Beachcombing: The beach is full of amazing seafood, but my wife won't let me get out of bed!

Is it too much for a lobster to sell for over a thousand yuan?

There may not be many in later generations, but this is the year 2000.

"Over a thousand yuan?" Chen Yongqiang rubbed his hands excitedly, almost afraid to touch the lobster.

"My goodness, this one shrimp is worth more than my dad's work for half a month."

"Don't just be happy, quickly get a basket and put the shrimp in the live water tank to keep them alive," Wu Sui quickly instructed.

Chen Yongqiang quickly ran to get the basket.

Wu Sui watched the lobster's movements, reached out and pressed down on its hard carapace, avoiding the sharp barbs, and lifted it up.

The moment he held it, its heavy weight made him feel more at ease.

If you break off the tendrils, it won't fetch a good price. Would you like to try it?

He turned and looked at the group of people...

Well, with so many eyes watching, it seems like there's not much of a chance.

Just as he was hesitating, a crisp sound suddenly rang in his mind.

"Ding!"

The long-awaited system notification sound suddenly rang out.

Immediately afterwards, a semi-transparent system panel popped up automatically.

[Detected host captured premium seafood: Spinach lobster (5.8 lbs).]

[Accumulated merit points have reached 100.]

[The system's radar functionality is currently being upgraded...]

Wu Sui paused in his movements, his heart pounding uncontrollably.

The radar has been upgraded?!

Goodness, it's been more than half a month since the last radar upgrade.

Initially, the detection range was only 10 meters, but it was later increased to 50 meters.

It is thanks to this 50-meter radar that he has been able to accurately locate schools of fish and avoid reefs time and time again.

Now that I've finally accumulated enough merit points, the radar has been upgraded again.

How many meters will it rise this time?

Suppressing his excitement, Wu Suiqiang moved the lobsters into the live water tank.

He closed the hatch, turned around, and fixed his gaze on the semi-transparent panel in front of him.

"Ding!"

A crisp notification sound rang in my mind.

[System radar function upgrade complete!]

Current exploration range: 500 meters.

[New Feature: Seabed Topographic Mapping]

Wu Sui's breath hitched, and he almost cried out.

Five hundred meters?!

It increased tenfold!

He quickly opened the radar interface.

The scanning area, which was originally only 50 meters, expanded outwards by a large circle in an instant.

What shocked him even more was yet to come.

On the originally flat radar image, the outline of the seabed topography began to appear clearly.

The undulating seabed and the crisscrossing trenches were all clearly marked on the screen.

Most dangerously, those deadly reefs hidden underwater, which are normally invisible, have all turned deep black and are extremely conspicuous on the radar.

Wu Sui swallowed hard, his heart pounding at 180 beats per minute.

This isn't radar, it's practically a full-map cheat!

In this sea area, what troubles fishermen the most is not the wind and waves, but the hidden reefs that are hard to guard against.

Many experienced fishermen have met their end by losing their boats and lives simply because they couldn't pinpoint the location of the reefs.

Now with this topographic mapping function, he can avoid all the deep waters and hidden reefs in advance.

From now on, when I sail out to sea in my newly purchased large boat, safety will be maximized, and I will no longer have to rely on experience to guess the route with trepidation.

This feature may not be a big deal in the next few years, since we already have sonar, so it's not a problem.

But nowadays... most ships still rely on the captain's experience, so there are ship accidents every year.

Wu Suiqiang suppressed his wildly beating heart, turned off the control panel, and turned to walk out of the live water tank.

On the deck, several people were working enthusiastically.

Basket after basket of crabs, eels, and octopuses were carried over and sorted into different tanks.

Chen Yang chuckled to himself, his hands never stopping.

Seeing Wu Sui come out, he went up to Wu Sui with a face full of excitement.

"Brother-in-law, this place is too fertile!"

"We released them twice in a row, and the harvest was so good both times."

He rubbed his hands together, leaned closer, and whispered his suggestion.

"How about we buy a few dozen more fish traps tomorrow and set them all in this rocky area?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Dazhu and the others also raised their heads, looking at Wu Sui with expectant expressions.

Wu Sui took out a cigarette case, distributed cigarettes to the group, and lit one for himself.

"No, we can't put any more traps in this place."

Chen Yang froze, unsure whether to light the cigarette he had just received.

"Why, brother-in-law? It's such a great place, it would be a shame to let the money go to waste."

Wu Sui exhaled a smoke ring and pointed to the dark sea around him.

"Do you really think this place is a treasure trove?"

"There's a lot of cargo here because the seabed topography is so complex, with reefs everywhere and strong currents..."

"No fishing boats dare to approach and operate normally. These seafoods can grow so fat because no one catches them."

Wu Sui, with a cigarette between his fingers, patiently analyzed the situation for the group.

"We were lucky to catch six this time. Look at the other four, weren't they swept into the crevices by the current, and the ropes even broke?"

"If you set dozens of traps and encounter a big storm, you'll be lucky to recover half of them; otherwise, you'll lose even your initial investment."

Wu Lei leaned against the ship's railing and nodded in agreement.

"Ah Sui is right. The undercurrents here are too treacherous, and there are too many reefs. I definitely wouldn't have dared to sail here before."

Wu Sui flicked his cigarette ash and continued.

"The current policy on fishing with fish traps is unclear. Nobody can say for sure whether this is illegal or not."

"If the higher-ups crack down on this one day, setting up so many traps would be going against the grain."

"The large ship we ordered will be delivered soon, and the opening day of the fishing season is approaching."

"We're going to make big money in the open sea in the future, it's not worth taking risks for such a small profit."

"During this time, let's focus on longline fishing. It's safe, and we can earn just as much as using fish traps."

Upon hearing this, Wu Gang and Wu Lei nodded repeatedly.

"Ah Sui has a long-term vision; we can't go wrong by listening to him."

Chen Yang scratched his head and smiled a little embarrassedly.

"Alright, you're the one who's most thoughtful. I was too busy looking at the money in front of me."

Wang Dazhu and Chen Yongqiang chuckled twice, then said nothing more.

A few people leaned against the ship's railing, enjoying the sea breeze, smoking, and savoring this moment of rest.

Wu Sui took two puffs of his cigarette, and with a thought, he summoned the system radar again.

He focused his attention on the area where he had previously deployed longline fishing.

On the radar screen, the green band of light was still visible about 400 to 500 meters away from them.

It's a pity it's the fishing ban season now, otherwise, how many fish would be pulled up with one net?

Wu Sui is now eager for the fishing season to open, because longline fishing and trawling are incomparable.

He took a deep drag of his cigarette, staring at the dense schools of fish on the system screen, and forcefully suppressed the greed in his heart.

There were schools of fish in front of them, but they couldn't catch them.

Who the hell can I complain to about this?!