On the first net of the afternoon, Ah-Can dragged it directly towards the reef.
Upon arrival, they drove around the isolated island in a huge circle, completely bewildering Feng Xuan.
After hearing the two explain that there were hidden reefs and they wanted to go closer to take a look, Feng Xuan also became interested and took over the piloting of the Rising Sun.
It's unclear exactly when, but after seeing a tiny bit of the reef emerge, Feng Ye and A-Can pulled up the trawl net.
After untying the net bags, the two men, without bothering to sort them, ran to the bow of the boat to check the situation ahead.
Feng Xuan slowly approached the Rising Sun, not daring to go too fast for fear of underwater reefs.
Ships don't have braking systems, so if there are hidden reefs, the speed might be too high to turn in time, and a collision would be disastrous.
As the Rising Sun got closer to the reef, Feng Ye and A-Can could clearly see the condition of the reef.
The rocks were covered with snails, big and small; as far as the eye could see, they were all snails.
Both of them were stunned by what they saw, their eyes wide open, unable to believe what they were witnessing.
"So many seashells? So many seashells!"
Ah-chan was incoherent and overwhelmed with excitement.
"It's not just seashells. Don't just stare at the rocks; look at what's underwater near them."
Feng Ye looked delighted.
Upon hearing this, Ah-Can looked closely and exclaimed in surprise, "Little Azure Dragon! It's Little Azure Dragon!"
Feng Xuan couldn't see very clearly from the driver's seat, but upon hearing Ah Can's exclamation, he exclaimed with delight, "There's a little green dragon here?"
"Yes, there are quite a few small green dragons swimming underwater."
Ah-chan answered hastily.
"There are also countless abalone and sea snails."
Feng Ye added a sentence.
Feng Xuan laughed loudly: "It's amazing that we stumbled upon such a wonderful place."
"Brother, turn around quickly, don't get too close and startle Little Green Dragon."
"knew."
Feng Xuan responded and immediately turned the helm away from the reef, asking, "Where should we anchor? Should we just drop anchor in the sea?"
"The water depth here is unclear, so the anchor chain might not be long enough."
Feng Ye looked around and finally fixed his gaze on the isolated island not far away: "That island isn't far from here. We can stop there and then swim over."
"I think it's okay."
"Then I'll stop on the island."
Soon, the Rising Sun approached the isolated island.
Because the tide was still receding, Feng Ye chose a spot with relatively deep water and directed Feng Xuan to move closer to it.
The rocks on the isolated island are covered with a dense mass of mussels, tuna, oysters and other seafood, as well as many other types of snails.
It is an island with abundant resources, perfect for beachcombing.
However, compared to the snails, abalone, and small lobsters on the reef, these on the isolated island were insignificant, and the three of them naturally looked down on them.
After securing the Rising Sun, the three of them couldn't wait to take off their clothes, leaving only their underwear and water shoes, and jumped into the sea with the tools and snakeskin bags they had found.
Water shoes are an essential item on fishing boats.
You can take it off when you're not working, but you must wear it when trawlers and sorting the catch.
This was to prevent the scalding up of sharp or poisonous objects, and to avoid being accidentally pricked or attacked.
Water shoes are also essential for walking on the rocks.
There are usually various shellfish shells on the rocks, especially oyster shells, which are very sharp. If you go barefoot, you will most likely get injured.
"I'm rich! Woohoo..."
The three of them shouted and jumped into the sea, swimming towards the reef.
The seawater was clear, and sunlight shone through the surface, creating a sparkling effect that reflected on their excited faces.
After swimming more than 200 meters, Feng Ye discovered that the water depth suddenly dropped to only about 1.5 meters, and there were hidden reefs below.
He dived down to take a look and couldn't help but marvel at the wonders of nature.
The exact size of the reef is unknown, but it is separated from the island by a trench of unknown depth.
It doesn't extend slowly into the trench, but rather at almost a 90-degree angle, making it extremely steep.
It was as if this reef was originally one with the island, but had been split in two.
Similarly, the reef was also covered with abalone and conch.
Feng Ye casually picked up a conch shell about the size of a fist and it floated to the surface.
"Ah Ye, what are you doing diving down there?"
Seeing Feng Ye float to the surface, Feng Xuan asked in confusion.
Feng Ye recounted what he had seen.
Upon hearing this, the two took a deep breath and plunged down.
About a minute later, the two of them floated to the surface.
Feng Xuan was holding a large oyster shell in his hand.
Ah-Can caught a small green dragon, which weighed about half a pound.
"There's a lot of stuff down there too, but the water's a bit deep."
As Ah-Can spoke, he put the little green dragon he had caught into the snakeskin bag.
Feng Xuan laughed and said, "It's alright, the tide is still receding, it shouldn't be this deep after a while."
"Let's go grab the rocks that are above the water first, and then come over here after we've finished grabbing those."
As soon as Feng Ye finished speaking, he continued swimming.
They swam very fast, after all, the water was not deep and it was low tide, so there was little resistance.
Before long, the three of them arrived at the edge of the reef.
They then discovered that from the reef over there to this point, it was a single, continuous stretch, and the water became shallower the closer they got to the exposed reef.
At this point, the portion of the reef protruding above the water had grown larger and higher.
The water around it is very shallow, with the deepest part being just over a meter and the shallowest part only a few tens of centimeters deep.
I believe that it won't be long before the tide recedes and the water becomes even shallower.
The densely packed snails and abalone on the reef, along with the small green dragons swimming in the water, once again left them speechless.
They felt as if they were in a treasure trove, with endless riches waiting for them to take whatever they wanted.
Greed gleamed in the eyes of all three, as if they wished they could stuff all the goods into the snakeskin bags at once.
"We're rich! We're rich!"
Ah-Can shouted and used the net in his hand to scoop up the nearest small green dragon.
Feng Xuan's tool was the same as Feng Ye's—a flathead screwdriver, which she intended to use to pry open the abalone.
There were no shovels or other beachcombing tools on the boat, but luckily there was a toolbox from which we found two flathead screwdrivers.
Abalone are single-shelled mollusks with only one shell, which is thick, flat, and wide, while the other side is attached to the rocks.
Once there is any disturbance or danger, the abalone will firmly attach itself to the rock using its broad, flat foot and flat sole.
Abalone has an amazing ability to adhere to its shell. A 15-centimeter-long abalone can have an adhesion force of up to 200 kilograms, and it cannot be lifted by strong winds and huge waves.
Catching abalone with brute force is very difficult, and some abalone are even impossible to remove.
Tools are necessary.
Moreover, you can only take advantage of its unpreparedness and swiftly shovel it down or overturn it; otherwise, even if you smash its shell, you won't be able to take it off.
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