Lu Ao stuffed the Sea Cucumbers into the keep net but did not pick up the Sea Stars.
He did not like eating them.
To eat Sea Star, one had to break open its arms and eat the hepatopancreas inside.
People who liked that flavor found Sea Star exceptionally delicious. Those who did not found its savory taste strange, and not only strange—they would get headaches after eating it.
Lu Ao had hardly eaten any. The smell of Sea Star had made him nauseous when he was little, and over the years, he had never gone after it again.
After circling around beneath the sea, Lu Ao saw through the water that Lin Gongshang and the others had surfaced, so he swam up as well.
Lin Gongshang and the others had already moved the cookware onto the island and were about to start making lunch.
Lu Ao surfaced, treaded water to the shore, took off his flippers, and climbed onto the rocks.
Qi Yan came over with the camera running. "Lu Ao, can I film what you caught this morning?"
"Go ahead."
Lu Ao untied the keep net and handed it to him, then found a reef rock to sit on.
He was strong and capable, but he still got tired when he should. Every time he finished diving and climbed back up, he was exhausted enough for his face to turn pale.
Seeing this, Ge Ranzhou quickly brought over a sports drink. "How are you? You okay?"
"I'm fine." Lu Ao drained a bottle of sports drink in one go. "How was it staying here just now? Were you bored?"
"No. It was pretty interesting. I dug up a lot of snails."
Lu Ao nodded.
Man Zhang and the others poured out bottled water to prepare lunch.
Everyone was