Chapter 5

Yang Tian looked at the 400 yuan in his hand, feeling very happy. He had only sold two large lobsters, and with almost no effort, he had earned what his father, Yang Jiaguo, would make in two days.

Right, should he ask if the young man wanted more lobsters? There were still about 30 large lobsters living in the sea. To Yang Tian, they were all red banknotes.

Just as Yang Tian was thinking, a group of men and women actually came over.

"Little brother, do you still have any of the lobsters you just sold to Li Qiang?" a pretty and intellectual girl asked. Li Qiang had just brought back two lobsters and was showing off, saying he would grill them immediately. But there were only two, and they couldn't all eat them.

"Yeah, yeah, we can also pay 200 yuan each for them," another fashionably dressed young man said.

It was as if his thoughts had summoned them. Yang Tian pretended to think for a moment and said, "Sure, wait a moment. I'll go check the sea. I've been a good swimmer since I was a child. I caught these two large lobsters in the sea."

"Okay, okay," the intellectual girl, who seemed to be the leader, said excitedly.

Yang Tian had no choice but to head back to the sea, diving and resurfacing for air several times before bringing back two more large lobsters.

By this time, the intellectual girl and her group had already set up a small fire on the beach, and Li Qiang was grilling the two large lobsters on skewers.

"Great job, little brother!" Li Qiang was very happy to see Yang Tian catch two more lobsters so quickly.

"Right, what's your name, little brother?" the intellectual girl asked, impressed by Yang Tian's lobster-catching skills. Although Yang Tian looked quite chubby, he didn't seem very old.

"My name is Yang Tian," Yang Tian said, handing over the two lobsters with a smile.

"I'll call you Xiaotian. My name is Zhou Qin," the intellectual girl said with a smile.

"Nice to meet you, Zhou Jie!" Yang Tian greeted politely. "There are still some lobsters in the sea. I'll go catch them."

Zhou Qin and Li Qiang, who were worried about not having enough to eat, eagerly agreed.

This time, Yang Tian brought a large mesh bag. He went down and came up several times, spending over an hour before finally returning to shore.

Zhou Qin and Li Qiang were speechless!

The bag was full of lobsters, each weighing nearly two pounds, and there were also some small fish and shrimp mixed in.

"Xiaotian, did you catch all the lobsters in the sea?" Li Qiang asked in surprise.

Yang Tian thought to himself: If it weren't for the fear of causing a sensation, he could have caught all the lobsters in just a few minutes.

Zhou Qin and her group were overjoyed, taking out the lobsters one by one. Yang Tian even saw several people swallow hard.

A bunch of foodies! Yang Tian thought.

"There are 31 in total, plus the two from before, making 33. At 200 yuan each, that's 6,600 yuan," Zhou Qin said to Yang Tian, then handed him 6,600 yuan.

"Wow!" Yang Tian's catch had already attracted the attention of many people on the beach. A few quick-witted young men, seeing Yang Tian earn so much money, jumped into the sea without a word, hoping to catch some lobsters and sell them to Zhou Qin and her group.

"Xiaotian, are you going to catch more lobsters?" Zhou Qin asked with a smile. She had seen the young men's actions, but as long as they caught something, she would definitely buy it. She still wanted more lobsters.

"No, I won't." Yang Tian shook his head with a smile. He had used a lot of energy in the sea and didn't want to go in again. Besides, the lobsters were caught at a depth of 2.5 meters, where most people couldn't even open their eyes, let alone catch them. The lobster colony was almost completely caught, with only a few left.

Sure enough, the young men who went into the water came back cursing after a short while. There was nothing in the shallow water, and they couldn't see anything in the deep water, so they caught nothing.

After resting for a while, Yang Tian prepared to go home.

"Xiaotian, are you coming back tomorrow?" Zhou Qin asked hurriedly as Yang Tian was about to leave. "I have several friends who like seafood. Bring them over tomorrow."

Yang Tian nodded and smiled, "Sure, for Zhou Jie's sake, I'll definitely come back."

...

After walking back, Yang Tian didn't return home but went to a pharmacy. He bought some slightly precious herbs according to the skin-strengthening formula. As for ginseng, he still couldn't afford it. Even these simple herbs had already cost him all 7,000 yuan.

Back home, Yang Tian crushed the herbs and put them in a basin, adding hot water. He then used a towel to wipe the herbal water over his body.

At the beginning of the skin-strengthening process, direct herbal baths were not allowed. The body had to adapt to the effects of the herbs first. Even so, when the herbal water touched his skin, Yang Tian felt an indescribable stinging pain, like being burned.

After wiping a patch of skin, it immediately turned red, then became hot and burning. Yang Tian endured the pain for about 10 minutes before the redness slowly faded, followed by a cool sensation.

Yang Tian vaguely noticed that the fat connected to that patch of skin seemed to have slightly sunken.

Seeing the effect, Yang Tian continued to wipe another patch of skin without hesitation.

"Ouch... Ouch..." The room was filled with Yang Tian's gasps. He used up the entire basin of water to wipe his upper body.

According to the Body Strengthening Technique, he needed to wipe his entire body seven times a day at the beginning before he could start the herbal bath.

Slowly standing up, Yang Tian stretched his fat body and suddenly felt a slight reduction in the heaviness.

The next morning, Yang Tian brought a large net and went back to the beach.

"Hey, Xiaotian, over here." Sure enough, when he reached the beach, Zhou Qin and her group were already waiting. In addition to Zhou Qin and Li Qiang from the previous day, nine more people had joined.

"Yesterday, I happened to find a lobster colony. I might not catch any large lobsters today," Yang Tian said helplessly, seeing the expectant looks on everyone's faces.

"No problem, no problem. I believe in you," Li Qiang said confidently.

He had also gone into the water with a few companions but hadn't even caught a small fish.

Yang Tian had no choice but to start diving. When he submerged his head in the sea, he quickly looked for any large lobsters. To avoid suspicion, he occasionally came up for air. In no time, he had reached a depth of 2.5 meters.

"Hey? It seems I can go a bit further today," Yang Tian was pleasantly surprised to find that he had moved a few meters forward, reaching a depth of 3 meters. This place was already about 20 meters from the shore.

Whoosh!

At a depth of 3 meters, it was almost impossible to see anything clearly. The water wasn't very clear, so most people would be in the dark here.

But with the help of the mysterious bead, Yang Tian could see clearly even in the murky water.

There were three large lobsters on the left side of the sea, five large crabs on the right, and a large fish.

Yang Tian moved through the sea as if on flat ground, his body not as clumsy as on land. He quickly caught lobsters and crabs and put them in his net.