Although these fish were determined never to let go once they bit, their biting power was only enough to bully ordinary people. As long as someone was a Martial Artist, even one like Ye Liuyun who relied solely on medication to improve his Cultivation Level, the skin’s defensive power was capable of offering considerable resistance against the fish teeth’s tearing.

Watching the school of fish clinging to the deck, Dong Tianyu was also rather troubled at this moment. The fish were much like those barnacles that parasitized on marine life before the disaster, now firmly attached to the deck, making them difficult to remove.

Yet, the small fish couldn’t just be left to stay on the deck; whether from a safety perspective or in terms of cleanliness, it was necessary to clear them off.

If only he had known this would happen, he wouldn’t have cast the net and brought so many fish aboard in the first place.

Just as Dong Tianyu was unsure how to deal with the small fish clinging to the deck, Ye Liuyun suddenly spoke up, "Can these Fishmen be eaten?"

Ye Liuyun’s question immediately attracted everyone’s attention. It was well known that now, besides those water platforms established by the Imperial Court, even some of the large ships rarely managed to produce their own food.

The majority of the survivors on the ships still relied on the supplies they had brought with them when boarding to sustain their lives.

In fact, everyone was aware that conditions on the ships were different from land. On land, no matter what, there were places to store enough food, whereas the space on a ship was limited.

Every additional person meant less food storage, so now many medium and small-sized ships were struggling because their food supplies were insufficient, causing the survivors on board to live a frugal life.

Those large ships or water platforms, despite their higher number of personnel, managed to produce their own food without relying on the areas designed for seeding and breeding.

Those in control of such large ships or water platforms had started preparing well before the disaster struck, so when the flood really hit, they were able to relocate and transfer without any rush.

Originally, with no living creatures in the water, even if they could get food from the Mysterious Realm, the quantity was extremely limited.

Although each successful venture promised at least food for ten people, and these ingredients were premium types hard to come by after the disaster, they were only enough for at most ten people for about a week. For the larger ships, it was but a drop in the bucket.

But now that living creatures had appeared in the water, if these small fish were edible, the most significant threat of food scarcity to the survivors could be eliminated, drastically reducing their pressure and making their lives much more comfortable.

While others were still considering whether the fish in the water could be a source of food for the survivors, Robinson William glanced at the fish that had half its body torn off by him yet still stubbornly held its mouth clamped to the deck.

He then nudged Dong Tianyu with his arm and whispered, "Zachary, you said your ship is built with special metal, its defensive power should be much stronger than that of ordinary ships, right?"

Caught off guard by Robinson William’s question, Dong Tianyu did not immediately grasp why he would ask such a thing but honestly replied, "Yes, that’s right, is there a problem?"

"Exactly! There’s a bit of an issue. I’m curious about how much more durable your ship is compared to the hulls of ordinary vessels and the extent of the difference in strength," Robinson William asked.

Instead of answering directly, Dong Tianyu pulled out a broken steel rod from a storage space and found one particularly large fish, about two or three times the size of the others.

After catching the fish, Dong Tianyu took out a piece of blood-streaked meat. The moment the piece of meat hit the deck, the fish Dong Tianyu had chosen suddenly released its suctioned mouth from the deck.

It turned to bite the blood-streaked meat beside it, but as the fish opened its mouth to tear into the meat, Dong Tianyu quickly stuffed the steel rod into its mouth. As the fish felt something in its mouth, it immediately closed it.

However, neither Dong Tianyu nor Robinson William had expected that the ’giant’ fish, much larger than its counterparts, would bite the steel rod in half with a single crunch.

The hull materials used by shipyards pre-disaster, if only considering the degree of hardness, might indeed lose to steel rods of the same volume in sturdiness.

But the sight of the fish biting through the steel rod rendered them both speechlessly shocked.

The other people on the deck quickly noticed Dong Tianyu and Robinson William’s unusual expressions. Seeing the lively large fish on the ground and the iron rod in Dong Tianyu’s hand, they soon pieced together the cause and effect of the situation.

After all, nobody was a fool, and considering that Dong Tianyu still hadn’t thrown away the half piece of the iron rod in his hand, it was quite easy for everyone to understand the situation.

Once everyone grasped the initial cause and effect of the situation, Master Ye seemed to suddenly connect it to something else, then subconsciously shifted his gaze to Mr. Thompson.

As if sensing something, Mr. Thompson also looked towards Master Ye at the same time. When their eyes met, they both confirmed from each other’s worried looks that they were indeed sharing the same thought at that moment.