The Top Fishing
Chapter 388 - 195: Coconut Snail_2

Chapter 388: Chapter 195: Coconut Snail_2

If nothing went wrong, the monetary reward for unlocking the coconut snail should have been only 500, but what’s up with fifty thousand yuan?

Just as Lin Yang was shocked, he suddenly remembered a rumor.

It was said that the coconut snail itself wasn’t tasty at all; in fact, hardly anyone who had reviewed this delicacy had ever claimed it was delicious.

This thing was 100% guaranteed to have parasites inside it, so even if one was to eat it as sashimi, it had to be blanched first, but the problem was, once this snail was blanched, it became as chewy as a tire, extremely tough and unpleasant to eat.

However, this tough, unpalatable coconut snail could, by its own abilities, breed a very precious pearl called the Mei Le Pearl.

This kind of pearl could also be called Dragon Ball or Flame Pearl, mainly found inside the bodies of sea snails and incapable of being cultivated artificially.

Legend has it that there are fewer than 300 Mei Le Pearls in existence today, in ancient times, only the king of South Vietnam could possess such items, and they were never drilled into, preserved perfectly until the last Emperor of South Vietnam fled to Europe, where these treasures began to spread.

At present, most of the Mei Le Pearls in the world come from the collections of the South Vietnamese royal family, rarely found or auctioned.

In ’07, one was auctioned in Xiangjiang, and the final price was 125,000 US dollars. Considering inflation, that pearl would definitely be worth millions by now.

Now that Lin Yang had picked up a large coconut snail, and the database directly awarded him fifty thousand yuan, he couldn’t help but feel a bit hopeful—could there be a Mei Le Pearl inside this coconut snail as well?

His face lit up with excitement; he nearly shouted out, but he had to keep it under control for now.

Although he guessed that there was a high chance a pearl was inside, he couldn’t let others see it; it would be difficult to explain if they did.

After Lin Yang boarded the yacht, he first took a shower in the bathroom, then left twenty tiger crabs in the kitchen, tossing the rest into the live water tank.

Then, he brought the large coconut snail to the deck of the yacht, where Yue’er was chatting with the audience in the livestream.

"Ahem, okay, now let’s take a look at this guy. It’s actually not tasty, but many hosts who like to belittle their audience’s intelligence pick it up when they go sea foraging. I guess everyone is quite curious about how it tastes. I’ll taste it for you."

After arriving there, Lin Yang spoke while pulling out the snail meat from the coconut snail.

Actually, compared to other sea snails, its meat was much easier to remove, requiring just a few forceful taps on the ground, which loosened the meat.

When the snail meat was fully pulled out, Lin Yang noticed a bulge in the outer wall of the meat.

Although he had already guessed that something was inside, he was still somewhat surprised when he saw the bulge because he didn’t know how it had formed.

Actually, many people who like searching for pearls had checked whether the pearl was placed inside the snail or shell, or if the snail or shell itself had grown it.

It was quite easy to discern; if the pearl grew on the edge of the shell that meant it was naturally formed, but if it was in the middle of the flesh, then it was placed there.

Of course, this doesn’t mean opening the shell to see where the pearl is located but rather checking by the thickness of what’s wrapping the pearl.

To see it, if it’s between two similarly thick pieces of meat, then it’s placed; if it’s against the shell and one side is flesh while the other side is just a thin membrane, then it’s naturally formed.

The one Lin Yang had was clearly naturally formed.

As he slowly cut through the meat, indeed there was a pearl hidden inside, about two centimeters in diameter, and its surface seemed to have blood strands on it.

As he took out the Mei Le Pearl, the livestream suddenly boiled over with congratulatory and envious comments everywhere.

Many viewers, unfamiliar with why there would be a pearl inside a snail, also came to understand about the Mei Le Pearl, thanks to a few knowledgeable viewers.

And when everyone was convinced that this was indeed a Mei Le Pearl, not just the livestream audience, but even Yue’er and Wang Feng were utterly shocked!

"My God, Brother Yang, you are so lucky." Yue’er’s eyes widened in disbelief.

"Cousin, you’ve struck it rich!" Li Xiaopeng said, his face a mix of shock and joy.

"Lin Yang, my brother, sent you down to catch a few crabs; I didn’t expect you to bring up a treasure pearl. You’re incredible."

Seeing their astonished expressions, Lin Yang just smiled and said nothing more.

In such a joyous atmosphere, they all began to busy themselves with preparing dinner for the evening.

Lin Yang used the coconut snail and the tiger crabs to make several dishes, and honestly, after he finished cooking and tasted them, he was somewhat surprised because the taste of the coconut snail was quite good.

Even though the snail meat was both blanched and fried, as long as it was sliced thin enough, it was still very crunchy and, most importantly, very flavorful, making spicy versions quite delicious.

And those tiger crabs... honestly, they tasted quite good as well, comparable to green crab in taste, but really had very little meat; three tiger crabs of the same size might not have as much meat as one green crab.

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