Wu An was able to recognize Brother Turtle at a glance.
That's because...
Just as he guessed, Brother Turtle could also boost luck.
There's only one turtle with whom you can form a bond, so he casually gave Turtle some luck points, regardless of what benefits those luck points might bring to Turtle.
He felt it was a great thing that he could determine Brother Turtle's direction and situation simply by using his luck stat.
after all.
He didn't have many friends at sea.
Not long after.
Turtle ate the knife fish, then nudged his head into the pile of fish again. Wu An watched as he found another knife fish.
Holy crap.
They only eat expensive things!
Wu An smiled but didn't stop him.
Let's eat it then.
Previously, they obtained ambergris through Brother Turtle and sold it for so much money, so what are a few knife fish compared to that?
I learned it was Brother Turtle.
Aqing and Meiwu also came over to say hello.
As before, Brother Turtle completely ignored the two of them.
Wu An pulled Turtle away from the pile of fish and chatted with him on the side. Wu An mainly talked, and there was nothing else to say but to tell Turtle to go out to the sea to look for treasures more often.
If you find anything like ambergris, ebony, or agarwood, tell him.
Brother Turtle kept eating.
He kept nodding his head, it was hard to tell if he understood and agreed or was just pretending to be stupid.
While talking, Wu An also checked Brother Gui's body.
Only after confirming there were no barnacles did he feel relieved. Once Turtle stopped looking for knife fish, he called Ah Qing and Mei Wu over, and together they lifted Turtle up and threw him back into the sea.
The first catch took an hour to sort, mainly anchovies, with some other miscellaneous fish as well, but not many, each filling a basket.
There were even fewer ribbonfish; we only collected about fifty in total, weighing just over ten kilograms. Although it wasn't much, the price was really high, and we estimated it could sell for around ten thousand yuan.
After throwing Brother Turtle down, Wu An checked the system and found that the luck value of the second net had dropped significantly, leaving only one-third.
After we finished packing up the catch, only about ten minutes had passed, and then I checked the system again.
Luck points depleted!
Wu An checked the time; it hadn't even been an hour, only a little over forty minutes. After everyone had rested for a while, he called for them to set up the net.
soon.
The second network was established.
"The net bag is not very bulging."
"It's half the amount estimated in the previous survey."
"About a thousand catties of fish."
"It's alright."
Everyone whispered among themselves as Aqing went to untangle the net.
With a "splash," the catch landed on the deck. As darkness fell and the lights came on, illuminating the catch clearly, Ah Qing's eyes widened. He exclaimed, "Holy crap, bro, look, look! It's all ribbonfish! We've struck it rich! This net is a fortune!"
Wu An was also very happy and pulled a sea turtle to the side: "Besides the knife fish, there are quite a few sea turtles too."
He noticed.
The turtle being pulled has barnacles on its back.
Besides the knife fish, there were eight sea turtles. He looked at them all and saw that they all had barnacles on their backs.
Fu Yongning said, "This haul could bring in six figures!"
"Wow, to be able to catch a school of knife fish in the nearshore waters, that's incredible!"
He rubbed his hands together excitedly.
Ah Qing chimed in, "There are so many more sea turtles! If they could be sold, the income would probably be well over six figures!"
Fu Yongning said with a smile, "Yes, yes, and turtles too."
"I also caught Brother Turtle on the last net."
"Maybe we'll catch a school of knife fish in our net; that's just good luck brought by the turtle."
He wasn't just saying it casually.
Wu Anshen agreed.
There are specific customs and traditions associated with encountering sea turtles at sea here, and sometimes releasing sea turtles involves a formal ceremony.
all in all.
Encountering a sea turtle is a very auspicious sign.
"If Brother Turtle isn't in the net, how did you guys get caught? Hey, still eating? I'm asking you a question."
"Did Brother Turtle arrange for you to crawl into the trawl net?"
"So you asked me to help you clean the barnacles, right?" Wu An pulled all the sea turtles aside, grabbed one of them, and asked.
The sea turtle's eyes, as small as mung beans, were filled with both clarity and foolishness.
The mouth is chewing and swallowing the knife fish.
have to.
Asking is pointless.
Wu An had A Qing and the others sort the catch. He found work to help the sea turtles remove barnacles. All the sea turtles were quite well-behaved and didn't run around.
People lined up, waiting for spa services.
This may also be due to the fact that Wu An stuffed a knife fish into each of their mouths.
After removing all the barnacles from the sea turtles, Wu An was also sweating profusely. These barnacles were not easy to remove, and the most troublesome part was that the removal of the barnacles could not cause secondary damage to the sea turtles.
otherwise.
That wouldn't be helping sea turtles, it would be harming them.
It was more than an hour later that the catch from the second net was sorted, all the sea turtles were removed of barnacles, and they were released back into the sea.
It was already 8 p.m.
Everyone was hungry.
But there was no time for a late-night snack, as it was almost time for the third network to be activated.
This was also the last haul of the day, and he had used up all his luck points. The fishing boat's luck points had already been used up during the second haul.
By the time the third net is cast, the fishing boat's ability to control the fish has likely been greatly diminished, let alone a fourth net.
Wu An discussed with everyone whether to go all out and finish the third round of fishing before having a late-night snack and resting, or to rest first and catch up before starting the third round.
Everyone unanimously chose the former.
Get busy first, then have a good meal and rest.
Wu An immediately ordered everyone to set up the net.
The third net was successfully pulled up, and the net bag was very full. Everyone was very happy to see this. This net looked to weigh about two tons. If it was full of knife fish, even Wu An would be excitedly shouting.
Mei Wu went to untangle the net.
Pull the ropes open with force, and the catch rains down on the deck like hailstones: anchovies, ribbonfish, and sea turtles—these three are the most abundant at a glance.
There are a lot of sea turtles, and they really are.
At first glance, there were more than twenty of them; someone who didn't know better would think they had disturbed a turtle nest.
Fu Yongning scratched his head: "How did we manage to catch so many sea turtles?"
Wu An said, "Brother Gui must have arranged for him to come."
If the previous netting was a coincidence, then the fact that there were so many sea turtles in this net, and each of them had barnacles on them, suggests that it wasn't arranged by the turtle keeper. How could such a coincidence happen?
Fu Yongning asked, "So what do we do now?"
Wu An said, "Let's sort the catch together first, and then remove the barnacles from the sea turtles together."
No need to go offline.
Old Fu anchored the boat and came up to the deck to sort the catch.
They are all small fish.
Sorting them is quite troublesome.
The sea turtles weren't too noisy; after all, they could just stretch out their necks and eat whatever they wanted.
They all knew that they would be safe on the ship; there would be food and drink, and they could even remove the barnacles from their bodies later.
This is truly a place to enjoy spa services.
No one on the ship said anything about it; on the contrary, everyone was very enthusiastic.
Sea turtles are believed to bring good luck, and by helping them remove barnacles, they are doing a good deed, which doubles their good fortune.
This busy work lasted for two hours.
The last sea turtle was thrown back into the sea. When the lights were turned on, sea turtles were floating all around the fishing boat, and one of them even waved its webbed feet as if to say hello.
Wu An recognized him as Brother Turtle.
Once the sea turtles had all dived into the sea and left, they quickly slumped against the side of the boat to rest.
We're all exhausted.
For a late-night snack, we used locally sourced ingredients and ate the freshest ribbonfish.
Each person received three strips, which weighed about a pound.
Fu Yongning wanted to offer some advice, since this was equivalent to spending several hundred yuan on a late-night snack, but Wu Anli's rule was that if he found something good online, he had to try it himself first.
I'll say it again.
The boatmen are the ones who benefit; it wouldn't be good if they acted innocent.
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