Li Chao and others on the shore held their breath, so nervous that they dared not even breathe.
Normally, if you can reach this step with a fish cage, you can basically declare that the job is done. As long as you close the door of the fish cage, you can carry the stone fish ashore.
But an iron bucket is not a fish cage after all. They all know that stonefish cannot be caught by putting them in an iron bucket, because stonefish can swim out of the iron bucket and they have to be brought out of the water to be caught.
And the next steps are even more dangerous.
Li Chao and the others didn't know how Xiang Yang was going to bring the stonefish to the shore.
Sure enough, when the iron barrel was turned over, the stonefish inside immediately struggled to swim out.
In full view of everyone, Xiang Yang picked up a real stone, aimed it at the stonefish in the bucket and smashed it, immediately knocking the stonefish swimming out back to the bottom of the bucket.
"Ugh!" Li Chao's eyes suddenly widened.
"Pfft!" Zhang Qicheng was immediately amused.
"It's really simple and crude." Even Professor Chen Yu couldn't help but twitch his mouth. Most of them were knowledgeable, but this was the first time they had seen stonefish being caught in this way. Not to mention seeing it before, they had never even heard of it.
"Although it's rough, it's not simple at all." Director Li Bo pointed at the picture on the screen and said, "Look at him. He always smashes the stonefish into the bottom of the bucket at the most critical moment. This requires very accurate prediction and very flexible diving skills. Your student is really skilled and courageous."
"Really?" Chen Yu smiled slightly, and his face lit up when Xiang Yang was praised.
Soon Xiang Yang came ashore carrying the iron bucket containing stonefish.
Li Chao immediately laughed and said, "Brother Xiang, you are very skilled."
Xiang Yang smiled slightly and handed the iron bucket to Li Chao.
Li Jin, who was beside Li Chao, wanted to get closer to take a look.
"Don't come close, this fish can't be touched." Li Chao immediately stopped Li Jin and said.
"Xiao Jin knows that this fish will feel pain if touched, so Xiao Jin won't touch this fish." Li Jin nodded like a little adult, then frowned, "Uncle, this fish is so ugly!"
Xiang Yang wanted to touch Li Jin's head, but just as he was about to reach out his hand, he remembered that he had just come up from the bottom of the sea and was now wet all over.
Xiang Yang quickly put his hand down and said with a smile: "This fish is called a sea scorpion, also known as a stone fish. Do you think it looks like a stone?"
Li Jin nodded, "Very similar."
Zhang Qicheng stared at the stonefish in the bucket in a daze.
Li Chao saw him and joked, "Boss Zhang? Are you looking at your wife?"
"Go, go, get out of here." Zhang Qicheng gestured at the stone fish in the bucket and said, "This is incredible. This stone fish must weigh five or six kilograms. This big stone fish can be considered a rare delicacy."
"Stonefish is a rare delicacy." Li Chao said as if reciting a book. "Stonefish has tender meat and is smooth and has no small bones. It has high nutritional value and has the medicinal effects of promoting the production of body fluids and moistening the lungs. People with bad skin can make their skin smooth and tender after eating it, which has a beauty effect. It has been a delicacy on banquets since ancient times. The big one in my hand can even be compared with the best shark fin and bird's nest."
"You took my nice words seriously." Zhang Qicheng rolled his eyes and said, "A top-quality Nine Heavens Shark's Fin costs millions, how much is your stone fish?"
Li Chao immediately glared: "Can Jiu Tian Fin be considered shark fin?"
"Nonsense, Nine Heavens Shark Fin is the best shark fin, if it's not shark fin, what is it?"
Xiang Yang wanted to laugh when he saw Li Chao and Zhang Qicheng arguing. When these two were together, they were like doing parallel bars, but they had a very good relationship.
At this time, Xiang Yang saw Professor Chen Yu applying the purple essential oil on his body.
Xiang Yang was immediately confused, "Teacher, are you going to sea again?"
"Well, we just captured a trench under this sea area through the sonar system. I must go down and take a look myself." Professor Chen Yu spoke as slowly as usual, but very steadily, and each character was clearly enunciated.
Xiang Yang said: "Teacher, you are old, how about I go down for you? If you need me to do anything, you can give remote instructions from the shore."
Professor Chen Yu smiled and said nothing.
Director Li Bo said, "The depth of that trench is nearly 100 meters according to the detection by Shen Na. Do you dare to go down to such a deep seabed?"
Xiang Yang said without even thinking: "I dare."
"You dare, but I don't." Professor Chen Yu said, "Such a deep trench has never been visited by humans before. Any danger could happen there. You are not from our research team. What if there is a safety accident?"
Professor Chen Yu has very well maintained skin and it is hard to tell his exact age, but judging from his gray hair, it can be determined that he is at least fifty years old.
Mr. Peng was also worried about letting the old man go, so he said, "Professor Chen, Xiang Yang is your student. If you are worried about his safety, then aren't you worried about your own safety? Why don't you let the young people in the research group go down?"
Secretary Chen Yu chuckled, "We are different from private organizations. The more dangerous the work, the more likely it is that leaders will go first. This is a tradition and a rule."
After hearing this, Mr. Peng immediately became respectful and shut his mouth and stopped talking.
Chen Yu had said so much that Xiang Yang could no longer persuade him, so he had to say, "Teacher, I'll go down with you."
Professor Chen Yu looked at Professor Li. Actually, he originally wanted to take Xiang Yang with him to have a look, but he had no say in the matter.
"Why are you looking at me?" Director Li Bo said, "You should arrange your students yourself."
Professor Chen grinned, turned around and said to Xiang Yang: "Then you must follow me closely and don't act on your own."
"Okay."
Soon, Professor Chen and Director Li put on their diving suits, and the three of them, including Xiang Yang, went into the water together.
"Teacher, are we going down here to look for the leatherback turtle?" Xiang Yang asked. The three of them had their communication systems connected to the same signal point, which was a bit like a group voice call. When Xiang Yang spoke, Professor Chen Yu and Supervisor Li could hear him.
"We are not in a hurry to find the leatherback turtle. It would be best if we could encounter one, but there is no need to force it if we can't. The main purpose of our coming down this time is not the leatherback turtle, but to collect relevant samples and materials at the bottom of the trench." Professor Chen Yu's voice came from Xiang Yang's helmet.
Xiang Yang: "Received."
"Professor Chen, Xiao Xiang, if you feel chest tightness or other discomfort in your body later, don't try to be brave, you must tell me immediately." Director Li Bo said.
"clear."
"receive."
The three were led by Director Li, with Xiang Yang and Professor Chen following closely behind him.
After swimming into the trench, Director Li Bo only sank about ten meters before he stopped sinking.
At this time, a strange voice appeared in Xiang Yang's hood, "The water pressure is normal, the air supply system is normal, the water temperature has risen slightly, and no safety hazards have been found. You can continue to dive."