He swam down, grabbed a string, and looking at the ground covered with them, Li Haochen became troubled. What should he do? He had to leave tomorrow. Should he ask for help to retrieve them?
Soon, Li Haochen dismissed this idea. Asking them to help? He wasn't present, and wouldn't that be a gift for them? He didn't believe that Liu Dahui and the others could push Niubai Village to that extent, so how good could the village's customs be?
While Li Haochen was lost in thought, a stonefish as thick as an arm suddenly darted from the side, its ferocious mouth gaping, rushing towards him. Sensing danger, he, without a second thought, retreated into his space.
"Holy hell, what was that monster? It scared me to death." Just as he was about to pat his chest to calm himself, he felt something in his hand. He looked down.
"Holy hell, this... this...!"
Li Haochen looked at the string of oysters in his hand, and his mind exploded, followed by boundless ecstasy.
"Hahaha, this... I can bring farmed seafood in here? I'm rich, truly rich now. A ten-billion target? This is too easy, hahahaha~"
As he excitedly prepared to go out again to confirm, the arm-thick stonefish flashed through his mind, scaring him to a halt. He decided to wait. If he went out and got bitten twice, it wouldn't be a joke.
After about ten minutes, Li Haochen checked his equipment again and mentally prepared himself to deal with the eel's attack. He took a deep breath, and with a thought, he was back in his original position.
After a few seconds without sensing any danger, Li Haochen breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately flipped over and dived into the seabed, grabbing a string of oysters in each hand. With a thought, he instantly appeared inside his space.
Looking at the oysters in his hands, Li Haochen laughed again. It was true, he could really bring farmed seafood in. As long as he had money, his spatial ocean could provide him with endless wealth.
"Let's put those aside for now. I'll bring all these oysters in first."
Saying that, Li Haochen plunged back into the task of moving. It was actually quite fast. As soon as he grabbed them, he brought them in. Since there was no way to suspend them, he just found a patch of sea and threw them down. They wouldn't grow legs and run away.
He kept going in and out, and before he knew it, a bottle of oxygen was used up. However, he had only moved about a thousand to eight hundred strings of oysters. Looking at the last oxygen tank in his hand, Li Haochen became troubled. There were still so many oysters! Even after using this bottle of oxygen, he would have moved at most one-fifth of the amount. What about the rest?
Li Haochen pondered while moving, but he couldn't think of anything by the time the oxygen tank was almost empty, so he gave up. "Forget it, if I can't move them all, I can't. I can't possibly hold my breath and move them all. Discovering this great surprise is enough."
After completely using up the oxygen, Li Haochen didn't continue moving the oysters. As for them being taken by others, so be it. He couldn't stay here for too long. He had to return to Binhai; many things were waiting for him to do.
After resting for about half an hour, Li Haochen opened a coconut and went out for a trip. After swimming to the surface, he went in again and brought out the kayak. Returning to the shore, he looked at the sand crab traps submerged by the seawater with a helpless expression. Those traps were for nothing.
After packing everything up, Li Haochen started walking back. Just as he was about to leave the beach, he remembered he had nowhere to wash. How could he sleep with all this saltwater on him?
"Should I go and ask Lu Yingshan to open the door so I can go in and wash?"
The thought was immediately extinguished. Going to a girl's house in the middle of the night to wash? Especially when she was home alone, what were his intentions? If he was accidentally seen by someone from the village, gossip would spread throughout the surrounding ten miles and eight villages by morning.
Just then, a few intermittent, faint trickling sounds reached his ears. Li Haochen turned on his strong flashlight to investigate. If there was indeed freshwater, washing his body wouldn't be so uncomfortable.
He followed the sound and stopped at the foot of the mountain. He went into his space and came out with a pair of tall wading boots. This would at least provide some protection, giving him an extra layer of defense even if he encountered a poisonous snake attack.
He kept walking up the mountain. It wasn't very far. After walking for about seven or eight minutes, he reached a relatively flat platform. There was no mud or sand around; it was all stones of varying sizes. In the middle was a small pool about a meter wide, with a thin stream flowing into it. Perhaps due to constant washing, the surrounding stones had become smooth and round.
Li Haochen turned on his strong flashlight and carefully examined the pool and its surroundings. Feeling there was no danger, he went into his space to get a plastic bucket. The water in the pool was very clear, and the bottom was clearly visible under the light. The water felt very cool to the touch. On such a hot day, it was extremely comfortable.
Taking off his clothes, Li Haochen scooped up half a bucket of water and poured it over his head. He shivered immediately, followed by a feeling of great comfort. It was cool and refreshing. Taking a mountain bath in the sweltering month of June was incredibly satisfying.
He scooped several buckets of water, and his body was thoroughly rinsed, with no salty smell at all. Just as he was about to scoop more water to wash his feet, he realized the water in the pool was already at the bottom. It made sense; the inflow of water from the mountain wasn't large, so it was no wonder it was running low. He found a piece of clothing to wipe himself dry and then changed into his clothes. Although there wasn't much water left, it was enough.
Li Haochen rolled up his pant legs and pushed the plastic bucket down. When it was almost full, he lifted it up, but it didn't budge.
"What's wrong?"
He squatted down and looked at the bottom with his strong flashlight. It turned out that the nylon rope of the bucket's handle was snagged on a stone at the bottom.
So, Li Haochen held the strong flashlight in his mouth and reached down with both hands to untangle it. After a few minutes, it was still not untangled. He had to move aside the surrounding stones. Fortunately, these stones weren't deeply embedded, so he easily moved aside a layer of stones, and the bucket was successfully retrieved.
However, the water had become turbid and would need some time before it could be used. After about four or five minutes, the turbid mud and sand slowly settled to the bottom, and the water became clear. Li Haochen picked up the plastic bucket again. Just as he was about to push it down to scoop water, his strong flashlight swept over it, and a flash of light caught his eye, making him very puzzled.
Putting down the bucket, Li Haochen shone his strong flashlight carefully over the bottom of the pool. At this moment, the light flashed again, locking onto the location. Li Haochen reached down and began to clear away the area around the light source. After a few minutes, although there was water, it was still turbid, but under the strong flashlight, he could still see the light it emitted.
Upon seeing the light source clearly, Li Haochen's eyes narrowed.
"This... a native gold?"