Chapter Summaries

On the first day after the fishing ban ended, Ye Yuan prepared for the great ebb tide and let Father Ye and his second uncle take the Yushui Hao out with help from his workers and Ding Yi. He picked up Zhang Wujin, Xiao Nan, and Wei Qiang, who revealed their plan to build a villa development beside Ye Yuan’s tourist area.

• Ye Yuan saw Father Ye and his second uncle preparing their old boat for the great ebb tide and offered them the Yushui Hao, workers, and Ding Yi.
• Zhang Wujin called Ye Yuan and asked him to pick up Xiao Nan and Wei Qiang from Nanlin Island.
• Ye Yuan collected the three men aboard the Water Controller and set off again.
• Xiao Nan told Ye Yuan that he and Wei Qiang planned to invest in a villa development beside Ye Yuan’s tourist area.

Ye Yuan took Wei Qiang, Xiao Nan, and Zhang Wujin out on the Water Controller and led the crew to a successful first catch of Spanish mackerel. As the boat continued, Ye Yuan discovered a valuable school of Ox Tongue sole on the seabed.

• Xiao Nan told Ye Yuan he wanted to invest in Pinghai County, and Ye Yuan welcomed help building facilities near the tourist area.
• Ma Hua asked when they would cast the net, and Ye Yuan ordered the crew to lower the trawl after finding a school of Spanish mackerel.
• The crew hauled in a large catch of Spanish mackerel, while Zhang Wujin, Xiao Nan, and Wei Qiang tried sorting fish and quickly grew tired.
• Ye Yuan searched the seabed as the boat traveled onward and found a school of Ox Tongue, which was worth several times more than Doru.

Ye Yuan led the crew in catching Sole Fish, releasing the undersized ones to protect the stock and explaining to Wei Qiang why fishing was harder and riskier than it looked. As the boat prepared to head back, the crew urged him to stay at sea longer, and the chapter ended with the revelation that You Zhiyong had used money from their gambling-ship trip to buy his younger sister an apartment in Shangjing.

• Ye Yuan ordered the crew to cast the nets again and they caught more than a thousand Sole Fish, releasing the smaller ones.
• Ye Yuan secretly sent several good-looking Sole Fish into his space before leaving the sorting work to Yu Hongbo.
• Wei Qiang asked whether Ye Yuan always got such catches, and Ye Yuan explained that fishing brought hard work, uncertain earnings, and danger from storms.
• After the rain stopped, You Zhiyong directed the boat while Ye Yuan held back from ordering more casts and decided to return.
• Ma Hua and You Zhiyong urged Ye Yuan to keep fishing farther out, while the narration revealed that You Zhiyong had bought an apartment for his younger sister with money from the gambling-ship trip.

Ye Yuan agreed to lead the crew to another fishing spot on the way back, where they hauled in a huge, diverse catch. The crew began sorting the fish after You Zhiyong spotted a Giant Sea Turtle among them.

• Ye Yuan turned down the crew's request to stay out overnight but agreed to direct them to another fishing spot on the way back.
• Zhang Wujin told Wei Qiang and Xiao Nan about Ye Yuan's fishing skill and his work making statues and furniture.
• Ye Yuan used his perception to find dense schools of fish and ordered the crew to cast the net.
• Pei Fei operated the motor as the crew hauled in a large catch of various fish.
• You Zhiyong spotted a Giant Sea Turtle weighing over a hundred pounds, while the crew continued sorting and preserving the catch.

Ye Yuan explained why fishermen released sea turtles and how all seven known species were endangered, then watched Wei Qiang, Xiao Nan, and Zhang Wujin return a caught turtle to the sea. The turtle swam beside the boat before leaving, and Ye Yuan turned his attention to sorting the large catch.

• Wei Qiang asked Ye Yuan how fishermen ate sea turtles, and Ye Yuan explained that fishermen released them because of tradition, reverence, and their protected status.
• Zhang Wujin listed the seven known sea turtle species and explained that all were endangered and protected.
• Wei Qiang, Xiao Nan, and Zhang Wujin photographed the sea turtle before carrying it back into the sea.
• Ye Yuan worried the turtle might cling to him like the Leatherback Turtle on his island, but it swam alongside the boat and then left.
• Ye Yuan reflected on the danger plastic pollution posed to sea turtles and the ocean, then ordered the crew to sort the catch with crates and crushed ice.

Ye Yuan’s crew sorted a valuable coastal catch, and Ye Yuan rewarded them with bonuses before meeting Father Ye at the pier. After father and son agreed that Father Ye would pay the trip’s costs and keep his own catch, Ye Yuan’s boat sailed back toward the open sea, where Ma Hua complained that Ye Yuan had spent the whole voyage doing nothing.

• Ye Yuan and the crew sorted lobsters, grouper, sea bass, and other fish, estimating the haul at around three hundred thousand yuan.
• Ye Yuan gave each crew member a five-thousand-yuan bonus for their first trip after the fishing ban.
• At Fishing Bay Island, Father Ye said he would pay the fuel and labor costs and transport his own catch, while Ye Yuan offered to waive the charges.
• Three days after the great ebb tide, Ye Yuan and his crew set out aboard the Yushui Hao for the open sea.
• Ma Hua complained that Ye Yuan had not helped direct the ship during the day-long voyage.

Ye Yuan and the crew watched Pilot Whales attack a Gray Whale mother and her calf, while Ye Yuan explained the hunt and the documentary crew’s non-interference. As Ma Hua urged the crew to intervene, Ye Yuan reminded him that this was the law of nature.

• Ye Yuan spotted a pod of Pilot Whales and a boat filming them, then noticed a Gray Whale mother and calf nearby.
• Ye Yuan explained that the Pilot Whales might hunt the Gray Whales for their tongues and lips, and that documentary filmmakers generally did not interfere with wildlife.
• The Pilot Whales attacked the calf, biting its tail and fins and forcing it underwater as its mother tried to protect and lift it.
• Ma Hua became distressed and suggested sailing over to stop the attack, but Ye Yuan comforted him and said they could not control the law of nature.

Ye Yuan and the crew watched a pod of pilot whales attack a gray whale mother and calf until a huge humpback whale appeared and drove the attackers away. Ye Yuan recognized the humpback’s likely motive and watched as it protected the gray whales.

• Ye Yuan explained that the pilot whales’ hunt could take hours, and Ma Hua fell silent when challenged about the starving whales.
• You Zhiyong spotted a massive creature launch several pilot whales into the air, and Ye Yuan identified it as a humpback whale.
• Ye Yuan kicked Ma Hua and tested his knowledge, and Ma Hua described the humpback whale’s appearance and size.
• Pei Fei joked that the gray calf might be the humpback’s offspring, while Ye Yuan suspected the humpback was retaliating for attacks it had suffered when young.
• The humpback whale shielded the gray whale mother and calf, using its huge, barnacle-covered pectoral fins to drive off the pilot whales.

Ye Yuan left a whale battle and agreed to let the crew dive near an uninhabited island. He tested his underwater speed and searched the seabed for rare finds while the crew explored a coral reef.

• Ye Yuan steered the fishing boat away from the fighting whales after judging the nearby documentary yacht was in danger.
• Yu Hongbo asked Ye Yuan to let the crew dive, and Ye Yuan approved a stop near an uninhabited island.
• The crew entered the water, and Ye Yuan swam away at high speed to test his abilities and search the seabed.
• Ye Yuan found no rare treasures in several areas and continued searching elsewhere.
• Ma Hua found a beautiful pink coral at a reef but left it behind after examining it.

Ma Hua searched among the sea snails and brought a beautiful shell back to the boat, where the crew discussed Ye Yuan’s diving skills. Far below the surface, Ye Yuan encountered a giant Devouring Eel, then left it unharmed and swam back without finding treasure.

• Ma Hua found a jade-like sea snail among the crew’s discoveries and brought it aboard to ask Eldest Brother about it.
• Yu Hongbo, Wang Husheng, and Ji Yongfu spoke with Ma Hua about the shell and praised Ye Yuan’s diving ability.
• Ye Yuan encountered a five-meter-long Devouring Eel more than two thousand meters underwater.
• Ye Yuan touched the eel and followed it as small fish and shrimp drifted into its mouth, confirming that it did not react to him.
• Ye Yuan decided not to store the Devouring Eel and swam back toward the boat.

Ye Yuan returned to Yushui Hao's anchorage and learned that Ma Hua had found a valuable Maria Cowrie. After the fishing boat set out again, Ye Yuan and Yu Hongbo spotted sharks traveling with a vast mixed school of fish, including several Bluefin Tuna.

• Ma Hua showed Ye Yuan a Maria Cowrie, and Ye Yuan said it was intact and could be worth tens of thousands.
• Ma Hua agreed to use half the conch's sale money to treat the crew, while Wang Husheng gave up trying to trick him into paying more.
• Ye Yuan said he had brought nothing back from his dive, and the fishing boat got underway again.
• Yu Hongbo alerted Ye Yuan to sharks traveling alongside a huge school of Spanish mackerel.
• Ye Yuan used his perception to discover that the school also contained mouse grouper, Coral Trout, other fish, and several Bluefin Tuna.

Ye Yuan sensed that marine life was fleeing from cracks and rising heat on the seafloor, and feared a major disaster was imminent. He ordered the Yushui Hao to abandon its route toward Wake Island and race toward Kamchatka while the crew secured the ship.

• Ye Yuan detected a vast school of predators and prey fleeing from seafloor cracks that released bubbles and heated the surrounding water.
• Ye Yuan demanded the nearest port, rejected Wake Island, and chose Kamchatka Peninsula as the ship's destination.
• Ye Yuan ordered Yu Hongbo to secure the deck and fishing equipment and told Wang Husheng to monitor radio and weather reports.
• Ding Yi changed course and drove the Yushui Hao toward Kamchatka at full speed while the crew hurried to follow Ye Yuan's orders.
• Ye Yuan kept watch with his perception, believing something tremendous was about to happen less than two hundred nautical miles away.

Ye Yuan feared an undersea volcanic eruption would trigger a tsunami and pushed the Yushui Hao fishing vessel to escape while keeping his crew calm. After the eruption was reported over the radio, he reached the bridge to assess their route and the eruption’s severity.

• Ye Yuan sensed that an undersea volcano was about to erupt and worried that it could cause a tsunami.
• Ye Yuan ordered the Yushui Hao to race away while considering hiding the crew in his private space only as a last resort.
• Ye Yuan’s perception lost sight of the volcano as the vessel traveled beyond its range, but he remained concerned about tsunami danger.
• Wang Husheng radioed that a volcanic eruption had occurred in the Pacific and that nearby vessels were being told to seek shelter.
• Ye Yuan joined Yu Hongbo and Wang Husheng on the bridge and asked how quickly they could reach an island and whether authorities had announced the eruption’s level.

After a volcanic eruption triggered a tsunami, Ye Yuan led the Yushui Hao crew to an uninhabited island and watched the waves from its highest point. As the crew began to settle in, Ma Hua heard what sounded like a cat meowing.

• Wang Husheng asked what they should do, and Ding Yi identified a nearby uninhabited island; Ye Yuan ordered the crew to head there.
• Ye Yuan and the crew anchored the Yushui Hao, packed supplies, and evacuated to the island in batches.
• A tsunami struck before they reached the island’s highest point, and Ye Yuan urged the crew to keep running until they reached safety behind a boulder.
• The first waves battered the Yushui Hao and flooded the island, while Pei Fei and other crew members filmed from high ground.
• Gong Hongzhuang gathered branches as Ma Hua insisted he heard a cat meowing, and a meow sounded nearby.

Ye Yuan and several crew members followed a tiger cub’s cries to a cave, where they found one surviving cub and two dead young tigers, but no adult. Ye Yuan carried the hungry cub back to the crew, while Bao Chunyu decided to bring the dead tigers along as rising water threatened the island.

• Bao Chunyu recognized the repeated cries as those of a tiger cub and explained that he had heard the sound at his brother’s tiger park.
• Ye Yuan took You Zhiyong, Bao Chunyu, Ma Hua, and Wang Husheng to investigate while the other crew members stayed behind.
• The group found a surviving cub nursing unsuccessfully beside a dead young tiger and discovered another cub’s body nearby.
• Ye Yuan picked up the starving cub and returned to the crew to find food for it.
• Bao Chunyu decided that the crew should carry the two dead tigers back because the island was becoming unsafe.
• Ye Yuan returned to the crew with the cub, and they asked where the others were and whether tigers were really on the island.

Ye Yuan fed a rescued tiger cub and learned that the dead tiger carcasses might be Bali Tigers, an extinct subspecies. The crew remained stranded amid the endless seawater, with Ye Yuan assigning Ma Hua and Huzi to preserve the carcasses if they survived.

• Ye Yuan asked Gong Hongzhuang for milk, and Pei Fei supplied several bags to feed the hungry tiger cub.
• Wang Husheng and Ma Hua brought back two dead tigers, and Ye Yuan ordered them to move the carcasses away after the cub began mewling.
• Bao Chunyu suggested that the smaller carcass might be an adult female Bali Tiger, and Ding Yi explained that the subspecies had gone extinct in 1937.
• Ye Yuan told Ma Hua and Huzi to preserve one carcass each if they left the area safely.
• The crew ate lunch while feeling dejected at the sight of seawater stretching in every direction.

After surviving the tsunami, Ye Yuan returned to the fishing boat and went back to the island with You Zhiyong and Bao Chunyu to search for more Bali Tigers. They found a dead male tiger, brought it aboard, and Ye Yuan returned to care for the cub, leaving the tiger carcasses concealed on the boat.

• Ye Yuan and the crew waited until the tsunami waves had passed, then swam back to their damaged but still floating fishing boat.
• Pei Fei inspected the power system and told Ye Yuan that it needed repairs but could be fixed.
• Ye Yuan took You Zhiyong and Bao Chunyu back to the island to search for more Bali Tigers while the crew repaired the boat.
• The three found a dead male tiger with wounds likely caused by the tsunami and carried its body back to the boat.
• Ye Yuan had the tiger carcasses stored in a concealed cabin, then fed milk to the cub in his cabin.

Ye Yuan and the crew brought the damaged Yushui Hao back toward Huaxia Nation, unaware that a broken radio had left them unreachable during a deadly tsunami. After entering Huaxia waters, Ye Yuan learned that the crew had been placed on the missing contact list and searched online for news of the disaster.

• Ye Yuan fed the tiger cub milk mixed with Spatial Lake Water and gave it a Spirit Opening Pill, which let it understand and follow simple commands.
• Pei Fei reported that the Yushui Hao could return safely despite an engine problem, while Wang Husheng said its radio was broken.
• Ye Yuan ordered the Yushui Hao to set sail, and the boat reached Huaxia Nation waters after four days of slow travel.
• Ye Yuan spoke with his mother and sister, learned they were waiting for him on Fishing Bay Island, and told them he would arrive that night.
• Ye Yuan received calls from friends and officials, then learned from Yu Hongbo that the crew had been listed as missing after the radio failure during the tsunami crisis.
• Ye Yuan heard that tens of thousands had died in the Wa Nation tsunami and went online to find out more.

Ye Yuan returned to Fishing Bay Island after realizing his mistaken tsunami command had put the crew at risk, and reunited the crew with their worried families. He then learned from Li Hui that the special seaweed had made groupers grow nearly ten times faster, leaving him with a potentially transformative discovery to pursue.

• Ye Yuan apologized to the crew for his mistaken command, and they reassured him that nobody had been hurt.
• The Yushui Hao docked at Fishing Bay Island, where the crew reunited with relatives who had come after hearing the boat was missing.
• Ye Yuan apologized to the families, opened the vacation villas for them, and gave the crew several days off to spend with their relatives.
• Li Hui told Ye Yuan that adding the special seaweed to fish feed had caused groupers to grow noticeably in a week and could let the batch reach market in two months.
• Li Hui asked Ye Yuan for more of the special seaweed so he could make additional feed.

Ye Yuan returned to the island and told Li Hui to cultivate the rare seaweed he had found so Yuwan Seafood could secure its supplies. He then showed Zhang Wujin and Niuniu the unusual tiger cub he had brought back, leaving Zhang Wujin confused about why Ye Yuan called it more precious than a national treasure.

• Ye Yuan told Li Hui to cultivate the seaweed near the island, and Li Hui said it could guarantee Yuwan Seafood's future production.
• Zhang Wujin told Ye Yuan that Xiao Nan and the others had left and invited him to see the tourist area and its underwater house.
• Ye Yuan piqued Niuniu's curiosity about a special item he had brought back and led her and Zhang Wujin to his cabin.
• Zhang Wujin guessed Ye Yuan had caught a prehistoric creature after Ye Yuan claimed his treasure was more precious than a national treasure.
• Niuniu grabbed the tiger cub by its ears and pulled it into her arms while Ye Yuan prevented it from hurting her.
• Zhang Wujin saw nothing else in the cabin, and Ye Yuan pointed out that the tiger cub was the treasure.