We've arrived at our destination.
Raise the float.
Wu An checked his luck points; they were depleted.
Actually, there's no rush to collect the fish traps, since they usually contain shellfish, and they can stay in the traps for two or three days without much of a problem.
He releases and collects his items one day at a time mainly because his luck points have been depleted, and leaving them in the sea would be pointless.
To maximize profits, this high frequency of collecting the traps is adopted.
When there are relatively few people, everyone can manage to keep up and doesn't get too tired.
The system is so powerful now that if we keep it at such a high frequency, we'll run out of manpower on board.
Either add more people or reduce the frequency.
If the person can't be found for a while, then we can only reduce the frequency of collecting the traps.
If we collect them every two days after they're placed there, we should be able to manage.
If all else fails, then three days will do.
Then another problem arises: what if the luck value isn't used up after leaving the trap in the sea for three days?
Then we'll have to add more ways to operate on board.
Ideally, it should consume a lot of luck points and be simple and convenient to operate.
If the trawler could be delivered now, he wouldn't have to worry at all.
Trawls can be used repeatedly, and when combined with fish traps, longline fishing, and gillnets, any amount of luck the system gives you can be used up completely.
It seems like having too much luck has become a big problem.
The problem is mainly with him.
It's not that the system gives too much.
He failed to keep up with the system's pace and should have expanded the scale earlier and acquired the trawlers.
In the future, the system's luck value will increase, and then we will not only need to develop trawlers, but also build a fleet.
Wu An couldn't help but let his mind wander.
With the winch in operation, the first row of ground cages successfully discharged water.
Ah Qing, who was lying at the front looking, excitedly shouted, "Brother, so many shrimp!"
"Wow, this shrimp doesn't look like a lobster, why is it so big?"
Have the shrimp mutated?
Wu An snapped out of his daze and looked over, when A Qing yelled again, "Why are these shrimp acting like they've had too much to drink, constantly vomiting?"
"Look at this, it looks kind of fun."
Everyone crowded around to look.
Amazed by the size of the shrimp, Mei Wu gestured with his hand through the net, noting that one of them was even longer than his palm.
It's already over 20 centimeters long.
Small...
I didn't see a single one at first glance.
Old Fu ran over and shouted excitedly, "Don't just stand there like idiots!"
"Quickly untie the cage."
"These shrimp are committing suicide, we need to save them immediately."
Everyone exclaimed "Ah!"
"???"
suicide?
Is she really that temperamental?
Rather die than surrender?
It's useless.
People don't mind, their motto is "You die your way, I'll eat mine".
These expensive shrimp are so good that no one will waste them when they're on the table.
Of course.
Dead shrimp and live shrimp will definitely have different prices.
Wu An quickly opened the trap and dumped all the shrimp onto the deck.
Old Fu told Mei Wu and A Qing to take buckets to fetch seawater. Then he sat down with Wu Ping to sort through the shrimp, and seeing that quite a few had already "committed suicide," he couldn't help but sigh.
“These are mantis shrimp. As you can see, they basically die as soon as they come out of the water,” Old Fu said as he picked through them. “If we don’t pick them out quickly, the others will die too.”
Wu An was in charge of setting up the trap by himself, glancing back every now and then.
Aqing and Meiwu brought the seawater over and quickly joined in the sorting.
Live shrimp should be rescued quickly and thrown into a bucket, while dead shrimp should also be disposed of and placed in the storage room.
They were all just taken out of the water and died; their freshness is extremely high.
Aqing found one that was particularly large and quickly handed it over to Wu An to see.
The shrimp was completely dead.
Wu An held it in his hand and weighed it, estimating that it weighed a little over a pound.
"Old Fu, this must be expensive, right?"
Old Fu nodded vigorously. Upon receiving the price, he couldn't help but grin, revealing a mouthful of large, yellow teeth: "Expensive, very expensive."
"More expensive than a regular-sized lobster."
Wu An was not surprised.
Such large shrimp are very rare; even lobsters this big are very valuable.
In fact, for the same size, the meat yield of mantis shrimp and lobster is definitely higher for mantis shrimp.
Moreover, the taste of mantis shrimp is far superior to that of lobster.
Wu An examined it closely and had to admit that the mantis shrimp was very beautiful.
He knows about mantis shrimp.
This thing is considered a very popular "top-grade shrimp" in their area.
Calling him the king of shrimp is no exaggeration; no other shrimp can compare to him.
It's delicious, and it's also very nutritious.
Not to mention its many benefits, its effects of tonifying the kidneys, enhancing male virility, and delaying aging alone are enough to make it highly sought after.
In short, it's delicious, eat more, and if you have the money, buy it. You won't lose out or be cheated.
However, Wu An had never eaten it.
There's no other reason than one word: poverty!
Buying it at the market would be too expensive; even glancing at it would feel like a sin.
None of them had ever gone out to sea to fish before, and even if there were fishermen in the family, they generally wouldn't be willing to eat much of it.
They would only keep some for themselves to try if they couldn't sell it.
Upon hearing Old Fu say that mantis shrimp were particularly expensive, everyone picked them out even faster.
Everyone was a little sleepy at first, but once they started working, they didn't feel tired or sleepy anymore, and they were full of energy.
Everyone was wearing gloves and sorting quickly and accurately, which was undoubtedly aided by Wu An's luck.
In Aqing's words, her hands were faster than her brain; before she could even react, her hands had already started picking through the items unconsciously.
Upon closer inspection, there wasn't a single mistake.
Wu An smiled but remained silent.
Compared to Aqing and the others, he was the most relaxed one.
With the winch in place, the cage doesn't need to be pulled by manpower; he only needs to keep an eye out for any cage getting stuck.
With a bit of luck, this problem is unlikely to occur.
The second row of bottom cages is discharging water.
At first glance, they were all mantis shrimp.
There are too many.
My luck was really good; this was the first time I'd ever gotten mantis shrimp.
Old Fu wasn't surprised at all; this was the season for mantis shrimp.
only.
It's quite rare to find a cage full of mantis shrimp, or a row of fish traps weighing over a hundred kilograms.
But this matter fell to Wu An.
Reasonable.
Wu An poured out the mantis shrimp from the second row of traps, which made Old Fu and the others who were picking them very anxious.
We're too busy.
We simply can't keep up.
Wu An decided to temporarily stop lifting the ground cage and squatted down to help.
With several people working together, the mantis shrimp were sorted out very quickly.
Two rows of traps yielded over 100 kilograms of mantis shrimp.
Most of them were dead, leaving only two buckets of live shrimp, which were very precious. Wu Ping looked after them carefully, and immediately picked out and disposed of any that seemed amiss.
Whether the mantis shrimp is alive or dead, it's still a mantis shrimp. Old Fu, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, laughed as the cigarette butt flicked wildly: "You've really struck it rich."
"I remember there were seventeen more rows of fish traps behind that."
"If everyone harvests the same as these two rows, today's income will definitely be more than yesterday's."
Everyone stared intently at the third row of fish traps, which were about to release water, their eyes filled with anticipation.
The subsequent fish traps did not disappoint.
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