Just then, a small wooden boat came rowing towards the Rising Sun, so Ah-chan slowed down the boat.
The fishermen on the small wooden boat were acquaintances; they had once saved Chen Fusheng.
Judging from the fish traps and longline fishing rods piled up on this small wooden boat, they must have just come out.
Once they reached the small wooden boat, Feng Ye asked, "Uncle Fusheng, what's going on over there? Are those light blue spheres jellyfish?"
"It's you two? You went out to catch two more fish?"
"On the way back from sailing to the safe harbor, we hauled in a few nets."
"How was the harvest? You all look so happy, it must have been another bumper crop!"
"It's alright, only about a thousand catties of black mullet and less than a hundred catties of thick-lipped rock perch."
Ah-Can looked smug, but what he said made Chen Fusheng's eyes widen in surprise.
"Thick-lipped rock perch? You're really lucky, that's a real gem!"
Chen Fusheng said enviously, "Trawlers are so much better. I don't know when I'll be able to save enough money to buy another one."
“You have all the machines; you just need to buy the hull of the ship. It should be done quickly.”
"I hope so."
Feng Ye smiled and said, "Uncle Fusheng, you still haven't told me what that light blue sphere over there is."
Chen Fusheng then came to his senses and explained, "Oh, those things, we're not sure either. We all think they're a type of jellyfish, but we don't know where they came from."
"It must be related to the typhoon, right?"
It's normal for a typhoon to bring things that aren't in their waters.
For example, the thick-lipped rock perch they caught is a rare sight, and only occasionally has someone caught it sporadically.
"Maybe."
"Has anyone fished it out and come to see it?"
"We've pulled up several, some big and some small, and none of them seem like jellyfish."
It wasn't a jellyfish after all; no wonder they weren't in a hurry to retrieve it.
If it were just a jellyfish, nobody would want it.
Jellyfish and seaweed are related by inclusion.
Jellyfish is a broad category, and sea jellyfish is just one type of jellyfish.
Jellyfish are one of only two edible jellyfish species; the other is the moon jellyfish.
Wherever you go by the sea, you can see jellyfish of all sizes, and this place is no exception.
There are plenty of jellyfish in the coastal waters, but most of them are colorless and transparent, ranging in size from tens of kilograms to hundreds of kilograms.
Fishermen throw all the fish they catch back into the sea, showing utter disgust.
"You didn't touch it with your hands, did you?"
"We don't recognize any of them, and we don't know if they're poisonous or not, so who would dare to touch them? Everyone's wearing gloves."
Are you sure none of them are jellyfish?
"Anyway, none of them were fished out, and we don't know if there are jellyfish in the sea."
"Uncle Fusheng, you're busy. Let's go over and grab a few to see."
Feng Ye became somewhat curious.
Logically speaking, it should be jellyfish season now, and a typhoon has just passed, so there should be jellyfish everywhere.
After saying goodbye to Chen Fusheng, A-Can moved the boat forward a little.
Feng Ye ran to the cabin, took out a hand net, reached into the water, aimed at the nearest one, and scooped it up in the net.
"Wow, this is heavy! It must weigh eighty or ninety pounds!" Feng Ye exclaimed.
"I'll help you."
Ah-chan ran over and reached out to help.
With their combined strength, they pulled him up and laid him on the deck.
The sphere shimmered with a beautiful pale blue luster like a ribbon in the sunlight; it was quite pretty.
Feng Ye carefully examined the spherical object that had been retrieved: "It's definitely not a jellyfish, just a jellyfish, but I don't know what kind it is."
Although he had fished for decades in his previous life and had a wealth of experience and had seen many marine creatures, he knew very little about jellyfish.
The main reason is that jellyfish have no economic value, so no fisherman would bother to study them carefully.
Jellyfish are different; there are buyers, and they can be sold for money, so naturally people will pay attention to them.
Therefore, he only knew that it was a jellyfish, not a sea jellyfish.
Actually, jellyfish and sea jellyfish are quite easy to distinguish.
Jellyfish typically have an umbrella-shaped or bell-shaped body with many long, thin tentacles that often contain stinging cells that can release toxins to prey on their prey.
Jellyfish are typically large, with an umbrella-shaped or hemispherical body. Their tentacles are located on the underside of their bodies, are relatively short, and also have stinging cells, but they generally do not attack actively.
What Feng Ye didn't know was that the jellyfish he had retrieved was a Portuguese man-of-war, which is highly poisonous.
It is named for its large, sac-like, white, transparent body, resembling a monk's hat.
The Portuguese man-of-war, both beautiful and venomous
Its tentacles are long and thin, with many stinging cells containing extremely toxic venom, hence the name "poisonous hands".
When a person is stung by it, the poison takes effect very quickly.
In mild cases, the skin develops welts resembling whip marks, and the whole body experiences burning pain.
In severe cases, blood pressure drops sharply within minutes, leading to general weakness, difficulty breathing, shock, and even death.
Relying on the fact that he was wearing gloves, Feng Ye was not afraid that it was poisonous. He touched it with his hand and patted its float.
I found that this thing felt smooth like jelly, just like jellyfish, and it was bouncy and chewy.
Ah-Can also wanted to touch it, but Feng Ye stopped him as soon as he reached out.
"Don't touch it, this thing might be poisonous."
Ah-Can was taken aback, withdrew his hand, and said dejectedly, "Poisonous? This thing looks quite pretty, how could it be poisonous?"
"What does whether it's poisonous or not have to do with whether it's pretty or not? It's best not to touch things you don't recognize. If you really want to touch it, go put on your gloves."
"All right."
Ah-chan obediently went into the cabin, took out a pair of gloves, put them on, and then began to attack the jellyfish.
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