Wilderness Survival with Druid System

Chapter 98: Chapter 9: About Octopuses

After regaining energy.

Chen Wen sat up, planning to dive again for a look.

In the sea, typically there won’t be only one of the same species in a given area.

If he can find another moray eel.

That would be even better.

On the boat, he chopped off the moray eel’s head and tossed the remaining body into a bucket.

Chen Wen geared up and continued into the water.

This time, he went back to the coral reef where he had just found the moray eel.

The coral reef was very calm, with schools of fish still swimming slowly.

As if a fight had never happened.

Chen Wen was happy with that.

He swam along the reef, occasionally checking the shadows beneath it.

But to Chen Wen’s disappointment, he didn’t find a second moray eel.

Could it be that this moray eel was chasing an octopus here?

Chen Wen shook his head, deciding not to dwell on it further.

He hesitated for a moment and decided to explore deeper.

Surfacing to breathe, then continuing to dive.

This time Chen Wen didn’t go to the deepest points.

Instead, he moved and searched for prey in the upper to middle layers of the water.

After a moment.

Suddenly Chen Wen noticed, not far ahead in the depths of the coral reef, there was a shark!

The shark was slowly swimming near the coral reef.

Not a bull shark!

Chen Wen breathed a sigh of relief.

But this shark was much bigger than the bull shark he encountered last time, Chen Wen even felt it was three meters long!

Too big!

Chen Wen dared not stay longer and began to slowly swim back.

Once back on the surface, he quickly climbed onto the bamboo raft.

Seeing the change in Chen Wen’s expression, Zhang Hu asked, ”What’s wrong? Is there something below?”

Chen Wen nodded slightly, ”Yes! A huge shark! I feel it’s three meters long!”

Three meters!

Zhang Hu shuddered again.

He quickly shook his head and said, ”Shall we go back?”

”Go back!”

Chen Wen nodded firmly.

He really had a psychological shadow when it came to sharks, those things are so unpredictable.

...

”What kind of shark?”

The rescue team also heard the conversation between Chen Wen and Zhang Hu.

Mr. Jia asked the experienced diver.

The diver chuckled and waved his hand, ”Sharp-nosed lemon shark, the same kind we encountered when I took you diving last time.”

Upon hearing this, Jia Pei suddenly realized, ”Oh, I remember now, it’s a very shy kind of shark.”

”Yes.”

The diver nodded, ”Chen Wen probably wasn’t experienced enough and didn’t recognize the shark, should tell... ok, I’ll shut up.”

Seeing Jia Pei’s displeased expression, the diver quickly saluted French military-style to express submission.

”But even if we tell him, it’s not much use, these things sound gentle but can be extremely dangerous.”

The diver said, ”Don’t be fooled by the sharp-nosed lemon shark’s usually shy behavior, once you anger it, its nearly three-meter frame is no joke.”

...

Back on shore, Chen Wen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He and Zhang Hu went straight back to the camp.

When the people at the camp saw the moray eel Chen Wen brought back, they erupted in excitement!

Du Feng clicked his tongue and walked up to the moray eel, slapping its skin hard.

Chen Wen couldn’t help but imagine a voice: oh, yes!

”How did you get this thing?”

Bai Yachuan also came over, looking at Chen Wen intently, ”It’s even more trouble than a triggerfish! And you didn’t have a crossbow arrow!”

Chen Wen chuckled and recounted the story of the eel and octopus struggle, which led to his gain.

Upon hearing that he ambushed and took out the moray eel chasing the octopus.

The crowd was astonished.

”Impressive, Chen Wen.”

Du Feng chuckled, ”But this fish is too big, we’d better smoke it into fillets, otherwise eating too much at once could be dangerous.”

Chen Wen nodded, ”I thought so too, it’s up to Mr. Du to manage the smoking.”

...

For lunch, everyone tasted pan-fried moray eel slices.

After two pigs were slaughtered, Du Feng saved some fat and made some lard.

The eel slices tasted good, with the aroma of lard, everyone was eating with great enjoyment.

However, to prevent poisoning, everyone only ate one piece.

Chen Wen was no exception.

As he swallowed the eel slice, he eagerly awaited the next part—the choice of entry!

[Targeting Nature’s creation—Java moray eel, initiate plunder!]

[Plundering... Plundering complete!]

[Please choose one of the following three entries]

[Solitary (Blue): You enjoy living alone. If a fellow species enters your territory, you become irritable]

[Note: I want peace and quiet, don’t ask who ”Quiet” is!—Java moray eel]

[Underwater Olfaction (Purple): You can now perceive smell information underwater, your sense of smell has become sharper]

[Note: A good hunter requires an excellent sense of smell, whether above water or underwater—Java moray eel]

[Alien Onslaught (Gold): You have acquired a new organ: Pharyngeal jaw (moray eel). Now, you have a second pair of jaws besides the ones in your mouth. You can use this new organ freely for biting and chewing. ps: Organ entry, can enable or disable this entry at will, your body will automatically adapt to the new organ, and the new organ will also adapt to your body]

[Note: Born an alien, brother—Java moray eel]

[Please decide within one minute or forfeit! Default choice will be the first entry upon expiry!]

Undeniably, [Underwater Olfaction] could facilitate Chen Wen’s current situation.

But Chen Wen decisively chose [Alien Onslaught].

The reason was simple, Chen Wen wanted to experience the feeling of an alien.

However, right after choosing the entry, Chen Wen almost immediately closed it.

There were too many people around now, and he was worried the new organ might be obvious.

He would try out the entry later that night.

After finishing his meal without revealing anything, Chen Wen lay around the shelter and chatted with others.

The focus of the conversation was certainly his morning hunt.

Talking about it, Chen Wen also recounted the subsequent encounter with a three-meter-long shark, and the incident of the octopus following him to the water’s surface.

Shark.

No one could identify what kind of shark it was.

But its near three-meter length deterred anyone from messing with it.

After all, such a massive size, regardless of its friendliness, could easily put humans at risk if approached recklessly.

Not to mention wild animals with extremely unstable emotions.

You never know when it might be in a bad mood and take a bite, leading to certain death.

But regarding the octopus, Du Feng had something to say.

”Octopuses, these creatures are very smart.”

Recollecting a past story, Du Feng said, ”In my master’s restaurant, he kept a pair of octopuses, they were large and very intelligent.”

”I remember once, a jar of food fell into the water, and the pair of octopuses hugged the jar for a long time, eventually opening it themselves! Can you believe it?”

Hearing this, Chen Wen nodded, ”I’ve heard similar stories, it’s said that these creatures have strong learning abilities.”

”Yes, they never learn from their elders. After giving birth, octopuses die immediately, regardless of gender, relying solely on their immense talent to learn continuously.”

Du Feng laughed and said, ”I’ve even heard some videos claiming if octopuses lived longer, maybe they’d be raising humans in the sea now.”

Upon hearing this, everyone laughed.

Viral posts really are pure nonsense!

But since the topic of octopuses came up, everyone started sharing stories they had seen or heard.

This piqued Chen Wen’s interest, who only had a cursory understanding of octopuses.

Octopuses are smart, can learn, camouflage, change color, spray ink, and even regenerate limbs.

Especially the camouflage!

Chen Wen was now very concerned about his transformations being discovered in the future.

Therefore, he wasn’t planning to miss any entries related to disguise!

Moreover, octopuses should be among the strongest in animals capable of camouflage.

If their camouflage ability could become an entry, how terrifying would that be!