Foraging Along the Seashore

Shen Yu's mouth, hidden by the Mask, twitched.

No, he doesn't want to play a role in a story where he pretends to be weak while actually being strong, or where he gets slapped in the face.

Moreover, he didn't want to sell these pearls; as mentioned before, he wasn't short of money.

Pearls that he had opened himself still held some significance, especially the black pearl, which he really liked and planned to take home to make into an earring.

The rest can be given to other members of the Association.

Shen Yu replied directly, "Not for sale."

The nobleman choked, a flash of annoyance crossing his eyes. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly noticed a light-colored icon embroidered on the man's clothes.

The icon is so faint that it's easy to miss if you don't look closely.

That is...

His mind went blank for a moment.

Suddenly, all thoughts vanished.

The international commotion of the past few days is still fresh in our minds. Of those countries and forces that have come to the forefront, which one is easy to mess with?

Even so, they still suffered a great loss. After this incident, they didn't even dare to think about revenge, and the compensation and apology became common knowledge.

They've completely lost face.

He was merely a nobleman, and even with his family behind him, he was nothing more than a tiny speck of dust compared to that behemoth, utterly insignificant.

The nobleman's expression instantly changed, becoming extremely respectful. He lowered his head and said, "Since this gentleman... does not wish to sell, then it is simply that I am not destined to have these pearls."

After he finished speaking, he called to the people behind him and left without looking back.

Judging from his back, there was a hint of haste in his movements.

Seeing this, the merchants muttered to themselves, "Why are these guys being so agreeable today?"

"They're all arrogant and haughty, and once they set their sights on something, they have to get it."

"Yes, it's rare to give up so easily today."

"That's a good thing too."

"You'd better leave quickly, it wouldn't be good if those people changed their minds and came back."

They looked at the pearls with great regret, but unfortunately, Shen Yu was unwilling to sell them, so no matter how greedy they were or how much they wanted them, there was nothing they could do.

Shen Yu got up and left the stalls.

It reduced its own visibility.

The few people who had secretly followed him immediately stopped in their tracks, looking around in confusion. When they realized they had lost his trail, they had no choice but to disperse.

Shen Yu took out the black pearl again. It was about the size of a lychee and felt heavy in his hand. It would look nice as an earring, but it was too heavy.

It will cause your ears to droop.

Shen Yu studied it for a while with his head down. Hmm, if we add an array on it and adjust its gravity, then it will work.

Shen Yu put all the pearls into the system's warehouse.

Let him study it again when he gets back. At worst, we can hand it over to the researchers; they should be able to figure it out.

Shen Yu strolled slowly along the coast.

Inhaling the salty sea breeze, listening to the crisp sound of waves crashing against the rocks, and hearing the occasional cries of seagulls soaring in the sky.

He calmly enjoyed the beautiful scene.

Haierderi is beautiful, perhaps because their country is relatively poor, as they rely on fishing for a living and don't have many factories.

There is no industrial pollution.

That's why the scenery here is so beautiful.

Shen Yu left the port and arrived at a coastline.

The waves here are more turbulent, and there is plenty of seafood on the beach. You can even see a very small crab walking on the sand.

Many birds perched on the beach, pecking here and there.

Shen Yu squatted down and picked up a seashell.

This conch is now just an empty shell, but it is very beautiful and has vibrant colors.

Shen Yu's city is not located by the sea, and he had never had time to travel before, so this was his first time coming to the seaside.

"These past two months have felt incredibly long, like several years have passed. It feels like so much has happened."

Facing the sea breeze, Shen Yu picked up seashells on the beach, occasionally finding one or two still-alive clams and cat's-eye snails.

He took a small bucket from the warehouse and put all the seashells he had collected into it.

As he looked around, Shen Yu stroked his chin. "Let's have the Logistics Department staff buy some seafood to treat everyone."

Because most of the alternate worlds we currently exist in don't have seas, only rivers or lakes, and seafood is basically nonexistent.

Most of the livestock they can raise are terrestrial animals.

The only otherworldly realm with an ocean, it has also been polluted.

Even if Research Department invent purification agents and devices, it will take a long time for the marine ecosystem to recover, and seafood will naturally be gone.

Shen Yu walked for a while longer, and now he was very close to the waves. A wave would come and the seawater would wash onto his shoes, but luckily he was wearing long boots.

If you're wearing sneakers, they'll already be soaked by seawater at this point.

Shen Yu took out his phone and sent an instruction to the Logistics Department.

Logistics Department.

The team leaders were extremely busy.

The Chairman's orders are always at the highest level, and they saw this order immediately.

"Hmm? Buy some seafood? Why did the Chairman suddenly think of this?"

"Seafood, huh? It's been a long time since I've had any. Those Contract Anomalist Masters are all young people; they should like this."

Oysters, squid, barbecue!

"Since it's the Chairman's order, we'll go and do it."

"Wait... I remember that pollution was a serious problem on Blue Star too, wasn't it?"

"Oh... because of that small, already extinct country?"

"Indeed, this pollution needs to be addressed, otherwise feeding the Contract Anomalist this contaminated seafood will have a significant negative impact on their health."

The Logistics Department staff had a love-hate relationship with the Contract Anomalist, but mostly they loved and respected them.

That bit of resentment was just Resentment of grudge against the occasional trouble caused by the Contract Anomalist, forcing them to work overtime.

However, they have always held the Contract Anomalist) in high esteem and admiration for his courage in the face of the bizarre and countless dangers, who risked his life for them.

"We'll go and collect a batch of uncontaminated seafood, and if necessary, we'll charter a boat to go out to sea and catch another batch."

"That's right. We should fish in international waters. After all, there are a lot of people in the organization, and the amount needed to feed so many people is considerable. What others sell may not be safe. It's safer to go out and fish ourselves."

The Logistics Department always acts swiftly; they quickly made all the necessary arrangements, and Xia Kingdom agreed to lend them fishing boats.

So the team leader picked a group of people, along with a few employees who were skilled drivers, and set off in a grand procession to get seafood for everyone in the Anomaly Containment Association.

To everyone's surprise, this seafood meal was an idea that the Chairman came up with on the spur of the moment after a trip to the beach.