Chapter 436: Let Hu Zi Help Find the Sea Turtle

Hu Zi called out twice, then happily flipped over and entered the sea.

Sprays of water flew up.

Hu Zi flicked his tail, slapped, and several fish shot up, smashing A Qing, who wailed.

Wu An and Mei Wu stared intently.

Yellow.

Each fish had a streak of yellow on its body.

The fish fell onto the deck, still thrashing, and the two didn't watch closely.

Mei Wu's cigarette fell on his body, scorching him three chi high; Wu An only then reacted, his whole body shivered with a tingling, electric numbness.

Was Hu Zi taking them to a Large Yellow Fish school?

A Qing looked down, unable to care about the wailing, quickly grabbed a fish at his feet and shouted, "Bro, Large Yellow Fish, it's Large Yellow Fish!"

"No wonder Hu Zi took us running for so long."

"Hahaha."

Wu An couldn't help but laugh.

But when he fixed his gaze...

The fish in A Qing's hand was not small, but in detail it didn't seem like a Large Yellow Fish.

Elder Fu Tou shouted for him to take a look, and Mei Wu hurriedly ran over with a fish for him to see.

Elder Fu Tou glanced and said, "It's Small Yellow Fish."

A Qing retorted, "Impossible."

"How can a Small Yellow Fish be that big?"

"It must be a Large Yellow Fish."

It's no wonder A Qing was so agitated; Small Yellow Fish and Large Yellow Fish differ by just one character, but in reality they're worlds apart—taste and all that nonsense aside, the main difference is price.

Compared to Large Yellow Fish, Small Yellow Fish is too cheap.

Elder Fu Tou said, "Small Yellow Fish are usually not this big, but they can grow this large; the biggest wild Small Yellow Fish can reach one jin."

"That's only about half a jin."

"No need to make a fuss."

A Qing became depressed.

Wu An smiled and said, "A Qing, there's no time for sulking; get to work."

"Cast a few more nets, we can still make money."

Elder Fu Tou also said, "A An is right; a Small Yellow Fish this big should fetch a decent price."

A Qing threw a net, muttering, "Even if it's good, it still can't match the tail of a Large Yellow Fish."

That net yielded about forty to fifty jin.

The fish school wasn't very dense.

The Orca Pod was still trying to gather the fish school; Hu Zi, after initially coming over to greet them, also went to coordinate with the other killer whales.

But soon.

The fish school quickly gathered, and the sea surface boiled like hot water.

The killer whales were a bit surprised.

Why are these fish so well‑behaved today?

The Small Yellow Fish were also bewildered.

At that moment they were about to rest, but just as they were dazed, the Orca Pod came out of nowhere and scared them stiff.

In panic they fled without direction.

To save their lives, they clustered together.

Then.

They realized, sigh… that a fishing boat over here seemed safer.

Who knows where that sense of safety comes from.

The Small Yellow Fish's intelligence doesn't allow such reasoning.

Anyway, seeing other companions run this way, they followed.

Wu An and the others frantically cast nets, and the killer whales also began to feast heartily.

Usually, it's hard for them to get a bite; even after they manage to gather the fish school, it easily disperses, and after a couple bites they have to chase the school again.

But today.

All they need is to eat, eat, eat, eat…

Over twenty sets of cast nets at once drained more than a hundred points of Luck Value.

No time to retrieve the nets.

Nor time to sort the catch.

Elder Fu Tou, seeing this wouldn't work, brought out a lot of crushed ice and tossed it onto the nets to cool them, otherwise many Large Yellow Fish would spoil.

The difference between novices and veterans was evident.

"After casting the net, don't keep throwing."

"First retrieve the nets."

"We must process the catch quickly."

When Elder Fu Tou called out, A Qing and Mei Wu didn't dare delay and promptly complied.

After clearing one net, Wu An would cast another.

After throwing several more times, he was panting from exhaustion, leaning against the boat's side to rest, when he saw Hu Zi's big head break the surface of the water silently, suddenly, which was quite frightening.

Hu Zi called out to him twice.

Wu An blinked: "You're leaving?"

Hu Zi called out twice.

Wu An waved his hand: "Goodbye."

"Wait, I have something: tomorrow at noon, Shuangzi Dao—the place we met today—bring a sea turtle to see me."

Hu Zi called out twice, then dove into the sea.

Wu An shouted loudly: "Don't forget it at all costs."

Hu Zi leapt out of the water, spraying droplets.

Surfacing again, he was already far away.

He didn't look away until the orca pod was completely out of sight.

Can Hu Zi understand?

If he understands, will he do as instructed?

Wu An also didn't know if it would work.

Having the orca look for a sea turtle is just an attempt.

If it succeeds, then there will be many more things he can have Hu Zi do.

Wu An saw that the fishing boat's luck value had already been cleared; after hesitating a bit, he didn't add more—luck value was low, only over eighty points left, and later deploying the longline and adhesive nets would easily consume it.

There's no need to stubbornly focus on small yellow fish.

Soon the hold will be full, and they'll have to return.

The fishing boat's space is limited, so they must leave room for more valuable catches.

Next, there will be no rest either.

Untie the nets.

Sort the catch.

Basically they're all small yellow fish, but sizes vary; normally they wouldn't need sorting, yet Lao Fu Tou saw that some of the small yellow fish in their nets were actually quite large.

"Let's sort them into large, medium, and small."

"These small yellow fish are all over a catty; selling them at the standard rate would be a real loss."

Wu An immediately adopted Lao Fu Tou's suggestion.

Sorting.

This is all money—can picking it up really be that tiring?

The sorting work is very dull.

A Qing asked: "Brother, you're having Hu Zi help look for a sea turtle, or do you have ideas about ambergris?"

Wu An nodded.

He didn't deny it.

Mei Wu said: "Have Hu Zi find a sea turtle, then have the sea turtle lead us to ambergris?"

"I think it'd be better to go to where the sea turtle was caught and look around."

Lao Fu Tou remained silent.

But he felt Mei Wu's idea was somewhat more reliable.

Of course.

It's only relatively speaking.

That sea turtle isn't stationary in one place, swimming around; the place where you catch a sea turtle being where ambergris is located is too unlikely.

Wu An shook his head: "That's not unlike marking a boat to find a lost sword."

"I'll just give it a try."

"If it works, great; if not, forget it."

"No forcing."

A Qing laughed: "Right, we don't need to force it; Goddess Mazu will send it to brother."

"I think Hu Zi will definitely obey."

"Ideally the sea turtle will be sensible; if not, don't blame me for being rude."

He clenched his fists, making a cracking sound.

Lao Fu Tou smiled and asked: "A An, are we looking for a spot nearby to set the longline?"

Wu An nodded.

Lao Fu Tou said: "Okay, when we came here we passed an island; let's work near that."

"By the way, we'll just stay anchored nearby."

"When we're done, we'll eat, and we can rest in the afternoon."

Wu An nodded.

After handling the catch, we also need to tidy the cast net, in case we encounter a school of fish this afternoon and can still exert effort.