Chapter 314： reliable partner

Chapter 314 A reliable partner

The black leather knife is not a common fish, and Chu Mingcheng only learned about it from the encyclopedia, so he doesn't know its meaty taste.

So he brought a box over, shoveled some crushed ice into it, and put the fish in the box to keep it fresh.

Wait until tomorrow to get a taste, and then decide what to do with this fish.

There is usually no clear price for uncommon fish in the market. If the fish tastes excellent, then you can set a slightly higher price yourself.

If the taste is very ordinary, then he can directly chop up the black leather knife caught tonight, and then feed them to the fish and shrimp in the living water tank.

Going out to sea for so many days, if these fish and shrimps are kept hungry, a small number of fish and shrimps will definitely starve to thin or even starve to death. It is still necessary to feed a little food every two days.

However, these seafood are really not easy to feed. Every day, a small part of them cannot bear it and need to be cooled. Chu Mingcheng has to go fishing every half a day.

Take them into the freezer and freeze them at low temperature while they are still alive to ensure their fresh taste.

Next, Chu Mingcheng continued to catch the black leather knife with fake bait.

This fish lives in the deep sea during the day, and only appears at the surface of the water to feed at night.

Therefore, there is a reason why fishermen often choose night fishing. It’s not that they don’t want to fish during the day, but that they can’t catch fish during the day!

It took an hour to catch five more black leather knives of different sizes. Obviously, I encountered a school of fish today.

Chu Mingcheng thought of a school of fish that existed at the bottom of the water when he looked at the fish finder.

He decided to try fishing at the bottom to see what kind of fish it was. If it was a rare deep-sea fish that he was familiar with, then he would definitely not continue fishing for black leather knives.

Unexpectedly, when he just lifted the fishing rod to take back the fake bait, a big squid suddenly appeared on the water surface.

Under the light of the Poseidon, the squid can be seen clearly.

It has tiger-like markings and is covered in purple.

Of course, everyone knows the color of squid, and it can change at any time.

But the size of this squid is not inferior to that of the giant squid at all, not counting the tentacles, it is about 40 centimeters long.

Chu Mingcheng recognized the origin of the squid at a glance, it was named tiger squid.

The output of this squid is very high, and there is also large-scale farming in China, which is one of the important economic seafood in China.

Chu Mingcheng immediately changed his target and decided to catch these big squid.

The tiger squid is most likely attracted by the lights on his boat, and they usually appear in groups. It is uncertain when they will leave, but he must seize this opportunity.

He immediately changed into a boat rod with moderate hardness, and then fished some smaller prawns that were used as bait, and started fishing for squid.

Fishing squid is easier with live bait, and it's also fun to fish.

No, a tiger squid on the surface of the water was attracted by the small shrimp bait he threw nearby, grabbed the shrimp with its tentacles before other aquatic creatures, and then sent it into its mouth.

The moment the fishhook caught it, the body of the tiger squid suddenly turned white from the pain, even a little transparent.

Only the head is relatively iron, and it is still the original color.

After that, it shrank its body, and immediately sprayed out a mouthful of salt soda, blackening the sea surface.

Chu Mingcheng had caught big-tailed squid before, so he naturally knew the habits of these squid.

Although squid does not have the resistance of fish, it can spray ink, and it will get very dirty if caught immediately.

So he just pulled the fishing rod and ran around the sea with the tiger squid.

Like an ink painter painting on the sea, after a while, an abstract landscape painting appeared on the sea.

By this time, the tabby squid had quieted down because it had lost a drop.

Chu Mingcheng took back the fishing line and directly lifted the squid up.

Tiger squid can be selected for breeding, which shows its excellent taste from the side.

So Chu Mingcheng brought another box, shoveled some crushed ice, and put the tiger squid in it to keep fresh. Obviously, he would try it tomorrow.

The efficiency of catching squid is much faster than catching black leather knives. Basically, one can be caught in three to four minutes.

Because Jiang Luoluo had finished dancing and took a shower, Chu Mingcheng put on a bluetooth headset and chatted with her on the phone while fishing for squid. Before he knew it, the whole box was full of fish.

He didn't notice until he casually threw the tiger squid into the box, and the squid slid down.

Look at the time, it's past eleven o'clock.

Tonight's harvest is actually very ordinary for Chu Mingcheng, there are only six black leather knives, which add up to about forty to fifty catties.

There are quite a lot of tiger squid, and a box is full.

Squid is a mollusc. In theory, a box of squid is much heavier than a box of fish, so he caught at least 150 catties tonight.

That is to say, the price of tiger squid is not high, only about 40 yuan a catty, which led to his mediocre harvest.

Just as Chu Mingcheng decided to go back to rest, there were sudden "beeps" on the sea.

His eyes lit up, isn't this the sound of a killer whale?

Before going out to sea, there were sea lions to help find fish schools, but it helped him a lot, and let him know the benefits of having a helper when going out to sea.

And he has a cheat, can communicate with intelligent marine life, obviously needs a reliable partner.

It’s just that sea lions have too many natural enemies in the sea, especially large sharks and killer whales. When encountering these two creatures, sea lions are likely to be unable to escape.

Chu Mingcheng was more or less worried before, which is why he didn’t regret not finding sea lions on Crescent Island.

The most ideal and reliable partner in his heart is the killer whale, the overlord of the food chain.

With killer whales around, he doesn’t need to think about sharks at all when he dives.

However, humpback whales would not attack him under normal circumstances. In terms of swimming speed in the water, he is much faster than humpback whales, so naturally there is no need to worry about it.

Maybe it's because of the lights, or the groups of tiger squids on the sea.

After a short while, several killer whales appeared in his sight and swam towards him.

This is a group of small whales, led by a huge female killer whale.

Followed by four killer whales, of which only one has an upright and triangular dorsal fin, and the remaining dorsal fins are sickle-shaped, just like the leading female killer whale.

There is only one male killer whale in this group of whales.

It can be seen from the body size that these five killer whales are all adults, but it is strange why there are no baby killer whales.

In just a short while, five killer whales came near the Poseidon.

They didn't approach the Poseidon rashly, but swam around nearby, as if observing whether this big guy was dangerous.

After a while, they seemed to sense that there was no danger, and they began to hunt the squid attracted by the lights of the boat, and they made whining sounds from time to time.

Chu Mingcheng stood on the side of the ship and watched with interest. He felt that he would have a few killer whales guarding him when he went out to sea in the future, and the safety factor would be absolutely leveraged.

If he is not afraid of pirates sneak attack at night, then he can dive at any time to find possible sunken ships.

The killer whales are of great help to him, so how to establish a relationship with them is what he needs to solve now.

For marine life, there is nothing more secure than the relationship of feeding and feeding.

"Hey guys, want to try some tuna?"

Because of the cheating, what Chu Mingcheng said would be automatically converted into their familiar language after reaching their ears, as if a translator was translating by their ears at any time.

This is why he could command the sea lion at any time.

Sure enough, after hearing his words, all the killer whales stopped looking for food and looked at him curiously.

"You follow my boat, and I will take you to catch tuna."

Chu Mingcheng didn’t hesitate. After moving the fish and squid into the refrigerated cabin, he went to the cab to start the Poseidon, and took the killer whale to find the tuna.

The Poseidon started slowly, and he went out to take a look, and found that the killer whales had really caught up, so he opened the tuna map to observe the distribution of tuna nearby.

Originally he thought that there were a lot of bigeye tuna, and there should be a lot of distribution areas. Unexpectedly, there happened to be a school of bluefin tuna five nautical miles away from him.

The quantity is not bad, there are thirteen.

It took about twenty minutes for him to reach his destination.

The killer whales who followed seemed to have also spotted the school of bluefin tuna. The leading killer whale immediately called all his people over, and then hummed.

Other killer whales also chirped from time to time, as if echoing.

When they discussed the plan to hunt tuna, they saw that the human who brought them to catch tuna just now jumped into the water with something unknown in his hand.

The killer whales are very curious, they don't care about hunting tuna at this meeting, but they come to Chu Mingcheng.

Although killer whales are called killer whales, there is no killing incident in the wild.

Currently recorded incidents of attacks on humans include attacks on wooden boats, but no attacks on humans who fell into the water.

Some caught fish caught by divers, but no bites.

The only person who was bitten by the killer whale was sent to the hospital and had more than 100 stitches, but the killer whale let go after taking a bite.

Chu Mingcheng had reason to suspect that the orca was short-sighted. He thought it was prey, but it turned out to be a person.

It is estimated that the killer whale thought at the time: I bit the wrong one, sorry!

As for the killing of killer whales in captivity, the killer whales cannot be blamed.

After all, they are all depressed, so it is normal to do crazy things.

So all the killer whales came together at this meeting, Chu Mingcheng was not afraid at all, instead he reached out to touch one side and the other side, and both sides communicated in a friendly manner.

After playing for a while, he found that the tuna on the map started to move eastward, so he waved his hand, made a gesture for the killer whale to follow, and rushed out immediately.

Fortunately, the tuna is just swimming normally, and his current speed can keep up.

The killer whales' swimming speed is not slow, and they can keep up with him.

About ten minutes later, Chu Mingcheng and the killer whales came to the top of the tuna.

They are at the surface, and the tuna is a hundred meters below the water.

Chu Mingcheng came out of the water, and ordered the killer whales to wait on the water surface to scare away the tuna, then plunged into the water by himself, and quickly swam into the deep water with the spear gun in hand.

Within two minutes, he was at the bottom and spotted bluefin tuna gathering to hunt small schools of fish.

Chu Mingcheng wore a headlamp on his head, and was overjoyed when he saw the underwater scene.

It would be best if the tuna were foraging so that he wouldn't scare them off by hunting repeatedly.

It would be troublesome if it was swimming all the time. In that case, he would have to spend a certain amount of time catching up after hunting one.

This group of bluefin tuna is not particularly large, and the average weight should be around two hundred catties.

Chu Mingcheng came to them with a spear gun in hand, and he didn't deliberately pick fat, but just chose the fish with the best hit and pressed the trigger.

The fish arrow pierced the head of the target fish with a "swish". When the target fish was about to die, it immediately exploded with great strength and wanted to escape.

However, Chu Mingcheng firmly grasped the fishing line, and pulled the fishing line closer and closer.

The fish fed to the killer whale, he naturally doesn't need to worry about the necrosis of the fish near the wound.

Conquered directly with brute force, and it took only two minutes to finish the bluefin tuna weighing about two hundred catties.

Afterwards, Chu Mingcheng didn't go back. He passed a rope through the mouth and gills of the fish, tied the tuna with him, loaded the speargun, and continued hunting for the second tuna.

After a few minutes, he successfully completed the second one.

Then he retracted his arrow, grabbed the pectoral fin of the second bluefin tuna with both hands, and swam to the surface with the other one.

Soon, he came to the surface of the water, and the killer whales did not leave, they were really waiting for him on the surface of the water.

Two bluefin tuna were served, and the orcas were overjoyed. The leading female orca even arched her head affectionately against his body.

"Go and eat with your people, I will continue to catch tuna for you."

Patting this killer whale, watching them constantly biting the tuna on the other side, Chu Mingcheng was very satisfied with this.

Sure enough, after feeding once, the intimacy immediately increased a lot.

But to feed them all at once, Chu Mingcheng needs at least three more bluefin tunas of the same size.

This is when they are not too hungry. If they are hungry, the bluefin tuna at the bottom of the water will have to be caught.

Seeing that the leader also went to bite the tuna, Chu Mingcheng continued diving and hunting.

This busy, is a long time.

It wasn't until Chu Mingcheng delivered the seventh piece that the killer whales stopped eating.

Instead, the leading killer whale brought the fish to him in its mouth. It seemed to ask him to eat the fish with its mouth arched. Only then did he know that they were full.

"Tuna is delicious. If you still want to eat it in the next two days, how about staying by my boat and protecting me? You keep me safe, and I will be responsible for catching fish for you to eat."

Chu Mingcheng caught the tuna that came over, and then spoke to the leading orca in a discussing tone.

As a result, a group of orcas surrounded them, their heads above the water kept lighting, and their mouths were still humming.

The condition was fulfilled, and Chu Mingcheng showed a satisfied smile on his face, and it was worth his hard work to feed six bluefin tuna.

Although the value of six bluefin tuna is very high, it is completely worthwhile for him who can find fish.

The east side of Treasure Island is very suitable for the survival of this group of killer whales. As long as they can be persuaded to stay and not leave, then he will have five powerful bodyguards when he goes to sea in the future.

As for the more powerful adult sperm whale, Chu Mingcheng never considered it at all.

It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t afford it!

Although research has shown that there are a lot of king squid, Chu Mingcheng is really not sure that he can handle that huge size.

The tentacles of molluscs are very dangerous to him, but fortunately they don't swim fast, so you won't die if you don't die.

Back to the boat with the last bluefin tuna, looking at the tooth marks and the huge wound on the fish.

After Chu Mingcheng bled and removed the internal organs, he put it in the corner of the refrigerated compartment.

The fish's wound has affected the value of the fish, and there are rows of teeth marks on the body, and the appearance is much worse.

It would be much cheaper to sell it, so he finally decided to take it back and wait for others to eat, and then find a restaurant to help process it and have a fish feast.

Walking out of the refrigerated cabin, Chu Mingcheng discovered that five killer whales had surrounded the Poseidon.

They float quietly on the water, apparently preparing to rest.

Chu Mingcheng smiled knowingly, then went back to the bedroom to take a shower and sleep.

The next morning, he had already got up.

As soon as I came to the kitchen, I heard humming from outside.

Chu Mingcheng came to the living room and found killer whales playing on the sea through the window.

These "bear children" are full of energy!

Chu Mingcheng had breakfast first, and then came to the deck.

The leading killer whale had sharp eyes and spotted him immediately, then swam over immediately and came to the stern steps to get close to him.

"Are you hungry? If you are hungry, I will catch tuna for you. If you are hungry, nod your head, and if you are not hungry, shake your head!"

While Chu Mingcheng asked, he nodded and shook his head, showing the killer whale a demonstration.

The killer whale immediately shook its head upon hearing this.

Obviously, the supper last night has not been digested this morning, and I will probably be hungry in the afternoon.

In this case, Chu Mingcheng decided to search for the sunken ship first in the morning.

When there is no specific information, he can only use the most stupid way to find it.

Some submerged reefs or natural fish reefs with particularly strong currents are particularly prone to sinking when ships pass by.

After all, the Yaeyama Archipelago is a foreign territory, and it is impossible for him to get too close.

So Chu Mingcheng decided to go all the way from the open sea to Pengjiayu, which has a high chance of hitting the rocks.

Start the Poseidon, first look for the location of the reef mark on the route, and then drive there.

The first location is not far away, and it took only an hour to drive in cruise mode.

The Poseidon stopped far away without getting too close, and the five killer whales also stopped.

Chu Mingcheng changed into a diving suit, put on a headlamp, and also brought a speargun and a spear, just in case it would be useful.

After ordering the killer whale to watch the boat not follow him, he jumped into the water and swam to the hidden reef ahead.

Currently he is in the high seas in the northeast of Baodao near the Yaeyama Islands, but the underwater time here is really beautiful.

Just after diving into the water, Chu Mingcheng saw corals with very beautiful colors and shapes.

Colorful tropical fish can be seen everywhere, even a well-decorated large fish tank is far inferior to this place.

Not to mention the ecological aspect. After only a few tens of meters of swimming, several sea turtles were found in Chuming City, and there were even tuna passing by in the distance.

When he opened the tuna map last night, he found that there are a lot of tuna here.

It's a pity that the number of tuna in the high seas is slightly less, but the environment of the Yaeyama Islands is so good that there are indeed a lot of tuna.

Chu Mingcheng was swimming aimlessly in the water, and from time to time, he would see some rare groupers, snappers and so on.

The speargun in his hand was about to move, but today he was not here to hunt fish, so he could only suppress this excitement.

The coral reef here is very large and the terrain is undulating.

Sometimes there will be a hill-like coral reef blocking the way in front, and sometimes a large pothole or small trench will suddenly appear underneath.

The water quality here is clear, he can see far away, and it is convenient to find the sunken ship.

Just then, he swam quickly over a stone with a spiral pattern.

'Huh? '

Chu Mingcheng's heart skipped a beat, and suddenly he braked suddenly at the bottom of the water.

He rolled his legs vigorously, made a somersault in the water, and turned around.

Then he slowly went back according to the route he had just come over, his eyes fixed on the bottom of the water.

After only swimming five or six meters, he found a strange stone covered in seaweed.

This stone is round, and even if it is covered with seaweed, it has a spiral shape. It has a complete shape and is estimated to be more than 20 centimeters in diameter.

Chu Mingcheng was stunned. The sunken ship was not found, but a fossil was found instead?

The shape of this stone is a bit like a nautilus or an ammonite.

If the ammonite is okay, such a big one, well preserved, it won’t be particularly cheap.

If it is a Nautilus, it will be useless.

Domestic private individuals cannot own nautilus products, fossils are naturally included in them.

Take the nautilus fossil back. If it is found, it will start for five years. Chu Mingcheng will definitely not take this risk to collect it.

Then he reached out and roughly wiped off the seaweed on the stone. After careful observation, he found that it was an ammonite fossil without any problem.

Nautilus helix-shaped outer shell is thicker overall, and the suture line is relatively straight and simple.

But the shell of the ammonite is flatter, with many and complicated sutures, and the twists and turns are far less clear than those of the nautilus.

Since it was an ammonite fossil, Chu Mingcheng felt relieved.

He picked up the spear and began to puncture the coral connected to the ammonite, trying to chisel out the ammonite fossil.

However, the ammonite fossil is completely connected with the coral, and the fish spear can't handle it at all. It needs a spike and a hammer.

Chu Mingcheng frowned, and swam to the surface of the water to observe his position.

It turned out that he was far away from the Poseidon, and it would be difficult for him to find it in a short time if he went back.

Because of his excellent diving skills, he never brings a float when he is alone, which also leads to the loss of natural positioning.

Finally, he looked at the speargun in his hand.

The speargun is far less obvious than the float, but as long as the direction is right, it is relatively easy to find after approaching.

So he shot the fish arrow downward, and let go of his hand to let the spear gun float on the water.

He swam underwater to pick up the fish arrow, and tied the fishing line and fish arrow to a coral reef next to the ammonite fossil.

After positioning, he immediately returned to the Poseidon, went to the tool room and found a hammer.

It's a pity that he doesn't have thick long nails on his side. In the end, he can only use a big screwdriver instead.

Fishing boats may have problems when they go out to sea, and they need to be repaired by themselves. These tools are also specially prepared.

As a result, the ship did not have time to break down, and the tools were used to knock fossils first.

Finding the right direction, he swam all the way to the positioning he made. When he came close, he did find the speargun floating on the water very quickly. This positioning is still very useful.

With a hammer and a screwdriver this time, Chu Mingcheng carefully smashed the coral reefs along the outer circle of the ammonite fossils.

It took more than forty minutes before he successfully took out the ammonite fossil.

But unfortunately, due to the excessive force on the left side, a crack appeared on the ammonite fossil. Fortunately, it only cracked a little, and it was not completely broken.

He doesn’t plan to buy the ammonite fossil, he just wants to keep it for himself, and it’s okay if it’s a little cracked.

(end of this chapter)