Evolution from the crocodile

Lu Chen suddenly had an idea and planned to swim a certain distance with the fishing boat.

If the other party catches a big fish, you can sneak into the sea quietly and catch it. I believe that the energy points provided by the flesh and blood of big fish in the deep sea are definitely no less than those of land animals.

After making up his mind, Lu Chen followed the fishing boat slowly.

As a result... after being lonely, he overestimated the ability of the fishing friends on the boat.

They were basically mackerel, anchovy, sea bass and other small things, and Lu Chen had no interest in eating them at all.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he heard the sound of the propeller again.

A large fishing boat of more than ten meters came quickly and blocked the way of the fishing boat.

Then I heard a fierce voice coming from the other side: Who is the boss of the boat? Hurry up and sail around. We have a 200-meter-long gill net in front of us.

Running water gill net is what people often call sticky net. This kind of net is a long belt-shaped grid structure woven from fine wires, coupled with ropes, floats, and sinkers.

According to different types of fishing, they are divided into single-piece, multi-piece, and mixed gillnets.

Because the mesh wires are so thin, as long as fish bump into them, they will be entangled in the dorsal fins, pectoral fins, gills, etc. And the harder you struggle, the tighter it becomes, making it difficult to escape.

However, this fishing method is a bit backward. It is passive fishing and only works in waters where there are schools of fish swimming.

If there are no fish nearby, no matter how long you fish, it will be useless.

Moreover, this kind of gillnet has another disadvantage: it is easy to get entangled in the propellers of passing ships.

Once entangled, the gillnet will be basically scrapped and the ship will have to shut down.

The owner of the sea fishing boat understood the visitor's concerns and responded quickly: Tell me the location and I will drive the boat far away and won't hit the gillnet.

As the other party said just now, the gill net is only over 200 meters long and can be easily bypassed.

Get out of here, you don't understand people? You are not allowed to go forward. Please go as far away as possible. If you don't believe it, I will get on the boat and beat you up. A young man continued to threaten, and then raised a Take aim with the spear gun.

The shape of the speargun is similar to a crossbow, and the arrow shaft is made of all metal with spiral grooves.

This tool is mainly used for shooting fish underwater. The arrow tail has a thin line to facilitate recovery after shooting the fish.

The all-metal arrow shaft can effectively offset the buoyancy when shooting underwater, and the spiral groove is used to correct the angle and produce a certain rotation. The principle is similar to the rifling of a rifle.

There are two main types of speargun power: high-pressure gas and rubber bands.

The range of rubber bands is slightly shorter, generally within 10 meters, and the effective distance is about 5 meters.

The gas is more powerful and can reach 30 meters. Of course, the actual effective range underwater is not that far, up to 10 meters. Any further and there will be a big error in accuracy.

But targeting people on a boat... is still very intimidating.

For a moment, all the fishing friends on the boat were too frightened to say a word.

Something weird!

Lu Chen saw clearly the conflict between the two ships and was keenly aware that there was something wrong with the group of people opposite, and they did not look like fishing crew members.

He had been on a fishing boat in his previous life and had some knowledge of gill netting in downstream water.

If it is a large river, a gill net of two hundred meters is already relatively large.

But in the ocean, two hundred meters is too short a distance. Some fishing boats specialize in setting nets. In order to ensure more fish catches, the length of the gillnets can reach several kilometers and the depth is 20 meters.

It can cover almost all areas where marine life is most active.

This group of people drove a large boat of more than ten meters, and ended up setting up a 200-meter gill net. It looked like a joke no matter how you looked at it.

Also, they released the network at the wrong time.

Gillnets are passive fishing. The longer they are left, the more fish they catch.

If it's winter, it can even be left for a few days.

Of course it is summer and the sea water temperature is high.

Fish caught in gill nets will die quickly and may deteriorate or even stink if left too long.

Therefore, we usually put the net out in the afternoon and collect it tomorrow morning.

Last but not least, gillnets don’t require that many crew members. Three people are enough, one to sail the boat and two to collect and release the net.

There were six or seven people on the other side's boat, and it was just a 200-meter gill net. It didn't feel normal.

There must be something fishy about this matter.

Okay, I'll go around. The boss of the fishing boat didn't seem to notice anything unusual.

Seeing that the other party can't afford to offend him, he immediately turned around.

Lu Chen stayed quietly.

Curiosity killed the cat, and he wanted to know what these people were up to.

How's it going, Third Brother? As the fishing boat gradually moved away, another voice came from the big fishing boat.

Brother, those people are quite sensible and have indeed left. A young man answered, holding up a telescope.

Hearing that the other party had left, the bald head stopped paying attention and just warned: Keep an eye on it carefully. If there is a boat approaching, drive it away immediately. Let Lao Wu and the others go into the water...

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As the order was given, three people quickly jumped off the side of the ship.

Hey...is it a water ghost?

Lu Chen became even more curious when he saw three humans wearing diving suits.

The bright side uses flowing water gill nets as a cover, and secretly looks for water ghosts to dive into the sea.

You don’t want to secretly salvage corals, do you? He immediately thought of a possibility.

Coral is a gem from the ocean and one of the Seven Treasures of Buddhism.

When checking the information before, Lu Chen had already learned that corals were sought after by many dignitaries, no matter in their previous lives or in this world.

Especially red coral, because of its bright color, is regarded as a symbol of good fortune and nobility. It is a treasure comparable to pearls, agate, etc. Top-grade red coral is worth tens of thousands of yuan per gram. Even ordinary red coral costs several hundred yuan per gram, which is far more expensive than gold.

Coral mining is very damaging to the underwater ecosystem, so it has been banned for a long time.

These guys are quite courageous.

Just looking at the items carried by the two water ghosts, they didn't look like they were digging corals.

In order to avoid being discovered, Lu Chen did not get too close. Instead, he quickly sank to the bottom of the sea and quietly lurked in the crevices of a reef.

The crocodile is gray-black in color, resembling rotten dead wood, and is difficult to spot even at the surface of the sea. Now they are even more inconspicuous lurking on the bottom of the sea, not to mention they are still more than twenty meters apart.

So none of the three divers found anything unusual around them.

While the other party was busy, Lu Chen moved his limbs and quietly approached from behind.

I go, porcelain, shipwreck on the bottom of the sea,! ?

Lu Chen's eyes widened when he saw the objects in the sand on the seabed.

This group of people actually found a sunken ship on the seabed. No wonder they blocked it from other fishing boats.

There are many porcelain pieces scattered on the slightly turbid sea floor, and many marine creatures live on it...

Wait, something is wrong!

What about the shipwreck?

Logically speaking, if there is porcelain, there must be a shipwreck.

Why do we only see porcelain but no shipwreck fragments now?

The next moment, Lu Chen finally understood.

A few water ghosts did not salvage the porcelain, but deliberately sprinkled something on it.

With the help of his developed and sensitive respiratory system, he could smell the strong fishy smell emanating from the seabed...like some kind of bait.

What is this operation? Leave the porcelain on without fishing, and spread the bait on the seabed.

Ten minutes later, the three divers seemed to have finished their work and floated to the surface at the same time.

After confirming that the humans had left, Lu Chen waved his crocodile tail and quietly swam closer to check.

There are probably hundreds of pieces of porcelain scattered on the seabed, including blue and white porcelain, large round-bellied jars, jade pots, plum vases, elephant ear vases... In short, there are so many kinds, it's like a porcelain exhibition hall opened on the seabed.

Many porcelains are covered with conches and oysters, and even gray-white crystals.

It looks very similar to the legendary porcelain found in the sea.