"Close the net..."
With the shouts of chief mate Ludford, the winch is driven by the magic machine, and the metal fishing net is recovered inch by inch.
Organized by several sailors, more than 100 slaves lined up on the deck, quietly waiting for the fish to be lifted up. Most of them were holding knives, while a few were carrying barrels.
This batch of fish will be handled by these slaves, which has many advantages.
First of all, it can maximize the use of slaves.
The journey to Haichao archipelago was long, and the slaves had to find something to do. If they were idle for too long, they would easily get into trouble.
Secondly, more food can be collected.
The total number of the fleet, including the crew, is as high as 1500, and there is not enough food on board, so it must be replenished "on the spot".
Last but not least, save money.
If all the food is purchased, how much will it cost to support the daily needs of so many people?
The fish in the ocean are everywhere. As long as you have the ability to catch, you can catch as many as you want. You don''t need a copper nard. A fool will choose to buy it!
With this in mind, the ship''s grain reserves are quite small, only a few tens of tons, and more space has been made up in the warehouse to carry other goods.
After nearly 13 years of fishing net recovery, a large number of lively sea fish appeared in front of the sailors.
These marine fish belong to the same species, and the length is generally close to 1 meter. In this world, they can only be regarded as a small type of marine fish. Their whole body is snow-white, their back is slightly black, and their whole body is covered with fine scales. There is a crescent shaped bulge in the middle of the scales, which is quite eye-catching.
They are wriggling in the net, hitting the net frequently, and the bottom fish is still swinging their tails, slapping the deck, making a loud "bang bang" sound, which is quite powerful.
However, no matter how hard these fish struggle, they can''t break free from the fishing net. As the fishing net is tightened by the winch, their activity space becomes smaller and smaller, and their struggling action becomes more and more weak.
"It''s all little white trout..."
A sailor cheered up, others were excited to talk.
"Little white trout is tender and delicious..."
"I''m lucky this time. The yellow leaf fish I caught last time has a sour taste. It''s really bad..."
"I remember there was a lot of ice seal oil on board, which could make chefs fry trout steak..."
The expression of the slaves also became fresh, no longer the same as before. They all stared at the little white trout with fiery eyes. There was a slight commotion in the neat line.
There''s meat to eat!
All the slaves had this idea in their heads.
Since becoming slaves, they have been doing the hardest work and eating the worst food. Many people can''t remember when they last ate meat.
When they saw so many sea fish in front of them, how could they not be excited?
when the fishing net was recovered to more than half, the speed of the winch suddenly slowed down, and the sailor who manipulated the magic motive thought that he was lack of mental power, so he subconsciously put his right hand close to the rune square, increasing the output of mental power.
But what made him puzzled was that it had no effect, and the speed of the winch was getting slower and slower.
Is the evil motive broken?
As soon as the sailor felt nervous, an idea came into his mind: this magic machine has been used for several months, and it has never broken down. Can''t it be broken by me?
The next moment, an excited voice relieved him of his worries.
"The red marlin is hanging up. It''s really a big guy..."
As soon as the red pike was dragged onto the deck, the winch speed suddenly returned to the original speed, which also made the sailors feel relieved.
Obviously, the reason why the winch speed is slow is not because of the malfunction of the magic machine, but because the weight of the red marlin is too large. When the tension becomes larger, the speed of the magic machine will naturally slow down.
The sailor put down his worry and looked up at the net. What he saw made him open his mouth.
As the companion said, the red pike in the fishing net is really a big guy.
It''s very big. It''s spindle shaped. Its whole body is red. Even its scales and fins are the same. It doesn''t have any motley colors. It looks very beautiful.
The most impressive thing is that the fish''s mouth, like a long gun, pokes straight forward. The length of the gun is as long as 2 meters. The "tip" of the gun is extremely sharp, flashing a faint red light in the sun.
It is quite conceivable that once this "long gun" stabs the prey, it will immediately leave a blood hole, which is the name of "gun" in the name of "red pike".
However, the red pike looks a little sad at the moment. The scales on many parts of its body have fallen off, revealing its red skin. In some places, there are scars of different lengths, and blood is constantly oozing from it.There is no doubt that this should be the wound it left when struggling in the fishing net.
This fully proves the tenacity of the metal fishing net. The red pike has made itself black and blue, and has not been able to get rid of the fishing net. If it was replaced with ordinary flax fishing net, I''m afraid the red pike would have lost its shadow.
The appearance of the red pike caused a sensation on the deck.
"God, I think it''s at least 10 meters long..."
"It''s incredible that the fishing net can catch this kind of big fish..."
"This kind of large-scale metal fishing net is really powerful. The red pike is struggling so hard that there is no damage on the fishing net and no wire is broken..."
Not only the sailors, but also the slaves could not restrain their strong curiosity. They all ran to the fishing net to watch the big fish and scream.
There was no one to stop these slaves, because even the sailors who were responsible for keeping order joined the ranks of watching the strange. The red Marlin was surrounded by a large number of people, and the noise could be heard even by the crew in the power cabin.
However, at this time, the red pike, which was tightly wrapped in the fishing net, suddenly swung its tail vigorously, and its nearly two meter long tail fin hit the deck with a loud noise.
The crowd was startled, and all of them rushed back, trying to stay away from the giant in the fishing net.
All fools know. With the body shape of the red pike, even if it is touched lightly, I''m afraid it will be hit and fly.
In the chaos, several emaciated slaves were pushed to the ground, and then they were trampled on by more than a dozen feet, which made them cry.
Chief officer Lu Defu found that the situation was not good, and he cried out in a hurry, trying to stabilize the confused crowd. But there were more than 100 people here, and he didn''t know what to do in a hurry.
Elon, who had been staying in the captain''s room all the time, rushed out quickly and yelled:
"I''m Elon, captain. Everyone squat down for me and squat on the ground right away..."
"If anyone dares to run around on the deck, the master will throw him into the sea..."
Seeing his voice drowned in the noise, Elon immediately changed his plan.
"Harris, Brody, you guys yell ''squat down'' together. The louder the voice, the better..."
Soon there was a huge roar on the deck.
"Squat down Squat down Squat down... "
This move is very effective, just a few seconds later, all the slaves are honest squatting on the ground, no one ran.
Elon, with a gloomy old face, yelled angrily:
"Leicester, Raphael, Mendelson, get these" laborers "on the deck and let them stand up. I''ll give you five minutes. If I don''t see a neat line by then, I''ll hang you on the mast..."
"Ludford, what are you doing on earth when the master asks you to keep order on the deck? Do you take the master''s words as fart? Come here for me... "
The first mate, Ludford, went to Elon dejectedly. Elon immediately grabbed a short whip and pulled it to Ludford.
Ludford crouched on the ground with his head in his arms. He did not dare to resist at all, and let the captain vent his anger.
All the people on the deck were so scared that they couldn''t even breathe. They listened to Elon''s roar.
"Ludford, you bastard, the Lord just left Odin with the island protection team and was going to fish in other places, so you made such a mess for me..."
"When your Lord comes back, how can you tell him?"
"Ludford, you useless thing, can''t even manage a group of" workers "? I tell you, your bonus this month is gone... "
When Elon punished his first mate, Renault, moss and more than a dozen members of the island protection team were riding a magic boat at a speed of more than 60 kmh on the sea more than ten kilometers away. The
skiff broke a wave of water and crashed across the water and left a white trail with numerous bubbles on the water.