After he went out, Lin Gongshang and the others had also gathered oysters and come back up.
The oysters beneath the bridge piers were huge, but accordingly much harder to pry loose. After knocking and wrenching at them for ages, they finally filled half a bag. By the time they climbed back onto the boat, they were too exhausted to move.
Lu Ao narrowed his eyes at Lin Gongshang sprawled on the deck. "Looks like whether you get to eat dry provisions really depends on me."
Lin Gongshang caught the mockery in that narrowed gaze. Rubbing his nose, he hurriedly called to Lin Qi Yan, who was preparing dinner, "Lin Qi Yan, I'll help scrub the oysters!"
With that, he dashed off.
Chapter 70
They set out in the morning and reached their destination sometime after three in the afternoon.
Since it was still early, everyone quickly changed into diving suits and went into the sea.
It was a bright, sunny day. After changing, Lu Ao entered the water and immediately found it crystal clear, with extremely high visibility—roughly ten or even dozens of meters.
Underwater, Lu Ao could see Lin Man Zhang and the others scattered within a hundred meters of him.
Human figures underwater looked like tiny branches. If one was not careful, even their shadows could vanish from sight.
The water here averaged eleven or twelve meters deep, deeper than any of the fishing grounds they had visited before.
For safety, everyone had a safety line tied around their waist. Lu Ao alone had refused one.
He carried only a rope for stringing fish around his waist. Holding a speargun, he jumped into the sea.
After noticing his companions nearby, he deliberately swam some distance away, trying to stay out of their sight.
When Lin Man Zhang