My fishing raft will ask for help.

Chapter 132: Three Consecutive Requests for Help

(I only realized after posting that chapter 132 was published first. The editor is on holiday and can't change it back, so please bear with the following.)

Lying comfortably in bed, Zhou Miao closed his eyes, preparing to take a nap.

He went to bed late last night and is still a little sleepy.

Unexpectedly, the system notified me the next moment that I had received a request for help.

[A plea for help from the mangrove forest: Because the mud crab population shifted its spawning location in the first half of the year, the crab larvae successfully avoided being caught by fishermen, resulting in a massive mud crab infestation in the mangrove forest, damaging the root systems of countless mangroves. The mangrove forest requests your help to solve this problem and reduce the mud crab population by half.]

"Holy crap, wild blue crabs can be rampant these days?" Zhou Miao was incredulous after reading the request for help.

However, since the system has already received requests for help, he has to believe that there will be a day when blue crabs will become rampant in 2025.

Zhou Miao quickly got up and went out to observe the location of the mangrove forest.

At this time, the fishing boat was not far from the shore, and he could clearly see the geographical location of the shore.

Zhou Miao first determined the location of the mangrove forest, and then went to find the location of the fish rafts.

Then they discovered that the mangrove forest wasn't far from the fish rafts; it was just south of them.

Once you get back, you can find the mangroves by simply sailing your fishing boat south.

This task is not difficult; you just need to set up a trap every night.

One thing that puzzled Zhou Miao was that no one was visiting the mangrove forest. Didn't they even know that there was an overabundance of blue crabs?

He shook his head, too lazy to think about it anymore.

When he returned, it was October 1st, National Day, and the price of blue crabs soared, which allowed him to make a fortune.

Zhou Miao then went back to his room to lie down and wait for his next request for help.

The fishing boat's final destination is an oil well about 150 nautical miles offshore; it's unclear whether this will trigger a mission.

If possible, Zhou Miao should be able to trigger at least two missions on this voyage, so that he won't feel idle in the days to come, and at least he will have a goal.

However, the fishing boat was not taking a route that he usually took when he went out to sea. After only about two hours, he triggered two more missions.

[A plea for help from the reef: The reef is unfortunately entangled in two discarded fishing nets, causing it great distress. It requests your help in resolving this problem.]

[A plea for help from the coral reef: A sea urchin overpopulation is causing a shortage of seaweed, leading to the exodus of seaweed-feeding fish and impacting the entire coral reef ecosystem. Coral reefs require ecological balance; we request your help to reduce the sea urchin population, resolve the reef's ecological problems, and prevent a vicious cycle that leads to the reef's eventual demise.]

Neither location is very far from the shore. The reef is in the open sea, about fifteen nautical miles from the shore, and Zhou Miao's fishing boat can reach it.

The coral reef is located a bit far, about 25 nautical miles away, and theoretically his ship is not allowed to operate there.

But it's fine for Zhou Miao to come and stroll around when the weather is nice; he can just turn off location services.

However, this behavior is not advisable; it would be better to spend some money to rent a Class II fishing boat.

This is also why Zhou Miao was looking forward to triggering a help request in the open sea, because distance is not a problem; it can be resolved as long as money is spent.

The fishing boat had a signal and could connect to the internet. Zhou Miao also used his phone's navigation to determine the coordinates, so he wasn't worried about getting lost.

I don't know if accepting three help requests at once is the limit, because the system didn't receive any more help requests until we reached the first target fishing spot.

At 8:30 p.m., there was a knock on the door: "Ah Miao, wake up, we're almost there, hurry up and get ready."

"Right away!"

Having already taken a nap in the afternoon, Zhou Miao was simply lying in his room, enjoying this kind of laid-back, homebody lifestyle.

But the boat had already reached the first fishing spot, and it was nighttime, so he certainly wouldn't miss such an excellent fishing opportunity.

As I stepped outside, I saw Yu Muzhou point to the next room: "I'll go down and reserve a spot first, you guys hurry up."

"Okay, coming right away."

Zhou Miao nodded, then went over and knocked on Luo Qianqian's door.

"Qianqian, want to go fishing?"

"You guys go ahead and fish, I'll go down later."

Luo Qianqian's purpose in coming here was to take the opportunity to win over Zhou Miao; she wasn't particularly interested in fishing.

What happened this morning made her give up trying.

Now she didn't know what to do, so she simply started watching short dramas to distract herself.

As a result, I got so engrossed in the show that I didn't want to go fishing at all.

"Okay, I'll call you if I can't find you later."

"Okay!"

Luo Qianqian answered loudly, her eyes fixed on the screen.

At that moment, the short drama was playing the scene where the female lead slapped the scumbag in the face. She watched the female lead slap the scumbag in the face and excitedly waved her fist, feeling very relieved.

"Yes, yes, that's how you deal with a jerk!"

Luo Qianqian found it very satisfying to put herself in the female lead's shoes and Zhou Miao into the villain who betrayed her.

Zhou Miao, who was forced to play the villain, had already arrived downstairs.

Zhou Miao, who was forced to play the villain, had already arrived downstairs.

Upon arriving at the first fishing spot, the anglers on the boat were very enthusiastic, with many having already secured prime fishing positions.

As a result, Zhou Miao and Yu Muzhou ended up fishing in the passageway.

Fortunately, the fishing boat was large enough that the passageway was not crowded.

The two placed the fish box behind them against the wall and asked the boatman for some ice.

You don't need to buy your own bait; we provide two large blocks of Antarctic krill and ten pounds of frozen mackerel for free.

Not enough bait?

Then we'll have to figure it out ourselves, or buy it from the ship.

Zhou Miao is using an electric winch tonight, which needs to be installed and secured on the ship's side first.

The boatman has informed them of the fishing depth.

Today's fishing spot is a large reef, with a fishing depth of seventy meters.

Common deep-sea fish include yellowtail, deep-sea rockfish, red snapper, and deep-sea grouper.

Zhou Miao's target fish are small fish weighing less than five pounds, so he doesn't need to use mackerel for the time being. He fills the bait cage with krill and selects larger krill as bait. After setting up the fishing line, he starts fishing immediately.

Yu Muzhou next to him was the opposite; he used a very thick fishing line and baited a whole mackerel, clearly aiming for a big fish.

"Brother Zhou, why don't we try catching some small fish first to test the waters?"

"Why test the waters? If you're going to fish, catch big ones. I'm afraid of coming home empty-handed in coastal waters, so I fish for small fish. If I come all the way out to sea and still end up catching small fish, what's the point of coming?"

Zhou Miao's lips twitched: "That makes sense. Then I wish you catch a hundred-pound fish on your first cast."

Upon hearing this, Yu Muzhou laughed heartily: "Haha, I appreciate your kind words."

The two cast their lines almost simultaneously, but Zhou Miao's rod quickly showed signs of movement.

He quickly pressed the reel button on the electric winch, and the winch immediately started reeling in the line.

The numbers on the screen were jumping around quickly, and in just a short while, the fish was pulled to the surface.

I must say, it was a pretty good experience using an electric winch for the first time.

It feels like you don't need to do anything to successfully catch a fish, no wonder seasoned anglers don't like using this thing.

Only people who are thinking about recouping their investment and making a profit will like to use it.

The first fish Zhou Miao caught was a deep-sea rock goby, weighing about two pounds.

They're plump and juicy; you can tell they're delicious just by looking at them.