The way Fat Bass got to the shore was very simple, so Li Xiang and Bai Xiaojiao took the two sleds back to the shore. The three men used the ice sleds to drag the fish to the shore.
It was still too big and had no luck on the snow. Li Xiang rode Bai Xiaojiao and used a small sled to drag fish, while Wang Qi and the three of them went skiing on a big sled.
When Big Fish entered the city, he was surrounded by countless ghosts.
There are also some with bad intentions, but the way of thinking of ghosts and humans are too similar. Seeing the huge dent caused by a single attack on the fish's head, no ghosts put their thoughts into action.
After returning to the base to process the fish, I had just started working when there were ghost customers in the shop in front of me asking for treasures from the fish.
What treasures does Fat Bass have?
The first is fish bladder and fish oil.
For such a big fish, the thickness of the swim bladder alone is about the same as the palm of an adult man's hand, a total of 11 kilograms!
No one in the team knows how to make fish maw, and making fish maw is a bit outrageous, so we can only sell it, and then use other things to exchange isin maw from the ghost. However, isinglass is not widely used in this latitude, because the freezing point is as high as ten degrees Celsius, and it is easy to deglue when the temperature is low, and it is not known what can be done.
There is more fish oil, and dozens of kilograms of fish oil are scraped out of the stomach. There are also nearly a hundred kilograms of fish belly that can be refined into oil. The rest of the fish meat can also be refined into oil, but it is too wasteful.
It may be related to the food source in Yabur City. The price of fish oil is much higher than that of fish meat. After all, it is not only a high-calorie animal oil, but also the main fuel for oil lamps.
Fish oil lamps were a widely used lighting method in the agricultural era. The fish in the Aubus River were large and plentiful, so it was very difficult to obtain fish oil, but distilled wood oil would be troublesome.
Wang Qi's group eats well and has a special light retort to make retort wood oil. The demand for fish oil is not high, so most of the fish oil can be sold.
In addition to these two things, there is another thing that I didn’t expect, fish bones!
The fin pattern and distribution of the fat bass are very close to those of the family Perchidae. The first spine of the dorsal fin is particularly thick, almost the same as the calf.
I don’t know exactly what it can be used for. Anyway, one word: sell!
It's not that Wang Qi isn't curious, but there is a common problem with bone products. They will gradually become brittle over time. A ghost that can only move for a few months doesn't care about it. He has a blacksmith on his team, so fish bones have no advantage.
Of course, if you can save some later, as a lighter material, it can also be used as a camping fence.
Because the fish were so big that a normal knife was not enough to see them, so we had to use a saw. It took several days to complete the classification. Fortunately, the smell of fish in cold water was very light, otherwise the house would be uninhabitable.
The sold parts were replenished with a wave of raw materials for the blacksmith shop and some daily necessities.
There are indeed some benefits to having many ghosts. There are at least 20,000 ghosts in the dock area and surrounding areas. No building will be spared. They can get many things that can only be collected by chance, such as pedal sewing machines, needlework, colored pencils, etc. Maps, telescopes, whatever they can afford, they can get them.
The fish was arranged and went to the lake again.
I don’t know if the ghosts were stimulated by the big fish they caught, or if they had original plans. There were several groups of ghosts on the lake fishing in winter, some as many as a hundred, some as few as twenty.
Wang Qi and others were not in a hurry to do anything, and stayed on the shore to watch the show and paint and sketch by the way.
Kai didn't hold anything back when he opened his mouth: "Valia, how many do you think they die in a day?"
Varya glanced at him: "Being safe will not necessarily lead to death."
The situation at the scene was as Varya said. Even though the physical abilities of ghosts were only similar to those of ordinary deserters, after all, their thinking was the same as that of humans. They would not just trade their lives for food without doing anything. Their equipment was very complete.
I saw from a group of ghosts who were a few behind Wang Qi that they had a spike set installed on the forefoot of their shoes. It seemed to be made of wood and iron spikes. Using this thing, walking on the ice would be more stable. .
The main weapons are several harpoons tied with ropes. The ropes seem to be straw ropes mixed with iron wire.
This group hasn't finished digging the hole in the ice yet, but there is already a group on the lake that has gained something.
A fish with an estimated weight of about 600 kilograms was dragged ashore by three harpoons inserted into its body. It may have consumed some physical energy underwater, and its struggle was not too strong. It was dragged away from the ice cave by more than a dozen ghosts, and then A group of ghosts stabbed the fish with spears and harpoons, and the fish quickly stopped.
The name of the terrifying erect ape is no joke. Compared with hunting birds and rabbits, the income and energy consumption ratio of collective hunting of large animals is better. Otherwise, in the history of the previous world, countless large and giant creatures would not have become extinct in just tens of thousands of years.
Because the fish was big enough, a dozen ghosts would be satisfied with just one fish. If there was one more, they would probably not be able to get it back to the city, so they would happily get the fish ashore and transport it away.
The transportation tool is just a door panel with ropes added. It is neither a sled nor a cart, so it can be used.
But not every team has such good luck, not the team with hundreds of ghosts. The net they used to catch them had only one small fish weighing less than 100 kilograms in it when it was pulled up on the ice. Most of the nets were Teared into rags.
Not only were the fishing nets gone now, but the ice cave had been hit by fish, and it would be dangerous to get close before it was frozen again, so we had to open another hole and try using a harpoon to see the effect.
After Li Xiang finished painting a painting, Wang Qi and others stopped waiting and went down to the lake to find a place.
No surprise, I got a fish weighing 700 kilograms.
Someone was looking for trouble while transporting the fish back to the shore.
"How about helping you transport the fish back to the city and sharing it 50%?"
Twenty or so ghosts, probably just on the ice.
Wang Qi and others ignored them, but it actually got angry. After taking a few steps, it approached and put an arm around its shoulders.
"Get out." As he spoke, the sharp cone at the end of the ice pick in Wang Qi's hand was already pressing against Gui's Adam's apple.
It's not that he wants to cause trouble, but these ghosts are just like the deserters. If you give them a good look, you have to slap your nose and face, and you can't tolerate it.
"If you think my price is high, you can negotiate."
Wang Qi winked at Waliya and the two, and turned to face the ghost.
The two people behind used the ice ax as a fulcrum to swing the steel strand vigorously, and the big fish slipped away and slid to the shore.
Wang Qi then spoke: "What are you talking about?"
Seeing the strength of the two of them, the ghost smiled awkwardly: "Excuse me."
Just like humans, most of the restless ghosts are bullies. As long as they show a slight difference in power, direct conflict can be avoided. They will be resurrected, but when they reach the stage of committing violence, they cannot really solve the problem.
Transport the fish back to the base for processing, sell the swim bladder and part of the fish oil, and start gathering ghosts.
The method of convening is not to post an announcement, but to introduce it through the ghost guest of the blacksmith shop, and agree on the payment and date to gather at the destination.
The blacksmith shop has limited production capacity, so ghosts need to bring their own ice equipment. Sunlight hours are gradually running out, and they also need to bring their own lighting. In addition, there are risks of falling into the water and other risks. Not all ghosts can accept orders. Ghost customers are at least familiar with their surroundings. , can help find more suitable employees.
This time I went to find the Stone Girl to obtain her main body and underwater samples. It would be impossible without ghosts. After introductions and interviews, representatives from each team were summoned to set a date, and the camp was set up at the target point. It took more than ten days to start the operation, and in the middle, I caught two fish to collect wages.
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