The viperfish is a very rare, bizarre-looking fish.
Its teeth are very large, and its mouth cannot accommodate them, so the teeth are exposed. Its appearance is very ferocious and terrifying. It is a small warm-water, representative deep-sea luminous fish. Its body is slender and laterally flattened.
"This fish should not taste good." Xiang Yang looked at the viperfish, and then said, "Humans have developed the concept of eating to the extreme. As long as it flies in the sky, runs on the ground, swims in the water, or burrows in the soil and tastes good, humans have developed more than one way to eat it. Even spiders and ants are liked by some people, but this viperfish is not included in the recipe."
Viperfish are deep-sea species with light organs along the sides of their bodies. Some also have light organs at the ends of their fins and in their mouths. The light they emit is sometimes used to lure other fish for food.
The one that Xiang Yang holds in his hand, although it is not big in size, it is one of the ferocious predators in the deep ocean.
"Ah? It can't be eaten? And with this appearance, it means it's worthless." Fang Youqun said disappointedly.
"That's not necessarily true." Xiang Yang teased the viperfish, then said, "Find a fish tank and keep it alone. Although this fish cannot be eaten, it looks weird. Many people like this kind of weird-looking creature. Look at it, it has light-emitting organs on its sides, back, chest, abdomen and tail. It's not an exaggeration to say that it is covered in jewels. As long as we find the right buyer, it can still be worth some money."
Xiang Yang is right.
From the aesthetic point of view of people in our country, viperfish are indeed extremely ugly.
But in Europe, many people who call themselves gentlemen particularly like viperfish. Whether it is its crystal-like fangs, its snake-like body, or its transparent body, many gentlemen are deeply fascinated by it.
Gentlemen are usually wealthy people, so this kind of fish is not cheap.
Although Xiang Yang didn't know any gentleman, he gave the fish to Li Chao to deal with. Li Chao would definitely find a way to deal with it, as that guy had a lot of connections.
Even if he really can't deal with it, Xiang Yang can raise them himself first. Later, when there are more of these strange fish, he can apply to hold an ocean exhibition in Qinglongwan.
When Chen Qingsheng heard Xiang Yang say that the fish was valuable, he immediately ran to get a large fish tank and ordered people to take good care of the fish and not let it die.
After processing this batch of catch, Xiang Yang and the crew started to eat lunch, and then took a break at noon. For several hours, they did not give the order to cast nets to catch fish again.
However, Xiang Yang, who walked to the side of the boat from time to time to look below the sea, knew that there were actually quite a few sea fish along the way.
"Captain, should we continue to head east or south?" Since there was no planned route for this voyage, Xu Fang walked over and asked.
Xiang Yang pondered for a moment.
If we continue to go east, there will be no more fish along the way.
If you want to catch fish, you have to go all the way to the high seas, or after sailing, turn north.
Xiang Yang thought about it carefully. He didn't seem to have anything important to do during this period of time. He was not in a hurry to return to Qinglongwan, so he said, "Let's drive east, and then we will take a detour to the north to have a look."
Sure enough, after a few more hours of sailing.
The sea water then gradually became turbid and dark. A large number of floating objects, various white garbage, and small white bubbles that made people feel uncomfortable appeared on the sea.
There were also more and more ships on the sea. Xiang Yang had already met several large fishing boats along the way, and both sides greeted each other warmly.
Continuing eastward, Xiang Yang encountered a small island.
It was already dark at this time, and there seemed to be people on the island because Xiang Yang saw orange lights on the island.
"Brother Yang, there is a small island ahead. Should we go there and spend the night?" Fang Youqun asked.
"Why do we have to spend the night there? Is it more comfortable to sleep in a tent on the island than in a bed on the boat?" Xiang Yang asked.
Fang Youqun immediately stopped talking. In fact, he had no reason to go to the island. He just wanted to have fun and try something new on the island.
Xiang Yang stared in the direction of the island.
There are quite a few boats on the edge of the island, but they are all very small boats, the kind that can seat two or three people in one boat, and the largest boat is only seven or eight meters long.
The fishing boats were parked in a haphazard manner on the sea, and most of the boats had a large kerosene lamp mounted on a pole.
Then Xiang Yang saw that there seemed to be quite a few fishermen who didn’t even have shallow water equipment, and they kept moving up and down on the submarine boat.
A bold guess popped up in Xiang Yang's mind: Could these people be pearl fishers
Pearl fishing is a dangerous job.
Throughout history, countless people have died while fishing for pearls.
But the profits brought by pearls are so great that even today, there are still people who are willing to pay for them.
Xiang Yang shook his head slightly. If they were really pearl fishers, then these people were too inefficient. None of them even had diving suits. They just took a deep breath and then jumped to the bottom of the sea with their cheeks puffed up.
But it's understandable.
Most of the sea areas rich in pearls are reserved by others and outsiders are not allowed to enter.
The pearl production rate in these small clam breeding areas is low and the quality of the pearls is also low. It is not surprising that pearl divers are reluctant to spend money to buy a diving suit.
Deep down, Xiang Yang was actually very curious about these pearl divers.
Immediately, Xiang Yang took out his walkie-talkie and ordered, "Slow down, let's go to the island and take a look."
"Yes, Captain."
Following Xiang Yang's order, most of the engine room crew took action.
It is not a trivial matter for an ocean-going fishing vessel to land on an island. It is not as simple as reversing a car into a garage.
We need to investigate whether the sea is deep enough, whether there are any reefs, and the historical routes of other ships passing through here.
If the sea is not deep enough, the ship may run aground if it tries to force its way through.
If the ship hits a reef, it may even sink.
Soon, the data were sorted out and sent to the cab.
The speed of the fishing boat began to slowly decrease.
After another half an hour, the fishing boat finally approached the island.
When the fishermen in this sea saw Xiang Yang driving such a large fishing boat over, they drove their small boats out of the way to make room for Xiang Yang. Then they looked up and looked at Xiang Yang's fishing boat with either envy or sourness.
Some people were talking and discussing in low voices, wondering what Xiang Yang and his gang were doing here in such a big ship.
On the boat, Xiang Yang finally saw clearly that these people were not pearl fishers at all.
What they kept salvaging from the water was a creature called an elephant trunk.