Pressing down the excitement in his heart, Li Haochen brought all these traps into his space. He placed some of the lobsters into the breeding net cages and the rest into the spatial ocean to let them roam free. In three to five years, they would form schools.
Adjusting his mindset, he returned to outside time. Under the glare of the strong lights, there were still quite a few lobsters. This time, Li Haochen did not continue to capture them. The current batch was enough for him to become rich and powerful. Of course, it was also due to the limited time. If he didn't have family ties, he would probably stay here for half a year or a year.
Li Haochen adjusted the underwater thruster to third gear, and his speed suddenly increased. At this moment, he was like a fast-swimming sea fish, with a speed of 2 meters per second, which was quite fast. It was just that the water flow on both sides kept spraying his cheeks, which was not very pleasant.
Half an hour later, after changing the battery again, he continued to move forward. The icy and dark seabed was indeed quite frightening, but fortunately, everything went smoothly along the way.
Finally, after changing the battery for the fourth time, he discovered a king crab that was not very large. This discovery made Li Haochen ecstatic.
Li Haochen glanced at his watch. The depth had reached 30 meters. It was extremely rare to find a king crab at this depth. The breeding season had passed, and most of them had returned to deeper waters.
As for the reason why it stayed here, it was none of Li Haochen's business. Although there was only one, he could not miss it.
King crabs are different from ordinary crabs. They only have three pairs of legs and a pair of claws (the larger claw is called the "killer" and the smaller one is called the "feeder"). Their legs are bent backward.
King crabs truly lived up to their reputation as leisurely walkers. Look, under the light, they seemed indifferent. Li Haochen poked it with the long pole used for catching lobsters, and then it slowly ambled sideways, as if it didn't care. It would be strange if it could escape at this speed.
Li Haochen did not give it a chance. He directly took out his net and attacked from both sides. Seeing the opportune moment, he suddenly struck. As expected, this small king crab, weighing one to two pounds, was caught by him.
He continued to swim for a while and found another one in a sunken sandy area. Just like this, Li Haochen searched repeatedly in this area for over an hour. Unfortunately, he did not find many, only 7 in total. Among them, 5 were females, which was a small surprise. This was because king crabs reproduce at an astonishing rate. Each female crab can produce nearly ten thousand surviving young crabs annually.
Of course, this is only under ideal conditions. Generally speaking, a king crab with a lifespan of about 30 years has a reproductive period of only six to eight years, because, like the Olympics, it only produces offspring every four years. As the saying goes, when God opens a window for you, he also closes another.
After wandering around for a while longer and finding nothing else, he swam further away. As the depth gradually increased, the water temperature at the seabed also became colder. However, Li Haochen soon felt a heat all over his body because he had found traces of king crabs again. Although they were scattered, under the illumination of the lights, there were no less than twenty of them. This was a good sign. As long as he kept moving forward, he would definitely find more.
However, before moving forward, he naturally had to collect them all. It must be said that king crabs are quite easy to catch, but once you catch one, you have to bring it into the space. If you drag a spiny creature behind you, you'll be in for a thrill.
It took about half an hour to clear out the king crabs in this area. Besides that, Li Haochen also moved some sea urchins, starfish, brittle stars, and some seaweeds he didn't recognize into the space. It wouldn't do to have only crabs without food; these were their favorite delicacies.
Li Haochen did not stay any longer. He had been working continuously for a long time. The water temperature was really cold. Even though this diving suit had good thermal insulation, it was of no use. Moreover, he had found traces of king crabs again, so he was very confident that there would be many crabs not far ahead. Therefore, there was no need to rush.
Even if he didn't find any, it wouldn't matter. At worst, he could go back and set up traps to catch more lobsters. Moreover, he had already caught more than thirty king crabs, and more than half of them were females. Once they reproduced, they would produce tens of thousands of juvenile crabs. By then, he would be counting money until his hands ached.
Actually, if the crabs bought in the market weren't all males, he wouldn't have needed to come here. The major producing countries were too cunning.
After taking off his equipment and taking a comfortable hot shower, he felt refreshed. Speaking of this hot shower, Li Haochen was very satisfied with this set of photovoltaic power generation equipment. It could truly meet all the needs of household appliances, such as electric water heaters, refrigerators, rice cookers, etc. If it weren't for the lack of internet, he would have bought a TV.
The meal had been prepared in advance, and all he had to do was set the time to cook it. After finishing his labor and coming back, he had a hot meal, which was a great happiness.
After eating, Li Haochen went to sleep. He needed to conserve his energy to continue his battle in the Bering Sea. This sea contained tens of millions of king crabs. Such an excellent opportunity, of course, had to be seized for a big haul.
He slept for more than seven hours. After filling his stomach, he put on his equipment and went out to work again.
As soon as he came out, Li Haochen got goosebumps all over. It was too cold. He shook his head, still needing to continue. If one didn't work hard, how could they get worldly riches?
After only advancing a few dozen meters, he discovered king crabs. This time, he did not stop. The number was a bit small, so he continued to move forward.
Unconsciously, the water depth had reached nearly fifty meters. The king crabs here were also gradually increasing. However, Li Haochen did not go any deeper because the water pressure at this depth was already making him a bit uncomfortable. It was better not to take risks.
He returned to the space again. Li Haochen decided to set up traps at this location. Otherwise, how long would it take to catch them all?
The traps for catching king crabs were no ordinary traps. They were made by Huang Haibo before departing for the United States. There were a total of thirty traps, each being a super-large trap measuring two meters in length and one meter in width.
"The harvest begins, hahaha!"
It took over an hour to fill all thirty bait boxes with mussel meat. After placing them all into the traps, Li Haochen carried them out one by one.
After setting up these thirty traps, Li Haochen did not rest. The resources here were so abundant that he could not waste time.