Snap, snap, snap.
After Xia Qiu ate three sea shrimp in a row, he felt a sense of fullness in his stomach and quickly swam to the side. Under a protruding rock, he burrowed into the sand and hid in the shadows.
The next moment, the familiar warm current appeared again. He would excrete in half an hour and be hungry again in an hour.
Xia Qiu emerged from the mud and sand, observing the trace he had left behind. It was about forty centimeters long.
As for how he knew it was forty centimeters, well, a magnetic voice in his mind told him. Such a sexy voice could only belong to the author.
It had already been two days since he transmigrated into a fish's body, and in those two days, his body length had increased by ten centimeters.
As for his weight, it had increased by at least three hundred grams.
This growth rate was simply unbelievable.
His daily food intake was close to his body weight, and his digestion speed was astonishing. After eating once, he needed to eat again within an hour.
His growth rate and food conversion efficiency were both remarkable, with his weight increasing to some extent after almost every meal.
This performance exceeded his understanding.
What was going on?
Xia Qiu's questions remained unanswered. He could only put them aside and go find more food.
Xia Qiu swam into the distance, about to continue catching sea shrimp, when a group of fish, about a dozen of them, swam over from afar.
These fish had large heads, protruding lower jaws, and flattened bodies. Their backs were covered in scales, distributed on both sides of the dorsal fin. The color near the scales was yellowish-brown, while their bellies were golden yellow.
These fish strongly resembled large yellow croakers.
Xia Qiu was naturally familiar with large yellow croakers. Large yellow croakers, small yellow croakers, and hairtail fish were among China's three major seafood products.
Among them, the Zhoushan large yellow croaker from Xia Qiu's hometown, Zhoushan City, was nationally renowned.
Historically, the Zhoushan large yellow croaker was the preferred tribute for fishermen to offer to the sea god and the top choice for seafood delicacies when entertaining distinguished guests.
Zhoushan large yellow croaker meat is fresh and tender, rich in protein, high in calcium, and contains various trace elements and vitamins, making it very nutritious.
Zhoushan large yellow croaker is best steamed. If you want to pan-fry it, you must use plenty of oil, otherwise, it will easily break apart.
Xia Qiu hadn't expected to find large yellow croakers here. Large yellow croakers are distributed in the southern Yellow Sea, the East Blue, and the South China Sea. Could he still be in the Chinese sea area?
This meant he could potentially pinpoint his location!
Xia Qiu felt a glimmer of hope. Although even knowing his location wouldn't allow him to return to his original society, it would at least provide some psychological comfort.
Xia Qiu watched the large yellow croakers swim past and decided to change his meal and try some of these fish.
Xia Qiu stared intently at their forms, flicked his body, and immediately charged towards the school of fish.
Splash.
Sensing Xia Qiu behind them, the large yellow croakers accelerated and swam away.
But Xia Qiu was too fast, constantly closing the distance between them.
Splash.
The moment Xia Qiu got close, the yellow croakers scattered, fleeing in all directions.
This one.
Xia Qiu aimed for a large yellow croaker closest to him.
This yellow croaker was about twenty centimeters long and weighed about two hundred and fifty grams, enough to fill his stomach.
Xia Qiu instantly caught up. The fish flicked its body, trying to swim to the side.
But the instant it turned sideways, Xia Qiu's speed surged, and he bit into its flank.
Crack.
A spray of blood mist erupted from the fish's side, and then a large chunk of its flesh was sucked into Xia Qiu's belly.
The large yellow croaker was instantly killed, its body slowly sinking.
Xia Qiu followed closely, continuously gnawing at the sides of the large yellow croaker, eating the flesh from both sides and tearing off the abdominal fat.
When Xia Qiu finished eating, only the fish bones, with its head, tail, and some remaining flesh, were left on the sandy bottom.
So full.
Xia Qiu felt a sense of fullness in his abdomen, a bit too much.
He had probably eaten about a hundred grams of fish meat, which was a bit excessive for him.
However, he possessed powerful digestive capabilities and would soon convert it into nutrients for his growth.
Xia Qiu swam to the side and buried himself in the mud and sand, remaining still. This would slow down his digestion slightly and alleviate the pain that followed the appearance of the warm current.
Crack, crack, crack.
This time, the warm current was even more intense, instantly spreading throughout his body. His bones even made faint cracking sounds.
He had only experienced bone cracking sounds once before, after eating the sea shrimp for the first time, and the evolutionary leap had been more significant than subsequent ones.
Could it be because he had changed his food?
Does the evolutionary leap decrease significantly after the first time eating a certain food?
Xia Qiu shook his head, enduring the pain, and waited for the heat to subside.
But at this moment, Xia Qiu noticed a school of small fish swimming near the corpse of the large yellow croaker in the distance.
The smallest of these fish were only ten centimeters long, while the largest were about twenty centimeters. They were cylindrical, with yellowish-brown backs, lighter colored bellies, and a slightly silvery-gray hue near the tail. They had pointed mouths and relatively large eyes.
They swam by in schools, and upon seeing the large yellow croaker's corpse, some fish immediately went up to it, sucking at the remaining flesh.
Sand drill fish.
Xia Qiu realized these fish strongly resembled sand drill fish, a species that feeds on plankton, planktonic crustaceans, and marine worms, living on the seabed near the coast.
Sand drill fish are found in considerable numbers in the waters of many countries. In China, they are mostly located along the southern coast. Considering the large yellow croaker, could he be in the South China Sea?
Xia Qiu made a guess and decided to observe further.
He remained buried in the sand and mud, paying no mind to the sand drill fish as they swam past not far away and disappeared into the distance.
After the heat subsided, Xia Qiu slowly rose and swam towards the surface.
Continuing to explore the nearby waters.
Plop.
Xia Qiu's head broke the surface, and he looked into the distance.
He found that his eyesight was excellent. Unlike most fish, which can only see things up close, he could see distant objects clearly and adjust his focus freely.
Furthermore, his perception of color hadn't changed much; the colors were still very rich.
Most importantly, his field of vision was much wider, allowing him to take in sights on both sides simultaneously.
While the latter two points differed greatly from most fish, Xia Qiu was no longer surprised by the differences between himself and most fish.
Xia Qiu looked into the distance. To his right was an island. The side of the island facing the sea had a small, gentle slope planted with green vegetation. One type of plant dominated, growing about 4 to 8 meters tall, with lush, umbrella-like leaves shaped like inverted ovates.
Sea mango.
It grows in coastal wetlands, along riverbanks, and on sandy island shores.
It also prefers warm, humid climates and is often found in tropical regions.
Large yellow croaker, sand drill fish, and sea mango.
Could he really be in the coastal waters of China's South China Sea?
Just as Xia Qiu was thinking this, a ship slowly emerged from the other side of the island.
The ship was still a wooden sailing vessel, massive in size, with three masts and eight sails. It had two layers of gunports on its sides.
On the foresail of the first mast and the uppermost sail of the second mast, a symbol was depicted.
A seagull holding a balance scale.
Below the symbol on the upper sail was an English word: Marines.
Seeing this symbol, Xia Qiu froze.
Wasn't this the Marine symbol from One Piece?
This was a Marine ship.
How could it be here?
He hadn't heard of any one-to-one scale replicas of Marine ships.
Even if there were, how could it be sailing at sea, navigating between islands?
Where exactly was he?
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