Chen Wen’s words were like a thunderbolt in Bai Yachuan’s ears.
He continued to look at these reefs, trying to discover their secrets.
But in the end, Bai Yachuan gave up.
"What... is so peculiar about this place?"
Bai Yachuan asked again.
Chen Wen ca back to his senses, smiled, and explained to Bai Yachuan, "Didn’t you notice? These reefs form a triangle."
"And one of the corners is even facing the seaside."
Bai Yachuan nodded slightly.
He could see that much.
But what does it have to do with freely getting seafood?
Before Bai Yachuan could say more, Chen Wen continued, "Have you ever heard of fish traps, Mr. Bai?"
Bai Yachuan suddenly looked up, an idea flashing through his mind.
"Are you saying..."
"That’s right, isn’t this a natural fish trap?"
Chen Wen said with a smile.
Fish traps.
Simply put, this thod uses obstacles (fish traps) set in the water to change the movent path of fish, concentrating them in a specific area for capture.
Fish traps can be made of stones, nets, or even reinforced concrete.
It’s an ancient and simple thod of fishing.
Ancient ans it’s easy to use.
Simple ans it’s not very efficient.
But for a survivor, fish traps have one big advantage: once the initial work is done, you just need to co and collect the fish every day during low tide.
The advantage of a trap is that it continues to work while you’re busy with other things.
Bai Yachuan swallowed, realizing that this place was indeed fascinating!
Two reefs roughly form a triangle, creating a simple fish trap.
If you gathered a lot of stones to block that corner and used small stones to fill the gaps in the reefs, it would be a perfect fish trap!
If you could place sothing to lure fish here, you could truly achieve seafood freedom!
"Genius!"
Bai Yachuan did not hold back his praise.
"No, no."
Chen Wen modestly replied, "I’m just a genius when it cos to fishing."
But not much more.
Bai Yachuan didn’t say more.
He signaled Chen Wen to gather Zhang Hu and Lu Heng.
After all, building a fish trap also requires physical strength.
Bai Yachuan conservatively estimated that it would take at least four or five days for the four of them to fill this area, including the ti to gather stones.
Chen Wen nodded.
At this mont, he indeed needed help.
He loudly called for Lu Heng and Zhang Hu, and once they arrived, he shared his plan with them.
Upon hearing that Chen Wen intended to transform this large reef area into a fishing trap,
Lu Heng and Zhang Hu were stunned.
"Will it really work? Wouldn’t it be a waste of effort?"
Lu Heng couldn’t help but ask.
Chen Wen nodded, "Don’t worry, just work hard!"
Hearing this, Bai Yachuan asked in confusion, "Us? Aren’t you coming?"
Chen Wen waved with a smile, "I still need to fish. Starting tomorrow, we’ll split tasks. I’ll fish to the north, and you all work on the fish trap here. Doing both simultaneously will be more efficient."
Rembering Chen Wen’s outstanding luck, Bai Yachuan nodded, "Alright, then I’ll take care of things here."
"Yes, Mr. Bai is also an old fisherman. With you overseeing this, I’m reassured."
Chen Wen said, then turned to Zhang Hu and Lu Heng, "You two will need to put in so effort. Hauling stones is no easy task."
Lu Heng was silent for a while, then nodded, "Okay, I can do it."
Before, he might’ve used the excuse of not being familiar with seafood to slack off, but now with this hard labor of hauling stones, slacking off isn’t an option.
If it were before, Lu Heng would definitely have made a fuss about not doing such heavy work.
But now, having benefitted from food, and with Chen Wen’s prestige growing,
he couldn’t say much.
"Heh heh, it’s nothing. I used to do physical labor at ho too."
Zhang Hu said with a naive smile.
Honest people are easier to deal with.
Chen Wen patted Zhang Hu’s shoulder and said, "Do a good job, Hu, and I’ll give you all an extra al tonight!"
When parting, Chen Wen shared so notes and tips on the fish trap with the three.
On one hand, place large stones at the bottom and smaller ones on top to stabilize the fish trap.
On the other hand, you can find so fishing nets to block the gaps, saving a lot of effort.
...
After allocating tasks,
Chen Wen picked up his fishing rod and continued fishing.
The fish here were mainly Stonefish and Groupers.
But resources were relatively scarce, and Chen Wen’s yield wasn’t much.
He cast along the coastline, but his final haul was less than thirty percent of the morning’s catch.
It seems I still need to go to the Coral Reef!
Chen Wen sighed as he looked at the few Stonefish in the bucket.
At the sa ti, for fishing bigger fish,
Chen Wen felt that building a boat must now be on the agenda too.
...
Dinner ti.
Chen Wen ate taro, but didn’t gain any entries.
The three entries from the taro exploded were all negative, and one even had an entry for toxin accumulation in the body.
Which made Chen Wen complain.
There wasn’t much to say during the post-dinner eting.
Chen Wen’s proposed fish trap received unanimous approval.
However, the exploration team brought back a large amount of cassava and a bold suggestion.
It was said that Wang Zhi and Du Feng discussed planning to brew alcohol with cassava.
This idea intrigued Chen Wen.
Cassava can be used for brewing alcohol.
After being cooked and fernted, it can be distilled to obtain cassava vodka.
But brewing in the wild was sothing Chen Wen couldn’t have imagined.
"Although we have plenty of cassava, let’s try a small amount first to avoid wasting large quantities of food."
Chen Wen gave a few reminders.
Wang Zhi said with a smile, "Since you put it that way, we’ll start small. Actually, I often brew at ho. While resources are limited here, theoretically we can still make it."
Theoretically.
Chen Wen laughed and shook his head.
The difference between theory and practice is just too big.
However, Chen Wen doesn’t know how to brew, so he didn’t get too involved.
On the dostic side.
The bed was slowly coming together.
Gan Tieshan asked Chen Wen what the next step was, and if he needed to make any tools, he could prepare in advance.
Chen Wen thought about it and asked if Gan Tieshan could build a boat.
Gan Tieshan hesitated and said, "The island’s trees aren’t really suitable for boat building..."
"How about a bamboo raft?"
Yan Bian suddenly said, "Southeast of the island, near the Red Mangrove Swamp, there’s a bamboo grove."
"There aren’t many animals in the bamboo grove, and the bamboo is quite large. I think it could be used for a bamboo raft."
Hearing this, Chen Wen nodded, "That’s good, bamboo can definitely be used. Let’s have Yan cut so bamboo in the next couple of days and bring it back to camp."
"Okay."
Yan Bian nodded, saying he would keep it in mind.
Chen Wen then asked about the whereabouts of the last dostic animal, the pig.
Yan Bian hesitated for a mont and said, "I found so traces, but I’m not sure if they belong to a pig. Anyway, they’re definitely from an animal, near the bamboo grove."
"Do you want to try taming and bringing the pig back? Let’s go and try tomorrow?"
Chen Wen thought for a mont and said, "How sure are you?"
"Seventy percent."
Yan Bian explained, "If there are no other dium-sized animals on the island, then it’s definitely a pig."
"Then I’ll go with you tomorrow to take a look."
Chen Wen made a decision.
He didn’t want to give up the pig’s entries, and there might even be two entries.
The successful taming of the chicken and sheep gave Chen Wen a lot of confidence.
Hearing that Chen Wen planned to search for the pig with Yan Bian,
Lv Guocheng asked, "What about fishing then? Should I..."
"I’ll do it!"
Bai Yachuan said confidently, "I watched Chen Wen fish for a bit this afternoon. It doesn’t seem difficult. I should be able to handle it."
Chen Wen nodded, "Alright, Mr. Bai will fish. By the way, Mr. Bai, if you fish in the south, be careful as the reefs here are pretty sharp."
"Don’t worry! It’ll be no problem!"
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