The Fisherman Who Never Catches Fish

"Are we heading back now?"

Xiao Pang actually wanted to witness the process of salvaging the forty tons of gold, to see what forty tons of gold really looked like.

For the average person, seeing forty pounds of gold is rare, let alone forty tons.

Forty tons of gold... that's a staggering amount.

When they looked at the monitors before, they only saw a pile of boxes, which wasn't very impressive.

It didn't have that stimulating, shocking feeling that quickens the heartbeat you get from seeing something with your own eyes.

"Pretty much, there's nothing left for us to do."

The salvage operation wasn't something that could be finished in a day or two, staying here would just be a waste of time.

They couldn't fish either.

The commotion of the shipwreck salvage scared away the fish, how could there be any left?

They've been at sea for quite a while now, it would be better to go back and rest before preparing for the next trip out to sea.

Besides, Lao Gao needs to go back too, he can't just wander the sea with Fang Hao, he has a company to attend to. Accompanying Fang Hao for such a long time already speaks volumes of his loyalty.

Moreover, Captain Zhou and his crew also needed to return to resupply and rest in preparation for their next mission.

Another coast guard ship, of tens of thousands of tons, had already arrived at the shipwreck site to take over and secure the area for Captain Zhou's team.

There was nothing more for them to do here.

Whatever was salvaged from the shipwreck belonged to the nation, it had nothing to do with them.

After handing over responsibilities, Captain Zhou also prepared to set sail and head back.

When they were leaving, Xiao Pang looked back at the salvage ship, his gaze filled with longing.

...

"Hao ge… what's this?"

On their way back, they saw an incredibly huge ship passing by.

Despite the distance, the enormity of the aircraft carrier was palpable.

When Xiao Pang saw this ship, he couldn't help but shout.

His eyes were filled with shock.

Because this ship was the 'Liaofish' aircraft carrier.

Their two thousand-ton coast guard ship, next to this aircraft carrier, was like a small child, too insignificant.

Originally, they thought the coast guard ship was large, but in the face of the aircraft carrier, suddenly it seemed unsatisfactory.

Even the tens of thousands of tons coast guard ship seemed small in front of the aircraft carrier.

"So big!"

Viewing the aircraft carrier up close was incredibly overwhelming.

Everyone looked up towards the distant carrier, eyes brimming with pride.

This is our aircraft carrier!

Compared to the giant carrier, other ships nearby were just too small.

Before, Fang Hao and his crew thought their coast guard ship was large, but now... it was nothing but a small fishing boat.

The carrier stretched hundreds of meters in length, with a deck the size of several soccer fields.

"It would be great if we could go on it."

Xiao Pang couldn't help but express his wish.

If they could really board such a massive aircraft carrier... the experience would certainly be unique.

"If they'd let us fish on it..."

He fantasized about what it would be like to sit and fish on an aircraft carrier.

But such things can only be imagined.

They're not likely to be realized.

This is an aircraft carrier, after all!

A vital national defense asset that very few places in the world possess, they couldn't possibly let someone fish on it.

"What are you daydreaming about? That's an aircraft carrier. How could we just go on it so casually?"

Fang Hao's words quickly brought Xiao Pang back to reality.

That's the truth.

"You even want to fish on it, what an idea."

"I know… I'm just saying," Xiao Pang sheepishly responded.

"It seems..."

"It's not impossible."

Lao Gao joined in, "Look, we never thought we'd go fishing on a coast guard ship before, right? And yet… we ended up fishing on it."

That seemed rather reasonable.

Looking back, they never imagined they would fish on a coast guard ship.

But in the end, they did fish from one.

Anything is possible.

The hope of fishing on an aircraft carrier might be slim, but it's not impossible.

What if...

What if one day Fang Hao's abilities are needed, they might just get on board.

"Right, Lao Gao, you're making a lot of sense," Xiao Pang immediately agreed with Lao Gao.

Their words left Fang Hao momentarily unable to argue.

But he still didn't hold out much hope in his heart.

"Hey, where is the aircraft carrier going?"

While chatting, they suddenly became curious about the ship's destination.

Looking at its course, it seemed to be heading towards the direction of their shipwreck.

Could it be that it's going specifically to protect the gold on the shipwreck?

But soon everyone dismissed the idea.

That didn't seem plausible.

It was just one Apowan, unlikely to warrant deploying an aircraft carrier.

It could just be passing by.

After all, there's already a tens of thousands of tons coast guard ship there, and not many would dare to steal that gold.

Think about it, how many of our neighboring countries have main battleships of tens of thousands of tons?

And here we are, just a coast guard, with a tens of thousands of tons ship equipped with artillery.

Who would be so blind as to try and steal the gold?

This isn't Somalia.

Watching the aircraft carrier sail away, they couldn't help but reflect on how different times are now.