Over the headland.
Chen Wen arrived at the northern beach of the island.
"There are rocks ahead, let’s see if there’s anything to eat, or any stranded fish. Conservatively, there should be sothing."
Squinting, Chen Wen looked at the rocky area about 500 ters ahead and said.
Quite a few seabirds were circling above that rocky area.
Clearly, they were attracted by food.
Chen Wen had little desire for the birds.
These creatures have little at and are hard to catch. Instead of catching birds, better to get sothing from the sea.
The sea’s abundance far surpasses that of the sky.
As Chen Wen approached, the seabirds in the rocky area all flew away.
They had seen humans before.
Chen Wen placed the garbage he was carrying on a higher spot, and then began foraging in the rocky area.
The resources in the rocky area are far richer than on the beach.
Before long, Chen Wen had a discovery,
Oysters!
A large amount of plump oysters!
"Did I just hit an oyster jackpot or what, damn!"
Looking at the densely packed oysters on the rocks, Chen Wen swallowed his saliva.
Oysters, so people might find the na unfamiliar.
But ntioning its other na, most people won’t be unfamiliar.
Yes, it’s the dish that’s a must-have along with vermicelli at BBQ joints and is said to have the effect of boosting kidney and sexual health—oysters!
In fact, this is not quite accurate.
After all, an oyster is a type of mollusk, and many mollusks cannot be called oysters.
But Chen Wen couldn’t care less.
To him, all oysters are damn called oysters! They can all be eaten!
I damn eat, eat, eat, eat!
Chen Wen opened his backpack, eyes gleaming green at the oysters.
All of yesterday, including the morning, he didn’t eat enough.
Being soone who does physical work, Chen Wen’s appetite is quite frightening!
Now, looking at so many oysters.
Chen Wen felt he could have a hearty al!
He picked up a Swiss Army knife with his left hand and grabbed a rock with his right.
"Hehehe, here I co!"
Chen Wen let out an excited shout and strode towards the rocks.
...
Collecting oysters is a labor-intensive task.
These things can’t be picked up as easily as clams or snails.
The left shell of an oyster is fixed to rocks or other marine rocks, and it can’t move throughout its life.
So might wonder, since it can’t move.
How does it survive?
The answer lies in the right shell.
An oyster can perform all activities, such as feeding, breathing, reproducing, excreting, and defending against enemies, through its right shell.
You could say, the oyster is truly the qilin’s right arm.
Even fiercer than most people who train their arms for decades!
Both seriously and not seriously.
And because of this characteristic, to collect oysters, you must remove the left shell that’s fixed on the stone.
However, most fishern don’t take the trouble to remove the oyster from the stone when harvesting oysters on rocks.
Unless it’s vertical oysters.
Most of the ti, fishern use tools like hoes to pry open the right shell.
Simply taking the oyster at.
That’s what Chen Wen planned to do as well.
He aid the stone at an oyster and struck it.
The right shell of the oyster cracked open with a snap.
The oyster, stimulated, started to squirt out water.
Don’t get the wrong idea.
Oyster squirting is a normal stress response.
After all, it was just sitting peacefully on the rock when Chen Wen suddenly smashed its shell with a rock.
If humans were in that situation, it’s like singing along as you eat a hotpot, suddenly being robbed by bandits...
Anyone would be startled!
After opening the shell, Chen Wen used the knife to take out the oyster at and put it into his backpack.
"One, two, and another one!"
Oysters the size of fingers were plucked, one after another, by Chen Wen.
So oysters, sensing the vibration, tightly closed their right shells.
But to no avail.
Under Chen Wen’s strength, the right shell of the oyster was quickly destroyed.
The fresh oyster at was then scooped out with the knife by Chen Wen.
What a pesky lockout!
Chen Wen happily packed the oyster at and continued to smash the next oyster’s shell.
Before long.
Chen Wen had collected a large amount of oysters.
Besides the oyster at, so vertical oysters were pried off with a knife by Chen Wen.
"This much, I’ll grill them in the afternoon, and it should be enough until tomorrow noon!"
Chen Wen cheerfully placed the last oyster into his bag.
"That’s enough, that’s enough, after all, these things won’t run away, just gather enough for two or three als at a ti, leave the rest to eat fresh."
If oysters could speak, they would undoubtedly question Chen Wen.
Are you the devil?
Apart from the large number of oysters, Chen Wen also made other discoveries.
"Barnacles! Damn, you can find them here too!"
Looking at the other things attached to the rock, Chen Wen, however, showed a completely different attitude.
Because barnacles had given newly-beca fisherman Chen Wen a lot of trouble.
These things attach to boats, so fishern need to clean them off.
Because their shells are sharp.
Back then, Chen Wen suffered a lot of injuries cleaning barnacles.
Barnacles are also one of the few things Chen Wen could eat.
They’re plenty in number, widely distributed, and of low value.
And most people don’t like to eat them.
Because they don’t look good.
What’s that saying again?
If you have a friend with trypophobia, show them barnacles, and they’ll rember you forever.
No matter if it’s good or bad!
So, many tis, the occasional barnacle haul beca an extra al for Chen Wen and the others.
"They’re tasty but a bit hard to pick!"
Chen Wen hesitated for a bit and still symbolically knocked down a few with a rock.
"If this thing could generate drop attributes, it should be quite nice."
Packing the barnacles, Chen Wen continued searching along the rocky area.
After a while.
Chen Wen narrowed his eyes, he had another discovery!
"This is... conchs? These two are stacked together."
Chen Wen casually picked up two conchs in the small pool on the rock and separated them.
"Tsk tsk, one big, one small, playing piggyback here? Daylight debauchery, you’re sentenced to the steam room!"
He put the two conchs away to act as Chen Qingtian for a mont.
Chen Wen continued looking for edible seafood.
"Jellyfish? No, the seabirds ate them all, don’t want, don’t want!"
"Tiny jellyfish? Almost completely lted, and not sure if they’re poisonous, don’t want!"
"Oh, blue crabs, huh? These can be grilled, but there’s not much at. Let’s see if they can yield good attributes."
"Screw you! Almost got pinched, take this knife!"
"These are traces left by octopuses, right? But they probably got taken by seabirds. Didn’t see, what a sha!"
"This stuff looks like kelp, but not really sure, better not. If it’s poisonous and I eat it, I’m history!"
"Damn, sea snake!? No, it’s a plastic tube, scared ! Keeping it, it looks pretty intact."
"What kind of fish is this? Looks like a sand dab, seems dead but no weird sll, keeping it!"
...
After combing through the rocky area for a long ti, Chen Wen left, satisfied.
This ti, not only did he have a bountiful harvest, but he also experienced the joy of foraging at the sea.
A large amount of oysters, a few barnacles, four or five conchs—the largest almost as big as Chen Wen’s fist.
Plus a plastic tube, two blue crabs, and a fish that looked like a sand dab but of uncertain species.
He returned with a full load!
Chen Wen excitedly took his haul back to the shelter.
The gloom caused by the rapidly departing helicopter was completely swept away.
Staying positive is also one of the advantages of survival!
Always maintaining optimism, one can survive longer in the harsh wilderness.
...
As Chen Wen returned to the shelter,
The n’s group.
The directionally challenged trio finally found their way back.
But the camp’s atmosphere puzzled the three of them.
The three who originally stayed at the camp looked pale, leaning tiredly against the rock wall.
The four responsible for picking coconuts were sitting at the side with angry faces, not uttering a single word.
And the main issue was.
The fire was out again!
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