Chapter 581: Orca Pod Arrives

On the fishing boat.

Wu An watches Hu Zi not appearing for a long time, thought Hu Zi had left without saying hello, but after checking the system, discovers that the Luck Value assigned to Hu Zi is rapidly decreasing.

Wu An anxiously thinks to himself, "Hu Zi, did something happen to you?"

But he has no solution.

Hu Zi doesn't know where he is, and he can't possibly jump into the sea to look for Hu Zi.

Even if he jumped down, it would only cause more trouble for Hu Zi.

Wu An can only comfort himself, "It's not certain; the system's Luck Value consumption has many factors."

At this moment.

Everyone has already packed all the catch; because the catch on the Deck was repeatedly struck by Swordfish, some of it has been smashed.

There's no choice but to throw it back into the sea to form a school.

No one feels sorry; a single Swordfish weighs several hundred jin, each weighing dozens or even over a hundred jin, and no number of Spiny Pomfret can compare to one Swordfish.

They even hope the more the better.

Though Swordfish are a bit dangerous, this way everyone's hearts can hardly take it.

Fu Yongning comes and asks, "A An, lower the net?"

Wu An nods.

After such a long time, no Swordfish have been seen on the surface; the Swordfish school has probably already left.

Continue the work.

Soon, the second net on the third day goes out to sea smoothly.

Wu An checks the time and says, "Prepare lunch; after we eat a good lunch, we'll raise the net."

He fills the Luck Value of the second net to maximum.

Although the net didn't go down much, the Luck Value has already been used a lot; only a little over three hundred remains in hand, and if all goes well, the task can be completed before nightfall.

Sleep well tonight.

Tomorrow, after handling a few more nets, he estimates they'll be ready to return.

That's fine.

Originally planned to be at sea for five or six days, but by chance the hold is almost overloaded, so they can return a day early.

After lunch.

Everyone performs their duties.

A moment later, the net bag comes up; seeing the intact net bag, everyone happily shouted twice, especially since the bag was plump, which made them even happier.

Fu Yongning blows the whistle and laughs, "We need about two tons."

Mei Wu goes to untie the net.

As expected, the catch is mainly poisonous fish, with many tiger fish, fewer lion fish, and also many Spiny Pomfret, bamboo‑clamp fish and qingzhan fish.

The fish school that the Trawler had Hard Controlled before was the qingzhan fish school.

Now the fish school seems to have dispersed.

The third net is scheduled first.

Wu An calls out, and everyone rushes up to start sorting; after more than half an hour, Fu Yongning, smiling broadly, says, "A An, the live‑fish hold is almost full."

"The cold‑storage space isn't much either."

"I estimate we can only keep busy for another day or two at most."

Wu An nods, "We'll stop work at nightfall, work a morning tomorrow, return in the afternoon; even if the hold is overloaded, stacking the catch on the Deck will suffice."

Fu Yongning naturally has no objection.

This is also an unavoidable matter.

For such a large Trawler, after only a few days at sea, the catch is so abundant it can only be piled on the Deck; before, he never even dared to imagine that.

At two p. m., after the catch is processed, Fu Yongning also leads the cleaning of the Deck; Swordfish falling from the sky is a good thing, but it also caused some damage to the fishing vessel.

The Deck was smashed.

Fu Yongning explains the situation, says the problem isn't serious, and suggests calling Boss Li to prepare; after returning, it can be replaced and won't delay the next voyage.

Wu An nods, takes the satellite phone and calls Uncle Li.

He already called.

He also called everyone else as well.

Naturally they report good news, not worries, and there's no worry worth reporting.

Every time they go out to sea, they only encounter good things.

He doesn't just call himself; he lets everyone take turns calling home.

He finds a moment to glance at the Luck Value, discovers Hu Zi's Luck Value still has plenty left and seems no longer decreasing, and he silently exhales in relief.

By observing the Luck Value's decline, he can also judge Hu Zi's condition, which is an extra benefit.

Since Hu Zi can increase.

He also doesn't know if Gui Ge will work.

While he is daydreaming, whistling sounds come from outside.

Wu An suddenly stands up and looks through the window toward the direction of the whistling.

On the sea surface, clusters of water mist burst open; Wu An instantly recognizes them as Orca breathing, after all he's seen them many times and won't mistake them.

"The Orca Pod has arrived!"

"Could Hu Zi still be nearby?"

Wu An mutters to himself, walks out of the lounge to the ship's side and waves at the Orca Pod.

However.

The orca pod paid no attention to his presence, instead quickly sinking into the sea; Wu An waited a while, but saw no trace of the pod again.

Wu An muttered: "Just passing by?"

Delayed by the orca, he lost his sleepiness and simply went to the wheelhouse to chat idly with Lao Fu Tou.

The fishing boat operated smoothly and slowly.

Meanwhile, beneath the surface, a bloody storm was brewing.

Orca Pod vs. Swordfish School!

Suddenly the fishing boat shuddered slightly, and Lao Fu Tou frowned, thinking the situation just now was a bit odd.

Wu An played on his phone, completely unaware.

Lao Fu Tou said, "A An, shall we haul the net?"

Wu An let out an "ah", then opened the system and found his Luck Value had been cleared to zero, even though just moments ago, when he greeted the orca pod, he had specifically checked and seen it was still over thirty.

How could it be cleared instantly?

Wu An looked at Lao Fu Tou and said, "Lao Fu, why did you suddenly suggest hauling the net?"

Lao Fu Tou said, "I feel something's off with the trawling."

Wu An let out an "oh", then said without leaving a trace, "Alright, I'll listen to you—let's haul the net."

Lao Fu Tou hurriedly called out.

Upon learning that the net would be hauled half an hour early, nobody said anything; instead, they took it as routine, quickly each went to their stations and began hauling the net in an orderly manner.

The winch creaked.

"Everyone be careful, this haul might blow up!" Fu Yongning made the judgment immediately, his face full of surprise and delight; the previous haul had yielded four or five tons of catch, and he felt the winch wasn't that strained either.

Not long after.

The net bag was slowly pulled out of the water, and a net bag of nonstandard shape was hauled onto the deck.

Fu Yongning exclaimed in shock, "What did we drag up? Why is the trawl this shape?"

Everyone also gathered around to look.

"There's a big creature inside."

"We don't even know if it's a fish."

"If it is a fish, that would be great."

"Let A An untangle the net; his luck is strong."

"Right, brother, you go up."

Wu An nodded, stepped forward to untie the net, and he too was curious—what could possibly drain so much Luck Value in an instant!

"Let's open the blind box!"

Wu An shouted loudly and pulled hard on the rope.

The mouth of the net bag opened.

The result was that not much catch came up—only a few miscellaneous fish and shrimp crab trickled down; Fu Yongning glanced and said, "The net mouth is stuck."

A Qing curiously moved in to look, but Wu An grabbed him and snapped, "What are you sticking your head out for? Aren't you afraid of getting smashed?"