Back to the excavator, without politeness, he operated the bucket with great sweeps to excavate the jellyfish brain matter.
The brain matter, like blood tofu, came off with every scoop, requiring no effort.
What pleased Jiang Ye the most was that the blood within the brain matter had mostly coagulated. When excavating, the brain matter clearly showed ruptured blood vessels and dark blood clots within them. This prevented a messy scene of blood plasma spraying everywhere during excavation.
Fearing the brain matter would rot, he filled a sack with each scoop and brought it back to the fishing boat to sell.
First sack, earnings of 187,000 yuan!
Second sack, earnings of 183,000 yuan!
Third sack, 192,000 yuan!
Each sack yielded a profit of nearly 200,000 yuan, which was quite substantial.
Previously, when Jiang Ye excavated individual ore veins, he could also achieve profits of over 100,000 yuan per sack. However, the mining process was extremely arduous, and the hardness of the ore was often beyond imagination, requiring a long time to fill a single sack.
Now, excavating brain matter was different. Two scoops filled a sack. Not only was it easy, but the output speed was incredibly fast!
Most importantly, the twelve jellyfish, with their storage capacity comparable to a large ore vein, could bring in a lot of money.
Jiang Ye worked for four consecutive hours.
The excavator had moved entirely inside the jellyfish, carving out a cave within its massive brain.
The four hours of diligent work yielded immense rewards. His personal account balance had surged from the initial 3.51 million to 18.2 million!
He felt hungry. He left the excavator, returned to the fishing boat, and ate a can of meat.
After eating, he didn't rest and immediately went back to work in the excavator.
The reason Jiang Ye was racing against time was his concern about one thing:
Rotting!
The softer the flesh, the faster it tended to rot. If nothing unexpected happened, in this hot weather, all the jellyfish would decompose into a pool of foul-smelling mud within a few days.
Jiang Ye had to race against microorganisms, digging out as much brain matter as possible before the jellyfish rotted.
Time was money, and time was life!
In the afternoon, he worked for another five consecutive hours.
Except for two trips to urinate, he hadn't rested for a single minute.
It wasn't that he wanted to be a money-making machine, but the rewards were simply too great!
The cave within the jellyfish brain was becoming deeper and deeper, showing signs of evolving into a scale comparable to an air-raid shelter.
Jiang Ye stood beside the excavator, looking up around him. All he saw were reddish brain matter. He felt like a small parasite growing inside the brain.
The sun was about to set. He returned to the captain's cabin, clicked the screen, and started the fishing boat.
However, after a moment, the boat's roar stopped again.
Jiang Ye walked onto the deck, took two deep breaths, and descended from the fishing boat again.
He decided not to go back tonight!
He would work overtime!
At worst, he would stay up for days and nights; the money earned would be enough for him to lie back and rest for a long time.
Rushing into the jellyfish's brain cavity, he climbed into the excavator and continued his strenuous work.
The external light shone through the opening of the brain cavity, illuminating the interior.
As dusk fell, less and less light penetrated.
Finally, it was pitch black. Only the excavator's instrument panel glowed faintly.
Jiang Ye worked in the dark, which didn't affect him. The brain was enormous, and he could dig randomly.
Nine o'clock.
Ten o'clock.
Eleven o'clock.
Jiang Ye was starving. He returned to the boat and found a can of meat to eat.
The meat cans were indeed very useful. They wouldn't spoil if stored, and they were ready to eat upon opening. The only drawback was the greasiness; drinking more water would suffice.
After eating, Jiang Ye glanced at his personal account balance.
28,475,000 yuan.
Earning over twenty million in one day was terrifying.
Originally, he felt immense pressure needing 200 million yuan in cash.
But at the current pace, it would only take ten days to acquire 200 million!
After finishing the meat can, he stood up and walked towards the door when a notification chime for an incoming call sounded.
Jiang Ye turned his head and picked up the communication tablet on the table.
【Friend Cao County Citizen initiated a video call with you】
Jiang Ye was startled and answered.
Cao County Citizen's face immediately appeared, his brow furrowed, looking worried.
"Good evening," Jiang Ye said, waiting. A call this late must mean something important.
"Good evening. I have some bad news and some very bad news. Which do you want to hear first?" Cao County Citizen rested his chin on his hand.
"The very bad news," Jiang Ye replied.
"Many nouveau riche appeared today. Several people jumped from level five to level ten in one go. At this upgrade speed, we'll soon lose our level advantage," Cao County Citizen sighed.
"Nouveau riche? How did they suddenly get so rich?" Jiang Ye was surprised. Jumping five levels required a lot of money!
"It seems to be related to the jellyfish. Someone bragged on the public channel, saying they encountered a jellyfish carcass in the wilderness, grabbed brain matter with their hands, and sold it for over a hundred yuan per piece." Cao County Citizen pouted. "This way of making money is practically cheating!"
"Don't worry, I have jellyfish here too. I'm using an excavator to dig, which is faster than them," Jiang Ye said calmly.
Cao County Citizen's eyes widened. "You're cheating too?!"
"You should be happy. We're allies. The higher my level, the more good stuff you can get, right?" Jiang Ye smiled.
"That's true. Brother, keep up the good work earning money. Big brother eats meat, and I'll have the soup!" Cao County Citizen became happy.
"What about the small bad news?"
"The small bad news is that I encountered a very troublesome customer. He said I shorted him on a previous shipment and threatened to kill me." Cao County Citizen frowned. "But I checked the records, and the goods I sent him were not short at all. He's extremely paranoid and insists on killing me."
"Holy cow, isn't that very bad news?" Jiang Ye was dumbfounded. "Do you have weapons? Should I send you some heavy weaponry for self-defense?"
"He's just talking. This planet is so big, how could he possibly find me?" Cao County Citizen sighed. "But he's been cursing me on the public channel, spamming repeatedly, which has tarnished my reputation, and my orders are decreasing."
"You curse him back!" Jiang Ye's temper flared. "You need to stand up for yourself! Mobilize your customers and drown him with their spit!"
"Oh, forget it. It's not good to instruct customers to act as paid commenters. If I spend time cursing him, my orders will decrease even further. I plan to handle it with a cold shoulder for now," Cao County Citizen said.
Jiang Ye nodded. "What's the ID of this customer who's threatening you?"
"His name is Shang Pu Da He," Cao County Citizen said indignantly. "You can block him. This person is a complete scumbag. He keeps threatening to kill me. I heard I'm a woman, and he sent me pictures of his private parts, saying very vulgar things. He's a total pervert! I've already blocked him."
"Do you need me to take care of him?" Jiang Ye asked.
"Take care of him?" Cao County Citizen was taken aback. "How?"
"I have a way to find him and give him a few shots," Jiang Ye said.
Cao County Citizen's expression changed. She stared at Jiang Ye through the screen.
She noticed that although Jiang Ye's expression was blank, his demeanor was very serious. She immediately panicked.
"No, no, no, don't do anything so dangerous!" she waved her hands repeatedly.
"Alright, you don't need to worry about it." Jiang Ye narrowed his eyes, a flash of ferocity crossing his face.
"Please, don't! I was just complaining. If you really go and kill him, I won't be able to live with myself!" Cao County Citizen became a little anxious. "I'm also worried about you getting into trouble. It's really not necessary!"
"You really don't want me to deal with him?" Jiang Ye asked.
"No, no, no, you don't need to bother," Cao County Citizen's face turned pale. "He's just harassing me online; he doesn't really pose a threat to me."
"Alright. If he causes you any more trouble, just let me know," Jiang Ye said.
Cao County Citizen looked at him with a complex expression.
They chatted for a while longer, and the call ended.
As soon as it hung up, a new call came in.
【Friend Isabel initiated a video call with you】