Feng Ye and A Can exerted tremendous effort, their arms bulging with veins, to slowly pull the hand net along the ship's side onto the deck.
That giant sea turtle was really persistent; it held on tightly and wouldn't let go, so it was dragged up with it.
"What a fucking glutton."
Feng Ye slapped the sea turtle on the head.
The sea turtle stubbornly refused to let go, staring at him with its big eyes, showing no fear whatsoever.
It seems that in its eyes, food is more important than anything else.
Ah-Can clicked his tongue in amazement: "This sea turtle is really interesting; it's not afraid of people at all."
"Sea turtles are generally quite wary of people and will run away as soon as they see them. This one should be an exception."
"Indeed, when I saw baby sea turtles on the beach before, they would all quickly dive into the water."
"Alright, hurry up and set sail. I'll go get something to remove the barnacles from it."
Feng Ye went to the cabin to find a small knife, and when he came out, he saw the sea turtle crawling into the net and feasting.
The jellyfish was bitten to pieces by the bites from the east and the west.
Judging from this, it's no longer suitable.
Feng Ye slapped it again speechlessly, then squatted down next to it and began cleaning the barnacles off its shell.
These barnacles cling tightly to the turtle's shell, a heavy burden throughout its life.
If it's not cleaned up, it will grow more and more, eventually killing the turtle.
Feng Ye moved very carefully and gently, trying not to hurt it.
"Snap!"
With a soft sound, a small piece of barnacle detached from the tortoise shell.
The sea turtle seemed to sense the pain, its body shrank slightly, and it looked back at Feng Ye with a puzzled expression.
"What are you looking at? I'm cleaning your barnacles."
Feng Ye slapped it again in annoyance, and threw a small piece of barnacle that had fallen down in front of it.
This business has gone so badly that it's a complete loss.
The jellyfish that were caught were ruined, and cleaning the barnacles took a lot of time.
It's unclear whether the sea turtle understood Feng Ye's intentions, but it didn't show any strong resistance.
It lay quietly on the deck, turning its head to tear at the jellyfish while letting Feng Ye continue cleaning the barnacles.
As Feng Ye gently sliced through the turtle's shell with his knife, more and more barnacles fell off.
The sea turtles seem to have gradually adapted to this feeling, no longer huddling up nervously as before.
The cleaning work lasted for nearly twenty minutes, and fine beads of sweat had already appeared on Feng Ye's forehead.
Finally, the last barnacle was carefully removed.
He wiped the sweat from his brow and looked at the turtle's smooth shell with satisfaction.
There were quite a few barnacles that were cleaned up, weighing at least ten kilograms.
Fortunately, it was not a very large sea turtle, with a small body surface area.
If it were other large creatures, such as humpback whales or whale sharks, even if you worked yourself to death, you still wouldn't be able to clean them all up.
The sheer number of barnacles on adult large creatures is frightening, ranging from several hundred kilograms to nearly a thousand kilograms.
Feng Ye stood up, stretched, and turned to A-Can in the driver's seat, saying, "Come out for a moment and put it back in the sea."
Ah-Can responded and came out. Together, they lifted the sea turtle to the side of the boat.
"Alright, you feel much better now. Don't be greedy in the future, or you might end up as a dish on the dinner table if you run into other people."
Feng Ye didn't care whether it could understand or not; after speaking, he forcefully pushed it into the sea.
With a loud "splash," a large spray of water erupted.
The sea turtle sank into the water and quickly floated back to the surface.
It raised its head and looked deeply into the ship with its big eyes, as if trying to express something.
Then, with its four legs paddling continuously, it aimed at a nearby jellyfish and swam over.
"Damn it, they're ignoring what I said and starting to eat again so soon."
"If it could understand what you're saying, it wouldn't be an ordinary sea turtle, but a turtle prime minister."
Ah-Can chuckled and joked, then turned and walked into the driver's seat to continue hauling the net.
Feng Ye shook his head, threw the broken jellyfish into the sea, and continued to scavenge jellyfish while standing by the boat.
More than an hour later, when I figured it was about time, I went to the stern to haul in the net.
This round of shopping was uneventful; it was all ordinary stuff.
In addition, there were three large jellyfish.
However, these three jellyfish were already crushed and broken, and it looked like they were no longer usable.
This is why trawling cannot be used to catch jellyfish.
Jellyfish are made entirely of gelatinous material, and they break easily under slight pressure, so they can only be scooped up one by one with a hand net.
"Damn, what's wrong with me today? Has my luck turned bad again?"
Ah-chan was filled with disappointment and couldn't help but doubt himself.
"It's already pretty good. Think about what others have gained; they're doing even worse than us."
Feng Ye knew exactly what was going on, but he couldn't say it out loud, so this was all he could say.
In fact, the current harvest is much better than that of other fishermen.
However, he has been frequently catching fish, either large schools of fish or rare and high-quality catches, which has made Ah-Can's appetite more discerning.
Ah-chan sighed, "That's true, but I just don't feel right."
"That's how trawling works; it's purely based on luck. There's definitely something good down there, but if you can't haul it up, there's nothing you can do."
Feng Ye patted A-Can on the shoulder and comforted him, "Don't be too anxious. This net might not be good. Maybe the next net or tomorrow will bring a bumper harvest."
Ah-Can understood this principle, and took a deep breath to adjust his mindset.
Their journey was filled with hardships, sometimes they came from wind and rain, sometimes they returned with a full load, and sometimes they returned empty-handed.
"Let's tidy up the net and then drag it out again."
"Brother Ye, you can steer this boat. You've always been lucky; it seems like you never have a bad day."
"Okay, then I'll drive."
After tidying up the net, Feng Ye went into the driver's seat and started the machine.
With the sea wide open and free of obstacles, he could steer as he pleased, maintaining a speed of about four knots per hour.
More than two hours later, Feng Ye stopped the boat and cast the last net.
As soon as the net bag emerged from the water, Ah-Can said disappointedly, "Brother Ye, your luck isn't so good today either!"
This net doesn't look like it has much cargo; it's questionable whether it even caught two hundred pounds of goods.
Feng Ye smiled slightly and said nonchalantly, "Don't rush, let's see first."
They skillfully dragged the net bag to the side of the boat and then hoisted it up.
"Splash..."
As the network ports were gradually opened, the contents spilled onto the deck.
"Red? I saw a big red fish."
Ah-chan shouted with surprise.
"I saw it too, but it was covered up before I could see what kind of fish it was."
Feng Ye also showed a surprised smile.
Many of the red and yellow fish are high-value specimens.
The chances of getting a good catch are even greater with larger fish.
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