() The key at the moment is still fish.

According to the views of the civilization period, hunting was considered the most primitive method of obtaining food. Fishing is also a form of hunting. In primitive times, the main tool for fishing was canoes. In the age of civilization, in western Canada and the northwestern United States, there were people who stalked and hunted the large and dangerous creatures of the ocean, including whales and large sharks.

Tianhao has firmly targeted the whale from the beginning.

About a third of the fishing vessels are equipped with whaling cannons. The boats were selected and usually built the year before and last year, with a steel structure on their hulls and keels, like a huge steel cage, which was firmly fastened to the wooden keel, then fixed with special plates, and finally formed and launched for sea trials.

The Whaling Cannon is an improved version of the heavy ballista. They are installed in the bow of all special fishing boats. The tremendous force of the spring can shoot a metal harpoon up to five meters long hundreds of meters away. The tail of the harpoon is cast with a ring and is tied with a foam-resistant rattan rope. Yuan Kai led people to test that rattan ropes can withstand up to thousands of tons of tensile force. In order to prevent the rope from breaking due to accidents, the ship also specially prepared two large hollow driftwood, as long as you seize the opportunity to tie the spare rope, you can ensure that the prey in the sea will not escape in a short time, and some residual traces can be found.

When the fishing village was first built, Tianhao stood on the high tower on the shore countless times and looked into the distance. On the surface, the sea was no different from the age of civilization, but he was sure that there were volcanoes or sulfur-strewn islands in the depths of the distant oceans.

In the distance, there are often jets of water on the surface of the sea, and huge bodies float between the deep blue water and the white spray. Humpback whales, sperm whales, orcas, or other taxonomic species. No one knows how the creatures in the sea survived the catastrophe of the asteroid hitting the Earth, but it is clear that they still maintain enough populations to thrive.

It is difficult for a single fishing boat to deal with an adult whale. Visual results show that the whales of this era surpassed the age of civilization in both size and weight. On more than one occasion, Tianhao has seen adult whales of about 300 tons frolicking in the sea, and they are true giants, living so leisurely that they have hardly any natural predators for hundreds or even more years.

Wolf pack tactics are suitable for dealing with specific targets. Every three fishing boats are a small squadron, and two squadrons are a squadron, so that the six fishing boats form a "wolf pack". The most experienced captain is the Wolf King, whose main mission is to fish inshore, and communicate between ships through red, white and black flags. Two fishing boats are usually assigned to patrol at a distance from the coast, and their task is to look for fish, and once found, report to the captain's boat with a flag, and the captain of each fleet decides how many boats to send to the area to fish.

Civilized fishing grounds have a tendency to overfish, and the fishermen of that era had no better choice. The best, and most sensible, strategy is to try to catch fish before other competitors do. Hemingway praised this heroic old man who fought against nature and risked his life to fight the storm, fight the sharks, and defend his spoils to the death, and although he only got a lonely pair of fish bones in the end, he at least came back alive.

From the establishment of the fishing village to the present, hundreds of Niu people have paid their lives for it. Falling overboard, being picked up by a shark while standing on the edge of a boat, encountering a giant octopus, and all kinds of shipwrecks...... Their efforts did not come without cost, and more skilled sailors were able to grow and learn from the lessons of their predecessors. They now know how to deal with ferocious sharks, and the best spot on the ship is always reserved for the captain and the best harpoonner. Women know how to take advantage of nature's bounty to grow oysters and clams in the reef areas along the shore. The method is very simple, as long as these shellfish are picked together, and rattan rope nets are set up in the direction of the sea to intercept them, and the harvest will be harvested in about three months.

In the twentieth century, the world's fishing increased nearly forty times compared to history, and the overall production reached three billion tons.

This is an extremely terrifying number, and it is also a number that makes Tianhao's eyes and heart beat and produces countless wonderful associations for it.

If Rock City now had so much food, he was sure that he would be able to unify the entire northern continent in a short period of time.

The difference between the present and the past is so stark. Historically, the "ancients" did not value fish, they only liked delicious fish with tender meat and rich in fat. At that time, fish meat was used as fertilizer and as feed for animals (livestock) in quantities far greater than people could consume. Today, fish is the main source of nutrients for Rock City.

The red nose wears cotton shorts, the upper body **, and stands on the flat deck with his legs apart. His thick thighs were like two iron nails firmly nailed there, his burly body swayed from side to side with the rhythm of the ship's swaying, he kept his balance, his right hand clenched the steel fork, his alert eyes slightly wrinkled, and he kept scanning the sea in the distance.

Life can change a person. From appearance to mind, from thought to action, the stupid will become wiser and wiser, and the timid will gain courage. They knew they had no choice but the path ahead, and there was no turning back or turn.

It hasn't been a long time since Rednose has been integrated into Rock City, and he's seen and experienced some cruel things firsthand.

Before the start of this harvest season, all the pig infantry in the city changed their professions, and according to the orders of the city lord, they went to the seaside fishing village to be trained. Steering, rowing, casting nets, harpoon throwing...... These jobs are extremely unfamiliar to the pigs, and they are simply industries that exist in another world. In contrast, they prefer to carry an axe to kill people on the battlefield, cutting off bloody human heads, digging out the hardest skulls, and making heterogeneous medals to flaunt their bravery.

Rednose knew that the job wasn't for him, and he instinctively rejected the order. But he had no choice, all the pigs were the same, and they had to be honestly assembled according to their numbers and in the order of being trained.

Almost all of them threw up. There is a lot of dirt floating on the surface of the clear water, the smell of rancid smell can be smelled from a long distance, and some people are frightened into incontinence, yellow-white excrement mixed with vomit, but the fish and shrimp in the sea like it the most, they rush over to eat it happily, and they are not at all guarded against the large net cast from the top of their heads.

Red Nose swears: If he had known that the fish and shrimp in the sea have such a special preference, he would rather starve to death than eat a bite of fish.

Of course, just thinking about it and whining.

In order to survive, he had eaten dirtier garbage than this.

Crying in the salty sea water again and again, struggling desperately in the wind and rain again and again, the transformed red nose grew beautiful wings like a caterpillar.

He is now the best harpooner in the entire squad. Whether it is accurate or strong, it far exceeds other peers.

There were red flags fluttering on patrol boats in the distance.

"There's a big guy!" Red Nose excitedly raised his hand and stroked his nose, and the long-handled harpoon spun nimbly in his hand. He could now read the flags of different colors, and following the guidance of the flags, Red Nose saw a column of water more than ten meters high erupting from the sea level in the distance, and a layer of black skin floating under the blue water.

It was a short, stubby, fat monster of the sea.

Rednose had not learned the biological history of ancient humans, and he did not know that it was an adult right whale. It takes time to improve the wisdom of the barbarians, and Tianhao can only tell them in plain and easy-to-understand words that it is called "whale". As for the difference between mammals and fishes...... He felt that saying it was like saying it in vain, and these guys who only had the concept of "food" in their heads would never understand what a real fish was.

Perhaps many years from now, more barbarian scholars will emerge who will reclassify all living things in the world. Maybe continue to use the old "genus and species" of the Boundary Gate Compendium, or maybe it may be a new word that has never been heard before, it is no longer important, after all, it is their own science, a new civilization.

A few sailors ran to Rednose's side, raised their hands in front of their foreheads to block the glare of the sun, and looked in the direction of the right whale.

"It seems to be the first male, the kind with a handle."

"Isn't it, what kind of eyes do you have, you can even see this? Hey, Lord Castle, the whale thing grows down there, under the water! ”

"I think it should be the head mother, the city lord said that the mother whale has milk (**, no way, the keyword may be blocked), very sticky, very delicious."

"Have you ever drunk?"

"No, so I want to try ......"

A group of strange-minded savage sailors grunted, without disturbing Rednose, who was visually measuring the distance of the whale.

Although the conversation between the rough men was very appetizing, Red Nose knew that his current identity was not as good as before, and he had to be careful in what he said and did. He curled his fingers, gave the loudest person a shudder on the skull, and scolded in a low voice: "Be quiet, if you scare the whale away, Lao Tzu will disembowel you at night and use your intestines to drink." ”

Sharp fangs are more intimidating than any murder weapon.

The sailors began to paddle hard, and the fishing boats accelerated to their targets, quickly crossing the boundary indicated by the patrol boat's flags. Rednose grabbed the harpoon and retreated all the way to the stern of the boat, a few seconds of acceleration time for him to lunge forward, and with great inertia he threw the harpoon with great inertia, speeding towards the huge black piece that was out of the sea, with a "whirring" wind.

The right whale appeared so suddenly that it didn't have time to contact the fleet in the distance, and along with the boat where Rednose was, two other fishing boats were outflanking from other directions. Almost as soon as he threw the harpoon, two sharp, long-handled steel ballistas flew sideways with a dull catapult sound, piercing the air and plunging deep into the fat back of the right whale.

Huge sea beasts writh in the water, leafy tail fins whipping up endless waves. It screams in pain, but people can't understand what the miserable wail represents. The fishing boat quickly rushed closer, and under the leadership of Red Nose, three harpooners lined up and threw again with incomparable ferocious force, the long-handled steel fork with a ring-mounted welded hook at the tail, the extremely tough rattan rope firmly tethered, and the striking float haunted the sea, and it was destined to be impossible to escape.

Three other fishing boats arrived, firing their ballistas from a great distance, and with the force of the impact and the terrible inertia, the harpoon pierced the whale's brain, and its body suddenly straightened, and at an almost vertical angle it lifted through the water, protruding from the surface, and then fell hard, splashing countless waves.

More than a dozen sturdy sailors jumped into the sea with shouts of joy, with daggers in their mouths and ropes tied around their waists, like a group of ants circling around their prey, diving below the surface of the water, wrapping the ropes around the huge whale carcass, especially the tail fin and the thickest part of the body, back and forth several times, and finally tying the sailor knot taught by Tianhao.

The wisdom of the lord of the castle is so impressive. The knot is so wonderful, it's getting closer and closer, and it's not hard to untie it. As long as you follow the fixed rules, you can release it with a gentle pick. But if you don't know the mystery and forcibly pull on both sides of the rope, it will always be just a dead knot that can't be opened.

The smell of blood wafting from the swaft attracted two sharks.

They are probably the last population survivors of this area.

The northern barbarians did not have a deep understanding of the sea, and largely stayed in the range of "fish can eat". Barbarians, who are never picky eaters, only know big fish and small fish, they have no concept of "genus and species", and they never care about the beauty of this fish or the ugliness of the appearance of that fish. It is edible, delicious, the meat is delicate, and the thorns pierce the mouth...... This is what they say about fish.

In their eyes, sharks are no different from other fish, nothing more ferocious and brutal. Ever since Tianhao led his people to kill the mutant emperor ribbon fish entrenched on the coast, many fishermen in Rock City have a kind of mysterious fanatical confidence. They don't think any sea creatures can stop them from getting food, and that fishing is like hunting in the mountains, and that tyrannical bears have teeth, sharks have teeth, and they like to eat people, and humans love their meat.

The story of three fishermen who went to sea to fish is familiar in Rock City, and has even become a widely accepted teaching material among fishermen. Note that this refers to "fishing", not "fishing". It was three strong men who went out to sea together, tied one of them to the waist with a rope, and when they arrived at the shark-infested sea, they took the initiative to jump down as bait, and they had to use a dagger to cut a few knives on their bodies and shed a little blood to attract a shark that was large enough.

Don't panic when you see a shark, as long as the three people in the boat and the sea cooperate with each other, the long-handled harpoon stabs it in its open mouth, seize the opportunity to throw a few knives into it, and it is easy to kill the terrible beast in the sea. Especially the seasoned veterans, who are addicted to shark meat and play this thrilling game of Valorant once or twice a week.

Lao Tzu is not even afraid of the maned bear, the shark is a fart!

If Spielberg's great white shark lived in this area, the fishermen of Rock City would be ecstatic and scramble to get it as their own trophy.