And they are big beneficiaries.
Therefore, Xiang Yang was very willing to provide some convenience to Li Chao and others.
After listening to Zhang Qicheng's words, Xiang Yang thought of a more compromising solution. "The scenery at sea is actually the same. When it comes to yachts, the main thing to look at is the interior decoration of the yacht. If you really want to see the sea, I can take you out to see it. But if you come back halfway, I can only send you to another port while I resupply on shore."
Zhang Qicheng thought about it and didn't ask Xiang Yang for too much. "It's fine if you can just take me to another dock." After all, transportation is very convenient now. As long as Zhang Qicheng reaches land, he will have plenty of ways to return to Longcheng.
"Okay, let's have breakfast together." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
"I won't have breakfast. I have to go back and discuss something with Li Chao and the others. I will be here before nine o'clock."
Xiang Yang lost his sleepiness after being disturbed by Zhang Qicheng, so he had to wash up and walk towards the restaurant alone.
Nine o'clock in the morning.
Zhang Qicheng appeared on the boat on time.
All crew members are also ready.
Xiang Yang led the crew to the rear of the deck and waved to the villagers who were seeing them off at the dock. Then he raised his hand and shouted into the intercom, "Let's go."
Xu Fang, who had already prepared, immediately replied: "The bridge received it. Captain, please set the sailing route."
"Due south, full speed ahead."
The left side of the fishing boat immediately began to increase pressure, the bow slowly moved away from the dock, and then began to break through the waves. The speed slowly increased and soon reached about ten knots.
"Chiu—"
The Steller's sea eagle soared into the sky from the top of the cabin, circled above the fishing boat, and chirped happily.
Many new crew members ran to the bow and then to the stern to look around. It seemed that it was their first time to go out to sea and they were quite excited.
"Xiang Yang, when are you going to cast your net?" Zhang Qicheng asked.
"What are you going to do?" Xiang Yang asked.
"Catch the fish and I'll buy it!" said Zhang Qicheng.
"Wait a little longer. There are only some shrimps and crabs on the seabed near the coast, but not many fish. If we want to cast our nets, we have to at least pass the continental slope. The continental slope is the barrenest part of the entire ocean."
Zhang Qicheng didn't believe it. "Why do I see a lot of fish following your boat?"
Xiang Yang looked below the deck and saw a huge white wave where the fishing boat was passing by. Countless sea fish were looming in the rolling waves.
"Ships will cut through the sea surface during their navigation, so the seabed where fishing boats pass by is full of oxygen in a short period of time. For this reason, many marine fish have the characteristic of chasing fishing boats. When standing on the deck and looking back, many people will mistakenly think that there are many fish in the water. In fact, this is all an illusion. Only the fish hidden on the seabed can be seen by the naked eye." Xiang Yang explained.
Zhang Qicheng suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."
Xiang Yang smiled. He could see through the water surface to the bottom of the water. If there were really fish in this sea area, he would definitely order the net to be cast.
Moreover, the sonar detection system on Xiang Yang's boat is not just for show. Xiang Yang spent a lot of money to hire someone to keep an eye on the sonar detection system at all times. If he really encounters a school of fish, someone will definitely notify Xiang Yang immediately.
"Brother Yang, look behind you, look behind you quickly." Fang Youqun suddenly exclaimed.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Qicheng looked towards the stern in confusion, his face changed slightly, it turned out to be a group of sharks.
"What a fuss." Xiang Yang explained: "It's the same reason as before. When chasing fishing boats, some sea fish will be accidentally caught in the propellers of fishing boats and crushed to pieces. At this time, sharks will smell the blood and come over. That's why many fishermen will see sharks chasing behind their boats when they go out to sea."
"Really?" Fang Youqun asked in confusion, "Then why didn't we see any sharks when we went out to sea before?"
Xu Fang, who directly controls the fishing boat, has the most say on this issue. He said, "In the past, we were drift net fishing boats, and the propeller was in front of the hull. Generally, sea fish would chase behind the fishing boats, but they would not dare to get close to the fishing boats, so they would not be caught in the propellers. The propellers of our type of ocean-going fishing boats are at the rear of the hull, so it is not surprising that sea fish were accidentally caught in the propellers."
"So that's what's going on." Fang Youqun stared at the sharks behind the fishing boat. Suddenly, his face turned pale and he shouted, "Brother Yang, look! The sharks are catching up with us. Damn! The sharks are hitting our fishing boat. They are going to overturn our fishing boat."
Xiang Yang rolled his eyes.
Chen Qingsheng even slapped Fang Youqun on the head and shouted, "Why are you yelling? We are a thousand-ton ocean-going fishing boat. Let alone sharks, even a whale would get a bump on the head. How can a shark hit an ocean-going fishing boat? Do you think sharks are as stupid as you?"
Xiang Yang's fishing boat is 65 meters long and has a carrying capacity of 1,400 tons.
Knocked over by a shark
What an international joke.
"But they were indeed ramming our boat," Fang Youqun said aggrievedly.
Xiang Yang looked under the water, and sure enough, he saw a group of sharks rubbing against the side of the boat, as if they were going to capsize the fishing boat.
"See, I didn't lie, did I?" Fang Youqun asked in confusion, "They knew it was impossible but they still did it. Are these sharks trying to make things difficult for us?"
"It seems that these sharks are really as stupid as you." Chen Qingsheng said happily: "But they probably don't mean to make things difficult for us. This is not the first time I have seen such a situation. I have encountered it once before. They probably mean to make things difficult for everyone."
Xiang Yang looked at their fuss and said speechlessly, "Isn't it common for fishermen to encounter sharks on the ocean and have sharks bump into their boats?"
"Common?" Everyone turned to look at Xiang Yang, waiting for him to give a reasonable explanation.
“Many large marine animals have parasites on their bodies, such as small fish, shellfish, seaweed, oysters, etc.
These parasites are like a heavy burden for large marine organisms to carry with them.
Especially those old gray whales, their long years of life in the ocean have made their huge bodies covered with oysters of all sizes, making them look like a huge rock.
Those tiny creatures, like oysters, live on the backs of gray whales and follow the whales as they travel around the world. When the whales swim, the water currents around them carry even smaller microorganisms right to their mouths, so these parasites live a pretty comfortable life.
But the parasitic whales feel very uncomfortable.
For example, the barnacles we cleaned off the two humpback whales before are not only parasitic on humpback whales, but also on sharks.
The barnacles all over the shark's body will make its skin very itchy. Sharks cannot scratch themselves, nor can they get rid of all the parasites on their bodies.
So when sharks see fishing boats, they use their backs to rub against the boat's strings. Smaller boats may even be pushed back and forth, making people think that the sharks want to capsize the fishing boats. In fact, the sharks are just looking for a place to scratch their itch."