Chapter 174 Seafood Feast
Scraping seaweed seems to be a simple task, but the actual yield is very low.
The seaweed they scrape has to be washed and selected, and after a set of processes, there is even less seaweed left to use.
Fortunately, this is medicinal seaweed. If it were food, everyone would be impatient and busy for a long time to get such a small harvest.
After Jian Mo and his friends had a good rest, they went to the sea again to scrape seaweed.
Some big fish slowly left, and new big fish came.
Jian Mo found that only those big fish that swam very slowly had seaweed that could be used as medicine.
While resting on the shore, Jian Mo asked Xing Jiu breathlessly: "How did you find out that this seaweed can be used as medicine?"
Xing Jiu: "I don't know, maybe you found it by accident? Anyway, it's the knowledge recorded in the prescription, and we have used it for at least hundreds of years."
Jian Mo couldn't help but: "It's great to have a legacy."
Xing Jiu: "You will also have a legacy in the future."
Jian Mo: "That's right, we still have classes. When we are free in winter, I will teach people to read and take care of students. , slowly, the knowledge can be passed on."
Xingjiu raised his thumb: "What a great ambition. My teacher also taught many students, I am the youngest, and the others have all graduated."
Jian Mo knew: "The students who came to observe a few days ago were the students of Xingyi Witch Doctor, right?"
Xingjiu: "Yes, I thought you didn't notice, they were my teacher's previous students, and now they have all returned to their tribes."
Everyone chatted for a while, ate something, and then hurried down to collect herbs.
Before sinking underwater, Xingjiu explained: "This kind of fish only comes to our place during this period, and you can't see it at other times."
Wu Jiong: "Do fish in the sea migrate?"
Jian Mo looked at Wu Jiong and said with a smile: "Yes, the sea water temperature is different in different seasons, and fish will swim with the temperature. And when some schools of fish leave, the fish that feed on them will also follow."
Xingjiu praised: "Jian Mo, witch doctor, you really know a lot of things."
Jian Mo: "Maybe because I went to school for more than ten years?"
Xingjiu couldn't imagine it: "Does it take so long to become a master?"
Jian Mo smiled: "Yes, that's how it is over there."
After a few words, several people dived into the sea and continued to scrape the seaweed off the big fish.
Just when Jian Mo was concentrating on his work, he suddenly heard a few strange calls.
He couldn't hear clearly due to the sea water blocking his voice.
After a few seconds of reaction, he looked up subconsciously, and then saw a big butt - it was Jiujiu.
Jiujiu and Yingao came over at some point and landed on the sea, just above them.
Jiujiu buried its big head in the water and looked at them, and even tried to dive into the sea to find them.
Seeing this, Jian Mo waved at Jiujiu, signaling Jiujiu not to come over.
Everyone was scraping seaweed here in human form. Jiujiu and Yingao's beast forms were so big that if they went under the water, the big fish might be scared away.
Jiujiu was very excited. It was not known whether he didn't understand Jian Mo's gesture or didn't want to listen to Jian Mo. He flapped his wings and twisted his butt to rush underwater.
Ying Ao, who was standing nearby, held Jiujiu's wings steadily, preventing it from moving.
Jiujiu twisted twice, but couldn't get rid of Ying Ao's control, so it had to stop.
Seeing this, Jian Mo slid his arms under the water and floated to the surface: "Jiujiu, why are you here?"
Jiujiu rubbed Jian Mo with its wet head: "Jiu."
This guy's eyes were round and bright, and even though his fur was flat, he still looked very cute.
Jian Mo couldn't help but rub Jiujiu's cheek.
Jiujiu looked at Jian Mo, held Jian Mo's sleeve, and asked Jian Mo to get on its back: "Jiu."
Jian Mo then flipped onto its back, sat on its back and talked to it.
Jiujiu's swimming skills were amazing. When it folded its wings and floated on the water, it was like a boat.
Jian Mo felt much more comfortable because he didn't have to bind his body to float on his own.
Wu Jiong also floated up when he saw Jiujiu coming.
Jiujiu treated them equally, holding Wu Jiong's sleeve in its mouth, looking at Wu Jiong with its two big eyes, and motioned Wu Jiong to get on its back as well.
Jian Mo held Jiujiu's chubby cheeks: "Jiujiu, why are you so considerate?"
Jiujiu grinned and stuck out its tongue: "Jiu."
When the others heard what was happening here, they also floated up.
Jiujiu is not an aquatic creature and cannot carry too many people, and everyone was embarrassed to climb onto it.
But having a place to lean on was much more comfortable than floating in the sea by themselves, and everyone was very happy.
Xingjiu said: "Jiujiu is really considerate! Where did you find such a considerate winged beast?"
Jian Mo smiled and said: "Fate."
Jian Mo recounted the process of how they met Jiujiu.
Xingjiu felt even more blessed after hearing this: "Jiujiu turned out to be a wild flying beast, and it was raised so well, much better than some flying beasts that have been raised since childhood."
Jian Mo touched Jiujiu: "Jiujiu is very well behaved, and Ying Ao is also very well behaved."
Ying Ao beside him flapped his wings a little happily.
They rested on the water for a while, and then dived into the water to collect seaweed.
Jiujiu and Ying Ao floated on the water.
After a while, Jiujiu was attracted by the school of fish swimming under the water, and couldn't help but dive into the water with its butt facing the sky like a big duck, trying to catch fish.
But it swam too slowly, and its fishing skills were not good. It tried hard for a long time but didn't catch a single fish.
Ying Ao couldn't stand it, so he dived under the water next to him and easily caught a big fish.
Jiujiu came over and took the fish from Yingao's mouth, pretending that it was his own catch.
The fish struggled desperately and slapped it several times with its tail, but it didn't care at all.
When Jian Mo and the others came up, Jiujiu held the fish in its mouth and brought its head over to show them: "Jiu!"
Jian Mo smiled and said, "I saw it all. This is the fish caught by Ying Ao. Don't be so naughty."
Jiujiu: "Jiujiu!"
No matter who caught the fish, it's his now that it's in his mouth.
The people of Xingchu tribe said, "Jiujiu likes to eat fish? Does he like to eat shellfish?"
Jian Mo: "He likes anything delicious."
The people of Xingchu tribe smiled and said, "There are some big and fat shellfish under the sea. Let's go and pick them up."
Everyone took a basket and dived to the bottom of the sea, and soon found some fat shellfish.
Jian Mo didn't know if it was because the beasts here were particularly large, the creatures in the sea were much larger than those on Earth.
Especially some shellfish, they were as big as washbasins.
From the gaps in the shells, he could see the pale yellow fat meat inside, which looked very tempting.
After catching clams for a while, everyone floated to the surface to breathe: "I just saw a few big crabs. Wait a minute, I'll go down and catch that crab."
"Hey, I saw it too. I'll go with you."
"Jiujiu is really a lucky star. I've been here several times, but this is the first time I've seen such big crabs underwater."
Jian Mo closed his eyes and said blankly: "Are there crabs underwater?"
"Yes, they're over there on the reef. Maybe the crabs are about the same color as the reef, so you didn't see them."
"And there are also arm shrimps. I saw several arm shrimps too."
"Don't mention it, today's prey is really good. I've rested well, so I'm going down first. I'm afraid if I rest for a while longer, the prey below will run away."
One person said this, and everyone responded, diving into the sea immediately and catching the prey they had set their eyes on.
The sea water here is already quite deep, and you have to dive seven or eight meters at a time. Even orcs and sub-orcs would be tired enough to dive and catch prey in such an environment.
Fortunately, their harvest was rich enough.
After a while, everyone came up with crabs bigger than washbasins, shrimps longer than arms, and strange-looking sea urchins.
"Today's harvest is really good. This kind of crab tastes delicious, and the meat is very fresh, sweet and firm."
"The shrimp is delicious, too, both raw and cooked."
"This sea thorn ball is delicious, too, it's the best sea thorn ball we have here."
Everyone was talking and getting greedy, and they stopped picking up seaweed and called their friends to go back and cook the seafood while it was still fresh.
It was getting late, and Xingjiu and Jianmo had no objection.
So everyone went ashore, and the beastmen changed back to beast form, carrying the sub-beastmen back on their backs.
Wu Jiong originally wanted to turn back into a giant wolf, but Jiujiu and Yingao didn't let him, and insisted on carrying them back.
Xingjiu took a look and said, "Your flying beasts are quite clingy."
Jian Mo: "Maybe because they are in a strange environment, they lack a sense of security."
Xingjiu sighed, "You are really raising children."
The seafood was still jumping in the frame, and everyone was too busy to talk and urged to go back to the tribe.
Jian Mo and his friends didn't talk much, and went straight to the Xingchu tribe with everyone.
When they returned to the tribe, the young beastmen and sub-beastmen couldn't wait to move out the stone slabs and firewood to grill seafood outside the house where Jian Mo and his friends lived temporarily.
"This kind of fresh seafood tastes great if it's grilled directly."
"Witch Doctor Jian Mo, Chief Wu Jiong, you leave it to us, we have experience in eating seafood."
"What kind of sauce do you want? There are sour and salty and mellow ones here."
Jian Mo quickly replied, "Sour and salty sauce will be fine."
The Xingchu tribe is used to eating a sour and salty jam, which feels similar to plum sauce. It tastes like a special aroma, sour and salty. Add other fresh spices to make a sauce, which is very delicious.
Jian Mo likes their sauce very much, and he also likes them to put a spicy seasoning in the sauce.
The hot sauce of the Xingchu tribe is not chili pepper, but a kind of spicy grass, which is much less spicy than chili pepper, but tastes good.
Everyone agreed and quickly called them over to eat seafood.
The crabs and shrimps were split in half, and the shells were filled with plump shell meat. These rich foods were placed directly on the stone slab and roasted over charcoal.
They first ate sea urchins, which are local sea urchins - they tasted very sweet and fresh, and when dipped in sauce, there was no fishy smell at all.
Jian Mo ate a piece and felt that the tender sea urchin was about to melt on the tip of his tongue. He couldn't help but squint his eyes: "It's delicious."
Jiujiu leaned over and opened its mouth: "Jiujiu!"
Jian Mo quickly put a piece of it into its mouth: "Don't worry."
Jiujiu also ate the sea urchin dipped in sauce and was satisfied: "Jiujiu!"
Wu Jiong fed Ying Ao beside him: "Eat slowly."
Xingjiu looked at them and felt amazed: "Now I know why you get along so well with your flying beasts. It seems that it's not just because they are well-behaved."
Jian Mo touched Jiujiu's still wet fur and said with a smile: "It's mainly because they are better behaved."
Jiujiu responded loudly beside him: "Jiujiu!"
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