After binding with the system, a flashing white light appeared in her mind.
"Hello host, I am Xiaomeng, and also the incarnation of the Beachcombing System."
Seeing Chen Zhiyao hesitate and look around frequently, Xiao Meng kindly explained:
"After the system is bound, our conversations will only exist in your mind, and no one else can hear them."
"Then I'm relieved. Hello Xiaomeng, I look forward to your guidance in the future."
Xiao Meng hesitated for a moment, then said in her childish voice:
"Please claim your newbie gift pack, host."
"Okay!" Chen Zhiyao said with great anticipation.
At that moment, a floating panel similar to a game screen appeared in her mind, displaying four seemingly ordinary items.
Sunscreen, gloves, tall water boots, and a pair of strange-looking glasses.
"This is the newbie gift pack? It doesn't seem to have anything special."
Looking at this so-called newbie gift pack, Chen Zhiyao was filled with disappointment. Where was the promised cheat code?
That's it?
Xiaomeng hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly introduced it to her:
"With the sunscreen provided by the system, even if you're exposed to the sun every day, you won't get a tan."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhiyao's face lit up with joy, and she immediately praised him with a happy smile:
"Great, great stuff, I really like this newbie gift pack."
The ultraviolet rays are particularly strong at the beach, and Chen Zhiyao thought to herself, with her pretty face, she couldn't let herself get tanned.
A flash of white light appeared in my mind again: "The gloves are made of special high-tech materials. They are thin and breathable, protecting your hands without affecting your beachcombing."
"Wearing it, you can even catch crabs with your bare hands, and even if the host gets pinched by a crab, it won't hurt."
Chen Zhiyao's eyes lit up, her expression full of joy. "There's this benefit too! These gloves are great!"
"As for the water shoes, they are made of special materials that are not only non-slip and waterproof, but also keep your feet comfortable and clean. You won't have smelly feet even if you wear them all day."
“Don’t talk nonsense, my feet don’t smell at all,” Chen Zhiyao replied instinctively.
Xiao Meng mischievously blinked twice more, her voice also cheerful:
"I didn't say anything."
"You..." Chen Zhiyao was so angry she was practically turning into a pufferfish.
Knowing that things were going well, Xiaomeng quickly started introducing the last item.
"These glasses have X-ray vision capabilities. When worn, they can see through sand, rocks, and seawater to see various types of seafood hidden inside. However, they can only be used at the beach."
"Wow, that's amazing! How far can it see? Can I wear these glasses all the time?" Chen Zhiyao was so excited that her voice rose several octaves.
"The host is currently at level one. The range of vision can extend one meter outward from the host's location, and the usage time is one hour per day."
"Only one meter? That's too short a distance!" Chen Zhiyao quickly asked.
"If I upgrade, will the area of my vision be larger? How do I upgrade?"
"After the host binds to the beachcombing system, the money earned through beachcombing will be converted into points at a 1:1 ratio. Earning 100 yuan will earn you 100 points."
"Points can be used to upgrade your account or to buy things in the system's shop. The beachcombing tools you buy in the shop can increase your earning efficiency!"
Then a shopping mall page appeared in her mind.
Inside were all the beachcombing tools she was familiar with, including nets, sand shovels, spades, tongs, buckets, fish traps, water pumps, and so on. The supplies were quite complete.
After exiting the mall, the floating platform split into two smaller sections: beachcombing and fishing.
Currently, only the beachcombing area is lit up, while the fishing area is gray and white.
Chen Zhiyao clicked on the beachcombing section, and some information appeared in her mind.
Host: Chen Zhiyao
Level: 1 (Beachcombing)
Points: 0
Perspective range: 1 meter
Transparent time: 1 hour
Beachcombing tools: None
After reading the message, Xiaomeng's voice echoed in Chen Zhiyao's mind again:
"The beachcombing area is divided into three levels. The level one has a viewing range of 1 meter and a viewing time of 1 hour per day."
"Level 2 perspective range is 2 meters, and perspective time is 2 hours. Level 3 perspective range is 3 meters, and perspective time is 3 hours."
"Xiao Meng, how many points do I need to go from level one to level two?" Chen Zhiyao wanted to level up quickly, as one meter of X-ray vision was simply not enough and the time was too short.
"The beachcombing section requires 10,000 points to advance one level."
After listening to Xiaomeng's introduction, Chen Zhiyao couldn't wait to put on the magical glasses that could see through objects.
The glasses felt light in her hand, and when she put them on, Chen Zhiyao felt as if the glasses and her eyes had become one.
When she opened her eyes again, she could clearly see various small animals hiding under the sand at her feet.
The beach where she is now has few small animals under the sand; most of them are sea cockroaches or clams.
These small animals were completely exposed to her; she could see not only their species but also their size clearly.
However, she could only see about 1 meter in front of her; beyond that, all she could see was a flat beach.
Chen Zhiyao lowered her head and walked towards the sea. The number and variety of small animals on the beach were gradually increasing.
After walking for a while, she discovered a large patch of clams through the sand.
These little guys are quite numerous; they've already walked four or five meters, and the person standing on the ground is still a rather large sixty-year-old.
Clams, also known as flower clams, flower cockles, or oil clams, generally inhabit shallow seas with sandy or muddy textures. They can be caught year-round and are the most common seafood in this area.
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Clams are cheap and delicious, a very down-to-earth seafood dish that can be found in almost every late-night food stall.
The price of clams wasn't high, and the time available for seeing through things was limited, so Chen Zhiyao decided to continue forward to look for other valuable seafood.
After walking about ten steps, a large area of breathing holes appeared in front of her, almost entirely filled with razor clams.
"I'm so lucky today!" Chen Zhiyao was beaming from ear to ear.
Razor clams are considered a relatively good-priced seafood; wild ones can cost 20 to 30 yuan per pound at purchasing stations.
After shoveling away the top layer of sand, Chen Zhiyao picked up the salt shaker and sprayed salt into the nearest clam hole.
Although razor clams live in seawater, they do not like salt water with a high concentration.
If the concentration of salt in the surrounding area is too high, exceeding their tolerance level, the razor clams will immediately burrow out of their burrows.
As soon as the salt was sprayed on, Chen Zhiyao saw the razor clams wriggling wildly inside the small hole.
Immediately afterwards, a jet of water shot out from the small hole and landed right on her face.
"Pah, pah, pah."
Chen Zhiyao wiped the water off her face and then saw that half of the razor clam had already emerged.
Razor clams that have emerged
Chen Zhiyao grabbed it and pulled hard, and the razor clam lay obediently in her palm.
These razor clams are quite plump, as thick as her thumb.
"Not bad, not bad, a great start."
With a broad smile, Chen Zhiyao sprayed some salt into the two razor clam holes next to her, and soon two razor clams couldn't wait to crawl out.
Three razor clams were easily obtained.
However, she felt that spraying salt through each hole one by one was too slow.
So he picked up the salt shaker and started spraying it wildly at the area with the razor clam holes.
Crazy Salt Spray
Salt grains dissolve when they come into contact with water, and then seep into the razor clam burrows along with the seawater.
Soon, razor clams began to emerge from these small holes one after another.
These razor clams sprouted up all at once, like bamboo shoots after a rain.
Razor clams popping up one after another
Chen Zhiyao skillfully pulled out one razor clam after another.
In just ten minutes, she dug up more than three pounds of razor clams, and they were all quite large.
The sound of the waves fading into the distance... splash, splash...
The tide receded further, exposing more and more sandy beach, leaving behind many slow-moving small seafood items.
One after another, the razor clams, each as thick as a thumb, were pulled out. It felt quite satisfying, and Chen Zhiyao felt like she was addicted.
In about twenty minutes, she had dug up all the razor clams in the vicinity, filling a small bucket.
The razor clams had just emerged from the beach, their bellies filled with mud and sand, and being wet, they were quite heavy when lifted.
Chen Zhiyao estimated that these razor clams should weigh seven or eight pounds, and being a money-grubber, she was immediately overjoyed.
That's all money.
These razor clams are so big, they can fetch more than 20 yuan per kilogram at the purchase price, so these should sell for at least 200 yuan.
The price of seafood is greatly affected by the weather, season, and whether or not fishing is prohibited. It can be said that the price is different every day, but she still knows the approximate purchase price.
Seeing that the seawater was still receding, Chen Zhiyao carried the bucket forward again, wanting to collect some crabs and squid to eat for lunch.
After walking a few steps, I discovered a huge cat's-eye snail hidden under the sand at my feet.
With just two gentle shovelfuls, a uniquely shaped cat's eye snail was unearthed.
Cat's Eye Snail
Chen Zhiyao grabbed the exposed snail meat of the cat's eye snail, quickly and forcefully squeezed it, and then sprayed out several jets of water.
Water-spraying cat's eye snail
After the water was squeezed out, the snail meat immediately shrank a lot and then obediently shrank back into its shell.
The eyes on the cat's eye snail's shell look quite unique.
Cat's Eye Snail
Before squeezing out the water from the cat's eye snails, you should first wash off the sand adhering to the outside of the snail meat, otherwise the sand will get into the shell and you will have to keep them for a few more days before you can eat them.
However, Chen Zhiyao dug up these cat's eye snails to sell for money, so she didn't care if they contained sand.
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