Chapter 313 Dark Shadow

Chapter 313 Dark Shadow

Chapter 313 Dark Shadow
"I got a big one!" Li Changle happily pulled away the seaweed. A fat mace was squirming towards the sand below, but before he could hide, it fell into the devil's clutches.

And that one, you should have been more careful when you hid it, leaving the chubby fleshy thorns exposed, did you think others couldn't see it or something?
"Brother, I caught more than twenty sea cucumbers and a dozen seahorses. How many did you catch?" Chen Yongwei happily presented his treasures to him.

"I also caught 20 to 30, but there were only two seahorses." Brother Li also swam towards him with a net bag in his hand. "They are gone in the water plants. They may have also run into the mud and sand to hide."

"I caught more than ten, and there are also a dozen seahorses and a big one." Li Changle said as he turned out the seahorse as long as a chopstick and showed it to the two of them.

Chen Yongwei's eyes widened, "Wow~ This is the first time I've seen one this big."

"This one is most likely a seahorse spirit!" said Brother Li with a smile.

"I'm not going to sell this after drying it. I'm going to keep it to see how effective the seahorse essence is."

"I heard from an old boatman on the boat that seahorses can be dried, ground into powder and eaten with white wine. Anyone who tries it will be satisfied!"

"I'm still young, I don't need seahorses!" Li Changle proudly carried the net bag and walked towards the reef, "Let's put the sea cucumbers in a bucket first and go to the reef to take a look. The tide will rise soon."

The three men brought the sea cucumbers and seahorses to the beach, scooped up sea water and poured it into the bucket, filling the bucket to the brim.

“I said I was here to dive, but I didn’t know I could find good stuff without diving!” Brother Li looked at the full bucket of sea cucumbers and smiled so hard that he couldn’t close his mouth.

In just over an hour, you can get dozens of kilograms of sea cucumbers and earn hundreds of dollars without having to dive into the sea. Earning this money is as easy and enjoyable as going on an outing.

"Mr. Hailong has given me a gift. Let's go back and make a few bowls to honor him." Li Changle picked up the scoop net and walked towards the reef.

Chen Yongwei was still thinking about diving, "Brother, there must be a lot of good stuff on the seabed!"

"Let's go check out the reef first, and don't go into the water until there's nothing good to see."

The three of them went into the water and swam to the reef, where they saw large abalone densely packed on the reef. They grinned with joy.

"Fuck! There are as many abalone as the ones on the bottom of the sea at Blowing Round Island."

Li Erge's mouth was grinning to the back of his ears. "It's better to be on a deserted island. I used to look for abalone among the reefs, but now I look for reefs among the abalones."

Chen Yongwei nodded repeatedly, "Second brother is right, we found some generals' caps, not big ones like this!"

"Brothers, let's get to work! First pry off the big abalone that's above the water, then pry off the ones that are visible underwater."

Li Changle placed the scoop net on the reef, picked up the chisel and inserted it into the junction between a large abalone and the reef. With a little force, the abalone was separated from the reef.

"Ah Le, look, this weighs at least one pound."

"I have this one too!" Li Changle put the pried abalone into the net bag and continued to pry the next one.

Looking at the abalone on the reef, he recalled the competition held by the aquatic product company in his previous life to find the giant abalone of China. A breeding company in the neighboring province that had been raising golden abalone for six years won the championship with a weight of one catty and four ounces.

I have no idea how long these abalones have been growing here, and I have no idea how many batches have been rotated. It is such a waste of resources!
The three men pried down all the large abalone that could be found in the shallow water around the reef, and then dived another meter or two to pry down more.

Until the several net bags they brought were filled to the brim, and the reefs were also piled with abalone.

After several people dived to a depth of more than one meter, they didn't feel very tired. After prying out all the big abalone in the area, they dived deeper and the three of them were exhausted.

The main reason was that it was too troublesome to breathe down there, and holding their breath was uncomfortable, so the three decided to take the abalone back first and put on diving gear before trying again.

Chen Yongwei held the scoop net, and Li Changle and Li Erge put the abalone from the reef into the scoop net, and each of them swam towards the reef area with the heavy net bags.

"A Le, where did you catch the sea cucumbers?" Father Li also came into the water at some point.

Li Changle saw that his pants were still dripping with water, and hurriedly said, "Dad, take off your wet pants quickly, otherwise your rheumatism will get worse when the weather changes."

"It's okay. Give me the net bag." Father Li took the net bag and his eyes lit up when he saw the big abalone inside. "Did you get it from that reef?"

"All of them. What we pried out were all big abalone, probably weighing one or two hundred kilograms." Chen Yongwei handed the scoop net and net bag to Li's father and climbed onto the reef.

The four of them brought the abalone to the beach. Li Changle said, "Awei, you and my second brother help dad get the abalone and sea cucumbers back to the boat. I'll put on my diving gear and go down to take a look."

Father Li said hurriedly, "Don't worry, I saw a lot of kelp and wakame, let's cut some and take them back."

"Okay!" Brother Li picked up the fish knife and handed it to him and Chen Yongwei. Suddenly he remembered something, "Where did you put the sea snake?"

"Put it in the net bag!" Li Changle walked to the reef, took away a stone, picked up the rope and handed it to him.

"Ouch!" Father Li exclaimed after seeing this, and hurriedly reminded the others, "There are many sea snakes near the islands and reefs, you must be careful when you go into the water." Li Changle and the others nodded quickly, "Don't worry, we are very careful."

Brother Li took a few more net bags and tied them to the fishing ropes. "Awei will be with you. Just like before, put the good catches in the net baskets and let him pull them up."

"Second brother, I'm strong, I'll help Uncle Tang cut kelp, you and Brother Le go first." After Chen Yongwei said this, he took a sack and walked into the water.

"You two go and do your work, I'll go with Awei!"

Li Erge had no choice but to pick up the fishing gear, and Li Changle picked up the diving equipment to the reef, put them on, took the net bag and tools, left him on the shore to guard, and went into the water to swim towards the reef.

The tide has begun to rise at this moment, and part of the reef that was originally exposed above the water has been flooded by sea water.

Li Changle dived about five or six meters below the reef. At this time, the sunlight was very strong, the underwater light was relatively sufficient, and the sea water was very clear. He could clearly see the abalone attached to the reef, which was as densely packed as the ones above.

There were a lot of seaweeds and corals of various shapes floating next to the reef. Li Changle looked around, wanting to see if there were any sea cucumbers or other valuable items besides abalone.

He actually found a few sea cucumbers in the seaweed. He kept searching forward and found a few more. As he swam forward, a group of spiky spherical objects appeared on the reef in front of him.

Li Changle couldn't believe his eyes and blinked hard. Seeing that the balls were still there, he was overjoyed and swam towards the reef with fast flapping of his flippers.

He and Chen Yongwei picked up a lot of this stuff on the beach last time, so he was very familiar with it.

On the coral reef and the rocks next to it, there were densely packed purple sea urchins spread out like grains drying in the sun, at least several hundred of them.

"Oh my goodness, so many purple sea urchins, I'm rich! I'm rich!"

"Luckily I brought pliers with me. Opportunities come to those who are prepared."

Li Changle was overjoyed. He pulled out the pliers and started working. He quickly filled one net bag, pulled in the rope and tied it up, then continued to pick up sea urchins and put them into another net bag.

Soon several net bags were filled. He pulled out the scoop net stuck in his waist and continued to scoop up sea urchins. As he was busy doing the work, a snake-like creature suddenly jumped out from the crevice of the reef, bringing up a cloud of muddy water.

Li Changle leaned back in fright, and saw a large dark shadow out of the corner of his eye. He was frightened again and almost had a heart attack.

By the time he calmed down, the conger eel had already twisted its slender body and ran away.

He turned to look at the black shadow, then at the dark reef in the distance. A thought flashed through his mind, and his heart beat faster and faster. He suddenly felt a little breathless.

I quickly calmed myself down, thinking that I had been in the water for quite some time, I decided to go up and get some fresh air first and talk about this with my second brother.

Li Changle untied the fishing rope tied around his waist, pulled it hard, and swam upstream quickly with his flippers.

After surfacing, he swam to the reef. Brother Li reached out and grabbed him, "Ah Le, there are sea urchins under the reef. There are no big abalones?"

Li Changle took off his goggles, snorkel, and flippers, took a few deep breaths, and then responded, "Yes, just like above, densely packed everywhere."

Swim a few meters to the right from the reef, there are many purple sea urchins on the rocks and coral reefs, and there are sea cucumbers in the seaweed. "

"That's great. From now on we don't have to drag the net. We can just pick up sea urchins, pry abalone and look for sea cucumbers underwater." Brother Li stood up excitedly and started doing stretching exercises.

"Second brother!" Li Changle pulled him and asked him to squat down. "When you go down and see those sea urchins, look to the right front. If you see a large black shadow, swim over and take a look."

Brother Li stared at him for a moment, then reacted. His lips trembled with excitement, and he spoke after a while, "You mean there is a sunken ship below?"

"I'm not sure if it's a reef or something else. I just discovered it before I came up here." Li Changle paused. "When you go down and find the shadow, go take a look. If you can't find it, pick up the sea urchin and I'll go down and look for it."

"Okay!" Brother Li got dressed and went into the water to swim towards the reef.

He followed Li Changle's instructions and dived down along the reef. Sure enough, he saw densely packed big abalone. Then he swam a few meters to the right and saw some sea urchins, but not as many as he said. It seemed that some had already fled in fear.

He glanced around but didn't see the black shadow he mentioned. Thinking of Li Changle's words, he simply leaned back facing the reef. He didn't know if it was because of the wrong direction or some other reason, but he didn't see any black shadow at all.

He didn't believe it, so he changed the position a few times but still couldn't find it. However, he scared a lot of sea urchins away.

"Let's just wait for A'le to come and get the things in front of us first." Brother Li thought to himself, picked up the pliers, swam to the reef, and quickly picked up the sea urchin.

Li Changle was on top, looking at the breathing tube, then at the fishing rope on the water, until he saw the fishing rope floating on the water begin to shake. Judging from the amplitude, he thought it was a signal from Second Brother Li to pull the rope, so he began to reel in the rope.

(End of this chapter)