Chapter 747 Ineffective Troops (2/2)

Brother Wolf opened his mouth to say something, then he nodded and said, ”Yes, boss.”

Li Du released the little bug to find the area where the last boat owner had good luck catching many kinds of seafood. The area was filled with towering reefs on the seafloor and brightly colored coral.

In addition to the coral, there were also large amounts of seaweed and algae that formed the bottom of the food chain, attracting large numbers of plankton and aquatic insects.

Plankton and aquatic insects were the food source for many fish, shrimp, and crabs. Li Du remembered clearly that there were lobsters and crabs there.

The little bug was unimpeded in the water, and soon, confirming Li Du's memory, it found the rather extensive underwater reef.

The reefs were undulating, and in some places there were coral reefs where countless insects swayed with the waves of the water, revealing a glorious life.

The rest were ordinary reefs that were gray, black, red, brown, and so on, and there was a large amount of seaweed living there. There was a variety of fish swimming between them.

There were also holes in the rocks where lobsters lived.

Lobsters varied in size from thumb-sized to the length of a child's arm.

They had a hard shell, a bluish-brown body, reddish spots, yellow pincers, and claws. They had patches growing on their bodies, making them look majestic.

This was the famous rock lobster from Australia, the world's top lobster.

The rock lobsters were nocturnal and foraged at night. During the day, they hid in their burrows with only their two pairs of tentacles and head showing so they could sense movement.

Li Du had known about this Australian specialty before and knew that they mainly ate small fish, crabs, shellfish, sea urchins, barnacles, algae, and so on.

In addition to the Australian rock lobster, they also hoped to catch some emperor crab, which also lived on the reef.

Like the rock lobster of Australia, the emperor crab was one of the most famous marine products in Australia. They were abundant in the Bass Strait and Tasmanian Sea.

Unlike the cautious Australian rock lobster, the emperor crab was very aggressive. It could grow up to the size of a bowl of noodles and weigh up to 30 to 40 kilograms, which was quite amazing.

In this way, with their pincers and unbreakable shells, the oceans didn't pose many threats to them, especially because emperor crabs lived in groups.

On the reef where they currently were, there was an emperor crab swarm. They lived in an area under the reef. It was quite deep, and it would not be easy to catch them.

However, if they were given enough tempting bait, it would be possible.

Quickly finding their community habitat, Li Du motioned to Brother Wolf and Hans to start putting down their cages. Before they did, they stuffed them with raw chicken and some shellfish.

These treats were some of the favorites of lobsters and crabs.

Li Du determined the position of the hanging cage through the little bug to ensure that it ended up in the middle of lobsters and crabs. He believed that the right place and the right food would lure them into the cage.

Lobster cages and crab cages were different. The lobster cage was a rectangular shape, and the front and the left side had openings. Crab cages were flat and circular, and only one side had an opening.

Rock lobsters ate slowly and greedily, hogging food for long periods of time after entering their cages. They wouldn't leave even if there were multiple openings.

Emperor crabs, on the other hand, would want to leave when they got the food, but they were easily confused. Consequently, the crab cage only had one opening. They went in and would not know how to get out.

Everything was ready, and the only thing now was to wait for them to go in. Li Du set up the hanging cage and returned with the two men to the yacht.