Island Management: Starting With the Heart of Ocean as a Prize

Chapter 3: The Best of the Lobsters, the Splendid Lobster

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

As soon as he entered the water, Qi Hang noticed something odd.

One had to know that swimming in the ocean was not as easy as swimming in a swimming pool.

The impact of each wave, countless undercurrents, aquatic plants, mud, and even the threat of reefs were all great challenges for ocean swimmers.

Not to mention that it was still an ebb tide period, and the danger of swimming was much greater. If he exhausted all his physical strength on his way back, even if he was close to the shore, he would still end up dead.

However, Qi Hang was surprised to find that he seemed to have mastered an extremely brilliant swimming technique.

Every time he used the strength in his arm, it was in accordance with the flow of the wave so that he could use the power of the wave to bring himself forward, which acted as an assistant.

More importantly, he was surprised to find that while he was in the sea, his five senses became unusually sharp.

He could hear all the sounds in the surrounding sea area clearly. Any creature that made even the tiniest sound would be detected by him.

Combined with the sensation brought by the other four senses, Qi Hang felt that he was the king of this region of the sea, and everything was under his control.

Undercurrents, aquatic plants, these dangers were all exposed to his senses and posed no threat to him.

“I wonder if this is the effect of the Heart of the Ocean or the essence of the ocean…”

In order to prove this point, Qi Hang raised his head and looked in the direction where Little White was swimming. He was surprised to find that this guy actually knew how to dive and even came close to the bottom of the sea.

Although this was still close to the shore and the bottom of the sea was not very deep, it was at least more than ten meters deep.

It was not that he had never seen a dog that could swim before, but he had only seen it in the video, and it had only dived one or two meters deep at most.

However, this Little White…

Seeing that it could dig a hole at the bottom of the sea with just one breath, this strange occurrence could only be explained by the magic of the essence of the ocean.

In the end, in the next moment, it was washed away by an undercurrent for dozens of meters, and coincidentally, it even crashed into a pile of seaweed, waving its hands and feet in fear.

In the end, it was swept away by an undercurrent over dozens of meters, and coincidentally, it even crashed into a pile of seaweed. Its eyes were filled with fear as it waved its limbs frantically.

This silly dog…

Qi Hang swam up speechlessly to untie the seaweed for Little White. He watched it swim toward the pile of reefs again and continued to dig.

What on earth was this fellow doing?

Judging from his own senses, there seemed to be two large creatures over there.

When Qi Hang got closer, he realized that near the hole that Little White dug, there was a huge lobster with half of its body sticking out. It seemed to have been bitten by Little White.

‘Little White is so bold?

‘It even dared to use its mouth?’

One had to know that the head of this lobster was about the same size as Little White’s head.

Its body was colorful, and there were two pairs of main thorns on its forehead. It looked like something not to be trifled with.

However, at this moment, a small piece of information suddenly appeared in Qi Hang’s mind.

Splendid lobster!

This type of lobster was huge, enjoyed living in groups, had slow movements and its antennae were sensitive.

As long as one could grab its antennae and its main thorns, they could easily capture it!

However, when the splendid lobster was frightened, it would use the method of bending its abdomen to escape from the restraint. Therefore, the captor was required to have a very strong strength.

This information flow seemed to be imprinted in the depths of Qi Hang’s mind. As long as it was needed, it would jump out at any time.

“So it’s such a big thing. Looking at its size, it should be enough for dinner, right?”

Qi Hang could not help but be amused. As he thought about it, he swam closer.

Only then did he realize that Little White did not bite the splendid lobster. Instead, the splendid lobster leaned against Little White’s mouth and sucked on the tiny bit of ocean essence on it.

Moreover, Little White seemed to enjoy this kind of service. It squinted its eyes and happily spat out bubbles.

“…”

This scene felt a little strange.

However, it proved that the ocean essence seemed to have an effect of attracting marine creatures.

Qi Hang, who was at the side, weighed his own strength and decided to give it a try.

However, at the moment, he did not own any protective gloves. He would most likely be injured from grabbing the antennae and the main thorns of the lobster.

Being injured in the sea was not a good thing. No one was willing to take such a risk for a mere dinner.

After thinking about it, Qi Hang figured that he should bring Little White back to shore. He decided to go to the city to buy a pair of gloves before coming back.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly realized that there seemed to be a splendid lobster in the depths of the cave. Immediately, a small piece of knowledge floated in his mind.

It was a female lobster that was laying eggs in the cave. It was slightly smaller than the male lobster and seemed to almost be done. Once its egg-hatching period was over, it could be fished and sold.

This was a rule set for the sustainable development of marine fisheries. As long as one depended on the sea for a living, they would know the principle of letting go of young creatures and not bothering those that were in its egg-hatching period.

Qi Hang was used to listening to the teachings of the village elders, and he did not intend to go against their wishes, so he decided to only take one with him later.

After resurfacing, Qi Hang took a deep breath. At the same time, he looked around to confirm his current position.

Only then did he realize that after he left with Little White, the splendid lobster followed closely behind him.

Although it was not swimming fast, he could tell that it was approaching him.

It was as if the lobster was abandoning its wife and children!

Could this be an effect of the ocean essence again?

Qi Hang could not help but laugh. This ocean essence had given him a lot of surprises.

He floated in the same spot for a while, waiting for the slow swimming splendid lobster to catch up. Then, he brought Little White to the shore and swam little by little.

This time, he was not waiting for the lobster to catch up. Instead, it was due to the great pushing force by the ocean as he swam back.

The impact of the receding tide was still somewhat fierce. Even though Qi Hang’s swimming skills had improved significantly, he was still unable to overcome this difficulty.

Moreover, physical strength was also a limit. In the sea, one must always retain 50% of their remaining strength.

There was no other way. Qi Hang could only bring Little White into the water again. Under the sea, they borrowed the strength of the reefs and moved to the bed of the sea step by step.

When they were close to the bottom of the sea, the difficulty of catching the splendid lobster was much lower.

Little White was responsible for luring and baiting the lobster. On the other hand, Qi Hang sneaked around and grabbed its body. Then, he swiftly picked it up.

A heavy feeling came from his hand. Qi Hang estimated that it weighed at least five kilograms.

Just as he was about to bring dinner back, Little White suddenly pulled on his trouser leg and barked a few times into the sea.

“Huh?”

Qi Hang took the opportunity to look into the water and found that the other splendid lobster was also slowly following him.

There was even such a good buy one get one free incidence?

Qi Hang did the same thing again. He grabbed the other lobster and carefully examined its abdomen.

He was lucky. The ovulation period had just passed, so there was no need to release it.

However, even if he did not release it, Qi Hang had a feeling that this little thing might follow Little White back to his house because it could not withstand the temptation of the ocean essence.