Chen Zhiyao stood at the edge of the puddle and looked inside. The water had been almost completely drained, leaving only a small pit at the bottom with a little bit of water.
The cracks in the rocks on the side, and the two small pits near the bottom, were teeming with fish.
The blue wrasse and pearl grouper that I just saw through the X-ray glasses were particularly eye-catching.
Chen Zhiyao nimbly jumped into the puddle and then walked directly to the lowest part of the puddle, the small one.
The puddle wasn't big, and there wasn't much water, but it was teeming with fish.
She took the net and scooped fish directly into the puddle.
5-pound giant bluefin bream + 1
7-pound pearl grouper + 1
6-pound sea bass + 1
5 jin of sea bass + 1
After everyone finished catching the fish, the remaining small fish all hid in the mud below.
Chen Zhiyao took the water pump hose and continued to pump the water out of the pit.
Fortunately, there wasn't much water inside. After pumping for two or three minutes, the mud at the bottom of the pit was exposed.
She turned off the pump, then used her all-purpose tongs to search the bottom of the puddle, picking out the little creatures one by one.
Bass +2
Black sea bream +3
Blue Robe +1
Shi Jiugong +3
Besides the various sizes of sea fish, Chen Zhiyao also found two spider snails and several sea snails at the bottom of the pit.
Walking back from the bottom of the pit, Chen Zhiyao stopped in front of a crevice formed by two rocks.
Hidden in the crevice of the rock is a bright green blue-skinned fish.
Although it was hidden deep in the cracks of the rocks, Chen Zhiyao could see its vibrant color as soon as she got close.
There's a reason why there are so few bluefin wrasses: their bright color is so conspicuous that anyone but a blind person could see them.
Bluefin bream +1
After the bluefish was picked out, she was pleasantly surprised to find that there were two more stone goby fish weighing about three ounces each hidden behind it.
Shi Jiugong +2
Although two pieces of stone are not worth much money, an unexpected gain always brings extra joy.
Although this puddle is not large, there are many good things hidden in the crevices of the surrounding rocks.
Chen Zhiyao walked to the right and soon found two familiar little spiky balls in a crevice of a large rock.
Sea urchin +2
After taking only two steps, they found a black sea bream and a sesame eel weighing about two pounds in a small puddle.
Black sea bream +1
Conger eel +1
"This puddle has a lot of good stuff. It seems we have a lot to do with the bait produced by the system."
It seems that next time I'm baiting the groundbait, I can secretly mix the bait into the groundbait.
Just as Chen Zhiyao was wondering whether she should buy a few more of these baits, she suddenly heard the sound of water coming from ahead.
The sound was clearly that of fish splashing in the water, so she quickly followed the sound.
Beneath a large rock, there was a small puddle where a several-pound pearl grouper was splashing around.
Most of the fish's body was exposed, indicating it was dehydrated, and it seemed rather agitated.
Chen Zhiyao, holding a net, directly covered the pearl grouper from above.
Pearl Grouper +1
But the surprises in the puddle didn't end there.
Through the X-ray glasses, Chen Zhiyao could clearly see a small red-spotted fish hiding in the mud at the bottom of the puddle.
The little guy was hiding perfectly well in the mud when suddenly he was caught in a clamp and pulled out.
Red-spotted Fish +1
This red-spotted fish isn't very big, maybe only about a pound, but it's expensive; even a pound of it is more expensive than a 10-pound bass.
Chen Zhiyao wandered around the puddle and collected a large handful of various conch shells, as well as two plump sea urchins.
The bait produced by the system was very effective; Chen Zhiyao's net was full of various conch and sea urchins.
And the fish, of all sizes, filled two large buckets.
There were so many fish that we had to call Grandpa Chen over to help carry all the treasures upstairs.
When the old man saw the several-pound bluefin bream and the large grouper, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he said with a look of annoyance:
"If I had known there were so many good things hidden in the puddle, I would have come and pumped it out too."
"There are plenty of puddles on the nearby islands. But it's still best to bait the area beforehand to catch fish. I put a lot of dead fish and rotten shrimp into the puddles yesterday."
Grandpa Chen nodded. "Indeed, those puddles over there are lucky to have two or three fish. Your two big buckets of fish were probably attracted by baiting."
By this time, the sea level had begun to rise, so the grandfather and grandson quickened their pace and moved the items to higher ground.
The two made two trips back and forth before finally transferring all the fish they had caught from beachcombing and the pumping pit onto the small boat.
Before leaving, Chen Zhiyao even turned on her X-ray glasses and wandered around the place where she had been fishing.
Seeing that there weren't any big fish there, they turned around and led Grandpa Chen back to the fishing boat.
I caught quite a few fish there before, but I guess the big ones have all been caught. Looks like I'll have to keep them alive for a while.
While sorting through the catch, Grandpa Chen discovered there was also a red-spotted fish.
The old man kept praising his granddaughter for her good luck, saying he would come here to pump water next time.
Chen Zhiyao obediently nodded her little head and said okay, planning to secretly put a bait produced by the system into the nest while the old man was catching fish.
Although it doesn't count towards the points, it's good to make the old man happy.
This time, in addition to the five large fish, there was also a red-spotted fish in the dredged pit, which made Chen Zhiyao quite satisfied.
They plan to continue pumping water from the pit once they buy their own boat.
There weren't many big fish left on the island, so the grandfather and grandson sorted and kept their catch in captivity before heading to the coral reef where they had fished the day before.
That place is suitable for fish to inhabit. Although there aren't many big fish, there are quite a few red sea bream and pepper sea bream, and both of these fish are quite expensive.
Moreover, you can also catch red-spotted fish, making it a pretty good fishing spot.
It's impossible to pinpoint locations at sea, but thankfully the fishing boats have fish finders, which can roughly determine the topography of the waters ahead.
Following yesterday's route, Chen Zhiyao wandered at sea for nearly two hours before finally finding the coral reef from yesterday.
As she stepped onto the deck, she saw the water below teeming with tiny dark figures.
I was lucky today; I encountered a school of fish as soon as I arrived.
The coral reef area was teeming with small fish, so Chen Zhiyao quickly switched to a smaller fishing hook.
At the same time, they also invited Grandpa Chen to come fishing here.
"Grandpa, I just saw several peppered sea bream leaping out of the water. It looks like there are more down there. Come over here quickly."
"Oh, here it comes."
Grandpa Chen had just baited the hook and was about to cast it into the water when he heard his granddaughter say there was a school of fish. He rushed over to Chen Zhiyao like a gust of wind.
The grandfather and grandson simultaneously threw their bait into the water, secretly competing to see who would catch a fish first.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com