If Chen Wen had a phone right now,
he would definitely go to Zhihu and post a question: How to elegantly enjoy a seafood feast on a deserted island?
One reason is to show off, and the other is because he really doesn't know how to handle this shark!
Cut some shark fin to put on the fire, add some to pickled pepper coconut cream fish.
It's quite simple.
But as for the rest, Chen Wen was stumped.
"First of all, you need to handle this thing. I've heard sharks excrete through their skin, so the skin can't be eaten. It has to be cut off."
Chen Wen rubbed his chin, analyzing seriously.
"Damn, I think I forgot to peel the skin off the shark fin!"
Chen Wen immediately pulled out the shark fin, making a last-ditch effort.
"Long ago scholars recklessly ate intoxicating porridge, now old Chen nearly drank shark... ahem!"
Chen Wen tossed the shark skin aside, clicking his tongue.
Then, Chen Wen looked at the one-and-a-half-meter-long shark, falling into contemplation.
How to deal with it?
After hesitating for a while, Chen Wen finally decided to cut the shark meat into pieces and store them separately.
He acted without delay!
Due to an injury on his right hand, Chen Wen used his left hand to hold the knife.
He started cutting from about a fist-length behind the shark's head with the small knife.
Aside from the outer skin, the meat inside was surprisingly soft to Chen Wen, and the color was quite good.
"This stuff... doesn't seem too bad!"
Chen Wen exclaimed in surprise.
What he didn't know was that this shark was called a bull shark, one of the top three most dangerous sharks in legend.
The bull shark has high economic value.
In the 1990s, about five percent of the coastal shark catch in the southeastern United States was bull sharks.
The meat is tasty and can be processed into various meat products.
The fins can be made into shark fin soup like most sharks.
The skin is thick and can be processed into leather.
The liver can be processed into vitamins and oil
Even the leftover scraps can be ground into fish meal.
On the other side of the sea, every part of the bull shark has been utilized.
Chen Wen continued to cut the meat into chunks.
He encountered many surprises.
This shark not only had soft meat but also soft bones.
The bones were far from as hard as he imagined.
Moreover, there was a wound on the shark.
Chen Wen noticed a prominent scar on its side abdomen.
Besides that, there were the shark's innards.
Chen Wen decided to take them out and place them far from the camp.
He wasn't sure which organs were edible, so he just cut them all out and threw them away.
As for the head.
Chen Wen found a stick and inserted it into the cut.
Then he planted the stick on the beach outside the camp.
To this, Chen Wen remarked, "There is this wild shark that unfairly attacked Emperor Chen, causing shock and injury to him, a sin that cannot be forgiven! Thus, it is dismembered and beheaded for public display, the head exposed for three days!"
The joy here is beyond words for outsiders.
After role-playing.
Emperor Chen, or rather Chen Wen, began processing the shark meat.
Because the shark skin excretes urine, Chen Wen directly cut off the skin along with the layer of meat attached to it.
After all, Chen Wen had plenty of food now, you could even say it was luxurious.
Wasting a bit wasn't a problem at all.
Afterward, Chen Wen cut the shark meat into chunks, skewered it, and set it aside to grill once there was space.
While the prawns and pickled pepper coconut cream shark fin grouper were being prepared.
Chen Wen also started preparing a place to store the food.
Previously, he kept his food on the rocks not far from the camp.
It was mentioned earlier that there were relatively fewer ants and bugs here.
But now with more food, Chen Wen worried about attracting bugs and ants from further away, even flies.
Also, one couldn't overlook the seabirds.
Additionally, the black thing in the jungle, which was likely carnivorous, needed to be guarded against.
Therefore, Chen Wen decided to set up a wooden rack for storing his food.
Setting up a rack wasn't difficult; Chen Wen said he excelled at this.
When he was at sea, he had made a storage rack from wood and rope to store his small items.
First, he searched for suitable wood and chopped down some big trees with a flint axe that hadn't been used until now.
Chen Wen then trimmed the branches of these trees, turning them into logs.
He worked for about ten minutes.
Chen Wen returned to the camp and checked his food.
The pickled pepper coconut cream shark fin grouper was ready.
Seeing this, Chen Wen sat down and started his meal.
After using two sticks to pick out the pickled pepper coconut cream shark fin grouper, Chen Wen snapped two branches to use as chopsticks.
"Let's taste what the shark fin is like."
Chen Wen cheerfully picked up a piece of shark fin with the sticks.
But to his surprise, the shark fin wasn't what he imagined.
He had imagined shark fin to be something similar to chicken wings, with bones and meat, maybe just tender.
But the cooked shark fin was like jelly, stringy and shredded.
Could this stuff taste good?
Chen Wen frowned, showing the same expression as an old man on the subway looking at a smartphone.
But it was cooked anyway...
Chen Wen didn't hesitate and took a bite.
"Ugh! What a taste!"
He almost vomited out what he just ate.
The strong ammonia smell mixed with fishiness completely overpowered the coconut fragrance.
Only the pickled pepper flavor was stubbornly fighting back.
"Is this what rich people eat?"
Chen Wen had a confused expression like a disappointed emoji.
"But maybe the rich people are eating something better processed and gourmet-cooked; my imagination is limited by poverty!"
Chen Wen couldn't help but sigh.
In his past life, he never had savings above six figures; in this life, not even five figures.
But at least he got to eat the same shark fin as rich people, a small upgrade in class.
After getting used to the strange taste, Chen Wen continued to try the shark fin.
To be honest, ignoring its taste, the texture was quite good.
It had a texture similar to vermicelli and was a bit chewy.
Except for the taste, it was acceptable.
While eating the shark fin, his system became active.
[Proceed to plunder Bull Shark, a creation of nature!]
[Plundering... plunder complete!]
[Please choose one of the following three entries]
[Strong Aggressiveness (Purple): You have extreme aggressiveness; any slight movement can trigger your desire to attack]
[Note: What are you looking at?— Bull Shark]
[Sadism (Blue): When mating, if your partner subjects you to abuse, you get more excited]
[Note: Roar! More! More!— Bull Shark]
[Bloodlust (Purple): When you or your prey are wounded and bleeding, you can actively activate this, reducing rationality, significantly improving physical fitness and desire to attack. ps: Active entry, lasts about ten minutes, consumes energy, and requires a day to recover after use]
[Note: Blood! It's blood!— Bull Shark]
[Please make a selection or give up within a minute! Otherwise, the first entry will be automatically selected!]
Looking at the three entries, Chen Wen went green in the face.
"Whoa! Is this a bull shark?! One of the most dangerous sharks?!"
"I just not only took food from this thing's mouth but even killed it?!"
"Damn, I'm awesome!"
Chen Wen couldn't help but exclaim, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
For the first time, he felt so awesome that he had killed one of the world's most dangerous sharks.
However, this bull shark seemed not fully matured, only 1.5 meters long.
According to an old fisherman's tale, the adult bull shark that once attacked him was over two meters long.
It seems that bull sharks over two meters long are in their prime.
This victory was purely by luck!