It was just afternoon, but the sunset was setting here very early. Qin Shiou stood at the top of the giant wheel and looked to the north with a telescope.

Winnie was jumping freeze downwards, and Xiong Da was so proud that the brown bear could tolerate the low temperature of minus twenty degrees Celsius. Except for the little guy on the boat and the little lynx Simba, who could tolerate it, the others would not work.

Tigers, leopards, little radish heads, siew brothers and siew girls could not tolerate such low temperatures, but they were sitting on the boat very ill because they were wearing down jackets that Winnie customized for them...

"Dear, have you seen Jiye?" Winnie couldn't stand it anymore and asked loudly.

The polar night in the Arctic starts from September every year to March the following year. It is now the peak period of the polar night. You can also see it in Greenland, but you have to go north and enter the Arctic Circle, which is not visible on the island of Atu.

Qin Shiou shook his head in frustration. All he could see was white and blue, white land and blue ocean.

He had just returned to the cockpit and a radio sounded, and a boat found them and asked, "Hey man, do you need help?"

Qin Shiou replied politely: "We have no problem, there are fishing catches here, we want to find some harvest here."

The man said kindly: "Be careful, friend, your place is Alex Sea, where you are, where you lead to hell, don't be overwhelmed by money, it's better to leave there quickly."

Qin Shiou thanked him and said that they were fine and could leave here safely.

Although I am confident in saying this, the Qin Emperor dare not be arrogant. There are many places in the Greenland waters in winter that will freeze, and there are icebergs turbulent in the sea. This thing is very fierce and terrifying than a reef. Once you encounter it, think about the end of the Titanic.

Using the consciousness of the sea god, he tempted a large number of king crabs into the crab cage, and while there was still sun. Qin Shiou summoned the fishermen to start collecting the cage.

Someone said: "Captain, the king crab is very slow. It is best to put the crab cage in the sea for more than 12 hours before fishing it out, otherwise I don't think there will be much harvest."

Shaq gave the man a twitch and shouted: "The first fisherman's manual is the captain's orders are as heavy as a mountain! Listen to the captain, work quickly, find his position, and prepare to start work!"

These fishermen were the ones recruited from the town. They still had doubts about Qin Shiou's ability, but they had heard of legends and never saw miracles. Unlike Shake and others, they believed Qin Shiou no matter what he said.

It was still bright, and Qin Shiou also asked Shaq to turn on the headlights to illuminate every corner of the boat. At the same time, he came to command himself and shouted: "He is so widespread of your eyes, be careful! I just want to say it once. Be careful! This is a direct way to hell!"

As the sky gradually became late, the sea breeze gradually became stronger, and the giant Melon Princess vibrated more violently with the waves.

Because the crab cage is too heavy and there are king crabs inside, it must be pulled with a motor. The motor pulls the crab cage very quickly, which is to save time and maintain the activity of the king crabs. They can survive in a wet and cold environment for twelve hours.

The motor quickly pulled the thick cable, and the first crab cage was lifted up. The fishermen on both sides quickly looked and grabbed the handle of the crab cage and dragged it up. Change direction and push it onto the deck.

At this time, a fisherman must pick up the crab cage, and a fisherman must quickly wipe the water traces around the two fishermen in front to prevent freezing, otherwise someone will slip down if he is unstable.

With this temperature, even if you don’t die, you will lose half your life even if you fall into the sea. Frostbite is certain!

This stage is the most tiring and dangerous. The quota given by the government every year is certain. The competition for fishing for king crabs in Alaska waters is very fierce. You must try to catch as much as possible within five to six days. Otherwise, the quota will be completed in five or six days, and even if there are king crabs, they are not allowed to be caught.

In such cases, the 20-hour shift is common, and fishermen usually work in sub-zero temperatures and stand on slippery decks that are bumpy.

Therefore, almost every Alaska crab hunter comes back to the shore with injuries: crushed hands and fingers, broken ribs, arms and legs. In the worst accidents, people will lose their lives: among the people who die, more than 80% of them are swept off the boat by extremely fierce sea water and drowned!

The Greenland waters are not bad, and the number of red king crabs is small, so their quota is basically difficult to complete, so the fishing action can continue until the last few days of the fishing season, otherwise Qin Shiou would not be able to carry out fishing activities.

Night gradually came, the sun set, the cold moon appeared, the sea breeze became stronger and colder.

Winnie continuously brews hot coffee and cocoa in the kitchen, which not only helps the fishermen replenish the lost calories, but also provides them with energy.

Half of the crab cage was caught, and a fisherman standing at the opening of the boat board was responsible for carrying the cage shouted: "Sher! Hand!"

Needless to say, he could express the meaning clearly with two words. Geng Junjie, who was studying next to him, immediately rushed up to help him block the gap and cooperated with the fisherman on the opposite side to pull the crab cage.

Qin Shiou went over to pick up the fisherman, raised him back to the cabin, helped him take off his clothes, put a cup of hot vodka to his mouth for him to drink, and asked, "Left hand and right hand?"

"Right hand, captain, thank you!" The fisherman grinned and raised his trembling right hand.

The temperature outside is more than ten degrees below zero. If you work for a long time in such an environment, your muscles can't stand it. Palm spasms are common symptoms. The fisherman's entire right hand becomes like a chicken's claw, and he can't control the muscles of his fingers.

Qin Shiou poured some hot vodka on his palms, helped him rub it hard from his elbows, rub it all the way to his palms, and helped him to stroke it hard.

The fisherman was so painful that he sucked in cold air, but after rubbing, he felt much better. His fingers slowly regained consciousness. He put on his coat and prepared to go out to continue working.

If you catch a king crab, you have to be so desperate, otherwise you will be in vain. Before World War II, fishing for a king crab was much more dangerous than now. At that time, Americans and Soviets in Alaska had a saying: Here God only favors the dead, which means that if you want to gain a lot, you have to be desperate.

Of course, fishermen will also get rich returns while working hard and experiencing risks. During the crab fishing season, each crab boat can catch about 50 tons of king crabs on average. During this fishing season, Qin Shiou read the news that fishing boats in Alaska caught a total of 8,800 tons of crabs, worth nearly 100 million US dollars!

What does this mean? On a fishing boat that is fully loaded, each fisherman can earn $20,000 to $100,000 in 5 days, and the captain is more, often hundreds of thousands of dollars.

This is a considerable income for fishermen with generally low cultural levels. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!