At this time, the carnival above the Black Sea is still continuing, but the scope is no longer limited to humans.
Nian Yi stood on the deck of his sea hunting ship, his face as sinking as water.
The 800 kilometers of Mingguang coastline were completely occupied by the overwhelming penguin army, and no one of the four ports was spared.
It doesn't matter just the penguins, but the various marine life attracted by a penguin population of this size is heartbreaking.
This is an all-black feast.
Under the sea, that is the territory of the angry frogs attracted by the sparrow-tailed mantis shrimp. They lie quietly waiting for prey to be brought to their mouths.
The sea is full of predatory creatures that are rarely seen in the usually dark sea, such as squid, star-spotted eels, tuna, sharks, etc. The common feature of them is that they are large, often counting ten meters in size.
The creatures close to the sea are the key to making it difficult for the fleet to move forward, and the main venue for the overwhelming number of humpback whales.
Indeed, the docile humpback whale does not have any aggressive tendencies, but the catastrophe has alienated most creatures, and humpback whales are one of them.
Before the catastrophe, humpback whales were about 13-18 meters long. They fed on small fish, shrimps, crabs and seaweed that were less than one centimeter long in the sea, and could weigh up to thirty tons.
However, now, every humpback whale is as huge as a small island, and its size has expanded at least dozens of times. At least the largest humpback whale that Nian Yi saw was already nearly 500 meters long.
Such a size can easily knock over any fishing boat on the sea, not to mention that humpback whales never move alone.
They, like other predators, are attracted to penguins.
The humpback whale's growth in size has also changed its diet.
The 13-meter-long humpback whale eats small fish and shrimps, and it seems reasonable that the average 300-meter-long humpback whale eats penguins.
Humpback whales will not attack ships made of steel and concrete, but their hunting methods would make any experienced captain despair.
Humpback whales swim neatly in formation under the sea. If the number of penguins on the sea accumulates enough for them to open their mouths, they will suddenly accelerate and open their huge mouths, and jump out of the sea row by row, with each whale's mouth opening. The coverage area can reach hundreds of meters in radius, swallowing up groups of penguins on the sea and hundreds of tons of seawater.
"boom!"
Then they smashed neatly back to the sea, setting off rough waves tens of meters high.
They then use their gills to filter out the seawater, and then swallow the food into their bellies, ready to open their mouths next time.
Even some large predators such as sharks, octopuses, squids, etc. that are eager for food will disappear together, without any possibility of resistance.
The nearby coastline is full of huge waves formed in this way. In addition to the Nian family, there are dozens or hundreds of large fishing boats anchored outside Mingguang, and they dare not move a step further.
As for those small sampans that cost money rather than life, it is better. If they are not too unlucky, they can rush to the shoal at the right time and they can land first.
Nian Yi sighed and put down the walkie-talkie. It was useless to communicate with other captains at this time. He could only wait quietly for the humpback whales to leave here after they had eaten and drank enough.
Maybe it’s one day or two days, maybe it’s ten days and a half, maybe it’s until March next year, who knows.
"Damn sea fog!! If the sea fog hadn't delayed our trip for a week, how could we have fallen into this embarrassing situation!"
Nian Yi was so angry that no less than five crew members had been beaten black and blue for one reason or another.
Nian Yi shouted,
"madman!"
Fengshuo walked up from the bottom of the warehouse and said, "Captain."
Nian Yi frowned and said,
"How many times have I told you to call me Brother Yi."
"Yes, Brother Yi."
Nian Yi nodded and asked, "How about the goods below?"
Feng Shuo smiled bitterly,
"The ice has begun to melt. This kind of weather won't last long. At most... in about a week, those seafood will start to rot."
Nian Yi looked at the ships around him.
"You think, what if we arrive at the port first before them?"
Fengshuo licked his lips,
"Almost all large hunting ships are now trapped here. If only the Nian family's ship enters the port, at least until the penguins and humpback whales leave, the entire Mingguang market will belong to Brother Yi."
Nian Yi lowered his eyes,
"Heh...yes, the whole market, but what should I do? What can I do? Can I sail the boat and rush directly to it?"
Fengshuo was shocked,
"Brother Yi, you must not have such thoughts. Those humpback whales are really terrifying. The Dawn, the largest ship in the garrison, is an example."
Nian Yi shook his head,
"I'm not a fool...it's just that this batch of goods is too critical. It not only needs to be supplied to various dealers, but also their souvenirs. The connector has been waiting in Mingguang for a long time, and I can't delay."
Fengshuo said,
"Brother Yi, are you talking about the things sent by the black army?... Can't we contact you via radio and be accommodating for a few days?"
Nian Yi was amused by Feng Fu’s innocence,
"This is the first time that the Nian family has received an order from the Black Army. It's not that I can't accommodate, but that I don't want to... Besides, even if I want to, the sea fog hasn't receded yet, and the radio won't be able to get through."
...
On the shore, Wang Youcai, the purchasing manager of Bafanglou, almost drowned a ship owner with his saliva.
"What are you talking about? No tuna? No trout? Not even the cheapest fucking bass??"
The captain ordered the crew to carry a big box and throw it to the shore.
"Don't yell at me. This box of sardines was fucking snatched from the penguin's mouth. If you want it, if you don't want it, find someone else!"
Wang Youcai, who had always been arrogant, almost lost his breath and was so angry that he died.
sardine? What the hell is that!
Is Bafanglou just giving guests something that is too tough to use as fish bait? Don’t even get laughed out of your head!
I looked around and asked some of the small sampans that had returned, but I couldn't even find a single fish, only conches and oysters with hard shells.
Wang Youcai waited for a few days and could no longer wait any longer, so he gritted his teeth and said,
"I want you sardines."
"Okay, you can take the twenty-eight thousand boxes."
If it weren't for the fact that his body was obviously not as muscular as the boat boss's, Wang Youcai would have really wanted to jump up and strangle the boat boss to death.
"You're robbing me, I'll think about it even if I'm twenty-eight years old!"
The boat boss completely lost his patience and shouted at the crowd,
"Which restaurant wants this box of sardines? I won't bargain for the gas price of 28,000 round trip. I'll lose the money and sell the goods. I want to wait... I don't know when the big ship behind me will dock. You can figure it out for yourself."
"I want it!"
"..."
No one is a fool. When the penguins come, they can almost eat up the sea area near Mingguang, and they can't catch anything.
In addition, humpback whales will never leave for three months, so this period is the fishing moratorium in Mingguang.
Now, let alone sardines, even sardines, you have to have them.
