He looked up at the outsiders above, who were still adjusting their diving equipment.
Wang Qiang came to the Seaside with a harpoon and threw the Big Green Lobster into the bucket.
To avoid being discovered, he ran to a hidden reef pit in the distance and hid.
He entered the system store and saw that the primary store was unlocked, mostly containing Seaside equipment, with many interfaces still locked.
Wang Qiang now roughly understood the system's nature, which was similar to playing a game.
The Luck Value was the current luck, and as long as there was a harvest, the Experience Value would increase. The Experience Value could be used to purchase items in the system store.
"A single flipper costs thirty Experience Value? That's too expensive!"
He looked again, and the steel wire snare specifically for catching Big Green Lobster also cost fifty Experience Value.
Wang Qiang bought himself a flipper, gloves, a shrimp net, and a net bag, all fully equipped.
"Xiao Xiongdi, you'll have to make do."
He also bought a pair of goggles and a pair of gloves for Mo Dan to use.
After buying the equipment, he carried it out of the reef pit.
He put the two Big Green Lobsters he had just caught into the net bag, weighing them; they were at least eight or nine catties.
"Today, I really struck it rich!"
Not far away, two foreign men in diving suits walked down.
"Such a big lobster! Tao Ge! We really hit the jackpot today!"
"Binzi, what are you waiting for? Let's get in the water! We'll eat lobster later!"
The man called Tao Ge looked at Wang Qiang and smiled, saying, "We're just here for fun, Xiao Xiongdi, we're not bothering you, are we?"
"No problem, this sea is public, feel free to catch whatever you want!"
Wang Qiang didn't mind at all; besides, they might not even be able to catch anything.
Splash ~
The outsiders jumped into the water.
Indeed, the diving postures of the two outsiders indicated that they were still novices.
After Mo Dan surfaced, Wang Qiang threw the goggles and gloves over.
"Third Brother, where did you get these goggles and gloves?"
"I borrowed them from the beautiful woman in the car!" Wang Qiang jumped into the water, waved his hand, "Hurry, hurry, before they sink to the bottom, collect all the shrimp!"
Wang Qiang took the lead and swam downwards. Because he had flippers, he quickly surpassed the two outsiders.
The two outsiders looked left and right in the water, making hand gestures, not knowing what they were signaling.
After Wang Qiang and Mo Dan reached the Coral reef, they directly pried open the holes under the reef.
Wang Qiang extended the snare, caught a Big Green Lobster's tail, and when he pulled the shrimp out, the other shrimp were startled and ran to the other side.
Mo Dan just happened to be waiting for them, catching one with each hand.
Due to the complex terrain under the Coral reef, two Big Green Lobsters burrowed into a hole and disappeared.
After putting the Big Green Lobsters into the net bag, the brothers began to surface.
When they passed the two outsiders, Wang Qiang deliberately shook the bag and pointed downwards.
When the two outsiders saw the big lobsters, they were invigorated and dived down.
After swimming for a while, the two saw that the water below was very murky, and a sense of fear surged into their hearts. They immediately turned around and floated back to the surface.
Wang Qiang sat on the edge of the reef, panting, and looked through the lobsters in the net bag.
He found that one Big Green Lobster had already laid eggs, so he threw that lobster directly back.
"Third Brother, laying eggs doesn't stop it from being eaten!"
Wang Qiang couldn't help but curse, "You lowly life still want to eat Big Green Lobster!"
The Big Green Lobster arced through the air and landed precisely in front of the two professional divers.
They happily reached out to grab it, but how could they, on the surface of the water, be a match for a lobster?
After the two outsiders came ashore, they took off their masks and gasped for breath.
"Xiao Xiongdi, wait, why did you just throw away a lobster?"
An outsider man chased after him and introduced himself: "My name is Wang Tao, this is my first time playing here. You have good resources here! Xiao Xiongdi, how about you sell me one of your lobsters?"
Wang Qiang was stunned; why did these words sound familiar? Anyone who returned empty-handed would talk about resources.
"Hello, my name is Wang Qiang, I'm from the fishing Village behind. That lobster was pregnant, let her go back to the sea to lay her young. If you want a lobster, pick one quickly, these things are best eaten fresh!"
Mo Dan filled a bucket with water and carried it upwards.
Halfway there, Wang Qiang noticed something strange.
He caught six Big Green Lobsters today and threw one back; such a harvest was unimaginable before.
His Experience Value had accumulated to over five hundred, but why was his Luck Value still over a thousand?
Were there still good things under this reef area?
The Big Green Lobsters in the net bag were more important right now, and Wang Qiang couldn't afford to think too much.
The three girls by the jeep were probably scared; they had changed from diving suits to swimsuits and were drinking soda upstairs.
Wang Qiang was confused, but one girl was exceptionally enthusiastic.
"So many big lobsters!"
The girl looked at the two men in diving suits, her face full of anticipation: "Brother, did you catch these?"
Wang Tao shrugged and shook his head helplessly.
"This is my younger sister, Wang Yan."
Wang Tao didn't even ask for the price, he turned and went back to the car to get his wallet.
"Xiao Xiongdi, name your price."
Wang Qiang gasped; the other party's wallet was bulging, rich people were really nice.
"Big Brother, we were one family five hundred years ago, you name a price."
Wang Tao nodded, smiling as he offered a cigarette.
Another man beside them interjected, "In a restaurant, this would probably be one hundred twenty or thirty a catty, right?"
【Ding ding ~】
【The price difference is too large, the host needs to be cautious.】
Holy cow, the system has this function too!
"Brother, you're probably talking about the price of prawns, right?" Wang Qiang smiled, lit his cigarette, "This is a Brocade Lobster, a Big Green Lobster!"
Wang Tao smiled and said, "This kind of Big Green Lobster is indeed more expensive, Xiao Xiongdi, how about two hundred a catty?"
This time the system didn't alert, so it was probably within a reasonable range.
"Alright, Tao Ge, since you've come to our Village, I should act as a good host. I'll pick the biggest one for you, half-gift, half-sale."
Wang Qiang grabbed the largest one from the net bag, weighed it, "It's probably about six or seven catties."
Wang Tao took it and looked; it was lively and quite good.
He had eaten this kind of Big Green Lobster before; in hotels, they sold for three or four hundred a catty.
"I can't let you lose money!"
Wang Tao counted out twelve hundred from his wallet, "I'll calculate it as six catties for you, for good luck!"
Wang Qiang stuffed the money into his flipper, smiled, and bid farewell to everyone.
"Hurry, hurry, run towards the Village."
Mo Dan, carrying a bucket of water, gritted his teeth and chased after him, "Third Brother, why did you give them the biggest one? If we sold it in Town, we might have gotten more."
"Its chrysanthemum has been poked open, it won't live much longer. This thing is too valuable! Hurry, hurry, I'll go borrow a bicycle from Uncle Liu."
"Third Brother, does this involve chrysanthemums too?"
Wang Qiang didn't have time to explain; at this moment, chrysanthemum should still be a flower, right?
"I'm a thousand-yuan household now!"
Wang Qiang happily ran to the Village first, and from a distance, he started shouting: "Uncle Liu! Uncle Liu! Lend me your bicycle!"
In front of the cooked food stall, Uncle Liu was dozing off with a palm fan.
"Has this kid changed his ways? Why is he calling me Uncle Liu?"
He opened his eyes and saw that Wang Qiang was already in front of him, and Mo Dan was carrying the bucket, swaying, with water occasionally spilling out.
"Oh, what good stuff did you get? It looks quite heavy."
"Uncle Liu, I'm going to push the bicycle!"
Uncle Liu shook his head, tutting, "Looks like he hasn't seen much of the world."
He placed the palm fan on his head, and the old man walked two steps out to look.
"Oh my goodness! Why are there so many Big Green Lobsters! Where did you get them?!"
Mo Dan took a breath, and in his haste, he stammered.
Wang Qiang pushed the bicycle away in a hurry, not forgetting to instruct: "Uncle Liu, help me mix two catties of pig's face!"
(PS: Regarding seafood prices in the 1990s, I couldn't find accurate prices, so fellow readers, don't be too particular. I searched for agricultural material prices in the 1990s and found some aquatic product prices, which made me feel depressed. Prawns were one hundred twenty a catty, crabs were also eighty or ninety a catty, and soft-shelled turtles were two hundred a kilogram. This was even from CCTV news, it's too scary. As for marine species, I just wrote whatever came to mind. Any Seaside friends can provide some clues.)