for: to surpass Bai Yu's score.
Otherwise, even if they win the championship and receive the prize money of 120,000, they will feel that winning the championship is meaningless and they may even feel a little ashamed.
After all, if he doesn't surpass Bai Yu in performance but still wins the championship, doesn't that mean Bai Yu is the uncrowned king? Only if Bai Yu doesn't participate in this competition will he have a chance to win the championship?
Therefore, this championship is definitely something that other contestants will fight for, but Bai Yu is someone they also want to surpass. The best outcome would be to win the championship and also achieve a better result than Bai Yu.
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