Chapter 481: Abstract King

Just as dawn broke, Wei Ke heard movement next door; he went out to ask, and the Great King's personal guard said His Highness had already risen.

Wei Ke tidied up quickly and went on deck, then saw an abstract scene on the sea surface……

"What are they doing?"

Wei Shen thought for a moment, then gave a precise summary: "Is the Great King holding a meeting for them?"

Wei Ke: ……

It's very abstract, yet looking at it, it seems to be like this.

Wealth stirs the Great King's heart; this fellow early in the morning ordered the crew to lower a small boat, saying: "Go find the dragon and whale for a chat!"

Personal Guard VS Crew: Oh oh, look for a dragon…? Look for a dragon to chat?!

On the small boat were three people: one crew member responsible for stabilizing the boat, at the back crouched a bewildered personal guard, the Great King stood at the bow, and facing him were two massive creatures that had surfaced honestly.

This fellow had one foot on the gunwale and one hand holding a tightly bound flower dragon, and was giving the dragon and whale a popular science lesson.

"……Do you know what this is now? Follow me in reading, lobster～big lobster oh～"

"Although you might not like to eat it, the shell is hard and thick, but I love to eat it! From today on, your task is to find this kind of lobster and then come back and call me, understand?"

The personal guard had a dazed expression, how could he understand? Who could understand this!

"Lobster oh, look closely, don't mistake it, the kind with big claws, as soon as you spot it, call me!"

"Perform well, and when I, the King, catch enough lobsters, there will be endless silver; by then you won't be able to finish the feed beast pills—you only know the intermediate grade, not knowing there's a higher grade of feed beast pills, right? Understand?"

The two massive creatures showed no reaction, and the leader was not very satisfied.

"Why don't you give a response? Acting like this makes you look really stupid!"

The mirage cooperated by lowering its head, slowly exhaling a puff of mist toward its master; the sea surface instantly filled with thick fog, and the small boat disappeared……

Wei Shen initially just listened closely to what they were saying, but it turned out to be only the splashing of waves against the hull; he couldn't hear any meeting content. Now it's fine—he can't even see it.

"Alright, meeting dismissed!"

Wei Ke: ……

The Great King felt that the mirage could understand his words, after all, its origin is there, and he is still the master; he just didn't know if it would obey and carry them out. As for the humpback whale, the Great King didn't expect to make it understand and remember in one go; he continued to take them out to sea hunting, trying to teach the humpback whale to recognize valuable catches along the way.

When he himself returned to the ship to rest, he likewise put a net on the humpback whale, so that when it went out to feed, any leftovers could still be dragged back.

These past few days, several ships have grown numb to the Great King's antics, especially the three warships. They are the formal navy that the Great King commandeered for private use; who has ever seen such easy-to-catch fish, and who has ever seen a humpback whale and a dragon automatically help the Great King catch fish?

Yes, they personally saw the humpback whale drag a net of fish close to the treasure ship, then that dragon raised its head and sprayed a puff of thick mist toward the deck to signal; afterward the crew went down, fumbled to untie the net, and used a hoist to drag it up onto the deck……

Within a couple days, the Great King had figured out the lobsters' habits, knew where they liked to live, and successfully caught another batch.

That day, not long after the Great King got up, the captain informed him of a big order. The Great King exclaimed delightedly, "Could it be that they've found lobsters?"

The captain shook his head: "We've discovered a second big school of fish! Even with the three ships behind dragging nets together, we couldn't haul it all in." The Great King immediately understood—this was to let him swoop in later for the leftovers!

He immediately arranged to lower the small boat, preparing to net all the adult fish in one go.

The treasure ship lowered its trawl net with the largest mesh; when it was hauled up, the entire deck fell silent. A net full of big fish, the long ones about a meter, the short ones half a meter! The fish's backs were bluish-black, bellies silvery-gray—these were the fierce blue-spotted horse mackerel!

The ship never rested, and the harvest was good, but the impact of such large fish was strong—a visual and spiritual double blow; everyone stared, moved. With the ocean's selfless bounty, as long as they were willing to endure hardship, they truly wouldn't starve to death!

Heaven leaves no one without a way; the Great King is their hope!

Even the Wei brothers got excited; Wei Shen happily trotted over to drag a fish over for Wei Ni as breakfast, "People from Changzhou have never seen such a huge fish in their lifetime—it's really fat! Even if Wei Ni can eat a bit, such a big one can't be finished in one sitting, right?!"

Wei Ni, who was happily waiting to eat, immediately lifted his head to look at him, giving him a chance to say again: "Who can eat?"

Wei Ke looked back and forth at the two…… "How come I feel this bear isn't very happy?"

Wei Shen suddenly shouted: "Wei Ni is cute and easy to keep, and eats very little?"

Then he swore he saw the bear nod its head, before hugging the fish and starting to gnaw. Wei Shen, who loves drama, immediately stepped back three or four paces: "I said Wei Tai Ping shouldn't always treat the bear like a person, always talking to it! Now look, it's become a spirit!"

Wei Ke: ……

"You'd better not let it surpass you……"

Everyone was marveling at the abundance of this haul; below, the humpback whale had already brought the Great King to successfully collide with one of the scattered fish schools;

【Should we store the adult blue-spotted horse mackerel x26,833 in the warehouse, yes/no?】

The Great King quickly stored it, and immediately in the sea called up the horse mackerel from the warehouse to take a look—each adult was a meter long!

This is practically heaven-sent military rations—far more nutritious than eating staple food dry!

The Great King, brimming with the joy of the harvest, climbed aboard the treasure ship; his urge to fish eased considerably, and he announced a temporary halt to fishing operations, seeking a nearby inhabited place to dock and resupply.

"Such big fish, taking some ashore to trade for supplies would be in high demand!" The Great King beamed.

The captain took out a map, moment decided to dock near Donghai Commandery; the Great King didn't think much and directly agreed.

Talking more just brings tears; the Great King found that the large and small springs he'd bought were unusable at sea, and he couldn't find a container to lower them. Even if there was food on board, water was used sparingly, and the fresh water had already been used up along the way.