Xu Wenlong left the cave, stepped into the River of Hope, and strode towards the life-saving beach. In order to save time, he had already planned his walking route. It is to use the River of Hope as a benchmark and cross the reckless jungle to reach the destination.

An hour later, the river turned right. Xu Wenlong abandoned the river and went ashore and stepped into the dense forest. The forest is dimly lit, barely seeing the light of day, except for the occasional ray of sunlight that leaks in, shining straight and dazzling like transparent pillars. The trees are lush and dense, of different sizes and types, one after the other, one after the other. The vines on the tree are staggered, and the branches are thick, and the main trunk is tightly wrapped. There was no road, only a thick fern and moss vegetation, passing through dense forest vines. Fortunately, Xu Wenlong put on deerskin "shoes" and had a compass to guide the way, so he didn't have to worry about stepping on poisonous snakes and reptiles in the grass, and he didn't have to worry about losing his way, just rest assured that he would move forward boldly and quickly. However, Rao is like this, he still cheers up his spirits, sees six ways and listens to all directions, and is always on guard against sudden danger. When he came across a place that he could not walk through and could not avoid, he jumped onto the tree and climbed the branches and vines like an ape, which was thrilling.

There are many exotic flowers and plants in the woods, and there are also many strange trees and fruits. In particular, rare and rare birds and beasts are innumerable, and they are presented one by one like a kaleidoscope. They pass by leisurely or with a gait; or stand still and look at you in amazement; Or a flash of surprise, looking panicked and disappeared into the jungle. The most frightening thing is the long snake centipede. They are large, long, and terrifying, some of them hide in the cracks of the bushes and stones, and some of them hang down in the branches and vines, and they are in danger of being bitten if they are not careful.

Xu Wenlong had no time to take care of this, and hurried away. Only when you are very tired and thirsty, will you sit down and rest for a while. Eat some roasted meat and wild fruits, drink a sprig of water vine and sweet spring, and then continue to spread your feet and move forward. After five or six hours of walking through dense forests, over shrubs, flowing rivers, and circling swamps, he finally reached his destination, the life-saving beach, and stood on the soft sand and gasped for breath.

It's noon, and the sun is at its hottest. The scenery of the life-saving beach is still the same, everything is the same, and there is no obvious change in sight. The dinghy still hangs high on the reef, lonely and miserable; The distress signal was also intact, lying on the beach in an orderly manner, without moving the slightest position; Only the simple stone stoves between the reef forts had collapsed, and the ashes of the plants and trees were gone, washed clean and spotless by the tide. It seems that the island is not only uninhabited, but not even a boat will pass through it.

Xu Wenlong raised his eyes and looked at the fracture of the ridge, the mist was curling, hazy, and he couldn't see anything clearly, and it was estimated that the distance was farther than the "fairy cave". He couldn't help but sigh for a while, and immediately began to get busy. Time is short, the road is long, and if there is a slight delay, you will not be able to turn back to the cave on time, and you will not be sure that the ghost girl will do any ridiculous things. Xu Wenlong first collected the salt dust on the reef and filled a tin can. Then climb the tree to pick the coconuts, pick the four largest ones and tie them with rattan, and make two picks on one side to make them easy to carry. The last is to pick seafood, which is the main ingredient in the fresh broth that Yu Wenli never forgets. This is not too difficult, because of the recent high tide, there are many good goods in the potholes, and it doesn't take much time to reap a lot of fruit. Crabs, sea cucumbers, shrimp crawlers, and octopus are all available, and almost half of the backpack is filled.

At the edge of a clear puddle, Xu Wenlong looked at a large oyster in the puddle for a long time, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face. Isn't Yu Wenli a picky eater? One moment I want to eat barbecue, the next moment I want to drink fresh soup, and it's hard to adjust one bite. The barbecue is easy to do, just put it on the fire and burn it. But the fresh soup is a bit difficult, and you have to use a "soup pot". Although the coconut shells on the tree are good, they cannot be boiled a few times and will soon become soft and rotten. So, why not find a few sea mussels? Using their huge shells as "pots" is not the right thing to do when you are thirsty and touch the sweet spring water?

The idea is made, just do it. Xu Wenlong immediately took off his moccasin and outer pants, jumped into the sea, and carefully searched for the ideal sea mussel in the crack of the reef.

The water at the bottom of the sea is clear and not too deep. There are many kinds of seaweed kelp, and it is also very long, like streamers that flutter in the wind. There are large and small fish in the sea, and He Bian is different. Some are covered with thorns, like porcupines; Some are full of fans, swaying in the water; Some of them are kind and kind-eyed, and they want to swim over and touch them when they see them......

Xu Wenlong was not interested in fish, so he only opened his eyes and slowly dived among the reefs full of seaweed, looking for sea mussels from stone crevice to stone crevice. It's a pity that although there are many sea mussels underwater, they are not big, basically only the size of a bowl, which is not suitable for soup pots.

Well, since you can't find a suitable sea mussel, let's do it. The conch is actually quite good, although the tail is a little longer. Xu Wenlong searched for a long time, and finally stopped his eyes on a football-sized conch not far away. He swam slowly, ripped off the kelp on the side, lifted the huge conch and turned around and floated upward. However, just as he returned to the surface, he suddenly noticed a huge sea mussel next to the reef, which was slowly wriggling in the water with two huge shells open and pink mussel flesh. Xu Wenlong was overjoyed, paddled his limbs and quickly floated to the shore, put down the big conch in his hand, dived to the bottom of the sea again, and happily swam to the super sea mussel.

The sea stirs, and the algae flies. The mussel suddenly felt bad, closed the mussel shell tightly in the hurry, and lay down next to the reef without moving.

Xu Wenlong swam over and stretched out his hand to copy it, holding it tightly in front of his chest. Good fellow, the heavy tentacles fell, to say the least, it weighed fifteen or sixteen pounds. He was delighted and quickly swam to the shore with the mussels in his arms, lightly placed them on the reef, and then sat aside to admire them......

Indeed, a large sea mussel, dark green all over, with occasional white spots, almost the size of a basin. In particular, its huge size is very unique and weird, and it is very different from the others. The mussel shell is prominent, like a round ball, and the end is upright like two iron pots that are buckled upside down. It seems that this mussel lived for a long time, at least seventy or eighty years.

However, the pot is a good pot, so it has to be kept well, and it is not broken on the road, and it is no problem to use it to cook soup and steamed meat. But the problem is that the sea mussels are too heavy, but how do they bring them back to the cave? Build a fire and roast it? That's the best way to quickly remove the mussel meat inside, leaving only two pieces of light shell. It's just that it's too troublesome to collect firewood and make a fire, and time doesn't allow it. Xu Wenlong broke the clam shell with both hands, and the lines did not move, as if it was cast in iron. He looked at the super sea mussel in front of him with a sad face, and was helpless for a while, and there was no other way. After thinking for a long time, he finally pulled out the dagger at his waist and muttered to himself, "It seems that the only way to turn it on is to use violence." After speaking, he turned the dagger in his hand upside down, aimed at the mussel and inserted it gently. Then use dexterity to slowly move the dagger along the mussel seam, and cut through the fat mussel meat inside little by little.

After this cut, the sea mussel immediately gushed out a stream of viscous juice, which was fishy and disgusting. At the same time, the tightly closed mussel shell is gradually loosening, and you can ** a finger. However, the bite force between each other is still very large, and they are still not completely separated.

Xu Wenlong did not give up, continued to go deep into the dagger, and continued to cut along the mussel seam. After going back and forth several times, the suction of the two huge mussel shells finally disappeared, and with a little force, they were completely completely broken, revealing the pink and tender mussel meat inside.

"you apart!" Xu Wenlong took a long breath and continued to wave the dagger, carefully cutting the clam flesh that was attached to the giant shell. Although this mussel meat is tender and fat, the fishy smell is too heavy, and it is estimated that it is difficult to swallow it when the food is so abundant, so it is better not to swallow it. And cleaning up mussel meat is not an easy task. Because it is a raw mussel, the meat has a strong adsorption force, and it cannot be removed whole, so it can only be carefully removed little by little. However, there is still plenty of time, and Xu Wenlong is not too anxious. He endured the unpleasant smell and slowly sipped the mussel meat with a frown.

There was a crisp "clanging" sound, and when the sharp dagger cut into the root of the mussel meat, a round, white bead suddenly rolled out of the mussel flesh and jumped down at Xu Wenlong's feet.

"Pearl?!" Xu Wenlong picked up the white beads on the ground in a daze, and looked at them carefully with wide eyes...... Sure enough, it is a rare big pearl! Crystal round, white and shiny, the size of an adult's thumb, with a faint hint of sky blue and pink hidden at the edges.

"What a big natural pearl, it's a bonus. It looks like there should be more than one! Xu Wenlong cheered, carefully pulling the thick mussel meat. Sure enough, after cutting through the thin flesh on the surface, two rows of white and shiny pearls of the same size appeared neatly in front of him. Count carefully, there are as many as eight, plus the one that fell out before, a total of nine natural pearls are obtained!

"Now rest assured, Ah Ying's birthday gift doesn't have to worry anymore!" Xu Wenlong happily looked at the nine huge pearls spread on the ground, and then calculated in his heart, "Okay, there are nine in total, if you make a pearl necklace, I don't know how happy Ah Ying will be." Well, not bad. If only I could find another sea mussel and make a necklace for Ah Qi, it would be perfect! Thinking of Liang Shiqi, whose life and death are still unknown, his heart became extremely heavy and sad again, and finally sighed and said, "Alas, forget it, let's decide on the camera later." I don't know if I'll get out of the island alive, or if the beads are worth anything. If it doesn't work, it's not worth a lot of money at all, and then people will laugh at it. ”

Xu Wenlong carefully stored the pearls in the mezzanine of his backpack, then picked up the conch grass and hastily removed the snail meat, put it into the backpack with two clam shells the size of a basin, and tied them properly. In this way, the task of going out of the mountain was successfully completed, and it took less than an hour before and after, and it was time to go home, and there was still a long way to go. He carried a heavy backpack on his shoulders, a large number of coconuts around his neck, a bow and arrow, and a javelin, and took a look at the rippling blue sea, stretching out into the sky, and turned to the lush primeval forest.