Beachcombing: The beach is full of amazing seafood, but my wife won't let me get out of bed!
Chapter 30 Hidden Goods in a Water Pit
This small octopus, scientifically known as *Octopus septum*, belongs to the genus *Octopus* in the family Octopidae.
The reason it's called "Forget the Tide" isn't because it can actually understand the tides, but because its activity rhythm is synchronized with the tidal cycle.
Wu Sui caught a few before remembering that he had eaten them before.
This thing has a crisp and tender texture and a very fresh flavor; it's delicious when simply blanched.
To catch these creatures, you either need to find their burrows after low tide and use a special barbed iron hook, or you need to use a cage or pot to trap them during high tide.
This was the first time Wu Gang had ever seen such a sight covering the entire beach.
The two bent over and began a thorough sweep of the beach.
He grabbed a handful, scooped up the sand and octopus together, rinsed them briefly in the seawater, and tossed them directly into the bucket.
"Be careful when you grab it, don't crush its head, or it'll be worthless when it's dead," Wu Gang shouted a warning.
"Know."
Wu Sui shoveled sand with both hands, finding it even more exhilarating than picking up money.
In less than half an hour, the three large buckets the two had brought were half full.
The little octopuses huddled together in the bucket, their tentacles stickily intertwined.
Wu Sui straightened up and stretched his aching back.
At this rate, they could clear out all the goods on this beach in less than an hour.
Just as he was about to bend down and continue picking up the items, Wu Sui glanced at the system radar interface out of the corner of his eye.
A green light suddenly flashed at the edge of the radar, near the pile of rocks on the island.
Instead, it was a vast expanse of dazzling blue light! And this blue light was constantly moving!
Wu Sui's heart skipped a beat, and he didn't care about the octopus on the beach.
"Brother, you pick them up here first, I'm going to go to the pile of rocks over there to put some water in."
"Go on, go on, but don't go too far!"
Wu Gang didn't even look up; he was busy scooping up several octopuses from a puddle in one pot.
Wu Sui walked quickly toward the pile of rubble.
The closer you get to the pile of rocks, the more green light appears on the radar.
Those things seemed to have noticed the commotion and were quickly retreating into the deeper water, clinging to the cracks in the rocks.
Wu Sui tiptoed and, using a large rock as cover, peered into the water.
In the clear seawater, several flat, dark shadows were swimming swiftly along the mud and sand of the seabed.
That is……
Wu Sui gasped, tightening his grip on the net.
"Big brother, forget about those octopuses, grab your net and come over here right now!" Wu Sui shouted at the top of his lungs.
Wu Gang was startled and straightened up to look in their direction: "What happened? Did you step on a poisonous snake?"
"Snake my ass, it's turbot, it's all turbot!" Wu Sui shouted frantically, pointing at the water.
This is a wild Treasure Trove from 2000 years ago!
In this day and age, this thing is even rarer than the large blue-spotted spores. It's practically impossible to find on the market, and its price would be astronomical.
Moreover, the radar showed that there were at least seven or eight in this nest.
Wu Gang paused for a second, then threw down the bucket, grabbed the large net, and ran wildly toward Wu Sui.
Fortunately, this is a rocky pit, and it must have been stranded here by the receding tide.
Wu Sui carefully climbed down into the pit. The seawater was cool and refreshing, which felt quite comfortable.
He stared at the few pieces of moving mud and sand at the bottom of the water.
Turbot are extremely good at camouflage; their flat bodies lie close to the seabed, and the color of their skin blends in with the surrounding mud and sand.
If it weren't for the green light marker on the system radar, it would be impossible to distinguish with the naked eye.
Wu Gang ran over, panting, and saw Wu Suiwen already in the water.
"Where is it? Second brother, where are the fish?" He held up a large net and looked around anxiously.
"Right under my feet, next to that rock on the left!" Wu Sui shouted, pointing to the dot on the radar.
Wu Gang looked down and saw that the previously flat mud and sand suddenly moved, and a dark shadow the size of a washbasin darted out at an extremely fast speed.
"Holy crap, it's huge!"
Wu Gang cried out in surprise, and without thinking of anything else, he climbed into the pit and hurriedly covered the pit with the net.
Pounced empty.
The turbot was very cunning. It slid along the seabed, made a sharp turn, and swam directly towards Wu Sui.
"Good timing."
Wu Sui was prepared. He gripped the net tightly, watched the blue light move, and plunged it into the water, blocking the big fish's path.
A violent struggle came from inside the net.
Water splashed everywhere, and a huge force pulled the net outwards.
"Got it!" Wu Sui roared, his arm veins bulging as he pressed down on the edge of the net, preventing it from turning over.
"Big brother, come and lend a hand, this thing is too strong."
Wu Gang scrambled through the water, grabbed the large net he was carrying, and put it over the landing net. The two of them then lifted it up together.
"Splash..."
A wild turbot of astonishing size bursts out of the water.
This fish is extremely strange in appearance. Both of its eyes are on the same side of its body. Its body is flat and wide, and its skin is covered with rough particles that gleam with a dark brown luster in the sunlight.
"Good heavens!" Wu Gang exclaimed, his voice trembling with excitement as he watched the huge fish thrashing wildly in the net.
"This must weigh at least five or six pounds. I've been at sea for so many years and I've never seen such a big wild turbot."
The turbot thrashed about in the net, flapping its large fins and splashing water all over the brothers' faces.
"Don't just stand there, hurry up and put it up there to nurse it back to health."
Wu Sui, dragging a net, struggled to climb up the reef with Wu Gang.
As soon as the fish was poured onto the rock, it suddenly sprang up and almost slid back into the sea.
Wu Gang reacted quickly, lunging forward and pinning it down with his entire body.
"Second brother, quickly bring an empty bucket and fill it with water. This thing won't survive long without water!"
Wu Sui immediately ran back and grabbed a bucket, filling it halfway with seawater.
The two of them stuffed the fish into the bucket. The bucket was quite large, but the turbot was so big that they had to curl up their bodies slightly to fit it in.
"We've struck it rich, second brother! This one alone is worth half a bucket of octopuses we just picked up."
Wu Gang looked at the huge object in the bucket and couldn't stop smiling.
"This is just the beginning." Wu Sui shook the water droplets off his hands and pointed to the area of water they had just been in.
On the system's radar, the remaining few spots of light were frantically spinning underwater.
The commotion from catching the fish had stirred up all the mud and sand in the pit, which actually helped them a lot.
When the water gets muddy, turbot lose their way and can only wander aimlessly in place.
"There's more down there?" Wu Gang's eyes widened.
"There are at least six or seven more, all large shipments," Wu Sui said decisively.
Wu Gang now believed his brother's words without a doubt, and immediately jumped down again with the net.
Wu Sui picked up the landing net again, and following the radar's guidance, spotted a spot of light and deliberately used the handle of the net to forcefully strike the rocks underwater.
The dull thumping sound echoed underwater.
Startled, the turbot immediately changed direction and fled towards Wu Gang, skimming along the bottom of the pit.
"Big brother, they're coming straight ahead!"
Wu Gang's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. Although he couldn't see what was happening underwater, he did see a ripple spread across the surface of the water.
Seize the opportunity, press the large net down to the bottom of the water, and then pull it back forcefully.
"Get in there!" Wu Gang shouted excitedly, "I got it! I got another one!"
Although this one is slightly smaller than the previous one, it still weighs three or four pounds and is an extremely rare and sought-after item on the market.
For the next half hour, a frantic siege unfolded in the rocky pit.
Wu Sui was responsible for driving the fish out, while Wu Gang was responsible for intercepting them; the two worked together seamlessly.
These turbot, who usually kept a deep hide, were exposed by the system's radar and were thrown into the bucket one by one.
Wu Sui finally climbed ashore, exhausted, only after the last blue dot on the radar disappeared.
He plopped down on the beach, panting heavily.
Wu Gang was also exhausted and lay sprawled out to the side, not wanting to move a single finger.
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