Chapter 82: Golden Clam Beasts and Silver Clam Maids
"Hmm?"
Zeng Shen was momentarily stunned by the warning in his ears.
The system's earlier alert about a Tier 3 Water God—could it be referring to Liu Miao?
According to the system, her area at Jinhai Dock was a shared domain established by a Tier 3 Water God and several Tier 2 Water Gods. But who were these Water Gods? And how did they establish a domain on Liu Miao's treasured dock, while she and a Tier 4 Light God shared a domain elsewhere?
Zeng Shen pondered, uncertain if Liu Miao had given up the area herself or if there was another reason. But he realized that if Jinhai Dock wasn't Liu Miao's future domain, it might be where Huang Ziliang and his group established theirs in three years.
These ruffians dared to encroach on his sister's territory, providing him with another guilt-free reason to teach them a lesson in the future.
Unbeknownst to him, Huang Ziliang and his companions, passing by Jinhai Dock, sneezed inexplicably at that moment.
Releasing Liu Miao's waist, Zeng Shen bent down to examine the clam field, casting a Peeping Eye at several large clams, hoping to glean future-useful information.
He also had an experiment in mind, which he hadn't tried yet: could he lure others' followers to worship him before they were fully converted?
Despite the hopeful thought, reality was harsh. After ten minutes of casting Peeping Eyes, Zeng Shen found no intelligent species evolving from clams, not even beastly ones.
Perplexed, he wondered why hundreds of Peeping Eyes yielded nothing. Just then, Liu Miao approached, carrying a bag of clams she had received from a clam farmer nearby.
"Brother, I had them pick these large clams for the market. Let's take them to Aunt Liu's clam boiling shop," Liu Miao suggested.
"These are for the market?" Zeng Shen asked, surprised.
"Yes, why?" Liu Miao replied, confused.
"No reason," Zeng Shen shook his head, realizing why his Peeping Eyes had revealed nothing. The clams he examined were destined for consumption before the divine energy surge, thus never transforming.
Understanding his futile efforts, Zeng Shen asked Liu Miao, "Which clam fields will be harvested after next April?"
Liu Miao, puzzled but obliging, pointed to a distant clam field. "Those are two-year-old clams, set for harvest in May next year."
"Got it, sister. You wait by the RV; I'll pick some clams to take home," Zeng Shen fibbed and hurried toward the field Liu Miao indicated.
At the first two-year-old clam field, he cast a Peeping Eye at a clam with a small exposed antenna.
Luck was on his side.
A virtual panel visible only to him appeared on the clam.
[Water Creature: Golden Clam Beast]
[Quality: Common.]
[Tier 2: 0/1000]
[Name: Unnamed]
[Skill: Unactivated.]
[Faith: Liu Miao, Tier 3 Water God.]
[Mood: Carefree]
[Analysis: Originally hermaphroditic, clams chose to become male during the divine energy surge, evolving into Golden Clam Beasts. Those choosing female forms evolved into beautiful and tender intelligent species, the Silver Clam Tribe, forming a unique matriarchal symbiosis. The gentle Golden Clam Beasts possess hard, golden-like shells, making them excellent materials.]
"Ha ha, this field will indeed spawn beasts and intelligent species post-cataclysm."
Zeng Shen laughed, intrigued by the clams' evolution into two forms based on gender choice, resulting in a matriarchal society.
"Isn't this just like Beauty and the Beast?"
He marveled at the future diversity of Blue Star's species.
Borrowing a wooden and an iron bucket from a distant clam farmer, Zeng Shen filled them with seawater.
He placed the 'Golden Clam Beast' in the wooden bucket and continued casting Peeping Eyes in the clam field.
After casting about a hundred Peeping Eyes, Zeng Shen's wooden bucket held ten clams—ordinary beasts that would survive three years—but no intelligent species yet.
He remained patient, knowing only a fraction of a species evolves into intelligent beings. He aimed to find thirty clams transforming into the Silver Clam Tribe before leaving.
Once the apocalypse arrived, these Silver and Golden Clam Tribes would proliferate, providing more intelligent beings and beasts for him.
"Wow, this clam is huge," Zeng Shen noted, casting a Peeping Eye at an unusually large clam. A virtual panel appeared.
[Intelligent Species: Silver Clam Tribe]
[Quality: Elite (Common, Elite, Lord, King, Legend, Epic, Myth)]
[Tier 3: 0/10000]
[Name: Unnamed.]
[Skill: Unactivated.]
[Faith: Liu Xiang, Tier 4 Light God]
[Sincerity (Provides 10 points of faith daily to their God)]
[Mood: Tense]
[Analysis: Clams, originally hermaphroditic, became the beautiful and tender Silver Clam Tribe under divine energy. Silver Clams naturally own homes and are tender and juicy.]
"Ha ha, finally found a clam girl!"
Zeng Shen laughed joyfully, but paused upon seeing the Silver Clam's faith.
"Liu Xiang, isn't that Liu Miao's grandfather?"
"Wow, Liu Miao's grandfather survived a year with sheer willpower and became a Tier 4 Light God."
Surprised but determined, Zeng Shen didn't hesitate to claim the clam girl.
"Ha ha, clam girl, you're mine now."
He laughed, placing the future Silver Clam Tribe member in the iron bucket and continued his search.
An hour later, he amassed fifty Golden Clam Beasts and twenty-nine Silver Clam Maids.
With the last clam girl in hand, Zeng Shen eyed his nearly full buckets, reluctant to leave.
"No wonder people love combing the sea and finding treasures."
"Seeing two full buckets of clams really lifts your spirits," he mused.
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