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Black Pine Ridge, by the coast.

The icy sea breeze howled, carrying a salty fishy smell, numbing the cheeks of anyone who felt it.

The rocks glistened with a wet chill under the morning light, the receding tide splashing against the jagged rocks, leaving behind white foam as it slowly retreated to the sea surface.

The slippery rocks were covered with moss and shell fragments, crunching underfoot.

"These black mussels are edible."

Luo De stood, lightly tapping open a mussel with a wooden spear, revealing the orange-yellow meat inside, and addressed the people behind him.

"Don't worry about the messy seaweed on them when you pick them up, just throw everything into the bucket to process."

"Yes, Lord Sir."

The slaves who were following to learn nodded.

Luo De couldn't stay by the sea all the time, so he selected five from the hunters and another five clever guys from the working slaves to learn about marine product knowledge at the seaside.

Once these ten people were taught, they would then pass on the knowledge to those who came afterward.

That way, the matters here would be left to them, and more sea goods could be gathered quickly.

The initial sea goods couldn't be sold and had to be used to unlock entries.

Vivian put away the notebook recording knowledge, bent down to pick up a mussel, held it close to sniff it, and wrinkled her nose.

"A bit fishy..."

Vivian whispered to herself, then her face lit up with joy, "It must smell wonderful when steamed!"

Vivian happily tossed the mussel meat in her hand into the wooden bucket Alya was holding.

Having tasted the flavor of crab, Vivian was now curious about all sea goods and wanted to try them personally.

Alya was even more ruthless, tossing a whole string of mussels into her bucket.

The hunters and slaves behind them followed their example, pulling down all the mussels they saw and stuffing them into the bucket.

Luo De took two more steps forward, pointing to the gray little crabs crawling in the shallow water within the crevices of the reefs.

"No need to mention crabs, you've all tasted them."

"But these small ones don't need to be caught for now, they have little meat, more for soup or as side dishes."

Luo De introduced to the people behind him.

This undeveloped sea area had a lot of marine products, so it was natural to choose the main ones to pick up.

These small crabs and shrimps could be dried after being caught and sold to those inland nobles to eat.

Luo De didn't stop and directly crossed the water puddles moving forward, heading straight for a basin-sized stone in the water puddle.

Luo De jumped directly into the water pit, bent down, and flipped over the stone.

The little crabs scurried away, but Luo De didn't care about them, grabbing a lump on the stone.

"Eek!"

Alya shrank her neck in fear, the other hunters and slaves backed off in shock, exclaiming.

Only Vivian looked excited,

"I know this!"

"Ocean giant monster, Kraken!"

At the mention of a sea monster, everyone was even more frightened, all astounded, looking at Luo De.

Holding the sea monster directly in hand, the Lord Sir's fierceness was indeed incomparable!

"Don't speak nonsense if you don't understand."

Luo De helplessly glanced at Vivian, "The Kraken is a giant octopus, a marine giant monster from wizard legends."

Luo De was very clear; Vivian must have known the information from shared memories with Avril.

"This is just an ordinary octopus."

Luo De detached the tentacles in his hand, holding the writhing octopus,

"This guy tastes better than crabs, a must for barbecue."

Of course, this was a personal opinion.

But this was Black Pine Ridge.

If I say it's better than crab, then it's better than crab.

"Whenever you see this, you must catch it, don't be scared by its appearance, it has no attack power at all."

Luo De casually threw the octopus into the bucket.

Vivian looked at the octopus in the bucket, bent down, picked it up, and played with it in her hands,

"It really seems harmless, and it's soft, quite fun."

Vivian kneaded it freely and then handed it to Alya.

Alya, seeing Vivian was fine, bravely picked it up as well.

After confirming that it had no aggressiveness, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Alya held the octopus, looked at the hunters and slaves behind her, and turned to suggest,

"Lord Sir, let everyone try it, to prevent them from being afraid to catch it in the future."

"Good idea."

Luo De nodded in approval, "Everyone give it a try."

"Yes."

Alya responded, handing the octopus to the people behind her.

Luo De looked at one face after another filled with discomfort and couldn't help but laugh.

He then instructed: "When you train those people later, you should do the same."

This immediately lifted everyone's spirits, and they loudly promised,

"No problem, Lord Sir!"

"This method is great!"

"Rest assured, if they don't catch it, I'll stick it to their faces!"

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Luo De looked at these people and shook his head with a wry smile.

Turning back, Luo De continued to search forward.

Afraid they wouldn't be impressed enough, Luo De caught another octopus for them to use as a teaching tool.

Aleya stared at the shells clinging to the rocks, crouching down.

This shell was different from any Luo De had introduced.

Its shell surface was rough, with mottled gray-white shells, and it was also oval-shaped.

"Lord Sir,"

Alya pried one open with a dagger, picked out the snow-white meat, and carefully asked, "What is this?"

"Oysters, not only taste good but also have special effects."

Luo De glanced and smiled as he explained, "They say it can be eaten raw, but I... don't want to try it."

"I prefer it grilled, with a sprinkle of garlic."

Luo De couldn't help but reminisce about the taste of oysters, "But these are too small, it's better to find some big ones."

"In the future, arrange for someone to collect these specifically, for now, focus on shore gathering."

"Oh, okay."

Alya nodded, still tossing the oyster on the dagger into the bucket.

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