"There's an eel!"
Martin quickly bent down and grabbed the eel in his hand, gripping it tightly!
"I've got one too!"
On the other side, another slave shouted loudly, holding a thirty-centimeter-long eel in his hand that twisted and struggled, looking quite enticing.
"Quick, get a water bucket to store the eels! There must be more here, catch more and maybe the Lord will reward us!"
The slaves on the shore immediately sprang into action, grabbing buckets and jumping into the mud pit.
Eels have strong life force, and when their habitat dries up or the water levels drop drastically, they often burrow into the mud.
At this time, the eels' metabolism slows down, entering a dormant state to survive the dry period.
When the water level rises or it rains, they emerge and become active again.
Of course, if there is an extreme drought, they will also die in the cracked mud.
