106: The feeling of opening a blind box

Yang Qi brought a large basin of fried Sardine, climbed onto the flybridge, and half-reclined lazily on the sofa, eating the fragrant Sardine while enjoying the scenery. How delightful!

The intense Tuna fishing earlier had indeed tired him out. He felt that ever since he got his Golden Finger, his physical condition had been getting better and better.

If it were his old self, he definitely wouldn't have been able to keep it up for so long, nor would he have been able to continuously pull up five or six Tuna.

Before long, Bai Xue had prepared dinner: stewed pork trotters, braised beef, fried Sardine that they brought from home, plus a bowl of seaweed and egg drop soup.

Not much Yellowfin Tuna sashimi was made, as Bai Xue knew Yang Qi wasn't very fond of raw food. However, a good amount of pan-fried Tuna was prepared.

Yang Qi was fed until he was completely full and very satisfied.

After dinner, Yang Qi suggested resting for an hour, then going to retrieve the longline, and after that, deploying it again nearby.

Then, the two would go find a school of fish to fish.

In the evening, they would decide whether to retrieve the longline again. If not, they would leave it with the pot traps until the next morning.

After planning their itinerary, Bai Xue went to the rest cabin to sleep, while Yang Qi slept in the cockpit.

A little over an hour later, Yang Qi steered the "setting sail" towards where the longline had been deployed.

Halfway there, Bai Xue woke up and came out of the rest cabin, walking over to Yang Qi and asking, "Are we almost there?"

"Almost there. You can sit for a bit! Later, you can operate the fishing boat."

"Okay!"

Soon, the "setting sail" arrived at the longline's location. Yang Qi steadily stopped the boat, and he and Bai Xue began retrieving the longline together.

Yang Qi picked up a gaff hook, hooked it onto a buoy on the longline, and pulled it into his hand, clearly feeling the pulling force.

This time, Yang Qi didn't plan to use his special ability, because that would take away the fun of opening a blind box.

The first and second hooks were empty, but the third hook clearly felt like a fish was on it.

Sure enough, before the second hook even surfaced, he vaguely saw a fish struggling under the water. Judging by the force transmitted to his hand, the fish was not small.

"It's a big Sea Bass, at least 8 catties," he turned and told Bai Xue.

Bai Xue stood nearby, picked up the landing net, reached out, and scooped the fish into the net, then removed it and threw it into the live fish tank.

"Not bad! A good start! Keep up the good work!" Bai Xue was also very happy.

"Grouper, Pearl Grouper! Good luck!"

"Hahaha! I actually caught a Porgy, six catties, no less!"

The two slowly retrieved the longline amidst laughter.

The two baskets of 200-meter longlines each had many fish hooked, including various Grouper, Sea Bass, Black Sea Bream, Porgy, Barracuda, Spanish Mackerel, and even a few precious Sesame Grouper.

Yang Qi was extremely excited, it seemed this harvest was quite abundant. Especially without using his special ability, this feeling of opening a blind box was truly wonderful; you never knew what kind of fish would be next.

His heart was filled with anticipation, hope, happiness, and occasional disappointment. This mixed feeling was truly great!

Because their longline's hook sets were relatively large, small fish generally couldn't swallow them, so the fish caught were all relatively large individuals.

Among them, the largest should be a Spanish Mackerel weighing twenty-five or six catties.

Basically, the hook-up rate reached a little over 60%. The two were quite satisfied with this harvest.

It's just that without a winch, pulling by hand was a bit tiring. They would see if they could install one later.

After retrieving the longline, they re-baited it and put it back into the sea.

Then, they began to drive the "setting sail" to search for fish schools.

Yang Qi activated his Golden Finger ability and quickly sensed a large school of Spanish Mackerel nearby.

He excitedly pointed to the fish finder and said to Bai Xue:

"There's a big school of fish. It looks like it might be a school of Spanish Mackerel. Let's cast our hooks quickly."

The two quickly prepared their fishing gear, chopped up frozen fish bait, and threw it into the sea to create a chum slick.

The fishing bait also used frozen fish; whole frozen Blue Mackerel were hung on the hooks and fiercely cast towards the Spanish Mackerel school.

Before long, the fishing rods began to shake violently, and Yang Qi and Bai Xue both hooked fish at the same time.

Actually, fishing for such predatory fish schools is really something anyone can do.

As long as you cast the bait near the large Spanish Mackerel, allowing it to be discovered, it will definitely bite the hook in a few seconds.

Additionally, large Spanish Mackerel are very fierce and swim very fast, often appearing in large schools. Among medium-sized predatory fish species, they are definitely top-tier.

Yang Qi and Bai Xue can be said to have not stopped for a moment, baiting, casting towards the school, immediately hooking a fish. Then it was reeling in, removing the fish, re-baiting, and casting the rod—a series of operations.

The result was that one large Spanish Mackerel after another was caught. Neither of them knew exactly how many they had caught; they couldn't count them. It was just one word: "many."

The two didn't know how long they had been fishing, but the sky gradually darkened, and the fish school finally left.

They had a full harvest. Yang Qi looked at the deck full of large Spanish Mackerel, almost every one weighing over ten catties. He calculated in his mind that this time, just the large Spanish Mackerel alone would sell for a lot of money.

The two began to bravely endure their tired bodies, especially Bai Xue, who, with slightly trembling hands, started to clean up the deck full of Spanish Mackerel. Baskets of fish were pushed into the freezer by the two and stored.

For dinner, Yang Qi didn't let Bai Xue cook. He took a Spanish Mackerel weighing about ten catties himself and made pan-fried Spanish Mackerel. He also stir-fried some vegetables, made a bowl of seaweed soup, and added fried Sardine. He was even too lazy to slice the braised beef.

In the afternoon, the two had fought tirelessly for several hours, and their bodies were indeed very fatigued.

They decided not to retrieve the longline again and would come back tomorrow morning.

So, Yang Qi steered the "setting sail" to a suitable spot to anchor the boat.

Yang Qi and Bai Xue grabbed a few bottles of iced drinks and went up to the flybridge lounge area to rest. The two drank their drinks and chatted about everything under the sun.

"Xiao Xue, you were too tired this afternoon. Don't fish tonight, get some rest early!"

Hearing Yang Qi's words, Bai Xue said, "It's okay, I'll fish with you! You'll be too bored alone."

"I'll use the electric reel for automatic fishing tonight. You go rest first, and if a school of fish comes, I'll call you."

Yang Qi was afraid Bai Xue was too tired, so he rejected her suggestion.

"Alright then! How about we go to the lower deck now? You can use the electric reel for automatic fishing, and I'll chat with you for a bit longer before I go to sleep," Bai Xue agreed.

The two went to the deck. Yang Qi went to fiddle with the electric reels, while Bai Xue brought over the dining table, brewed a pot of tea for Yang Qi, and then sat quietly beside him, talking to him.

Yang Qi baited all three electric reels with Shrimp and lowered them into the sea. One electric reel fished the middle layer, and two fished the bottom.

Then he locked the line-out switch and set it to automatic fishing.

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