Chapter 199

Lu Ao was surprised himself to find so many abalone here. He pried off several and put them into the fish basket he carried with him.

Each abalone was as large as his palm, with thick, plump-looking flesh. They were sure to taste excellent.

Lu Ao had originally thought the abalone would be the surprise. He had not expected that, as they slowly descended to the seafloor, they would discover quite a few Ornate Spiny Lobsters there!

They had indeed released Ornate Spiny Lobsters, but those had only been juveniles. It would take another two or three years for them to mature. He had not expected wild lobsters to move in and settle here before theirs had grown up.

Looking at the surroundings, Lu Ao suddenly understood.

The environment around the Marine Ranch was simply too good. There were no equally good habitats nearby, so naturally fish and shrimp followed the food and prey here, making their homes in this place.

Lu Ao caught five or six Ornate Spiny Lobsters as long as his forearm in one go.

He made a gesture and led Weng Qian slowly upward.

Weng Qian followed him.

As a novice, Weng Qian swam slowly. From a depth of fifty or sixty meters, the two took nearly half an hour to surface.

The moment he broke the surface, Weng Qian removed his regulator and said impatiently, "Let's sign a long-term contract. Name your price!"

Lu Ao pulled him onto the boat. "You think that highly of our Marine Ranch?"

Weng Qian wiped the water from his face and looked at him. "Do you know what I regret most right now?"

Lu Ao looked at him. "What do you regret?"

Weng Qian slapped his knee, grief-stricken. "I regret turning you down when you asked me to develop