Chapter Summaries

Ye Yuan called Zhang Wujin to ask for help dealing with Fu Kai, who had been harassing Zhang Mingyue, and brought his cousin to the Ye family's housewarming banquet. There, he reunited with his friends and received gifts from Wang Yueshan, who discussed their seafood business and the upcoming Hong Kong Island auction.

• Ye Yuan called Zhang Wujin, who warned him that Fu Kai was dangerous and promised to help deal with him when they met.
• Ye Yuan, Zhang Qingbin, and Zhang Mingyue arrived at the banquet, where Mingyue regretted how her vanity had let the situation with Fu Kai develop.
• Ye Yuan spotted Zhao Chuan, Li Hui, Su Mei, Wang Yueshan, Xu Hang, and Lan Xin at a front table and brought Zhang Mingyue over to meet them.
• Wang Yueshan gave Ye Yuan two red envelopes, including one from Ma Mingyuan, and Ye Yuan asked him to pass along his regards ahead of the Hong Kong Island auction.

At Ye Yuan’s family housewarming banquet, Zhang Wujin sought support for the tourist area project and invited Wang Yueshan and Su Mei to consider investing. He revealed plans for a floating offshore restaurant that would use Ye Yuan’s special glass, and Ye Yuan agreed to provide a sample for testing.

• Ye Yuan introduced his cousin Su Mei to the guests, and his parents gave speeches before the housewarming banquet began.
• Zhang Wujin asked Lan Xin to speak with her father about speeding up paperwork for a police station, and she agreed.
• Zhang Wujin offered Wang Yueshan a hotel investment opportunity and gave him project materials, then handed Su Mei another set of documents.
• Zhang Wujin explained that he planned to build an offshore restaurant that would rise and fall with the tides and have a glass floor.
• Ye Yuan said his special glass could withstand the pressure, and agreed to provide a sample for testing before construction began.

At dinner, Zhang Wujin confronted Fu Kai by phone and made him promise to stop harassing Zhang Mingyue and treat her class to coffee for two years. Three days after the housewarming banquet, Ye Yuan returned to Fishing Bay Island and set out on the Yushui Hao for his last fishing trip before the ban, where he noticed widespread ocean garbage.

• Zhang Mingyue said she only wanted Fu Kai to stop harassing her, while Lan Xin and Zhang Wujin offered to help.
• Zhang Wujin called Fu Kai on speakerphone, warned him to stay away from Zhang Mingyue, and rejected his offer to give her a car.
• Fu Kai promised to treat Zhang Mingyue's class to coffee for a year, then extended the offer to two years after Zhang Wujin mentioned Lan Xin.
• Three days later, Ye Yuan visited his hospitalized grandmother, left Blue Island, and boarded the Yushui Hao for his final trip before the fishing ban.
• Ye Yuan saw garbage floating at sea and spread his perception into the water, furrowing his brow.

Ye Yuan and Yu Hongbo discussed the marine debris recovered by their fishing boat, and Ye Yuan resolved to keep garbage out of Pinghai's ocean. The crew then used Big White and Little Shark to help surround a valuable school of fish, hauling in a large catch while many fish escaped.

• Yu Hongbo told Ye Yuan that the crew had often hauled up marine debris, and Ye Yuan said they should send recovered trash to Pinghai's waste treatment plant.
• Ye Yuan resolved to prevent garbage from entering the ocean near his Pinghai tourist area, regardless of the cost.
• Yu Hongbo ordered the crew to cast a surround net while Big White and Little Shark drove fish toward it.
• Ye Yuan spotted an opening in the net with his perception and directed Ding Yi to turn fifteen degrees northward, allowing the crew to seal the gap.
• Ye Yuan ordered Pei Fei to haul the net, and the crew celebrated as they pulled up a bundle of golden sea fish, though less than half the school was caught.

Ye Yuan’s crew caught a valuable school of wild little yellow croakers, and he explained their value while urging everyone not to overfish. The boat stayed at sea for another night before the fishing ban, and Ye Yuan’s perception found a large, beautiful jellyfish but no promising catch.

• Ye Yuan let the little yellow croakers recover instead of ordering the crew to pursue the school and catch more.
• Ye Yuan explained how to distinguish wild yellow croakers from farm-raised ones and described how the fish’s size affected their price.
• The crew sorted about three thousand jin of little yellow croakers, estimating the catch was worth more than 970,000 yuan before counting miscellaneous fish.
• Ye Yuan reminded the crew that overfishing would leave fewer resources for future generations, and he corrected Wang Husheng’s assumptions about how easily fishermen could become rich.
• Yu Hongbo decided the crew would spend the night at sea to save fuel, and Ye Yuan searched the East China Sea with his perception.
• Ye Yuan spotted a steamer-basket-sized jellyfish but found nothing particularly valuable to catch nearby.

Ye Yuan found a huge school of mud crabs and led the crew to catch and sort them. The crew also found a protected Leatherback Turtle, released it unharmed, and watched it follow their boat.

• Ye Yuan spotted tens of thousands of unusually large mud crabs and told Ding Yi to bring the fishing boat over.
• Ye Yuan ordered the crew to use a bottom trawl net, and they hauled in a large catch of mud crabs.
• You Zhiyong spotted a huge Leatherback Turtle on the deck, and Ye Yuan confirmed it was unharmed and protected.
• Ye Yuan explained the Leatherback Turtle's rarity and size while the crew took photos with it.
• The crew returned the Leatherback Turtle to the sea, where it swam alongside the boat as Big White and Little Shark approached it.

Ye Yuan freed a Leatherback Turtle that became attached to him and followed the fishing boat until the crew sped away. At dinner, Gong Hongzhuang asked if he could bring his future wife to live on Fishing Bay Island, leaving Ye Yuan to weigh the request against the consequences for the other crew members.

• Ye Yuan fed the Leatherback Turtle after stopping Da Bai and Little Shark from attacking it, but the turtle followed his boat when he left.
• Ye Yuan ordered the boat to speed up, and the crew lost sight of the turtle and resumed work.
• Ye Yuan found no more large schools of fish before nightfall and joined the crew for a lavish dinner prepared by Gong Hongzhuang.
• Gong Hongzhuang asked Ye Yuan if the island's houses could be rented so he could live there with his future wife after their wedding.
• Ye Yuan considered allowing Gong Hongzhuang's wife to stay, but worried that doing so would lead the other crew members to ask to bring their families too.

Gong Hongzhuang asked Ye Yuan to let his new wife move to the island, but Ye Yuan instead offered her a chance to work at the tourist area and suggested they settle in Pinghai County. After arranging to anchor near a bay for the night, Ye Yuan watched his crew eye a brightly lit fishing yacht nearby.

• Gong Hongzhuang asked Ye Yuan to let his wife live and work on the island, but Ye Yuan advised him to buy a house in Pinghai County and have her compete for a tour guide job at the tourist area.
• Gong Hongzhuang accepted Ye Yuan’s offer and called his fiancée to share the news.
• Ye Yuan left the dining hall and wondered how many crewmen would soon want to marry and settle down.
• Ye Yuan told Yu Hongbo to take the boat to a nearby bay, where Ding Yi shut off the engine and dropped anchor.
• Ma Hua, You Zhiyong, and Wang Husheng discussed the fishing yacht moored nearby as Ye Yuan watched its lights and passengers.

Ye Yuan discovered a Bluefin Tuna near his fishing boat and prepared specialized gear to catch it. The tuna swam beneath the boat and missed the bait on its first bite.

• Ye Yuan and the crew set crab traps overnight in a sheltered bay.
• Ye Yuan found crabs in every trap, including two large Mud Crabs, and the crew hauled in the catch.
• Ye Yuan spotted a Bluefin Tuna with his perception and tossed fish soaked in Spatial Lake Water into the sea to draw it toward the boat.
• Ye Yuan fetched his specialized Fishing Rod, baited it with Spatial Bait, and ordered Ding Yi to start the boat and await instructions.
• The Bluefin Tuna reached the boat, missed the motionless bait on its first bite, and continued swimming.

Ye Yuan fought to reel in a Bluefin Tuna while a rival sportfishing boat interfered and threatened to approach his vessel. His crew shot down the rival’s drone, and Ye Yuan ordered them to keep watching as the rival boat moved closer.

• Ye Yuan hooked a Bluefin Tuna and ordered his crew to move the boat north at a steady speed as he reeled it in.
• Wang Husheng relayed that a sportfishing boat claimed the fish was in its fishing grounds, but Ye Yuan refused to give up the catch.
• Ye Yuan ordered Yu Hongbo and the crew to use the Water Cannon against the interfering drone, and Bao Chunyu’s crew shot it down.
• A young man on the rival boat ordered its middle-aged operator to approach Ye Yuan’s vessel and scare them, despite the risk of a suction effect.
• Ding Yi warned Ye Yuan that the rival boat was moving toward them, and Ye Yuan told his crew to keep watching while he focused on the tuna.

Ye Yuan’s crew aboard the Yushui Hao faced a reckless fishing boat that scraped their vessel while he fought a tuna. After the collision, the crew landed Ye Yuan’s first Bluefin Tuna, while the other boat began taking on water.

• Wang Husheng warned the Flying Fish to leave, but its owner ordered the middle-aged helmsman to cut Ye Yuan’s fishing line.
• Ye Yuan told Ding Yi to block the Flying Fish’s route and continued fighting the tuna as both crews prepared for impact.
• The Flying Fish scraped the Yushui Hao, then developed a crack in its hull and began flooding.
• Ye Yuan called for the Spear Gun, and Yu Hongbo shot the Bluefin Tuna through the eye before the crew hoisted it aboard.
• Ye Yuan gave Ma Hua his phone and posed beside his first Bluefin Tuna for a photograph.

After the Flying Fish began sinking, Ye Yuan ordered its passengers to swim to his fishing boat and let them aboard. He used his newly discovered ability to command Little Shark to frighten Liu Mingyuan, the yacht’s owner, as the survivors reached safety.

• Wang Husheng told Ye Yuan that the Flying Fish was taking on water and had sent a distress call.
• Ye Yuan told the people aboard the Flying Fish to swim to his fishing boat, and he allowed them aboard after they reached it.
• A middle-aged man said he had only been hired to operate the boat and identified Liu Mingyuan as the owner who had ordered the collision.
• Ye Yuan used his perception to command Little Shark to approach Liu Mingyuan as he swam toward the fishing boat.
• Liu Mingyuan spotted Little Shark behind him, swam frantically to safety, and collapsed on deck while the crew laughed.

After Liu Mingyuan attacked Ye Yuan and smashed the fishing boat’s porcelain tableware, Ye Yuan had him and his companions locked in a cabin and demanded full compensation. He allowed the group to call their families as they continued toward Blue Island City.

• Liu Mingyuan charged at Ye Yuan, but You Zhiyong kicked him onto the deck, and Ye Yuan ordered ginger water for the shivering Flying Fish passengers.
• Ye Yuan redirected the boat toward Blue Island City and went to the dining hall after Gong Hongzhuang reported that Liu Mingyuan had smashed their bowls.
• Ye Yuan brought out the boat’s porcelain tableware and told Liu Mingyuan he would have to pay for whatever he broke.
• Liu Mingyuan smashed the remaining bowls and plates, so Ye Yuan ordered the crew to lock him and his companions in a rest cabin until they paid.
• One of Liu Mingyuan’s companions asked to call their families, and Ye Yuan let Yu Hongbo hand them a phone.

Ye Yuan planned how to make Liu Mingyuan's group pay for damaging his fishing boat and kept Qin behind after she recognized him. He revealed a chest of porcelain fragments to Gong Hongzhuang and Pei Fei and ordered Pei Fei to preserve the ship's surveillance footage.

• Ye Yuan chose Blue Island City as the destination, and Liu Mingyuan warned him not to regret it.
• Qin asked Ye Yuan if he was the man in her friend's photograph, and Ye Yuan kept her behind while Liu Mingyuan's group was taken away.
• Ye Yuan brought Qin to his cabin, offered her new clothes, and carried a wooden chest to the dining hall.
• Ye Yuan opened the chest of porcelain fragments and told Pei Fei to prepare to make Liu Mingyuan's group pay for the damage.
• Ye Yuan ordered Pei Fei to keep the surveillance footage, startling him because he had secretly activated the cameras and considered deleting their recordings.

Ye Yuan arranged the porcelain shards to support his claim that Liu Mingyuan had smashed salvaged antiques, then called Wang Xuehong for help with provenance and an expert on Blue Island. Wang Xuehong proposed presenting the porcelain as a joint donation and warned Ye Yuan that any compensation should also go to ordinary people.

• Ye Yuan switched the porcelain shards, left the wooden box where ship cameras could see it, and called Wang Xuehong.
• Ye Yuan asked Wang Xuehong to provide provenance for seventy pieces of salvaged porcelain and find an authoritative antiques expert on Blue Island.
• Wang Xuehong agreed to claim Ye Yuan had bought the porcelain from him and realized Ye Yuan had used shards to frame Liu Mingyuan for smashing it.
• Wang Xuehong proposed saying they had planned to transport the porcelain to Blue Island and donate it together.
• Ye Yuan objected that he would get no money and lose the antiques, while Wang Xuehong advised donating any compensation directly to ordinary people.

Ye Yuan agreed to join Wang Xuehong in donating money to Pinghai County to fund a marine garbage recovery team, while Wang planned to use the arrangement to gain practical benefits and prestige for their salvaged antiques. After learning about Liu Mingyuan’s family connections, Ye Yuan went to investigate a commotion at the stern, followed by Lü Qin.

• Wang Xuehong suggested that Ye Yuan use their donation to establish a marine garbage recovery team in Pinghai County, and Ye Yuan agreed to let Wang handle the details.
• Wang Xuehong said he was heading to Blue Island to back Ye Yuan and protect the antiques he had donated to the country.
• Ye Yuan returned to his cabin and asked Lü Qin about her friend; she refused to identify the friend but explained Liu Mingyuan’s family and connections.
• Ma Hua rushed into the cabin and called Ye Yuan to look at something in the sea, then left after telling him to close the door next time.
• Ye Yuan went to the stern to see what had happened, and Lü Qin followed him onto the deck.

Ye Yuan’s fishing boat was followed by Big White, Little Shark, and the Leatherback Turtle he had released, and he asked Professor Su for advice about the turtle. The boat continued toward Blue Island while Ye Yuan planned to return to the spot later and find out what the animals wanted.

• Ye Yuan slowed the fishing boat after learning it would reach Blue Island in two hours, letting Big White, Little Shark, and the Leatherback Turtle catch up.
• Lü Qin saw the animals following the boat and questioned Ye Yuan, while Ma Hua joked with her and the crew laughed.
• Ye Yuan fed the three animals black carp and sensed they were trying to lead him somewhere, but he calmed them and told them he would return in a few days.
• Lü Qin followed Ye Yuan and pressed him to explain why the animals were following, but he said he did not know.
• Ye Yuan called Professor Su to ask how to make the Leatherback Turtle leave or whether the research institute could take it, but Professor Su declined and said he would bring students to see it later.

After Ye Yuan’s boat was rammed, Pei Fei reported that Liu Mingyuan planned to use his family’s police connections to retaliate. Ye Yuan approved notifying Xu Hang’s side and remained confident that his plan would succeed, while Lü Qin wondered why the marine animals were following their boat.

• Liu Mingyuan blamed Xue Bo for stopping him from calling his grandfather, then boasted that his father’s police connection would settle the dispute and threatened Ye Yuan’s crew.
• Xue Bo warned Liu Mingyuan that his temper and arrogance had damaged his chances with Lü Qin, but Liu Mingyuan insisted she had joined the trip because she liked him.
• Pei Fei listened to Liu Mingyuan and his friends through the surveillance feed, then went to tell Ye Yuan about their plans.
• Ye Yuan told Pei Fei to notify Xu Hang but not mention the fragments, and declared that Liu Mingyuan’s group would not escape his plan.
• Lü Qin overheard Ye Yuan and Pei Fei’s exchange and wondered why the Chinese white dolphin, Sawshark, and Leatherback Turtle kept following the boat.

Ye Yuan faced uniformed men who accused him of unlawfully detaining Liu Mingyuan and his companions after rescuing them. Xu Hang arrived, confirmed they had rammed Ye Yuan’s boat, and crippled Liu Mingyuan’s right arm, leaving the officials stunned.

• Three uniformed men waited at the Blue Island City docks for the Yushui Hao, and the middle-aged man questioned Ye Yuan when the boat arrived.
• Ye Yuan said he had rescued the anglers and held them in the rest cabin after they smashed his property and acted violently.
• Liu Mingyuan recognized the middle-aged man as Uncle Fu and accused Ye Yuan of beating and detaining him.
• Xu Hang arrived, asked Ye Yuan whether Liu Mingyuan and the others had rammed his boat, and attacked Liu Mingyuan after Ye Yuan confirmed it.
• Xu Hang broke Liu Mingyuan’s right arm with a kick, while the middle-aged official warned him to stop but stayed back.

Xu Hang attacked Liu Mingyuan on Ye Yuan’s fishing boat, and Ye Yuan stepped in to stop him. After the officers arrived, Ye Yuan challenged their handling of the incident and demanded compensation for the boat’s losses, but Wang Xuehong arrived with three elderly men and reporters, bringing a new complication.

• Xu Hang ignored Lü Qin and the officers, then tried to kick Liu Mingyuan again until Ye Yuan blocked him and the two fought.
• Yu Hongbo ordered the crewmen to break up the fight, and they separated Ye Yuan and Xu Hang.
• The middle-aged officer called for backup, then arrived with more than twenty officers and ordered Xu Hang to go to the station and Liu Mingyuan to the hospital.
• Ye Yuan stopped the officers from taking Liu Mingyuan away and questioned whether the dispatch was official, demanding compensation for his losses.
• Xu Hang said Liu Mingyuan’s family could pay, but Wang Xuehong arrived with three elderly men and several reporters and challenged that claim.