That makes perfect sense; the island they visited this time was covered with wild fruits.
Mangoes, guavas, rambutans, lychees, dragon fruit, and so on were piled up.
If someone else were here, they would surely be amazed by the fruits of this island, because some of these fruits are only available in different seasons and environments.
But they grow in clusters on this island.
Of course, that's not the point. The point is that they discovered it too late; many of the fruits on the island had already fallen to the ground and were covered in mud.
Countless seabirds and marine creatures such as sea turtles came ashore to nibble on the fruit, leaving behind a trail of broken fruit, some with bits of flesh on one side and some with bits of flesh on the other.
Many of them were rotten as well.
So, a new scent filled the air—a blend of fruity aromas and strange smells, mixed with the scent of the ocean. Wow, it was incredibly intoxicating.
Looking at the fruit scattered all over the ground, Emmanuel and the others felt a pang of heartache.
So, after assigning tasks and eating a rambutan, Emmanuel and Louis entered into the busy harvesting process.
Clyde, carrying a wooden gun carved from wood, a fish basket, and a fishing net, looked around before heading straight for the pile of rocks a hundred meters away.
Upon reaching the reef, before Clyde could even act, he was captivated by the large seashells scattered in the shallow water.
"Is this a clam?"
Seeing those huge seashells, he stared in shock, "Why are they all so big?"
There are clams, but they aren't all clams.
A viewer who specializes in marine ecology and shellfish couldn't help but give him a science lesson after hearing what he said.
Besides clams, there are many other mutated Pinctada martensii, black-lipped clams, and pond clams here. Clams come in different species, so don't mistake every similar-looking one for a clam.
Clyde said "Oh," and asked, "So, can we eat these shellfish?"
The audience couldn't answer this question. They knew that clams were edible, as Sang Ning had explained, but before that, very few races in their world ate shellfish.
Because of different races, dietary habits are also different, and most people eat their own food. However, a long time ago, some people enthusiastically recommended foods that their own people thought were delicious to outsiders.
But the result was not satisfactory.
After all, taste is a very personal thing. What you think tastes good may not taste good to others. There are differences in taste between different races, and there are also differences in lifestyle habits.
Just like intelligent life on planets without oceans, where most people find marine life fishy, let alone eating it, the mere smell of seafood would ruin their appetite.
Not only did it ruin my impression of them, but it also made me wonder how anyone could eat something with such a strong smell.
Some people, driven by curiosity, were willing to try it, but some experienced allergic reactions, others diarrhea, and so on. As a result, no one dared to easily try the food of other ethnic groups.
This is why the natural food in the Moykaz universe has never developed as well as expected. People like Sanning, who accept anything edible and can cook anything well, are extremely rare, if not extremely rare.
The first group of humans to migrate out ate everything, but as time went by, the first group of humans intermarried with other races.
Then, generation after generation, these new humans, whose genes were no longer pure, abandoned their original human lifestyles and were assimilated by various intelligent races in Moykaz.
Imported food is increasingly prioritizing safety, speed, and convenience.
In short, when it comes to food, the various intelligent races are truly lacking in skill.
Therefore, whether these shellfish are edible or taste good is unknown not only to the viewers in the live stream, but even to viewers who specialize in shellfish.
But he felt that it was most likely edible.
Therefore, he said—
[You can give it a try. Your stomachs have been damaged by Sang Ning's cooking, and you've eaten plenty of shellfish like oysters and clams before, so I think giving it a try shouldn't be a big problem.]
I don't think you can think like that. The risks of eating raw food are really high. For example, Louis ate raw oysters and almost died from diarrhea.
Clyde, if you want to eat this, you should cook it thoroughly.
I also agree with eating cooked food. I once went to Taro Star, which is known to be the territory of the Flying Spirit Clan.
Good heavens, this race loves to eat the meat of a creature called the Mozan.
As a result, I ate it and ended up in the medical ward for three hours. I think if the Mozambican meat had been cooked properly, I probably wouldn't have suffered so much.
So, Clyde, learn from this lesson: you must learn from experience.
Then, all the audience members advised Clyde to be on the safe side and eat it cooked.
He nodded, "I won't eat yet. I'll open a few shellfish first to see what the difference is between these shellfish and clams."
Clyde was quite cautious; you really can't just eat anything. In Sanning, all living things are divided into edible and inedible categories, but that doesn't apply here.
After all, they don't understand medicine, nor do they know which foods are safe to eat, or what procedures these safe foods need to be processed before consumption.
For the sake of his health, and to avoid the same embarrassing situation as Louis, which became known to all, Clyde felt it was better to be cautious.
There were so many seashells that he was so eager to catch fish that he forgot all about catching fish. He put down his equipment and tools, bent down, and picked up a seashell that was about the size of his head. He then used force to smash the seashell open.
Then he saw the plump, still-moving clam meat, and what was wrapped inside the meat.
There's something there.
Upon seeing those things, he instinctively reached out and pried them out, pulling out a round ball.
"Do seashells have bead-like things growing on them?"
After washing the ball clean, Clyde exclaimed in surprise, "It's even colored!"
This thing is practically useless; it's not even fits as a decoration, and it's mainly ugly.
The audience member who studies shellfish explained: "Many seashells contain this thing, but yours is so big. When we first came out, we only found tiny little particles, and we threw them all away."
Clyde said "oh" and casually tossed the beads aside. Then, being a bit of a perfectionist, he couldn't resist picking all the beads out of the clam meat.
He extracted thirteen large pearls from a single seashell, each a different color.
However, there is no market for pearls in this world. Differences in customs, aesthetics, and even culture mean that gold and silver jewelry have no market in this world.
The luxuries sought by intelligent beings in the Mo Yikaz universe include the fishtail gauze from the snow dragon fish in the deep sea, the gilded flowers from the starry sea, and the tail fish with peacock feathers from the snow-capped mountain peaks, among others.
Because of differences in aesthetics and culture, Clyde felt refreshed after finishing picking at the beads.
(End of this chapter)
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