RNP Chapter 20 The Noble Adventure
Chapter 20 The Noble Adventure
"Crimson Gold Bees?" Su Jin was taken aback; he had thought they were wasps.
After Li Yuanyuan's explanation, those were not wasps, they just looked like them and were very aggressive, but they still produced honey.
Royal jelly from the Crimson Gold Bee is a Tier 1 Rare ingredient, and it is a rare find.
High-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking method, such as rinsing with warm water.
After hearing this, Su Jin was immediately invigorated. He walked to the campfire from the previous night, picked up the harpoon he hadn't had time to grab, and headed towards the sea.
"Yuanyuan, hurry up and get to work! When I get back, I want to drink the purest royal jelly. Don't disappoint me, or else... I'll spank you!"
Li Yuanyuan instinctively covered her shapely buttocks and nodded repeatedly; she didn't want to suffer any more.
Su Jin was just joking; he wasn't actually going to do it.
After a night, he and Li Yuanyuan had become quite familiar with each other, and a little joke between them was nothing.
He walked to the beach and found that his small fishing boat was still intact, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
His biggest worry last night was that the giant crystal crab might take its anger out on his small fishing boat since it hadn't caught any fries at the dock.
It seems that the big idiot isn't interested in inanimate objects.
Su Jin looked up and carefully examined the sea, trying to pinpoint the location where the crystal crab had appeared last night. He planned to move away from that area later.
He believed that the newbie protection period still had some credibility; at least during the day, sea monsters shouldn't actively attack them.
Of course, the lightning eel, which suddenly explodes with lightning, is an exception; if you're unlucky, you're really out of luck.
However, it is a rare sea monster, and it is quite difficult to encounter it. If you happen to be on its head and get electrocuted, that would be extremely unlucky.
Su Jin chose the direction he came from and used the Traveler's Soul Scroll to mark the location of the Crystal Crab.
He boarded a small fishing boat and set sail, entering that emerald green sea.
Besides catching fish for breakfast, he had another important need: to gather all the materials required for the [Guiding Star Torch].
Logically speaking, he only needs to find the star coral, and a star coral that is more than ten years old, to find the star shell that accompanies it.
However, the coral reef area is not the same as the rocky reef area. Although it is also a shallow sea, it is not shallow enough for people to walk or wade into the water.
The water here is at least two or three meters deep, and some areas may be more than five meters deep.
The marine ecosystem here is much richer than that of the barren reef area.
The abundance of corals and seaweed provides a rich source of food.
Furthermore, due to the abundance of food, the variety and quantity of marine life are also abundant, and their excrement becomes nutrients for corals and seaweed, thus forming a cycle.
Of course, the main reason is that marine life has always maintained a balance in numbers due to the causal relationship between predators and prey, so that the environment is not destroyed.
The Starlight Coral that Su Jin is looking for, which is over ten years old, is not something that can be found easily.
According to his old friend, corals don't live very long; they usually get killed once they grow a little bigger.
The thought of this gave Su Jin a headache, and he stopped what he was doing.
In general, where are corals less likely to be damaged?
He actually knew the answer: it was the place where marine creatures that didn't like to eat coral lived.
This marine creature has one distinctive characteristic: it is carnivorous and extremely powerful.
Currently, there is only one that meets the criteria, and that is the crystal crab.
Su Jin was certain that the guy was no pushover; otherwise, why would he come to land for no reason?
His expression began to darken, but he decided to look around and see if he could find anything else.
He then found a deeper area of the sea, lowered a homemade anchor made of stone, and then dived into the water with a harpoon.
Because of his improved physical condition, his swimming ability and breath-holding time far exceed those of ordinary people.
The world record for breath-holding time is over twenty minutes, which he can't reach, but ten minutes is still no problem.
He went to the seabed and quickly found the star coral.
After all, this thing is a specialty of the coral reefs and is not a rare item; it grows everywhere.
But when Su Jin looked at them, he realized they were all tiny seedlings, and many of them had been nibbled on.
When he came down, he saw some rainbowfish having breakfast, and he casually caught several of them with his harpoon.
Next, he went up for air several times, spending nearly an hour, but still couldn't find any star corals older than ten years.
They did find quite a few star-studded seashells, but they were all rather small. Su Jin picked up a few, intending to add some to their breakfast.
After working so hard for so long, Su Jin still hadn't found the materials he needed, which made him look rather unwell.
"This is tricky. Do we really have to venture into that monster's territory?"
To be honest, he really didn't want to do this, but the [Guiding Star Torch] was just too important.
Without it, going out to sea at night would be suicide.
With less than two days left before the newbie protection period ends, he figured it was too late to find another coral reef area.
Even if you find it, it might not be a Starlight Coral that's over ten years old; you'll still have to venture into the Sea Beast Territory.
After thinking for a while, Su Jin decided to embark on a noble adventure.
He observed it last night and found that the large crystal crab wasn't actually moving too fast in the water.
If he were to swim with all his might, given his current strength, he might be able to escape.
He'll put the boat a little further away, then swim over, and if he encounters danger, he'll swim away quickly.
Once he reaches the shore and escapes into the forest, the monster won't be able to do anything to him. Then he can just come back and sail away.
Besides, it's the newbie protection period now, and the weather is fine and sunny. That guy is probably sleeping and might not even notice him.
Without hesitation, Su Jin rowed the oars toward the territory of the giant crystal crab.
When he reached a point not far from the marked location, he gripped the harpoon tightly, jumped into the water, and slowly swam toward the monster's territory.
As he slowly approached the territory of the crystal crab, the surrounding marine life became increasingly rich.
The corals began to grow taller, the seaweed grew lush, the small fish gradually disappeared, and only some stones and shells remained on the ground; even the small shrimp could no longer be seen.
Su Jin swam to a star coral that was about the same height as him, dug it out with a harpoon, and checked it with his talent. He found that it was still not suitable; this one was only nine years old.
"Almost there..."
He gritted his teeth and continued to push deeper, but soon his body froze.
Because he discovered a terrifying figure, a figure that was clearly visible even underwater.
It was that giant crystal crab!
There were many remnants of star-shaped shells around it, which seemed to be what it had eaten.
It seems these star-studded seashells are this guy's usual snacks.
Su Jin's expression was solemn. He scanned the area and spotted a perfectly intact starlight coral.
The star coral was a head and a half taller than him, and there were many intact star shells next to it, some of which were larger than the ones in his hand.
Goodness, this is exactly what he wanted; he has both.
Moreover, this star coral happened to grow not far behind the monster, allowing him to slightly obstruct its view.
good chance!
Su Jin approached cautiously. He first put the largest star-studded shell into his pocket, and then carefully used a harpoon to pry open the star-studded coral.
Just as he was about to succeed, the monster suddenly swung its two large pincers and headed straight for Su Jin.