117: Late Night Treasure Hunt

Chen Xiangbei replied, "I need professional diving suits and extra-large capacity oxygen tanks. Do you have any recommendations?"

"Of course, please wait a moment."

The Boss took out a large box from the counter, placed it in front of Chen Xiangbei, and opened it.

"This is a set of professional-grade diving suits. All accessories and parts are professional-grade equipment produced by major manufacturers."

"In addition, the oxygen tanks are also diving-grade oxygen tanks resistant to high pressure and low temperature, and can be used for about 50 minutes when fully charged."

Chen Xiangbei looked at it and was very satisfied, saying, "How much is this set?"

"A set of diving suits is 16,800 yuan, and an oxygen tank is 3,600 yuan."

"Alright, give me two sets of these diving suits and six oxygen tanks."

The Boss was slightly surprised after hearing Chen Xiangbei's request, and then took out another set of diving suits and five oxygen tanks from the warehouse.

The Boss also thoughtfully helped him fill all the oxygen tanks with oxygen and gave him some small items.

"The total is 55,200 yuan, but I'll charge you 55,000."

After Chen Xiangbei paid, he left with the equipment.

He found a secluded alley, walked in, observed his surroundings, and after confirming there were no cameras or other people, he put the diving equipment into his portable space.

Then, he leisurely walked towards the outside of the market. At the intersection outside the market, he hailed a motorcycle taxi and paid the Master 10 yuan to take him to the civilian Fishermen's Wharf.

The motorcycle taxi Master's driving skills were comparable to a mountain god. He weaved through traffic without slowing down and arrived at the Fishermen's Wharf in less than five minutes.

After getting off the motorcycle taxi, Chen Xiangbei gave the Master a thumbs-up and then left.

The Fishermen's Wharf was brightly lit. Many people went fishing at night, so there were many people and many boats.

He came to a place where many boats were moored and casually walked onto one. The Brother on the boat was organizing fishing nets and asked when he saw him come up.

"Brother, is there something you need?"

Chen Xiangbei replied, "Brother, how much can you earn from your catch in a day?"

"Sigh~ I can't earn much. When the harvest is good, it's a thousand or eight hundred yuan, and when it's not good, I even have to pay for the fuel myself."

"How about I pay two thousand yuan to rent your boat for one night?" Chen Xiangbei stated his intention.

After a moment of thought, the boat owner said, "Add some fuel money, and I'll rent it to you. Pay 2500 yuan, take the boat, and just return it in the morning."

"Deal, let me scan the QR code."

Chen Xiangbei scanned a total of 7500 yuan, five thousand yuan of which was the deposit. The boat owner originally asked for a 10,000 yuan deposit, but he negotiated it down to five thousand yuan.

After paying, Chen Xiangbei took out all his boat driving licenses to show him, and only then did the boat owner feel at ease letting him take the boat.

Chen Xiangbei took the helm of the fishing boat, familiarized himself with the operation briefly, and then slowly steered the boat away from the Fishermen's Wharf.

He navigated to the coral reef area he went to today and accelerated forward.

The rental boat's speed wasn't fast, but luckily the distance wasn't far, and he reached the destination shortly.

The current in this area was gentle, with no dangerous undercurrents or turbulent waves, so he didn't have to worry about the rental boat being pushed away while anchored here.

Chen Xiangbei took out the well-prepared diving suit from his portable space, quickly put it on, and then skillfully connected three oxygen tanks.

After confirming everything was ready, he turned his back to the sea surface without hesitation and resolutely fell in.

The seawater at night carried the residual warmth from the long hours of sun exposure during the day, without any hint of coldness, instead giving a warm feeling.

Diving in this warm seawater, Chen Xiangbei felt extremely comfortable.

As the diving depth increased, the surrounding light became dimmer and dimmer. But he didn't panic, calmly turned on the high-intensity searchlight on his head.

With a "swish," the light from the searchlight instantly illuminated the surroundings.

Under the light as bright as day, Chen Xiangbei saw a colorful underwater world.

Various beautiful corals, colorful schools of fish, and mysterious marine creatures appeared before his eyes one by one.

He swam past a dense coral reef, as if he were in a dreamy underwater garden. Schools of fish swam around him, seemingly playing with him.

However, he didn't interact with these little creatures, but instead moved back and forth among the coral reefs, searching for the target of this trip - pearl oysters.

The underwater ecological environment in this area was exceptionally complete, undamaged by any human or natural factors, so he believed there must be many shells or conchs that nurtured pearls here.

It seemed his luck wasn't great; he searched for a long time but didn't find even one shell.

Just as he was about to move to another sea area to continue searching, a hidden glint of light, reflected by the searchlight, suddenly flashed across his eyes.

Since he only knew the approximate direction and couldn't determine the exact location, Chen Xiangbei scanned back and forth in that direction, gradually probing for the precise location of the light using the principle of reflection.

After scanning repeatedly, the glint of light flashed across his eyes once more. He locked onto a smaller area and continued the previous operation.

Finally, Chen Xiangbei successfully pinpointed the exact location where the light was coming from. He quickly swam towards that location, arriving near a patch of young coral reef.

He saw that this patch of young coral reefs formed a natural coral reef cave between itself and the seabed silt. The internal size of the cave was uncertain, and the opening was only large enough to fit an arm.

Chen Xiangbei took off the searchlight from his head and held it in his hand, shining it into the cave opening.

Upon closer inspection, he saw a small cluster of shells inhabiting the inside, like a family group, varying in size and diverse in color.

He reached in, intending to take out the shells, but the startled shells scattered in all directions. The larger ones were fast-moving and extremely difficult to catch.

After fumbling for a while, he managed to extract a medium-sized shell. He found a stone, placed it in the shell's mouth to keep it open, and then reached inside to feel around.

He found that the pearl inside was very small and not yet formed, so he simply put it back into the coral cave, and then pondered how to get the large shells out.

He frowned slightly, thinking about whether there was any tool that could help him catch the large shells. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and remembered the fishing net he was carrying.

He quickly swam back to the surface, retrieved the fishing net, and carefully extended it into the cave. However, the internal space of the cave was narrow, and operating the fishing net was not easy.

Chen Xiangbei patiently adjusted the angle of the fishing net, trying to catch the agile shells. After some effort, finally, a large shell fell into the net.

He excitedly took out the shell and examined it carefully. This shell was brightly colored, with a smooth surface, and very beautiful.