Lewis's words made Xiao Ping even more disappointed, and he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Jamie said that you are the most experienced fisherman, how can you not even catch a small tuna?"

Xiao Ping's agitation really worked, and Lewis immediately said: "I am indeed the best fisherman! Small tuna is much easier to catch than big fish, but ......"

"But what?" Xiao Ping asked nervously. ,!

"It's against the law!" Lewis said seriously, "The state law states that commercial fishermen can only catch bluefin tuna that is more than 80 centimeters in length and weighs more than 40 kilograms. Failure to comply with this regulation can result in fines and revocation of fishing licenses. ”

Xiao Ping couldn't help but sigh in disappointment as soon as he heard Lewis's words, the fish that complied with the law were too big to be kept in a small boat temporarily. In this way, Xiao Ping would not be able to put the fish he caught into the Demon Refining Pot when no one was around, unless he was willing to do so in front of Lewis and Horner, which was obviously impossible.

"Mr. Xiao, I am grateful for everything you have done for us today. Lewis said to Xiao Ping sincerely: "And you are also a very good customer, but ...... I really can't do anything illegal, it's about my livelihood and that of the Horner family, I'm sorry. ”

Xiao Ping didn't intend to force Lewis on this matter, but just shook his head helplessly and said, "I understand, I don't blame you for this." ”

Xiao Ping's reasonableness made Lewis even more embarrassed, and he thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Xiao, although I can't catch small tuna for you, I can let you observe them up close! I know that there is a lagoon nearby, where many young tuna hide from sharks. If you're interested. I can show you there tomorrow. ”

"A closer look?" Xiao Ping said distressedly, "This doesn't help me......"

Before Xiao Ping finished speaking, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he had already thought of a solution to the problem. He swept away the disappointed expression just now, nodded excitedly to Lewis, and said, "It's not bad to get a closer look at the baby tuna, and tomorrow we'll go to the lagoon you mentioned." ”

"No problem. Lewis was also very happy to be able to help Xiao Ping, and immediately agreed: "Tomorrow is still the old time to wait at Pier 3, and I will take you to the lagoon." ”

The next day, Xiao Ping arrived at the dock early and brought a net bag with a long handle. Lewis intrigued about the purpose of the net, and Xiao explained that it was a tool for catching baby tuna — he had to tag some of the small fish to keep track of what they would swim to when they grew up.

Labelling wildlife is a common tactic used by many researchers. Lewis didn't take it to heart either—as long as Xiao Ping didn't bring the fish he caught, he wouldn't stop Xiao Ping.

The lagoon that Lewis said was far away, and the Wizard sailed for more than two hours from the docks before approaching its destination. Xiao Ping looked from afar, there was a circle of white sand on the blue sea, and the sand enclosed a relatively shallow lagoon, which was connected to the sea through two gaps in the beach.

Lewis said loudly to Xiao Ping: "There is the lagoon in front, and that place is only connected to the sea at high tide, and it is a place where many small fish hide from the big fish." The water there is too shallow, though. The Wizard can't go in, and if you want to study in the lagoon, you'll have to swim. ”

Lewis's words were exactly what Xiao Ping wanted. He immediately gave the captain a thumbs up and said there was no problem, and then he was ready to go into the water to "study".

The Wizard soon stopped at a gap in the sandy beach, just over ten meters from the lagoon. Lewis said that this position is already the limit, and if he continues to move forward, he may run aground.

Xiao Ping made an "ok" gesture to the two people on the boat, and then jumped into the sea. In summer, the waters of the Gulf of Mexico are very warm, and Xiao Ping, who jumped into the water, felt very good, and swam unhurriedly to the lagoon with a small bag of fishing nets and "tools".

After waiting for Xiao Ping to swim out for a while, Lewis started the engine and slowly turned the bow of the boat to go deeper. Today, he will stay near the lagoon to fish, ready to support Xiao Ping.

Recently, Xiao Ping has nothing to do, so he will swim in the sea in the demon refining pot for a while. The wateriness has been significantly improved compared to before. In addition, his physique was surprisingly good, so it didn't take much effort to swim into the lagoon. After entering the lagoon, Xiao Ping immediately felt that the water here was much calmer, and the waves were not as turbulent as in the open water. He allowed himself to relax and float on the surface of the sea while concentrating on the ethereal state and searching for the young tuna in the lagoon through that mystical feeling.

The size of this lagoon is not small, and Xiao Ping cannot sense the situation of the entire lagoon. I can only look patiently. He slowly swam a dozen meters into the lagoon and soon made a discovery—not far ahead, a school of juvenile tuna appeared.

Xiao Ping hurriedly took a deep breath and plunged into the water. Swam with all his might towards the juvenile tuna. Don't look at Xiao Ping's lazy swimming very slow just now, but now the speed is very amazing, even faster than those Olympic swimming champions. He soon dived to a depth of several meters, and sure enough, he saw a school of bluefin tuna, more than two feet long, looking for food in the crevices of the coral reef.

Xiao Ping cautiously approached slowly, and when he was only a few meters away from a tuna, the net in his hand was like lightning towards the target. The little fish didn't react at all, and was caught by Xiao Ping.

The juvenile tuna struggled desperately in the net, but it was no match for Xiao Ping at all. Xiao Ping pulled the young tuna in front of him with a little force, and then sent it into the demon refining pot.

Xiao Ping bought a large sink in the supermarket in the city last night and placed the tank full of seawater by the spring in advance. This allows him to keep the juvenile tuna he catches in the tank for the time being, rather than wasting time sending them into the sea so as not to arouse the suspicion of Lewis and Horner.

Xiao Ping, who had won the first battle, was so confident that he accelerated his speed to catch up with the young tuna that had escaped and began the next round of fishing. Although the juvenile tuna were small but very flexible, it was not easy to catch them in the sea even with Xiao Ping's skills, and it took him a morning to catch more than a dozen of them, all of which were put into the demon refining pot.

In addition to catching juvenile tuna, Xiao Ping also caught some small fish such as sardines by the way. These small fish will also be released into the sea in the Demon Refining Pot and will be used as food for the tuna.

Xiao Ping was very satisfied with this harvest, and he was indeed a little tired after swimming in the sea all morning. So he went to the beach and signaled to the Wizard not far away that he was on board.

ps: Thanks to the book friends "Little Tiger in the Demon World", "Lonely, Jogging", "Infatuated Book Lovers", and "Naughty Watermelon" for their tips.

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