My fishing raft will ask for help.

Chapter 204 The Longing Entrusted by the Sunken Ship

Book lovers are all in the discussion area, chatting about the charm of urban novels.

The hot pot at noon was delicious, but they were there for a competition, so they ate very quickly and finished lunch before noon.

They had to be back at the dock by 4 p.m., so they had to start their return voyage at 2:30 p.m., as being on time could easily cause them to exceed the time limit.

After the meal, Yu Muzhou continued fishing, taking advantage of Zhou Miao's good luck.

It's getting cold, but the fish aren't biting as badly in the afternoon as they are in the hot summer. Yu Muzhou can catch a fish every few minutes.

However, fishing alone is a bit slow. By the time you return, the total number of fish in the group is still 83%.

But after Zhou Miao leaves, the fish-gathering formation will refresh, and he won't be able to fish here again tomorrow.

On the way back, we encountered quite a few competitors.

Some are happy, some are sad; everyone's gains are different.

Back at the dock, Zhou Miao carried the two boxes of fish he had caught that day ashore and pushed them to the statistics table in a cart.

When the contestants and staff saw that they had two whole boxes of fish, they were all stunned.

The contestants who were initially delighted were now even more incredulous.

"They must be cheating, how could they possibly catch so many fish?" one player muttered, his face full of jealousy.

"You can't cheat even if you want to. Patrol boats and drones come by all the time today, there's no chance to cheat at all." His companion was envious, but thought cheating was unrealistic.

"We're so lucky," an older contestant remarked, echoing the sentiments of everyone present.

These sea fishing competitions are all about experience and luck in finding fish; fishing skills are the least important factor.

Zhou Miao went to the statistics desk, told Wang Yong to line up, and went to find out the scores of the other contestants.

When he saw that the player with the highest score was only 27.7 points, he felt confident that the game was going well.

Although many contestants haven't been tallied yet, judging from the fish boxes on their carts, their catch is definitely not as much as theirs, and the difference is quite significant.

However, the leaderboard will be refreshed on the big screen at 6 p.m., at which time we will know the specific situation.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, it was Zhou Miao's turn.

When the staff opened the lid of the fish tank, the contestants who had stayed behind to watch the spectacle were immediately in an uproar.

One box was filled with small fish, while the other box was full of large fish weighing over five pounds each, including a super-sized red snapper.

"Damn, what's the point of comparing? Someone else might catch more fish in a day than I do in five days."

"This advantage is too big. I wonder if there are more players who haven't returned yet."

"It's difficult, very difficult! There are only so many resources in the country right now. The offshore area is better than the nearshore area, but it's still very limited."

"That's right! Now that it's getting cold, the fish have started to migrate to the open sea. You can only catch some coral fish in the open sea; it's too difficult to catch hundreds of pounds at once."

"Damn, if it weren't for the rules of the fishing competition, I would have gone to the Zhoushan Islands to fish for sea bass. With about five hours of fishing time a day, I could probably catch forty or fifty pounds."

Amidst the envy and jealousy of the other contestants, Zhou Miao's catch was tallied.

"Great, great, I didn't expect it to weigh 135.8 jin!" Yu Muzhou exclaimed upon seeing the number. She couldn't suppress the corners of her mouth.

Although he borrowed luck from Zhou Miao, he caught all the fish himself, and felt a great sense of accomplishment.

"Brother Zhou, I'll head back now!" But Zhou Miao's mood didn't fluctuate much.

He's already cheating, and he's still not as good as others. He might as well find a rope and hang himself.

"I'll drive you there. Be on time for the meeting tomorrow, don't oversleep."

"rest assured."

......

At nine o'clock the next day, Zhou Miao set sail again.

"Ah Miao, are we going to the same fishing spot as last night again today?" Yu Muzhou asked, his expression excited.

After the leaderboard was announced at 6 p.m. last night, his score was a full 70 points higher than the second-place finisher.

The huge gap made him feel as if the first place was already beckoning to him, and he was so excited that he almost couldn't sleep all night.

Zhou Miao glanced at him, wondering why he was so happy.

He organized the fishing competition himself, so why is he happier to win first place than he is to slack off and get paid?

Perhaps he wasn't pure enough, so he didn't understand the thoughts of these veteran air force veterans.

"Let's not go today, let's look for somewhere else."

"No way! We had such great resources last night, why waste our time?"

"...Alright, let's go back to yesterday's fishing spot."

Zhou Miao couldn't explain that yesterday's high harvest was because he had used cheat codes, but seeing that he insisted, he turned around and drove in that direction.

After all, besides having a cheat code, he has always had good luck. Even without the fish-gathering formation, his harvest wouldn't be too bad.

As Zhou Miao had expected, the harvest was indeed not bad, but it was a full 80 jin less than yesterday, with a total harvest of only 52.3 jin today.

She was still in first place on the leaderboard, but her performance on the second day of the competition dropped to third.

The first place winner was yesterday's second place winner, who caught a whopping 86 jin (43 catties) of fish, just like Zhou Miao, who seemed to have cheated.

However, after seeing his fish, everyone realized that he was just incredibly lucky and had encountered a group of mackerel.

Therefore, the gap between the second-place team and them was quickly narrowed to only about fifty points.

Yu Muzhou became a little anxious and on the third day, he decisively sent Zhou Miao to find another place.

Based on past experience, we might encounter a school of fish today.

But... Zhou Miao led him back to the fishing spot on the other side of the reef.

"Ah Miao, the resources here are dwindling. With only about fifty catties of fish a day, we might not be able to hold onto first place!"

"I've got a sudden urge to try fishing today, and I think it'll be about the same as the first day. Why don't you go fishing for a bit?"

"Is that so? Then I'll give it a try."

Yu Muzhou still cared about Zhou Miao's choice. Since he said he had fish on a whim, he would definitely have plenty.

The fish-gathering formation was activated again, and he actually caught about 120 pounds of fish today, only slightly less than the first day.

This time, he pulled away from the second-place finisher by nearly 100 pounds.

Zhou Miao was particularly impressed with the second-place finisher; if it weren't for his cheating, this team would have had a very good chance of winning first place.

Time quickly passed to the fourth day of the competition. Yu Muzhou thought he would continue to the reef today, but after driving for an hour, he realized that he was going the wrong way.

But he's learned his lesson; today he no longer interferes with Zhou Miao, letting him drive wherever he wants.

But that sudden urge is very important, you have to do it!

In reality, Zhou Miao didn't have a specific destination; he was just trying his luck, wandering around the sea area designated by the club.

He wasn't particularly worried about the 100-pound difference. If there wasn't a good fishing spot within two hours, he could simply go back.

Unfortunately, the coral reef area teeming with sea urchins is in the open sea and is not within the area specified for the competition.

Otherwise, he would have completed the task long ago; why would he have kept it up?

[Ding! A request for help has arrived from a fishing boat from thirty years ago. Do you wish to investigate?]

Zhou Miao's eyes lit up; a new mission had appeared!

He continued sailing the boat on the surface, but in reality, he was multitasking, initiating a distress call.

[A plea for help from a fishing boat that sank over thirty years ago: This fishing boat was entrusted with the guilt and longing for its family by its deceased owner. The boat wants you to find its owner's relatives and return to tell him how they are doing!]

"..."

This task is quite daunting!