I Can Record Wonders

Chapter 4: The King Sets Sail and Falls into the Net

The King Crab is strong and skilled at hiding, and it crawls underwater particularly fast.

For the local fishermen, the King Crab is even harder to catch than the Cat's Eye Clam.

But for Fu Ning, it's the opposite.

In his past life, he had lived by the seaside, and the local fishermen taught him a method for catching crabs.

First, find some nearby branches and cut them into lengths of around twenty centimeters.

On one end of the branches, string the internal organs or clam meat.

Then, take advantage of the rising tide and choose a shallow beach where the water only reaches the ankles. Insert the prepared branches into the water at regular intervals.

Crabs are omnivorous animals, especially fond of eating internal organs. Once they smell the scent, they will definitely burrow into the sand.

And when the tide recedes the next day, the branches that were inserted earlier will all be exposed on the water's surface. By following the markings, one can easily find the crabs below.

Thinking of this, Fu Ning disregarded the cold and immediately rushed out of the cabin, putting on his clothes.

After a while, he returned with a lump of fish guts in his hand.

Fortunately, the tide hadn't completely risen yet, so the fish guts he had prepared earlier were still there.

"Big Fish, what are you going to do with these dirty things?"

"You'll find out tomorrow."

Fu Ning teased, then proceeded to teach Yun Niang how to set up the traps.

By the time they finished, it was already late in the day.

Yun Niang seemed reluctant to go home.

It wasn't until the night grew deep that she reluctantly left.

The wind on the sea at night was strong.

The small boat was rocking heavily.

It wasn't until the second half of the night that Fu Ning fell asleep in a daze.

In his dream, it seemed that he hadn't transmigrated and was continuing his ordinary life, working, getting married, having children, growing old, as if he had fallen into a besieged city.

He tried hard to escape, but suddenly realized that the besieged city had turned into a prison at some point, and he had become a Spirit Slave raised in the prison.

He experienced the suffering of his previous life again, until he was awakened by a voice.

"Big Fish, the tide has receded."

Fu Ning suddenly sat up in shock.

The whole boat shook along with him.

He shook his head, shaking off the nightmare from last night.

Outside the boat, there was Yun Niang's shadow.

Yesterday, he specifically instructed Yun Niang to remind him when the tide receded.

Looking through the gaps in the boat, he saw the waves on the sea surface forming a line, like well-trained soldiers, retreating after the battle.

And behind the waves, the range of the beach had expanded by more than three feet.

"Great!"

He couldn't wait to crawl out of the cabin, but as soon as he stuck his head out, the sea breeze blew him back.

Achoo~

The earlier wind hadn't been warmed by the sun yet, so it still carried a chill.

He shivered and tightened his clothes, feeling a weak and soft sensation under his feet.

Indeed, this body was worse than yesterday. Without the replenishment of Origin Qi, it could only last for about ten days at most.

"I must quickly enter Sitting Oblivion Beach!"

Fu Ning thought to himself, his eyes filled with urgency.

The sand on the shore was hard. After being soaked in seawater all night, each grain carried a bone-chilling coldness.

Barefoot, Fu Ning felt like he was stepping on ice. With each step, his face grew paler.

But he didn't retreat because of it. On the contrary, his pace became faster and faster.

Because the wind and waves were strong last night, he was worried that the traps might have been washed away.

Soon, he arrived at the beach where the traps were set up yesterday. He saw that the tide had receded, and the beach was now exposed.

The branches they had inserted into the water yesterday were now standing neatly on the beach.

Just like the markings made by sappers when clearing landmines, everything was clear at a glance.

As Fu Ning read this, his worries finally eased a bit.

As long as the branches are there, the trap should be fine!

"Da Yu, are we going to catch fish by the sea?" Yun Niang carried a fish basket.

The fish basket was quite large, and at first glance, it looked like Yun Niang was carrying it.

The sea breeze blew, rushing in through her collar, instantly making it bulge.

Today, Yun Niang had a few more red marks on her body.

Having experienced a life of imprisonment, Fu Ning could tell at a glance that these were marks from a whip.

"Yun Niang, what happened to the injuries on your body?"

Fu Ning's tone was low, thinking of Yun Niang's reluctance to go home yesterday, and he had some guesses in his heart.

Yun Niang touched the red marks on her neck, her mouth opened, revealing a row of white teeth. "It's nothing, soaking in seawater will be fine."

Looking at her carefree appearance, Fu Ning's heart suddenly tightened.

Whip marks soaked in seawater, the pain should be something few people can bear.

Yun Niang timely interrupted Fu Ning's contemplation. "Da Yu, what are these branches for?"

Fu Ning coughed lightly and didn't answer because he himself wasn't sure.

After all, this trap came from the Blue Star, and no one knew if the crabs in this different world were good or not.

Looking at the nearest branch, he squatted down and started digging.

Whether they could enter Sitting Oblivion Beach would depend on today's harvest!

Fu Ning first brushed away the surface sand, then probed down with his fingers.

If this trap worked, the crabs should be hiding in the mud under the branches.

Crabs are naturally alert, and at any sign of movement, they would immediately run away. So he dug very carefully.

He dug to a depth of about three inches when Fu Ning suddenly paused, his fingertips touching something hard.

"There's something!"

He focused his mind, determined the general location, and suddenly lifted the branch, flipping the mud underneath.

In the messy mud, a crab the size of a palm scurried around in panic.

Yun Niang, who had been puzzled, suddenly realized, "Ah! Don't let it escape!"

The speed of the king crab was fast, but Yun Niang was faster. Before it could spread its eight long legs, she had already caught it from behind.

"Haha, trying to run?! Where do you think you're going?"

The crab had green hair and yellow claws, its armor shimmering with an iron color. Its face looked fierce, and its two large pincers were clamping the air chaotically, as if it were a king crab that was very angry and the consequences would be severe.

Seeing this, Fu Ning was overjoyed. Fortunately, Yun Niang was here, otherwise this king crab would probably have escaped.

"Is this... the fish intestines from yesterday?"

The crab had half of a fish intestine in its mouth. Yun Niang suddenly understood: So this is a trap for catching king crabs!

Her favorite thing to eat was king crab, and with the first catch, her enthusiasm immediately soared.

Yun Niang was very clever. Just by watching Fu Ning dig once, she could replicate it.

Soon, they turned over all the traps.

Yesterday, they set up a total of fifteen traps.

Among them, except for three empty ones, the other twelve had a catch. Some traps even had several crabs underneath.

In the end, when they counted them all, they had caught a total of eighteen crabs.

Among them, there were five king crabs, and the remaining thirteen were various sizes of blue crabs.

The fish baskets brought by Yun Niang were almost full.

"We're having king crab today!"

The sea breeze lifted Yun Niang's hair, and tears of joy flowed from the corners of her mouth.

"King crab?"

Fu Ning quickly stopped her idea. "Yun Niang, you can eat the blue crabs, but I have a use for these king crabs."

"Huh? What use do the king crabs have?"

Yun Niang was a bit disappointed. Blue crabs didn't have the same fragrance as king crabs.

(End of this chapter)