The interior was filled with all sorts of porcelain and jade, occupying the entire wreckage of the sea vessel.
"Oh, my heavens!" Ye Feng's eyes widened at the sight, his heart pounding as if it would leap out of his chest.
Just as Ye Feng thought he had struck it rich, he suddenly discovered that all the porcelain and jade were shattered, with fragments scattered everywhere.
"Ugh, no, it can't be!" Ye Feng's elation plummeted to the depths of despair before he could even savor his joy.
The feeling was akin to being whisked to heaven only to be immediately cast down to hell, a sensation far more unpleasant than swallowing a fly.
Looking at the shattered fragments of porcelain and jade, Ye Feng felt a pang of heartache so profound it seemed to reach his ancestors.
After all, each piece was worth over a million, and if they had all been intact, the total value would have easily reached several hundred million.
Yet, now they were all broken. Ye Feng beat his chest and stamped his feet, lamenting the immense loss.
"There must be some good ones, some intact ones!"
With that, Ye Feng, unafraid of being cut by the sharp fragments, began rummaging through the wreckage, desperately hoping to find a few undamaged items.
But he was soon disappointed, as he found not a single intact piece of porcelain or jade; all were broken and incomplete.
It was only natural, he mused, considering the ship's hull had been ravaged by immense force; how could the contents possibly remain unscathed?
However, to Ye Feng's surprise, amidst the shattered porcelain and jade, he spotted several bronze artifacts.
These bronze pieces were not as fragile as the porcelain and jade, and a few of them were still intact. This sight finally lifted Ye Feng's spirits somewhat.
After a thorough inspection and search, he found about ten bronze items, each estimated to be worth several hundred thousand to a million.
As Ye Feng emerged from the wreckage of the sea vessel, he looked at the giant octopus and said, "Are you offering these to compensate me?"
The giant octopus nodded, which surprised Ye Feng, making him marvel at the creature's intelligence.
"Alright! Since that's the case, I forgive you!" Ye Feng said, looking at the giant octopus.
Upon hearing this, the giant octopus joyfully waved its remaining four tentacles. However, perhaps due to the loss of the other four, its balance was off, causing it to tilt and fall to one side. It took a while for it to regain its footing.
Ye Feng glanced at it and then asked, "You lost four tentacles, are you alright?"
The giant octopus conveyed its condition to Ye Feng, essentially communicating that while losing four tentacles was unfortunate, it wasn't a major issue. Octopuses possessed regenerative abilities and would regrow them over time.
Hearing this, Ye Feng finally felt at ease.
"In that case, recuperate here for now! We need to head back!" Ye Feng said.
The giant octopus nodded, bid farewell to Ye Feng, and burrowed into the stone cave at the bottom of the deep trench. Ye Feng, along with Xiao Bai, swam upwards.
Since Xiao Bai was injured, it was unable to carry Ye Feng to the rocky island sea area, forcing him to abandon that plan.
Finally, Ye Feng gave Xiao Bai a perfunctory treatment for its wounds and then returned home.
"I can't go to the rocky island sea area today. What should I do now?" Ye Feng found himself at a loss.
Just then, Xiao Feifei's phone call came through. Seeing her name, Ye Feng's face lit up with a smile.
"Hello! What made you think of calling me?" Ye Feng answered the phone with a smile.
Xiao Feifei replied playfully, "Hmph? What? If I call my boyfriend, do I need a reason?"
"Haha! No need, no need!" Ye Feng was overjoyed by Xiao Feifei's words.
On the night of Xiao Feifei's birthday, the two had truly confirmed their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend. Ye Feng had been so busy these past few days that he had almost forgotten about it.
"That's more like it! By the way, what are you doing? Why haven't you called me?" Xiao Feifei sounded a little annoyed.
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng quickly explained what he had been busy with to Xiao Feifei.
"What? You're starting a business? Marine aquaculture?" Xiao Feifei was astonished.
Ye Feng nodded, "Yes! I can't just keep fishing forever. If I do, I'll probably never be able to marry you."
Despite Ye Feng and Xiao Feifei now being a couple, he was still not qualified to marry Xiao Feifei in his current state.
"That's true!"
Xiao Feifei quickly nodded in agreement and then continued, "By the way, do you have any plans? Tell me, and I'll see if I can help!"
"Okay!"
Ye Feng immediately outlined his recent plans: first, to survey the rocky island sea area; second, to establish a company; and third, to recruit staff and get started.
"What? You bid for the rocky island sea area? And you spent fifty million? Do you know that nobody wanted that sea area for even eight million before?" Xiao Feifei was bewildered.
Ye Feng, however, smiled and replied, "Don't worry! I know what I'm doing!"
"This... Sigh! Alright! By the way, regarding hiring a secretary or assistant, I'll look for you in the talent market!" Xiao Feifei said.
Ye Feng immediately smiled and said, "Then thank you, my darling! I love you!"
"Alright! Go busy yourself... Oh, wait, there's one more thing!" Just as Ye Feng was about to hang up, Xiao Feifei suddenly spoke again.
Ye Feng asked, puzzled, "What is it?"
"Be careful of Tang Zhiyang. You embarrassed him at your birthday party, so he'll likely cause trouble for you!" Xiao Feifei warned.
Ye Feng smiled and replied, "Okay, I understand!"
Even if Xiao Feifei hadn't warned him, Ye Feng knew that guy would cause him trouble sooner or later.
Not only had Ye Feng humiliated him at his birthday party, but more importantly, Ye Feng had snatched the rocky island sea area, and Tang Zhiyang would never let it go.
Unbeknownst to Ye Feng, at that very moment, Tang Zhiyang had just returned to the Tang family and was being berated loudly by a middle-aged man.
"What? You useless fool, you bid a hundred million and still didn't secure the rocky island sea area?" The middle-aged man, enraged, slapped Tang Zhiyang across the face.
"Father, you can't blame me for this!" Tang Zhiyang felt extremely wronged.
But before he could finish speaking, the middle-aged man slapped him again, roaring, "Not blame you? If you hadn't bid for that damned Crescent Island sea area, you wouldn't have failed to get the rocky island sea area?"
"I, I... I'm sorry, Father, I know I was wrong!"
Tang Zhiyang knew he was at fault. If he hadn't tried to provoke Ye Feng and been tricked by him, he wouldn't have failed to secure the rocky island sea area.
After all, Ye Feng only had eighty million, while he had a hundred million, more than enough to crush Ye Feng. But he had been tricked by Ye Feng and ultimately lost.
Next, Ye Feng pondered how to inspect the rocky island sea area. With Xiao Bai injured, he couldn't go for at least another week, leaving him with only the option of taking a boat.
However, to his dismay, any boat owner who heard they were going to the rocky island sea area would immediately be terrified and refuse to go, no matter what.
Finally, Ye Feng suddenly remembered someone, or rather, a fleet...