Orcas all look very similar and are difficult to distinguish.
However, Feng Ye still recognized the one that had eaten its fill earlier at a glance.
The reason is simple: unlike other orcas that gather around the boat waiting to be fed, this one lay alone on the water's surface basking in the sun, looking quite content after a good meal.
Feng Ye pointed and laughed, "That's the guy we just fed."
Seeing the orca's lazy appearance, Ye Chenliang and the other two couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"It seems to be very pleased with our hospitality."
"If you feed it well, it will definitely be satisfied, otherwise it wouldn't have brought the whole clan here."
"Sigh, we're the ones who are going to suffer..."
"What's so tiring about it? These fish and shrimp were going to be thrown away anyway, but now we're feeding them to orcas. Isn't that interesting?"
As he spoke, Feng Ye carried a basket of fish and shrimp to the side of the boat and threw them forcefully into the sea, trying to spread the bait as widely as possible so that every orca could eat them.
Ye Chenliang and the other two boatmen were not to be outdone; each of them picked up a basket of fish and shrimp and threw them vigorously into the sea.
For a moment, the area around the boat was bustling with activity as orcas scrambled for food, splashing up countless droplets of water.
Orca calves are especially lively, constantly leaping in the water, trying to catch fish and shrimp falling from the sky, looking very cute.
After throwing out one basket of fish and shrimp, he turned around, picked up another basket, and continued to scatter them.
They had already prepared several baskets, just waiting for the orcas to come.
"Oh, you guys, you didn't even invite me to something so fun."
Ah-chan's voice suddenly came from above, carrying a hint of resentment.
"You're sleeping like a log, can you even wake me up?"
Feng Ye didn't even turn his head, and retorted irritably.
"Tch, I bet you never even considered calling me."
Ah-Can rolled his eyes in dissatisfaction and quickly walked up the stairs to the deck.
"And what's this about the great white shark?"
As he picked up a basket of fish and shrimp and tossed it into the sea, he asked curiously.
"A gift from an orca..."
Feng Ye briefly recounted what had happened.
Upon hearing this, Ah-Can couldn't help but gasp in amazement: "Wow, this orca is really clever. It actually knew to trade great white sharks for food with us. But it really wasn't polite at all. After it finished eating, it even brought its whole family with it."
"Orcas also eat great white sharks, but they generally don't eat other parts, only the liver."
"Really? You're quite picky, huh? Do you know shark meat doesn't taste good? Haha..."
"It's unclear. Perhaps the liver is more nutritious and can meet their needs."
"Should we take out the great white shark's liver and feed it to them? There's no use for us keeping it; it just adds a little weight."
"Whatever you want, go ahead and take it if you wish."
Ah-Can glanced at the great white shark's massive body and frowned, "Forget it, I'd better not bother."
Great white sharks are so big that removing their livers is no easy task.
Feng Ye smiled and said, "It's good to save some energy; the fish hold still needs cleaning."
"Clean the fish hold?"
Ah-Can muttered something to himself, then suddenly realized and said, "Oh right, where are the fish? Were they sold? Did the fish-collecting boat come by?"
"Not sold yet, still on its way."
"What does that mean? I don't understand."
“My brother and Uncle Jun sailed back to the county, and they took the cargo from our boat with them.”
"Oh, I see."
Ah-Can nodded and glanced up at the sea.
If he hadn't been told, he wouldn't have noticed that the Dong Sheng and Feng Shou had disappeared, leaving only their ship on the sea.
How long have they been gone?
"About an hour."
"They've only been gone a short while? I thought they'd been gone for hours. No wonder you haven't even finished cleaning the fish hold, and the deck too."
"It's easy for you to talk when you're not the one doing the work, isn't it?"
Feng Ye turned and glared at him. "With so much cargo on the ship, doesn't it take time to sort it? Doesn't it take time to move it onto the Dong Sheng and Feng Shou ships? We're running around like crazy, and you've been sleeping until now."
"How can you blame me? I stayed up all night and I'm exhausted."
"Then speak properly, stop being sarcastic."
"Okay, okay, I admit I misspoke, alright?"
"What do you mean by saying something wrong? You clearly said something wrong."
Ah-chan shrugged helplessly, stopped talking, and focused on pouring fish and shrimp into the sea.
Before long, the orca calf finished eating and began to play around, jumping around happily and splashing water.
The adult killer whales continued to eat calmly, occasionally letting out low calls, as if urging Feng Ye and the others to hurry up and pour out the fish and shrimp.
The amount of food an orca needs to consume in a day is astonishing, usually 4%-6% of its body weight, and in extreme cases up to 10%.
To give an example, a 5-ton orca needs to eat at least 400 kilograms of food (4%) every day, and up to 1,000 kilograms (10%).
At this time, there were quite a few adult killer whales next to the Donglai, about 10 in total.
Although they vary in size, they all weigh more than two or three tons.
To feed them, you need a considerable number of fish and shrimp.
Therefore, even after they poured all the fish and shrimp on the deck into the sea, they still hadn't fed all the orcas.
They then went to the fish hold and took out more fish and shrimp, continuing to dump them into the sea.
At this moment, Luo Zhiping and the other two boatmen also woke up and joined in the feeding.
With many people, there is great strength, and the speed was not much slower.
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