182: The little guy sends treasure again

When the dolphins approached the fishing boat, an extremely familiar figure appeared before him, holding a pearl oyster in its mouth that was even bigger than its head!

Chen Xiangbei focused his gaze and realized it was the Little Dolphin he had encountered during his trip to Xisha Island last time. It was also the one who had gifted him the extremely valuable dragon king pearl, which granted him the Underwater Breathing talent!

Although the System upgrade might very likely bring talents later, the upgrade was still a long way off. The appearance of the Little Dolphin was undoubtedly a timely help!

Chen Xiangbei happily took the pearl oyster from its mouth and then skillfully stuffed a handful of Secret Bait into its mouth. The Little Dolphin, tasting the delicious food again, cried out happily!

After interacting with the little guy for a while, Chen Xiangbei shifted his attention to the large pearl oyster beside him. Every time the little guy wanted something to eat, it would bring something to exchange with him.

Ever since it knew that Chen Xiangbei liked these pearl-producing shells, it started searching for pearl oysters everywhere.

Today, it smelled the familiar scent from a long distance away, knowing that Chen Xiangbei had arrived. It immediately brought the biggest one over to find him and exchange it for tasty food.

Chen Xiangbei took out a small knife from his space. He inserted the tip of the knife along the seam of the shell and then twisted it open.

This shell was indeed large; even the meat inside was packed full. He didn't even need to feel with his hand; he could see the overflowing pearls with his naked eye!

Among them, there was a "show-off" as big as the bump he got on his head when he was naughty as a child!

He first carefully dug out the smaller bumps around it. The first one was a large Tahitian black pearl with a bright black color!

The quality of this black pearl was even better than the one he got last time, and its diameter reached an astonishing 16 millimeters! This is considered a large item in the world of natural pearls!

After putting it into his portable space, he continued to search for other pearls. There was a string of about ten pearls growing along the edge.

Chen Xiangbei dug them out and examined them in his hand. He found that they were all 12-14 millimeter golden-brown pearls, and the quality was pretty good, capable of selling for over a mid-thousand each.

Having finished taking the pearls from the edge, Chen Xiangbei started to take out that huge show-off. He first used a small knife to cut a circle around it, severing the shell meat that enveloped it.

Then he removed the shell meat attached to the surface. Immediately, a blue reflection flashed across his eyes. He looked closely and found a peacock blue pearl close to 20 millimeters!

When he saw that giant pearl, nearly 20 millimeters in size, his eyes instantly widened, and his face was filled with shock.

His mouth slightly opened, but for a moment, he couldn't make a sound, as if the treasure before him had stolen his ability to speak.

His fingers trembled as he gently touched the smooth surface of the pearl, feeling its warmth and luster.

His eyes were filled with surprise and disbelief, as if he was questioning whether he was dreaming.

Then, an excited smile gradually appeared on his face, mixed with a hint of excitement. He held the pearl tightly, as if afraid it would suddenly disappear.

At this moment, Chen Xiangbei was completely immersed in the joy of discovering the huge pearl, forgetting everything around him.

The special color of peacock blue makes it extremely precious. It is different from the normal pink, white, and gold of regular pearls, and the principle of scarcity applies in the pearl world!

Chen Xiangbei took out a ruler from his space specifically for measuring size and carefully measured this large pearl.

Finally, he got the accurate size of this pearl: it reached an astonishing 19.5 millimeters, just shy of being a 20-millimeter giant pearl!

Once it reaches 20 millimeters, its price will double. At this moment, he really wanted to put it back and raise it for a while longer, taking it out again after it grew to 20 millimeters!

He put it into his space and continued to search for the remaining pearls. He had already taken out over ten, and he hadn't even finished half of this pearl oyster.

After a few minutes, he sporadically took out over twenty pearls. Just as he thought he was finished, he touched the last bulge, which was the main body of the pearl oyster, and found it was hard.

Usually, this is where the pearl oyster's organs and internal organs are located, and pearls are not nurtured here, but now this magical scene appeared.

Chen Xiangbei used a small knife to cut along the edge, and then the shell meat slid to one side, reflecting a greenish glow under the sunlight.

He discovered that there was indeed a pearl hidden here, and its size was very close to the one just now, very likely reaching 20 millimeters!

Chen Xiangbei began to get excited. He rinsed off the impurities with water and then used a size measuring instrument to measure the specific size.

When he saw the result, Chen Xiangbei could no longer remain calm. He waved his clenched fist in the air and then fed the Little Dolphin another large handful of Secret Bait.

This sudden delicious food stunned the Little Dolphin. It thought: Is this person crazy? I've already eaten, and he's still giving me food. Isn't this a huge profit? I hope he goes crazy again!

In fact, Chen Xiangbei had discovered that this pearl had crossed the 20-millimeter mark!

And it was the most classic Tahitian peacock green. In the Tahitian pearl series, peacock green is considered the most valuable, and the price of peacock green is much higher than other colored pearls.

For example, if that 19.5-millimeter peacock blue pearl was worth fifty thousand yuan, then a peacock green of the same size would be worth at least one hundred thousand or more!

Not to mention that this peacock green has already exceeded 20 millimeters and reached the price of a giant treasure!

Furthermore, there is no need to worry about quality issues. Generally, pearls that can grow this large tend to be perfect in terms of quality, appearance, roundness, and other indicators.

Chen Xiangbei now had the urge to turn back. With so many pearls, he didn't have to worry about today's income!

He took out all the pearls from his space and carefully counted them. There were a total of 16 pearls measuring 12-14 millimeters, 9 measuring 15-18 millimeters, 1 measuring 19.5 millimeters, and 1 measuring 20 millimeters!

The Little Dolphin really gave him a great gift! The only pity was that the 19.5-millimeter one needed a little more time; it would have been better if it had been raised for a while longer.

Chen Xiangbei took out some small boxes again. These boxes were specifically bought by him to store pearls, of course, only for those 15 millimeters and above, while those below 15 millimeters were not worthy.

After packing them one by one, he put them into his space. As for those below 15 millimeters, Chen Xiangbei did the same as usual, putting them directly into a cloth bag and also placing it in his space.

After doing all this, he changed into a diving suit and entered the sea with a powerful splash, playing happily with the Little Dolphins.