Looking back at the lush lotus plants, Jay was delighted.
"This will make me a delicious meal tonight." Jay felt hungry as he thought about making a meal made from lotus roots.
Using his spatial abilities, Jay began to collect all the lotuses within 20 meters of his position.
The swamp area in front of Jay now appeared quite extensive, judging by its shape and size.
He estimated that from end to end, it was at least hundreds of meters wide, and the swamp seemed to extend from the forest's interior and connect to a small stream at the edge.
After harvesting a sufficient number of wild lotuses from the swamp, Jay began searching the edges of the swamp where he suspected some wild food might be found.
Sure enough, as Jay suspected, near the edge of the swamp, where the water seemed a little clearer.
Jay spotted a cluster of fairly large river clams.
Seeing this, Jay brightened and immediately picked one up to see what kind it was.
It was flat and about half the size of his palm. Seeing this, he immediately knew what kind of clam he was holding.
Mussels, or mussels, are a type of clam that typically lives in waters like swamps and rivers.
They have a chewy, thick flesh, and a bland taste when cooked without seasoning.
However, when mussels are cooked with seasoning, they become a delicious dish.
Imagining the delicious taste of mussels made Jay hungry.
Fortunately, Jay could now confirm that the area around the swamp was not contaminated with pollutants.
So he could safely and comfortably eat the clams. After all, as is well known, in modern times,
Mussels are still easy to find, but they are often contaminated by water mixed with waste, making them less healthy to consume.
"Wow...this is the perfect addition to the lotus root dish..." Jay was delighted and began searching for other mussels.
With the help of his space, he was able to select and see into the muddy areas of the swamp.
His space's scanning system allowed him to easily locate the mussels.
He found that there were quite a few of them, so Jay then put most of the mussels he had found into the pond in his space.
He also added many aquatic plants and other aquatic life to create a complete ecosystem.
After spending about an hour combing the entire swamp, Jay had to admit that these were times of abundant food.
He found nearly 100 kg of mussels in the swamp, and they were quite large.
He let go of the smaller ones, some the size of half his palm, but Jay didn't take them, simply allowing them to continue growing there.
He always kept in mind the sustainability of all things in the forest. If he didn't become greedy and greedy, he would surely continue to reap good results in this swamp.
So, in the future, when he had the good fortune to return to this swamp area, he would surely be able to harvest more mussels.
On the other hand, Jay also felt that the swamp he found himself in seemed very rarely visited by humans, as there were no signs of human activity nearby.
This meant only one thing: he was most likely the only human to have visited here in recent memory.
After feeling satisfied, Jay noticed that it was already quite late afternoon and it would take some time to return to the village.
So, Jay began walking back towards his village.
After walking for a while and arriving near his village, he took out his elephant grass again and added some mussels and lotus roots as souvenirs he was preparing to take home.
As usual, this afternoon, some villagers had returned to their homes. Along the way, Jay received...
Kind greetings from several villagers who recognized him, and now Jay could say that his name was quite well-known in his village.
Because he almost never comes home empty-handed after completing his task of collecting elephant grass.
On the other hand, the villagers are always amazed by Jay's success in consistently harvesting fresh elephant grass for their village's livestock.
This was due to the fact that the grass in the grassland area in front of their village was no longer harvestable.
Because most of the grass had dried out and was unsuitable for animal feed, several villagers were tasked with gathering fodder.
They were unable to achieve the same satisfactory results as Jay.
So, several villagers expressed their appreciation for Jay's efforts.
"Hey, Jay, you're back!" greeted a friendly village aunt.
"Yes, Auntie, I've finished my animal feed collection task today," Jay replied.
"Oh, you're amazing, Jay," the aunt praised in amazement when she saw Jay's basket filled with fresh elephant grass.
The aunt's eyes also brightened when she spotted several objects at the bottom of the shell.
The reason the aunt was able to see these items was because Jay had deliberately shown them.
He didn't want the villagers to gossip about his good fortune, and he also wanted to tell them that he found it while looking for animal feed.
"Ahhh... is that lotus root, Jay?" the aunt asked in amazement.
"Yes, Auntie, I found it in the forest," Jay replied with a smile and continued speaking.
"Maybe I was lucky, so I also found Ramis clams nearby," Jay added.
"Ohhhh... you're amazing, Jay. You've returned home blessed," the aunt praised, but also a little envious.
"Okay, Auntie, then I'll take my leave. I have to put this grass away and return home to prepare food for my family." Jay spoke again and said goodbye.
"Okay, go ahead, Jay," the aunt replied, looking at Jay as he headed towards the village farm area.
"Paul and Senorita are truly good children. They can work and are so caring. If only my children could be that good, I would be so happy!" The aunt sighed, thinking about her naughty son who still liked to trouble his parents.
At the village farm, Jay arrived and was warmly greeted by Uncle Deli.
"Jay, you're back," Deli greeted with a bright smile upon seeing Jay.
His eyes lit up again when he saw Jay's basket, filled with fresh elephant grass.
With Jay's results today, he was incredibly relieved and happy, as once again, Jay had been a lifesaver.
That was at least what Deli was thinking when he discovered that the quality of the village's animal feed had declined, causing the livestock to lose their appetite.