Water World Beast Taming: My Pets Can Evolve Infinitely

Chapter 16 Inventorying the Loot

Jiang Chen and Nangong Yan quickly swam back to the seabed and immediately ordered Xiao Jiu and the tentacle shrimp to dig a hole on the seabed!

The two had already surveyed the area, but there weren't any good hiding places nearby, so they had no choice but to hide underground.

The tentacle shrimp's two sharp tentacles flew around, while Xiao Jiu also used its steel-cracked claws to attack the ground. Soon, a sizable hole was quickly created by the two beasts working together.

The tentacle shrimp continued digging its burrow. Jiang Chen rode Xiao Jiu to the edge of the grassland and picked a large amount of soft seaweed and algae leaves, which could be laid out under the burrow as a bed later.

After gathering enough marine plants, Jiang Chen dived into the underwater grassland and caught several small yellow fish that were shaped like pinecone balls and about 20 to 30 centimeters long.

These little yellow fish are quite special because their heads are glowing!

As darkness fell, these small yellow fish resembled light bulbs floating in the sea, emitting an orange glow that looked quite peculiar.

This is a pinecone fish, shaped like a pinecone.

Jiang Chen was very familiar with this fish in his previous life; he had seen it at the aquarium.

The pinecone fish has a bioluminescent organ on its head, which contains a special bacterium called Vibrio fischeri. When the concentration of this bacterium reaches a certain level, it begins to glow, making it easier for the fish to find and hunt prey in the dark ocean.

Jiang Chen discovered this small fish by chance while hunting.

The reason for catching these small fish is simple: to provide light at night.

Otherwise, the cave would be pitch black, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, which would really make you feel uneasy!

Because of this characteristic, the pinecone fish is also known as the bulb fish in this world.

When Jiang Chen returned to the burrow with the small fish, the tentacle shrimp had already finished digging the entire burrow.

The cave is about three meters deep, five meters wide, and seven meters long, forming a rectangle. In addition to the most conspicuous entrance, there is a more hidden exit at the other end.

That way, even if some creature blocks the entrance at night, the two of them can still exit through the exit.

Jiang Chen spread a large amount of seaweed and kelp in the cave and lay it down to try it out. It was very soft and comfortable, even more so than his mattress at home, which surprised and delighted him!

Xiao Jiu lay on the seaweed bed, her bright blue eyes immediately closing into slits, so comfortable that she couldn't open them at all!

Xiao Jiu: (￣▽￣)~*

After a long day of fighting, I can finally rest!

Cats have a tough life! Their human owners exploit and deprive them of their labor every day, not even giving them a chance to slack off. It's so awful!

Nangong Yan and the tentacle shrimp lay comfortably on the ground, while several pinecone fish swam slowly in the burrow, like moving light bulbs illuminating the surroundings.

After lying down for a while, Jiang Chen and Nangong Yan swam out of the cave again and worked together to move a large rock.

At this moment, the last rays of the western sun, like burnt-out coal, were barely clinging to life, struggling to emit their last bit of light and heat.

Finally, it got completely dark.

The seawater was pitch black, and the two could only see each other for less than ten meters.

"roar!!!"

"Awooo!!!"

As night fell, a multitude of nameless beast roars echoed through the surrounding darkness, as if the entire dark world had suddenly come to a boil, putting immense pressure on people!

Hearing the heavy roars of beasts around them, Jiang Chen and Nangong Yan quickly moved to block the entrance to the cave with a large rock, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that it was completely sealed.

The two lay down comfortably on the seaweed carpet, then opened their backpacks and took out tonight's dinner—dozens of lively, jumping little yellow croakers!

The two of them caught this on the road just now. It's a piece of cake to catch ordinary sea creatures like this that haven't even awakened yet.

"Meow!"

As soon as these dozens of small yellow croakers appeared, Xiao Jiu, who had been squinting and almost asleep, suddenly transformed into a blur with her fluffy white body and pounced on the group of small yellow croakers, her cat face full of ecstasy!

The tentacle shrimp were similar, with its two tentacles waving excitedly as it grabbed a small yellow croaker and stuffed it into its mouth.

The two beasts ate heartily, vying with each other for the food, and were very excited!

The two beasts, looking like wolves and tigers, frightened several pinecone fish into hiding in a corner, trembling. The yellow light flickered, making the light in the burrow come and go.

Unfortunately, although Xiao Jiu's cultivation level was low, it possessed two skills at the proficiency level. As soon as it activated Water Concealment and Steel Crack Claw, more than half of the small yellow croakers were stuffed into its mouth.

The tentacle shrimp's mouth was bubbling and making gurgling noises, while its blind, stalked eyes kept turning around, looking extremely anxious.

Its two tentacles were bared and clawing, as if it wanted to fight Xiao Jiu, but it felt like it couldn't win. It was in a very awkward situation, wanting to fight but not daring to.

Having successfully snatched most of the small yellow croakers, Xiao Jiu looked smug. Its fluffy white cat face proudly raised its head, looking at the tentacle shrimp with disdain, a mocking expression that said, "You little brat, you dare to mess with me?"

Jiang Chen and Nangong Yan watched in silence for a while, then shook their heads and each took out a large piece of meat weighing nearly 10 pounds from their backpacks.

As soon as these two large chunks of meat appeared, a rich spiritual energy emanated from them.

The two beasts, Xiao Jiu and Tentacle Shrimp, who were still arguing, immediately froze and turned to look at each other!

This is sea monster meat!

Jiang Chen and Nangong Yan were the ones who survived when they handed over the spoils of war from the sea beasts.

For awakened-level pets like Xiao Jiu and Tentacle Shrimp, ordinary marine creatures like yellow croakers are just snacks; the meat of sea beasts full of spiritual energy is their main meal!

Jiang Chen and Nangong Yan had a few more similar pieces of meat in their backpacks; those were Xiao Jiu and the tentacle shrimp's food for tomorrow.

As beast tamers, even if they forgot to prepare their own food, they couldn't forget about their pets.

The two beasts took their sea monster meat and immediately began to devour it with gusto, their mouths greasy.

Jiang Chen and Nangong Yan smiled, then took out the remaining few small yellow croakers from their backpacks, skinned and cleaned them, and then shaved them into sashimi to eat.

In an underwater environment, beast tamers generally have no choice but to eat raw flesh and blood, just like their pets.

Although it was meant to be eaten raw, these small yellow croakers were very fresh, and Jiang Chen found them quite delicious.

Just now, because of Xiao Jiu and the tentacle shrimp's activities, the water in the cave was murky, and the smell of mud and blood was mixed together.

When Jiang Chensheng ate the fish slices, he inevitably ingested the murky seawater, which greatly diminished the fresh and tender texture of the fish slices.

They're underwater now, and they're here to fight and train, so they can't be too particular.

As for the seawater that gets swallowed, it can be expelled through the back of the ear and cheeks, so there's no need to worry about that.

At this moment, Jiang Chen and Nangong Yan's ears and cheeks were both open, and the two were making rhythmic thrusting movements in the cave.

The feeling of spending almost the entire day in the water, eating, sleeping, and even excreting in the water was truly novel to Jiang Chen.

This is my first time experiencing this.

Jiang Chen heard that in some regions, humans already live entirely in the sea, just like fish.

After all, people in this world have evolved organs like the back of the ear, so living entirely in water is not difficult for them, just like him at this moment.

However, even so, if given the opportunity, people still prefer the feeling of living on land.

The homeroom teacher, Jian Qingqiu, also explained: "This is an instinct that is imprinted in human genes!"

Humans are naturally drawn to the sun and to the land!

After a satisfying meal, Xiao Jiu let out a contented burp, then moved her chubby body close to Jiang Chen's side. After wiggling her big butt and finding a comfortable position, she quickly fell asleep.

A few soft snores came from her delicate, white, fluffy nose.

Jiang Chen smiled and patted Xiao Jiu's head, then took stock of today's spoils: 14 sea beasts in the early stages of awakening.

The market price for an awakened-level early-stage sea monster is 1000 yuan, but the purchase price is naturally not that much, only about 7%, which is 700 yuan.

Jiang Chen and Nangong Yan also collected the essence blood from the 14 sea beasts instead of selling it. The essence blood was the best part of the sea beasts and would greatly benefit their cultivation, so the two kept it for themselves.

Because it is the essence, the value of the blood essence accounts for half of the price of the sea beast.

The remaining flesh and blood of the sea monsters can only be sold for 350 yuan per animal.

1头350，14头就是4900元，2人再平分，那就是2450元！

Not only will you receive a large amount of essence blood, but you will also receive 2450 yuan!

Jiang Chen's eyes immediately narrowed with happiness!

Jiang Chen: (^▽^)!

His earnings today are more than a month's worth of hard work at school and part-time jobs. Awesome!

However, the only slight drawback was that he didn't encounter either the Flowerhorn fish or the Fishing Cat today.

The blood of the Luohan Fish sea beast can help him refine his body, and the essence blood of the Yiwei Fish Cat sea beast can help Xiao Jiu improve his strength. Both kinds of blood are very important!

There are still six days left in the live-fire training. Jiang Chen prays that he will encounter it next!

After taking stock of the spoils, drowsiness finally overcame him, and Jiang Chen slowly fell asleep.

Several light bulb fish seemed to agree that they were also getting sleepy, and slowly swam around in the burrow, the orange light illuminating this small shelter with a warm glow.

(End of this chapter)