Braised Abalone in Oyster Sauce

Giant clams and conches had delivered vast quantities of pearls, but the greatest contributor had actually been the sea siren, A Ke.

At night in Seaview Villa, Liszt patiently listened as A Ke went on and on about what she had seen at Black Pearl Lake, and how the giant clams and conches had fought over territory.

First, he gave the giant clams and conches new names—"Black Giant Clams" and "Pink Conches"—and classified both types of shellfish as sea monsters.

The reason was simple: the largest Black Giant Clam had been filled with magic power and could even cast magic—Water Bullet.

It had fought the strongest of the three Pink Conches alone. Water Vortex clashed with Water Bullet, shattering underwater reefs and sending fragments flying as the waters grew dark and murky. In the end, when all four sea monsters were utterly exhausted, A Ke darted out with ease and ended their lives. On the other battlefields, the Pink Conches and Black Giant Clams had also decided their victories and defeats.

Though the Black Giant Clams had held back the Pink Conches' attack, they had suffered grievous losses and had no choice but to yield half of Black Pearl Lake's waters to the Pink Conches.

"Brother, A Ke discovered that both the Black Giant Clams and Pink Conches are very smart. When they saw A Ke hunting so many large Black Giant Clams and Pink Conches, they stopped fighting on their own. The Black Giant Clams left behind many little Black Giant Clams, and the Pink Conches left behind many little Pink Conches, then they all retreated."

The small Black Giant Clams and small Pink Conches had little value for harvesting.

"So Black Pearl Lake is basically a nursery for shellfish?" Liszt was very curious about this behavior.

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