Everyone was astonished when they saw the goods Mingjing had found. The blond-haired guy, annoyed at being rejected, asked, "Girl, did you get all this stuff? Is it real or fake?"
"The beachcombing process is unpredictable; if you don't believe me, go down and see for yourself."
"Brother, that's an interesting point. If we didn't find it, how could we have stolen it?"
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting a little awkward, Song Ren tried to smooth things over.
“Mingjing, we’ve all had good luck today. This brother caught a big grouper, weighing thirty or forty pounds, that’s quite large.”
When Song Ren praised him like that, Huang Mao was pleased and smirked at Ming Jing with a smug look on his face.
"Oh, not bad."
Mingjing nodded in agreement.
It's best not to cause trouble at sea; if something happens, no one can be sure what will happen.
"Oh, I'm exhausted. Our hands were all raw from pulling it up. There were other fish in there too."
Huang Mao pointed to the water tank on the ship and showed it off to Mingjing.
When the water tank was opened, the large grouper was still alive. Inside were several slender fish that looked like eels. Mingjing took a closer look and realized they were pike.
There were also five or six tilapia and seven or eight sea bream.
One of the mackerel is quite rare; it's a top-quality sashimi, and wild ones are very expensive.
"Are there any other water tanks?" Mingjing asked, closing the lid.
“Yes, go to the stern, that's a bigger place.” Xia Chang’an lifted the stern cover, and Mingjing poured the sea catfish in.
Other unnecessary water was put in burlap sacks.
"It's getting late, we can go collect the iron cages now," Mingjing said, standing at the bow of the boat and gazing at the sea.
She glanced at the fishing tackle shop from inside the cabin, and her luck stat was still there, which meant there was something in the cage.
Xia Chang'an steered the boat to the spot where the iron cage was placed, and saw a buoy in the distance before gradually coming to a stop.
"I'll go down and take a look."
Mingjing, with nylon ropes tied around her body, dived into the sea, a look of surprise flashing in her eyes.
Inside the iron cage was a giant creature, over a meter long, that was ramming and tearing at the squid inside.
[Congratulations, host, for unlocking the endangered species Coelacanth. Reward: 5000 points. Releasing it will earn you another 500 points, plus a luck bonus of 100.]
Coelacanth?
This is a globally endangered species with a large head, wide body, thick frame, sharp teeth, and a spear-shaped tail. It can grow up to two meters long and weigh ninety kilograms.
The one in front of us should be an adult coelacanth. They are active at night and are almost never seen during the day.
Mingjing secretly gasped. If she were arrested, it wouldn't be as simple as getting rich; she would probably have to spend more than ten years in jail working on a sewing machine.
It should be noted that the coelacanth is a prehistoric creature that should have gone extinct 70 million years ago. It can live up to 100 years and often survives by chance, eating when there is food and going hungry when there is none.
It feeds exclusively on squid and other sea fish, and there are only a few hundred of them in the world. She had no choice but to release them.
The giant squid in the cage was torn apart and devoured by the coelacanth. Mingjing opened the iron gate and released the coelacanth.
Unexpectedly, just as the coelacanth emerged, a huge shark darted across Mingjing's view and swallowed the coelacanth whole.
"What is that?" Mingjing was stunned. When she came to her senses, dozens of tiger sharks were already surrounding her.
It's over.
Mingjing's heart sank. Was she going to use herself to spawn a nest today?
Tiger sharks circled around the mirror, and a bloody smell filled the water. Many other sharks swam towards them.
Knowing he couldn't escape, Mingjing simply closed his eyes and awaited death.
But after waiting for a long time, there was still no movement from the shark; instead, a piercing sound rang in my ears.
Mingjing opened her eyes, and the sharks seemed to sense something and scattered and fled.
A mermaid with golden hair and a fish head stood in front of her, holding an enormous grass vine that was as long as an arm.
The mermaid's skin was covered in golden scales, her ears were long and thin, her blue pupils shone with a lively light, and her body was slender.
Mingjing recalled another extinct species, the handfish. Could it be that the Little Mermaid was the predecessor of the Little Mermaid?
"Thank you!" Mingjing and the mermaid thanked her and carried the cage upstream.
On the shore, a group of people were extremely anxious. The buoy kept moving, and Mingjing wouldn't come up. They were so worried that they prepared to pull the rope.
"Mingjing, you're finally here! We thought something had happened to you," Xia Chang'an said anxiously.
Mingjing took a deep breath. "It's nothing, the cage is just stuck."
Bright threw down a rope from the boat, and Mingjing grabbed the rope, tied it to the cage, and climbed up first.
"What did you catch?" the shop owner next to him asked, sticking his head out.
"It's nothing, just a fish, not worth much," Mingjing said, a chill running down her spine as she recalled the group of sharks she had just seen.
When the cage was pulled out, a huge herring wriggled inside, making the cage shake.
"Such a big herring, Mingjing, and you call this nothing?" Song Renli found it unbelievable.
This herring weighs at least ten pounds and is considered a tyrant of the water; it should sell for at least seven or eight hundred yuan.
Mingjing didn't show much joy; the king crab was what she wanted, and she wasn't interested in anything else.
"Mr. Xia, how are you getting home today?"
"It's inconvenient for you to carry so much stuff, so I'll just send it back to the island for you."
Xia Chang'an also had his own selfish motives. This ship belonged to him, and if he treated Mingjing well, she would be more willing to ask for all the seafood.
"Forget it, we all live nearby. Just take us to town and we'll take the boat back ourselves."
Mingjing glanced at the two girls beside her, who were shivering and looked unhappy, guessing that they must be freezing.
The two were wearing shorts and short-sleeved shirts, which was fine during the day, but at night the sea breeze was unbearable.
Hearing Mingjing say she was going to town, the two laughed. "Mingjing, where do you live? Let's go out to sea together again next time."
Seeing this, the blond guy hooked his arm around Mingliang's shoulder and said, "Hey bro, hang out with me next time. I brought these two girls with me. I'll introduce you to some nice girls next time."
He patted his bright chest and stared at the mirror.
Knowing what these people meant, Mingjing was too lazy to expose them. It was better to avoid trouble, and there was no harm in making some new friends, so she nodded in agreement.
In case you need help in the future, you might find it useful.
Someone took the initiative to talk to Mingliang, and he started joking around with the two girls along the way.
They said that if the two of them were in ancient times, they would definitely be among the Four Beauties. They also talked about Dream of the Red Chamber and the Twelve Beauties of Jinling, lamenting their fates.
When Mingliang was in high spirits, he even wrote a limerick to win the girl's heart, which made Huangmao want to become his apprentice.
Mingjing accidentally discovered that Mingliang was quite capable, at least when it came to picking up girls.
Bored, she joined a few others. The young people played a game of "statues" on the boat, with one person making funny faces to amuse the other players.
Anyone who laughs or moves loses, and the wager is that the loser gets a flick on the forehead.
When it comes to playing games, no one can beat Mingjing. The two boys kept losing, and the girl gently flicked the boy's forehead, a hint of shyness flashing across her face.
Not to mention the boys, even the adult bosses were very happy to see this scene.
This action brought the group closer, and they quickly became close friends, exchanging contact information with each other.
Along the way, the group chatted and laughed. When they got hungry, Mingliang took out the meat pie he hadn't finished and shared it with everyone.
There weren't many meat patties left, so the group tore off a little to barely fill their stomachs.
Once ashore, the three were reluctant to part with Mingjing and her brother, and almost decided to go home with them to settle down.
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