Chapter 419 On the Art of Fishing

The water depth here is about 30 zhang (100 meters), so the length of the main cable reaches 240 zhang, which is far longer than any sea ship of Jinxia. When the net mouth is fully opened, the width is close to 60 zhang, which is definitely a "bloody mouth".

In order to weave the main net, the two tree boats took out nearly 30% of the tree species and transformed them into golden vines.

It can be said that the net itself is worth a lot of money. If it fails, the initial investment will definitely be a huge loss.

In fact, the elves themselves do not believe that humans can surpass them in fishing. Therefore, when this day came, there were four or five thousand islanders who came to watch. They occupied all the high points at the tail of the tree boat and looked at this fishing duel with great interest.

"It seems that there is not even a little bait in this net. Will the fish really take the bait?"

"It probably depends on luck. Let the fish bump into it by themselves."

"But the net is not sealed, and it moves slowly. The fish can swim out by themselves after entering."

"I don't know about this - have they really tried this method?"

"Maybe the mainlanders have no concept of the sea. Although the fishing net is large, it is insignificant compared to the sea."

As the ropes on the winch became less and less, the discussion among the crowd became more and more heated.

Not only the vast majority of islanders, but even Senya and Pang Ting were no exception. However, due to their status, the two did not come to the scene in person, but watched this "competition" from the tree platform in the middle of the tree boat.

"The islanders haven't been so noisy for a long time." The high priest sighed as he looked at the groups of tribesmen in the distance. Who wins and who loses is not an important thing, but it is precisely because it is not important that it can attract so many people to come, which is undoubtedly a proof that life has become easier.

When they were exiled on the sea, the atmosphere on the island seemed to be frozen. At that time, let alone competing to see who caught more fish, even when their companions and relatives died, few people had time to mourn.

"So who do you think will win?" Pang Ting did not change the subject, and asked persistently.

Senia shook her head helplessly, "You go first."

"Of course I think Noah will win." The patriarch of the Shaman family said firmly.

"Then I'll vote for Jinxia."

"Sir, are you too biased towards the mainland recently?" Pang Ting protested, "In the tree boat fishing competition held on the World Island, it was your outstanding leadership and clever arrangements that allowed Noah to win the opponent Messiah with a slight advantage and win the title of the strongest fishing tree boat on the World Island!"

Thinking of this, Senia couldn't help but smile-although he only won once, in that year, Noah's tree boat was the well-deserved king of fishing. "I didn't expect you to remember."

"How could I forget! You drove the green shuttle to chase the school of fish, forcing them to enter the hunting range of the thorn algae. I always remember that fascinating figure." Pang Ting stroked his chest and said, "From then on, I believed that you would be the most suitable helmsman for Noah."

"Okay, no need to be so formal." Senia smiled and waved her hand, "This kind of competition is only interesting when there are people betting on both sides, right? If you and I both choose Noah, we will either win or lose together, so what's the fun of it."

"Uh... Isn't it good to cheer for Noah together?"

"Then do you want Aili and the others to lose?"

"This-"

"Don't forget, more than half of the people who participated in the production and fishing of the fishing nets this time are islanders, and they all have their own residences in Jinxia City." Senia covered her mouth and said, "Do you want them to be counted as people other than Noah?"

Pang Ting was speechless for a while.

"So one person on each side is just right." She turned to the rear of the tree boat, "This way, no matter where the islanders live, there will be someone to cheer them up."

...

"Teacher, the cable is halfway through!" Ai Li reported again.

"Put down the net board."

The two rectangular rubber boards immediately sank into the water with the main cable. They acted as rudders in this system and could be opened to both sides under the action of the water flow, controlling the main cable to always tilt outward.

So far, the net-putting work was successfully completed.

"Okay." Mo Yun clapped his hands, "I'll leave this to you. I'll go back to my room to rest for a while."

"Eh? Aren't you watching here? This is a duel between Jinxia and Noah!" Ai Li shouted, "Or to put it more bluntly, it's a duel between the mechanical arts and the thorn algae. If they lose, the mechanical engineering bureau will be humiliated!"

Snap!

Mo Yun slapped her on the head, "Your teacher has never lost in the competition with various mechanical masters. Do you know why?"

"Why?"

"Because I never waste time on unnecessary things. Instead of waiting here and praying for the fish to drill into the net, it is better to read more books on things. Do you understand?" Mo Yun shook his ponytail and turned to walk towards the rest area, leaving only a tall back view of Ai Li.

"Teacher... so cool." The little girl couldn't help but murmured.

She suddenly wanted to be someone like the teacher.

An hour and a half later.

The celestial telescope began to rotate, pulling the fishing net closer to the tree boat.

After the net board was pulled up, the two sides of the bag were tied together by the auxiliary cable, and the net bag itself gradually emerged from the water.

All the elves couldn't help but take a breath!

I saw that the back of the net was crowded with all kinds of fish, which looked like a colorful flower garden at a glance! The tighter the net was pulled, the clearer the results became - there were at least tens of thousands of sea fish squeezed on the upper part of the net alone, not to mention that most of them were submerged underwater!

The sharp-eyed elves have noticed that not only fish but also crabs, prawns, turtles, and some strange things that cannot be named were caught with the trawl.

Along the specially built ramp, six astronomical instruments worked together to drag the heavy net bag onto the tree boat.

The last step is to untie the lasso at the bottom of the net, let the whole net stand upright, and pour all the fish inside out from the bottom.

A moment later, a majestic "fish mountain" appeared on Noah's tree boat.

Countless sea fish were pressed in the mountain, opening their mouths with difficulty, and crabs and other prey that could still move fled everywhere, trying to return to the embrace of the sea - but at this time no one cared about the fish that slipped through the net, because the fish mountain was so huge that people felt that wasting a little bit of seafood was not a big deal.

When harvesting thorn algae, not to mention the big fish, even the shrimps and fish fry that were wrapped up had to be carefully collected together.

This difference alone was enough to make everyone present understand that the efficiency of sea net fishing was not only better than that of tree species and crops, but also a crushing victory.

Such a large number of fish could have been consumed by the tree boat for a while.

But this was only the first net, which took only an hour and a half.

If it was caught four or five times a day, how much would the harvest be?

There is no doubt that this number would be astonishing.

Everyone looked at each other in surprise - they realized for the first time that the concept of fishing had undergone a drastic change from the moment the trawl net was put into the water.