As the crew surfaced, they immediately swam toward the boarding ladder.
"Eldest Brother, there are too many down there. We can't possibly pick them all."
After pulling off his helmet, Ma Hua laughed in his booming voice.
"Yeah, why are there so many? Didn't they say this stuff was rare?
Why do I feel like it's practically everywhere?"
"Eldest Brother really knows his stuff. He spotted the treasure on the seafloor at a glance."
The crew members who had come back up chattered excitedly about the sheer number of Sea Grapes.
Looking at the mesh bags everyone had brought up, nearly all of them were packed full.
By then, Ji Yongfu, who had returned first, had rested enough.
While the crew members who came back later were still discussing the Sea Grapes harvest,
he was already preparing for his second dive.
"Old Ji, wait a moment."
Seeing Ji Yongfu about to go back down, Ye Yuan hurriedly stepped in front of him.
"Eldest Brother, I'm fine."
As he spoke, Ji Yongfu thumped his chest with his fist, showing that he was perfectly all right.
"We know you're a great swimmer, okay? Wait until the crew gets back, then let Old Yu split everyone into groups before going down again."
What Ye Yuan said was the rule aboard the ship. No matter how badly Ji Yongfu wanted to pick more, he could only obediently sit back down.
Before long, the crew members gradually returned to the fishing boat.
As they came back, the mountain of Sea Grapes already piled on the deck came into everyone's view.
After a rough estimate, they had harvested at least a thousand jin of Sea Grapes this time.
Even if they sold them at the lowest price of 150 yuan per jin, that would still be