"Haha! Pull it up!"
Ye Feng laughed loudly and quickly started pulling the fishing line with the two women.
Soon, the full appearance of this giant arapaima was revealed.
After hauling it ashore, he picked up the big fish and carefully estimated its size.
It was about 160 or 170 cm tall, and the size of its scales was almost the same as the ones on my body.
Clearly, this is also an adult arapaima.
"Brother Feng, this fish should be enough to make a whole suit of armor, right?"
Liu Sisi asked.
No!
Ye Feng smiled and shook his head.
"If I were making these for the two of you, two sets would be enough. You're not as broad-shouldered as me."
If we can bring that big guy up too, then we'll be basically all set.
As he spoke, he looked at the still-pulsating water in the distance.
It's not time to haul in the net yet; the big fish clearly still has the strength to struggle.
Ye Feng wasn't in a hurry. He had the turtle in the jar, and once he was exhausted, he would take it down with a single arrow.
He took out the hammer he had seized that morning and began chiseling the fish's back using the old method.
The hammer has a circular striking surface on the front and a "V"-shaped forked notch on the back.
It should be a dual-purpose hammer used for pulling out nails.
With this, he quickly carved a "1" shape out of the fish scales on its back.
Then he pulled out the knife and spent a few minutes peeling off the entire fish skin.
The subsequent dissection work was much simpler.
It's simply a matter of removing the bones and taking everything else with them.
The process took less than 15 minutes, with the three men wielding their knives.
They harvested nearly 100 kilograms of fish meat, along with a large amount of internal organs.
"Hmm..."
Liu Sisi covered her nose, feeling nauseous from the smell.
She asked in a muffled voice:
"Brother Feng, aren't Sister Xiaoyan and Brother Xiong already better? What do we need these internal organs for?"
Ye Feng glanced at her.
"No wonder everyone says you women are short-sighted. Bear Grylls once said..."
In the wild, if you encounter abundant natural resources, especially water and food, which are most important for survival.
And you're unsure if you'll continue to receive them.
You must maximize your gains as much as possible, which means accumulating as much as possible.
This is a gift from nature.
Qi Xiaoyan was also somewhat puzzled.
"But are these intestines edible?"
"Tsk..."
Ye Feng clicked his tongue in exasperation.
"Did I say we were going to eat? Have you two forgotten that there are wild boars waiting for us to eat on the mountain?"
Those are five pigs! And we still have so much time to go. How can we possibly have enough meat with this little bit of meat?
The stinkier the entrails, the greater the chance of a wild boar taking the bait. Quickly pack them in my bag, I'm going to check on Da Xiong.
After saying that, he handed the rest of the work over to the two women, picked up his bow and arrows, and walked towards where Fu Changxiong and the other woman were...
A moment later, before he could even ask what was going on, he heard the sound of splashing water coming from the water not far away.
During this period, Fu Changxiong and his partner retrieved a considerable amount of fishing line.
It seems that this big fish is also exhausted.
"Hey bro, is this guy losing power? When I was reeling in the line just now, I noticed it was much weaker."
"Um."
Ye Feng stared intently at the end of the fishing line.
"Do you two remember when it last took a breath?"
The two thought about it for a moment.
"It must have been seven or eight minutes."
"It's... almost... much."
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng immediately drew his bow and aimed at the center of the splash.
The current distance is about seventeen or eighteen meters, which is exactly the distance he is good at.
During intense struggles, fish often experience a significant reduction in their breathing time.
This fish has been holding on for more than half an hour, which makes it a very vigorous and large fish.
The actual time was not much different from what he had expected; a minute later…
A huge fish head finally surfaced.
Unlike the dead fish, this fish had its entire head sticking out.
Its mouth was wide open in an oval shape, and even from more than ten meters away, the violently undulating mouth of the fish could still be clearly seen.
It looked like it was really exhausted.
"In that case, let me end your suffering."
With a "whoosh," an arrow shot out and struck its head precisely.
But it did not die immediately; instead, it struggled violently.
Its tail thrashed wildly, splashing water everywhere, like a fountain.
Fu Changxiong and his companion quickly gripped the fishing rods, and the fishing line taut again.
"As expected of a big fish, it can still move its head even after being shot in the head by a compound bow."
Ye Feng was thrilled. The larger the fish, the more scales it could provide, and the harder they would be.
The sound of water gradually stopped after about a minute.
The body of the giant arapaima gradually emerged from the water.
Big, very big and long.
This was the most direct feeling of Ye Feng and his two companions.
This fish is at least 2.3 meters long, with a very wide body and a flat, thick tail that resembles a palm-leaf fan.
Its scales were comparable to those of small leaves, and they shimmered faintly in the sunlight and on the water's surface.
The texture looks extremely hard.
"Quick! Pull it up!"
Ye Feng was incredibly excited. The scales of this large fish should be more than enough to arm the two of them.
Before long, the big fish was slowly pulled to the riverbank.
The closer they were, the greater the shock they felt.
Ye Feng finally understood why the big fish could still struggle after being shot by an arrow.
It turned out that the arrow had only pierced one side of its head, and had not gone through it.
This shows that the scales of this large fish are much harder than those of the arapaima encountered before.
It took the three of them working together to drag it ashore.
"Wow, no wonder it's so strong, it's a water monster! How can a freshwater fish grow this big!"
Fu Changxiong's face was full of surprise.
Liu Sisi and the other two girls were also attracted by the commotion.
When they saw the fish, they also had an incredulous expression.
"What is this? A giant arapaima?"
"Is this the same species as the one we just caught?"
Ye Feng straightened the fish and, since he didn't have a measuring tape, used his fingers to measure its length.
When he stretched his thumb and ring finger to their maximum length, it was about 23 centimeters long. However, when he measured the fish's head, it was nearly 11 times its length.
That is to say, this fish is about 2.45 meters long.
After that, he had Fu Changxiong carry the fish on his back. After a rough assessment, it was estimated to weigh between 240 and 260 jin (120-130 catties).
"Haha, everyone, we're rich!"
Ye Feng was overjoyed. If this fishing achievement were in China, it would definitely be recorded in the history of fishing.
Their status should at least be on par with Emperor He Tian.
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