Beachcombing: The beach is full of amazing seafood, but my wife won't let me get out of bed!

The night wind blew in through the cracks in the wall; the stone house wasn't exactly cold, but it was certainly uncomfortable.

Wu Sui gently pulled the blankets up for Chen Xue and Ya Ya.

Chen Xue was not asleep. She held Ya Ya tightly in her arms, her body stiff, and even her breathing was trembling.

Wu Sui knew perfectly well that the scoundrel from before would go out at night to gamble or drink, and when he came back, he would either smash things or beat people. It was normal for her to be afraid.

"I'll go check if there's anything good on the beach. I'll bar the door shut from the outside, so you can sleep peacefully."

Without saying a word, Wu Sui turned and walked to the corner.

He took out the rusty, broken sand shovel and weighed it in his hand.

He then chopped down a thick, dry stick in the yard and sharpened one end with a machete.

Finally, he tore off a few pieces of rag and stuffed them into his pocket.

Feeling uneasy after leaving the hospital, he moved a large rock weighing several tens of kilograms and used it to block the entrance.

Mangrove forest at the west end of Baihai Village.

This is the hellish place for the whole village; no one dares to enter during the day, let alone in the middle of the night.

Wu Sui had no money to buy a headlamp and relied entirely on the moonlight; going in meant almost certain death.

The swamp is full of hidden ditches; if you slip, you'll be submerged.

Sea snakes, stonefish, and countless leeches were coiled in the tree roots.

Two years ago, Wang Dadan from the neighboring village went in during the day to catch red crabs. Three days later, when the tide receded, he managed to pry a bloated corpse off a tree root.

Wu Sui stood at the edge of the woods, feeling a little apprehensive.

The dark, muddy beach was like a man-eating abyss, with waves crashing against the tree roots, making a dull "slap slap" sound.

If you want to turn your life around, you have to fight with your life on the line.

He took a deep breath and stepped into the mud.

The icy muddy water was up to my ankles, and the mud dragged my legs down.

Wu Sui steadied himself and silently chanted in his mind, "System radar, activate!"

[Ding! Radar activated. Detection range: 10 meters in radius.]

The pitch-black world before my eyes instantly changed.

Countless tiny white lights shone on the muddy beach.

Clams, mud snails, sand crabs the size of a little finger...

Wu Sui didn't even bother to glance at him; if you're looking to make quick money, this won't work.

He also discovered the ingenious use of radar, which could not only locate goods but also serve as a life-saving skill.

If there is a bottomless "dead pit" within ten meters, the system cannot scan to the bottom and will only show a completely black area.

Where there's something to hide beneath the mud and water, there's bound to be some glimmer of light.

With this discovery, Wu Sui was overjoyed and no longer so afraid.

Grip the sharp stick tightly to probe the way, avoiding a two-meter-wide black hole directly in front of you, and plunge it into the depths of the forest on the right.

After walking a dozen meters, the mud was already up to my calves, and every step I took was extremely exhausting.

Suddenly, a green light appeared three meters to the left!

Great product!

Wu Sui reached over and found a fist-sized air hole under the dead tree trunk.

He gripped the shovel with both hands, aimed it at ten centimeters behind the air vent, and began digging diagonally downwards.

Before the tide had completely receded, seawater rushed in as soon as a patch of black mud was turned over, making digging extremely difficult.

Fortunately, with the system's guidance, before long, a large blue crab waved its big pincers and guarded the entrance to the hole.

Wu Sui used a sand shovel to pick out the blue crab, stepped on it, tore a strip of cloth with his left hand, and pressed down on the large claw with his right hand.

In less than ten seconds, a wild blue crab weighing one and a half pounds was tied up like a hairy crab.

"A great start." He tossed it into the bamboo basket and continued working.

The deeper you go, the dimmer the light becomes.

The moonlight was completely blocked by the tree canopy, and the surroundings were so quiet that the only sound was the "splat" of his own legs kicking.

More than an hour later, there were five large blue crabs in the bamboo basket, weighing more than six pounds in total.

Based on current prices, it could sell for around 100 yuan.

But this money is not enough.

Repairing the roof, buying daily necessities, helping Ya Ya recover, there are holes everywhere.

A hundred dollars wouldn't even be enough to fill a tooth gap.

Wu Sui straightened up and rubbed his sore back.

If you don't find anything of exceptional quality after walking another ten meters, you must leave.

It's not the middle or beginning of the month for the big tide; the tide recedes quickly and rises quickly as well.

Once the seawater overflows, even the most powerful immortals will have to stay here and become fertilizer.

I've only taken two steps.

The radar interface is crazy!

Ten meters away at the edge, a dazzling blue light exploded in the darkness like a searchlight.

The light spots are large, and the colors are deeper.

Wu Sui's breathing stopped.

Blue light?

He gripped the sand shovel tightly, his palms sweating, and approached slowly and quietly.

The blue light stopped beneath the main root of a mangrove tree.

There, a huge muddy pool has naturally formed, with murky, black water and rotten leaves floating on the surface, making it impossible to see the depth.

Wu Sui stopped two meters away, holding his breath.

Tiny bubbles are rising from the puddle.

Without warning, the muddy water on the left side shifted.

"Splash!"

A black and white shadow, like a poisoned arrow released from a bow, flew straight for his calf in the dim moonlight!

Blue-ringed sea serpent!

If you get a kiss from this thing in a fishing village in this era, the villagers can go straight to Old Wu's house for a feast.

Wu Sui's hair stood on end, and relying on muscle memory, he swung the sharp wooden stick down hard!

"Snapped!"

The sea snake twisted into a pretzel shape in mid-air, crashed heavily into the deep mud beside it, and tumbled away into the water, disappearing without a trace.

Wu Sui broke out in a cold sweat, his heart pounding wildly.

He stared at the puddle; the blue light remained.

But it was startled by the movement and shrank back to the deepest part of the aerial roots, getting stuck in the gap between two tree roots as thick as buckets.

Wu Sui's brows furrowed into a deep knot.

The location is too tricky.

A sand-breaking shovel is ineffective, and forceful prying can easily damage the goods.

Seafood is valued for its whole head and tail; if a claw is broken, the price drops by half.

Wu Sui stuck the sand shovel to one side and rolled up his sleeves.

There was no other way but to feel around blindly.

Fortune favors the bold! Nobody knows what deadly things might be lurking beneath the surface, but for his wife and children, he had to take the gamble.

Wu Sui knelt down in the mud, half of his body leaning into the puddle.

With his right hand, he slowly probed into the icy muddy water, following the rough tree roots.

We ran into each other!

Its shell is extremely hard, with a rough, granular texture and an amazing curvature.

Immediately afterwards, my fingers touched a huge, serrated, hard object with sharp edges.

That thing underwater is angry!

The muddy water boiled, and the huge saw teeth, accompanied by a whooshing sound, clamped towards Wu Sui's wrist!

The speed was ridiculously fast, far beyond what a blue crab should have the strength for.

Wu Sui felt a chill run down his spine and abruptly pulled his hand back!

But the thing underwater, using the force of the water, had already trapped his forearm.

"Sizzle!"

The sleeve was shredded!

The sharp serrations grazed my arm, leaving a bloody gash.

Wu Sui used the tear in her clothes to pull her hand back with a start.

He scrambled back several meters, panting heavily, but his eyes were fixed on the water, burning hot.

That explosive power, that physique...

Wu Sui grabbed the rusty, broken sand shovel, gripped the handle with both hands, aimed it at the gap in the tree roots, and with all his might, plunged it in!

"Click!"

The sand shovel got stuck on a hard object underwater!

Blue light flashed wildly under the muddy water, and the immense force from the shovel handle made Wu Sui's hands go numb.

The water surface was forcibly broken.

A terrifying giant turtle, covered in black mud and frighteningly large, burst out of the water!