For humans who were much larger than themselves and certainly could not be their food, the viper did not have a strong desire to attack.
Big Quinn carefully covered the stone, and they moved to a place to install a stove and make a fire to cook. Then the tiger snake did not bother them again and hid under the stone.
Ah Meow, who had always wanted to provoke it, scratched with his little claws and wanted to turn over the stone to fish out the tiger snake and play with it again.
Ah Ow, who was brave, wagged her tail and stuck her head out behind Ah Meow.
Li Du noticed it and went up to pick up Ah Meow. He slapped Ah Ow's butt hard and said angrily, "Do you want to die? You're done for if you get bitten by a snake, you know? "
Ah Ow restrained herself after being beaten, but she still did not give up. She became bolder and was not afraid of the skinny snake at all. She saw an opportunity and wanted to run over.
Li Du caught her and gave her two hard slaps. He pulled her back by the ears, and the wolf cub finally became obedient.
After lunch, they continued on their way. After driving south for a while, Melbourne came into view.
Li Du's first impression of the city was that it was green and clean.
American cities had gardens built between steel and cement buildings. Melbourne was like a giant garden with steel and cement buildings built between them.
"Are we going straight to the beach to harvest abalone?" asked Big Quinn, who was driving.
Li Du shook his head. "No hurry. Let's explore the road first. We have to learn to dive."
Big Quinn asked curiously, "Why? Why not hire a diver to catch abalone? "
This was another strategy adopted by Australia to protect the breeding of black gold abalone. In fact, according to the plan of the government and the Department of Fisheries, black gold abalone harvesting permits could not be cancelled.
However, the validity of these permits was given by law, and the government had no right to ban them.
So the government found a loophole: the black gold abalone harvesting permit did not have the owner's name on it, so that the permit belonged to whoever obtained it.
In addition, the Department of Fisheries and the Department of Marine Affairs also made a rule that every year when harvesting abalone, one had to register with the permit to be eligible to harvest black gold abalone.
In other words, in the process of harvesting black gold abalone, one had to go into the water with a permit and then come back up with a permit.
In this case, it was not appropriate to hire a fisherman to use the permit unless the employer was very confident. Otherwise, the person had to show the permit when registering. Once the permit was handed over, it was hard to say who the permit belonged to.
In the past decade, there had been many licensing disputes in the history of Australian black gold abalone harvesting.
The standard of the court's judgment was' the witness and the witness are one '. In other words, the document belonged to whoever had it.
Therefore, the owners of the harvesting permits would keep their permits very carefully. When not in use, they would store it in the bank's safe, and when in use, they would carry it with them.
For example, Brooks had brought his identification with him when he accompanied his wife back to her parents' home.
Another point was that a permit could only be used by two people during each fishing season. Unless there was an extreme situation, such as the harvester's death or serious injury, the person could not be swapped.
Li Du wanted to go into the sea himself. There were two types of black gold abalone harvesting: shallow sea and deep sea. They would definitely be swimming in the shallow sea, so he wanted to experience the taste of harvesting from the bottom of the sea.
Needless to say, the other one was Hans. The two of them had already registered on the internet. Next, they just needed to go to the Department of Fisheries to get certified.
As the car drove into the city of Melbourne, Li Du looked out of the car and thought that the city was really nice.
They had now entered the city center. There was a lot of traffic and it was quite noisy.
However, the atmosphere of the city was very relaxed. There were many old trees on the streets, and these trees were surrounded by a lawn to form a small park.
Many people were resting and playing under the trees and on the lawn, and some people were sitting there drinking afternoon tea. It seemed that life was very pleasant.
There were also wild animals in slightly more remote environments, such as agile deer and fluffy alpacas. Ah Meow licked his tongue and looked at an oak tree. Li Du carefully identified it and found a koala!
As the car kept driving along the tree-lined road, Li Du exclaimed, "Are we in a city? I thought this was a garden! "
Lu Guan turned around and said, "Yes, this is a garden. Treasury Park, Fitzroy Garden, Vilarjuna Marr Riverside Park. Look, that's the park's sculpture terrace. We're passing by parks all the way."
Going forward, there was also the Royal Botanical Garden in the city. The roadside was full of beautiful lawns and flower beds. The walkways were uniquely designed, and many of them were paved with wood. Therefore, even though they were man-made paths, they still felt natural and harmonious.
Li Du first went to get certified so that he could learn how to dive and then harvest the black gold abalone in the remaining time.
At the southernmost end of Melbourne, there was a piece of land that extended out of the mainland called the 'Southeast Corner.' This was indeed the southeast corner of Australia and was also a diving destination.
Without resting, they drove to the Southeast Corner.
The weather began to change. From the occasional sunshine in the morning, it became completely gloomy. The air seemed to be covered by a layer of ink-stained cotton, which made people feel depressed.
When the car drove to the Southeast Corner, Li Du got out and strolled on the beach.
The quality of the beach here was not good. There were no very beautiful broken beaches, only pieces of islands and reefs. The sea was blue and clear, and the sea breeze was blowing gently. It was empty and clean.
"Why aren't there many people?" Li Du wondered. "Aren't there many abalone fishermen and diving enthusiasts here?"
There were few people on the beach, and there were only a few boats in the sea. All the boats were at the pier in the distance, and some people were busy securing the boats with chains.
Occasionally, people appeared on the beach with hurried footsteps, unlike the leisurely marine players.
Big Quinn asked someone, "Hey, sir, why is there no one here?"
The man looked at them in surprise and said, "Didn't you get a storm warning? Who would come to the beach at this time? "
Li Du remembered that when they were in Canberra, the owner of the hotel where they stayed also said that there would be a big storm in the next few days, but they never saw it and thought the weather forecast was wrong.
As if to impress these marine rookies, the weather at sea changed suddenly. As soon as they knew there was a big storm coming, the fierce sea breeze suddenly became stronger, making their faces hurt.
The blue sea water was no longer clear. The wind blew, and the waves rolled, turning the water turbid. Huge waves rose from the sea one after another. The snow-white waves slapped against the rocks, making a loud banging noise. It was an amazing scene!
The three little ones were all land creatures. When they saw this scene, they were terrified and rushed to get into the car.
Li Du stood on the beach. A big wave hit him, and although he stepped back in time, he was still hit by the sea water.
Seeing this, Lu Guan waved and said, "Boss, let's go first. It's not good to stay here for long."
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