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Chapter 623: The Value of the Bay Crocodile

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"Xiaodong?" Hearing that there was no movement on the river, Liang Sicheng, who was worried about Liu Dong's safety, hurriedly shouted.

"Hear me, get the boat over!

Liu Dong almost did his best not to let the carcass of a crocodile weighing one ton sink into the river, and after working for most of the day, he was ready to taste what crocodile meat was like!

"Damn, if it weren't for the water, Lao Tzu would have no problem resisting this big guy at all!" Liu Dong scolded in his heart.

He's full of might, but he's half dead in the water at the moment!

"Great, Xiaodong is still alive!" Liang Sicheng said excitedly.

And Chen Mo was also very excited in his heart, but unfortunately after the diesel engine broke down, now it is all powered by sails, even if he wants to be fast, it can't be much faster.

Fortunately, Liu Dong was not far from them, and after a few minutes, the two sides were already close!

"My goodness, such a big crocodile, it's taking hormones!" suddenly there was no danger, and Liang Sicheng regained his previous thick line.

"Don't talk nonsense, come over with a rope, this big guy is too heavy!" Liu Dong complained.

"You wait!" Chen Mo was also a little excited at this moment.

Hurriedly snatched the cable from the cabin and tied up the crocodile, but he and Liang Sicheng's strength alone could not pull the crocodile weighing one ton up.

Fortunately, Liu Dong was here, so that the two of them would tighten the crocodile so that it would not be washed away by the river, and Liu Dong climbed into the boat. The three of them worked together to pull up the big guy that was six meters long and almost longer than the width of Chen Mo's fishing boat.

"Bang!"

Six meters long. The carcass of a crocodile, weighing one ton, smashed onto the deck, causing Chen Mo's fishing boat to shake three times.

Liang Sicheng, who has only seen a three-meter-long crocodile in the park, saw the big guy who seemed to be asleep at the moment. I couldn't help but gasp.

Especially looking at the crocodile's leaking fangs, each one is longer than his fingers, plus a large mouth nearly one meter long, it is estimated that if he touches this big guy, it is really very likely that he will be swallowed in one bite.

However, Liu Dong, who can kill this big monster in the water, has undoubtedly become a more powerful monster in Liang Sicheng's eyes!

"This is the Bay Crocodile?"

Although he was also secretly shocked by the huge size of the crocodile, compared to Liang Sicheng's simple curiosity, Chen Mo immediately saw its species from the appearance of the crocodile.

"Bay crocodile?"

All the crocodiles are not much different in Liu Dong's eyes. Of course, this is also related to the specialization of the art industry, after all, the world is so big, no one can understand everything.

Nodding, Chen Mo continued to explain: "The bay crocodile, also known as the estuarine crocodile, saltwater crocodile, and Malayan crocodile, is famous for the battle of Langli Island at the end of World War II, so it is also known as the man-eating crocodile, which is located at the highest level of the wetland food chain, is the largest of the 23 crocodile species, and is also the largest reptile in the world. Bay crocodiles have a strong sense of territory. It seems that when we passed through this just now, we didn't know how to provoke this big guy! But this crocodile has been extinct in China for thousands of years!"

"Extinct for thousands of years?, so how did it come about?" Liang Sicheng asked.

"It should be bred in captivity, and crocodiles are also known as treasure fish. The protein in its blood is the nemesis of AIDS; its gallbladder has the effect of detoxification, flat heat, regeneration and metabolism, and can be used to treat bone cancer, liver cancer, bladder cancer and other diseases; its heart cooperates with Panax notoginseng and salvia, nourishes the heart and calms the nerves, invigorates blood circulation and dispels stasis, and treats angina pectoris, myocardial hypoxia, coronary heart disease and other diseases, it can be said that any part of the whole body has very high medicinal value, so there are many places where crocodiles are artificially bred in the south, especially in Guangzhou-Zhou. ”

"Also. You also know how bad the flood was in '98, and a lot of crocodile ponds were washed out. Inevitably, crocodiles will rush out. But looking at the size of this big guy, he should be at least thirty or forty years old. So where exactly it came from, I'm afraid it's really hard to guess!"

After listening to Chen Mo's explanation, Liu Dong nodded in agreement.

"Old Chen, why didn't you know you still knew this before?" Liang Sicheng said unexpectedly.

"I learned by chance when I was in the army before, I originally wanted to retire and go home to raise this thing, but it's a pity that it's ......!" Chen Mo showed a trace of loneliness on his face.

Liang Sicheng, who has been friends with him for many years, knew as soon as he saw his face that Chen Mo was thinking of his father, if it wasn't for this fishing boat, Chen's father would not have been swept away by the flood.

"Xiaodong, you are so powerful, such a big guy, how did you kill it?" Liang Sicheng hurriedly changed the topic.

And Liu Dong naturally noticed the change in Chen Mo's expression, and also understood Liang Sicheng's plan, so he also cooperated: "What else, of course it's nine deaths! You haven't seen it, if it weren't for the fast hiding under the water just now, Lao Tzu would have almost been disemboweled...... by this big guy!"

Because it was still raining outside, although the wind and waves were a little lighter, the cabin that had been filled with water was definitely uninhabitable, so the three of them were destined to have a sleepless night this night!

I don't know if it's because of the bad weather, the three of them didn't encounter a boat on the river within three or four hours after the engine of the fishing boat turned off and then got the crocodile on the boat.

And the bad thing about not having a boat to pass through is that the sky should not be called the earth, and there is no way to ask for help!

Under Chen Mo's hands-on teaching, Liu Dong, who has an outstanding memory and body coordination, learned to steer a boat at an astonishing speed, of course, without the power of a diesel engine, he only controls the rudder, just like a car engine without oil, he can still control the direction through the guò steering wheel, the same is true for boats, but the speed of a fishing boat powered by sails has dropped to a maddening level.

"Chen Mo, how long will it take to repair it?" Liang Sicheng, who had the worst physique among the three, hid in the cabin and shivered.

"Come on, you are insisting, let's go to Yibin tomorrow morning to dock!" Chen Mo said.

"Ah, if you can take a hot shower, have a hearty dinner, and then give me a warm room, it doesn't matter if it's a little bit! As long as you can give me these, I won't change Zhang Xianzhong's treasure!" After sneezing, Liang Sicheng swore an oath.

"Forget it, I don't know you yet, it is estimated that when the time comes, the silver will be put in front of you, and you guy will immediately change his tone!" Then Liu Dong continued in Liang Sicheng's voice: "Oh, it's better to be rich!"

"Haha...... , Xiaodong is right! This guy is an out-and-out money fan!" Chen Mo also laughed.

"You bastards, Lao Tzu is really a bad friend!" Liang Sicheng gritted his teeth as he looked at these two guys who were laughing at him unscrupulously.

In an instant, the laughter in the cabin became louder, as if the joyful atmosphere had driven away the wind chill, and the cramped cabin became warmer.

At three o'clock in the morning, Chen Mo used the existing parts to repair the diesel engine, and at this time, the wind and rain outside had already stopped. Although there was still a light breeze, the sky had become clear and starry, and a quiet atmosphere surrounded the fishing boats of the trio, the river that flowed quietly, and the secluded mountains that had stood like giants for thousands of years.

Fishing boats are back on their way along the sparkling old waterways!

However, after five o'clock in the morning, the broken fishing boat, which almost no one would look at before, seems to have become the center of the entire Yi-Bin section of the Yangtze River, whether it is a passing fishing boat, a freighter, or a sightseeing cruise ship, there is no one who does not fail to look here, by the way, because the large bay crocodile with a body size of more than six meters on the foredeck of the fishing boat is really eye-catching!

If it weren't for the barrier of the river, it is estimated that the people who came to take pictures would have been surging like a tide!

glanced at it, standing on the foredeck at the moment, stepping on the iron railing with his left foot, holding the huge head of the bay crocodile with his right hand, and holding up his scissor hands when he saw someone taking pictures, holding his head high, a triumphant Liang Sicheng, Liu Dong couldn't help but shake his head funny, I didn't expect this guy to be even more sassy than Li Yuncong.

After Chen Mo took a few looks, he lost interest, compared to Liu Dong, he knew more about his friend's character.

"Xiaodong, what are you going to do with this crocodile?"

Hearing this, Liu Dong glanced at the ironclad Sensen, the crocodile that had long lost its vitality, to be honest, he really had the intention of storing this big guy directly in the zài mustard seed space, and eating it slowly in the future.

But now with Chen Mo and Liang Sicheng, and on the boat, it is impossible for him to put this big guy into the mustard seed space, plus the weather is hot now, if you don't freeze it quickly, it is estimated that such a precious crocodile will stink in a few days!

Therefore, Liu Dong is now more inclined to sell, but he has no way.

"Let's sell it when Yibin arrives, the three of us can't eat such a big thing!"

Chen Mo nodded and said, "That's right, if such a big bay crocodile is sold, I'm afraid it will cost 300,000!"

"300,000?" Liu Dong really didn't expect a crocodile to be so valuable.

"Well, now the crocodile of 1~3 meters is between 10,000~50,000, the longer it grows, the higher the price, and if it is wild, the price will be doubled! And the length of the one you killed is more than six meters, and it is wild, 300,000 is very easy to sell, if it can form a competition, it is estimated that 350,000, or even 400,000 is not impossible!" Chen Mo said.

'Rare is expensive', although the general bay crocodile can grow to six or seven meters, or even longer, but generally breeding, it has been sold when it grows to three meters, and the four-meter bay crocodile is rarely seen except for the wild, and the bay crocodile that reaches six meters is even rarer, and it is no wonder that it can be sold for a high price of three or four hundred thousand.

…………………………………………………………………………………… (To be continued)