Chapter 438: Thinking of Naming the Small Island Again

Mei Wu and A Qing scratched their ears and cheeks, Lao Fu Tou sighed continuously, Wu An still acted as if nothing had happened.

They looked somewhat carefree.

A Qing asked, "Brother, should we keep pulling it up?"

Wu An said, "Continue."

A Qing nodded.

They reeled in another 1000 meters, pulling up only a few sea bass.

Compared to Mei Wu and the others' worried faces, Wu An was actually quite happy.

The reason they didn't catch anything in those 1000 meters was partly because the time was too short, and partly because the Luck Value had been exhausted.

Then the question arises.

How could the Luck Value be depleted so quickly?

This indicates that a big catch was on the 2000 meters of longline that had not yet been pulled up.

This also matches the situation where, after the fishing boat arrived here, a bit of Luck Value was added and then instantly cleared.

A Qing and Mei Wu both felt somewhat dispirited.

Lao Fu Tou walked over, saw their state, and scolded, "What are you doing? Looking listless."

"Be quick with your hands and feet."

"Hurry up and pull up the longline so we can put it back down sooner."

"It's already been pulled up."

"There's not much to say; he can't possibly scold Wu An over this."

"What on earth is this?"

Wu An is the boss; they are merely employees.

When the boss makes a mistake, employees shouldn't look for trouble or nitpick; they should find a way to make up for it.

They pulled in another 110 meters or so.

The longline jerked violently, sending spray flying across the sea surface.

Seeing this, A Qing immediately lunged forward to look; before the fish even came out of the water, he shouted, "It's red!"

"And it's not small either."

"Red-spotted... red-spotted..."

"It's a red-spotted fish, brother, it's a red-spotted fish!"

A Qing jumped up excitedly.

Mei Wu hurried over to handle the fish.

The red-spotted fish still had some strength; its tail slapped Mei Wu's face, instantly turning it red.

Although it hurt being hit, he couldn't help smiling; he lifted the fish with both hands and showed it to Lao Fu Tou, who was looking this way, saying, "Look, a big red-spotted fish weighing over ten catties!"

"Give him a shot quickly."

Lao Fu Tou grinned, showing a big yellow tooth: "No need, the water here isn't that deep; just hurry and send it to the live fish hold."

Mei Wu hastily placed the fish carefully into the live fish storage; as soon as he stood up, he heard A Qing shout, "Another big red-spotted fish!"

"Holy shit, this tiger-spotted fish is huge, brother, give me a hand, help me hold it down."

Mei Wu hurried back to help, but the winch then pulled up two more red-spotted fish in succession.

Besides the red-spotted fish, they also pulled up several tiger-spotted fish, all large; even the smallest was one size bigger than the largest red-spotted fish.

However, judging by price, the red-spotted fish are still more valuable.

The winch continued operating.

It showed no sign of fatigue.

After pulling up a few more tiger-spotted fish, the longline began to have large areas of empty hooks, yet A Qing and Mei Wu remained overjoyed.

Nothing much to say.

They weren't catching red-spotted and tiger-spotted fish for the first time; they had some idea of the prices.

Just five large red-spotted fish and nine tiger-spotted fish roughly estimated could reach fifty to sixty thousand.

Even if the rest turned out to be empty hooks, it would still be a big profit.

Lao Fu Tou had to steer the boat and couldn't leave; hearing their shouting, he felt an itch in his heart, and couldn't help loudly asking what was happening.

A Qing and Mei Wu didn't want to leave; they stared eagerly, waiting for the big fish to surface.

Wu An walked over and explained the catch.

Lao Fu Tou listened happily and said, "A An, your feeling is truly divine."

Wu An said, "I'm just like a blind cat that bumped into a dead rat."

Lao Fu Tou said, "Being able to keep bumping into dead rats is also a skill."

Wu An smiled: "Old Fu, you keep praising me to my face—there's a whiff of flattery."

Lao Fu Tou picked up a cigarette: "Ah, I know, but I can't help it."

Wu An lit it for him: "What's there to hold back? I think it's fine."

Lao Fu Tou burst out laughing.

Halfway through the cigarette, A Qing and Mei Wu came shouting; Wu An hurried over to see.

He asked, "What kind of fish is it?"

A Qing had just caught one, held it up, and said, "Brother, it's a black-haired fish."

Wu An was surprised.

The black-haired fish isn't very large, but it's still valuable.

Since they stopped going to the water pit, it's been a long time since they caught anything.

Mei Wu also untied a black-haired fish, lifted it up to look, and said, "This is the black-haired fish."

It looks quite valuable.

But it still looks rather ordinary.

A Qing said, "It's very valuable, over three hundred per jin."

"We'll get rich!"

Black-haired fish come in clusters; you can see several hanging on a single line.

Wu An stopped the winch.

There were too many black-haired fish; a whole string of them hung on the hooks, and when lifted they looked like a bunch of grapes.

Mei Wu clicked his tongue in amazement.

Wu An also felt somewhat surprised; this longline fishing is not an adhesive net—it never lets go of anything that passes by. The longline fishing catches fish with hooks; as long as the fish doesn't bite the hook, even if it swims around the hook, it's harmless.

But these black-haired fish practically want to bite every hook.

On a single line, not even a single hook was left empty.

Because there were too many black-haired fish, and these black-haired fish were lively and jumping, removing the hooks while wearing gloves was quite strenuous; they could only let the winch work in bursts, stopping and starting. Afterwards, Lao Fu Tou saw that the efficiency was too slow and came over to help.

Wu An handed a small black-haired fish to Lao Fu Tou and asked, "Lao Fu, can you tell if it will survive if released?"

Lao Fu Tou took it, had a look, and said, "It's likely to survive."

Wu An nodded: "Alright, then throw it back into the sea."

"Anyway, such a small black-haired fish can't be sold."

"A Qing, Mei Wu, you also take a look—don't keep the ones this big."

A Qing and Mei Wu looked up and responded in unison.

After pulling continuously for several tens of meters, the black-haired fish gradually grew fewer.

Even so, they caught several big buckets of black-haired fish; together they amounted to over a hundred jin—their luck was good, they had encountered a school of black-haired fish.

But if it weren't for the longline fishing being boosted by Luck Value, the longline fishing might have caught only a few black-haired fish, but it would absolutely not have been possible to have this many now.

The value of Luck Value continues to rise.

"Brother, tiger-spotted grouper."

"And two of them."

The longline fishing was all pulled up, and A Qing shouted happily.

Wu An smiled and nodded.

Because most of the catch was high-value, processing it was actually quick.

They took all the fish off; the majority in good condition were put into the live fish tank, while the minority that were weak were given a quick kill, processed, and then sent to the cold storage.

Roughly calculated, just the longline fishing alone could yield about a hundred thousand.

How could everyone not be happy?

Next up is the adhesive net.

After finishing their work, the three leaned against the boat's side and smoked.

Wu An, meanwhile, was sizing up the small island not far away and said, "Lao Fu, what does this small island look like to you?"

Lao Fu Tou lifted his head, took a look: "I can't tell; are you thinking of giving the small island a name again?"

Wu An nodded: "From now on we can come here often."

Lao Fu Tou nodded in deep agreement: "Indeed."

This trip, having gone so far, besides the catch, the biggest gain was actually discovering another resource-rich spot.

Wu An then remembered to check the system.

Good fellow, the Luck Value is already almost exhausted—what on earth did they net that could consume Luck Value so quickly?