112: Great tonic

The next morning.

Chen Xiangbei woke up from his sweet dreams on time, as if a timed alarm had been set. All the wonderful things in his dream couldn't hold back his hurried and determined steps.

It was just barely dawn. He checked the System settlement information from last night.

[Ding, System settlement begins: Host's income today +197300 yuan, average hourly wage +24662 yuan, System reward amount 4537900 yuan, Physique +0.02, Intelligence +0.02, Settlement Points +1000. Please continue to work hard!]

Waking up to find a few million more yuan in his account felt truly exhilarating!

He stretched, got out of bed, and went to the bathroom to wash up. After washing up, he changed into a tank top and shorts, then headed out.

His goal for today was beachcombing.

Before setting off, he had already planned to go beachcombing in the early morning, so he had packed away his small shovel and other beachcombing tools into his personal space early, just in case.

When he came down from the second floor, he didn't encounter anyone. It seemed everyone was truly tired from playing and were likely sound asleep.

When Chen Xiangbei eagerly arrived at the beachside, it was still early, not yet 6 o'clock in the morning. However, the sky was already as clear as a mirror, and the sunrise time on Xisha Island was just after 6 o'clock.

Chen Xiangbei picked up his small shovel, stepped onto the soft sand, and began searching for traces of seafood on the beach.

He carefully observed every tide pool and the area around the rocks, not missing any place that might hide treasures.

Suddenly, he discovered a hole, with bubbles rising from its opening.

A wave of secret delight surged in his heart. He cautiously approached the hole and dug away the sand with his shovel. Sure enough, a crab crawled out from inside.

This crab was quite large, its shell covered in hard spines. He quickly grabbed the crab with his hand and put it into the bucket.

Next, he found some shellfish and conches, sweeping them all up. There was nothing fresher than these ingredients!

While strolling leisurely and searching for traces of sea creatures, more and more people were coming to beachcomb here. Helplessly, Chen Xiangbei had to quicken his pace and hurried towards a less crowded area.

When he arrived at a sparsely populated beach, he was surprised to find that the sand here was not only slightly damp, but the surface of the beach was also covered with dense holes.

He cautiously dug open one of the holes to check. In an instant, he discovered with a face full of surprise that these holes were hiding quite large razor clams.

So, he began digging open these holes one by one, collecting the hidden razor clams into his bag. Among them were quite a few razor clams of the 'King' size.

Actually, the best and fastest way to dig for razor clams is to pour salt into the hole. The razor clams will come out on their own shortly.

Unfortunately, he had prepared all the necessary beachcombing tools, but he hadn't brought any salt. Helplessly, he could only use the simplest and most direct method.

However, with his physical fitness, digging out a razor clam was practically effortless. It was just a matter of spending a little more time.

But just as he had dug about half a bucket's worth, a group of beachcombing Da Mas walked over from a distance. When they saw so many razor clam holes, they excitedly started shouting.

Their incredibly loud voices attracted the surrounding beachcombing Da Yes and Da Mas.

Before long, this stretch of beach was occupied. Da Yes and Da Mas were everywhere. They all had salt, and their speed at catching razor clams was much faster than Chen Xiangbei's.

Helplessly, he could only give up on this beach. He knew these Da Yes and Da Mas all knew each other, and it was better to benefit their own people than outsiders.

Chen Xiangbei left this beach and walked towards the rocky area in the distance. Hard-shelled seafood like crabs and lobsters often hid in the corners of the rocks.

Therefore, he planned to go over there and see what he could find.

Soon, Chen Xiangbei arrived at this rocky area. He stood on the rocks by the sea, fully focused on searching for sea creatures in the ocean.

Suddenly, his eyes shone with a light of surprise, simply because he saw a large sea cucumber hidden in the crevices of the rocks.

His heartbeat suddenly quickened, and his excitement was hard to contain. He carefully extended his hands and gently picked up this rare sea cucumber.

The sea cucumber in his hand glowed with a unique luster, clearly very different from the sea cucumbers he usually saw.

He took out his phone and searched on Baidu. It turned out that this unusual sea cucumber was called a Yellow Jade Sea Cucumber, a precious sea cucumber with extremely high nutritional value.

This large sea cucumber was enough for a table of people to have a meal. He decided to take this Yellow Jade Sea Cucumber back to the guesthouse and share this rare delicacy with his friends!

He continued exploring the rocky area, occasionally finding a crab hiding in a rock crevice, blowing bubbles; sometimes finding a colorful sea fish stranded in a rock pool, awaiting its fate.

...

Time flew by. Before he knew it, the sun had already climbed above Chen Xiangbei's head, like an old friend, gently stroking him.

The golden-red light, like a spotlight on a stage, shone obliquely on him, fully illuminating the contours of his sturdy muscles, like a work of art meticulously carved by a master sculptor.

At this moment, Chen Xiangbei had a full bucket of sea creatures in front of him.

Razor clams, lobsters, crabs, and sea cucumbers were all there, a dazzling array of various seafood, all of which were high-value, high-nutrition treasures.

If this bucket of seafood were taken to the market to be sold, it would likely fetch a high price of several thousand yuan. Just that Yellow Jade Sea Cucumber alone would be worth three or four thousand yuan.

However, he had no intention of selling any of this seafood.

What he had in mind was to take this fresh seafood back and personally cook a sumptuous seafood feast for everyone.

This was much better than seafood bought outside!

After all, with his master-level cooking skills, he had enough confidence to believe that after tasting it, everyone would definitely feel they hadn't had enough, praise this seafood feast endlessly, and remember it fondly.

The main point was that this amount of money was negligible. If he wanted to make money, it would be very easy to just search for pearls in the sea, especially since he had enough points to exchange for Breath-Holding Pills.

Therefore, instead of earning this small sum of money, it was better to give his friends a strong impact on their taste buds.

Chen Xiangbei carried this full bucket of seafood and walked towards the island's market. Just having this seafood wasn't enough; he planned to buy a couple more fish to add two dishes.

When he arrived at the market, the passing Da Yes and Da Mas all started asking him if he was selling seafood, wanting to buy the seafood in his hands. This left him speechless.