Beachcombing: The beach is full of amazing seafood, but my wife won't let me get out of bed!

Wang Feng and Chen Xue returned home filled with excitement.

But Wu Sui and the others weren't so comfortable at sea.

The sea was exceptionally calm today, without a single wave.

The fishing boats have already reached the designated sea area.

"Ah Sui, we've arrived. Want to log off?"

Wu Suigang was about to turn on the system radar to check the seabed situation.

Chen Yang suddenly pointed to the right front and shouted, "Brother-in-law, big brother, look over there in the water, what's that?"

Everyone looked in the direction Chen Yang pointed.

Suddenly, a large number of bubbles rose up from the calm sea.

Immediately afterwards, one by one, dark brown hard shells emerged from underwater.

There were at least a hundred of them, big and small, densely packed together, filling the sea surface to the right of the fishing boat.

"My goodness, have we stumbled into a sea turtle's nest?" Wang Dazhu exclaimed, his eyes wide as he leaned over the gunwale.

Wu Gang's expression changed, and he quickly shouted towards the driver's seat.

"Lei, stop the boat! Stop the boat right now! Don't hit them!"

At the seaside, older generations of fishermen have a natural reverence for sea turtles.

Encountering a sea turtle is a good omen. If you accidentally catch one, you should treat it well, give it some good food, and then pave a path with yellow paper to send it back to the sea.

Today, hundreds of sea turtles surfaced together—Wu Gang, who had been fishing all his life, had never seen anything like this.

The fishing boat slowly came to a stop.

The sea turtles weren't afraid of people; instead, they slowly swam towards the fishing boat.

Leading the pack was a huge hawksbill turtle.

It swam to the side of the boat, grabbed the old tires on the side of the boat with its two front paws, and tried to climb up.

Wu Sui peeked out and burst out laughing.

Isn't this the hawksbill turtle we rescued before?

Wu Sui remembered the patterns on the shell clearly, but after only a month, many more barnacles had grown on its back.

"Come help!"

The others came to their senses and quickly stepped forward to lift the hawksbill turtle onto the deck.

Once the hawksbill turtle was on the boat, it wasn't shy at all. It lay down at Wu Sui's feet and rubbed its head against Wu Sui's calf.

Wu Sui looked down at the sea and immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

The hawksbill turtle leading the pack was in relatively good condition, but those following behind it were simply a sight to behold.

The shells of turtles of all sizes were covered with dense, grayish-white barnacles, some even stacked three or four times.

The worst one had barnacles growing all over its eyes and mouth, making it difficult for it to even open its mouth.

Looking at the hawksbill turtle on the deck, Wu Sui sighed and squatted down.

"When I saved you last time, I was just being polite and inviting you to come visit often."

"You actually brought all your distant relatives?"

The hawksbill blinked its beady eyes, opened its mouth and hissed, then nuzzled Wu Sui with its head.

Chen Yang, watching from the side, couldn't help but laugh: "Brother-in-law, this thing really recognizes people! It's brought its whole family to see you for treatment."

Wu Gang walked over and slapped Chen Yang on the back of the head.

"What are you watching? Hurry up and get the tools."

"The sea turtles are coming aboard; this is a manifestation of the Goddess Mazu. Quickly help clean the dirt off them."

Wu Sui stood up helplessly: "Alright, stop standing there, pick up your tools and get to work."

The group quickly went to the storage room to search for tools.

Wu Sui took a flathead screwdriver and had Wang Dazhu scoop the hawksbill turtles out of the sea one by one.

The entire crew abandoned their nets and squatted on the deck, becoming bathhouse scrubbers.

"Snap!"

With a little effort, Wu Suiyi peeled a barnacle the size of a walnut off the tortoise shell.

The mucus at the bottom stretched into a long thread.

Although it looks disgusting, the moment you pry it off is actually quite stress-relieving.

Chen Yongqiang, holding a shovel, pried as he asked questions.

"Brother Sui, are these barnacles edible? They look pretty big. How about we cook a pot of them for lunch?"

Wu Sui didn't even look up: "If you're not afraid of getting a belly full of parasites, then you can cook it."

"These things grow on sea turtles and have inhaled a lot of filth. If you want to eat barnacles, you'll have to go knock them off the rocks."

Chen Yongqiang quickly kicked the barnacles he had pried off into the sea.

Time passed second by second.

There are hundreds of sea turtles, and cleaning them up would be a huge undertaking.

The deck was covered with barnacle shells that had been pried off.

Wu Sui's legs went numb from squatting, and he kept muttering to the tortoise beside him as he worked.

"Brother, I make money by fishing at sea."

"What time is it? I haven't downloaded a single file; I've wasted the whole morning on you guys."

The hawksbill turtle lay quietly beside him, seemingly understanding Wu Sui's complaint, and patted the deck with its front paws, as if to comfort him.

I was busy until after noon.

The sun was shining brightly overhead, making one's back feel hot.

After cleaning the barnacles off the last hawksbill turtle, Wang Dazhu plopped down on the deck, panting heavily.

"My goodness, it's finally done. This was even more tiring than pulling a net."

Wu Gang wiped his sweat with a towel, and looked at the clean hawksbill turtle floating on the surface of the sea, a satisfied smile on his face.

"Alright, I've finished getting things done for you guys. Go have some fun."

Wu Sui walked to the basin, washed his hands, wrung out the water, walked up to the hawksbill turtle, and patted its smooth shell.

"Alright, everything's cleaned up. Now take your relatives and leave."

"I have to get to work. If I don't catch fish soon, I'll starve."

As he spoke, Wu Sui pushed the tortoiseshell towards the side of the boat.

The hawksbill turtle reached the side of the boat, but refused to go into the water no matter what.

It turned its head and bit Wu Sui's trouser leg.

Wu Sui looked down at it: "What are you doing? Haven't you had enough?"

The hawksbill turtle opened its mouth, stretched its neck, and peered out at the eastern sea. Then it turned back to look at Wu Sui and bit his trouser leg again, pulling him eastward.

I tugged at it twice, loosened it, and then peeked out again.

This action is too obvious.

Wu Sui paused for a moment, then tentatively asked, "You...you're going to take me to find fish?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the hawksbill turtle shook its head up and down and nodded.

Everyone on the deck was stunned.

Wang Dazhu swallowed hard and moved closer to Wu Gang.

"Big brother...did I see things just now?"

"This turtle...it nodded?"

Wu Gang was stunned, forgetting to even smoke the cigarette he was holding between his fingers.

"I've lived most of my life, and I've never seen anything like this before..."

Chen Yang jumped up excitedly, his eyes shining, and grabbed Wu Sui's arm.

"Brother-in-law, tell the truth!"

"Yesterday, the baby sperm whale offered to show you the way, and today this sea turtle has brought its whole family to find you, and is even showing you the way to find fish."

"Are you Mazu's grandson on earth?"

"Why do all the creatures in the sea obey you?"

Wu Sui kicked Chen Yang in the butt, laughing and cursing in annoyance.

"Get lost, stop spouting nonsense."

In fact, Wu Sui was also having doubts.

The system only gave him radar, not mentioning its ability to tame marine life.

Could it be that because I saved them, these creatures have developed human-like qualities and have come to repay my kindness?

Whether it's true or not, we can't turn down this offer that's been handed to us.

Wu Sui bent down and pushed the tortoiseshell again.

"Okay, I'll follow you. You lead the way."

This time, the hawksbill turtle didn't struggle. With the help of the others, it flipped into the sea.

Wu Sui turned to Wu Lei and shouted, "Brother Lei, let's follow this hawksbill turtle. I want to see what it's leading us to!"