Bai Hao and his three companions fished by the sea until 8 p.m., and only began to pack up their lines when the staff announced the end of the first day of the competition.
In just over an hour, I dare not say much else, but Bai Yu caught at least a hundred squid and small octopuses, which should be enough for them to use for a while.
As for the rules of this competition, at the moment the competition ends, no one is allowed to fish anymore, not even with bait.
The reason for this requirement is to increase the difficulty for all participants, making them consider the consumption of bait while fishing.
If any contestant is caught fishing outside of the competition period, whether it's fishing or using bait, it's considered a violation. A 20-pound penalty will be deducted from their score for each violation, and three violations will result in disqualification and permanent blacklisting from the fan fishing competition.
Despite all the restrictions, at 8 o'clock, all the contestants began to pack up their fishing rods. Those who had been gathering seashells and scallops on the beach also returned, fully abiding by the rules of the competition.
Aside from not allowing fishing, there's not much of a problem doing other things, like sitting on the island, having a tea party under the night sky, etc. The organizers don't care about that.
However, the only food and drinks available at this tea party were snacks and beverages; it was impossible to eat anything hot.
In this situation, Bai Yu and his three companions immediately went to the speedboat to queue up, and then boarded the speedboat to the cruise ship.
In their opinion, it's more comfortable to meet up with friends, watch the night, and chat on a cruise ship, where there's also plenty of food and drink.
They have snacks, drinks, fruits, and more.
As for their results on the first day, they have already been sealed and stored away. It's impossible to compile statistics now, as there are too many people and there are too many inconveniences due to being on the high seas.
To find out the results of this competition, we can only wait until the competition ends and all the results are tallied together.
After Bai Yu and his group arrived on the cruise ship, they went straight to the restaurant, where they took a lot of desserts and ate them slowly.
As mentioned before, the logistics department will only provide the athletes with three meals a day during this competition; they will not cook meals at other times.
However, considering that some contestants sleep late and some have the habit of eating before bed, the kitchen will provide some pastries after the competition ends in the evening.
Things like freshly made cream cakes, cream puffs, waffles, ice cream, etc.
There are even many kinds of milk tea, and they are all real milk tea with milk, made with the finest ingredients.
There's nothing we can do about it; one of their sponsors for this competition is Mengniu, and they don't have many other sponsors, but they have an abundance of milk.
Among Bai Yu and his friends, Lu Sheng was the least able to resist these milk teas. Just how diverse were the flavors of these milk teas? Some of them even reminded him of the taste of home.
Lu Sheng grew up in Inner Mongolia, and the milk tea he drank most often was Inner Mongolian milk tea. This time, he was able to taste the flavor of home. You can imagine how many varieties of milk tea there were this time.
The only downside was that during the meal, people would always come up to Bai Yu, either wanting to take a photo or asking for his autograph.
It should be noted that the day before, when they had just set off, Bai Yu had already taken many group photos and signed many autographs.
Moreover, the autographs were all on the competition uniforms. Anta provided quite a lot of uniforms for the athletes, and Bai Yu signed quite a few.
He originally thought that signing for one day would be enough, but who would have thought that the first day was only for a portion of the people, and many more came on the second day.
Aside from this little incident, Bai Yu was quite satisfied with everything else, and the culinary skills of the cruise ship staff were also excellent.
After having eaten and drunk their fill, Bai Yu and his three companions did not linger in the restaurant or play on the deck. Instead, after greeting a few acquaintances, they went straight back to their rooms to rest.
There are quite a few contestants who share the same thoughts as Bai Yu and others. Some of them were late for today's competition, and in order to avoid being late again, they definitely need to rest early today.
Around 10 o'clock in the morning and evening, all the contestants arrived on the cruise ship. Then, after a horn blast, the cruise ship set sail again, heading towards the second competition location.
Every night, when the cruise ship changes locations, most of the contestants are already resting. Once they wake up, they can immediately resume the competition.
Bai Yu and the other three returned to the crew quarters, where they washed up and lay down on the bed.
Fishing competitions are actually very tiring. Although most of the participants are sitting and fishing, the physical exertion is no less than that of other jobs.
Otherwise, Bai Yu wouldn't have been able to eat four boxed meals today. The more he eats, the more energy he expends.
I fished all day today, basically for ten hours straight. Apart from eating two meals and taking a break to use the restroom, I spent the rest of the time fishing.
After fishing for so long, Bai Yu was so tired that he could fall asleep the moment his head hit the bed. He would lie down on the bed and fall asleep in a second.
Nothing was said that night.
The next morning at 7:30, Bai Yu opened her eyes to the sound of the alarm clock and then groggily got out of bed.
"Ah Hai, Shuangzi, Ah Sheng, wake up! It's 7:30, time to have breakfast!"
Bai Yu called out to Wang Hai and the other two as she put on her clothes.
His voice mingled with the sound of the alarm clock, and Wang Hai and the other two sat up in bed. However, perhaps due to the exhaustion from yesterday, Li Shuang and Lu Sheng were still a little dazed.
It has to be said that professional athletes recover much faster than ordinary people when it comes to physical recovery.
When Bai Yu woke up, his energy had basically been fully restored, and he was fully awake in just a few seconds.
In contrast, Li Shuang and Lu Sheng don't get enough exercise.
So while having breakfast, Bai Yu found some staff members at their company and assigned Li Shuang and Lu Sheng a task: daily exercise.
Bai Yu instructed all the company's employees to supervise their training. If they completed the task, Bai Yu would give all the employees a bonus; if they failed, one employee would have their year-end bonus deducted.
Bai Yu believed that with such clear rewards and punishments, the employees would definitely be able to supervise the two of them to train properly.
After finishing two bowls of seafood noodles and two baskets of xiaolongbao, Bai Yu had breakfast and then set off with his fishing gear bag on his back.
During each day's competition, Bai Yu and his team only need to prepare their own fishing tackle bags. Other items, such as fish traps or landing nets, can be obtained from the staff.
Bai Yu and his friends do the same thing; every time they go fishing, they only bring bait and a fishing tackle bag, nothing else.
They got up very early again today, but perhaps because of their experience of being late the day before, there was already a long queue when they arrived on the deck to board the ship.
Many competitors had gotten up even earlier than them, but they still had to queue on the deck for a while before they were allowed onto the speedboat and headed to the second competition venue.
The second competition venue was also an uninhabited island, but unlike the previous barren reef, this island had lush vegetation.
There are both tall trees and shrubs here, and Bai Yu even saw several coconut trees on this small island, and they were the kind that grow coconuts.
And this island does have a beach, and it looks very beautiful from a distance.
"Oh, we've come to this island? I'm most looking forward to this one. I wonder if we can catch a few coconut crabs here. If we can, maybe we can have an extra meal."
Bai Yu stood on the speedboat, looking at the beautiful island in the distance, and talked with Li Shuang and the other two beside him.
“Coconut crabs? Well, Brother Yu, there’s still some time before the competition starts. How about we take a walk around the island and see if we can catch a couple of coconut crabs?”
To be honest, I've never eaten coconut crab before, and I don't know if it's like those videos say, with the crab meat having a coconut flavor.
Li Shuang became very interested when coconut crabs were mentioned.
Li Shuang was filled with curiosity about the coconut crab, a creature whose name contained the word "crab" but which looked different from ordinary crabs.
Even though he has been working at Yuxue Shipping Company for two years now and has come into contact with quite a few kinds of seafood, he still doesn't know much about coconut crabs.
One reason is that coconut crabs are not commonly found in the market, and another reason is that they are very expensive.
To the average person, the most expensive crab in the crab family is undoubtedly the king crab.
However, the price of king crab varies depending on the variety.
However, regardless of the species, the price of king crab is no more than 300 to 400 yuan per catty (500 grams), and that is for live king crabs. Frozen king crabs are even cheaper.
Moreover, this price is only for Hainan Province. If you eat king crab in the north, especially in the northeastern region bordering Russia, the price of king crab will be much cheaper.
However, coconut crabs are different. These creatures are basically found only in tropical and subtropical regions; they are terrestrial crabs.
Even in the south, whether it's Hainan Province or Guangdong Province, the price per kilogram is no less than 400 yuan, and the larger the fruit, the more valuable it is, with the highest price reaching 700 or 800 yuan per kilogram.
A coconut crab weighs at least three or four pounds. If you want to buy a coconut crab, spending more than two thousand yuan is considered low. If you buy a large one, spending four or five thousand yuan is quite normal.
In this situation, is it reasonable that Li Shuang and his group have never eaten coconut crab?
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