Chapter 466: Ambergris in Hand

Three hours later, we arrived at the target sea area.

Lao Fu Tou shouted, "The Orca Pod is ahead."

Wu An stepped out of the boat cabin.

He raised a megaphone and called to Hu Zi; soon, Hu Zi broke away from the Orca Pod and came near the fishing boat.

Wu An fed Hu Zi two ice blocks and said, "Go summon your herd; I've brought plenty, share them with everyone."

Hu Zi let out a happy shout.

Very quickly.

The Orca Pod came over.

Wu An and the three others fed for about half an hour; the boat's ice was almost entirely consumed, the Orca Pod ate their fill, greeted Wu An's group, and then dispersed.

Hu Zi didn't leave.

Soon after, Gui Ge also surfaced.

Wu An also prepared a snack for him—a specially bought rocket squid. Though a bit pricey, it couldn't fully express his gratitude; after all, finding Ambergris was thanks to Gui Ge.

After eating the rocket squid, Gui Ge's enthusiasm rose noticeably.

All set.

Everyone prepared to set out.

Lao Fu Tou inspected the oxygen supply machine, checking each hose one by one. Though tedious, it was essential; only by guaranteeing flawless operation could they dive safely.

Wu An tried to apply a Luck Boost to the oxygen supply machine.

Oxygen machine: 100

Wu An: "……"

This is the only tool whose Luck Boost can exceed one hundred.

It has no special function; it simply ensures the oxygen machine operates without issue and causes no side effects. As long as the hoses are long enough, the user can use it without limit.

After reading the description, Wu An thought adding one hundred points seemed reasonable.

The divers were Wu An, A Qing and Mei Wu; Lao Fu Tou stayed aboard—partly because he's older, and partly because someone needed to monitor the hoses on the ship.

If a hose fails, the fate of anyone in the sea is easy to imagine.

"If any of you feel unwell, stop diving immediately."

Wu An said solemnly.

A Qing said, "Brother, you went down yesterday and nothing happened, right?"

Wu An tapped him and replied, "What if I was just lucky yesterday? Keep your wits about you and remember my words."

While speaking, he assigned all Luck‑boosting tools—the wetsuit, net bag, hooks, possible knives, and so on—to the Luck Value.

That directly consumed two hundred Luck Value points.

Even fully armed, it doesn't guarantee absolute safety.

The ocean is deep and vast, with endless hidden dangers; especially since they must descend to the seabed, lacking reverence and vigilance will inevitably cause trouble.

A Qing let out an "Oh."

"A An, you're right; Ambergris is rare. If we obtain it, it'll be a hefty windfall. Even if we don't, it's fine—we make good money fishing every day."

"Alright, everyone, we're heading out. I'll say no more."

"Mazu bless us, may we be safe."

A Qing and the others nodded, joining the prayer with hands clasped.

After finishing.

Everyone felt considerably steadier.

"I'll go first."

Wu An announced, secured the safety rope, donned his gear, and dove headfirst. The moment he entered, Hu Zi and Gui Ge swarmed around. In the water, Wu An couldn't speak, only waving his arms.

Hu Zi understood and immediately rushed to lift him.

With two "Bang—Bang" sounds, A Qing and Mei Wu also plunged in; seeing Wu An riding Hu Zi, they envied him like ocean knights.

Wu An waved, diving swiftly while riding Hu Zi.

A Qing and Mei Wu followed closely, but were left far behind.

……

On the shore.

Lao Fu Tou watched the hoses and safety rope, unwilling to move for fear of stepping on a hose; he stayed put, smoking one cigarette after another.

Time passed second by second.

Since the three went down, his heart had been in knots—five minutes, ten, twenty, half an hour passed, and the safety rope and hoses showed no sign of movement; he grew increasingly anxious.

What's happening?

Lao Fu Tou checked the time, confirming that since the three entered the sea, thirty minutes fifty seconds had elapsed—no, it was now thirty‑one minutes.

Their agreement was thirty minutes.

When the agreed time passed, Lao Fu Tou could no longer hold his breath.

He even entertained the thought of diving down to check.

He knew such thoughts were improper; he wasn't usually impatient, but under the circumstances he found it hard not to worry.

Even while repeatedly telling himself that Wu An and the others would be fine, the worry persisted.

He couldn't control it at all.

Finally, just as Lao Fu Tou finished the last cigarette in the pack, movement appeared on the surface—Hu Zi, still clutching a fishing net in his mouth.

Hu Zi called out to Lao Fu Tou.

Lao Fu Tou asked, "You want me to pull the fishing net onto the boat?"

Hu Zi called out twice again.

Lao Fu Tou saw Hu Zi not leaving, so he tentatively used a hook to snag the fishing net, hung it on the winch, and quickly pulled up a tattered fishing net.

The fishing net is a trawl net.

It was covered in all kinds of junk, plus some coral; seeing the damaged parts, there were also two large lobsters, which were removed, and the fishing net was tidied and placed in the corner.

He had just finished his work when he heard A Qing's shout; he hurried to the rail and saw that A Qing and the other two had already floated to the sea surface, the three of them working together to wrap a large object.

Lao Fu Tou didn't have time to ask, he hurried to pull the three up.

Wu An panted and shouted, "Lao Fu, don't worry about us, throw the cast net down, first get this big piece of ambergris up."

"Damn, it's really huge."

"We three almost couldn't get it up."

He was swearing, but his mouth was already split into a grin.

Soon.

A big piece of ambergris was pulled up; A Qing hadn't come up yet, but he jumped up in the water, happily darting about.

Mei Wu also followed, waving his arms and kicking his legs.

He was really, really happy.

Wu An also laughed loudly, reached the deck, and collapsed flat, still laughing so hard his whole body trembled.

A Qing and Mei Wu were the same.

They were very happy, but they could no longer wave their arms and kick their legs; they could only dance a little.

Too tired.

They were beginners; logically they couldn't dive that deep, and even if they did, they'd struggle to adapt, yet on their first dive they stayed on the seabed for half an hour.

Besides having good equipment, they also had a luck value boost, but mostly it was because of the ambergris.

Now that they'd succeeded completely, they only then felt exhausted, not even wanting to move their fingers, and their legs were weak and trembling.

Lao Fu Tou came over holding the ambergris.

Wu An asked, "How heavy is it?"

A Qing and Mei Wu also tilted their heads to look at Lao Fu, their eyes full of light.

Lao Fu Tou said, "It definitely weighs several tens of jin; I haven't had a chance to weigh it yet."

"Are you all okay?"

"Any discomfort?"

He was a bit worried; diving too deep and too long makes the human body prone to problems.