Chapter 188

Gold nuggets of all sizes lay scattered across the deck—thirty-nine pieces in all.

After setting the last nugget on the deck, Lu Ao was exhausted. He sprawled limply across the deck, belly up, staring at the starry sky overhead as he muttered, "Forget it. I'm done. I'm too tired."

Song Zhou went over to massage him. "Who told you to push yourself so hard?"

"I had to. There was too much gold down there. I thought deposits like this only existed on land, but there was even more in the sea. Piece after piece, just waiting for someone to pick it up. If I'd known there was so much gold in the ocean, I wouldn't have worked myself half to death fishing last year. I could've just gone diving for gold."

"How could you have known? Besides, now that you know there's so much gold on the seafloor, do you still want to raise fish?"

Lu Ao seriously considered his words, then nodded. "I do!"

"Didn't you say that once you had gold, you wouldn't want to fish anymore? By that logic, shouldn't having gold make you even less willing to raise fish? Fish farming is hard work and doesn't bring in much."

Lu Ao's eyes sparkled, reflecting the stars filling the sky. He said happily, "But I'm a dragon. If I don't raise fish, why would I haul up so much gold? I can't spend it all anyway."

Song Zhou wanted to laugh when he heard that. After massaging him for a while longer, he patted his belly. "All right, turn back into a human and go take a bath."

"I'll rest a little longer." Lu Ao lay sprawled on the deck and muttered, "I'm too tired."

Song Zhou soothingly stroked his forehead. With a light press of his