Chapter 122

The pen shell is a type of bivalve with a large, thin shell that is pointed at the front and broad at the back, forming a wedge shape. Unlike other bivalves, it lives by inserting its pointed end straight down into the mud and sand, and when gathered in dense groups, they look like a forest of stone pillars. Most importantly, once they choose a place to settle, they never move again. Furthermore, the adductor muscle of the pen shell is well-developed—large, round, tender, flavorful, and rich in nutrients. If dried, it becomes pen shell meat, commonly known as dried scallops. Since he had run into them, there was no reason to let them go. Wang Chu'an groped around with both hands in the mud and sand, collecting every pen shell he touched and putting them straight into the Space. Just as he was about to run out of breath and surface, he casually grabbed a few abalones he had left earlier in the Space and placed them into his net bag. He mainly worried that if someone asked him about his haul later, he couldn't just show them an empty net bag. "Hey, Third Brother, I never knew you were so good at diving." Wang Chuanxing, floating on the surface to rest, shouted with a smile.