I'm a junior in college this year, and I've linked my fishing check-in system.

Although Jiang Qian had only ever dealt with blue crabs before, he knew that most of the crabs appearing here were hairy crabs.

However, the effect was about the same, and the habits of crabs were also similar.

He looked at what was in front of him and decided that he shouldn't resort to brute force.

Forcing it out is risky because you might get pinched, and the crab will burrow deeper into its hole. If you can't dig it out after a long time, you'll have to give up on it.

After thinking it over, Jiang Qian slowly dug a shallow pit about fifteen centimeters to the left of the cave entrance with his fingers.

Then he put the reed stalk back into the hole and gently pushed it inwards, keeping it close to the wall.

Crabs instinctively run towards the direction where there are no obstacles.

If there's something on the right, it will push to the left.

On the left, Jiang Qian had already made an opening.

After waiting for about half a minute, a small bulge appeared on the mud surface to the left of the hole!

Jiang Qian kept his right hand in place with the reed stalk, while his left hand quietly moved to the top of the bulge.

A crack appeared in the mud, and a bluish-gray crab claw emerged from it, thicker than Jiang Qian's thumb!

The crab claws opened and closed tentatively twice, and then the entire crab shell emerged from the mud!

A "ding" sounded in my ear: [Fishing/Catching Proficiency +1]

[Hairy crab harvest + 2 ounces!]

[The Hairy Crab Encyclopedia is now available!]

"One hairy crab!"

Jiang Qian had heard a relative who had been to Shanghai say a long time ago that the hairy crabs in Shanghai were incredibly awesome.

According to that relative, a pound of hairy crabs could fetch a high price of forty yuan at the time.

That was in 2013...

This is an outrageous price.

Because this thing is numerous but small in size, and can't be netted at all, it's very expensive.

He was deeply impressed because his great mother, Ms. Chen, repeatedly mentioned their family's death many times, which was considered evidence.

Jiang Qian examined the hairy crab in his hand. "This one actually weighs two ounces?"

Hairy crabs are generally not very big, and their claws have fine hairs. He had already checked before he came, so they certainly don't weigh more than two ounces.

Even a single one weighing one or two ounces is considered plump.

"So big?"

He found a reed leaf and tied it to the hairy crab's two claws, then went to the shore and bought a red bucket.

The old man selling red buckets looked at Jiang Qian with a grin, thinking to himself that he was yet another young man who thought he had good luck.

Selling buckets here is really profitable, and people generally don't stop people from going beachcombing, as long as there are no safety accidents. This has led to a lot of people going beachcombing in this area.

However, generally speaking, not many people can handle large shipments.

Having obtained the red bucket, Jiang Qian was prepared as he entered the reed marshes once more.

Then, with a thought, a system panel appeared before him:

【Hairy Crab】

Harvest: Two taels

【Habit 1: Cave dweller, prefers freshwater environments, dislikes salty environments】

【Habit 2: Mostly found at the confluence of rivers and seas in March, migrating in July】

Habit 3: Prefers meat

"I guess even the system thinks this thing doesn't have any extra habits..." Jiang Qian muttered to himself, "Even its habits don't have much room to grow."

"They gave us three right away."

However, Jiang Qian understood. Both hairy crabs and freshwater crabs, frankly speaking, have basically the same habits...

Do you prefer meat?

Jiang Qian pulled a sausage out of his pocket...

"One isn't enough, bring me another."

effort!

Diligence is rewarded.

Jiang Qian continued walking along the mudflats and found many more crab holes along the way.

With the skill of enjoying meat, he no longer needed reeds!

More efficient!

Fishing/Catching Proficiency +1

[Harvest + half an ounce!]

Fishing/Catching Proficiency +1

[Harvest +75g!]

Less than half an hour later, Jiang Qian received approximately two pounds of hairy crabs!

"Two catties of hairy crabs... I wonder how much they can sell for."

He muttered to himself, tied up the crabs he had just caught, stuffed them into the bag, and continued walking deeper into the mudflats.

Obviously, there wouldn't be many hairy crabs ahead. From the moment he left until now, he had walked about several dozen meters and gradually noticed that the texture of the mudflats under his feet had changed. It had changed from the relatively hard clay to a finer and softer mixture of sand and mud.

Moreover, countless tiny holes appeared on the ground.

These holes are much smaller than crab holes, about the thickness of a chopstick, and there is a ring of water around the opening.

"Surely hairy crabs can't squeeze into this kind of place..." Jiang Qian thought to himself. The hairy crabs were big and bulky, which made them seem rather weak.

"Is this a clam burrow?"

In comparison, the long and slender razor clams seem to last longer in this environment.

In short videos about beachcombing on Douyin (TikTok), razor clams are the most frequently seen food.

On a sudden impulse, he took out a small packet of salt from his pocket...

He prepared this thing as soon as he decided to go beachcombing.

At the time, Dai Zhenli asked him why he brought this, and he said it was a magical tool that he would need to use later.

He tore open a corner of the salt packet, pinched off a small amount of salt, and gently sprinkled it into the opening of a razor clam.

Then he squatted down beside him and waited without moving.

three seconds.

Five seconds.

A string of small bubbles emerged from the hole.

Immediately afterwards, a thin stream of water gushed out of the hole, about three or four centimeters high.

"Here it comes, here it comes."

Jiang Qian stared at the hole. After the water jet finished spraying, a piece of white and tender razor clam meat emerged from the hole, with the edge of the clam shell already showing through the mud.

It is desperately trying to squeeze out.

After the salt seeps in, the osmotic pressure inside the burrow changes. The razor clam will instinctively feel that its burrow has collapsed or that the environment is not right, and its first reaction is to run out.

Jiang Qian waited until most of the razor clam shells were exposed, then he put his right index and middle fingers together, pinched the shells, and steadily pulled the razor clams out of the mud.

"Wow, that's a good head shape."

A razor clam, about the length of an adult's middle finger, has a clean shell, with the two shells tightly closed, and the meat slightly bulging out from the gaps, clearly indicating it's plump.

He weighed it in his hand; this one weighed at least 50g!

A "ding" sounded in my ear: [Fishing/Catching Proficiency +1!]

[Razor clam harvest increased by 50g!]

[Razor Clam Encyclopedia Now Available]

Jiang Qian had a sudden thought: Razor clams are great!

Razor clams are inexpensive, but they taste delicious...

Razor clams

Harvest: 50g

【Habit 1: The razor clam burrow is not vertical, but slopes downwards at about 30 degrees】

[Habit 2: When startled, razor clams always escape in a fixed direction, towards the light source. If there is an emergency, they will find other cavities.]

"I see!"

Jiang Qian finally understood why people who go beachcombing use shovels to dig.

Because the razor clam cave has more than one exit!

Just then, Jiang Qian had a brilliant idea.

With a thought, the movement prediction chart of the razor clams appeared in front of him!

"That's how it works..."