Chapter 461

Wu An

After a while, Lao Fu Tou felt something was off, saying: "A An, not quite right, ah, different from before when the killer whale led us to find fish schools—I feel Hu Zi is leading us to chase the orca pod."

A An

Before, the orca pod led them to find fish schools; the killer whales were near the fishing boat.

Hu Zi

Mei Wu

Hua Tie Lu

Crab Pot

The orca pod moved very fast; Hu Zi would occasionally stop to wait for the fishing boat, and after the boat caught up, Hu Zi would chase the pod again—just going back and forth like that.

Wu An looked at A Qing.

A Qing scratched his head and said, "Brother, don't look at me; I don't understand either."

Wu An thought for a moment: "Never mind, just follow!"

The orca pod wasn't swimming straight in one direction; it was more like zigzagging, and on top of that it was also circling. After an hour, they were actually still in the Hua Tie Lu sea area where previous longline fishing and crab pots had yielded little.

He told Lao Fu Tou that as long as there was enough fuel for the return trip, they should just keep following.

After nearly two hours, the orca pod stopped.

Seeing the sea surface boiling, it was obvious they had surrounded a school of fish.

Hu Zi called out twice.

He also shook his big head toward the fishing boat.

Wu An had Lao Fu Tou first reduce the boat's speed, not to get close to the orca pod.

A Qing said, "Brother, Hu Zi seems not to have greeted the orca pod in advance."

Wu An: "Huh?"

A Qing said, "He's secretly bringing us to follow the orca pod."

He said while speaking.

Hu Zi had already entered the orca pod, and sure enough he was being disciplined.

After a while.

Hu Zi came over and called them over.

Wu An called out, and Lao Fu Tou leaned against the fishing boat and slowly approached.

Wu An originally planned to give the remaining luck value to the cast net, but after thinking, he gave the remaining luck value to the fishing boat instead.

Originally, Hu Zi brought them here, and the orca pod probably wasn't welcoming.

If they still looted heavily, it would make the orca pod dislike them even more, likely causing Hu Zi to be dealt with even more harshly by the orcas.

Rather, using the fishing boat to control the fish school would also benefit the orcas, allowing them to feed more calmly.

Mutual benefit.

A Qing and Mei Wu took out the cast net; since they used it frequently, they were both seasoned veterans, throwing the net almost perfectly; next, the pressure fell on the winch.

A Qing shouted somewhat excitedly, "Brother, I've hauled up quite a lot with this net."

Lao Fu Tou's cast net was the first to be hauled up.

Opened.

Splash.

The catch piled up into a small fish mountain.

"Holy shit, it's fighting pomfret, we're getting rich, this haul is rich!" A Qing shouted excitedly upon seeing it; not to mention him, Wu An was also very happy, having previously caught fighting pomfret that could sell for 120 yuan per catty.

Very good.

This net must have over a hundred catties—that's about ten thousand yuan!

Hu Zi really is his lucky star!

Just seeing him brings good fortune.

It's just that Hu Zi will suffer, being dealt with by the group.

Lao Fu Tou chuckled and said, "A Qing, what kind of look is that? Look at this silvery shine—how could this be fighting pomfret? This is silver pomfret."

He said while speaking.

He crouched down, casually picked one up, and said, "The silver pomfret we hauled up with the cast net has intact scales, hardly any damage—we can say it's the finest-quality silver pomfret there is."

Mei Wu took a look and said, "Old Fu, to me this looks like white pomfret."

Lao Fu Tou laughed heartily and said, "Let me tell you the difference between silver pomfret and white pomfret—it's just in the name. This high-quality kind, with its whole body shining silver, is called silver pomfret, while those lacking silver sheen, with scales falling off to reveal a white belly, are called white pomfret."

Mei Wu suddenly realized: "Holy shit, silver pomfret and white pomfret are actually the same fish, just different names."

Wu An also nodded, adding to his knowledge.

A Qing anxiously asked, "What about the price?"

Lao Fu Tou said, "Silver pomfret can't compare to fighting pomfret, but it won't be cheap either."

"Moreover, in my opinion, silver pomfret is the tastiest of the pomfret family."

Wu An nodded: "Then when we go back we'll bring some home to eat; this high-quality silver pomfret is probably also relatively rare."

Generally, silver pomfret are caught by trawling.

But regardless of the method, they all damage the pomfret's surface scales; however, they directly hauled them up with the cast net—freshness aside—this hardly causes any damage to most silver pomfret.

Lao Fu Tou grinned from ear to ear: "Thanks, boss."

"I really like this."

"Eating more of this is good for the body."

Wu An was startled: "It also has this effect?"

Lao Fu Tou's smile was slightly lewd: "It really does."

Wu An realized, then thought he should bring more home so his older brother could eat more.

Mei Wu and A Qing also got interested.

Actually.

Not only the pomfret, some seafood also have this effect, such as sea cucumber and oysters, hailed as a man's fueling station; but this stuff is still just food, it has some effect, and how strong that effect is varies from person to person.

Next.

Actually it's rather boring.

Cast Net, pull, cast again, pull again…

The haul pulled up couldn't be sorted in time, so it was temporarily piled on the Deck, forming one small fish heap after another, looking quite spectacular.

On the sea surface, the fish schools lingered without dispersing.

This was naturally the effect of the fishing boat being boosted by Luck Value.

When all the Cast Nets were used up, A Qing untied the net and was about to throw it away, Wu An stopped him, saying: "Enough, that's already plenty. Let's hurry to clean up, sort out some good‑looking silver pomfret; maybe they'll fetch more than the money from a few extra nets."

Lao Fu Tou nodded: "A An makes sense. Look, many of the silver pomfret's flaring scales have fallen off."

The four crouched to handle the catch.

Sort.

Send to the storehouse.

The process became even more tedious and dull, nothing much to say.

Wu An took a moment to glance at the Luck Value; the fishing boat's Luck Value was steadily decreasing, but it should still be able to keep the fish schools under control for a while.

In the sea.

The Killer Whales feasted heartily.

Eating was delightful.

The food waited obediently for them to eat.

Hu Zi claimed credit.

That was because he found an assistant.

No wonder the Killer Whales are intelligent; the leading whale of the pod endorsed Hu Zi's suggestion.

Hu Zi seized the chance to make a request, and the leading whale immediately agreed.

Hu Zi came near the fishing boat, called out to Wu An; Wu An had just fed him two bites of ice, and Hu Zi "whoosh" dove into the sea, reappearing with his head already far away.

Hu Zi left.

The other Killer Whales gathered, Wu An set aside the sorting work and specifically gave ice to feed the Killer Whales.

For the Killer Whales, it was sheer bliss.

Eating barbecue with beer, especially ice‑cold beer, one bite in, it's indescribably refreshing.

The Killer Whales are now pretty much in that state.

Not long after.

A familiar dark silhouette shot out of the sea; Wu An saw it and quickly moved aside, and with a "bang", the silhouette landed on the Deck, crushing several silver pomfret into fish cakes.

Wu An stared closely.

Yoho.

"Brother Gui, long time no see!"