Listening to her explanation, Lu Wuyai suddenly felt very sorry for her: "You don't have time to play this."

Lu Wuyai smiled nonchalantly and said, "If you only want to play during the best years of your life, then when will you study and make yourself stronger? When I'm old, I'll have played a lot."

"Oh right, let's go play now, I'm going to catch some loaches." She didn't want to talk about her years at school and kept urging Lu Wuyai.

"But there are leeches in the rice paddies."

"Forget it, I'll go fishing for loaches then." Lu Wuyai immediately changed his mind.

The village entrance is right next to the lake, and the indigenous residents have turned this place into a garbage dump, where a lot of household waste has piled up.

However, most of the household waste in rural areas consists of leftover food, which is biodegradable. There is very little plastic and plastic waste; while there is a lot of waste near lakes, it will decompose over time.

Lu Wuyai said, "Be patient, we're going to fish for loach and eel here today."

"The garbage dump." Lu Wuyai hesitated for a moment.

Lu Wuyai said, "Loaches have a complex diet. They are not picky eaters. They like to eat the remains of aquatic organisms and plankton. There are many plankton around the garbage dump."

Although there are many loaches and eels near the lakeside of the landfill, there is no need for people to fish there; instead, it is suitable for underground net cages.

These fish traps are very similar to the extreme household traps used in Wangjia Village to catch loaches, because the loaches are small and the mesh is too big to catch them.

Lu Wuyai put the chicken and duck livers in cages and then threw them evenly into the water, to be delivered later.

Loaches prefer to live in the muddy layer at the bottom of lakes, especially when the water temperature is high in summer. They like to stay at the bottom of the lake, so using surface traps can be very effective at this time.

After listening to Lu Wuyai's explanation, Lu Wuyai said, "Then we need to put the fishhook at the bottom of the lake, right?"

Lu Wuyai shook his head: "No need. There are fish traps at the bottom of the lake to clean them. Our target is fish in the current layer."

Lu Wuyai said with a smile, "Three fishing habitats. A three-pronged attack."

Lu Wuyai understood what she meant and shook his head again: "It's not that I'm greedy and want to kill them all, but at night, there are many loaches living in the water."

“Besides midnight, nighttime is another peak period for loaches. When the air pressure is low in the evening, some loaches will rise from the bottom of the lake to look for food in the water.”

Relatively speaking, loaches and eels are smaller in size, so they do not need thick or strong fishing lines, but rather sensitive and tough fishing lines.

The chosen hook must also be very small. Loaches and paddy field eels have very small mouths, so it's important to ensure the bait has a good entry point.

For bait, Lu Wuyai chose ground dogs. He harvested a pile of ground dogs every day from his peanut field. It would be a waste to throw them away. It was better to cut them into small strips and use them to catch loaches and eels.

He decided to use local dogs to raise loaches and eels from now on, and he would stop harvesting the peanut field and use it specifically to raise local dogs.

These stray dogs were mixed with chicken blood, and soon after they were hooked, the water sleds around Lu Wuyai began to move rapidly.

She was very excited, and in a low voice, she approached Lu Wuyai: "I'm obsessed."

Lu Wuyai turned his head, their noses almost touching, his eyes meeting Lu Zhi's purplish, crystalline eyes, and for a moment he felt a flutter in his heart.

Lu Wuyai also noticed something strange: her cheeks suddenly turned bright red, her nose trembled slightly, and her eyes gradually became misty.

Just as he was about to say something, the little count (the dog) suddenly walked up to them, then stuck out its big, red, watery tongue and licked them both on the face...

"Damn it," Lu Wuyai was disgusted.

Lu Wuyai professionally pulled up the fishing rod, then wiped his face.

A plump loach fell to the ground and jumped up, struggling with all its might. The little count (dog) rushed over, pressed its head down with its paw, and almost crushed its head.

Lu Wuyai's heart was breaking: "Little Earl (dog), you're here to cause trouble today, aren't you?"

Lu Wuyai shouted, "Give me the money for the loach! This is the first loach I've ever caught!"

The little count (dog) shrank back and ran away, full of contempt: This is nothing but a rotten fish.

The moon rises above the willow branches.

Lu Wuyai put away the cage on the ground for the last time. Inside were twisted loaches and rice paddy eels. The pale moonlight shone on them, making them appear golden, black, brown, and reddish-brown.

Today's harvest was good. He estimated there would be four or five hundred loaches and eels. After all, more than twenty children were helping him, and they had searched almost every paddy field in Coconut Grove Village.

Lu Wuyai packed his things and was about to leave when he said, "Xiao Niu, nod. There must be one missing. Uncle Yang will take you to Longtou Supermarket to buy something."

Lu Zhizi asked enthusiastically, "Does this place also hold court?"

They walked through the local village to the west side of the village entrance. Lu Wuyai pointed to a small supermarket in the village and said, "Look, isn't this a court meeting?"

Lu Wuyai smiled and said, "I guessed it a long time ago."

The small supermarket didn't have many items, but the children were still very satisfied. They each picked out a bunch of snacks and drinks, and then went home contentedly.

As he was leaving, Li Xiaojun asked, "Uncle Yang, would you like to go catch loaches and eels tomorrow?"

Lu Wuyai said, "Where else can we catch them?"

The children exclaimed in unison, "There are loaches in many places, even in the irrigation ditches!" "Yes, and in the crevices of Longyan Lake. "And the South River, let's go to the South River!"

Lu Wuyai smiled and said, "Okay, you can catch them anytime. Once you catch them, come find me to exchange them for money, how about it?"

The children immediately cheered.

Wow, this is good.

"My chickens and ducks will not have any snacks in the future, but I will have snacks."

Supermarket owner Li Mucheng nodded and said, "Since you came back, my store's GDP has increased a lot. For our village, this is a testament to macroeconomic control."

Lu Wuyai said with a smile, "With the management strengthened, more people will come here in the future."

"How to regulate it?"

"Launch image promotion to stimulate tourist demand and consumption."

For two or three days in a row, the children brought loach and eel. Soon, Li Muyang's breeding pond took shape, and the whole village knew that he was raising loach and eel.

The villagers were puzzled. They could understand raising eels, but why raise loaches? They couldn't sell them for a good price, and the profit margin was too small.

Lu Wuyai found himself a job. He didn't care much about how much money he could earn. Anyway, there was a spring at home, and it would be a waste to leave it empty, so it was best to start breeding it.

Spring water gushes out and gathers in the breeding pond, the surface of which always has a faint golden hue.

Lu Wuyai felt that this golden color might be related to the golden droplets he had discovered before. After several days of exploration, he roughly discovered the changes that occurred after the gold nucleus absorbed the golden droplets.

In the past, the Golden Elixir could only condense water vapor into a small stream. After the Golden Pearl appeared, the water vapor would still turn into a thin stream, slowly rotating within the Golden Elixir, but after completing one rotation, it would enter the golden core at the center of the Golden Elixir. At the same time, golden water droplets continuously emitted golden water vapor into the Golden Elixir.

In the past, the Golden Elixir absorbed moisture; now, the Golden Emperor absorbs moisture and then feeds it back to the Golden Elixir, enabling the Golden Elixir to grow stronger while also being enhanced.

What else could Jindi do? Taking advantage of the rainy day and having nothing else to do, he decided to study it carefully.

His current understanding is that the reversal of moisture can condense into golden beads, strengthening the golden elixir. After experiencing such a decline in gold prices, what about a reversal?

He closed his eyes and used his mind to control the reversal of the water vapor in the golden core, and the change occurred.

Previously, water vapor emerged from the top of the gold core, but this time, a small drop of gold emerged from inside, and the whole thing appeared.

Lu Wuyai's heart stirred. He tried to release golden water droplets through his hands. As he wished, the golden water droplets appeared on his chest, then quickly passed through his arms, through his skin, and appeared in his palms.

So he called the little count (dog) over and put the gold drop into the little count (dog)'s mouth.

The little count (dog) grinned and stuck out its tongue in a daze.

Lu Wuyai watched for a while but couldn't see any changes, so he was also at a loss.

According to his speculation, this golden bead should be able to enhance itself, animals, and fish, much like water vapor. What makes it better than water vapor is that it travels through the entire body before he releases water vapor to the little count (the dog) or to the fish and shrimp in the sea. It is released through the skin, and it must pass through the medium of water.

This results in very low utilization. For example, on land, he cannot come into contact with water all over his body, so he cannot transfer all the water vapor in his body to the little count (the dog). Only his palms can be used.

After switching to gold droplets, the usage rate will be higher, and there will be no waste at all.

Looking at Xiaoyu, Lu Wuyai began to think.

Previously, he thought that the Golden Core might be the internal alchemy technique of a monster—as for whether monsters actually exist in this world, we won't discuss that, but the Golden Core gave him the feeling that it was the internal alchemy technique of a monster.

What about the gold trade? Considering the distance between this spring and Ambergris Lake, and its shape, Lu Wuyai thought it resembled a drop of ambergris. After all, it might have originated from groundwater at the bottom of Ambergris Lake.

Therefore, it can be inferred that the Golden Elixir must be the Dragon Elixir.

Upon making this guess, Lu Wuyai laughed; he thought it was too crazy.

However, the existence of Golden Core and Golden Emperor is already quite insane.

From mid-July to early August, it rained constantly, and the weather was a bit abnormal. He was watching TV one night when the weather bureau issued a gale warning, saying that a large-scale thermal cyclone had formed at sea and a typhoon might occur.

The fishermen were familiar with typhoons, so Lu Wuyai didn't care. Coconut Grove Village wasn't hit by typhoons twice a year, and they would feel uncomfortable.

When he woke up in the morning, the rain had stopped, but the weather was not cooperating; dark clouds covered the sky, and the wind was strong, making the corn seedlings he had transplanted sway precariously.

Gu Yuxin went to support the corn stalks, found two tree branches for support, and tied them to them.

He walked to the next corn stalk, and the little count (dog) stretched out his paw and helped him grab the corn stalk.

Seeing this, he was taken aback; the little count (dog) was quite sensible.

He looked closely at the little count (dog). The little count (dog)'s golden fur had become smoother and shinier, free of dust, as if it were emitting a golden light, and his eyes seemed brighter as well. Apart from that, there were no other changes.

"Could it be that golden water droplets can make the animals open up?" Lu Wuyai thought for a moment.

He took the corn stalks, and the little count (the dog) ran out of the yard to get him two sticks. He put down the sticks, grabbed a rope, and everything was ready…

Lu Wuyai took a breath and said, "Come on, little count (dog), sit down."

The little count (dog) wagged its tail and obediently sat down on the ground.

He was taken aback. He hadn't taught the little count (the dog) to behave like that since he returned.

After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "Little Earl (dog), can you understand me? I can understand and I nod."

The little count (the dog) glanced at him and then nodded.

Not only was he surprised, but Lu Wuyai was also shocked.

Just then, Lü's son opened the door to find him. Seeing him staring at the little count (dog) in surprise, he asked curiously, "What are you doing? You seem surprised."

Lu Wuyai didn't know whether he should tell Lu Wuyai about this, but he was very unhappy and felt that it would be better to discuss it with someone: "I think the little count (dog) can understand me."

Lu Wuyai was also taken aback: "Why do I have this feeling?"

Lu Wuyai led the little count (dog) to his feet and said, "Listen, little count (dog), sit down."

The little count (dog) immediately sat down.

Lu Wuyai blinked: "And then?"

Lu Wuyai shouted, "And then? I've never taught the little count (dog) how to sit."

Lu Zhizi couldn't help but laugh: "But I taught it. I had nothing to do at night, so I taught it some tricks. It's like hearing 'Little Earl (dog) stand up.'"

The little count (dog) immediately stood up.

"Little Earl (dog), bow."

The little count (dog) drooped its front paws and nodded.

"Little Earl (dog), roll over."

The little Earl (dog) rolled around on the ground.

"Little Earl (dog), play dead."

The little Earl (dog) was lying on the ground, tongue lolling out, belly up, eyes wide open, about to die.

After a series of actions, what the little count (dog) did was simply go with the flow, go with the flow.

Lu Wuyai went into the house, took a sausage, peeled it, and handed it to him as a reward.

Lu Wuyai said in astonishment, "You taught me all of this."

Lu Wuyai nodded and said, "What do you think? It can learn on its own. Let me tell you, I spent a lot of effort teaching it. If it could understand human speech, I wouldn't have had to go through all that trouble."

Lu Wuyai was very unwilling: "No, it seems to really understand what I said. Look, if you understand what I said, nod."

The little count (dog) was so busy eating ham that he didn't even look up.

Lu Wuyai laughed and explained, "When I said that just now, it nodded. Really, I'm not exaggerating at all."

"Just a coincidence."

Lu Wuyai shook his head: "This is definitely not a coincidence."

After the little count (dog) finished eating the sausage, he gave the little count (dog) another command: "Little count (dog), please nod."

As he spoke, he nodded unconsciously.

The little count (dog) nodded immediately.

Lu Wuyai looked at Lu Zhizi in shock, and Lu Zhizi was also shocked: "So, do you believe me now?"

Lu Wuyai shouted, "I believe your evil? When did you become so stupid? You were nodding just now, well, the little count (dog) is imitating your actions."

Lu Wuyai was stunned for a moment. He had been in a daze ever since he discovered that the little count (dog) was going to help him plant corn seedlings. He had been in a state of confusion and had not noticed these details.

He decided to try again, so he shook his head and said, "Little Earl (dog), can you understand me?"

The little count (dog) shook his head, mimicking his actions.

The answer is revealed: the little count (dog) doesn't understand his words at all, but he can mimic his actions.

Lu Wuyai was a little frustrated: "I thought it had already awakened its intelligence."

Lu Wuyai said, "Don't you think it will turn into a beautiful woman to warm your bed?"

Lu Wuyai rolled his eyes and said, "Idiot, Little Earl (dog) is a male dog."

"Oh, then why don't you think it will turn into a big bearded man with a thick back, growing a beard to warm your bed?"

Lu Wuyai couldn't even bear to think about such a scene.

After a few jokes, Lu Wuyai said, "I have business with you. Go pick up the owner of Land Rover. He's being harassed by Li Zhijie right now."

Lu Wuyai asked, "Lu Hu is here. Why did he suddenly come to Coconut Grove Village? He didn't even call me."

Lu Wuyai shrugged and said, "I don't know either. I went to the island trade port to pick up the courier and ran into him. Li Zhijie kept bothering him. I guess he came to see you, so I came to tell you."

After the two parted ways, Lu Wuyai walked to the island's trading post, and sure enough, Li Zhiyi and Lu Hu were talking and laughing loudly.

Lu Hu gave a wry smile. He wanted to leave, but Li Zhijie was in high spirits. It would be impolite for him to leave directly.

Lu Wuyai's appearance saved his life, and Lu Hu quickly winked at him.

His purpose in coming this time was to sell the lobsters. After visiting the lobster pond last time and over the past few days, he felt that the lobsters in Lu Wuyai's possession were ready to be sold.

In this regard, Land Rover played a trick. Fearing that Lu Wuyai would refuse over the phone, he simply came to his door to ask for lobsters.

As it turned out, he arrived early this time and ran into Li Zhiyi, who was about to set sail, as soon as he disembarked. The enthusiastic island owner stopped him...

“Next time I come, I’ll give you a call, and you can pick me up at the island’s trade port.” Lu Hu shook his head repeatedly, “Your island lord is truly talented. He’s so enthusiastic; I even wonder if we’re related.”

Lu Wuyai said with a smile, "He is related to all the rich and powerful people."

This time, Land Rover brought a gift—a box—which, when opened, contained many black seeds.

"That's right."

Lu Hu said, "Eliza, do you know? These are a batch of high-quality algae seeds cultivated by the Provincial Fisheries Administration. Didn't you build a freshwater aquaculture pond? This can be used to frame someone."