"Brother Tong, are you there? Come out for a second, I need to discuss something with you."
Looking at the hammerhead shark on the sea, Bai Yu mentally called out to Brother Tongzi, wanting to ask if Brother Tongzi could count the hammerhead shark as part of the mission's achievement.
What instructions does the host have?
"Hey Tongzi, I caught a big fish! Look, it's floating on the surface. Does this count as a success?"
'A hammerhead shark? A decent catch. To count it as a success, you need to get it on deck. Only large fish that come to deck are considered captured prey!'
During her conversation with Tongzi, Bai Yu discovered that Tongzi was relatively lenient in his restrictions on grades.
As long as no one else helps, any fish caught by Bai Yu alone and brought to the deck can be counted as part of the mission's achievement.
It doesn't care whether the other animal is a protected species or not. Whether it stays or is released is none of Brother Tong's business.
Although Brother Tongzi doesn't restrict the type of fish, getting this hammerhead shark onto the deck is still not an easy task for Baiyu.
After all, humans have a natural fear of sharks. Even if this hammerhead shark was exhausted and its main diet consisted of various crustaceans and small fish, humans were not an option on its menu.
However, this did not prevent Bai Yu and the others from feeling an overwhelming resistance to it, which was something they could not control.
The only good news for Bai Yu right now is that the hammerhead shark isn't very big, only a little over a meter long and weighing just over 100 kilograms.
It is known that there are five species of hammerhead sharks in the waters near my country, the largest of which can reach five or six meters in length and weigh more than a ton.
Compared to this hammerhead shark, the one Bai Yu has caught is nothing more than a child.
After much deliberation, Bai Yu decided to bring the creature onto the deck, not only for the mission but also to protect the hammerhead shark.
As we all know, fish that are hooked by a fishhook have a hard time throwing the hook off without external help.
If a fishhook remains in a fish's mouth or body for an extended period, it becomes a burden for any marine creature. At best, it suffers daily pain and torment from the hook; at worst, the hook's effects can lead to its demise.
Given all these possibilities, if given a choice, Bai Yu would still prefer to remove the hook from the hammerhead shark's mouth.
Bai Yu had already checked; his fishing hook was caught in the hammerhead shark's mouth, and on the outside of the oral cavity, making it easy to remove.
If it were deep inside his mouth, he would really have to think about it carefully.
"Ah Hai, Tian Yu, can you two come and give me a hand? I caught a hammerhead shark, and I want to get it ashore."
"What? Bring the shark up? Little fish, what are you thinking? If you catch a shark, just cut the line. It's just a little loss of fishing line and hook, it's a small matter. There's no need to bring the shark up."
Besides, hammerhead sharks are protected animals. Even if you catch one, you'll eventually release it anyway, so there's really no need to go through all that trouble.
After hearing Bai Yu's call, Liu Tianyu slowly walked over from his fishing spot, saying as he walked that it wasn't worth it for Bai Yu to do this, that it wasn't worth it for a hammerhead shark.
"Brother Tianyu, I only brought the hammerhead shark up because it's a protected species. I should at least remove the hook from it."
Anyway, this hammerhead shark isn't that big, only about a hundred pounds. You and Ah Hai can give us a hand, and we can finish this quickly; it won't take long.
"Alright, whatever you say goes. You've got some pretty weird luck. You caught a super big fish yesterday, but the line got tangled and it got away."
Today I caught another giant, weighing over 100 pounds, but upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a protected hammerhead shark. You know how unpredictable your luck is!
Although that's what he said, Liu Tianyu didn't stop what he was doing. Instead, he picked up a net and prepared to scoop up the fish.
Due to limited space, this fishing boat cannot be equipped with a crane. So, when a big fish is caught, it can only be brought onto the boat by manpower.
For this reason, the fishing boat is specially equipped with a super large landing net. Not to mention using it to catch a giant fish weighing over 100 pounds, even if it weighs over 200 or 300 pounds, the landing net can still fit it in. The only question is whether you can get the catch out of the landing net onto the deck.
Finally, with the combined efforts of Bai Yu and the other two, they managed to get the hammerhead shark onto the deck.
Upon first leaving the seawater and arriving on a dry deck, the hammerhead shark was filled with unease.
Even though he had exhausted a lot of energy in the struggle with Bai Yu, he still began his final struggle.
"Cousin, Ah Hai, you two hold the head down and the tail down, let's hurry up and take the hook out and then release it. If anything goes wrong, we can't afford the responsibility!"
That's right. Although the hammerhead shark is a shark, it is also a Class II protected animal in China, a creature that's destined to spend a lifetime in jail.
Therefore, Liu Tianyu and Wang Hai were very careful when they held this guy down, for fear of hurting him.
Bai Yu quickly took out a hook remover and pulled the hook out of the landing net, without letting it get out of the net.
After removing the fishing hook, the three of them worked together to release the hammerhead shark back into the sea. The whole process took only a few minutes, emphasizing speed.
The moment the hammerhead shark was on the deck, Bai Yu received a system notification from Tongzi Ge that the mission was complete.
This hammerhead shark is 1.53 meters long and weighs 161 kilograms, which fully meets the task requirements set by Brother Tongzi, and the 50 points of available luck value have been credited to my account immediately.
Bai Yu was quite satisfied with this, even though the task was a bit of a rip-off, and the fish he caught were also a bit of a rip-off, wasting a lot of his time and ultimately being released.
However, this reward is a real and tangible one; fifty points of luck should bring him considerable benefits.
After cleaning up the traces left by the hammerhead shark on the deck, Bai Yu prepared to pack up and stop fishing.
Because Bai Yu got up late today, and because he spent too long struggling with the hammerhead shark, it was already 11:00 AM.
Having skipped breakfast and exhausted herself, Bai Yu was starving; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she was seeing stars.
So after completing the temporary task, Bai Yu relaxed. He decided to get something to eat, at least lunch, before considering the afternoon fishing session.
When Bai Yu arrived at the kitchen in the cabin, he was surprised to find that someone had already come to prepare lunch for him.
"Uncle, why aren't you out fishing and cooking in the kitchen? By the way, can you cook? I've never heard of you being able to cook before."
"If you find out, that would be terrible, Xiaoyu. Let me tell you, we men need to know how to hide our talents and not act like we can do everything. Otherwise, after you get married, you'll have a lot of housework to do!"
Your dad won my sister over because of his job; he's a chef, and it was his culinary skills that got him to marry her.
But as someone who's been there, I have to remind you, sometimes you have to keep it a secret. Look at me, your aunt doesn't know I can cook. From the time I got married until now, I haven't cooked a single meal. That takes skill.
While stirring the vegetables in the pot, the uncle, without turning his head, passed on some tips to Bai Yu on how to avoid housework after marriage.
Bai Yu, standing behind him, was completely bewildered. All he had asked was if his uncle knew how to cook. Why was his uncle telling him to avoid housework?
These chores, let alone after marriage, are still going on even before he's married. Bai Yu does housework every single day at home, without a single day of rest...
"Uncle, as far as I know, you haven't cooked a single meal since you got married, but it seems like you're the one who always washes the dishes and pots. You haven't been punished for doing housework!"
"Uh... what do you know, kid? That's called the division of household chores. Your aunt works so hard cooking, you can't expect her to wash the pots and pans too!"
Besides, dividing household chores can improve a couple's relationship. But wait, you're still young, and you might not understand even if I told you all this. I'll tell you again in a couple of years.
"Don't be like that, Uncle, let's chat some more. Look, I'm already nineteen, I'm not young anymore, let's talk some more."
As Bai Yu and her uncle chatted, lunch was ready.
The younger brother was in charge of cooking, and Bai Yu assisted him. In the end, they prepared four dishes and a soup, and steamed buns were served as the staple food.
It is well known that steamed buns are more filling than rice, so in high-intensity activities like fishing, steamed buns are naturally more popular than rice.
After lunch, Bai Yu and the others returned to the cabin and took a short nap.
Although it's only February, the South China Sea is located in the tropics, and the daytime temperature here is quite high.
In particular, Bai Yu and his group chose to go fishing on a sunny day. During this period, the weather was mostly sunny. Fishing under the midday sun in such weather would undoubtedly mean being scorched by the sun, and most people would not fish at this time.
Around 2 p.m., Bai Yu and the others gradually emerged from the cabin with their fishing rods, ready to begin their afternoon fishing session.
When Bai Yu started fishing in the afternoon, he changed his fishing method. He switched to the line set from the beginner's kit that Tongzi had given him and started fishing for sea fish in the middle and upper layers of the sea.
The reason for this change was that when he received the temporary mission reward from Brother Tongzi, he also saw his current luck value balance, which was a huge 1, which surprised him.
You know, when he woke up this morning, he checked the system panel, and he clearly had 46 points of luck. How come catching a hammerhead shark cost him 45 points of luck? Are hammerhead sharks that valuable?
That's why Bai Yu changed his fishing line and started catching small fish in the middle and upper layers of the water.
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