Zhang Ze, who was holding a kitchen knife, turned over the coconut snail meat, and just wanted to go down, he saw that there were three small round bumps near the connection between the tail of the snail and the big thick lip in front.

His heart skipped a beat, and then it began to beat violently.

Wouldn't this be a Mereux bead, but three of them?

Zhang Ze's hands trembled a little, judging from the outline, these three Merlot Beads are not small, if they open the best Merlot Beads, and they are big, it will not be strange to sell them for millions of dollars in twenty years.

He has been out to sea for so long, but he has not encountered any particularly valuable treasures, and it would be good if there were three Merlot beads as treasures.

With a slight swipe of the kitchen knife from the side of the bulge, the snail meat was easily cut.

Zhang Ze reached out and took out three beads from it.

The two are yellowish-white, have a very poor luster, and are irregular in shape.

It is indeed a mellot bead, but they are all inferior products with very low value, and they are almost worthless.

However, these did not disappoint Zhang Ze, because there was also a reddish-orange oval Merion bead about the size of a pigeon's egg.

In the quality evaluation of Merlot beads, red-orange is the rarest color on the market.

Secondly, one of the most typical features of Merlot beads, the flame structure.

On the surface of some merlot beads, there is a regular pattern of parallel elongated stripes, as well as a silky luster.

In some of the more premium varieties, a pronounced microscopic "flame" can be observed, which is actually a thin flake.

The flakes are almost parallel to each other, sometimes perpendicular to the axis of the pearl. Pearls with a unique flame structure have a "rain thread" appearance on the periphery of the sphere.

If the surface is textured with white or brown spots, the flame structure is rough and generally difficult to see with the naked eye.

The more obvious the flame structure, the higher the value.

Zhang Ze's one, judging from the appearance alone, has an extremely obvious and natural flame structure, and it belongs to the kind of extremely perfect Merle Bead.

The size, color and flame structure alone push the value of this superb Merlot pearl to an extremely high level.

Zhang Ze suspects that his Merlot Bead can become the unique king of pearls in the world, and it will not be surpassed even after decades.

And this Merlot bead presents a special porcelain and glaze-like luster, which is very beautiful.

The only pity is the shape, because nearly spherical or round is very rare, and oval is relatively common.

Zhang Ze's one is oval, and he loses in shape.

But compared to other advantages, this is negligible.

As soon as his heart moved, this Merlot bead was accepted into a small space by Zhang Ze. This thing can be used as a family heirloom, and it is only in a small space that he is most at ease.

Regarding this bead, Zhang Ze will not tell his relatives, wait to see the situation later.

At this moment, Lin Long next to him came again, asking him to go to dinner next door.

Then when he saw such a large piece of snail meat on the table, even if he had seen it before, he would still be surprised by this amount.

"Hiss~ How can we eat such a big piece of snail meat?"

"It's okay, I'll cut a few pieces down, and you can take them and send them to Sanbao Afan."

Zhang Ze, the king of coconut snails, has not used the growth function because it is already large in itself.

To be honest, he somewhat regretted why he didn't use it at the time, in case the Merlot beads grew bigger with the coconut snail?

But the snails are already cooked, and the system does not provide regret medicine.

The growth function is useless, but the conversion function does. I don't know how many parasites there are in such a large coconut snail, and after converting, the nutrition is increased by 21%.

Therefore, the snail meat, which was not very tasty in the first place, will also improve its taste a lot.

This is also the reason why Zhang Ze did not throw away the snail meat but chose to stay.

Cut off a few pieces and gave them to Lin Long to give away, and he cut a few more pieces and personally sent them to the old man.

Forget about ordinary snail meat, this is a nutritious improvement and cannot be wasted.

After delivering the snail meat and coming back for lunch, Lin Long and Lin Hu began to prepare to go up the mountain.

Originally, they planned to go and see the trap today, and if they had the best harvest, they would come back next time if they didn't.

But today Zhang Ze wanted to follow, so Lin Long decided to make a big one, and he mysteriously took out a big baby from his room.

"it!"

Seeing the thing in his hand, Zhang Ze's eyes suddenly widened.

Not with a shotgun, he wouldn't be so surprised to see it.

The main thing is that Lin Long is holding a bow and crossbow in his hand, the things are not small, and the arrows look very thick, they should be very powerful.

"Aaron, how do you have this thing?"

Zhang Ze was interested in this thing, and immediately leaned over, took the bow and crossbow, and looked up and down curiously.

Because the arrow hadn't been installed yet, Lin Long was relieved to let him hold it.

"I met a lot of people during the time I went in, and one of them was an uncle who knew how to make this kind of lethal bow and crossbow, and he later gave me the method of making it."

"I see! In this way, the years you have been in there have also been gains. Zhang Ze's expression was sudden.

If you learned it there, that's normal.

As long as you have a good relationship, a person who doesn't know anything is likely to learn a strange skill after entering.

It should be no problem to make some money after coming out, but it may be a bit difficult to find a serious job.

Lin Long smiled, his expression was not unusual, obviously he had relieved a lot of nostalgia for the past, unlike when he first met, his face was full of regret when he mentioned the past.

Zhang Ze looked at the trajectory of the arrow, and suddenly asked, "Ah Long, you said that there is a fishing line or something like that behind the arrow, can this thing still launch the arrow?" ”

"Add a fishing line?" Lin Long looked stunned, a little unclear, "If you add a line, doesn't that limit the range of the arrow?" ”

"And, where are the threads going to be?"

The reason why Zhang Ze asked this was because he thought of spearguns, that is, the kind used in diving fishing and hunting.

He knows how to make spearguns, but some fine parts are hard to find.

Looking for someone to process, others may not be willing to just order something, and it is not even clear whether qualified rubber bands can be bought.

But seeing the bow and crossbow made by Lin Long, Zhang Ze felt that by combining the skills of the two of them, he might be able to make a speargun that could be used for fishing and hunting.

Now I can dive, but I can't fish and hunt when diving, so I always feel a little less interesting.

He is not interested in fishing and hunting often, and the main injured fish cannot be kept in the space for a long time.

However, occasionally when the water quality is particularly good and the weather is very clear, it is possible to move.

"We'll add it up when we get back, and I'll draw you a drawing when the time comes, and you can see if you can modify the bow and crossbow."

Lin Long's bow and crossbow are quite heavy, and people with little strength will be very difficult to use, but they are actually not suitable for fishing and hunting in the water.

The speargun is not very long and large, but in fact, because of its special material, it can float by the buoyancy of seawater, so it has almost no weight in the water.

Therefore, when fishing and hunting, you don't spend much energy on the speargun, and the main thing that is tired of fishing and hunting is diving.

Hearing him say this, Lin Long was curious.

But I'm going up the mountain now, so I keep this curiosity in my heart.

After the three of them finished preparing, they walked to the mountain with the basket on their backs, and Zhang Ze also took Xiao Hei with him.

Although Xiao Hei is not yet an adult, he brings more belts, and maybe he will be able to learn some hunting dog skills when he grows up.

The three of them and one dog came to the foot of Lotus Mountain, and then walked up the road opened up by the villagers.

Because he was afraid that Xiao Hei would run away and get lost, Zhang Ze also deliberately got a rope to hold it, so as not to get lost when it ran into the mountains, and he was also afraid of encountering wild boars or something.

The trap placed by Lin Long and Lin Hu is in the deeper part of Lotus Mountain, where there are many small animals, and there are almost no small animals in the peripheral areas at the foot of the mountain.

There are only some hares and bamboo rats living in the bamboo forest, but because the villagers go to fight the autumn wind from time to time, the number is already in danger.

Therefore, if you want to gain something, you still have to go into the mountains.

But the distance is not too far, it took more than two hours to reach it by climbing a small hill.

Normally, it is best to start in the morning, and there is plenty of time.

But today I just went to see the location of the trap, not to set the trap, so I can come back before dark if I leave at noon.

Lotus Mountain is not high, the altitude is only 108 meters, and there are many historical relics here, such as quarrying ruins.

Therefore, this mountain beast will definitely not be encountered, and at most it is estimated that it will encounter a wild boar.

Lin Long's bow and crossbow are mainly used against wild boars.

Because the bow itself is not small, the power of the arrow is also very large, and it can easily penetrate the body of a wild boar.

Originally, Lin Long didn't think about making this bow and crossbow, but once he went up the mountain and found traces of wild boars, so he deliberately made it for safety.

Two hours passed, and Zhang Ze and several people successfully arrived at their destination.

At this time, they are also deep in the mountains, surrounded by trees, and from time to time there will be a small animal cry in the distance, mainly birds.

Lin Long took the lead and walked towards the first trap.

The other two followed, and soon they were at the location of the first trap.

Looking at the trap in front of him, Zhang Ze was a little surprised, but he didn't expect that the trap made by the two brothers was similar to the survival show he watched in the video.

But in comparison, their traps are more real. Unlike those in the video, I always feel that I can't catch any animals, and even if I do, it will make people think that it is not the resources given by the team to pose for photos.

Lin Long's trap was a ring, and some bait was placed.

If a critter is greedy for food, it will trigger the trap, and then the ring will be tightened to hang the critter into the air and strangle it to death.

The first trap didn't pay off, the trap had already set off, and the bait was almost eaten, but it just didn't catch.

Even if the trap is triggered, it is not 100% able to catch the prey, which Zhang Ze understands.

Lin Long and Lin Hu only felt a little pity for this, and then the two of them rearranged the trap.

When they were done, they moved on to the second place.

Lin Hu glanced at it from a distance, and then was a little disappointed: "The boom has not been raised, and it is empty again!" ”

But as soon as the words fell, Xiao Hei, who was led by Zhang Ze, suddenly shouted towards the trap position.

"No, there's something!" Lin Long reacted immediately, looked down at the trap, and sure enough, he found a little situation.

Suspecting that there was a gain, the three of them hurriedly trotted over, and when they got closer, they saw the prey.

"Hahaha, there was game to eat at night!" Lin Hu laughed and picked up the prey.

"This prey looks so familiar!" Zhang Ze looked at the prey in his hand, thinking about the origin of the prey in his mind.

The prey is about the size of a domestic cat, and its body looks longer.

Dressed in the skin of an ocelot, but with a face similar to that of Wong Tai Sin.

"This should be a little civet!" After Lin Long carefully identified it, he recognized the identity of the prey.

"That's it!" Zhang Ze was stunned.

He is indeed not familiar with the little civet, but he has heard of the famous civet incense.

The reason why big civets and small civets became very rare in the nineties is mainly because of their fur and incense glands.

In particular, the fragrant gland sac can secrete a peculiar substance, which has the effect of calming the nerves, invigorating blood and relieving pain.

Economic value determines the number of wild animals, and they are scarce because of their high economic value.

Having obtained such a prey, the two brothers Lin Long and Lin Hu were very happy.

Because the meat of the little civet cat is also very delicious, this game is ready to be eaten at night.

Lin Long put the corpse of the little civet cat into the back basket, then rearranged the trap and continued to the next place.

They made a total of twenty traps, which seemed to be quite a lot, but they often failed to catch their prey.

Today's second trap has prey, which can be regarded as a good start.

Second, the next ten traps, but only one big fat rabbit was caught, and nine were empty.

Some traps are triggered, and some traps are not touched at all.

Continuing towards the thirteenth trap, as soon as they got closer, Blackie shouted again, reminding them that there was another harvest ahead.

The big fat rabbit Xiao Hei also reminded him before, it seems that the trap will scream if there is prey.

Therefore, the faces of the three of them showed joy, and Xiao Hei cried out, that must be rewarding, so they hurriedly ran over.

Sure enough, when they came to the trap, they saw an animal that looked very similar to a small civet.

But if you look closely, it is somewhat similar to a red panda.

Zhang Ze's heart moved, caught the red panda?

But the next moment, Lin Long's surprised voice sounded: "Civet! ”

Zhang Ze was stunned, and then immediately reacted, this appearance is indeed a civet cat, he should be able to recognize it.

Although this "head of the mountain" is in quotation marks, it also illustrates the deliciousness of the flesh of the civet cat.

At the beginning, Zhang Ze also came to Nanguang to taste it, but he didn't look carefully at the original appearance, he only saw the appearance of the civet cat after it turned into a dish.

"Yes, civet cats can be caught, and the animal resources of this Lotus Mountain are quite rich."

"With this thing, that night is really a blessing. In the evening, I called them to the three treasures of the airline, and it was a pity not to drink a cup of such a good dish. Lin Long put the civet cats in Lin Hu's back basket and laughed.

Today has been very fruitful, which makes him very happy.

Even if the last few traps were empty, it still didn't affect his mood.

Zhang Ze has such a regret that he didn't see the wild boar, and he couldn't see the power of the bow and crossbow.

It's almost three o'clock in the afternoon.

So the group hurried down the mountain, and had to go back before dinner.

(End of chapter)