The frequency with which their boat was rammed dropped from once a minute to once every three minutes.
Everyone wiped away their sweat.
Lin Man Zhang sped the boat up a little more.
More than twenty minutes later, their boat reached Jasmine Island.
The soldiers keeping watch aboard the military vessel saw them return and were puzzled. They shouted from afar, "What happened? Why are you back again? Did you run out of fuel?"
"No. We were attacked by a Sailfish on the way back, so we came ashore to take shelter for the night."
Jasmine Island was small, but it was enough to accommodate them for one night.
They had food and water aboard, and they could still have breakfast before heading back tomorrow.
The abalones they had pried loose today needed to be put into the sea to keep them alive, or they might die from lack of oxygen.
After everyone went ashore, they all got busy.
The young soldier went back to make a report.
Before long, Commander Gu invited them aboard the larger ship.
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There was still room on the large ship, and resting there was better than sleeping out in the open on the island.
Lu Ao and the others did not refuse Commander Gu's kindness and all boarded the ship.
Not only did Lu Ao board the ship, he also brought up the Sailfish he had caught.
The weather was too hot to preserve the Sailfish, so it would be better to eat it while it was fresh.
Commander Gu would not accept their Sailfish, but he also felt it was a shame to eat such a large, fine fish just like that. He persuaded him, "How about I have them take it to the kitchen and freeze it for you? Tomorrow,