"What? I can understand you?" Ye Feng exclaimed in shock. "En? Could it be..."
Ye Feng was utterly astonished, a realization dawning on him.
With each breakthrough in the Sea God cultivation technique, he inherited not only the Sea God's power but also a new ability.
Just like the underwater detection from the first layer, the domestication ability from the second, and the construction of the Sea God Temple from the third.
Could this ability to understand the speech of sea creatures be the one gained from the recently broken-through fourth layer?
As he spoke, he quickly checked. A moment later, Ye Feng declared, "It's true!"
It turned out that the ability gained from the fourth layer was precisely the ability to communicate with sea creatures.
Therefore, he could naturally understand the conversation between Xiao Bai and Xiao Ba.
Not just them, Ye Feng could now understand the conversations of all sea creatures, just as he could understand the orcas before.
Once he understood, Ye Feng was overjoyed. While this ability might seem insignificant, Ye Feng knew it was actually the most useful.
"Are you two alright?" Ye Feng asked.
Xiao Bai opened its mouth and replied, "We're fine, thank you, Master!"
"I'm fine too! Just lost three tentacles, they'll grow back in a few days!" Xiao Ba also chimed in.
Hearing this, Ye Feng nodded, "That's good!"
Next, Ye Feng channeled his Sea God power to heal their injuries. After doing so, Ye Feng prepared to return to Rocky Island.
But at that moment, Xiao Ba spoke, "Master, more and more large marine creatures are coming to the waters around Rocky Island. The two of us can no longer fend them off!"
Xiao Bai added, "That's right! And after Master's breakthrough, the Sea God power emanating from the Sea God Temple has become even more potent. This will surely attract more and more powerful marine creatures! What should we do?"
Ye Feng frowned upon hearing this. This was indeed a significant problem.
If he hadn't happened to break through and come to their aid today, Xiao Bai and Xiao Ba would have been torn apart by those creatures.
At this point, Ye Feng suddenly thought of something and sighed, "Alas, what a pity! I should have directly used the domestication technique to subdue those orcas just now!"
Orcas were much more intelligent than great white sharks. If Ye Feng could have subdued them, it would have been a great help to him.
However, it was a pity that orcas were too clever; they had immediately fled upon sensing danger.
After pondering for a while, Ye Feng said, "You two recover from your injuries first. Once you're healed, we'll go and domesticate those sharks and orcas, and then create a shark guard or an orca guard!"
Xiao Bai and Xiao Ba immediately nodded, "Yes, Master!"
Next, Ye Feng returned to the waters of Rocky Island. The workers were overjoyed to see Ye Feng and greeted him enthusiastically.
Ye Feng went to check on the aquaculture pens and was stunned by the scene.
The aquaculture pens were completely different from before. They were filled with all sorts of fish, shrimp, and large crabs, all lively and bustling.
"Holy cow, what a change in just a few days?" Ye Feng exclaimed in disbelief.
However, an elderly woman cleaning one of the pens heard him and chuckled, "Boss, have you been sleeping too much! You've lost track of time. It's been three months since you last visited!"
Ye Feng was stunned by her words.
"What? Three months have already passed?" Ye Feng looked incredulous.
The elderly woman smiled and said, "Of course. If you don't believe me, check the date on your phone!"
Hearing this, Ye Feng quickly pulled out his phone and checked. Indeed, more than three months had passed since he went into seclusion.
"Damn, I just went into seclusion, and three months have flown by!" Ye Feng was astonished and took a while to accept the fact.
However, Ye Feng didn't know that for cultivators, a few months of seclusion was considered a short period. Those who meditated for longer could even spend years or decades in seclusion.
After calming down, Ye Feng rushed to check on his aquaculture pens.
He was shocked by what he saw.
In the first pen, one of the two blue lobsters was already pregnant, its abdomen filled with tiny black granules.
Seeing this, Ye Feng was ecstatic. After all, each blue lobster was worth millions.
A pregnant lobster typically lays between three hundred to six hundred eggs, meaning this single blue lobster was worth three hundred to six hundred million.
The thought alone was exhilarating!
Not only the blue lobsters, but the fish and shrimp in the other aquaculture pens were also pregnant.
The Emperor Salmon were all plump, looking as if they could barely swim.
The Yellow-lipped Fish were even more exaggerated, their bellies so large they rested motionless on their sides, making one think they were dead.
Ye Feng was overjoyed to see the bulging bellies of the various fish and shrimp in each pen.
"It's all money, all money!" Ye Feng exclaimed excitedly.
After a careful inspection, Ye Feng realized that there were two items in the aquaculture pens that were ready for sale.
These were the Australian King Crabs and the Australian Lobsters.
The Australian King Crabs had already grown to six to seven catties, a truly astonishing growth rate.
As for the Australian Lobsters, they had fully matured, and some were even pregnant.
Those that were not pregnant had been separated, ready for sale at any time. Only the pregnant breeding females and some males were kept.
The Australian King Crabs had also reached six to seven catties. Although not yet at their maximum size, they could be gradually released to build a reputation.
With this in mind, Ye Feng immediately called Xiao Feifei.
"Hello, Feifei, long time no see! How have you been?" Ye Feng asked affectionately.
"You finally remembered me? I thought some other woman had snatched you away!" Xiao Feifei said, clearly annoyed.
Knowing Xiao Feifei was a bit upset, Ye Feng quickly tried to appease her, "How could my Feifei, so beautiful and understanding, be compared to those faded flowers outside?"
As expected, women couldn't resist flattery. Hearing this, Xiao Feifei's face immediately flushed. She said, "You smooth-talker! Have you arrived home?"
Ye Feng nodded quickly, "Yes! I'm at Rocky Island now and will return to Dongchuan City this afternoon!"
"Also, I have a batch of Australian King Crabs that are starting to mature. I'll bring some over for you to check the market feedback!"
Upon hearing about new seafood, Xiao Feifei became excited, "Wow, new seafood? Australian King Crabs? Great! Send them over quickly!"
Ye Feng heard the excitement in Xiao Feifei's voice, which seemed even happier than hearing about his return, leaving him speechless.
What he didn't know was that ever since Ye Feng's Australian Lobsters appeared at Xiao Feifei's Dragon King Hall, it had become incredibly popular.
The business was fully booked every day, and the revenue was several times higher than before, making it the undisputed top luxury restaurant in Dongchuan City.
Therefore, she was naturally thrilled to hear that Ye Feng had new seafood.
After hanging up with Xiao Feifei, Ye Feng immediately called Chen Xiaoyue, intending to ask about the company's situation over the past three months.
However, before he could even speak, Chen Xiaoyue delivered some bad news...