An hour later, Bai Yu and his two companions had finished searching a large stretch of beach.
Bai Yu and his two companions were quite satisfied with their harvest over the past hour. Apart from not finding any large fish or crabs, they had quite a few conch shells and scallops, and even two abalone.
"Ah! Bending over to get off the beach is really tiring, my old back can't take it anymore!"
"Hey, Ah Hai, Yue Yue, the tide's gone out pretty much now. Shall we take a stroll on that rocky beach over there? There are plenty of lobsters and crabs there. If we're lucky, we might find a good spot and have a great haul!"
Having just finished plowing a stretch of sandy beach forty or fifty feet long, Bai Yu straightened up and rubbed his lower back.
Using a rake to sift scallops on the beach is indeed convenient, but as Bai Yu himself said, this operation is really hard on the back.
So after seeing that the tide had receded considerably, Bai Yu decisively suggested that they go for a walk on the nearby rocky beach.
"Okay, I'll do whatever you say, Brother Yu. But Brother Yu, before we go to the rocky beach, shouldn't we take the contents of the bucket home first?"
"Let's deliver it. We'll go home together and bring some water back for Baiyun and the others while we're at it."
After saying that, Bai Yu and the other two walked towards the shore together. When they passed the place where Bai Yun and the others were, Bai Yu asked them what they wanted to drink, saying that he would bring it to them when he returned.
It's Chinese New Year now, and while Bai Yu's family may not have much else, they have an abundance of snacks and drinks during the holiday, all of which Bai Yu buys.
Ten minutes later, Bai Yu and his two companions returned carrying empty buckets. Not only did each of them have a bucket, but they also had several nets hanging from their waists, all for their future beachcombing.
After distributing drinks to Bai Yun and the others, Bai Yu led Wang Hai and Bai Yue toward the rocky beach.
When Bai Yu returned to this rocky beach, he felt both familiar and somewhat unfamiliar with it.
He was familiar with it because he had been here countless times. This rocky beach had practically been a part of his childhood, and he had earned a great deal of pocket money here.
The reason he felt unfamiliar with the place was because he hadn't been there for a while, and this was his first time going beachcombing in 16 years, so he felt a bit out of place.
"Bro, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and look for crabs in the crevices of the rocks! Look over there, isn't that a crab? Bro, if you're not going, can you let me pass first?"
Bai Yue watched as Bai Yu, who had been walking along just fine, suddenly stopped and stopped for some unknown reason.
It would be one thing if he didn't move, but the crucial point is that Bai Yu was walking ahead of her. Her brother's stop completely blocked the little girl's path.
Especially when the little girl saw a crab in front of them, she had no choice but to nudge her brother, hoping that Bai Yu would make way for her.
"Crabs? Where are they? Let me catch them for you!"
As Bai Yu took out crab tongs, his eyes searched around for the crabs Bai Yue had mentioned.
Where Bai Yue pointed, Bai Yu successfully caught a blue crab, a large crab weighing about half a pound.
Crabs in February aren't very fat; a size of half a pound is already quite large.
Bai Yu used cable ties to secure the claws of the orchid crab before handing it to Bai Yue.
After that, Bai Yu let Bai Yue move around on her own, as long as she didn't stray too far from Bai Yu. She also had to watch her step, as the rocky beach was very slippery under the waves, and she had to be extra careful with every step.
As the group split up, Bai Yu took the lead and walked ahead. He was going to find a good pit that might contain a large catch or a large group of fish, and he was confident that he could find one.
After walking a few steps, Bai Yu encountered the first rocky crevice. However, the crevice was not large; rather than a crevice, it was more like a gap between two rocks leaning against each other.
Don't underestimate this small rocky pit; it's full of good stuff. Bai Yu shone his headlamp into it and immediately spotted a familiar seafood with patterns all over its body: a conger eel!
"Wow, my luck is amazing! There's a conger eel in the very first pit? I'll keep collecting them, and I'll have another braised conger eel dish for lunch later!"
Bai Yu was very satisfied with this conger eel. Conger eels are not only a high-end seafood, but the one Bai Yu found was also quite large!
The eel was now coiled up, and Bai Yu couldn't tell its length yet, but he could tell how thick it was. It was as thick as Bai Yu's forearm, so it was definitely a large eel!
Sure enough, as Bai Yu used crab tongs to grab the creature, it was estimated to be nearly a meter long.
And the reason why it was curled up in this rocky pit was found: the pit was too small, not big enough for it to stretch its limbs, so it could only curl up and stay in the pit.
Conger eel +1
With the addition of this large eel, Bai Yu's enthusiasm for beachcombing instantly soared.
It's more motivating to collect big catches. What was I doing plowing the beach before? I worked hard for half a day and only collected some scallops and conches, which is not even comparable to this eel.
Hey, look, look! Another blue crab! The resources on the rocky beach are really plentiful. We've been busy on the beach for ages, and we haven't even caught a few big blue crabs, let alone blue crabs. All we've caught are small ones.
Just as Bai Yu spotted a blue crab hiding in a crevice in the rocks and was about to grab it with crab tongs,
He had just bent down and braced his hands on the rocks beside him when he instinctively stepped back, narrowly avoiding falling onto another rock.
He just felt the rock he was holding onto move, and it was moving in his palm. The feeling made his hair stand on end instantly!
"Oh my god, you scared me! Is this abalone? Or a whole piece of abalone? I'm going to strike it rich!"
After Bai Yu illuminated it with a lamp, he realized that what he had just been holding was actually an abalone, and there wasn't just one, but about seven or eight pieces.
The shells of these abalone are very similar in color to the rocks, and when they are not moving, it is impossible to tell whether they are abalone or rocks.
Unfortunately for Bai Yu, his palm landed on an abalone, and under the weight of his body, the abalone couldn't take it and started to move.
To be precise, it didn't actually move; rather, Bai Yu flattened the abalone meat, making it feel like it moved slightly.
The final result is as follows: none of the seven or eight abalones escaped; they were all put into a net bag and hung around Bai Yu's waist.
Even the culprit that exposed these abalone, the blue crab hiding in the crevices of the reef, couldn't escape and was eventually caught by Bai Yu.
Following closely behind, Bai Yu seemed to have unlocked a cheat code, sweeping across the reef!
That doesn't seem right either, because Bai Yu doesn't just seem to have cheated; he really does have cheats. And since today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, his cheats even gave Bai Yu a New Year's red envelope, maximizing his luck for the day!
What does it mean to be at the maximum level? One hundred is the maximum value. Today, Bai Yu's luck value is one hundred points. This is the first time in more than half a year since he got Tongzi that he has reached the maximum luck value of one hundred points.
After Wang Hai's boost, his luck value today has exceeded 100 points, reaching 110 points!
He has never scored over 100 in any subject since childhood, but today his luck has actually exceeded 100!
That's why Bai Yu was able to start his raiding life on the rocky beach. Otherwise, how could he have been so lucky as to catch a crab and get seven abalone as a bonus?
However, Tongzi didn't tell Bai Yu about this good thing of giving out red envelopes for the New Year. He just wanted Bai Yu to discover it herself, saying that it was a surprise he had prepared for Bai Yu!
Bai Yu's side was even more amazing. He didn't even look at the system panel while he was out fishing today. If he had just glanced at it, he would have seen the New Year's surprise that the system had prepared for him.
But he didn't, he didn't even glance at it. The reason? Simply put, he didn't want to look. It's quite strange...
I wonder what kind of expression Bai Yu will have when he sees this surprise?
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